Submission Wrestling And Mixed Martial Arts The term 'submission wrestling' is a bit of a blanket term actually, because it refers to bits of many of the different martial arts and is not a true martial art itself, although some may argue that it is, but that it has been integrated into other martial arts, blurring its own unique history. Contemporary myth has it that submission wrestling is derived from Catch Wrestling (or Catch As Catch Can Wrestling), which began in Northern England in the late Nineteenth Century. However, the Vikings had a huge presence in northern England 1,000 years before that and wrestling was one of their most practiced sports. In fact, most countries had or have a national martial art that resembles free-style or folk wrestling: Greece, Italy, India, UK, Ireland, Iran, Japan, China and the 'more recently discovered countries' like Brazil. The contemporary types of Brazilian wrestling that rely on submission are Vale Todo (No Holds Barred) and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. The distinguishing feature of most types of wrestling is the absence of a Gi or Judostyle outfit, although Russian Sambo is practiced with the Gi jacket and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Judo, naturally, do use the full Gi. Some variations of submission wrestling permit pins, locks and chokes, while others do not permit chokes. The term frequently used to describe the holds that may be used is 'non-lethal force'. Most end-games in submission wrestling are carried out on the canvas, not standing. Submission wrestling, such as it is, is not an Olympic Game, although most of it exponents are amateur. Its governing body is FILA (F?d?ration Internationale des Luttes Associ?es or International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles) and the American governing body is NAGA (North American Grappling Association). Freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling are Olympic Games. The methods of submission wrestling on their own will not be sufficient to make you skillful at mixed martial arts, you will need to go much further. Your decent opponents will be wrestlers, but they will also know how to tackle on their feet from a distance with Muay Thai and close up with boxing, so you will require something to deal with those moves too. However, not everybody takes up submission wrestling or even mixed martial arts in order to compete, a lot of people find them more interesting methods of staying in shape with the added advantage that they will help you protect yourself should you be attacked. You will find it simple to locate a gym that instructs wrestling in some of its styles, because it is a much-liked sport. It always has been, but its association with mixed martial arts has given it an extra uplift. MMA is now incredibly well-liked even, or should I say, particularly on pay TV.
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