Wrestling
The Sport of Wrestling
Many people think that wrestlers are dumb and don't really care about how they treat their body, but little do they know to be successful in the sport of wrestling, it requires a lot of skills including: the ability to be confident, have knowledge of moves, and being able to think quickly. Along with those skills, speed and strength play a big factor in not only wrestling, but being a winner in wrestling. Wrestling also builds character and discipline for many things experienced throughout life, too.
It is very easy to misconceive wrestling because many people do not really know about the sport itself. For starters, it is the world's oldest sport. Wrestling was more or less a combative activity even before biblical times. Still, many people do not bother with watching or getting interested in wrestling due to the fact that it is extremely complicated to understand. The positions, moves, and point system are all quite catchy. In wrestling, there are three main starting positions: top, bottom, or neutral. The top position is where one wrestler covers on top of another wrestler who is on their hands and knees on the mat. The bottom position is the guy being covered by the other while he is on his hands and knees on the mat. Neutral is simply, both wrestlers on their feet, standing up. Also, another choice is defer, which means that one wrestler defers his choice of position to the other wrestler and he gets to choose a position. There are three regulation periods and two overtime periods if needed. In the first period, which lasts three minutes, both wrestlers start off in the neutral position. In the second period, which is 2 minutes long, the referee flips a coin and it lands on either red or green. Whatever color it lands on, that person has to choose between top, bottom, neutral, or they can defer the choice. The home team is usually red and the visiting team is green. In the third period, which is...
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