The History And Progress Of Wrestling

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ancient tribe that long since has disappeared, are dated as at least 5000 years of age. (Menke)
The Greeks, who regarded a discus thrower as the best type of athlete, placed the wrestler second. Sometimes it is difficult to separate their mythology from historical fact. For example, we know that the Olympic Games were first held in 776 B.C, but it is also said that Zeus and Kronos wrestled for possession of the art on the peaks near Olympus and that the games were held in honor of the victor Zeus.
There were two basic styles that came from the ancient Greeks, the Prankration and the Greco standing style. The Pankration was a submission sport and there were only two means of winning a match: submission by one of the athletes of by an occasionally death. The rules for the sport were simple: only biting and gouging were illegal. There for punching kicking, choaking, and pressure holds were all legitimate tactics. The loser in Pankration submission by raising his hand with his ...

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that with fine sand or powder for better grip. After the workout a strifil, a curved instrument was used to scrap off the oil. Then a cold bath was then taken and fresh oil applied. The wrestling took place in the skamma a dirt or sandpit dug for softness. Wrestling outside the pit was not allowed.
There is no doubt that wrestling was an important activity among the ancient Egyptian people, however their rules for the sport have long since been lost. What we do know about the Egyptian wrestling of 3000 to 4500 years ago has been derived form murals and other artifacts. Egypt can be divided into three basic time periods, The Old Kingdom, The Middle Kingdom, and the New ...

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