individual presentation in ILT 366 lecture in Anadolu University 2012-2013 fall semester.

1. ENGİN ALTUN

2. CONTENT
• History
• By country
• Types of wrestling
• Conclusion

3. HISTORY
Wrestling is one of the oldest forms
of combat in the 13th or 12th
century BC.

4. BY COUNTRY
•China
•Egypt
•Japon
• U.S.A.

5. WRESTLING DISCIPLINES
• Greco-Roman Wrestling,
• Freestyle Wrestling,
• Grappling,
• Beach wrestling
• MMA

6. Greco-Roman
• Greco-Roman is an international discipline and
an Olympic sport.
• It is forbidden to hold the opponent below the
belt, to make trips.

8. Freestyle Wrestling
• It is an international discipline and an Olympic
sport, for both men and women.
• This style allows the use of the wrestler's or
his opponent's legs in offense and defense.

10. Grappling
• It is a wrestling style that consists of
controlling the opponent without using
striking and also includes the use
of submission holds.

12. MMA and Combat Grappling
• It is a full contact combat sport that allows the
use of both striking and grappling techniques.
• Standing and on the ground, from a variety of
other combat sports.

14. Beach Wrestling
• Beach wrestling is standing wrestling done by
wrestlers inside a sand-filled circle measuring
6 meters in diameter.

15. WHAT ABOUT TURKEY?

16. Oil Wrestling
• Called grease wrestling
• Wrestlers douse themselves with olive oil
• The wrestlers, known as pehlivan
• Wear a type of hand-stitched lederhosen

18. CONCLUSION
• We saw a lot of varieties of wrestling.
• Wrestling not lose center of interest and ı
think this showdown include different
meaning every time

19. THANK YOU!
THANK YOU!