Submission Wrestling And Mixed Martial Arts The term 'submission wrestling' is a bit of a blanket term actually, because

it refers to components of many of the different martial arts and is not a true mar tial art itself, although some may contend that it is, but that it has been inco rporated into other martial arts, masking its own unique background. Contemporary myth has it that submission wrestling is taken from Catch Wrestling (or Catch As Catch Can Wrestling), which started in Northern England in the lat e Nineteenth Century. However, the Vikings had a huge presence in northern Engla nd 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-s tyle or folk wrestling: Greece, Italy, India, UK, Ireland, Iran, Japan, China an d the 'more recently discovered countries' like Brazil. The modern types of Braz ilian wrestling that rely on submission are Vale Todo (No Holds Barred) and Braz ilian Jiu Jitsu. The distinguishing feature of most types of wrestling is the absence of a Gi or Judo-style outfit, although Russian Sambo is practiced with the Gi jacket and Br azilian Jiu Jitsu and Judo, of course, do use the whole Gi. Some types of submission wrestling permit pins, locks and chokes, although other s do not allow chokes. The term frequently used to describe the techniques that can be used is 'non-lethal force'. Most end-games in submission wrestling are ca rried out on the canvas, not standing. Submission wrestling, such as it is, is not an Olympic Sport, although most of i t proponents are amateur. Its regulating body is FILA (F?d?ration Internationale des Luttes Associ?es or International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles ) and the American regulating body is NAGA (North American Grappling Association ). Freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling are Olympic Sports. The techniques of submission wrestling alone will not be sufficient to make you proficient at mixed martial arts, you will have to go much farther. Your good op ponents will be wrestlers, but they will also know how to fight on their feet fr om a distance with Muay Thai and close up with boxing, so you will need somethin g to counter those moves as well. However, not everyone takes up submission wrestling or even mixed martial arts i n order to compete, many people find them more interesting ways of keeping in sh ape with the added advantage that they will help you protect yourself ought you to get attacked. You will find it easy to find a gym that teaches wrestling in some of its styles , because it is a popular sport. It always has been, but its association with mi xed martial arts has given it an additional boost. MMA is now phenomenonly popul ar even, or should I say, particularly on pay TV. If you would prefer to watch compilation videos of the best bouts ever, they are in the stores or you could get one of the training videos made by one of the mo dern masters of the art. Owen Jones, the writer of this piece, writes on a range of subjects, but is now concerned with <a href="http://mixedmartialartsquotes.com/mixed-martial-arts-fo r-kids.html">Mixed Martial Arts for Kids</a>. If you would like to know more, p lease go to our web site at <a href="http://mixedmartialartsquotes.com">Mixed M artial Arts Quotes</a>