Sunday, January 5, 2014

The History Of Professional Wrestling In The World

By Eugenia Dickerson


The history of professional wrestling is long and detailed as captured in some ancient documentaries and literary references. Professional fighting evolved over time to become what it is today. Currently professional fighting is a full time job as opposed to ancient times when it was treated as a leisure activity. Fighting as a leisure activity existed in several different communities. It formed a crucial part of several festivals and ceremonies including initiation.

Cave depictions found in nations like Egypt, Babylon, and France are trace back in the 13th century. The drawings revealed many holds in use in current sport. It was a rich source of entertainment for a number of royal families including paramount chiefs, kings, princesses, and queens. During those days fighters fought fellow wrestlers and sometimes animals like aggressive bulls.

The outcomes of current staged combat or wrestling are predetermined unlike before. Most competitions are organized by bodies such as International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles abbreviated as FILA and World Wrestling Entertainment shortened as WWE. These bodies comprise of technical teams whose job is creativity. They create and develop dramatic stories like feuds among fighters in order to make the matches interesting and leaving viewers in suspense to encourage watching.

Professional fighting in certain countries like Mexico and Japan do not observe a given plot. The bouts are real competitions with no prearranged outcomes. Bouts in such countries are livelier since fighters have the freedom of using every tactic including submission holds and martial art strikes. This renders the bouts dangerous as wrestlers are likely to pick injuries or get hurt.

One way of reducing cases of injury in this sport is passing laws that require wrestlers to put a protective gear before stepping in the ring. The protective gears may include masks and hand gloves. The masks must have an inner layer of sponges or cushions for protection against the impact of blows. It also reduces chances of wrestlers sustaining basilar skull fracture.

The existing and altered laws put much weight on skills then bodily strength. A win is determined by the number of times the wrestler pins their rival on the ground. This game is for both women and men. Some of the methods applied in this sport are taught to all law enforcers as training. The skills attained give them a better stand against opponents should need for self defense arise.

Professional wrestling has a number of levels, which fighters strive to achieve. Every stage is marked by some sort of belt, which is presented to the winning fighter. Wrestling is recognized all over the World since it features among Olympic sports and games. During these competitions fighters of all ages and ranks are included and the winner in each category is awarded by the organizing bodies.

The history of professional wrestling involves the introduction and evolution of additional rules and styles in combat bouts. As a competitive sport it involves grappling methods like pins, joint locks, grappling holds, takedowns, and clinch fighting. Traditional, current, and historic tactics are allowed in particular categories where the stipulations allow for such. Professional wrestling borrows much from martial art. Partnership among wrestlers is permitted in some divisions.




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