Amateur wrestling

Illegal moves

Amateur wrestling is a positionally-based form of grappling, and thus generally prohibits the following:

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• Strikes -- Using hands, fists, elbows, feet, knees, or head
• Joint attacks -- Including armbars and other elbow and shoulder attacks, kneebars and other attacks to the legs and ankles, neck cranks, and small joint manipulation (twisting or dislocating fingers and toes)
• Chokes and strangulations
• Suffocating moves, such as covering the mouth and nose
• Most types of wrestling also discourage or prohibit the use of one's own or the opponent's clothing for grasping or performing any type of hold.

Many other grappling-based sports permit some or all of the above, including judo, jujutsu, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and mixed martial arts.

Related Topics:
Judo - Jujutsu - Brazilian jiu-jitsu - Mixed martial arts

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