Freestyle and Greco Roman Wrestling Rules Presentation
The Freestyle and Greco Roman Wrestling Rules Clinic was presented by Edgar Carrasco, the Head Official of IEWA on 3/23/2025 based on the latest UWW International Wrestling Rules.
Topics covered in this video:
0:00 Intro
00:03 Freestyle vs Folkstyle
00:35 Basic Rules
01:20 Structure of the Bout
02:53 Rules of Competition: Principles of Freestyle
05:05 Terminology
06:39 Vocabulary
08:31 Roles of Officials
09:26 Passivity vs Negative Wrestling
10:37 Passivity Procedure
Scoring Actions
33:29 Standing vs Parterre
34:34 Danger Position
35:32 Points for Actions and Holds
38:39 Takedown Criteria
48:40 Evaluation of Action
51:00 Correct Hold / Correct Throw
56:56 Hand to Hand
58:42 No Points
1:00:34 Feet to Back
1:03:52 5-pointer
1:06:34 Attack vs Counterattack
1:20:00 Risk vs Simulation
1:28:03 Out of Bounds
1:38:03 Tie Breaker Criteria
1:40:54 Technical Superiority
1:43:10 Negative Wrestling/Unsportsmanlike Behaviors and Fouls
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