International Sport

Wrestling, like soccer, is an international sport, prevalent in virtually every major country in the world. The most common forms of wrestling are Folkstyle, Freestyle and Greco-Roman. All US-based high school and college scholastic wrestling is Folkstyle, which originated in the United States in the early 1900's.  Folkstyle is unique to the United States, but Freestyle and Greco are the main staples of international competition and are now practiced at all ages in the United States as an adjunct to Folkstyle school or club based wrestling programs.