| Most people in the Maryland, Virginia and Washington | | | | powerful than their upper body so many of the |
| D.C. area consider wrestling a male sport. However, | | | | grappling techniques are easier to accomplish. Some |
| today, many women are getting into grappling as well. | | | | older female wrestlers compete in submission |
| It is not the type of grappling that we think of when we | | | | wrestling in the male categories, if they have become |
| think of men's wrestling, but submission wrestling. The | | | | exceptional at submission grappling. This is done by |
| little known facts of women's submission grappling are | | | | petitioning the Commissioner to compete in the male |
| the reason I wanted to write about women and | | | | division. |
| submission grappling instead of men's wrestling. | | | | The purpose of submission wrestling is not to hurt an |
| It is often times called grappling, submission grappling or | | | | opponent, but to get the opponent to concede the |
| submission fighting. No matter what you call it, it is a | | | | defeat. A player can be disqualified at any time for |
| term that describes the focus of grappling an | | | | injury done to another opponent even after they have |
| opponent into submission or the realization of defeat. | | | | secured a submission. Without a submission, the player |
| Many combative sports have submission rules. Some | | | | can be disqualified if the referee determines that the |
| of these rules have been modified into wrestling. | | | | player is intending harm to their opponent. |
| Submission grappling is a combination of different | | | | Serious submission wrestling is compared to Jiu Jitsu |
| grappling arts combined into one sport. A submission | | | | and other mixed martial arts. The female version of |
| wrestling event is a fight that does not allow hitting of | | | | submission grappling began in the 1970's. It has since |
| any kind. | | | | become a well liked and used method of female |
| Other combative sports practice throwing and pinning, | | | | wrestling. Participants travel all over the world |
| whereas submission wrestling uses a technique of | | | | competing in matches. Now fighters from other mixed |
| grappling an opponent until that opponent either tires | | | | martial arts forms are switching to submission |
| and can no longer continue or they simply give in to | | | | wrestling. |
| their opponent. These matches are quite different from | | | | The female version is not for everyone, however for |
| the regular freestyle of wresting matches where | | | | the more masculine or manly female, this is the perfect |
| pinning and holding are often used in a very short time | | | | sport to compete in. Not only do you enjoy the thrill of |
| ending the match with a "pin". Submission wrestling can | | | | competition, but this form of wrestling can also be used |
| last much longer than freestyle grappling due to neither | | | | in self-defense. Imagine taking down your attacker and |
| opponent wanting to give in. | | | | getting them to either concede to losing the battle or |
| Many women are finding submission wrestling to be | | | | holding them there until the police or a passer-by |
| quite a popular sport for several reasons, but the main | | | | comes along. Imagine the look on that dude's face! |
| one is probably because women's lower body is more | | | | |