All three have takedowns, turns, and pins and the primary goal of each style is to pin your opponent. In both Folkstyle and Freestyle, you can do takedowns by either shooting or throwing. In Greco-Roman, you can only do takedowns by attacking your opponents upper body, leg attacks are prohibited.
Folkstyle |
Freestyle |
Greco-Roman |
|
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Takedown with no back exposure |
2 pts | 1 pt | 1 pt |
Takedown with back exposure (leg attack) |
2 pts | 3 pts | Illegal |
Takedown with back exposure (throw/feet-to-back) |
2 pts | 3/5 pts | 3/5pts |
Near Fall (Referee counted) |
2 pts (2-4 seconds) or 3 points (5 seconds) at a 45° angle |
1 pts (5 seconds) at a 90° angle |
1 pts (5 seconds) at a 90° angle |
Turn your opponents shoulders to the mat (no referee count) |
0 pts | 1/2 pts | 1/2 pts |
Escape |
1 pt | 1 pt | 1 pt |
Reversal |
2 pts | 1 pt | 1 pts |
Pushout |
0 pts | 1 pt
Stepping out of bounds without being offensive |
1 pt
Stepping out of bounds without being offensive |
Technical Superiority (techfall) |
15 point match difference |
6 point match difference |
6 point match difference |
Pin (Fall) |
Two seconds (say “one one-thousand”) |
1 second (say “tomber”). |
1 second (say “tomber”). |
Folkstyle (Collegiate) is the more traditional form of wrestling in the United States.
The main difference between Folkstyle and Freestyle wrestling is that in Folkstyle competition, there are moves from the bottom position.