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The World Grappling Championship was the most important of FILA's annual Grappling tournaments. The first of these competitions took place on in 2007, with the last taking place in 2013. |
The World Grappling Championship was the most important of FILA's annual Grappling tournaments. The first of these competitions took place on in 2007, with the last taking place in 2013. |
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Revision as of 02:37, 20 January 2024
Focus | Grappling |
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Hardness | Full contact |
Creator | International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles |
Parenthood | Catch Wrestling, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Judo, Wrestling, Sambo |
Olympic sport | No |
UWW Grappling, formerly known as FILA Grappling, is a non-striking hybrid combat sport sanctioned by United World Wrestling (UWW), formerly the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA). A form of submission wrestling influenced by catch wrestling, freestyle wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, judo, and sambo, UWW Grappling allows various submission holds which replace the pin/fall from wrestling. These submission moves can be applied to force opponents to concede by "tapping out" or verbally submitting to the referee.[1] In 2013 FILA ceased sanctioning the sport amid the turmoil regarding the potential removal of wrestling from the Olympic program.[2][3]
In September 2014, FILA changed its name to United World Wrestling (UWW) and reintroduced Grappling while creating a new World Grappling Committee under UWW authority.[4]
History
In 2004, Jason Townsend and members of the Titan Wrestling Club based out of the Cal State Fullerton including Chris Carlino and Art Barker began developing a rule set and writing an official international rulebook. The wrestling club was used as a testing ground for the rules development and a series of test events were developed across the country under the organization, the International Submission Wrestling Association (ISWA). The ISWA headed by Townsend corresponded with GAISF[5] about their application for admission. GAISF then contacted FILA about the ISWA application for submission wrestling which led to FILA demanding a meeting with the ISWA in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. At a private meeting between FILA President, Raphael Martinetti and Jason Townsend of the ISWA, Martinetti requested that the ISWA allow FILA to adopt the ISWA rule book and fold their organization into the newly created FILA World Grappling Committee headed by FILA representatives, Jean-Francois Court (France) and Anne Pellaud (Switzerland). The ISWA agreed that the best way forward for Grappling was under FILA authority. FILA and ISWA representatives met with Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Zayed Al Nahyan from Abu Dhabi Combat Club and other ADCC representatives including Guy Neivens and Renzo Gracie. FILA was unable to reach a deal with the ADCC and ultimately the ADCC never participated in the amateur development of Grappling within FILA. Jason Townsend was named Head of Grappling Panamerica on the World Grappling Committee within FILA's "Associated Styles" department.[6] FILA began developing their inaugural Grappling season in 2007. This culminated in FILA's first de facto World Championships in Antalya, Turkey at the 2007 World Wrestling Games. Team USA swept all 9 gold medals with an All-Star team including Jeff Monson, Ricky Lundell, Darren Uenoyama, and Felicia Oh.[7]
Mat
The UWW-approved grappling mat measures 9-metre (30 ft) in diameter, including a 1.5-metre (4.9 ft) border known as the protection area. An orange band 1-metre (3.3 ft) in width is drawn along the inside of the circumference to indicate the passivity zone. The area inside the passivity zone is called the central wrestling area, which measures 7-metre (23 ft) in diameter.
For Championship competitions, the mat may be installed on a platform between 1.1-metre (3.6 ft) or 0.8-metre (2.6 ft) in height.
Rules
Since various forms of submission fighting are traditionally practiced both with and without gi, FILA implemented both trends in order to cover the full spectrum of techniques associated to each particular style. Therefore, FILA tournaments generally had gi and no-gi divisions to enable all submission fighters to compete to their highest ability no matter what their fighting background might be. The FILA grappling gi practitioner's uniform was similar to a judogi, but often with tighter cuffs on the pants and jacket. No-gi grapplers wore FILA-approved shorts and a tight-fitting sleeveless, short sleeve or long sleeve rashguard. Grapplers were not required to wear shoes during the match, but those who chose to wore FILA-approved shoes. [8]
The FILA grappling regulations were based on a progressive point system that encourages submissions over technical points. Points were awarded for takedowns and dominant control positions according to the following progression: side mount < full mount < back mount. Once having reached a position and secured it for 3 seconds, additional points could only be scored if a higher position is achieved. The progression was reset if the opponent managed to bring the fight back to neutral (be it standing or on the ground) or to score a dominant control position in his or her turn.
FILA grappling rules contrasted with wrestling's greater emphasis on takedowns, due to its radically different point-scoring system. This has led to greater time dedicated to training on the ground, resulting in enhancement and evolution of groundwork techniques by grapplers.
Weight classes
Men's grappling
- 62 kg (137 lb)
- 66 kg (146 lb)
- 71 kg (157 lb)
- 77 kg (170 lb)
- 84 kg (185 lb)
- 92 kg (203 lb)
- 100 kg (220 lb)
- 130 kg (287 lb)
Women's grappling
- 53 kg (117 lb)
- 58 kg (128 lb)
- 64 kg (141 lb)
- 71 kg (157 lb)
- 90 kg (198 lb)
World Grappling Championship
UWW World Grappling Championships | |
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Status | Active |
Genre | Sports event |
Frequency | Annual |
Location(s) | Various |
Inaugurated | 2007 |
Organised by | United World Wrestling |
The World Grappling Championship was the most important of FILA's annual Grappling tournaments. The first of these competitions took place on in 2007, with the last taking place in 2013.
Since FILA's renaming to UWW, the World Grappling Championships have continued to be hosted under the UWW umbrella, with the 2023 World Championships taking place in Warsaw, Poland.
UWW World Grappling Championships
Year | City and host country |
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2016 UWW World Grappling Championships | ![]() |
2017 UWW World Grappling Championships | ![]() |
2018 UWW World Grappling Championships | ![]() |
2019 UWW World Grappling Championships | ![]() |
2021 UWW World Grappling Championships | ![]() |
2022 UWW World Grappling Championships | ![]() |
2023 UWW World Grappling Championships | ![]() |
See also
References
- ^ "Grappling Rules and Regulations" (PDF). UWW.org.
- ^ Irving, John (February 15, 2013). "How Wrestling Lost the Olympics". NYTIMES.com.
- ^ Gile (May 19, 2013). "FILA World Wrestling Federation Drops Grappling and Amateur MMA". bjjee.com.
- ^ "United World Wrestling, World Grappling Committee". UWW.org.
- ^ "Global Association of International Sports Federations". GAISF.SPORT.
- ^ Abbott, Gary (March 4, 2009). "Jason Townsend named Head of Grappling Panamerica". TEAMUSA.org. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014.
- ^ Abbott, Gary (September 12, 2007). "US Sweeps nine gold medals at Grappling World Championships in Turkey". TEAMUSA.org. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014.
- ^ "FILA Grappling". fila-official.com. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
- ^ "Regulations - Grappling" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 2024-01-20.