Amateur wrestling vs Bōjutsu
Amateur wrestling and Bōjutsu side by side, from the facts recorded for each art.
| Amateur wrestling | Bōjutsu | |
|---|---|---|
| Country of origin | — | Ryukyu Kingdom |
| Type | wrestling and amateur sports | budō and jutsu |
| Competition at the Olympics | Yes – 1 Olympic event recorded | — |
| Notable practitioners here | 3306 | 1 |
| Top countries of practitioners | United States, Iran and Japan | Japan |
Amateur wrestling
Amateur wrestling is a variant of wrestling practiced at Olympic, collegiate, scholastic, and other levels. There are two international wrestling styles performed at the Olympic Games, freestyle and Greco-Roman, both of which are governed by the United World Wrestling (UWW).
From the Wikipedia article Amateur wrestling (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Bōjutsu
Bōjutsu (Japanese: 棒術, lit. 'staff technique') is the martial art of stick fighting using a bō, which is the Japanese word for staff. Staffs have been in use for thousands of years in Asian martial arts like Silambam. Some techniques involve slashing, swinging, and stabbing with the staff. Others involve using the staff as a vaulting pole or as a prop for hand-to-hand strikes.
From the Wikipedia article Bōjutsu (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Facts from Wikidata (CC0): Q838089, Q961126. Practitioner counts are the people with a profile on this site. Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.