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Amateur wrestling vs Iaido

Amateur wrestling and Iaido side by side, from the facts recorded for each art.

Amateur wrestlingIaido
Country of origin—Japan
Typewrestling and amateur sportsKobudō and martial arts
Competition at the OlympicsYes – 1 Olympic event recorded—
Notable practitioners here33061
Top countries of practitionersUnited States, Iran and JapanFrance
Equipment and weapons—Iaitō and katana

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).

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Iaido

Iaidō (居合道), abbreviated iai (居合), is a Japanese martial art that emphasizes being aware and capable of quickly drawing the sword and responding to sudden attacks.

From the Wikipedia article Iaido (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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Facts from Wikidata (CC0): Q838089, Q214410. 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.