Amateur wrestling vs Naginatajutsu
Amateur wrestling and Naginatajutsu side by side, from the facts recorded for each art.
| Amateur wrestling | Naginatajutsu | |
|---|---|---|
| Country of origin | — | Japan |
| Type | wrestling and amateur sports | jutsu and martial arts |
| Competition at the Olympics | Yes – 1 Olympic event recorded | — |
| Notable practitioners here | 3306 | 1 |
| Top countries of practitioners | United States, Iran and Japan | France |
| Equipment and weapons | — | naginata |
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).
Naginatajutsu
Naginatajutsu (長刀術 or 薙刀術) is the Japanese martial art of wielding the naginata (長刀). The naginata is a weapon resembling the European glaive and the Chinese guan dao. Most naginatajutsu practiced today is in a modernized form, a gendai budō, in which competitions also are held.
From the Wikipedia article Naginatajutsu (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Facts from Wikidata (CC0): Q838089, Q1757215. 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.