Freestyle wrestling vs Iaido
Freestyle wrestling and Iaido side by side, from the facts recorded for each art.
| Freestyle wrestling | Iaido | |
|---|---|---|
| Country of origin | — | Japan |
| Founder | British Empire | — |
| Type | amateur wrestling | Kobudō and martial arts |
| Competition at the Olympics | Yes – 30 Olympic events recorded | — |
| Notable practitioners here | 562 | 1 |
| Top countries of practitioners | Russia, Soviet Union and Iran | France |
| Equipment and weapons | — | Iaitō and katana |
| Weight classes | Yes | — |
Freestyle wrestling
Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling. It is one of two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games, along with Greco-Roman. High school wrestling and men's collegiate wrestling in the United States are conducted under different rules and termed scholastic and collegiate wrestling. U.S. collegiate women's wrestling is conducted under freestyle rules.
From the Wikipedia article Freestyle wrestling (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Facts from Wikidata (CC0): Q327223, 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.
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