Why You Should Get Into Female Wrestling

Female wrestling, among other forms of full contact one on one female combat is not a recent phenomenon but has a long and rich history that goes back to ancient times. Women’s wrestling was encouraged and widely practiced among Spartan girls all through the Spartan period of prominence in the fifth and fourth centuries BCE. It was even practiced by these girls all through the Roman and Byzantine periods when the Spartan way of life was regarded as somewhat quaint and not taken very seriously.

More recently Parisian wrestling women were a favorite subject for many late nineteenth century Parisian artists and photographers. Obviously, these artists considered these women to be objects of beauty and the physical exercise the wrestling was providing was probably a big contributing factor to this impression. Said exercise was certainly beneficial to the Spartan girls who were considered the most beautiful women in the ancient world for centuries.

Today in the United States there are something like 5000 girls competing at the high school level alone and many of them probably end up competing in female pro wrestling entertainment events such as GLOW (Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling) and WOW (Women of Wrestling). Once again these ladies have got to be some of the sexiest creatures in sports and they have done it on their own terms while maintaining their femininity. Pro female wrestling organizations like WOW and GlOW are not a recent phenomenon in the United States. Women’s Wrestling demonstration bouts for the purposes of entertainment have been around since the early nineteenth century.

This long legacy of female professional wrestling has today reached its most popular and fun incarnation with the above-mentioned events and not only for the reasons of its glamour. You see woman are much more composed than men, they are able to control themselves much more effectively and are less likely to resort to violence. However if one pushes a woman far enough, then watch out because she will kick or at least attempt to kick anybody’s behind. This is why people love a good ‘cat fight’ or enjoy seeing the women getting into full contact combat mode. They tend to put their all into it and do it passionately and perhaps more so than men.

In addition, female submission wrestling should not only be of benefit to a woman in terms of physical fitness but also of psychological value. The full contact nature of the sport can certainly help work out those everyday stresses. All these factors have contributed to the popularity and endurance value of women’s wrestling down through the centuries.

How to Get Into Mixed Wrestling

It’s not often that you see a contact sport that so expressly pits the sexes against one another. Mixed wrestling can be literally described as a battle of the sexes as it puts one man and one woman in the middle of a wrestling ring and tries to see which one is the better wrestler. The sport of wrestling has been around pretty much since the dawn of civilization but only after the influence feminist movement in the 1970’s and a little comic actor named Andy Kaufman was it acceptable to have mixed gender matches.

In the 1980’s, a controversial comedian named Andy Kaufman stepped into the ring during some matches hosted by the WWF and challenged any woman to a wrestling match. His plan was to become a villain by issuing such a challenge and it worked. After months of controversy and a played out feud with wrestler Jerry Lawler, Andy Kaufman’s wrestling days ended but the idea behind pro mixed wrestling stayed on. As the 1990’s came on and mixed martial arts and other contact sports became increasingly popular with the female demographic, mixed pro wrestling began to take a more prominent role in the ring.

It may seem at first that male vs female wrestling is angled more towards the “fake” wrestling and entertainment crowds of the WWF but more and more women are getting involved with the sport through mixed martial arts. There are no sparring restrictions in most martial arts these days and women have realized that they can be just as strong and cunning as their male counter parts.

If you’re interested in becoming a wrestler or you just want to see a woman pinning a man down on the wrestling mat in a mixed wrestling match, there are a few ways to get involved. A few martial arts styles, like Judo and USA Goju, feature a variety of wrestling techniques that can help train your body for the mixed wrestling competitions. You can get involved in mixed wrestling by taking classes in those styles and by becoming an avid member of the martial arts community. If you’re looking for a more direct route to mixed wrestling you might try contacting all of the local wrestling clubs and wrestling leagues in your area to see if they do mixed wrestling matches on a regular basis.