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    implication of amateur wrestling becoming a more spectator sport the USA, which is a change in the nature of wrestling, has lead to athletes form all over the world going and competing is tournaments in America to win price money. Also as wrestling is continuing to be watched on TV, such as the fight network, has seen wrestlers get sponsors. This has impacted wrestlers as they can now support themselves financially. This is a positive economic impact on people involved in wrestling. Locally here in Perth, the two independent companies (Subiaco Tigers Wrestling Club and Gladiators Wrestling Club) also have public gyms as a part of the club. This has provided a place where locals and work out, which increase the overall wellbeing of members of the society, and the gyms have to hire personal assistants, and more importantly coaches. Which again allows usually ex Figure 3.0. USA wrestler, a popular magazine where the two cover athletes were paid to be on the cover wrestlers a job after completion. Also as the spatial distribution of amateur wrestling increased across Australia, it has lead to an increase in the success of Australia wrestlers in the Olympics. Although we didn't win a medal at all this year in all forms of wrestling, the most recent was the 2012 London games, we one a silver in the…

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    Wrestling is the Most Dangerous Sport “The better you eat the better you compete and the better you’ll be able to go out there and train and go out there and win it”(Burroughs).Most people think football is the most dangerous sport; some people agree some people disagree. Wrestling is the most dangerous sport because of physical injuries suffered after wrestling which include concussions, skin diseases, and eating disorders. Most wrestlers have had at least two to three concussions in their…

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    Wrestling is a sport well one person battles it out with another, you can basically call wrestling a street fight with rules. If your not ready for the fight ahead then maybe you go look for a different sport. I was not physically ready for this match. I got hurt pretty bad with a concussion and it did not feel good. My painful concussion happened at Mountain View High School almost a year ago. I was wrestling this kid named Kyle Rice, Kyle is a kid who has wrestled for so long and beat me…

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    When I was a lot younger playing sports wasn’t always easy because of asthma. In the eighth grade, instead of playing basketball after football season, I decided to wrestle instead. One time in the seventh grade I went to the 2013 OKWA Novice State wrestling tournament. After several matches in the tournament I made it to the semi-finals. I won that match in double overtime. It might not seem like much, but I learned a valuable lesson. During that double overtime, I was so exhausted that I…

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    The History of Freestyle and Greco-Roman Wrestling Wrestling is a combative sport that uses grappling type maneuvers such as throws, takedowns, pins, joint locks, and other holds to ensure one competitor a victory . A wrestling bout is where two competitors compete in a physical competition who attempt to achieve and retain an more advantageous position. The military has also integrated wrestling techniques into their hand-to-hand combat systems as well as other martial arts.Wrestling is…

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    embraced wrestling was the formation of the Wrestling Australia, which started as a part a plan by the Australian Institute Of Sport to expand wrestling, it was originally formed in 1986. It has since spread across Australia. In total 3 athletes from the Australia Wrestling company qualified for the olympics, Ivan Popov, Sahit Prizreni, Talgat Ilyasov. This shows how the people have embraced wrestle into our culture. Australian Wrestling now has associations in Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane,…

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    Taking into account Creighton University’s dedication to a diverse educational community, I consider myself a student with varying talents, abilities, experiences, opinions, and backgrounds. One aspect of my life that separates me from others is my involvement in collegiate athletics. I competed in wrestling at both the Division I and Division III levels. Through wrestling, I have obtained a large amount of experience that will help me in physical therapy school. One of the greatest American…

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    Wrestling Influence

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    The Influence of Wrestling To a lot of athletes, when they graduate high school, it is the last time that they will be involved in the sports they have grown up loving. To the select few who get the opportunity to participate in a college sport, their sport will have an impact on them for the rest of their lives. Ben Wilcox is a perfect example of how a sport has influenced his life. He has gone from wrestling as a student, to being a collegiate wrestler, ending up as a high school wrestling…

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    Tuesday November 21st was the Central District All-Star match which was held at Bexley High School this year. To compete in the All-Star match, the competitors must be invited. Those invited are often accomplished wrestlers who are highly ranked in their district. They wrestle one match against another talented wrestler from the central district. Every wrestler from a lower division school must wrestle a division one athlete. Each match is three periods with only one minute in each period. With…

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    Kool-Aid Kronicles: Kool-Aid Man's Komeback All my life I had fought to be the top; I remember my first fight, against Moon man that’s when I finally figured out what I was gonna do for the rest of my life. I wanted to make it to the top. I had fought and fought until I finally reached the top. Once I finally made it to the top I decided to settle down and begin on another journey, exploring the world. But another journey came about while I was in the midst of this one. While I was touring…

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