Ten Reasons Why You Should Wrestle
Understand the benefits you'll achieve if you decide to wrestle
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Wrestling is one of the most unique sports on the planet. It is definitely not the most popular sport, it is definitely one of the most demanding, both physically and mentally, but that is quickly changing as more and more people become aware of the incredible benefits that wrestling training can provide.
1. Wrestling develops athleticism
Balance, strength, coordination, and overall body awareness is fundamental in having success in the sport. Year after year wrestling students will start practice with gymnastics, calisthenics, and activities that develop these skills. It provides a foundation of athleticism. And that is just the warm-ups. Then come the skills development and rounds upon rounds of wrestling sparring which continues to hone your athleticism.
2. Wrestling promotes personal responsibility
As an individual sport the only person responsible for success or failure is the individual themselves. Wrestling teaches self-awareness and how to be responsible for your actions. What you put in is what you get out. Wrestling teaches you to be mindful of what you do so know that you earn what you achieve.
3. Wrestling develops mental and emotional resilience
Like no other sport, wrestling triggers the emotions of athletes. When you suffer losses and setbacks, they are often painful and uncomfortable. However, through the process individuals can develop resilience that will last a lifetime. On the mat in training or competition you learn a very important rule, either you win or you learn. When you take that attitude then you learn a very important concept, “Victory isn’t final and failure isn’t fatal”. This builds resilience to get up and go again.
4. Wrestling teaches about nutrition and weight management
Through competition athletes become aware of weight-classes. If done correctly, this can encourage athletes to learn about food and how proper nutrition can impact their performance. It is very difficult to train and compete if you have poor nutrition habits. You learn very quickly that if you want to get through the gruelling workouts or claim medals at competition that you need to be at your best and you can only do that when you fuel your body with proper nutrition.
5. Wrestling develops leadership skills
Leadership is both verbal and nonverbal. A wrestling room can create an environment where leaders emerge. You will quickly see young athletes push each other, teach each other, and support one another. It is through supporting and building up your training partners that you lift not only them up but yourself as well.
6. Wrestling teaches discipline and accountability
Discipline and accountability are requirements for achieving success in the sport of wrestling. There is literally no way to achieve ultimate success in the sport without choosing to do hard things even when you do not want to, and athletes must hold themselves accountable for their own actions if they want to succeed. You learn a very important credo on the wrestling mat if you want to succeed, “If you want to achieve what others can’t you must do what others won’t”.
7. Wrestling brings people together from all backgrounds and cultures
Wrestling is an international sport and doesn’t require anything to participate. People from all corners of the planet and from all different economic and social backgrounds can compete in the sport. Whether on the training mat or the competition circle everybody is equal, and you are what you put in on the mat. This builds respect for each other as you know what it takes to be successful on the wrestling mat, so it gives you the appreciation of what others are also doing alongside you.
8. Wrestling promotes self-mastery and focus
Wrestling has been described as one of the most difficult martial arts to master. It takes years of practice and experience to understand the positions of wrestling. The sport teaches individuals to have a long-term perspective and requires a high level of passion to pursue the elite levels of the sport. To succeed you must be committed and consistent. These traits build your character and focus on what is required to succeed.
9. Wrestling teaches self-defence
The best way to ensure that you’re not a victim of physical violence is by learning self-defence. Wrestling is the most important skill set required in combat sports today because it has the ability to control where the battle goes. Knowing how to wrestle could very easily help anyone in a situation of self-defence. It teaches you how to take your opponent down but also teaches you how not to get taken down, either of which could be lifesaving in self defence situation. These skills also translate into high level MMA competition success.
10. Wrestling can provide opportunities to travel and further education
There are so many opportunities to travel the country and see the world while competing in youth and high school wrestling. In addition to traveling, there are endless opportunities to wrestle in college. Individuals can use the sport to create educational opportunities that might not otherwise have existed.
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