The forms of wrestling we know today as Greco-Roman, Folkstyle, and Freestyle found their origins in the lands on the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea. These lands are where the Ancient Greeks resided, and developed the art of wrestling. The Greeks influenced the styles and skills of wrestling of today. "The sport of wrestling has been highly developed for over five thousand years, and it is believed to have begun part of the soldiers …showed first 75 words of 1947 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1947 total…ago. This tradition is hard work, discipline and grace. Bibliography BIBLIOGRAPHY Brosch, R. How Did Sports Begin? New York: David McKay company, Inc., 1970 Carson, Ray. The Ancient Greeks and the Sport of Wrestling. New Jersey: Barnes and Co., 1974. Lewinson, David, Christensen, Karen. III Encyclopedia of World Sports. California: ABC-CLIO, Inc., 1996. Sports and Games. California: Sydney, 1997. The Consise Encyclopedia of Sports. USA: Grolier Incorporated, 1970. Rules of the Game. USA: Paddington Press LTD, 1974. "Wrestling." Comptors Encyclopedia. 1995 ed.