swap_horiz UWW Grappling Alternatives

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Mixed Martial Arts

Mixed martial arts combines techniques from various fighting styles including boxing, wrestling, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu...

Hybrid Cage Striking Submission

9.8 Brilliant

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ADCC Submission Wrestling

ADCC Submission Wrestling is a highly respected international grappling competition focused on strategic, dynamic submis...

Elite Submission Grappling Nogi

9.7 Brilliant

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Freestyle Wrestling

Freestyle wrestling is an Olympic combat sport involving grappling and takedowns. It’s notable for permitting holds targ...

Worldwide Olympic Pin Grappling

9.6 Brilliant

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Folkstyle Wrestling

Folkstyle wrestling is an American collegiate combat sport focused on sustained control of an opponent within grappling...

American Collegiate Control Grappling

9.5 Brilliant

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No-Gi BJJ

No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu offers a dynamic approach to grappling focused on ground fighting techniques. It utilizes a ra...

Submission Grappling Bjj Nogi

9.5 Brilliant

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Greco-Roman Wrestling

Greco-Roman wrestling is an ancient combat sport rooted in European traditions. It’s notable for its focus on upper-body...

European Olympic Grappling Throws

9.4 Excellent

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Submission Wrestling

Submission wrestling is a combat sport emphasizing grappling techniques executed from the ground. It centers around appl...

Worldwide Ground Submission Grappling

9.0 Excellent

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No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a modern grappling style derived from traditional BJJ. It utilizes techniques performed wit...

Modern Brazilian Grappling Nogi

8.6 Great

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Luta Livre

Luta Livre is a Brazilian submission grappling style developed in the 20th century that emerged as a major rival to Braz...

Ground Brazilian Submission Grappling

8.4 Great

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Catch-as-Catch-Can Wrestling

Catch-as-catch-can wrestling developed as an informal grappling tradition primarily in late 19th century America. It’s c...

Historic Freestyle Grappling Catch

8.2 Great

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Eddie Bravo Invitational

The Eddie Bravo Invitational is an annual grappling competition focused on no-gi submissions. Established in 2014 by Edd...

Promotion Grappling Nogi Submissions

8.0 Great

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Ju-Jitsu Ne-Waza

Ju-Jitsu Ne-Waza is the JJIF ground-fighting discipline similar to Brazilian jiu-jitsu, added to official JJIF competiti...

Grappling Jacket Tatami Submissions

7.5 Good

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UWW Grappling No-Gi

UWW Grappling No-Gi is UWW's rashguard-and-shorts submission format, notable for removing jacket grips from its catch, j...

Modern Grappling Nogi Submissions

7.5 Good

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Luta Livre Esportiva

Luta Livre Esportiva is Brazilian submission wrestling developed in Rio de Janeiro by Euclydes Hatem, who began teaching...

Brazilian Grappling Catch Nogi

7.4 Good

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Freestyle Sambo

Freestyle Sambo is a U.S.-introduced sambo variant from 2004, adding chokes and broader submissions to sport sambo's thr...

Modern American Grappling Submissions

7.4 Good

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Combat Wrestling

Combat Wrestling is a Japanese submission-wrestling style associated with Noriaki Kiguchi, notable for shaping early Sho...

Modern Grappling Nogi Submissions

7.2 Good

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UWW Grappling Gi

UWW Grappling Gi is the uniformed branch of UWW submission grappling, notable for allowing jacket grips while retaining...

Modern Grappling Gi Submissions

7.2 Good

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Belt Wrestling

Belt Wrestling is a broad family of grappling styles in which opponents grip a belt, towel, or girdle; Alysh was interna...

Traditional Belt Grappling Throws

7.1 Good

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Lancashire Wrestling

Lancashire Wrestling is an English catch-as-catch-can style from North West England, notable for ground wrestling and in...

Historic English Grappling Catch

6.6 Fair

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Modern Pankration

Modern pankration is a revived Greek combat sport combining striking and grappling, notable for UWW recognition in 2010...

Modern Hybrid Striking Grappling

6.6 Fair