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Originally Posted by Mr. KiLo
Isn't greco-roman part of freestyle?
Also, I wanted to ask you: what's the difference between Russian Judo and other types of Judo? I've read somewhere that there is actually a style of Judo called Russian Judo.
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Nope, freestyle and greco-roman are the two olympic wrestling events (though some of us would say that judo is the third style of wrestling ... jacket wrestling
). I'd explain the difference, but it's easier just to send you to
www.themat.com, and say the basic difference is that leg technique and attacks aren't allowed in GR. The other style you might of seen is folksstyle, which is the American high school and college style ... close to freestyle with some differences. Again, go to "The mat' for detailed differences.
Russian judo is a style of judo that has taken a lot from wrestling, and is heavy on grip fighting. Nowadays it's more or less standard judo, but in the 70's and 80's it was an innovation, and one which the traditionalists called 'ugly judo'. However, the traditionalists are dying out, so it's become pretty standard ... ultimately good judo is what works.
