Wrestling Rules

The rules in-a-nutshell, Freestyle wrestling like all other sports, obeys rules which define its practice, the aim of which is to ‘pin’ the opponent or win on points. The Referee indicates points awarded to red or blue wrestler via hand signals of 1, 2, 3 or 5 points in the respective colour

1 point awarded:
Wrestler who brings his opponent to the ground by passing behind him and while in this position holding him down with control
Who overcomes, holds and controls his opponent by passing behind him
The attacking wrestler whose opponent flees the hold, the mat, refuses to start, commits illegal actions or acts of brutality
Who holds his opponent in a position of danger for five seconds or longer
Whose opponent goes in the protection zone with one foot
All the stops of bout by injury without bleeding are penalised by 1 point to the opponent

2 points awarded:
Wrestler who applies a correct hold while wrestling in a par-terre position and places his opponent in a position of danger or an instantaneous fall position
The attacking wrestler whose opponent rolls onto his shoulders
The attacking wrestler whose opponent flees the hold by jumping off the mat in a position of danger
The defending wrestler if the attacking wrestler goes into the instantaneous fall position or rolls onto his shoulders in executing a hold

3 points awarded:
Performing a hold in a standing position, which brings his opponent into a danger position by direct projection over a short amplitude
For any hold executed by raising a wrestler from the ground, over a short amplitude, even if one or both of the attacking wrestler’s knees are on the ground, provided that the defending wrestler is immediately placed in a danger position

5 points awarded:
All grande amplitude throws executed in a standing position which bring the defending wrestler to a direct and immediate danger position
The hold executed by a wrestler in a par-terre position who completely lifts his opponent off the ground with the execution of a grande amplitude throw which projects the opponent into a direct and immediate danger position

The Pin awarded:
The executing wrestler who places his opponents shoulders on the mat for a fraction of a second. This will over-ride the points already awarded and win the match instantly