Folkstyle Wrestling – The Style Used by NVWF and High School Wrestlers


Basic Rules for Folkstyle (applies to NVWF, Mason Dixon, CAWL, and High School)

Wrestling 101 with John Smith, Head Coach for Oklahoma State University:

Wrestling 101: Takedowns, Referee’s Position, Escape, Reversal, Scoring, Locked Hands, by John Smith:

Wrestling 101: Pin/Fall, Out of Bounds, Illegal Moves, Injury Timeouts, Match & Dual Meet Scoring, by John Smith:

Wrestling 101: Control, Stalling, Potentially Dangerous, Stalemate, Narrated by John Smith:

College matches

Yianni Diakomihalis vs. Joey McKenna for the 2019 NCAA 141-pound Championship:

2016 NCAA Wrestling Highlights:

Logan Steiber (Ohio State) vs Zane Retherford (Penn State) popular:

Gene Mills (Syracuse) vs Joe Gonzalez (Cal State) 1979 historically infamous:


Freestyle Wrestling – The Style Used by Olympics and International Community


Basic Rules for Freestyle (typically April – September)

Everything You Need To Know:

The Rules of Freestyle Wrestling:

Seniors World Championships Highlights (Freestyle)

Senior World Wrestling Championships 2023:

Highlights Wrestling World Championships 2022:

Highlights Wrestling World Cup 2022:

Freestyle World Cup 2019:

Juniors World Championships Highlights (Freestyle)

U17 World Championships 2022:

2017 Junior World Championships:

Cadet Team at World Championships (Freestyle)

McHenry, Wins Gold at 2016 Cadet Freestyle World Championships: