Wrestling vs. Judo — What's the Difference?

Wrestling is a combat sport involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. The sport can either be genuinely competitive or sportive entertainment (see professional wrestling).

Judo (柔道, jūdō, Japanese pronunciation: [dʑɯꜜːdoː], lit. "gentle way") is generally categorized as a modern Japanese martial art, which has since evolved into an Olympic event.

A sport in which two competitors attempt to unbalance, control, or immobilize each other by various holds and maneuvers.

A sport and method of physical training similar to wrestling, developed in Japan in the late 1800s and using principles of balance and leverage adapted from jujitsu.

Present participle of wrestle

A Japanese martial art and sport adapted from jujutsu.

A sport where two opponents attempt to subdue each other in bare-handed grappling using techniques of leverage, holding, and pressure points.

A sport adapted from jujitsu, originally a method of self-defense without weapons, and similar to wrestling; it was developed in Japan.

A professional tumbling act that emulates the sport of wrestling. Also called "professional wrestling". It is distinguished from sport wrestling — which has strict internationally recognized rules and is conducted on a mat — by being scripted, rehearsed, conducted in a boxing ring rather than on a mat, and televised as entertainment.

A sport adapted from jujitsu (using principles of not resisting) and similar to wrestling; developed in Japan

A wrestling match.

(countable) The act of one who wrestles; a struggle to achieve something.

Act of one who wrestles; specif., the sport consisting of the hand-to-hand combat between two unarmed contestants who seek to throw each other.

The act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat;

The sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down