Editing Grappling (section)

==History==
Grappling appears in the earliest combat systems. In [[Mesopotamia]] and [[Ancient Egypt]], depictions of wrestlers in grappling poses appear on tombs and artifacts dating back to 2000 BCE.

The [[Ancient Greece|Greeks]] formalized grappling in the sport of [[pále]], a key part of the Olympic pentathlon, and developed a hybrid striking-grappling art called [[pankration]]. The [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] adopted and adapted these techniques into their own wrestling styles.

In [[India]], [[Pehlwani|kushti]] (traditional wrestling) dates back thousands of years. In [[East Asia]], [[shuai jiao]], [[jujutsu]], and later [[judo]] (developed in the 1880s) emphasized leverage, throws and submissions.

During the [[Middle Ages]], grappling was part of European knightly combat and included in manuals of [[historical European martial arts]]. It was used in both armored and unarmored fighting.

Grappling evolved into competitive sports, such as [[freestyle wrestling]], [[Greco-Roman wrestling]], and [[Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu]]. Today, grappling is a core skill in mixed martial arts and law enforcement training.