Shoot wrestling

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Shoot wrestling or shoot-style is a Japanese hybrid grappling style and combat sport. Shoot wrestling incorporates techniques from various wrestling, submission grappling, kickboxing and karate styles. It was particularly inspired and influenced by catch wrestling, a form of wrestling with submissions that was the predominant style of professional wrestling in the 19th and early 20th century, at the time a legitimate competitive sport and not yet predetermined. Shoot wrestling originated in Japan's professional wrestling circuit (puroresu) of the 1970s, particularly stemming from the influence of wrestlers Karl Gotch, Lou Thesz and Billy Robinson, all who had an enduring popularity in Japan due to their serious submission wrestling style. Professional wrestlers of that era attempted to use more realistic or even "full contact" moves in their matches to increase their excitement, diminishing or eschewing the theatrical elements and acrobatics. Their presentation likewise became more austere: wrestlers commonly wore simple trunks, singlets, or other combat sports-inspired athletic attire rather than elaborate costumes. Some shoot wrestling promotions also incorporated elements of legitimate combat sports into their presentation and rules, including rounds, point systems, and kayfabe judges and officials. The name "shoot wrestling" comes from the professional wrestling term "shoot", which refers to any unscripted occurrence within a scripted wrestling event. The first wave of shoot wrestlers were students of Antonio Inoki and Karl Gotch from New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), two wrestlers which already were advocates of a stiffer and more realistic wrestling style. Their students left NJPW to form the Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF) in 1984, pioneering in the new style. The promotion and its successors, including the Newborn UWF and UWF International (UWFi), popularized shoot-style wrestling in Japan, peaking in popularity in the late 1980s and mid-1990s when UWF-derived promotions drew tens of thousands of spectators, including reported crowds of 60,000 at...