Grappling is a non-striking hybrid style formed of wrestling, jiu jitsu, judo, sambo and many other submission fighting styles which consists in applying submission holds and choking techniques in order to make the opponent abandon the fight. Grappling plays an important role in the practice of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) and is considered an effective form of self-defense.
The art of grappling has a recorded history of over 4,000 years. It was a popular form of martial art in ancient China, India, Greece and Rome. Egyptian paintings and sculptures show that wrestling was popular during the period of New Kingdom (2000 to 1085 BC).