Shootwrestling

Popularized by Karl Gotch in the late 1970s and 1980s, shootwrestling is a Japanese combat sport that blends striking techniques and eclectic grappling maneuvers with catch wrestling. Shootwrestling incorporates a diverse range of disciplines, including sambo, Greco-Roman wrestling, judo, jujutsu, karate and muay Thai, making it a natural choice for mixed martial artists looking to improve both their ground and stand-up game. Among the most popular shootwrestling spinoffs are shooto, pancrase, shootfighting and shootboxing.