For my ethnographic research project, I plan on studying high school wrestlers. Wrestling is a world famous sport that has its competitors face off in one on one matchups based on weight. Wrestling involves movement of the whole body in order to put an opponent on their back, and these movements include, but are not limited to; grappling holds, pins, and throws. Wrestling is also one of the oldest sports in human history, with cave drawings and sculptures featuring it around the world.
I want to study high school wrestlers because of their lifestyle. Over the past three years of highschool, I have seen the various effects of wrestling on my friend Tony, who has wrestled for almost 8 years. After seeing what he goes through each year, I have begun to wonder what the process is like for other wrestlers. I have also wondered what the demographic for wrestling is, the kinds of people that like to participate in, coach, and watch the sport. I also want to see the difference between wrestling and other popular sports like football, basketball, and soccer.
The questions I plan to ask include: Why do you wrestle/coach wrestling? How long have you been in the sport? Why/ how did you get into wrestling? What are the main concerns of wrestling? What kinds of backlash does the sport face? Are those sources of backlash based on
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However, these drawings are not a depiction of any developed form of wrestling, they are only crude representations of two people fighting. The development of wrestling is not shown until the ancient Sumerian times, where it is first depicted as a type of event or competition. The ancient Egyptians also depicted wrestling as a type of competition. The Egyptian style was depicted in 2300 BC, and lasted from 2000 - 1085 BC (Athletic Scholarships). The next “era” of wrestling history is perhaps the most well-known and most famous; the ancient
Bullfighting has been a tradition passed along for many years. It is a sport of baiting and killing bulls spectated by the public in an outdoor arena. But how exactly did Bullfighting begin? Bullfighting originated when the first bullfight was held in honor of King Alfonso VIII's coronation in 1133. It was called a corrida back then. These events eventually became popular for celebrating important events and to test the zeal of noblemen. The bullfight first seen at the coronation in 1133 was popularized in 1726 when Francisco Romero started using a cape and weapons during the event. Some older paintings imply that some type of bullfighting existed before 1133. A wall painting in Crete that dates to 2000 B.C. shows men and women grabbing a bull
Pro wrestling is not for everyone, and I would be naive to think I could change a lot of minds with this piece. However, I hope I have given sufficient examples as to why pro wrestlers should be given more respect as athletes. A final thought: many pro athletes cannot speak straight when interviewed after a game, but pro wrestlers have to be passable actors, in addition to their athletic prowess.
The combination of its quick-strike offense and the powerful running from its backfield propelled visiting Pacific University to a 21-12 win over host Willamette on Saturday afternoon in Salem.
College wrestling is a rough sport, and a lot has to be done if they want to be successful from hours of training, to a healthy diet. It sounds very simple, but it 's a lot more than that. A college wrestler has to participate in long practices, while not being able to replenish body fluids and calories after. This and things such as lifting weights on extra time, and not eating that cookie at lunch. Finally the wrestler makes weight and they have competition. To do well in the competition the wrestler need to warm up and get his mind right. These are all things a college wrestler must do to be successful.
There have been some instances where people have gotten hurt and even died from a stunt gone bad. There was an instance about half a year ago when a professional wrestler named Owen Hart was repelling from the rafters on a cable and the piece that was attached to his harness snapped and he plummeted 40 feet broke his neck and died. This was a tragic loss to every wrestler and to the whole WWF world. If this isn’t real you wouldn’t know what was. Another example of reality is when Stone Cold Steve Austin was being suplexed (a professional wrestling move when your opponent lifts you in the air and slams you into the mat), his opponent landed Austin wrong on the mat. This resulted in a career ending surgery for Steve Austin. One thing that wrestling has done over the past couple of years is raised media uproar pertaining to violence at home between children.
Wrestling is more than just a sport; it is a way of life. And for those who enjoy its opportunities, it is something that takes the mind off of all of life’s troubling times, and puts one man against another to get their hand raised. Competition makes everything evolve, and there is no other sport that epitomizes what competition truly is. Wrestling spans the entire globe, and although it incorporates several different styles and many National and World events, remains overlooked by most.
During a wrestling match, you are using all of your previous knowledge of the moves you have been practicing over and over. On top of that you need to have the mental mind set that you are gonna win. You may think it is easy because it's only a six minute match, but all the blood, sweat and tears that us wrestlers put in for those six minutes, may be the happiest or saddest experience of our life. We spend hours a day working with our coaches to make sure our technique is close to perfection as it can get. Most likely, you will win or lose a match on how well conditioned you are. We will usually wrestle a twelve minute match in practice, so that six minute match feels like nothing. Even with the time and effort you put in this sport, they will always be someone who might be just a little better.
Wrestling is a great sport to better yourself and earn a bunch of awards and titles to look back on later on in life. It 's something i will never forget and cherish always. But the memories of losing all the weight and making myself miserable for all those seasons is something i will not miss. People around me were only worried about the medals i had gotten and not about my personal being, that 's where wrestling goes wrong. That 's what needs to change in the future for not only wrestlers but the people around them as well.
Wrestling also helped me make friends that I see often and has given me a sport that I finally enjoy since I literally despise all other sports such as football, baseball, basketball, and so on.
Wrestling practice is dreaded all day as one drags from one class to the next, checking the clock frequently, though it will inevitably come. After the last bell of the day rings, I know that I could just skip practice, but I cannot let myself slack like that. As much as I do not want to I make the long trek to the locker room, and my mood begins to change.
"The earliest depiction of a fencing match is a relief in the temple of Medin at Habu, near Luxor in Egypt, built by Ramses III about 1190 BC. This relief depicts a practice bout or match, because the sword points are covered and the swordsmen are parrying with shields strapped to their left arms and are wearing masks (tied to their wigs), large bibs, and padding over their ears" (Beumont).
Ethnography Paper I never imagined myself as someone who would participate in a contact sport let alone want to be in one. Last year, my best friend made jokes about me joining wrestling, or how much fun it would be if we both wrestled together. I always would laugh and move on, never giving it a second thought, but one day I signed up. I didn’t talk to anyone, I just asked the coach about it and signed up. When I told my best friend she was overwhelmed with joy since she had been wrestling for 4, but on the other hand, my parents were not as excited as my best friend.
Wrestling is the oldest competitive sport in recorded history. According to one source,”... they wrestled in the nude covered in olive oil so they can put sand on them for protection from the sun. More wrestling styles than ever before. Some of those styles haven’t changed since they were first thought of, but many of them have their unique set of rules, and moves depending on their location (Different). In ancient Greece, wrestling was a big part of their life, it was a way of art and literature. Wrestling was important to the Greeks, it was the roughest sport in that time period. Then the ancient Romans changed the rules of the sport, so it is not as brutal as it used to be (Wres...
Adopting an anthropological questions, researchers frame fundamental questions around a wide range of theoretical models (Coakley and Dunning 2004:150). Researchers in the anthropology of sport tend to employ a distinctive framework within which to address among other things, specialised problems like gender and sport, sport and ritual, and violence in human society (Blanchard 1995:23). The anthropology of sport is primarily a behavioral science closely related to cultural anthropology (Blanchard 1995:23) and tied to the knowledge that sport is an institution and a component of culture (Coakley and Dunning 2000:151). Cultural anthropologists believe that play, sports, and physical activity are universal features of cultures, past and present. Following this rationale, the study of sport should enable researchers to access the quality and nature of social problems of particular cultures (Blanchard 1995; Chandler et al
When a person walks into a building to see a live wrestling event they do not know what to expect. They wonder who will be wrestling. They wonder where their seats are. All of the suspense gets them ready for the show. The suspense gets them pumped and ready to for the show to start.