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Rules for the Game of Wrestling

CHAPTER FOREWORD

CHAPTER GENERAL RULES

CHAPTER 1 - MATERIAL STRUCTURE

CHAPTER 2 - COMPETITIONS AND PROGRAMMES

CHAPTER 3 - COMPETITION PROCEDURE

CHAPTER 4 - REFEREEING BODY

CHAPTER 5 - THE BOUT

CHAPTER 6 - POINTS FOR ACTIONS AND HOLDS

CHAPTER 7 - CLASSIFICATION POINTS AWARDED AFTER A BOUT

CHAPTER 8 - NEGATIVE WRESTLING

CHAPTER 9 - PROHIBITIONS AND ILLEGAL HOLDS

CHAPTER 10 - THE PROTEST

CHAPTER 11 - MEDICAL

CHAPTER 12 - APPLICATION OF THE WRESTLING RULES

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CHAPTER 12 - APPLICATION OF THE WRESTLING RULES
Article concerning Vocabulary

TermDefinition
BASIC VOCABULARYEvery member of the refereeing body must be perfectly familiar with and apply the vocabulary set out below. This vocabulary constitutes the official means of communication between members.
SALUTThe wrestlers must greet each other.
STARTThe invitation to the wrestlers standing at opposite corners of the mat to step to the centre to be examined and shake hands. After this, they will return to their respective corners and await the referee's whistle calling on them to begin wrestling.
CONTACTThe referee calls upon the wrestler to place both his hands on the back of his opponent, who is underneath on the ground. Wrestlers in the standing postition must assume body-to-body contact.
OPENThe wrestler must alter his position and adopt more open wrestling tactics.
DAWAIThe referee encourages the wrestlers to wrestle more actively.
ATTENTIONThe referee warns the passive wrestler before requesting a caution for refusal to assume the correct par terre position.
ACTIONThe wrestler must execute the hold that he has initiated.
HEAD UPThe wrestler must raise his head. This order is given by the referee in the case of repeated attacks by a wrestler who thrusts his head forward.
LEGThe wrestler has committed a leg error (Greco-Roman)
POSITIONInitial position of the wrestlers on the ground (or in ordered contact in Greco-Roman wrestling), before the referee blows his whistle.
A TERREThe bout is resumed in the par terre position.
PLACEBy striking the mat with his hand and at the same time pronouncing the word place the referee reminds the wrestlers not to flee the mat.
DANGERThe danger position.
FAULTAn illegal hold or violation of the technical rules.
STOPStopping of the bout.
ZONEThis word must be announced in a loud voice if the wrestlers enter the red zone.
CONTINUEThe bout must be resumed upon this order by the referee. The referee also uses this word to have the wrestling continued if the wrestlers stop due to confusion and look at him as if they are asking for an explanation.
TIME OUTWhen one of the wrestlers stops wrestling, intentionally or because of injury or any other reason, the referee will use this expression to ask the timekeeper to stop his watch.
CENTREThe wrestlers must return to the centre of the mat and continue the bout there.
UPThe bout must be resumed in the standing position.
INTERVENTIONThe judge, referee, or mat chairman call for intervention.
OUTA hold applied outside the mat.
OKThe hold is valid (legal, correct). If the judge and mat chairman are sitting in a position that does not allow them to follow closely what is taking place on the opposite side, the referee must raise his arm to indicate whether the hold at the edge of the mat was executed within the boundaries of the mat or outside.
NONThis word is used to indicate that an action is not valid and is consequently void.
TOUCHEThis word is used to indicate that the wrestler is beaten by a fall. For a fall, the referee himself says touche, strikes the mat with his hand, and blows his whistle to indicate the end of the bout.
DECLARE BATTUThe decision made subsequent to a defeat by decision of the officiating team.
DEFEATThe opponent is beaten.
DISQUALIFICATIONThe disqualification is announced for unsportsmanlike conduct or brutality.
FINThe end of the bout.
CHRONOMETREThe timekeeper must stop or start the stopwatch on this order from the referee.
GONGThe sound of the gong marks the beginning and end of a bout.
REFEREEThe official conducting the bout on the mat.
JUDGEThe official who assists the referee and awards the points to the wrestlers during the bout. He is also required to note all the actions executed during the bout on his scoresheet.
MAT CHAIRMANThe official responsible for a mat. He is obliged to break a tie vote between the referee and judge in case of a dispute.
JURY OF APPEALGroup of refereeing experts appointed to control that the International Wrestling Rules are strictly applied in major competitions.
CONSULTATIONThe mat chairman with the referee and judge before announcing a disqualification or decision on any matter on which there has been disagreement.
CHALLENGEAction through which the coach is entitled, on behalf of the wrestler, to ask for the video review of a contested action by the officiating team.
CAUTIONThe penalty issued by the referee to a wrestler for violation of the rules.
CLINICThe referees' course.
PROTESTThe protest filed as a result of a decision, whatever it may be.
DOCTORThe official doctor for the bout.
VICTORYThe referee declares the winner.
NO JUMPReferee's comment to the bottom wrestler who jumps forward in order to prevent his opponent to initiate a hold.
ORDERED HOLDProvision laid down in article 51.
SCORESHEETSheet on which the match results are entered.
ROUNDSHEETCompetition sheet on which the brackets appear.