Bridge (grappling)

The bridge is a defensive technique in wrestling. In this position, only the head and feet of the defending wrestler to touch the wrestling mat. If it is possible the attacking wrestler push down the bridge of the defender, the attacker achieved mostly a shoulder victory.

The Bridge of Pasquale Passarelli

As a famous bridge in the history of wrestling sport probably applies a technique of Pasquale Passarelli at the Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

Passarelli resistance while more than 90 seconds by means of a bridge attempts by the Japanese Eto to shoulder it.

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