▁feet . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁recorded ▁as ▁a ▁method ▁of ▁combat ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges . ▁Jack et ▁wrest ling ▁became ▁especially ▁popular ▁in ▁England , ▁where ▁different ▁regions ▁developed ▁their ▁own ▁forms ▁of ▁jack et ▁wrest ling ▁rules ▁and ▁combat . ▁The ▁method ▁of ▁combat ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" b elt - and - jack et ▁wrest ling ", ▁for ▁its ▁common ▁use ▁of ▁a ▁bel t ▁or ▁s ash ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁or ▁instead ▁of ▁a ▁jack et . ▁ ▁Encyclop ædia ▁Britannica ▁has ▁stated ▁that , ▁" The ▁three ▁basic ▁types ▁of ▁wrest ling ▁contest ▁are ▁the ▁bel t - and - jack et , ▁catch - hold , ▁and ▁loose ▁styles , ▁all ▁of ▁which ▁appear ▁to ▁have ▁origin ated ▁in ▁anti qu ity . ▁B elt - and - jack et ▁styles ▁of ▁wrest ling ▁are ▁those ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁cl othing ▁of ▁the ▁wrest lers ▁provides ▁the ▁principal ▁means ▁of ▁taking ▁a ▁g rip ▁on ▁the ▁oppon ent ." ▁ ▁Pres ent ▁day ▁Most ▁w ides p read ▁and ▁intern ation ally ▁cont ested ▁styles ▁of ▁jack et ▁wrest ling ▁today ▁are ▁J udo ▁( an ▁Olympic ▁sport , ) ▁Sam bo ▁and ▁Gi ▁Gra pp ling ▁( non - O lymp ic ▁sports , ▁associated ▁by ▁the ▁U W W .) ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁B elt ▁wrest ling ▁Col lar - and - el bow ▁Corn ish ▁wrest ling ▁Fol k ▁wrest ling ▁G our en ▁Kh ures h ▁Mong