• Breakdown – A technique used to break an opponent by removing his/her hand and knee supports.
• Crossface – A wrestling technique that uses a hand/wrist to control an opponent by holding his/her face.
• Decision – This is the result of the match when a wrestler scores more points than the opponent.
• Default – When a wrestler is unable to continue the match because of a disqualification or injury.
• Disqualification – When a wrestler is eliminated in a match or tournament because of his violation to a certain rule.
• Escape – A term that is used when a wrestler that is being controlled by the opponent escapes and return to his/her neutral position.
• Fall/Pin – A wrestling technique by pressing the opponent’s shoulder or the upper body to the mat. If being executed successfully, this technique can end a match instantly.
• Forfeit – This happens when the opponent fails to appear on the scheduled match for a certain reason. The wrestler who is on the ring and ready to fight will be automatically declared as the winner.
• Hand Control/Fighting – An offensive maneuver that a wrestler will be using his hand to gain control of the opponent.
• Major Decision – This occurs when a wrestler scores less than 8 points and not more than 14 points on his/her wrestling victory.
• Neutral Position/Neutral – A position when both of the wrestlers don’t have any control with each other.
• Optional/Freestyle Start – A starting position on which the wrestler places his hands on the bottom back of the opponent. He has an option to release the opponent or continue the fight.
• Penalty – Points awarded to the wrestler whose opponent violated a certain wrestling rule. One penalty equal is equal to one point.
• Reversal – This is the term used when a defensive wrestler escapes and took control of the opposing wrestler using the same technique.
• Riding – This is a term used when a wrestler is on top of his opponent and controlling him.
• Shoot – A term when attempting to make a takedown to the opponent.
• Sprawl – This is a technique for defending a takedown that uses the wrestler’s leg on executing it.
• Stalemate – This is a call made when both of the wrestlers are stuck in a position where both of them don’t have a chance of scoring.
• Stalling – A term used for a wrestler who fails to take control or pin the opponent.
• Stance – The correct standing position.
• Takedown – An act from the neutral position a when the opponent is taken down suddenly to the mat and being controlled.
• Technical Fall – This happens when a wrestler has a 15-point advantage to his opponent.

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