Martial arts and wrestling have both long been revered sports. While both are combat sports, they differ significantly in their rules of gameplay, game field size and benefits to those who practice them. Here we compare martial arts and wrestling while exploring their similarities and disclosing any key distinctions as well as outlining some advantages associated with each. Rules of Gameplay Martial arts is a combat sport utilizing striking, kicking and grappling techniques to overcome an opponent. This form of combat sport encompasses disciplines like karate, taekwondo, judo and jiu-jitsu as well as others. The purpose of martial arts matches is usually scoring points by striking or kicking their opponent; taking them down and controlling them on the ground or by scoring strikes/kicks from opponents (refereeing vs ref). Matches last between one to three minutes depending on discipline used. Wrestling, on the other hand, is a combat sport characterized by grappling techniques and pinpi...