RESOLVED: Wrestling (High School), as a sport, best prepares one for spontaneous combat

"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler." It is because I agree with this quote by Socrates that I urge you to affirm the following resolution: Wrestling, as a sport, best prepares one for spontaneous combat. Definitions: (do not accept this debate if you disagree with definitions; I do not want to debate a semantics argument regarding wrestling as the WWE for example) Wrestling: a sport in which two opponents struggle hand to hand in order to pin or press each other's shoulders to the mat or ground, with the style, rules, and regulations differing widely in amateur and professional matches. http://dictionary.reference.com... Sport: an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature http://dictionary.reference.com... Best Prepares: prepares one better than all other methods (in this debate sports, as defined) Spontaneous: Unplanned http://dictionary.reference.com... Combat: to fight or contend against http://dictionary.reference.com... Contentions: 1. Technique Wrestling teaches one the fine art of grappling, a necessary component of spontaneous combat, or "street fighting". Wrestling does this by using extensive technical training using practice partners to simulate live opponents. Most street fights will divulge into a grappling situation within a minute, and then the wrestler has an advantage over all other individuals. A wrestler has the ability, from experience, to remain in calm and in concentration during combat. With this ability, a wrestler, no matter situation, can readily use his available grappling moves to subdue his opponent quickly and efficiently. Also, with this great technique and will power, a wrestler is able to subdue opponent's much greater in size. 2. Physical Performance Wrestling increases one's ability to physically perform. Wrestling does this by using intense conditioning and weight lifting to create an agile, yet incredibly strong, individual who is dominant for his respective weight class. A wrestler has a familiarity with sacrifice, and his commitment has no parallel. He knows that he must work just as hard as his competition, and his competition is the unknown, a being that is constantly 1% better than himself. Because of this, a wrestler will work day in and day out to insure he is superior to his competition. It is because of this attitude that wrestlers are some of the people in the greatest shape, and are undeniably in the greatest shape for their respective weight classes, as they are by design suited to dominate their respective weight classes. 3. Determination Wrestling is only available for those with incredible determination. Wrestling insures that all its participants have this great determination by forcing intense commitment upon its patrons, insuring that only the ones with great determination and heart continue. This heart is what ultimately defines a wrestler. It is his trademark, his purpose. He wrestles because he loves it; even if he did not begin loving it, he has grown to love it. He enjoys working progressively harder for a purpose far greater than his own comprehension. He is part of something greater than himself, and he wrestles for that sole purpose. The wrestler's love for his sport is what drives him, and this determination and commitment is unparalleled by any other sport. Conclusion: Because of the virtues wrestling instills, which are technical prowess, near-perfect physical shape, and immense determination, wrestling best prepares one for spontaneous combat; for this reason, you must affirm.