Increasing the popularity of national belt wrestling in the world, gave impulse to the revival of historical, national and cultural traditions in countries where developing national wrestling. It forces professionals in the field of physical culture and sports to work on improving the methodology of training in wrestling, increasing the level of development of physical qualities, improving the methodology of formation of motor skills and abilities inherent in this type of belt wrestling.
Ukrainian national belt wrestling was acknowledged as a sport in Ukraine in 2003, the Ukrainian Federation of Ukrainian Belt Wrestling has 14 regional centers that develop Ukrainian belt wrestling. In 2020, an international federation of Ukrainian belt wrestling was founded, which included 15 states from different continents of the world that began to cultivate Ukrainian belt wrestling.
The aim of the study: to increase the level of special physical skills of athletes to prepare for Ukrainian belt wrestling at the stage of the highest international competitions.
Research methods: theoretical (analysis of scientific-methodical, normative-legal and historical literature), empirical (pedagogical observation, testing of the level of physical skills, medical and biological research methods), mathematical methods of research processing.
Conclusions. Studies indicate a positive effect of training regimens on the development of speed and strength endurance on the body of athletes and special physical performance. VCL indicators of the experimental group increased by 13.7%, in special physical performance the highest results were observed for the indicator that characterizes the technical readiness of athletes - the speed of throws, which increased in the experimental group by 22.5%, control group 5.8%. Speed endurance (running 4x24 m) increased by 16.3% in the experimental group and 3.9% in the control group.