Topics: Wrestling : Traditional
This category contains links to resources associated with traditional wrestling styles that are commonly associated with a particular culture or region. Many of these wrestling forms date back thousands of years, and may or may not be practiced today. Examples include but are not limited to: Canary Style (Lucha Canaria)- Canary Islands Cornish Wrestling - Cornwall, England Cumberland and Westmoreland - England Devonshire Wrestling - Devon, England Glima - Vikings Gouren (Breton Style) - France Inner/Outer Mongolian - Mongolia Kato pale (Ground Wrestling) - Greece Laamb - Senegal Oilwrestling - Turkey/Egypt Orthia pale (Upright and Proper Wrestling) - Greece Pankration - Greece Ranggeln - Austria Sambo - Russia Schwingen - Switzerland Scottish Backhold - Scotland Shuai Chaio - China S'istrumpa - Sardinia Sumo - Japan
Glima
Glima, which translates into "The Game of Joy" is over 1000 years old and was brought to Iceland by the Vikings.In the modern day, Formal Glima is characterized by 4 key points and 8 basic tricks (bragd) using the legs, hips, and feet to throw.
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Oilwrestling
This category contains links related to oilwrestling, mainly Yagli Güres and/or Edirne Kirkpinar oil wrestling (Turkish oilwrestling).
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