Directory of Traditional Resources

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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

and other forms.

Subcategories

• Cornish
• Glima
• Greco-Roman
• Kurash
• Oilwrestling
• Ranggeln
• Sambo
• Schwingen
• Scottish Backhold
• Sumo

Related Categories

• Home > Sports > Martial Arts > Grappling
• Home > Sports > Martial Arts > Western

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