Exploring our common grappling heritage

Episode 1: Irish Collar and Elbow

The first in a series of podcasts looking at some of the obscure folk-wrestling styles from around the world. This one explores...

On the Podcast page, you can stream every episode or download them in MP3 format and listen later. It’s also available on...

Whereas the podcast focuses on the history and culture of folk-wrestling specifically, these maps take a wider look at the grappling arts...

The Caucasus mountains, a 750-mile-long chain of rock and ice stretching between the Black and Caspian seas, have traditionally been regarded as...

One of the last major landmasses to be settled by human beings, Iceland is nowadays a thriving modern nation that boasts a...

The region of the world stretching from Mexico to Costa Rica - traditionally referred to as “Mesoamerica” - was, in its pre-Columbian...