Exploring our common grappling heritage

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Episode 6: The Roar of the Rain: Ritualized Jaguar Combat in Guerrero, Mexico

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

Episode 4: “O Sword, Forged in Khevsureti”: Georgian Chidaoba

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

Episode 1.5: Irish Collar and Elbow Remastered

As the modern revival of the Irish national wrestling style continues, it’s time to lay old myths to rest.

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Exploring our common grappling heritage by diving into the history, culture, roots, and ultimate fate of various folk-wrestling styles around the world...

A Phone Call to the Inner Mongolian Steppe

Lavell Marshall is a world champion and 5-time US national champion in Shuai Jiao, a form of Chinese jacket wrestling. For the...

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Episode 6: The Roar of the Rain: Ritualized Jaguar Combat in Guerrero, Mexico

Episode 4: “O Sword, Forged in Khevsureti”: Georgian Chidaoba

Episode 1.5: Irish Collar and Elbow Remastered

The Podcast

A Phone Call to the Inner Mongolian Steppe

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