When I first released the “Grappling Around the World” map that details 74 folk-wrestling styles on 6 continents, one question that kept arising was “Why didn’t you include style xyz?”. In this quick bite-sized episode I take a look at some of the main styles that didn’t make the cut, and why.
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The Hero with a Thousand Holds - Bite-size episode: Why no BJJ, judo, sambo, or Greco-Roman on the folk-wrestling map?
References:
- Armstrong, Walter. Wrestling. Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1890.
- “Dogger Bank Voyage of the Damned”. Hullwebs History of Hull, http://www.hullwebs.co.uk/content/l-20c/disaster/dogger-bank/voyage-of-dammed.htm.
- “La Lutte Gréco-Romaine.” FILA, http://www.fila-official.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18&Itemid=36.