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Cornish wrestling

Cornish wrestling is a traditional jacket-wrestling style from Cornwall. Opponents grip the regulation jacket, throw from standing and try to put the opponent onto the back for pins/back scoring; strikes, kicks and groundwork are not the rule objective.

LevelVariant FamilyWrestling Family CategoryCombat sport

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Classification

Category Combat sport

Family Wrestling Family

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Cornish wrestling is standing wrestling with jacket grips and back/pin scoring.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who like traditional throwing styles, balance breaking and fair standing contests without strikes.

Cost Find group/tournament context with jacket and coach/sticklers; do not practise throws alone. Jacket, clothing, club/tournament fee and possible travel to regional events. Cornish Wrestling Association, local Cornwall tournaments or traditional wrestling groups. Receiving falls and controlled throws first.

First progress Jacket grip and stance come quickly; clean throws need regular practice.

Fitness level medium to high

Was du brauchst

wrestling jacket
marked ring
coach/sticklers
partner
short clothing
fall technique

First steps

learn jacket grip
practise stance and balance
learn to fall safely
practise small throw entries under supervision

Cornish Wrestling Association, regional tournaments in Cornwall or traditional wrestling offers.

No throws without fall training, coach, clear ring and controlled partner dosage.

Weitere Angaben

Tags individual, cornish-wrestling, combat-sport, ringen-familie, kampfsport, cornish-wrestling-jacket-wrestling

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Throw the opponent legally from jacket grip and standing position onto the back.

Teilnehmer

Two wrestlers.

Teamgröße

Individual bout.

Spielfeld

Marked ring.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

Back/pin points, fouls and stickler decision.

Gewinnbedingung

Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.

Ausrüstung

jacket
ring
stickler scorecards

Wichtige Regelpunkte

illegal grip
flesh grip
kick/foul
outside area

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

Cornish Wrestling Association (CWA)

Rule Book Cornish Wrestling Association · rulebook · high
Official Rule Book Cornish Wrestling Association · rulebook-pdf · high
Cornish Wrestling Encyclopaedia Britannica · reference · medium