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Cumberland wrestling

Cumberland wrestling is the Cumberland and Westmorland backhold wrestling tradition. Opponents start chest to chest with a fixed hold around the back, throw from standing in a marked ring and seek a valid fall; strikes, kicks and groundwork are not rule objectives.

LevelVariant FamilyWrestling Family CategoryCombat sport

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Classification

Category Combat sport

Family Wrestling Family

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Cumberland wrestling is backhold standing wrestling with fixed back grip and fall scoring.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who like traditional wrestling rules, short explosive throws and regional sports-meeting culture.

Cost Find CWWA/sports-meeting context or traditional wrestling group; do not train backhold alone. Low to medium: clothing, tournament/club fees and travel to regional meetings. CWWA, Lakeland/Northern Counties sports meetings or traditional wrestling offers. Backhold start and safe receiving of falls first.

First progress Start grip comes quickly; clean throws from fixed hold need repetition.

Fitness level medium to high

Was du brauchst

marked ring
coach/referee
partner
robust clothing
fall technique
local rules

First steps

learn backhold starting position
practise balance and hips
learn to fall safely
train short throw entries under supervision

CWWA, Grasmere/Lakeland Sports context, Cumberland/Westmorland meetings or traditional wrestling groups.

Train only with clear ring, coach/referee, partner control and breakfall basics.

Weitere Angaben

Tags individual, cumberland-wrestling, combat-sport, cumberland-westmorland-wrestling, ringen-familie, kampfsport, cumberland-and-westmorland-wrestling

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Score a valid fall from the fixed backhold.

Teilnehmer

Two wrestlers.

Teamgröße

Individual bout.

Spielfeld

Marked ring/grass ring.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

Fall scoring and referee/judge decision.

Gewinnbedingung

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

Ausrüstung

ring
referee/judges
robust clothing

Wichtige Regelpunkte

incorrect starting hold
breaking hold
rule/ring breach
misconduct

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

Cumberland and Westmorland Wrestling Association (CWWA)

CWWA Constitution & Wrestling Rules Cumberland and Westmorland Wrestling Association · rulebook · high
Welcome to CWWA Cumberland and Westmorland Wrestling Association · official-guide · high
Cumberland Wrestling Encyclopaedia Britannica · reference · medium