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Kurash

Kurash is a Central Asian standing throwing combat sport with jacket/grip work. Clean standing throws are the objective.

LevelMain sport FamilyWrestling Family CategoryCombat sport / wrestling

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Classification

Category Combat sport / wrestling

Family Wrestling Family

Level Main sport

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Standing throw sport with jacket grips and clear throw scoring.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who like judo-adjacent throws, balance breaking and short dynamic duels.

Cost Trial class usually moderate; jacket/belt may be borrowed or substituted at first. Club fees, yakhtak/jacket, belt, mat access and possible competition entries. Kurash federation, judo/wrestling club with kurash offer or specialist workshop. Breakfalls and coaching are prerequisites for safe throws.

First progress Basic grips quickly; safe throws need many supervised repetitions.

Fitness level medium to high

Was du brauchst

mat
coach
partner
yakhtak/jacket
belt
breakfalls

First steps

learn breakfalls
practise grip and stance
train balance break slowly
controlled throw entries
learn forbidden actions

National kurash federation, judo/wrestling club, World Nomad Games context or Central Asian sport club.

Throw only on mat, with coach, breakfalls and controlled intensity.

Weitere Angaben

Tags kurash, combat-sport, ringen-familie, kampfsport-ringen, combat-sport-wrestling

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Use legal grips from standing position to score a valid throw.

Teilnehmer

Two athletes per bout.

Teamgröße

Individual bout.

Spielfeld

Kurash mat.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

Throw scores and penalties under IKA/event rules.

Gewinnbedingung

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

Ausrüstung

mat
yakhtak/jacket
belt

Wichtige Regelpunkte

illegal grip
groundwork
leaving the mat
unsporting behaviour

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

International Kurash Association
International Kurash Association (IKA)

Kurash Rules International Kurash Association · federation · high
Kurash Rules World Nomad Games · rulebook · high
KURASH Training Manual Kurash Italia · training-manual · medium