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Yagli Gures / Oil Wrestling

Yagli gures, or oil wrestling, is traditional Turkish oil wrestling. Pehlivan wrestle oiled in kispet leather trousers on grass; the aim is a legal control, fall or referee decision in its own yagli-gures rule context.

LevelMain sport FamilyWrestling Family CategoryCombat sport / traditional wrestling

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Classification

Category Combat sport / traditional wrestling

Family Wrestling Family

Level Main sport

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Traditional Turkish oil wrestling with kispet, olive oil and grass field.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who like folk wrestling, strength, balance and strong cultural/festival context.

Cost Start only through coach/club or culture/festival training; do not improvise kispet and oil context. Club training, coach, kispet, event-dependent fees, travel to tournaments/festivals and strength/wrestling training. Traditional wrestling club, TGGF/yagli-gures context or Turkish community/festival structure. Clarify its own rules, clothing, oil and grass-…

First progress Wrestling base after weeks; safe oil/kispet technique takes long practice.

Fitness level high

Was du brauchst

coach/club
kispet
oil/grass-field context
wrestling base
referee/event rules

First steps

find traditional wrestling context
learn wrestling base and falling
understand kispet/oil rules
practise controlled under coach
read event rules

Turkish wrestling club, TGGF/yagli-gures environment, Kirkpinar/festival structure or folk-wrestling workshop.

Train only with coach, clear event field, medical readiness and rule supervision; take slip and grip risk seriously.

Weitere Angaben

Tags yagl-gures, combat-sport, yagli-gures-oil-wrestling, ringen-familie, yagli-gures-oel-ringkampf, kampfsport-traditionelles-ringen, combat-sport-traditional-wrestling, oil-wrestling

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Control the opponent in the yagli-gures rule context and decide the bout legally.

Teilnehmer

Two pehlivan.

Teamgröße

Individual duel.

Spielfeld

Grass field/yagli-gures arena.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

Decision by control, fall/position situation or referee decision.

Gewinnbedingung

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

Ausrüstung

kispet
olive oil
grass field
referee supervision

Wichtige Regelpunkte

equipment breach
illegal grip
unsporting behaviour
safety/hygiene breach

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

Turkiye Geleneksel Guresler Federasyonu (TGGF)

Yagli Gures Turkiye Geleneksel Guresler Federasyonu · federation · high
TGGF Yagli Gures Talimati Turkiye Geleneksel Guresler Federasyonu · rulebook · high
Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling Festival Edirne Municipality · official · high
Photos show Turkey's youngest oil wrestlers keeping a 14th-century tradition alive Associated Press · news-feature · medium