Wrestling
Wrestling History shows it has always been popular. Origins of the sport can be traced back 15,000 years to cave drawings in France. Early Egyptian and Babylonian reliefs depict wrestlers…
Turkish Oil Wrestling
This is one of the most popular sports in Turkey. Tukish Oil Wrestling or Yagli gures means literally oiled wrestling. The wrestlers wear tight short leather trousers called "Kispet", made…
Greco Roman Wrestling
Greco Roman Wrestling History: Man has always had to defend his peace of land, river, lake, killed animal, etc. so the fight in the utilitarian sense has always been a…
Luta Livre
Luta Livre History seems to be the forgotten son of the grappling arts. Its “big brother” rival Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has had the tremendous success that we all know, and has…
Shootfighting
Shootfighting History is not long, even if the catch wrestling style that it was born from does. In the 1970's, a catch wrestler by the name of Karl Gotch taught…
Collegiate Wrestling
Wrestling has been popular throughout recorded history. Origins of the sport can be traced back 15,000 years to cave drawings in France. Early Egyptian and Babylonian reliefs depict wrestlers using…
Buno Filipino Wrestling
This article on Buno filipino wrestling talks about the is history of the style and also the place that it had in Filipino society. There are also some links at…
Dumog Wrestling
The Filipino Dumog is a very rare art today. Dumog Wrestling can be found mostly in the Southern part of Negros Island and in the island of Panay in the…
Inbuan Wrestling
Inbuan Wrestling is a form of wrestling native to the people of Mizoram in India. Inbuan Wrestling is said to have originated in the village of Dungtland in 1750 A.D.…
Huka Huka Wrestling
This is a folk wrestling kind of Brazilian martial arts technique of the indigenous people of Xingu, in the state of Mato Grosso, popularly performed during ritual ceremonies of Kuarup.…
Glima Wrestling
In the viking age, there were in nothern europe a very popular sport called Glima Wrestling. In glima it is illegal to kick and hit, therefore it is called wrestling.…
Sambo Wrestling
One of the first men who was successful in studying "combat wrestling" was V.A.Spiridonov, officer of old Russia Army. He came to army as volunteer, became officer, fought during Russia-Japan…
Judo
This article talks about Judo History and from it's foundation to it's current day position. A Japanese martial art emphasizing grappling techniques based on the notion that softness overcomes hardness.…
Sumo Wrestling
This article explains Sumo History and Development of this Wrestling Martial Art from Japan. Sumo is perhaps the best known of Japan's competitive sports. All you have to do is…