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	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Wrestling (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Wrestling is a form of fighting both playfully and as a combat sport, between two opponents without weapons who grab each other's body and/or clothing (grappling, as opposed to punching, striking, kicking, and pinching).
		Wrestling is often categorized as one of the martial arts; its virile image and usefulness as military training doubtlessly helped it to become and remain popular in many cultures.
		This has led to a long tradition of show wrestling, in which fights are choreographed for greatest visual effect and the outcome usually determined in advance, including wrestlers at medieval carnivals and the modern Professional Wrestling.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /Wrestling (354 words)

	Professional wrestling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Professional wrestling is "simulated" in the sense that the outcomes are predetermined, and their effects upon the opponent exaggerated.
		The tapout is not a traditional part of professional wrestling; it was introduced during the mid-1990s in response to the increased popularity of mixed martial arts competitions (at a time when people like Ken Shamrock were also arriving in the business), where the tap out has always been accepted.
		Women have long participated in professional wrestling, first in woman-versus-woman matches that were low on the bill compared to mens' matches, and then later as managers or valets accompanying male wrestlers.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Professional_Wrestling (2207 words)

	WRESTLING - LoveToKnow Article on WRESTLING (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Wrestling was adopted by the German Turnvereine as one of their exercises, but with the elimination of tripping and all holds below the hips.
		In 858 the throne of Japan was wrestled for by the two sons of the emperor Buntoku, and the victor, Koreshito, succeeded his father under the name of Seiwa.
		Imperial patronage of wrestling ceased in 1175, after the war which resulted in the establishment of the Shogunate, but continued to be a part of the training of the samurai or military caste.
	70.1911encyclopedia.org /W/WR/WRESTLING.htm (3091 words)

	FanFiction.Net : Dictionary & Thesaurus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In Greco-Roman wrestling, tripping and taking hold of the legs are forbidden, and a fall is gained (that is, the bout is won), by the contestant who pins both his opponent's shoulders to the ground.
		In catch-as-catch-can wrestling, all holds are permitted except such as may be barred by mutual consent, and a fall is defined as in Greco-Roman style.
		Lancashire style wrestling is essentially the same as catch-as-catch-can.
	www.fanfiction.net /dictionary.php?word=Wrestling (354 words)

	Commonwealth - Wrestling
		Lancashire wrestling or to give Free-style its correct name, Catch-as-catch-can, was a feature of village festivals throughout the county where it competed for popularity with Purring or shin kicking contests.
		The oldest known illustration of wrestling in Lancashire is a 15th century carving on a Misericord in Halsall Church.
		Wrestling is now the seventh biggest sport in the USA and has many thousands of adherents; one junior competition held there, is the largest in the world and attracts approximately 4,000 competitors.
	groups.msn.com /CommonwealthWrestling/historyofwrestling2.msnw (1498 words)

	lancashire catch wrestling by dave turton : SFUK
		Wrestling in Lancashire has a very long history, as indeed have most of the many and varied regional styles in this country.
		Lancashire men it seems were nearly always the winners, when the rules were the most lax, and the losers when fighting under other style's rules.
		Anyway, that is a little about the early Lancashire Catch style, this is the one from the 18th and 19th Centuries, as opposed to the between wars style that dominated the style in that era.
	sfuk.tripod.com /articles_02/lanccw_1.html (2491 words)

	History of Wrestling (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The first recorded appearance of organized wrestling was with the ancient Greeks, for whom wrestling was the major sport and the major entertainment.
		Wrestling as a sport got exported all over the world and mixed with indigenous fighting styles, creating the martial arts in the east.
		Greco-roman wrestling was invented in France in the early 19th century, in imitation of classical statues and drawings of the sport.
	www.kingswrestling.org /faq/wrestling_history.html (746 words)

	Throw Styles
		Lancashire wrestling derived its name from this county even though the basic style had been popular throughout most of England for centuries.
		Lancashire is sometimes referred to as a "loose" style since, unlike the other British styles, a mandatory starting grip or grip upon the opponent's clothing was not involved.
		Wrestling ought to be considered not merely as a pastime, which may be subjected at pleasure to the narrowest rules but as a means of defence, in which all that can properly be called wrestling, and is capable of conferring an advantage is admissible, because when used as a defence, such advantages would be taken.
	homepage.mac.com /gdemarco1/WA/C3C.html (908 words)

	wrestle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		For example, in the wrestling practiced by the ancient Greeks at the time when it was first introduced into the Olympic Games, the wrestler attempted merely to throw his opponent to the ground while he retained his own feet, being in a position to dispatch him with some weapon.
		When wrestling defensively on the mat, the Graeco-Roman performer is also prevented by the rules from entangling his legs with those of his opponent in order to draw his body more nearly parallel and thereby make his escape.
		Wrestling is known to have been one of the favorite sports of the English from this time on.
	members.tripod.com /~Tonjie/wrestle.html (2597 words)


		This form of wrestling is the grandfather of folk-style wrestling (which is done in high school, college, and the olympics) and when it came to the United States it was renamed "Catch-As-Catch-Can Wrestling".
		The major difference between Lancashire Wrestling and Folk Style Wrestling is that in Lancashire Wrestling the win is secured through submission (making them cry "uncle") and in Folk Style wrestling the win is secured through the pin (putting them on there back).
		Lancashire Wrestling has an entire family of skills: takedowns/throws, riding/positioning/control, and "hooks" (leg locks, arm locks, neck cranks, strangulations and spinal stretches).
	www.angelfire.com /droid/fighting (2673 words)

	Clannada na Gadelica - Gaelic Traditionalist Resource Site
		Coraiocht is a backhold style of wrestling that is practised in the western areas of Ireland, Connemara, Galway and Donegal.
		The question remains, "Are the modern forms of indigenous wrestling the survivors of a distant age?" There is little doubt that the Cornish Close-Hugg and the Irish Collar and Elbow are in some way related and that the Breton Gouren and Welsh style are most likely pieces of the same equation.
		A strong argument for the relationship between Cornish wrestling and Breton gouren is the fact that the 5th century Celtic settlers of Brittany came from the area considered to be the home of Cornish wrestling.
	www.clannada.org /culture_wrestling.php (2456 words)

	Sara's Entertainment Xtreme! WWE Hitory part 0ne - Jinxworld Forums
		Professional wrestling's style is sometimes referred to as 'catch-as-catch-can', and this reflects the principal influence upon it: the Lancashire 'catch' wrestling of the north-west region of England.
		Wrestling was a popular activity in the army camps, as it had been and continued to be, in the camps and towns that sprang up during the westward expansion.
		Wrestling was experiencing a huge boom in popularity, and certain names stuck out in the minds of wrestling fans and the public at large.
	www.606studios.com /bendisboard/showthread.php?p=417991 (14929 words)

	Amateur Wrestling Encyclopedia Articles @ BareHands.com (Bare Hands) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		There are two "international" wrestling styles performed in the Olympic Games under the supervision of FILA (Fédération Internationale des Luttes Associées or International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles): Freestyle and Greco-Roman.
		There isn't much equipment needed in amateur wrestling- the wrestler wears a special wrestling singlet; this is basically a tank top and shorts attached together.
		It is believed by some that when schools cannot add enough opportunities for women they choose to scrap their wrestling programs (other programs that have a primary target of men, such as golf and men's swimming, are believed to be similarly affected.).
	www.barehands.com /encyclopedia/Amateur_wrestling (1016 words)

	wrestling - definition by dict.die.net
		wrestling n 1: the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully" [syn: wrestle, grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand struggle] 2: the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down [syn: rassling, grappling]
		To-morrow, sir, I wrestle for my credit, and he that escapes me without some broken limb shall acquit him well.
		Another, by a fall in wrestling, started the end of the clavicle from the sternum.
	dict.die.net /wrestling (343 words)

	Lancashire Constabulary Sports & Social Club - Sports Personality 2000 - Inspector Wayne Howard
		As a cadet, represented the force at wrestling, basketball, cross country and orienteering in both police and open events.
		Represented Lancashire Constabulary basketball team at regional, national and later PAA championships every year (barring injuries) for 20yrs from 1979 to 1999.
		Represented Lancashire Constabulary volleyball team in local indoor league, outdoor and beach tournaments and PAA annual events.
	www.slateman.co.uk /lcssc/lcssc-spoy00.htm (745 words)

	Catch-As-Catch-Can
		One is basically the collegiate or freestyle type of wrestling, where you are limited in how you can take someone down and how you can grapple with him on the mat.
		The type of Catch-As-Catch-Can that I teach is a style of wrestling that, when compared to collegiate or freestyle, is basically "anything goes." There are takedowns, throws, slams and submission holds, which we refer to as "hooks." We believe that Catch-As-Catch-Can is the most complete style of grappling available and it isn't new.
		So what happened is that all these countries brought their styles of wrestling to the U.S. and gradually, over a period of time, many of the holds and techniques from Greco-Roman, freestyle and the like were passed on.
	www.combatwrestling.com /catchcan.html (1103 words)

	The Northern Cartel : Spenna Nostra - mixed martial arts training
		Whilst living in Tokyo, Osamu taught Lancashire wrestling at Bill Robinson’s gym and now Osamu lives in Kyoto and trains at the Seikei – Kan dojo, which is home to pro fighters such as Koji Okuyama and Tomoyuki Fukami, who regularly fight on shows such as DEEP and Pancrase in Japan.
		After 10 minute’s each solid wrestling we were allowed to rest and thus our first true Lancashire wrestle came to an end - back to the juniors.
		The last session of wrestling was to be under full amateur rules, the winner by a fall or pin, again no fighting from the back, no triangles, leg locks and chokes.
	sfuk.tripod.com /articles_03/snakepit_1.html (577 words)

	Untitled Document
		This however wasn't to be the end of wrestling and Billy Riley and Lancashire Wrestling had made a lasting impression on too many people.
		He had been the drive behind wrestling in Wigan and was and is respected by all the wrestling world.
		Roy Wood was not willing to let wrestling end as Billy had spent too much time and dedication to the sport and to him for it not to be passed on.
	www.aspullolympicwrestlingclub.co.uk /history.htm (1759 words)

	Riverhorse.tv - Projects: Catch
		However, as wrestling gradually became more and more of a show, the origins of the true sport were lost – and professional wrestling itself has been written out of sporting history.
		The documentary also examines how the ancient sport of wrestling, lauded as ridiculous and a sham in recent times, is once again proving its effectiveness as a fighting art.
		In addition to exploring the sport's past, the documentary charts the current state of amateur wrestling in the UK and follows two of Britain’s young hopefulys: Mark Cocker and Paul Stridgeon, who hail from surviving wrestling clubs in Bolton and Wigan.
	www.riverhorse.tv /projects/proj_catch.htm (356 words)

	I'M A GRAPPLE FAN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		All of the above were British wrestlers from the days before American glamour wrestling edged out the traditional Lancashire wrestling.
		It was televised on ITV World of Sport on Saturdays at 16:15 and wrestling enthusiasts called themselves "grapple fans".
		I far preferred the grit and sweat (and brolly-wielding grannies) of the British grapple scene to the theater and razzamatazz of the American variety.
	www.shartwell.freeserve.co.uk /humor-site/grapple-fan.htm (79 words)

	..:: Fired-up official website ::..
		Wrestling is the oldest sport known to mankind.
		In a corner of England, in the county of Lancashire, a style of the sport evolved that was to change wrestling history forever…
		And for those who thought wrestling wasn’t a real martial art – see how grappling has become the dominant force in mixed-martial arts competitions – inspiring a new generation to re-discover the art of Catch.
	www.fired-up.com /dvds.html (270 words)

	Professional Wrestling: Where Sports and Theater Collide
		During the 19th century, professional wrestling was done in saloons for the amusement of gamblers, but during the 20th century it became a kind of muscular theater performed either live or on television.
		Thus many of the group's performers wrestled in Spartan attire of boots and trunks, and feuds and angles were reminiscent of the 1950s, where the wrestlers lost due to concern about their sick relatives.
		For example, Bob Backlund, a former NCAA wrestling champ, began a long-term relationship with the WWF in 1974, and Kurt Angle, a professional wrestler of the early 2000s, was an Olympic gold medallist in 1996.
	ejmas.com /jalt/2005jalt/jcsart_archer_0105.html (3946 words)

	Backyard Lady Wrestling
		Backyard wrestling is self-serving and egocentric, as many of the...
		Backyard Wrestling dvds are always bad...but sometimes they have that "Jackass" appeal of seeing people do...
		Wrestling: The best and most comprehensive information on Wrestling available on the web.
	www.gourenmorbihan.com /wrestling/Backyard-Lady-Wrestling.html (741 words)

	Catch: the hold not taken - learn about Catch wrestling
		From Greek, Egyptian and Roman times, wrestling has been seen as the highest form of one-on-one, unarmed physical combat.
		In the West, the importance of wrestling has slowly eroded as other sports take over people's imaginations.
		The Lancashire style of CATCH is particularly threatened and that tradition risks being lost forever.
	www.riverhorse.tv /CATCH (215 words)

	planetjitsu.com :: View topic - British martial arts do they still exist?
		There are a few regional wrestling styles surviving as far as I'm aware, including Scottish Backhold Wrestling which has championships at Highland Games and Lancashire Wrestling - both fairly rare arts to encounter now, but not dead yet.
		If either man touches the ground with one knee only or any other part of his body, though he may still retain his hold, he shall not be allowed to recover himself, but shall be deemed the loser.
		Lancashire Wrestling/catch wrestling are both English in origin.
	www.planetjitsu.com /viewtopic.php?t=11974 (1901 words)

	Real Cornwall :: Sports & Games :: Uniquely Cornish :: Wrestling Interview with David Llewellyn Stone
		As far as I am aware, Cornish wrestling in Australia is largely the same as that practiced in Cornwall.
		Presently only the die hard wrestling fanatics take part, but as it gets introduced to new audiences, it is growing.
		He was an expert in a number of "antagonistics", or combat sports, such as Cumberland and Westmoreland Wrestling, Lancashire Wrestling, Boxing, Broadsword, Collar and Elbow wrestling, Greco-Roman Wrestling, and of course Cornish Wrestling.
	telematics.ex.ac.uk /realcornwall/sportsandgames/wrestlinginterview.htm (924 words)

	That'll Teach 'Em 2 - Staff - Andre Baker
		He wrestled for the NWA World heavyweight title in the USA and has held various European, Commonwealth and British titles.
		He founded the Hammerlock School of Wrestling in the 1993 which was the first officially recognised UK wrestling School.
		Andre has a number of qualifications in different forms of wrestling – but this isn't his only skill.
	www.channel4.com /history/microsites/T/teachem2/staff/andre.html (151 words)

	NoDQ.com > Features > The history of Pro-wrestling as a performing art
		Originating in the days of traveling carnival shows, professional wrestling began as strongman feats, employing Greco-Roman wrestling, Lancashire wrestling, Catch wrestling, acrobatic performances and forms of national and regional wrestling and martial arts such as Pehlwani, Collar and elbow, Judo etc., which made money for promoters all over the world.
		In the earlier parts of the 20th Century, "professional wrestling" was at times just that, a professional contest of amateur-style wrestlers competing for a purse with a league structure similar to professional boxing.
		For over a century, professional wrestling promoters and performers claimed that the competition was completely real and vehemently defended secrets of the trade (a situation known as kayfabe).
	nodq.com /features/149720698.shtml (281 words)

	Judo Forum (JudoForum.com) > New Film about Catch Wrestling (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		It's amazing to find out that Wigan is considered a mecca for Japanese wrestling fans, and that the style of wrestling practised by the thousands of miners in and around Wigan had such a global impact.
		It is the story of Lancashire catch-as-catch-can wrestling: an all-in, submission style that became the standard for both Olympic and professional competitions.
		There are a plethora of great interviews - spliced together with actual footage of wrestling bouts old and new - with lots of the old school wrestlers telling their tale articulately with words, action and an aura that can only be found on the wrestling mat.
	www.judoinfo.com /discuss/lofiversion/index.php/t7631.html (566 words)

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