| Focus | Grappling |
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| Country of origin | England |
| Olympic sport | No |
Lancashire wrestling is a historic submission wrestling style from Lancashire in England. It is considered an ancestor of catch wrestling, freestyle wrestling, collegiate wrestling, professional wrestling, and associated styles.[1]
The style included groundwork, submissions, throws and had a reputation as a particularly violent and dangerous sport. Sources show that rules were put in place in order to safeguard the wrestlers from serious injury. For instance, there was a ban on breaking an opponent's bones.
In the counties to the north, Cumberland and Westmorland wrestling developed with rules designed to minimize injury to the participants.
References
- ↑ "Lancashire Wrestling (England) - Traditional Sports". www.traditionalsports.org. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
External links
- History of the Aspull Olympic Wrestling Club in Lancashire.
- A brief history of wrestling in England.
- An article on Cornish wrestling, for comparison.
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