swap_horiz Beach Wrestling Alternatives

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Mixed Martial Arts

Mixed martial arts combines techniques from various fighting styles including boxing, wrestling, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu...

Hybrid Cage Striking Submission

9.8 Brilliant

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Greco-Roman Wrestling

Greco-Roman wrestling is an ancient combat sport rooted in European traditions. It’s notable for its focus on upper-body...

European Olympic Grappling Throws

9.4 Excellent

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Sport Sambo

Sport Sambo is a combat sport originating from Russia. It combines throws, takedowns, and grappling techniques with spec...

Russian Submission Grappling Throws

8.8 Great

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Para Judo

Para Judo is a modified version of judo designed specifically for athletes with visual impairments. It’s notable as one...

Adaptive Paralympic Grappling Throws

8.2 Great

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Bokh

Bökh is the traditional style of Mongolian folk wrestling and a culturally significant martial art featured in the annua...

Traditional Grappling Throws Mongolian

7.5 Good

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Pahlavani Wrestling

Pahlavani wrestling, or Koshti Pahlavani, is a traditional Iranian grappling martial art practiced inside a Zurkhaneh, o...

Historic Traditional Iranian Grappling

7.3 Good

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Kazakh Kures

Kazakh Kures is a traditional form of jacket wrestling originating from Kazakhstan, historically practiced by nomadic co...

Traditional Grappling Throws Kazakh

7.2 Good

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Kuresh

Kuresh (also spelled koresh, kurash, or köräş) refers to a family of traditional belt-wrestling styles practiced across...

Traditional Belt Grappling Throws

7.1 Good

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Belt Wrestling

Belt wrestling is a family of grappling sports in which competitors maintain a prescribed grip on an opponent's belt, sa...

Traditional Belt Grappling Throws

7.1 Good

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Turkish Karakucak

Karakucak is a traditional Turkish folk-wrestling style practiced in outdoor competitions and regional festivals. Wrestl...

Traditional Folk Turkish Grappling

7.1 Good

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Jacket Wrestling

Jacket wrestling is a broad category of grappling traditions in which competitors use an opponent's jacket, coat, belt,...

Traditional Folk Grappling Throws

7.1 Good

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Shuai Jiao

Shuai jiao is a Chinese form of jacket wrestling and a combat sport in which participants use grips on a short, durable...

Traditional Chinese Grappling Throws

7.0 Good

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Backhold Wrestling

Backhold wrestling is a traditional grappling style associated with Scotland and northern England, particularly the Cumb...

Traditional Folk Grappling Throws

6.8 Fair

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Tatar Koresh

Tatar Koresh is a traditional form of belt wrestling originating from the Tatar people of the Volga-Ural region in Russi...

Traditional Belt Grappling Throws

6.7 Fair

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Kyrgyz Kurosh

Kyrgyz Kurosh is a traditional Kyrgyz standing-wrestling style in which opponents hold one another’s belts and try to th...

Traditional Belt Grappling Throws

6.7 Fair

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Irish Collar and Elbow

Irish Collar and Elbow is a traditional Irish jacket-wrestling style in which competitors use a garment as part of the c...

Historic Irish Grappling Throws

6.7 Fair

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Leonese Wrestling

Leonese wrestling, or lucha leonesa and aluche, is a traditional belt-wrestling style from León Province and nearby cult...

Spanish Traditional Belt Grappling

6.2 Fair

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Kokh

Kokh is a traditional Armenian folk-wrestling style and is recognized as Armenia's national wrestling. It is a grappling...

Traditional Folk Grappling Armenian

6.1 Fair

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Collar-and-Elbow Wrestling

Collar-and-elbow wrestling is a jacket-wrestling style associated with Ireland and with the Irish diaspora. Wrestlers se...

Historic Irish Grappling Throws

5.7 Mediocre

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Devon Wrestling

Devon wrestling is a traditional jacket-wrestling style associated with Devon in southwest England. Historical descripti...

Traditional English Grappling Kicking

5.4 Mediocre