swap_horiz Pahlavani Alternatives

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Greek Wrestling

Greek wrestling, known as pale, is a historic combat sport originating in ancient Greece. It was a key element of the or...

Historic Olympic Ancient Grappling

8.3 Great

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Oil Wrestling

Oil wrestling, known in Turkish as yağlı güreş, is a traditional Turkish sport in which competitors wrestle while coated...

Traditional Festival Turkish Grappling

7.7 Good

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Kazakh Küres

Kazakh Küres, also written Kazakh Kuresi, is a traditional jacket-wrestling style from Kazakhstan. Competitors wrestle w...

Traditional Grappling Wrestling Kazakh

7.6 Good

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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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Kushti

Kushti is a traditional style of wrestling practiced in the Indian subcontinent, particularly in India and Pakistan. Wre...

Indian Traditional Grappling Wrestling

7.2 Good

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Lutte Traditionnelle

Lutte Traditionnelle is a style of folk wrestling native to West Africa, featuring distinct regional variations such as...

Traditional Folk African Grappling

7.2 Good

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Mongolian Khapsagai

Mongolian Khapsagai is a Mongolian folk wrestling style, notable for stand-up bouts in which touching the ground with an...

Traditional Folk Grappling Wrestling

7.0 Good

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Karakucak Wrestling

Karakucak is a traditional Turkish form of folk wrestling practiced at festivals and organized competitions. Wrestlers c...

Traditional Folk Turkish Grappling

6.8 Fair

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Gatta Gusthi

Gatta Gusthi is a traditional submission-wrestling style associated with Kerala, India. Bouts take place in a godha, a p...

Indian Traditional Folk Grappling

6.7 Fair

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Aba Wrestling

Aba wrestling is a traditional Turkish jacket-wrestling style associated especially with Hatay in southern Turkey. The n...

Traditional Belt Turkish Grappling

6.4 Fair

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Malakhra

Malakhra is a traditional belt-wrestling style associated with Sindh in Pakistan. During a bout, wrestlers grip a belt o...

Traditional Belt Grappling Wrestling

6.2 Fair

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Boli Khela

Boli Khela is a traditional form of Bengali wrestling associated with Chittagong, Bangladesh. Competitors grapple in an...

Traditional Folk Grappling Wrestling

6.0 Fair

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Ristynes

Ristynes is a Lithuanian folk wrestling tradition. It was popular from the mid-19th century to the early 20th century an...

Traditional Folk Grappling Wrestling

6.0 Fair

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Mukna

Mukna is a traditional Meitei folk wrestling style from Manipur, India. It is associated with the Lai Haraoba festival a...

Traditional Folk Grappling Wrestling

5.9 Mediocre

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Inbuan Wrestling

Inbuan wrestling is a traditional Mizo wrestling style associated with Mizoram in northeastern India. Matches generally...

Traditional Folk Grappling Wrestling

5.8 Mediocre

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Barróg

Barrog is an Irish backhold wrestling style whose name means hug; comparable clinches appear in Irish carvings from the...

Traditional Folk Irish Grappling

5.6 Mediocre

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Huka-huka

Huka-huka is a traditional wrestling practice associated with Indigenous peoples of the Xingu region in Brazil. The cont...

Traditional Indigenous Brazilian Grappling

5.5 Mediocre

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Buno

Buno is a traditional Filipino grappling and wrestling system notable for its integration with weapon-based martial arts...

Traditional Folk Grappling Filipino

5.4 Mediocre

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Mud Wrestling

Mud wrestling is a form of wrestling or grappling performed in mud, usually in a purpose-built pit. It can be organized...

Traditional Folk Grappling Wrestling

4.8 Poor