swap_horiz Ristynes Alternatives

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Kushti

Kushti is a traditional form of mud wrestling practiced in India where athletes train in specific dirt pits called akhar...

Indian Traditional Grappling Wrestling

7.2 Good

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Lutte Traditionnelle

Lutte Traditionnelle is West African folk wrestling, known as Laamb in Senegal and Kokawa in Hausa areas, with Francopho...

Traditional Folk African Grappling

7.2 Good

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Jacket Wrestling

Jacket Wrestling is a family of belt-and-jacket grappling styles from Europe and Asia, notable because clothing grips de...

Traditional Folk Grappling Throws

7.1 Good

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Ringen

Ringen is German historical grappling; 15th-century fight books by masters such as Hans Talhoffer recorded throws, locks...

German Historic Folk Grappling

6.9 Fair

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Karakucak Wrestling

Karakucak Wrestling is a Turkish folk style sanctioned nationwide, fought on grass in canvas trousers and distinguished...

Traditional Folk Turkish Grappling

6.8 Fair

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Backhold Wrestling

Backhold Wrestling is a Scottish and North Country style in which wrestlers lock arms around the torso; a broken grip or...

Traditional Folk Grappling Throws

6.8 Fair

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Gatta Gusthi

Gatta Gusthi is Kerala's submission wrestling style in India, notable for beach or sand-ground bouts in a godha and phay...

Indian Traditional Folk Grappling

6.7 Fair

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Shima Wrestling

Shima Wrestling is Okinawa's local sumo style, notable for festival bouts on sand where victory comes by putting the opp...

Traditional Folk Grappling Wrestling

6.7 Fair

9

Pahlavani

Pahlavani is a traditional Iranian martial art and physical training system rooted in Zurkhaneh, blending wrestling, cal...

Traditional Iranian Grappling Wrestling

6.5 Fair

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Aba Wrestling

Aba Wrestling is a Turkish jacket-wrestling style of southern Turkey, especially Hatay, named for the aba garment grippe...

Traditional Belt Turkish Grappling

6.4 Fair

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Chidaoba

Chidaoba is a traditional Georgian jacket wrestling style recognized on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list, em...

Traditional Folk Grappling Georgian

6.3 Fair

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Malakhra

Malakhra is a Sindhi belt-wrestling style of Pakistan in which wrestlers grip a waist cloth; it is treated as Sindh's pr...

Traditional Belt Grappling Wrestling

6.2 Fair

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Tegumi

Tegumi is a traditional form of Okinawan wrestling notable for being a foundational precursor to modern karate, heavily...

Traditional Folk Standing Grappling

6.1 Fair

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Kokh

Kokh is Armenia's national folk wrestling, known since the early Middle Ages and often performed with folk music before...

Traditional Folk Grappling Armenian

6.1 Fair

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Boli Khela

Boli Khela is a Bengali wrestling tradition from Chittagong, Bangladesh, associated with merchant Abdul Jabbar Saodagar...

Traditional Folk Grappling Wrestling

6.0 Fair

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Mukna

Mukna is a Meitei folk wrestling style from Manipur, India, traditionally played on the last day of the Lai Haraoba fest...

Traditional Folk Grappling Wrestling

5.9 Mediocre

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Inbuan Wrestling

Inbuan Wrestling is a Mizo folk wrestling style from Mizoram, India; tradition places its preservation at Dungtlang vill...

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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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 wrestling in mud or a mud pit, notable as a modern spectacle after an Akron, Ohio women's professional...

Traditional Folk Grappling Wrestling

4.8 Poor