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Catch wrestling is
arguably the ancestor of modern grappling, professional wrestling, mixed
martial arts and no-holds-barred competition. Catch wrestling's origins lie
in a variety of styles, most notably the regional wrestling styles of
Europe, particularly the England (e.g. Collar-and-elbow, Lancashire
catch-as-catch-can wrestling etc.), and Asia (e.g. pehlwani). |
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'Collar-and-elbow' refers to
the initial hold of the wrestlers. The term is sometimes used in a
restricted sense to refer only to the style of professional wrestling as
practiced in United States carnivals just before and after 1900. Under this
stricter definition, "catch wrestling" is one of many styles of professional
wrestling, specifically as practiced in carnivals and at public exhibitions
from after the American Civil War until the Great Depression. |
