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Established in
Cornwall (in southwest England, UK) for several centuries.The wrestlers in
the Cornish style both wear tough jackets enabling them to gain better grip
on their opponent. All holds are taken upon the other wrestler's jacket,
grabbing of the wrists or fingers is forbidden as well as any holding below
the waist. Although all holds are to be taken upon the jacket the flat of
the hand is allowed to be used to push or deflect an opponent. |
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The objective of
Cornish wrestling is to throw your opponent and make him land as flat as
possible on his back. Three sticklers (referees) watch and control each bout
whilst also recording down the score of points achieved in play. Four pins
are located on the back of a wrestler, two at the back of each shoulder and
two either side just above the buttocks. If a wrestler manages to throw his
opponent flat onto his back, simultaneously scoring with all 4 pins they
score four points in that single throw and this is called a "Back" to which
the bout is then finished and the throwing wrestler is the winner. The
sticklers will each raise their sticks when they perceive a Back has been
achieved. If two sticklers raise their sticks but one does not a back is
still awarded.
The Cornish Wrestling Association was formed in 1923 to standardize the
rules and to promote Cornish Wrestling throughout Cornwall and indeed
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