Cumberland and Westmorland wrestling tradition

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folk wrestling style intangible cultural heritage traditional sport

The Cumberland and Westmorland wrestling tradition is a historic form of English folk wrestling from the Lake District, known for its distinctive backhold style and prominent role in rural sports gatherings.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Cumberland and Westmorland wrestling	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	folk wrestling style ⓘ intangible cultural heritage ⓘ traditional sport ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Cumberland and Westmorland wrestling NERFINISHED ⓘ Cumberland wrestling ⓘ Westmorland wrestling NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Lake District fairs NERFINISHED ⓘ agricultural shows ⓘ rural sports gatherings ⓘ village sports days ⓘ
competitionFormat	knockout tournaments ⓘ weight classes ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	England ⓘ
culturalRole	feature of traditional English country sports ⓘ symbol of Lake District rural identity ⓘ
genderParticipation	primarily male ⓘ
gripType	backhold ⓘ
hasGoverningBody	Cumberland and Westmorland Wrestling Association NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasWrestlingStyle	backhold wrestling ⓘ
historicalPeriod	19th century rural England ⓘ
modernDevelopment	includes women’s competitions in some events ⓘ
notableEvent	Ambleside Sports wrestling competitions NERFINISHED ⓘ Cumberland Show wrestling competitions NERFINISHED ⓘ Grasmere Sports wrestling competitions NERFINISHED ⓘ
practicedIn	Cumbria NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern England NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryObjective	throw opponent to the ground ⓘ
regionOfOrigin	Cumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake District NERFINISHED ⓘ Westmorland NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	North Country wrestling traditions ⓘ Scottish backhold wrestling NERFINISHED ⓘ
rule	no ground wrestling after a fall ⓘ throws must be executed from standing position ⓘ wrestlers must maintain fixed backhold grip until a fall or break ⓘ
stance	upright stance ⓘ
technique	cross-buttock throws ⓘ hip throws ⓘ inside click ⓘ outside stroke ⓘ
trainingContext	family traditions ⓘ local clubs ⓘ
typicalAttire	coloured trunks ⓘ long johns ⓘ vest ⓘ
winCondition	opponent breaks hold ⓘ opponent touches ground with any part of the body except the soles of the feet ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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Grasmere Sports (traditional sports event) → tradition → Cumberland and Westmorland wrestling tradition ⓘ

subject surface form: Grasmere Sports

Cumberland, England → hasHeritage → Cumberland and Westmorland wrestling tradition ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cumberland and Westmorland wrestling