Lancashire wrestling

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Lancashire wrestling is a traditional English grappling style from the county of Lancashire that emphasized rough, submission-oriented techniques and heavily influenced the development of modern catch wrestling.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf folk wrestling style
grappling martial art
contributedTo development of catch-as-catch-can rulesets
development of submission wrestling
countryOfOrigin England
culturalOrigin working-class communities in Lancashire
developedIn 19th century
emphasizes chokeholds
grappling
ground fighting
joint locks
rough tactics
submissions
goal to force an opponent to submit or be pinned
gripRule no fixed starting hold
hasAlternativeName Lancashire catch wrestling NERFINISHED
Lancashire catch-as-catch-can NERFINISHED
catch wrestling
catch-as-catch-can wrestling NERFINISHED
hasNotableFeature emphasis on practical, competitive grappling over ritual or costume
historicalStatus largely superseded by modern catch wrestling
traditional regional style
influenced catch wrestling
mixed martial arts grappling
professional wrestling
shoot wrestling
languageOfName English
legalTechniques body holds
leg attacks
pain compliance holds
rides and controls
takedowns
locatedInArea Lancashire NERFINISHED
region North West England
relatedTo Cumberland and Westmorland wrestling NERFINISHED
Greco-Roman wrestling
collar-and-elbow wrestling
ruleCharacteristic allowed holds above and below the waist
few holds were illegal
pins and submissions could decide the match
safetyLevel considered rough and dangerous compared to other folk styles
sportType wrestling
styleOfWrestling catch-as-catch-can
trainingEnvironment coal mining communities
fairs and carnivals
music halls and booths
typicalMatchSetting booth wrestling shows
challenge matches for money

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Catch wrestling developedFrom Lancashire wrestling