Black Belt Wiki is a free martial arts wiki. We will help you with Shotokan Kata, Taekwondo Forms, Kicks, Punches, Grappling, Aikido, Goju-Ryu, Krav Maga, Bo Staff, Kyokushin, Judo, Terminology, etc. You can also learn about different martial arts styles. This wiki will also improve your martial arts agility, balance, conditioning, flexibility, speed, etc. Please help others by adding info to this wiki. Page Date - 09 Sep 2015 11:40 FYI - We will be transferring to a new software platform this summer (in order to be better viewed on mobile devices, etc). We apologize for any disruptions!! Things are going a little slower than expected but we hope to be fully converted by the end of August. Scottish Backhold - Scotland Wrestling Style Scottish Backhold is a style of folk wrestling native to the Highlands of Scotland. It is very similar in style to Cumberland Wrestling. Scottish Backhold is still taught and practiced today. It is a popular part of the traditional Highland Games. The two opponents take a grip using the 'Backhold' position (which gives the style its name). A Backhold consists of the two combatants positioning themselves chest to chest with the right arm under the others left arm, the left arm over the others right shoulder and the chin of each wrestler is placed on the others left shoulder. After a command of 'Hold' from the referee, the wrestlers then commence to try and get each other to the ground. The first person to hit the ground with any part of his body other than his feet loses the round. Matches usually consist of the best of five rounds (though this depends on the particular event). Scottish Backhold Wrestling
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