A short summary

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Bassula

Bassula is a traditional wrestling style, originating from Angola.
grips on the opponent's garments grip fighting/changing grips during the match.

Techniques

We don't know much about Bassula's arsenal of techniques, except that .
Standing armlocks are allowed.
We don't yet have knowledge on whether any form of striking techniques are trained or allowed in competition.

Objective

Throw the opponent to the ground or submit him.

Competition

The matches traditionally take place on sand. We don't yet know what the usual match duration is.

We don't know if any weight classes are established. Neither, if women are allowed to participate in Bassula competitions or not.

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