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Collar-and-elbow wrestling
Collar-and-elbow wrestling (Coiléar agus Uille) is a traditional wrestling style, originating from Ireland.It allows grips on the opponent's garments, and doesn’t allow grip fighting/changing grips during the match.
Techniques
Regarding Collar-and-elbow wrestling's arsenal of techniques, we know that leg techniques (hooks, sweeps, ect.) are allowed, and that leg grabs, pins, submission holds and striking are not utilized.Objective
Throw the opponent on his back.Competition
We don't yet know where (on what surface) the matches traditionally take place. The match duration is unlimited - the match goes on until one wrestler wins.We don't know if any weight classes are established. Neither, if women are allowed to participate in Collar-and-elbow wrestling competitions or not.