A short summary

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Collar-and-elbow wrestling

Collar-and-elbow wrestling (Coiléar agus Uille) is a traditional wrestling style, originating from Ireland.
grips on the opponent's garments grip fighting/changing grips during the match.

Techniques

We don't know much about Collar-and-elbow wrestling's arsenal of techniques, except that .

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.

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