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Lucha gallega
Lucha gallega (Loita galega) is a traditional wrestling style, originating from Province of Galicia, Spain.grips on the opponent's garments grip fighting/changing grips during the match.
Grips on the belt and pants are allowed.
Techniques
We don't know much about Lucha gallega's arsenal of techniques, except that .We don't yet have knowledge on whether submission holds are trained or allowed in competition.
Objective
Pin the opponent's back to the ground for 15 seconds, or throw him on his back, or win on points. Points are scored for throwing the opponent, or pushing him out of bounds.Competition
The matches traditionally take place on hay/straw; sand (in coastal areas). We don't yet know what the usual match duration is.We don't know if any weight classes are established.
We don't know whether it is allowed for women to participate in Lucha gallega competitions.