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Khmer traditional wrestling
Khmer traditional wrestling (បោកចំបាប់; Baok Cham Bab) is a traditional wrestling style, originating from Cambodia.grips on the opponent's garments grip fighting/changing grips during the match.
Techniques
We don't know much about Khmer traditional wrestling's arsenal of techniques, except that .Objective
Matches consist of 3 rounds. Victory is obtained by forcing the opponent on their back. The person who is able to win 2 of the 3 rounds is the winner of the match.Competition
The matches traditionally take place on dirt or sand. 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 Khmer traditional wrestling competitions.
Although predominantly a male sport today, Khmer wrestling was once practiced by both sexes as female wrestlers are also displayed on the Banteay Srei temple. (Wikipedia)