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Koshti pahlavani
Koshti pahlavani (کشتی) is a traditional wrestling style, originating from Iran.grips on the opponent's garments grip fighting/changing grips during the match.
Techniques
We don't know much about Koshti pahlavani'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 a certain time).Competition
The matches traditionally take place on a wrestling mat. The match duration is two 3 minute rounds (by modern rules).We don't know if any weight classes are established.
We don't know whether it is allowed for women to participate in Koshti pahlavani competitions.