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However, here is a short summary of what we know about it so far.
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Tegumi
Tegumi (Tegumi (手組); Mutō (無刀)) is a traditional wrestling style, originating from Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.grips on the opponent's garments grip fighting/changing grips during the match.
Techniques
We don't know much about Tegumi's arsenal of techniques, except that .We don't yet have knowledge on whether leg techniques (hooks, sweeps, ect.) and leg grabs are trained or allowed in competition.
Objective
Pin the opponent's back to the ground (for a certain time), or submit him with jointlocks or chokes.Competition
We don't yet know where (on what surface) the matches traditionally take place. We also don't have information about the usual match duration.We don't know if any weight classes are established. Neither, if women are allowed to participate in Tegumi competitions or not.