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Tatar koresh
Tatar koresh (Татар корэш) is a traditional wrestling style, originating from Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation.It allows grips on the opponent's garments, and doesn’t allow grip fighting/changing grips during the match.
The opponent's belt is gripped at the beginning of the bout, and is held throughout.
Techniques
We don't know much about Tatar koresh's arsenal of techniques, except that leg techniques (hooks, sweeps, ect.), leg grabs, pins, submission holds and striking are not allowed/used in competition.This makes it a very physically demanding sport, where strength matters a lot.
Objective
Throw the opponent on his back.Competition
The matches traditionally take place on a wrestling mat. We don't yet know what the usual match duration is.We don't know if any weight classes are established.
Women are not allowed to participate in Tatar koresh competitions.