- Dumog
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Dumog Also known as Filipino wrestling Focus Grappling Country of origin Philippines Olympic sport no Dumog is the Filipino style of wrestling while standing upright and refers to the grappling aspect of Filipino martial arts. The word dumog is most commonly used in Mindanao and the Visayas, while the word buno is used in Luzon, specifically in the Southern Tagalog-speaking provinces as far south as Mindoro.[1][2] Techniques encompass a variety of pushes, pulls, weight shifts and joint locks designed to "move" the opponent, often taking advantage of their weight and direction of force to throw them off balance.
It is also used colloquially as being mobbed (dinudumog).
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- Philippine martial arts
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