lancashire wrestling — noun Usage: usually capitalized L : a British style of wrestling whose object is to bring the opponent to the mat from a prescribed standing position … Useful english dictionary
Lancashire (disambiguation) — Lancashire is a county in England. Lancashire may also refer to:Places*Lancashire Road, downhill street in Hong Kong *Central Lancashire, an English new town covering the towns of Preston, Leyland and Chorley *West Lancashire, a local government… … Wikipedia
Lancashire — For other uses, see Lancashire (disambiguation). Lancashire Flag of Lancashire[1] … Wikipedia
Lancashire style wrestling — Wrestling Wres tling, n. Act of one who wrestles; specif., the sport consisting of the hand to hand combat between two unarmed contestants who seek to throw each other. Note: The various styles of wrestling differ in their definition of a fall… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wrestling — is the act of physical engagement between two people in which each wrestler strives to get an advantage over, or control of, the opponent. Physical techniques which embody the style of wrestling are clinching, holding, locking, and leverage.… … Wikipedia
Wrestling — Wres tling, n. Act of one who wrestles; specif., the sport consisting of the hand to hand combat between two unarmed contestants who seek to throw each other. Note: The various styles of wrestling differ in their definition of a fall and in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Folk wrestling — Focus Grappling Pinning Submission A folk wrestling style is a traditional wrestling discipline which may or may not be codified as a modern sport. Most human cultures have developed their own sort of grappling styl … Wikipedia
Freestyle wrestling — Infobox martial art imagesize = 150px name = Freestyle Wrestling aka = focus = Grappling country =flagicon|UK United Kingdomflagicon|US United States creator = parenthood = Catch wrestling famous pract = Kurt Angle, Gholamreza Takhti, Bruce… … Wikipedia
History of collegiate wrestling — The history of collegiate wrestling can be traced to the many indigenous styles of folk wrestling found in Europe, particularly in Great Britain. Those folk wrestling styles soon gained popularity in what would become the United States, and by… … Wikipedia
Catch wrestling — is a style of wrestling. Catch wrestling is arguably the ancestor of modern grappling, professional wrestling, mixed martial arts and no holds barred competition. Catch wrestling s origins lie in a variety of styles,Asia (e.g. pehlwani). Collar… … Wikipedia
