Lancashire wrestling

Lancashire Wrestling

Focus	Grappling
Country of origin	England
Olympic sport	No

Lancashire wrestling is a historic submission wrestling style from Lancashire in England. It is considered an ancestor of catch wrestling, professional and amateur wrestling.

The style included groundwork, submissions, throws and had a reputation as a particularly violent and dangerous sport. Sources show that rules were put in place in order to safeguard the wrestlers from serious injury. For instance, there was a ban on breaking an opponent's bones^{[citation needed]}.

In the counties to the north, Cumberland and Westmorland wrestling developed with rules designed to minimise injury to the participants.

External links[]

• History of the Aspull Olympic Wrestling Club in Lancashire.
• A brief history of wrestling in England.
• An article on Cornish wrestling, for comparison.

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