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The Turkish word for wrestling can be traced back to the Oghuz Turkic languages, which originate from the Eurasian steppes. After the conquest of Anatolia by Seljuk Turks, a form of traditional freestyle wrestling called Karakucak Güreşi (literally "Ground hug") was popularized, where special leather clothing was worn and wrestlers commenced the competition by pouring olive oil on their bodies.
Oil-wrestling was accepted as special branch by the Turkish Olympic Wrestling Federation. Sport and politics, as in 1996 the Turkish Federation of Traditional Sport Branches (Geleneksel Spor Dallari Federasyonu) was officially accepted as the federation representing oil-wrestling and other traditional Turkish sports.
Traditional Oil Wrestling in Turkey is a UNESCCO listed Intangible Cultural Heritage. Wrestling (Turkish: güreş) is considered as an "ancestral sport" in Turkey, represented foremost by the annual Kırkpınar tournament in oil wrestling.
TGF is a member of United World Wrestling (UWW), formerly known as the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA). [2] The federation organizes the national wrestling events, and European and World championships hosted by Turkey. In addition, the TGF promotes and organizes traditional wrestling styles such as oil wrestling ...
International Wrestling Federation: Reading: Killer Kowalski 1979–1995 Associated with Kowalski's wrestling school, a number of his early students competed in the promotion such as Perry Saturn, Joanie Laurer (later to be known as Chyna) and Paul Levesque (now better known as Triple H); later relocated to Burlington, Vermont [1] [3] [4] [5] [11]
Oil wrestling is a sport in which two opponents covered in olive oil wrestle each other. Due to the olive oil, gripping the opponent is made much more difficult and thus ads a level of complexity to the sport as compared to the non oiled Greco-Roman wrestling. It is said that it was practiced by the ancients 4500 years ago but it has at least ...
Oil wrestling is one of the wrestling ethnosports, ... World Ethnosports Federation. 2017. Archived from the original on 21 May 2018 "2018 KAZANANLAR" ...
Atlantic Wrestling Federation Hanover, Pennsylvania: Max Thrasher: 1988–1993 [4] East Coast Wrestling Federation Easton, Pennsylvania: Paul Swanger 1983–1984 [4] North American Wrestling Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Mike Donatelli 1986–1995 [4] National Independent Championship Wrestling Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania: Bob Raskin 1985 [4]