How to Highland Wrestle
Have the two participants face each other with their arms spread., Have the first person lock their fingers together with their left palm facing out.,Have the second person also do steps one and two, after the first person has his arms secure...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Have the two participants face each other with their arms spread.
The first person wraps their arms around the second person with their right arm under the second person's left arm and their left arm over the second person right arm.
The first person's chin should rest on the second person's left shoulder. -
Step 2: Have the first person lock their fingers together with their left palm facing out.
The right palm should be facing in.,, Once both people have a good hold, the referee shouts "Hold!" and the wrestlers must commence trying to force the other to fall or break their hold., If you're smaller then your opponent, then try to make him fall by wrapping your legs around his.
If you are larger than your opponent, then just use brute strength. , It is considered a fall if any part of your body touches the ground other than the bottoms of your feet.
A hold is broken when your fingers come apart.
If you both fall, the person on the bottom gets a point. , They are:
No kicking with the toe, only with the side of the foot.
No head butting.
No hitting.
No hitting with the shoulders, knees or elbows. -
Step 3: Have the second person also do steps one and two
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Step 4: after the first person has his arms secure.
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Step 5: Begin the wrestling.
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Step 6: Use techniques to stay upright and push over your opponent.
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Step 7: Know when a fall or a broken hold will occur.
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Step 8: Know the restrictions in place to ensure a safer wrestle.
Detailed Guide
The first person wraps their arms around the second person with their right arm under the second person's left arm and their left arm over the second person right arm.
The first person's chin should rest on the second person's left shoulder.
The right palm should be facing in.,, Once both people have a good hold, the referee shouts "Hold!" and the wrestlers must commence trying to force the other to fall or break their hold., If you're smaller then your opponent, then try to make him fall by wrapping your legs around his.
If you are larger than your opponent, then just use brute strength. , It is considered a fall if any part of your body touches the ground other than the bottoms of your feet.
A hold is broken when your fingers come apart.
If you both fall, the person on the bottom gets a point. , They are:
No kicking with the toe, only with the side of the foot.
No head butting.
No hitting.
No hitting with the shoulders, knees or elbows.
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