Grundbirkózás, hungarian wrestling

[brokenbonz]

does anyone knows anything about this style of wrestling? and what is traditional bulgarian wrestling called?

 

[Ken Pfrenger]

Nice find! I read about this style years ago but never was able to find out much more than is obvious fromt he clips and definitely never got to see it done. Wish I knew more but at least I got to see it finally.

 

[sz332]

This wrestling is not a folk style, but was created at the late 70 early 80s to have a simple wrestling style that prepares youth for olympic/freestyle wrestling. The goal was to lift your opponent up, or to move him out from a circle. Throws and leg trips were not allowed, therefore there was no need for mats -> it could be practised also in small towns, where there was no equipment available.

There are at least two books available about grundbirkózás, i got my hands of one on the weekend.