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Scottish Backhold Wrestling is a fighting style originating from Scotland. The wrestlers gripped each other around the waist at the back, with the right hand under the opponent's left arm and the chin resting on the opposite right shoulder. When the referee is sure that both wrestlers have taken a firm grip, he shouts "hold" and the bout starts. Should either wrestler break his hold or touch the ground with any part of his body except his feet, he loses. There is no ground work and the bouts are usually best of five falls.
It was the fighting style used by the world first international sports super star, Donald Dinnie, and also by the MacGregor clan, including the most famous one, Rob Roy.
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Recreation and Sports :: Scotland
Scottish Backhold Wrestling and Rob Roy - Features an overview of the sport's history and Rob Roy MacGregor. Excerpt from an article by William Baxter published in The Scottish Banner, June 1999.
Meta Description: [ The art of Scottish backhold wrestling and Rob Roy MacGregor ]
The Scottish Wrestling Bond - Includes an introduction to the sport of Scottish backhold wrestling including rules, dress, history, calendar, events and related links.
Meta Description: [ The Official Scottish Wrestling Bond Website, with a Wrestling History from 1870, and also different styles including Gouren, Irish, Cornish, Cumberland & Westmorland, ranggeln, lucha leon, Olympic freestyle, Greco-roman and various Highland Games ]
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