A folk wrestling style is any traditional style of wrestling, which may or may not be codified as a modern sport. Most cultures have developed regional forms of grappling.

Europe

Britain

Traditionally wrestling has two main centres in Great Britain: the West Country, where the Devon and Cornwall styles were developed, and in the Northern counties; the home of the Cumberland and Westmorland styles and Catch wrestling.

North Country styles

West Country styles

Other styles

Ireland

Nordic countries

Continental Europe

Western Europe

Southern Europe

Eastern Europe

Northern Europe

Asia

Central Asia

Mongolian wrestling

Turkic wrestling

East Asia

China

Other countries

Western Asia

South Asia

Southeast Asia

Americas

Africa

Oceania

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