Kurash

"Reaching the goal with the just or fair way."

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Introduction

Kurash is an ancient type of upright jacket-grappling that originated in the territory of modern Uzbekistan with about three thousand years of history.

There is no groundwork, and only throws and leg sweeps can be used by players. All the actions are allowed only in standing position and any techniques using armlock, chocking, and kicking, as well as grips below the belt are prohibited.

History

For three millenniums Kurash was limited within the borders of Central Asia. Techniques, traditions, rules, and philosophies of Kurash were verbally passed from generation to generation. And only in 1990, Komil Yusupov, the widely known Uzbek wrestler finished that kind of research on Kurash. He created the new universal rules for Kurash, which incorporated the best features of Kurash- thousands of years old philosophy of courage and humanism with the tight requirements of the modern sport. He introduced to Kurash weight categories, gestures, and terminology based on 13 Uzbek words, set a fixed duration of the bout, uniform for players and referees, and everything.

References

“History of Kurash”. International Kurash Association.

“ИСТОРИЯ КУРАШ”. Kurash Federation of Uzbekistan.

World Martial Arts Museum. Chungju, Korea.