Highland Wrestling?

**Norbydog** · 11th February 06, 11:14 PM

I have read about Highland wrestling and I would love to give it a try. I saw some videos of matches (all of kids) and think I got the basic idea of it down. I also read a short article on the rules.

Anyone know where I could see some matches near Nebraska? I looked at several websites of Festivals/Games the wife and I are thinking about attending, but I could not find any listing of athletics beyond Scottish Heavy athletics.

**Yaish** · 12th February 06, 07:38 AM

Are you talking about Scottish Backhold wrestling? Outside of a highland games, I dont know anywhere you'd be likely to see it.

**Sciuropterus** · 12th February 06, 08:59 AM

I would be willing to give it a try, from what I understand it does not require a submission to win, you start in a clinch and have to make the other guy touch the ground with any part of his body besides his feet. I think it would me more fun if it continued on the ground into a submission. I am much more comfortable wrestling on the ground than I am standing up, which would put me in a disadvantage under highland rules.

**Bil** · 12th February 06, 12:07 PM

"You know, Scotland has its own martial arts... It's mostly just head butting and then kicking people when they're on the ground."

-Charlie Mackenzie (Mike Meyers)
--So I Married An Axe Murderer (1993)

**Sciuropterus** · 12th February 06, 12:51 PM

Do they have different weight classes for highand wrestling?

**Norbydog** · 12th February 06, 01:56 PM

I've seen different names for it, but I think we are all thinking the same. Backhold wrestling would be the most descriptive.

I am with Sciuropterus...after years of high school and college wrestling, and BJJ and Full contact, I would prefer ground/submission fighting. But the idea of wrestling in a kilt has a certain appeal, plus a new style would be interesting. I think it would be much like Greco-Roman style.

**Sciuropterus** · 12th February 06, 02:09 PM

Originally Posted by Norbydog

I've seen different names for it, but I think we are all thinking the same. Backhold wrestling would be the most descriptive.

I am with Sciuropterus...after years of high school and college wrestling, and BJJ and Full contact, I would prefer ground/submission fighting. But the idea of wrestling in a kilt has a certain appeal, plus a new style would be interesting. I think it would be much like Greco-Roman style.

I have a black belt in Kosen Ju-Jitsu, which is very similar to BJJ on the ground, but also has a lot of striking. The new students at our school who have a wrestling background do great once they realize that being pinned doesn't end the game, and learn the pitfalls of chokes and armbars.

As I am soon to be 40, I need to find something a little less rough on the body. I did Kali/JKD for a few years when I was younger, I should start doing more. I also keep a full-size Wing Chun dummy in my office.