Bā čuxe wrestling: a traditional wrestling art from Iran

• Main Author: Manouchehr Moshtagh Khorasani
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidad de León 2014-11-01
• Series: Revista de Artes Marciales Asiáticas
• Subjects: Bā čuxe wrestling; Khorasan province; traditional wrestling; throws; leg trips; martial arts; wrestling; combat sports
• Online Access: http://revpubli.unileon.es/ojs/index.php/artesmarciales/article/view/1426

There are more than twenty different traditional wrestling arts that are practiced in today Iran. One of them which is practiced in the region of great Khorasan province is called košti-ye bā čuxe (bā čuxe wrestling). This wrestling art is performed by wearing knee-length pants and a thick jacket and is famed for its powerful throws and leg trips. The following article deals with the history of bā čuxe wrestling and its fundamental techniques. First an introduction to this type of wrestling is given. Later the article describes the background and the regions of practice of bā čuxe wrestling. In the next section the rules and regulation of bā čuxe matches are provided. Then, based on the available literature on the topic and also on fieldwork, the article expands on the fundamental techniques in this traditional wrestling style.