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Traditional Wrestling – It's Role in Modern Sports

“Kazakh kuresi: history, modernity and perspective“2013, Astana


Introduction

Many nations have their national wrestling, which traditions, skills

and techniques have been passed from generation to generation.

Each kind of wrestling is very unique and peculiar, but at the same

time it does have something in common, for instance, belts that are

required for a fight.


BELT WRESTLING

International Federation of Wrestling on Belts Alysh (IFWBA) (ancient Turkish word “Alysh” means fighting in order to determine the strongest opponent), that was established in 2002, aims:

to pass national heritage, especially knowledge and experience of national wrestling which is based on the principles of preservation and co-enrichment of national and cultural traditions to the new generations;

to reveal attractiveness and advantages as well as to stress the importance of national wrestling and promote it all over the world;

to take care of health and psychological strength of the offspring;

to support friendly relationships among the countries.


BELT WRESTLING

Belt Wrestling Alysh has been developed in two main directions that are professional sports and amateurs sports (or sports for all).

Professional sports, now is developed together with FILA, since June, 2008, when IFWBA joined FILA as one of its Committees and is called World Belt Wrestling Committee Alysh (WBWCA). Certainly, World and Continental championships, International tournaments, World Cups, anti-doping requirements etc. are inseparable part of national wrestling in professional sports.

Aleksandr MedvedHonoury PresidentALYSH international3 times Olympic champion


BELT WRESTLING

Nevertheless, professional athletes are like a drop in the ocean among numerous amateurs in belt wrestling. Since national wrestling traditionally were and are practiced in the villages, during various festivals, f. e. harvest-home usually started from the fight of wrestlers that were awarded by a horse, ram or a special winner-belt (no medals).


Symposium of traditional wrestling development 2005 and resolution


Symposium 2005, Vilnius


Symposium of traditional wrestling development 2011 and resolution



Resolution

2. The forum ascertains that in many countries the traditional kinds of Wrestling do successfully develop and get the support from the government as no Olympic sports.

Resolution of International symposium on traditional wrestling development 16th-17th May 2011 Palanga, Lithuania.

1. The forum highly appreciates support of FILA and its president Raphael Martinetti for support in development and advancement on international scene of traditional kinds of the wrestling which is not in the Olympic program.

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Resolution3. Many kinds of traditional wrestling have century of traditions and are a cultural heritage not only in the countries, but also are recognized by the world community.

4. The forum entirely approves and supports the actions of FILA and the World committee of FILA for traditional kinds of wrestling in directing the practical help for regional and national sports associations in revival, development and advancement on international scene of traditional kinds of wrestling.

5. For rendering of the scientifically-methodical help in preparation a scientific, coaches and judges staff and also creations of scientifically-methodical fund for history of foundation and development of traditional kinds of wrestling the FORUM asks FILA to provide the practical help in formation of Academy FILA for traditional kinds of wrestling and to register the Academy at FILA Headquarters.

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Traditional wrestling globalisation steps


Globalisation steps

2007-2013 – First steps

2007: FILA agreement with the International Belt Wrestling Federation Alysh and creation of the World Belt Wrestling Committee Alysh (WBWCA). 2008: 3rd World Wrestling Games in Tirana, Albania > Alysh2009: 4th World Wrestling Games in Siauliai, Lithuania > Alysh, Tatar Koresh, Ssireum2010: SportAccord World Combat Games in Beijing, China > Belt Wrestling2010: 5th World Wrestling Games in Astana, Kazakhstan > Kazakh Kuresi, Alysh,Tatar koresh and demonstration chapsagai ,Khanty-Mansi Wrestling2011: FILA festival Mashhad, IIR, 2012: FILA festival São Paulo, Brazil, TAFISA Games Siailiai, Lithuania2013: FILA festivals in Africa, Pan America and Europe


Problems encountered while seekingworld recognition


Encountered problems

Meeting with the World Committee to analyse the problems and work on new directions:

The limits of the « International Federation » model (transparency, globalization);

The lack of recognition/exposure of the regional and national styles;

The problem caused by the access to official Games;

The lack of universal competition procedures, rules, refereeing.


New partnerships


PartnershipsCurrent partners :

The International Federation of Celtic WrestlingThe International Federation of Wrestling on Belts AlyshThe International Federation of Kazakh Kuresi The International Association of Tatar Belt Wrestling Koresh The Regional Federation of the Yakut People "Sakhaada Sport" The Regional Federation of Khanty-Mansi WrestlingZurhanehAfrica Congolese Federation of Kabub

New partners (waiting for recognision):

Chukhe (Iran I.R)Ukraine wrestling

We are ready to cooperate with all traditional wresltings.


Styles unification


Styles unification

2011- 2013: Unified Rules Belt Wrestling Style Unification

I With Kimono

1.fixed gripa) Classic – no legs (Tatar Koresh) b) Free – with legs (Alysh)

2.2. free grip (Kazakh koreshi, chukhe)

II. With Shorts

1. Fixed grip (Ssireum)2. free grip (Koshti Pahlavani)


International calendar 2014 – 2015


Calendar

2014:

FILA Europian festival May 23rd-25th, Riga(Latvia)TAFISA Combat Games 16th-23rd September Vankuver(Canada)Asian Games September 19th - October 4th Incheon Saot Korea

2015:Europian Games June Baku (Azerbaidzian)Sportaccord Combat Games

Thank You all for attention.


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