Garifuna Folk Wrestling
Traditional Afro-Caribbean-Central American folk wrestling sport of the Garifuna people.
Quick Facts
Founder
Country of OriginHonduras
HondurasFoundedc. 1790
RegionNorth America
Primary FocusGrappling
Contact LevelFull contact
Belt SystemNo grades
Character & Origin
StatusLiving, informal
LineageFolk
Era of OriginEarly modern
Training
AttireTraditional dress
SparringFull contact
Role of WeaponsNo weapons
Role of FormsNo forms
Who It Suits
Kids ProgrammesKids groups common
Senior FriendlyNot suitable for seniors
Physical Demand4/5
Injury Risk2/5
Learning Curve2/5
Self-Defence Value2/5
Fitness Value4/5
Organisation & Competition
Grading SystemNo grades
Competition FormatPoint fighting
Weight ClassesNo
Olympic StatusNot Olympic
Estimated PractitionersUnder 10k
What the style is built from
Editorial rating on a 0–3 scale, based on how much room each area gets in ordinary training.
Hand strikesNot used
KicksNot used
Throws & takedownsCore
Ground fightingMarginal
Locks & holdsNot used
WeaponsNot used
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About Garifuna Folk Wrestling
Garifuna Wrestling is a traditional folk wrestling sport of the Garifuna people on the Caribbean coast of Central America (Honduras, Belize). Wrestlers fight on the beach in a sand ring with the goal of throwing or pulling the opponent onto their back using throws over the side without striking.
Similar styles
Selected by overlap in the style profile, not by historical lineage.