Lausatok Glima (Loose-Grip Glima)
Traditional Viking Glima wrestling variant without belts using loose grips.
Quick Facts
Founder
Country of OriginIceland
IcelandRegionEurope
Primary FocusGrappling
Contact LevelFull contact
Belt SystemNo grades
Character & Origin
StatusLiving, organized
LineageFolk
Era of OriginMedieval
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 Lausatok Glima (Loose-Grip Glima)
Lausatök Glima (Free Glima) is a historical combat branch of Icelandic wrestling. Unlike the modern belted sport version, wrestlers hold onto their bodies and clothing at will and use grabs, sleepers and wrestling levers to defend themselves.
Similar styles
Selected by overlap in the style profile, not by historical lineage.