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A Short History of Catch Wrestling

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A Short History of Catch Wrestling

AKA British Jiu-Jitsu.

Chris Wojcik
Feb 18
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A Short History of Catch Wrestling

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Photo by Martin Kníže on Unsplash

There aren’t really any pictures on Unsplash of real “catch-wrestling”, so I used the picture of pro-wrestling above because, as it turns out, pro-wrestling actually has a lot more in common with catch-wrestling than I thought.

I’ve been really interested in Catch-Wrestling for the last few days now, so I decided to do some exploration on the history of the sport.

What I found is incredibly interesting.

In addition to its unique brutality, joint manipulation, and grit, catch wrestling also has a history that’s deeply interesting.

Catch-wrestling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu are a lot more alike than you might think.

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