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Kokh

Also known as Կոխ · Armenian wrestling

Kokh: photograph by Post of the Soviet Union (Рис.: В. В. Пименов (1920—2008)).
Photo: Post of the Soviet Union (Рис.: В. В. Пименов (1920—2008))., Public domain, source on Wikimedia Commons

Two wrestlers in traditional costume grapple to throw the opponent onto the back using timed grips and counters.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Armenia.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of River Valleys and First Cities (about 3000 to 1000 BCE), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Persia, Caucasus and Central Asia.

Sources

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