Collar-and-elbow

Brollaidheacht (Collar-and-elbow)
Also known asCoiléar agus Uille, Scuffling, Irish-Style Scuffling, Tripping, Square-Hold Wrestling
FocusGrappling
Country of originIreland
CreatorVarious
Famous practitionersJohn McMahon, Henry Moses Dufur, James H. McLaughlin, Homer Lane,
Olympic sportNo

Collar-and-elbow wrestling (Irish: Coiléar agus Uille or Brollaidheacht) is a martial art and form of jacket wrestling native to Ireland. Historically it has also been practised in regions of the world with large Irish diaspora populations, such as the United States and Australia.

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