Fight Beach
fundamentals
The beach fight is a freestyle fight, it is carried out in a circle of seven meters in diameter on the sand. It starts in a standing position and touching with any part of the body (except the hands) stops the match, marks the corresponding score and restarts in the standing position.
CHARACTERISTICS
It is a dynamic and fun fighting style, each fight lasts three minutes and can be done on the beaches of the oceans, seas, rivers and in any sand area created for the different team sports that are done in sand.
curiosities
This modern and attractive style of fighting has its roots deep in the origins of historical fighting, since arena fighting was the original form of all civilizations such as Egypt, Greece and Rome.
some history
The Fight has been developed under traditional forms throughout the world on land, sand, albero, etc. These forms of struggle with simple rules captivate a large audience today. The leadership of United World Wrestling (UWW), then, decided to codify a form of wrestling that can be practiced everywhere, without any technical means, and that brings together elements of these traditional wrestling under the name of Beach Wrestling. This sport serves to popularize wrestling, to allow this sport to be practiced in countries where there are few financial and material means, to encourage the practice of a playful and natural physical activity, to establish a new activity that can stimulate wrestling throughout the world and attract sponsors to the fight through an attractive and popular new sport.
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Beach Wrestling - Beach Fight
Five significant steps in beach wrestling history:
- 2004: FILA, now known as the UWW, recognizes Beach Wrestling as an integral part of Wrestling in all its styles.
- 2006: The first World Beach Wrestling Championship is held in Antalya (TUR).
- 2019: The Beach Wrestling World Series is launched, a series of four events around the world to determine the best beach wrestler of the year.
- 2019: Beach Wrestling is announced as part of the sports program of the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar 2026 (SEN).
- 2021: Beach Wrestling becomes part of the main sports program of the ANOC World Beach Games 2023 and 2025.
Fight Beach
