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Cornish wrestling is a form of wrestling that has been established in Cornwall for many centuries and possibly longer. It is similar to the Breton Gouren wrestling style. It is colloquially known as "
John Cawley throwing Chris French at Demonstration at Robby Richards Museum Opening - CWA Event 13–14 May 2006.
Cornish wrestling in London 1866
Portrait of Keith John Menadue wearing the Cornish Wrestling Association Heavyweight Championship Belt 1956
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Cornish wrestling is an ancient martial art which later became the sport that is still practiced today.
Cornish wrestling
…1934. King Henry VIII was a confident wrestler, but he lost a hitch with the French king, Francis I, at the Field of the Cloth of Gold (possibly with a Flying Mare), after his Cornish wrestlers had soundly defeated Francis' Breton wrestlers. John Wesley had been a Cornish wrestler in his youth…
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