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Russian army wrestling celebrates its 70th anniversary

Published: 22 October, 2008, 14:52


The sport which combines different ethnic styles of wrestling, and takes its name from the Russian words for 'Unarmed Self-Defence' began in the Soviet Union in 1938. It is now so popular that the Russian army teaches it as its primary self-defence metho

 
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