Schwingen

                      SWITZERLAND'S SPORT



                                 Wrestling match between two Swiss mercenaries



                         ALSO KNOWN AS           :  Swiss Wrestling ; Alpine Wrestling ; Hoselupf

                         FOCUS                                 : Grappling

                         COUNTRY OF ORIGIN : Switzerland

                         OLYMPIC SPORT            : No

                               Schwingen  also known as Swiss wrestling and natively as Hoselupf , is a style of folk wrestling native to Switzerland, more specifically the pre-alpine parts of German-speaking Switzerland. 

                       Wrestlers wear Schwingerhosen ("wrestling breeches") with belts that are used for taking holds. 

                       Throws and trips are common because the first competitor to pin his/her opponent's shoulders to the ground wins the bout.