Description
Federation of the Celtic and related folk wrestling styles, founded in Cardiff
in 1985 by representatives of Brittany, Scotland, Cornwall and England, with
later members from Austria, Friesland, Iceland, Ireland, Sardinia, Sweden and
Spain. Its competitions include a cultural programme; it has a partnership with
FILA (2006).
Founded
1985-11-16
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“When the International Federation of Celtic Wrestling (FILC) was founded in
Cardiff, Wales, on November 16, 1985, the Cornish Wrestling Association refused
to join”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010).
Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation
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Tags
wrestling · folk-wrestling · celtic · federation
Sources
Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An
Encyclopedia of History and Innovationinfo
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). International Federation of Celtic
Wrestling. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database.
https://martial.is/entity/01M5JVVMHMBNN4KBXW5164ED5R - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed
ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
BibTeX
@incollection{martialis_01M5JVVMHMBNN4KBXW5164ED5R, author = {Muñoz, Frederico},
title = {International Federation of Celtic Wrestling}, booktitle = {Martialis:
Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01M5JVVMHMBNN4KBXW5164ED5R}, urldate =
{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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