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Wrestling with tradition

The Swiss national sport known as "Schwingen" is a type of wrestling on a sawdust-covered floor. Participants fight wearing jeans covered by loose shorts. It's a sport that evokes intense national ...  
 
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climbmd (2 weeks ago) Show Hide
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Interesting video. Fail on the audio sync. Lots of talking and discussion going on, but no sound for most of the last half of the vid.
blake45123 (3 months ago) Show Hide
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its tim tebow
SADDLELADY (3 months ago) Show Hide
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looks like it really isn't good for your back
My Swiss husband use to play this sport in use youth and showed great talent until he had a major problem resulting in back surgery at age 16 years....
dcghettofarmer (7 months ago) Show Hide
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sit wenn gits im schwinge en grand slam? xD
KingMuehlie (6 months ago) Show Hide
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behinderte das isch englisch
Heligast666 (8 months ago) Show Hide
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It look like a ripoff of islandic GLIMA.
Kudiz (8 months ago) Show Hide
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sure deos
Octane818 (8 months ago) Show Hide
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Gee whiz, maybe it is a cognate form of wrestling that is shared amongst all Germania? Its not much different from traditional forms of English wrestling either.
kazy234 (9 months ago) Show Hide
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lol there is like a "civil conversation " going on between all these wrestling people
masacatior (9 months ago) Show Hide
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it's near to sumo

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