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'''Beam wrestling''' ([[Thaaft]]: ''arvivtorkt'', [[Haral language|Haral]]: ''dewiñi'') or '''Dewiñi''' is a form of [[Haralic wrestling]]. The sport involves two contestants sitting on a rectangular wooden beam suspended over a body of water. The contestants attempt to wrestle each other off the beam and into the water.
'''Beam wrestling''' ([[Thaaft]]: ''arvivtorkt'', [[Haral language|Haralic]]: ''dewiñi'') or '''Dewiñi''' is a form of [[Haralic wrestling]]. The sport involves two contestants sitting on a rectangular wooden beam suspended over a body of water. The contestants attempt to wrestle each other off the beam and into the water.


==History==
==History==

Revision as of 10:17, 24 February 2021

Beam wrestling
First playedpresumed 1st millenium AD
Characteristics
ContactYes
Team membersNo teams, single competitors
Mixed genderYes
TypeWrestling, Indoor and Outdoor
EquipmentSmooth rectangular wooden beam
Presence
Country or regionFals Empire

Beam wrestling (Thaaft: arvivtorkt, Haralic: dewiñi) or Dewiñi is a form of Haralic wrestling. The sport involves two contestants sitting on a rectangular wooden beam suspended over a body of water. The contestants attempt to wrestle each other off the beam and into the water.

History

While the exact origin of Dewiñi remains unknown, the first recorded mention of a similar game is in a Pelsic manuscript from around 1460, describing the Haralic tradition as having been played since "Boorian times" (400BC-600AD). For that reason and nomenclature used within the Haralic form of Dewiñi it is commonly assumed that the sport grew out of Boorian military training for riding the terror bird, adapted by the common populace who could not afford an expensive utility animal, but speculations about this history exist. Other suggest it simply evolved out of regular native Haralic wrestling adapted by sailors , or simply as an amusing sport for show at events. The sport was introduced into the modern-day Fals Empire territory in the late 16th century when soldiers of the expanding Haral Empire brought it southward, from which point it quickly became common among the eastern Fals populations.

Rules

The point of Dewiñi is to drop the other opponent into the water below. For that reason, only complete detachments from the beam (which is usually between 70cm and 100cm above the water) resulting in a fall are considered to be victories, while brushing the water or hanging upside-down are not. Experienced players learn to wrap their legs around the beam from the beginning and may continue to play if they hang upside-down. Prying the legs apart of such a person is considered a valid move. Despite Dewiñi's popularity among eastern Fals, it remains a "people's sport" and there is no overarching regulatory body, though rule sets tend to be simple enough that they are roughly general with some regional variety. For example, it is clear that wrestling is the main point of the sport, so that beating, kicking, and striking with the knees are strictly forbidden everywhere except in the north-eastern Pels Kingdom. Also, the number of rounds played in a game is generally three, but in some places or situations may be five.