Archaic Wrestling - A Wrestling History Podcast

Mar 05 2025 14 ep. 72 mins 10
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Join us as we explore and speculate about wrestling, past and present.

Twitter: @ArchaicWrestle

Email: [email protected]

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Unstoppable (2024) - Ep14 - Archaic Wrestling

Mar 05 2025 100 mins  
Sasha and Evan review the lasted wrestling film to hit the big screen! https://wrestlinganalysis.home.blog/2023/11/28/market-competition-and-why-i-think-streaming-wars-are-bad-for-fans/ Music by Josh Kasen Twitter: @ArchaicWrestle

Let's Fix Greco - Ep13 - Archaic Wrestling

Sep 14 2024 66 mins  
Evan and Sasha recap the Olympics, check in with Stanford Wrestling, get some pointers from Amit Elor, and completely solve all the issues with Greco. Music by Josh Kasen Twitter: @ArchaicWrestle ArchaicWrestling.com

Judo - Ep12 - Archaic Wrestling

Jul 12 2024 74 mins  
Sasha and Evan connect with Nijel to explore this not so ancient martial art and interrogate the connections with wrestling... Judo History [https://web-japan.org/kidsweb/virtual/judo/judo01.html#:~:text=Judo%20is%20Rooted%20in%20Sumo,of%20jujutsu%20lie%20in%20sumo.] Kano Jigoro [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kan%C5%8D_Jigor%C5%8D] Kodokan History [https://kdkjudo.org/en/history

Cornish Wrestling - Ep11 - Archaic Wrestling

Mar 15 2024 44 mins  
The boys check in with the hardy history of the historic men of Cornwall and their notorious wrestling culture. From wrestling Celtic giants during the Roman conquest to the humble communities still keeping the tradition alive today... Persistence of Difference: A history of Cornish Wrestling [https://www.proquest.com/openview/3faa1bdb102341761e124816cf35bf6b/1?pq-origsite=gschola

Pseudoscience in Wrestling - Ep10 - Archaic Wrestling

Jan 12 2024 96 mins  
**DO NOT UTILIZE THE INFOMATION IN THIS CONTENT AS MEDICAL ADVICE** Sasha and Evan are joined by @Rhino184 to take on an ever topical subject. Athletes are willing to try a lot to gain an edge in competition. Sometimes this leads to a bit of snake oil seeping under the mat... (Technical and personal difficulties kept this Ep from being released in a timely manner.) Grounding [ht

Huka Huka (Wrestling in the Amazon) - Ep9 - Archaic Wrestling

Oct 27 2023 47 mins  
The guys learn what they can about one of the most obscure folkstyles in the world. Best Footage [https://youtu.be/hz2HQmVbmh8?si=gTGEQztX_fxMp9K2] Anderson Silva [https://youtu.be/RilLU4MV36c?si=rs7r5SxHysKTrAOt] Xingu People [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xingu_peoples] Quarup [https://blog.sevenponds.com/cultural-perspectives/quarup-a-festival-for-the-notable-dead-from-the-i

Vision Quest (1985) Review (feat. Austin) - Ep8 - Archaic Wrestling

Sep 23 2023 130 mins  
We had to do it... Pleased to be joined by Austin from Changing Levels Podcast! Music by Josh Kasen Twitter: @ArchaicWrestle [email protected]

Senegalese Wrestling (Laamb) - Ep7 - Archaic Wrestling

Sep 08 2023 53 mins  
Sasha and Evan explore the unique world of wrestling in Western Africa and complain about Rob Koll... HIGHLIGHTS!! [https://youtu.be/T2V8mJwVUIg?si=FJI2yPREAEIPXYMg] Serer People Origins of Laamb [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegalese_wrestling] Rules(?) [https://afroculture.net/senegalese-wrestling-traditional-sport-in-senegal/] Poverty [https://www.aljazeera.com/program/a

Mongolian Wrestling (Bökh) - Ep6 - Archaic Wrestling

Aug 08 2023 54 mins  
Tighten your Zodog and join Sasha and Evan as they cover another awesome folkstyle... Music by Josh Kasen Twitter @ArchaicWrestle [email protected] Mongolian Wrestling [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongolian_wrestling] Highlights [https://youtu.be/4fEVx7lF68k] Shamanistic Rituals [https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/ijshs/4/Special_Issue_2006/4_Special_Issue_2006_1

OLD SCHOOL WRESTLING CLIPS v. Hahn - Ep5 - Archaic Wrestling

Jul 20 2023 75 mins  
We host Old School Wrestling Clips (Mike) from Twitter! We talk old wrestling footage, music, and learn more about his beef with Damion Hahn... OLD SCHOOL WRESTLING CLIPS - @gut_bench69 on Twitter Music by Josh Kasen Twitter @ArchaicWrestle [email protected]