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Scotland is home to some of the largest wild landscapes in Western Europe, and it is the scenery that sets the pace of the journey. The medieval character imposed by ancient castles alternates with the modernist atmosphere of certain cities. The land of kilts and lochs changes its face with the seasons: the turquoise blue of the seas in summer, the white of snow in winter, the red and gold of forests in autumn, and the lush green of the mountains in spring. Scottish wrestling, a medieval martial tradition from the north, was very popular between the 18th and 19th centuries. The first wrestler to touch the ground with any part of the body other than the feet loses. This warriors’ game, also practiced by some Vikings, takes us back in time to the era of lords and standing stones.
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00:00Thank you for listening.
01:59Edinburgh was a major artistic center of the English-speaking world in the 18th and 19th
02:04centuries and has seen famous residents such as Robert Louis Stevenson and Charles Dickens.
02:10In addition, Sean Connery, famous for playing James Bond, and Graham Bell were born there.
03:03Scottish backhold is a style of folk wrestling originating in Scotland and became popular in
03:08the 18th and 19th centuries.
03:12The backhold is where wrestlers grip each other around the waist at the back with the
03:16right hand under the opponent's left arm and the chin resting on the opposite right shoulder
03:21with clasped hands in the back between the shoulder blades.
03:26It is important for wrestlers not to interlace the fingers so as not to risk breaking them
03:31at the time of a fall.
03:33It's called Scottish backhold wrestling and it's been around for many years.
03:39It could date back to the 8th century.
03:41As you've seen, the rules are quite simple.
03:44You shake hands with your opponent, you take a grip, clasp your hands around the back and
03:50the referee shall hold and the first one to hit the ground loses.
03:53He needs good balance, good technique and a lot of heart.
03:58He's still a lot of heart.
03:59It's really good.
04:00So, also we're going to play and play.
04:03Here we go.
04:08Alright.
04:09There you go.
04:10The goal for backhold wrestlers is to try to help the backhold wrestlers to try to
04:15help the backhold.
04:16knock the opponent down on any part of the body other than the feet.
04:31The other possibility to win is when the opponent lets go of his clasped hands during the bout.
04:49If this is the case, he loses the round.
05:04Okay, for the last couple of throws, I remember if you get that.
05:07Yeah, I remember if you get that right.
05:09So, it wouldn't be that one.
05:16Unlike Greco-Roman wrestling, there is no ground wrestling with the backhold.
05:20In addition, it is possible to use the legs to lift or hook the opponent.
05:25Movements, such as the inside hype, are performed using the knee in the crotch to lift and throw the opponent.
05:32Hold.
05:48Hold.
05:52Oh, that's going off.
05:56Hold.
06:00Considered one of the oldest martial arts, the Scottish wrestling is still popular and
06:09practiced in Scotland.
06:30I'm going to try and put your fist on it.
06:35Whoa!
06:36Use that back heel.
06:38Nice, strong, strong, strong, strong.
06:40Whoa!
06:41That's it done, put it away!
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07:13The workouts are intense and sometimes very repetitive because the bouts are numerous.
07:18Another important aspect of training is the working of the back, which is very often done.
07:28Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
07:58Learning the sport also involves learning how one falls.
08:20Even like a stuntman, you have to fall correctly to avoid getting hurt.
08:28What's more, it allows learning different management techniques to put one's opponent
08:56to the ground or to avoid falling himself.
09:03So, let's go.
09:05Let's go.
09:10Let's go.
09:17Let's go.
09:24Let's go.
09:31Let's go.
09:38In Scotland, bodies of water called locks are a unique feature of the Scottish landscape.
09:40There are thousands scattered throughout the land.
09:43Whatever their size, they are also beautiful and mysterious.
09:47These are great places to hike and where fauna and flora meet, often different from what
09:53we know.
09:54Let's go.
09:58Let's go.
10:01Let's go.
10:04Let's go.
10:05Let's go.
11:06A must for enjoying the view of Edinburgh area is Calton Hill.
11:11This is where the Nelson Monument and the Scottish National Monument are found.
11:15The latter was built in memory of dead Scots during the Napoleonic Wars.
11:20It should have been a perfect replica of the Parthenon in Athens, but was never finished due to a lack of funds.
11:25The Nelson Monument dominates the hill from the top of its 30-meter tower, built to commemorate the victory of Admiral Nelson at the famous Battle of Trafalgar.
11:36Beyond its huge expanses of greenery, we see the medieval buildings that make up the Old Town and the elegant Georgian New Town.
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11:57Further away from Old Town, meaning the ancient town,
12:26and going towards the district of Newtown, the architecture tends to move toward the Georgian style of the 18th century.
12:33Edinburgh had to expand to compensate for its overcrowding and growing population around the castle.
12:44The Scott Monument is a prominent landmark in Edinburgh.
12:48With its pyramid shape overlooking Prince's Street, it offers beautiful views of the city.
12:52It is accompanied by the Carrara marble statue done by Steele, representing Walter Scott, a great writer born in the city.
13:02The impressive Scott Monument is 61 meters high and has a spiral staircase of 287 steps,
13:09including a small observation platform located near the top.
13:14Norlock Valley was filled when construction work began on the new town,
13:18and beautifully sculpted gardens were reserved for the residents.
13:21In 1876, it was open to the public, and today, one can escape the hustle and bustle of Prince's Street.
13:34Located in the heart of Edinburgh, the Scottish National Gallery contains works by some of the greatest Scottish and European painters.
13:41It explores the most refined artistic heritage of Europe from the early Renaissance to the late 19th century,
13:49where all is exposed on three levels in a neoclassical building of the 1850s.
13:56Theology was taught at Edinburgh University since its founding in 1583.
14:01Today, it is taught with religion at New College Divinity, established in 1843.
14:09In 1935, the Divinity School merged with the Faculty of Theology.
14:15Such a school in Scotland is probably explained by the fact that, like all member regions of the United Kingdom,
14:20it is a Christian state by tradition.
14:22and I thought to make it a convenient length, so I think we can imagine we have one word here.
14:42But, I nghĩ that Peter has to do with the old place in a autumn world of Rosemount,
14:45so I actually drive a ninety-first town of relationships with the theater today.
14:49Biologist and urban planner Patrick Geddes has undertaken several renovation projects
15:01for Georgian houses fallen into disuse in the Royal Mile in order to make residential
15:07buildings.
15:08Today, there is a block of 16 apartments near Edinburgh Castle.
15:17The St. Gilles Cathedral is considered the mother church of Presbyterianism, a branch
15:23of Protestantism formed in Scotland.
15:26It was built in honour of St. Gilles, the protector of beggars and the disabled, in 1126.
15:33Located in the heart of the historic centre on the Royal Mile, St. Gilles Cathedral is
15:37no longer one.
15:39Although it still bears the name, it is considered a church because it hasn't seated a bishop
15:44since 1638.
15:46The present building dates from 1385, the former having burned down.
15:51The bell-shaped crown was added in 1490.
15:56The four pillars in the centre of the nave date back from the 14th century.
16:00One of the church's chapels is called the Chapel of the Thistle, and by simply looking at the
16:05cerulean blue ceiling, one can understand where that name came from.
16:09The organ appears modern in this church, however ancient.
16:16The 11th century has been run by 635, the Essex, and by simply looking at the original
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17:09I don't know.
17:39The training for children differs in some respect from that of adults.
18:01For example, warm-ups are done in the form of games.
18:04In this way, the children are preparing their bodies without necessarily realizing it
18:09and reviewing some of the rules of wrestling in a playful way,
18:12which makes them more easily assimilated.
18:14.
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18:27For children and adults, it is said that supports are the basis of learning for the wrestler,
18:50no matter the style of wrestling that exists elsewhere. The wrestler who is
18:54able to post good support and can carry 20 kilos more than his weight will control his
18:59opponent and may even bring him to a stifling grip while withstanding the load. Without
19:05control of his legs, the strength is worth nothing and the hooking technique is inadequate.
19:24The wrestler who is in a restaurant, is the one who is in a restaurant and is the one who
19:31can carry 20 kilos in a restaurant. The wrestler who is a former wrestler and is the one who
19:35is a wrestler and is the one who is in a restaurant and has been involved in the restaurant.
20:09Children are just as aware as adults.
20:21They take great pleasure in learning the sport.
20:23Here at the club, there's some kids as young as four, but they tend to come from five years old right the way through to any age that they still want to take part.
20:47Both boys and girls can wrestle each other.
21:17Don't know what that is.
21:47During the acquired practice of the training, the student has the opportunity to choose his opponent.
22:17The duel always starts the same way, a handshake and assuming position.
22:33At each duel, it is easy to see the pleasure that the children take just by looking at their smile.
22:47All right, you're okay boys?
22:49Get out of here.
22:50All right, we're going to go outside.
22:52Don't let me be on your feet.
23:17All right, get out of here.
23:20All right, get out of here.
23:21Hold, hold.
23:22Oh, you're just going to get out of here.
23:25Oh, she shouldn't be on that.
23:28Back.
23:29Back.
23:30Back.
23:31Back.
23:32Back.
23:33Back.
23:34Back.
23:35Back.
23:36Back.
23:37Back.
23:38Back.
23:39Back.
23:40Back.
23:41Back.
23:42Back.
23:43Back.
23:44Back.
23:45Hundred.
23:46Heavy.
23:53Yep.
23:54So, if somebody wants to come along and take part, you know, the doors at the club here
23:55at Cornuci B пут écВО wrestling club are always open to anybody.
23:59They want to come in, all we ask for them is to come along and commit themselves a hundred
24:05per cent and be willing to train alongside the other guys.
24:08Recently we had a guy from Bulgaria who came along and he just came into the club.
24:13He just came into the club and he was here working and he trained for over a year here
24:18and he was a fantastic guy and he came along and gave 100%.
24:43Are you awake? Are you awake?
24:59Next one, pal.
25:02He can wear shorts if he wants.
25:13He is awake.
25:18He has a feeling that he will be wearing and he will be wearing and wearing the mask.
25:22He is awake.
25:25He is awake.
25:29He is awake.
25:32He is awake.
25:36He is awake.
27:41When a village organizes the popular Highland Games, the population increases significantly.
27:46And there is nothing more normal because we know that the Highland Games are a veritable institution.
27:51People come, among other things, to attend traditional dances, bagpipe concerts, and even taste the local specialties.
28:00If the summer event is so popular in Scotland, that is what is compared to the Twelve Labours of Hercules, but in a modern version.
28:30Indeed, one can admire the physical prowess of men and women in such unusual physical ordeals.
28:44In the Highland Games, the professional competitors and amateurs take the game very seriously.
28:58Everything takes place in a joyful atmosphere, punctuated by the sound of bagpipes.
29:05Participants wear the legendary kilt and engage in physical tests following an intensive and regular training in order to hold out for the duration of the competition.
29:14It is not enough only to be muscular.
29:17Having expertise and technique is a necessary asset for such participation in the test of a backthroat.
29:23Another highly valued test in this competition is the hammer throw.
29:35The Scottish hammer is a spherical metal ball attached to the end of a wooden handle.
29:41weighing 7 or 10 kilograms, the best professional athletes can throw the 10 kilogram hammer over 35 meters.
29:48The stone throw is launched with a weight of 7 to 8 kilograms, picked from the local river.
29:54The stone throw is launched with a weight of 7 to 8 kilograms, picked from the local river.
30:01The stone throw is launched with a weight of 7 to 8 kilograms, picked from the local river.
30:09There is no specific dress for women.
30:36Here, everyone wears the kilt.
30:38From the local river, they are thenhs.
30:42We are the hackers of the stands for women, picked from the local river.
30:45By the time, we are the Germans, picked from the local huts, picked from sawels, picked from the local huts and picked from the ground,
30:47to have some great
30:49and only have a great place in the пок opening of a courtyard.
30:50But we are the ones who are the ones who are the ones, picked from the stadium.
30:52The New England malades, picked from the local huts and picked from the north.
30:55The Flash work is the largest chromosome credit card.
30:57The one in the last part of theáismi is the number three.
31:02The one in the last half of the four meters versus the militantール.
31:04The shot put works on the same principle as the high jump.
31:15The weight of 25 kilograms is thrown over a crossbar.
31:19The bar is placed higher and higher until only one athlete remains.
31:23The best professional athletes have managed to launch the 25 kilograms weight over a bar
31:27of 5 meters from the ground.
31:34It's not just a question of muscle in the Highland Games.
31:55The bagpipes that pace the whole day also get a dedicated event.
31:59The musicality, repertoire and technique are also rewarded in this event.
32:06And the rock had runnng good speed go out at the front, I think here in the blue.
32:13I'm going to be encouraged all the way, but number 313 on the inside.
32:20You've got this race absolutely in the back.
32:23And they're off and running, good as we go out to the front, I think, here in the blue,
32:28running down, being encouraged all the way, but number 313 on the inside,
32:33got this race absolutely in the bag, two red ones coming through there.
32:37I'm going to shoot him in here.
32:40Dad, he's doing the hand.
32:43Push over, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down.
32:52We got the one.
33:15It is hard to imagine such a popular event without the wrestling that is equally important.
33:19So naturally, the backhold is part of this competition.
33:23Even children participate in their own category and enjoy this day like no other.
33:28Hopefully they are fine.
33:29Hopefully they are fine.
33:30Good sometimes I don't need to go out.
33:32Okay...
33:34Oh my God.
33:36There is now where we are going.
33:39So where are you.
33:47Looking for justice, where have you seen your story?
33:49How do you feel the future will be seen.
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33:54You will notice course the same room in the��.
33:56When both wrestlers are in position, they have to wait for the referee to start the
34:02bout.
34:03The victory is attributed to the wrestler who wins three bouts.
34:08Savage behaviour is forbidden.
34:26The first wrestler is the wrestler who wins three bouts.
34:45I'll see you, I'll see you, I'll see you, I'll see you, got it.
35:15The bowling games are a number of different scopes, running, pull running, foot racing, strongmen tossing the caber, throwing the hammer, cutting the shot, wrestling, highland dancing and piping.
35:45No one is the most important, but probably piping is the, which makes the highland games different from the modern space meeting, and also we're half a dozen different scopes in the one small arena.
35:57Many tales and legends surround the origins of highland dancing. This may be a wink to tradition that highland dancing events exist. This traditional Scottish dancing, with its rather airy style, breaks with the power of other disciplines.
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