The Scottish Wrestling Bond

The Scottish Wrestling Bond Scottish Backhold Wrestling It is important not to lock the fingers together as they might be broken in a fall. (Trev Hill)

Scottish Backhold Wrestling is one of the traditional wrestling styles of the UK - one of the major “Celtic” styles but differing from the Cornish/ Breton styles, which involve different holds and throws. Scottish-Backhold is almost identical to the Cumbrian-Westmoreland style of Northern England (it is also practiced in Northumberland), involving largely the same techniques. It involves the two w

restlers “taking hold” of each other by putting the left arm over the opponents right (and the right under the left) and clasping their own hands behind the opponent’s back. The wrestlers then attempt to trip or throw each other while maintaining the hold. The first to touch the floor with any part of the body except the feet or to break their hold loses. Competitions are usually open to all comers and happen at a number of Highland Gatherings around the country. In recent years Scottish Backhold has been promoted by the Scottish Wrestling Bond, headed by the former Commonwealth and Olympic Wrestling coach, William Baxter. Scottish wrestlers have been very active (and successful) in international competition within the Celtic Wrestling Federation, where they have been successful in both Backhold competition and Gouren.

The 2025 Highland Games Fixtures 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Hopefully see you in the summer ☀️
23/04/2025

The 2025 Highland Games Fixtures 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Hopefully see you in the summer ☀️

The SWB are sad to learn of the passing of Margaret Singh. Margaret was a positive and happy person who had alot of time...
22/04/2025

The SWB are sad to learn of the passing of Margaret Singh. Margaret was a positive and happy person who had alot of time for the sport of Backhold Wrestling. She was a dedicated member of the wrestling committee for years and played an important role in supporting the sport and helping it grow. Margaret also brought all three of her children along to try wrestling many years ago to which they take part, compete and enjoy. Margaret’s contributions and spirit will continue to be remembered and appreciated by all who had the pleasure of knowing her.

Our thoughts are with Margaret’s Family, her children and friends 🤍

Margaret spent time with the Beatson Cancer Charity over the last few years. If you would like to donate to this charity to help them continue the amazing work they do please do so via the link below.

https://www.beatsoncancercharity.org/donate/

When funeral arrangements have been confirmed they’ll be posted in the comments.

21/04/2025

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025 RESULTS🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Backhold
-68kg
🥉Rory Cummings

-74kg
🥉Greg Neilson

-81kg
🥈Max Freyne

-100kg
🏆John Taylor

+100kg
🏆Ryan Dolan

Gouren

-74kg
🥈Greg Neilson

+100kg
🥉Ryan Dolan

Congratulations to all those who took part- an absolutely fantastic achievement!

The SWB would like to thank the Federation de Gouren as always for their hospitality and organisation of the tournament.

11/04/2025

The SWB 2025 Annual General Meeting

Date and time: Wednesday 07th May 2025 at 19:00pm

Venue: Maryhill Community Centre
35 Avenuepark Street
Maryhill
Glasgow
G20 8TS

Agenda will be commented below.

07/04/2025

The Scottish Wrestling Bond are happy to announce the 2025 Highland Games Dates.

Sunday 25th May 2025

Atholl Gathering & Highland Games
Seniors only
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Saturday 14th June 2025

Bearsden & Milngavie Highland Games
Juniors & Seniors
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Saturday 21st June 2025

Lesmahagow Highland Games
Juniors & Seniors
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Saturday 28th June 2025

Ceres Highland Games
Juniors & Seniors
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Saturday 5th July 2025

Luss Highland Games
Juniors & Seniors
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Tuesday 22nd July 2025

Inveraray Highland Games
Juniors & Seniors
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Sunday 3rd August 2025

Bridge of Allan Highland Games
Juniors & Seniors
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Saturday 23rd August 2025

Bute Highland Games
Seniors only
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Saturday 30th August 2025

Cowal Gathering Highland Games
Seniors only
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Hopefully see you in the summer for some great wrestling!!

A fantastic day of wrestling took place in Brittany at the Internationaux de Back-Hold - Championnat de Bretagne Open 20...
19/02/2025

A fantastic day of wrestling took place in Brittany at the Internationaux de Back-Hold - Championnat de Bretagne Open 2025. The wrestlers from Scotland performed exceptionally well and should all be incredibly proud of themselves- the results are as follows:

-45kgs Junior Males
Nathan Gardiner
🏆1st Place

-56kg Junior Females
Quin Mackie
🏆1st Place

-45kgs Junior Females
Keiva Sherlock
🥈2nd Place

+90kgs Senior Males
Ryan Dolan
🥈2nd Place

-80kg Cadet Males
Arron Beilby
🥉 3rd Place

Well done to all the others who took part and wrestled well-

Rory Cummings
Colin Jarvis
Caleb Campbell
Ryan Wood
Lovejeet Singh
Neil Mitchell

The SWB would like to thank the Federation de Gouren as always for their hospitality and organisation of the tournament. Congratulations again to all those who took part!

We wish all the Scottish wrestlers the best of luck at the Bretagne de Backhold tournament in Brittany, France! 🍀🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
15/02/2025

We wish all the Scottish wrestlers the best of luck at the Bretagne de Backhold tournament in Brittany, France! 🍀🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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