When wrestling is mentioned, most of our minds go to familiar images: the pahlavans of Mazandaran, packed halls and championship podiums. But in recent years a new image has taken its place beside the old ones: girls who, fully covered and in a separate, safe space, practise wrestling techniques and, in disciplines such as Alysh wrestling, carry Iran's flag in international arenas [3].
Women's wrestling in Iran has found its own path, a path designed with respect for families' culture and values, and it gains more followers every day. Even so, it is natural that many families still have serious questions: is this sport suitable for our daughter? What is the training environment like? How are dress and privacy respected? Won't wrestling make my daughter rough?
In this article from the MHP CLUB knowledge centre we answer these questions honestly and without exaggeration; we describe the branches of women's wrestling, review the real benefits of this sport for girls, and explain what features a proper women's club should have.
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