Female wrestling was russian female single combat club in Europe at least since Antiquity. It was mainly legends or semi-legends. The classic example of a semi-legend is wrestling of Spartan girls. In the late Middle Ages in the northern Italy folk games of mock equestrian battles existed.

Other amusement activities in that area were contests involved slapping buttocks, which were often played between men and women. Brutal fistfights until submission began regulated since Marquis Queenberry elaborated new boxing rules in 1867 based on the ideas of Sir Graham Chambers. The most important innovation was mandatory wearing of boxing gloves. Beside boxing bouts, women’s wrestling was very popular in Europe in 19 century, especially in Britain and France. Then women’s wrestling spread into fairgrounds and circus arenas but that wrestling form would be hardly called folk wrestling.

But all the same, low class women often wrestled for fun, money or for stating higher status in the society. In some Russian regions in the pre-revolution times peasant girls and young women engaged in amusing wrestling – it was a part of holiday celebrations. The wrestling style consisted in pulling each other by clothing. The wrestlers grabbed opponents by long shirt sleeves or by coat flaps trying turn an opponent down. The one who fell or stumbled first was considered as a loser – no ground grappling. Recently, women’s wrestling on wet filings, in mud and water became exceptionally popular. Vikings and which turned 1100 years old attracts hardened Iceland girls.