Kushti is an ancient form of wrestling and probably precedes the more recognized Greco-Roman style of wrestling. In India, their members live together in Akharas, a place of practice with facilities for lodging and training. They abide to a moral code, and alcohol and smoking are forbidden. Some Kushti fighters have gone to compete at the Olympic Games with great suscess.
Kushti is an ancient form of wrestling and probably precedes the more recognized Greco-Roman style of wrestling. In India, their members live together in Akharas, a place of practice with facilities for lodging and training. They abide to a moral code, and alcohol and smoking are forbidden. Some Kushti fighters have gone to compete at the Olympic Games with great suscess.