TYPE
Combat sports
ANCIENT (FOLK) · SOUTH ASIA · TAG & CHASE
Kabaddi
A raider crosses into the opponents' half, tags as many defenders as possible and returns — while the defenders try to hold them down. No ball, no equipment: just breath, speed and grip.
648 BC · MEDITERRANEAN · COMBAT
Pankration
The ancient Greek fight that combined boxing and wrestling, with almost no rules. Only biting and eye-gouging were banned; a bout ended when one fighter gave up.