Kushti Wrestling in India, Part 3
At one point, a wrestler charged me and shot a double-leg takedown. I caught his head and rolled backward, landing on top. Unfortunately, under kushti rules, when I rolled on my back, I officially pinned myself. Therefore, I lost.
The same thing happened when a wrestler attacked me with a bear hug. I trapped his hands against my body, threw myself backward and rolled on top of him — which once again counted as a pin.
After I had pinned myself five more times, I told Deepak I should be considered the most successful wrestler of the day because I had seven pins on my record. He didn’t buy it.
FINALLY, I was pitted against a wrestler who, despite being built like a piece of stone, allowed his guard to drop for a split second. Using an arm drag, I was able to get behind him
