Talkarugu

Talkarugu is Hestrova's largest and most popular combat sport tournament.

HISTORY
The first Talkarugu tournament took place on April 2, 1901. The first 6 tournaments were much simpler in their layout and structure then the ones that followed in the proceeding years. These tournaments possessed no weight classes an fewer rules. In 1907 seven weight classes were created and multiple restrictions on moves and techniques were implemented, so as to ensure they safety of the fighters.

RULES
All other techniques were legal and victory are obtained by way of: Matches consist of 3 rounds each of 5 minutes. Fighters fight within weight division. The tournament is an elimination style tournament, with the tournament winner fighting a total of 3 fights
 * No groin attacks
 * No eye gouging
 * No fish hooking
 * No fingers in an opponent's orifices
 * No biting
 * Decision
 * Disqualification
 * Knockout
 * Submission
 * Technical Knockout