Traditional Iranian Martial Arts: Razzaz vs. 14 Pahlavans

Traditional Iranian Martial Arts (Varzesh-e Pahlavani)

Pahlavan-e Bozorg Razaz vs. Fourteen Best Pahlavans of Iran

Pahlavan Bozorg Hassan Razaz

Pahlavan Haj Seyed Hassan Razaz used to do vigorous daily exercises. It helped his endurance and strength. It is reported that he practiced with 1,000 sets of Meels, 1,000 sets of Kabadeh, 1,000 sets of Sang, and 1,000 Shena (a form of push-up).

After such a vigorous set of exercises he then wrestled everyone who accepted his challenge in the Zoorkhaneh. This is also known as Dor-e-Koshti (Wrestling Series). This is when a Pahlavan challenges other capable wrestlers in a Zoorkhaneh to wrestle with him.

One day during a Gol Rizan event at Kashipazha Zoorkhaneh in Tehran, he wrestled with fourteen best pahlavans of the time, who welcomed his challenge in the Zoorkhaneh. The following were Pahlavan Razaz opponents:

Pahlavan Gholam Tajrishi: He was one of the best students of Pahlavan-e Bozorg Abolghasem Qumi.
Pahlavan Ghorban Tajrishi
Pahlavan Haj Hesamu'l-sultan Khoshnevisan: He wrestled with Pahlavan Yazdi Kochak and tied with him.
Pahlavan Haj Mohammad Khordehforoush Najaran: One of the students of Pahlavan Razaz.
Pahlavan Seyed Mousa Darkhoongahi: He was known as the "Wrestling Book" because he knew all the wrerstling tricks and moves.
Pahlavan Akbar Jegaraki
Pahlavan Baba Ramezan
Pahlavan Karim Badalkar: He is the uncle of Pahlavan Abbas Zandi. He was known as Badalkar because whatever move his opponent made, he was able to come up with a counter move. He wrestled Pahlavan Sadegh Qumi two times and both times tied.
Pahlavan Assad'u'llah Haji Mehrab
Pahlavan Akbar Khan Tarashti
Pahlavan Nayeb Ali Khan Malek: He was elected to wrestle foriegn wrestlers from Europe and Russia.
Pahlavan Esmail Dastmalchi
Pahlavan Mostafa
Pahlavan Ab'ul-ghasem Heykal

1. Pahlavan Gholam Tajrishi (left)
2. Pahlavan Ghorban Tajrishi (right)
3. Pahlavan Haj Hesam'ul-sultan Khoshnevisan (left)
4. Pahlavan Haj Mohammad Najaran (right, standing)
5. Pahlavan Seyed Mousa Darkhoongahi (left, seated)

6. Pahlavan Akbar Jegaraki (right, seated)
7. Pahlavan Baba Ramezan (right)
8. Pahlavan Karim Badalkar (left)
9. Pahlavan Asad'u'llah Haji Mehrab
10. Pahlavan Akbar Khan Tarashti (left)

11. Pahlavan Nayeb Ali Khan Malek 12. Pahlavan Esmail Dastmalchi 13. Pahlavan Mostafa 14. Pahlavan Ab'ul-ghasem Heykal

Pahlavan Razaz won every single match on this day and proved one more time why he was called the best wrestler of all times.

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