▁and ▁wrest ling . ▁ ▁Te chni ques ▁ ▁The ▁goal ▁of ▁N uba ▁wrest ling ▁is ▁to ▁sl am ▁the ▁oppon ent ▁to ▁the ▁ground . ▁Wrestling ▁is ▁relatively ▁recre ational , ▁and ▁serious ▁inj uries ▁are ▁rare . ▁ ▁N uba ▁wrest ling ▁has ▁no ▁pin ning ▁and ▁no ▁subm issions . ▁Although ▁there ▁are ▁strik es , ▁these ▁are ▁essentially ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁gra pp ling ; ▁in ▁other ▁words , ▁this ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁box ing ▁system , ▁as ▁is , ▁for ▁example , ▁Haus a ▁dam be . ▁Therefore , ▁N uba ▁wrest ling ▁is ▁best ▁viewed ▁as ▁a ▁system ▁of ▁standing ▁gra pp ling , ▁histor ically ▁pract iced ▁n aked , ▁but ▁in ▁towns , ▁today ▁pract iced ▁in ▁T - sh ir ts ▁and ▁short s . ▁▁ ▁N uba ▁stick ▁fighting ▁essentially ▁m im ics ▁the ▁movements ▁of ▁fighting ▁with ▁spe ar ▁and ▁shield . ▁Little ▁arm or ▁is ▁worn , ▁so ▁inj uries ▁can ▁be ▁severe . ▁ ▁Training ▁▁ ▁Training ▁for ▁both ▁wrest ling ▁and ▁stick ▁fighting ▁includes ▁pract icing ▁under ▁the ▁super vision ▁of ▁former ▁champions , ▁performing ▁athlet ic ▁d ances , ▁learning ▁traditional ▁songs , ▁and ▁drink ing ▁lots ▁of ▁milk ▁while ▁avoid ing ▁prom is cu ity ▁and ▁be er . ▁ ▁Tourn aments ▁▁ ▁N uba ▁wrest ling ▁tournament s ▁are ▁associated ▁with ▁plant ing ▁and ▁har vest ▁festiv als . ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁wrest ling ▁at ▁these ▁festiv als ▁is ▁to ▁build ▁group ▁identity ▁and