Wrestle
From Plastic Tub
Wrestling almost certainly devloped out of the physical struggles over food, territory and chicks which must of formed the warp and woof of our early hominid ancestors. Of course, primitive man would in this case be no different from any number of animals, whose rough tumbles and clawings, flips and eye-gouges must have inspired them. Even now, in other martial arts, such as Karate, we see an infinite variety of animal forms which have given rise to intricate katas. A Giuleless MaccabeeA once remarked "Animal behavior is where it's at."
To wrestle also gives rise to another sphere of human activity, what Carrington called the "metaphyscal tussle." When men and woman are engaged in dilemmas practical, moral, spiritual or logistical, they are said to wrestle with a problem. Perhaps the most famous exmaple of this metaphor is to found in the Biblical story of Jacob wrestling the angel.
