Sports

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Across
  1. 5. Ancient martial-art grip technique involving wrist inversion
  2. 6. Pre-WWII bobsled steering method using ankle pressure
  3. 8. Disused rowing command signaling a half-stroke cadence drop
  4. 9. Ancient Greek combat sport blending boxing and wrestling with near-no rules
  5. 11. A legendary Olympic event discontinued after 1920 involving pistol duels on foot
  6. 14. Medieval tournament event combining lancework and ground grappling
  7. 17. A defunct tennis stroke relying on an inverted slice
  8. 19. Ultra-rare gymnastics vault requiring a 3.5 twisting salto
  9. 20. Obscure cricket delivery relying on a double-grip reverse spin
Down
  1. 1. Esoteric fencing manoeuvre that counters a feint-in-quarte
  2. 2. Obsolete hockey tactic involving a looping back-arc pass
  3. 3. Historic term for a strategic defensive rugby formation outlawed in the modern era
  4. 4. Old boxing guard stance focused on oblique deflection
  5. 7. A long-banned cycling tactic involving rear-wheel destabilization
  6. 10. Obsolete golf club used for lofted rescue shots before 1900
  7. 12. Rare figure-skating jump variant with an added outside-edge switch mid-air
  8. 13. Rare wrestling counter exploiting a spine-tilt overhook
  9. 15. Old football (soccer) position removed from rules in 1925
  10. 16. An early baseball pitch type with a vertical knuckle-flick
  11. 18. Biomechanical term for asymmetric gait used to confuse defenders