Ssireum
Traditional wrestling style of Korea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ssireum (/ɕ͈iɾo̞m/; Korean: 씨름)[1] or Korean wrestling is a folk wrestling style and traditional national sport of Korea that began in the fourth century.
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Also known as | gakjeo; gakhui; gakryeok; gakgii; chiuhui; sangbak; jaenggyo |
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Focus | Grappling |
Hardness | Full-contact |
Country of origin | Korea |
Creator | Unknown |
Parenthood | Historical |
Olympic sport | No |
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Quick Facts Hangul, Hanja ...
Ssireum | |
Hangul | |
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Hanja | 相撲, 角抵 |
Revised Romanization | ssireum |
McCune–Reischauer | ssirŭm |
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In the modern form each contestant wears a belt (satba) that wraps around the waist and the thigh. The competition employs a series of techniques, which inflict little harm or injury to the opponent: opponents lock on to each other's belt, and one achieves victory by bringing any part of the opponent's body above the knee to the ground.[2][3]