Korean traditional wrestling called 씨름: Ssireum. Ppl may think it’s like sumo but ours has thicker sand and we cannot let go of the ropes and can only win by throwing off the opponent. No kicking and kneeing allowed
wyc1inc on
The young man is a 씨름 선수 and they are ostensibly doing 씨름, but the young woman appears to be a wrestler. That move she does at the end is not a 씨름 technique, rather it’s a front headlock to single leg done in freestyle wrestling.
warmmilkheaven on
It’s ssireum, like someone else said. It was a pretty popular sport in Joseon, there’s paintings of people watching it you can find online. I think it’s pretty common for families to kind of wrestle for fun at family gatherings, or it was for my family. I’m not actually sure if it’s considered a martial art, it’s not really a combat sport or a military thing afaik…. There’s no strikes or blows, you start by holding onto each others belt.
hobo_champ on
Also there is no weight class. If you’re the smaller person, you auto win when the runs out.
tbofsv on
Ssireum is pretty cool, i enjoy it more than sumo. The guys’ physiques are great too. Inspirational for me to work out harder at the gym. Almost like a mix of wrestling and rugby physique.
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[Ssireum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ssireum) (씨름)
Korean wrestling basically
Korean traditional wrestling called 씨름: Ssireum. Ppl may think it’s like sumo but ours has thicker sand and we cannot let go of the ropes and can only win by throwing off the opponent. No kicking and kneeing allowed
The young man is a 씨름 선수 and they are ostensibly doing 씨름, but the young woman appears to be a wrestler. That move she does at the end is not a 씨름 technique, rather it’s a front headlock to single leg done in freestyle wrestling.
It’s ssireum, like someone else said. It was a pretty popular sport in Joseon, there’s paintings of people watching it you can find online. I think it’s pretty common for families to kind of wrestle for fun at family gatherings, or it was for my family. I’m not actually sure if it’s considered a martial art, it’s not really a combat sport or a military thing afaik…. There’s no strikes or blows, you start by holding onto each others belt.
Also there is no weight class. If you’re the smaller person, you auto win when the runs out.
Ssireum is pretty cool, i enjoy it more than sumo. The guys’ physiques are great too. Inspirational for me to work out harder at the gym. Almost like a mix of wrestling and rugby physique.