The painting titled "Sangbak" (상박; 相撲) drawn by Kim Hong-do illustrates people gathering around to watch a ssireum competition in the late 18th century.
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.
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]
^"Ssireum".
^"What is Ssireum?". ynucc.yeungnam.ac.kr. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
^Lee, Chang W.; Leland, John (30 August 2019). "Mr. Kim's Lonely Fight to Preserve a Korean Tradition". The New York Times.
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