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Ssireum

Also known as 씨름 · Korean sash wrestling

Ssireum: photograph by Kim Hong-do
Photo: Kim Hong-do, Public domain, source on Wikimedia Commons

Both players grab the opponent's thigh and waist sash.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of South Korea.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of River Valleys and First Cities (about 3000 to 1000 BCE), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Japan and Korea.

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