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Mongolian Wrestling

Mongolian wrestling, also Boekh/Bokh, is traditional Mongolian stand-up wrestling in the Naadam context. The goal is to use throws, leverage, balance and gripping to make the opponent touch the ground with a body part other than the feet.

LevelVariant FamilyWrestling Family CategoryCombat sport / traditional wrestling

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Classification

Category Combat sport / traditional wrestling

Family Wrestling Family

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Mongolian wrestling, also Boekh/Bokh, is traditional Mongolian stand-up wrestling in the Naadam context.

Geeignet für Fits if you like throws and balance duels, you find folk wrestling with cultural context compelling, you want to compare technique rather than raw strength.

Cost Start through a wrestling/bokh group, cultural club or workshop; ordinary UWW mat logic only partly applies. Club/workshop fee, training, possible traditional uniform and travel/event costs. Mongolian community, wrestling club with folk-wrestling context or Naadam/Nomad Games setting. Bokh is traditional stand-up wrestling with its own culture, clothing and…

First progress The basic idea is visible quickly; clean throws and balance control need regular practice.

Fitness level medium to high

Was du brauchst

Open area, local rules, coach, safe falling technique and possible traditional dress by event.

First steps

Start with a coach or folk-wrestling group: basic stance, grip, safe falling and simple off-balancing before real bouts.
Look for a Mongolian community, Naadam/cultural festival, folk-wrestling workshop or wrestling club with traditional context.

Look for a Mongolian community, Naadam/cultural festival, folk-wrestling workshop or wrestling club with traditional context.

Start only in the appropriate source-described context and follow local rules.

Weitere Angaben

Tags mongolian-wrestling, combat-sport, mongolian-bokh, ringen-familie, kampfsport-traditionelles-ringen, mongolisches-boekh-ringen, combat-sport-traditional-wrestling, mongolian-bokh-wrestling

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Bring the opponent to the ground legally through grip, throw and balance work.

Teilnehmer

Two wrestlers.

Teamgröße

Individual bout.

Spielfeld

Open wrestling/festival area.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

Win when a body part other than the feet touches the ground.

Gewinnbedingung

Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.

Ausrüstung

open area
traditional dress by event
refereeing

Wichtige Regelpunkte

event-specific rule breach
unsafe throw
illegal grip
unsporting behaviour

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Naadam, Mongolian traditional festival UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage · heritage-reference · high
Competition rules of Mongol Bokh World Nomad Games · rulebook · medium
Bokh - Traditional Mongolian Wrestling Grapplezilla · blog-guide · medium