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Ssireum

Ssireum is traditional Korean standing wrestling with a satba belt: two wrestlers grip the belt and try to bring the opponent down through pulling, leverage, hip or leg technique so that a body part above the knee touches the ground. The sand ring, fixed grip and cultural context are essential.

LevelMain sport FamilyWrestling Family CategoryWrestling / traditional sport

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Classification

Category Wrestling / traditional sport

Family Wrestling Family

Level Main sport

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Ssireum is traditional Korean standing wrestling with a satba belt: two wrestlers grip the belt and try to bring the opponent down through pulling, leverage, hip or leg technique so that a body part above the knee touches the ground.

Geeignet für Fits if you like traditional wrestling with clear grip and balance work, you want standing grappling without strikes, you want to keep Korean cultural and sand-ring context accurate.

Cost Moderate if a group exists: training, satba/belt, hall/sand ring and instruction. Club/class fees, possible satba, travel to workshops or Korean cultural/sport context. Ssireum group, Korean cultural/sport association, wrestling group or workshop. Do not describe it as UWW mat wrestling or generic combat sport.

First progress Grip and basic idea come quickly; safe throw technique needs regular partner training.

Fitness level medium to high

Was du brauchst

Coach, satba or belt setup, sand ring or suitable mat, partner, breakfalls and clear local rules.

First steps

Start with coach, sand or mat area and satba basics: stance, off-balancing, safe breakfalls and simple leg/hip techniques at slow speed.
Look for Korean ssireum/traditional-sport groups, cultural associations, wrestling groups with ssireum offers or workshops using satba rules.

Look for Korean ssireum/traditional-sport groups, cultural associations, wrestling groups with ssireum offers or workshops using satba rules.

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

Weitere Angaben

Tags ssireum, combat-sport, korean-traditional-wrestling, ringen-familie, ringkampf-traditionssport, koreanisches-traditionsringen, wrestling-traditional-sport

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Bring the opponent down legally using satba grip and permitted technique.

Teilnehmer

Two wrestlers.

Teamgröße

Individual bout.

Spielfeld

Sand ring or suitable wrestling area.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

Win by valid fall/takedown under rules.

Gewinnbedingung

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

Ausrüstung

satba
sand ring/mat
coach
partner

Wichtige Regelpunkte

illegal grip change
dangerous throw
out/rule breach
unsporting conduct

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

Korea Ssireum Association (KSA)

Traditional Korean wrestling (Ssirum/Ssireum) UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage · heritage-guide · high
Korea Ssireum Association Korea Ssireum Association · federation-guide · high
World Nomad Games Ssireum Rules World Nomad Games · rulebook · medium
Ssireum Topend Sports · sport-guide · medium