2010 Korea Ssireum Grand Championship
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2010-04-29 09:21:54
- 2010 Korea Ssireum Grand Championship Schedule
- Title: 2010 Korea Ssireum Grand Championship
Period:Friday. May 14th -15th, 2010
Venue: Seoul Norimadang(Jamsil-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul)
Host:Korea Ssireum Association
Arrangement:Seoul Ssireum Association
Sponsor: Ministry of Culture Sports and Tourism
Broadcast: MBCESPN
Ssireum is a contest of physical strength and technique in which two contestants complete in direct contact against one another. Simply put, it is wrestling, or a form of wrestling found only in Korea. As each country has sports unique to its own culture, such as the United States having its own style of rugby called football, Korea has its own style of wrestling called Ssireum.
In the beginning, Ssireum was practiced as combat for self-defense against attacks and a part of rituals carried on from the ancient tribal states. With the advancement of civilization the formation of specific rules governed the combat and allowed Ssireum to develop into a major national sports for physical competition and entertainment.
Korea Ssireum Grand championship is the most prestigious Ssireum contest in Korea and it is held throughout the year. Korea Ssireum Grand championship is sponsored by the Ministry of Culture Sports and Tourism and with the contest there will also be opportunity to experience Korean traditional culture such as Bukcheoung Lion Dance, Bongsan Mask Dance, Tightrope walking, and Korean traditional dance.
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<Tightrope walking> <Korean traditional dance>
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<Bukcheoung Lion Dance> <Bongsan Mask Dance>
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Match method
Korea Grand championship will be held as tour tournament in provinces that has its own Ssireum teams. It will proceed as teams match competing for the league title. The championship will be held 13 times a year and the teams are consisted of 7 players by the weight division(Taebaek 2, Kumkang2, Halla 2, Baekdu 1/total 4 weight class). All the players are registered to Korea Ssireum Association and they will show a splendid performance of Ssireum techniques.
