Introduction to Wrestling in Inner Mongolia

Wrestling, known as "wrestling" in Mongolian, is a traditional sports activity of the Mongolian people. Wrestlers for wrestling, Baile dehu. As early as the thirteenth century has been prevalent in the northern grasslands. It is both a sport and a recreational activity. Belongs to the sacrifice of Ovoo and Naadam Assembly. Modern Fangzhi records cloud: "from ancient times, for Mongolia's most addicted to the game, today is prevalent in the northern Mongolia, if the Eerbo festival day, it will be held in this technique, the corner of the leather of the singlet, across the boots, east and west of a person, on the field and fight to knock down the other side for the win. Patriarchs and princes to watch, awarded the winner with prizes, usually the Department of juveniles, set two, three people and the line." This shows that the Mongolians not only in the Naadam and sacrifice Ovoo, and in ordinary times also three or five get together, wrestling for fun.

Mongolian wrestling has a unique national style. Wrestling match, wearing a copper studded cowhide shoulder "Zhaodag", head wrapped in red, yellow, blue turban, foot Mongolia flower leather boots, waist tie flower belt, wearing pants underneath, hanging on the neck with a colorful ribbon. When they appear, both wrestlers wave their arms, and then wrestle with each other. Mongolian wrestling is not graded, take the elimination of the way, the final out of the champion hand, runner-up hand and the third, respectively, awarded the title of honor and prizes.