Mongolian Wrestling Wrestler Mongolian wrestling, known as Bökh (Mongolian Cyrillic: Бөх or Үндэсний бөх), is the folk wrestling style of Mongols in Mongolia, Inner Mongolia and other regions. Bökh means durability. Wrestling is the most important of the Mongolian cultures historic Three Manly Skills, that also include horsemanship and archery. Genghis Khan considered wrestling to be an important way to keep his army in good physical shape and combat ready. The court of Qing Dynasty (1646–1911) held regular wrestling events, mainly between ethnic Manchu and Mongol wrestlers. There are several different versions, Mongolian (in the country of Mongolia and in Tuva of Russia), Buryatian (in the Buryatia of Russia) and Inner Mongolian .
Posted on: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 21:43:52 +0000
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