Traditional Korean Sports: Taekwondo & Ssireum
Taekwondo is martial-sports originated in Korea. It uses the
entire body, especially the hands and feet. Taekwondo not only strengthens one’s
physical wellbeing, but it also cultivates character via physical and mental
training. Taekwondo is now firmly established as international sports in Korea,
and the Taekwondo Association has a membership of 3.8 million, which consists
of about ten percent of total Korean population.
Ssireum is a Korean traditional form of wrestling. It is a
type of folk competition in which two players, holding on to a satba (a cloth
tied around the waist and thigh), use their strength and various techniques to
wrestle each other to the ground. The ultimate winner of a ssireum tournament
was traditionally awarded a bull, which was a symbol of strength
Choi Hong-man was a former ssireum champion in South korea.
In Asia, he was called “Korean Monster”. His height is 2.8 m (7 ft 2 in) and
weighs 160 kg (350 lb). Although he had unsuccessful career in mixed martial
arts, he recently began a singing career with supermodel Kang Soo Hee under the
name of Beauty & the Beast.
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