Learn about Mongol Wrestling

Today’s modern wrestling parts for and parts ceremony and trace its roots back thousands of years. It was developed as one of the three manly sports practiced by Gangas Khan and his Mongol warriors when they ruled Asia. Mongol wrestling was and remains today full of ceremony. Wrestlers wave their arms imitating the invincible mythical Buddhist burg Garuda while heralds carry their hats chanting poetry about the heroism of the champion. A match can last all day beginning with as many as a thousand wrestlers. Victory is won by forcing an opponent to the ground. The victor is permitted to perform the dance of the eagle with his opponent shamefully passing under his arm signaling submission. The champion’s hat is then returned to envious herald and proudly crowns him. This ancient style of wrestling is still practiced in many countries today.

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