Ssireum: Approaching the Korean Wrestling

Telles, Thabata and Barreira, Cristiano 2020. Ssireum: Approaching the Korean Wrestling. Martial Arts Studies (10) , pp. 98-107. 10.18573/mas.107

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Abstract

The objective of this paper is to present and discuss the practice of ssireum, or Korean wrestling. The practice is a short-range combat sport where fighters are linked through a belt (satba) that each holds in order to throw the opponent down. Our study employs a method based on phenomenology to comprehend the experience of practicing ssireum through intertwinement. It also considers its history and definition, as well as the descriptions of a technical research visit carried out in South Korea in 2019. Descriptions were made considering perceptual processes and also gender issues that arise from practical experiences with ssireum. We claim that ssireum should be replicable in non-Korean environments, and could be developed as an important tool to promote engagement in fighting activities and broaden cultural diversity through embodied knowledges.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Journalism, Media and Culture
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BD Speculative Philosophy D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D890 Eastern Hemisphere D History General and Old World > DS Asia G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Additional Information:	Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial- No Derivatives 4.0 International License
Publisher:	Cardiff University Press
ISSN:	2057-5696
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	18 November 2020
Date of Acceptance:	30 October 2020
Last Modified:	05 May 2023 00:23
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/136521

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