#ssireum

[wrestlingisbest]

[iwanttolurk]

Getting thrown around like this would genuinely cure me.

[offlinedream]

SAYMYNAME's Kanny and Billlie's Tsuki ssireum match @ ISAC 2025 +bonus members' reactions

[chainsawpunk]

September 11 2011

[chaoticpersontale]

Kdrama: Like flowers in sand

[pittoresko]

“Ssireum (Korean wrestling)” (Joseon, 18th century) by Kim Hong-do, also known as Danwon (1745–1806), National Museum of Korea.

Ssireum (Hangul 씨름), or Korean wrestling, is a folk wrestling style and traditional national sport of Korea that began in the fourth century.

The earliest evidence of ssireum dates back to the Goguryeo period. Originally used in military applications, ssireum became a popular pastime of the people, including many Korean kings, during the Goryeo and Joseon periods.

In traditional life, ssireum was a popular activity on the Korean holiday of Dano, the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, and tournaments are held in the summer and autumn. The traditional prize at a tournament was an ox, a valuable commodity in an agriculturally based society and symbolizing the strength of the contestant. [Wikipedia]

Digital Download on Pittoresko

Visit our Collection of Traditional Korean Art Prints

[niwindustries]

Ssireum: Dokkebi and Sun-Nyuh

Based on Korean folk tale characters

[100abch]