Post by Mutant Couch on Nov 22, 2010 20:56:49 GMT -5
Turkish wrestling.
The spectators who visited the center dome in the Turkish Culture Village might have been overwhelmed by foreign events they saw for the first time. The reactions were varied, such as a person staring vacantly with his mouth wide open, a loving couple secretly joking about it, and a woman who was too shy to look straight at it.
The reason is clear.
They cannot guess why the wrestlers insert their arms in the black skin trousers (Kispet) of their opponents, and then grasp in the crotch. If you asked the wrestlers why they do it, they would answer "Because the oil slips, there is no place to catch hold, except there." Because this seems to cause confusion, I have decided to explain.
The wrestler cannot depend on friction for grasping a partner's body in this event because of the oil covering them. The frictional coefficient of the oil, warmed up at body, is near to zero. So, it is almost impossible to catch hold of the body or limbs.
So the only way to grasp is inside of the "Kispet".
There are mainly two places inside of the kispet to grasp.
1. Wrinkles of the kispet which occurs at the bottom of the thigh when stooped.
2. Wrinkles of the kispet which occurs at the back of the knee when kneeling.
The wrestlers read their opponents position changes, catch the wrinkles occurring inside of the kispet immediately, and lift or throw. Because the kispet is completely smooth, it does not hurt the skin, but the inside of the kispet cannot be grasped if wrinkles are not made. If there are no wrinkles inside of the kispet, a skilled wrestler can leverage and lift with all his strength by clenching his fist while his arm is deeply inserted in the kispet.
This technique of using the kispet may be compared to using the lapels for grasping, and leverage in judo.
The reason is clear.
They cannot guess why the wrestlers insert their arms in the black skin trousers (Kispet) of their opponents, and then grasp in the crotch. If you asked the wrestlers why they do it, they would answer "Because the oil slips, there is no place to catch hold, except there." Because this seems to cause confusion, I have decided to explain.
The wrestler cannot depend on friction for grasping a partner's body in this event because of the oil covering them. The frictional coefficient of the oil, warmed up at body, is near to zero. So, it is almost impossible to catch hold of the body or limbs.
So the only way to grasp is inside of the "Kispet".
There are mainly two places inside of the kispet to grasp.
1. Wrinkles of the kispet which occurs at the bottom of the thigh when stooped.
2. Wrinkles of the kispet which occurs at the back of the knee when kneeling.
The wrestlers read their opponents position changes, catch the wrinkles occurring inside of the kispet immediately, and lift or throw. Because the kispet is completely smooth, it does not hurt the skin, but the inside of the kispet cannot be grasped if wrinkles are not made. If there are no wrinkles inside of the kispet, a skilled wrestler can leverage and lift with all his strength by clenching his fist while his arm is deeply inserted in the kispet.
This technique of using the kispet may be compared to using the lapels for grasping, and leverage in judo.
