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Wearing the Wrestler's Clothes: Comparing Chinese Shuaijiao and Inner Mongola Bökh Wrestling Outfit.
Emanuele Papa 31/05/24 At times, when talking about the relationship between Inner Mongolian bökh and modern Chinese wrestling, people...
Emanuele Papa
May 31, 20246 min read


Wrestling discovery #1: 1960s Wrestling Manual 摔跤谱
Researching the roots of a specific wrestling style can often be both difficult and discouraging at times. However, even a small finding...
Emanuele Papa
Oct 10, 20232 min read


顾汧 《扑交行》Gu Qian “Wrestling Ballad”
Translated by: Emanuele Papa This poem from the Qing scholar Gu Qian 顾汧 (1646-1712) is a very important historical testimony of wrestling...
Emanuele Papa
Sep 18, 20223 min read


Life of a Wrestler #1: Seng Ge 僧格 ᠰᠡᠩᠭᠡ
Emanuele Papa 13/08/22 Seng Ge 僧格 ᠰᠡᠩᠭᠡ was born on May 26th of 1925 in the home of Batusuhe, a herdsman of the Zhelemie clan from...
Emanuele Papa
Aug 10, 20224 min read


Shuaijiao and the First edition of the National Games of the People's Republic of China
Emanuele Papa 28/07/2022 From September 13th to October 3rd 1959 the first edition of the National Games of the People's Republic of...
Emanuele Papa
Jul 28, 20222 min read
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