Let's explore traditional Mongolian wrestling with Stephen Pera

With Stephen Pera, let us explore traditional Mongolian wrestling, one of the "Three Manly Sports" of Mongolia's Naadam Festival. In the time of Chinggis Khan, wrestling provided Mongol soldiers with strength, stamina and skills training. Today, 800 years later, Mongol men no longer need to be battle-ready all the time, but wrestling remains a national obsession. Maybe its because wrestling is a part of Mongolia's values and identity.

[@faz..]

A tough environment makes for a strong people

[@khalidabdulqadir8316]

Like Arabs

[@faz..]

@@khalidabdulqadir8316 not sure about that

[@ikscdmdegi6954]

@@mmm-io8sq arabs never conquered russia in the winter soo...

[@RoflJoker1994]

@@mmm-io8sq The Mongolians absolutely stomped on the arabs during the Genghis Khan days.. just saying

[@RoflJoker1994]

@@mmm-io8sq Stop talking shit the arabs were at the mercy of the mongols

[@annelisezeender7455]

That guy was just casually slung over someone’s shoulder then placed down on the ground again so delicately! I think the wrestler thought he might break the poor guy.

[@95943045]

ahaha

[@CastleBomb44]

American here. I would def. watch some Mongolian wrestling if I ever get the chance. I wrestled in high school and I love to try mongolian wrestling one day

[@Indygenous]

Its not the same as greco roman wrestling thats taught in hs. But i would imagine lot of the tricks would still apply from both sides.

[@buyankhishigmunkhjargal3287]

You need a lot of strength to do this Mongolian wrestling, I’m Mongolian so I’ve watched a lot of these in real life in a festival!

[@ganaado3500]

Simple rule: no time limit and no weight limit, because it was for war training.

[@hamzaalmdghri8741]

Wide skulls, stubbornness, pride, strength and patience are the characteristics of the nomads in the grassy steppes and semi-nomads

[@BushidoIslander8689]

Great Documentary Bro! Wrestling is really a fascinating Combat Art & sport. Even Mongolians conquer Sumo wrestling in Japan now.

[@hylasphilos1744]

our origin, our mongol brothers, we love you. mongol language is beautiful as well. -from Korea

[@Tomatito1981]

Hi Hylos, can you understand what the narrator is saying from 7:01? It sounds so similar to Korean in terms of the tone, accent and pronunciation but then has far more Sss sounds.

[@hylasphilos1744]

@@Tomatito1981 that is nowadays korean language, we had more sss sounds before. However, just like greek in Europe, mongol must be the symbol of northern Asia along with khan people. Do you know the modern korea official name(in english, republic of korea), it is dae han min gook. It means,"the great khan people's nation."

[@Tomatito1981]

@@hylasphilos1744 thanks Hylos that’s really interesting. I knew Koreans refer to themselves as the “Han” ie Han-guk but I never put it to mean the people of the Khans. I wrongly assumed it was to deliberately annoy the Han Chinese :) can Korean speakers understand Mongolian or just a few words? Best wishes

[@SNSK231]

@@Tomatito1981 Khan means 韓. Because Ethnic Koreans is called 韓

[@bakerstreet101]

Mongolians seem to have a lot of testosterone. Even the skinny ones who sing have really deep voices,

[@xstoofpeer]

thats just the way the language is structured, just like Russian.

[@devvv4616]

just because thai or vietnamese people speak in higher tones that they have less testosterone lol. tho certainly the ones they interviewed prolly have alot of testosterone, just like any top wrestler in the world

[@MrNoobidoobidoo]

Horse meat

[@kenken8765]

@@MrNoobidoobidoo and milk

[@ethangara-5284]

skinny mongolian? impossible

[@dan-1617]

I love my Mongolian brothers

[@maxjohnson1950]

are you hazara?

[@Pay2winboi]

@@maxjohnson1950 i guess he is lol

[@Silduril]

"so I wrestled for probably less than a minute" nah bro, you didn't do a second of wrestling... the guy gently moved you around for a bit.

[@filipepootoo102]

what your mum says to your dad in the morning

[@moogiibat5845]

Great work, thank you.

[@Peanut1973martine]

It's a great sport u practice, bi watched it today my first time of seeing wrestling of this sport it was great seeing that tradition passed down to the children there so proud x

[@zoozio66]

Saludos desde Perú. Excelente documental de la lucha en Mongolia. Espero un día ir. y ver un evento de lucha... 🇵🇪

[@lillyrosehip6739]

Just amazed 😍

[@jramirez40020]

So cool, He has cauliflower ear! I guess redardless of what school of wrestling it is- wrestling is still wrestling.

[@ricochete5875]

Tree trunks for legs help immensely.

[@ALC0A021]

WWE wrestlers mostly do not have tree trunk legs

[@Peanut1973martine]

This is great Mongolia, to become strength with wrestling skills

[@wrllggg2101]

Recommend me high-quality authors or news from Mongolia

[@MayaMaya-ym9iq]

thank you from mongolia 🇲🇳🇲🇳

[@enkhzayazundui1063]

Little boy in blue fall and cry. His father lift him up, and said, oh, you are ok. Man doesn’t cry 😁👍

[@DareToWonder]

They translated it to Valley Drop, thats the naming of the move from Judo's Taniotoshi

[@tonysamsenthaikhambaoxaych8507]

I love my mongolian brothers yo

[@moogiibat5845]

Wow that's a long name, where are you from my friend?

[@tonysamsenthaikhambaoxaych8507]

@@moogiibat5845sa bai sa nuu үеэл üyeel sa bai dee hello i from lao america 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@CobraFlows]

The interviewer is great.

[@filipepootoo102]

King 👑

[@thewonderfulweeaboootaku8502]

Bokh is a pretty rough n tumble style.

[@fyodorberkovich8247]

How do I visit Mongolia to wrestle?

[@schonkigplavuis8850]

I have a question: The image of a lion and elephant were added to the golden badges of the wrestlers hat. But as far as i know, mongolia does not naturally have either of these elements. Why choose these tough but alien animals ?

[@enkhzayazundui1063]

We know , we always know about those animals.

[@schonkigplavuis8850]

@@enkhzayazundui1063 Through mythos and legens, or books and religions?

[@enkhzayazundui1063]

@@schonkigplavuis8850 probably through mythos and legends. Did you know Asia ( in India) has lions as well. It is a bit smaller than African lion and has saggy skin under its belly.

[@calvinsuu1949]

From days of conquest they encountered these creatures

[@hpdpco6634]

Similar rule with sumo. Except there is initial acceleration in sumo. This is just like rugby and american football.

[@dismas8884]

best sumo champions are actually mongolians. And sumo is just a charade compared to mongolian wrestling.

[@rivafussball6719]

Not "one of the largest" The largest empire in history, 3 times that of Alexander & twice of Rome at its height!!

[@rivafussball6719]

@Brian Bhutia 😂😂😂😂😂😂Read more son!!

[@khalidabdulqadir8316]

@@rivafussball6719 he’s right British empire is the largest in general while the the mongol empire is the largest as one piece area

[@rivafussball6719]

@@khalidabdulqadir8316 No that's nit correct at all

[@khalidabdulqadir8316]

@@rivafussball6719 give me your resources

[@tonysamsenthaikhambaoxaych8507]

HONEST HUMBLE KIND BRAVE AND PATIENCE

[@positive.stories]

joohon ydraagaad ug naadhaa gne hahah

[@quincy189]

how tall are those mongolians ?

[@Eddie-qq5tq]

Honestly I'm here cuz of Naidan Monkhbat from kengan omega but stayed since this video was great

[@romanking1202]

These guys sound like Selkath from StarWars knights of the Old Republic! Lmao 😂

[@mericanwit]

🤩

[@tonysamsenthaikhambaoxaych8507]

One of the best and most ancient martial arts that incorporated with KUNG FU AND MUAY TAI AND BECAME MUAY BOHK SANDA ♡♡♡ OR MUAY SANDA SAMBOHK ♡♡♡♡ SAMBO ♡♡♡♡ THE WORD GHENG IS A CHINESE AND LAO WORD TOO ♡♡♡ FOR VERY GOOD AT SOMETHING OR SIMPLY THROW/THROWING

[@stainlessuntil5301]

Im korean. I love mongol seriously

[@mericanwit]

ом мани падме ом!

[@tonysamsenthaikhambaoxaych8507]

Man honestly I CAN ALREADY SEE MY ASS GETTING THROWN AROUND HELLA EASILY BY ALL MY MONGOLIAN BROTHERS ALREADY LOL REAL TALK REAL ♡♡♡♡♡ all the brothers remind of #gorodaimon ♡♡♡

[@rhysdavies3479]

Do Women Mongolians ever try Wrestling?

[@Mongol1232]

Yes at night with their husbands

[@enkhzayazundui1063]

Oh, no. Not Mongolian traditional wrestling. It is only for men. 😁🙏

[@enkhzayazundui1063]

@@rusmn12 there are few woman in history, probably no more than 2 or 3. Even today we Mongolian woman love to watch wrestling, but there too many men sitting watching wrestling, woman feel a bit uncomfortable. Nothing bad is going to happen to us, it just men wont talk to you about wrestling for some reason they think is only for men. I would like push more woman go watch Mongolian wrestling. Only time we watch wrestling sitting next to men is during Naadam.

[@rhysdavies3479]

@@erkhess Now that's fascinating! Didn't expect that!

[@brandoncomilang923]

Its not jengis han, its genghis khan

[@amareyk]

no, it’s actually Chingis Khan

[@brandoncomilang923]

Aahhahaha

[@krissylee1491]

He’s pronouncing it correctly. It’s only westerners that pronounce it genghis

[@vdyzk4291]

👍🇹🇷

[@choyance5727]

Mongolians are massive

[@rabindrapalai5955]

Any loss God will proof

[@fyodorberkovich8247]

This dude is so patronizing to the little kid. The kid is already a good wrestler. He could beat me at his age anytime.

[@darknessfadestolight4312]

Mongoria ~South Park~

[@chrish4994]

he is like borat interviewing a strong wrestler

[@ElenaElena-ye8ek]

такой малыш)) цыпленочек

[@TANTRAITALIAN]

Why so many of these strong men has appendectomy scars on their tummies? Maybe appendicitis is so usual among Mongolian men?

[@oshunorisha367]

All these dad bods got me HOT 🥵 SHEESH😍

[@phralvim]

It is impressive how mongolians have big bones, and their head is huge.

[@enkhzayazundui1063]

Paulo Henrique I know we have big head, big cheek bones😀😂

[@bilguunaltangerel6347]

Enkhzaya Zundui and huge pussy haha

[@endroholic7161]

Chad asia vs virgin European blood line

[@phralvim]

Enkhzaya Zundui very strong bones you people have. Your heads must be solid as a rock lol

[@enkhzayazundui1063]

@@phralvim well. Actually we don’t touch peoples head. Specially men’s head and hat. I don’t know about your culture. But Mongols dont touch people’s head unless you are very close friend or family member. And definitely we are not going to test if human head was solid than stone. That would be insult, and that will prove that you have stone inside your head instead of brain.

[@user-cm9ft5bg7i]

Why do they suck at mma and judo

[@musashi1045]

They actually do very well in the judo scene. Golds in the Olympics. There judo is based off the traditional wrestling.

[@gantrnd]

I can bet that the Olympic medal ratio in freestyle, judo and boxing per population in Mongolia is many times higher than where ever you are from. Mongolians have the most successful Grand Champions in Japanese sumo as well. As for MMA, it is rather underdeveloped and not too many train in it in Mongolia, but we are coming up I am sure you will hear about us in a few years. But we definitely do not suck hehe

[@utgardkraft1412]

@@gantrnd could I as a european come visit and train with mongolian wrestlers? It would be a dream come true.

[@starwarrier479]

Mongolians looks like big bone marble .. of the marble games of kids..

[@ciaronsmith4995]

Iranians/Persians are the greatest wrestlers in the history of mankind.

[@Rami.Pir.Ali784]

I’m iraqi and this is true the whole Mesopotamia region is

[@ciaronsmith4995]

@@Rami.Pir.Ali784 Iran is another level. They own that sport in the Olympics. Countless gold medals.

[@Rami.Pir.Ali784]

@@ciaronsmith4995 us Iraqis have kicked Iran’s ass countless times but at the end of the day we’re all human and all one

[@ALC0A021]

In 60s India was a top wrestling nation. If you go to medieval and ancient times India was a force to be reckoned with in wrestling but now this great tradition is not strong like before but again we are rising.

[@mongolbaavai]

Are you sure about this ?

[@KPho150]

Couldn't they chose someone who look more of a man than that interviewer? Jesus...

[@JohnDoe-sw1rs]

Most East Asian men are smaller and feminine but mongols are gigachads wtf

[@SNSK231]

That is called stereotype. Koreans aren't small. And Khampa is East Asian but average height is 6feet.

[@JohnDoe-sw1rs]

@@SNSK231 No, your average is 5’7” to 5’8. That’s 2-3 inches shorter than black Americans and 3-4 inches shorter than white Americans. Not to mention muscle mass and bones. Mongolians are strong looking.

[@SNSK231]

@@JohnDoe-sw1rs 1-1. Average height and weight for adult american males aged 20-39: 175.8cm, 90kg (White american:178.0cm, 91.6kg/Black american:176.4cm, 88.6kg/Asian american:172.9cm, 80.0kg/Hispanic american :171.2cm, 87.9kg/Mexican american:171.7cm, 89.8kg) (2015-2018 data) 1-2. Average American male's body fat percentage: 28% (1999-2004 data, current body fat percentage can be higher than that. Because average weight was 87kg in that time.) 1-3. Estimated average American male's skeletal muscle: 35.8kg 2-1. Average height and weight for adult Korean males aged 20-39: 175.5cm, 77.32kg (2021data) 2-2. Average Korean male's body fat percentage: 21% (2019 data) 2-3. Estimated average Korean male's skeletal muscle: 34.5kg Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. NHANES(National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys). Size Korea.

[@SNSK231]

@@JohnDoe-sw1rs Korean's average is 0.354 inches shorter than black americans. The average height of Koreans, Southern Europeans, and black Americans are almost the same.

[@SNSK231]

@@JohnDoe-sw1rs I know from my medical knowledge that there is no difference in testosterone levels between races or ethnicities. However, I have seen research results showing that East Asians age slowly, and testosterone levels remain as high as when they were young even after their 40s. unlike Europeans. And Every Korean guy goes to the army. Why do you think that East Asian is feminine? Lol They have the knowledge and patience to survive in a competitive society. Korea is the country with the highest level of education in the world. So Most Koreans study from 6am-10pm when they are in high school, and when they become adults, they complete their military service with very little pay for 21mnths. And The military environment in South Korea is far harsher than that of the US military. But they make it. What is your definition of femininity? mustache? bro.. Koreans also grew beards 100 years ago, but it's just an old style in Korea. that's it

[@fyodorberkovich8247]

Dear Stephen Pera, you are in no place to judge anyone's wrestling ability. Your knowledge of history and martial arts is small. You say a lot of patronizing stuff throughout the video. It comes off as if you don't respect the Mongolian wrestling style at all. You said the average Mongolian has no need to be combat ready at any point, when they do. Mongolia is between Russia, Japan, and China. Pick up a history book. They're nomadic plain warriors. They often had nothing to do but eat, ride, hunt, and wrestle.

[@w8ngr]

Meh I still think the sumos whoop them hard Put it like this more sumos would do better in Mongolian competitions than Mongolians would DO I’m sumo

[@Crystal-cz9do]

Literally so many of sumo’s Yokozuna are Mongolian 😅

[@w8ngr]

@@Crystal-cz9do compared to their Japanese counterparts not like Europeans or anything when Mongolians become the “majority” not “minority” your become correct until that day I am

[@Crystal-cz9do]

@@w8ngr do you even know what Yokozuna means? Their current champion Terenofuji is Mongolian, not to mention other champions like Asashoryu and Hakuho are also Mongolian. So I guess your European lard asses are just for show 😂

[@Crystal-cz9do]

@@w8ngr and let me ask you how many European champions are in sumo that they’ve become the “majority”?

[@w8ngr]

@@Crystal-cz9do show me stats that say Japanese aren’t the majority I’ll wait for that link

[@johnsmith1474]

Tedious production.

[@saraheltawil5766]

i bet your mum says that about you

[@enkhzayazundui1063]

@@saraheltawil5766 😆🙏

[@lifeneverends7068]

No body hair? They dont look strong!

[@baconsans431]

Asians have less body hair because of their unique EDAR gene mutation, their variant Y-Chromosomes, and their quick adaptation to cold climate and warm environments clothing during ancient times

[@ALC0A021]

Lol wrong thinking

[@CumBrianFries]

Judging by your logic Middle Easterners must be the strongest people in the world. When was the last time you saw a Middle Eastern champion in any fighting sports?

[@SNSK231]

@S No. sparse body hair drops your body temperature. That's why East Asians lost their useless body hair to adapt to extreme cold regions in the past.

[@YamamotoKazuo]

Mongolian wrestling relys too much on physical strength rather than tactics. If you're not big boned good luck

[@xstoofpeer]

Untrue. Small boys win often against bigger boys. There is no weight classes.

[@Crystal-cz9do]

Obviously you know nothing

[@amareyk]

That’s not true. It’s a mix of both there are alot of mehs/tactics that we use to our advantage to take down opponents.

[@amareyk]

You should do more research before commenting stuff like this.

[@dismas8884]

mongolian wrestling is the real martial art. Applicable in irl fights. kung fu is a fake, charade.. Not applicable in irl fights, since you would just die.

[@khalidabdulqadir8316]

I think khabib “the eagle 🦅 “ can maul all of the them 😂😂

[@jargalbay6672]

Ahahhaha literally he can't even handle mongolian teenager~ 😆

[@altafburki5216]

@@jargalbay6672 ever heard the name afghan?

[@jargalbay6672]

@@altafburki5216 who the hell is Afghan ? pls don't talk shit here

[@joselimai]

I thought might be interesting, but the reporter is killing me… He is so boring, almost depressing...

[@ceceliaw6199]

no one asked jose

[@anniksart907]

Shut up ur wrong

[@leoleistner2568]

Thank you jose for that constructive answer, I hope you get home to a loving family, have a wonderful night with them, before they all fucking die and you are left alone with only KZbin to talk shit and make up for this depressing boring life of yours. Dearly. PS: where do you live.

[@ezrakendall6214]

@@leoleistner2568 preach king 👑🙏🙏🙏

[@ezrakendall6214]

Reply pussy

[@johnadams5245]

Well made