The open freestyle wrestling championship of Mongolia last weekend (Mongolia open - 2017) clearly showed that several Buryat wrestlers at once look worthy even against the background of the best Mongolian freestyle wrestlers.
And in Mongolia open - 2017, as many as five Mongolian teams participated, in which the whole color of Mongolian freestyle wrestling was gathered. Note that two athletes from Buryatia, who represented Russia at this tournament (along with wrestlers from Yakutia, Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk and Moscow), became the champions of Mongolia this year. These are Baldan Tsyzhipov, who performed in the weight category over 125 kg, and middleweight Evgeny Zherbaev (over 70 kg).
All Mongolian experts agree in principle that today the bronze medalist of the 2016 Russian Championship Baldan Tsyzhipov, who, according to the results of last year, is actually the fourth or fifth strongest Russian wrestler in this weight, is clearly stronger than all Mongolian wrestlers.
With my participation in tournaments for Mongolia, nothing is clear yet. Work is currently underway to resolve this issue. I myself have a great desire to play for Mongolia, because this gives a good chance to enter major international competitions - the World Championships, Asia, the Olympic Games. And in general, I really like Mongolia, I like to come here, to participate in competitions, - says the champion of Mongolia in 2017 Baldan Tsyzhipov.
Carpet friend of Boris Budaev
In this Olympic cycle until 2020, there are no equals among Mongolian heavyweight wrestlers (over 125 kg) to Baldan Tsyzhipov, - Vice-President of the Mongolian Freestyle Wrestling Federation Buyandelger Bold told us. - He could compete for Mongolia, as do many athletes who compete for other countries. Freestyle wrestling federations of Mongolia and Buryatia can agree on this. But finally, such issues should be resolved at the level of the Ministry of Sports of Mongolia. In this sense, Baldan Tsyzhipov has a good chance. Because, as far as I know, his wife is a citizen of Mongolia.
Mr. B. Bold himself is a titled athlete, champion of Asia and Mongolia, winner of the world championships, honored master of sports of Mongolia, who competed in the same weight as the Buryat world champion in 1989 Boris Budaev. By the way, the first major international success of the famous Buryat wrestler, when he won the title of world champion among youth in 1979, was achieved not without the help of Bold. The fact is that Boris Budaev defeated Bold at that tournament, but lost on points to a wrestler from the USA. And in order for Budaev to become a champion, it was necessary for Bold to win cleanly (on the carcass or with a clear advantage) against the American.
Before the last fight, I didn't care, because I was in second place in this championship anyway, - says B. Bold. - But I clearly won against Bori's opponent and helped him! And Borya became the first Buryat world champion in freestyle wrestling among youth. And then, in 1989, Boris Dugdanovich became the adult world champion! But I didn’t, although I was second in the world three times ...
Triumph Zherbaev
It is interesting that even today in this weight (68 - 70 kg) an excellent wrestler is growing in Buryatia. This is yesterday's junior 24-year-old Evgeny Zherbaev, who recently added the title of Mongolian champion to his title of bronze medalist of the Russian Championship in 2015.
We really liked Evgeniy Zherbaev, who showed quite confident and spectacular wrestling, - said Lubsanzunduin Nyam, Doctor of Science, International Class Master of Sports and one of Mongolia's leading specialists in the physical training of freestyle wrestlers. - Participation of Buryat wrestlers in tournaments for the Mongolian national team is a good idea. All of us just need to agree well and promote this idea in the public field, in the media.
At Mongolia open - 2017, Evgeny Zherbaev won all his bouts ahead of schedule and with a clear advantage. At this tournament Alexey Ivanov, an athlete from Yakutia, who is getting in shape, and the three best Mongolian wrestlers in this weight category, Ulziymunkh (1/4 finals, score 0:10), Mandakhnaran (semifinal, score 7:17) and Sukhbat (final , score 0:12)!
By the way, Ganzorig Mandakhnaran is the same Mongolian wrestler who represented his country last summer at the Olympics and around whom then there was the biggest scandal at the wrestling tournament in Rio. Recall that in order to win the Olympic bronze medal, Mandakhnaran lacked only four seconds.
In the last seconds of his fight for third place with a wrestler from Uzbekistan, Ikhtior Navruzov, the score was 7:7, but the Mongolian wrestler had an advantage due to the fact that it was he who held the last hold evaluated by the judges. Four seconds before the end of the fight, Mandakhnaran began to celebrate the victory, but the judges assessed this as an evasion of the fight and gave the winning point to Navruzov. It was at that moment that the coaches of the Mongolian national team, outraged by the actions of the judiciary, began to tear off their clothes and shoes and throw them on the wrestling mat with a flourish.
I am sure that if Evgeny Zherbaev had competed for Mongolia then in Rio de Janeiro, the Mongolian coaches would not have had to show the audience their naked torsos and, waving their arms, loudly appeal to higher powers in search of justice. Since Evgeny Zherbaev in this situation, most likely, would have won by more than one point!
Bazarguruev's example
According to international rules, an athlete can represent any country at the Olympics if he participated in domestic competitions in this country or played for it at international tournaments at least two years before the Olympic Games. Thus, the upcoming sports year (2017 - 2018) will be decisive for our wrestlers.
Today wrestlers from the North Caucasus and Sakha-Yakutia compete for many countries of the world. There is an example of our wrestler Bazyr Bazarguruev. Playing for Kyrgyzstan, he won Olympic bronze in Beijing, was a bronze medalist at the World and Asian Championships. Our archer Miroslava Dagbaeva also participated in tournaments for the Mongolian national team, the famous wrestler, world champion Boris Budaev played for Uzbekistan at the end of his sports career, became the champion of Asia. The age of an athlete is short, and why don't we give our athletes - the second, third, fourth numbers in the Russian team - the opportunity to participate in international competitions for other countries that are friendly to us? - considers the former Minister of Sports of Buryatia Vladislav Bumboshkin.
Today, a number of sports and public figures from Buryatia held several meetings in the Freestyle Wrestling Federation of Mongolia and the Olympic Committee of the neighboring country, at which the prospect of participation of Buryat athletes in competitions for the Mongolian national team was considered. Recall that today it is rather difficult to obtain Mongolian citizenship, since the laws of this country do not allow dual citizenship for residents of Mongolia. And to become a citizen of Mongolia, you must renounce the citizenship of another country.
According to the participants of these meetings, the deputy of the People's Khural of Buryatia Stepan Kalmykov and the honored coach of Buryatia, professor of Belarusian State University Kirill Baldaev (the current coach of Baldan Tsyzhipov), their Mongolian partners at the level of sports figures are all in favor of attracting athletes from Buryatia (wrestlers, archers, boxers) to the Mongolian team. And now it's the politicians' turn.
As the champion of the Mongolian national wrestling said, it took him 45 years to create 3 volumes of this book. In other words, the books are the result of his life and struggle.
The books are called “Mongol bohiin barildaany ov, mehiin chuulgan sudar” - “Sutra-collection of the heritage of Mongolian national wrestling techniques”. In 3 volumes, 725 techniques of the Mongolian national wrestling are described, which are illustrated with photographs, provided with instructions and comments. In the comments you can find out about every move of the wrestler. Each technique has its own name. Translating them from Mongolian to another language is very difficult. Nevertheless, the Great Giant decided to translate his books into English.
He even mentioned the high skills and tricks of each of the famous champion wrestlers. For example, he described how and what techniques were used by his former eternal rival, the father of the yokozuna Hakuho, J. Monkhbat.
No one has written about the Mongolian national wrestling before, including the Mongolian wrestling techniques. These books are the result of a huge work, in addition to describing the techniques, they also contain the results of the author's scientific work devoted to the study of the Mongolian wrestling.
The same author identified the 800-year-old Mongolian national wrestling technique mentioned in the Secret History of the Mongols. This technique belongs to Buri-bohu of the Khatagin clan, the son of Khutagt Monkhor from the Zhurkhen aimag tribe. He fought with Genghis Khan's younger brother Belgutei, the son of Khatun Sochigel, one of the Khatuns of Yesugei, Genghis Khan's father. The “Secret History of the Mongols” says: “Once Genghis Khan appointed a fight between Buri-Bokh and Belgutei. Buri-Bokh possessed such strength that he could knock down Belgutey, acting only with one hand and one foot.
It is written about zhurkhents like this: "Each of the husbands is skilled, a mighty fighter with the Force."
Their avarga (Great Giant Champion) H. Bayanmönkh in his book described in detail how to use Mongolian techniques in judo, freestyle wrestling, sambo and other types of wrestling.
The author decided that his books would be sold in bookstores, but in order for Mongolian children to inherit these precious skills and the history of the Mongolian national struggle, he would first of all sell them in secondary schools.
His books will be bestsellers, that's for sure. So he wants to distribute them to all schools in Mongolia before the books become scarce.
This book will be for children who dream of becoming fighters, a teacher, mentor, close friend and friend, as the Russian writer V.F. Bokov wrote. And for those who respect and honor the Mongolian tradition and national history, it will become a real “sutra”. Over time, the value of these books will only increase.
Khorloogiin Bayanmonkh, at the birth of Khorloogiin Sukhbaatar, was born on February 22, 1944 in Khyargas soum, Uvs, Mongolia - a Mongolian freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestler, sambo wrestler, participant in five Olympiads, silver medalist of the Olympic Games, world champion, champion of the Asian Games, 14- multiple champion of Mongolia in freestyle wrestling, silver medalist of the Asian Games in Greco-Roman wrestling, world champion in sambo, 10-time winner of tournaments in national Mongolian wrestling, one of two holders of the title “Great Nationwide Invincible Giant” in national Mongolian wrestling. Honored Master of Sports of Mongolia and the USSR (1972). Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences (1994). Hero of Labor of Mongolia. Father of Bayanmunkhin Gantogtokh, a participant in the 1996 Olympic Games, a multiple winner of the Asian Championships in freestyle wrestling.
Born in 1944 in the family of an arat cattle breeder. At the age of six, due to his susceptibility to diseases, his name was changed from Sukhbaatar to Bayanmunkh.
At the age of 10, he lost his father. From the age of 12 he began to take part in local competitions in national wrestling and already at the age of 16 he was able to achieve the title of zaan (“elephant”, for seven victories in a row during the tournament). He was noticed, and since 1961 he began to study at the university and engage in wrestling in Ulaanbaatar.
Since 1963, he successfully performed at national wrestling competitions.
At the 1964 Olympics, he competed in freestyle wrestling in the middleweight division. In 1973, he was only fourth at the World Championships. 1974 was a busy year for the wrestler. He became the silver medalist of the World Championship and the winner of the Asian Games in freestyle wrestling, the silver medalist of the Asian Games in Greco-Roman wrestling, and, speaking at the World Sambo Championship in Ulaanbaatar, won a gold medal there. In 1975 he became the bronze medalist of the World Cup and the world champion in freestyle wrestling, won a silver medal at the World Sambo Championship. At the 1976 Olympics, he competed in freestyle wrestling in heavy weight and remained in fifth place.
After the end of his international sports career, he was in coaching and at the same time competed in national wrestling until 1992.
In 1994 he defended his doctoral dissertation on pedagogical problems in Mongolian wrestling, its traditions and style. Author of the autobiographical book "My Victories". Member of the Mongolian Parliament (since 2000).
The open freestyle wrestling championship of Mongolia last weekend (Mongolia open - 2017) clearly showed that several Buryat wrestlers at once look worthy even against the background of the best Mongolian freestyle wrestlers.
And in Mongolia open - 2017, as many as five Mongolian teams participated, in which the whole color of Mongolian freestyle wrestling was gathered. Note that two athletes from Buryatia, who represented Russia at this tournament (along with wrestlers from Yakutia, Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk and Moscow), became the champions of Mongolia this year. These are Baldan Tsyzhipov, who performed in the weight category over 125 kg, and middleweight Evgeny Zherbaev (over 70 kg).
All Mongolian experts agree in principle that today the bronze medalist of the 2016 Russian Championship Baldan Tsyzhipov, who, according to the results of last year, is actually the fourth or fifth strongest Russian wrestler in this weight, is clearly stronger than all Mongolian wrestlers.
With my participation in tournaments for Mongolia, nothing is clear yet. Work is currently underway to resolve this issue. I myself have a great desire to play for Mongolia, because this gives a good chance to enter major international competitions - the World Championships, Asia, the Olympic Games. And in general, I really like Mongolia, I like to come here, to participate in competitions, - says the champion of Mongolia in 2017 Baldan Tsyzhipov.
Carpet friend of Boris Budaev
In this Olympic cycle until 2020, there are no equals among Mongolian heavyweight wrestlers (over 125 kg) to Baldan Tsyzhipov, - Vice-President of the Mongolian Freestyle Wrestling Federation Buyandelger Bold told us. - He could compete for Mongolia, as do many athletes who compete for other countries. Freestyle wrestling federations of Mongolia and Buryatia can agree on this. But finally, such issues should be resolved at the level of the Ministry of Sports of Mongolia. In this sense, Baldan Tsyzhipov has a good chance. Because, as far as I know, his wife is a citizen of Mongolia.
Mr. B. Bold himself is a titled athlete, champion of Asia and Mongolia, winner of the world championships, honored master of sports of Mongolia, who competed in the same weight as the Buryat world champion in 1989 Boris Budaev. By the way, the first major international success of the famous Buryat wrestler, when he won the title of world champion among youth in 1979, was achieved not without the help of Bold. The fact is that Boris Budaev defeated Bold at that tournament, but lost on points to a wrestler from the USA. And in order for Budaev to become a champion, it was necessary for Bold to win cleanly (on the carcass or with a clear advantage) against the American.
Before the last fight, I didn't care, because I was in second place in this championship anyway, - says B. Bold. - But I clearly won against Bori's opponent and helped him! And Borya became the first Buryat world champion in freestyle wrestling among youth. And then, in 1989, Boris Dugdanovich became the adult world champion! But I didn’t, although I was second in the world three times ...
Triumph Zherbaev
It is interesting that even today in this weight (68 - 70 kg) an excellent wrestler is growing in Buryatia. This is yesterday's junior 24-year-old Evgeny Zherbaev, who recently added the title of Mongolian champion to his title of bronze medalist of the Russian Championship in 2015.
We really liked Evgeniy Zherbaev, who showed quite confident and spectacular wrestling, - said Lubsanzunduin Nyam, Doctor of Science, International Class Master of Sports and one of Mongolia's leading specialists in the physical training of freestyle wrestlers. - Participation of Buryat wrestlers in tournaments for the Mongolian national team is a good idea. All of us just need to agree well and promote this idea in the public field, in the media.
At Mongolia open - 2017, Evgeny Zherbaev won all his bouts ahead of schedule and with a clear advantage. At this tournament Alexey Ivanov, an athlete from Yakutia, who is getting in shape, and the three best Mongolian wrestlers in this weight category, Ulziymunkh (1/4 finals, score 0:10), Mandakhnaran (semifinal, score 7:17) and Sukhbat (final , score 0:12)!
By the way, Ganzorig Mandakhnaran is the same Mongolian wrestler who represented his country last summer at the Olympics and around whom then there was the biggest scandal at the wrestling tournament in Rio. Recall that in order to win the Olympic bronze medal, Mandakhnaran lacked only four seconds.
In the last seconds of his fight for third place with a wrestler from Uzbekistan, Ikhtior Navruzov, the score was 7:7, but the Mongolian wrestler had an advantage due to the fact that it was he who held the last hold evaluated by the judges. Four seconds before the end of the fight, Mandakhnaran began to celebrate the victory, but the judges assessed this as an evasion of the fight and gave the winning point to Navruzov. It was at that moment that the coaches of the Mongolian national team, outraged by the actions of the judiciary, began to tear off their clothes and shoes and throw them on the wrestling mat with a flourish.
I am sure that if Evgeny Zherbaev had competed for Mongolia then in Rio de Janeiro, the Mongolian coaches would not have had to show the audience their naked torsos and, waving their arms, loudly appeal to higher powers in search of justice. Since Evgeny Zherbaev in this situation, most likely, would have won by more than one point!
Bazarguruev's example
According to international rules, an athlete can represent any country at the Olympics if he participated in domestic competitions in this country or played for it at international tournaments at least two years before the Olympic Games. Thus, the upcoming sports year (2017 - 2018) will be decisive for our wrestlers.
Today wrestlers from the North Caucasus and Sakha-Yakutia compete for many countries of the world. There is an example of our wrestler Bazyr Bazarguruev. Playing for Kyrgyzstan, he won Olympic bronze in Beijing, was a bronze medalist at the World and Asian Championships. Our archer Miroslava Dagbaeva also participated in tournaments for the Mongolian national team, the famous wrestler, world champion Boris Budaev played for Uzbekistan at the end of his sports career, became the champion of Asia. The age of an athlete is short, and why don't we give our athletes - the second, third, fourth numbers in the Russian team - the opportunity to participate in international competitions for other countries that are friendly to us? - considers the former Minister of Sports of Buryatia Vladislav Bumboshkin.
Today, a number of sports and public figures from Buryatia held several meetings in the Freestyle Wrestling Federation of Mongolia and the Olympic Committee of the neighboring country, at which the prospect of participation of Buryat athletes in competitions for the Mongolian national team was considered. Recall that today it is rather difficult to obtain Mongolian citizenship, since the laws of this country do not allow dual citizenship for residents of Mongolia. And to become a citizen of Mongolia, you must renounce the citizenship of another country.
According to the participants of these meetings, the deputy of the People's Khural of Buryatia Stepan Kalmykov and the honored coach of Buryatia, professor of Belarusian State University Kirill Baldaev (the current coach of Baldan Tsyzhipov), their Mongolian partners at the level of sports figures are all in favor of attracting athletes from Buryatia (wrestlers, archers, boxers) to the Mongolian team. And now it's the politicians' turn.
Fight Buryats during the holidays. Postcard from 1904 (based on the first photograph of the Buryat struggle)
The first mention of the struggle is found in the "Secret History of the Mongols" (): "Once at a feast, Genghis Khan offered to fight Buri-Buke with Belgudey."
Wrestling competitions were an integral part of the Buryat folk holidays tailgan, sagaalgan, etc., and were part of the wedding ceremony. The competition of wrestlers reached a special scope at traditional games Eren Gurban Naadan(three games of husbands), which were arranged during various holidays and significant events. Beyond the fight buhe barildaan, the participants competed in the races - mori urildaan and archery - surkharbaan (һүr harbalga) .
Grand Duke Nikolai Alexandrovich, the future Emperor Nicholas II, as heir to the throne, visited the Trans-Baikal region in June 1891 and met with representatives of the Agin Buryats on the Tura River, where traditional games were held in honor of the Tsarevich Eren Gurban Naadan. This event is captured in the photo, which became the first picture of the Buryat wrestling.
Rules
In wrestling, a variety of techniques are used, various techniques, both with grips and without grips.
Mongolian wrestling has its own rituals, rules and specific features: before, fights were not limited in time (now there are temporary restrictions), there are no weight categories, the fight takes place in open space, the one who first touches the ground with any part of the body, except for the soles of the feet and hands, each wrestler has his own second - “zasuul”, after the fight the loser must pass under the winner’s raised right hand as a sign that he admits his defeat. The winner performs the traditional eagle dance.
Ranks
On the national holiday - Nadom, which takes place from July 11 to 13, from 512 to 1024 wrestlers fight. Fight in pairs, knockout. Accordingly, there are from 9 to 10 rounds - “davaa”. Depending on the passage of the “dawaa”, special honorary titles are awarded:
Costume
The wrestlers are dressed in a special wrestling costume: national boots with curved toes - "Mongol Gutal", short shorts - "Shuudag" and a kind of short shirt with an open chest - "Zodog".
AT bukhe-barildaan(Buryat wrestling) wrestlers before the fight took off their clothes and fought barefoot in trousers with trousers rolled up on the hips. Such clothes are described in the sources and are typical for
