Catch the enemy by the balls: kirkpinar, Turkish national sport

Kirkpinar — Turkish struggle, which converge on the field the big men, twisting each other's balls and sticking fingers in the ass. No, this is not a joke or a figure of speech — do they really use such techniques during the battle.

Please read about the highly suspicious and most bizarre fight in a world where it is important not only endurance and will to win, but in the literal sense steel testicles.

Over wrestlers often make fun of — they, say, just with sweaty men on the floor to lie. Of course, to practice in wit next to the wrestlers themselves no hurry, for bodily injury, but let's face it — some truth in this after all.

Today this struggle has many varieties, is a highly respected form of martial arts in General is a very serious sport with strict rules, requiring a man of remarkable physique, powerful will, and a good understanding of tactics.

But in the past this kind of melee fights didn't look quite right. For example, in Ancient Greece, wrestling was quite the spectacle: men stripped naked, were smeared from head to toe with oil and tried to overwhelm each other on the ground under the frantic cries of the crowd — all this action could go on for hours.

According to legend, long ago, somewhere in the middle East there lived a Sultan. And he loved to arrange various competitions: competitions in running, javelin, archery and other fist fights. Yes, but it was not that the Sultan began to get bored with boring activities, it was not in them a spark.

And then one day they came to the Palace of the Sultan of the two naked men and started to fight right under his window. Several days and nights the husky tried to beat each other, but failed and died from exhaustion in front of the venerable Sultan. He was so impressed by the endurance and indomitable spirit of the fighters that the Sultan commanded to bury them under the magnificent Fig tree in the garden near the Palace.

A few days later from the roots of this tree scored forty spring water — "kirkpinar". Turkish wrestling called yaly gures, but among the peoples of the East, it remained as kirkpinar.

One of the first records of this struggle dates back to the year 1346 BC Since competition kirkpinar tried to hold it annually, but wars and political instability in the region often interrupted the tradition for years to come. Kirkpinar rules then were simple: the field consists of two naked men oiled up and fighting — how much and how you want. The main task — to raise the opponent on the shoulders or push it back to the ground.

The winner in the battle was awarded the title of athlete, and won the tournament — bass-wrestler. A hero forever covered themselves with glory, enjoyed great respect and had only the fact that the neophytes were taught the methods of struggle — money and all he needed and thus was secured for the rest of my life.

In the future, the morals among the Muslims and tougher fighters ordered to wear shorts from the skins of Buffalo, Kismet, which is also rubbed with oil. These shorts weigh about 13 pounds.The problem was that each battle could continue for several days, and not everyone in the audience wanted to see that stuff — kind of stale bulls, lazily grabbing each other, not very exciting. The reason for the long fights you will understand anyone who has ever tried to hold caught fish — slimy prey easily slip out of your hands. So in the end it was decided to give a fight of 40 minutes, and 15 additional (in judo only give 5 minutes and 2 additional). Kirkpinar became more spectacular and quick, but these forty minutes healthy wrestlers have time at all to fizzle out.

Because zaborot man in oil — a non-trivial task, the opponents try to grab the opponent for the pants (they are too slippery), but for the fact that these pants have. In the rules there is no clear boundary sportsmanship, so each of the Pahlavan should be iron testicles and anus, because for them it will always pull the opponent. It is not encouraged, but such an approach is clear — to put on the shoulder of a fighter trained in oil as something different is very difficult.

And it's not a bug, but a feature — a person able "to stand day and night to hold out" clenched in his fist the enemy's testicles acquires the status of a respected in the harsh kirkenesom community. Even the loser of a fight goes in shame — he was given gifts and a knowing Pat on the shoulder.

The winner of the competition give a hundred thousand dollars in prize money. Try yourself in kirkpinar can be anyone regardless of racial, national or religious affiliation. Importantly, the wrestlers have had eggs — in the literal and figurative meanings.