Teoriya i praktika fizicheskoy kultury №1 2018, pp.100-101

PhD I. Zhamyandagva¹
PhD, Associate Professor D. Bayarlakh^1
1Mongolian State University of Education, Ulaanbaatar

Traditional Mongol game festivals have always been dominated by arching, horse races and wrestling known as the ‘three manly contests’ deeply rooted in the national history and traditions and commonly perceived by the local male population as the necessary contributors to the maturing and bodybuilding process associated with male dexterity, endurance, courage and ethics development process that forms a basis for the art and culture of human relationship in the interpersonal, social and environmental domains. Objective of the study was to analyse the missions of the national contests in arching, horse races and wrestling known as the ‘three manly contests’. Based on the study data and analyses, the authors found that the traditional ‘three manly contests’ have managed to preserve, despite the social development challenges, a variety of the traditional values with their specific combinations of art, culture and sports; with their garments, ranking tradition, wrestling ceremonies, coaching rules and rituals, standard announcements of the wrestlers’ bouts and the traditional speeches and acknowledgements. Every of these elements is indispensable for the spiritual uplift, mutual respect of the competitors and their appreciation of the national Mongol traditions; with the melodic announcements of the racing horses, wrestlers and archers designed to boost their self-esteem; excite and inspire senior and junior wrestlers for bouts; help them mobilize their physical resource and willpower; cultivate patience, endurance, love and respect to the Motherland; and develop the key physical qualities and skills in the ‘three manly contests’.

Keywords: ethnic wrestling, arching, horse races, personality development.

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