Kang Ho-dong
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Kang Ho-dong is a South Korean television host, comedian and former ssireum wrestler.
Kang in 2016
Ssireum
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Ssireum or Korean wrestling is a folk wrestling style and traditional national sport of Korea that began in the fourth century.
Kang Ho-dong
…Kang Ho-dong (born July 14, 1970) is a South Korean television host, comedian and former ssireum wrestler. In 2008, Kang became the first comedian in history to win the Baeksang Arts Awards Daesang (Grand Prize) for Television category. This made him the…
The painting titled "Sangbak" (상박; 相撲) drawn by Kim Hong-do illustrates people gathering around to watch a ssireum competition in the late 18th century.
Ssireum depicted on Goguryeo mural (c.a. 4th-6th century
A ssrireum match at Gyeongju Citizens' Athletics Festival in 2008
Satba (side)