Sumo VS Ssirum

[Taro Toporific]

VS First Sumo Exhibition Held Amid Cheers and Guards
Korea Times, South Korea - Feb 15--The first-ever sumo exhibition in South Korea got off to a successful start despite early concerns and controversy. The seats in Changchung Stadium were mostly filled on Saturday but many were taken up by Japanese tourists and residents and older Koreans.
They cheered all the players, especially home-grown star Kim Sung-tak, known as Kasugao in sumo. He was defeated in the second round by Mongolian Yokozuna Asashoryu on Saturday... big issue is the rivalry between the traditional forms of wrestling in the two countries. As ssirum and sumo have some similarities, it's natural for them to be compared with a good measure of national pride. Fanning the flames, the sumo exhibition received attention that ssirum never gets.
"I don't think most ssirum people care seriously about the sumo matches in Korea"

See also http://www.ssirum.or.kr/

[Caustic Saint]

Fanning the flames, the sumo exhibition received attention that ssirum never gets.
"I don't think most ssirum people care seriously about the sumo matches in Korea"

I don't think most Koreans give two shits about ssirum and liked the novelty of the sumo exhibition.

I showed a bunch of my students the sumo videos I shot in Japan, and they all thought it was pretty cool. Not a one of 'em said, "oh, teacher we have ssirum in Korea," or made any mention of it at all.

[Taro Toporific]

Fanning the flames, the sumo exhibition received attention that ssirum never gets.
"I don't think most ssirum people care seriously about the sumo matches in Korea"

I don't think most Koreans give two shits about ssirum and liked the novelty of the sumo exhibition.

Ssirum seems to about as serious as"Indian Wrestling*") (old taro retired undisputed world champ, ha, ha.)
Judging from the pics. even women do it



*PC term the Boy Scounts now use is Native American Wrestling