Judo fighters have helped Vietnam kuash continue to dominate the SEA Games

Kurash considered a “brother” to Judo, but the match will be of short duration and the fighters are not allowed to use dangerous moves like in Judo martial arts. To win points, a kurash fighter can only use his hand to act from the opponent’s waist up, if he uses his hand to throw from the waist down, he will be penalized. Therefore, this discipline emphasizes the strength factor more than the technique.

Kurash Vietnam continues to dominate at SEA Games MINH TAN

Because kurash has many similarities with Judo, when this sport was put into competition, many Judo athletes were trained to compete. Exchange with YouthMaster Nguyen Thanh Tai, head coach of Military Judo Club, Member of Executive Committee of Vietnam Judo Federation “Not every athlete who does well in Judo will do well in kuash and vice versa. In terms of their own characteristics, both have a way of grasping the martial arts uniform to control the opponent and the way to move to perform the technique is a bit different.

Therefore, the competition by subject must also be carefully selected from the BHL to find the right athlete for the competition with the best results. Specifically, the martial artist according to which subject must depend on the athlete’s physical condition and technique. And whether getting achievements is easy or difficult depends on the time. In my opinion, in the next few years everything will be balanced and it will be very difficult to compete for prestigious medals.”

To Thi Trang brought the Vietnamese sports delegation the first gold medal at the 31st SEA Games MINH TAN

This martial art first appeared in sea ​​Games 30 was held in the Philippines in 2019. Also at this event, the Vietnamese sports delegation won 7 gold medals in kuash. In fact, kuash is not a new sport in Vietnam. Because since 2009, kurash has been included in a number of games. Specifically, at the 3rd Asian Indoor Games. Vietnamese martial artists themselves have been practicing Kurash since 2007.

Masters Nguyen Thanh Tai added: “It is extremely convenient for athletes to participate in both Judo and kuash. Although the two subjects have different names, deep down in their essence, both have high similarities. The practice of both subjects will complement each other a lot, and athletes only need to know the specific rules of each subject, the competition will bring good results.

Master Nguyen Thanh Tai, Member of Executive Committee of Vietnam Judo Federation LINH THUU

At this 31st SEA Games, we also had the opportunity to witness the success of To Thi Trang or Pham Nguyen Hong Mo, Le Cong Hoang Hai, Le Duc Dong…who were originally a judo fighter who helped for Kurash Vietnam continues to dominate in the Southeast Asian playground with 6 gold medals in 10 events. This achievement has exceeded the target assigned by the team in this year’s home congress when this martial art still has 3 sets of medals in the -73kg men’s, -57kg and -70kg women’s categories on May 13.