What are the traditional Qiang sports competitions?

Wrestling is a traditional Qiang sport. Mainly popular among Qiang teenagers. Qiang wrestling is divided into two forms. One is that the two sides cross each other and grab each other's belts. They can't fall down three times in a row to kick or trip each other to win the game. The other is the "flower shoulder" wrestling method, in which both sides hug each other's shoulders and trip each other with their feet to win.

Tui is a unique traditional activity of Qiang people, which is mainly popular in Aba Qiang people in Sichuan. It is one of the main entertainment activities of various festivals of the Qiang people.

Among the Qiang people, it is still circulating today.

Nowadays, putting, which is deeply loved by the Qiang people, has become a regular sport. The putter is an ordinary wooden pole, 3-4m long and 20cm thick. These two people are opposites. The defender squatted on the ground, holding one end tightly, with a wooden pole between his legs, and the attacker grabbed the other end and pushed forward.

Offensive and defensive, the wooden pole should be horizontal. Don't swing up and down or push suddenly. Order the referee to start pushing forward, with a time limit of 5 slaps. The attacker pushes the defender out of the 50cm limit and wins a set, otherwise it will be negative. The number of attackers can be increased to two or three, and the time distance will be increased accordingly. When they attack, they clap their hands 10 times and reach out 100 cm to win. The time for the three men to attack also increased accordingly. The game was decided by two wins in three games.

Torsion bar is a highly competitive activity, which is deeply loved by Qiang youth. Qiang people's twisted stick is a combination of the two. Choose a stick about 1m before the game, and one end of each stick is fixed. At the beginning of the game, the two men wrestled in opposite directions. If they can twist for a week, they will win. In the game, the stick can't touch the body, otherwise it is a foul.

Catch moths: This is A Qiang, which means catching eggs. This is a traditional Qiang folk sports game, which is mainly played among Qiang teenagers. Catching moths is a highly entertaining competition, which focuses on training eyesight and leg strength, and developing flexibility and reaction ability.

There is no limit to the venue for moth catching competition. Pingba field is very good. Before the competition, draw a circle with a diameter of about 1.5m on the field, and put 3-5 stones or sandbags with the same size as the "egg" in it. The competition is divided into two parts, one of which acts as an "egg keeper". Its function is to lie on the ground with both hands, take a semi-prone posture, and protect the "egg" with the chest and abdomen. On the other hand, some teenagers or adults have formed an "egg-hugging family".

After the game begins, the egg bearer will find an opportunity to set a trap and attack the egg bearer unexpectedly. But the egg keeper sweeps the egg keeper with one foot in a rotating form. The egg keeper can't go into the circle to get the eggs. The egg keeper can't pull the egg keeper with his hands. As long as the egg keeper's leg touches the egg keeper, the egg keeper loses and is punished as an egg keeper. If the egg keeper's eggs are taken away, the egg keeper will certainly be punished in some interesting ways, such as "sinking the boat".

Armor dance: also known as armor dance, it is an ancient traditional sacrificial dance spread among Qiang people. Qiang nationality is a nation that can sing and dance well. Whenever there is a festival or wedding, they often sing and dance to add atmosphere. And dance is mainly based on foot movements. Jumping armor is one of them.

Armor dance, as an ancient traditional ritual dance, is usually held at funerals to express condolences and nostalgia for the deceased. The number of people participating in the "jumping armor" is variable. Dancers wear armor made of raw skin, helmets decorated with pheasant feathers and straw, and weapons in their hands.

When you dance, you will dance in a circle and then line up face to face. At this time, the long crossbow flew, and the two bells on the shoulders jingled, and the roar was deafening, filled with a strong fighting atmosphere. This dance shows the heroic spirit of the ancient Qiang people who fought bravely and were not afraid of strong enemies.