Juedi or Jueli or Wrestling

角抵

Juedi was another name for Wrestling in Qin and Han dynasties.During the period of pre-Qin,it was called Hudi or Jueli.

秦汉时期，人们称摔跤为角抵。先秦时，称角抵为毅抵或角力。

Juedi can date back to the Chiyou game in ancient times.

角抵源于上古时期的蚩尤戏。

It is written in “About Specialists” by Liang Renren in the South Liang,that there was a Chiyou tribe in the South in the times of Yan and Huang.

据南朝梁人任昉《述异记》描述，在炎黄时期，南方有一个蚩尤部落，

There were horns on the head of each people then.When fighting with others,they used their horns,and no one could contend with them.

人人头上长着角，与人作战时，就用角相抵，使人无法抵挡。

later, people imitated the fighting methods of the legendary Chiyou to have Jueli competition with horn-like right-up buns on heads, and this game was called Chiyou Game.

后来人们模仿传说中蚩尤部落的作战方式，进行角力比赛，比赛时头上扎冲天髻，以象征头上的角，因此被称为蚩尤戏。

During the time of non-ammunition weapons,the physical strength of the soldiers was essential.It was no doubt that a soldier’s capacity of Jueli was an important sign of his physical power.Thus, it was stressed a lot in the army in ancient times.

冷兵器时代，体能是消灭敌人保存自己的关键，因此，体能训练很受重视。角抵无疑是体能的重要标志。

In the Period of Spring and Autumn,there were frequent wars,and Jueli was paid more attention to.

春秋战国时期，随着战争的日益频繁，人们对角力的重视程度进一步提高。

In 1995, a carved Jueli copper plate was excavated in Chang’an county Shaanxi province.

1955年，在陕西长安县（今西安市长安区）出上了一件战国时期的透雕角力铜牌，形象地展示了当时角力的状况。

On it were men and two horses.The two men in the center of the plate put their hands on the waist of the opponent,and the one on the right arched his leg was ready to knock his rival down.

画面为两马两人，在牌子中间的这两人各自用手按着对方的腰，右边的人腿呈弓状，正准备发力摔倒对方。

After China then was integrated by Qin,Wushu was banned,among the people,Jueli became acreational and consequently got the name Juedi.

秦统一中国后，禁止民间习武，于是角力成为娱乐表演活动，也就有了角抵之名。

Juedi was popular in the Han dynasty,and was a regular performance,especially in the palace.

到了汉朝角抵盛行，尤其是在皇宫中经常表演。

Here one point should be mentioned that Juedi Game in the Han dynasty includes Nongwan or Pearls Play,Tripod Lifting,Tightrope Walking and Pole-climbing and others of the one hundred entertainments besides Juedi.Only because the fad that Juedi was the more outstanding, all the activities were called Juedi Game.

但是皇宫中所表演的角抵由于角抵表演突出，才称为角抵，其实还包括弄丸、扛鼎、履索、缘竿等百戏项目。