La voie du Laamb
La lutte sénégalaise, un sport national très populaire qui mêle lutte et coups de poing avec musique, rituels et grandes cérémonies.
Le guide complet de cet art est en cours de rédaction.
Lutte et saisies · Laamb · La lutte des champions du Sénégal
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🗂 Fact file
- Country
Sénégal- Type
- Lutte et saisies
Sources: Comité national de gestion de la lutte (Senegal) · Encyclopaedia Britannica
Histoire
Laamb is Senegalese wrestling and the country's most popular sport. The professional version allows punches as well as throws ("lutte avec frappe"), and big fights fill stadiums and are followed by the whole nation.
Fights are surrounded by music, drums, dances and mystic rituals with protective charms (gris-gris) prepared by marabouts. Champions become national celebrities, and the title of "king of the arenas" is the highest honour.
Le saviez-vous ?
- A fight is won by making the opponent touch the ground with his back, hands and knees, or by knockout.
- In 2018 Senegal opened a National Wrestling Arena in Dakar.
- Yékini was unbeaten for about 15 years.
Armes et équipement
- Gris-gris
- protective charms
- Ngemb
- loincloth worn by wrestlers
Figures clés
- Yékini (Yakhya Diop) (1974–) — legendary "king of the arenas"
- Balla Gaye 2 (1986–) — champion
- Modou Lô (21st century) — champion
Sources: Comité national de gestion de la lutte (Senegal) · Encyclopaedia Britannica
Équipement de Laamb
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