The art of contortionism in Mongolia goes back at least to
the 13th Century. It was a favorite form of entertainment for the mighty
Genghis Khan. Contortion has built a
unique reputation for itself as being one of the most outstanding traditional
physical art forms of Mongolia.
One old Mongolian folktale speaks of a king that arranged
a marriage for his daughter, she did not love him but her father would not
listen – on her engagement day she went through her contortion routine, the
intended groom saw it and was terrified to the degree he left and was not seen
or heard from again.
Mongolian contortionists aspire to be number one in the
world. Mongolian contortionists are touring with companies such as Circus
Smirkus and Cirque du Soleil. Mongolian contortionists display the feat of flexibility
and stretching as well as bending the body into unusual and various shapes, lines
and positions.
Mongolian contortionist body flexibility makes them look
like they are made out of rubber their strong hands that support them like
steel, very importantly is their sense of balance as they move their bodies
into different positions, even their ankles are flexible.
Most people understand they are on a strict diet that is
not correct - they eat like horses as they train hard and burn off the calories
very fast. They have a very high protein intake. (Mongolian contortionist
E.Mandakh.)
By: Uzmee Pigg at https://www.amazon.com/Great-Genghis-Khan-Mongolian-Culture-ebook/dp/B071L4B1DZ/ref=dp_kinw_strp_2
