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The Indispensables of
Kırkpınar: The Greaser and the Cloth Man
Besides the greasers who are responsible from installing the huge black
boilers and greasing, there are greasers who walk on the field with ewers
in their hands and give grease to the wrestlers whose grease is dried. The
cloth men give cloth to the wrestlers whose eyes are greased.
 GREASERS
The thing which differentiates the Kırkpınar wrestling from others is that
the wrestlers wrestle by getting greased. Kırkpınar cannot be thought
without grease. In greased wrestling, one needs to make more effort to
hold and grab the opponent. Thus, the main element is not brute force in
greased wrestling; art and motivation come into prominence as important
elements. Greasing of the wrestlers in Kırkpınar is done by the Greasers
who give grease to them.
When Kırkpınar is set up, on the field a huge black boiler is put near the
dressing rooms of the wrestlers. The wrestlers first go to this boiler and
get greased with the grease which the greaser gives.
Greasing style here becomes exemplary for all the sports branches. The
leading names for the awards usually help each other for getting greased
and pour grease on one another’s backs.
Besides that, there are greasers who walk on the field with ewers in their
hands. The wrestlers whose grease is cleaned when they fall onto the grass
can take a break and request grease from the greasers on the field. But
this cannot come true without the permission of the opponent. A wrestler,
who feels that his opponent rests, pretending to get greased, has the
right to invite him to wrestling by pulling the belt pulley of his tights.
 CLOTH MEN
During greased wrestling, greasing of the eyes under the hot sun is a
difficult situation for the wrestlers. Because the wrestlers whose eyes
have a burning sensation cannot go on wrestling. At that time, the “Cloth
Men” waiting around the field succour for the wrestlers. For this, a cloth
is requested; to take from the gauzes the permission of the opponent is
necessary. Otherwise, the opponent can bring down the wrestler who cleans
his eye with the cloth. Even he can defeat him and this triumph is valid.
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