Pugilist

Japanese: pugilism
Pugilist

…It also appeared in the ancient Olympic Games from the 23rd Games in 688 BC. At that time, it was called pugilism, and instead of gloves, it was permitted to wrap leather straps around the knuckles and elbows for protection. During the Roman Empire, it became a professional spectacle, and in the climate of cruelty, players began to fight with leather straps called caestus, which had metal fittings and studs pierced into them, wrapped around the forearms, and this often resulted in death. …

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Japanese:

…古代オリンピックにも前688年の第23回大会から登場している。当時はピュージリズムpugilismと呼ばれ,グローブのかわりに革ひもをこぶしの部分からひじにかけて巻き付けて防護することが許された。帝政ローマ時代になると,見せ物として職業化が進み,残酷さを好んだ風潮のもとで,金具や鉄びょうを打ち込んだカエストゥスcaestusと呼ばれる革ひもを前腕部から巻き付けて戦うようになり,死を招くこともまれではなかった。…

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