| General Information |
Spas is a hand-to-hand Cossack fighting style and since 2010 a nationally recognised sport in Ukraine.Techniques are designed to efficiently neutralize the opponent. |
| History/Development |
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(Policies/institutions) |
The Ukrainian Spas Federation and its president Oleksandr Prytula are responsible for spas’s national popularity and spread (Wikipedia, n.d.).
“The XXIII International Festival of National Military and Traditional Cultures "Kazatsky Spas" of Anatoly Yermak” took place in August 2019, it’s a festival of national sports where spas was demonstrated as well (UA Destination 2019; Ancient Kyiv 2019). |
| Relevant Organisations |
- Ukrainian Spas Federation
http://spas.zp.ua/ |
| Additional Materials |
- http://www.spas.rivne.ua/ |
| References |
- UA Destination. (2019). “’Cossack Spas’ festival will take place in August”, UA Destination.
https://www.uadestination.com/2019/08/14/cossack-spas-festival-will-take-place-in-august/
- Acient Kyiv. (2019). “United Festival of National Sports ‘Cossack Spas’”, Ancient Kyiv. in the Principality of Kyivan Rus.
https://parkkyivrus.com/en/876-united-festival-of-national-sports-cossack-spas
- Wikipedia
https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Спас_(бойове_мистецтво) |
