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Wresting is the essential part of the national festival of Mongolia. Mongolian wrestling has no differences of weight and age; if a wrestler’s limb (an elbow, knee, head or other body part) touches the ground, it is considered a defeat. At the national wrestling competition, 256, 512, or 1024 wrestlers compete. At the local level 32, 64, 128 or 256 wrestlers compete. According to the act of the National festival, there are titles of tercel at the fifth bout, of hawk at the sixth bout, of elephant at the seventh bout, of garuda at the eighth bout, of lion at the ninth, and of champion at the tenth bout. The wrestler is said to imitate the flapping of the garuda as he flutters and slaps his thighs. He stands ready to tussle with and looks askance as elk do and seizes his opponent like a hawk that swoops down on its prey.