Gouren is a style of wrestling practiced in Brittany, France. It has been “sportised” during the last century, but it still represents an emblematic tradition for those people involved who exploit its ancient origins to describe it as a distinctive Breton activity. Following the same path of Breton “identity”—one that has been defined in opposition to hegemonic French identity—gouren is largely defined by its practitioners in opposition to the “hegemonic” wrestling style in France, judo, viewed as an epitome of globalized sports. Through their actions and narratives, Breton wrestlers shape an alternative (pre-modern) sporting culture, promoting non-aggressive, social, and non-hierarchical attitudes over radical competition, athletic performance and personal achievement. Accordingly, gouren is associated with “old-fashioned” ideas of masculinity, strength and related values, that serve to root the practice in the idealized past of Brittany—even now that women are actively involved in gouren.

Gouren是法国布列塔尼的一种摔跤风格。它在上个世纪被“运动化”，但对于那些利用其古老起源将其描述为独特的布列塔尼活动的人来说，它仍然代表着一种象征性的传统。遵循布列塔尼“身份”的相同路径——一种被定义为反对霸权的法国身份——gouren主要由其实践者定义，以反对法国的“霸权”摔跤风格，柔道被视为全球化运动的缩影. 通过他们的行动和叙述，布列塔尼摔跤手塑造了另一种（前现代）体育文化，在激进的竞争、运动表现和个人成就上促进了非攻击性、社会性和非等级化的态度。因此，gouren与男性气质、力量和相关价值观的“老式”观念有关，这些观念有助于将这种做法植根于布列塔尼理想化的过去——即使现在女性也积极参​​与gouren。