5) Wushu

Not many people have heard of Wushu, it’s the martial art that Jet Li was a champion in, also in the Star Wars movie – Darth Maul did a little Wushu!

Although the fighting is actually choreographed down to the second you have to be impressed by the skills required in this art to avoid getting stabbed with a long pole. Did I forget to mention they have weapons!?

4) Rotorsports

Watching the track and field events it makes you think how much cooler it would be if the teams where in helicopters, some of these can reach speeds up to 200 mph. It’s just like Formula One but an added risk of being hundreds of feet in the air.

3) Speed Skiing

Being claimed the second fastest none motorized sport in the world there was a world record of 156 mph in 1992 as skydiving took the first position. Imagine going down a slope on skis faster than the speed limit on any road! One mistake will surely send you to your death, it’s been said that if you were to fall over the suit would be melted due to the friction and burn you to death.

2) Tug of War

The classic game that was often played in the playground, it’s an easy concept and true test of strength. Why shouldn’t it be in the Olympic Games?

There are also 55 nations that compete in the World Championship, they have laid out all of the rules in a 84 page rule book. Not sure how many pages are needed to say you have to pull as hard as possible…

1) Pistol Duelling

Back in 1906 Pistol Duelling was an actual Olympic Sport, however the teams used to shoot mannequins often dressed up in clothes to make it more authentic. It was polled amongst the favourite sports to bring back just before the 2000 Olympics, it actually finished second which just goes to show what the crowd are after – a brutal murder sport.

Posted: October 21st, 2008 under Sports.
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Following the post about the most insane sports from around the world, here is my selection of the 5 weirdest sports out there.

5) Bossaball

This sport is a mixture of volleyball, football and a martial art of your choice, not to mention the whole thing is on a giant trampoline! To watch this sport by professionals is truly amazing, it’s played with 2 teams of 3-5 players. The winner is the first team to get to 25 points.

4) Free style walking

If you’re an adrenaline junkie then this is the sport for you! Imagine skateboarding without a skateboard, the rules of this sport are fairly easy to understand – you basically run around jumping down rails and performing other ‘death defying’ stunts. You can actually buy special shoes which will make it easier to slide down rails etc.

3) Ferret legging

The concept of this game is still unclear to why anyone would do this, basically you take 2 ferrets and stuff them down your trousers in the attempt to hold the longest time. Not to mention ferrets have very sharp claws and teeth, teasing them into staying in your trousers can not end happily in my opinion.

2) Skibobbing

This unique sport is a combination of skiing (dangerous) and downhill biking (dangerous), in other words when you attach skis to the bottom of your bike you have skibobbing (very dangerous). Having no easy way to stop it seems that the only viable way is to fall off the bike or hold on until you ride out the slope – whichever comes first.

1) Camel wrestling

Not being a huge fan of wrestling this sport was never going to rank high in my favoured sports, not to mention it’s a pair of camels fighting. The camels have to try and make the other one fall over, run away or scream so that they are declared the winner and take the trophy – a female camel.

Posted: October 20th, 2008 under Sports.
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5) The Cooper Hill’s cheese rolling

The basic principle of this sport is to climb a near vertical hill, throw a big round block of cheese down and have the contestants chasing it. It’s been recorded that the cheese itself can gain speeds in excess of 70 mph – not to mention it gets a 1 second head start!

The winner is the first person to cross the line at the bottom, the traditional method of choosing the winner is the person who catches the cheese itself.

4) Hurling

While this sport is a mixture of grass hockey and football the game is played with sticks (similar to grass hockey sticks) and a small hard ball. The objective is the 2 teams smash the ball into the opponent’s goal. Why is this insane? The ball can reach speeds of around 100 mph and the players don’t even wear any protective clothing!

3) Buzkashi

This is actually the national sport of central Asian nations, the teams play on horseback in the attempt to throw a dead goat into the scoring zone. Yes, I said dead goat! This game can actually go on for a number of days, players tend to wear some sort of protective clothing to guard themselves against any serious injuries.

2) Chess boxing

The name says it all about this sport, it consists of 11 rounds of alternating between chess and boxing. It was in the attempt to create the ultimate sport that consists of mental and psychical determination. The problem arises when players excel at boxing but know nothing about chess, they can move pieces around then just knock the opponent out in the first round.

1) Kabaddi

One of the most unusual sports I have come across is Kabaddi, the games itself has been said to be a mixture of tag and wrestling. There is 2 teams of 12 men (7 on the field, 5 as substitutes), each team take it in turns to send a ‘raider’ into the other team in the attempt to tag as many as possible and get out. The insane issue occurs when the ‘raider’ has to hold his breath and chant Kabaddi constantly, if he successfully gets out – all of the people he tagged are out. If he gets caught and wrestled to the floor until he breathes – he is out.

Posted: October 15th, 2008 under Sports.
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