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Title: And people get confused by American Sports?
Post by: DREDIOCK on July 29, 2007, 01:34:13 PM
WTF is this one all about?

the 4000 year old sport of
Kabaddi (http://youtube.com/watch?v=NnyUWUrcWzw&mode=related&search=)

Have no idea what the announcer is saying but I found him comical
Title: And people get confused by American Sports?
Post by: eagl on July 29, 2007, 01:40:54 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabaddi

The description is interesting.  I do wonder however why instead of relying on the raiders chanting to see if he's holding his breath, they don't just put a plastic bag over his head.

And to any of you thinking WTF?, yes the thing about the raider holding his breath makes perfect sense :)
Title: And people get confused by American Sports?
Post by: Maverick on July 29, 2007, 02:21:32 PM
I couldn't figure out any part of that game. It looked like a combination of tag and wrestling.  :huh
Title: And people get confused by American Sports?
Post by: badhorse on July 29, 2007, 02:33:28 PM
Yep.  Looked like cross-country wrestling to me too.  The announcer was a hoot though.
Title: And people get confused by American Sports?
Post by: john9001 on July 29, 2007, 03:05:21 PM
looks very simple, the single guy has to make contact with one of the four, then the first one of those two to make it back to the "safe zone" wins.
Title: And people get confused by American Sports?
Post by: Dowding on July 29, 2007, 05:26:28 PM
This used to be on British TV on a Sunday morning about 10 years ago. It was pretty comical and involved men holding hands. Having said that, I believe holding hands is quite common between men in Pakistan/India.