{"id":90,"date":"2021-05-07T11:57:51","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T11:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/crawlomatic-test\/blog\/2021\/05\/07\/slapping-contests-are-a-real-thing-and-theyre-hardcore-as-hell\/"},"modified":"2021-05-07T11:57:51","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T11:57:51","slug":"slapping-contests-are-a-real-thing-and-theyre-hardcore-as-hell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/crawlomatic-test\/blog\/2021\/05\/07\/slapping-contests-are-a-real-thing-and-theyre-hardcore-as-hell\/","title":{"rendered":"Slapping Contests Are A Real Thing And They\u2019re Hardcore AS HELL"},"content":{"rendered":"
Originally published March 2019<\/em><\/h5>\n

Across this wide world one thing that brings people together is sport. Soccer, football, basketball, wrestling, there\u2019s no shortage of sports and games that are globally enjoyed. And then… there are the lesser known ones. Things like Irish and Gaelic hurling (which is WILD if you\u2019ve never seen it), Kabaddi, hell even wife-carrying<\/em><\/a> <\/em>is a sport. <\/p>\n

But honestly those hardly hold a candle to the insanity that is Russian competitive slapping.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yeah, this is a real thing. And it\u2019s way intense.<\/em> <\/h3>\n
\"\" <\/source><\/picture> <\/span> <\/span> Courtesy of Dmitry Kotov<\/a><\/cite> <\/span> <\/figure>\n
This guy\u2019s head is like 5 seconds from spinning around and flying away like a Sky Dancer<\/em><\/h5>\n

So, okay, I have questions.<\/h4>\n

If we\u2019re gonna call this a sport… shouldn\u2019t there be some kind of regulations like… Oh, I dunno, weight classes <\/em>or something? Like, alright, hear me out. The arm attached to the dude on the right should probably be registered as a weapon. It\u2019s the size of that other guy\u2019s torso. This is like that scene in Game of Thrones<\/em> when The Mountain came after Ser Loras Tyrell. <\/p>\n

Also, that guy has a beard??? Is that not also a crazy advantage?? Like if you\u2019re playing hockey you don\u2019t just give ONE team helmets. Both men should get a face cushion or NEITHER MAN SHOULD GET A FACE CUSHION. <\/p>\n

Come on, Russia. It\u2019s like you don\u2019t even care <\/em>about sportsmanly conduct and fairness.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile in Russia…the ‘male slapping championships’ took place in Krasnoyarsk. The winner, Vasiliy Kamotskiy (left) took home 30,000 rubles (\u00a3350) pic.twitter.com\/aXQkMkmbd6<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Danny Armstrong (@DannyWArmstrong) March 19, 2019<\/a> <\/p><\/blockquote>\n