A few posts back I made fun of the German's passion for Handball. Did they really think this was an exciting sport? But then I learned to respect their taste, when I learned about the one, the only, Chess Boxing. Two men enter a ring, beat each other senseless for six rounds interspersed with games of speed chess. A knockout or checkmate wins. Brillant! Berlin recenly hosted the first world championship of chess boxing. (Click below the photo to watch it.)
I am ready to create whole new sports leagues based on this theme -- Checkers Wrestling, Battleship Badminton, Monopoly NASCAR. The ideas are endless. Candyland Karate. Go with it ...
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Awe-some reporting from the rheinland! Like a cross between "Bloodsport" and "Fresh!" Other blogs just cop the names of long-dead European philosophers! We've got our man in the field! And he dares to step outside the green zone of the nearest Irish pub to expose himself to the natives and their culture!Immerse on, Lil Bro!
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