Russian Wall to wall fist fighting.

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  1. DonBoxer

    DonBoxer The Lion! Full Member

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    Anyone know anything about it. I just heard about it and found a video on youtube.
    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VjtYWizThQ&feature=related[/ame]

    I found this on wikipedia but would like to know more about it if anyone knows anything.

    The "wall-on-wall" fight (with anywhere from dozen to several hundreds participants) was performed strictly by rules and could go on for hours. Both "walls" had a chief fighter, who served as a tactician and a commanding officer. "Walls" themselves were tight straight formations 3-4 ranks deep. Repeated attacks were performed, aiming to push the opposing "wall" out of the game area. Basic tactics were used, such as breaching using heavy fighters (who were usually held in reserve), encircling, false retreat and others; but as a rule, tight wall formation never broke. Tactics also included battle planning. The "wall-on-wall" fights, while performed for entertainment, were in fact close to military training. For example, notable ethnographer V. Gilyarovsky recalled that during his voluntary service in an infantry regiment soldiers often staged wall-on-wall fistfights with factory workers.[18]
    A famous phrase in Russian, "Do not hit a man when he's down", has roots in that sport.[19]

    I know this shouldnt really be in the classic but i rarely stray into other areas of the forum.
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  2. fists of fury

    fists of fury Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    First I've heard of it. Looks fascinating.
     
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  3. Foreman Hook

    Foreman Hook ☆☆☆ G$ora ☆☆☆ Full Member

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    I read that as 'russian wall to wall fisting' :rofl:rofl
     
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  4. DonBoxer

    DonBoxer The Lion! Full Member

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    What ever gets you going mate.:good
     
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  5. Threetime no1

    Threetime no1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    IDK nothing about it but they love a roll about the Russians. Read the wiki...interesting stuff.

    It looks a good day out for the kids :lol:
     
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  6. Threetime no1

    Threetime no1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    :lol:
     
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  7. DonBoxer

    DonBoxer The Lion! Full Member

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    It reminded me of those crazy local events small UK town have like cheese rolling and worm charming just pimped up Russian style.
     
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  8. Vantage_West

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  9. KINGOFTHE1ROUND

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    Stupid and irresponsible. As a martial artist I am ashamed. These jerk offs are the reason the media think we are all a pack of brutal savages.
     
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  10. Vysotsky

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    OP It's called Stenka Na Stenku, it's in all Slavic countries and it is part of celebrations for our religion going back to Pagan times. What you posted isn't Wall to Wall, that's when it's large group vs group fighting like this. It basically looks exactly like Football hooligan fights.

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPQAlQXUOAI[/ame]

    some individual fights, group fights, and wrestling during Maslenitsa

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEpuAtrIzss&feature=related[/ame]

    This is football hooligan fights with two Ukrainian Clubs. Current Polish HW prospect Artur Szpilka used to be a Football Hooligan

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAL582w3eQ4&feature=related[/ame]

    Two more Ukrainian clubs

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_wfmwhLlSU&feature=related[/ame]

    As a Slavic person you should be ashamed that you don't know the history of your own people you ****ing clown. It's a part of our religion and it's been done as long as we've existed. As far as recorded history it's documented back to the times of Kievan Rus over a Millenium ago. So i'll gladly continue carrying on our traditions and being considered a "brutal savage" by Western ***gots and you continue embracing the more "evolved" cultural traditions of waxing your eyebrows, demonstrating alongside feminists, eating hotdogs, and worshipping Seth Mitchell.

    For OP

    It's associated with the Maslenitsa holiday to celebrate the end of Winter, today with Christianity it's supposed to represent the week before lent. It's a week long festival with lots of different activities and one of the days the celebrations include the Stenka Na Stenku fighting.

    4:50 for the group fights.

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5ImjnzFOuQ&feature=related[/ame]

    These ones show some of the other Maslenitsa activities besides the fighting and here's a link for a explaination for each day and its events.

    [url]http://russiapedia.rt.com/of-russian-origin/maslenitsa/[/url]

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwTs-4BS8qk[/ame]

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k16Q9Rbzk4U[/ame]

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItXxMMEWTWo&feature=related[/ame]


    Actually one of my favourite bands, Arkona, a Russian Pagan Folk Metal band has a song for it

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEkSSRy8irc[/ame]


    Hope that helps :good
     
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  11. frankenfrank

    frankenfrank Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    u just brought some 90% of this thread's worth .
     
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  12. DonBoxer

    DonBoxer The Lion! Full Member

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    Thanx that was a brilliant post. Better than anything i have managed to read online about it.
    :thumbsup:thumbsup:thumbsup
    The video i posted they claim it was wall to wall. If not, is what they are doing a traditional Russian event or is that just some men being men?
     
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  13. KINGOFTHE1ROUND

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    Fighting like that has no value. I
    have what is called "honor" and I have what is called "a job." I dont have time to get all homoerotic with a bunch of shirtless sweaty Russian ******s in a field somewhere. These guys are unskilled fighters anyway and most of them are obviously closet homosexuals. They are an embarrassment to fighters and civilized humans in general. So **** you scumbag and suck on my balls *****!
     
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  14. Threetime no1

    Threetime no1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    :lol: ahh ah yeah spot on. I reckon the Russians would need a canny few vodka's before they found cheese rolling fun.
     
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  15. Threetime no1

    Threetime no1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Quality post that mate. Will watch the rest later.:good
     
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