In “Rambo 3” movie Sylvester Stallone took participation in quite strange but very rough game, where players should throw a dead body of a goat riding horses. So If you want to become as cool as Rambo 3, or 2, or just Stallone or whatever, you don’t need to go to Afganistan and fight against terrorists. Actually this game is very widespread in many Central Asian countries, including some former republics of the USSR, such as Tajikistan, where it is called buzkashi, Uzbekistan (ulak or kupkari), Kazakhstan (kopkar tartu) and Kirgizia. Some people in Russia call it “kozlodranie” from the words “koziol” (goat) and “drat’ ” (tear up). The rules of this game resemble in some way American football or Rugby with a goat instead of a ball. So if you like to play with dead animals – you are welcome to Kazakhstan and even farther.
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Thank god someone managed to get in the first comment before the “FIRST”-ers arrived.
Oh, and playing polo with a dead goat? Only in Russia!
And Rambo was fighting for muslim terrorists, not against!
Rambo was play fighting alongside the Taliban in Rambo 3, I think. That’s before the US needed a villain of the week for another war of empire. Sad, but true.
Kinda gets your goat, doesn’t it? http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/8726/heidimilked0mt3.jpg
LOL. Good one.
Wicked! This is how masculine it gets! GO EASTSIDE!
East side of what?
ahahha awwwww, someone’s feelings are hurt about a dead goat
This is too funny.
we do this in texas; but with babies instead of animals.
That certainly looks like a lot of fun. Didn’t Kozaks have something similar to this?
Nice game
I miss my home village in Khazakstan. I sing Khazaki national anthem for you to the tune of Star Spangled Banner!
Khazakstan is the greatest
country in the world
All other countries are
run by little girls!
Kahzakstan has the worlds
greatest supply of potassium
All other central asian countries
have inferior potassium
Khazakstan is the greatest
country in the world!
All other countries
are the home of the gays…
Well, this IS what all the other games were based on. Bery true to roots. That and glad to see some native non-slavic russians for once.
They are NOT RUSSIANS!!! They are Kyrgyzians – mongoloids.
Some players wears tank crew cape.i like it very well.bushkashi is the game of hemans,not for look like males.
The tank helmets look awesome. I wish i had one myself.
Oh Anna Banana, just calm down sugar.
A, worthy compatriot of George D.U. Bush! 🙂 Haven’t read you for ages!
Aren’t you the mouthy girl from Louisiana? People are supposed to be nice in the South. Where is your southern hospitality?
Or were you the one that was a good friend of the sweet little polish grandma? If so, tell her Texas1 said hi.
It’s not called kopkar!
It’s called KOKPAR!
proof:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokpar
Only very skilled and not-weak-hearted men can play this game.
Rough stuff.
Imagine them play that game with a live goat
I would rather play with a dead you.
What does a tank hat has anything to do with riding a horse?
more fun with a alive goat don’t you think so?
Anybody over 14 here? Anyone?
Gerry: No.
Rachel: It’s not cruel to the horses. They don’t beat the horses or whip them. I have seen them, the riders have to restrain the horses who usually are excited to get on the field. True, the sheep doesn’t like dying, BUT- at least it’s dead first. They used to do it to a live sheep. It’s no more cruel than McDonald’s hamburgers, which are eaten mostly by people who are using those calories purely for entertainment (God knows they don’t need them).
English Russia: It’s Kyrgyzstan. It says so in huge letters on the poster.
Buzkashi is an awesome sport. I once saw a couple women participating in Tajikistan.
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