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To commemorate our 199th episode, Mr. Michael gives us a bracing palm to the face with a brief history of the artful sport of slap-fighting.


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Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chariot_racing 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_diaspora

https://slapfight.com/leagues/power-slap/rules 

https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a39186067/arnold-schwarzenegger-logan-paul-slap-fighting-championship/ 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/26/a-show-not-a-sport-russian-face-slapping-champion-becomes-youtube-star 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek_boxing 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilywashburn/2023/03/08/slap-fighting-what-to-know-about-the-controversial-new-combat-sport-trying-to-grow-as-medical-experts-disapprove/ 

https://sportsbuilders.org/blogpost/1799828/350510/Russian-Slap-Fighting-The-Niche-Sport-You-Never-Knew-About--and-It-s-Coming-to-the-U-S 

https://www.news.com.au/sport/sports-life/russian-slapfighting-champion-knocked-out-for-the-first-time/news-story/9e5bcf4ba3f5e963f30eb17ed8a855c1 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pankration 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_Greece 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_boxing 

https://www.ufc.com/news/dana-white-announces-launch-power-slap 

https://time.com/6249626/power-slap-tbs-dana-white-ufc/ 

https://allthatsinteresting.com/brazen-bull


Outro:

Semi-Funk by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4333-semi-funk

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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