Takanakuy

[WildAtHeart]

Takanakuy is an annual established practice of fighting fellow community members held on 25 December, by the inhabitants of Chumbivilcas Province, near Cuzco in Peru.

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


https://youtu.be/QPzvSNlCEsw

https://youtu.be/8mr24rpWXsU


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[JimmyD61]

Wow, some of these women look to have some real animosity towards each other. I wonder how many meet afterwards to finish what they started?

[DJP60]

yes great action. of course i would like to see the female fights go farther in length but it is their practice not ours.

[presenterfan]

No shortage of fighters. I thought at first it seemed like a team event but no.  Plenty of aggression but they were limited by the rules and stopped too soon.  It looked like many of those ladies would have liked to had locked up annd fought woman to woman.

[DJP60]

yes it would b great to see a group fight or village vs village. we are lucky and grateful they are allowing this event to be filmed and shown worldwide.

[wasteland1952]

From what I've read about these annual events, they pretty much stop outsiders (tourists) from viewing them, because the crowds were getting out of hand.  I do wish the men who are acting as referees would let the women fight longer, and not break them up if they go to the ground.  But the fights are certainly fantastic, and real.

[wasteland1952]