You really need to watch the above video. Like, seriously. It involves two massive groups of people in business-casual attire and headgear getting pumped up, then getting super bonkers as two teams try to pull men off of poles, while the poles are defended by other men. It involves a lot of grabbing and head-kicking and climbing on other people and--
This Japanese sport looks like a crowd riot
It’s called Bo-taoshi. But that’s not really important.
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