The Top 10 Weirdest Sports in the World - EXPLAINED!
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- Опубликовано: 8 июн 2024
- Ninh explains the Top 10 Weirdest Sports in the World. The most obscure sport and strange sports are explained right here by Ninh Ly.
Learn about Sepak Takraw, Shin Kicking, Caber Tossing, Quidditch, Wife Carrying, Chess Boxing, Unicycle Football, Unicycle Hockey, Unicycle Polo, Blind Soccer, Cardboard Tube Duelling and much more.
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Video: Copyright ISTAF, Cotswolds Olympics, Daniel McKim Highland Games World Championship, Finnish Wife Carrying World Championships (The Telegraph), Happy Potter, Quidditch League, Tom Woolgar Chess Boxing, IDC Western Dog Surfing Championships, Unicycle Football guys, David Beckham (Sainsbury’s), TransWorld Sports, Cardboard Tube Fighting League
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Music: ‘Thatched Villagers’ by Kevin MacLeod
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The labcoats for shin kicking is to detect whether they kick the enemy's upper body: the dirt from their feet will be visible there.
Wow, thanks for the input. I didn't know that. Thanks for the comments, be sure to share this video and subscribe :)
Wow smart
That's both stupid and brilliant. I mean, shins are nowhere near the torso, but I suppose a labcoat hangs long. Something like a kilt would make far more sense anatomically, though.
@@seymourglass26 that's the point! The labcoat almost reach the knees so it becomes easy to check if they hit above the shin
It's a super weird... "sport"? 🤣 awesome
I feel like mike Tyson would never lose chess boxing. He would never win by a checkmate but whatever
Agreed ... even though he's retired, he can still throw those menacing punches!
Agreed
Oh, I'll let him win by checkmate.
He’ll win by ear-bite.
Lenox Lewis is a chess player
There was a game they once played in Australia in which guys would simply see who can throw a midget the farthest. Dwarf throwing I think it was called.
Would have loved to see that!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarf-tossing
found it on Wikipedia lol
*_-yEET-_*
That’s incredible but human abuse
Help the dwarves!!
I remember seeing schoolmates playing sepak takraw back in school. Had no idea it could look so intense
It's pretty awesome, I made a separate video about Sepak Takraw if you're interested in learning the rules. ruclips.net/video/2MyTJopbo4Y/видео.html
Wife carrying had a "finnish line"
PokemonDiamondUS Aha! Well spotted! I didn't think anyone else would notice that, but you did. Well done.
Be sure to share this video and subscribe if you haven't already :)
I saw that as well lol sometimes I've seen it spelled like that in another languave
chafdawg2000 That's 2 out of 5,000 people who noticed :)
Ninh Ly lol I was like what the heck
chafdawg2000 Same
I actually like #6 Playing chess while boxing. Thats awesome!
+Evrett
It IS awesome!
Here's another weird one for you ... type into the search bar: 'Calcio Storico' and see if you can figure out what this 'sport' is?!
Evrett Wu Tang Clan made a sing called that!! 😂😂
Check.
THWACK!
its awesome if didnt get knocked out at the first place haha
@@NinhLyUK It's a Italian game
Soccer with unicycles while your blind and the ball is a square
I suspect that this isn't going to work.
Ninh Ly nah i think it will. If my math is incorrect it will.
and on fire!
@@Rallarbusen while carrying your wife!
and you carry your wife
I met the guy who invented chess boxing. It's an interesting concept for a sport because it really tests the intersection of intellect and physicality.
Absolutely! It's a cool mix of brains and brawn. Much more complicated than you ever imagine.
Subscribe and check out my channel for more like this :)
The Quidditch one would be great on a unicycle as it would free up both of your hands and play more like it does in the books and movies.
+Gender Normal I dunno ... I didn't think too much about Quidditch when I researched it.
Ninh Ly I personally wouldn't play it as is, but if it were played on Unicycles I would try it. With how it's played now I wouldn't feel as if I was playing a sport having to hold a broom between my legs the whole time
take soccer remove traditional goals and replace with giant basketball goals (rims about the same size as an outdoor trampoline) use playground ball to give the ball more bounce/air = Grassketball
Furlog Giant Perhaps you'd like Gaelic football.
That’s not really Gaelic football cyndie26
Furlog Giant UNICYCLE GRASSKETBALL
B-ball rugby? Not sure!
Opponent: I’m better than u at wife carrying
Me : hold my wife
Ha!
This needs more love than it got
Sebastian Hadeed 😂haha
Sebastian Hadeed omg xDDDD AHAHAHAHAHAHHA OMG THIS KILLED ME
At my scouts we played a game called methain ball where you would light a tennis ball on fire and lob it around at each others face the first one to cry or develop an injury won. The scout leaders found out banned flammable liquids from camp.
Interesting game?!
Ninh Ly very. Our scout troop was closed down because we were to rowdy and excitable. I'm from Scotland you shouldn't expect any better
Jaialai game lasr niht February 19
@@josephhoyle5731 cancel
Unicycle fireball
+Mrchips469 You sir, have won the contest for the coolest sport ever! Now all we got to do is figure out the rules! Thanks for stopping by, be sure to share this video and subscribe :)
I thought of one better
Blind unicycle fireball while wearing a lab coat.
Mrchips469 Okay, that's AWESOME! I would pay perfectly good money to watch the carnage. Although finding would-be players might be harder than we think!
Mrchips469 while carrying your wife
And with boxing gloves
I know you've stated a few times that you're focussing on the more popular sports, but your clear and simple style works wonders for the less well-known ones. For example, I'd *love* a video on the rules of fireball, which I've never before heard of.
+Timothy Green Thanks for the comments Tim!
I understand where you're coming from. I guess I have to cater to demand to some degree.
Yes, it'd be interesting to know the rules of Fireball, but no-one else would watch it. And as a guy who's earning from ad revenues, this is important. I'm hopefully going to have time to make more videos in the next coming weeks, so be sure to share this video and subscribe for more like it. :)
Ninh Ly I suppose it depends on what works for you.
+Ninh Ly actually i believe that after you settle down some regular subscribers, making videos likes that would be better because nobody else does that
***** I hope so Toprak. I'm going to try and delve into a different avenue for my next videos, but make some sports ones on the side. Hopefully people will be positive and receptive to the new material. Thanks for stopping by, be sure to share this video and subscribe :)
As he said in the video the rules arw the same as football ⚽️ but the ball I on fire
cheese rolling, underwater wrestling, underwater hockey, Krachtbal,... should I go on?
like you're video's by the way! keep up the good work!
Thanks Joeri, much appreciated!
Ninh: "I won't be making a video on Quiddich!"
Also Ninh: *makes video on Quiddich*
I believe I said the phrase 'I won't be making a video about Quidditch anytime soon'. I believe it was 3 years between videos- that counts.
Besides, the overwhelming demand for that video I couldn't ignore any longer.
Thanks.
Oh, no both were great videos. Just funny how you said you weren't but people still kept asking.......Like they didn't actually listen to you
I know, right? I was like 'shit, these people are serious about this'.
And then when I did some research into it, I was like 'Holy crap, this is an actual thing! And people actually like it'.
The demand never really died down so to decided to make one.
I remember seeing it in The Internship but I thought they made it up for the sake of the movie.
Damn. I thought this was gonna be about sports like curling. Love this channel! Can't stop watching
+Zorbak962 Oh no - there are far crazier sports than Curling! Thanks for the kind compliments, be sure to share this video and subscribe :)
already suscribed and watched/liked a handful of your videos. keep up the great material and cheers from Mexico!
Zorbak962 Thanks man, I appreciate it! :)
"Which is soccer to you Americans." And Australians.
And quite a lot of other countries.
Ninh Ly yeah so don't single us out
...and South Africans too!
wwemario12345 and canadians and some of asia
wwemario12345 and ireland
Wear a lab coat for some reason, and kick the crap out of someone😂😂classic Ninh
Americans would invent cardboard fighting
It's what I do ... unfortunately?!
And yes, Americans did invent Cardboard Tube Duelling. Not one of their finest moments.
Chess boxing™
Wait so theodd1sout idea was actually true?
It certainly way!
chess boxing was created that’s why he knew about it, he didn’t create it
This is where this game is from : en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Froid_Équateur
Somebody has actually challenged James (theodd1sout) to chess boxing
Dog Surfing just sounds like a good way to lose your pet dog. Shin Kicking, Wife Carrying, Quidditch and Card Board Tube Duelling put a smile on my face. Sepak Takraw actually looks pretty cool though.
Some other odd sports I've heard of include Toe Wrestling (like thumb wrestling, but...well, you probably get the idea) and Elephant Polo.
PhillipRottingham I kinda thought that about Dog Surfing, but apparently they have lifeguards on hand, just in case they wipe-out. And yes, Sepak Takraw actually looks quite fun to play (as does Fireball, but maybe that's just me).I've heard of toe wrestling and elephant polo, but I thought that those 10 were the top 10 weirdest ones!
Thanks for stopping by.
PhillipRottingham I'm from Indonesia and I can tell you that sepak takraw is awesome
It's just hard to learn, and harder to master.
Unicycle cardboard tube duelling?
+Laurens Huisman Ah, what a great idea! I'm sure someone would turn that into a sport ... a professional one at that! Thanks for stopping by, be sure to share this video and subscribe if you haven't already :)
Ninh Ly Thanks, keep up the great work! I found this channel when I saw the Korfball video my sport! its rare that a non Benelux channel even mentions it once and you made an entire video! Really looking forward to this years world cup! Thank you for making that video. will certainly stay subscribed!
Laurens Huisman
You're welcome man - that Korfball video was a surprising success! I heard from someone that the Dutch national team use my video to teach others about Korfball. Yes, keep your eyes out for my other videos. :)
Unicycle cardboard tube jousting?
Winner!
The others are simply games. But that Chess Boxing is another level. First, cause they’re the actual sport. Secondly, that’s just brilliant to combine the goal of each sport as one ultimate goal.
Yeah it's a brutal sport, for sure.
this is the best video I have come across on the internet today. Mankind never ceases to be ridiculous
Thanks Dianah, glad you like this video. Check out my channel for more like this :)
You should make a video about Pesäpallo, basically Finnish baseball with some differences. By the way, keep up the awesome job!
Marco Meneghetti I've been asked about Pesäpallo before, but I don't think anyone will know what it is (or care what it is) outside of Finland. Thanks for the compliments on this video, be sure to share this video and subscribe :)
Damn, there are so many sports out there
Ahhh, I was hoping cheese rolling would be on here
Yeah, that too is a strange one. Thanks for the comments, be sure to share this video and subscribe :)
In the Finnish wife carrying competition it must be hard to get to the “Finnish” line
Aha, good one!
4:40 I can’t say I’ve ever been prouder to be an American
Not America's finest moment, but yes.
@@NinhLyUK sepaktakraw
@@NinhLyUK aint
@@NinhLyUK weird
*Autism Level 100*
I've seen caber tossing before, it is very amusing to watch
Yeah, it's pretty awesome! One of the more entertaining Scottish Highland Games.
Shin kicking! I would love to watch that sport
It's a little overrated. It's funny the first few times and then you realise how pointless it is.
i have a book all about weird sports and its a topic I very much enjoy so I thought I would know all of these, but I only knew a few, so great video, I might subscribe!
Thanks bro, I appreciate that.
Check out my channel for more like this :)
Ninh Ly that was HILARIOUS! Your cool dawg!
2:47
Yeah, there is gonna be a fight between James (Theodd1'sout) and Alex Clark soon! Can't wait for it
Apparently so, yeah.
Swamp soccer and deepsnow soccer are first two pop into mind.
I had no idea those two existed. Good finds!"
Deepsnow soccer AKA my favourite sport in winter when I was a child.
Was swamp soccer Finnish?
Ive never been happier to be on my Sepak Takraw Team 😂
Good for you.
shin kicking had be cracking up so bad hahaha
Sadly, that exists.
I remember the Quidditch World Cup Stories on snapchat. My friend and I were tuning in to see who won and also just laugh at all the people playing. I mean, I like Harry Potter, but that's ridiculous. Although, maybe Unicycle Quidditch would be more authentic, at least more so than running around with a broom between your legs.
Elliott Cox I concur. I find it a little strange that you have to run around with a broom between your legs. I'm even more surprised that they came up with a World Cup already. Thanks for stopping by.
I love Sepak Takraw😂😂 i saw this on a variety show in korea its soo cool and fun💕💕
It's actually popular around south East Asia, but to everyone else, it may seem a little weird.
Cool video!
great vid fam
Thanks again.
People in 1980: wow I can’t image what people will do with sports in the future
People in 2019: let’s run around with brooms between our thighs and fight with cardboard tubes
It's a shame because what you said is probably 100% true.
only on espn 8 the ocho
Awesome man fire football was mind blowing
I know, right?
That last game is ON FIRE!
what about "Calcio Fiorentino"? Maybe the strangest one
wuluki00174 Whooooaaaa!
Now THAT is bat-shit crazy! How did I not know about this sport until now?!
Thanks for the heads-up dude, be sure to share this video and subscribe :)
2:33
Wife: ugh Im so fat I weigh 49kg
Guy: perfect!
Sure.
Fireball!..LMAO! ...for that I'm subbing!
Thanks bro. And yes, it's real!
“Soccer to you Americans.”
Australia:
*Am I a joke to you?*
The answer is yes. Because they call soccer - football, footy. But they also call Australian Rules Football, Football or Footy. Australians sure know how to confuse the rest of the world.
Sepak Takraw & Caber tossing looked quite impressive especially Sepak Takraw which I think is most popular among Odia people in Odisha (still not nearly as popular as in SE Asia) in India & possibly the whole Subcontinent. You should probably do a separate video on Highlands Games.
Wife Carrying, Chess Boxing & Cardboard Tube Duelling as bizarre as they looked still appeared to be quite fun & amusing.
Blind Football was interesting & perhaps you can add Blind Cricket which I think is an officially recognised form of Cricket by icc but it's played by the blind & I don't think people able to see play it (at least not in organised matches).
Shin Kicking & Quidditch were just too bizarre for me to react. But Quidditch looked really funny.
Fireball too scary. In Maharashtra, in few villages (probably 1 or 2) they've something just as scary or more dangerous where once in a year villagers gather & form 2 teams & sort of role play some historical even (I guess) & attack each other with actual rocks. It has became a game for them.
I actually made a Sepak Takraw video right here - ruclips.net/video/2MyTJopbo4Y/видео.html
Ninh Ly Yes I saw that. Very impressive sport & I liked the video.
A video on Highland Games would be fun to watch too & may be other such games like I think there are Gaelic Games. Videos on tournaments & games famous & not so famous could be a good idea (unless you've already made such videos).
Cool
Yeah, as soon as I saw Sepak Takraw I thought, "That must require a hell of a lot of athleticism."
How is Sepak Takraw (aka Sipa), the national sport of the Philippines, strange? It's totally badass! If only my built was lighter, I would have played that sport.
sepak takraw is not philippine national sport because it is origin in malaysia, arnis is more national sport of the philippine than sepak takraw
This video is so good lmao
Thanks, much appreciated!
Be sure to subscribe and check out my channel for more like this! :)
Hey, growing up cardboard tube dueling was serious business at our house every year at Christmas.
Below and who is still watching this in 2019?
I think I got most of my traffic for this video in 2019. Go figure.
So true.:)
"So guys. Pick up your wife. Pick up somebody else's wife I don't care. There's beer to be won."
Exactly my thoughts.
I hear that!
Can we talk about how fun the kick volleyball looked like
Oh it's totally fun, you should try it!
World chase tag is pretty weird or well atleast not well known I believe. Its a game of tag in a liitle area with obstacle and with a lot of freerunning it is super cool
Yeah, I saw that recently. Actually pretty cool.
I thought Handegg would be on it
matt THORNE American Football really isn't that weird once you understand the rules. Putting a dog on a surfboard is infinitely weirder! Thanks for stopping by man!
American Handegg is a parody of Rugby, so it's not that weird.
Who else has heard of chess boxing from the odd1sout
Quite a lot of people have come from there!
Me
we played Sepak Tekraw in high school, hacky sack was really popular in them days
Yes.
I've literally been under a rock the past 20 years and have not heard of quidditch
Wife carrying is one of the finnish weird sports including cellphone throw or swamp soccer
And pls include the rest of the finnish sports
There's more?
Ninh Ly well boot throwing is also and shoe kick (where u trie to throw your shoe longest) and coz finland is cold so in winter some people go make ice in hole and just chill in the ice water someone even 30min+
Ninh Ly oh yea finnish were the ultimate on sauna contest go put youtube search sauna contest
Holy crap, those sports actually exist!
And guys die in the Sauna competitions.
That's extreme man.
1st one looks like the hardest sport in the world
Ah it's not so bad. If you're good at martial arts or soccer - this should be straightforward.
ruclips.net/video/2MyTJopbo4Y/видео.html
it isn't formalized yet, but some of my friends and I have an idea for an Urban Quadrathlon (similar to like a triathlon or decathlon) involving boxing, 1v1 pickup basketball, pistol shooting, and parkour
Interesting mix of sports. It's more akin to the 'modern pentathlo' than triathlon. Sound legit.
Didn’t expect to see a photo from my school on this video
Which school would that be?
Unicycle-quidditch-fire-kicking
Works for me.
All right! Ninh replies to me!
. . . in the crotch!!
Sepak takraw is popular also in philippines
It is indeedy!
Sign me up for that shin kicking looks like fun.
Sure, you're in the next tournament to be played two weeks from now. Good luck!
Unicycle Chess
Interesting game.
Unicycle Unicycle Football. You ride on A Unicycle while rideing A Unicycle while playing Football.
Even though that sounds impossible, I'd like to see that.
Saw a game of Cycle-Ball once. Impressive what they can do on two wheels.
Yes, indeed.
Chess boxing is kinda a dope idea either mentally beat your opponent to get leverage physically or vice versa
Hell yeah it is!
Oh... does rollerball count as a weird sport? I believe someone ACTUALLY tried to make it a real sport...
+LianneJW1912 I think they actually did. Isn't it called Roller Jam or Roller Derby?
2:19 Me playing fortnite with my sister
You have a funny way of playing a video game man.
4:38 XD BRUH
Indeed.
The cardboard tube duelling looks like some nerdy roleplay game
It kinda is, yeah.
If you think blind soccer is weird, try blind ice hockey. Yep, ice hockey has been adapted for blind athletes
I don't think I've ever seen blind ice hockey. Cool!
Ninh Ly I know in the USA. The Special Olympics (sports events for disabled athletes) are introducing street hockey. Kind of similar to ice hockey, just without the skates!
0:04 wtf
These are fantastic!! Goalball is another weird one.
I really hope Sepak Tekraw is in the Olympics. I can't think of more than a handful of sports that are more entertaining to watch.
I agree. I think a lot more countries need to play it more competitively for this to be included.
Man that is some hilarious sh!t!!! Humanity at its best!!
+Nicolas Venzor Oh yeah - there's even crazier sports than these! Check out 'Calcio Historico' and try and tell me what you think the rules are! Thanks for stopping by, be sure to share this video and subscribe :)
I’m kinda scared to find out what russia does 🤔😅
See part 2: ruclips.net/video/jHHNa41EGUE/видео.html
4:14 @NinhLyUK In Bangladesh 🇧🇩, back in 2006, me and my friends used to play a game of 'Moonlight Football ⚽'. When our neighborhood faced a blackout at night time 🌙, a.k.a, Load Shedding; we used to go out to the football field and play in the dark, using only the light of the moon 🌕 to detect the ball and play. It was an exciting sport we kind of invented for ourselves.
I had a game called Deca Sports on my DS and it had Sepak Takraw on it and I was like wtf
Huh, cool. I didn't think they ever made a game about it?
Unicycle boxing while carrying your dog. Your dog should wear a cardboard armor. Like if you think so
Interesting concept.
Thanks
While you've got a broom between your legs, and kicking opponents in the shin
Sepak takraw: looks awesome, and it may also look easy but it’s hard (remember it’s not as easy as it looks or how you think, but it’s takes time to master it)
Shin kicking: uhhh... English martial arts, why not wear martial art uniform and shin guards, kinda ridiculous, please forgive me England...
Caber tossing: getting it to land on the 12 o clock position is somewhat challenging but overall pretty intresting
Quidditch: hmmmm seems a little silly, but I guess it’s for the athletic people and/or Harry Potter fans :) (smiley face)
Wife carrying: no cash prize or any prize?, just your wife serving beer, this is not for me, I do not drink beer.
Chess boxing: for the fittest and the smartest, I could make up a sport like that, Pokémon trading card game karate ;) (winking face)
Dog surfing: that’s not how it works... (this one episode of rescue 911 there was a dog that rescued a drowning boy from the water)
Unicycle football: why does this sport exist, actually never mind...
Blind soccer: I say this sport only for the blind and it’s in the Paralympics
Cardboard tube dueling: oh good grief no
Fire ball: that look crazy but cool, why not play this at a soccer stadium?
I can’t believe everyone missed the “Finnish line” in wife carrying
3:08 imagine that in other combat sports "Your winner by checkmate THE UNDERTAKER!"
Interesting analogy.
Ninh Ly I’m sorry are you a RUclipsr who pays actual attention to his comment section?
Sadly, yes.
Sepak takraw is not from Indonesia bro . Its from malaysia and Thailand . Sepak means kick and takraw is the ball . The traditional one is Sepak raga (same like takraw but use different materials for the ball) but after being modernization with Sepak Takraw Thailand style its become the current sepak takraw that we all know now . Indonesia dont have any right to say its come from their country . Sepak Takraw is played by Malay and Thai King to gamble or entertainment .
Maybe not - but you got to admit - they're pretty good at it.
Ninh Ly Im a fan of sepak takraw tbh . I watch STL (Sepak Takraw League) every season . The strongest team in this game is Thailand and follow up by Malaysia . This might make u shock but Korea is getting better that Indonesia .
I can believe that. Taekwondo and Sepak Takraw have serious transferable skills!
Scottish football is pretty weird
Jack McMorrow Ha! Good one! :)
Hopefully with the recent RUclips Chess Boxing Match between animators TheOdd1sOut and It’s Alex Clark can give Chess Boxing a surge in popularity.
A surge, yeah. Whether it'll actually stick around is a different story.
Shin kicking looks awesome.
Each to their own I guess.
Kabbadi
Yep, but it's no so strange once you understand the rules.
Ninh Ly I think what puts it over the top is the raider has to do their entire raid in one breath.
Traditionally yes. I think it was a way to limit the amount of time a raider spends during a raid. But now that clocks and stopwatches are commonplace - there are some leagues that don't enforce the breath rule and opt for a 30 second time limit instead.
4:46 that's actualy cool
Each to their own I guess.
5:20min That's sooo cool! I want to be that goalie!
Sounds like fun!
Pato. It's a sport in Argentina, imagine Polo, but without a stick. You have to grab the ball from the ground, while horsebackriding, and toss it in the goal by hand, again, while horsebackriding.
I didn't know such a sport existed?!
hornussen has got to be one of the weirdest and most unique sports ive seen
You eventually did a video explaining the rules of Quidditch.
Eventually, yeah.
Had to bow down to the demand I was getting at the time.
Maybe its a bit late, but in the Netherlands there is a sport callem fierljeppen, jumping over a little canal with a pole...
I've honestly never heard of that!
Cheese rolling, Japanese log riding, Spanish bull jumping and Irish road bowling need to be on this list. Throwing a cannonball down the road, chasing a cheese down a steep muddy slope, and doing flips over a charging bull along with riding a log down a steep hill are definitely worthy of this list
Irish Road Bowling
ruclips.net/video/OwjNenO259Q/видео.html
Cheese Rolling
ruclips.net/video/ltjPj9w54UU/видео.html
Japanese Log Riding
ruclips.net/video/siEgvT-jyYY/видео.html
Bull Gymnastics (utterly insane)
ruclips.net/video/M6YuJymWsRA/видео.html
Yes absolutely! I knew about the cheese rolling, log riding and road bowling.
But Bull Gymnastics is a completely new one on me!
Thanks for the share!
The formal name for these...uh...fascinating athletes is "Recortadores." I have seen this in person, and it is absolutely amazing.
I'm not for killing bulls, but that actually looks like fun.
Trying to jump over them whilst avoiding them trying to kill me!
Sign me up!
Better you than me. :) I'll stick with fencing and futsal.
The only sport I knew about on this list was chess boxing... and I thought that was weird!
Oh yeah, there's stranger sports out there!