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Josephine said:Perhaps we could help bring back LeCanne, or Canne De Combat to the Olympics.
LeCanne appeared in the 1924 Olympics, but was never brought back, presumably because watching two guys bash each other with sticks while jumping around like freaking Neo from the Matrix caused spectators back then to ... drop their monocles. The sport was developed back in the old timey days when men still carried canes, even if they had two perfectly good legs. It was like having a wallet chain, except that it didn't make you look like an idiot. Eventually someone figured out the cane could also be used to smack the heck out of muggers. Soon a new martial art was born and became awesome, despite being French. Today it's known as Canne De Combat and points are scored by smashing your opponent upside the head, torso or calf. ... Competitors wear padding similar to fencers and the cane itself is made out of light weight wood so the fighters can't knock each other out (apparently that used to be a real problem). Unlike fencing, where the competitors are restricted to stepping back and forth on a narrow mat, Canne fighters run around the ring like the freaking Tasmanian Devil. And while it already looks like a freaking ninja video game, there are some events that up the ante by equipping each fighter with two canes. By next year we expect them to add a cage to the ring and glue broken glass to the canes.
From Cracked.com. The article has 5 other "Insane Sports That Could Be in the Next Olympics". NSFW, language.
The Wiki article on Canne de Combat, in case you wanted to know more.
Actually I think LeCanne and particularly Classical Fencing should be brought back to the Olympics. I am not talking that aerobicized Tao Bo styled, electrified nonsense they do now.
While we are on the subject, I'd bring back Singlestick as a sporting exercise for men.