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StoneLifter Apr 20, 2006 11:30:47
Replying to wideford

There's - or there used to be - a Sports Day activity that was 'throwing the cricket ball'. It used to be a junior bit of putting the shot and javelin hurling and is quite close. The carved stone balls could have been usefully chucked competitively, though none are chipped from landing on a another stone. The reality TV endurance shows are a trial of some kind of strength. Tossing the caber might always have been a chucking a tree trunk competition.

S Stooges
Stooges Apr 20, 2006 14:11:25
Replying to StoneLifter

Hello.
The Highland Games - from which the modern Olympics descends, still has rock and stone throwing contests. It is thought that some of these events sprang forth in the guise of a game but were actually warfare training when weapons were banned. It is the same with Karate weapons (nachaku etc) they arrived as weapons when swords etc were banned in Okinawa.
Don't know how this helps but there you have it.

Thanks.
Stooges