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At a festival honoring Genghis Khan's heritage, wrestlers carry on bokh, a centuries-old Mongol sport.

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Mongolian Yak Racing
S1 · E2 21m

Mongolian Yak Racing

Professionals keep a dangerous Mongolian tradition alive, racing yaks in a test of strength and nerve.

Chessboxing
S1 · E4 22m

Chessboxing

The world's smartest athletes combine boxing and chess in a growing sport of strength and mental agility.

Whiplash
S1 · E5 21m

Whiplash

Watch an Indonesian community practice an ancient war training exercise: whip fighting.

Blood Sport
S1 · E6 21m

Blood Sport

Watch the ancient fighting sport of Embela - a match between two warriors in which blood must always be shed.

About Savage Sports

Leave your old conceptions of sport behind and come on a bizarre, adrenaline-pumping adventure with Savage Sports. From Mongolian Wrestling to English Chessboxing these unique and potentially lethal games will appeal to the thrill seeker in all of us.

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