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In Krasnoyarsk, Russia a brutal slapping competition took place. It was the first official slapping tournament to be held in the Russian Federation. Vasily Kamostky, weighing 168 kgs ( 370lbs.), won the contest and got rewarded with a medal and 30,000 rubles (460USD) in prize money.
TotallyLost
The fat bearded guy is cheating. They aren’t slaps.
LastoftheMcKettrickSupplicants
Smaller dudes: fingers on cheek. Big dude: palm on jaw. Good night/dobroy nochi
Abowlofoatmeal
I feel like a beard is kind of cheating
Kilsim1v
Looks like Zangief is hitting their jaw with his palm, trying to find that glass jaw...when he could just be breaking mandibles no problem
JamProusersname
WTF? No weight divisions? Of course the 160 kg guy is gonna beat the 80 kg guy.
whyyesthankyou
Big boy's competition slapping from his hand resting on the podium doesn't compare to the big boy's wind-up.
Craicerjack
#2 - why would you lean into it?
GetlnLoserWereGonnaOffendEveryone
F=m*a
LabyrinthBuilder
Good thing there wasn't any Finnish contestants.
doesntmatter
I think you misunderstood: It was a competition of slapping, not getting slapped
aubuc
M4nFle5h
That beard is a +
wileypdf
His form is it, its more of an open handed punch. Look closely
VaIerie
O-Okay... I have more questions on why there would be no weight class and a beard that size being allowed in something as crazy as this....
TheSilverSeraph
Ok I’ll have a go at answering: cos Russia
Kightzeareau
DigitalBang
Doesn’t seem to be a slap he’s landing the heal of his palm
PeopleSeemToHaveLongNamesOnImgur
Definitely more of a punch or a strike than a slap. Maybe that's within the rules, idk.
Al3s
Not fair the big guy has padding on his face.
IStoleALoafOfBread
look at his left arm...that's more of an open hand punch than a slap
BennyGaga
They're lucky Bas Ruten didn't enter.
likethegreatescape
There is a pretty big difference between a slap and an open hand punch tough.
Jellyman7
Not sure how this is judged; but essentially the guy won cause he ultimately punched them in the face. 1/2
Jellyman7
So, where on the hand/face can contact be made?
AssGrapez
He has a big beard , you can't get good purchase on his face . That's cheating
JonatasAM
Your comment is the best one about the beard
TheNLK
Nah, the cheating part is where he's palm striking directly into their face rather than slapping the cheek. He's being sneaky about it.
JonatasAM
Sneaky? I thought he just punched the guy on one of them!
OhMyCrapMoonCake
Yeah it's more an open palm punch around the jaw than a finger led slap across the cheek.
5po0ky
Big dudes throwing big hands fast hurt a fuck ton. And it’s always unassuming dudes that are fucking monsters and you’d never know
RackhamTheRed
being able to put mass behind a slap/punch is quite helpfull
TanDumpLord
True! I'd recommend checking out the doc on YouTube on the first bare-knuckle boxing championship. The one dude there (without real
TanDumpLord
> training) is a fucking knockout beast.
KingKelloggTheWaffleHaggler
My dad is big ol dude and showed my how hard a slap can be on a punching bag, sounded like dang friggen thunder. Dude was a beast.
Schmapplesauce
You'd never know it from looking at my dad but he used slap the shit out of me with a set of old jumper cables. Sounded like thunder as well
NorthernHalibut
Also he hits most of them straight in the jaw instead of cheek.
TheWhightWolf
My dad was an Olympic level martial artist when he was a teenager now he weighs 400 lbs. Let that sink in.
Badsequence
FourScoreAndSevenBeersAgo
I heard Dave Chappelle won it, while dressed as Rick James
WhoDoesntLikeTacos
Fuck yo couch
BrycedTea
What'd the five fingers say to the face?
Stoutyy
Slap!
Kahneolus
Found it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wifQPD5eok4
Chintao
Thank you! you need more upvotes, i mean i had to scroll to infinity to find your comment
Kahneolus
No probs. Doesn't look like 'the' one, but still cool from another angle.
Chintao
As long as i can see the Soul fade outta their bodies when they get hit by the bear, it's all good!
Kahneolus
That one guy who's all like, but I'm good! I'm good! Let me slap! haha
CALIFARIFA
digme
Etc, etc...
AssamLaksa
Ah, that's how we know this is acting.
regregex
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfI1S0PKJR8
Badsequence
Why is that crazy dude slapping the air?
OhMyCrapMoonCake
Slapped by a bear with Shovels for hands.
clum7012
Need weight classes
retroman688
Despite there being no sound, I heard that slap.
meatpudding
That gentle pat when he knows he's already won.
Zigor22
#3 is just pathetic. What’s the technique to doing the best slap?
OhMyCrapMoonCake
Grandma slap
Roadfoolmc365
Dude exactly!
KarlderMarder
I think the beard is also no disadvantage
peopleperson
I was gonna say that. The beard seems like a distinct advantage.
3654798521
Racial bonus? wait... nm...
doryaa
Man I thought at first Mishka there was punching them
OhMyCrapMoonCake
He kind of is, open palm punch across the jaw Vs a finger led slap across the cheek. The fact he has frying pans for hands gets away with it
Warchild1987
More like trucks for hands
Obsole
I noticed in the 3rd clip, he was nowhere near as brutal with the skinny guy, especially the last slap.
CapProminent
That doesn't look like a slap, it look more like a palm strike. Slaps are done with the fingers.
BigPharma
nah watch close, on most of them you can see his fingers bending back like you would expect with a slap
Machdisk112320
Slaps are done with the arm, palm strikes are done with the whole body. Only a caress is done with the fingers lol
CapProminent
Just because I can punch you with just the use of my fist without adding hip rotation does not mean it's not a punch.
Machdisk112320
Well yeah, but that's done with a closed hand. Also while it's a punch, it's a bad punch that's about as useful as...slapping somebody
flyingsaucer12
Feel like a thick beard like that should be considered against the rules. That beard can absorb a lot a feel like.
iliketosaysomethingandthenjustbanana
His "slaps" are also not really slaps
jakeinthehood
Not only that but all his fat must absorb the impact throughout his body. Also his arms are so fat, his slaps carry more weight
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HeadJamistan
Weight classes was my first thought,
RussianMafia1337
What about the likes of us that can't grow a beard to save our life?
Silas007
There is a drug for that.
tdammers
It's a sport, genetics are part of it.
JHawke
Obviously you're gonna die then eh.
3lr4y
Big beard and he's hitting with his palm.
barfopedia
Worse. With the heel of his hand!
KillingTlme
Yep. That was my first thought as well. A slap comes from the top of palm, not the base. That just an open hand punch. Also Beard Armor
confusingmaze
looks like he's just punching them lol
BabySharkEtc
Exactly! Put some different coloring on the "illegal" areas of the hands to see if it's a legitimate hit.
nozzle
He's also winding up/turning his hips, whereas the other guys are just moving their arms.
jesuisgur
...and he hits low, in the neck, probably hitting the carotids and shaking up the cervical vertebraes
gamlingcs
He's shooting for the trigeminal nerve which is the cluster in the jawline.
zagibu
He's basically giving them a hook to the jaw.
Wousje
A la Bas Rutten style
DownVoteVerifier
Seems like a cheat or the other guys are useless, also he moves in for his hits but back a little when getting hit
Th1sNam3IsOr1g1nal
Exactly what I was thinking. He’s not slapping.
coloredgreyscale
Fists might be against the rules
sunflowersticklemorethanfeathers
Should have diff weigh categories like other sports
impatientazn
He is also 370 lbs.
HanFuckingSolo
Big beard also helps visions a touch
KillingTlme
Absorbs part of the blow and hides their target. Needs to be disqualified.
trollprozac
Which is how you slap people...
iliketolookatstuff
I was guessing they meant to say heel of the hand
trollprozac
That makes more sense.
CactusCreator
https://youtu.be/Gm0SyEqc7ns
CactusCreator
General rule a slap is above the thumb/palm line on the hand
trollprozac
According to a self defense video? According to the dictionary it's: slap1 /slap/ hit or strike with the palm of the hand or a flat object.
CactusCreator
According to THE Bas Rutten
Malibloo
You slap people with you hand, not your wrist. One can bend, the other can't.
skippingmyhsreuniontogetdrunkinmydriveway
Last I checked your palm was part of your hand...
Machdisk112320
As a martial artist, Wouldn't make the blindest bit of difference. Power comes from getting mass behind it, striking surface makes no odds.
Machdisk112320
Difference between a normal slap and a palm strike is just getting the arm vs getting the whole body behind it.
trollprozac
Yeh who said wrist? I was replying to "he hit him with his palm"
Malibloo
I'm implying that he didn't hit him with his palm, his wrist made obvious contact with the lower jaw. That's not how you slap people.
thorkild91
It is if you are trying to hurt them
trollprozac
It can be. Especially if you want to win and it's within the rules.
trollprozac
slap1 /slap/ verb 1. hit or strike with the palm of the hand or a flat object.
Malibloo
Not the correct definition. Palm of the hand can include part of the wrist joint, which would be like a punch, not a slap.
trollprozac
It's literally copy and pasted from the dictionary.
SnepInTime
Oh, I'll use a flat object then.
trollprozac
Frying pan = instant win