{"id":614,"date":"2013-02-26T13:26:13","date_gmt":"2013-02-26T13:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/?p=614"},"modified":"2013-08-19T11:54:43","modified_gmt":"2013-08-19T11:54:43","slug":"what-weird-sports-will-your-language-skills-help-you-play-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/what-weird-sports-will-your-language-skills-help-you-play-part-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"What Weird Sports Will Your Language Skills Help You Play? (Part II)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Tamburello in Italy <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I haven\u2019t had the pleasure of seeing this game played yet but a friend who spends a lot of time in Italy told me about it. If you can imagine playing tennis with a tambourine then you have got a good imagination and you have just about pictured this game as well. Apparently it is an ancient ball game which is still played professionally today.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/italian\/london\/\">After taking Italian lessons London residents<\/a> might want to try this sport. It sounds like a lot of fun to be honest, although few if any bones are involved in it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chess Boxing in Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I have been interested in this ridiculous sporting combination for a while now. It is big in Germany it appears. However,<\/p>\n<p>the Russians are strong at both coming up with chess strategies and pummelling people\u2019s heads in the boxing ring. Some big tournaments have been held in Russia and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/russian\/london\/\">after their Russian courses London students<\/a> could head over to watch a tournament. While you are there you might as well nip over to Finland and watch a bit of wife carrying as well. 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