Ok, so if there is some sort of virtual international competition via livestream... when will it be?

NooneOfConsequence wrote on Jan 14^th, 2021 at 10:08am:

LOL!  That is so distracting.  Just post the GoFundMe link and I'm in. 


In regard to the competition, I'm in as long as it's something I can set up in my yard.  Balearic target, no problem.  20 yards, no problem.  I think any location should be fine as long as the distance can be demonstrated in the video.

I'm not sure about a live stream though.  That would have some of us slinging in the dark.  Assuming there is the widespread participation on the forum that we've seen for some of the challenges.

Curious Aardvark wrote on Jan 15^th, 2021 at 8:23am:

Yes!  Mistype, sorry.

There is a poster available already 

Ticket is cheaper from Austria at the moment, so booked swift-handedly 
Lets see how the overall situation is if travel is really possible.

Last year there were many tournaments with ample warm-up possibilities, the international nagging paif out finally.
This year a 13person Indian team is expected, looking forward to them!

There will be also a lecture about the history of the sling, Alex has seen it already.
I promise to make the side comments in English also this time, not most of them in ,perhaps a few also in Spanish, which I have to brush up upfront...

Is anyone else here planning to come?

India has a good team.  kachale is also a master of Indian martial arts.  now something else.  Pep is no longer president.  there is a big argument with the feratio Balear.  He is not allowed to use the name of Mateo and he is not allowed to assign any titles.  Pep did a lot for sport.  but now it is dividing sport and destroying ten years.  and that in order to profile yourself politically.  I will therefore no longer support Pep.  for me it is a question of loyalty to the Federacio.  if we want the sport to endure, it won't work without the Federacio.  I will therefore not be there.  I also find a meeting of several countries at the moment just stupid.  Corona is not over.

I'm with you on the covid thing, the more I look into it, the more complicated and expensive it gets.

As far as the politics goes.
The old school federacio are too stuck in their ways.

If slinging is ever to become an international sport, then a lot of their rules and petty squabbling needs to change.

Competitions need to expand and embrace different aspects of the sport, with different events.
Something that will never happen under the traditional federacio rules.

Pep is a guy who makes things happen and who understands that the hard-line, out of date rules and regulations are killing slinging as a sport.

You're backing the wrong group Jaegoor.

Every year there are fewer slingers in the Balearic Islands.
If things do not change, soon there won't be enough for leagues and competitions.

Pep's not perfect, but his way is the future. If Balearic slinging continues on the old path, it will continue to dwindle and eventually vanish.

It comes down to whether you support tradition and pointless regulations OR do you support slinging and want to expand it as a sport ?

yeah probably, with my ammo - no problem hitting a target.
But how many rules do you have for your 'slinging levels ?'

The whole belt volours in martial arts is a western invention.
The true roots of martial arts had no such nonsense. 

I linked to the full balearic rules this week.
https://tirdefona.es/en/competicion/

In there own words: Quote:


Not sure how old that informatuion is - but are there still 100 club slingers in the balaeric islands ?
I doubt it.

We have never had anywhere near that number of balearic slingers at any of the internationals.
And they incorporated the interisland teem competition - so pretty much every club slinger would have been there.
Even if you count the ones who just stand and scowl at the foreigners.

So yes I have read the rules and wow - there are a lot
There is a lot of stuff that is out of date and no longer used.
And there is almost as much bureacracy as competition rules.

We have different agendas - I want to promote the use of slings and slinging as a pastime and to as many people as possible.
Only when you have a lot of people slinging in a lot of countries can you truly have enough people for a serious international sport.

But it needs to start with fun and variety or people just won't be interested. 

You seem to be fixated on the historical aspects only.
And the controlling aspect of rules and bureacracy.

Before pep there was no real interest in the balearic islands in spreading their sport. Year on year there are less balearic slingers.

If nothing changes, it dies.

at the moment pep is the only one offering change.

So you don't like him - so what.
At the moment he's a lot better for slinging than the mallorcans who are opposing him.

And why should a slinging meeting not be a party ?

You seem to want slinging to be an elite 'sport' with rules and levels and all the crap that has created the very tiny number of slingers left in the world.

That's fine - you do that.

The rest of us will try and save the slinger and promote slinging as a sport for all - not just the hidebound few.