Helmet boxing or locker

boxing Boxing is a combat sport and martial art. Taking place in a boxing ring, it involves two people – usually wearing protective equipment, such as boxing glove, protective gloves, hand wraps, and mouthguards – throwing Punch (combat), punch ...

(also called a "cage rage", "buckets", "helmet fight" or "helmets and gloves") is a game played by primarily teenage

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players in their dressing rooms, basements or locker rooms.abcnews
"Dangerous New Trend: Kids' Version of Fight Club" These are generally not supervised by adults. Participants wear

helmets A helmet is a form of protective gear worn to protect the Human head, head. More specifically, a helmet complements the skull in protecting the human brain. Ceremonial or symbolic helmets (e.g., a Custodian helmet, policeman's helmet in the Unite ...

and sometimes gloves and fight in a locker room. The object of the game is to score as many hits on the head as possible until the opponent is knocked down, gives up, or their

helmet A helmet is a form of protective gear worn to protect the head. More specifically, a helmet complements the skull in protecting the human brain. Ceremonial or symbolic helmets (e.g., a policeman's helmet in the United Kingdom) without protecti ...

falls off. The game is often seen as

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for players and fighters feel peer pressure to participate. There is false sense of security among teens that face and head are protected. An editorial in the May/June 2006 '' Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine'' brought attention to the game and its risk of concussion. The teenagers also frequently video tape the game and post the videos to video sharing websites like Myspace or YouTube.myspace
"Helmet fight"

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{{Martial arts Sports culture Rites of passage Ice hockey culture Boxing

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