Reviving a 3,000-year-old Ancient Ballgame

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6 жыл бұрын

Long before basketball and soccer, ancient Mayans were hitting the park to play rounds of Mesoamerican ballgame. Dating back to 3000 B.C., the game was played with a solid rubber ball that could only be hit by a player’s hip. Today, in Hidalgo, Mexico, a group of athletes are determined to bring back the ancient ballgame and honor the traditions of their ancestors.
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@AmGrass1as 4 жыл бұрын

If Ricardo Milos was there he would easily win using his ultimate move.

@LazerC4 6 жыл бұрын

I think some Mayan ruins had these ballgame pits, but with a small vertical ring on the wall, they were so skilled they could shoot the ball through the hoop.

@iannordin5250 5 жыл бұрын

It's the same game. The primary objective was to get the ball to the other side, but variations of the sport played by professional teams in the large cities also had the hoop that would grant a large amount of points to whoever could get it in.

@godoluis1 5 жыл бұрын

@@iannordin5250 You're correct. I have been to many sites in Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala... not all of them had real courts but the largest/ more important cities did and they still stand today.

@Agent-ry6tf 4 жыл бұрын

They’re also in Zapotec and Mixtec ruins

@andyoli75 4 жыл бұрын

I had always read descriptions of the game play but could never understand. Excellent video.

@chillycharles910 4 жыл бұрын

Created by the Olmecs thousands of years before the Mayans.

@almondwater9441 6 жыл бұрын

Yes I’m 100% sure that the ancient game was called mesoamerican ball game

@robertross9567 6 жыл бұрын

milky memes yeah that made me laugh too

@brachy5559 6 жыл бұрын

I read about a game like this that the aztecs played, it it had an actual name. This one looks different though

@kbekin 6 жыл бұрын

well... its called just "ball game" so its ok

@sirstabulous 6 жыл бұрын

He was supposed to say 'Pok a Tok'.

@KangMu 6 жыл бұрын

There are so many variations based on the time and region that historians encompass them under the name "Mesoamerican ball game." It's not really known how exactly the old versions of the game were played because there were so many variations.

@ketchupacket 6 жыл бұрын

No sacrifices were made during the making of the video...

@chadchadly7949 6 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately many balls were humped during the making of this video

@visheshbansal3247 6 жыл бұрын

I was thinking of Sacrifices too. However then I remembered that most historical accounts are those made by people who oversaw genocidal campaigns and extermination of local culture in favour of a European one. Hence, the claim about sacrifices may be taken with a pinch of salt. Perhaps more investigation is required before we assume such actions took place.

@armwrestlingfan6804 6 жыл бұрын

Vishesh Bansal Nah. We all prefer using the Internet. ^-^

@visheshbansal3247 6 жыл бұрын

Muhammad Ali Could you please elaborate further on your statement. I am not sure if I truly understand what you are trying to convey.

@armwrestlingfan6804 6 жыл бұрын

Vishesh Bansal Current historia. Internet culture! :D Oh and sacrifices exist today as well! Watch the news and figure it out. You know, back in the days they burned "witches" in Europe and there were all sorts of sacrifices. Not so long ago. Sacrifice was a very common thing. And lots of other disgusting things

@gabdominates 6 жыл бұрын

Seeing grassroots movements like these of individuals who work hard to not only preserve culture, but to bring it forward into modern relevance fills me with so much warmth. Tengo nada pero orgullo por nuestra cultura ❤❤

@josea.4491 6 жыл бұрын

gabdominates Me too. I just wish to see them speaking their native tongue. Our original Aztec language

@JesusProtects 4 жыл бұрын

Are you proud of human sacrifice?

@bionicgod1234 4 жыл бұрын

protects No they just want to see their Aztec ancestors have their traditions preserved

@tloquenahuaque3910 4 жыл бұрын

@@JesusProtects Are you proud of the killing of 95% of human indigenous killed in the name of Christianity???

@ahmicqui9396 3 жыл бұрын

@@JesusProtects yes. Human offerings are pretty cool.

@lavequiasignora9879 6 жыл бұрын

Neymar would kill at this sport. ’Cause he's always on the ground.

@mravocadoman2904 3 жыл бұрын

OOOH🤣🤣🤣🤣

@djnoise5305 3 жыл бұрын

And shakira with those hips move 😂

@1313tennisman 2 жыл бұрын

its his heritage

@susanzurita2526 6 жыл бұрын

I'm Chilean and I remember I had to make a presentation about this game 10 years ago for my history class.The moment I saw the thumbnail I remembered what it was about and how interesting I thought it was,glad to see it's going strong❤

@ericktellez7632 2 жыл бұрын

But why are schools in Chile teaching about an ancient game from central mexico?

@cassius573 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe the Incas had a similar game, IDK

@Xolotl000 2 жыл бұрын

@@ericktellez7632 becuase it wasn't just from mexico...

@ericktellez7632 2 жыл бұрын

@@Xolotl000 it wasn’t from chile though my guy, this extended mostly from southern mexico to all of central america but not to south america.

@Xolotl000 2 жыл бұрын

@@ericktellez7632 you are incorrect. In south america its called pik a tok. in the united states their have been courts found in the s.w. aswell.

@warhawkjah 6 жыл бұрын

Just don't get hit in the nuts. That probably happens a lot in this game.

@otisflanary2934 3 жыл бұрын

That’s why they have those bands around there waist and it covers their nuts

@GrandCas755 3 жыл бұрын

Not just in the nuts but this ball is heavy as fuck so if someone breake a bone in the game its normal

@wa-bu3ke 3 жыл бұрын

@@GrandCas755 I don't think so. It's not a medicine ball

@Billy-bn1rp 2 жыл бұрын

ee e it's made out of solid rubber, not even hollow inside

@wa-bu3ke 2 жыл бұрын

@@Billy-bn1rp Depends on how soft the rubber is

@user-ny5cu5ol1p 6 жыл бұрын

The Mayans were not the first reported to have played the game, rather it was the Olmecs; who were also an older Mesoamerican civilization.

@marioalberto34844 3 жыл бұрын

I thought they were talking bout Mexicas (Aztecs)

@lilymar117 2 жыл бұрын

@@marioalberto34844 Well, the Aztecs also practiced this ballgame, but the Olmecs is the oldest Mesoamerican civilization known and there is archaeological evidence that shows that this game most likely originated from them. Many refer to the Olmecs as the “mother culture.” The rise of the Aztec empire didn’t come until much later :) hope this helps

@ironcladranchandforge7292 2 жыл бұрын

@@lilymar117 -- That is correct. Also, the rubber plant in which the ball is derived from was cultivated by the Olmec civilization.

@lilymar117 2 жыл бұрын

@@ironcladranchandforge7292 Oh, yes! My professor spoke about that last week in lecture :) it’s fascinating to learn how they were made, too! I will be tested on the Olmecs, Zapotecs, and the people from Teotihuacán next week, so thank you for refreshing my mind 🙏🏼😭

@ironcladranchandforge7292 2 жыл бұрын

@@lilymar117 -- It's a long and great history!! By the way, the "ring" you see in some of the ball courts wasn't introduced until later on, post classical period. Good luck on the test!!

@Ada-br4mf 6 жыл бұрын

game for the thicc

@jazr4224 6 жыл бұрын

k lol

@limbo_v3518 6 жыл бұрын

Yes plz

@vinny9868 5 жыл бұрын

Finally. A game for me.

@placeholder29 5 жыл бұрын

@Frank Wilson What

@placeholder29 5 жыл бұрын

@Frank Wilson Oh ok

@Liphted 6 жыл бұрын

When I was growing up in Puerto Rico, me and my friends tried reviving the Taino version of this game. We played it non-stop for two summers, but then we graduated and I moved to the states. I love the ballgame though.

@Shootmaster44 5 жыл бұрын

I'm curious what is the difference between this and the Taino version?

@niurkaguzman48 4 жыл бұрын

@@Shootmaster44 tainos played with a rock.

@xxsideouz8953 4 жыл бұрын

@@niurkaguzman48 Ouch...

@theoriginaljohngalt2450 2 жыл бұрын

@@niurkaguzman48 😂😂😂😂😂

@aldhizak 5 жыл бұрын

2:58 some badass mask

@Rabaru 6 жыл бұрын

It cheers me up when movements like these come up. Meso-American culture is so underrated.

@youtubisashoe Жыл бұрын

Dude this game was the equivalent to the Roman colosseum, and that's why the Spanish banned it lol

@paulobastos1774 11 ай бұрын

and so overrated at the same time being imagined romanticized as paradise on earth by any generation of "new agers".

@GabrielNavarro-bo7st 8 ай бұрын

Cool ball sports. Just no bloody sacrificing needed.

@paulobastos1774 8 ай бұрын

@@GabrielNavarro-bo7st If not for "Apocalypto" directed by Mel, bringing it out, no one would really give a damn about it locally ;)

@GabrielNavarro-bo7st 8 ай бұрын

@@paulobastos1774Imperialism by the Spaniards and British is to blame. Futbol /Soccer became popular in Mexico because British people took over silver mines and brought their code of football with them.

@MG30001 6 жыл бұрын

"When I'm working, that's not me working. It's my ancestors spirit."

@Cjxtreme66 4 жыл бұрын

Can we all come up with a good name for this game? Something cool, something hip....... What have I done....

@RaffiJaharian 4 жыл бұрын

Cjxtreme66 it’s called Ulama in the state of Sinaloa it’s been played the forever there while it died out every where else in Mexico

@JulianSki 6 жыл бұрын

This game looks really fun despite the injurys and bruises

@nofurtherwest3474 7 ай бұрын

no it doesn't

@delmanglar 4 жыл бұрын

They had a ballgame in the Caribbean too, called batú. You could hit it with anything except the hands

@Jeroco998 6 жыл бұрын

For any future viewer asking about the sacrifice, it was the WINNING team that got sacrificed. It was looked upon as an honor to be killed as an offering to the gods. I know its not the most practical and the equivalent would be like killing Ronaldo or Curry, but thats how it is...bless the 21st century.

@pseudonymousbeing987 6 жыл бұрын

living meme Hallelujah, hallelujah praise the order of three. For they have welcomed us into the new world.

@curtisdeanmusic 6 жыл бұрын

Still people sacrificing themselves, just to different gods...

@hottie286 6 жыл бұрын

living meme and wasn’t it that if an individual person fucked up they got sacrificed as well?

@Jeroco998 6 жыл бұрын

Mad Pierrot true that! Forgot about that

@kayleesalmeron9783 6 жыл бұрын

Jonathan Williams It is. The losers were sacrificed and the winners were blessed with life and wealth.

@edgarosegueda7253 6 жыл бұрын

It's called ulama nowadays by people from the Mexican State of Sinaloa . The game is one of the oldest continuously played sports in the world and is notable for the fact that it is the oldest known game using a rubber ball. The word ulama comes from the Nahuatl word ōllamaliztli [oːlːamaˈlistɬi] a combination of ōllamas [ˈoːlːama] (playing of a game with a ball) and ōllei [ˈoːlːi] (rubber). Ōllamaliztli was the Aztec name for the Mesoamerican ballgame, whose roots extended back to at least the 2nd millennium BC and evidence of which has been found in nearly all Mesoamerican cultures in an area extending from modern-day Mexico to El Salvador, and possibly in modern-day Arizona and New Mexico. Archaeologists have uncovered rubber balls dating to at least 1600 BC, ballgame figures from at least 1200 BC, and nearly 1500 ancient ball courts. You're welcome.

@damexfloresxho 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve heard 3 other names besides ulama which r pok-a-pok, pok-a-tok, and pitz, but since I’m also Mexican I think ima also stick with ulama since I wanna learn Nahuatl too, but I jus wanted to put these out there too jus n case and ty for putting this info out~

@kevingonzalez3792 6 жыл бұрын

Cant wait it gets to the Olympics in the future👌😄👍

@enigmatoons3622 6 жыл бұрын

It should get into the PanAmerican games at least.

@tabasamsajjad3800 3 жыл бұрын

SAME XD

@Hana-gr3iq 5 жыл бұрын

This is very fascinating! I hope this game is able to go into worldwide and professional leagues!!!

@sese8976 Жыл бұрын

Losers would get sacrificed by getting thier hearth cut out wile alive

@isaacsenglish 2 жыл бұрын

The ball is the sun and the 5 players of a team represent the planets.

@unguelootay8589 2 жыл бұрын

*hits blunt* Yeah man

@michaelashby9654 Жыл бұрын

That is great to see. You have to constantly dive down into the depths to resurrect tradition to keep it alive. Respect.

@humanonearth1 6 жыл бұрын

Incredible production. This is my favorite KZfaq channel! Bravo!

@EL_DORADO-db4gl 4 жыл бұрын

I remember first seeing this game in The Road to El Dorado. Thiccness

@anthonymeza92 6 жыл бұрын

It nice to see the game my ancestors created is still being played like how they use to do it I might need to take a trip to cop an to play a lil ball

@mcpelegend3721 6 жыл бұрын

This channel is amazing! The best one. Keep up the amazing videos!❤️

@thenigeriaman592 6 жыл бұрын

If this was a world competition. Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras may consider the giants

@MartinTabanag 6 жыл бұрын

I really like that they are people who loves to preserve the game culture and bring back what was lost. its just weird that the Armando was saying football but the subtitle says soccer hahaha

@melissamartinez9253 6 жыл бұрын

Martin Tabanag soccer is futball in Mexico

@MartinTabanag 6 жыл бұрын

Melissa Martinez i know. But they should have put football in the subtitles instead of soccer

@alanbarboza781 6 жыл бұрын

Martin Tabanag they’re the same thing in Spanish

@MartinTabanag 6 жыл бұрын

Alan Barboza that's cool!

@bernardomedina8874 4 жыл бұрын

“TULIO!! THE HIPS, THE HIPS”

@_scuff_ 4 жыл бұрын

If this becomes an Olympic Sport, I’ll be surprised.

@tinachandler3091 4 жыл бұрын

This was very interesting and I for.one applaud them for envisioning the continuation of this sport. I am a retired roller derby player and if derby can revive itself I don't see why this can't get started

@AntonioMartinez-pw9wz 5 жыл бұрын

Que orgullo, saber que estan haciendo esto.

@davidcabreonmunoz6258 Жыл бұрын

Nel

@estebandiaz8564 Жыл бұрын

Dígannos cómo apoyar. Nuestra herencia debe mantenerse. Saludos desde USA!

@Pellow-princess 6 жыл бұрын

This looks really fun.

@jasontheflyingfarrierhays 7 ай бұрын

Bringing back Culture, Tradition and Community, like this, is how we get our act together as humans. I love this!!

@Batman-rq2vx 6 жыл бұрын

Gotta let Kim k know about this, she’ll be a god at this game.

@duragonrydar9580 6 жыл бұрын

When you ask your girl to show you what her hips can do

@ufosvsmonkeys2556 2 жыл бұрын

I loved cherish the opportunity to attempt to play this game.

@ironcladranchandforge7292 2 жыл бұрын

That's awesome!! Wish you could play in an original ball court though, or a reproduction of one.

@sakashe9982 6 жыл бұрын

I would be type of kid to start kicking the ball

@londonspade5896 5 жыл бұрын

And break your feet, it's solid rubber)

@polygonalfortress 4 жыл бұрын

The ball literally punishes the players who don't follow the play rules lol

@Blackknight1212 4 жыл бұрын

That shit is heavy af its a solid mass of rubber.

@rileym8346 4 жыл бұрын

Those balls weighed 20 pounds. You wouldn't kick it far

@salvadorhernandez6375 6 жыл бұрын

This game looks really fun I read books about it never tried it myself I also find it funny how most of the comments are about sacrifices

@darth7336 6 жыл бұрын

There also is a mayan game where they do the same thing with their hips with a 10-20 lb ball and hurl it up to 20 feet up and when they score through a hoop the person who did it, aka the captain of the winning team was sacrificed for the gods and it was a huge honor to be the one decapitated.

@amproductions5727 6 жыл бұрын

If I played, when I threw my hip I would fall 😂

@Xxyyxx-gc9kq 3 жыл бұрын

This game should hit the world wide ...natives vs natives

@KamiIo0 6 жыл бұрын

Hidalgo

@triplek-dysongamingwithdan7771 6 жыл бұрын

This isn't what my ancestors played, probably because I come from Aztec regions of Mexico. My ancestors played a game like basketball but with a little rubber ball you had to get in a net and then throw it through a goal on a wall.

@TopDeReddit 6 жыл бұрын

Esq somos de sncestros españoles brother puro hijo de muchacha ahi

@triplek-dysongamingwithdan7771 6 жыл бұрын

Geth No, they mainly got killed by conquistadors. But disease was a factor to.

@GmoneyStylez 6 жыл бұрын

Geth no many fled and there are still some tribes that speak dialect that derived from the old Aztec ones

@yuochingetumadre1444 6 жыл бұрын

its the same game

@captainclutch4142 5 жыл бұрын

@ nah Mexicans still carry their genes

@GrapeOfLife 6 жыл бұрын

Me:truth or dare! Friend: Dare! Me: I dare u to revive a 3000 year old ancient ball game! Friend: ...

@noahbirknermusic Жыл бұрын

hey mrs farewell’s class

@domreid1474 2 ай бұрын

T- Sami farewells?

@Chuzz1 6 жыл бұрын

Holy shit... I want to try this

@Victoryinourstars33 6 жыл бұрын

Cool

@Biskwyy 6 жыл бұрын

But the world is only 2018 years old..... I’m joking 😑

@geico105 6 жыл бұрын

Issak lopez No, that’s the universe.

@abelramirez7320 6 жыл бұрын

Studley D. Muffin the universe is between 13 and 14 billion years old.

@bruhmoment1196 6 жыл бұрын

Abel Ramirez bich no.

@bruhmoment1196 6 жыл бұрын

Studley D. Muffin bich no dats earth

@BagelBoyyy 6 жыл бұрын

Can everyone just click "Read more"

@CKSKing 4 жыл бұрын

I'd love to get ahold of this guy, and learn the game from him, and help him share the game everywhere else!! I'm sure there is a lot to learn from his way of life.

@CKSKing 4 жыл бұрын

Is there symbolic meaning to using your hips only?

@damexfloresxho 3 жыл бұрын

I wanna learn too anybody else tryna stalk him down and annoy him into teaching us? cuz I’m down(jus kno I’m not serious abt the stalking thing but I do want him to teach me)~

@concentratecorner1744 6 жыл бұрын

try this in the USA and youll have parent trying to sue the organizers cause their kids got bruises lmao ... funny but unfortunately true

@aidenfaurote 6 жыл бұрын

Concentrate Corner too true

@godoluis1 5 жыл бұрын

lmao true... sad thing is that most kids probably won't even mind the bruises as long as they enjoy themselves. It's the parents who make the kids into little wussies.

@justprimo2 4 жыл бұрын

People are not that sensitive too many negativity just gets more noticed

@andyoli75 4 жыл бұрын

The crazy thing is this is safer than concussion ball. You might get a skeletal or muscle injury but don't have to worry about brain trauma from usa football, soccer, or rugby.

@Fro9bone 4 жыл бұрын

yeah man, its not like contact sports are incredibly popular in the U.S., fuckin get em

@DaishinZlrex 6 жыл бұрын

Use your *ball* to knock the *ball* Damn,you really need *ball* of steel to play this ancient *ball* game

@cecilbal1615 6 жыл бұрын

SkullGM lol balls to balls 😄😄😄😄

@adhninzul4388 6 жыл бұрын

This sport should be more famous than soccer if the Holy Inquisition does not ban it...... Nobody expect the Holy Inquisition !!!

@adrianruiz1774 4 жыл бұрын

The ricardo tribe specializes with there hips

@julianvargo9997 5 жыл бұрын

Sin matar, parece chido. Quiero probarlo.

@theaztecwarrior1190 4 жыл бұрын

Sin matar 😂

@constantineaztro9173 6 жыл бұрын

Aho I remember my friend from yucatan taught me this game I was really doing good job

@MalaysianTropikfusion 6 жыл бұрын

Wasn't there, like, a vertical stone hoop that they're supposed to put the ball in to score?

@thatguyluis 6 жыл бұрын

Zulhilmi Ghouse it's another game from another culture.

@rockroll2787 6 жыл бұрын

LagiNaLangAko23 In the Postclassical period, the Maya began placing vertical stone rings in the center of each of the side walls, an innovation that continued into the later Toltec and Aztec cultures. Any player who succeeded in passing the ball through the stone ring was immediately declared the winner. As the holes in the ring were not much bigger than the ball this must have been a very rare event and most games were likely won on points.

@leart5864 6 жыл бұрын

Omg this reminds me of the Road to Eldorado cartoon

@mp013 5 жыл бұрын

I bet Ricardo Milos plays this too...

@angelthefloridian7350 6 жыл бұрын

Viva a Mexico, Hablo espanol. I can understand every word they are saying

@damexfloresxho 3 жыл бұрын

Yo también

@safirouhi1651 6 жыл бұрын

Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t this the one where if people lost they got sacrificed?

@safirouhi1651 6 жыл бұрын

Yup just looked it up: www.ancient-origins.net/news-history/ulama-mesoamerican-ball-game-deadly-sport-ancient-americas-003156

@proaislayer 6 жыл бұрын

Safi Rouhi Metal af

@Jeroco998 6 жыл бұрын

Im Mexican and I THINK that the one with the sacrifices is either different or more ancient because the one I know has as an objective to hip-push the ball into a stone ring...sorta like a weird basketball game. Still find it weird how the winners were sacrificed tho...

@gwynjustice6664 6 жыл бұрын

Yea and golf and polo were played with severed human heads, so what?

@safirouhi1651 6 жыл бұрын

Gwyn justice source plz?

@CreatorCade 6 жыл бұрын

Awww they don't sacrifice the losing team?! So much for tradition.

@Jeroco998 6 жыл бұрын

Josh Cade it was the winning team that got sacrificed back in the day

@Montecello 6 жыл бұрын

living meme damn that's crazy

@Montecello 6 жыл бұрын

Josh Cade that be cool and weird though lol

@pseudonymousbeing987 6 жыл бұрын

osama bin laden It was considered an honour. However it cannot be proved that human sacrifice occurred due to the game. But it's plausible...

@gabito2647 6 жыл бұрын

both were sacrificed, the winner as honor and the loser to the down bellow (like hell if i remember)

@andrewlankford9634 5 жыл бұрын

Exactly 2,125 years ago : Qzsdrechodtotlllll: Hey Wezewsdfhsdfeltllll, anyone for a pickup game of mesoamerican ball game? Wezewsdfhsdfeltlll: Where's Mesoamerica? Is that near Italy? It's a little-known fact that Cortez bankrupted the Aztec empire by selling them Chinese-made hula hoops at jacked-up prices.

@angeloa6972 6 жыл бұрын

didnt like they use the loser's head as the ball of something edit: not currently, but thats what i heard back then, the Mayans i think played the game, and the whole time or the coach will be sacrificed.

@TasX 6 жыл бұрын

Lol

@Rebecca-fs2rg 6 жыл бұрын

A tv show called Museum secrets did a documentary on it, and the researcher believed that there may have be skulls inside them based on some drawing which had a basic painting of a skull inside the rubber, but most people now seem to think it was an exaggeration or meant to be figurative.

@Rebecca-fs2rg 6 жыл бұрын

www.aztec-history.com/aztec-ball-game.html could be from this also "It is said that the ball represented the head of a sacrificed victim. In Tenochtitlan, the ball court was at the foot of the blood stained stairs of the temple, and the ball game itself would often be a scene of sacrifice. It is believed that the losing coach, or even the whole team, might be sacrificed. Some historians have disputed this - because it was an honour to be sacrificed, it may have been the winning team that lost their lives."

@penand_paper6661 6 жыл бұрын

Most likely, there was death for the winners, or perhaps no death at all. The ball was pure rubber.

@OPShergottite 6 жыл бұрын

You know there was a lot propaganda from the Christian missionairies to discredit their culture so you should always be sceptic about stories like this

@itzChristixn 6 жыл бұрын

Nicki Minaj would be the Lebron James of this sport😏🍑

@ImperialEarthEmpire 6 жыл бұрын

Should be speaking ancient mayan instead of conqueror's language...

@unnwas 6 жыл бұрын

kek this

@leto1963 6 жыл бұрын

UnitedEarthEmpire See, there's something we call Europe.

@alanliu3748 6 жыл бұрын

UnitedEarthEmpire They probably do, but for the purposes of this video, it's more convenient to use Spanish, a language where many translators to English are available. One thing that does confuse me though is that they were in Hidalgo, Mexico, which is not the ancient home of the Maya. Where they were is the ancestral home of the Nahua, who speak Nahuatl, a language still spoken in Mexico today. If they're Mayan though, they most likely speak one of the Maya languages. Most Mayan people do speak one of the Mayan languages, probably Yucatec Maya in this case.

@samuelshin4746 6 жыл бұрын

UnitedEarthEmpire The Mayans were gone before the Spanish came to America. By the time Columbus' came, the only people left were descendants of the culture and other indigenous tribes.

@donutchan8114 6 жыл бұрын

That's like saying to speak some native American language instead of english. Spain wasn't nice to native either.

@MSpencer1998 6 жыл бұрын

More popular than soccer, ha, that guy is on something. Why would billions of people think this is better? Don't get me wrong, it's interesting, but it's not soccer level interesting.

@Montecello 6 жыл бұрын

Matthew Spencer he said if the conquistadors or invaders didn't invade them back then it could have been popular than soccer.

@MSpencer1998 6 жыл бұрын

osama bin laden I realize that. My comment still stands. What is so interesting that people would love it more than soccer?

@Montecello 6 жыл бұрын

Matthew Spencer not today these day obviously but back then it could have probably had a good chance

@Montecello 6 жыл бұрын

Matthew Spencer its interesting i mean soccer is with a ball you chase with you your legs and shoot it in the goal this is with the hips and probably if it was still around back then it would been the other way around

@MSpencer1998 6 жыл бұрын

osama bin laden you find it interesting, not most people. Yes soccer is, basically, people running to a ball and trying to kick it in a net, but acting like its less interesting than this is silly. I'm assuming you have Mayan heritage and you're defending the sport because of your lineage, but assuming that people outside your culture would like this is, frankly, arrogant.

@007Chakochi 6 жыл бұрын

I understand the fascination about old civilizations but to revive such traditions by this generation doesn’t appeals to me. And though Mayans were in Mexico, there are no Mayan bloodline in Mexico. So it is not exactly their history or tradition.

@el_mugen 6 жыл бұрын

007Chakochi What are you talking about, there is still Mayan Bloodline in Mexico. Mexico has a ton of places where native Mayans still lives, isolated from society.

@rojorohr4723 6 жыл бұрын

Clearly you´ve never been to México, right? Just go visit the southern states and you´ll see all the Mayan decendants. They still look pretty much the same; if you pay attention to their faces you´ll notice, they look like the gorgeous girl who speaks in this video.

@Jeroco998 6 жыл бұрын

The Mayan bloodline still runs on the southeastern states of Mexico, and even though it may not be a huge population its still there.

@davidb5205 6 жыл бұрын

No Mayan bloodline? Uhhh, where do you think the woman in this video with the beautiful cheekbones came from? Europe? Africa? Asia? LOL. Mayan descendants clearly still exist.

@theophiluszitha9271 8 ай бұрын

Mind Blowing

@felipeperez4941 5 жыл бұрын

This looks like fun.

@inotaishu1 Жыл бұрын

that is the kid-friendly modern version. The game during the height of the aztec empire was much more brutal and bloody and the losers could be sacrificed afterwards.

@angelfonseca1073 Жыл бұрын

Años conociendo al señor armando siempre compartiendo lo que sabe ☺️

@abelramirez7320 6 жыл бұрын

This is so cool.

@DanielCastro-oe5we 5 жыл бұрын

Olmecs, Aztecs, Mayans all played this game fact is it was all over South America and Mexico passed around from generations to generations.

@SuperNinjaTurtle7272 6 жыл бұрын

I had the opportunity to sit in the stands and watch a game it was so interesting and exciting to watch

@DidierDubz 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful!!! 👌👏👏

@davidwasneverthere8149 6 жыл бұрын

This is sick

@daviddickey9832 Жыл бұрын

I've heard about this ballgame, apparently it was really to die for

@Noomimoomj 6 жыл бұрын

Love this

@csagan-bh2qy 6 жыл бұрын

This game seems much more interesting than football

@blokejr4801 4 жыл бұрын

This game is hip and cool

@jesusmedina979 5 жыл бұрын

so this is what my ancestors played

@leiacomenetz6172 3 жыл бұрын

Esta belleisiiiisimo !! Les admiro mucho y me encantria porbar o tratar de aprender a jugar. Me parece increiblemente hermoso para toda la sociedad. Les agradezco por este video y por animarnos a los demas a comenzar grupos en nuestros pueblos. Les ama. Aqui su servidora.

@dooklarue1672 6 жыл бұрын

That game looks hard

@debbylou5729 Жыл бұрын

I’m supposed to believe this is the first instance of people playing with a round object. Every other historical channel, including those from Hispanic producers say it was played with ‘the bones’. Elbows, knees and hips

@mattyb3780 Жыл бұрын

Looks fun! Haven't seen a beheading yet though. 8/10

@CurstSaden 9 ай бұрын

I look forward to the day when this cultural gem is elevated to the level of Soccer and American Football...and perhaps higher!

@Matthew8473 5 ай бұрын

I'm in complete awe of this. I read a book with a similar message, and it was astonishing. "The Art of Meaningful Relationships in the 21st Century" by Leo Flint

@jelloollej8535 6 жыл бұрын

Can't wait to see this in the Olympics

@AudieHolland Жыл бұрын

My own impression: this game was probably created to toughen up the young people in preparation of any war.

@dustandfumes 6 жыл бұрын

This is cool. I wanna give it a try.

@albertorojas7820 3 жыл бұрын

In San Juan Mixtepec ,Oaxaca.Mexico we the mixtecos have a ancient game call ZEKUUH its like golf ,only difference is the ball is made of wood and dipped in a special flammable tree resin then gets lit on fire when game starts.

@roonsheeee 2 жыл бұрын

I learned this at my school wow!

@EduardoRodriguez-yg7fv 4 жыл бұрын

Fucking cool. I love my culture and learning about the ancient ways

@purpleblades6190 4 жыл бұрын

They never mentioned that on rare occasions, the captain of the losing team would be sacrificed. It looks like a really fun game, combing elements of tennis, soccer, and basketball.

@oliviagajadhar3783 2 жыл бұрын

I was informed that it was the captain of the winning team, actually. They wanted to be sacrificed.