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The world's four noble sports
The world's top four noble sports
The world's top four noble sports, in daily life, everyone has their own way of recreation and entertainment, proper recreation and entertainment allows people to relieve the pressure of life, different people's activities are different, the following is the world's top four noble sports.
The world's four great aristocratic sports 1
First: tennis, which is a breeding in France, born in the 19th century in the United Kingdom, the royal aristocracy of the traditional athletic programs, and now the Wimbledon Open, you can still find traces of the British royal family, that is, the game when all the players have to wear pure white clothing, because in the eyes of the British people, pure white is the Queen's respect.
And many people do not know, tennis is now the world's second largest ball game, initially called "lawn tennis", and then began to develop rapidly, and now the world's major tournaments are (founded in 1905) Australian Open, (founded in 1891) French Open, (founded in 1877) Wimbledon, (founded in 1881) U.S. Open, the four Grand Slam tournaments, and (founded in 1881) U.S. Open. This sport aristocrats and civilians will play, but because of the expensive venues and venues are limited and other reasons, so that golf jumped up to become an aristocratic sport
Third: Bowling, this sport has a very long history, Germany's nine-post play is considered to be the predecessor of bowling, when bowling is an elegant game, with the ball hitting the pillars to express the elimination of the atonement. And nowadays, due to the uniqueness of bowling (indoor, not affected by time and weather), bowling is becoming more and more popular and fashionable, and it is already a popular sport in Europe, America, Asia, and some other countries
Fourth: Snooker, also known as English billiards, the most familiar to the Chinese audience is definitely Ding Junhui. The sport is very gentlemanly, and even if you hit a good ball, the audience will not shout, but only polite applause
And playing snooker requires a shrewd mind, plus a beautiful batting action, so it is included in the list of noble sports. It is also due to the existence of Ding Junhui, so that snooker in recent years in China has been the rapid development
The world's four noble sports 2Tennis
Tennis as a birth in France in the United Kingdom's traditional competitive royal sports, the game process pays great attention to the game on both sides of the etiquette, whether it is the ball, clothing, judgment, skills, have more attention to the early period of the game, the game of snooker is a very important part of the game, the game of snooker. Comparison of a lot of attention, the earlier period of a player's merits and demerits of the judgment even include his hitting posture, body type, grooming and so on. Everything other than "athletic competition" is more important than in any other sport.
The original form of tennis was called real tennis. Most historians believe that the sport originated as a game of palm striking in the cloisters of churches by missionaries in northern France in the 12th century.
By the mid-14th century, a French poet introduced the ball game to the French court as a pastime for the men and women of royalty. The game was played in the halls of the court, with no nets or rackets, and the balls were made of cloth rolled into circles and tied with string.
A rope was set up in the middle of the field as a boundary, the use of two hands as a racket, the ball from the rope thrown to and fro, called Tenez in French, English called "Take it! Play", meaning: "Take it! Throw it", from which today's term "Tennis" originates.
By the 16th century, wooden rackets were used instead of two-handed shots. The first tennis balls were made of two hemispheres filled with grass, leaves, or hair, but as tennis continued to evolve, the balls became more elaborate.
Bowling
The phonetic translation of "Bowling", this indoor sport of rolling the ball against wooden bottles on wooden lanes, has an auspicious name in China - Bowling. Bowling.
The history of bowling can be traced back to 7,200 years ago, in 1920, British archaeologists found nine stone bottles and a stone ball in Egyptian tombstones, the game is played with a ball thrown at the stone bottles, stone bottles knocked down, which is very similar to the modern bowling utensils and play. Therefore, bowling is known as one of the oldest sports in human history.
It is said that on the Polynesian Islands in the Pacific Ocean, a similar game was popular in ancient times, called Uralleka, and what is even more incredible is that the distance between the place where the ball is served and the place where the bottle is placed is exactly 18 or 29 meters, which is not far from the distance of a modern bowling alley.
Originating in Germany in the 3rd-4th centuries, the "nine-pin game" is considered to be the predecessor of modern bowling. "Nine-pin bowling was a popular and elegant game among the European aristocracy at the time, but it was first played as part of the religious rituals of the Church.
People placed nine pillars (symbolizing apostasy and evil) in the corridors of the church, and then rolled a ball to hit them, which was called striking the "devil". They believed that knocking down the wooden pillars would atone for their sins, and that if they missed, they should be more devout in their faith in God. However, the sport is full of fun and people feel that it is more of a pleasant game than a religious ritual.
At the time of the religious revolution, Martin Luther, the father of the Reformation, also standardized the way the sport was played, the size of the balls and bottles. Provisions will be 9 arranged in a diamond shape, with a large soft ball to throw bottles, until the bottles are all knocked down, who throws the ball fewer times who will win. From then on, 9-bottle bowling became popular in Europe, especially in Germany and the Netherlands.
The British aristocracy and high society also liked to play 9-bottle bowling, but unlike in continental Europe, their games were played outdoors on lawns.
Later in the 17th century, Dutch immigrant Nega Bogaerts brought bowling to the U.S. In the late 18th century, Americans improved bowling by adding a bottle, and formed the ten-bottle system that continues to this day.
The earliest bowling alley was established in 1841 in the town of Gullinigee, New York.
In 1875, 27 representatives from nine bowling clubs in the New York area of the United States formed the world's first bowling association (NBA).
In September 1895, the American Bowling Congress (ABC) was formed. In order to make it easier for the Bannerman bottle to be knocked down continuously, this association decided to change the diamond shape of the bowling ball arrangement to an inverted triangular arrangement, and formulated standardized bowling equipment and other related rules. From then on, bowling became an official sport.
The first tournament was held in Chicago in 1901 at the Verubaker House Bowling Alley.
In 1946, AMF developed a fully automated bottle placing machine, which brought bowling into a new era.
In 1952, the International Bowling Federation (FIQ) was founded, headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, to promote and advance the sport in the Olympic spirit.
In 1974, bowling was included as an official sport in the Asian Games.
In 1988, bowling was included as a performance sport at the 24th Seoul Olympics.
In 1992, bowling was included as an official event for the first time at the 25th Barcelona Olympics.
Golf
A sport that originated with Scottish shepherds, it is far less "aristocratic" than tennis. And just after the college campuses have readily accepted tennis, the introduction of golf courses, such a non-aristocratic issue, but hard to be pushed by the media to the cusp of the wind.
In fact, as early as 1997, Shenzhen University set up a golf academy and opened golf-related majors. Then, Jinan University, Beijing Forestry University, Tongji University, Guangzhou University also opened a golf major. And Shenzhen University's Golf Academy has maintained a 100% employment rate figure year after year since its inception.
Snooker
Snooker Billiards
1. Polite standing ovation from the crowd when players enter before the start of the match
2. Players return to the playing field again after a short break every four games
3. Nice, precise alignment
4. Making a A snooker shot
5, Successfully unsettling a snooker shot
6, Long distance down the line
7, Difficult shots (sticking the ball in the bank, passing the ball, down the line from a big angle, etc.)
8, Wonderful K-ball (hitting the ball in a row with ticks)
9, Lucky shots
10, When a single shot passes 100
11, Overshooting the score (the table
12, some other wonderful moments
Applause is the best way of communication between the audience and the players, and the best way to understand and encourage the players, but also the audience of the embodiment of the gentlemanly manner, so do not shout when watching the snooker game.
The world's four most noble sports3First, the absolute nobility of the sport "brother" - tennis
Origin: 14th-century tennis is a pastime circulated in the French court, called Tennez in French, which is a game of tennis, but also a game of tennis. It was called Tennez in French, from which Tennis is derived.
Development: In the 16th century, the game spread to the public.
Prevalence: In the 17th century, the game reached England, where it became a favorite of the British royal family and quickly became popular with the upper class, and by the end of the 18th century, tennis could be found in British magazines.
The scoring of tennis is quite "aristocratic" and is recorded on the court clock. The game pays great attention to etiquette, with high requirements for ball gear, clothing, posture, grooming, etc. During the game, other people can't come in midway to interfere, and both sides have to be quiet when playing, so they have to communicate with each other by walking to the net and discussing in a low voice. In short, elegance and courtesy is the most basic requirement.
Second, the "oldest" aristocratic sport - bowling
Origin: It is said that in ancient Egyptian tombs have been found in objects similar to the bowling ball, modern bowling is Originally from the third and fourth century A.D. Germany's "nine columns play", "nine columns play" is then the European aristocracy among a kind of popular elegant game, however, it was first used as a church religious ceremonies. Activities, people placed in the church corridor symbolizes the evil of the nine pillars, and then use the ball rolled to knock them down, called playing the "devil", knocking down the wooden pillars to symbolize the elimination of disasters, atonement.
Development: In the 12th century, the game was popularized in Germany.
Prevalence: In the 17th century, nine-pin bowling was introduced to the United States, which later improved the game by changing nine-pin bowling into ten-pin bowling, which is now widely known as ten-pin bowling, but the Germans still retained the nine-pin game, which is known as German bowling.
Playing bowling also requires elegant posture and avoiding noise. As you can imagine, the court ladies wore floor-length dresses, and the way they bent down to throw the ball must have been light and beautiful, otherwise the sport would not have spread to the upper classes.
Third, "the most unexpected" aristocratic sport - golf
Golf is basically to find a reason to walk on the grass, so the body and mind to enjoy nature is the golf! The true meaning of golf is to enjoy nature.
Origin: It is said that golf originated from the Scottish shepherd's sport, and later spread to the court, so golf is considered to be a folk sport aristocratic.
Development: By the 17th century, there was a set of rules for playing golf that was widely accepted.
Prevalence: By the late 19th century, there was a great breakthrough in the materials used to make golf balls, so the sport became popular and until now, golf has been considered a status symbol.
Etiquette is also very important on the golf course. Keeping the course quiet and speaking in a low voice is the most basic requirement, so as to ensure that the natural atmosphere of the "birds and flowers" is not destroyed. In addition, you can't run around on the course, you can only walk slowly and calmly, or walk briskly, otherwise you will ruin the atmosphere of the course and cause other players to be distracted.
Four, "gentleman" aristocratic sport - snooker
Snooker is a game of billiards, about the brain and technology of the competition, before only in the gentleman class circulation, known as "gentleman's sport". It is known as the "gentleman's sport".
Origins: Billiards dates back to the 15th century.
Development: Snooker was not played until the late 19th century, and it is believed to have originated in the British Army in India.
When watching a snooker match, spectators were not allowed to make noise, and polite applause was the only form of communication with the players. Usually the audience gives a standing ovation when a player enters the court, and then it's a quiet game. When a goal is scored in the middle of the game, the crowd can applaud in a measured way to show their appreciation.
As times change, aristocratic sports may be redefined, but their essence of fostering traditional etiquette and shaping aristocratic leaders has never changed.
Although, strictly speaking, there is no real aristocracy in China, there is no so-called aristocratic movement, but with the progress and development of the times, the aristocratic movement is also quite popular in China. However, we must not forget that its fundamental purpose is to cultivate the spirit of nobility in pursuit of freedom, bravery and equality.
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