It’s a log, it’s a sword, no it’s a… cardboard tube?
Cardboard tube fighting started in Seattle, Washington in 2007 by one Robert Easley. Apparently, Robert had fond memories of hitting his friends with cardboard tubes when he was a child and thought he’d bring it back to life. I must say, I’m not interested in getting smacked in the head with a cardboard tube, that was one of the memories I’ve tried to block out from my childhood.
The Cardboard Tube Fighting League (CTFL) holds competitions in tournament and battle forms where adults and children can relieve their stress and try to win the duels. The active branches of the CTFL are located in Seattle, San Francisco, Sydney, Australia, Washington, D.C., and in Bristol, UK.
Upon arriving at a competition, participants are given cardboard tubes marked with a colored stripe to identify which side they are on. The number one rule in a game is you can’t break your tube. If you do, you must stop fighting. A broken tube is an automatic disqualification.
A fighter cannot stab his opponent or use any weapons beside the tube itself. The greatest part of this game is that shields of any kind are illegal in tournaments and battles. No thank you.
You also cannot block an opponent’s tube with anything other than your tube. Just in case you were planning on using your body to block a strike by your opponent.
All contestants must sign a waiver before the start of the event, a sign that it’s dangerous enough that you have sign your soul over to this sport.
CTFL tournaments often have between 25 and 60 contestants and are open to anyone older than 5 years old. So, if you’re tired of working or being a responsible adult, find a tournament near you and beat someone with a cardboard tube until you’ve knocked them out.
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