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This sport is a kind of combination of long jump and pole vault. The goal is to jump over a water tank with a pole and land on the other bank. The competitor runs towards the canal with water, inserting the pole into the water, climbs up as high as possible, then to land as far as possible on the opposite sandy shore.
The pole is 8 to 13 meters (from 26 to 43 ft). At the end, there is a tile that prevents it from sinking into the mud at the bottom of the water tank.
The whole jump consists of several parts that can be trained separately: a short, fast run from a distance of about 20 m from the pole (polsstok), a jump in its direction and climbs up the top of the pole so that in the last phase, land on the sand, unless the competitor previously climbed insufficiently high, then he lands in the channel. Fierljeppen jumpers must be characterized by great strength and developed motor coordination, they must be able to concentrate and have a lot of perseverance.
Fierljeppen requires a lot of technical knowledge. To do and land a successful jump, you must be master in many different aspects. The pole must be placed at a suitable distance from the platform (in the case of deep water, it is placed closer because water resistance must be taken into account). Then make a short and quick sprint from 15 to 20 meters, grab the pole with both hands. Then you have to climb up the top of the pole as soon as possible because the higher you go, the more distance the player overcomes. However, be sure not to disturb the balance or trajectory. When the pole starts to move down on the opposite side, push back and turn the legs forward to maximize the momentum. Of course, a good landing is important to avoid injury.
The run-up is essential for a good jump. Its speed determines, among other things, how far you can put the pole in the water. Training of run-up is an important part of a practice as ,in addition to general basic training, run-up training is also necessary:
• the length of the run-up should be determined,
• Make sure that the consistency of preparations in all elements of the jump is maintained, which should be checked regularly.
The run-up length is different for each player. This is related to strength of leg, size and number of steps. The ultimate goal is to reach exactly at the end of the ramp without looking at the platform. Usually, the run starts with the strongest leg, making an odd number of steps: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, etc. Warm-up starts with 3 initial runs. A measuring tape is placed next to the running way, which indicates fixed measuring points. Each of the runs is measured with a tape. The coach checks if the jumper ends the run in the right place. The jumper is looking only at the starting point, starting the run, then looking ahead at the endpoint. Training should be varied and cannot focus only on the run-up, because the exercise for a long time, causes fatigue, which affects the length of steps. In addition, in the start-up season, length of the entire run-up may change. This is due to increasing the strength and pace of the run-up. If the average step distance changes by + 1 cm, the total run-up distance increases, eg by 15 cm.
Jump is very complex. It becomes the transition from the run-up to climbing. Jump and grabbing the pole take place almost at the same time, followed by the simultaneous forwarding of the legs. The pole must be between both legs.
The jump must be made at right angles to the pole. When the altitude is too high, you lose strength and jump to the other side is not adequate.
Each player must locate his proper jump. Its purpose is to smoothly switch from the optimum speed of run-up to upward movement, without losing too much speed.
Gripping the pole with your hands should take place at least at eye level or slightly higher. This is important for a smooth transition from rushing to climbing.
The too high grip makes it difficult to pull up. If the grip is too low, this makes it difficult to climb gently.
Collaterally with raising your arms, extend your legs forward. At the same time, the head must be kept straight. In this way, the weight of the body and strength the speed of run-up from the flow are evenly distributed. Swinging also helps you climb higher on the pole and thus achieve a longer jump.
After grabbing the pole you have to lock your feet around it and pull up as high as possible. The hands can be moved up together or in rotation. Simultaneous shifting gives a calm style of climbing, but it costs more strength of the leg. Moving hands one by one gives a "wild style" of climbing, but it requires less leg strength. Right-handed jumpers surround the pole with their left foot. Left-handed jumpers surround the pole with their right foot. The climbing cycle consists of:
• Move your hand up while straightening your legs.
• Raising your knees and immediately blocking your feet on the pole.
• Straightening the legs.
It is possible to move from about 70 cm to 1 meter in one pull-up cycle. This, of course, depends on the height of the player.
The landing is one of the most difficult element. Partly because it is a complicated technique, and partly because it is the last section of the total jump.
The hardest part is when the landing begins and the pole is about 45 ° to the ground which is sand.
The competitor should take the pole as far as possible with stretch out arms and with both hands together. Then he throws the body forward, twisting it at the same time by 180 ° and bending upwards. If the whole operation is carried out correctly, then the whole speed and strength allow you to be pushed forward.

Finger hooking is an old Alpine strength sport that is mainly practiced in Bavaria and Austria. Two opponents sitting opposite each other at a table try to pull their opponent towards them by their finger. The expression “ripping someone off” also comes from this process. There are two known ways of hooking the fingers before the draw: either the players hook their index fingers together or a leather strap is used into which the middle fingers are hooked. In addition to physical strength, the most important thing is the right technique.
While pub disputes were supposedly settled in this way in the past, finger wrestling is now an organized sport with fixed rules. At tournaments and championships, participants compete against each other in different weight and age classes. The tournament is regulated by a referee, a chairman and two assessors. To be on the safe side, there is a so-called catcher behind each participant who provides safety support in case the opponents' entangled fingers become loose early.

The technique of the club fight depends on two factors:
On the one hand, it depends on the type of stick that is used, since the size and type of wood with which the piece is made are factors to consider. And on the other hand, we have the technique, which is acquired depending on the school where the wrestler has been trained.

The game consists of giving without being reached, for this, you have to use both hands, using body parts, hooks, etc.
The player or fighter must have great speed with the feet, skill with the arms and many reflexes.
The sticks can receive a wide variety of names depending on the Island or the place: Palo, Garrote, Lata, Asta, Astia, Vara, Lanza, Regatón, Vera, etc.
Regarding the classification of the clubs, the following differentiation has been reached:

Palo largo or grande: it is the largest of all, preferably used by shepherds, and can have various measures, although one of the shepherd's size is used to play. As for thickness, they are usually of a homogeneous diameter that fits the hands. This type of stick, being larger and thicker, gives more forceful blows. It is usually grasped by the center and the ends are used to hit.
They receive a great variety of names depending on the island or the place: Palo, Garrote, Lata, Asta, Astia, Vara, Lanza, Regatón, Vera, etc.

Palo medio: of this type there is a great variety of measures, although generally it extends from the ground to the heart. As for thickness, they are usually thicker at one end than at the other.
This stick can be grasped by either end, although it is generally held by the thickest part.
This stick is usually used, normally, in the technique called "collecting", which is mainly based on defensive techniques.

Palo corto or Macana: it is a very effective and dangerous tool, if you know how to use it it can cause great damage to your opponent. To use it requires great skill with your hands and arms.
Very fast footwork is also required. Sometimes it was the case that the fighter had been or was a dancer himself.
The sticks can receive a wide variety of names depending on the Island or the place: Palo, Garrote, Lata, Asta, Astia, Vara, Lanza, Regatón, Vera, etc.
The materials with which these instruments were made used to be the woods obtained from fruit and endemic trees, typical of the Canary Islands. In the Eastern Islands, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, the wood had to be imported from other places due to the lack of good woods for the manufacture of quality clubs. The choice and cutting of wood is part of an ancient ritual, which depends on the phases of the moon; straightens with fire.

The types of trees most used for this purpose are:
- Fruit trees: Quince tree (Cydonia Oblonga), Almond tree (Prunus Amygdalus), Plum tree (Prunus domesticus).
- Endemic Trees: Palm (Phoenix canariensis), Barbusano (Apollonias barbujana), Palo Blanco (Picconia excelsa), Acebuche (Olea europaea), Canary Island Pine (Pinus canariensis).

Glima is played on grass outdoor and or a wooden floor indoor.
It is a standing up wrestling style with clothes. Wrestlers (men or women) wear specific clothes and a leather harness at the belt. This harness was introduced in 1905. Wrestlers start by gripping the harness with the hands. They are not allowed to lose this hold.
There are several weight and age categories. Techniques are done mainly with legs.The goal is to throw the opponent on any part of the body, from knees to the shoulders.

The sport involved fastening a live goose with a well-greased head to a rope or pole that was stretched across a road. A man riding on horseback at a full gallop would attempt to grab the bird by the neck in order to pull the head off. Sometimes a live hare was substituted.

During the competitions, each wrestler will first weigh himself in his wrestling clothes. This is to check the outfit and whether the fingernails are cut short. Once all the wrestlers have been weighed, they are called to take the "wrestlers' oath". Wrestlers are called by category and placed to face each other. When everyone has been called the referee table says: "Prest Oc'h" which means "are you ready", the wrestlers then raise their right hand.

The oath of the wrestlers is then recited:

M’hen tou da c’houren gant lealded - I swear to fight in all loyalty
Hep trubarderez na taol fall ebet - Without treachery and without brutality
Evit ma enor ha hini ma bro - For my honour and that of my country
E testeni eus ma gwiriegez - As a testimony of my sincerity
Hag evit heul kiz vad ma zud koz - And to follow the custom of my ancestors
Kinnig a ran d’am c’henvreur ma dorn ha ma jod - I offer my hand and cheek to my opponent

Once the oath has been recited in French and Breton, the wrestlers will make "l'accolade" (which is an embrace) to the wrestler in front of them. The embrace is characterised by a handshake with the right hand, the left hand on the shoulder and the wrestlers kiss each other's cheek three times. After the oath all wrestlers can do what they want and will wait in different manners to be called to wrestle. Many will chat with other wrestlers (not necessarily from the same club), but also go and encourage their team members during the matches, or warm up before wrestling.

Once called to wrestle, one wrestler is given a red "Ruz" ankle bracelet and the other a green "Gwer" one. The three referees present check that all participants are ready, they also check that the wrestlers' belts are tightened, which has an influence on the fight. The three referees have three different roles:
● One referee will be the timekeeper, he will stop the clock when necessary
● One referee will be responsible for summarising the results
● One referee will sit at a table and record the wrestlers' scores and hand the score sheet to the main table that will announce the results

The three referees, although they have different roles, have equal decision-making power. They are also spread in a triangle across the mat in order to have an optimal visibility of the falls.

After the final checks, the Gouren combat will begin. After the summary referee says "Prest Oc'h" the wrestlers repeat the "accolade" to show that they are going to wrestle under the oath recited earlier. Once done, the referee says "Krogit" which means "You may Wrestle".

The fight then begins, the goal being to bring down the opponent on both shoulder blades before any other part of the body. This result corresponds to the "Lamm", it is the perfect result and putting it directly ends the fight. Other results also exist in order to differentiate the wrestlers at the end of the fight: "Kostin" which is equivalent to a fall on one shoulder blade, "Kein" is equivalent to a fall on the lower back, "Netra" is equivalent to a fall giving no result.

At the end of a fight, the number of points that are given to a wrestler depends on the result of his technique. If the wrestler wins by Diviz (when there is no result) or by Kein he will gain 3 points, by Kostin 4 points, and by Lamm 6 points.

Each result in the fight has a specific rank.Therefore, one must put the same result to equalize or one must make a higher one to win. For example:

● The wrestler Gwer starts with a Kein, after which the wrestler Ruz puts a Kostin. If the match ends with these results the Ruz wrestler wins by Kostin.
● The wrestler Gwer starts the match and puts a Kein, after which the wrestler Ruz puts a Kostin. Wrestler Gwer finally puts a Kostin at the end of the time. The two Kostin cancel each other out, so Gwer wins by Kein.
● The wrestler Ruz gives 4 Kostin to the wrestler Gwer. Before the extra time, the wrestler Gwer puts on a Lamm. The match ends and the wrestler Gwer wins by Lamm.

There is also an extra time called "Astenn" which is given when at the end of the regular time there has been no Kostin or Lamm. It is composed of half of the regulation time. Male adult fighters must therefore fight for 5 minutes + 2:30 minutes of overtime if there is no result. Female adult fighters must wrestle 4 minutes+ 2 minutes of overtime. There is a 30 second break before the overtime. This allows the wrestlers to drink a little and briefly talk to their coach who advises them on their wrestling or on the weaknesses of their opponents.

There are also penalties that can be added to this. If the wrestler deliberately falls down to avoid getting a result, or if he prevents his opponent from wrestling, he may be given a "Diwall" which means "warning". This Diwall does not give any points but if a second Diwall is given it becomes a "Fazi" which means a fault. A player who has taken a Fazi must at least put a Kostin to beat his opponent.

The Fazi can also be obtained if the wrestler tries to put his arm on the ground (which would influence the result but could also injure him) or if he insults or contests the referees' decision. When a wrestler has two fazi, it becomes a Poent ( which is equivalent to a Kostin, except in the case of a perfect tie between the two wrestlers where it is superior). And if the wrestler takes a third Fazi, it becomes a "Fazi Bras" translated by "Serious Fault" which excludes the wrestler from the fight.

Finally, if at the end of the match neither wrestler has made a result (Kein, Kostin, Lamm) there is a Diviz. The Diviz is a result that is decided by the referees. They decide among themselves which wrestler deserves to win. The choice is made if:
● One of the two wrestlers has attacked more than the other.
● One of the two wrestlers has committed a Diwall.
● One of the two wrestlers had a fall that was closest to a result.

If neither wrestler can be separated, the "Kouezh" is set up. The goal is to make a hold that takes the opponent to the back. If the opponent falls on his buttocks but rolls onto his back, he has lost.