A pupil holds a set of plastic bull horns at the Bullfighting School at Las Ventas bullring in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020. At the age of 14, aspiring matadors can face bulls of up to two-years-old in a bullring without spectators. At age 16, they can turn professional. MADRID -- Holding the red cape outstretched, one boy practices making an elegant swivel as his fellow pupil slowly sweeps past with a pair of bull horns held in front.
Bullfighting, whose decline in Spain corresponds with a rise in an interest for animal rights, has barely come back since the lockdown, with the public still not allowed into large outdoor events including professional sporting events. When students arrive for afternoon classes after their regular school, they all address Rodriguez and the other teachers with a deferential “Good afternoon, maestro.”
For Rodriguez, the mission of the school goes beyond the ring. He said it requires pupils to maintain good grades in school and their teachers want them to take away “a series of values: respect, a work ethic, and sacrifice.” Las Ventas is one of the most prized venues in bullfighting, and a privileged place for its pupils to learn. It is the biggest ring in Spain with a capacity for more than 23,000 spectators and the third largest in the world.
“It is very difficult to become a professional,” Rodriguez said. “You have to be very gifted and work very hard. Of 100 boys, maybe 5 or 6 will become bullfighters. A true great only comes once in a decade.”view larger image
Show them the part where matadors have been killed.. they'll change their tunes.. lol
Majority of new Gen will turn away from it.
Gross.
That's intellectually disabled