Game cock's bravery, power, endurance and the will to kill
In some of our commentaries we mentioned that the Peruvian has some good fighting traits, but it may not be as game as the American. Yes because they are not meant to be. Unlike in the US where gaff is the weapon of choice, in Peru it is the navaja or knife. With gaff as weapon, roosters have to be dead game.
Yes, the weapon in Peru is similar to our knife, but in Peru the rules do not call for careos. In Peru a rooster can win by just looking at a seriously wounded opponent and wait for its beak to touch the ground. In the Philippines a rooster has to strike after every careo to kill the other rooster and prevent it from pecking back. Game roosters may find their beak touching the ground but will peck back during careos prolonging the fight.
Because of this rule, gameness is also very important in Filipino cock fighting, the type of weapon notwithstanding.
So what is true gameness?
Gameness is one of the most important attributes of a fighting rooster, indeed, the most important according to some. Without gameness a game cock is useless, they contend.
What does gameness mean? Is running away from a fight is a sign of lack of gameness. Yes no doubt. Running away is cowardice. But not running away, or bravery is not the only parameter for gameness.
Gameness, doesn’t only mean bravery. It also means a rooster has power and endurance put together, plus the desire to kill the opponent at any stage of the fight.
Bravery, power and endurance are seemingly correlated. Usually, a cock that is very brave also has power and endurance. These are the three characteristics that give a cock, the ability to fight up to the last drop of blood with determination and capability to kill up to the very end. This is gameness.
Gameness is the never-dying intent to kill, regardless of the situation. Not just the desire to prolong the fight by continuously pecking during careos. There is a distinction between a game cock, one that desires to continue fighting, and one that only pecks back and stays back.
Gameness, they say is the foundation that enables a cock to do all the wonderful things.
Power is the capability to deliver a blow forcefully and the strength to drive the knife deep into the flesh even when mortally wounded.
Endurance is the capability to ignore pain and endure wounds, including mortal ones, over a long period of time.
These three constitute gameness-- the ability of the cock to remain in the contest up to the end; the capability to come from behind; the possibility to kill with its last ounce of strength and last drop of blood. Gameness is not just not running away.
In Pilipino gameness means: Tapang, Tibay; at Lakas. Read about Gameness in Pilipino in Manwal sa Pagpili at Pagkundisyon. P400 only Free mailing. (Email rbsugbo@yahoo.com or text 09177169860).
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