cock fighting history

Cock fighting often associated with gambling. This connection has a strong reason caused in fact, cock figting activities is directly related to gambling. Cock fighting arena already exists in indonesia sice long time ago. Where almost every kingdom in java island was always held the event or match this kind of.  It has existed since the founding of the Majapahit kingdom, Kediri, Panjalu, Blambangan, etc. It has become a legendary folk story, called it as a story about "Ciung Wanara", Kamandaka, or "Cindelaras", and much more. Cock fighting has become a ancient tradition and culture for some group of peoples.

In the japanese colonial periode, brebes districs at central java is the one famous place for cock fighting arena, Especially red feather chicken called "merah pernatas seriling galih". The cock fighters  from Brebes trusted by around peoples as a direct descent of "Ciung Wanara". In line with the development, cock fighting became a lucrative business. As a result many requests from communities for this type of chicken. Whether it's for farm or for the contest purpose.

Tuban district in eastern java have a role in the development of cock fighting. From this town, bangkok chicken is introduced for the first time in indonesia. Not explained who was the first who brought from thailand. To be sure, bangkok chicken has spread in indonesia now and it's a favorite as the most popular cock fighting.

Around 10 years ago, emerged a new champ from vietnam. The chicken was first signed to indonesia caused it was introduced by the thailand importers. 2 years later, cock fighting arena rang the new commer from Burma (Myanmar now). Although small this chicken is famous for the slashes and stab his spur sharp.

Indonesia has a variety of local cock fighting, like a "wareng" chicken (madura), "kinantan" chicken (sumatra), etc. But until now the local chicken has not been able to match the toughness of bangkok chicken.

Meanwhile, according to the records from China, cock fighting already exist there since 1.400 bc. It has developed into an activity that does not stop at chicken pit skills. However these developments until the search race superior chickens. One of the activities undertaken at that time, Chine was the mating-crossed their own native chicken with variety of superior cock fighting (champ) from India, Vietnam, Burma, Thailand, and Laos (Cambodia now). "Quib dib" or "Khai de" is the term used by peoples to perform activities Thailand crossed-mating chickens superior races. They do to get the chickens who's capable of dropping his opponent in only once or twice blow. Besides, they seek domestic chicken fighters quality are seriously.

Until the end of 1950s emerged a new champ taht always won in every contest arenas. The chicken was given the nickname "King of chickens". It has a fast movement, a fatal blow, and ingenuity in the fight. Thailand origin whiz chicken was defeated almost all the leading chickens from china. This makes peoples of china struggling to find their superior local chickens to be mate-crossed with a champion from Thailand,  dubbed the king of chickens.

Arround the 1960s, emerged a new race champion chicken fight from Laos(Cambodia), who could compete with the superior chickens from Thailand. After the mated-crossed, almost no longer known the difference between chicken fighter from Laos and Thailand. Other than in asia,  cock fighting bloom in different parts of the world, such as in the U.K., U.S, Brazil, Puerto rico, Afganistan, Turkey, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Guatemala, and much more.

And in 1986, there was also a new champ cockfighting from U.S,  namely "Shamo". This chicken is introduced from Japan. According the news, that hitting is verry accurate, so as to defeat his opponents in short time. This brown chicken is then developing in Brazil. This chicken is called "Kai da" or " Qaib nraj" by Thailand peoples.

References :
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* Rose, Jennifer, "Cockfighting chicken soup for the souls", Mexico connect, 1998.
* Tim redaksi Agromedia Pustaka," Ayam Aduan' , Jakarta 2002.
* Sitanggang, Maloedyn,"Ayam Bangkok, jagoan arena adu ayam", jakarta 2002

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