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Proving Ground

How do men prove their manhood? Often, by enduring pain. In an American Fight Club, successful, educated males engage in physical combat to test their manhood. Hundreds of men taking part in a time-honored event known as the Pasola charge toward each other on horseback, hurling spears. Young men of the Fulani tribe must whip an opponent twice during a large public demonstration, then be whipped.

English Magyar
  • Originally Aired August 22, 2007
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-MA
  • Network National Geographic
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