Ninh explains - The Rules of Jai Alai (Cesta Punta) - Is an all-but-forgotten sport in the USA but is still played professionally in the Basque region of France and Spain. For those of you who have a dirty habit of picking at things to bitch about - you can pronounce ‘Cesta’ as ‘sesta’ (Basque) or ‘thesta’ (true Spanish) - so I did NOT pronounce it wrong.
I just thought I'd put in a preemptive strike against anyone trying to bitch about one insignificant detail that I may or may not have gotten wrong. It's getting to the point where these haters are becoming extremely predictable with what they're trying to come at me with. Cheers dude.
I went to watch Jai Alai a few times when I was stationed in Miami. I had a hard time understanding it then, but this put it in a better format and helped.
As an amateur pelotari in Miami I'm grateful for you doing this video. Thank you :) My only criticism is that Jai Alai is MUCH older than the gambling aspect that surrounds round robin play.
It found a niche as a gambling sport, but as other methods of gambling became popular and easier to access, Jai Alai fell by the wayside. Also, a players strike in the 80's all but ended the sport in the US. Shame really.
Ninh Ly Ahh, I see. That would make sense. It is a shame really. It's an intense sport. Real exciting to watch. By the way, Thank You Ninh for all your outstanding work. I enjoy these. Been trying your tip about building a good rapport at work by using people's first name when speaking to them and it does work. :)
The sport is also popular in South Florida in the USA (a jai alai game is seen in the opening sequence of the 1984-89 NBC police series Miami Vice). This is an exciting sport to watch because of the sheer speed involved.
Yep it certainly is. In fact, I think Florida is the only state that plays it now. I think it's pretty cool - and apparently it's an extremely difficult sport to play!
1) This brought back memories. I grew up in South Florida and used to see commercials for this all the time. Shout-out to you for that, Ninh. 2) Also shout-out to you for using the Street Fighter music!
@@NinhLyUK You're welcome! Also, I appreciate what you do. Your guitar painting video is where I first found your videos and that really helped with a project I had for my bass. Thanks!
Thank you very much for making this video. I just heard of the sport.. You explained the rules very well. I got exactly what I was looking for from this vid. Now I can look up a game to watch. I am suprised I have never heard of it till now. I grew up in the US but lived in Spain for 2 years, been to 9 countries, and countless cities. I would love to play but I really doubt I will ever get the chance now.
In several parts of Mexico there's a very similar and popular game called "frontennis", the field and the rules are equal to this sport, but it's played with a tennis racket.
Ah yes - that film! Last time I heard about it was on an episode of Jackass, Johnny Knoxville and Steve-O were getting pelted by oranges by Jai Alai players. Funny as hell!
You're telling me! Finding footage and the info for Jai Alai was hard work. It's a shame it all but died in the US, but it's still a big part of sport in Basque country.
This is possibly one of the most terrifying ball sports in existence, due to the hardness of the ball and the speed at which it can travel (record of 188 mph/302 kph). I used to watch broadcasts of Miami Jai Alai when I lived in New Orleans, and saw a number of players get badly injured by misplaying shots.
I only heard of this sport in a novel I am reading. It takes place in WWII, New York. Very interesting! Thanks for explanation that actually makes sense. Not sure I fully understand it, but it looks cool!
Yeah, this sport has a tainted history in the US. But it's a cool game once you start watching it. Thank for stopping by Kate, check out my channel for more like this :)
This sport was the answer to a question on "Hollywood Squares" (otherwise known as "Celebrity Squares" in Britain), which featured a rather racy joke answer. Here's the question asked to Joan Rivers, followed by the joke answer. "Joan, you're watching balls go back and forth at speeds of up to a hundred and sixty miles an hour. In what sport is this?" "Jogging." Don't worry, she gave jai alai as her real answer, which the contestant agreed with.
A sport where never in my 24 years of living on this planet have I ever thought this sport would ever exist until today thank you Ninh!!! does sound like it had some sort of southwestern Asian or some sort of middle east origin.
Believe it or not, Jai Alai is Basque (the dialect of language between France and Spain) for 'Merry Festival'. And yes, this does exist predominantly there. It was popular in the US especially as a gambling sport before it died a horrible death in the late 70's & 80's. A players strike all but ended the sport in the US and only a handful of working stadiums can be found in Florida.
I suppose you meant "marginalized" language with the term dialect. Cause how it was treated during the dictatorship of Franco I could get that pejorative term. But if you strictly meant dialect as a variation between french and spanish that is so wrong. Basque is far older than spanish, french or even latin. Fun fact, it's origin remains unknown.
Its origin is in the basque country, a region in north spain - south france, in the west pyrinees, the mountains that separate spain and france, although I guess who knows hahaha. It is a quite isolated region, it has a"always" been here, but hey... auskalo! hahaha Basque is not a dialect though... although I too dont get exactly what you mean by dialect. It has little in common with any other language in europe itself so... this is no catalan or galician where you can see similarities with the other languages that come from latin... this is completely different. Fun fact, this is how it is written... try to compare hahaha. " Kaixo! Zer moduz zaude? Ni oso ondo nago! Atzo amarekin joan nintzen supermerkatura, eta gauza asko erosi genituen: piperrak, tomateak, tipula eta abar. Okela pixka bat ere bai. Gero nire arrebarekin festa batera joan nintzen, arrebak ez zuen bakarrik joan nahi nonbait, beraz azkenean harekin joan nintzen. Ei, zergatik ez, ezta? "
You are confusing Portuguese and Gallego (the latter spoken in a region adjacent to Basque country), which are widely accepted as languages with joint Spanish and French roots, with Basque, which is a completely standalone language. None of those languages are dialects. Basque is furthermore a language isolate - whereas Spanish, French, Portuguese and Gallego are all Indo-European languages from the Romance family of languages, Basque is unrelated to any other language in the world.
Thank you for this video!! I am currently taking course called Gaming and Racing Law and the book attempted to describe the rules of ja-alai. I am a visual learner so this video helped tremendously!
i remember stumbling through this sport when i was scanning the channel and i got so confuse as to what game this is. i was only 7 and i didnt understand what the hell was going on but i stayed and watched it. hahaha been searching for the name of this sport and finaly understanding how to play this.
Great video! As a Spanish speaking person, some parts were funny. The ball is called a ball, the court is called a court, and the pointy basket is called pointy basket. :D
Oh by the way Ninh Ly, this game was actually BANNED in the Philippines because of gambling. I wish it was back but I want to Round Robin Format to be gone from the Filipino version!
Not hard to understand really. Objective is the throw the ball back to the front wall with only 1 bounce and make your opponent miss. You can angle your shot off the side wall just have to make sure the ball doesn't land out of bounds if you do. Off the back wall over your head is called a rebote, ball is still in motion, so you would catch it and throw it back to the front wall still trying to make your opponent miss th-cam.com/video/Nm7bfLVqOxU/w-d-xo.html
I remember watching Miami Vice and in the intro of the theme there is a short instance where Jai Alai is shown. Now it seems when that show was made in the mid 1980s. Florida or Miami more specifically was a stronghold of Jai Alai. But I am assuming nearly 40 years later. The sport has died out and is not played anymore by Americans in Florida. It is now a forgotten sport at least in the USA. Maybe back in the 1980s it was played in the U.S. but not anymore.
I am a top jai-alai handicapper (and aficionado) and I APPROVE THIS VIDEO!! Very well done. BTW, for those who talk 'knowingly' about the 'fixed' aspect, when I show people who think that way my analytical software, it takes less than 60 seconds for them to STFU. Permanently! Jai-alai is genuine, and if you work hard to understand handicapping factors (as a chess master might study opening theory) you can out-analyze your competition and win. FACT. There are at least a handful of us wizards who LOVE this game and understand it at a deep level. Player skills, partner affinities, post position, simulations, and of course, the HUGE impact of the Spectacular 7 scoring system. Knowledge, not BS, FTW.
Thanks man, glad you like this video! And I agree with what you said about the 'fixed' element. Maybe in the 70's but certainly not now. This game is a tough sport to play and these guys are geniuses out there. Subscribe & check out my channel for more videos like this :)
Ive watched a game of this many years ago, not understanding anything and not remembering what the name was. Pretty cool that I've been recommended this video lol
But it's a card game, not a sport?! I did start a casino series with my 'How to Play Craps' video, but it got a lukewarm response. That coupled with the fact there are HUNDREDS of how to play tutorials on TH-cam means that I don't think I could add any more to the table.
@@NinhLyUK Understandable, when you haven't even covered Chess yet, I wouldn't expect bridge or poker. Could we expect a Chess video? apparently, if you can consider it sports, it probably is a lot harder to understand & follow for a beginner than other sports!
I think if this sport is to make a comeback in the U.S., they'd need to mix in set-based matches/tournaments with the round robin. Round robin and alleged fixing of wagered games (along with the strike) is what killed jai-alai in the U.S.. The best Basque players in the world playing 3-set matches would bring in patrons without the need to bet on games, the players always play to win, and hence the quality of play is far better. (It's rare to see really good points in wagered round robin play. But it's very common in matches in France and Spain.) This would bring in the fans, as a true spectator sport. It is like watching Roger Federer playing Rafael Nadal with cestas. There are a lot of full-length Cesta Punta matches on TH-cam. The matches from Biarritz and Saint-Jean-de-Luz are addicting to watch. A full match usually lasts a little over an hour.
I totally agree! It's a good sport and it's doing well in the Basque region. It's a shame the players strike killed it in the USA, but I believe it can make a comeback. I think they have to market and promote the sport a lot better and make it more exiting for spectators to watch. But otherwise, it's a great game with a lot of skill involved! Thanks for your input.
The player's strike alone didn't kill it... The fact that gambling was opening up on the east coast (Especially in Miami) through slots and table games, coupled with the fact that a bunch of new professional sports teams started around the time of the strike killed it. It was a perfect storm. Also... MANY of the players in Basque still play in Dania, Miami, or Mexico. Mexico even built a new fronton this year in the Federal District. The sport may live on elsewhere, but thanks to recent legislation in Florida Jai Alai is probably going to die in the next two years. And that's coming from someone who plays twice a week in the only Amateur Fronton left in the USA (North Miami).
Music2Die4 I have never heard of Jai-Alai until today. I'm familiar with LaCrosse and am a fan thereof, but because you recommended a few games, I'm going to watch and see how a full match plays out. Thank you for your recommendations on worthwhile games to check out 👍✌
Carl! I can bet on how far away you throw Samanta next time! Mommy is going to make a good chunk of change, Mongo. Kidding aside, I came across this sport through Dungeon Crawler Carl, a litRPG series where one of the protagonists is given this skill as part of the story. Such a cool sport!
The Players you see at Magic City are older college sports that decided to see if they could learn how to play This New sport called Jai alai, lol I love it its been out there for years.
It's strange isn't it? That you could live next to one of the few Jai Alai places left in the world and still don't know how to play it. That's how badly the sport declined in the 80's. Shame really. Thanks for commenting, I appreciate it! :)
and once again I stumble upon knowledge that there is people out there who have probably dedicated vast amounts of their lives to something I didn't even know existed, people could be loosing sleep and obsessing over an entire domain that I never even thought about nor even seen
This must be where we get the Street version of " Handball" that is played in the south and south west. The rules are simular but with a large rubber ball and just hands
Yes exactly. You'll find games with a common heritage and played similarly. This, handball, wallball, racquetball and gaelic handball are all similarly played.
As a Basque myself I find it funny that you call the sport jai alai, since jai alai is just the name of a "fronton" (you called it cancha). Which literally translates to happy party. Probably because the first fronton in America was called that way. This modality is just one more of the Basque pilota. The overall rules are the same on each modality but the material used differs. For example, you can play Basque pilota that is the same but you have to hit the ball with your bare hands, pala (a wooden racket with no strings), remonte (similar to cesta punta but you cannot catch the ball with the cesta)...
Went to see them play in Orlando years ago but the players were on strike and I chose not to cross the picket line., if I ever get back to south Florida I hope to attend a match.
Yeah totally. I was in Miami about 10 months ago and I went to the Jai Alai stadium - shame no-one was playing, so I'm in the same boat as you. I'll see a game one day!
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Oh man when I lived in ft Lauderdale ,I'd go with my then boyfriend ,an this was on 80's and last game I attended a won 170.00 buck's that was a lot of money in the 80's but if anybody on here ever gets chance to go to a game. GO !!! it is SOOO exciting ,
Sir, I Really like your videos. This Sport, "Pelota Vasca" in Spanish or "Basque Ball" in English, as it is also called (because of It's origin in the Basque region of Spain and France), is played on an Arena building called a "Frontón". There used to be a very nice one in my city called "Frontón Palacio Jai Alai", in Tijuana Mexico since 1947 until it went out of business in 2002. But still, It was played a lot here (and gambled on too), plenty of top players ("Pelotari" or "Pelotaris" plural) from Mexico and the US at the time played here (since Tijuana is a border town right across San Diego California it had audiences from both countries). After a renovation the building was kept intact on the outside (to preserve it as a part of this City's History), but inside it was changed to a Concert Hall venue. It was one of the places that made the "Avenida Revolución" Street Famous. By the way, some of the variants of play have names like "Pelota Paleta", "Cesta Punta" or "Frontenis". And yes .... "Pelota" means "Ball" and "Cancha" mean "Court" in Spanish also "Cesta" means "Basket" and the Front Wall where the Pelotaris bounce the ball is called "Frontis". Also on a different note, Back in the 80's I used to watch the "Miami Vice" Tv series, the Show's opening used to show a little bit of the sport being played with the famous Jan Hammer Instrumental (Crockett's Theme) playing on the background.
Great video Ninh! Here's a suggestion - I know it isn't a very popular sport but you should look into creating a video about Tchoukball. It looks interesting and fun. Although I've never played it before. You do great work, and if you're planning on do something else with your videos just ignore this comment. You've helped me with so many sports, and I'd like to say thanks again for a great video. Thanks again. :)
Tchoukball a pseudo-sport that I have virtually no interest in. Just like Quidditch, 360ball, Spikeball, BoTaoshi, Extreme Ironing, or some of the other garbage sports that's been requested. Unless there's an overwhelming demand for it, I don't see it happening.
Im a bit ashamed to say it, but my introduction to Jai-Alai was from Jackass, watching Johnny Knoxville and Steve-O getting Oranges launched at them. But now im legit interested in the sport.
The 2022 Season for Magic city is going to end here in the next day or so and the 2023 Season will start in February 2023. Dania Jai alai will have a short season starting December 1, 2022 and will run through January 2023.
Ive know of Jai Alai since I was a kid, just never looked into. But thanks to The Office Blokes reacting to your vids, I thought I'd stop by and see if you had one explaining the rules. At one time it was considered the fastest sport iirc.
The thing about Magic City when it comes to Jai alai, its an American version of the Pelota they play in the Basques country where the game comes from. The court is smaller and they play with a hard rubber ball not a real hand made pelota and all the New American Players start there. Most Players at Magic City are newer players with only a year or so under their belts. Lots of improvement for sure.
That's correct, it's only played right handed. I can't think off the top of my head if there are any other sports that require right handedness? Probably that's it.
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I am basque and I actually play this kind of sport, although not cesta punta specifically. Mind if I help out a little? Jai alai is not the game, is the company/federation as I understand it. Usually the set of sports that include "cesta punta" are called "pelota vasca" in spanish or "euskal pilota" in basque, meaning "basque ball", although I'm not sure on the specifics on how it is played or the administration in USA, so forgive my ignorance in that at least. Basque ball sports include different ones although the rules of the games are basically the same, the difference goes on the actuall instruments used to play; pelotamano-eskupilota-handball (play with the hands), pala (play with what can be described as a full wood raquet) and cesta punta (what you can see in the video) mostly, and each one of these has different categories of its own consisting of different kinds of balls (some go further than others or are harder) or different kinds of for example palas (each of the balls requires a different kind of wood raquet, if wrong the ball might break the "raquet") and such. This is only a part of basque sports though, only jai alai(as you seem to call it)/pelota vasca, and there are plenty of other traditional sports within basque traditional sports, if you are interested.
Whether 'Cesta Punta' is the name of the sport in Basque country or not, most likely the western world will be searching for 'Jai Alai'. It's known as Jai Alai in the west and most people who have even heard of the sport know it as 'Jai Alai'. So ....
My late wife had Cystic Fibrosis. We lived in Miami but would drive to Dania Fla to the one there and have dinner there while watching them play. I live in SanDiego now. Not sure if they have it here but will look. They say it’s making a come back
The hardest part of jai alai might be finding a 40 foot high slab of granite to make the front wall. Second hardest part would be moving that slab of granite into place. it would be pretty heavy.
Ninh explains - The Rules of Jai Alai (Cesta Punta) - Is an all-but-forgotten sport in the USA but is still played professionally in the Basque region of France and Spain.
For those of you who have a dirty habit of picking at things to bitch about - you can pronounce ‘Cesta’ as ‘sesta’ (Basque) or ‘thesta’ (true Spanish) - so I did NOT pronounce it wrong.
Ninh Ly damn Ninh roasting the fuck out of the haters
Ninh Ly Took me two takes to see that the cestas are worn like a glove and not held like a racket. Nice video!
I just thought I'd put in a preemptive strike against anyone trying to bitch about one insignificant detail that I may or may not have gotten wrong.
It's getting to the point where these haters are becoming extremely predictable with what they're trying to come at me with.
Cheers dude.
Yes, the Cestas are handmade and cost a fortune. They've worn like a glove and attach to the wrist.
Both "seseo" and "distiction" modalities of pronunciation are "True Spanish" and accepted by the RAE.
What I understood:
1- pick the ball
2- YEET THE BALL
Ummm, yes.
You hero
YEET!
Ninh Ly and no
1-pixk up the ball
2-yeet the ball into the wall
3-watch ball bounce
4- pray you leave the court with a full set of teeth
I went to watch Jai Alai a few times when I was stationed in Miami. I had a hard time understanding it then, but this put it in a better format and helped.
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As an amateur pelotari in Miami I'm grateful for you doing this video. Thank you :)
My only criticism is that Jai Alai is MUCH older than the gambling aspect that surrounds round robin play.
You're welcome, I'm glad you approve of this video.
Be sure to share it where you can to spread the word of Jai Alai! :)
Happy to know that it’s still alive my grandpa was the 2 nd best pelotari at a point in the world
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I can't concentrate with that Street Fighter-like background music playing hahaha.
That's because it IS Street Fighter Music. Casino Stage Theme (remix of Balrog) from SFV.
@@NinhLyUK *Thanks, i knew this theme, but it would have drove me crazy trying to pinpoint specifically which stage if you didn't mention it.*
Never ever heard of this sport. Still cool though.
Not many people have. It's only played in select parts of the world, but used to be so much more popular.
Ninh Ly why do you think it's not as popular anymore?
It found a niche as a gambling sport, but as other methods of gambling became popular and easier to access, Jai Alai fell by the wayside. Also, a players strike in the 80's all but ended the sport in the US. Shame really.
Ninh Ly Ahh, I see. That would make sense. It is a shame really. It's an intense sport. Real exciting to watch.
By the way, Thank You Ninh for all your outstanding work. I enjoy these. Been trying your tip about building a good rapport at work by using people's first name when speaking to them and it does work. :)
Ah cool, I'm glad my self help advice is useful to people. Great stuff!
The sport is also popular in South Florida in the USA (a jai alai game is seen in the opening sequence of the 1984-89 NBC police series Miami Vice).
This is an exciting sport to watch because of the sheer speed involved.
Yep it certainly is. In fact, I think Florida is the only state that plays it now.
I think it's pretty cool - and apparently it's an extremely difficult sport to play!
They use to play in Daytona....next to the track. Also was a dog race track there....not sure if still is?
Tampa had a jai alai fronton as well. Cigar City Brewing makes an IPA called Jai Lai.
Morgasm172 lmao is was very popular in Miami, it’s in casinos. Miami 1980s for sure
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1) This brought back memories. I grew up in South Florida and used to see commercials for this all the time. Shout-out to you for that, Ninh.
2) Also shout-out to you for using the Street Fighter music!
1) Yeah Florida is one of a few places where you can still see it. I went to Casino Miami Jai Alai last summer.
2) And thanks!
@@NinhLyUK You're welcome! Also, I appreciate what you do. Your guitar painting video is where I first found your videos and that really helped with a project I had for my bass. Thanks!
Appreciate your comments man, thanks!
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Thank you so much for making this! I've always wondered how this game was played.
Any time! Jai Alai is always a sport I liked but could never watch any of. Glad you like this video :)
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Thank you very much for making this video. I just heard of the sport.. You explained the rules very well. I got exactly what I was looking for from this vid. Now I can look up a game to watch. I am suprised I have never heard of it till now. I grew up in the US but lived in Spain for 2 years, been to 9 countries, and countless cities. I would love to play but I really doubt I will ever get the chance now.
It's a fun game for sure if you get a chance to play.
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In several parts of Mexico there's a very similar and popular game called "frontennis", the field and the rules are equal to this sport, but it's played with a tennis racket.
I didn't know that. Thanks very much for the info!
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Last time I heard about this sport was on a Disney cartoon called "Fillmore." Thanks for the rules explanation, Ninh!
Ah yes - that film!
Last time I heard about it was on an episode of Jackass, Johnny Knoxville and Steve-O were getting pelted by oranges by Jai Alai players. Funny as hell!
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What a cool sport. It is a shame it has lost popularity. It's really hard to find info on this sport so this really helpful as always!
You're telling me! Finding footage and the info for Jai Alai was hard work. It's a shame it all but died in the US, but it's still a big part of sport in Basque country.
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This is possibly one of the most terrifying ball sports in existence, due to the hardness of the ball and the speed at which it can travel (record of 188 mph/302 kph). I used to watch broadcasts of Miami Jai Alai when I lived in New Orleans, and saw a number of players get badly injured by misplaying shots.
Yes, one thing I didn't mention about this sport is that being hit with the ball is a serious injury.
I think that would hurt immensely!
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I only heard of this sport in a novel I am reading. It takes place in WWII, New York. Very interesting! Thanks for explanation that actually makes sense. Not sure I fully understand it, but it looks cool!
Yeah, this sport has a tainted history in the US. But it's a cool game once you start watching it.
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This sport was the answer to a question on "Hollywood Squares" (otherwise known as "Celebrity Squares" in Britain), which featured a rather racy joke answer. Here's the question asked to Joan Rivers, followed by the joke answer.
"Joan, you're watching balls go back and forth at speeds of up to a hundred and sixty miles an hour. In what sport is this?"
"Jogging."
Don't worry, she gave jai alai as her real answer, which the contestant agreed with.
Ha, that's cool! Joan Rivers ... what a gal. RIP missus.
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Really useful, concise explanation of the the basic rules. World Champs are to be held in Barcelona in October 2018 - so BE THERE - I will be.
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A sport where never in my 24 years of living on this planet have I ever thought this sport would ever exist until today thank you Ninh!!! does sound like it had some sort of southwestern Asian or some sort of middle east origin.
Believe it or not, Jai Alai is Basque (the dialect of language between France and Spain) for 'Merry Festival'. And yes, this does exist predominantly there. It was popular in the US especially as a gambling sport before it died a horrible death in the late 70's & 80's. A players strike all but ended the sport in the US and only a handful of working stadiums can be found in Florida.
I suppose you meant "marginalized" language with the term dialect. Cause how it was treated during the dictatorship of Franco I could get that pejorative term.
But if you strictly meant dialect as a variation between french and spanish that is so wrong. Basque is far older than spanish, french or even latin. Fun fact, it's origin remains unknown.
Its origin is in the basque country, a region in north spain - south france, in the west pyrinees, the mountains that separate spain and france, although I guess who knows hahaha. It is a quite isolated region, it has a"always" been here, but hey... auskalo! hahaha
Basque is not a dialect though... although I too dont get exactly what you mean by dialect. It has little in common with any other language in europe itself so... this is no catalan or galician where you can see similarities with the other languages that come from latin... this is completely different. Fun fact, this is how it is written... try to compare hahaha.
" Kaixo! Zer moduz zaude? Ni oso ondo nago! Atzo amarekin joan nintzen supermerkatura, eta gauza asko erosi genituen: piperrak, tomateak, tipula eta abar. Okela pixka bat ere bai. Gero nire arrebarekin festa batera joan nintzen, arrebak ez zuen bakarrik joan nahi nonbait, beraz azkenean harekin joan nintzen. Ei, zergatik ez, ezta? "
You are confusing Portuguese and Gallego (the latter spoken in a region adjacent to Basque country), which are widely accepted as languages with joint Spanish and French roots, with Basque, which is a completely standalone language. None of those languages are dialects. Basque is furthermore a language isolate - whereas Spanish, French, Portuguese and Gallego are all Indo-European languages from the Romance family of languages, Basque is unrelated to any other language in the world.
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I always love how your videos have Street Fighter music.
Yeah, I think they go well with the themes of the video.
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Thank you for this video!! I am currently taking course called Gaming and Racing Law and the book attempted to describe the rules of ja-alai. I am a visual learner so this video helped tremendously!
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i remember stumbling through this sport when i was scanning the channel and i got so confuse as to what game this is. i was only 7 and i didnt understand what the hell was going on but i stayed and watched it. hahaha been searching for the name of this sport and finaly understanding how to play this.
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Great video!
As a Spanish speaking person, some parts were funny.
The ball is called a ball, the court is called a court, and the pointy basket is called pointy basket. :D
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Oh by the way Ninh Ly, this game was actually BANNED in the Philippines because of gambling. I wish it was back but I want to Round Robin Format to be gone from the Filipino version!
I didn't know that! I would have thought it would be a cool sport that would suit Filipinos. Interesting fact.
It will be back very soon. And I will be playing as a pro 2020 by pagcor. :)
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I love the Balrog ((Street Fighter)) music playing in the background. Nice touch
You should do top 10 hardest sports to understand. Nevertheless these videos are cool and helpful.
Nah, I would have explained them all already with separate videos :)
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Not hard to understand really. Objective is the throw the ball back to the front wall with only 1 bounce and make your opponent miss. You can angle your shot off the side wall just have to make sure the ball doesn't land out of bounds if you do. Off the back wall over your head is called a rebote, ball is still in motion, so you would catch it and throw it back to the front wall still trying to make your opponent miss th-cam.com/video/Nm7bfLVqOxU/w-d-xo.html
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I remember watching Miami Vice and in the intro of the theme there is a short instance where Jai Alai is shown. Now it seems when that show was made in the mid 1980s. Florida or Miami more specifically was a stronghold of Jai Alai. But I am assuming nearly 40 years later. The sport has died out and is not played anymore by Americans in Florida. It is now a forgotten sport at least in the USA. Maybe back in the 1980s it was played in the U.S. but not anymore.
I am a top jai-alai handicapper (and aficionado) and I APPROVE THIS VIDEO!!
Very well done.
BTW, for those who talk 'knowingly' about the 'fixed' aspect, when I show people who think that way my analytical software, it takes less than 60 seconds for them to STFU.
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Jai-alai is genuine, and if you work hard to understand handicapping factors (as a chess master might study opening theory) you can out-analyze your competition and win. FACT.
There are at least a handful of us wizards who LOVE this game and understand it at a deep level. Player skills, partner affinities, post position, simulations, and of course, the HUGE impact of the Spectacular 7 scoring system.
Knowledge, not BS, FTW.
Thanks man, glad you like this video!
And I agree with what you said about the 'fixed' element. Maybe in the 70's but certainly not now. This game is a tough sport to play and these guys are geniuses out there.
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Ive watched a game of this many years ago, not understanding anything and not remembering what the name was. Pretty cool that I've been recommended this video lol
Awesome, glad this solves the mystery of what that game was called! Thanks for stopping by! :)
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Can you do the rules of poker? I cant believe you havent done one the rules of one of the most popular card games! Cheers!
But it's a card game, not a sport?!
I did start a casino series with my 'How to Play Craps' video, but it got a lukewarm response. That coupled with the fact there are HUNDREDS of how to play tutorials on TH-cam means that I don't think I could add any more to the table.
Ninh Ly i dont play poker but its considered a sport!
Ninh Ly Poker, Bridge, Competitive Monopoly please.
Also Equalizer, Scrabble, and other competitive board games.
@@NinhLyUK Understandable, when you haven't even covered Chess yet, I wouldn't expect bridge or poker. Could we expect a Chess video? apparently, if you can consider it sports, it probably is a lot harder to understand & follow for a beginner than other sports!
I knew the beer (IPA, Cigar City) before the sport & I was born in Miami in the 80s. Still a super interesting sport. Like a lacrosse/tennis
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Thank you. Your succinct video explained exactly what I came here to find out very clearly.
Thanks Joshua, glad this video helps you understand Jai Alai!
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Well made video!
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I think if this sport is to make a comeback in the U.S., they'd need to mix in set-based matches/tournaments with the round robin. Round robin and alleged fixing of wagered games (along with the strike) is what killed jai-alai in the U.S.. The best Basque players in the world playing 3-set matches would bring in patrons without the need to bet on games, the players always play to win, and hence the quality of play is far better. (It's rare to see really good points in wagered round robin play. But it's very common in matches in France and Spain.) This would bring in the fans, as a true spectator sport. It is like watching Roger Federer playing Rafael Nadal with cestas.
There are a lot of full-length Cesta Punta matches on TH-cam. The matches from Biarritz and Saint-Jean-de-Luz are addicting to watch. A full match usually lasts a little over an hour.
I totally agree!
It's a good sport and it's doing well in the Basque region.
It's a shame the players strike killed it in the USA, but I believe it can make a comeback.
I think they have to market and promote the sport a lot better and make it more exiting for spectators to watch.
But otherwise, it's a great game with a lot of skill involved!
Thanks for your input.
The player's strike alone didn't kill it... The fact that gambling was opening up on the east coast (Especially in Miami) through slots and table games, coupled with the fact that a bunch of new professional sports teams started around the time of the strike killed it.
It was a perfect storm. Also... MANY of the players in Basque still play in Dania, Miami, or Mexico.
Mexico even built a new fronton this year in the Federal District. The sport may live on elsewhere, but thanks to recent legislation in Florida Jai Alai is probably going to die in the next two years.
And that's coming from someone who plays twice a week in the only Amateur Fronton left in the USA (North Miami).
Wow crap, that bad huh?
Music2Die4 I have never heard of Jai-Alai until today. I'm familiar with LaCrosse and am a fan thereof, but because you recommended a few games, I'm going to watch and see how a full match plays out. Thank you for your recommendations on worthwhile games to check out 👍✌
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Carl! I can bet on how far away you throw Samanta next time! Mommy is going to make a good chunk of change, Mongo.
Kidding aside, I came across this sport through Dungeon Crawler Carl, a litRPG series where one of the protagonists is given this skill as part of the story. Such a cool sport!
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"A court known as a cancha"
So, a court known as a court?
Did you already make that 'observation'?
Also, that's what it's officially called.
cancha is spanish and pelota is ball in spanish. use google translate stupid
also a wall is called a wall
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Sounds like a sport i can get behind.
Me and my mates play a similar game at school.
It's a cool game, for sure.
@@NinhLyUK ya me and me mates play a similar game at school except without the catchers
The betting portion footage is used in Miami Vice!
Yep. Certainly is.
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I approve of the constant usage of fighting game music.
Thanks! Well spotted!
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One rule of Jai Alai
Drink it
It's a good beer
Holy shit, I just googled that to check. It is actually a beer. Cool!
Ninh Ly Yes Tampa had Jai Lai as well, hence the name of the IPA from Cigar City Brewing.
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In the seventies it was played in milford,Connecticut. MILFORD-JAI ALAI
This looks fun to play. Here because of Mad Men
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Draft picks at Magic City Jai alai are coming up in Aug. for the next season of Battle court.
Ninh good videos I really like them . #KEEP IT UP
Aww, thanks Liz. Your encouragement is keeping me going! :) :) :)
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The Players you see at Magic City are older college sports that decided to see if they could learn how to play This New sport called Jai alai, lol I love it its been out there for years.
I used to see billboards for Dania Jai Alai almost every day growing up, yet I never knew the rules.
It's strange isn't it? That you could live next to one of the few Jai Alai places left in the world and still don't know how to play it. That's how badly the sport declined in the 80's. Shame really. Thanks for commenting, I appreciate it! :)
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I use to barely notice this sport when i was a teenager... but it was always seem interesting to me!
It's actually quite an enthralling game to watch if you know what you're looking for. Shame it lacks popularity.
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This sport must come from different planet.
Kind of.
Its from the basque contry (north spain) jai alai means ''happy celebration" in euskera
@@unaxsanchez Yes.
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here on earth, lol
Wow never heard of this sport, nice learning something new today.
Yeah, exactly.
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I heard of this sport before but I always though it was called "Highlight" lol
Aha, and now you know what it's actually called! :)
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and once again I stumble upon knowledge that there is people out there who have probably dedicated vast amounts of their lives to something I didn't even know existed, people could be loosing sleep and obsessing over an entire domain that I never even thought about nor even seen
i didn't search for this in my entire life.
Fair enough.
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The 2022 Magic city Jai alai season starts Feb 14th. Games will be lived streamed
This must be where we get the Street version of " Handball" that is played in the south and south west. The rules are simular but with a large rubber ball and just hands
Yes exactly. You'll find games with a common heritage and played similarly. This, handball, wallball, racquetball and gaelic handball are all similarly played.
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As a Basque myself I find it funny that you call the sport jai alai, since jai alai is just the name of a "fronton" (you called it cancha). Which literally translates to happy party. Probably because the first fronton in America was called that way.
This modality is just one more of the Basque pilota. The overall rules are the same on each modality but the material used differs. For example, you can play Basque pilota that is the same but you have to hit the ball with your bare hands, pala (a wooden racket with no strings), remonte (similar to cesta punta but you cannot catch the ball with the cesta)...
That's what it's predominantly known as in the Western World.
I know that in in other parts, it's 'Basque Pelota'.
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Yes first comment nice video dude
Cheers dude. (By the way you were second).
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This is a sport I've seen referenced a ton on TV shows, but never knew what it was. Speaking of Frasier, did you ever make a rules of Squash video?
Frasier came out of left field?!
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I just kept thinking of when Jackass did this lol
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Yea there is a video of it out there with Jackass. They throw oranges, in that video I was shocked that someone didn't get a broken leg.
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First game at 1:30 today for Pelota and 5PM today for battle court.
I wonder if this info vid was made by SCDP
Nope, just me.
Went to see them play in Orlando years ago but the players were on strike and I chose not to cross the picket line., if I ever get back to south Florida I hope to attend a match.
Yeah totally. I was in Miami about 10 months ago and I went to the Jai Alai stadium - shame no-one was playing, so I'm in the same boat as you. I'll see a game one day!
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Do rules of Taekwondo
Yeah probably.
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Thank you , i have seen this in in country commercial but i did not even know what its call, thank you for the education
You're welcome! I'm glad this video has educated you on Jai Alai :)
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Bud Spencer
Can't believe you remembered that?!
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I had heard of this sport in the past, but I was curious to find out a bit more about it.
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Is it just my weird memory or weren't they playing something similar to this in a scene in tron? Hand basket and all?
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Yeah I remember that one too.
Thats correct and they also play it in a Bud Spencer Movie
Also Mr Burns plays Jai Alai in a Simpsons episode after he receives a blood transfusion from Bart 😁
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Oh man when I lived in ft Lauderdale ,I'd go with my then boyfriend ,an this was on 80's and last game I attended a won 170.00 buck's that was a lot of money in the 80's but if anybody on here ever gets chance to go to a game. GO !!! it is SOOO exciting ,
Do floorball
Maybe if there's more demand.
Well therw you go, more demand
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Sir, I Really like your videos. This Sport, "Pelota Vasca" in Spanish or "Basque Ball" in English, as it is also called (because of It's origin in the Basque region of Spain and France), is played on an Arena building called a "Frontón". There used to be a very nice one in my city called "Frontón Palacio Jai Alai", in Tijuana Mexico since 1947 until it went out of business in 2002. But still, It was played a lot here (and gambled on too), plenty of top players ("Pelotari" or "Pelotaris" plural) from Mexico and the US at the time played here (since Tijuana is a border town right across San Diego California it had audiences from both countries). After a renovation the building was kept intact on the outside (to preserve it as a part of this City's History), but inside it was changed to a Concert Hall venue. It was one of the places that made the "Avenida Revolución" Street Famous.
By the way, some of the variants of play have names like "Pelota Paleta", "Cesta Punta" or "Frontenis". And yes .... "Pelota" means "Ball" and "Cancha" mean "Court" in Spanish also "Cesta" means "Basket" and the Front Wall where the Pelotaris bounce the ball is called "Frontis".
Also on a different note, Back in the 80's I used to watch the "Miami Vice" Tv series, the Show's opening used to show a little bit of the sport being played with the famous Jan Hammer Instrumental (Crockett's Theme) playing on the background.
Yes, technically all your points are correct. I think I have a video on Basque Pelota coming up soon.
And thanks!
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too much space needed for 2 vs 2 sport.
You could argue the same for Golf.
Living in Tampa I loved going to Jai Alai. More fun that betting on the horses. Graceful sport.
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God, this game is awesome!
Wish this game exist in here, Southeast Asia.
It's played in some parts. The Philippines I believe have a Jai Alai court.
Yes it exists but as of the moment it is closed. Don't worry it'll be back very soon, maybe 2020 in Philippines. I will be playing as a pro too :)
Great video Ninh! Here's a suggestion - I know it isn't a very popular sport but you should look into creating a video about Tchoukball. It looks interesting and fun. Although I've never played it before. You do great work, and if you're planning on do something else with your videos just ignore this comment. You've helped me with so many sports, and I'd like to say thanks again for a great video. Thanks again. :)
Tchoukball a pseudo-sport that I have virtually no interest in.
Just like Quidditch, 360ball, Spikeball, BoTaoshi, Extreme Ironing, or some of the other garbage sports that's been requested.
Unless there's an overwhelming demand for it, I don't see it happening.
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Jai Alai is one of those sports that comes and goes from your bubble. Especially if you were born from the 90s on down.
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Season at Magic City Jai alai will end on Monday for a 2 Week vacation then restart in May.
Great Battle court today. Wall warriors and renegades play. Tomorrow at 5
If I am not mistaken it is one of the few sports where all participants must play right handed.
Yes, that correct.
Balrog theme is badass with jai alai
Im a bit ashamed to say it, but my introduction to Jai-Alai was from Jackass, watching Johnny Knoxville and Steve-O getting Oranges launched at them.
But now im legit interested in the sport.
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There's a beer named after this sport here in the US. Fittingly, it's an IPA
The 2022 Season for Magic city is going to end here in the next day or so and the 2023 Season will start in February 2023. Dania Jai alai will have a short season starting December 1, 2022 and will run through January 2023.
Ive know of Jai Alai since I was a kid, just never looked into. But thanks to The Office Blokes reacting to your vids, I thought I'd stop by and see if you had one explaining the rules. At one time it was considered the fastest sport iirc.
Aug 27-29 for the Scheduled 2021 US National
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Very big in the 70’s and 80’s in Florida. I think people gambled on this game.
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Thank you for the channel
Thanks Michael.
@@NinhLyUK keep promoting it. That is the key to keeping the sport alive.
Very well explained and I very much appreciate the video you did a great job
Thanks Steven, I appreciate the comments.
Be sure to check out my channel for other videos like this.
Aug 27-29 for the Scheduled 2021 US National
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watching all your videos, awesomeness
The thing about Magic City when it comes to Jai alai, its an American version of the Pelota they play in the Basques country where the game comes from. The court is smaller and they play with a hard rubber ball not a real hand made pelota and all the New American Players start there. Most Players at Magic City are newer players with only a year or so under their belts. Lots of improvement for sure.
Great video. I understand that it is ONLY played right-handed, like polo (any other sports?).
That's correct, it's only played right handed. I can't think off the top of my head if there are any other sports that require right handedness? Probably that's it.
Field Hockey is another sport that requires players to be right handed. Left handed sticks were banned by the FIH in the 70s/80s
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I am basque and I actually play this kind of sport, although not cesta punta specifically. Mind if I help out a little? Jai alai is not the game, is the company/federation as I understand it. Usually the set of sports that include "cesta punta" are called "pelota vasca" in spanish or "euskal pilota" in basque, meaning "basque ball", although I'm not sure on the specifics on how it is played or the administration in USA, so forgive my ignorance in that at least. Basque ball sports include different ones although the rules of the games are basically the same, the difference goes on the actuall instruments used to play; pelotamano-eskupilota-handball (play with the hands), pala (play with what can be described as a full wood raquet) and cesta punta (what you can see in the video) mostly, and each one of these has different categories of its own consisting of different kinds of balls (some go further than others or are harder) or different kinds of for example palas (each of the balls requires a different kind of wood raquet, if wrong the ball might break the "raquet") and such. This is only a part of basque sports though, only jai alai(as you seem to call it)/pelota vasca, and there are plenty of other traditional sports within basque traditional sports, if you are interested.
Whether 'Cesta Punta' is the name of the sport in Basque country or not, most likely the western world will be searching for 'Jai Alai'. It's known as Jai Alai in the west and most people who have even heard of the sport know it as 'Jai Alai'. So ....
It looks like it's not only a fun game to watch, but I guess you're in good shape LOL a bit a fun game to play
My late wife had Cystic Fibrosis. We lived in Miami but would drive to Dania Fla to the one there and have dinner there while watching them play. I live in SanDiego now. Not sure if they have it here but will look. They say it’s making a come back
Sorry for your loss. But yeah, Jai Alai is making a comeback, especially in Florida.
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Battle court Renegades and Cyclones. Hope you are able to check it out.
Live Jai alai action today at Magic City and Dania. Enjoy if you decide to tune in later this after noon.
The hardest part of jai alai might be finding a 40 foot high slab of granite to make the front wall. Second hardest part would be moving that slab of granite into place. it would be pretty heavy.
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