Hop Fight

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ISBN: 9798993457703

The Authoritative Guide to the Drunken Sport Even a Child Can Play

F T Marquardt, S Pluck, P Maccruiskeen

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Fiero Books
08 March 2026

Parodies & spoofs; Sports & outdoor recreation

The world contains many sports. Most require two legs.

Hop fight does not.

Hop fight is a one-legged combat sport in which two competitors balance on a single foot and attempt to knock each other off balance without touching the ground. Though largely ignored by modern athletics, it possesses a long and peculiar tradition-complete with rules, rivalries, tactical maneuvers and a fiercely debated code of honor.

Hop Fight: The Authoritative Guide to the Drunken Sport Even a Child Can Play is a meticulously researched guide to this unusual sport. Reconstructed from a lost original manuscript and presented with the seriousness normally reserved for major sports, it remains the most comprehensive-and possibly the only-reference work ever devoted to competitive one-legged combat.

Inside this illustrated instructional manual you will find:

The official rules and match procedures of hop fight, including sanctioned styles of play and prohibited techniques Training methods for core strength, balance, endurance, and tactical hopping - from conventional Pilates to crystal meditation Classic maneuvers for every level, from the Bennie Badger to the 360 (also known as the ACL) The sport's origin stories, governing body, philosophical precepts and the glorious tradition of the post-match foot bath A sports historian's introduction tracing the cultural significance of one-leggedness from Viking sagas to Mayan mythology Fantasy league scoring, hoptermetrics and guidance on hop fighting during global pandemics

No equipment required. Shirts and shoes optional.

Perfect for fans of strange sports, absurd humor and deeply serious books about completely ridiculous subjects.

By: F T Marquardt, S Pluck, P Maccruiskeen
Imprint: Fiero Books
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 209g
ISBN: 9798993457703
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 08 March 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Hop Fight: The Authoritative Guide to the Drunken Sport Even a Child Can Play

""Definitive, wide-ranging, and breathtakingly useless, Hop Fight is like a map to a fascinating and hilarious country I would never visit."" - Lisa Lutz, author The Spellman Files ""Witty, playful, and hilarious. Reminds me of a Christopher Guest movie."" - Soleil (Kelsey) Blackwell, author Decolonizing the Body ""Funny, syntactically and tonally totally apt."" - Matt Feeney, author Little Platoons