Honestly, it's really disgusting. See one time - no more... It should be enough for everyone.If you want to know about bullfighting links can be found at http://www.mundo-taurino.com/
However, in Andalucia is a strong anti-bullfighting pressure group - ASANDA.
Once the ring is empty, alguacilillo opens the toril (the bulls' enclosure) and the bull (weighting 500-600kg) appears - a moment of great physical beauty.
The bull is made to charge of the horses, at which moment the picador driver his short-pointed lance into the bull's neck, while it tries to toss his padded and blindfolded (on the right eye) mount. The whole purpose here is to tire and weaken the bull's powerful neck and shoulder muscles, thus forcing him to lower his head - without which it would be impossibly dangerous to fight and kill on foot.
The next stage... Banderilleros delivers in turn, attracting the bull's attencionwith the movement of his own body rather than cape, and deftly placing the banderillas (barbed darts mounted on coloured shafts) whilst both he and the bull are running towards each other.
Occasionally a canny animal sets off in pursuit of his tormentor...
The matador displays his skills on the (by now exhausted) bull. He uses the movements of the cape (a red muleta) to attract the bull, while his body remains still. If he does well, the band will start to play, while the crowd ole each pass.
The matador attempts to get the bull into a posision where he can drive a sword between its shoulders and through to the heart for a coup de grande. In practice, they rarely succeed in this...
If the audience are impressed by the matador's performance, they will wave their handkerchiefs and shout for an award to be made by the president.
The president can award one, both ears, and a tail - the better the display, the more pieces the matador gets... but if things get really bad - the cuadrilla ends the business with a puntilla, a dagger stabbed into the base of yhe beast's skull.
The bull may be applauded fot its performance, as it is dragged out by the mule team.
to be continued...
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