Bull running was a custom practised in England until the 19th century. It involved chasing a bull through the streets of a town until it was weakened, then slaughtering the animal and butchering it fo
Bull running in 1821, depicted by Charles Towne.
Recortes are a style of Spanish bullfighting where the bull is not harmed and recortadores must dodge charging bulls acrobatically without the use of capes or props, i.e. solely with their own body's
Recortador jumping over a bull
Recortador during the 2008 national championship
Pepe Illo Making the Pass of the "Recorte" by Francisco Goya, in or before 1816.
Recortador jumping backwards over a bull