…watching it, that is. I may be a no-nonsense, Tae Kwon Do, butt-kicking, bruise-inducing kinda gal, but that’s all done in a static, no wheels-on-feet kinda way. These girls inflict bruises and pain in a different way:

It’s Roller Derby. Girls in short skirts and skimpy tops, with punk-ass, feminist monickers like Belle DeBrawl, Bette Noir, and Kitty DeCapitate (to name just a few) steam rolling around a hall at top speed on quad skates to get points. The rules are more complicated, but I’d rather you go and watch a bout yourself and that’s when you can become addicted to roller derby and learn the rules as you watch the bouts. Plus, I’m not that au fait with them myself as yet ; )

My mate Sam (aka Lyla La Tiger) has taken up the sport. Last night was her debut bout - she’s in the video above as a teal and purple clothed Suffra Jet, sporting black and blue striped socks and platinum blonde barnet peeking out of her helmet.

Go. Watch. Scream yourself silly. Get addicted. Make up your own Rollergirl name. Check its uniqueness on the International Rollergirl Register. Then tell the world YOU LOVE ROLLER DERBY!

Links:

London Rollergirls - Official Website
London Rollergirls - First Blood! - 27/09/08: Flickr photo album

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