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Despite Mexico City bullfight ban, matador trains in public park : NPR
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Key Points:
- Bullfighters in Mexico City practice bullfighting in an urban park using real horns and capes, despite the city banning bullfighting deaths.
- The slow, graceful movements of the bull and the bullfighter's precise dodges create a strikingly beautiful yet deadly spectacle described as a "ballet of death."
- Bullfighters emphasize the sport as a confrontation with fear and death, using intelligence and skill to face the bull's natural aggression.
- Participants bear scars from dangerous encounters, illustrating the real risks involved, with one bullfighter recounting a severe chest injury but continuing to fight.
- The contrast between the elegance of the practice and the lethal reality underscores the complex nature of bullfighting culture in Mexico.
