Cock Fighting In Nusa Lembongan, Bali

Seeing a cock fighting is one of attractions many travel agency in Bali, especially if you take a tour to Nusa Lembongan (Lembongan Island). You will be presented with a show of a battle between two cocks.

Don't worry that you will be shown bloody show. The fighting itself has been modified and many things have been removed from the duel to ensure no cocks will get hurt, like the usage of a small blade on the cocks' feet.

It is just a show and after 3 minutes, the referee, human of course, not chicken, will stop the fight.

The cock fighting in Bali is only a small introduction about one thing that is used to be part of Balinese culture. There was a time when people in Bali were inseparable from seeing or doing cock fighting.

It was more like seeing a greyhound race for some western culture. Yes, it is not different. People in western attracted to see dogs running are mostly also do gambling. It is not different from cock fighting. The core of the event is not only about which cock will become a winner but more who will earn the money.

However, after gambling is prohibited in this country, then, a cock fighting, slowly but sure, disappear from the life of Indonesians (I mention Indonesian because a cock fighting could be found not only in Bali, but also in many other places in the archipelago).

Now, a cock fighting is more to a show showing to visitors about one culture that happened to be a part of Balinese life. Your tour guide may ask you to put some bet, a small amount only, but it is not a serious one but more to let tourists to interact in the past way of Balinese.

You may want to see this show if you have a chance to visit the God's Island.