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Woodchopping (also spelled wood-chopping or wood chopping), called woodchop for short, is a sport that has been around for hundreds of years in several cultures. In woodchopping competitions, skilled contestants attempt to be the first to cut or saw through a log or other block of wood. It is often held at state fairs and agricultural shows.
The sport is called aizkolaritza in Basque, from aizkolari "wood-chopper" plus the noun-forming suffix-tza.It is also known as aizkol jokoa the "axe game".Spanish uses a loanword from Basque, aizcolari and in French the sport is called coupeurs de bûches.
Xylocopa pubescens is in the order Hymenoptera, and in the family Apidae, which is a large bee family. X. pubescens belongs to the Xylocopa ("wood chopper") genus, a genus composed of over 400 species of large carpenter bees.
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Standing Block Chop - 13.15 seconds, set by Matt Bush in 2003, with a wood diameter of 12" [3] Underhand Chop - 13.78 seconds, set by Matt Cogar in 2017, with a wood diameter of 13" [3] Single Buck - 10.34 seconds, set by Dave Jewett in 2015, with a wood diameter of 19" [3] Hot Saw - 5.085 seconds, set by Matt Bush in 2003, with a wood diameter ...
In his youth, he became an aizkolari or traditional competitive Basque wood chopper. Uzcudun, known as Paulino in the United States, was the European heavyweight champion, and he fought heavyweight champions Joe Louis , Max Baer , Max Schmeling (three times) and Primo Carnera (twice) during his career.
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Foster at the Launceston Show in 2012. David George Foster OAM (born 20 March 1957) is an Australian world champion woodchopper, and Tasmanian community figure. He has held the World Woodchopping Championship title for 21 consecutive years, [1] and is Australia's most successful athlete [2] [dubious – discuss] and first [3] and possibly the only athlete in any sport in the world to win over ...