has also been used to "tack on" a recently promoted enlisted person's rank insignia. In one Tailhook Association convention for Navy and Marine Corps pilots, female participants were allegedly forced to run the gauntlet in a hotel hallway as male participants fondled them. Sports In certain team sports, such as lacrosse and ice hockey, the gauntlet is a common name for a type of drill whereby players are blocked or checked by the entire team in sequence. In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, when a student is promoted to their next coloured belt, they are sometimes required to run between two rows of their fellow students, who strike them with their own belts. Goliardia In University of Padua, where goliardia is still an important part of college life, graduation is often celebrated (among other things) by running the gauntlet as friends and colleagues slap and kick the (graduate or bachelor). See also Blanket party Mosh pit Welcome parade (torture) References External links A relevant section of the extensive Corpun (corporal punishment) archive Historialago.com: "Prizes and punishments" (in Spanish) Corporal punishments Physical torture techniques Swedish words and phrases