@ceemage @devxvda The real culprits for making a martial art out of running away are actually the English. #WorldChaseTag. As with most sports invented by the English, they're not the best at it. Both of the last two world finals came down to a French team vs an American team.
@ceemage @devxvda #Kabbadi is interesting. Running away is certainly an element of the game, but it's there's more physical contact in it than in most tag sports. I'd say that #WorldChaseTag takes the lead as the exemplar of a "running away" sport, though Kabaddi is probably not far behind.
(There are a number of tag sports, though only two, Kabaddi and World Chase Tag, have been formalised. Kabaddi is a codification of a schoolyard game; World Chase Tag is an ab initio creation.)