History of SNAG®

Explore the origins of SNAG®! Select one of the dates on the timeline below to see how SNAG® has developed throughout history.

The Snaglodites
The Egyptians
The Moroccans
The Chinese
The Greeks
The Frankciscans
The Aleutian Islands & South Pacific
Joan Of Arc
The Scottish
The Moon
The SNAGheads

The Chinese

Silk traders from this Moroccan trade route venturing to the Far East brought the game to the court of Chinese emperor, Laun Cha. He immediately saw that this could be the people's game and summoned his advisers to plan its introduction using the two clubs, the K.I.S.S. instruction and several competitions. A spy from within the palace sent word to Genghis Kahn alerting him to this new sporting wonder. The Mongols had complete knowledge of the equipment (they used cheap knock-offs) but were without knowledge of the easy instructional format.

Word back to Laun Cha from a spy from within Kahn's court about the Mongols' knowledge and liking of the game. This prompted Laun Cha to plan a "great wall" to keep the Mongols out. Laun Cha did this so that the Chinese could practice in secret and maintain an edge. SNAG™ became the national pastime for both cultures. The Mongols played without the benefit of K.I.S.S. and were not as proficient as the Chinese who made the motions of the swing into an art form.

Laun Cha commanded that his new wall would also serve as the training center for those practicing the art of SNAG™. Targets of various types using the indigenous plants velcrous loopus and velcrous hookus were used to make all of the practice uniform. Small mats were devised using woven bamboo with a tee constructed from a rubber plant. The people rejoiced at these small mats as they all became better at the game. History credits Laun Cha and his cousin Ro La for the original design of the mats.

In 146 B.C. the first Asia Minor Games were played and SNAG™ was the highpoint of the games. The Chinese were the favorites led by Ro La, but expected a fierce challenge from the Mongols and the Persian star Mohammed Mahatmacote.

The Chinese almost won all the opals (black, boulder and white) for the next 48 games. The games were finally disbanded in 294 A.D. when all the competing countries were at war with each other.

A descendent of Laun Cha, Sheng Kai Shank took all that he had learned from K.I.S.S. and had it safely kept at a Shaolin Monastery. The monks would use the motions from the instructional program to teach a new form of martial arts, Kung Fu. Somehow, throughout time, these monks did not give proper credit to SNAG™ and K.I.S.S. for its origins.