All these sports have their origins in the rural labor that became sports from competition among different people to see who has more skill in a particular activity. For example, from the activity of cutting trunks for firewood, comes up on the sport of aizkolaris or cutting of trunks, from the activity of moving large rocks for construction, became the stone lifting (Harrijasotzea).
Common features of these sports is the importance attached to the stakes and challenges between participants and spectators. It is also remarkable that in general all Basque rural sports require great physical strength.