

The action of fighting in this manner is generally referred to as moshing. The place where a general fight at a punk concert breaks out when everyone is rocking out. Requires a large area and lots of people. In my opinion, the most insane, dangerous, and fun type of mosh pit. Charge Pit: Much like the Circle Pit, this one involves a group of people running, or "charging," through the rest of the mosh pit in ultimate disarray, running over and trampling everyone in their path, but still remaining part of the group. Anthrax has been known to encourage its fans to start a Circle Pit during live performances of the song Indians. People on the outside of the pit are often thrown into the circle pit unwillingly. Circle Pit: A mosh pit in which everyone starts running in a cicle while shoving the person in front of them. Fun for real moshers to turn into an Open Pit. An open area created by some emos who have foolishly attempted to ruin everyone's good time so they can "dance." Located next to or within a real mosh pit.

Hard-Core Dance Pit: Not a true mosh pit. Much like a game of Wildcat without any football pads. Open Pit: The most chaotic of pits, where anyone is fair game, and big slams/hits often bring congratualtions rather than reprisal. The most common types of mosh pits are as follows: Confined (Closed) Pit: Involves lot's of people packed tightly together doing more jumping up and down than actual moshing. In this case a bunch of the aforementioned people would decide to gather in a public place (school, Wal-Mart, local mall, parking lot, etc.) and start an Open Pit, attempting to drag into the pit those who have no intention of entering. A mosh pit can, however, take place without any music. Mosh pits usually take place at metal or punk concerts. A place for metal-heads, Droogies, and sometimes emos (who don't know what the hell they're doing) to congregate and basically beat the shit out of each other.
