Check this out: Real men do it without painkillers

https://mg.co.za/article/2008-07-01-real-men-do-it-without-painkillers

Circumcision candidates who endure the pain without showing any signs of weakness are feted as heroes. Those who do otherwise, by crying out or touching the hand of the omushebi, are considered cowards bringing bad luck to the community. They are fined heavily.

Interesting to see the African attitude toward circumcision pain while in developed countries people walk to a hospital to have their frenulum snipped under anesthesia as if they were marching to their own execution. Different cultures just have different definitions of masculinity.

Check This Out: Teen Forced to Get Circumcised After Drinking in a Bar

In some places in Africa you must be circumcised to be considered a man.
So if you are afraid of the knife you are better to avoid acting as if you were an adult.

Teen forced to face the knife after being found with circumcised men

Myth: Foreskins Used for Catching Sharks

"At first many men were reluctant to come for VMMC due to several myths and misconceptions. For example some people were alleging that we sell the severed foreskins elsewhere to be used for catching sharks,"

From: Malawi: Dedza Men Embrace Medical Circumcision

Check this Out: Rites of Passage in Kenya

Most initiation rites include circumcision:
https://hubpages.com/politics/10-Remarkable-Rites-of-Passage-from-Kenya

Circumcision as a Sign of Adulthood

Probably half of the circumcision debate would not exist if Americans did not insist that one must be cut as a newborn.

I think Africans have the right idea: You signal that you are no longer some teenage hoodlum and ready to be regarded as a responsible adult by accepting circumcision – which also permanently carves the sign of your new status in your flesh.

Of course it would be interesting if one had to prove his circumcision status just to buy beer.

Check this out: You were circumcised in a hospital?

Apparently in Kenya the mere suggestion that one was circumcised in a hospital and not in the bush "like a real man" is a serious enough insult to start a fight over:
http://www.sde.co.ke/article/2001231614/kericho-brothers-kill-man-for-calling-them-sissies-who-got-circumcised-in-hospital

Do not try this at home: DIY Circumcision with a Machete

Even more bizarre than these stories usually are, a 16 year old boy has attempted to circumcise himself with a machete:
http://www.chronicle.co.zw/16-year-old-injured-in-machete-self-circumcision/

This was in an area where voluntary medical circumcision is readily available, so it is not clear why he has decided that trying to hack his own foreskin off with a machete was the way to go.

Check this out: Maasai Initiation

Maasai initiation rituals are particularly difficult. It usually includes lion hunting with a spear and of course circumcision.

Maasai Ceremonies and Rituals
The Maasai youth cultural transition
Maasai Circumcision Rites on circlist.com.

Other body modifications are also common in Maasai culture, the most visible one is piercing and then stretching the ear lobes so they hang down to the shoulders.

Check this out: The Effect of Adult Circumcision on Sexual Satisfaction in Kenya

An interesting medical study:

Adult Male Circumcision: Effects on Sexual Function and Sexual Satisfaction in Kisumu, Kenya

The bottom line:

Adult male circumcision was not associated with sexual dysfunction. Circumcised men reported increased penile sensitivity and enhanced ease of reaching orgasm. These data indicate that integration of male circumcision into programs to reduce HIV risk is unlikely to adversely effect male sexual function.

Do not try this at home: The emerging trend of self-circumcision

A young African male attempts self circumcision with a razor blade, ends up in a hospital.

This is a medical article, about a patient who circumcised himself out of shame.

Traditional African Circumcision May Leave Too Much Foreskin

Traditional African circumcision procedures performed in the bush do not always remove the foreskin completely.

Check this out: Kiptony’s circumcision

This story describes the experience of an (apparently English) boy who grew up in Kenya and went through a traditional Kipsigis circumcision ceremony with his local friends.

Kiptony’s circumcision.
The link above does not seem to work any more but there is an archived version.

The description also explains the significance of circumcision in Kipsigis society.

Horror Story:The Boys Who Lost Their Manhood

A horror story related to Xhosa circumcision:
The boys who lost their manhood

It shows that the Xhosa initiation ceremony is indeed not without its dangers.

But the real problem is that people running the initiation schools, who are in a position of trust, don't do their jobs, and maim the initiates in their care.

It is definitely not how normal circumcisions should go.

Check this out: Xhosa Initiation

Xhosa initiation, which includes circumcision, is a particularly difficult ordeal that marks the transition to adulthood for the Xhosa people of South Africa.

Check this out: South African Guy Chooses to Undergo Xhosa Circumcision

A South African guy joins his black friends and gets circumcised in the traditional Xhosa way:
Circumcised with no anaesthetic.

For the Xhosa traditional ritual circumcision is an essential part of becoming a man and anyone who refuses to undergo the procedure will not be treated as an adult.
Sometimes they let people who are not actually Xhosa but respect the Xhosa way to also undergo the same initiation and become a man alongside their Xhosa friends.

Xhosa circumcision is done by severing the foreskin very quickly without anesthetics.

Check this out: Bugisu Circumcision

Some interesrting articles about the traditional ritual circumcision practised by the Bugisu.

A Cut Above: Bugisu Boys Become Men

‘Imbalu’ in Bugisu

I particularly liked this statement from the latter:

Traditionally, the Bugisu believed that the removal of the foreskin was a punishment given to men who preyed on other men’s wives. However, when the man recovered from this painful practice, he would go back to his old habits with such skill that other men followed suit.