Here's why Armenians will dominate MMA in the Future
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I don't think this is something for a country to be proud of
Child should play, learn, enjoy life, not being inducted to fighting.
And no, they are not mature enough to think by themselves, specially, what is best for them.
This reminds me the age when all the soccer players were almost analphabets, and nowadays teams care a lot about young player's education.
this is not evolution for a society.
that's what I think
"It's disgusting, they are children" or "At least they are fighting in a ring instead of on the streets"...which I'm sure A LOT of UFC fighters (and probably successful UFC fighters) didn't have the choice of when they were just as young.
Plus kids play hockey/football/boxing at a young age...no one seems to mind that.
I'm still on the fence about child fighting...perhaps if there is more protective equipment I wouldn't be so compelled to be against it.
Reckin007 said:
"It's disgusting, they are children" or "At least they are fighting in a ring instead of on the streets"...which I'm sure A LOT of UFC fighters (and probably successful UFC fighters) didn't have the choice of when they were just as young.
Plus kids play hockey/football/boxing at a young age...no one seems to mind that.
I'm still on the fence about child fighting...perhaps if there is more protective equipment I wouldn't be so compelled to be against it.
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1. Those kids were 6 and 7 years old. Do you have kids that age? I do. Its f---ing ridiculous. Yes, let them train, let them spar under supervision. But to put them in a competitive fight? The f---ing Spartans weren't even doing that!
2. The venue was creepy as f---. Basically a bar with a bunch of drunk fucks sitting around smoking.
3. Youth hockey is non-contact.
4. Not sure about football, but I'd wager most leagues don't allow full contact for 6 year olds.
5. There are no 6 year olds doing full contact boxing with no added protective gear in North America.
6. f--- ARMFC. Get off the fence.
How is this any different than a karate match? When I was 7 I fought other kids in tournaments. I got kicked in the face. This event seems legit, there's a ref protecting them, the parents of the kids are ok with it. Why do so many of you have such a problem with it? Like karate, these kids are learning how to defend themselves. Instead of fighting each other in a back yard or something they are doing it in a safe place.
wolf said:
How is this any different than a karate match? When I was 7 I fought other kids in tournaments. I got kicked in the face. This event seems legit, there's a ref protecting them, the parents of the kids are ok with it. Why do so many of you have such a problem with it? Like karate, these kids are learning how to defend themselves. Instead of fighting each other in a back yard or something they are doing it in a safe place.
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Does that question really need answering? Where I' m from, karate tournaments for kids are nothing like an MMA match. In karate, the kids are required to wear protective pads on their heads, hands, legs and feet. There's is none of that in this video. If you Google 'Kids Karate Rules' then it should answer your question. In Holland, strikes to the head are illegal for young children (age 6 -9) when competing in any form of martial arts.
Secondly, even MMA for kids usually has stricter rules regarding protection and techniques. The sport is still very young but a 'normal' MMA-match for children does not allow strikes to the head of a downed opponent for example, and the competitors wear protective gear on their head. I'm sure there's no explanation needed about the potential danger of children getting (repeatedly) hit in the head, getting knocked out or being choked unconscious.
You mention that these kids are learning how to defend themselves, yet the techniques learned in MMA seem to focus more on offense than defense. There's plenty of martial arts, like Judo, that are actually about self defense.
My problem with this video in particular is the venue and overall setting. Is this in some kind of restaurant / bar where adults are having a drink while watching children fight? It does not come across like a professional martial arts tournament where safety and sportsmanship are priority number one.
wolf said:
How is this any different than a karate match? When I was 7 I fought other kids in tournaments. I got kicked in the face. This event seems legit, there's a ref protecting them, the parents of the kids are ok with it. Why do so many of you have such a problem with it? Like karate, these kids are learning how to defend themselves. Instead of fighting each other in a back yard or something they are doing it in a safe place.
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If you think 7 year old kids taking strikes to the head is fine, you know nothing about brain development.
Python said:
To be honest... I think those gloves pretty much cushion the blow and at 6, they dont' have much power anyways.
But... I still wouldn't let my kids do that. Kinda weird
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Do you know how prone small children are to concussions ? Its very dangerous..
wolf said:
How is this any different than a karate match? When I was 7 I fought other kids in tournaments. I got kicked in the face. This event seems legit, there's a ref protecting them, the parents of the kids are ok with it. Why do so many of you have such a problem with it? Like karate, these kids are learning how to defend themselves. Instead of fighting each other in a back yard or something they are doing it in a safe place.
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Where did you fight that head strikes were legal for 7 year olds?
I took a couple years of karate when I was a little kid. While we would occasionally get hit in the head during sparring, it was against the rules to do so. An instructor would sit your *** down if he even thought you were headhunting. All contact was neck down and we had to wear headgear when sparring even though shots to the head were not allowed.
This was after taking 2 years of karate, which you had to take before they even allowed you to spar as a kid.