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Welcome, weary traveler, to the island of GANRYU-JIMA! Famously home to a samurai duel betwixt swordmasters Miyamoto Musashi and Sasaki Kojiro, many have claimed that GANRYU-JIMA is the original Fight Island. However, this GANRYU-JIMA ain't your great-great-great-great-great grandpappy's secluded island betwixt Honsu and Kyushu of 1612. This GANRYU-JIMA is a land of smoke moats and dead pensioners. It is a place of battle discs and Kikuno's crescent kicks. This GANRYU-JIMA is home to Moat Fighting, the most honorable form of combat in the world. What is Moat Fighting? Moat Fighting is a delicate blend of martial arts, created by Japan's top scientists. It carefully mixes the pushing of sumo, with the punching of MMA, and almost entirely eliminating the boring grappling of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. A typical Moat Fight is 3, three-minute rounds. A fight can be won by: - KO or TKO - Decision - Moat Out - Submission, but only if you are a legend of Japanese pro wrestling Moat Out? What the heck is that?  A Moat Out is a method of victory in Moat Fighting. A successful Moat Out only occurs on the 3rd Legal Moating in a round, similar to a 3rd knockdown in a kickboxing bout. To be deemed a Legal Moating, it must meet the following criteria: - The fighter attempting a Moating must push their opponent out in one, swift motion. There is a "warning track" surrounding the edge of the Battle Disc. The attempted Moating cannot stall out on the warning track, but must proceed directly off the Disc and into the Moat - The fighter attempting a Moating must maintain their footing on the Battle Disc. Being dragged or slipping into the Moat revokes Legal Moating status of the attempt. Who Competes in Moat Fighting?  Moat Fights take all kinds of folks! Early Moat Fight events featured people with diverse combat sports backgrounds, like boxers, judoka, capoeira artists, as well as more esoteric athletes, such Senegalese wrestlers, Calcio Storico footballers, and even Jimmy Ambriz. More recent contests included volleyball players, Minowamans, and Katsunori Kikuno, who finally proved that karate works in an extremely limited ruleset where the threat of submissions don't exist, and also you are fighting someone who believes "redirecting chi" is an effective form of combat.
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Witaj! Welcome to Wotore, Poland’s darker and edgier answer to Moat Fighting. Wotore is an 8-man one-night tournament setup, with the following rules:
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Sep 25, 2020 02:35
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I have previously shown some Ganryu-Jima and Wotore bouts on my Moat Fights psp-tv room. Currently I'm going through Full Metal Dojo (the organization behind Fight Circus), but rest assured, the Moat Fighting will return in the future!
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Sep 25, 2020 02:36
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how does joe rogan not know about this?!
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Sep 25, 2020 02:51
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I thought this was a joke. How is Joe Rogan not funding this?!
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Sep 25, 2020 02:55
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The word YAMMA is flashing into my brain
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Sep 25, 2020 02:57
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I love the aesthetic of Ganryu-Jima. It makes everything feel important, even when you're watching a guy you only refer to as "Weed Sumo".
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Sep 25, 2020 03:18
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gently caress yeah moat fights
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Sep 25, 2020 03:32
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have never ever heard of this but would loving LOVE to see/read more about it LobsterMobster posted:I have previously shown some Ganryu-Jima and Wotore bouts on my Moat Fights psp-tv room. Currently I'm going through Full Metal Dojo (the organization behind Fight Circus), but rest assured, the Moat Fighting will return in the future! gently caress yes to this
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Sep 25, 2020 03:39
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Remember that Moat Fights is specifically a family-oriented MMA promotion. It's combat sports that they're proud to show to their children.
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Sep 25, 2020 03:58
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They even have a Childs Hat as a trophy in Ganryujima
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Sep 25, 2020 04:54
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Ok, tomorrow around 8PM ET on Friday night, I'll drop a link for some watch-along Moat Fights. Rest assured, if you can't make that time, the link will basically loop until I change the playlist, so you can always hop on later to watch.
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Sep 25, 2020 05:06
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I had never heard of Wotore and what is even the point of having a moat if moating is not a valid form of victory
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Sep 25, 2020 05:39
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CarlCX posted:I had never heard of Wotore and what is even the point of having a moat if moating is not a valid form of victory The conan the barbarian theme would be less impressive if the winner won by forcung his opponent out of the ring
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Sep 25, 2020 07:54
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what is in the moat?
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Sep 25, 2020 07:56
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Cavauro posted:what is in the moat? Shame and dishonor
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Sep 25, 2020 08:00
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Cavauro posted:what is in the moat? moat monsters
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Sep 25, 2020 12:51
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My God, FIGHT ISLAND really was real all along 
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Sep 25, 2020 13:21
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a small amuse-bouche https://twitter.com/LegKickTKO/status/906372210507620352
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Sep 25, 2020 14:29
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Hello! The Moat is now open for fight business http://psp-tv.com/r/MoatFights
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Sep 26, 2020 01:10
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preyingmantis kung fu SETO
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Sep 26, 2020 04:58
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I thought this was gonna be about the Inoki/Saito island deathmatch but I'm also cool with this
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Sep 26, 2020 06:26
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hunnert car pileup posted:I thought this was gonna be about the Inoki/Saito island deathmatch but I'm also cool with this You have to eventually build up to that.
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Sep 26, 2020 07:40
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All I know about ganryu jima is a bosozoku fights I think it was a Muay Thai guy at one of them which Imo is very cool even if he probably gets his rear end kicked real bad
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Sep 26, 2020 10:01
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LobsterMobster posted:Hello! Bumping this because Moat Fights!
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Sep 27, 2020 00:11
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Hi! I will host another watch along of Moat Fights on Friday, at 8PM ET. These will be different moat fights, but I won't call them new. Don't fret if you can't make the premier. The playlist runs on a loop, so jump in whenever (And feel free to let the thread know if you are, in case others want to join in and chat along)
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Oct 2, 2020 05:32
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i'm in the moat
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Oct 2, 2020 05:48
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I'm down for Japanese Mixed Martial Watersports.
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Oct 3, 2020 00:39
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Moat Fights! http://psp-tv.com/r/MoatFights
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Oct 3, 2020 01:15
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Despite tonight's leg-based curse, this was way better than I expected from some random MMA promotion. I think I just might be around for subsequent shows.
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Oct 3, 2020 04:42
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Alan Baudot competed at Ganryu-Jima 3, several years ago. He is also going to make his UFC debut this weekend. So, to honor Mr Baudot, I will be hosting Ganryu-Jima 3 as part of Friday's watch-along
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Oct 5, 2020 00:36
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MOAT FIGHTS TIME! http://psp-tv.com/r/MoatFights
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Oct 10, 2020 01:09
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This the weirdest PSone import fighter let's play I've seen this year
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Oct 10, 2020 04:02
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Hello friends of the Moat! I am,  , planning on hosting another Moat Fights watch on Friday night, around 8PM Eastern. Hope you can join in!
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Oct 15, 2020 19:10
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LobsterMobster posted:Hello friends of the Moat! That is a very good way to start the weekend and I'm excited for more moat murder.
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Oct 16, 2020 03:20
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LobsterMobster posted:Hello friends of the Moat! I'm gonna try and get it working for me this week!
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Oct 16, 2020 23:53
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Moat attendance should be forum-mandatory.
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Oct 17, 2020 00:15
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Moat Fights are live! Hopefully the Dailymotion links work this time :-/ http://psp-tv.com/r/MoatFights
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Moat fights is good.
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