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Xguard86 posted:Ninjitus would be great if they would just admit that they do it because its fun to dress in costumes, flip around and pretend to assassinate each other. It's pretty cool for kids given the outfits and the general idea of it but to practice it unironically is pretty funny.
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BlindSite posted:It's pretty cool for kids given the outfits and the general idea of it but to practice it unironically is pretty funny. It's basically an early military martial art (perhaps comparable to something like CQC or Krav Maga) that ended up associated with a bit of mysticism. People latched on to that mysticism and started taking it really seriously. I read Hatsumi's book years ago (I've probably still got it somewhere) and they throw side kicks knee up. Your hip totally isn't supposed to go that way.
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Here's one courtesy of Matt Roth at Bloody Elbow:quote:The fight this weekend will be the most important of Barry's career. He faces a fighter in a similar situation with the UFC. Stefan Struve's career can be best described as "one step forward, one step back". The height difference is almost comical and Struve will be the fighter with the reach advantage. Barry is fortunate that Struve doesn't really manage the distance too well. The fight will really come down to Barry's ability to work inside and chopping down Struve with leg kicks. However, it really will be decided by Pat Barry's "K-1 Level" striking and killer instinct.
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colonel_korn posted:Here's one courtesy of Matt Roth at Bloody Elbow: The fight will be decided by Pat Barry's kick boxing, however it will be decided by his kick boxing! Snowman_McK posted:It's basically an early military martial art (perhaps comparable to something like CQC or Krav Maga) that ended up associated with a bit of mysticism. People latched on to that mysticism and started taking it really seriously. Yeah I understand where it came from and why it's so popular but at the end of the day you've got dudes dressed in black ninja suits, that real assassins wouldn't have worn anyway, learning techniques that would get you killed by someone looking to gently caress your poo poo up anyway. To me that's as good as it gets for loling at a martial art. It's up there with six month TKD black belts and some jube who came up with his own system after a couple of months of kung fu and gogu-ryu karate. BlindSite fucked around with this message at 03:00 on Sep 30, 2011 |
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BlindSite posted:Yeah I understand where it came from and why it's so popular but at the end of the day you've got dudes dressed in black ninja suits, that real assassins wouldn't have worn anyway, learning techniques that would get you killed by someone looking to gently caress your poo poo up anyway. To me that's as good as it gets for loling at a martial art. Oh, don't get me wrong, modern ninjitsu is laughable. I wasn't saying it wasn't. It seems to attract more mouth breathing goony martial arts types than almost any other style. Oh, and to keep the thread on topic, here's a very  open letter from, again, Paul Magno (who really has an axe to grind)http://theboxingtribune.com/2010/08/an-open-letter-to-randy-couture/ I wonder if he sent one to Paul Mercer as well? Snowman_McK fucked around with this message at 04:47 on Sep 30, 2011 |
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I stopped reading when he called boxing a classier sport. Because nothing says class like a headbutt followed by a cheap shot in the biggest boxing card of the year.
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sXguard86 posted:I stopped reading when he called boxing a classier sport. Because nothing says class like a headbutt followed by a cheap shot in the biggest boxing card of the year. Or fights at press conferences. Or the most famous boxing thing to happen in the 90s being someone getting their ear bitten off.
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The most famous thing to happen to MMA in the 90s was Tank Abbot.
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Keven. Just. Keven posted:The most famous thing to happen to MMA in the 90s was Tank Abbot. true, but it wasn't the 100 year old classy sport.
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quote:MMA Journalism: You probably didn't notice this but you should probably be outraged this lady freaking out about "rock you like a hurricane" being played in new orleans reminds me of the trauma i suffered went i went out to the bars in new orleans and saw many insensitive bastards drinking.... hurricanes
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Thermos H Christ posted:this lady freaking out about "rock you like a hurricane" being played in new orleans reminds me of the trauma i suffered went i went out to the bars in new orleans and saw many insensitive bastards drinking.... hurricanes People in NY still wear Jets jerseys
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Man, I just took a look at the forums for the Underground site. People just straight up posting white supremacist videos and the like.
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Pocket Billiards posted:Man, I just took a look at the forums for the Underground site. People just straight up posting white supremacist videos and the like. yeah, there's a reason you should only know that it exists and not frequent it
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Hahaha what the hell? Is he talking about himself when he says greatest American bjj player of all time? What a knob. fawker fucked around with this message at 13:17 on Oct 3, 2011 |
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apparently it is. hahahahahah that makes it even better Save Russian Jews fucked around with this message at 13:18 on Oct 3, 2011 |
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Save Russian Jews posted:
It never ceases to amuse me that a site founded by a South African has a system where posters have different privileges based on the colour of their name.
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Pocket Billiards posted:Man, I just took a look at the forums for the Underground site. People just straight up posting white supremacist videos and the like. Yeah. There's a reason Fedor has so many "hardcore" fans. The cool thing is that along with that and about 5 million people repeatedly posting "fail" they have exactly the same delusions of brotherhood and comedic greatness that goons do.
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fawker posted:Hahaha what the hell? Is he talking about himself when he says greatest American bjj player of all time? No.
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fatherdog posted:No. Joe Rogan.
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Thomas Myers, MMAMania posted:Barry, who is self-admittedly "morbidly obese," is among the division's smallest competitors (5'11"), even though he pushes its 265-pound weight limit. Barry weighed in at 243 on Friday. I guess Demetrius Johnson pushes the weight limit for lightweight now.
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fatherdog posted:
Not only that but why would you get a snarky tone about White keeping around guys who are known to put on entertaining fights but still lose? Guys like that will boost ratings because even if they lose the fans still tune in.
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"He did do well last night prior to the tapout." but regardless, allow me to explain why dana white is an idiot for not cutting pat barry after a 2 fight losing streak
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Pat Barry is likable, good at his job, and entertaining. Three things MMA journalists can never hope to be.
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Xguard86 posted:good at his job So he makes those YouTube videos for cash?
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-Atom- posted:So he makes those YouTube videos for cash? With the UFC's social media policies, yes, probably.
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fatherdog posted:With the UFC's social media policies, yes, probably. More importantly, will probably keep him in the UFC longer than other fighters who have his ground game.
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Barry's lack of leg kick damage output is the one thing that's causing the hype to die out.
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Pat Barry is not a good fighter but he is an amusing entertainer and that is what is important.
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origami posted:Pat Barry is not a good fighter but he is an amusing entertainer and that is what is important. this is what I was driving at
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Also, it's not like he's taking up room that could be given to skilful, relevant heavyweights. Heavyweight needs fun fighters or it ceases to have any reason to exist.
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Snowman_McK posted:Also, it's not like he's taking up room that could be given to skilful, relevant heavyweights. Heavyweight needs fun fighters or it ceases to have any reason to exist. yeah i'm down with this. sports are meant to be entertaining so you should be rooting for the most entertaining outcome possible. this is likelier when pat barry fights.
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Snowman_McK posted:Also, it's not like he's taking up room that could be given to skilful, relevant heavyweights. Heavyweight needs fun fighters or it ceases to have any reason to exist. See Also: Ko Cro Cop, Mir
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Save Russian Jews posted:See Also: Ko Cro Cop, Mir UFC 119's main event would like to have a word with you. Because that was awful. Unless that's what you were saying, in which case sorry.
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Pat Berry is actually a really bad fighter, worse than the super fat dudes who swing arm punches at each other and gas out in round one, and he has no place in UFC.
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Keven. Just. Keven posted:Pat Berry is actually a really bad fighter, worse than the super fat dudes who swing arm punches at each other and gas out in round one, and he has no place in UFC. Nope.
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mewse posted:i think he was kidding but its hard to tell "serious...joking... im the guy with the bad posts" -ash "keven" williams
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Akileese posted:Not only that but why would you get a snarky tone about White keeping around guys who are known to put on entertaining fights but still lose? Guys like that will boost ratings because even if they lose the fans still tune in. What's even stranger is that, in the mind of many of its critics, the UFC is an evil super machine that cuts people after one loss and hates entertaining fighters, and then will hold a grudge and destroy all the other promotions that that fighter tries to fight in. And probably kick their dog or something. Ignoring the many fighters, even relative no names like Dos Anjos, who were given chances (Dos Anjos lost his first two) because they put on a good fight.
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mewse posted:i think he was kidding but its hard to tell Every post he has in the MMA threads is a troll.
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TwistedNails posted:Every post he has in the MMA threads is a troll. every post in the MMA subforum is a troll. This is a post modern sport: everything is poo poo. Nothing is true. We are just claws power doubling across the ocean floor
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