Ganryu-Jima: Enter the Moat

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LobsterMobster: Oct 29, 2009; "I was being quiet and trying to be a good boy but he dialed the right combination to open the throw-down vault and it was on."

"Walter Foxx is ten times brighter than your bulb at the bottom of the tree merry xmas"

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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# ¿ Apr 19, 2024 16:31

LobsterMobster: Oct 29, 2009; "I was being quiet and trying to be a good boy but he dialed the right combination to open the throw-down vault and it was on."

"Walter Foxx is ten times brighter than your bulb at the bottom of the tree merry xmas"

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:

Bareknuckle
Headbutts allowed
20 second ground fighting maximum
The round lasts until a finish
Moat Outs not a valid form of finish

# ¿ Sep 25, 2020 02:35

LobsterMobster: Oct 29, 2009; "I was being quiet and trying to be a good boy but he dialed the right combination to open the throw-down vault and it was on."

"Walter Foxx is ten times brighter than your bulb at the bottom of the tree merry xmas"

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!

# ¿ Sep 25, 2020 02:36

LobsterMobster: Oct 29, 2009; "I was being quiet and trying to be a good boy but he dialed the right combination to open the throw-down vault and it was on."

"Walter Foxx is ten times brighter than your bulb at the bottom of the tree merry xmas"

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.

# ¿ Sep 25, 2020 05:06

LobsterMobster: Oct 29, 2009; "I was being quiet and trying to be a good boy but he dialed the right combination to open the throw-down vault and it was on."

"Walter Foxx is ten times brighter than your bulb at the bottom of the tree merry xmas"

Cavauro posted:

what is in the moat?

moat monsters

# ¿ Sep 25, 2020 12:51

LobsterMobster: Oct 29, 2009; "I was being quiet and trying to be a good boy but he dialed the right combination to open the throw-down vault and it was on."

"Walter Foxx is ten times brighter than your bulb at the bottom of the tree merry xmas"

a small amuse-bouche

https://twitter.com/LegKickTKO/status/906372210507620352

# ¿ Sep 25, 2020 14:29

LobsterMobster: Oct 29, 2009; "I was being quiet and trying to be a good boy but he dialed the right combination to open the throw-down vault and it was on."

"Walter Foxx is ten times brighter than your bulb at the bottom of the tree merry xmas"

Hello!

The Moat is now open for fight business

http://psp-tv.com/r/MoatFights

# ¿ Sep 26, 2020 01:10

LobsterMobster: Oct 29, 2009; "I was being quiet and trying to be a good boy but he dialed the right combination to open the throw-down vault and it was on."

"Walter Foxx is ten times brighter than your bulb at the bottom of the tree merry xmas"

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)

# ¿ Oct 2, 2020 05:32

LobsterMobster: Oct 29, 2009; "I was being quiet and trying to be a good boy but he dialed the right combination to open the throw-down vault and it was on."

"Walter Foxx is ten times brighter than your bulb at the bottom of the tree merry xmas"

Moat Fights!

http://psp-tv.com/r/MoatFights

# ¿ Oct 3, 2020 01:15

LobsterMobster: Oct 29, 2009; "I was being quiet and trying to be a good boy but he dialed the right combination to open the throw-down vault and it was on."

"Walter Foxx is ten times brighter than your bulb at the bottom of the tree merry xmas"

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

# ¿ Oct 5, 2020 00:36

LobsterMobster: Oct 29, 2009; "I was being quiet and trying to be a good boy but he dialed the right combination to open the throw-down vault and it was on."

"Walter Foxx is ten times brighter than your bulb at the bottom of the tree merry xmas"

MOAT FIGHTS TIME!

http://psp-tv.com/r/MoatFights

# ¿ Oct 10, 2020 01:09

LobsterMobster: Oct 29, 2009; "I was being quiet and trying to be a good boy but he dialed the right combination to open the throw-down vault and it was on."

"Walter Foxx is ten times brighter than your bulb at the bottom of the tree merry xmas"

Hello friends of the Moat!

I am, :ortiz:

, planning on hosting another Moat Fights watch on Friday night, around 8PM Eastern. Hope you can join in!

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# ¿ Apr 19, 2024 16:31

LobsterMobster: Oct 29, 2009; "I was being quiet and trying to be a good boy but he dialed the right combination to open the throw-down vault and it was on."

"Walter Foxx is ten times brighter than your bulb at the bottom of the tree merry xmas"

Moat Fights are live!

Hopefully the Dailymotion links work this time :-/

http://psp-tv.com/r/MoatFights

# ¿ Oct 17, 2020 01:07

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