Video of British children, 8 and 9, fighting in cage match

Martial arts are more formal and not so much of a brawling, at least in demonstrations. Plus a Karate demonstration isn't just about sparring. Much of its demonstration involves block-breaking and specific maneuvers planned ahead of time. If there is a matchup, the contestants are well-protected.

As mentioned before, the settings could have been better, instead of looking like a direct copy of a regular boxing match.

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its MMA...I see no problem.

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This MMA match was only grapples though, there was no striking allowed.

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If you're capable of beating the crap out of somebody in front of a live audience of hundreds I'm pretty certain seeing a chick in a thong won't cause you psychological problems.

I don't really approve of this sort of thing, but I suppose I don't have a major problem with it unless it can be shown one of the kids was coerced into fighting.

Meh, there are plenty of sports that feature cheerleaders dressed at least as scantily.

There are also plenty of children's sporting events where alcohol is readily available for their parents.

I suppose there are people who have problems with that stuff too, but I'm not sure MMA deserves much extra ire on top of the atmosphere. If anything, I'd imagine there are fewer serious injuries among children, since no one's tearing around on a field, and there's always someone very big hovering over them who can step in as soon as something goes out of line.

I'll be honest, when I saw the title I was expected something like Human Cockfighting. >.>

This isn't nearly that bad, I don't think. :/

edited 27th Sep '11 6:23:52 PM by Zersk

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Yeah this was kind of a lead balloon compared to what I was expecting. Conditions could have been better, but this feels mostly like people being neurotic and overprotective.

Frankly I'd be worried more about a drunken audience causing trouble for them :|

There might be less outrage if this had been held in a community centre or sports hall, not in front of a big audience. And if they'd been wearing protective gear.

I don't like the idea of the sport in general, but under different conditions it would go down better.

Depends on the style and competition. Full contact karate styles like Kyokushin and Enshin Kaikan have competitions with no protection and full contact, but without punches to the head, and Daido Juku has full contact matches which allow punches and elbow attacks the the head, but the practitioners wear bubble helmets.

That phrase has always bothered me. It's called cockfighting because it's fighting between cockerels. If it's between humans, it's just "fighting." And what's wrong with cockfighting? Well, the roosters can't consent to maim each other in front of an audience. Humans can.

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Actually the cocks usually have sharpened spurs attached to their legs.

Which is another salient difference, although if two consenting adults wanted to beat each other up with spiked gauntlets, I feel they ought to be entitled to, although I wouldn't think very highly of anyone who wanted to watch.

...eventually, we will reach a maximum entropy state where nobody has their own socks or underwear, or knows who to ask to get them back.