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MMA in the slums of Japan
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<p>In the slums of Osaka, fighters and promoters are pushing a brand of MMA that's as close to street fighting as you can get without the cops busting in. </p>
FETT_TFK_Tat2tillidie - Wtf looks so bad about this ? It looks like any other org except knees and foot stomps ... Some people have way too much time on there hands ...
I take it you didn't watch the video.
It's nothing like other MMA organizations because grappling is against the rules. It's basically kickboxing where you are allowed to pounce on your opponent after a knockdown and finish him with ground-and-pound. The fighters are also horrible. They bragged about how little they trained because they are naturally tough and go out boozing/smoking the night before a fight.
LOL@ calling those streets "slums" and "ghettoes". The streets are nice and clean. No broken windows or broke down beaten up cars. No prostitutes. No groups of gang members hanging out, no wait the 60 year old guys were once gang members.
Japan's slums look like the US middle class downtown. HAW! HAW! What a joke.
Exactly.
I wish my street was that well kept. No potholes, no buildings with busted windows or peeling paint, no garbage on the street, etc. And I don't even live in the slums or slum adjacent.
Sorry this post is a bit disjointed and not very well written I am witting on my phone while trying to work. I am a nobody but I've competed a little in New Zealand and Australia in kickboxing and boxing. I had the pleasure of competing on one of these shows and it was an amazing experience. A lot of the fighters involved were disillusioned lost youths who were given a chance in these gyms/organisations. One of the gyms involved was aiming at taking kids off the street and out of gangs to teach them respect and discipline. Two of the main fighters in this storey looked after us, they drove us round and were more then happy to help us out in any way they could despite a language barrier and the fact that members of our group were due to compete with them. When they were boasting about drinking and smoking I would liken it to Tank Abbots remarks along the lines of stepping of his bar stool and in to the UFC, it was an over exaggeration to create a persona/image. These boys trained very hard to get where they were. To finish our stay off, after the fights, the group of boys that we had just competed with took us out for dinner and drinks. They were incredibly humble and friendly in my experience and opinion they represented the true meaning of being a martial artist. This was probably one of the best experiences of my life and I will never forget my time with these boys.
FETT_TFK_Tat2tillidie - Wtf looks so bad about this ? It looks like any other org except knees and foot stomps ... Some people have way too much time on there hands ...
I take it you didn't watch the video.
It's nothing like other MMA organizations because grappling is against the rules. It's basically kickboxing where you are allowed to pounce on your opponent after a knockdown and finish him with ground-and-pound. The fighters are also horrible. They bragged about how little they trained because they are naturally tough and go out boozing/smoking the night before a fight.
It's basically a Japanese version of ToughMan.
I did watch the whole video and the only thing I seen was soccer kicks , foot stomps , and some questionable late stoppages ... A few rules that are different in UFC and bellator but for the most part it looked like onefc ...
The rules change but, you were allowed soccer kicks, stomps, knees on the ground and head butts. You weren't really supposed to submit people but you were allowed to use submissions to control your opponent. Normally there is a limit to the amount of time you get on the ground (about 10-15 seconds) then the fight is restarted standing
Brawler7869 - Sorry this post is a bit disjointed and not very well written I am witting on my phone while trying to work. I am a nobody but I've competed a little in New Zealand and Australia in kickboxing and boxing. I had the pleasure of competing on one of these shows and it was an amazing experience. A lot of the fighters involved were disillusioned lost youths who were given a chance in these gyms/organisations. One of the gyms involved was aiming at taking kids off the street and out of gangs to teach them respect and discipline. Two of the main fighters in this storey looked after us, they drove us round and were more then happy to help us out in any way they could despite a language barrier and the fact that members of our group were due to compete with them. When they were boasting about drinking and smoking I would liken it to Tank Abbots remarks along the lines of stepping of his bar stool and in to the UFC, it was an over exaggeration to create a persona/image. These boys trained very hard to get where they were. To finish our stay off, after the fights, the group of boys that we had just competed with took us out for dinner and drinks. They were incredibly humble and friendly in my experience and opinion they represented the true meaning of being a martial artist. This was probably one of the best experiences of my life and I will never forget my time with these boys.
It's extremely exciting, similar to pride and k1, scoring is highly influenced by aggression. It makes for an exciting match, obviously it takes the grappling aspect out the the equation. Having done a little jj I've come to appreciate the amazing skill in high level grappling. It really comes down to what you find entertaining.
LOL@ calling those streets "slums" and "ghettoes". The streets are nice and clean. No broken windows or broke down beaten up cars. No prostitutes. No groups of gang members hanging out, no wait the 60 year old guys were once gang members.
Japan's slums look like the US middle class downtown. HAW! HAW! What a joke.
