This is why muay thai guys are so bad ass

**Bad Apple** · Posted On: 9/15/2011 8:03pm

Originally Posted by Rivington

Horrifying AND adorable.

Meh, I've seen cuter and ...horrific..er

***jnp*** · Posted On: 9/15/2011 8:18pm

Originally Posted by judoka_uk

Pushing children to compete before the age of 10-12 is almost always counter productive and causes drop outs from the sport.

Are you basing this on your own experience or a study of some kind?

If it's a study I'd like to see a link.

**jdempsey** · Posted On: 9/15/2011 8:37pm

Originally Posted by judoka_uk

Not really when it comes to Judo, both the US and UK are up **** creek.

I meant- "The US and judo kids are from a very different world... to thailand"
I'm thinking more in terms of different cultures, and influences like national sports. How young did the elite of soccer, rugby league, boxing, muay thai e.t.c. start? Pretty young I reckon. Even just playing around at home coz its what everyone does is a form of training.

Kids doing judo in us and uk are probably not going to be as driven or fanatical. Or as likely to stick around as its not in their face their whole lives. (just my opinion.)

***battlefields*** · Posted On: 9/15/2011 10:15pm

Originally Posted by judoka_uk

Ok you're an Aussie .

Sorry, he's from Kempsey. It doesn't count because it is too far from civilisation.

**Uncle Skippy** · Posted On: 9/15/2011 11:20pm

Originally Posted by Bad Apple

Meh, I've seen cuter and ...horrific..er

****!!!

W.Rabbit! They found footage of our Gong Sau.

I thought we had that destroyed.

**W. Rabbit** · Posted On: 9/15/2011 11:23pm

Originally Posted by Uncle Skippy

****!!!

W.Rabbit! They found footage of our Gong Sau.

I thought we had that destroyed.

Hmm...call up SPIKE's Deadliest Warrior producer...I've got an idea.

**jdempsey** · Posted On: 9/16/2011 12:49am

Originally Posted by battlefields

Sorry, he's from Kempsey. It doesn't count because it is too far from civilisation.

Not far enough...

You can have that civilization ****, the only thing that sux out here is the lack of decent grappling instruction.

**cualltaigh** · Posted On: 9/16/2011 12:58am

Originally Posted by jdempsey

Not far enough...

You can have that civilization ****, the only thing that sux out here is the lack of decent grappling instruction.

That's because all the girls moved to the city. ;-)

**ADM** · Posted On: 9/16/2011 1:08am

Originally Posted by judoka_uk

Ok you're an Aussie so find me a winner of an under 10 or under 12 national championship in a combat sport who has won a +18 national championship or continental or world level championship?

Not really when it comes to Judo, both the US and UK are up **** creek. Both fetishize the under 12s and both suffer from abysmal post 18 performance as a result.

Just quickly, in my Kyokushin club there's a 19 year old who took the Nationals open belt in her weight division, and was also doing so coming up the ranks as a child. I think she's been training for 7-8 years now at the same club.

**antonyneal** · Posted On: 9/16/2011 1:36am

When I look through youtube Muay Thai videos I occasionally come across "Muay Thai" fights between kids that look about 13 and if it didn't say so in the title I wouldn't have guessed that it was a Muay Thai fight. Its impressive that what they where doing looked distinctly like Muay Thai when there that young.

I am not sure if I would let kids I was responsible for do that but it dousnt look like such a horrific experience. Boys often fight from a young age, worse things have happened then making them put gloves on first.