[QUOTE=SimonM;881631]That’s nice but the backfist is still a dumb punch.[/QUOTE]what better way to knock out a dumb McMartial artist than with a dumb punch…
I’ve met a fair number of MMA trainees and TMA guys. Seen about the same douche-factor across the board. Which is to say, more than enough, but not as much as expected.
[QUOTE=Vash;881857]I’ve met a fair number of MMA trainees and TMA guys. [/quote]the trainee’s are not guys?
Seen about the same douche-factor across the board.
i didn’t know it was possible to see a douche factor… guess i am looking for the wrong things.
Which is to say, more than enough, but not as much as expected.
you mustn’t have too high of expectations. 
[QUOTE=uki;881397]MMA is a fücking joke. there is no art whatsoever involved in the [b]mma[/b]… none. it is the byproduct of fear… men fighting in cages like animals-ironically there are rules. it is an attempt to sever the classic master-disciple relationship… it promotes fear, hate, violence, anger, and aggression… it is an insult to all true martial artists.[/QUOTE]Where on earth does all this vehemence come from? Haven’t you smoked your bowl yet this morning?!
Are there any other sportsmen you detest? Ping-pong players perhaps? Rowers? Volleyball players?
Most guys in MMA train very hard. It’s no joke. You sound from your posts like you train hard (good for you) but you’re always banging on to others on here about not having experienced your training so not being qualified to comment, yet how much of a serious MMA competition training programme have you experienced?
One the nicest guys I know is a proMMAer: he grew up with wrestling, learnt the whole of the wing chun system first, then fought Thai in Thailand, followed by Japan for jujutsu and submission wrestling. He’s a humble nice guy, and supremely skilled. And I’ve met a lot of smug dismissive vehement TCMAers who accidentally wander onto the wrong board and start posting **** about things they know nothing about…! 
[QUOTE=Mr Punch;881934]Where on earth does all this vehemence come from? [/quote]nature…
Most guys in MMA train very hard. It’s no joke.
i am not saying they do not train hard… but i believe their reasons for training hard are outta line.
You sound from your posts like you train hard (good for you) but you’re always banging on to others on here about not having experienced your training so not being qualified to comment, yet how much of a serious MMA competition training programme have you experienced?
i work hard, my entire day is a training day… but i train to be of service to others, not to win competitions and satisfy a false sense of accomplishment.
And I’ve met a lot of smug dismissive vehement TCMAers who accidentally wander onto the wrong board and start posting **** about things they know nothing about…!
i wandered right to where i was supposed to go and i am posting the things that need to be posted… random chance of choice.
Is it just me, or is this a twisting Blooming of the Lotus?
[QUOTE=Vash;881954]Is it just me, or is this a twisting Blooming of the Lotus?[/QUOTE]twisting up from under the mud… 
[QUOTE=uki;881937]… but i believe their reasons for training hard are outta line.
i work hard, my entire day is a training day… but i train to be of service to others, not to win competitions and satisfy a false sense of accomplishment.[/QUOTE]My friend and one-time teacher trains hard to test himself, to find and overcome his boundaries (which for those who aren’t seeking enlightenment is as close as they want to or will get to it) and to make enough money to live off. He would like to change his job, but he can’t do anything else… Is any of that out of line? Because I’ve met more people like him in MMA than people with delight in inflicting pain, with chips on their shoulders or egos to feed.
[QUOTE=Vash;881954]Is it just me, or is this a twisting Blooming of the Lotus?[/QUOTE]Nah.
Blooming Stinkweed?
mutinus elegans… not quite a stinkweed, but another fine and beautiful example of nature…
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[QUOTE=Mr Punch;882012]My friend and one-time teacher trains hard to test himself, to find and overcome his boundaries (which for those who aren’t seeking enlightenment is as close as they want to or will get to it) and to make enough money to live off. [/quote]not seeking enlightenment is still wallowing in the mud of ignorance.
He would like to change his job, but he can’t do anything else…
i tend not to believe can’t is a word… i am sure there are plenty of things to do.
Is any of that out of line?
it’s most likely just an excuse.
Because I’ve met more people like him in MMA than people with delight in inflicting pain, with chips on their shoulders or egos to feed.
people in the MMA like you are describing probably have been mentally traumatized and their brain doesn’t quite function as well as it used to… so beating on other guys seems like the best course of action because thats the last thing that happened before they lost their intellect… they got beat on and it made them more dumb than they already were for getting involved with the egotistical preschool sport called MMA.
just when I think the trolls here have hit rock bottom, there’s always another one who is even more mentally challenged :rolleyes:
[QUOTE=lkfmdc;883013]just when I think the trolls here have hit rock bottom, [/quote]you think too much.
there’s always another one who is even more mentally challenged.
it’s hard to take anyone too seriously who prides himself on recieving more complaints than any other member. interesting you are still curious what the troll has to say.
Ait peeps, let’s not have this degrade into pure trollisms, lest we have to start pruning posts.