Cage fight ban should be lifted, says Blues chief (From Echo)

Only when they get rid of the cage and stop getting their rocks off watching very young children fight in a cage will this redneck rubbish be welcome in our town.

So it wasa rehearsed demonstration with no contact whatsover. Why is this any different from an acrobatics or gymnastics display? I agree - let the events come back if there's the demand for them. People need to stop being so PC.

Kids play rugby in schools and there is far more contact going on there but I do agree putting kids in a cage even for a display is wrong

Publicity stunt. Good one too. Don't worry people its going nowhere.

V_is_back wrote:
Only when they get rid of the cage and stop getting their rocks off watching very young children fight in a cage will this redneck rubbish be welcome in our town.

Are you aware that the reason a cage was ever introduced to the sport was because a boxing ring was deemed too dangerous/impractica
l? You can literally fall out the side of a square with ropes so a "cage" is considered safer. But it's just the stigma of calling it a cage that gets so many uneducated people's backs up. Just relax people, this is a rediculous reason to ban a sporting event. Has anyone ever actually looked into what Brazilian jiu jitsu is!? It's a martial art that involves no striking/punching/ki
cking at all. And a demonstration of this by some younger martial artists should not be frowned upon. It teaches discipline and restraint as well as confidence. Your only going to find uneducated people who have no time to research but all the time in the world to give their opinion have an actual problem with this.

Cage fighting yes but not for kids end of it is Barbaric for kids.

Brunning999 wrote:
Cage fighting yes but not for kids end of it is Barbaric for kids.

That's amazing...it's like you didn't read my comment literally at all.

itsjustmyopinion wrote:

Brunning999 wrote:
Cage fighting yes but not for kids end of it is Barbaric for kids.

That's amazing...it's like you didn't read my comment literally at all.

I read your comment. You are trying to justify small children fighting in a cage for the edification of adults.

That is wrong.

Send this redneck cr@p back to the US where it came from. The only people who enjoy it are brain-dead chavs and WWF fans.

V_is_back wrote:

itsjustmyopinion wrote:

Brunning999 wrote: Cage fighting yes but not for kids end of it is Barbaric for kids.

That's amazing...it's like you didn't read my comment literally at all.

I read your comment. You are trying to justify small children fighting in a cage for the edification of adults. That is wrong. Send this redneck cr@p back to the US where it came from. The only people who enjoy it are brain-dead chavs and WWF fans.

Do you also object to kids taking part in martial arts such as karate, judo etc? Such things are good for kids in terms of giving them exercise, teaching them discipline and sportsmanship and keeping them off the streets. Not sure how this is much different, apart from it having the tag of 'cage fighting' and a bit of a reputation which might not be deserved.

V_is_back your the one that is brain-dead if you genuinely believe the sport is for chavs/rednecks and WWF fans.

MMA is in all of America's mainstream media, it is hugely popular in Canada, Brazil, Japan, China, South Korea, the Philippines, Australia, Eastern Europe, Russia, Thailand, Britain and is growing in popularity in countries like France, Germany, Spain, the Middle East, Greece, Turkey, Ireland and the Netherlands. Does these sound like 'chav' or 'redneck' countries to you?

If you spent as much time actually learn about the sport as you are slandering it you'd wouldn't even say any of the things you have been saying between this and the last article on this subject.

Children do martial arts all the time, and the same ones do competitions relating to the martial arts they train in. In the end of the day, neither is force to train in MMA, or to participate in any bout or competition in any shape or form if they do not want to. These children wanted to take part in the demonstration so how do you argue whether it is right or wrong when the children are trained properly and are more than willing to take part?

If you don't like it, don't watch it, there are hundreds more TV channels you can watch if it is on the TV, and you are most welcome to NOT attend a single live event if you don't like it, but do not tell us what this sport is, because you and others like you clearly cannot see what this sport really is because your uneducated opinions clearly shows this. By the way, the sport's name is Mixed Martial Arts, not 'cage fighting' as your uneducated head keeps thinking it is called.

DannyK86 wrote:

V_is_back wrote:

itsjustmyopinion wrote:

Brunning999 wrote: Cage fighting yes but not for kids end of it is Barbaric for kids.

That's amazing...it's like you didn't read my comment literally at all.

I read your comment. You are trying to justify small children fighting in a cage for the edification of adults. That is wrong. Send this redneck cr@p back to the US where it came from. The only people who enjoy it are brain-dead chavs and WWF fans.

Do you also object to kids taking part in martial arts such as karate, judo etc? Such things are good for kids in terms of giving them exercise, teaching them discipline and sportsmanship and keeping them off the streets. Not sure how this is much different, apart from it having the tag of 'cage fighting' and a bit of a reputation which might not be deserved.

In karate and judo the only time there is an audience is at gradings. In those instances children are not put into cages to fight for the entertainment of adults.

This sick redneck cage fighting spectacle has no place in our town.

BigzMMA wrote:
V_is_back your the one that is brain-dead if you genuinely believe the sport is for chavs/rednecks and WWF fans.

MMA is in all of America's mainstream media, it is hugely popular in Canada, Brazil, Japan, China, South Korea, the Philippines, Australia, Eastern Europe, Russia, Thailand, Britain and is growing in popularity in countries like France, Germany, Spain, the Middle East, Greece, Turkey, Ireland and the Netherlands. Does these sound like 'chav' or 'redneck' countries to you?

If you spent as much time actually learn about the sport as you are slandering it you'd wouldn't even say any of the things you have been saying between this and the last article on this subject.

Children do martial arts all the time, and the same ones do competitions relating to the martial arts they train in. In the end of the day, neither is force to train in MMA, or to participate in any bout or competition in any shape or form if they do not want to. These children wanted to take part in the demonstration so how do you argue whether it is right or wrong when the children are trained properly and are more than willing to take part?

If you don't like it, don't watch it, there are hundreds more TV channels you can watch if it is on the TV, and you are most welcome to NOT attend a single live event if you don't like it, but do not tell us what this sport is, because you and others like you clearly cannot see what this sport really is because your uneducated opinions clearly shows this. By the way, the sport's name is Mixed Martial Arts, not 'cage fighting' as your uneducated head keeps thinking it is called.

It isn't a 'sport' at all. It's just a redneck import from the US. Calling it 'mixed martial arts' is a transparent attempt to sanitise cage fighting for the authorities.

since some of you have no idea where MMA even come from i think i should give you a little bit of a history lesson, the roots of MMA dates way back in to the BC times which is when many martial arts and styles were mainly being formed, it was called pankration. Through the history of time it become very popular through europe, japan and the pacific in the early 1900's where Vale Tudo was started, it was only 1993 when the sport hit america with the first UFC, which was a tournament to find the best martial art out there to which catapulted the new term of MMA and fighters began training all aspects of different martial arts to not be the best at one, but be the best at them all, that is all MMA is and as you call "cage fighting" is basically a tournament bout like any other martial art would do in grading and local competitions. The cage was bought in for pure safety as wrestling and throws in a ring were dangerous due to competitors falling through the ropes causing unnecessary and major injuries. The cage is there to provide a secure environment for tournaments to take place, its not there to symbolize brutality or no holds barred or violence, it is there for safety in which these tournament bouts take place.
most kids these days will choose a sport or a martial art, who is it for you to say what they should do, they have a choice in whatt they want to do, these two wanted to learn MMA and they enjoy MMA, let alone i watched them practise this demonstration every week and it was executed perfectly, neither were hurt or injured and both of them wanted to do this demonstration and enjoyed it to the max.
all of the comments made by anti MMA keyboard warriors have been ill-informed, irresponsible of an adult and frankly insulting to anyone who has ever taken an interest or practised martial arts.
these two could be doing much much worse things on the streets, learning the way of other kids who have been bought up to be violent or abused by there parents (yes i went there) and could be showing no respect or care for school, authority and anyone else. these two are fine examples of how MMA saves lives by showing them respect and discipline, but also provide a background to protect them selfs from the thugs of society.

i know i wont win any of you keyboard warriors over with any of the comments i have just made, but at least i tried and showed that i will not stand for the ill-informed judgements of what you believe in, saying it is for perverts is complete and utter nonsense and for that comment alone i would advise that you seek counseling as you have missed some key points growing up in your life's and need some help correcting them.

V_is_back you practically repeated yourself from the last article. Why are you even commenting on here if you show no desire to actually take in any information shown to you. Mixed Martial Arts has always been the name of the sport, long before the term 'cage fighting' has been used by uneducated people like you. And I will repeat what I said in the last article answering the same statement, The sport is called MMA because it involves MIXING different types of MARTIAL ARTS in bouts.

"The ban was put in place after two boys stepped into the ring for a rehearsed demonstration of Brazilian jiu-jitsu during an interval in the main show."

BJJ is not an all-out face smashing fest as some seem to believe, BJJ is another form of Judo.
The kids were performing a rehearsed demonstration, they were not having an all out brawl.

It seems to have been sensationalized by the press, and due to the coverage, the people who don't know much about MAs have thrown their hands up in horror.

In truth, I think it was an ill-thought out idea, fair enough, get the message about BJJ out there, but try some other venues.
The words 'Cage Fighter' gives all sorts of nasty images, and you can't blame Joe Bloggs for perceiving the event as some sort of 'bull baiting with kids' when the press is hyping it as some sort of modern day brutal 'anything goes' Gladitorial sport.

As for MMA coming back, I'd welcome it, just leave the wee'uns at home.

I am aware of the Ultimate Warrior Challenge promotion outside of this story, and I know they are quite big in that part of England, as well as Southend being a well know area of being home to many MMA fans, which is why the local council must lift the ban. Look if they didn't want children taking part in any shape or form, they should of made it more clear when they meant no children participating before, during or after the actual event. If its not made clear then what do these people expect when they find a way for children to still compete in front of a crowd? I am a strong believer in children being able to do actual MMA bouts within the limits that most these promotions do anyway. If the wider public don't like children doing it in a cage, then why not demand the government to endorse and recognise MMA as a sport, that way like many other martial arts children can compete in the same facilities, on very wide open mats and in front of a guaranteed sober crowd? This is a real sport, but if they don't know it they need to be educated on it.

http://www2.starexpo
nent.com/news/2011/d
ec/30/getting-kids-g
ear-ar-1575578/ look at this article from the States, see how their take on the sport has meant MMA can be seen for what it is, even if they are using the 'cage fighting' nickname