K-1 has finally gone too far

[yodsanklai]

I don't see what's all the fuss about. How old are they?

Have you seen this from Europe?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV3sjZboAsw

 

[frystyle]

I don't see what's all the fuss about. How old are they?

Have you seen this from Europe?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV3sjZboAsw

Wow, hard to watch. From what I could see: that little kid had no business being in the ring with the taller one.

 

[Pancake Sprawl]

ask a neurologist about the effect of repeated trauma on developing children.


Regarding the event it looks like k-4/k-5 rules. Same as the shin-karate organization that runs very popular amateur glove karate tournaments (glove karate = more or less kyokushin but with boxing gloves and punches to the head allowed) in Japan. Shinkarate had a deal with FEG/old K-1 and was licensed to use the names k-2, k-3, K-4 and k-5. K-2 being basically same as k-1, (at least visually, in actuality scoring is closer to kyokushin) and k3-5 rules adding more protective equipment and restrictions. Shin-karate fed a lot of successful fighters to k-1, Masaaki Noiri being possibly the most well known today (him being a youth k-2 champion before entering K-1 Koshien and eventually earning a spot in the real k-1).

K-2 2015 GP highlight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4y9CTQZG54

i never said it was healthy, but that's the nature of most contact sports. you think playing football at that age is any healthier? it's probably worse, but nobody bats an eye at that.

 

[oyvindt]

i never said it was healthy, but that's the nature of most contact sports. you think playing football at that age is any healthier? it's probably worse, but nobody bats an eye at that.

I agree.
i think almost any sport is dangerous for children,some can have devastating effects;combat sports,gymnastics,free climbing and everything in between.i've seen more then one kid with a broken spine or head fracture horse riding...but it was (and still is) a non issue.

 

[JustinvR]

I don't see what's all the fuss about. How old are they?

Have you seen this from Europe?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV3sjZboAsw

I wonder if anyone involved with this understands that this is just horrible.

 

[shinkyoku]

i never said it was healthy, but that's the nature of most contact sports. you think playing football at that age is any healthier? it's probably worse, but nobody bats an eye at that.

Sure there are worse sports out there. That does not mean it is healthy.
And people do bat an eye.
http://www.theatlantic.com/entertai...is-in-the-pee-wee-leagues-not-the-nfl/279229/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sport...900b54-a71f-11e4-a2b2-776095f393b2_story.html

 

[DoctorTaco]

I could take'em.

 

[Brocktoberfest]

I don't see what's all the fuss about. How old are they?

Have you seen this from Europe?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV3sjZboAsw

Kyshenko really took a step down in competition.

 

[Snubnoze707]

Kyshenko really took a step down in competition.

How many steps up are there, really.

I'd like to see him against Valtelini and Holzken again, who he already beat...

Edit: never mind, lol

 

[kwankaodaddy]

Apparently they robbed the Thai representative in the semis.

Why not? They just wanna tell you that they are the real K-1.

 

[Pancake Sprawl]

Sure there are worse sports out there. That does not mean it is healthy.
And people do bat an eye.
http://www.theatlantic.com/entertai...is-in-the-pee-wee-leagues-not-the-nfl/279229/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sport...900b54-a71f-11e4-a2b2-776095f393b2_story.html

and look at the responses to those articles, barely a fuck was given.