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I train in kickboxing. I have seen guys wearing TapouT/Affliction etc, huge who cares? When I played rugby, I didnt go up to anyone with an England shirt and tackle them
Narrow-minded? Coming from a guy that posted this?
You've pretty much summed up your insecurity AND intelligence in that first post. Nothing else really needs to be said.
i kinda am with both sides of the thing.
for one i dont like the posers who wear tapout and affliction, normally because they are douchebags and try to look hard at the bars, but when you ask where they train, they look clueless.
but i also agree with the getting the product out there so they can sponser more fighters. hell tapout sponsers my good friend at my gym.
i stay away from tapout and affliction because well, they are the most worn at the moment. i wear warrior wear, throwdown, sinister, koral, vulkan and my gracie shirts most of the time, because you dont see anyone wearing them.
i think its still ok to make fun of the douchebags who wear mma gear because they are complete posers, because some of them completely deserve it! and to the fat guys eating wings @ the bars cheering loudly for the ufc fights, i support them too.
im saying there are certain guys out there that wear the products, are complete posers, and dont watch mma, yet act tough w/ the products theyre wearing. thats not ok, in my opinion.
and there are certain fans out there that support the sport and fighters. that is ok in my opinion.
simply an opinion
My question to the board is, what would you guys (and gals) that train like to see in a line. I hear a lot of people that train that wouldn't wear a tapout shirt (I train myself and prefer not to wear tapout).
Narrow-minded? Coming from a guy that posted this?
You've pretty much summed up your insecurity AND intelligence in that first post. Nothing else really needs to be said.
My question to the board is, what would you guys (and gals) that train like to see in a line. I hear a lot of people that train that wouldn't wear a tapout shirt (I train myself and prefer not to wear tapout).
Personally I like tapout. But I'm heavily tattooed (sleeves, neck, chest, most of right leg) so it fits my look. I like other lines too though.
Seems like a lot of you guys out there in Southern Ca...i guess its the trend down there.
people keep going back to the pro sports (baseball basketball football etc.) thing of someone wearing a jersey but doesnt actually play. i think the annoyance here is that the posers who wear mma clothes and who try to look tough, airbox, want to pick fights with people yet dont train. sure lots of people wear dodgers hats or chicago bulls jerseys, but you dont see them carrying around basketballs saying they play for the chicago bulls.
thats my only issue, and yes i do really see posers at the bars who airbox w/ their friends, and yes i have gone up to them and ask where they train and find out they dont.
What exactly is 'trying to look tough'? I know plenty of douchebags at bars that pick fights and DON'T wear mma gear.
I think the problem is more with douchebags in general rather than people wearing mma clothes.
Another tip: training bjj 2 nights a week doesn't make you tough. Sure its pretty effective in competition fights where there are rules and weight classes. But in your bar fight scenario it would be pretty useless. :icon_chee