Strictly Baby Fight Club

[subversplat]

Yes, I see your point, but the fact that they're holding tournaments in rings (or cages) and haven't even established the rules is a bit of a farce don't you think?

Were there really "no rules"? I thought that was a bit of tabloid mouth-frothing at the savage and barbaric Eastern full-contact sports, in comparison to our own lovely, regimented and all-round-good egg full contact sport of traditional boxing (where kids who are also in their pre-teens beat each other up)

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Were there really "no rules"? I thought that was a bit of tabloid mouth-frothing at the savage and barbaric Eastern full-contact sports, in comparison to our own lovely, regimented and all-round-good egg full contact sport of traditional boxing (where kids who are also in their pre-teens beat each other up)

No, there were, but for the fight in the cage, nobody seemed to know whether they were going to play Thai rules or English. The parents didn't even know what was allowed right up until they discussed it before the fight. They were sure whether you could kick in the head, whether you could knee etc. It was a total farce

 

[senny dreadful]

Sport is one thing, and it's probably a good idea for kids to get an enthusiasm for it early, but the ravening bloodthirst on the faces of these parents was something else. :s

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

One of the father's also said he was going to have to "bulk" his daughter up so she wasn't at a weight disadvantage.

As the father of a daughter in particular, Darren feels that it will help Miah to stand on her own two feet and encourage her to be able to take more care of herself when she is older.
Determined to make champions of his kids, they are encouraged to train three times a week and compete in the ring against other children. But pre-match jitters often get the better of Miah, who has to be coaxed into the ring on more than one occasion. "Every time she goes in that ring, there is always a worry she will start crying", admits Darren. But nonetheless he remains determined and ambitious.
For her next fight, Darren is taking no chances. He has 'bulked' her up so she is not at a weight disadvantage against her older opponent. Will this be enough for a win to make daddy's day or will the five-year-old, with a penchant for disco dancing and dressing up as a princess, go home empty-handed once again.

 

[tarannau]

To be fair you should hear some of the parents down at a football games.

I'm a little undecided at face value. It looks horrific and the tears were disturbing and emotive. However, I also boxed and played rugby from an early age - in an era when full contact was allowed - and it seems a little rich for me to criticise too much. Ad if I'm honest, I can think back to times when I didn't enjoy it too much, wanted to quit and looked pretty downright miserable too, if not in floods of tears. That's par for the course as youngster mind - my parents persistence paid off to a large extent, those sporting memories now being some of the fondest of my childhood

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

To be fair you should hear some of the parents down at a football games.

I'm a little undecided at face value. It looks horrific and the tears were disturbing and emotive. However, I also boxed and played rugby from an early age - in an era when full contact was allowed - and it seems a little rich for me to criticise too much. Ad if I'm honest, I can think back to times when I didn't enjoy it too much, wanted to quit and looked pretty downright miserable too, if not in floods of tears. That's par for the course as youngster mind - my parents persistence paid off to a large extent, those sporting memories now being some of the fondest of my childhood

I'm all for kids learning to defend themselves - if they want to do it for themselves, enjoy it and aren't doing it for their parents, but aged 5 seems far too young

 

[Pavlik]

One of the father's also said he was going to have to "bulk" his daughter up so she wasn't at a weight disadvantage.

And he was really stuffing the food into her mouth.
The whole show was a bit surreal tbh and its making me feel a bit sick thinking about it again.

 

[Brainaddict]

I decided not to watch it. Sounds like I made the right choice.

I watched a thing about Medieval attitudes to sex and love instead.

That sounds interesting. What was it called? Might look it up.

 

[girasol]

Is it Medieval Minds on BBC4? I watched some of that too, how a young woman refused to have sex with her husband as she wanted to die a virgin...

I sometimes manage to watch 3 programs at once, as I was also watching Pete and Kate

there you go:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/medieval/mind.shtml

and the full program:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/page/item/b009wzw3.shtml

 

[Brainaddict]

Thanks Iem

 

[girasol]

You're welcome Brain

 

[wishface]

Who was getting the money for that fight in the cage anyway? 1000 tickets at £35 a pop

sick fuckers.

 

[kabbes]

It was a bonkers programme. And "Kick her... hit her, Princess!" has to stand as one of the most bizarre sentences I have ever heard. Ever.

 

[wishface]

Hopefully these twisted fuckwits will get their kids taken away, yes?

 

[CharlieAddict]

To be fair you should hear some of the parents down at a football games.

'chop his legs!'
'get up you pansy!'
'get the little shit!'

the 80s was fucked up.
is that still accepted in this day and age?

and having played rugby for the school team as a kid, i remember how two dads nearly came to heads after one shouted - 'get that fat ginger twat!'
hilarious at the time...

 

[Superdupastupor]

I started Karate at age 5.
The competions were full contact but very strictly reffed It was more like in the style of fencing i.e points awarded for hits landed on torso. Also observing parents were kept miles away.

The best way to get advanced up the belts system was to make someone cry. Which worked fine until I met my match.

 

[i_hate_beckham]

It wasn't nearly as bad as some of you lot made out.