Comments on: Kid fights and MMA: Good idea or bad? (Video)

By: TEK

TEK — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:24 +0000

i fight in mma an i am only 16 years old i hold a record of 16w an 4l an i dont see anything wrong with it because if the kid has self control he wont start nothing but if he has too he’ll finish it

By: dskfjskljfd

dskfjskljfd — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 04:02:35 +0000

they hsould have juinior ufc !!! im 13 n im weak n shit n i wanna learn how to get stronger n shit

By: haglnuts

haglnuts — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:16:51 +0000

It’s interesting the stigma that mma still gets in the public opinion. Did anyone else hear the commentator say that MMA fights don’t end until someone gives up??? That was like 15 years ago! People still look at it like bloodsport. What a shame… I have an 8 year old and a 7 year old and I wouldn’t mind if they started training because they learn to hand themselves in a situation and can defend themselves, not every kid in karate turns into Johnny, there are many more Daniel Laruso’s out there. Same with MMA,it won’t make a kid have a temper and want to kill someone, it teaches discipline and control, and gives them confidence in themselves.

By: matt

matt — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:01:14 +0000

I think this is a completely weak argument and am sad that after nearly 70 comments nobody bothered to research the incidence of injury in martialarts, mixed martial arts, boxing, wrestling and judo, and pop warner football, gymnastics and all of the other ‘traditional sports’ that kids do.

I did.

quoting the journal of Sports and Science,
” The findings of the present study do not provide evidence that combat sports have alarmingly high rates of injuries resulting in emergency department visits.”

and in an article specific to MMA:
” The lower knockout rates in MMA compared to boxing may help prevent brain injury in MMA events.”

Gymnastics and football are the real killers. But don’t take my word for it, try Children’s Hospital Boston, The CDC, or Consumer reports. I’ve linked all the articles at my blog.

kempoinfo.com

By: dia mette

dia mette — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:32:23 +0000

better than playing video games and sniffing the pledge can at home to get high.

When i was a child we played sports in the street everyday but now I rarley ever see kids playing touch football or roller hockey there busy getting high and skateboarding.

as long as its supervised properly I think its a great idea to help build disciline and promote self confidence and high self asteem. No different than any other competetion kids play footbal which is a team sport the goal being to hit the kid in the other jersey as hard as you possibly can, MMA individual sport the goal being to win sometimes without even striking your opponent

By: joe

joe — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:09:41 +0000

thats not cool having kids do mma join karate or any other type work your way up

By: ToeLock

ToeLock — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:29:38 +0000

[quote post="5590"]Why have children fighting mma. Instead they should be honing their skills in all the above mentioned Aspects of mma. At the very least that should keep them busy till they are like 16.
I mean can a little kid really be skilled at boxing, ju jitsu, and wrestling…. I doubt it, so how can they even dream of fighting mma. At best you will see a 1 dimensional striker vs. a ju jitsu practicioner… You cant tell me little kids can be well versed in the arts that make up mma. Its not like we will ever see a well rounded 11 year old, who can wrestler, Muy Tai, Box and grapple, so will it even really be mma?[/quote]
My sentiments exactly… and IMO the fact that kids CANNOT be well versed in all these area’s leaves them vulnerable to injury…again IMO

By: chefdaddy

chefdaddy — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:42:45 +0000

I wouldn’t have so much of a problem with sparring, but NO WAY should kids that young use submissions in competition.

By: Yikes

Yikes — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:55:48 +0000

I dont have highspeed so I didnt bother trying to watch it.

I do see MMA as a fusion of Boxing and Judo with wrestling.

What is the age for these sports?

In judo you have to be 13 to start using armbars and chokes.

Wrestling… I have kids that are in grade 3 doing it.
Judo 5yrs old.

Mind you they arnt beating the heck out of each other or anything but getting tossed on your noggin is no different than getting a cross checked from behind or sliding into the board like our beloved national sport up here in the great white north. None will do you any good.

I just think its time MMA got its own provincial/sport body and not rode on wrestling and boxing. What is stopping that.
There could be a set standard for it, even though it is a mix of martial arts there are tons of core moves that are basics that could be done up like the traditional martial arts. Give em different colored gloves instead of belts.

The whole maturity question is where things get gray. Any kid can fight. I guess noone ever seen the movie Karate Kid.
Some adults shouldnt be training in MMA if we are gonna talk maturity…

I am sure there is a way to do it in increments that could be age appropriate.

Judo canada doesnt want kids to fight till age 13… are they dumb. Little Johnny will just play soccer at age 5 and never stop. If its about driving the sport than yes maybe a starting age of say 10 is ok. Just to keep the critics to a minimum.

My kids do wrestling and judo and hit the heavy bag are they doing MMA. Yes, just not sparring.

If dana wants mma mainstream this would be one area to attack. Then traditional sports like Hockey, Football, Baseball, Soccer could take a small insignificant hit.

By: Flaadog

Flaadog — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:45:26 +0000

If we are going to say that kids shouldn’t do this then I think we are being hypocrites. All of the arguments we constantly throw out in defense of MMA vs. other sports, in my mind, apply to kid’s sports. We argue that boxing is worse than MMA. Football is no different. Well if that is true for adults, why would it not be true for kids? The growth plate thing is ridiculous. The doctor is an idiot. And I don’t need to be a doctor to say that. All it takes are simple observations that kids break bones and injure themselves playing football, soccer, skate boarding, gymnastics, get hit with bats and balls in baseball, and on and on. So the injury argument is a bit of a joke in my book.

The only true question I really see is, is a kid mentally mature enough to fight in competition and control his emotions inside and outside the ring? And one thing is for sure, MMA should teach them that. If they are not learning discipline then they should not be allowed to continue. Either by their parents and/or their instructor.

I guess I could go on and on, but no one will probably even read this, so….