vagabond wrote:dyspirido, i can't speak to staring at the wall but i wouldn't dissuade you. but regardless i'd encourage you to consider that money doesn't register on the human timeline, and that credit-money doesn't register on money's timeline; and that the last extinction period was driven by oceanic temperature changes due to shifting currents killing off the little guys that make oxygen, and that currently the straights of newfoundland are hypoxic, and the press concerning it all centers around the collapse of the fishing industry. and that a couple hundred sea turtles died the other day, cause it was warm enough to swim to maine and then it wasn't, which is sad not for sea turtles in and of themselves but because it speaks to the death of the producer of 65% of our oxygen (oceanic life) the bulk of the rest of which comes from the amazon which is currently being sold off as boardfeet by bolsonaro. and that mixing daoist meditative practice and martial arts has never been useful for fighting, but can you backseat drive how to slip a plum?
marvin8, what are you relevant to? (this is a snarky way of illustrating that relevance is a dynamic, not a point)
C.J.W. wrote:Not bad, but I think whoever made the series is over-analyzing and somewhat romanticizing the rise of MMA.
Blood sport for the viewing pleasure of the rich and the powerful as well as the general public is by no means a modern invention, but a phenomenon that dates back to ancient times (e.g., the Romans and the gladiators), and has taken place in many cultures around the world at various points in history. If we look at modern sports and their origins, we could say that boxing, wrestling, fencing, football, rugby, soccer are all deeply-rooted in this tradition.
I also believe that human beings' affinity to the sensual excitement of fighting is genetically ingrained -- the psychological remnants passed on to us by our ape ancestors who, like all other animal species, had to fight for survival on a daily basis. Ever notice that whenever there's a street fight or a schoolyard tussle, just about everybody -- from a 5-year-old kindergartener to an 80 year-old lady -- would stop and watch, or at least turn their heads and take a few peaks? We can't help it. It's in our blood -- no pun intended.
C.J.W. wrote:Not bad, but I think whoever made the series is over-analyzing and somewhat romanticizing the rise of MMA.
Blood sport for the viewing pleasure of the rich and the powerful as well as the general public is by no means a modern invention, but a phenomenon that dates back to ancient times (e.g., the Romans and the gladiators), and has taken place in many cultures around the world at various points in history. If we look at modern sports and their origins, we could say that boxing, wrestling, fencing, football, rugby, soccer are all deeply-rooted in this tradition.
I also believe that human beings' affinity to the sensual excitement of fighting is genetically ingrained -- the psychological remnants passed on to us by our ape ancestors who, like all other animal species, had to fight for survival on a daily basis. Ever notice that whenever there's a street fight or a schoolyard tussle, just about everybody -- from a 5-year-old kindergartener to an 80 year-old lady -- would stop and watch, or at least turn their heads and take a few peaks? We can't help it. It's in our blood -- no pun intended.
C.J.W. wrote:https://youtu.be/VVJEvtkFKBc
Might be of interest to some.
"Even swords were allowed in the middle-ages. Good times. Today unfortunately, we must respect sport rules."
vagabond wrote:so which way is forward fella's?
What are you willing to do?
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