Bloody Elbow: An SB Nation Community

Navigation: Jump to content areas:



Sports blogs for fans, by fans.
New Blog: Backing the Pack for NC State Fans!


spread the word

Clip of the Day: High School Mixed Martial Arts

For those who heard about the high school playing host to a MMA club, the New York Times goes one step deeper and visits the school itself. A very short but interesting little of a nuggest of a piece.

1 recs | Comment 10 comments | Share on Facebook Digg!

Story-email Email Printer Print

Comments

Display:

I’m all for this.

I know one side effect that training has had on me, is, that it has evened me out some.

What does that mean? Well some people would think that being involved in mma would make somebody want to go out and fight all the time. I find the effect it has on me, is increased discipline, more patience with people and the ability to AVOID getting into fights. I wish that I would have had that at a younger age, it definitely would have saved me some grief. It is awesome to be carrying around stress or anger and go in and get your butt handed to you on the mat!

http://eliotmarshall.com/

by BJJDenver on Nov 19, 2008 5:45 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I found the exact same thing with wrestling.

I really don’t sweat anyone walking around. I know with absolute certainty that the percentage of people walking around who could actually hurt me in a scrap is really low, so I don’t worry at all.

The other thing is the camaraderie you form with your workout partners. Everyone feels the same way about fighting, it’s like “Why?”

I am grateful beyond words for my wrestling experience. I learned so much about myself and the world from those three hour workouts.

There is no such thing as innocence, only degrees of guilt.

by misterjonez on Nov 19, 2008 9:06 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Twice weekly I go to lunchtime jiu jitsu classes, and for the last three weeks, during that time, a big high school contingent has come down to our school for their phys.ed. class. I think that’s awesome, though I remain incredibly jealous that when I was in high school, all we got to do was run around the track. In the rain. Repeatedly.

by AJB on Nov 19, 2008 5:53 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The club that I am a part of goes to a high school once a month and we teach them jiu jitsu. It’s too much fun.

by gremlin1496 on Nov 19, 2008 6:57 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wish my high school had this when I was there :(

by EnsignFrog on Nov 19, 2008 7:34 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I was impressed with the lack of negative bias of the story. Nice to see that.

"I'm a man who discovered the wheel and built the Eiffel Tower out of metal and brawn. That's what kind of man I am." - Ron Burgundy

by monkeyfightclub! on Nov 19, 2008 11:02 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Absolutely. Really even-handed take on it.

There is no such thing as innocence, only degrees of guilt.

by misterjonez on Nov 19, 2008 11:26 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You’re seeing more and more of this.

by Luke Thomas on Nov 20, 2008 1:19 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

it will be interesting to see

in 15 years, the guys that grew up on MMA

not wrestling, not jiu jitsu, not boxing. MMA.

i dont think theyll do as well actually… I think the best fighters will still have made their base in other sports.

as a kid who wrestled in high school, im sure their coach is goin bananas, i dont think theres any doubt theyll lessen the enrollment in the wrestling team over the years.

Naming my son Brodie Damon

by troy145 on Nov 20, 2008 7:12 AM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Comments For This Post Are Closed


User Tools

"All men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I myself deny it." -- H.L. Mencken
Start posting on Bloody Elbow »

Join SB Nation and dive into communities focused on all your favorite teams.

FanPosts

Community blog posts and discussion.

Recommended FanPosts

Bob_sapp__potato_head_small
A Message For Our Troops
Weo_animation2_small
Exclusive: An Interview With "The Veteran Voice of the Octagon" Bruce Buffer
Stpierre_472917a_small
The Official UFC 100 Bloody Elbow Meet-up Thread
Chainlink_small
Quiet Before the Storm: St. Pierre-Alves
Tapout-girl_small
Unofficial BE Welterweight Grand Prix (Updated) Second Round

Recent FanPosts

Weo_animation2_small
Gesias JZ Cavalcante to Compete at DREAM.11 but not Against Eddie Alvarez
Weo_animation2_small
UFC 100 Preview: Paulo Thiago Talks Jon Fitch and Josh Koscheck
Ebola_small
Next MMA Fighter To Die?
Picture_010_small
Brock Lesnar vs. Bobby Lashley
Mirkneebaraim640_small
Dan Miller vs. Aaron Simpson Possible for UFN 19 in September
Weo_animation2_small
Mixed Martial Artwork: Bruce Buffer
Weo_animation2_small
UFC 100 Preview: Striking Coach Ken Hahn Talks Frank Mir vs. Brock Lesnar
Nielson_small
Rampage vs. Rashad Evans to Headline UFC 107; UFC 108 Scheduled for January 2nd in Las Vegas

Post_icon New FanPost All FanPosts Carrot-mini

MMA Rankings

USA Today / SB Nation Consensus MMA Rankings