Dan Doyle and Frank Shamrock debate the issue -"Is MMA Too Viloent For Children To Participate?" on...

Dan Doyle and Frank Shamrock debate the issue -"Is MMA Too Viloent For Children To Participate?" on Outside The Lines.

11 months ago Nick Thomas Comment 3 comments 0 recs |

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I really appreciated Frank’s calm demeanor in responding to a guy that was obviously trying to provoke him. He interrupted Frank numerous time while demanding to be able to finish his own points. Fighting is the original sport. All other sports are a watered down version of fighting. Every sport is about “submitting” your opponent.

by jrobb20 on Jul 20, 2008 8:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I agree

The laughing was a little unprofessional, but understandable. He did a great job keeping his cool as you said.

As for the actual issue here, I see no problem with child MMA, but I think slightly more safety precautions ought to be taken until they are older, as with any child contact sports.

by EnsignFrog on Jul 21, 2008 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Still I was kind of disturbed with the original piece that led to the debate, it seems weird to me to see 5 and 6 years old punching each other.
I would be okay to let my children learn grappling from a early age, but contact sparing like that seems a bit too much for me. Mainly because some of the kids really didn’t look like they wanted to be there.

by marcio on Jul 20, 2008 10:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs