Is this a good thing for kids?

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by Tchocky

Of course you don't like what you see. This is pure Daily Mail bread and butter reporting. It's not worth the bother. They know you don't like it, and that's the starting point of the article - to massage and reassure previously held beliefs, not to impart information.

Thats not to make any judgement on the event or those involved. It could be horrific, it could be evil. But the news report is making the judgement for you, and you know it. Proper journalism does not exist at the Mail.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...shire-15015790

Sometimes pics say more than a thousand words. I find it unappropriate to have beachsuit girls in an event featzurinbg young boys of 8 years in cage fighting. I don't like the atmoshere depicted on the pics. I don't like the adult crowd running that event. I don'T like the expression in the boy's eyes.

Don'T make this complicated again. Sometimes there is not much left to be relativized. Sometimes a shabby impression just correctly describes a shabby situation.

[Krauter]

Originally Posted by Tchocky

Just something I'm thinking right now. haven't really looked into it. I think it's safer to get knocked out by one hard punch or kick, rather than a continued pounding with a padded glove. If you punch too hard in MMA, you mess up your hand, whereas in boxing you can keep at it longer. Seems like your brain takes much more of a hit with boxing. Also, most punches in boxing are thrown to the head or face, where in MMA the whole body can be a target. That might sound worse in a way, but consider that you can be choked out, wrestled down, pinned, locked or simply held in MMA to lose - whereas in boxing you have to get punched in the head. A lot.

EDIT - I watch a fair bit of mixed martial arts, and almost no boxing. May be talking through my hat here

The thing is, with the "MMA" gloves, which have very little padding, when ever you do get hit, it does a lot more damaged compared to getting hit in the head with a boxing glove. Think of getting hit in the head once with a brick compared to getting hit in the head 10 times with (as an example) a really heavy leather pillow.

Yes both will cause pain, but because the gloves used in MMA fights have less padding it's a lot easier to cut open your opponent. Think of how many boxing matches you've seen where one fighters face gets cut open or bruised to the extent some MMA fighters get.

Note: I'm not arguing for or against MMA/boxing here, just wanted to try and shed some light on this