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Offline ?Impact

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Re: Ultimate Facepunching Championships!
« Reply #15 on: September 22, 2018, 06:20:19 pm »
Tom-boy gay women like what they like, feminine gay men like what they like.

I don't think there is a direct correlation between tom-boy and gay in women, or feminine and gay in men. There are straight women and gay men that are into masculine activities, and there are gay women and straight men that would appear effeminate. Perhaps percentage wise there is a loose correlation, but by no means is it a rule.

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« Reply #16 on: September 22, 2018, 06:43:07 pm »
I agree its not a rule by any means.  But there's more feminine men as a % in the gay male community compared to the straight male community is what i'm saying.  But there's no hard stereotypes anywhere.
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« Reply #17 on: September 23, 2018, 08:20:08 am »
1. One of the things I've wondered is, if sports were considered feminine and flower-arrangement were considered masculine, would gay women be arranging flowers instead of playing soccer? Do gay women consciously or unconsciously just gravitate to things that are less feminine?  Is it some sort of act of rebellion?

2. Or is there something about the nature of sport itself-- competition, physical activity, the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat, whatever-- that appeals to gay women more than it appeals to straight women?


 
3. https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2018/09/puberty-girls-confidence/563804/

94% -- that's pretty astounding!  Part of it may be that participating in a sport equips women with experiences they need to deal with challenges later in life. But it may also be that sports attract the kind of girls who will seek out these sort of leadership roles later in their lives.  It seems like a chicken and egg question to me.

 

1. Yes, I wonder that too.  There's also that belief that people had that they "knew" from the start what they were... whether it's masculine/feminine identity, or whether they wanted to be a tennis player.  I knew I wanted to work with computers, for example, but maybe I didn't know.  Maybe you convince yourself after the fact who you are to solidify your identity ?
2. I didn't do well with competition, except in academic matters.  But sports excellence made you a focus of admiration and a leader, whereas intellectual excellence made you into a focus of derision for some reason.  Still, I am sure the dumb kids were jealous of me... I was friends with some of them too. 
3. I am going to try to get my kid to compete in something he's good at, to socialize his competitiveness vs team play....

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Re: Ultimate Facepunching Championships!
« Reply #18 on: December 30, 2018, 12:34:41 am »
Holy ****.

Amanda Nunes just demolished Cris Cyborg.  Not just defeated or earned a victory, she just flat out wrecked her.  She landed numerous huge power punches, dropped Cyborg several times, and put her down for good with a right hook right under the ear, all in 51 seconds. Cyborg was flailing around, trying to slow the onslaught by throwing haymakers that missed by a mile, and trying for desperation takedowns. None of it worked. Each time Cyborg fired one of her flailing punches, Nunes tagged her with another rocket.

This was Cyborg's first loss since 2005.  She was the heavy favorite, based on her long undefeated streak, her habit of totally dominating her opponents, and being the bigger fighter (she normally fights at 145 pounds, while Nunes normally fights at 135, though Nunes looked just as big as her when they were in the ring).

I think people anticipated that Amanda's speed and skill gave her a chance, but I don't think anybody anticipated that she would just get in the octagon and use Cyborg's head as a tetherball.  This was just an awesome performance.  Nunes now has to be considered the best of all time.  The two other women who had once claimed that title-- Cyborg and Ronda Rousey-- were both knocked out cold by Nunes in under 60 seconds.

Nunes is now UFC champion of both Women's Bantamweight and Women's Featherweight divisions.

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« Reply #19 on: December 30, 2018, 04:14:21 pm »
Easily one of the most impressive performances I've ever seen.  Nunes is an absolute beast.  The speed and accuracy of her punches is insane.  Hard to measure power by just watching her but if those strikes are coming in that fast and she isn't holding anything back they have to be damn hard too, enough to stun Cyborg immediately.  Don't think i've had so much joy watching a fighter win a fight: the odds, the stakes, & excitement of the fight & the way in which the fight was won was breathtaking.

Easily the greatest female fighter ever.  She's so fun to watch too because she goes for the jugular every time, a true savage. Made Cyborg & Rousey look like punching bags, essentially retired that pouting baby Rousey.  Made Rousey's stand up game look like a weak pathetic joke. Made Cyborg look like a slow lumbering fool throwing wild desperate haymakers.

Joe Rogan said during the fight Cyborg walks around at about 180 lbs so she's cutting almost 40 pounds to make weight.  She might have the power and size but she couldn't touch Nunes' onslaught of speed & fury.  Nunes can just retire now, how can any woman ever hope to compete?  I've always loved Juliana Pena's potential but she's no Nunes & can't seem to stay healthy.
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« Reply #20 on: December 30, 2018, 10:47:32 pm »
So the fight starts with both women throwing some wild haymakers that don't come close.  Amanda is throwing overhands at a 12 o'clock to 6 o'clock angle which is a decidedly odd punch. Maybe they saw something while they were studying tapes that made them think Cyborg would be vulnerable to that. Anyway, for a short while they were just shadowboxing.

Here's the first contact of the fight: Nunes kicks Cyborg's ankle out from under her, and while Cyborg is off balance, Nunes lands a right hook to the cheek.



This just seems to make Cyborg mad. Cyborg chases after her and connects with a body shot. She backs Nunes against the cage, and that's where the second significant exchange happens:



Both women fire short rights, but while Cyborg's punch is mostly blocked by Amanda's left wrist, Amanda's punch connects dead on Cyborg's chin and puts her down. From there, the Lioness was out for blood.

The low frame rate of these gifs makes it look like Amanda's fists are comets or have vapor trails behind them.  They're not quite that fast, but she has really fast hands. Yesterday I read somebody saying "she punches like Chuck Liddell".  I think that's actually a good comparison.  Chuck's whole career was built around that devastating overhand right that he could fire so quickly and so accurately.  Amanda is doing the same thing here.  Her distance control is perfect: she throws long punches, but she's not over-extending, and she's not compacting her swing to fit it in range either. She uses her footwork to keep Cyborg at just the right range. That's what makes these punches so powerful.

How tough is Cyborg to take a rocket like this right on the cheek and bounce right back to her feet?



Here is the Lioness just teeing off on Cyborg. Cyborg tries to grab Nunes to try to stop the onslaught, but Nunes just shrugs her off.



And this is the final blow. Cyborg throws a straight left, but Nunes slips it and fires an overhand right over top of it that catches Cyborg right under the ear.  Cyborg crumples, base over apex.  Nunes knew she'd won before Cyborg even hit the canvas.



This is the final 15 seconds of the fight, to put all the above clips (except the first) into context.





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Re: Ultimate Facepunching Championships!
« Reply #21 on: December 30, 2018, 11:12:31 pm »
Still juzzed from the fight.  It was amazing seeing the crowd blow the roof off the arena for a women's fight.  I felt empowered. :)


With apologies to Rachel MacKinnon and her lady-testicles, this is the women's athletic performance of the year.

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« Reply #22 on: December 31, 2018, 11:33:35 am »
I can't stand to watch UFC or boxing.  It makes me uncomfortable and sometimes it makes me cry.  I don't understand how punching someone else's lights out is a sport.

I'm not saying other people can't enjoy it or see it as a sport.  Growing up in a physically abusive house is probably why I don't get it.
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« Reply #23 on: December 31, 2018, 12:17:02 pm »
I can't stand to watch UFC or boxing.  It makes me uncomfortable and sometimes it makes me cry.  I don't understand how punching someone else's lights out is a sport.

I'm not saying other people can't enjoy it or see it as a sport.  Growing up in a physically abusive house is probably why I don't get it.

I was lucky to have grown up in a very kind and gentle house, and maybe that's why I also recognize this stuff as very sick ****.
I can somehow Imagine Trump getting a bit of a woody watching it.
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« Reply #24 on: December 31, 2018, 01:23:12 pm »
... this is the women's athletic performance of the year.

geezaz, where's your presumed athleticism... where the sole object is to physically injure your opponent so badly that he or she is unable to continue?

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« Reply #25 on: December 31, 2018, 01:49:04 pm »
I was lucky to have grown up in a very kind and gentle house, and maybe that's why I also recognize this stuff as very sick ****.
I can somehow Imagine Trump getting a bit of a woody watching it.

Just to clarify - if others see the sport in this and enjoy it, I am in no way making a moral judgement about them.

I do not agree with labeling others as morally bankrupt or repugnant because they disagree with me or don't enjoy the same things I do or have experienced things in life that leaves them with a bad taste for certain things.

There is some seriously sick **** in the world, but I'm not sure this qualifies.
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Re: Ultimate Facepunching Championships!
« Reply #26 on: December 31, 2018, 04:54:52 pm »
geezaz, where's your presumed athleticism... where the sole object is to physically injure your opponent so badly that he or she is unable to continue?

The athleticism is undeniable.  After running, fighting is probably the most authentic human athletic activity. Fighting has been one of man's principle activities ever since Ugg and Thak quarreled over the same coconut.

If your concern is for the athletes' safety, I think there are much more dangerous sports that should be stopped before we ban martial arts.

If your complaint revolves around moral concerns, the virtue-signaling line starts behind Omni.

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Re: Ultimate Facepunching Championships!
« Reply #27 on: December 31, 2018, 07:02:54 pm »
There is no question that these are athletes. Wrestling and boxing to back to the original Olympics and are part of many cultures.

While I enjoy a lot of sports that include contact and appreciate that fighting is no more dangerous than some of them,  I've never developed a liking for ones where the primary objective is to beat your opponent to a point where they can no longer compete.

Equestrian three day eventing is probably the most lethal sport.
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« Reply #28 on: January 01, 2019, 12:27:37 am »
Just to clarify - if others see the sport in this and enjoy it, I am in no way making a moral judgement about them.

I do not agree with labeling others as morally bankrupt or repugnant because they disagree with me or don't enjoy the same things I do or have experienced things in life that leaves them with a bad taste for certain things.

There is some seriously sick **** in the world, but I'm not sure this qualifies.
Celebrating violence is sick ****. any **** ant that doesn't understand that should get out of mommys basement and go see the world beyond their block,

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« Reply #29 on: January 01, 2019, 12:42:28 am »
The athleticism is undeniable.  After running, fighting is probably the most authentic human athletic activity. Fighting has been one of man's principle activities ever since Ugg and Thak quarreled over the same coconut.

If your concern is for the athletes' safety, I think there are much more dangerous sports that should be stopped before we ban martial arts.

If your complaint revolves around moral concerns, the virtue-signaling line starts behind Omni.

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I have a brown belt in Wado Ryu karate. Do not try and equate this sick **** you seem to get off on with actual martial arts. Punching people iun the face for fun is SICK ****. So **** off with your ignorance.