2011 Off topic thread(basketball,movies,etc whatever)

[SPX]

SPX, that video is hilarious. Are we sure that Kimo is not trying to be funny? He can't be serious.

LOL

He's as serious as crack cocaine. I remember seeing those vids for sale when they were brand new. Pretty sure I even considered picking them up at the time.

I love how awkward and sloppy the takedown and flying armbar (!) look right at the beginning.

[MMA_scientist]

Technique aside, the whole thing is pretty funny. The way he is screaming and acting a fool, you would never guess he was an actual MMA figher. He acts like one of those self defense guys. Those self-defense entusiasts are the worst.

[SPX]

Technique aside, the whole thing is pretty funny. The way he is screaming and acting a fool, you would never guess he was an actual MMA figher. He acts like one of those self defense guys. Those self-defense entusiasts are the worst.

"Fierce fighting! The best fighting! Aaarrrgghhh!! LET'S TRAIN!"

Yeah, I cracked up.

Each vid in the series was $39.95. I remember that.

[MMA_scientist]

Change of plans, I did not realize they had Pankration at the Arnolds. I am skipping the bjj tourney and I am doing the Pankration tourney. I have been wanting to one of these forever, but they are never around.

FYI, Pankration = mma but the fights are short. This is a class b tourney, no strikes to the head. http://www.fightleague.org/

The only issue is making weight. The bjj tourney weight class is 205, which I can make. The Pankration class is 198, which means I will have to cut. It goes from 198 to 242, no way I am fighting a 242 pounder.

I haven't trained striking at all in probably 10 years, and even then, it was limited and I am not good at it. If I can't get takedowns, I am going to get the shit kicked out of my legs. Should be funny though. I will have vids.

[MMA_scientist]

It also exists in the gi, you can kick to the head, you just can't punch to the head

[zY|]

LOL I thoroughly enjoyed that (bad numetal song notwithstanding). Funny watching guys "stand and bang" throwing hooks at the body.

nigga u gonna get raped

[Luke]

Watch out for the kicks to the head MMAscientist

[SPX]

Interesting vid, Scientist. I had no idea such a thing exists.

[Svino]

According to wiki Kimo is black belt in BJJ. Of course he could have gotten that after ufc 1. He did submit Sakuraba with an arm triangle choke 2 years after his fight with Royce though.

Oh, I'm sure he trained quite a bit since the fight with Royce. There was a ringside interview with him in one of the UFC events where he talked about how he came into it not taking "martial arts" very seriously, but that the fight had opened his eyes and now he was training. He had also shaved the pony tail that Royce grabbed effectively.

No way to be sure, but the fight with Sakuraba is one of the most commonly cited "works" in MMA history. The old Sherdog FAQ called it a work but I don't know if there's proof. (Sakuraba says it was, Kimo says it wasn't.)

http://www.sherdog.net/forums/f2/sherdog-user-rules-faq-contact-info-all-new-members-read-17836/

[Svino]

FYI, Pankration = mma but the fights are short. This is a class b tourney, no strikes to the head. http://www.fightleague.org/

Submissions allowed but no strikes to the head? Short fights? It's like a universe where Palhares is God. I also see they only allow 5 minutes of "bleed time" for each fighter, which was funny to me for some reason. Bring your superglue.

The only issue is making weight. The bjj tourney weight class is 205, which I can make. The Pankration class is 198, which means I will have to cut.

Do they use same day weigh-ins or 24 hours before?

I haven't trained striking at all in probably 10 years, and even then, it was limited and I am not good at it. If I can't get takedowns, I am going to get the shit kicked out of my legs. Should be funny though. I will have vids.

You'd better train your side-check-kick.

Anyway, good luck bro.

[MMA_scientist]

Do they use same day weigh-ins or 24 hours before?

You'd better train your side-check-kick.

Weigh ins are the night before or the morning of, so at most it is abouy 15 hours before the comp starts. I could make 198, I have been as low as 175 in the last 12 months... but I just don't want to cut. I have not trained hard, I wasn't even sure I was going to compete. I was primarily just going up there to mess around, watch the arm wrestling, see Lou Ferignou, and catch the SF card and maybe get some mat time in. I am going to fight the big guys. A little more difficult to take down, but I think I can handle the weight.

Anyway, good luck bro.

Thanks.

[edman5555]

Lou Ferigno used to shop at the costco I worked at about 5 years ago in San Luis Obispo, CA.

[Mr. IWS]

GL on the event Scientist.

Will troll youtube for some vids.

[MMA_scientist]

I will post a vid win lose or draw. It is probably going to be funny. My gameplan is to not throw a strike at all. Maybe if I stuck in a position while passing, I will throw some rib shots, or if turtles I will throw some knees to the body. But my goal is submit everyone without having to punch them.

[poopoo333]

I didn't know you could strike in some grappling tourneys. I am probably going to the Arnold next year, maybe just to hang out and all that stuff, go to an MMA event if one is being held, or maybe doing a powerlifting meet at the expo.