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    How young is too young to fight?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgFFivfkfgE
    Here is a great match Karate vs Shaolin, they are so young.
    How young is too young to fight?
    To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.
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    well I up for throwing a bunch of 5 year olds in the cage and watching them beat each other up so I can capitalize on my MMA class enrollemtns and overcharge the parents on lessons.....

    seriously I would have to say 18 to fight professionally and 16 to compete amatuer.
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    16 is still too young for full contact, so amateur with significant gear yes.

    18 is old enough for most.

    Training can begin way earlier though.

    Minor tussles are normal for young guys.
    Kung Fu is good for you.

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    anytime you get your bell rung, and that does not mean KO'd, you have a concussion, and neurological damage. Fact.
    They are doing studies now that show the high amount of concussions in High School sports.
    Kids should not be taking shots to the head,
    unless they already have an in, in the laborers union.
    I can't stand the people who live vicariously through their students to prove their toughness.
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    I can't stand the people who live vicariously through their students to prove their toughness.
    you mean no kicking three year olds in the head? it's not a good thing?
    Hung Sing Boyz, we gottit on lock down
    when he's around quick to ground and pound a clown
    Bruh we thought you knew better
    when it comes to head huntin, ain't no one can do it better

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    the video showed both boys of 11 Y.O.

    when you are young, you may not strike or kick too hard.

    some kind of glove to avoid nails and pinches

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    Quote Originally Posted by TenTigers View Post
    anytime you get your bell rung, and that does not mean KO'd, you have a concussion, and neurological damage. Fact.
    They are doing studies now that show the high amount of concussions in High School sports.
    Kids should not be taking shots to the head,
    unless they already have an in, in the laborers union.
    I can't stand the people who live vicariously through their students to prove their toughness.
    Well said brother.
    I started fighting young to survive and elected competitive sport much later.
    To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SPJ View Post
    the video showed both boys of 11 Y.O.

    when you are young, you may not strike or kick too hard.

    some kind of glove to avoid nails and pinches

    ---

    you still can have fun by points

    I got my teeth broken by another 11 year old at 11 years old.
    THE HITS ARE HARD AT ANY AGE!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lokhopkuen View Post
    I got my teeth broken by another 11 year old at 11 years old.
    THE HITS ARE HARD AT ANY AGE!
    They don't even have to hit hard.

    I had an 11 year old drop an adult classmate twice his size with a groin kick

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    it's funny when people say,"Oh well, they're just little kids. They don't hit hard."
    yeah, well they don't hit you hard, but it's all relative. An eleven yr old hitting another eleven yr old is the same thing as an adult hitting an adult.
    "My Gung-Fu may not be Your Gung-Fu.
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    I think those two kids would wreck 90 percent of the people on this site.

    In all seriousness, I have been around youth boxing a long time and have never seen any serious injuries, although long term damage is something debatable. The cage headgear does soften some of the impact but damage can still be done. I'm not opposed to 18 and up for full contact fighting and semi-contact style fighting for youths.
    "The hero and the coward both feel the same thing, but the hero projects his fear onto his opponent while the coward runs. 'Fear'. It's the same thing, but it's what you do with it that matters". -Cus D'Amato

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    i think training kids should be very careful. the kids from my junior high and high school who lifted weights hardcore are all midgets now, and i know some with permanent spine problems from rugby.

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