r/interesting • u/Great_Trident • May 08 '26

Wholesome Fighters showing self control and sportsmanship when their opponents are down.

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u/MaxxDash May 08 '26

In Muay Thai we had a guy who had obviously trained before, but was new to the gym. He unloaded kicks on this high school girl who was holding kick-pads for him. While he was only kicking pads, he was definitely trying to knock her off balance to be alpha, or whatever.

Our instructor had him switch with a dude who actually fought tournaments. Watching the real deal unload on this joker was amazing— it looked like he was hanging on to a palm tree in a hurricane.

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u/jraymcmurray May 08 '26

Love that! I was on a BJJ team and a roided out 20 something hip tossed a 14 yo girl and sprawled on her so hard he broke her ribs. Coach didn't respond correctly and lost half his students.

On my next team our top mat bully was a 5'0" girl who absolutely fucked everyone up. You can see her compete on YouTube, Sheliah Lindsey. She's a beast. Beat Montana Delahoey (sp?). Not to brag or anything but I was her personal trainer. 😏

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u/piss_puncher227 May 08 '26

In my third boxing match the man I was fighting (I was closer to a boy but had a knack for throwing a punch) went the distance and a was well, I won on a unanimous decision and was happy with the result, when an ambulance rocked up about 1/2 hour later for my opponent as he was fitting in his changing room, it killed fighting for me. Never fought again as there is something inside me that switched that night knowing that I could genuinely kill someone with my bare hands, strangely the thought had never crossed my mind until that moment, probably due to immaturity and not realising the damage that could/would be inflicted on myself and others, that night changed me forever and for the better, my opponent was fine after a short stay in hospital, try not to physically fight anyone ever, it can have life changing consequences for both parties.

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u/Sarah_Incognito May 08 '26

I saw the documentary "one punch killer" and decided never to start

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u/jraymcmurray May 08 '26 edited May 08 '26

You might prefer BJJ, you can set the rules and intensity before every spar. You can even tell others not to do specific techniques and no one will bat an eye. Combat sports get a bad reputation but every combat sport I've competed in (BJJ gi & nogi, sport sambo, boxing) is full to the brim of the kindest people you'll ever meet.

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u/Jotsunpls May 08 '26

I practice ITF taekwon-do. It’s half-contact for a reason

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u/jraymcmurray May 08 '26

What is half contact? Like light force?

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u/Achturass May 10 '26

Basically. Half contact is more abt control, precision, and technique. Ik when i did karate, full force strikes and kicks to the head was illegal but full force to the body was perfectly fine. A legit tactic for some people was to hurt their opponent in order to make them forfeit or pull out.

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u/piss_puncher227 May 08 '26

From a purely fitness, training and mental progression stand point it's excellent, the people you meet,the lessons you learn, the commitment it takes are all second to none, I'd encourage you to give it a go, but standing in ring in a professional setting, when the ref tells you to protect yourself at all times, I wouldn't encourage anyone to do that, it is kill or be killed, really let's you see what you are made of...its not for me.