Is there a simple explanation for this? I’ve noticed that a lot of young men are playing these types of games when they can join a MMA or boxing gym. I could understand it if they were wheel chair bond or had some type of physical disability but they don’t. Okay even if they aren’t in shape, the amount of time they spend on these video games they could be. I play these two video games called Virtua Fighter 5 and Street Fighter. But they are so removed from reality it’s different from playing a hyper realistic boxing or UFC game. Now that I think about it people in my martial arts class play fighting games but not these hyper realistic combat sport games.
Yes, the simple explanation is why kids think they are thugs from playing GTA, Indiana Jones from playing Tomb Raider, and masters of hand to hand from playing _____. Any fighting game.
We are living in a simulation age, where simulacri have replaced empirical learning. So it’s normal to come across people who have never watched all the Friday the 13th movies, but have seen all the kill count videos.
Most of these kids lack survival skills and probably won’t make it to 30s without help. if they’re lucky to have at least one Gen X parent, maybe 50.
A lot of people just don’t like training hard, they don’t like the discomfort, even more really don’t like getting hit. Think those are really the main blockers. I think gaming is just gaming …I’ll play anything that’s fun
probably the same reason I didnt choose boxing as long term. I like it and its cool and I can see its uses but Im not a pro fighter, its not my priority and I dont enjoy being punched in the head that often so much as I do like grappling. I can imagine its like kung fu movie fans who like the fantasy of it but dont want to do it, yet appreciate it.
And preach on the playing the unrealistic games. If my ziranmen instructor had given me Rain’s moveset from MK Armaggedon I wouldnt need to fight, I’d just electrocute or hose down a motherfucker and call it a day. Like Palpatine with a water pistol
Huh. But you sent me that long DM about deleting my Lei Tai tournament experience and some of my best PI work, infiltrating VX forums. That it might come back to me.
And you just sent me video of myself over DM, as if it was some sort of ammunition in your offense. Ha, coward
And now you’re dicktucking from a Gong Sau. After you had the textual gonads to criticize my performance on a mothefucking Bloodsport platform?
You know, Omega is my kung fu brother. He and I have a knack for taking damage and laughing.
You challenged the Alpha. And now you are a dead man talking.
But VR or video games usually don’t make fighting in the game to resemble real life. You do some really crazy shit in those games that are very unrealistic. In the boxing or UFC games they’re as realistic as possible.
Like I told PDA the fantasy is so close to reality why wouldn’t you do the real thing. At least play something like mortal kombat. Unlike boxing it’s hard to find a good chinese martial art school.
Because some people dont like getting actually hit in the face and getting injured? Not everyone enjoys those kind of games and wants something more realistic, its the difference between Fur Fighters and COD.
You can appreciate something and like it without doing it. How do you think the british bond over football when most of the people down the pub dont kick a ball so much as monthly?
I mean I doubt most people do but can enjoy martial arts and enjoy watching boxing. My point is saying ‘why not just do the thing’ is missing that detail that, and this is something I think many of us here know, a lot of people think fighting and combat sports are cool but cant take the damage.
Why do you think theres the old trend of ‘I just see red and bodys start dropping so I dont need to train’ guys who look like they are in Tank Abbot cosplay but if it comes to a brawl theyre more hesitant than me sending a flirty DM?
I got banned there like 4 times for progressively stupid reasons. @Phrost was banned maybe twice. That’s probably where we began to bond.
I was actually given a week long ban once for using the literal letters “BS”. MAP policy held that it was an abbreviation for a dirty word (bullshit)
So I told “Aegis” the “global administrator” to go fuck himself.
Thin skinned god mode admins really don’t like that. Same way I got banned from MT. Poor babies can’t deal with bad language, and have to maintain their tough guy personas.
It’s Always the ninjas. Or people who collect swords, and usually have a serial killer style shrine of them.
Talk about cosplay. These ridiculous X-kan people are allowed to run amok online. And magically, practically none of them ever throw down with others. They prefer to waste their money going to Japan and weeb out.
Granted there are a few cool people who weeb out, collect swords (full disclosure I have exactly one, but I know how to use it), AND train combat sports. I can think of one former Bully who fits that description, and she’s a sweetheart. But she is also the 1%
