[MR] That was then, this is now

[Patrick O'Keefe]

As one of the new fighters......

the wow I won...well, he fought with one arm behind his
back...feels...empty.  Being able to say, I held off Duke Logan for a couple
of moments after he legged me...that is in itself a great victory at my
skill level.  If he had taken his own leg, I could not earn that victory,
regardless of who won the fight.  Hope that makes sense
Bjorn
On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 9:23 AM, Terri Morgan <online2much at cox.net> wrote:

> It seems to me that the recent debate reflects the shift in outlook that
> the
> Society has undergone. It used to be, "We're all here to have fun" with an
> emphasis on the old-timers helping the newcomers to do that, to learn to
> love and enjoy what we do. So a hoary ole scary-good fighter would create a
> handicap for himself when the newbie fighter/less gifted fighter had taken
> a
> crippling blow - because that kept the fight going for a little longer and
> increased the newbie fighter's chances of winning that bout... "I won
> against Duke Almighty! Wow! Okay, well, he fought with one arm behind his
> back after he legged me but still... I am SO gonna be practising some more!
> Next time he won't need to give me an arm..." and the fighter walks away
> stoked. Even if he lost (which is more likely), he was out there swinging
> away for more than the three seconds it takes for the Super Fighter to kill
> him.
>
> Nowadays, it seems the emphasis is on winning. *Thawk* *Thud* "Next!"
>
> Great for the really good fighters, slightly boring for the medium ones,
> and
> - - have you noticed that we're getting fewer and fewer new ones?
>
>
> It's not my area of interest so I don't really have an oar in this water.
> But I can say it *used* to be my area of interest (to watch) back when the
> idea was to go out and make it so *everybody* has fun rather than to reduce
> it to a sporting contest.
>
> All things change.
>
>
> Hrothny
>
>
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