DWx Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 As of yesterday the IOC have announced they're dropping wrestling as an Olympic sport. This article gives a decent analysis of the issues and suggests the impacts it might have on MMA:http://infinitemma.com/2013/02/13/a-detailed-analysis-of-the-iocs-recommendation-for-removal-of-wrestling-from-the-olympics-what-it-means-for-the-sports-of-wrestling-mma-and-just-where-this-leaves-the-sport-of-mma-in-relation-to/Thoughts? "Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it." ~ Confucius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Ridiculous. But then again, I am a fan of the Combat Sports. Wrestling, Boxing, Fencing, Judo, Tae Kwon Do, etc..Hopefully, when the final meetings on this are done they will reconsider. Think first, act second, and stop getting the two confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamKralic Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Karate is leading as the replacement for wrestling.Still sure you want to complain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Yes. But if you look at my profile and my posts you will see that I am grappler by nature and training. Karate is fun, and maybe someday I will return to it for a time as it is fun, but my first love will always be grappling. Think first, act second, and stop getting the two confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ps1 Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 It's important to note that it has been RECOMMENDED to be dropped. This is not a done deal. None the less, I can think of a host of reasons that wrestling in the Olympics is far more important than Karate in the Olympics. The first of which is that Wrestling was in the first Olympic Games, ancient and modern. It's also more widely practiced that Karate.Also, Karate is not a likely candidate to get in. Here's a yahoo article talking about golf or rugby.http://sports.yahoo.com/news/olympics--ioc-s-poor-decision-to-add-golf-costs-wrestling-its-spot-in-olympics-201325406.html "It is impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are so ingenius." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbong Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Karate is leading as the replacement for wrestling.Still sure you want to complain?Are you sure you want to complete the "sportification" of karate and btw have it under the thumb of the national governing bodies? ichi-go ichi-e 一期一会one encounter, one chance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamKralic Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 http://sports.inquirer.net/86569/wrestling-out-of-olympic-program-for-2020-iocThat says karate and squash are leading as the replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamKralic Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Karate is leading as the replacement for wrestling.Still sure you want to complain?Are you sure you want to complete the "sportification" of karate and btw have it under the thumb of the national governing bodies?Absolutely. If I own a shotgun am I only allowed to shoot skeet olympic style?I find wrestling boring...and karate exciting. I imagine others have that script flipped. They can make their case and I mine.Change is the only constant in life. There are ancient sports that get no love in the olympics...and modern sports that do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWx Posted February 13, 2013 Author Share Posted February 13, 2013 It's important to note that it has been RECOMMENDED to be dropped. This is not a done deal. None the less, I can think of a host of reasons that wrestling in the Olympics is far more important than Karate in the Olympics. The first of which is that Wrestling was in the first Olympic Games, ancient and modern. It's also more widely practiced that Karate.Also, Karate is not a likely candidate to get in. Here's a yahoo article talking about golf or rugby.http://sports.yahoo.com/news/olympics--ioc-s-poor-decision-to-add-golf-costs-wrestling-its-spot-in-olympics-201325406.htmlKarate is bidding for 2020 along with baseball, roller sports, sport climbing squash, wakeboarding, Wushu and now wrestling.Golf and rugby union have already been chosen for inclusion in 2016.You're right in that it's only been recommended so far but IMHO I think it'll go unless FILA can show that wrestling will adapt and do something to address the issues the IOC has with it.Here's the actual IOC press release: http://www.olympic.org/content/press-release/ioc-executive-board-recommends-25-core-sports-for-2020-games/And FILA's statement:http://www.fila-official.com/ "Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it." ~ Confucius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JusticeZero Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Are you sure you want to complete the "sportification" of karate and btw have it under the thumb of the national governing bodies?Absolutely. If I own a shotgun am I only allowed to shoot skeet olympic style?Considering that that is EXACTLY what happened to Judo when it was added? i would call it a valid worry.Though i'm still at a loss as to why i've never heard of a "classic" fork of Judo. "Anything worth doing is worth doing badly." - Baleia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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