http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=JvyBX3dfUoc
There is such a thing as 'combat juggling'. O.o
Is that... is it really real?
Yes. Apparently there are clubs and leagues and pick-up games and all the things.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combat_(juggling)
QuoteCombat or gladiator is a game played by jugglers. In its most typical form, a number of players juggle three clubs each, attempting to interfere with other players' juggling, with the winner being the last to remain juggling three clubs — not necessarily those they started with.
This right here? If Curley were a martial artist / athlete / Jackie Chan, this would be his thing.
QuoteStrategies
Basic strategies include:
Moving face-to-face with an opponent so the opponent gets confused about which clubs to catch. (Only works on novice players.)
Throwing one club high, and using the time to wave a hand or club in front of an opponent.
Turning around and backing into the opponent's clubs.
Grabbing an opponent's club out of the air, and either dropping one of your own clubs, or continuing with four clubs.
Grabbing a ball from one opponent and throwing it at another opponent. (Only when playing with balls)
Hitting an opponent's club out of the air with one of your own.
Throwing one club high and far away, so it is possible to safely hold the two remaining clubs while running away from an aggressive opponent.
And of course, turning away from all opponents and hoping that they will drop a club before you do.
http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/blogs/combat-juggling-nerdiest-sport-ever
QuoteCombat juggling is a pretty cool sport that pits jugglers against one another in a free-for-all "battle" to remain the last juggler juggling. Almost anything goes, short of actually causing injury, and jugglers attack their fellow combatants to try to make them drop their clubs or balls. It's a bit nerdy but cool enough to watch. Check it out.
Quoteshort of actually causing injury
NOT COMBAT JUGGLING.
Ok, I'm a royal nerd, because this sounds like something I would watch FANATICALLY.
Quote from: Cain on April 23, 2013, 02:34:55 AM
Quoteshort of actually causing injury
NOT COMBAT JUGGLING.
Well maybe if they used grenades?
Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on April 23, 2013, 02:37:39 AM
Ok, I'm a royal nerd, because this sounds like something I would watch FANATICALLY.
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=combat+juggling&oq=combat&gs_l=youtube.3.0.35i39j0l9.591.1572.0.3128.6.6.0.0.0.0.104.548.5j1.6.0...0.0...1ac.1.F9Z0NRs7KfM
I think I've finally seen a sport I can care about.
Quote from: Cain on April 23, 2013, 02:34:55 AM
Quoteshort of actually causing injury
NOT COMBAT JUGGLING.
This!
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on April 23, 2013, 10:06:05 AM
Quote from: Cain on April 23, 2013, 02:34:55 AM
Quoteshort of actually causing injury
NOT COMBAT JUGGLING.
This!
Give it a few years.
Soon extreme combat juggling and full contact combat juggling will be sports.
Machettes or GTFO :argh!:
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on April 23, 2013, 12:13:08 PM
Machettes or GTFO :argh!:
I will give you every spare bit of cash I have to make this a reality. This is the sport that this century badly needs.
Imagine the crowds. Imagine the event. Imagine the replays.
More money than you can shake a shitty stick at in minutes.
This is fucking amazing.
I don't care if there's blood, it's AMAZING.
I can see this as an Olympic event. Man, that would be awesome. And street gangs juggling switchblades getting all West Side Story in the allies. Yeah. My imagination is going nuts with this.