Thursday, September 22, 2011

How young is too young to fight?

I am moved this morning by this video clip of boys under-10 cage fighting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMESAwK9qRw
The outcry has been, generally, not in favour of the activity for such young men.
I’m not so sure.
Cage fighting needs discipline, fitness and courage – in doses that would set any man apart from the multitude.
Would you rather the boys watch TV or be training to fight?
The machoness in me without a doubt sees the training as better.
It’s the environment and cage that make it barbaric. To say the least.
At what age should a boy start to box, then?

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