The Olympic Games Thread
Aug 11th 2012 | 1:46 am
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Re: The Olympic Games Thread
Don't need to be fit to fence? You've never done the sport then. It may surprise you to know that I fenced (foil) for a number of years and it's more physical and skillful than you may think.
Aug 11th 2012 | 2:46 am
#378
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Re: The Olympic Games Thread
Indeed. Never 'fenced' but in Glasgow we used to smash eachother with snooker cue's. It was hard work.
Aug 11th 2012 | 3:30 am
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Re: The Olympic Games Thread
disagree totally. There are many types of fitness and fitness does not mean endurance, in which case Usain Bolt is unfit as i bet you i could run a 10K faster than him.
Judo guys in general are very very fit. Not so sure of fencers but they must have pretty good reactions and be sharp...again requiring a form of fitness.
And to say that Taewkondo does not require fitness is just absurd. Pull yourself away from your PC and put in a sustained effort for a couple of minute of jumping on the spot and throw in some high kicks..and report back...
Judo guys in general are very very fit. Not so sure of fencers but they must have pretty good reactions and be sharp...again requiring a form of fitness.
And to say that Taewkondo does not require fitness is just absurd. Pull yourself away from your PC and put in a sustained effort for a couple of minute of jumping on the spot and throw in some high kicks..and report back...
Aug 11th 2012 | 3:32 am
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Re: The Olympic Games Thread
Fit to be good at it at this level, definitely, but you don't need to be fit to participate, and that's what really differentiated something being a sport and an activity.
Aug 11th 2012 | 3:35 am
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Re: The Olympic Games Thread
That could be said about most sports though Bob. You don't need to be particularly fit to run a marathon.....in 7hours.
Aug 11th 2012 | 3:42 am
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Re: The Olympic Games Thread
Very sad.
Aug 11th 2012 | 6:02 am
#383
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Aug 11th 2012 | 6:46 am
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Re: The Olympic Games Thread
Mo Farah 
Aug 11th 2012 | 7:12 am
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Re: The Olympic Games Thread
That was just brilliant. Well done Mo Farah....
Aug 11th 2012 | 8:22 am
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Re: The Olympic Games Thread
Tom is choking the diving again 
Aug 11th 2012 | 9:12 am
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Re: The Olympic Games Thread
oh shush he got a bronze!! 
Aug 11th 2012 | 9:15 am
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Yup, well done Tom. Though I have had to turn over so I don't have to hear the American Anthem.
