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@Reapercreeper More precisely, his own organisation's rules are hamstringing him. By everyone's admission, Arashiyama's victory would be a foregone conclusion if this was a Kengan match, or an ordinary Judo tournament. But as it stands, he's being checkmated because there's no point-system to...

It's interesting the author chose to depict the grappling aspect of Baguazhang, leveraging the opponent's joints like Aikido or Jujutsu. Good way to break the stereotype that all Chinese martial arts look like Wing Chun.

Every single person yelling at Arashiyama to hurl him out of the ring doesn't understand judo/grappling, and probably don't even lift. You need a huge amount of leverage and strength to toss a heavy weight several feet out of a ring and not just to the ground, to say nothing of an uncooperative...

@sauruan I'm not being condescending to anybody, I'm just pointing out what kind of story ONE is trying to tell. Also, I genuinely don't understand your self-contradiction by saying the dialogue is just 'okay' while claiming Saitama is the main reason people were attracted to OPM, because it's...

@sauruan So what would you like? Saitama constantly bumbling about everyday life while people die horribly and the world crashes down around him? Why do you think the entire story should be a comedy just because he's a comic character? The whole point of OPM is putting a children's superhero in...

@kazamakj And he even points out that Blue is his diametric opposite in strengths and weaknesses; he's sensible and responsible, but he lacks any real charisma or power of his own and is ultimately disposable. If he wasn't Blast's son, he'd be just another cog in the Neo machine who might've...

Blue's showing his naive side again. Influential people don't wave signs with a couple of buddies, they organise mass-movements or march into head offices to make demands. No wonder so many sinister things are happening right under his nose.

This isn't even a fight. This is an outright deconstruction. @rudezki Just because Kasumi conceded doesn't mean he wasn't the better fighter. You'd think people would've grasped the message of what true strength is by now.

@afonsh0w The only thing scarier than the break itself was Chris Weid running over to pound his head in regardless. UFC mental conditioning is something else.

This is just horrible to read. It's like Metamorphosis, except the innocent kid self-destructs into an abuser instead of a victim, with the encouragement of another failure of a person. It's a realistic look at what happens if a shounen hero's neither as mentally tough as Baki, who's still a...

@ozanty I'm genuinely wondering if 'Parthenon' is going to put a skin on that drone and market it as a 'toy'. Hell, one of them could be wandering around disguised as a human in plain sight and we'd never know...

@pihip Morihei Ueshiba was a human. So was every great martial artist in history. Any perfect simulation of a human must necessarily be fallible. AIs that have beaten human opponents, like AlphaGo, win precisely because they operate in an inhuman manner that surpasses human constraints (in the...

@daywithoutgames She's effectively a representative of the Japanese establishment since the Kengan practically controls Japan; not many criminals are going to want that kind of heat on them. It definitely takes guts to do her job, nonetheless. Also, your fantasies are pretty creepy, mate.

@CuJoJo @Yotomoe It still has a human physiology, with all the weaknesses that entails. If it gets caught in a joint lock or a choke, it's helpless unless it cheats with strength. Technically, it would be the strongest competitor in the entire tournament without restrictions, but it's not...

@superoniichan Very kind of you, but no thanks, I don't need spoilers. Also, yes, fighting is inherently objectifying, both for male and female pro-fighters. So is modelling/bodybuilding, and sex work, again for both genders. But if there are standards to protect the rights and safety of those...

@SuperOniichan There are definitely some people who get off to women being beaten, hence why Ryona is a notable fetish (though the term itself can be applied to abuse received by any gender). But I personally feel this violence is tempered by consent and egalitarianism, in that all these women...

@Abedeus I respectfully disagree. Go back to the critical panel and you'll see their heads were only inches apart, which is more than enough for a fast headbutt. Also, go on YouTube where you can see fighters lunge their heads from a whole foot away to crush their opponent. Personally, my...

@Iskarioth Conditioning made the difference; Mao Mao was the tougher girl, period, just like many other real-life fighters with granite chins. She also slipped the high-kick with a clinch, which really would've finished her if it landed square on her spine. Finally, the headbutts were done with...

This is the reason why a) you NEVER go into a pro-fight without a mouthguard, and b) headbutts are banned in almost every fighting sport. Dora is likely going to need a real surgeon and a dentist after this because her face is almost certainly fractured. @Abedeus Mao Mao tucked in her neck to...

@zielonomi22 I get what you mean, but every single pro-fighter in this series has long passed normalcy to arrive where they are.