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BEYBLADING!!! Is it a sport??!!!
Beyblading!!! Is it a sport??!!!
Hola, peepz! fuu's post in the 'character name' thread reminded me of these awesome little vicious spinning tops ^_^ Having its origins in ancient Japanese spinning top Bei Goma, the Beyblade is a cutting edge sports entertainment brand targeted at young boys. Beyblading combines a heady mix of adrenaline and strategy, to give the player an exciting, fun-filled experience coupled with an element of learning. I used to be paranoid over buying all the best equipments and parts, lol..! XD I even classified my own Beyblades by how powerful their spins and how fast they can go on the arena :P I remember one I had.. lol, it was literally armored O_O from the attack ring to the bottom bit(cant rmb what it was called) of the Beyblade :D all metal lol! It was extremely well-balanced with a high velocity spin and formidable strength(i had little blunt,thick spikes coming out from the edges of the atack ring ;))that was enough to crack a sparkdisk(modified weight disk. It's bigger and more durable than the original. The friction it creates is ample to cause sparks, hence the name). :mtongue: On top of that, the anime was so exciting i had goosebumps.. dang those cliffhangers..! XD If I recall correctly, Beyblade video games were made too, I played it virtually on my ps1 once :vsign: Here're some details of the anime: The story of Beyblade is the story of the aggressive Tyson, the quick-thinking Max, balanced Ray, and experienced Kai. Four boys whose paths came together and eventually saw them form a team called the Bladebreakers. Do you know: That there are real life Beyblade teams in the world today? Yes, to those of you who view this activity as childish, it's actually considered a sport in some parts of the world. People should learn to accept Beyblading as an entertainment that everyone can enjoy.  My bad, i couldn't find a real life vid of beyblading :P maybe someone else can? O_O (alittle exaggerated for reality but it's cool :p ) |
CoolNard, as far as I know, beyblading is not and newer was a sport (and most probably will never be) along with tazos and similar games, as beyblades are concidered to be merely toys... :pinkbow:
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It seems ur knowledge on beyblading doesn't extent to facts. It is actually considered a sport in certain areas of some countries(didnt u read my post before responding to it?)
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My oldest son has competed in tournaments. We have like twenty five beyblades around the house. Sure it's a sport. You can work up quiet a sweat playing for any length of time. We don't play as often anymore because the kids have started building Gundam models but every once in a while I'll pull out my Dranzer and let er rip with the kids.
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Wow, there are 'fake' beyblade tournaments as well as 'original' ones. Which one did ur son participate in? Did he win? Which model did he use? LOL, yeah, its good for exercising too, moderately :P thx for the reminder, fuu! ^_^
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No he didn't win. He won his first two matches but was elliminated after that. Yeah YTV it's a Canadian tv station held country wide tournaments when beyblade was real hot. I think he used a Dragoon. The metal ones with more of a defencive ring on it. It was pretty sturdy but the defence ring made it a little to slow.
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I've experimented with beyblading alittle and i've discoverd that if u set the weightdisk upside down, the spinning of the beyblade tends to be mor firm and balanced. Well, at least he didnt lost the 1st match :P
owellz, if anyone needs advice or tips on the sport, i'll be happy to share my experiences ^_^ |
ok... CoolNard, are cockroach races or boot throwing a sport? These activities are very popular in some parts of the world, but are they considered a sport? The same problem is with Computer games, there are a lot of professional players, international tournaments and even WCG, for Devil's sake, but even they are not fully recognized as a sport, more as an entertainment.
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"Not fully recognized as a sport", thats the keyphrase here. It shows people are still contemplating whether to or not. And yes, they should be considered as a sport. Thinking them as entertainment just doesn't do them justice. Besides, comparing cockroach racing and boot throwing to beyblading? The ratio of popularity of beyblading to them is like, 10:1 -.-" For Heaven's sake, just because society dun recognize them as a sport doesn't mean they should impose the same mindsets on us.
P.S. to prvent excessive derailing and defaming, please pm me if you still wish to argue against my points. |
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lol i Hyde likes to play beyblade!!lol anyway yeah dont think its a sport...you dont do much either...{{do you??}}ive never actually played it myself tho so...ya
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A sport is any physical activity that involves more than one person, usually competitive. So, by technicality, beyblading is indeed a sport.
Beyblades are simple rev tops, with various interchangable parts. In America, I don't really see anyone doing beyblades anymore. A few people had them when they came out, but the fad quickly died. I tried it, and thought it was okay, but I saw no reason to actually get into it. I'd just borrow a friends top. |
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I guess the only thing that can get you into anything at all is your own choice. Yeah, beyblading died pretty fast... but the it's spirit will live forever! *salutes* |
Ok my oldest son would like to know how to make his Dragoon stronger and faster at the same time????
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Does he have a policy of sticking to the 'original' beyblade parts or does he include the 'fake' stuff as well?
Btw, the 'fake' stuff are a ton more effective than the 'originals'. However, if your son prefers genuine beyblade parts, then maybe you could merge it with another 'original' beyblade? Eg. Dragoon top + Dranzer bottom. Of course, you can always choose to combine it with more than one other beyblade. ^_^ Oh, and setting the weightdisk upside down strengthens your blade's spinning velocity by a fair bit :vsign: Personal experience: Before changing weightdisk's position - spinning against the wall, no sparks. After overturning weightdisk's position - spinning against the wall, flying sparks. Naturally, the wall was a little on the rough (factor) side... So it was a good tool for experiments. =P |
I guess in a way Beyblading would be a sport because it is a competition
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Arigatou-gozaimasu for the support, Jin! :D *bows deeply*
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I guess it's a sport.
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I guess Beyblade is not a sport.It is a game,what is different.Like bowling.Bowling is a game,not a sport,despite what ESPN says.
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it can be. my neibor use to beyblade.
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yeah, beyblading is a sport. at least, i consider it as one
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And what's so bad about having everything as a sport? Just goes to show humans love firing up their fighting spirits and mutually facing fists against one another, right? All for a healthier world population :D
And AR-kun, I'd like to know where/what you're basing your 'facts' on ^_^ |
Sorry for digging this topic back up, but I just joined (hi everybody!)
Prepare for a loooooong text... First off, I had this argue about sports and games before and I now think pool, bowling etc are sports (they are on Eurosport, so meh...) but Beyblading is a game... but that doesn't make it worth less So uhm, Beyblading was fun :D 6 years ago, every noon at school, we would go to the cellar or an empty hallway of the school to play it I had/still have (let me check for a moment)... Bakushin-Oh (no, it's not gay, the actual thing is indigo, not violet, so pleh)  and Driger-F ! yay! :mtongue: I was the first one to do something special with mine: by putting the zipline in the other side of the block, it was possible to make a right-spinner spin left :D This came in handy combined with my Bakushin-Oh, since the blades would then hit the others on top and push there sides down, instead of just hitting them. They would then most likely touch the floor, slow down and stop Anyway, when the second series of beyblades came (incl. Driger-F) we started to get bored and wanted cheap modifications... luckily for us, there was Kellogg's! Every week, each of us would have gotten a new attack disk from one of the boxes and we would be sadisfied once more... But then we started wanting 'extreme' things from our beyblades like making them bounce around and on top of the opponent and actually making them slice stuff etc XD I gave my Driger-F a spring and a little piece of drinking straw instead of the metal tip et voila, bouncing beyblading was born XD Later on, a friend of mine came to school with one of the Kellogg's attack disk (which had decorative holes) that had nails twisted through it... Once it started turning, the nails would fly open and do there stuff... After that, I made one with maces (fishing leads), but that didn't work out. Someone also made one with the heads of matches in it, so it would turn on fire when it hit the walls (yay for metal beyblades) But the most awesome beyblades ever where the ones with cutter knives :cool: Finally, we had what we wanted: objects of fun and massive cutting at a high-speed velocity... no, not really, but it was pretty neat how we modified them :mtongue: It was about that time that they got angry at us and we where restricted access to the cellar and the hallways at noon XD After 2 years of fun, we never played it again... Best 6th and 5th grade I could wish for, haha :vsign: ------------- Whow man, this text is reeeeeally loooooong... |
oh my god (sorry) beyblade spare me how could that ever be a sport it is just a game of tops lol:D
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I d really doubt beyblade is a sport, if so OMG anything can be called a sport these days.
Will. |
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I used to have one of thoes damn things...
I don't remember what happened to it tho... I think I released it to close to a brick wall or something and it busted into several pieces... I remeber when I first got it...I took it down stairs and totally tore up the painted floor ^_~ Yeah, dad was pissed! But, back on topic...I don't see it as a sport... :rheart: |
Beyblading is a game, with the potential to be a sport
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The definition of a sport is a activity that involves both a winner and a loser, a score, and is not for recreation(meaning not for fun)...
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I think Beyblade isn't a "real" Sport , because "beyblading" existed before the anime too , but it also was a toy back then. "Beyblades" were made of wood earlier and children played with it.
But it sure has the potential to be a Sport.. So.. if you think beyblading is a sport , then it is a sport to you , if you think its a toy , then it is a toy for you. You can see it as you want, its fun and entertaining in every way. budnoob |
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it's too easy to be a sport.... |
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I agree since all you do is use the little pully thingy to release the stupid thing. Then you just watch them hit and spin at each other and see which one breaks first. It's utterly pointless. |
its more like an "underground" sport so to speak. And i used to beyblade all the time in Okinawa but then it went out of style in the US when i moved. so i stoped.
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If you think its really so easy, go buy one, and then challenge a customized beyblade. I guarantee, unless some freak of nature accident happens or someone goes 'wild ape' on the arena, you will never win, no matter how many times you attempt. Beyblading promotes 1) strategic thinking. Customizing isn't about compiling or collating an assortment of materials. It's about achieving a closest to perfect balance in your blade, complemented by fully maximizing this balance to your favour. Assuming that is impossible, that fact alone encourages 2) creativity. Unrestricted, outta the box customizing, because by any means, the one thing in your mind is to make the impossible possible. So what if the parts don't fit? Drill a hole, solder the the iron, cramp your teeth on it 'till it's lodged in. Once you're done, it would be stupid not to test its strength against others like you. And when you launch it into the beybattle, there's the sense of pride, glory and satisfaction as you watch your own creation in action, anticipating and hoping at the same time. Whether you stand triumphant or not, the 3) value of every effort still holds true. You begin to appreciate your own abilities, you start to feel an urge to pit them against others. And the fun is, they're not AI, no, they are just as organically intellectual as you are. That's where you see where you ultimately rank as a person. This brings in the point of 4) spirit of competition. It is by our nature that we are a competitive species, pertaining to our interests. It's how the world progresses, from the best, to an even greater best. What we develop from young makes for a great foundation as we mature. After what I've said, one'd think it being educational is an understatement. I'd like to see someone posting a *substantial* and *credible* reference precisely implying beyblading isn't a sport. As far as I can see, the definition of games isn't limited to unbloody, angelic, frolicking events having zero level of violence. And still, you wouldn't catch many people dead accepting that classification. Same principle applies with sports. It may be deniable, beyblading may not be a sport, but that fact remains unproven. It would therefore be wrong to proclaim beyblading as an activity, which is/isn't sporting, without a justifiable basis. Credits to Ivion - for reminding me of this thread to MaymeRachael - for speaking words of wisdom on your last post, so I hope this clears things up. |
Hii ^^
Konichiwa,
i think so im not sure! i was playing beyblade with my friends at school, its fun! But know i stopped playng it and that was long time! |
Oh they should make it a sport its so awesome
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lol are you serious? beyblading? haha this hasta be one of the funniest things ive read. Everything you do that involves some sort of "competition" could be a sport. Thumb wrestling, rock paper scissor, hell even "whoever can spit the farthest" can be a sport. If you want to put it in a way where is it a "REAL" recognized sport, of course not. If you are trying to compare it to Basketball or Baseball, people will just laugh at you. Im not saying that beyblading is easy when you put in the mechanics and strategies used for it, but the same could be said about whoever can spit the farthest.
As far as I can see, beyblading is a "sport" but if you want to call it a "real sport", then I think you need to try a "real sport" SERIOUSLY (keyword) before calling beyblade a "real sport" oh and if you REALLY want to come down to the mechanics of it. although I didnt research up on the rule or anything but if I remember watching the show, people used um..."guns" to shoot their beyblades out? LOL im pretty sure there are ways to make your beyblade launcher or whatever REALLY overpowered where it wont even matter how much work you put into "launching" the beyblade by means of running, jumping or whatever. |
For real ? ^^ Beyblade as a sport hmmm i don't think so it's missing the control of the battle. As long as there is no beast that comes out of
that piece of plastic and moves it or you control it with a joystick I wouldn't count it a sport. Otherwise would be flipping a coin with your thumb sport. |
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