Personally, I think it depends on the brand. For people who don't train at all, I think the more mainstream-looking or fan type stuff is ok (Affliction, Wand, Chute Boxe, fighters' custom shirts). People that train can wear pretty much everything, but I don't think people who don't fight should wear stuff like Full Contact Fighter.
What do you guys think? If you pick it depends, please explain.
i don't train mma but take tkd and am an avid mma fan. i'd be more inclined to wear clothes with a swank mma equipment brand on them, like windy or fairtex, rather than TapouT.
I was just curious what people thought. Personally, I think it's kind of wannabe for someone to wear Tapout, Full Contact Fighter, etc. if they don't fight or even train.
I will wear some sinister or tapout once and a while. I never get asked by anyone if I train. As far as who is allowed to wear it. I can see both points. But those of us who train learn via pain. So those who train earn wearing those names.
I was just curious what people thought. Personally, I think it's kind of wannabe for someone to wear Tapout, Full Contact Fighter, etc. if they don't fight or even train.
Ya, but who really cares if they're "wannabes"? Theyre spending money on MMA brands, and in turn making MMA bigger in a whole. I say the more people into MMA(in any way, shape, or form) the better
Ya, but who really cares if they're "wannabes"? Theyre spending money on MMA brands, and in turn making MMA bigger in a whole. I say the more people into MMA(in any way, shape, or form) the better
i personally wouldn't wear them if i didn't train ($50 for a pair of shorts?!) but as mentioned above, if you can wear an nba shirt or a "property of ..." shirt, why not mma gear? i had an inside pocket sewn into my tapout trunks so i can wear them as casual wear and no one has ever asked where i train.
i think whoever is a fan of mma even if they dont train but if i do see someone with a mma shirt i do ask them if they train but anyone can wear them doesnt really matter to me
i guess its okay to understand that if its a UFC shirt or a PRIDE shirt, its reasonable to assume that the person is a fan, an observer or one who attended an event and got a souveneir,
if its sprawl, nogi, koral, i tend to be drawn to them because i like talking about gi's and fight shorts, gloves and cups... the people who have tried them make me a smarter buyer for equipment i need or am looking forward to purchasing for training.
This sounds alot like one of those non skateboarders wearing skate gear conflicts in a way. The ppl that don't skate would be the poseur where the skater has earned the right by injury and practice. The whole outlook really depends on who you ask. I agree with zderekv in the fact that I wouldn't buy it all if I didn't take part in it. But I also agree with wukkadb in the fact that it's just pumping more ppl and money into MMA as a whole and just pushing the sport further everyday.
Some guy I saw at my school's weightroom was wearing a tapout t-shirt today. I asked him where he trained and he didn't know what I was talking about. I think that wearing MMA clothes like that should be seen as an open invitation for anyone to throw down, at any time. Next time you see someone in a tapout t-shirt, shoot for a take down
Some guy I saw at my school's weightroom was wearing a tapout t-shirt today. I asked him where he trained and he didn't know what I was talking about. I think that wearing MMA clothes like that should be seen as an open invitation for anyone to throw down, at any time. Next time you see someone in a tapout t-shirt, shoot for a take down
I agree with zderekv in the fact that I wouldn't buy it all if I didn't take part in it. But I also agree with wukkadb in the fact that it's just pumping more ppl and money into MMA as a whole and just pushing the sport further everyday.
I don't think it should be an elitest thing, like all fighters identify themselves by wearing fight gear. I can understand the logic in supporting a fighter or camp.
I doesn't make sense that you should need to train at Chute Boxe to wear a Chute Boxe shirt.
If you're supporting a fighter or a team, then I understand wearing the shirt.
Still, if it makes people act like punks (and I've seen that happen a couple of times), then they shouldn't do it, or at least be aware that there are consquences.
I was walking back from no-gi jiujitsu with my OTM shorts on. The velcro piece that runs across the top says Built-2-Fight across it in big letters. What I didn't realize is that the front of my shirt was tucked into the shorts a bit. As I'm walking down the street some woman in front of me says "You see that... built to fight... he's CRAZY!" Loud enough for me to hear her.
After that incident I realized that the shorts may be an open invitation to fight if I'm walking through the wrong part of town. I'm a lot more careful about the shirt being tucked in. All I need is some dude with something to prove to test whether the logo on my shorts really applies to me or not!
Another point about my shorts... they are a little shorter than a lot of board shorts, have a fairly long split on the outside of each leg, and have black gi material attached to the front of the shorts ("I think they call them grip shorts"). These are not shorts that are made for everyday wear. I would have to say that anyone wearing them who doesn't train would look like a douche. But this isn't a brand thing. OTM makes other stuff that would be fine on anyone.
I was walking back from no-gi jiujitsu with my OTM shorts on. The velcro piece that runs across the top says Built-2-Fight across it in big letters. What I didn't realize is that the front of my shirt was tucked into the shorts a bit. As I'm walking down the street some woman in front of me says "You see that... built to fight... he's CRAZY!" Loud enough for me to hear her.
After that incident I realized that the shorts may be an open invitation to fight if I'm walking through the wrong part of town. I'm a lot more careful about the shirt being tucked in. All I need is some dude with something to prove to test whether the logo on my shorts really applies to me or not!
Another point about my shorts... they are a little shorter than a lot of board shorts, have a fairly long split on the outside of each leg, and have black gi material attached to the front of the shorts ("I think they call them grip shorts"). These are not shorts that are made for everyday wear. I would have to say that anyone wearing them who doesn't train would look like a douche. But this isn't a brand thing. OTM makes other stuff that would be fine on anyone.
You're hilarious. It was an accident. And I'm not sure whether you've met anyone who's gay, but no gay person I know would be caught dead with their shirt tucked into their shorts.
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