Posted by M Frank 443 days ago
Category: Content filtering | Tags: martial arts mma shoot fighting bjj
I purpose this idea as I see allot, not somewhat or a little bit. But tons of non-weapons related content in the Weapons Category. Martial Arts, are sanctioned sports. As is boxing, tennis, football, baseball, etc. I understand many people want to filter this content. With out filtering the Sports category. I feel it is worthy of it's own i.e. Combat Sports category.

Definitions:

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/martial%20art

martial art Function: noun Date: 1928

: any of several arts of combat and self defense (as karate and judo) that are widely practiced as sport

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weapons

weap·on Pronunciation: ˈwe-pən Function: noun Etymology: Middle English wepen, from Old English wǣpen; akin to Old High German wāffan weapon, Old Norse vāpn Date: before 12th century

1 : something (as a club, knife, or gun) used to injure, defeat, or destroy 2 : a means of contending against another

To use the 2nd difinition of weapon as a reason to justify Martial Arts into weapons. Is the same to list a baseball field, tennis court, race track, or a bowling alley as a weapon. They are all a various forms of a contest.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contending

con·tend Pronunciation: kən-ˈtend Function: verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French contendre, from Latin contendere, from com- + tendere to stretch — more at thin Date: 15th century

intransitive verb 1 : to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle 2 : to strive in debate : argue

transitive verb 1 : maintain, assert 2 : to struggle for :

Thank you for considering my idea
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written by wheeles 437 days ago - show/hide this comment Rating: -3 | Rate Comment: + -

written by billso 422 days ago Rating: 3 | Rate Comment: + -

This category proposal makes good sense. Some forms of the martial arts do not use handheld weapons.

written by sa7733 396 days ago Rating: 2 | Rate Comment: + -

I see no reason any martial art site to be blocked - I used hand held weapons in my training. Why would you wanna block a site with 'hand held weapons'?

written by veldusi 319 days ago Rating: 2 | Rate Comment: + -

Imo, the intended or contextual use of hands, feet and weapons should be the common divider, not the word itself.

For the same reason I just suggested a new category, 'Military', which seemed to me obvious. Military weapons and gear, military graveyards, webpages about m. departments, commemoratives like medals, graveyards, special forces, contractors etc.

To have a special category 'weapons' would only make sense if (many) users want to block sites from weapon manufacturers, (re-)sellers and exhibitions of weaponry, but NOT sites that mention the use of weapons f.i. sites about martial-arts, damage-research or rope-cutting skills.


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