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> He accomplished this by gaming the weigh-in rules to compete in a division two below his actual weight, and gaming the scoring rules to win by pushing lighter

> He accomplished this by gaming the weigh-in rules to compete in a division two below his actual weight, and gaming the scoring rules to win by pushing lighter opponents out of the ring. Heh, someone has never played competitive sports with weight classes before. I find this (very short) review comes off more or less that the author wasn't comfortable with Ferris himself and the manner he 'plays the game' so to speak, therefore making the book itself of little value.

discojesus 17y ago
Heh, someone has never played competitive sports with weight classes before. He wasn't referring to the standard process of cutting weight and rehydrating after the weigh-in - he was referring to the fact that Ferriss won a kickboxing championship without actually doing any kickboxing, but rather exploiting a bit of a loophole in the rules that said your opponents forfeit if they fall out of the ring. The way he won it is tainted with significant doucheitude, and I cannot imagine anyone I respect doing it. On top of that, how could you feel any pride whatsoever having won the title in such a way? It seems like everything the guy writes should be suffixed with "but not really": "How to Gain 30lbs of muscle in a month (but not really)", "How to Learn a Language in 3 Weeks (but not really)", "How to Win the Chinese Kickboxing Championship (but not really)."
- HeyLaughingBoy 17y ago
  That's ridiculous! You can't claim that someone isn't "playing fair" if they are playing by the rules! If you don't like the rules, then either change them or don't play the game. In Kendo (japanese swordfighting) I was taught that if for any reason my opponent was able to knock my weapon out of my hands, I should immediately body-check him so he couldn't use his sword and try to force him outside the combat area. It's a fighting technique: you do what you need to do (within the rules if it's a game) to win!
  - discojesus 17y ago
    That's ridiculous! You can't claim that someone isn't "playing fair" if they are playing by the rules! I didn't claim he wasn't "playing by the rules"; I claimed he was "playing like a douche."

discojesus 17y ago

Heh, someone has never played competitive sports with weight classes before. He wasn't referring to the standard process of cutting weight and rehydrating after the weigh-in - he was referring to the fact that Ferriss won a kickboxing championship without actually doing any kickboxing, but rather exploiting a bit of a loophole in the rules that said your opponents forfeit if they fall out of the ring. The way he won it is tainted with significant doucheitude, and I cannot imagine anyone I respect doing it. On top of that, how could you feel any pride whatsoever having won the title in such a way? It seems like everything the guy writes should be suffixed with "but not really": "How to Gain 30lbs of muscle in a month (but not really)", "How to Learn a Language in 3 Weeks (but not really)", "How to Win the Chinese Kickboxing Championship (but not really)."

HeyLaughingBoy 17y ago
That's ridiculous! You can't claim that someone isn't "playing fair" if they are playing by the rules! If you don't like the rules, then either change them or don't play the game. In Kendo (japanese swordfighting) I was taught that if for any reason my opponent was able to knock my weapon out of my hands, I should immediately body-check him so he couldn't use his sword and try to force him outside the combat area. It's a fighting technique: you do what you need to do (within the rules if it's a game) to win!
- discojesus 17y ago
  That's ridiculous! You can't claim that someone isn't "playing fair" if they are playing by the rules! I didn't claim he wasn't "playing by the rules"; I claimed he was "playing like a douche."