What is ‘run it straight’? The new combat sport being condemned by leading doctors
It’s been touted as the world’s fiercest new combat sport and attempts to mirror the most physical collisions seen in rugby league, union and AFL matches weekly.
The rules are fairly simple – and have appalled leading neuroscientists.
“Run it straight” involves a runner and a tackler running full speed at each other on a 20m x 4m “battlefield” designed for “maximum action and non-stop intensity”.
“Victory belongs to the one who dominates the collision.”
When someone explained to me what ‘Run it Straight’ was, I was only more confused.
At first blush, ‘Run it Straight’ sounded like it was a Destiny Church triathlon and I was thinking, ‘Brian, you are going to need to run a very long time escape all those gay thoughts’, but it actually turns out to be the fucking dumbest sport in Christendom.
‘Run It Straight’ manages to take all the worst elements of contact sport with none of the grace or skill of contact sport.
It is effectively men needing a hug who run full tit at another man desperately in need of care to see who can smash into the other at full speed.
I know, it can’t be this moronic, but it really is.
Look, boxing, martial arts, full contact sport, MMA etc etc etc all require enormous skill and regulation with as many safety elements built into it as possible so that people can participate in the thrill and excitement these sports create in as safe an environment as possible.
Run it straight ain’t that!
You may as well run at a fucking brick wall for fun.
This has all the grim excitement of watching car crashes without seatbelts.
The popularity of ‘run it straight’ speaks to a deep insecurity and loss of confidence in masculinity that we seem to be having as men right now.
I’m all for men burning off their aggression with full contact sport and I respect the skill and focus it requires, but running full tit at other big bulky men to see who can knock other out in an orgy of unregulated and unsafe violent contact seems as therapeutic as repeatedly slamming your hand in the car door.
Blokes, Mates, Comrades – there are plenty of ways for you to explore your strength in competition against each other, running at one another with the possibility of causing each other brain concussions really ain’t one of them.
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‘You may as well run a fucking brick wall for fun.’
Jesus Martyn – do not give people ideas! I am sure this is how we got Bob the First and I’m right.
Those two Dumb and Dumber.
RUNIT – Has our world gone completely MAD? This is NOT SPORT it is outright THUGGERY!
NZ’s current Sport and Recreation Minister, Mark Mitchell, must condemn this sick, gormless activity and bring in a ‘Fast Track Bill’ to remove ACC from any responsibility so the taxpayer doesn’t have to pay. So if you want to participate you should be made to have Health Insurance that covers your injuries, that’s if you survive it!
How anyone, with even a smidgen of a brain, can do this, watch this and/or even enjoy this, beats the hell out of me and all other intelligent humanbeings.
Mark, get off your backside and do something and don’t quote the participants’ rights. Under your regime all democracy went out the window long ago.
chloes budget would ensure acc pay them 80% of a living wage once theyre braindead cabbages.
Simeon Brown and David Seymour should do this, it would be more entertaining than Dances with the no Stars and at least stop them bashing ordinary New Zealanders.
This sport is like Nicola’s budget, brain dead and smashing women and kiwisavers..
i bet theyre all hardworking taxpayers and pay acc levies…. yeah right, morons
Hmm, looks like prison “sports” like crash has left prisons and become mainstream.
Your ACC contributions at work
Martyn – Insurance Companies, Health Department, and ACC need to refuse to cover all injuries caused by this…let the organisers pay for the damage.
‘You may as well run a fucking brick wall for fun.’
Jesus Martyn – do not give people ideas! I am sure this is how we got Bob the First and I’m right.
Sorry Trumpet – I forgot to include you.
Yep, the horn blower has had far too many knocks to the head.
Who remembers the movie “They Shoot Horses Don’t They?”?
About the knockout dance marathons in the US during the Depression.
I suggested on NewstalkZB/Kerre Woodham that Runitstraight is a bit like TSHDT.
I don’t think Kerre was impressed.
It’s almost as bad, or maybe on par, with that idiot starting what appears to be street fighting for cash.
Stupid is as stupid does.
Good luck getting those injuries seen on time.
Please don’t anyone even suggest they do it in their cars.
Hey that’s an idea !
The World Medical Association WMA has been calling for the end of boxing since the Ali Fraser fight but fighters, gamblers, spectators and ring girls have continued to enjoy boxing.
Here’s the first match of Runitstraight in Auckland.
https://youtu.be/BoYKENQhnxA
Smashed Em Bro!
It’s going to be interesting when the US NFL players join the Super Rugby, NRL and AFL players. How will they go against Pacific bros?
Here’s the Runitstraight spruiker on Sports Cafe mentioning its a family friendly sport (no ring girls) and Mark Ellis picking Japanese Sumo Wrestlers to make a big impact.https://youtu.be/581YtguG3vs
Runitstraight doesn’t have the feint and dodge skill of the All Black’s secret training weapon Primary School Bullrush but does it have greater skill level than this popular Russian Womens Sport. https://youtu.be/kYkc7B2qoYg
They are clearly copying the coc as that is how the current government is run .