I like your argumentation. I totally agree I'm glad we got these great balisong companies nowadays that make proper flippers for affordable prices. Some years back, that was not possible for me
In my opinion Balisong flipping is something you could do absentmindedly and is a very fun hobby and most of my friends who I’ve persuaded into joining the flipping hobby told me that it was worth every penny, so yes this hobby is definitely worth it and more people should try it out :)
It's not really a subjective topic though. Something is objectively a sport if it fits the definition of a sport. Balisong flipping does in fact fit that definition, so you're absolutely correct
Balisong flipping more falls under the category of skill toy activities like Pen spinning, Yo-yo's, diablos, and Kendama. They are recreational activities centered around body dexterity in some fashion, but do not typically have a central enough goal to "win" per se. In this case, Balisong flipping can indeed be considered a sport, but only in competitive environments like Balicomp at Bladeshow. Any other time outside of competition, balisong flipping is mostly just a hobby, and a niche one at that.
Well if chess is a sport, I don't think we can exclude balisong because it's "not physical enough". But I think of it as more of an art because competition requires some way of measuring and means that some ways of flipping are "better".
This is a very interesting take that I didn't think about all that much. But I have to say, I strongly agree that balisong is a sport. I see it like this; any sort of activity that requires dexterity, muscle memory, concentration, and generally just a lot of brainpower is a sport. One big example that comes to mind to me are E-sports. Competitive gaming. Counter Strike, Valorant, Rocket League, Hearthstone, Overwatch, Call of Duty, F1, Gran Turismo, all of these are titles that millions of players around the world play competitively, and professionally. They may not be physical in any way, no. But they are games you have to use a lot of your brain and muscle memory and concentration. Which you have to train. Balisongs are not all that much different in that regard. They require concentration and muscle memory to be used at all. You have to train your brain, and your hands to perform the tricks you are trying to learn smoothly. Which takes time, energy, and concentration. By that definition, balisongs definitely are a sport. Really cool discussion, really got me thinking. That's great, definitely keep that up, my man
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I like your argumentation. I totally agree
I'm glad we got these great balisong companies nowadays that make proper flippers for affordable prices. Some years back, that was not possible for me
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In my opinion Balisong flipping is something you could do absentmindedly and is a very fun hobby and most of my friends who I’ve persuaded into joining the flipping hobby told me that it was worth every penny, so yes this hobby is definitely worth it and more people should try it out :)
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It's not really a subjective topic though. Something is objectively a sport if it fits the definition of a sport. Balisong flipping does in fact fit that definition, so you're absolutely correct
I would say it fulfils my requirements of a sport, but I do feel like its more of a leisurely sport which is the main difference for me :D
Balisong flipping more falls under the category of skill toy activities like Pen spinning, Yo-yo's, diablos, and Kendama. They are recreational activities centered around body dexterity in some fashion, but do not typically have a central enough goal to "win" per se. In this case, Balisong flipping can indeed be considered a sport, but only in competitive environments like Balicomp at Bladeshow. Any other time outside of competition, balisong flipping is mostly just a hobby, and a niche one at that.
@@spyroclone152 yea great point
Well if chess is a sport, I don't think we can exclude balisong because it's "not physical enough". But I think of it as more of an art because competition requires some way of measuring and means that some ways of flipping are "better".
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Im homeschooled, so we count flipping as a martial art and I get a quarter credit for it
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This is a very interesting take that I didn't think about all that much. But I have to say, I strongly agree that balisong is a sport.
I see it like this; any sort of activity that requires dexterity, muscle memory, concentration, and generally just a lot of brainpower is a sport.
One big example that comes to mind to me are E-sports. Competitive gaming. Counter Strike, Valorant, Rocket League, Hearthstone, Overwatch, Call of Duty, F1, Gran Turismo, all of these are titles that millions of players around the world play competitively, and professionally. They may not be physical in any way, no. But they are games you have to use a lot of your brain and muscle memory and concentration. Which you have to train.
Balisongs are not all that much different in that regard. They require concentration and muscle memory to be used at all. You have to train your brain, and your hands to perform the tricks you are trying to learn smoothly. Which takes time, energy, and concentration. By that definition, balisongs definitely are a sport.
Really cool discussion, really got me thinking. That's great, definitely keep that up, my man
whats the name of this butterfly? i want buy one to start training
I’ll buy it
Well shooting is considered a sport so I think flipping should be too it takes skill practice and time
I mean chess is also considered a sport so …
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I think they should add it to the Olympics!!
Heck yeah!!