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We all know physical fitness is important.
So i want to know what you consider the most nerd-compatible sports. And what nerd-Sports you are doing.
I'll start:
Last autum I startet with atarashii naginata. i think the best way to describe it would be Japanese Lance fencing. Its really exhausting and very good in clearing my brain 
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For all who dont know what Naginata is:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naginatajutsu
were i practise:
http://www.psv-mainz.de/naginata/index.php?rubric=116
Its a very rare sport in germany (less than 100 people).
And i dont know about Japan (or other countrys) but a lot of the people who practise naginata here is some kind of nerd, be it gaming (that would be me), Roleplayers, Tabletopplayers....you name it. So its a very nice environment.
+ we have a lot of girls ~50%
+ you can hit people with a long stick :D
so let me hear what you have.
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naginatas were weapons used during Japanese warfare. they were essentially slightly longer spears that could be more easily used for close range combat as opposed to the regular yari. They are romantically seen as being a weapon for women because the females that defended castles often used naginata as their primary weapon.
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well i think the wikipedialink has that covered. "Japanese Lance fencing" is just what i tend to tell people who never heard about it (99,99% of the german population :D)
And actually they are shorter than most spears and got mostly replaced by it later on.
Resource: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naginata (I have some books on the topic, but that would lead to far)
But that wasnt really the topic of this tread.
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I think rock climbing is a great gaming-related sport, because it has physical as well as huge problem solving and theorycrafting elements. Every climbing problem is different so there is no room for boredom. You can do it singleplayer with no competitive aspect at all or you can go to comps and crush face.
also you get ripped son
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I guess monkey-spanking doesn't count as a "sport", right?
If that's the case, imma go with ping-pong, lazer tag, rock climbing, and squash as "nerd sports"...
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Tae Kwon Do. Because being a skinny mofo isn't so bad.
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On February 03 2012 04:17 TBone- wrote:
ULTIMATE FRISBEE
He said nerd-sport, not dork-sport.
Jk, jk.
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On February 03 2012 04:04 sob3k wrote:
I think rock climbing is a great gaming-related sport, because it has physical as well as huge problem solving and theorycrafting elements. Every climbing problem is different so there is no room for boredom. You can do it singleplayer with no competitive aspect at all or you can go to comps and crush face.
also you get ripped son
+1 on rock climbing for best gaming sport. Climbing has such an awesome community in general compared to other sports. Socially gaged towards self improvement fits TL's mantra well. I think we need a thread for this in the fitness subforum!
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muay thai, cause it's asian.
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For me it's Badmington, no body who is good at other sports plays it (like me!), so its just the domain of the out of shape but enthusiastic. Still a really fun sport though.
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well, if you stay enthusiastic, the shape will come soon enough
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eff yes badminton! one of the best sports ever.
also tennis, but thats less of a geek sport
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aggressive inline skating, yay!
.. started as a New Year resolution, but last time i stood on those skates was 16 years ago!
Pow, right in the kisser... many times .. but it is fun!
oh, and frisbee too!
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Soccer
Indoor Soccer
FIFA 2012
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Muay Thai and Longboarding.
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Tabletennis ! Its fast, it needs good reactions, it requires a lot of technique, and although its more exhausting than a lot of people think, it does not really need great physical strength. I love it.
Little video in spoilers why tt is so amazing ...
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EPT![[image loading]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/Naginata_sune.jpg)
