Where do geeks go to blow off steam?
A club founded by a software engineer, is a place where geeks from Silicon Valley can go to take some aggression out with their fists. The video created by Drea Cooper and Zackary Canepari titled “Uppercut”, gives you a look into the private world of a geek fight club, a club that aims to bring courage and strength to the participants involved.
A member of the club states “the fighting is remedy of the cubicle existence”, a line that sounds like it was taken from the script of the movie Fight Club. Although, it does seem to be a “nicer” version of the Fight Club we saw in the movie but they do get pretty brutal. At 7:49 in the video, it shows a man being beaten with a keyboard.
The gentleman’s fighting club holds matches in a car garage, and since it’s a “geek” fight club, they’ve even included a mural of a computer in the background. There are two rules or guidelines in this gentleman’s fight club: One, don’t cripple your friend. And two, don’t make anyone cry.
What do you think guys, is this something you’d be interested in trying?
In Silicon Valley we have the highest concentration of aggressive people in the United States. And it’s a place where all life has been reduced to working in a cubicle and then after work going out to have a Merlot at the Fromage bar. I’m kind of looking for something a little more primitive, a little more basic, something that appeals to the essential nature of a man.
if that’s not a reason to move to Silicon Valley, i don’t know what is!
Guess they forgot to include this in The Social Network movie.
This is pretty hardcore. :O
While doing my MA & PhD at TheFarm (1980-1985) I also super’d the Roble Gym at night to make a few bucks (to survive), and we and some buds would go into the one of the small dance studios, put on ultra-light gloves, no masks, and beat the hell out of each other… there was about 6 of us, all grad stu’s… and we all knew how to box to some degree. Of course I have been beaten up and beat up others since I was 10… 3 brothers, so this is not an abberative behavior in the least. The visceral piece of my life puzzle was never missing. Glad to see you guys draw some balance from this experience. Saw some nice moves there too.
@Livefyre User I think I might have to try this ;) Maybe TNW should start a girl fight club ;P
That is pretty primitive indeed. I like it!
It’s “Do not *cripple* your friend”, not grapple.
@Anomit Ghosh thanks, amended :)
@Anomit Ghosh Thanks Anomit, I swore he said grapple lol
Interesting… gotta look around and see if I can find a similar club here in San Antonio. :)
Nothing says “appealing to the essential nature of a man” like beating your friend with a computer keyboard.
Perhaps he actually meant “a little more BASIC”?
@95wpm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUTY5aFdN-4
Living in Silicon Valley I’m going to have to check this out and report back :)