Should bboying be considered a sport?

[Swift Nyce]

sport (spôrt, sprt)
n.
1.
a. Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively.
b. A particular form of this activity.
2. An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively.
3. An active pastime; recreation.


If you read closely which half of you cant ... it said governed by set of rules "OR" look at the OR ... now read it... OR customs... bam


Just in case you dont know what custom means... which again half of you dont becuase its bboyworld

cus·tom (kstm)
n.
1. A practice followed by people of a particular group or region

[LunaticD5]

bboy scholarships lol

[bboyglover]

look at all the stupid sports in the olympics bboyin should def be in there....if ping pong entertains ppl imagine what breakin would do!

[Swift Nyce]

Originally Posted by LunaticD5

bboy scholarships lol

that alrdy exist in some colleges in usa france and korea probably germany and britian to but not sure of those 2

[killafrik]

Yo for real, curling what the fuck, how can that be in olympics, go figure... lol

[saxleesax]

hell no bboying is not a sport. i can't believe this poll. bboying may require athleticism, but this is as ridiculous as calling modern dance a sport, and there's some shit they do in ballet and modern dance that the most athletic bboy can never do.

plain and simple
bboying = creativity>athleticism

not to diss sports, but PURE artistic creativity is not a sport.

[zapper]

Originally Posted by AlphaTrion

In my opinion, the second you have judges, rules, prize money, and brackets, it's a sport. I don't necessarily think that should have a negative connotation though. Just because something is a sport doesn't change what it is at it's core. It's just a label.

The medea hasn't defind it yet the last time they defind it they said it was a show if we start to get payed for being an athilete then it's a sport If we get paid for or art then we are artest If we do a show we are entertaners we are all or selfs . but if we all one then no one can own us.Fuck the medea we made it this far on our own.the hip hop colture will never die,they will allways feed off us weather a art a show or a sport but they can't take our soul and that will live on for ever as long as we live by the code each one theach one

[Swift Nyce]

Originally Posted by saxleesax

hell no bboying is not a sport. i can't believe this poll. bboying may require athleticism, but this is as ridiculous as calling modern dance a sport, and there's some shit they do in ballet and modern dance that the most athletic bboy can never do.

plain and simple
bboying = creativity>athleticism

not to diss sports, but PURE artistic creativity is not a sport.

then never enter a competition if you beleive that

[TheBboySmith]

Bboying is not a sport. Bboying is a dance. Bboying is in the same category as ballet and tap. Bboying is closer to tap because both can be coreographed but are often done freestyle.

If you watch someone training, you might think that bboying is a sport. If you watch it done in a cypher, you will realize that it is nothing like a sport. If you watch a tap dancer train, you might see them methodically repeating moves over and over with no music, just like how a bboy trains. That doesn't mean its not a dance.

[y0ukeun]

There are a lot of good points being made in this discussion. Think about this though...street racing is not a sport. Nascar and motogp is sport. Martial arts was never considered a "sport". Judo and Taekwondo are now considered olympic sports. If bboying stayed strictly in the cypher, then I would say it's not a sport. But throw the competition, rules, judges in...I say it's a sport now.

[TheBboySmith]

some sports like rhythmic gymnastics are coreographed and are a form of expression. the line is so blurry. i used to think that if ur expressing urself, its not a sport, but martial arts and what not can be seen as expression.

[maxx00x]

Originally Posted by killafrik

Yo for real, curling what the fuck, how can that be in olympics, go figure... lol

canada needs at least 2 sports they might have a chance of winning.