[CoolNard]

Originally Posted by JRockaddict

no.
it's too easy to be a sport....

Originally Posted by orewasenshi

I agree since all you do is use the little pully thingy to release the stupid thing.

Then you just watch them hit and spin at each other and see which one breaks first.

It's utterly pointless.

Easy? Stupid? Pointless? A little too superficial, aren't you guys?

If you think its really so easy, go buy one, and then challenge a customized beyblade. I guarantee, unless some freak of nature accident happens or someone goes 'wild ape' on the arena, you will never win, no matter how many times you attempt.

Beyblading promotes
1) strategic thinking. Customizing isn't about compiling or collating an assortment of materials. It's about achieving a closest to perfect balance in your blade, complemented by fully maximizing this balance to your favour. Assuming that is impossible, that fact alone encourages
2) creativity. Unrestricted, outta the box customizing, because by any means, the one thing in your mind is to make the impossible possible. So what if the parts don't fit? Drill a hole, solder the the iron, cramp your teeth on it 'till it's lodged in. Once you're done, it would be stupid not to test its strength against others like you. And when you launch it into the beybattle, there's the sense of pride, glory and satisfaction as you watch your own creation in action, anticipating and hoping at the same time. Whether you stand triumphant or not, the
3) value of every effort still holds true. You begin to appreciate your own abilities, you start to feel an urge to pit them against others. And the fun is, they're not AI, no, they are just as organically intellectual as you are. That's where you see where you ultimately rank as a person. This brings in the point of
4) spirit of competition. It is by our nature that we are a competitive species, pertaining to our interests. It's how the world progresses, from the best, to an even greater best. What we develop from young makes for a great foundation as we mature.

After what I've said, one'd think it being educational is an understatement. I'd like to see someone posting a *substantial* and *credible* reference precisely implying beyblading isn't a sport. As far as I can see, the definition of games isn't limited to unbloody, angelic, frolicking events having zero level of violence. And still, you wouldn't catch many people dead accepting that classification. Same principle applies with sports. It may be deniable, beyblading may not be a sport, but that fact remains unproven. It would therefore be wrong to proclaim beyblading as an activity, which is/isn't sporting, without a justifiable basis.

Credits
to Ivion - for reminding me of this thread
to MaymeRachael - for speaking words of wisdom on your last post, so I hope this clears things up.