Hiya's I'm looking to do a sport that isnt a Team thing. One vs One stuff, anyone got any suggestions?

Not running, cycling or anything like that. Karate or similar is all I can think of. :/

Tennis/squash?

tennis

Sweet, didnt even think of anything like that, cheers.

How much does something like tennis cost to start up, buying the crapiest equipment?

Not sure on racquet prices but you could get something you could hit with for no more than $50, I'm sure. As always, the better gear is really expensive. You'll also need tennis balls, but they ain't too bad.

If you haven't played much tennis its cool to find a wall somewhere and have a hit against it just to get your eye in and some of the basic motor skills up to speed before playing against someone real!

Heaps of places rent courts - I played @ UQ a couple months back, I think it was like $10 / hour for students?

table tennis is insane fast tooo ( Brisbane table tennis centre @ windsor).

squash is a lot more satifying and a better work out then tennis

id give it a go

i love my squash

Golf...

Golf is too slow for me, thanks tho.

Might have a look at squash, even tho the eye-socket size squash ball scares me a little.

Golf!

Get a cart so you dont need to do anything physical..

Get a girlie to deliver beer topless so you dont need to drive the cart back to the club house..

Once you have the above, you don't even need to know how to play.

But in all seriousness, golf is a great game to play solo. You can go for a few hits at the driving ranges around Brisbane after work for practice and then play a 9-hole or 18-hole course by yourself when your upto scratch.

Full contact chess

Squash ftw. $100 max! for a cheap raquet and some glasses. Any shoes that don't mark the floors and grip are fine. Its a great game, good for taking out aggression and its a great work out.

Might have a look at squash, even tho the eye-socket size squash ball scares me a little.

Yeah my mum got nailed in the eye years ago by a squash ball. Ended up in hospital with patches and s*** for ages.

In saying that a mate of mine also got hit in the eye while playing tennis and nearly lost sight in that eye.

Both good games though.

Hey Brendan!

Jess and I are taking tennis lessons, me cause I havn't played in 9 years and Jess cause she wants to learn to play it.

We pay $30 for a half hour lesson between us, she paid about $70 for her racket and its ok, super Amart have sales quite frequently on tennis rackets. Aside from that, $10 for a can of tennis balls and you're set to play.

boxing

Hiya Brettslaw!

Yer, I'd need a few lessons on the basic hitting. Then a few hours in front of a wall. Then when I get all the power and money, I can get the woman.. $10 for a can of whoopass!

Bodybuilding
Skiing and other snow sports
Shooting
Archery
Horse Riding (This is the one for you)

Boxing requires a decent amount of time and effort to be good at it. you really have to spend time at the gym n eating right. then you have chicken legs n a big upper body.

For the average person i'd say BJJ, its competitive, no one gets hurt. its HEAPS of fun rolling with people. you become proficient pretty quickly n the friends you make. you dont have to be massive to do it or spends heaps at the gym.. look at royce gracie. practical 1 v 1 too.

if you really wanna get in too fighting id say mma.

wtf is bjj and mma?

mixed martial arts and brazilian ju-jitsu...

Basically no holds barred fighting techniques specialising in hard striking, ground wrestling and submission wrestling

by woman i hope u mean mail order russian tennis player brides!

I'll be investing in a couple of those myself, nice way to jump start a harem.

play a MMORPG such as WoW. you will meet heaps of new people and may even find your life parter and get married...

Disclaimer: Any people you meet are most likely fat, balding and over 40.... or Korean.

who wants to meet people, bah!

Also, fade, is there any other kind? :D

Boxing, kickboxing
rock climbing (be it technical or speed)

not quite a one v one thing, but it's still a solo sport/art: flatland bmx

Archery is fun, my old place had a HUGE back yard, just grabbed a few bales of hay and attached some targets to it. Might have to dig out my bow and look for a place to start it up again.

Weights!

Great way to stay fit and you get to look hot at the same time.

Parkour / Freerunning? There's a few people on this board that regularly do it.

Come and do submission wrestling with me, its fun and it hurts. BJJ is cool, its fun twisting someones limb and hearing them scream. Boxing is great, but kick boxing/thai boxing is better.

Hey Dirty, where do you train at?

Off the top of my head individual sports include...

Tennis
Squash
Badmitin (spelling)
Golf (is it really a sport ?)
Any martial art (including boxing/fencing)
Swimming
Diving
Scuba (its kind of a sport)
Rock climbing
Sperlunking
Sky diving
Table Tennis
Lawn Bowls (hey its fun)
gymnastics
cycling
most track/field events
surfing
sailboarding
kite boarding
skiing
snow boarding
skating
ice skating
rowing (kayak and single sculls)
fishing (they do have comps and stuff)
orienteering
rogaining
go karting
racing (cars/bikes/4wds/trucks)

I train at South Brisbane on Monday and Wednesday nights from 7-9:30. Great class, it is not an easy class thats for sure. We start of with grappling than we do wrestling followed by kickboxing/boxing and than we finish off with some sparring. If you are keen it costs $55 a month, for 2 lessons a week.

FOUR WHEEL DRIVING!!!

Golf (is it really a sport ?)

Same could be said about racing and go karting.

Racing (in any form) is a lot more physically demanding than golf.

What is not demanding about driving in a cart, drinking piss and smoking. I would really like to know?

My father races Super karts and on many a time ive gone out to Queensland Raceway to help out and i can tell you quite a number of drivers arnt what you would call fit. I agree that the heat takes alot out of you, but all your doing is sitting in the one spot. Golf on the other hand requires more physical excursion, your actually using muscles in you arm and upper body.

Even after just racing s***ty standard karts anyone can drive at kingston park or wherever, I always find I'm buggered at the end of the day and find muscles in both arms and legs aching. There's a lot of physical and mental endurance. I've played 18 holes of golf and I reckon going racing is more physically exhausting.

Weights!

But these f***en suck to do! Such a grind

Tennis
Squash

Agreed.

Badmitin (spelling)

Do NOT recommend. Stupid shuttle cock *#%$%.

Golf (is it really a sport ?)

Agree that it is a sport. Never played it though.

Any martial art (including boxing/fencing)

Yes!

Swimming

My sport of choice, kthxbi :).

Diving
Scuba (its kind of a sport)

Would be fun. Prob a little pricey though.

Rock climbing

Yes! Soooooo much fun. Can go to indoor rock climbing places too. Also good for building upper strength.

Sperlunking

What's that???

Sky diving

Sounds like fun but not really a "regular" kind of sport u could participate in (practicalities, costs, etc). Depends though - are u looking more for a hobby (for fun?) or a fitness type of sport (for health, whatnot)? Also, whilst you're mentioning it, parachuting or hangliding could be an option too.

Table Tennis

Ya, ok.

Lawn Bowls (hey its fun)

Zomg! NO!!! Ever wonder *WHY* old ppl go crazy?!?!?!!!

gymnastics

Yeah, gymnastics is good. I think you've got to be below a certain height though. Also, if ur short, u could also be a jockey.

cycling

YES!! Good exercise plus wind through ur hair - nice in summer down by the water.

most track/field events

Yeah. My advice - learn to breathe properly though (bad experience).

surfing
sailboarding

Haha, yeah - would be fun! Bodyboarding too is good I've heard.

kite boarding

Is that the same thing as sailboarding? Or similar? (not sure).

skiing
snow boarding

In Brisbane? Would be fun though.

skating
ice skating

Yes!!! Ice-skating ftw!!!

rowing (kayak and single sculls)

Haha - I don't ever usually choose to go kayaking but always had interesting experiences on school camps and whatnot, lol. Was fun though. Cost may be an issue though.

fishing (they do have comps and stuff)

Never been fishing but I think that would be fun. But then, I like pretty much all water activities :).
Plus, if u get good at it - there's dinner (win-win)!

orienteering

Hmmm. Maybe.

rogaining

What's that?

go karting

Yes!! I've been told it's sooooo much fun. I'm going to have to do it one day.

racing (cars/bikes/4wds/trucks)

Meh. Could be fun. Must be a guy thing??


Overall, I suppose ur going to have to think about practicalities (costs of equipment, getting to place to do the sport, etc) and whether or not u want to do a sport for fitness, health, just for fun, or all of the above. Overall, I think that they were pretty good suggestions though.

/My two cents.

u care, u really care

Haha.

Yeah...I'm also bored...very very bored.
(Pay day isn't until 2moro).

Your 2 cents is worthless...

if YOU say so r_mazing...

ur entitled to ur *opinion* though.

knobbing is a sport surely

martials arts ftw. used to do wing chun kung fu and a bit of bjj it was awesome. alas can't do it anymore as i work nights and the school i trained at moved from the city to browns plains.. where the f*** is browns plains?

About 35 minutes from the city, southside, past sunnybank.

And sif "weights" is a sport.

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Spelunking - One who explores caves chiefly as a hobby; a caver

Badmitin (spelling)
Do NOT recommend. Stupid shuttle cock *#%$%.

I Love badminton, I play it far too much :) and am heading down to melbourne to watch it for the commonwealth games.

played at a decent level though, its really hard and you need insane reflexes :)

for an example the highest shuttle speed for badminton is 332km's an hour compared to Andy Riddicks fastest serve at 246 k's.
I think its sorta like squash where it's understated the amount of skill/endurance needed.

Yes squash is a potential hazard for the eyes - if you are concerned about this there is a broad range of eyewear available. Most adult players don't use them, most children players do because of comp rules.

If your technique is proper (you face the front wall at all times) the chance of being hit in the eye fast enough to get hurt is extremely low.

I'm a cautious player and even I got one of my front teeth smashed in half when the other dude decided to suddenly change his mind mid-stroke about where he wanted to swing his racquet. But, s*** happens in any game.

Rollerblading?

Your 2 cents is worthless...

Her two cents is rounded down to the nearest dollar, zero.