A Fighting Chance (2010) User Reviews

Really, amazing stuff.

[peterpants66 · 10/10 · 3 January 2011]

Kyle Manard was born quadriplegic, and despite not having arms or legs, he competes in MMA. Yeah i know what i just wrote may have many people shaking their heads but it's true, a guy with no limbs got into a cage with a regular dude, and fought. This movie is about fifty minutes long and it's littered with home movies, training footage, and his fight. Manard grew up an avid wrestling fan and actually competed in high school wrestling. He didn't win at first, but kept trying and finally won. Once he figured out what his best technique was, he started beating guys up and down. He left high school a wrestling champ and continued to pursue a full and fruitful life. Many people in the fight community were torn as to weather this guy should fight or not. People in the doc come off down right rude saying that a quadriplegic could never compete in this sport. Those people must have forgotten that MMA is the home of people from all walks of life, Tra Telligman for example was in a car accident as a kid and had to have one of his pectoral muscles removed, despite that he competed and did rather well. Then there's that guy that use to punt in the NFL, who only had half a foot. I've seen a pitcher in baseball who only had one arm, and so on, the point I'm trying to make is that our limitations as human being's are only in the realm of the mind. It has been said that if you can move an inch, that's a massive accomplishment. Manard also spends his time training with other people missing limbs, coaching them and giving inspirational advice. And although theirs a complete media black out of our wounded soldiers coming back from Iraq/Afghanistan, people like Kyle are out there helping them, giving them support, pushing them to new heights, giving them hope. Watching this, as well as "Murderball" are reminders that people with disability's do more then plenty of average humans. So check this out, it's truly unique and inspiring.

inspiring film

[oscar-35 · 15 August 2013]

*Spoiler/plot- A Fighting Chance, 2010. a young man with no arms takes up wrestling and becomes a champion. He later decides to compete in Mixed Martial Arts professional to measure his abilities.

*Special Stars- Kyle Maynard.

*Theme- Challenges just need solutions, not pity or malice.

*Trivia/location/goofs- Documentary.

*Emotion- This is an inspiring film that take the audience on a wild ride into this man's world. The heroic theme and context is excellent and will set a role model for many physically challenged by accident, war or birth.