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I got a minor headache after watching that..one word, OUCH.

From Scary Movie 3: "your mother is so fat, smaller fat women orbit her."

Why even watch the real movies, these are good "Get-to-the-point" vids.

Curiosity killed the ..kid. lol.

I've gotta try that stuff.

I haven't laughed like that in a while! Thanks!

Thanks guys, and i'm testing for Purple Belt in 3 days Shui Tora.

Interesting

I thoroughly agree, Makoto Jin.

I think any 13 year old mature enough to know how to properly use "contradict" in a sentence should be able to manifest Chi..(i'm 15 and I can)

I've read that 2 men, both physical attributes the same, were tested like this: one man did weight training, 10 reps of 5 with 30 lb weights the other man imagined he was doing 10 reps of 5 with 30 lb weights in the end it was shown they both achieved a similar muscle development. This has nothing to do about Chi, but you can see the correlation of brain power.

I've read the book "Chi Fitness" and it says that there are two base emotions: Love and Fear. it says when being mad or angry you're giving away your chi. So as how that would make you stronger? no idea, plus I don't see a correlation between ki and adrenaline...

Sohan couldn't have said it better. Talent.

"People call it moving your energy through your body, but in actuallity, what you're doing is conciously increasing the blood flow to their extremities which causes the temperature increase." Even if it is that,don't you think it'd be impossible to catch something on fire if your hand was just a little "warmer" than usual? Why can't they let a certified scientist analyze this guy...or something official.

I've watched Bumfights, funny how all of those fights ended up on the ground, except the one when this kid was kicked in the temple..and they were both standing up, pretty crazy..he was probably in martial arts, nonetheless it was a One-Hit-KO. I've been in a real fight like in bumfights where situational awareness did save me. The guy started punching wildly, I stepped back, and roundhoused his thigh, causing him to fall and hit his head (not what I planned). So Karate or any martial arts can be effective in a streetfight (as long as the guy you're fighting doesn't have a gun). If his friends jump in...make like Bruce Lee..

shotokanbeginner: "Have any of you ever been in a real life combat situation" I'm pretty sure i've posted this before..just not here: I'm in high school (and as most of you probably know that can be rough), just because everyone is so cocky and wants to prove themselves. Well I accidentally bumped into this kid in the hall, and acting gangsterish he told me to square up, only a few people knew I was a Karateka, and they were wondering how this would end. Before fighting I tried to tell him to calm down, but he swung first. As I assumed (which I shouldn't have), he was trying to box me as most untrained kids would do in a fight, he came at me with a flurry of punches, but missed because I just took one step back and roundhouse kicked him in the right thigh (pretty hard), and he lost his balance instantly and his head hit the floor (I didn't mean for that to happen), luckily everyone understood I was only defending myself so I didn't get suspended or kicked out of the dojo. After that I saw at least 7 kids in the hall and at classes asking me where I train and how can they.

That's very unfortunate, I also offer condolsences.

I could just repeat what the others are saying, it's good advice, but instead i'll ask you to bring me back a kangaroo!

Never heard of it

1. Cradle 2 the Grave (Jet Li fighting all those UFC fighters at once wasn't realistic, but still awesome) 2. The Chinese Connection (Classic) 3. The Karate Kid (Inspirational)

People who talk crap about things they've never tried and say stuff based on what other people tell them and what they've seen, NOT experienced...are just simply, ignorant.

I've heard of a man that uses the "no-touch knockdown" technique he developed, that actually pushes someone back using Chi/Ki/Qi. Then again don't believe everything you hear.

"is it smart to learn from books and videos" Smart, no. Is it possible...yes. my friend learned Jujitsu from books and videos and he can keep up with me fine.

Basic: Karate Pros: Striking Karate Cons: Groundwork/ Grappling / Wrestling Judo Pros: Grappling/Wrestling Judo Cons: Striking Ironic isn't it?

I think chivarly was only a Knight concept, and only existed to Samurai when fighting another sword wielder. Besides, without bad there cannot be good, so maybe sometimes being bad is, well, good.