I dated a nice young woman when I was in college. We went one Halloween to see Rocky Horror. She knew all the audience participation lines...freaked me out!! I guess I was jealous 'cause I couldnt join in the fun
This is a great flick! Tony Jaa is a phenomenal athlete. I hope he gets an American following. I could see him being the next BIG asian action star here.
From my experience, it all depends on your instructors. As a white belt, we were taught many effective (situational) self defense techniques along with the standard curriculum. A good instructor will teach the beginning ranks practical self defense....no matter which art.