doubletwist Posted September 7, 2004 Posted September 7, 2004 Gee, I guess this Karate thing really works hehe http://www.nzherald.co.nz/latestnewsstory.cfm?storyID=3589662&thesection=news&thesubsection=general Seriously though, it's nice to know that it's at least not completely useless in a street situation. DT - "Failure is the opportunity to begin again, more intelligently." Benjamin Franklin-"If you always do what you've always done you'll always be what you've always been." Dale Carnegie
Pacificshore Posted September 7, 2004 Posted September 7, 2004 And they say karate is ineffective...just a case in point that it isn't Di'DaDeeeee!!!Mind of Mencia
Ironberg Posted September 8, 2004 Posted September 8, 2004 Holy Chin-kick! "An enlightened man would offer a weary traveler a bed for the night, and invite him to share a civilized conversation over a bowl of... Cocoa Puffs."
White Warlock Posted September 8, 2004 Posted September 8, 2004 Well, do consider that no other witnesses were indicated in that report. Having worked in journalism, that's a clear sign that the only source... is the person(s) telling the story. So... with only he and his friend to tell the story... is it true... or just good media attention for the event? "When you are able to take the keys from my hand, you will be ready to drive." - Shaolin DMV TestIntro
doubletwist Posted September 8, 2004 Author Posted September 8, 2004 Well, do consider that no other witnesses were indicated in that report. Having worked in journalism, that's a clear sign that the only source... is the person(s) telling the story. So... with only he and his friend to tell the story... is it true... or just good media attention for the event? Well that is a possibility, but if he were going for good media attention, I'd like to think he might have come up with something better than " I kicked one in the chin, the rest ran away". DT - "Failure is the opportunity to begin again, more intelligently." Benjamin Franklin-"If you always do what you've always done you'll always be what you've always been." Dale Carnegie
Pacificshore Posted September 8, 2004 Posted September 8, 2004 Yeah, then I guess the story about the idiot crook in Los Angeles that tried to carjack a van from judo players was just another promotional media stunt to bring the world's attention regarding the art of judo and it's street effectiveness Or maybe it wasn't a set-up, and that judo is good for the streets Di'DaDeeeee!!!Mind of Mencia
White Warlock Posted September 8, 2004 Posted September 8, 2004 My point being, as long as there are people willing to make up stories for a little bit of attention, or to increase profits... stories such as this, with no witnesses, should be taken with a grain of salt. In this particular case, the event these gentlemen were either sponsoring or participating in, gained some media space on that article. Also, you'll note that it indicates that this incident was the "talk of the town" in Fiji, so although this is merely a mild article, it was a much bigger media festival over there. I.e., grain of salt. "When you are able to take the keys from my hand, you will be ready to drive." - Shaolin DMV TestIntro
tommarker Posted September 8, 2004 Posted September 8, 2004 yeah... the whole "do you want karate?" thing seemed a bit fabricated. I don't doubt that he roughed a guy up, but how much of it is fact, and how much of it is just good reading, I don't know... I'm no longer posting here. Adios.
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