lordtariel Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 Hey, maybe it was just some fight choreograph thing for a talent contest or something.(I hope) As for that display being effective for recruting, I don't believe it would be for most people. Not to say that demos themselves are bad recruitment tools, just that the flashy ones don't really impress unless they are REALLY good. There's no place like 127.0.0.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathal Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 Wow!!! That was three seconds of terrible self defense followed by 3 minutes and 5 seconds of, "when will it stop?!"Odd, I had the same feeling too. I agree that things like this might attract females to self-defense but the attacks and defense were pretty unrealistic. But if it gets some people interested in MA, then I guess it can't be all that bad.OK that's all fine and good but what about the people who don't decide to join up & learn, and instead remember what they saw? If they ever get into a similar situation they may get seriously hurt. .The best victory is when the opponent surrendersof its own accord before there are any actualhostilities...It is best to win without fighting.- Sun-tzu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username8517 Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 OK that's all fine and good but what about the people who don't decide to join up & learn, and instead remember what they saw? If they ever get into a similar situation they may get seriously hurt.If they deliberately go out and practice these sloppy moves then they deserve what they get. It's no different than people who watch Bruce Lee/Jet Li/Whoever, go out imitating the moves they just say in a movie, and end up getting hurt. I'm sorry for sounding crass but I have no sympathy for stupidity. However, if it's just memory taking over in the heat of the battle, do you really think they would be better off than if they had they never seen the video? To the untrained everyday joe on the street, watching this video, or the best video in the world for that matter, is probably not going to do a lick of good for two reasons: 1) Odds are they won't remain calm and focused in a real situation, and 2). They're probably never going to practice the moves displayed--the odds of retaining those moves will greatly diminish over time.And to the trained eye, we all know what crap this video is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_Train Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 I was thinking that this may have been a demonstration of choreographing ability instead of a MA demo. If that were the case, then no harm done. It was kinda funny witht eh victory dance and all. I doubt that is the case though, based on the people in the background.I also couldnt watch the whole 3 minutes. I play a wrestling game online. If you'd like to play follow this linkhttp://www.thewrestlinggame.com/wg.asp?w= 133896 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushido_man96 Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 If someone wants to choreograph something like a movie, then I am all for it. You have to put some good work into it though.Some of her technique was ok, but it was slopped a little by trying to pull it or slow it down. Most of the kicks that she did would have been great for demonstrating some TKD sparring. They could have gone all out, and shown some really dynamic TKD sparring, and then shown some more realistic self-defense scenarios, demonstrating the usefulness of low-line kicks, and strikes to vital points.I had a demo at a high school once, and a brown belt girl from our school did a fight demo with a 3rd dan who was a Korean exchange student from Germany. She actually made some good contact with him, and he hit the ground a few times with some sweeps and some throws. It only lasted about 1 minute. Plus, it was one on one, and not 2 on 1. https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamasandSais Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 Wow!!! That was three seconds of terrible self defense followed by 3 minutes and 5 seconds of, "when will it stop?!"I agree "Sword-Chucks yo."Yes, thanks a lot guys. Hey, kamasandsais, that was something that you knew that I did not!! <---blackmail hahahahhaha bushido Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obiwansbane Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 why dont i get to see this! it was taken down! anyone else have another link to this vid? Brown belt... win trophies... grade... lose trophies... so much fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiffy Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 Yep, looks like it's gone now. The mind is like a parachute, it only works when it's open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukokai2000 Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 I am surprised you watched the whole 3:05! I just watched the first 30 seconds. I couldn't do much more after that.I agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ps1 Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 I am surprised you watched the whole 3:05! I just watched the first 30 seconds. I couldn't do much more after that.I agreeYeah...it was one of the toughest things I've ever done. I still have nightmares "It is impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are so ingenius." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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