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The Art of Self Defense

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Watched it again for the first time in a few years.  It is unlike any other martial arts movie I have seen, and one of my favorites. 

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On 6/5/2025 at 11:11 AM, bushido_man96 said:

Where did you find this one at?

YouTube.  It was on Netflix years ago, not sure if it is anymore or not. 

  • 4 months later...

I just saw this one, streaming on Kanopy. It's kind of a Cobra Kai- Fight Club mashup. Dark, funny with a dead serious face. It hits all the stereotypes about bad Karate schools- the sadistic sensei, silly origin story, mumbo-jumbo philosophy, homoeroticism, hyper-masculinity & misogyny, overly devoted students.

It's funny when I saw the title of this, at first I thought it was an old movie from a long time ago, but we're talking about the 2019 film, right? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Art_of_Self-Defense_(2019_film)

I've never seen it, but it sounds interesting. Where you can watch it: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-art-of-self-defense

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7 hours ago, Patrick said:

It's funny when I saw the title of this, at first I thought it was an old movie from a long time ago, but we're talking about the 2019 film, right? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Art_of_Self-Defense_(2019_film)

I've never seen it, but it sounds interesting. Where you can watch it: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-art-of-self-defense

It does have a title that sounds like the 70s, but yes, that is the one. 

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