Brave1 Posted March 30, 2003 Posted March 30, 2003 I've been having trouble identifying the styles used in the 1995 motion picture and its sequel MK: Annihilation. So far, I've identified the following: Original movie: Reptile: Wushu Liu Kang: Wushu Sub Zero: Goju ryu? (His stances seemed very low. Though I was a bit disapponited by his fight, given that the stuntman was said to be a grandmaster in JuJitsu) Scorpion: Apparently the stuntman, Chris Casamassa, is the son of Louis D. Casamassa, founder of Red Dragon American Karate (anyone heard of it?) MK: Annihilation: Cyrax: Taekwondo (pretty cool to see it done by a robot ) Scorpion: I think they used the same stuntman for Cyrax, this Scorpion didn't use his hands much. (Don't you just hate it when you have two different stuntmen playing the same MA movie character, and they use completely different styles?) The impossible must always be considered among possibilities.
Withers M.A.A. Posted April 2, 2003 Posted April 2, 2003 The reason you are having trouble is because the people they used to perform the stunts were mostly "open" stylist. They were from the Naska circuit which consists of mixed Martial Arts. Open style refers to a system that has no boundaries and usually does a lot of flashy techniques and aerial kicking etc. So that is prob. why you're having so much trouble. Pete 2nd Degree black belt in Kenpo Karate and Tae Kwon Do. 1997 NASKA competitor-2nd place Nationally in Blackbelt American Forms. Firearms activist!
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