TLC: faking it - kung-fu fighter - tonight 3/18

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if you happen to be in front of the tv tonight, cynthia rothrock will try to turn your average joe six pack turn him into a kung-fu fighter in a couple of days, or enough to pass some type of test.

starts at 10 on TLC, of course, you also can turn to spike tv and watch the ultimate fighter re-run at 12 AM

Faking It
The Learning Channel Mar 18 10:00pm Add to My Calendar
Series/Reality, 60 Mins.

“Cube Dweller to Kung Fu Kicker”
Cynthia Rothrock tries to teach a mild-mannered office worker to pass as a martial arts expert.

Original Airdate: March 18, 2005.

Future Airings:
Faking It, TLC Mar 19 01:00am
Faking It, TLC Mar 19 03:00pm

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that’s exactly what the cma world needs…

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This is different from real life how?

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Talk about putting my foot in my mouth

I was just saying to my wife that Uma wasn’t very convincing in Kill Bill in my opinion, and I thought that even Cynthia Rothrock in her prime could have done a better job…

I should probably wait till I see it but, I’m already losing my rating for her :mad:

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I think I’d ditto 7*s comments

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They should make him fight me for the test. That would be neat.

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i’d like to know who they are going to try to pass the guy off to.

as in, who is doing the review? lol.

pfft, more nonsense from the one eyed monster.

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I dont watch television so you guys will have to tell me how it goes.

So if they are trying to make him into a kung fu fighter does that mean he has to fight another kung fu fighter. like one who studied for more than 2 days. Maybe one who has studied for 10 years or more. He!! even 2 years of martial arts.

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LOL! This will give me a VERY good laugh. Im staying home just to watch this…thanks a lot.

I love things like this…most funny type of thing to put someone through.

Makes him look like an idiot :smiley:

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Ok, im about 20 minutes into it.

I just have one thing to say…

AHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

He starts to get angry at the people there.

Am I the only one who finds this utterly hilarious? :smiley:

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ok, so the show is called faking it and the dude is taking it all seriously.

man. that was exactly what i expected. :rolleyes:

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Kung Lek, you must have a different understanding of one eyed monster to me…

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Please forgive me, I actually know Ms Rothrock and, gasp, I was old enough to have seen her compete, but what does the know about FIGHTING? :confused:

“how to be a forms champion” OK
" how to pose for some sexy semi=ma related pics" OK

but “how to be a fighter”???

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So How did it go?
I missed it. :cool:

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overall, I say it was amusing. it is not meant for fighters. it is more for general public who have very little ma knowledge.

It did “change” the contestant’s outlook on life. he quit his job and move out to california as result of the show. maybe he always wanted to do it, but didn’t have the coruage, or the show gave a false idea, anyways, he took a chance, wish him luck.

here’s the run down of the show.

a 30 some years old chicago web designer/programmer
took a 30 days training trip with Cynthia Rothrock.

the guy was on a crash course b/c he was really mild-manner and not very athletic.

they had him do the basic physical training and some kata work.

the thing that stand out was the therapist, rothrock send him to. He wasn’t getting with the program and she thought he needed some personality adjustment.

the “therapist” use some “unusual” techniques, but basically broke through to the programmer. told him not to hold back. be what he truly is [or what he think he is].

so, he end-up with a buzz cut and an personality adjustment.

he become more aggressive and spend the lat couple of days training the kata, staff work and doing breaks.

test day: two karate instructors and one cma guy (Harry wong, of dynamic strength) sit in to judge.

the programmers and four or five other karate students come out one by one and do a solo kata form. do a break, and do a pre-scripted staff fight.

anyways, the judges were told after the show that there was an imposter within the group. the judges were to pick out who they thought was the fake.

the 1st judge picked the tkd girl as the fake.
the 2nd judge picked our programmer b/c the programmer held a long pose after the break.
the 3rd judge, harry wong, dropped the ball and picked the wrong guy as the fake.

so, the guy passed the test. supposedly, he moved to california and is trying to become a MA instructor.

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Heh, heh. “Harry Wong”. I hope he went to high school in China, 'cause that would be a tough name to have while attending a U.S. school… :smiley: .

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any show with david carradine in it has to be good, LOL :eek:

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Cynthia Rothrock: Forms
Don Wilson: Fighting

:smiley: They always go in a pair to me.
Plus, they didnt really teach him to fight (in hopes of him becoming a good fighter). He did some sparring to build up confidence and get a little understanding that MAs are not just forms…they mainly did it for confidence for the test.

Then again…thats probably what you were stating.

Overall, it wasnt THAT BAD…but it was rather funny at times.

I liked the ending, actually. He seemed to really enjoy it, so he went after the feeling.

What I didnt like was how corny they made it :stuck_out_tongue: I dont watch reality shows that often, so I dont really know if they are all like that…but thats what I found so amusing. It seemed like a kids show that wanted to be for adults :stuck_out_tongue:

Plus the fact that he cried because of what the lady said…That felt over-dramatized to me. Then again, the entire thing was.

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Very much so.

What got me were the other “Martial Artists” they put him up against. None of them were impressive. The one that had “11” years experience I expected to atleast show alittle snap and power. She had none. She was just placing technique.

They kept whining about his lack of flexibility, but never did they show him really actually doing a decent stretch.

I watched it expecting to get a good laugh. I got what I expected. For the guy to come in off the street and try I’ve got to give him credit. Other than that, it’s typical “reality” television with no reality anywhere to be found.

-Will

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the whole point was to pass him off as a martial artist not to make him a martial artist.

cynthia rothrock still has a nice bum for a lass her age. :smiley:

the most hilarious part is that he has now moved to so cal to pursue a career as a martial arts instructor.

omfg, is all i gotta say about that. :stuck_out_tongue: