any of yous watch that discovery channel’s special on martial arts (Xtreme martial arts, XMA and its founder Mr. Chat)? they uses computer technology to demonstrate the impact and damage of martial arts. At the end of the programe it talks little about Kung Fu poles, to train your balance. 
I saw the 1st hour and lost interest. Lots of Aikido stuff and Karate high kicks as in the movie.
Yup. They re-run it every six months or so. 'S ok, I guess.
I watched gthe whole thing tonight, but lost intrest and started working Xiao Tai Tzu Chang Chaun duirng the comercials. Thye did that stupid Kombat Ki guy after too.
Tonight, the TV was on for back grond noise mostly.
A few highlights I did pay attention to though, the featured martial artists can kick with 2500 pounds of force. That impressed me. I also like the small section on Chan Poi’s school. It was nice to see a Karate Champ needing to go to a Kung Fu school to stay on top.
I like the part when they talk about drunken boxing, really cool, espcially when they make it into Matrix like. but yet, too many japanese stuffs not alot of other martial arts.
They did do a straight sword against the Katana though. Plus there was rope dart, and the three sectional staff against num chucks.
I also found the section on Ninjitsu interesting. It all looked like Akido/Jujitsu to me though. I do however, know how to make home made pepper spray with an egg now, so it’s all good.
I would have liked to see some Bagua, Taiji, Hsing I and maybe some Long Fist or Five animals represented. Either that, or I wish they would have shown more on Chan Poi, like mentioning his daughter was the role modle for Mu Lan, and showing his system and trainig methods a bit. I’d love to see him perform his “Fatal Flute” set, and get some history on it. I allways wondered if that set was because of the Kung Fu TV series or not. I’d like to find out where it comes from. Anyone know?
I would have liked it if they showed some traditional Chinese martial arts, but then, that’s not what the show was about. It was about the blue power ranger, his dwindling career and some cool software that shows bones.
The rest was a mish mash of hollywood martial arts mojo jojo hojo lojo.
As good as the french chick going around trying to learn all the martial arts on the planet I guess, but with better special effects. 
? I didn’t see any.
Which one? I didn’t recognize any of them… 
Actually, the old okinanwan guy was doing Karate. Weren’t you paying attention vash as the young buck bought a form to use in the local beauty pageant and martial arts finals in his local locality?
Becca-
Mike Chat is the blue power ranger.
I haven’t watched it since it premiered. I know, though, that American punk who “hates getting hit in the face” whilst wearing a full face protector . . . during a point-sparring tourney, wasn’t doing karate. He was ****ing me off.
It’s only one show, the same episode, over and over again until our heads pop.
LIB! I don’t think I’ll tell my 9-year-old that. He’ll insist on watching it every time it comes on…
lib? wtf does that mean? lol
think of it this way, if it’s only shown once every 6 months, then your 9 year old can watch it twice a year. By the time he’s 11, he shoulda had enough and moved on to bigger and better things. Like mastu…nevermind.
say it out loud…
MR mice.
MR not!
SMR. CM EDBD feet?
ILB! MR mice!
:eek:
I have to say, on the Joko Kai segment, that girl who took the “Masters” test really ****ed me off when she said “Joko Kai is like regular martial arts, only up a few notches (Or levels, or whatever she said)”. Her attitude of blatent superiorty just rubbed me the wrong way.
In another segment, the guy talking about how he gets all excited when he sees more blood from sticking opponents with his little spinnie poker thingie’s irked me too.
Indeed.
The only blood he’s ever seen was when he cut himself shaving that too-oval head of his.
Oh yeah, I know, what a total ****!! I know people who have shed blood in Iraq, and the last thing they are is proud, or happy about it. If anything, it’s a burning sore on thier souls that they have difficulty living with. It’s certianly not something they brag about, and get all extatic over, let alone like that knob was.
I wish I lived in the states where all these freaks are. How do you resist the urge to fight these people?
We go to jail…often even if it’s self defense.