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Dissipate

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Hmm, I don't know what to think of that last part where the guy punches the 'gangsta' out. However, if I am not mistaken I believe it would have been very possible to break the 'gangsta's arm.
 

gotsmack

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Mar 4, 2001
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Originally posted by: icepik
The guy in the red shirt was definitely bluffing. I've taken a few years of karate. At the end of the video, after 5 minutes of dancing around he threw a roundhouse punch. Anyone who has studied any martial art for any length of time knows not to do that. Any white belt could have shown this guy up. The first thing they teach a new white belt is how to block a punch. The second thing they teach is how to throw a punch. When you prepare to throw a punch you keep your fist in close to your body. Then you go straight in to the target. It's much more difficult to block that way and you have a better chance at striking the target.

A roundhouse punch is very easy to block since it approaches the target in a wide arc. The fact that the punch's path is in the form of an arc gives the defender much more time to see the punch coming and get a block up.

Its not karate. It looks like some type of kung fu could be a shaolin set from the looks of the opening 'Hero' pose and the open palm leading when he was advancing. I could be wrong because they taught northern shaolin at the 'school' went to but I did chen tai chi and a little bit of hsing-yi.



As for throwing a punch- power generation is different in kung fu. Some styles have the power come from the feet up, the momentum of you body mass, or the turning of your body (can't really explain this one without showing you) so you do not have to have your fist close to your body to throw a good punch. The best example that comes to mind is the 1 inch punch.
 

alkemyst

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Feb 13, 2001
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Originally posted by: gotsmack

Its not karate. It looks like some type of kung fu could be a shaolin set from the looks of the opening 'Hero' pose and the open palm leading when he was advancing. I could be wrong because they taught northern shaolin at the 'school' went to but I did chen tai chi and a little bit of hsing-yi.



As for throwing a punch- power generation is different in kung fu. Some styles have the power come from the feet up, the momentum of you body mass, or the turning of your body (can't really explain this one without showing you) so you do not have to have your fist close to your body to throw a good punch. The best example that comes to mind is the 1 inch punch.

^^^^opium^^^^
 

meltdown75

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Nov 17, 2004
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intarweb fight
intarweb fight
you are wrong and i am right
i will nef all day and night
just to prove my intarweb fight

i've never been in one
i don't even go outside
but when you see my intarweb fight
it'll make you run and hide

intarweb fight
intarweb fight
you are wrong and i am right
bruce lee, UFC, you can't go wrong
come on everyone, sing along

i tap these keys
with rage in mind
all my fantasy heroes
backin up my behind

i might only be on teh intarweb
but once i fought my cousin Jeb
if you mess with me
you better watch out
my keyboard brings one hell of a bout

intarweb fight
intarweb fight
let's start one tonight
*ding ding*
 

alkemyst

No Lifer
Feb 13, 2001
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Originally posted by: meltdown75
intarweb fight
intarweb fight
you are wrong and i am right
i will nef all day and night
just to prove my intarweb fight

i've never been in one
i don't even go outside
but when you see my intarweb fight
it'll make you run and hide

intarweb fight
intarweb fight
you are wrong and i am right
bruce lee, UFC, you can't go wrong
come on everyone, sing along

i tap these keys
with rage in mind
all my fantasy heroes
backin up my behind

i might only be on teh intarweb
but once i fought my cousin Jeb
if you mess with me
you better watch out
my keyboard brings one hell of a bout

intarweb fight
intarweb fight
let's start one tonight
*ding ding*

damn you so hard!
 

meltdown75

Lifer
Nov 17, 2004
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Originally posted by: alkemyst
Originally posted by: meltdown75
intarweb fight
intarweb fight
you are wrong and i am right
i will nef all day and night
just to prove my intarweb fight

i've never been in one
i don't even go outside
but when you see my intarweb fight
it'll make you run and hide

intarweb fight
intarweb fight
you are wrong and i am right
bruce lee, UFC, you can't go wrong
come on everyone, sing along

i tap these keys
with rage in mind
all my fantasy heroes
backin up my behind

i might only be on teh intarweb
but once i fought my cousin Jeb
if you mess with me
you better watch out
my keyboard brings one hell of a bout

intarweb fight
intarweb fight
let's start one tonight
*ding ding*

damn you so hard!

er... what

wtflol
 

newbiepcuser

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Jan 1, 2001
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I was hoping for more, it look like some kind of kung fu stance. But I'm just another keyboard e-warrior spectator,what do i know.
 

BooGiMaN

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Jul 5, 2001
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after careful examiniation of the video i must conclude that the red shirt guy got in a lucky ass swing during his wild arms flailing technique that happened to connect with the other guy knocking him flat on his back

i am pretty sure the red shirt guy was just as surprised as the loud mouth guy...

 

zimu

Diamond Member
Jun 15, 2001
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hahaha the gang dude was punching like a girl! looks like he crapped in his pants when he saw the white dude showing off.
 

Anghang

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Apr 30, 2001
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great vid!!.. :-D

i duno anything about stances or martial arts, but some of his movements reminded me of Ling Xiaoyu from Tekken...haha...
 

David Brent

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May 26, 2005
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even if you know martial arts, don't pretend you're in a bruce lee movie when fighting, it just ends up looking retarded as hell.
 

mobobuff

Lifer
Apr 5, 2004
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Originally posted by: David Brent
even if you know martial arts, don't pretend you're in a bruce lee movie when fighting, it just ends up looking retarded as hell.

Hey, whatever gets the job done :D. He may have looked like a half-cocked crazy retard, but it sure threw his "opponent" off.

In any case... red shirt white karate boy > thuggy mcthuggershorts
 

ironcrotch

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May 11, 2004
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Originally posted by: mobobuff
Originally posted by: David Brent
even if you know martial arts, don't pretend you're in a bruce lee movie when fighting, it just ends up looking retarded as hell.

Hey, whatever gets the job done :D. He may have looked like a half-cocked crazy retard, but it sure threw his "opponent" off.

In any case... red shirt white karate boy > thuggy mcthuggershorts

lol mcthuggershorts