When martial artists lie about their skills

Handicappers said:
Parking Lot?
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FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!

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$3 on Handi.
 
Mofo said:
It's honestly shocking how some people will pass themselves off as martial arts experts. Thankfully, this guy retired in shame after getting pummeled.
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Legendary :LOL:

 
Handicappers said:
I've spent the last 18 years studying 5 different disciplines. I'm a black belt disciple and a Level 5 Chai Tea master.
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Schmoopy1000 said:
how does Chai tea taste?
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Well, handi, since he realizes it's tea, one thing you can be sure of is Schmoopy is neither Raven nor Toxic. :biggrin:

(Schmoopy - just in case you're wondering what the hell I'm talking about, handi waited for a long time for two posters back on cBS to realize Chai Tea was tea and not a martial art.)
 
DragonFromTo said:
Legendary :LOL:

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LOL.

Here, you'll enjoy this:



His name is Ryuken Yanagi, and his brand of taekwondo was 'qigong' or magic aikido, or some such bullshit. And yes, he described himself as a '6th dan'. :ROFLMAO:
 
Mofo said:
LOL.

Here, you'll enjoy this:



His name is Ryuken Yanagi, and his brand of taekwondo was 'qigong' or magic aikido, or some such bullshit. And yes, he described himself as a '6th dan'. :ROFLMAO:
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When I took "Intro to Acting" as an elective in college there was a unit on stage combat so I know C level work when I see it :LOL: :facepalm:
 
DragonFromTo said:
When I took "Intro to Acting" as an elective in college there was a unit on stage combat so I know C level work when I see it :LOL: :facepalm:
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The flunkies who are defeated by the power of his Ki deserve some kind of award though.
 
ukfanfrombirth(cali cat) said:
Well, handi, since he realizes it's tea, one thing you can be sure of is Schmoopy is neither Raven nor Toxic. :biggrin:

(Schmoopy - just in case you're wondering what the hell I'm talking about, handi waited for a long time for two posters back on cBS to realize Chai Tea was tea and not a martial art.)
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Bullshit, I am a 7th level cinnamon belt and have the burn marks to prove it. Challenge me at your own fucking peril.
 
Mofo said:
The flunkies who are defeated by the power of his Ki deserve some kind of award though.
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I bet he took his truck to the Home Depot parking lot. "No Sanchez, no bueno, I need Asians this week... there's an important potential backer coming and I want to really impress him."
 
DragonFromTo said:
Bullshit, I am a 7th level cinnamon belt and have the burn marks to prove it. Challenge me at your own fucking peril.
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I can't recall, is a cinnamon belt a higher rank than a cardamom belt, or is it the other way around?
 
ukfanfrombirth(cali cat) said:
I don't know much about Tai Chi (my knowledge is of TaeKwonDo), but the way I understand it, at least for the majority of those who do it, it's primarily used as more of a moving meditation than a method of self-defense. Even with the "hard" martial arts, as opposed to "soft" martial arts, each style has its strengths and weaknesses. Tkd's strength is in the kicks, since one can maintain a greater distance from their opponent. However, we don't really practice floor techniques (what to do if someone gets you on the ground). The idea is that you deal with whatever it is in a way you don't even get taken to the floor, but that definitely has its disadvantages.
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I practiced Tae Kwon Do for years back in the late 80s and early 90s. We never did any kind of floor techniques then. I walked by a studio in SF several years back and they were practicing floor techniques. Surprised to see the change that has happened over the years both in self defense techniques and in competition. I watched the Tae Kwon Do competition in the Olympics. Surprised how much it has changed. I guess that might be due to the electronic scoring pad that is now placed on competitors.
 
Pattersonca65 said:
I practiced Tae Kwon Do for years back in the late 80s and early 90s. We never did any kind of floor techniques then. I walked by a studio in SF several years back and they were practicing floor techniques. Surprised to see the change that has happened over the years both in self defense techniques and in competition. I watched the Tae Kwon Do competition in the Olympics. Surprised how much it has changed. I guess that might be due to the electronic scoring pad that is now placed on competitors.
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Huh. I wonder if the person who ran that DoJang also trained in other techniques, so incorporated some of them into the curriculum, or if it was a place they practiced more than one style. As for what's happened to sparring in terms of Olympic competition, that's a sore spot for many, myself included. Most of the changes stem from the idea of making it more exciting for the viewer. I get that, at least to a point, it's a marketing thing, but at what cost? I mean, I guess it's fine if one is lucky enough to have a GM who still teaches traditional sparring techniques, but I do wonder about the places who only teach the techniques needed to be successful for point sparring.
 
ukfanfrombirth(cali cat) said:
Huh. I wonder if the person who ran that DoJang also trained in other techniques, so incorporated some of them into the curriculum, or if it was a place they practiced more than one style. As for what's happened to sparring in terms of Olympic competition, that's a sore spot for many, myself included. Most of the changes stem from the idea of making it more exciting for the viewer. I get that, at least to a point, it's a marketing thing, but at what cost? I mean, I guess it's fine if one is lucky enough to have a GM who still teaches traditional sparring techniques, but I do wonder about the places who only teach the techniques needed to be successful for point sparring.
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I could have been more than one style taught at this place. I only went by the place once while it was open and watched.

When I trained in Tae Kwon Do, the rule for body shots was the kick had to deliver a staggering blow. Whether a point was awarded was up to the judges' discretion. The shot had to least move the person and not just tap the chest protector. I watched this olympic match where all one person did was kick front leg roundhouses to the chest protector. We could not win a match that way back then. Alot of what I watched was an exchange of single and front leg kicks. Almost like the kickboxing matches I used to watch on television. I don't know if that is just something that olympic sparring has turned into or if the sport has trended that way over the years.
 
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