my top five annoying ma's magazine ads!!!

[captain]

1,"you've tried the rest,now learn the best"no nonsense
training from Joe Thugman-30 years on some of the world's
toughest doors.

2,"learn deadly dim mak death points/grips"from senesi/master/expert/15thdan/ultra lord Alan Crumb.

3,"Authentic [ie deadly in the wrong hands] samurai
swords available.just $/£ 34.00

4,combat aerobics."get a work out and learn to fight,".
with world aerobic champion,Simon Nesbitt.

5,Bulk up simply by using."never gonna happen,bulk feed mix"
only £/$ 1000.00 per bucket!

[yuanfen]

Classes in karate, tae kwon do, ju jitsu, tai chi and kung fu!!

[whippinghand1]

-Sanshou by Cung Le
-Cung Le's Cardio Paddle

[rubthebuddha]

anything by the speedman. :rolleyes:

[burnsypoo]

whatever is currently repeating at the top of this page...

'Iron Crotch' if you're lucky.

[rubthebuddha]

anything by bill wallace regarding hip flexibility and stretching. :(

[Ultimatewingchun]

"Learn how to chi sao and become a great fighter".....

I hate that one.

[captain]

"5000 techniques..only 20 years to learn"[i have actually
seen this!]

[rubthebuddha]

at least it's a little better than 5000 techniques in three weekends with a set of videos and a bag of cheetos. :)


how about the ones saying "three techniques that will overcome ANY opponent, no matter how strong or skilled. will also work on any weapon."

or anything promoted by yellow bamboo, for that matter.

[captain]

"showing you the secrets the masters wanted to keep to
themselves".

"a closed door student of ........".

[anerlich]

Wing Chun/Tsun Groundfighting, Grappling and/or Antigrappling.

[Alpha Dog]

"Master the art of Wing Chun Sparring!!"

that one really blows

[old jong]

It's like "We sell iceboxes to Eskimos";)

[David Jamieson]

advertising is never aimed at the well informed. :)

It isn't supposed to be.

cheers

[datou]

The old ad for "SCARS" (the secret and deadly yet painfully easy style to learn) was also pretty funny. My Si-Hing just got a new student who used to study "SCARS". The student showed us some of it. Absolutely hysterical.

This one is also pretty funny. I have seen it used in wing chun, tai chi and other styles:

"The only student of Grandmaster "XYZ" to learn the true/secret//traditional style of (blank) to the exclusion of all other Grandmaster "XYZ" students."

I love that one

Other funny ads are the ones that play the "generation game". You must be in the (blank) generation in order to be considered authentic.

If you are less that a 10th generation wing chun student (meaning 11th or 12th generation) then you just plain stink.

Meanwhile Tai Chi is in its what generation?? 40th? 50th? 110th?? Those guys must really stink!!!

I suppose if kung fu is supposed to degenerate and worsen with every generation that practices it, then we might as well pack up and go home...