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yutyeesam
09-15-2009, 07:30 AM
He died Monday of Pancreatic Cancer. One thing I learned when I started teaching is that a lot of people (in America) drew their frame of reference of Tai Chi from his movie Road House.
Skip J.
09-15-2009, 07:43 AM
He died Monday of Pancreatic Cancer. One thing I learned when I started teaching is that a lot of people (in America) drew their frame of reference of Tai Chi from his movie Road House.
RIP Patrick......

and he was a local guy too...
BoulderDawg
09-15-2009, 09:53 AM
Roadhouse was always one of my guilty pleasures.

Swayze seemed like a stand up guy. Pancreatic Cancer is one of the more painful ways to go.
GeneChing
09-15-2009, 10:32 AM
Wolverines!

I hear they're remaking Red Dawn but instead of Russians, it'll be Red Chinese. Maybe they'll be wushu fights. We can only hope.
uki
09-15-2009, 11:06 AM
Wolverines!****... you beat me - red dawn is one of the greats!!!


I hear they're remaking Red Dawn but instead of Russians, it'll be Red Chinese. Maybe they'll be wushu fights. We can only hope.ridiculous... there can be only one red dawn. :mad:
sanjuro_ronin
09-15-2009, 11:47 AM
He died Monday of Pancreatic Cancer. One thing I learned when I started teaching is that a lot of people (in America) drew their frame of reference of Tai Chi from his movie Road House.

Which is funny sense his trainer and the choreographer of that movie was benny "the jet" Urquidez.
yutyeesam
09-15-2009, 11:55 AM
Which is funny sense his trainer and the choreographer of that movie was benny "the jet" Urquidez.

Did not know that! No wonder it looked all glorified kickboxy! :D

Seriously tho, I wonder what the jet has been up to. He was badarse.
sanjuro_ronin
09-15-2009, 12:24 PM
Did not know that! No wonder it looked all glorified kickboxy! :D

Seriously tho, I wonder what the jet has been up to. He was badarse.

Benny's system of Ukidokan is badass also.
he's been doing his stuff, movies, teaching, training and coaching.
Uber-cool dude.
His fight scene in Gross Pointe Blank with is student John Cuzak was great.
yutyeesam
09-15-2009, 01:34 PM
Benny's system of Ukidokan is badass also.
he's been doing his stuff, movies, teaching, training and coaching.
Uber-cool dude.
His fight scene in Gross Pointe Blank with is student John Cuzak was great.

Man! I forgot he was a teacher to the hollywood stars.
I saw this documentary on him a while back on youtube, and it was crazy - I've always known and read about him in the 80's, how he'd basically go to other countries and kick their arse in the ring, so I expected him to be a super intense guy.

Totally mellow and laid back in his interview.

I think I also read somewhere that Jackie Chan wanted to challenge him, but then saw footage of his real fights, and said Eff that! :D
Boston Bagua
09-15-2009, 02:47 PM
RIP Mr. Swayze.
Jimbo
09-15-2009, 11:47 PM
I was sorry to hear about Patrick Swayze's passing. Oddly, when I heard about it, I kept imagining the very end scene in Ghost when his character finally crosses over.