I just watched Troy last night for the first time. I have to give big thumbs up to the fight scene between Achilles (Brad) and Hector (Eric). It may be the best fight scene in 2004 (after Hero, of...
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I just watched Troy last night for the first time. I have to give big thumbs up to the fight scene between Achilles (Brad) and Hector (Eric). It may be the best fight scene in 2004 (after Hero, of...
It reminds me of the digital underwear they were planning to put on the goalie in Shaolin Soccer. I never saw the theatrical release of that so I don't know what happened - in the end....
Didn't...
A Hong Kong movie director (I forgot who) said him and a few other directors were trying to get back to the "Old Skool" formula of using real martial artists and limiting the use of CGI and...
Once you stop practicing combat applications, you...
Once you stop practicing combat applications, you are no longer a martial artist.
I disagree. Just as solely practicing combat applications does not make you a martial artist but a fighter, not...
The problem with continuing to train the same way with multiple or chronic injuries is that you're looking at being a crippled old man. I'm very sorry, but there's no way I'm going to be walking...
What really irks me:
Lineage freaks.
"My Hung gar style and teacher can be traced all the way back to Wong Fei Hung." How many times have I had to listen to that silliness...
Really? Big...
I thought this rocked...check it out!
http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/fight3.php
Jet Li's Rise to Honor
Just wondering if anyone has played the newly released Rise to Honor for Playstation 2. You get to play Jet Li in a Hong Kong movie inspired storyline.
The good thing: Jet Li's fighting style is...
This is in response to a previous post, where the validity of my Hung Gar teacher calling himself Shr Fu was questioned. Here's the history behind it.
Wong Fei-Hong had many students. We all...
This kick is a finishing move, after throwing...
This kick is a finishing move, after throwing your opponent off balance backwards. When I first started practicing, I would use it often and not only never land it, but also get tired a lot faster. ...
Hard southern styles: are they worth it?
Before I came to America, I practiced Northern Shaolin for 5 years. After a nine year hiatus, I took up Hung Gar in order to develop power and balance out my skills. After three years of Hung Gar,...