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#406677 - 09/09/08 08:07 AM

Real or Fake?

MattJ

Free Rhinoplasty!
Prolific

Registered: 11/25/04
Posts: 15629
Loc: York PA. USA

Check this vid:

http://www.fightingarts.com/ubbthreads/s...page=0&vc=1

Dos this appear to be real or fake? Please vote and explain your choice.

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"In case you ever wondered what it's like to be knocked out, it's like waking up from a nightmare only to discover it wasn't a dream." -Forrest Griffin

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#406678 - 09/09/08 08:14 AM Re: Real or Fake? [Re: MattJ]
TheCrab Scum Member Registered: 03/14/08 Posts: 467 Loc: QLD Australia	fake simply because I fail to see how an old man moving his arm a little can make grown men jump away like they have been electrocuted.
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#406679 - 09/09/08 08:56 AM Re: Real or Fake? [Re: TheCrab]
skinters Member Registered: 05/25/08 Posts: 239 Loc: swansea,wales	well if you know how the trick works you still go along with it. _________________________ if only we could strike with the eyes - from the thought to the fist how much time is lost ?
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#406680 - 09/09/08 09:01 AM Re: Real or Fake? [Re: skinters]
harlan Professional Poster Registered: 07/31/04 Posts: 6660 Loc: Amherst, MA	Just playing Devil's advocate here...the common wisdom on this site appears to be: don't learn from a video...that videos don't contain the information, or can't convey all the dimensions of learning. 'Seek a qualified instructor.' http://www.fightingarts.com/ubbthreads/s...=0#Post15792596 And yet...one expects to determine whether or not something is 'fake' from a video? I don't speak Chinese...what is the old guy saying? To my uneducated eyes...all I 'see' is a basic demonstration of 'kuzushi'...body mechanics. That aspect isn't fake...only cooperative.
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#406681 - 09/09/08 09:07 AM Re: Real or Fake? [Re: harlan]
MattJ Free Rhinoplasty! Prolific Registered: 11/25/04 Posts: 15629 Loc: York PA. USA	It was offered by someone here on the forum as evidence of good IMA. I'm curious how others percieve it. I do not agree that people can't learn from video, although that is obviously not the best choice. Quote: That aspect isn't fake...only cooperative. Hmmmm........good point. I guess I mean "fake" in the sense that it couldn't be done without cooperation ie; no martial value. Edited by MattJ (09/09/08 09:12 AM) _________________________ "In case you ever wondered what it's like to be knocked out, it's like waking up from a nightmare only to discover it wasn't a dream." -Forrest Griffin
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#406682 - 09/09/08 09:30 AM Re: Real or Fake? [Re: MattJ]
Dereck Prolific Registered: 10/04/04 Posts: 10411 Loc: Great White North	Seen it before and discussed it; FAKE FAKE FAKE. Anybody thinks that this is real needs their meds upped. _________________________ "IF I COME ... I'M BRINGING THE PAIN WITH ME"
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#406683 - 09/09/08 10:23 AM Re: Real or Fake? [Re: Dereck]
JAMJTX Enthusiast Registered: 12/01/02 Posts: 585 Loc: Fort Wayne, IN	I saw this video before when I stumbled across it on youtube. Although I have seen some pretty amazing Bagua demonstrations, this one has a sense of fakeness about it. Even in Aikido I have met some very high level teachers who can break your balance with most subtle, nearly indetectable, of moves. But this video is just "not right".
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#406684 - 09/09/08 12:57 PM Re: Real or Fake? [Re: harlan]
Cord Prolific Registered: 01/13/05 Posts: 11399 Loc: Cambridge UK.	Quote: That aspect isn't fake...only cooperative. As soon as muggers and drunkards become 'cooperative' then I will be more inclined to see this kind of stuff as something other than a parlour trick. Until that happens, its not for me. 'Fake'? No. 'Unapplicable in the real world'? You bet. _________________________ Don't let the door hit ya' where the good lord split ya' http://cord.mybrute.com
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#406685 - 09/09/08 01:03 PM Re: Real or Fake? [Re: Cord]
harlan Professional Poster Registered: 07/31/04 Posts: 6660 Loc: Amherst, MA	Yeah...I don't really expect unarmed, 94 year olds to show a great deal of MA prowess myself. _________________________ http://www.traditionalfightingartsforum.com/phpBB3/
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#406686 - 09/09/08 01:25 PM Re: Real or Fake? [Re: harlan]
Dereck Prolific Registered: 10/04/04 Posts: 10411 Loc: Great White North	A part of me wants to be evil and kick this oldman's @ss, and the dumb@ss's perpetuating that this is real in the video. Tell me, why do people believe in crap like this? Why do people show they can do crap like this and try to pass it off as real? People like that are looking for an @ss kicking in my books. If I knew somebody locally that was putting crap like this up I would feel obligated to visit and challenge them to try it on me and then help them up from their beat down. Who's worse, the people doing this or the people believing it is real? _________________________ "IF I COME ... I'M BRINGING THE PAIN WITH ME"
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