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Tell me about your "deadly" martial arts encounters!

...but keep it all nice, clean and family friendly, please.

From the lens Deadliest Style of Martial Arts.

What do you find most irritating, annoying, amusing ... or important about all this "kung fu deadliness"

  • RenaissanceGal Jan 23, 2012 @ 4:56 pm | delete
    I don't find it irritating or annoying, it's just these Charlie's Angel type movies are completely fake; the fighting style. Kung fu can be deadly but you just how to know how to use it. BUT..... If you know about Filipino stick fighting, (Kali/Escrima) then you can use even a rolled up magazine as a lethal weapon. If you can swing a stick you can use anything as a weapon. KAJUKENBO, it's a combination of Brazilian Ju-Jitsu, Ninjitsu, Chinese boxing, Aikido, Judo ; it's basically street fighting with flare, if that makes any sense. I took classes in this for years, I still practice it, I've never had to use it but it's nice to know I have the knowledge to protect myself. I ALMOST had to fight a guy to protect my mom, but this was years ago. It was a mistaken identity thing and he was screaming and yelling. I was ready to take him down, I was even in fighting stance. It's great for the physique and mind. I had an AMAZING sensei, he was like another Bruce Lee, kind of looked like him too.
  • Torbjornar Jan 23, 2012 @ 5:12 pm | delete
    What... Movie fighting completely fake..? Nooooo, it is 'toetally' 'toekwondo' realistic - uber deadly! In fact, I read that in a forum by someone who knows karate, so it must be real :-D
  • MaverickiB Oct 17, 2011 @ 10:49 pm | delete
    Every martial art has its strengths and weaknesses. The key is to mix them all together. I do Muay Thai, Judo, Jiu-Jitsu, Boxing, and Greco-Roman wrestling. Because of that, there's really no "weakness" aside from my level of training. Training in MMA means there will rarely be a situation, whether it's in the cage or on the street, you don't have some training to handle.
  • Torbjornar Oct 17, 2011 @ 11:39 pm | delete
    So I guess you're into some totally awesome knife and other weapon defenses, which all these arts are famous for... But hey, the mighty judo chop will leave everything else in the dust :-)
  • myboxingcoach Oct 17, 2011 @ 8:32 am | delete
    I guess extolling the virtues of a boxing approach might not go down well here? lol.

    Anyway, cool lens, well done.
  • Torbjornar Oct 17, 2011 @ 11:53 am | delete
    Boxing? Bring it on - it's just as deadly as the rest of the totally awesome ninja-approved stuff :-)
  • jvernier33 Aug 16, 2011 @ 2:01 am | delete
    While I have to admit that I do like the premise, it's ridiculous to call any type of fighting the "deadliest." It depends on its usefulness on the street AND the individual using it. There are many that are very effective, but everything is relative.
  • Torbjornar Aug 16, 2011 @ 7:12 am | delete
    Well of course you're right, but please don't tell anyone (I promise I won't..). We don't want to spoil the fun, now do we? :-)
  • articol Aug 15, 2011 @ 7:24 am | delete
    The keyboard warrior phenomenon is most amusing to me. Everyone knows wing chun is the dealiest art in the world so why argue any more?
  • Torbjornar Aug 15, 2011 @ 7:34 am | delete
    Yay! Totally deadly argument ... what can we poor survivors do but to run for cover and pray for mercy? :-)
  • allcutestuff Jul 22, 2011 @ 6:36 am | delete
    Thanks for this lens. Before I got married, I used to practice (and learn) Pekiti Tirsia Kali, it's a Filipino edge and weapons fighting "art" a lot of knife disarming,stick fighting, ground work called "dumog" and empty hand techniques and combat training. we used to train with the Philippine marines. I don't look the part now but I think i'll still be pretty good at it if I needed to be. Our grand master "Tuhon" is Leo Gaje, he's 70 plus years old but he's the fastest and strongest guy I know. . again, nice lens!
  • Torbjornar Jul 22, 2011 @ 2:11 pm | delete
    Thanks for dropping by, and for your nice comments. And I have to say that kali is a fantastic art.
  • Chris-H May 30, 2011 @ 10:37 am | delete
    I have studied several forms of martial arts. At least in terms of what I have actual experience with, it would have to be Hapkido.

    Hapkido has some wicked joint locks and throws. Word of advice--never tick off an elderly man with a cane in Korea. Some of the most painful and instantaneous chokes and locks I ever experienced were from a Hapkidoist with a walking cane (my Sensei).

    Thank you for the lens! :)
  • Torbjornar May 30, 2011 @ 10:55 am | delete
    In all fairness Chris ... you have gone "totally deadly" and commented on this before... But hey, all for a good cause I guess :-)
  • phoenix-arizona-friends May 22, 2011 @ 7:03 pm | delete
    A wise man once said - don't concentrate on the the finger, or you will miss all that heavenly glory.
  • Torbjornar May 22, 2011 @ 7:18 pm | delete
    Eh... Okay... Not sure how this relates to being a martial arts nitwit though. But hey, it's probably just my limited knowledge about the finer points of the English language :-)
  • sabrebIade Apr 19, 2011 @ 5:52 pm | delete
    I was in martial arts for 14 years....and I also have Count Dante's book!
    LOL
  • Torbjornar Apr 19, 2011 @ 6:06 pm | delete
    Oooh.... I haven't got one of these nuggets unfortunately... and I'm sooo unbelievably envious! :-)
  • Bella_Stella Apr 15, 2011 @ 4:57 am | delete
    Nice lens but I did not understand what has happened in the youtube video of the module "A major fighting reality check " . This man in the blank uniform seems unbeatable in the beginning but he is easily defeated some seconds later? Could you help me by explaining what I have missed...?
    Nice lens with very interesting information.
  • Torbjornar Apr 15, 2011 @ 9:04 am | delete
    Hi Bella, and thanks for stopping by!
    In the video, it is quite obvious that the MMA fighter (the guy with the white top and black shorts) is holding back - probably out of respect (?).
    And it is equally obvious that the Kiai master never have had someone actually hit him - until the fighter begins to land a few techniques, still going quite easy with the other man.
  • BadSoulPhotography Mar 29, 2011 @ 5:32 am | delete
    Almost any martial art style can be dangerous in the wrong hands or a great tool in the right hands
  • Chris-H Mar 25, 2011 @ 6:00 am | delete
    I'm a blackbelt and have practiced several forms of martial arts. For my money Hapkido is the most brutal. Don't ever tick off an old man with a cane in Korea. Very bad idea!
  • rodney528 Mar 10, 2011 @ 9:21 pm | delete
    my experience a well trained muay thai fighter is unbeatable. There are different styles of muay thai and if you master it all you body literally becomes a weapon
  • peppypatricia Feb 7, 2011 @ 9:15 pm | delete
    your lense is very informative. I planning on starting tai chi a bit slower, I know
  • Torbjornar Feb 8, 2011 @ 1:57 am | delete
    Oh, you can be slow and deadly too :-)
    Just kidding, of course. Tai Chi is a great art. Best of luck to you!
  • JziE Jan 6, 2011 @ 7:31 pm | delete
    try capoeira for instance
  • sabrebIade Dec 30, 2010 @ 3:08 pm | delete
    What the heck was that Kiai Master thinking?
    Does that ever work?
  • Torbjornar Dec 30, 2010 @ 10:39 pm | delete
    What ever he was thinking, it was obviously not well thought through.
  • MoonandMagic Dec 9, 2010 @ 5:24 am | delete
    love this lens. I used to do Bushido, it was great exercise but also good therapy. thanks
  • Dec 1, 2010 @ 12:39 pm | delete
    good lense, i think all martial arts are deadly if you know what you are doing
  • jwindsor375 Nov 19, 2010 @ 9:26 pm | delete
    Great lens! really informative!
  • scar4 Oct 14, 2010 @ 10:08 pm | delete
    is Tea Seremony ever a form of martial arts? Just curious.
  • Torbjornar Oct 15, 2010 @ 4:20 am | delete
    Just my feeble attempt at humor :-)
  • Torbjornar Dec 30, 2010 @ 10:37 pm | delete
    Just a feeble attempt at being funny I'm afraid :-)
  • martialartstraining May 26, 2010 @ 8:47 pm | delete
    Great lens! I appreciated the read immensely.
  • soarath Feb 26, 2010 @ 1:05 pm | delete
    Im just interested in martial arts and i really want to learn some techniques from the deadliest style. I study books and learn moves from them but ive never took martial arts from an instructor. Things such as shaolin,and taekwondo.
  • bodhed Jan 18, 2010 @ 9:53 pm | delete
    hi folks, am new here too. been practising various forms of martial arts for 15 years or so: mostly kung fu (several different styles), but some taekwondo, kickboxing and jiujutsu too. the thing with full on 'street fighting' or 'real world fightin' is that there are simply no rules. whilst some 'sport' techniques may be applicable when there aren't these rules, a real traditional martial art teaches to fight without any rules whatsoever and therefore has an advantage. traditional martial arts were developed for real life fighting on the battlefield and proved themselves when it meant life or death. the problem is, in the modern day, traditional techniques have been watered down as for most people trianing is a 'hobby' or a way to keep fit. for these guys in time past, it was a matter of life and death, and when it mattered so much, it isn't it common sense that humans, sophisticated as we are, will have strived to develop the best ways possible to conquer our enemies in armed and unarmed combat? the guys practising the best ways to get someone in a submission hold on a mat will certainly become the best people in the whole world at getting someone in a submission hold on a mat or to score enough points to be 'champion of the world'.

    obviously we can't go around trying to kill each other any more but we can still train the same methods that the masters of old used who undoubtedly did prove their worth in real combat. and they didnt use boxing gloves, helmets or mats to train on or score points over several rounds.

    anyhow, after all that rambling i can tell you that i am currently training with Sifu Chris Lomas of the 'Little Nine Heaven' kung Fu School in Manchester, UK. He teaches many different styles and focuses on the traditional methods that i mentioned. he is an exceptionally talented martial artist. he teaches at: The Dragon
    Academy


    Oh, and to respond to a few of the other comments: UnHappy, you might like modern Wushu as they have lots of athletic/gymnastic techniques whilst still retaining some martial skills - it has more spirit, grace and finesse than XMA. hope you got your taekwondo black belt by now!

    Other questoin: can you kill a man in one single blow? Yes, there are many reports of past masters (some who passed on only a couple generations ago) who had this kind of power. See here for an example

    that's all for now!
  • Torbjornar Jul 29, 2009 @ 4:24 am | delete
    Thanks for dropping by!

    I would say that very few of the sport type martial arts have any great value in a real world encounter, BJJ (Brazilian jiu-jitsu) is one of the few exceptions to this in my experience.

    [in reply to darkydog2002]
  • darkydog2002 Jul 29, 2009 @ 1:19 am | delete
    Hi ,New here,
    Wondering just how effective most "sport" type fighting techniques are valid in the real world of full on street fighting.
  • Torbjornar Mar 8, 2009 @ 10:58 pm | delete
    Hi there, and thanks for dropping by!
    I think what you're looking for is generally called xtreme martial arts, or XMA. Do a search on Google. Lots of info there. :-)
    And best of luck to you
  • UnHappy Mar 8, 2009 @ 10:25 pm | delete
    please tell me......im searching for a type of martial arts that combines gymnastics and kicks like ( backflips and kicks) im already in taekwondo but i wont wait until im a black belt to do it! its my dream to become a great martial artist but i dont want a belt to limit wat i can do...... i just want my dream is be real...please...i need your advice....
  • Torbjornar Oct 22, 2008 @ 4:29 am | delete
    Thanks!
    And yes, humor is a vital part of this (too much seriousness in life as in martial arts and self-defense i think :)
    Agree with you on Dim Mak (kyusho) - if it is taught, trained and applied properly. As any legit Okinawa master will tell you, it is mostly applied in grappling (holding, locking, takedown) situations.
  • diggyisking Oct 22, 2008 @ 3:56 am | delete
    Heya!
    I like your lens, much more humourous than I expected. The most lethal form of martial arts is a rare art called Dim Mak, which is pressure point fighting. The movements are so quick and small and the results totally amazing. Good that not too many people know about it.
  • Torbjornar Sep 29, 2008 @ 3:58 am | delete
    Thanks; and your sensei is right of course! But hey, we need the fiction and the 'quick-fix' dream ... or maybe not.
  • karatepooh Sep 28, 2008 @ 9:53 pm | delete
    I was always taught that it isn't easy, in fact nearly impossible to kill someone with your hands...that killing techniques are for the movies. That having been said, there are still instances of simple punches killing. My Sensei says the focus of training should be for personal growth and improvement...not what can I kill. A hard message to get across to kids for sure. Good job of bringing out the issues, thank you.
  • Torbjornar Jul 21, 2008 @ 10:02 am | delete
    I guess it's like anything worth learning - it takes a while, yeah :-) Thanks for your comment!
  • totalhealth Jul 21, 2008 @ 9:56 am | delete
    nice lens. martial arts is so fascinating to watch but very hard to learn.

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