Anybody see this on TV? I’m trying to get my hands on it and want to know how. A bunch of people at my dojo were talking about it and it looks really awesome if you’re into martial arts at all.
I’m new to this site. I saw the program and I was knocked flat. Few of the guys on the program were monsters like PLs or BBs but I would not want to mess with their power. Granted the program used world champs, which suggests that the power they can generate is better than most, but it was awesome to see the actual numbers of their strikes.
That leads me to a question about size and strength. The boxer hit the hardest and he looked to be a guy close to or over 200. Size does matter as it relates to physics, mass, accel., etc.
Take a guy who can squat 900 and bench 600. Take a high black belt from a real dojo, not some place that gives black belts to 12 year old kids, who is at the top of his game. Who wins and why?
That leads me to a question about size and strength. The boxer hit the hardest and he looked to be a guy close to or over 200. Size does matter as it relates to physics, mass, accel., etc.
Take a guy who can squat 900 and bench 600. Take a high black belt from a real dojo, not some place that gives black belts to 12 year old kids, who is at the top of his game. Who wins and why? [/quote]
Dude, you’re opening a huuuuuugggeee can o’ worms with that question. My response is this: Who in their right mind would really want to fight either person?
But here’s what I think it comes down to and hopefully we don’t get into the tired old argument that has been beaten by a dead horse with a broken stick: Strength and size and power are quite obviously factors in combat. As is technical prowess. They can each be used to effectively cancel the other. The issue at hand is not which is better, but which practitioner can use his abilities(be it muscle or skill-or both) best against their opponent.
This is when strategy becomes important. And my strategy is to not mess with either the big guy, or the Rexkwondo master, unless I have a gilly suit, a hide site, and a clean shot But seriously, don’t worry about which is better- build both.
-B
Now where can I get my dirty hands on this damn show?
I managed to download it through BITLORD. And it loaded quickly… And it is as good as everyone said it would be. The only qualm I had… was why the tae kwon do guy was using the samurai sword for that demo. Having studied Kendo and Iaido… his technique was brutal !!! That sword could have cut the whole jelly thingy along with the table if done properly.
[quote]JustDrag wrote:
Take a guy who can squat 900 and bench 600. Take a high black belt from a real dojo, not some place that gives black belts to 12 year old kids, who is at the top of his game. Who wins and why? [/quote]
Well, first thing to consider is that the pl’r has been training to pl, and the black belt has been training to fight. They are both elite within their sport, but of two different disciplines.
With that being said though, in a flat out, stone cold blind freakin rage, I bet that the pl’r would rip most people limb from limb- with a blatant disregard for technique.
Why?
Because there is an inverse relationship between the level of arousal and the complexity of task. Therefore at the state of maximum arousal, the ability to cary out a complex task is mimimal. The black belt would be functioning at a level far below his training, and the pl’r would be in the zone. A back spinning roundhouse just wouldn’t happen, but some serious gripping and ripping would.
That arousal theory also explains the lack of ammonia caps at chess tournaments.
[quote]JustDrag wrote:
I’m new to this site. I saw the program and I was knocked flat. Few of the guys on the program were monsters like PLs or BBs but I would not want to mess with their power. Granted the program used world champs, which suggests that the power they can generate is better than most, but it was awesome to see the actual numbers of their strikes.
That leads me to a question about size and strength. The boxer hit the hardest and he looked to be a guy close to or over 200. Size does matter as it relates to physics, mass, accel., etc.
Take a guy who can squat 900 and bench 600. Take a high black belt from a real dojo, not some place that gives black belts to 12 year old kids, who is at the top of his game. Who wins and why? [/quote]
Wait, so someone on this site is finally admitting that size does matter?
What the hell?
Is the world about to end?
Where are the thousands of 120lbs guys in defense of their super Bruce Lee fightin’ skills?
[quote]Professor X wrote:
Wait, so someone on this site is finally admitting that size does matter?
What the hell?
Is the world about to end?
Where are the thousands of 120lbs guys in defense of their super Bruce Lee fightin’ skills?[/quote]
They are out there still traininig in dead patterns and never actually putting anything they learn into practical practice by traininig against a fully resisting opponent.
Anyone who has done this will realize that size and strength matter a great deal.
I guarantee there are tons of little guys who think they are badass cause they know martial arts and plenty of big guys who think they’re badass because they can throw serious iron around.
[quote]blondeguy wrote:
Anybody see this on TV? I’m trying to get my hands on it and want to know how. A bunch of people at my dojo were talking about it and it looks really awesome if you’re into martial arts at all.
Anybody see this and have comments? I’m so pissed I don’t have cable! Grrr…
-B[/quote]
A muay thai knee equals a 35 mph car crash how? Obviously not in terms of total force; so maybe PSI? But this would depend how large the target was, and how much of it made impact, so it would be extremely variable. Maybe the impact for someone inside the car? I’ve been in 50 mph car crashes without a scratch, so that isn’t impressive.
But seriously, don’t worry about which is better- build both.