{"id":2360,"date":"2014-06-18T00:30:42","date_gmt":"2014-06-17T12:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paperhedge.com\/?p=202"},"modified":"2023-11-08T12:20:33","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T12:20:33","slug":"can-anyone-really-fight-like-on-the-martial-arts-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awove.com\/can-anyone-really-fight-like-on-the-martial-arts-movies\/","title":{"rendered":"Can anyone really fight like on the Martial Arts movies?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ok, admittedly, quite a silly question, but we all grew up watching Kung Fu\/ Martial Arts movies secretly wishing we could open a can of whip-ass with such style and grace. Let\u2019s not get started on the Jedi phase\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Whether the thought has crossed your mind or not; you are here and reading this now. So can it be done? Can ONE man take on a group of assailants and gracefully, move by move, take them all down\u2026? I don\u2019t think so.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bOI7YwH-wzw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Apart from the odd Judo class as a kid, I\u2019m no martial arts man, never really was one for discipline or fighting. I have, however; witnessed quite a few fights (mostly drunks) and the bone cracking sound of someone getting punched is something that I cannot get out of my head.<\/p>\n<p>Usually, actually all of the fights I\u2019ve witnessed, it\u2019s all over within a few seconds and NEVER looks half as good and purposeful as in the movies.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a usually a standoff, words exchanged and then the attack. Fists fly erratically (if not already over from the first punch) and then they go for the grappling and someone goes to the ground.<\/p>\n<h3>State of Mind, State of Mind, State of Mind.<\/h3>\n<p>You will hear many martial artists say the same thing- \u201cyou will know what to do in a fight, it\u2019s the state of mind, and the calm that comes from the training\u201d. But do they actually get to throw the beautifully choreographed moves they even name? Again, I don\u2019t think so.<\/p>\n<p>Correct me if I am wrong, fights are different and every attacker is different. Are they drunk, are they experienced? What is their size\/weight? All of these variables make for a pretty uncertain environment. Moreover, fights are dirty, and they don\u2019t know the moves you do to allow for a smooth good looking fight.<\/p>\n<p>Do I believe that a boxer or experienced fighter knows how to take a punch, control the fight and when given the window; have the ability to inflict damage better than most do? Yes.<\/p>\n<p>By far the closest to what it could be like having some training in a real fight (not a real fight obviously).<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R3KkFfrotqI\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Run Baby, Run!<\/h3>\n<p>Ok, so you are walking down the street, it\u2019s late at night, and you see some punks walking toward you. You know they are trouble, you know you suck at fighting or maybe believe you can take them on (you hold a black belt). What do you do?<\/p>\n<p>You fucking run. Simple as that. Putting aside all the training, movies, and our childhood fantasies we can all agree you simply avoid fights. Too many people get permanent damage and in some cases die from a simple testosterone inflicted punch. Let\u2019s not forget that some carry weapons too.<\/p>\n<p>Lucky for me I have avoided fights in general (I am very popular).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ok, admittedly, quite a silly question, but we all grew up watching Kung Fu\/ Martial Arts movies secretly wishing we could open a can of whip-ass with such style and grace. Let\u2019s not get started on the Jedi phase\u2026 Whether the thought has crossed your mind or not; you are here and reading this now. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2274,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,1],"tags":[56],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Can Anyone Really Fight Like That?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We all grew up on Kung Fu and Martial Arts films wishing we had the ability to really fight like a pro. Is it really possible? Lets find out.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/awove.com\/can-anyone-really-fight-like-on-the-martial-arts-movies\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Can Anyone Really Fight Like That?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We all grew up on Kung Fu and Martial Arts films wishing we had the ability to really fight like a pro. Is it really possible? Lets find out.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/awove.com\/can-anyone-really-fight-like-on-the-martial-arts-movies\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Awove\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2014-06-17T12:30:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-11-08T12:20:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/awove.com\/can-anyone-really-fight-like-on-the-martial-arts-movies\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/awove.com\/can-anyone-really-fight-like-on-the-martial-arts-movies\/\",\"name\":\"Can Anyone Really Fight Like That?\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/awove.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/awove.com\/can-anyone-really-fight-like-on-the-martial-arts-movies\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/awove.com\/can-anyone-really-fight-like-on-the-martial-arts-movies\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-06-17T12:30:42+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-11-08T12:20:33+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/awove.com\/#\/schema\/person\/7628340ccd524b508aa0d6275915dbed\"},\"description\":\"We all grew up on Kung Fu and Martial Arts films wishing we had the ability to really fight like a pro. Is it really possible? Lets find out.\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/awove.com\/can-anyone-really-fight-like-on-the-martial-arts-movies\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/awove.com\/can-anyone-really-fight-like-on-the-martial-arts-movies\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"\",\"contentUrl\":\"\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/awove.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/awove.com\/\",\"name\":\"Awove\",\"description\":\"Creating brands people talk about. Let&#039;s get people talking about yours.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/awove.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/awove.com\/#\/schema\/person\/7628340ccd524b508aa0d6275915dbed\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/awove.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1a50636d586b9b09092df34e6ce0d586?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1a50636d586b9b09092df34e6ce0d586?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/awove.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/awove.com\/author\/admin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Can Anyone Really Fight Like That?","description":"We all grew up on Kung Fu and Martial Arts films wishing we had the ability to really fight like a pro. Is it really possible? Lets find out.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/awove.com\/can-anyone-really-fight-like-on-the-martial-arts-movies\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Can Anyone Really Fight Like That?","og_description":"We all grew up on Kung Fu and Martial Arts films wishing we had the ability to really fight like a pro. Is it really possible? Lets find out.","og_url":"https:\/\/awove.com\/can-anyone-really-fight-like-on-the-martial-arts-movies\/","og_site_name":"Awove","article_published_time":"2014-06-17T12:30:42+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-11-08T12:20:33+00:00","author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/awove.com\/can-anyone-really-fight-like-on-the-martial-arts-movies\/","url":"https:\/\/awove.com\/can-anyone-really-fight-like-on-the-martial-arts-movies\/","name":"Can Anyone Really Fight Like That?","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/awove.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/awove.com\/can-anyone-really-fight-like-on-the-martial-arts-movies\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/awove.com\/can-anyone-really-fight-like-on-the-martial-arts-movies\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"","datePublished":"2014-06-17T12:30:42+00:00","dateModified":"2023-11-08T12:20:33+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/awove.com\/#\/schema\/person\/7628340ccd524b508aa0d6275915dbed"},"description":"We all grew up on Kung Fu and Martial Arts films wishing we had the ability to really fight like a pro. Is it really possible? Lets find out.","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/awove.com\/can-anyone-really-fight-like-on-the-martial-arts-movies\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/awove.com\/can-anyone-really-fight-like-on-the-martial-arts-movies\/#primaryimage","url":"","contentUrl":""},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/awove.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/awove.com\/","name":"Awove","description":"Creating brands people talk about. Let&#039;s get people talking about yours.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/awove.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/awove.com\/#\/schema\/person\/7628340ccd524b508aa0d6275915dbed","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/awove.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1a50636d586b9b09092df34e6ce0d586?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1a50636d586b9b09092df34e6ce0d586?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/awove.com"],"url":"https:\/\/awove.com\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/awove.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2360"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/awove.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/awove.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awove.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awove.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2360"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/awove.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2360\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awove.com\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/awove.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awove.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awove.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}