Yup!
Human Weapon- TKD
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Yup!
All I know is they are only giving the sport side and no traditional side of the Art which is a sham because it is a added value to those that know nothing about the combat side of TKD.
They go challenge an art's champion, then they go on a training hall tour, then either Jason gets beaten up (usually), or Bill ties with the champ.
Yeah, but it's not as bad (or disrespectful!) as it sounds from that description.
newGuy12
Master of Arts
Haha! I just had a thought -- start a tv show with two goofs who go around barging into schools and saying, "We are here to kick your butts!"
Hahaha -- it probably wouldn't last for too many episodes!
It might... but they sure wouldn't!! :EG:
Ughhhhh!!! Im upset. Now I will have to go pop in a dvd to watch tonight. I was looking forward to this. They still must be wafting smelling salt under Bill's nose
TKDmel
Blue Belt
Well, at least he "drops" like a pro!
FearlessFreep
Senior Master
Lotta practice by now??
newGuy12
Master of Arts
That guy is a football player, so it should not show too badly on him to be knocked out or to lose. At least he doesn't quit.
They cannot get away with any other outcome. The cat is out of the bag now. Bill went down.
I can't help but think that the TKD people thought, "We must knock him out, to show up the other schools." Hahaha -- I'm just joking about this, of course.
newGuy12
Master of Arts
:d
jim777
Master Black Belt
How is that a joke?! :lol: A TKD master should be able to knock that guy unconscious in less than a minute, right? I have a 30 year old 4th Dan instructor who started when he was 5 (Merry Christmas Master Frasier!), and he could lay that guy flat out in 10 seconds tops no problem. I guess I need to watch the show and more often and get a feel for it. It seems kind of silly to me, but I'm definitely open to anything that brings in an additional audience to the martial arts in general. Just seems kinda goofy from what I understand of the premise! :lol:
The joke unfortuneatly (sp?) is that the show tends to frame each match as "Bill nearly won" as he fights the local master, regardless of both he & Jason having about a week of training in each art. I agree with you, Jim. It's quite likely that it would take mere moments for a KO to happen in any Art they showed.
I'd hate to think any of those styles would need the attention enough to let Bill or Jason endure for more than a few minutes. Certainly TKD doesn't need the attention.
Now, if it were me, I would have KO'd the bugger ASAP just to show it could be done and negative attention be damned
Then I'd say "Who's next?"
Now, if it were me, I would have KO'd the bugger ASAP just to show it could be done and negative attention be damned
Then I'd say "Who's next?"
I'd hate to think any of those styles would need the attention enough to let Bill or Jason endure for more than a few minutes. Certainly TKD doesn't need the attention.
Now, if it were me, I would have KO'd the bugger ASAP just to show it could be done and negative attention be damned
Then I'd say "Who's next?"
I appreciate your conviction, but the idea of the show is expose the viewers to parts of an Art that they may never have seen before. A lot of folks think they know what, say Judo, is all about, but this (hopefully) gives them a better idea. Like a travel show that goes to many different places. To build drama, they have two guys with varying degrees of MA prowess to train & match the local master at the end. If it were a cooking show, the host would taste the local food he/she watched or helped being prepared.
The hard part is that we train daily for years in the Art we're watching, so we know the likely outcome. I don't think we can take it personally when they call a "close" match when our Art gets unique exposure like this.
I've seen positive results from the "Human Weapon" show. My 16 year old nephew has watched & trained with me in TKD & boxing his whole life. He's only had mild interest in it. A month ago, he watched the episode on Silat & was hooked! Over all, I think this show it a good thing.
I think that's a good attitude...along with "believe half of what you see" at most. It's made to sell soap, folks, not for the likes of us.
I still don't see why it's required to make the art look ineffective at the end of each episode by giving Bill a free pass every week. Does Bill losing somehow make the art seem less attractive to random non MA people?
I'm sure that is simply because Bill & Jason are the "stars" of the show. Can't make your talent look bad.
