Dragaera

Question on "Pressing"

Chris Olson - SunPS Chrisf.Olson at Sun.COM
Fri Dec 12 10:11:52 PST 2003

Jot Powers wrote:
> It is obvious that any movie on martial arts isn't going to be how it
> is really practiced.  3 moves, fight over, just doesn't make for
> interesting cinema.  :)

Combine that with the fact that movie fights are choreographed,
and you'll get the general idea.

I've seen martial arts tournaments (and participated in a couple, ouch!)
and they're never like the movies.  They usualy involve the
participants circling each other, mixed with a flurry of
blows, kicks, and blocks.  And yeah, it can often be a "3-move, done"
fight. <grin>

Chris (Who always seemed to be in the wrong age group, pitted
against bigger, more aggressive people. AKA: Got my butt kicked. <grin>)

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 Farewell remorse!  All good to me is lost;
 Evil, be thou my Good"
	- John Milton - 'Paradise Lost'