Author Topic: Another AWESOME Karate Movie! (Read 4411 times)

BIG ACH · « **on:** December 25, 2009, 12:28:59 AM »

Who saw it? Who hasn't? Lets hear it!!!

dragonfist · « **Reply #1 on:** December 25, 2009, 12:35:12 AM »

Ivan: You're are good.
Jason: I get better.

Captain Equipoise · « **Reply #2 on:** December 25, 2009, 12:35:49 AM »

Great movie and Van Damme was ripped to shreds!

the more I think about it, the more I think because of Van Damme movies we now have the UFC and MMA, he was really the guy that made martial arts cool again in the 80's and while he was at his peak (early 90's) the UFC started to come to fruition.

Kwon · « **Reply #3 on:** December 25, 2009, 12:39:00 AM »

02:28

SO! It is you, the son.

Is it not?

One o my fav Damme movies, even though he wasn't playing the lead. The first Damme movie i ever saw.

BIG ACH · « **Reply #4 on:** December 25, 2009, 12:42:36 AM »

Pretty sure it was his first major movie ever!

Kwon · « **Reply #5 on:** December 25, 2009, 03:30:47 AM »

Quote from: BIG ACH on December 25, 2009, 12:42:36 AM

Pretty sure it was his first major movie ever!

Unless you count the Monaco-movie where he plays a Gay Karateman...

And don't forget his appearance in the movie "Breakin'"

Legendary dance

johnnynoname · « **Reply #6 on:** December 25, 2009, 03:39:13 AM »

correct on JCVD playing "gay karate-man" in "monaco forever"

btw, NRNS is a AWESOME movie

Mr Nobody · « **Reply #7 on:** December 25, 2009, 03:40:07 AM »

Too much coke and hard living

NotMrAverage · « **Reply #8 on:** December 25, 2009, 03:46:49 AM »

THOSE PEOPLE WHO MADE THIS SHITFILM STILL MAKE MONEY FROM IT. tHE DIRECTORS HAVE SOMETHING CALLED "ACTION FILM STAR MAKING CAMP" WHERE YOU PAY THEM 500 $ AND THEY SAY YOU WILL GET A LEADING ROLE IN SOME OF THEIR THOUSANDS OF UP-AND-COMMING MARTIAL ART MOVIES. MY FRIEND WHO LIKES BEING A SOLDIER AND IS NOW IN THE FRENCH LEGION HAVE BEEN TO 5 OF THOSE CAMPS. GOT ZERO ROLES FROM IT, BUT STILL THOUGHT THEY WERE GREAT. HE WOULD SAY STUFF LIKE "EXPENSIVE??? C´MON THEY MADE NO RETREAT NO SURRENDER, THIS BEST MARTIAL ARTS FILM EVER. YOU REMEMBER VAN DAMME GOING "SO IS YOU THE SON IS IT NOT). SOVIET RUSSIA GREAT IN THIS MOVIE.

Kwon · « **Reply #9 on:** December 25, 2009, 04:20:02 AM »

Quote from: NotMrAverage on December 25, 2009, 03:46:49 AM

THOSE PEOPLE WHO MADE THIS SHITFILM STILL MAKE MONEY FROM IT. tHE DIRECTORS HAVE SOMETHING CALLED "ACTION FILM STAR MAKING CAMP" WHERE YOU PAY THEM 500 $ AND THEY SAY YOU WILL GET A LEADING ROLE IN SOME OF THEIR THOUSANDS OF UP-AND-COMMING MARTIAL ART MOVIES. MY FRIEND WHO LIKES BEING A SOLDIER AND IS NOW IN THE FRENCH LEGION HAVE BEEN TO 5 OF THOSE CAMPS. GOT ZERO ROLES FROM IT, BUT STILL THOUGHT THEY WERE GREAT. HE WOULD SAY STUFF LIKE "EXPENSIVE??? C´MON THEY MADE NO RETREAT NO SURRENDER, THIS BEST MARTIAL ARTS FILM EVER. YOU REMEMBER VAN DAMME GOING "SO IS YOU THE SON IS IT NOT). SOVIET RUSSIA GREAT IN THIS MOVIE.

You are not american are you?

johnnynoname · « **Reply #10 on:** December 25, 2009, 04:56:45 AM »

Quote from: Mr Nobody on December 25, 2009, 03:40:07 AM

Too much coke and hard living

what's the point of being famous if you can't enjoy either of those two things

Army of One · « **Reply #11 on:** December 25, 2009, 05:28:19 AM »

Classic movie, watched it 2 nights ago on my projector.

BIG ACH · « **Reply #12 on:** December 25, 2009, 07:57:43 AM »

Quote from: Kwon on December 25, 2009, 04:20:02 AM

You are not american are you?

That made me really laugh out load!

ChristopherA · « **Reply #13 on:** December 25, 2009, 08:10:06 AM »

Quote from: johnnynoname on December 25, 2009, 04:56:45 AM

what's the point of being famous if you can't enjoy either of those two things

Hell yeah! How old is Van Damme anyway? Probabley 50, whats he sopposed to look like?

Mr Nobody · « **Reply #14 on:** December 25, 2009, 09:14:08 AM »

Quote from: Big Dicked Bob on December 25, 2009, 08:57:50 AM

Segall vs vandamme who wins?

Chuck Norris would beat both of their asses

ChristopherA · « **Reply #15 on:** December 25, 2009, 09:56:14 AM »

Quote from: Big Dicked Bob on December 25, 2009, 08:57:50 AM

Segall vs vandamme who wins?

Segal is actually pretty badass in real life and would pimpslap Van Damme. I havent watched it but on his reality show hes a deadly shot too I was told. And yes, Chuck Norris would wreck both of them at the same time! Superman wears Chuck Norris pajamas.

Captain Equipoise · « **Reply #16 on:** December 25, 2009, 11:08:00 PM »

Quote from: BigBuehl on December 25, 2009, 09:56:14 AM

Segal is actually pretty badass in real life and would pimpslap Van Damme. I havent watched it but on his reality show hes a deadly shot too I was told. And yes, Chuck Norris would wreck both of them at the same time! Superman wears Chuck Norris pajamas.

I would love to see that fight.. here's Van Damme talking about their famous 'encounter'

BIG ACH · « **Reply #17 on:** December 25, 2009, 11:32:48 PM »

Quote from: BigBuehl on December 25, 2009, 09:56:14 AM

Segal is actually pretty badass in real life and would pimpslap Van Damme. I havent watched it but on his reality show hes a deadly shot too I was told. And yes, Chuck Norris would wreck both of them at the same time! Superman wears Chuck Norris pajamas.

His reality show is fucking awesome! He has gained some major weight though - like seriously some major getbig bulking going on there LOL but the show is awesome and Segal knows his shit!

pellius · « **Reply #18 on:** December 25, 2009, 11:47:32 PM »

Note at 2:12 where he does the front snap kick followed immediately by a round house -- Sweet!. I practiced that over a thousand times before I tried it out in practice. It actually worked. A thousand times sounds like a lot but not really. I'd practice it at least 10 times a day six days a week so it only took less than 4 months before I felt confident to use it. Many here are too young to remember but traditional martial arts were very static and stiff and rarely worked in real life. Bruce Lee really revolutionized martial arts during his time because his style was very relaxed, fluid and dynamic. He borrowed a lot from boxing and fencing.

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BIG ACH · « **Reply #19 on:** December 25, 2009, 11:52:19 PM »

Quote from: pellius on December 25, 2009, 11:47:32 PM

Note at 2:12 where he does the front snap kick followed immediately by a round house -- Sweet!. I practiced that over a thousand times before I tried it out in practice. It actually worked. A thousand times sounds like a lot but not really. I'd practice it at least 10 times a day six days a week so it only took less than 4 months before I felt confident to use it. Many here are too young to remember but traditional martial arts were very static and stiff and rarely worked in real life. Bruce Lee really revolutionized martial arts during his time because his style was very relaxed, fluid and dynamic. He borrowed a lot from boxing and fencing.

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I watched Dragon the Bruce Lee Story 2 days ago LOL :-) wasn't Bruce Lee's methods and ideas revolving around just what you said that Karate and traditional martial arts are not enough for real life attacks and that new methods must be applied to take them to a level beyond the ring, enter Jeet Kune Do!

pellius · « **Reply #20 on:** December 26, 2009, 12:13:45 AM »

Quote from: BIG ACH on December 25, 2009, 11:52:19 PM

I watched Dragon the Bruce Lee Story 2 days ago LOL :-) wasn't Bruce Lee's methods and ideas revolving around just what you said that Karate and traditional martial arts are not enough for real life attacks and that new methods must be applied to take them to a level beyond the ring, enter Jeet Kune Do!

What made the difference was that Bruce Lee was a strong proponent of live sparing where you are actually hitting your opponent. Just like in boxing and Muy Thai. In TMA (traditional martial arts) they did away with that because they just wanted to get a lot of paying customers and they knew they would lose a lot of paying students once they started actually getting punched in the face. Many guys like the IDEA of being a fighter but not the REALITY of fighting. It can get pretty brutal and it's not for everyone. It wasn't easy as a young kid at that time trying to find a place that actually did full contact sparring but I did. It was an 2 hour round trip bus ride and then I'd have to walk about a mile to the school.

BTW, when I would walk from the bus stop to the school I'd go through this place in Hawaii called Fort Street Mall. It was just a walkway where there were shops and stuff. There was a magazine store that I'd past it was the first time I saw a picture of Arnold. He was on the cover of some muscle mag. It was just called "Muscle". I was like "OMFG!" I never saw anything like that in my entire life and it just blew my mind! I never thought a human being could look like that. I couldn't afford to buy the magazine but I would always stop by the window on the way to class and just stare at that cover mesmerized. I did it until the next issue replace it. Anyway, this was the cover:

pellius · « **Reply #21 on:** December 26, 2009, 12:23:10 AM »

This was one of my more enduring fantasies of how I would win a girl's heart. She'd think I was a geek (notice how the chick shakes her head when Bruce Lee did his "pre-fight kata routine" before fighting). And then when I would casually and effortlessly kick some major ass like it was nothing she'd melt before my eyes (just like this chick did).

Another one of my unrealized fantasies -- but I'm still working on it.

As a preteen at the time Bruce Lee really inspired a lot of kids in Hawaii (and around the world). We were always sparing and trying to act like Bruce Lee. Even now I think he's an enduring figure in martial arts.

grktownmuscle · « **Reply #22 on:** December 26, 2009, 01:30:17 AM »

:42 is that bay enjoying himself?

Special Ed · « **Reply #23 on:** December 26, 2009, 10:29:05 AM »

Quote from: Captain Equipoise on December 25, 2009, 11:08:00 PM

I would love to see that fight.. here's Van Damme talking about their famous 'encounter'

Great Stallone impression by JCVD there!

arce1988 · « **Reply #24 on:** December 26, 2009, 11:36:57 AM »

I was in it...I am one of the students in the SOK scene...Norris used to own it...Pops owned it at the time of the movie...