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    XMA on discovery channel

    any of yous watch that discovery channel's special on martial arts (Xtreme martial arts, XMA and its founder Mr. Chat)? they uses computer technology to demonstrate the impact and damage of martial arts. At the end of the programe it talks little about Kung Fu poles, to train your balance.
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    Yup. They re-run it every six months or so. 'S ok, I guess.
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    you're kidding? i would love to drink that beer just BECAUSE it's in a dead animal...i may even pick up the next dead squirrel i see and stuff a budweiser in it

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    I watched gthe whole thing tonight, but lost intrest and started working Xiao Tai Tzu Chang Chaun duirng the comercials. Thye did that stupid Kombat Ki guy after too.

    Tonight, the TV was on for back grond noise mostly.

    A few highlights I did pay attention to though, the featured martial artists can kick with 2500 pounds of force. That impressed me. I also like the small section on Chan Poi's school. It was nice to see a Karate Champ needing to go to a Kung Fu school to stay on top.
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    I like the part when they talk about drunken boxing, really cool, espcially when they make it into Matrix like. but yet, too many japanese stuffs not alot of other martial arts.
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    They did do a straight sword against the Katana though. Plus there was rope dart, and the three sectional staff against num chucks.

    I also found the section on Ninjitsu interesting. It all looked like Akido/Jujitsu to me though. I do however, know how to make home made pepper spray with an egg now, so it's all good.

    I would have liked to see some Bagua, Taiji, Hsing I and maybe some Long Fist or Five animals represented. Either that, or I wish they would have shown more on Chan Poi, like mentioning his daughter was the role modle for Mu Lan, and showing his system and trainig methods a bit. I'd love to see him perform his "Fatal Flute" set, and get some history on it. I allways wondered if that set was because of the Kung Fu TV series or not. I'd like to find out where it comes from. Anyone know?
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    I would have liked it if they showed some traditional Chinese martial arts, but then, that's not what the show was about. It was about the blue power ranger, his dwindling career and some cool software that shows bones.

    The rest was a mish mash of hollywood martial arts mojo jojo hojo lojo.

    As good as the french chick going around trying to learn all the martial arts on the planet I guess, but with better special effects.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Royal Dragon
    It was nice to see . . . Karate
    ? I didn't see any.
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    Quote Originally Posted by David Jamieson
    ... It was about the blue power ranger, his dwindling career and some cool software that shows bones...

    Which one? I didn't recognize any of them...
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    you're kidding? i would love to drink that beer just BECAUSE it's in a dead animal...i may even pick up the next dead squirrel i see and stuff a budweiser in it

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    Actually, the old okinanwan guy was doing Karate. Weren't you paying attention vash as the young buck bought a form to use in the local beauty pageant and martial arts finals in his local locality?

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    Mike Chat is the blue power ranger.
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    Quote Originally Posted by David Jamieson
    Actually, the old okinanwan guy was doing Karate. Weren't you paying attention vash as the young buck bought a form to use in the local beauty pageant and martial arts finals in his local locality?
    I haven't watched it since it premiered. I know, though, that American punk who "hates getting hit in the face" whilst wearing a full face protector . . . during a point-sparring tourney, wasn't doing karate. He was ****ing me off.
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    It's only one show, the same episode, over and over again until our heads pop.
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    LIB! I don't think I'll tell my 9-year-old that. He'll insist on watching it every time it comes on...
    Quote Originally Posted by Oso View Post
    you're kidding? i would love to drink that beer just BECAUSE it's in a dead animal...i may even pick up the next dead squirrel i see and stuff a budweiser in it

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    Quote Originally Posted by Becca
    LIB! I don't think I'll tell my 9-year-old that. He'll insist on watching it every time it comes on...

    lib? wtf does that mean? lol

    think of it this way, if it's only shown once every 6 months, then your 9 year old can watch it twice a year. By the time he's 11, he shoulda had enough and moved on to bigger and better things. Like mastu...nevermind.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Oso View Post
    you're kidding? i would love to drink that beer just BECAUSE it's in a dead animal...i may even pick up the next dead squirrel i see and stuff a budweiser in it

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    I have to say, on the Joko Kai segment, that girl who took the "Masters" test really ****ed me off when she said "Joko Kai is like regular martial arts, only up a few notches (Or levels, or whatever she said)". Her attitude of blatent superiorty just rubbed me the wrong way.

    In another segment, the guy talking about how he gets all excited when he sees more blood from sticking opponents with his little spinnie poker thingie's irked me too.
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