about martial arts to seagal. I remember when i first saw seagal "above the law". i had such respect for the movie and what he was able to display in that film. i dont think we had ever seen aiki-juitsu choreographed in movies before that time. He capitolized on it in film and made his success doing that(as corny as his film titles were and his films, i still loved the choreography.
BUT THEN,,,the interviews started. ive seen his interviews on the old Arsenio Hall show and boy what a massive sh!t talking ego maniac he was, and still is to a degree. I also remember those other ego maniac martial artists that were bruised by all his sh!t talk and they all issued that challenge to him in a kung fu mag. what a bunch of horsemanure.
So ever since it has been cheesy movies with decent choreographed aiki-juitsu fight routines and now its MUSIC.
If i were interviewing Seagal my only question to him would be what he truly thinks of the philosophies and teachings of Ueshiba Moreihai and if he thinks he has followed those principles with regards to his martial training teaching and career in hollywood and his dealings with people in general. Sensei Moreihai is the founder of Ki-aikido in case some didnt know what i was referring to.
to be honest i have no real respect for the guy.
If i Was brown nosing to get next to some martial arts movie star like some groupie on speed id wanna get next to someone of better calibre, say like jackie chan or jet li.
As Always, TWS
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Originally Posted by The Willow Sword
