China
Originally Posted by
Jimbo
I did watch the "kung fu" episode, expecting it would be different from HW. Well, it was; the bald guy in FQ is even more obnoxious. It seemed strange to me that he'd admit to getting so mad because his opponent landed a decent kick to his head and some clean punches, he got pi$$ed off and just lost control and rhino-charged him. I thought one of the keys to being a great fighter was not to get P.O.'d during a match. He was also P.O.'d and complaining during most of his training.
True, a lot of the things they had the guys do had nothing to do with Sanda. But it's his job to take on the challenge of doing something different for the show. If all he wants to do is show himself off in his own comfort zone, why does he even do a show about different cultures/martial arts??
I really wanted to like this show, but the bald guy just ruined it for me. I'd rather see a show that focused on the arts themselves, instead of trying to make "reality-TV celebrities" out of two more guys. Nowadays half of the planet is a "celebrity" or reality TV star anyway. Here today, forgotten tomorrow.
I understand where you are coming from. Jimmy Smith is shown to be obnoxious, impatient...acting angry and losing his temper (basically everything a martial artist tries not to exhibit).
His training partner, Anderson and even Chambers and Duff from Human Weapon had not exhibited behavior that could be comparable (that being a good thing). They make jokes, get frustrated but THEY always seemed to have a good attitude about what they were learning.
Calling the hosts (competitors) "tv-celebrities" may be a misnomer. I think that they are far from it. This show will make their names known to a wider audience but that will probably be the extent. They already seem to have reputations in their respective styles and I doubt they did this show for their own self-publicity. It just seems that they wanted a challenge and to learn some new things.
Fight Quest seems to go a step beyond Human Weapon in that the training is more intensive. It just lacks the educational portions that I liked about HW. I liked both shows because each brought something to the table and helped me to learn more. Plus, the entertainment value was present in both as well.
**I hope Smith's attitude changes in the later episodes.
Cordially yours,
冠木侍 (KS)
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