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Back when I studied karate (in my "other" life :smirk: ), I saw this happen from time to time.

Interestingly, the style I studied is Shotokan. We were taught economy of movement, and the philosophy was always that it should only take one punch. Looks like it worked here!

Thanks for the chuckle this morning, Dale!
 
Things like that can happen when totally different styles meet. The flips and spins are part & parcel of Capoeira. I've studied a few different forms and I know several instructors of various martial arts. One guy, a third dan blackbelt in Tae Kwon Do once told me that most martial artists would actually have a tough time against a seasoned street fighter. He admitted that against a seasoned bar brawler that even he would be in trouble. This video there is a good example. Some martial arts teach real self defense and fighting technique. Most others, in the US especially, teach "tournament fighting". Mixed Martial Arts are all about go, without the show.

Capoeira has a very interesting history though and like many of the Chinese styles of Martial Arts is really neat to watch the fluidity of movement. This chap was definitely overconfident. Capoeira is better as a primarily defensive art that lulls your attacker into making a mistake for you to capitalize on by being unpredictable in your movements. Not as an overly aggressive form. Aggressive moves are the epitomy of telegraphing your movements.
 
Shawn - agree with you on that....I've a martial arts background but, way back when, I taught 'street fighting' for the Army....a few basic martial arts positions & then focused on how to turn your opponent against himself, where to pinpoint him for the most effect, how to use anything handy against him (to include garbage can lids!), etc.
It was always funny to ask my students who had a martial arts background & then have him try to take me out....we kept medics around for that demonstration....I usually ended up hurting them real quick & popping their bubble....then, I had the class' attention....but that was back in the early '70's when military training was focused on taking out an enemy!
 
While not a martial arts guy, I was a college wrestler. On the rare occasion I did find myself in a difficult situation, I always prevailed. None of them knew how to deal with wrestling moves, and once they were on the ground turning blue, it was over.
 
Very few Martial Arts teach "ground fighting". Eventually most real fights end up on the ground anyway. Wrestlers take you there on purpose. The few Martial Arts that i know of that teach "ground fighting" also take you there first if need be. Then they teach you what to do once your on the ground. Those particular Martial Arts do not teach or participate in any sort of tournaments either.

I know of one school that specializes in bone breaking, flesh tearing and nerve strikes. The instructors do multiple seminars a year with US Special Forces operatives. The seminars include sentry removal and defending against multiple attackers in a hand to hand situation. It is not a Ninjitsu school but similar. Its actually a mixed school.
 
Ouch.

Acrobatics meets fighter?




Or did the pre-fight show go on too long? :devilgrin:
 
sheesh. All 'flash'... at least ONE of 'em was there for a reason besides "lookie what ~I~ can do!". I bet th' guy switched to break-dancin' after THAT meeting.
 
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