Category — Martial Arts

You may have fantasised about doing this after watching Jean-Claude Van Damme‘s Kickboxer, but this Muay Thai boxer does it for real. Watch as he takes down a defenceless tree with his shins (and a few punches for good measure)…

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In theatres on Feb 9th and 15th only apparent, is the new documentary I am Bruce Lee. If you haven’t caught the trailer yet, check it below.

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This drunken boxing style of wushu is made infinitely more watchable, performed by this kid…

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Below is a clip from a documentary series called Ring of Fire: An Indonesian Odyssey. The filmmakers visit qi master John Chang a.k.a. the “Magus of Java” who is apparently able to jolt the documentary team with an electric charge and create fire – both with his bare hands. Watch the clip and decide for yourself if this is real.

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Alexey Minchenok created a charming short using a lo-fi story telling technique to convey the classic master-student tale. Enhanced with music and sound effects.

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If pro-wrestling is all acted entertainment – albeit with the occasional injury – watch it done properly with the 9 year old Haruka as she takes on her hulking opponent.

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Don’t mess with the kung fu baby…

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So if the Kinect uses your whole body as a controller, how are ordinary folks like us gonna compete with somersaulting AZO, who does a demonstration in this video below? We can’t and probably never will have to, if the games makers want us to keep playing with our ordinary, albeit much more limited physical abilities. But enjoy the ride anyway as AZO throws in a few wushu moves with a controller….

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This slow motion clip of a woman executing a perfect slice through an air bourne orange is mesmerising.

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The East Asian‘s among us may well have grown up with their non-East-Asian peers thinking they’re experts at kung fu. (“Go on, show us your deadly chop!”) YouTube extraordinaire Freddie Wong takes the stereotype and brings it to the streets…

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