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07-24-2007, 09:16 #61Moderator Emeritus
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Damn, that thing isn't extinct yet?
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07-24-2007, 11:46 #62Senior Member
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Originally Posted by TEA
Grrrrr. I forgot to set my Tivo.
Not only that, but all the Barney episodes bounced last Thursday's two UFC Unleashed episodes off the Tivo before I got a chance to watch them. Dang purple dinosaur.
Freudan slip there eh Joe ? Don't worry I'll find that Barney Support Group for ya Joe !
You know the first step to the road of complete freedom and recovery from any addiction is admiting that you have an issue 
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07-25-2007, 08:12 #63Moderator
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Supposed to be an encore presentation either Friday or Saturday evening (I forget which) so you still have a chance to grab it. Originally Posted by TEA
Grrrrr. I forgot to set my Tivo. Not only that, but all the Barney episodes bounced last Thursday's two UFC Unleashed episodes off the Tivo before I got a chance to watch them. Dang purple dinosaur.Barry McConnell
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07-28-2007, 18:27 #64Super Moderator
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I actually liked the 10 minutes or so I got to watch on Escrima.
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Blue Knights TX XIX
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07-28-2007, 20:00 #65Moderator
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OK, I take it all back. The escrima episode was awful. Very little of it accurate, they sensationalized a bunch of stuff ("human cockfights", give me a break), and only highlighted one system of FMA. They completely ignored all the other systems or even that Arnis is taught to all students in the high schools. I sincerely hope that Gaje and Canete were just having a good laugh at these folks expense. Wrestling a water buffalo as a training method?!? What a crock! I guarantee if those sticks they were fighting with were actually steel rods with thin foam, several of those wrist strikes would have shattered the bones in their hands.
Oh well, I had hopes...Barry McConnell
We, the People are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts - not to overthrow the Constitution, but to overthrow men who pervert the Constitution. - Abraham Lincoln
The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.
- Thomas Jefferson
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07-28-2007, 21:22 #66Super Moderator
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Obviously I missed all that good stuff.
Oh well, it is a shame that this show isn't turning out to be all that great.Dennis Monk
Blue Knights TX XIX
Freedom is one of the deepest and noblest aspirations of the human spirit.
Ronald Reagan
There is a reason that conservatives are known as "The Right".
You know you've reached rock bottom when you're told you have character flaws by a man who hanged his predecessor in a military coup. Charlie Wilson (RIP)
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07-29-2007, 10:58 #67Awaiting Email Confirmation
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I saw toward the end, at the very end of their trainign with the GM, and then the fight. He took some really nasty shots, if that really was a steel bar he would have been done in the first round. I know I personally have busted a few fingers here and there with rattan, I can't imagine what it would be like with steel.
It would have been interesting to see the big guy fight too. In the previous show they both fought, I wonder why there was only one fight this time?
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07-29-2007, 14:43 #68Member
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The inside line says there is going to be a few "dog" shows. They have a number of producers that work on several shows each. It is the same with the crews. I know they hard a hard time with the FMA and the Greek show sounds like it may be rough. I have my fingers crossed for judo and sombo, as those two that I put the most work into. We'll see.....
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07-29-2007, 16:31 #69Senior Member
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Well they made alot of mistakes that is for sure and yet the FMA episode was better overall than the Muay Thai one in my opinion. Still I wonder why they felt a need to say that the padded sticks they were sparring with had steel in them.
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07-29-2007, 18:53 #70Administrator and Benevolent Dictator
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I am not really disappointed in the show because I sorta expected it to stink. However, I am looking forward to the Judo episode. With Aaron consulting, that leaves hope, and besides, I am looking forward to seeing the big guy bounce off the tatami repeatedly. Originally Posted by Aaron T Fields
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07-29-2007, 19:23 #71Super Moderator
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I think Leo Gaje was making that stuff up for the camera Originally Posted by DragonMind
Jiu-Jitsu - like chess, except you get to choke people.
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07-30-2007, 06:25 #72Super Moderator
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I just saw two episodes last night (Muay Thai and Escrima).
The inaccuracies are fustrating as are the sparring challenges at the end.
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07-30-2007, 07:00 #73Senior Member
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You may be right on that score. Originally Posted by Cliff Hargrave
I think Leo Gaje was making that stuff up for the camera
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07-30-2007, 08:16 #74Senior Member
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I bet I hate the Karate show.
I liked the Escrima show. There is going to be an inverse relationship between how much one is familiar with the featured art and the level of appreciation for the episode.
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07-30-2007, 08:58 #75Assistant Dictator
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Aaron, Robert is setting you up! If the judo and sombo shows suck, he is going to blame you!
I too am looking forward to the big guy getting tossed around by a judoka about half his size (hopefully), and hopefully finished off with a choke, the camera panning in on his frustrated face turning purple. I am STILL wondering why the hell they hired him for that show.
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07-30-2007, 09:25 #76Administrator and Benevolent Dictator
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Since he's not the producer, then he won't get the blame. If it's good, he'll get the credit though! Originally Posted by Jeff C.
Aaron, Robert is setting you up! If the judo and sombo shows suck, he is going to blame you!
Me too! He's clumsy, has no real training in anything except wrestling, and doesn't have the slightest clue what the heck he is doing or have any real knowledge of the Asian Martial Arts. The water buffalo in the last program was more photogenic, and the lines they give him (and the one's he comes up with on his own) make him sound like a dope. Originally Posted by Jeff C.
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07-30-2007, 18:46 #77Moderator
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It sure looked like Gaje and Canete had a bet going on who could be the more outrageous. Focusing so much on the Doce Pares was like devoting the whole show to Stephen Hayes and saying it represented the whole of Japanese arts. Originally Posted by Cliff Hargrave
I think Leo Gaje was making that stuff up for the cameraBarry McConnell
We, the People are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts - not to overthrow the Constitution, but to overthrow men who pervert the Constitution. - Abraham Lincoln
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08-03-2007, 22:05 #78Administrator and Benevolent Dictator
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Human Weapon Does Karate
It was nice that they actually covered some real Okinawan Karate, but did anyone notice Big Guy during the very first sequence with the Shuri-te folks was punching a little funny? If you looked very closely at his right hand when they showed a close up of his punch, he had his thumb tucked under his first two fingers. Too bad they did not show the sensei having to show him how to make a proper fist!!
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08-03-2007, 22:09 #79Super Moderator
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There was definately a fair amount of fluff but it was nice to see things taken pretty seriously and have them dealing with what appeared to be very credible and serious master's of their art. I would have appreciated a little more exploration into styles and what made them different and similar from others. A discussion of the influence of JJJ into certain ryu would have been very interesting as well...
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08-03-2007, 22:21 #80Member
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If they only had the MMA guy, then average Joe's would think "well he is already a fighter, he fits right in." I think they use the bigger guy, to make it more of an oppurtunity for people not currently in anything, to think hey maybe I could do that. Originally Posted by Jeff C.
Just a thought.Daniel Nations
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