I ask this question because, I get ask constantly by GROWN PEOPLE "who do you think will win in a fight"? All because of what the person saw a "Martial Arts Actor" do in a movie. So my question is for all true martial artists,is how do you respond to those questions? I'm not so PC when I do.. ;)
Possibly stupid and oblivious to real fighting styles.
I agree with CTC - just kids showing an interest in MA, and with pugpaws that adults are doing it for trolling.
But for those who are naive to think this stuff is real, we can offer thanks or condemnation to hollywood technology, which suggests to impressionable minds that this stuff is possible.
Then again (I'm rambling now) things that are done in Hollywood which look dueable, often dares the martial arts pioneers to experiment with new techniques. That is why Capoeira and XMA are so dynamic, because more than any other I can think of, they challenge its practitioners to create new techniques.
As to the "who will win"... I see only troll value in these types of questions.
They have no personal knowledge nor experienask movie questionsce with martial arts and they can not distinguish fiction, as in a movie, from real life.
You don't want to hire someone like that to work in your business, you do not want to elect someone like that to be a part of your government and you don't want to give someone like that any responsibilities or the opportunity to make important decisions.
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The answer for actors is the same for anyone else:
Whoever is better at that moment.
Even "true martial artists" have to recognize that they're not going to "win" every fight. Martial arts training improves your odds by teaching you principles; it doesn't turn you into a juggernaut.
Sadly, you have to be patient with the ignorant, because they don't know. It's the stupid -- the ones who once told and shown proof refuse to accept the truth -- that you need to set on blast. And judging from some of the askers on Y!A, there's no shortage of them.
I have several thoughts about this:
* They don't know the difference between real and fantasy martial arts.
* They are just young kids for the most part, or a few adultsask movie questions that are really out of touch with reality.
* They post these because they are trolling and have nothing better to do.
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The "who do you think would win" questions I usually respond with "neither." If they post a question about a specific technique they've seen. I will usually answer to the best of my limited knowledge.
I do not tell most people that I do Ta Kwon Do. My close friends and family know that these movies are not depicting reality. I guess, if someone asked, I'd just tell them that movie scenes are staged, so it's hard to determine the actors' fighting skills.
Be patient. A lot of people have no exposure to reality, especially in regard to Martial Arts. I try to be polite unless the movie is a total fantasy like Hero, or Matrix. Then I get a little testy!!
If a kid asked questions like that then id say they are developing an inerest in MAs. When full grown people ask those types of questions then theyhave no common sense.
Tell them that Chuck Norris wins every fight...
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