Michael Wright

Bearing in mind the last thread consisted largely of Dick Hardman's Pink Floyd vids, thought I would start fresh.

Last Man Standing: Bruce Willis. Walter Hill behind the camera, Ry Cooder on the guitar. Whiskey, Beer, Hookers, Gangs and Guns. What's not to like?

And shoot-outs like this one.....

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Tant01

This one wasn't bad if you're into Sayok kali...

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James Paterson

Michael Wright

Without a doubt Tant, the film has some of the best knife work I have seen. I especially like the way they have not tried to make it overly theatrical and sexy, but kept it raw and efficient.

I'm not a massive fan of Sayoc, for my own reasons, and it is somewhat ironic that the film outlines the danger of such training falling into the wrong hands.

Tant01

To be honest I feel much the same way about MMA. I know personally some seriously deranged individuals that were enrolled at our local "SD Academy"...

Lets just say they had their own less than honorable motives.

(No disrespect intended to serious athletes who are not thugs.)

Few things are more dangerous than intent.

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"In all countries where personal freedom is valued, however much each individual may rely on legal redress, the right of each to carry arms - and these the best and the sharpest - for his own protection in case of extremity, is a right of nature indelible and irrepressible, and the more it is sought to be repressed the more it will recur."

James Paterson

Tom Yum

Isn't the motive learning to fight for self-defense or competition?

I've heard of Marines, Sailors and Soldiers going toe to toe to blow off steam and to engage in friendly competition.

When you say thugs, is there a particular athlete that does this? There was a popular MMA athlete in the UK I recall who had some money laundering charges or something like that. The word thug makes me think of rap gangster terminology, but I could be wrong.

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Tant01

More like a bully with a bad drug problem. He wasn't a typical player. Dysfunction defines a thug...

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"In all countries where personal freedom is valued, however much each individual may rely on legal redress, the right of each to carry arms - and these the best and the sharpest - for his own protection in case of extremity, is a right of nature indelible and irrepressible, and the more it is sought to be repressed the more it will recur."

James Paterson