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For all the fellow Street Fighter fans, Cammy IRL (i.imgur.com)

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[–]SmartAssX 14 points15 points ago

KO

[–]MAD_HAMMISH 9 points10 points ago

Sorry to point this out, but this was choreographed.

[–]Strike1H8tr[S] 0 points1 point ago

NOOOOO! seriously? such a let down

[–]Prudent88 0 points1 point ago

i can't tell if you're being sarcastic or if redditors are being assholes again.

[–]Strike1H8tr[S] 0 points1 point ago

Not an asshole. I really hoped this was legit.

[–]MAD_HAMMISH -1 points0 points ago

Damnit, sarcasm strikes again.

[–]ruddelsticks -1 points0 points ago

Yep. Me and this kid who I would watch for a little while figured it out. It was pretty great because we had it so when his mom came home, he would do this to me. The look on her face seeing her 5 foot son take down this 6 foot kid was priceless.

[–]gwynjudd -2 points-1 points ago

Man, sarcasm is like so cool

[–]SimilarImage 16 points17 points ago

Age User Title Reddit Cmnt Points
1 week Runorun Fighting level: DAMN! /r/funny 59 511
2 weeks Geronimo98 Da,holy,Fuq ?? /r/WTF 32 90
2 weeks TazerSquid Damn! /r/gifs 162 990

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[–]FISH_MASTER 7 points8 points ago

if i dont see shit like this in the olympics i will be SO disappointed.

[–]stbilyumchill 6 points7 points ago

I'm sorry but likely, you will be. This is a short highlights video from 2008, it is not even that great in comparison to others out there, (but I am too lazy to find them right now.)

If you want to enjoy it, read the rules for how the fights work and how it is scored. These people are in fact extremely talented even to other Martial Artists such as myself. Even to me it kinda looks funny and like the kicks aren't very strong, but you will find a fair share of TKD knock out videos which show a much more brutal side to the sport.

Lastly I think this video might be showing a demo (fake fight), I could be wrong but moves like that although could potentially be effective, have the odds stacked against them in terms of pro and cons. More traditional techniques have much less risk, for sometimes equal or almost equal power.

TL:DR: If this GIF is what you expect Olympic TKD to be like, you're gonna have a bad time.

[–]FISH_MASTER 1 point2 points ago

yeah....i know this was fake/set up but one can hope right?

[–]stbilyumchill 1 point2 points ago

Yes, we can only hope there is an army somewhere of Ryu's and Cammy's that can actually fight like that. (and train us...)

[–]dracthrus 1 point2 points ago

That video makes it look like blocking/dodging is not a skill of any use. That would mean I have been very wrong, I have told people the single most common skill for a fight/martial art is "don't get hit!" I admit I don't have proof but it seems like a good plan on paper.

[–]WarPhalange 1 point2 points ago

Olympic TaeKwonDo is shit because you can't punch to the face and they have body armor on. The goal isn't to incapacitate the opponent, it's to score points. That's why you have two idiots standing 2 ft apart bouncing up and down with their hands by their sides.

Go look at Judo, Boxing, or even Wrestling. Much better.

[–]yogthos 0 points1 point ago

I saw both a dodge and a block there, she dodges the first strike, then checks the second hand to setup the throw. It does look very choreographed though, nobody with any training flails like that while attacking. :)

[–]dracthrus 0 points1 point ago

Are you referring to the gif or the video that stbilyumchill linked?

[–]yogthos 0 points1 point ago

Oh my bad I was referring to the gif, completely agree on the video. :) That's what happens when you make something into a sport and add a bunch of rules, what's effective becomes rather divorced from reality.

[–]stbilyumchill 0 points1 point ago

No, that is what I tell people, who ask me about Martial Arts. As a smaller person especially. This video is to more illustrate how to fight in Olympic TKD. There is no breaks unless someone falls or is out of ring. If I attack and you waste time blocking instead of hitting back I will get more points. I do NCKA sparring which is not continuous and focuses much more on the don't get hit technique. (Oh, and if you do get hit make it look like you hit them too and first if possible.)

[–]kermityfrog 0 points1 point ago

I like this fight to the death

[–]stbilyumchill 1 point2 points ago

Hey, be nice. You don't want to get kicked in the ankle by one of these guys! ;)

[–]randomly-generated -2 points-1 points ago

Wow that highlight video was terrible. My 5 year old nephew is more badass than that.

[–]stbilyumchill 0 points1 point ago

That just shows how ignorant you are about the sport. Read at least the TL;DR next time...

[–]randomly-generated -1 points0 points ago

Oh I know about the sport, it's just really lame. It's a martial art not a light contact sport.

[–]iNVWSSV -2 points-1 points ago

i dont think you can repost in the olympics.

[–]Nobbig 10 points11 points ago

Okay. So you picked a gif linked in a comment from another thread and decided it would be worth karma by itself, so you decided to create a new thread with it.

Reddit, I'm starting to doubt your usefulness sometimes.

[–]darkmind7 1 point2 points ago

Not what I was expecting when I saw the title...

[–]elfinhilon10 1 point2 points ago

I swear to god I have seen this reposted 3 times now in the last 2 weeks. Da fuck.

[–]HELLOPLTAYPUS 1 point2 points ago

Was expecting to see ass. Did not see ass.

[–]hamster4443r341 0 points1 point ago

Too much time?

[–]jdlyga 0 points1 point ago

Hurricanrana!

[–]Feijin 0 points1 point ago

Can someone slow this down?

[–]Archerbro -1 points0 points ago

was this at the olympics?

[–]rockb8 1 point2 points ago

No, but it's been on Reddit at least four times in the past month. It was awesome the first couple of times.

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