zrm wrote:I got the impression he was just playing with his students.
There are some vids of his students training here.
I doubt the old man can even pass the sobriety test, let alone surviving a real fight involving edged weapons.
shawnsegler wrote:I doubt the old man can even pass the sobriety test, let alone surviving a real fight involving edged weapons.
I think Millenia of drunken soldiers would not agree with the idea that being drunk precludes you being able to survive a battle with edged weapons.
Just sayin.
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C.J.W. wrote:I doubt the old man can even pass the sobriety test, let alone surviving a real fight involving edged weapons. Nonetheless, it was fun watching his "drunken machete" kung fu.
Steve James wrote:In the second vid, fwiw, I saw that one guy kept his left hand covering his heart and near his throat. To me, that means he knows where not to get cut. Afa the techniques, I think the ultimate idea is "not to get cut." I'd say that people who play or fight with machetes have to learn how to avoid it, regardless of what they look like practicing. Also, Haiti, unlike the Philippines, was not influenced by traditional European blade techniques. So, they weren't as likely to develop specific forms. It's much more improvisational.
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