Animation of Xtreme Martial Arts

[Dasquian Belargic]

http://media.dsc.discovery.com/convergence/xma/video/xma009.html
http://media.dsc.discovery.com/convergence/xma/video/xma010.html
http://media.dsc.discovery.com/convergence/xma/video/xma008.html
http://media.dsc.discovery.com/convergence/xma/video/xma002.html
http://media.dsc.discovery.com/convergence/xma/video/xma006.html

I thought these all were pretty cool. 009 is my fave :)

[Raut Daksoi]

Woah.

[Rognan Dar]

Wow. That is some cool stuff there. I always wanted to do some kind of Martial art when I was a kid. I thought it was the coolest. Now...I STILL WANT TO DO IT!

[Jared Mriad]

The guys who did these also worked on the Matrix :]

[ReaperFett]

Originally posted by Rognan Dar
I always wanted to do some kind of Martial art when I was a kid. I thought it was the coolest. Now...I STILL WANT TO DO IT!

I did Judo. Guess what, I sucked! :)

[Tear]

I watched the documentry on The discovery channel. It was alright..amazing watching the people who have mastered the various weapon forms.

[imported_Grev Drasen]

The Discovery Channel special was kind of a let down though.

It was more based on special effects than the actual mechanics of martial arts.

[Marcus Telcontar]

It was more based on special effects than the actual mechanics of martial arts

Martial Arts is not about mechanics. Martial Arts is about energy flows. It's about directing energy in a direction that you want it to go, to use and control flows. At it's purest, Martial Arts is a dance. Watching those videos, it was a wonderful demonstration of those flows and how each part of the body is used to produce the flow you want.

These days, not beign quite as fast or as light on my feet as I was, Tai Chi is my favorite Martial Art. Tai Chi really teaches and explains how to focus and use energy flows well

[Alpha]

I prefer Shorei-Ryu style the best. :) The moves aren't as fast as some I've tried, but they pack quite a bit of power, and you don't have to be nearly as flexible. :) Fits me pretty well.

And the show was pretty cool. :) I liked the weapons the most. lol

[Tear]

I think he was using the term "mechanics" loosely Marcus about how the martial arts worked. how certain things are done etc Why they are done, stuff like that

[Cirrsseeto Quez]

Originally posted by Marcus Elessar
Martial Arts is not about mechanics. Martial Arts is about energy flows. It's about directing energy in a direction that you want it to go, to use and control flows.

Thats pretty much the definition of mechanics, dooder.

[Marcus Telcontar]

Originally posted by Cirrsseeto Raurrssatta
Thats pretty much the definition of mechanics, dooder.

Well, bully for you.


Originally posted by Tear
I think he was using the term "mechanics" loosely Marcus about how the martial arts worked. how certain things are done etc Why they are done, stuff like that

Well, maybe. But it realyl helps not to think of martial arts in a physical sense, but more in the context of application and routing of energy. I never actually saw it in terms of what I'm doing physically, but where the various forms of energy are going and how I can change that flow - not even necessarily in myself, but around elsewhere.

Also, Martial Arts in their purest have a great deal of spirital signifigance too. Your also directing your spirital energy, according to some particitoners. Your going beyond the mere physical. It's quite facinating to read and study what the masters believe their power comes from - never it's the body. It's always the mind / spirit where their foundations come from. which is also one reason I do apprach with caution, becuase there really is something in that. I was always taught that you learn more after black belt and it's not about how you punch. It's about how you think and feel.

[Dasquian Belargic]

Originally posted by ReaperFett
I did Judo. Guess what, I sucked! :)

Likewise. My family is a Judo family. We have 4 black belts, 2 green, and a handful of yellow and whites :)

[Loklorien s'Ilancy]

i love motion capture :)

[Silus Xilarian]

I have a black belt :D

[Ishan Shade]

in what? :D

[Marcus Telcontar]

I bet it's Macrame

[Dasquian Belargic]

I've got a black belt too...

I have a couple. One of them has studs, another has pink stitching. Looks quite nice!

[Master Yoghurt]

I also have a black belt! <img src=http://www.thegjo.com/smileys/martial.gif> <font size=-2> (Not in martial arts though) </font>

Those videos were fascinating to watch <img src=http://www.thegjo.com/smileys/ninja.gif>

[Ka' el Darcverse]

I always wanted to be a Sumo Wrestler

[Shanaria Fabool]

Why Sumo? Are you already the appropreate shape for that sport?