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CutMeMicK

Originally Posted by
Lyle
.....I figured they would have gotten "The Power Puncher" to demonstrate perfect form
oh well perhaps for another day
Classic....
That watermelon didn't even stand a chance.....

Originally Posted by
nuclear bull
great stuff buddy, thanks for sharing the link, i heard about this show but couldn't watch it, very interesting stuff
Glad you enjoyed it...

Originally Posted by
1-hit Wonder
That was absolute bullshit as a "scientific" study. For a start it was pretty clear that the power generated went up with each persons size. The kung Fu guy was clearly the smallest and the boxer was slightly bigger than the Taikwondo guy. Also martial arts generally favour straight punching at a specific area of the face as demonstrated by the kung-fu guy whereas boxing has a much wider variety of hooks a "swinging" punches as you can see with the boxer (the slight overhand right action). Therefore the boxer has momentum and thus will probably strike with more force at contact. The martial artists punches (pther than the taikwondo guy) were clearly much shorter and sharper. Also for all we know one could be a world champ another a county champion of some obscure country with little fighting tradition.
Sorry but this kind of program dressed up as fact to big up boxing pisses me off. I mean boxers are clearly going to generate more force as thats the only part of their body which they strike with and thus train on. We dont need amauterish programs like this. In my opinion all stlyes have their strenghts and weakness'
Sorry just the sheer unscietific approach to the whole thing really pissed me off
So how was Bruce Lee able to generate more power then someone whos bigger then him..... ?
How do we know he did ? Were there any actual accurate measurements of his power per square inch recorded. I doudbt it seen as the technology to measure such forces was in its infancy in that period of time. Its probably rumour and word of mouth that got around rather than actual studies,figures and facts. Dont get me wrong i LOVE Bruce Lee, the guy was an absolute god got all his films (Game of Death 2 where he's only in the fight scenes is kinda sad) and he was undoubtedly a great fighter seen as he developed his own style and defeated a karate master with it to legitimise his new style.
having said that the bit about how concussion comes about was interesting, but from a decidedly dodgy program i woudnt take that as fact either, i'd look it up myself to see if it corresponds with general medical consensus.
Sorry to sound like such a nerd but Biology is what im currently doing a degree in and it just pisses me off when programs severely bend the truth or create false scenarios and then pass it off as truth.
As my dad used to say ... dont believe everything you read (or watch or hear!)
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