Was the Kumite (from the Bloodsport movie) a real tournament?
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FRANK DUX IS MY MAN!!
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LOVE IT....How could you not love it?It is the new age sport.No Don King to pay people off.Just 1 on 1 the best man that day wins,anything could happen at any time. KO,TKO,Submission,and in the blink of an eye.The fighter's in the MMA business are the TRUE modern day warrior.One other thing,the sportmanship that those atletes show is bar-none the best in contact sports.So not liking the UFC or other MMA events is unbearable to me and all I can say is go and watch T.O cry in Dallas and watch the juiced balls fly in San Francisco.In other word the UFC is a breath of fresh air.
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ok, I've seen some rugby games and let me tell you, i was scared for all of them, those men BEAT the crap out of each other..i saw grown man breakin legs intentionally, I saw things I have never seen in a sport. They are competetive, strong, and fast. and its not all about the money and glamour of football..they actually love the game. so my answer is rugby. Ever see them butthead each other?..bloodiest sport ever.
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Wrestling has long been stupid, I find.  There is no element of a real contest, the "characters" are completely outrageous, and it has become such a soap opera that there's a phone number you can call to find out what happened on wrestling.  I would have wanted to see an actual contest, not the idiotic stuff on pay per view!  Don't get me wrong, I like Sumo, but at least winning yokozuna in Japanese sumo has some element of athletic prowress, unlike a match that's all about the trash talk.
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Rules" Of The Kumite\nThe Kumite takes place over three days. The day before The Kumite starts, all fighters must provide their invitation to the judges. Fighting with the other fighters in The Kumite, outside of a sanctioned match, is strictly forbidden. If a fighter is caught breaking this rule, both fighters are automatically disqualified. Provided that the events of Bloodsport are followed, the tournament layout is:\n\nDay One is the round of 64 and round of 32. \nDay Two is the round of 16 and round of 8. \nDay Three is the final four and championship match. \nMatches in The Kumite continue until one of the fighters satisfy one of rules of winning. Time is used only for official records. To win, one fighter must A) Knock out their opponent, B) Make his opponent say "Mai Tey" which means submission, or C) Throw their opponent out of the ring.\n\nThe championship match has the same rules, only the center of the ring is lowered to ground level, whereas in a normal match, the ring is elevated off the floor of the arena.
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In all honesty, every fight seen you have ever seen in a movie has almost certainly been staged.  I must admit that MOST movies have better plot lines then pro "wrestling," but some people see the appeal of staged fights with a soap opera plot very intrieguing.  Not me, but some people.
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No, it's choreographed.  Although there are times when the blood is real, and so are the deaths.  The wrestlers are really athletic, and if they make a small mistake, it could be extremely painful and sad.
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It's more like a boxing match...
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Ultimate Fighting Championship.  I don't think that it can really be classified as martial arts.  It's televised on Spike TV.
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i don't know.. hmm lets think about this.. \n\nyou have:\n\nsegal- aikido master in real life, he doesn't just play one on tv.. great at close quarters, beautiful splashing hands, etc.. \n\nvan damm- kickboxing extrodanaire, was champ in belgium before coming to the US. amazing kicking ability and rediculous flexibility and speed...\n\njet li- you have wushu champ who's intergrated multiple chinese arts and japanese arts into his arsenal, he's fast, agile, slippery and extremely skilled.. \n\nbruce lee- the most iconic martial artist in history, he perfected the art of adaptation, learning everything from western style boxing to juijitsu. he was fast, agile, powerful and a smart fighter.. \n\ngiven the match ups i'd have to say that jet and bruce would dominate, just because the arts that they come from are based on the idea of adapting to you're opponents style and in turn he defeats himself.. \n\nnot taking anything away from segal and van damm.. these four men are exceptional martial artists that have been able to bring their art into the mainstream for the rest of us to enjoy.. \n\n~*winkz*~
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Has to be Bloodsport because Chong Li is such a bada**.  JCVD is kind of a tool, I think, sorry.
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good call it is only a script and the people are told to go down not as much as their put down. I believe the above stated could hold there own but in the street there s always some one better and to compare bruce lee to some one in the ufc is a joke those blokes are monsters and there are no scripts there. They would "snap" the on screen legends. I to find the posts of movie star performers interesting with who their compared too.
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Think about it.... Good Vs. Evil. Drama, characterization, yes it's "fake" as it they're not actually going to kill each other, but it takes alot of balls to put your body through the stuff they do and if it's a great match, everybody wins. Human nature is to back the underdog, we love it when the odds are stacked against our "heros" no matter who they may be!
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It's fake in the sense that these guys are really beating each other up. It's real in the sense that their bodies take a beating, much like stuntmen or women. Most of the injuries are real. Some are self-inflicted, like cuts to the head.\n\nIf you want real wrestling, you have to go to the college or high school ranks. Real fighting can be found in UFC. (or in Iraq)
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for those of you who are unaware-benny "the jet" urquidez. is a full contact kickboxer renowned for his speed and courage-now retired he held the world crown for a number of years. his trademark being the full red-indian headgear he used to wear when entering the ring. while "the jets" speed and courage have seemingly no limitations i beleive sifu lee would have the edge in the technical and speed department-remember that in bruce lee you are talking of a man who could bring his kicking leg up from prone-to target-to prone again in one eighth of a second. i also beleive lee would have the edge in the power stakes as well-during the filming of the scene with bob wall in "enter the dragon" where lee backfists wall in the face several times the film-rate had to be slowed from 32 frames a second to 16 frames a second so the audience could see his hand move-benny the jet would have no answer to this combined with lee's legendary power.
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no its too fake- if you got a smack in the face of a metal chair do you really think there would be no blood? If your into that kinda stuff try watching ufc...if you cant find any of it e-mail me and I'll put some on my site for you to download http://nighteye.serveftp.com
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&^&^&^\n\nNot much just sophisticated street fighting