The sound is worse on the original, but still a dupe:

http://www.videosift.com/video/One-Tough-Hombre-Street-Fights-a-Mob

That wouldn't work in a real street fight.

>> ^HollywoodBob:
Jews and Muslims were living in Palestine just fine until antisemitism in Europe drove the Jews out, and they began mass migration back to "THE HOLY LAND" where there was only minor conflicts, street fights, riots, much like you'd see in any major city with large immigrant populations. It wasn't until after WW2 that the violence escalated to the levels we continue to see today.
The Jews wouldn't even be there if it wasn't for their religious beliefs, so claiming religion isn't the cause is just stupid. It's one of the worse places to try and sustain a populace, there's very little arable land to grow crops and livestock on, the only reason to be there is the religious significance of the area.


Religious significance was only a small part of the reason to be there. Nazi's where a big reason to rule out all of Europe. That there was a lot of available land in Palestine and an existing Jewish population made it appealing on a practical level as well, and I'd dare say if the religious homeland of the Jews happened to be Berlin, they'd have still immigrated away to Palestine through WW2.

I would never say religion isn't a big factor, but I generally believe that practicality and convenience drives religious interpretation as much or more than the other way around.

Jews and Muslims were living in Palestine just fine until antisemitism in Europe drove the Jews out, and they began mass migration back to "THE HOLY LAND" where there was only minor conflicts, street fights, riots, much like you'd see in any major city with large immigrant populations. It wasn't until after WW2 that the violence escalated to the levels we continue to see today.

The Jews wouldn't even be there if it wasn't for their religious beliefs, so claiming religion isn't the cause is just stupid. It's one of the worse places to try and sustain a populace, there's very little arable land to grow crops and livestock on, the only reason to be there is the religious significance of the area.

>> ^Ryjkyj:
I've been a Shaolin monk for the last two-thousand years. I've fought a long succession of tigers, monkey kings and even dragons to name but a few of my worthy opponents and I just have to say: this definitely would not work in a street fight.


NOTHING works in a street fight. Thats what makes em street fights.

And the whole slapping thing, a full on slap hurts like eight bitches on a bitch boat. During the RTL portion of SERE school we were slapped around a good bit. If you dont think a hard slap from a grown man hurts then talk to some of the officers (who got it the worst) after coming back from SERE, their faces beat to hamburger

I've been a Shaolin monk for the last two-thousand years. I've fought a long succession of tigers, monkey kings and even dragons to name but a few of my worthy opponents and I just have to say: this definitely would not work in a street fight.

Thank you Dark Lord!

In reply to this comment by Zifnab:
*promote

A submission from yours truly:

http://www.videosift.com/video/Ichi-The-Killer-Street-fight-scene

In some rare forms on Aikido there are competitions.

I wrestle and box on a regular basis, with training partners from Aikido, and judo.

But for the most part I have to separate the two because there are people there that could (Kick my ass) and I could in return kick ass.

I train with military and law enforcement types, so its not the crap you would see at a demonstration.

In an environment where there are rules one can expect an outcome.

In an environment were there are no rules one can expect a death or serious maiming. We could argue the drawbacks of MMA style and Aikido Style all day, and it would be a good discourse.

"There are many styles of Wushu. One style is not better than the other, there is only difference in skill." -Jet Li's Character in Fearless.

You would never see me in a street fight, because I would either mace, taze or shoot the assailant. No reason for me to get my hands dirty.

Many of us will never see a trained person in a real fight that does not involve emotion, we will unlikely see a confrontation with Wu Wei action. Because these confrontations usually end badly, for both parties.

What I do know is that in a life and death situation we can not be sure of any thing. There is no definite outcome.

I would never want to be on the ground with any one, once on the ground we are completely weak to attacks from other opponents.

Train to end all combat with in the instant it was started.

Chilling... this must be what a real street fight is like.

what is that some sort of illegal street fighting?

Defiantly not sanctioned. But still.. guy got what he deserved.

Kimbo Slice. Have you not seen him before? If you're interested, check out some of his street fight vids. Some of them are extremely graphic.

In reply to this comment by eric3579:
Anyone know the name, of the winner, in the last clip

I've seen the full version on youtube or some other site (maybe on that livebreak site, what's it called?).

At the end, Colombo says the guy was trying to get Colombo's gun, so he was having to control his hands, and when Colombo used pepper spray it got on both of them, but the guy was too drugged out to be slowed down by it.

Full article here:

... ''I walk up to him, and he immediately shuts the trunk, and he calls out, This is my car.' "

Sure it is. Colombo pulls out his radio and calls for backup. ''271 to control," he says, but before he can say anything else, the suspect lunges at him, knocking the radio from his hands.

... The taller, bulkier suspect is throwing roundhouse punches and jabs, his long hair flapping in his face. He is grabbing Colombo in places that few men like to be grabbed.

A pudgy guy in a blazer walks past the fight and keeps going. An MBTA bus drives past. The woman behind the camera is yelling for help into a phone.

What's most amazing is Colombo himself, the consummate professional even under attack. He can be heard on the tape constantly shouting, ''Stop resisting and get on the ground."

''If I was in a street fight as a kid, I would have done it differently," Colombo said. ''I would have been more violent. But as a cop, to make an arrest, we have to use the minimum amount of force required. We can't go over."

Colombo finally gets the exhausted suspect in a headlock. He tells some onlookers they could help if they want, and several men rush over and grab various limbs while Colombo places the guy in cuffs.

At the end of the tape, the restrained suspect, later identified as 40-year-old Ruben Delgado of Dorchester, is still kicking up a fuss, telling people he needs water. Colombo says to him: ''Negative, sir. Sit there and relax."

Not a bad list. Though I'd have to say that #3 is the greatest fight scene ever. I really love Jackie Chan. I love that, even though everything is choreographed, it's still always just the actors and their props. No trick photography, no wires, and no animation. On top of that, his fight scenes contain their own plots and humor and all sorts of other little details. If you know his history too, you come to appreciate the scenes based on his relationships with the people involved and the way he grew up.

He was also a big role model to me based on the fact that a lot of his scenes are just really creative ways to run away or avoid actually fighting.

Anyway...

Oh, yeah... and this wouldn't work in a real street fight.

Alright, I'll say it.

Given my extensive experience in the martial arts and martial arts films. I have slyly deduced that the moves these men are performing, though quite acrobatic, are in fact choreographed. Careful observations of aspects such as foot positioning, the timing of motions, the seemingly psychic awareness of the participants and countless other factors which are made apparent to the focused mind has led me to the make an observation that this "art" is more akin to a gymnastic performance, rather than a display of effective self defense. Again, this will become apparent to the trained enthusiast who truly takes the time to disect the video at hand.

This leads me to one final and inevitable conclusion that I don't think can be denied by anyone with the right qualifications.

That conclusion is:

This wouldn't work in an actual street fight.