Ultimate swordfighting - GATKA

Titus Pullo · 7th February 2006, 04:16 AM

Great videos! There are a lot of Sikhs in Thailand, and I went to school with a lot of them, but I never really get to know how they actually fight. Thanks! I heard they use a weapon call chakra like in "Xena the warrior princess"...in Thai we call it chak, which basiucally mean round saws, like the ones you use to cut woods...and in Thai painting they look exactly like that.

Titus Pullo · 7th February 2006, 07:53 AM

Ouch! Watch out all you Celts!

I heard some South American Indians tribes use bullet ants to test the of courage of teens who are being intiated into manhood! They basically put the ants to sleep and then hold the end of the ants' buts, where the stinger is, inside a mitten made of weaving plant fiber together. Now, the reason they called them bullet ants is because being stung by one of these is describe by many people as being shot by a gun. It will put you in the hospital, and these kids are supposed to put there hand in the mitten for 5 minutes with 50 or more of the ants' stinging them. These aren't fully mature kids either! In Thailand's history there are several chapters that tells of how villagers, who were overwhelmingly outnumbered by the invading Burmese army, that fought the Burmese until there were none left alive! They didn't want the children to be captured by them so they poisoned them, then go out to the battle. There must be, at the most, a couple thousand villagers against 20, 000 to 30, 000 Burmese soldiers! All fought the brave fight, the men, women, and even old people! Yes, Thai people got balls! [laugh!]

Rick · 7th February 2006, 02:46 PM

Hi Titus , have you seen The legend of Suriyothai yet ?

Titus Pullo · 7th February 2006, 08:39 PM

Yes, I have! That was a cool movie, and I've got the DVD.

Yustas · 23rd November 2006, 05:07 PM

If yous interested in curved sword fighting technique-you must check this out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuP2svZx-7Q

Real Ukrainian cossacks style. The muslims can have a break.)

ariel · 24th November 2006, 05:44 AM

With all due respect, this is a clumsy mix of a beginner-level Tae Kwon Do with a generic two-sword dance.
There was no martial arts system in Russia or Ukraine, and the first approximation of it, Sambo, which is an abbreviation of Samooborona bez oruzhiya ( self-defence witout a weapon) was developed in the 1930-1940s as an amalgam of several "Eastern" systems. BTW, President Putin has a Master's Rank in Sambo and, during his visit to Japan several years ago, was technically defeated by a 12 yo girl who practiced Ju-Do.
What we see in the movie clip is a modern fantasy.
Ukrainian Cossacks were a splendid cavalry force but nothing more than that. Nothing to be ashamed of, but there is no need to invent a fable.
The Muslims have nothing to worry about.

Rivkin · 24th November 2006, 06:06 AM

The destruction of soviet union has witnessed the rise of many forms of nazism - mostly russian, ukranian, turkoman and even a communist one. Each of these groups was determined to find some "ancient" culture, some great ariano-iranic root (with an exception of turks obviously) and some ancient warrior codes. Here we have a result - completely bogus fighting systems. But these guys are well trained so it looks good.

23rd November 2006, 05:07 PM	#5
Yustas Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 40	What about this one? If yous interested in curved sword fighting technique-you must check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuP2svZx-7Q Real Ukrainian cossacks style. The muslims can have a break.)

7th February 2006, 04:16 AM	#1
Titus Pullo Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 123	Great videos! There are a lot of Sikhs in Thailand, and I went to school with a lot of them, but I never really get to know how they actually fight. Thanks! I heard they use a weapon call chakra like in "Xena the warrior princess"...in Thai we call it chak, which basiucally mean round saws, like the ones you use to cut woods...and in Thai painting they look exactly like that.

7th February 2006, 07:53 AM	#2
Titus Pullo Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 123	Ouch! Watch out all you Celts! I heard some South American Indians tribes use bullet ants to test the of courage of teens who are being intiated into manhood! They basically put the ants to sleep and then hold the end of the ants' buts, where the stinger is, inside a mitten made of weaving plant fiber together. Now, the reason they called them bullet ants is because being stung by one of these is describe by many people as being shot by a gun. It will put you in the hospital, and these kids are supposed to put there hand in the mitten for 5 minutes with 50 or more of the ants' stinging them. These aren't fully mature kids either! In Thailand's history there are several chapters that tells of how villagers, who were overwhelmingly outnumbered by the invading Burmese army, that fought the Burmese until there were none left alive! They didn't want the children to be captured by them so they poisoned them, then go out to the battle. There must be, at the most, a couple thousand villagers against 20, 000 to 30, 000 Burmese soldiers! All fought the brave fight, the men, women, and even old people! Yes, Thai people got balls! [laugh!]

7th February 2006, 02:46 PM	#3
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,347	Hi Titus , have you seen The legend of Suriyothai yet ?

7th February 2006, 08:39 PM	#4
Titus Pullo Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 123	Yes, I have! That was a cool movie, and I've got the DVD.

24th November 2006, 05:44 AM	#6
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	With all due respect, this is a clumsy mix of a beginner-level Tae Kwon Do with a generic two-sword dance. There was no martial arts system in Russia or Ukraine, and the first approximation of it, Sambo, which is an abbreviation of Samooborona bez oruzhiya ( self-defence witout a weapon) was developed in the 1930-1940s as an amalgam of several "Eastern" systems. BTW, President Putin has a Master's Rank in Sambo and, during his visit to Japan several years ago, was technically defeated by a 12 yo girl who practiced Ju-Do. What we see in the movie clip is a modern fantasy. Ukrainian Cossacks were a splendid cavalry force but nothing more than that. Nothing to be ashamed of, but there is no need to invent a fable. The Muslims have nothing to worry about.

24th November 2006, 06:06 AM	#7
Rivkin Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 655	The destruction of soviet union has witnessed the rise of many forms of nazism - mostly russian, ukranian, turkoman and even a communist one. Each of these groups was determined to find some "ancient" culture, some great ariano-iranic root (with an exception of turks obviously) and some ancient warrior codes. Here we have a result - completely bogus fighting systems. But these guys are well trained so it looks good.