Doc_Jude
3rd Black Belt
LOL. what?
What relevance does this have?
BIll Atkins, Aric Keith, I van Salaverry.
None. We talked about it before & I forgot. Just trying to get an idea of where you're coming from, that's all. The Booj is varied.
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LOL. what?
What relevance does this have?
BIll Atkins, Aric Keith, I van Salaverry.
Pretty interesting. I also took interest in some comments that some were making regarding Doug and Jason. Now, maybe I'm missing it, but I watched the clip of their fight a few times. People are saying that when Jason had the sword, and was mounted on Dougs back, that Doug took a stab to his face/neck. Supposedly this was pretty clear, although I'll admit it didn't seem that way to me. You can't clearly see Dougs head, so I'm wondering how this was so easily seen?
I think Doug did an exceptional job.
Having said that, he was obviously stabbed/cut in the throat/face on the ground. Watch it again.
I mean, why did they stop it there if it wasnt good enough?
Are we really gonna get to the point here where we debate the exact depth of the cut in millimeters in order to feel more secure?
Lets be mature losers and good sports about this.
I dont think anyone has commented on Dougs outstanding muto dori.
Moving in on an armed swordsman and successfully disarming him is extremly admirable.
Check it out.
Everyone is so concerned with the sweep they missed the muto dori.
BTW Jasons sweep was technically excellent.
I guess the myth that sparring creates sloppy and incorrect technique can finally be put to rest for BJK guys.
Having said that, he was obviously stabbed/cut in the throat/face on the ground. Watch it again.
No he wasn't "stabbed/cut in the throat/face". You obviously don't know the definition of "obvious".
I didnt/dont see anyone involved then or now contesting the shot.
Doug has not commented on it. Yost has not commented on it.
It happened at Hombu, in front of a dozen Bujinkan guys.
Why then should we ASSUME anything other then what you can see?
This is stupid.
I'll concede ...it may only have been a shallow cut to the throat with a katana.
LOL
Pls post the time of this illusory stabbing.
People are saying that when Jason had the sword, and was mounted on Dougs back, that Doug took a stab to his face/neck. Supposedly this was pretty clear, although I'll admit it didn't seem that way to me. You can't clearly see Dougs head, so I'm wondering how this was so easily seen?
Some direct quotes from Bill and Jason on what their own direct experience of the Bujinkan folks was like for them:
http://www.martialartsplanet.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1358737#post1358737
I watched the YouTube vid, it looked to me that Jason had a VERY unstable back mount and right when he was going to stab Doug in the back, Doug bucked, Jason lost his balance, and the stab went past him, catching on his gi under the right armpit. Then, in his attempt to regain his balance, he lost the weapon.
Doug never got hit, & if he did, a cut the the lat isn't very lethal.
I think this argument has gotten a bit elementry. Everyone IS judging by millimeters. And "a cut to the lat isn't very lethal"????? hahahahahaha.
This feels like grasping at straws. If you let someone get your back with a sword in their hands you've had a bad day, even if by luck you don't get hit. As to non-lethal sword cuts...well, every sword cut is yet another sign that you're not having a good day. Losing a lat may be "just a flesh wound" as the Black Knight would say but it's sure going to lower your odds of winning.
Wehn I saw him having the back and stabbing I thought he was being a little careful for fear of catching his face with the tip and really hurting somebody. I'm going to award him a cut there.
I didn't think either side had anything to be embarrassed about.
re: this whole "who really won" thing...
What's it matter?
The people who were there, on the scene and at the time, gave Jason the match. He won THAT game. Which was admittedly invented ON THE SPOT to meet the demands of the producers of the tv show...
What would have happened in the real world? Don't know. Can't tell from that game, either. It did give the two Bujinkan guys a chance to play, without scripts. I think they accounted themselves well; so did the hosts of the show.
Why the heck is anyone arguing over this? Is it that hard to face the possibility that, under a very unusual situation, things didn't go ideally? It's possible that I could visit Japan tomorrow, walk into the Bujinkan Hombu dojo, and slug Hatsumi. Does that mean that I'm better than he is? Or does it just mean that at one given moment, under one set of circumstances, I could hit him? And, if I don't hit him... does that mean he's better -- or does it mean my approach didn't work? And, for the record, I do believe Hatsumi is much more skilled than I am!
I watched the YouTube vid, it looked to me that Jason had a VERY unstable back mount and right when he was going to stab Doug in the back, Doug bucked, Jason lost his balance, and the stab went past him, catching on his gi under the right armpit. Then, in his attempt to regain his balance, he lost the weapon.
Doug never got hit, & if he did, a cut the the lat isn't very lethal.
My Pentjak Silat teacher was rather impressed by this episode, he liked the Bujinkan showing. He echoed a point made about sparring vs reality: If these were real weapons, this episode would have been five minutes shorter & the History Channel would be looking for two new employees.