How Real is Van Damme's Training Methods in KICKBOXER Movie

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If you're a big Van Damme fan you may be super motivated to train after watching one of his movies like Kickboxer. Today a kickboxing world champion breaks down whether the training methods from the film would actually work while preparing for a fight.
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@GabrielVargaOfficial Год назад

Wham Bam Van Damme!!! Who got into martial arts partly because of his movies???

@paulconrad6220 Год назад

I started fencing because of Zorro, Kendo because of Star Wars, HEMA becsuse of Game of Thrones, and kickboxing because of this movie. I have no original ideas, apparently, lmao

@crotchy7667 Год назад

@@paulconrad6220 lol nice

@crotchy7667 Год назад

Definitely. Jean Claude Van Damme and Bruce Lee. Trying to do the helicopter kick on my heavy bag and doing splits across two chairs because of Van Damme. And doing a warmup foot forward swing up to my head and the front kick hold to side kick because of Bruce Lee.

@sovietshket Год назад

Not thanks to Van Damme, but Bruce Lee. But there's no denying that Van Damme looks good on screen.

@kaipomeller1449 Год назад

Nice editing, you are stepping up your game!

@stevenshar1233 Год назад

Here's the thing of kicking a banana tree. One, most people would do it on a dead or a dry banana tree. Two, because of how the banana trees are structured the more you kick it the more loose it becomes making it easier to kick and kick. It's one of those marital arts gimmick which looks more impressive than it actually is. I'm from Myanmar and dry banana trees aren't that sturdy. A kid can basically rip it apart with their hands. It's not like you're kicking an oak or a yew tree, which would be a completely different story entirely.

@siegfriedc2332 Год назад

Yeah, a relative of mine punched down a banana tree when he was drunk (he doesn't like being reminded about it nowadays). They're actually pretty soft.

@huwhitecavebeast1972 Год назад

Banana trees are soft, that isn't a banana tree. Looks like a juvenile palm tree, I am sure they cut it so he could knock it over.

@dominus6224 Год назад

There is a difference between banana trees and coconut trees, or even worse: bamboo trees.

@elwray470 Год назад

Here jcvd is not kicking a banana tree . Its called something else

@bekeneel Год назад

You know I had a trainer who was also a bit obsessed with lowkicks & training them hard, taking full power kicks on your legs as to "strenghten" them. But I heard later on that actually what happens is you don't just make them stronger against punishment but just the nerves I believe around there die off, why you will feel less pain or none if you get kicked in those places. Seems obviously not the way to do it, lol.

@StylesLee Год назад

Van Damme is Real as it Gets! He's Hardcore & Quick / His training is like a 12 round match event. He's a one of a kind.

@XwildXdogX Год назад

I'm in my 30s. I started training last year and originally I didn't think I'd be able to kick high and kind of resigned myself to not being able to.then I watched a bunch of van Damme movies and how could you now wanna kick like him. I keep getting closer to those beautiful head kicks and I can't wait.

@GabrielVargaOfficial Год назад

Nice. Try out some of these exercises/stretches to assist ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VL5CIMJZSgQ.html

@gbody2617 10 месяцев назад

Get some books on ballet dancing or chorography or gymnastics because those are the best ways to really get that kicking like JCVD. Believe me, I've been wanting to kick like VD since I saw this movie as a kid and it wasn't until I bought books on those subjects and some savate stuff that my kicks went better. TKD would help too.

@km-my4un Год назад

If you can't use it for a fight, at least you can save on landscaping costs

@josephperkins4857 Год назад

Yep😂

@dovahkiin5773 Год назад

Full contact gardening

@josephperkins4857 Год назад

@@dovahkiin5773 yep the best of both worlds

@nathanthom8176 Год назад

I always assumed the height of the pads and stick placement was due to his opponent being huge; it also does look impressive to be able to kick that high with good form

@TheJKDGuy Год назад

You have to admit that jump spin back is vicious 😮the whole rack moves ❤

@wolverinex4243 Год назад

The reason why Van Dam taps his kicks is bc he can kick hard and with speed like that. It's not bc he doesn't understand. He's knocked people out going inside from a block outside. The guy is talented and legit.

@TomRiddle-hn2qz Год назад

He is talking about the movie, not Van Damme. The scenarist dictates that.

@granadosvm Год назад

I think the "tapping" kicks are because his background is karate. In karate even when we kick hard and through the target, we tend to always return the kick through its launching trajectory. From what I've seen in kickboxing and muai-tai, the kicks go completely through the target and the recovery is just by lowering the leg and finding your footing for your stance. He would be doing it right if he was preparing for karate, but not for muai-tai.

@wolverinex4243 Год назад

I'm talking about Van Dam and the movie.

@wolverinex4243 Год назад

It appears you guys don't understand the gift JCVD has and how hard he can flick his foot. Go learn, then come back and tell me.

@sebfox2194 Год назад

@wolverinex4243 Van Damme is a talented martial artist and actor, but he's not a World Class fighter who is proven in competition. He'll kick most people's ass, but if he fights an actual elite kickboxer or Muay Thai fighter at his weight, then he'd get destroyed.

@Vladimyrful Год назад

I remember watching this movie when I was a kid. My pet peeve with it was that Van Damme doesn't actually show muay thai when fighting, he does his usual moves he always does in movies.

@dewanewelch1744 Год назад

I always thought the same thing lol

@nihongochopsocky808 Год назад

Even in the Quest, he was suppose to be a Muay Thai fighter, but he uses Karate.

@criteecgaming Год назад

That was the point. You know this movie was inspired or maybe even very loosely based off the Roufus fight about a year or so prior but was written from the fictional story of revenging that fight. His brother (Van Damme) who had trained american kickboxing his whole life was just trying to learn enough to counter the muay thai style that american's hadn't seen yet.

@cashusclay5466 Год назад

watch the quest its the most muay thai he does in a film

@TheAmazingSpaghetti Год назад

I had a Korean judo teacher tell us that when he was young, before he could afford classes, he would practice by kicking and punching trees. He was a karate & judo expert, former olympic judo competitor.

@damienthetexasian6827 Год назад

The best of the best. All Korean men must serve in the ROK Army. My mom tells me stories of my uncle doing the same.

@Ryooken Год назад

It's interesting watching this discussion because a lot of the training methods used in the movie is based more on tradition vs modern techniques. We trained to smack trees when training. You didn't use full power but it was a conditioning exercise that more traditional martial artists did.

@Joe-zn6pv Год назад

Good video but that was not a banana tree he was kicking it was a young palm tree (royal palm) way harder and denser than a banana tree. Also his trainer (Xian)didn’t take him to the bar to test his skills for training. He took him there to get Freddy Lee’s attention and to prove to him that he is worthy of fighting Tong Po their Champion. Regardless it’s just a movie and you definitely pointed out some valid points. Good Video 👍🏼

@wantutosigh1117 Год назад

And also to do it while drunk as a skunk.

@Mondomeyer Год назад

Fun fact: Strapping meat to his leg and having a dog chase him was a tactic Van Damme's karate sensi actually used.

@adrianhempfing2042 11 месяцев назад

I hope it was a cihuahua and not dobermann

@Mondomeyer 11 месяцев назад

@@adrianhempfing2042 Apparently the sensi was playing Devo music during training so the dog must have been a whippet

@ElDrHouse2010 Год назад

Dancing is unironically great for cardio & coordination.

@tominatorxx Год назад

100% true. I don't do any form of fighting, but I play badminton (only on regional competitions and tournaments, but still...) and can absolutely confirm that dancing is indeed perfect for cardio and coordination. It's ideal for learning to move fluidly and be quick on your feet (while at the same time be as efficient as possible in terms of energy usage). In terms of cardio, it's one of the most flexible ways to train that, because it's easy to adapt to a specific training regime and build up from there. Van Damme actually used to dance ballet when he was young. If you know the training regime of those dancers, you know how intense and demanding that kind of training is. It's insane.

@wongjx7200 Год назад

Absolutely love this video concept, keep them coming 🔥🔥

@scottyg5403 Год назад

This movie was a lot of fun! Some of the training methods used may have been over the top but yes it's Hollywood! Nice breakdown!

@thethan302 Год назад

the splits scene is totally a groin tear happening. you can see Van Damn's character screaming out in pain when it happens. it's much safer (and much less painful) to go slow and use static and active stretches. it takes longer sure, but it beats a nasty muscle tear in your nether regions. Gabriel should totally take apart more training montages from our favorite martial arts movies!

@Ilias24. Год назад

omg no shit you should do it yourself or have someone push you from behind to increase split even more in normal way not this Hollywood type of shit hahahahh guy never watched a action movie

@kristianspencer1978 Год назад

Jcvd can do the splits anyway so it was all acting.

@jamesaugustus3436 Год назад

Good points. I'm wondering if you are mostly or even completely opposed to ballistic movements when it comes to stretching?

@jamesaugustus3436 Год назад

I just discovered your channel. Really cool vid! I especially like that you don't curse like a lot of the guys in fighting and weight-training breakdown videos and are matter-of-fact in your analysis without belittling anybody. Kudos to you. I will be checking out all of your videos.

@leonapoletano Год назад

Van Damme is kicking a Fox Tail Palm Tree which no one gonna do. Buakaw kicks a banana tree, which isn't a tree. It's a tough plant with no bark. If too big no one gonna kick it!

@westernimpressions5232 Год назад

Thank you for your great content, Gabe! About banana trees: Kicking these trees is actually not what most people think. The banana tree is not a true tree, but rather a large plant (it is technically an herb, as trees have hard, wood trunks). The structure of the banana tree is quite mushy and actually feels kind of nice when you give it a shin kick, as the plant stem sorta wraps around the shin. I kicked a dying banana tree in Hawaii.

@JonahsWail Год назад

The dance scene is eternal. Infinite respect for JCVD but that scene is the finest cheese, haha

@G36Kaers Год назад

funny, i remember you said that izzy should not be wasting time with training underwater, but now its all good. He did win after all

@gallisukesh7691 Год назад

Thanks for sharing your experiences ❤

@BearTechNation Год назад

Thanks for your insight!

@robinj6997 Год назад

Kick me if I'm wrong. But Van Damme, Chuck Norris and Cynthia Rothrock trained kicking in the same school in Korea; Moo Duk Kwan (one of the nine kwans that merged into Taekwondo. It's often refereed to as traditional Taekwondo or Tang Soo Do.) Confusingly the movie stars portray characters of kickboxning, muay thai, karate, kung fu or ninjas; but in actuality they use Taekwondo kicks. That's why he chambers his foot that much and use a straighter trajectory, and also explains the jumping spinning kicks.

@robinj6997 Год назад

yea, I think he trained with Jhoon Rhee, they were good friends. For the other folk who reads this: Jhoon Rhee was the man who brought Taekwondo to America, he trained Chung Do Kwan which is another of the nine Kwans in traditional Taekwondo.

@njmfff 2 месяца назад

I remember watching an interview with director and he said it was suppose to be set in USA, and guy who played Eric was legit kickboxing champion at the time, so they had him be kickboxer, but for Tong Po he asked stuntman and fight choreographers what was the most vicious fighting style and they pointed Muay Thai, so he said perfect and it's why movie was changed to be set in Thailand rather then USA.

@jackrock335 Год назад

You're so correct, and no nonsense..Cheers!

@giofausone Год назад

Love it Gabriel. Your new mic is fantastic audio sounds crisp and clear. Keep up the great work🥩🪓🪓🪓🪓

@GabrielVargaOfficial Год назад

Good to hear 😉

@cherokeeoutlaw2.011 Год назад

dang you're legit...haven't even watched but gonna subscribe..i'm a life long martial artes also..respect bro

@Themindofreyrey Год назад

Love the breakdown. An underrated 80s film that was praised for its martial arts choreography was Revenge of the Ninja. I'd love to hear you break down its fight scenes.

@soulsamurai-qc2yo Год назад

Love your videos gabe 😁

@aurelienhenryobama5434 Год назад

Awesome breakdown kickboxer training method

@nemospodcast6766 Год назад

Cool Video! ❤ The reason why JCVD is holding the pads like that, it’s for the angle for the camera. The reason why I know that is because I’m an Actor/Director myself, it shows more impact on screen when he’s kicking the pad. The dog actually chasing JCVD with the steak on him. It’s because that’s actually happened to him in real life from his actual trainer lol which is funny. You’re a bad ass Gabriel.

@tiernanh1902 Год назад

Great idea for a video Gabriel 👍🥊

@Marcus-up5wk Год назад

I trained TWD for about 3 years and watched JCVD (long time ago) and decided to go serious on stretching to full side splits and oversplits both legs front..my kicks improved out of sight and I trained for a further 8 years..In TWD and Karate I’d say your going to struggle to be any good without some flexibility.. It enables uou to be more upright when kicking at the very least…Agree with Gabriel though there is a point where you sacrifice power, I see it now I do Muay Thai.. if I stretch too much I lose power..Great video Gabriel..

@doctordude5728 Год назад

I was laughing at the same scene where he is doing his karate shadow boxing or whatever that is 😂 nice to know that we both agree on all points you mentioned in this video

@wheelmanstan Год назад

I think he's holding the pads like that just to look more like a novice. Van Damme films are all about being an underdog and then building himself into a hero basically. This is a guy who actually trained at Chuck Norris's house for a year and held pads for him etc. He damn sure held the pads correctly then. Alexio is a legend and I'm pretty sure he would have corrected him. One thing people gotta remember is that these films were made by an INSANE film company called CANNON. Van Damme was stuck in a 3 film contract with them and it was just a crazy time. So to have any bit of realism in them at all is an achievement.

@tonykoxarakis3513 Год назад

100%!

@metalgamingwarrior2714 Год назад

I remember seeing this film when it came out in theaters. Great analysis.

@calmarcalmar Год назад

just saying - the video where you mention the most fault people make, like in not turning the other shoulder back (and with doing so) turning the upperbody kinda, helped me a lot. thx a lot. (doing just training (for fitness), but I feel I'm quite much faster than with more power)

@RLTUT Год назад

Really like this video

@eranshachar9954 Год назад

I wish you would have reacted to Tong-Po style of conditioning- The famous concrete pillar kicking. I do strike objects who are this hard but with almost no power to avoid injuries. Some people don't understand- Power shots are for bags and pads not hard surfaces like cement/wood. Striking hard surfaces condition all of your bones and gives skin endurance. But when looking at Tong-Po I always found his striking a bit too much.

@charzanboo9940 Год назад

That's why people won't remember you but they will remember Tong Po.

@eranshachar9954 Год назад

@@charzanboo9940 Like I care. Just wanted to share from my experience.

@godofthunder6613 Год назад

Have you seen Tony Ferguson conditioning he's shins? He kicks metal poles hard

@eranshachar9954 Год назад

@@godofthunder6613 No I haven't. I will check this out. And look it's not that I lied it's a matter of attitude. My attitude is to train with safety. Kicking metal is without a doubt not safe. My Sifu taught me about safe Iron Palm.

@juanmejiagomez5514 Год назад

@@godofthunder6613 Yeah but kicking iron poles isn’t the best for beginners, maybe once your shins are already decently conditioned that could be a way to make it harder, but it probably isn’t necessary for most people

@sprk11 Год назад

neat little vid. It is only a movie after all , but as to the underwater. When I competed in sport karate, specializing in Kata. I would go down to the lake and and train in the water. shoulder deep. Resistance and low impact all at the same time. Great in summer but it was a limited training season here in Central BC

@TheRealMrCods Год назад

Great video 👍

@melvinalucas5103 Год назад

@Gabriel Varga sure did much respect to you awesome Topic

@TheJKDGuy Год назад

Great Video Thank You 🙏

@GabrielVargaOfficial Год назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@tristanbutzine8589 Год назад

Love this video! It is interesting, and analytical but also is very educational. I love how you reference older videos with links, although sometimes I get lost in the rabbit hole but that isn't a bad thing!

@bfnew4440 Год назад

I'm happy u didn't destroy my childhood! Great video

@theironforce3000 Год назад

Very cool breakdown! I just rewatched this classic last night and somehow the algorithm overlords pulled this video onto my feed. .. Odd how that works 🤔👊

@JehuMartin Год назад

Man, when Gabriel shares I always learn something - even when referencing Van Damme! Today I learned how to hold Thai pads correctly. Thank you Gabriel.

@crotchy7667 Год назад

I hope you have been watching Space Ice's hilarious and totally biased reviews of Van Damme's movies 😅. That dance scene features prominently in most of Space Ice's videos.

@jaymiller6009 Год назад

You stated the low probability of landing more exotic kicks and therefore there’s not much need to train those other than for fun. I thought of the jumping side kick that George St. Pierre landed perfectly on Matt Hughes’s mid section; it was devastating. It made me wonder if (especially at top level competition) your opponent wouldn’t even expect something like that; making such techniques even more useful. Since people rarely train them because of the lower chances of them landing, they might also never expect them; making them much more effective than anticipated. It’s just something that came to mind when you mentioned it. Btw, thanks for the great content.

@orangeusername1792 Год назад

Yair rodriguez is the best example your probably looking for tbh

@blkspade23 Год назад

I used to do my jump crescent kicks Van Damme style basically unconsciously from watching his movies as a kid. Got called out for it many times by my TKD instructors.

@glenneljoseconstantinoagui8428 Год назад

Kickboxing been the Most Practical Stand up Martial Art of all Time, Still Muay Thai is vicious, love How you Correct some of this Mistakes for us to Understand and catch on

@elnico135 Год назад

Cmon Gabriel... we all know you used to do the same methods and even more extreme stuff back when you fight at Glory 💪 😂💚

@Chan_Chal_Chit_1 Год назад

Also pls review van dammes training methods in " Blood Sport ' . My favourite childhood movie on martial arts .

@bigman6781 Год назад

I guess in a way the title makes sense. Kickboxing’s parents are Karate, and Muay Thai 😂

@rickyjames4228 Год назад

No its not Karate and Western boxing is Kickboxing's parents. Western kickboxing really meet Muay Thai in the 80's when USA was boasting how great they was and then they meet 5ft 7 65 70kg dudes who would kick arse because they were more conditioned and stronger weapons AKA LOW KICK WITH SHIN lol

@cahallo5964 Год назад

@@rickyjames4228 it is undeniable Karate, it even was called full contact karate lol. American kickboxing was started by some kenpo dudes.

@tyrell1354 Год назад

@@rickyjames4228 lmao Ramon Dekkers destroyed your weak Thai idols

@kermit1211 Год назад

@@rickyjames4228 Dutch and Japanese style all came from a Kyokushin black belt and direct student of Masutatsu Oyama

@weakfrontkick Год назад

@@tyrell1354Benny Urqidez was folding them like lawn chairs back in the day.

@grayanderson1222 Год назад

Dude that TMNT Splinter joke was fire! hahahahhaa

@workaholick Год назад

The part where van damme is running from the dogs; got some inspiration fron his real life training, where he was made to run from dogs by his karate trainer in Brussels.

@ajourneysaved4311 Год назад

I believe that the bag work targets were spread to simulate a moving opponent. Focusing on balance and footwork for high kick recovery. Reducing the amount of time that you leave your kicking foot out and vulnerable to sweeps.

@damir4548 Год назад

One of my favourite movies!

@dwayneelizondomountaindewh6073 Год назад

good stuff.

@offgridcamperphil Год назад

Dude it's a movie just relax

@ManuelPapacito Месяц назад

😂😂😂

@kentzu1650 Год назад

You missed out Tong Po kicking the plaster off the wall 🤣🤣🤣

@calonordstoast Год назад

Hey Gabe, would you be interested in doing a video on holding mits/Thai pads?

@CinematicTendency Год назад

🎵Feeling, so good today! 🎵

@wormholewilly3037 Год назад

i remember watching a video of roy jones jr. training underwater and boxing. they still put it on slow mo so you could see it. water resistance is a nice test.

@TheOldKevin Год назад

I think it's by pure default that Van Damme isn't considered "a real kickboxer." Kickboxing was in its infancy in the West when he was fighting Full Contact Karate.(18-1, 18 knockouts) The two sports were nearly indistinguishable from each other because rule sets hadn't been solidified for either.

@sebfox2194 Год назад

I think it's because he stopped fighting competitively to focus on acting. He gained a lot more fame and money via that route, but he's not considered an elite competition fighter. Dennis Alexio, who played his brother in the film Kickboxer was a legitimate kickboxing World champion at the time. So the infrastructure was available back then if Van Damme had really wanted to focus on being a professional kickboxer. He just didn't choose that option.

@Azriel261 Год назад

I read in MMA magazine that American MMA and Kickboxers have gone to Thailand on Muay Thai Island and they explained how difficult and different the training is.

@worthalook4870 Месяц назад

Classic martial arts movie. The meat scene when runs with the dog is something he actually did when he first trained with his old master

@frankpaws Год назад

The reason they had JCVD hold them that way was for the very effect they were going for. The impact creates a more forceful result.

@AssMuncher995 Год назад

Would be interesting to see you do a breakdown on Dennis Alexio. Dude was a beast despite being a sore loser.

@freddielee1965 Год назад

I love hearing a professional break down a movie that deals in his profession 🍻🍻🍻

@julianpresley858 Год назад

Hey, not sure if anyone else has commented on the kicking of banana trees? They're really good to kick, soft and pulpy and not like hard wood. Love the videos!!

@wantutosigh1117 Год назад

It's not a banana tree.

@dannywizz Год назад

You have understand the history and roots of Muay Thai. This guy is viewing it from a modern day perspective.

@armyveteran729 Год назад

Van Damn was a real kickboxing champion before he acted and did ballet as a kid is why he was even more flexible.

@richardwaddington2038 Год назад

I guess there is a difference between being trained to be a fighter and being trained in martial arts . I did goshin kempo and the first lesson I was taught was .... RUN !

@richardwaddington2038 Год назад

@@garetht677 I like it and I totally agree .... Many many years later I worked as a nurse in an institution for the criminally insane , the take to the floor and sit on them was the most effective thing we ever did rather than chemical or mechanical restraints.

@cameronward9443 Год назад

Not a kickboxes but trained in Kyokushin Karate. I'll never forget seeing my sensai split kick someone in a sparing session. Closest i'll ever be to seeing a Van Dame split kick be used in a real fight. lol

@patricknez7258 Год назад

Classic movie! Iconic

@BoskoBuha99 Год назад

Dude this movie is from the 80's. Back then those were all normal training methods :)

@ananda_miaoyin Год назад

This. Pads and gloves were not even invented until the 90's! Hell, we even had to use cigarette butts for mouthguards.

@ananda_miaoyin Год назад

@@RandoLePerson I should have indicated that I was being sarcastic. Sorry, I thought it was obvious.

@ananda_miaoyin Год назад

@@RandoLePerson I did not see that you commented TWICE!! Goddamn....I was being sarcastic, dude. I watched boxing in the 70's! Of course they had gloves.

@juliemepiochfontolan8559 Год назад

Thanks for the video. Watching it in innerland of Brazil. Observation: 6’45” - It is a small coconut tree, I figure.

@AJ-ts9de Год назад

He was holding the pads like that because his character was not a trained fighter as later on we know in the movie. He played a naive brother that’s what it was about he said that in various interviews. I think he did a job playing the naive brother and later on trains and fights line a professional ✌️

@pootytang2872 11 месяцев назад

Tree kicking - an old Thai boxer, he'd be about 80+ yrs old now, told me that the only reason they kicked trees was that in the old times out in the boondocks, not everyone who fought trained at a somewhere that could afford heavy bags. As soon as they could get their hands on a proper bag the tree kicking stopped.

@eduardochinchilla2198 Год назад

Oh csn you please break down the bullet dodging scene in the matrix as well?? Just like the meat on the shorts or the dancing I am not sure whether i need to stop doing bullet dodging drills. Please help 😂😂😂

@WilliamRNicholsonLST-1195 Год назад

Just keeping practicing juggling those coconuts as it develops Hand-Eye coordination ! I found the largest best shaped were always poolside in Hollywood........ Nick , NavyBlueSmoke , LST -1195

@TheJKDGuy Год назад

I under stand sport specific, But I’ve Also learned that when to be a little East a little West in your training and mindset Prepare the mind prepare the body Prepare the Soul 😊

@ThaRickiestRick Год назад

You get a 👍 for putting the Van Damme dance scene first 🥇🥇🥇

@TheMule71 Год назад

The bar scene isn't sparring, or his master testing him. The fights are held by local gangsters, and his master is making the point JPVD's a worthy fighter (which he wasn't before), so that they would let him fight. Don't forget (in the movie) that's not exacly sport, forget clubs, tournaments, qualifications etc. Fights are illegal or at least not regulated. "Qualification" is beating local criminals in a bar while drunk. :)

@linehand21 Год назад

I had a friend that was crazy about Muay Thai after watching the movie kickboxer and he would practice kicking the door jams 😂

@whoisyouranime 11 месяцев назад

What about when Tong Po and the pillar scene? What are your thoughts on that?

@michaelernst3731 Год назад

The Trainer was just Trolling the RoundEye (abit of fun there) but it was probably used 500 years ago.

@tonybanzo Год назад

I subscribed as soon as he said I can get you cardio without running!! Magic ? Ok I’m down

@horizonmage_o1839 Год назад

Very fun movie, I loved the old wise coach, but it got surprisingly dark at the end with what Jean Clauds opponent did. I was also dissappointed that with all the training, the final fight is finished off by the guy just standing there and taking Van Dammes punches like a sandbag

@billywashere6965 Год назад

Yeah all the training was really cool, but the final fight has rather poor choreography. In fact, Van Damme's training choreography was better than the actual final fight choreography!

@JMhamp Год назад

You should breakdown some of the fight scenes from the raid and raid 2, some of the best fighting films ever

@GabrielVargaOfficial Год назад

I remember Raid. I haven't seen the sequel. I know what I'm watching soon.

@victorsos100 Год назад

It's strange that a few salty Van Damme haters in the comments section act like a bunch of experts! Most people know it's a movie and not real life. Certain things are exaggerated for the movies because that's how it was back in the day.

@wantutosigh1117 Год назад

It still works that way.

@sungear Год назад

Love your Hollywood analyses. I vote for Kentucky fried movie next.

@heathharlow6373 Год назад

True training, no splits

@krillinroshi9312 Год назад

That was not a Banana tree he was kicking ya muppet! 😂🤪

@yascam6238 Год назад

Hey, is it Van Damme Friday already?

@GTFORDMAN Год назад

you forgot about Tong Po kicking a concrete pillar as a warm up!

@SanDmaNTheFreakTrucker Год назад

Idc how realistic it is…there’s nothing like a kick ass action movie from the 80s-90s. Perfect way to spend a night off.

@MarkoObradovich Год назад

Completely agreed 💯😊 But thanks for refreshing nice memories of my youth. I was so into this movie that I trained like it 😂 I thought this is so top level that there is no better way 😂 But as you said it can be useful...💪

@sparrow420500 Год назад

In all fairness, Xian Chow has another motive to make Van Damme fight all those guys at the bar, besides assessing his skill and progress. He wants to prove a point to the guys who book Tong po's fights. Xian wants the mob guys to see Van Damme embarrass them and show he's a worthy fighter, and make them book a real in-ring fight.