Stan Kirsch -Highlander
Rob
ron...@kits.sfu.ca (Ronald Ng) writes:
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>
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>Hi! everyone! I am having an exclusive interview with Stan Kirsch
>(Ritchie) this sunday night. If you have any thing you want to tell
>me or you want me to ask, please email me at
> ron...@sfu.ca
>before sunday 9:00 pm
>
>
>Cheers
>
>ROn
WOW, ok! I've been studing japanese sword work for a long time, and here
is my question: How did someone survive on their sword work ability for over
four hundred years, and never learn to cut from his center. Right before a
break for commercial (sp?) they air that piece of film that says something
like Highlander will be right back; as Duncan McCloud (sp?) turns and cuts
totally using his shoulders. -what a joke...
Much MUCH more interesting is the length of the sword fights and the number
of times the swords hit each other. A true master swordsman is already moving
to another attack once his sword is about to clank against his opponents sword.
I would suggest them renting movies like The Seven Samuri and watching their
sword fights. - Or getting film footage of Chiba Sensei (USAF east) from
the Aikido Today magazine.
I'm not saying that all Aikido people a masters of sword work, many so
called masters have very bad basics. But Chiba Sensei does just fine, and
would have produced a student who could possible pass for someone who could
have survived on swordwork for 4 hundred years.
P.S. What the hell is going on with that show. I origonally thought that
this show would have been just the time between Conner first and last encounter
with the Kergan (sp?). Considering we know that Conner is going to win the
prize by beeting the Kergan (from the movie.) Then the show has a *watcher*
explaining how they were all glad when Conner killed the Kergan - informing
the viewers that this show takes place after the prize was already won? How
stupid, all of my friends were very let down.
I'm leaving for Japan on July 1st, 1995. If you get in touch with me
before then, I'd gladly help their producers or whatever find some real
sword masters in the US. Well I doubt they'll take me up on my offer, it
would be a real kick if they did...
Good luck, Rob
Ronald Ng
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Subject: Stan Kirsch -Highlander
RNł Hi! everyone! I am having an exclusive interview with Stan Kirsch
RNł (Ritchie) this sunday night. If you have any thing you want to tell
RNł me or you want me to ask, please email me at
RNł ron...@sfu.ca
RNł before sunday 9:00 pm
RNł
RNł ROn
Yo!
Didn't have any questions in particular for Mr. Kirsch (sorry). Since
you've mentioned the name of one of my few favorite tv shows I thought
I'd ask you a question. Do you know the m/a form that is exhibited on
the show? A few shows ago I found out it was some type of Japanese
form (prior to that I had thought it was a Chinese form). I'm rather
new to both this group and to m/a in general. Hope you can help - if
not, sorry to have wasted your time. TIA, TTYL..
ps - hope the interview went well.
TcS .. Mon 10-17-1994
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Steve Gombosi
> WOW, ok! I've been studing japanese sword work for a long time, and here
>is my question: How did someone survive on their sword work ability for over
>four hundred years, and never learn to cut from his center.
Rob,
Be grateful for small favors - at least he isn't holding the sword like a
baseball bat this year. Over the summer, *someone* must have told him
that his hands were supposed to be apart. This, of course, means the show
is nowhere *near* as funny as it used to be (although the rather lame
attempt at hasso kamae in the first episode this year was good for
a few chuckles). Too bad, I thought it was the best comedy on TV...
Steve
Julian M. Frost
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> Much MUCH more interesting is the length of the sword fights and the number
> of times the swords hit each other. A true master swordsman is already moving
> to another attack once his sword is about to clank against his opponents sword.
> I would suggest them renting movies like The Seven Samuri and watching their
> sword fights. - Or getting film footage of Chiba Sensei (USAF east) from
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Actually, he's the head of the USAF WESTERN region, not the
Eastern!
> the Aikido Today magazine.
I don't think you can get any videos of Chiba Sensei through
Aikido Today Magazine... except for small snippets of Chiba Sensei
when he was taking Ukemi from O Sensei. If you want videos of him,
write to the San Diego Aikikai directly. There's lots available
there!
Julian
PS. Thanks for your support! The check's in the mail! jf
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Loiosh
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> WOW, ok! I've been studing japanese sword work for a long time, and here
> is my question: How did someone survive on their sword work ability for over
> four hundred years, and never learn to cut from his center. Right before a
> break for commercial (sp?) they air that piece of film that says something
> like Highlander will be right back; as Duncan McCloud (sp?) turns and cuts
> totally using his shoulders. -what a joke...
> Much MUCH more interesting is the length of the sword fights and the number
> of times the swords hit each other. A true master swordsman is already moving
> to another attack once his sword is about to clank against his opponents sword.
> I would suggest them renting movies like The Seven Samuri and watching their
> sword fights. - Or getting film footage of Chiba Sensei (USAF east) from
> the Aikido Today magazine.
> I'm not saying that all Aikido people a masters of sword work, many so
> called masters have very bad basics. But Chiba Sensei does just fine, and
> would have produced a student who could possible pass for someone who could
> have survived on swordwork for 4 hundred years.
hey look its a tv show. The guy is not 400 years old he just an actor who
is not a master swordsman. It is very unlikely that you will find a master
swordsman who happens to be a quality actor. I repeqt this is a tv show of
course we would expect someone who is 400 years to fight better but so far
no 400 year old swordsman have showed up for an interview. Cut Adrian some
slack!
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Bill Cavanaugh
Loiosh <R...@aclcb.purdue.edu> wrote:
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>hey look its a tv show. The guy is not 400 years old he just an actor who
>is not a master swordsman. It is very unlikely that you will find a master
>swordsman who happens to be a quality actor. I repeqt this is a tv show of
>course we would expect someone who is 400 years to fight better but so far
>no 400 year old swordsman have showed up for an interview. Cut Adrian some
>slack!
>
I'd like to add that the sword master for the show, Bob Anderson, has been
around for about eight jillion years and has worked with some of the
screen's most renowned sword-wielding actors. He knows what makes screen
choreography work, and it's NOT realism. Realism is boring.
Oh, before I forget... that shot between commercials was shot before the
first season aired, and we're into the third season. Mr. Paul's gotten a
LOT better since then...
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like Highlander will be right back; as Duncan McCloud (sp?) turns and cuts
It's spelled "McLeod" but pronounced "McCloud." And it's an actual Scottish
clan. Just had to pick that nit. :-)
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Asok K. Basu
>From: t.s...@cccbbs.cincinnati.oh.us
>Newsgroups: rec.martial-arts
>Subject: Stan Kirsch -Highlander
>Yo!
>Didn't have any questions in particular for Mr. Kirsch (sorry). Since
>you've mentioned the name of one of my few favorite tv shows I thought
>I'd ask you a question. Do you know the m/a form that is exhibited on
>the show? A few shows ago I found out it was some type of Japanese
>form (prior to that I had thought it was a Chinese form). I'm rather
>new to both this group and to m/a in general. Hope you can help - if
>not, sorry to have wasted your time. TIA, TTYL..
>ps - hope the interview went well.
On an AOL interview, Adrian Paul said that he studied several forms of
Kung Fu, the main form being Hung Gar Kung Fu.
Craig
: I'd ask you a question. Do you know the m/a form that is exhibited on
: the show? A few shows ago I found out it was some type of Japanese
Adrian Paul has said he's done: Hung Gar Gung Fu, Choy Lay Fut Gung Fu,
Tae Kwon Do, and boxing.
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