Master Angelo, UK chi wizard.

**kiai_killer** · Posted On: 2/07/2007 11:47pm

Originally Posted by debul937

Edit: Now that I think about it, that aikido guy did look surprised when he got punched in the face the first time.

Yeah, the look on his face is priceless! He's like "OMG! he just hit me... in the face!!". heheh, have you seen the full version of the clip? They signed a contract at the beginning, I think he put up $5000... I guess he really did believe.

**SpringHeeledJack** · Posted On: 2/07/2007 11:49pm

No, I didn't see all of that. I saw two videos from two different angles, but I didn't really know what was going on.

**Doctor X** · Posted On: 2/08/2007 4:34am

Originally Posted by debul937

What I often wonder about these guy is whether they actually believe this stuff works, or do they know that there is some kind of mass-hysteria (not sure what word I actually want to use here is) and the "victims" will have a conditioned response because of what they've seen other people do or because of what they believe will happen. Do you have any thoughts on this?

A bit of the later. I knew one who was a very ardent disciple of Dillweed. I offered to test him, but when the subject of objective testing came up, he would draw back. I think it was fear--fear that what he had spent all of his time learning was worthless.

The sad thing is he was very athletic and had natural skills. Typical with the discussions on _ing _ung he utilized other arts for actual fighting--"t00 t3h d34dly" to use his Dillweed moves.

The comparisons to cults are very apt--willful ignorance disguised as "faith." The more you "do not question" the more "dedicated" you are to the art. Useless jargon--"hit that triple warmer point!!!"--and the like all feed the delusion.

And who--starting out--does not want to be deluded? Who does not want to have the ability seen in all of the movies? Unfortunately, it is not real.

--J.D.