Just how tough is Steven Seagal, really?

[No.1_Son]

Flail. Like a flail.

[Kenpo Kid]

I've never trained with or met the man. In addition, I am not a fan at all of aikido. I do know that Mr. Segal is very good at what he does but he does not used aikido in his movies, he for the most part uses an American Kenpo technique called "deflecting hammer" or a slight variation which is what you see when he is rushed at by an adversary. This kenpo technique is a basic technique which is the fourth technique that is taught to beginning white belts in preparation for their yellow belt test. I love how folks just oohh and ahhh over his fight scenes :-)

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I do know that Mr. Segal is very good at what he does but he does not used aikido in his movies, he for the most part uses an American Kenpo technique called "deflecting hammer" or a slight variation which is what you see when he is rushed at by an adversary.

That's just silly.

[DKJr]

Like I needed another reason to love Marcelo Garcia. I nominate Marcelo for troll of the year.

[Larus marinus]

I've never trained with or met the man. In addition, I am not a fan at all of aikido. I do know that Mr. Segal is very good at what he does but he does not used aikido in his movies, he for the most part uses an American Kenpo technique called "deflecting hammer" or a slight variation which is what you see when he is rushed at by an adversary. This kenpo technique is a basic technique which is the fourth technique that is taught to beginning white belts in preparation for their yellow belt test. I love how folks just oohh and ahhh over his fight scenes :-)

So, you became aware of the effectiveness of Seagal's techniques in MMA and are now trying to claim him for Ke?po? :awyeah:

[Ignorami]

he for the most part uses an American Kenpo technique called "deflecting Oscars"

Fixed

[Kenpo Kid]

I'm not claiming him for anything, I'm just saying that what he uses in his movies from what I have witnessed is not at all aikido. It's pretty much kenpo all the way, if you know anything about aikido, you'll know that it is strictly a defensive art, there are no strikes and what does he do in his movies or training of mma fighters? He uses strikes and likes to call his system"aikido" Kenpo is what it is, it doesn't need any one person or name to make it effective. By the way, Seagal's technique is not anything he invented, it's called a front snap kick and you can find it any martial arts dojo that utilizes strikes. Also, just for the record, Al Gore did not invent the internet (just messin' with ya there a little) :-).

[It is Fake]

I'm not claiming him for anything, I'm just saying that what he uses in his movies from what I have witnessed is not at all aikido. It's pretty much kenpo all the way, if you know anything about aikido, you'll know that it is strictly a defensive art, there are no strikes and what does he do in his movies or training of mma fighters? He uses strikes and likes to call his system"aikido" Kenpo is what it is, it doesn't need any one person or name to make it effective. By the way, Seagal's technique is not anything he invented, it's called a front snap kick and you can find it any martial arts dojo that utilizes strikes. Also, just for the record, Al Gore did not invent the internet (just messin' with ya there a little) :-).

Shhhhhhhhh you might want to stop. You are slowly edging toward the precipice of speaking beyond your knowledge of Martial Arts.

[Ignorami]

Shhhhhhhhh you might want to stop. You are slowly edging toward the precipice of speaking beyond your knowledge of Martial Arts.

The only way he's seeing the edge of that precipice is by looking up.

He'd better do it quick though, before he lands.

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I'm not claiming him for anything, I'm just saying that what he uses in his movies from what I have witnessed is not at all aikido. It's pretty much kenpo all the way, if you know anything about aikido, you'll know that it is strictly a defensive art, there are no strikes and what does he do in his movies or training of mma fighters? He uses strikes and likes to call his system"aikido" Kenpo is what it is, it doesn't need any one person or name to make it effective. By the way, Seagal's technique is not anything he invented, it's called a front snap kick and you can find it any martial arts dojo that utilizes strikes. Also, just for the record, Al Gore did not invent the internet (just messin' with ya there a little) :-).

You sound very inexperienced in the arts, and because you've done some kempo, you see kempo everywhere. Anyway, aikido does have strikes (atemi) and the kind of strikes he does are the kind found in aikido too, and its perfectly obvious that Seagal didn't invent the front kick. Its like saying "come on guys, everyone knows that Seagal didn't invent the closed fist strike. Any striking dojo teaches it, especially kempo!!" Although as a pudgy bastard, kempo would also be well suited for Seagal.

[Ignorami]

Although as a pudgy bastard, kempo would also be well suited for Seagal.

And he sure does love garish jackets!



KEMPOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

[Larus marinus]

By the way, Seagal's technique is not anything he invented, it's called a front snap kick and you can find it any martial arts dojo that utilizes strikes.

Also, just for the record, Al Gore did not invent the internet (just messin' with ya there a little) :-).

Stop speaking heresy on the internet.

[Larus marinus]

Ohyeh - Chun already got there b4 u.

[Jazzman]

JCVD has a combined striking record (knockdown karate and kickboxing) of 20-2, according to Wikipedia. (Some people miss this because he was using his real name, Van Varenberg, rather than his stage name Van Damme, at that point.) Yes, it was a long time ago. Has Seagal ever had a fight?

And Chuckie Zitto dove across a table in a crowded Manhattan disco , tackled VanDamme and beat him down.

As goes Seagal , perhaps it's a case of him being a victim of his own stardom , the myth destroying the man as it were.

[Jazzman]

I'm not claiming him for anything, I'm just saying that what he uses in his movies from what I have witnessed is not at all aikido. It's pretty much kenpo all the way, if you know anything about aikido, you'll know that it is strictly a defensive art, there are no strikes and what does he do in his movies or training of mma fighters? He uses strikes and likes to call his system"aikido" Kenpo is what it is, it doesn't need any one person or name to make it effective. By the way, Seagal's technique is not anything he invented, it's called a front snap kick and you can find it any martial arts dojo that utilizes strikes. Also, just for the record, Al Gore did not invent the internet (just messin' with ya there a little) :-).

Ya know something? Maybe it's because I'm old curmudgeonly and cynically cranky , maybe it's because I destroyed my right knee *again* , however *you* , whom leeemmme guess is some where along about Blue , maybe Green coming along here and yapping about Kenpo-Kempo being the be-all end-all is a freaking embarassment to every other Kempo-Kenpo-Kajukenbo practitioner here. Parker didn't invent the front kick , Hiro already pointed that out quite succinctly , nor did Parker really invent Deflecting Hammer or raking Mace. And for what it's worth , the man himself if he was alive would call your ass down for what you've said here already.

Apologies for my nasty attitude , but to paraphrase Omega " shut the f*** up while you're behind.".