Tiffany Larsen Kama Form @ Superstar Invitationals

[jostpuur]

I watched some other videos of this same girl Tiffany Larsen, and her screaming is really bad... ouch....

[ilikejewishpeople]

omq i know hur

[Piepenchris]

OMG not good martial arts with musik power orgasm (ahhhhhhhhhhhhh) :-)

[wqsid]

Her time would be better spent with gymnastics. It would serve the same purpose as this is not martial arts.

[darket1234]

Kidnapper: If you dont give me 1 million dollars i'll hurt her bad!

Negotiator: I wouldnt do that if I were you...

Kidnapper: you think i'm afraid of SWAT coming after me?!

Negotiator: * lol he doesnt know!*

[yiddishcop]

REALITY? can an 8 year-old really take you down or was that a demonstration?

[yiddishcop]

showmanship and practical app. i.e. polished shoes, buttons, sharp creased uniforms and yes RIFLE TWIRLING (silent drill), to great success. though the corps practices non lethal traditions, the discipline of displaying amazing abilities with their appearance and tools truly seperate the corps from any other fighting firce in the world. btw, sensei Kreig, your house is glass.... you are not impressed with the kata, and feel confudent in the videos you put up?

[yiddishcop]

Tiffany's critics; who suggested she is demonstrating her ability to use kama in a combat situation; i rather suspect she would be shot to death. its simply a display of high proficiency and trancendent ability with an antiquated farming tool. i find it interesting that those who dispise spork karate watched this video, and took the time to thoughtlessly trash this talented ladies ability. especially sensei Kraig... the Marine Corps maintains a balance of show

[dejathorus]

WTF ?

[MrFlamingpride]

my mom wont let me have kamas

[HotRide182]

Now I may have not been practicing due to injury, but you are right OkinawanTemple, I currently could win against her. Sensei Krieg, I must ask you and O.Tem. for friend requests as I'd like to talk of bringing back memories...

[BrooklynnNaoufal]

Omg u r sooooo good

[Dimy88]

ginnastia artistica 

[TheDelsinsean]

well, for a non trad kata i have to give her props for more trad usage of the weapons then some i've seen that look like they are doin gymnastic routines while holdin kamas in their hands and occasionally doin the twirlin at their sides.

[erreurssurlapage]

how old are you ?

[iaadotlk1]

To be successful in one's kama forms, one really must be a great kicker as was demonstrated by this girl.

[yungballer92]

wtf that girl kicks ass with them kamas xD

[1ofmeNlotsofU]

Who knows of a pair of durbale kamas for forms. The pair i have; the blade bends when i drop it.Anyone knows of a durable pair? Thank you

[Keltoth]

To all of you asking about the screaming, its for a number of reasons. One of them IS to get the judges' attention so they notice you more. The second and more primary reason is that what she is doing is called a Kiai. It generates focus and power as she(or another martial artist) performs or attacks. Bruce Lee for example used a different kiai than Tiffany does. His was a quick higher pitched version which focused him for quicker reactions. Against an enemy though, you do look psycho....

[supersamee]

SHESS FUCKING AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!

[iRawrDinsawr]

i am now offically afraid of little girls D:

[0321usmc1775]

@iRawrDinsawr because it is sport martial arts they dont really care about actual meaningof katas and the bunkai of them. they are all show. this is the reason why I do not let my students do tournaments. bc there is really no meaning to them . It dont matter if you have fifty trophies on the wall in a real fight does it ? No!

Sensei Krieg

[iRawrDinsawr]

@0321usmc1775 um did u respond to the rong comment?

[AndyRaslan]

@iRawrDinsawr Please, this girl's a joke. It's all screaming and theatre and little spirit or technique.

I'm by no means an expert, but I recognize an overdramatic American child with no real skill or respect to martial arts when I see one.

[iRawrDinsawr]

@AndyRaslan annndddd i was joking too -.- i take kenpo and i know half of the moves shes doing wouldnt work in a real fight

[badbarracuda70]

Don't laugh, because this is an honest question....., but why all the severe screaming?

[monteskinhead]

@badbarracuda70 that screaming means DONT FUCK WITH ME BIATCH! haha

[later26]

@badbarracuda70 i think its to inflict fear to the enemy so they also do it while they practice. well thats just my opinion cause ill be pretty damn scared if some little girl with 2 sickles comes running at me while screaming XD

[EliasMartinezful]

@badbarracuda70 it's to make the judges think you're fucking psycho. I've been to many tournaments and almost everybody yells like that. They just get more points that way.

[moose11235813]

@badbarracuda70 A lot of ways to answer. 1) This isn't a traditional form, so you aren't limited in your yells. 2) part of what they're scored on is labeled something like "intensity". 3) in "real life," yelling helps because it a. intimidates your attacker, b. gets your own endorphins flowing, and c. contracts your core muscles for additional power (put your hand on your stomach and breathe out sharply; you can feel it).

[seanpowell37]

@badbarracuda70 It is supposed to give you energy and intimidate you're opponent

[MrSecenic]

@badbarracuda70 It makes you more sure of what ya doing (sry for my english)

[BillyKavouriaris]

@badbarracuda70 It helps with speed and strength

[ATouch0fFaith]

@badbarracuda70 war cry to frighten/intimidate her opponent. train like you would in a real situation?

[333Round]

This form is cool, I'm not going to lie, it looks amazing. I've been using the Kamas for about 2 years and i can do most of that, but there is a balance between showmanship and realistic moves in a weapons form. my personal belief is that the balance is off. it's just to showy and not practical enough.

[TeamWhiteTiger1]

Those who can ... Do.

Those who can't . Mock!

and those who mock on Youtube are most likely fat asses whose only way to break a sweat is when they have to reach for another twinkie.

[aHeart4Movement]

FEARED !

[eliotudino]

CA SES NICE TU EST SUPER ! JAIME ET JE LE MAIS DENS MES FAVORIS EN COR SUPER °°

[KidsKicksforChrist]

Good god people have some respect for other martial artists this girl did real well and had some awesome working Technic s Not much of that in this new generation of so called extreme Martial arts. At least it wasn't all gym Kata like what you see most do today,,,,Bow and have some respect people

[kittykayXD]

speaking of songs what song was that?

[turfguy87]

boy thats america for you- she gonna carry a boombox with her to play her theme song when she gets in a street fight? gimme a break

much of this crap is so over sensationalized giving kids a false sense of security

[N1PPLESUCKER]

@turfguy87 you know this chick would scrape you don't lie

[turfguy87]

@N1PPLESUCKER put her in an alley with 3 big black guys & then lets see reality....... I'd rather know my abilities without all the BS fanfare

[TKDCats312]

@turfguy87 This demonstration isn't about showing what she would do in a situation requiring self defense, it's a showcase of her mastery of a weapon. There's a huge difference.

[GuamKomudo]

Different people train for different reasons... My GF does Taekwondo, she knows she's not a crazy killer and an awesome fighter, or even a decent fighter, she simply likes the art of Taekwondo and she feels awesome jumpkicking boards in half... Leave her and people like her alone... There's a problem when the person thinks they're good at fighting, but they arn't, but people like my gf just train for fun and excersise... Nothing wrong with that

[TKDCats312]

@GuamKomudo Uhh... I know? I think you meant to reply to the other guy, I support the same argument you made.

[tonyjr79]

I could only imagine what she could do to someone in a real life fight...

[italkalltech]

@Vman9484 i have never seen something so fast and neatly organized i based my kama form off this but it is not nearly as good i just cant seem to find out how she spun the kama on her palm and the music she used do u know how she did it and what song she used ?????

[KaelNL]

What a huge yell at the end... Was that a wargasm?

[chicabonita0893]

Well bowser8375 this is COMPETITION!!!! flashy moves! i do kamas as well, but i go to Premier Martial Arts in AZ. i absolutely love this form and think she is amazing!!

[Kcorpss1]

Awesome kicks!!!!!

[DiDolRuChagi]

Haha video game reference...She sounds like Link from Legend of Zelda; The Ocarina of Time.

No Offence; Just mere observation.

[anthonygrig]

whats the name of that song?

[Jona10washere]

i used some of her form to make my kama form because we barely introduced the kamas at my school.lol

[davidsluder123]

Holy shit that was good

[bowser8375]

This is not martial arts damn, all this ridiculously long Kiai's ? Interpretive dance maybe ? Certainly not useable in real world. If only i had some crackers fo rthis cheese wiz. Girl has skill but do something traditional dammit !

[MustangKid92]

i used to train with Tiffany and Marc Canonizado =]

[Jona10washere]

I love this form..lol

[Chevalier765]

Very good . The only thing I hate is every time I see this kind of demo, the guy is yelling. As if he is very angry. It means that the day the guy has a throat infection, he couldn't do the demo.

[jeannie1893]

dam this chick goes to my school she could fucking kill me lol

[burzum19861986]

people that like this shit just watch too much movies....

i wonder why in usa people always turn good things in this kind of bullshit....

[screens50]

tournament or competion is ok but, what are you going to do after you no longer can win,when your ego was use to winnng? quite right? I ve seenit happen over and over, out of 10 students that start only one makes it to black, and out of 10 black belts who stay in for life and master only one makes it. It's all up to you, you cann't do flips and cart wheels when your 60 or 70. But you can do kata and teach, that has to satisfi your ego, tthe greatest battle lies inside of you.

[veryfastgt1996]

I am restarting my journey in TangSooDo, and as some1 who was told that they would never walk again, i am flipping just like when i was 16(31), i do it because it is a place where i can demostrate my skills, and show how hard I work to achieve the ultimate goal, perfection within. if you have been studying matrial arts for 35 years, you ought to have learned that you do not disrespect a fellow person, let alone another martial artist.

[screens50]

This is a comment page and this is mine, veryfast1996, karate as a point of view flips are for acobats, stay on the ground thats were you get most of your energy for your techniques remember your training is for self defense, not showing off or trophies, ask yourself why I'm I doing this.

[screens50]

Karate-do is a way life and strategies, like the old masters who trained for selfdense, will you be able todo flips at 65? Practice something worthy for selfdense don't live in illusions.

[Karategirlhorselover]

yeah i todally agree with u, veryfastgt1996, i have been taking martial arts for 5 years going on 6 in january, but i remember when i was a lower belt i had already known not to disrespect a fellow friend and even a fellow martial artist

[screens50]

I'm sorry if I affended you or your sensi, But the day I saw your tube, I couldn't believe it . Karate has always been my passion for 35 years I'm 50 and I study t radtional shuri- ryu, I stop going to tournaments long ago, poeple have lost the true meaning of karate-do, the way of life, the goal of it is perfection of human character, and many paths lead to the same goal, maybe someday you'll understand, that competion only feeds the ego, in my opinion there is only one way to do karate-do.

[screens50]

I don't think it"s a good for her to be running a made up kata or free style like this ,doing all does flips and high jumps. I don't care how good you are, shit happens, kamas are sharp and you can cut yourself or she could fall on top of one. What happen to traditional kama kata? I"m not empress with her, her sensi would feel bad if she hurt herself, flashy karate is not true, too much like movies. We are in trouble if this continues. Wake up!have respect for your weapons and the art.

[hurturfeeling05]

ur just jealous u can't even do a kart wheel!

[TheKickinj]

Wow! Nice form. Could do without so much screaming. But that is what the judges expect. Fake Intensity.

[shabazzmath]

have you seen her perform in person. The intensity isnt fake

[TheKickinj]

That's what the "Wow!" was for. The screaming is getting out of control these days in tourneys. That's my only complaint. Otherwise the technique is superb.

[NATASHABAPTISTE]

AWESOME...REMIND ME OF MYSELF

[BenRiley83]

Amazing!!!!! Excellent mastery of the Kamas and body control.

[willingskater]

i do kamas but i cant do them like tht tht is awsome

[johnnypractice]

llots of respect!

[SithV1]

I have much respect for Tiffany Larsen. She is a very talented Martial Artist.

[kamen25]

y does she twirl the kama?

[Karategirlhorselover]

1 reason u twirl a kama, or even any weapon, kamen25, is to attract the audience, or even (in this case) the judges... now my question is HOW does she twirl the kama

[Vman9484]

@Karategirlhorselover now this is a question I will happily answer =) the twirls you see are kind of an optical illusion. she never lets go of her kama but instead holds it firmly between her index and thumb and kind of spins it in a circle almost. it's very hard to describe but if you youtube it you'll find it. try daniel sterling or roland osborne kamas. they give a more visual aid. forward, backward, and figure 8 spins are all easy basic tricks you can do with a kama. also look up Jimmy Pham

[apcasrroma]

@Vman9484 I'm pretty sure she finger twirls as well. If you watch her at 1:02, her palm is facing up and the kama flips between her fingers and thumb. It's definitely a show thing.

[hempev]

Yeah, I don't think twirling or flipping, or anything else like that was ever used in "real life" (i.e. where someone's life is on the line).

[babybriana100]

yo that girl is sick im in karate and im only a red belt and i only went to to 10 torunmeant and i won 10 trops and 2 medals but i bet she is better than me not

[hempev]

@babybriana100 Yo, that's deep, yo.

[thickettfamily]

not even any good like your koryo one of the baddest on here look at how its suposed to be

[peterbf91]

***** welldone

[ItaDeiTobiKisi]

whats the name of the song ??? can anybody tell me pliz

[siruskane]

Very, very flashy. I did like that she used every part of the weapon, but did she really have to twirl them that much?

[JEANETTELARS]

2 years ago Tiff was 11...........she looks soooooooooooooooooooooo young here...............

[gh3superexpert]

how old was she then

[JEANETTELARS]

omg.... She looks young young here!

[Vman9484]

haha it's 2006 too!