Kosho

[familyfunny]

what the... fuck?

[lazlowolf]

The '60s really were the golden age of Kosho, before it got all commercialised.

[sixofour23]

Do they HAVE to wear Chuck Taylors?

[ParkourEh]

Two full-grown men in bright red robes, jumping on trampolines like little children situated around a "jacuzzi" tub, pushing each other. While a brown-haired Aryan man does something suspcious with an open locker.

[Kolbatsu]

one of the stupidest Olympic sport ever conceived

[ettlz]

Um... er... Mornington Crescent!

[DonZabu]

It should've been one larger trampoline flanked on all sides by a pool of water.

[prairiedogeric10]

LOL

[kokoinmars]

From the pink suits to the two idiots chasing each others ass on trampolines, this is the gayest thing i have ever... this is gayer than 9000 gay parades. If this is how our post apocalyptic deathsport future is going to be like, io9, then I would be the first to line up before the falling nukes.

[GhibliFan1]

@kokoinmars

Do you think this Freudian obsession with all things "gay" could be down to latent Homosexual desires and tendencies? May I suggest you make an appointment with your local psychiatrist, as they will help you realise there is nothing to be ashamed of in fancying other men's bottoms... it is 2011, and all but the most ignorant of people care about such things.

[kokoinmars]

@GhibliFan1 I am just pointing out what is in front of me. I have nothing against people being gay, in fact watching two gay women going at it is a real turn on for me, it's beautiful. But deathsport by definition is anti-happy or anti gay, and so a gay deathsport is also a lame deathsport and that is completely against the spirit of deathsports. But I see that doesn't stop idiots who dont even bother reading the comment from being knights in shining armor.

[GhibliFan1]

@kokoinmars

That's got to be the most bizarre excuse I've ever heard in defence of using the word "gay" as a derogatory term, but 8/10 for effort and style. Bravo!

[kokoinmars]

@GhibliFan1 Whatever dude.

[GhibliFan1]

@kokoinmars

I think we just had verbal kosho...we should respectfully bow and walk our separate ways (that's if you don't feel too gay doing so) :)

[kokoinmars]

@GhibliFan1 I had verbal kosho with you, a dude. OK, now why would I have done anything as gay as that! I wouldn't. What we did was verbal sparring. And yes, Lets just walk away... respectfully.

[1701Tex]

10 voters are UNMUTUAL!

[ateaytu]

Boring? Well, no, not in my opinion. Someday man will colonize space, and in zero-g, or planets with lesser gravity than Earth's, one will have to carry the concept of good old-fashioned streetfighting boldly into the future. Till that day comes, Kosho is the next best thing.

I don't think it is any more boring than Olympic-quality fencing. You don't see bold swashbuckling like Inigo Montoya in the Princess Bride. You see cat-and-mouse probing for a weakness.

[osdavis]

How anyone can dis any aspect of something that combines trampolines, Patrick McGoohan, combat sports and a badass dude in a pink suit with black trim is beyond me.

[Ariamaki]

Honestly, with a better set budget, the rough idea for Kosho is not nearly that bad-- A free-moving leaping-and-running based combat sport where the objective is to get the opponent out of the "ring", into a water trap or other safe destination.

Now, make the water a more pervasive element, add a possibility of knockout, and use trampolines that don't look quite so stupid, and you might have something.

Also, hail Spoony.

[Darkryu256]

play the guile theme during this video makes it cooler

[ClementsTom]

Terrible concept and pretty dangerous given how small the pool of water is.

[pratt123]

Lol, 27,000 views from The Spoony Experiment alone. Plus all the visits from his mention of Kosho in his FFX review. Yeah, blitzball.

[superlou1s]

It seems rather difficult... nay impossible, to do judo on a trampoline- they just bounce right back up :P

[jeffprice767]

Harry Potter training without his broomstick?

[suicidalparrot]

That guy stole Tony Clifton's jacket!

[angry1278]

this is fucking pathetic

[OlaftheFlashy]

How did they come up with idea for this...displine?

Did they ask someone to develop a martial art base of the brief of requirements of the producers five year old son something?

Or was thought up after a lot of blow.

Still, looks like alot fun.

[steveasat2]

@OlaftheFlashy Well, let's take a look-see in the ol' prop warehouse, shall we? Looks like we've got some motorcycle helmets, a kiddie pool, two pairs of trainers and matching trampolines. Okay, tell Mr. McGoohan we'll knock something together by Wednesday. And, uh, tell him it's gonna be EPIC.

[666Marduk999]

This is utmost silly

[PeteBarna]

Great concept, wanted something so much better then what I got. I mean Karate on trampolines, dude, so epic...and this was kind of lame. Core concept, awesome.

[Wrathchild231123]

I need to try this, it looks awesome.

[fattoler]

This must become a Olympic sport

[mkaatr]

they should put mortal combat music with this video.

[freak1945]

Oh god...I can't stop watching it.

[ruttman15]

that's just stupid.

[2hakkabakka]

I feel embarrassed even watching this. It's as if they're mocking my fondness of Japan.

[error00001]

that was a million times more boring then I thought trampoline judo could be, good idea but needs more spds and flying kicks to the face

[PhearTheNinja]

Spoony! Pass me the petition! Ill totally sign it! XD

[M0ryl]

The music makes me want to jump through the window....

[lordzeld]

All hail The Spoony One!

[Schmidt54]

this does only work stoned... and in times wherte there was no internet and therefore no way to look up people hurting themselves out of bad luck or dumbness.

[nightowl685]

i cant stop watching this. there is something so hypnotically goofy about it.

[KZbleach]

How did they convince the actors to do this?

[bigun89]

@KZbleach

It was the 60's, drug use was probably a factor.

[BartitsuSociety]

@KZbleach - fun and money.

[Sabohaque]

wat

[Denta92]

DUDE!

I've TOTALY got to try this out! :D

[Jonhol1986]

OK, what toxic did the director take when he was thinking this was a good idea :/

[Doperwtje81]

I am so getting this tune played here on my I pod, if not for the trampoline fight, I'd be totally zoned out right now.

[Elvsting]

Clearly more interesting than watching Curling!

[FunkyLobstah]

It just keeps on going and going.

[Thesmorphia]

Clearly this is where the makers of Gymkata got their inspiration.

The Converse All-Stars are standard issue.

[SuperGuyincognito]

One of the dumbest things in the history of man. LSD inspired, no doubt.

[mbmhs]

lol

[juankenon]

the most undramatic "martial arts" sparring match have ever seen

[psyblade1st]

True that. Looks like kids farting around. If the trampolines were 1000 ft high and the pool was an ocean filled with sharks and swimmers using Sharkzookas, it could be cooler.

[jnwestray78]

All hail the SpoonyOne!!

[Sneezlebob]

Horribly boring

[numnunums]

This looks like it'd actually be pretty hard to fall in the water. You'd have a bigger chance just cracking your head on the concrete.

[cheezbawl2003]

A moral victory to the other side, perhaps?

[SharpShot333]

this would be fun to play.

[ckyvick666]

a documentary on where the inspiration for crouching tiger hidden dragon came from!

[iwillkilljohn76]

what episode is this from?

[iwillkilljohn76]

Which episode was this in?

[FirestoneX]

I want to see an underground movement for this sport..... Fans release your Kosho videos!!!

[NintendoGamer86]

I'm guessing I'm not the only person who found out about this from Spoony. lol

[sgcVlad]

@NintendoGamer86 Nope. I did as well. Still confused.........

Looks fun though.

[DStecks]

same here

[Strideo1]

Uh, are the long red coats part of the sport?

[AmazingL4rry]

Rollerball this is not.

[primal2020]

this NEEDS to be in the next olympics

[madsli]

You can almost hear the man at 2:10 going "this has got to be the stupidest thing i have ever seen".

[SailorMan69]

The soundscapes of this clip would make Steven Stapleton proud.

[thjarden]

Best sport I've ever seen. Gotta try it now.

[EdTheBadass]

but there are no sticks.. or balls .. or trading cards .. how can you win in such sport?

[xxonebludxx]

What?....What IS this?

[Leandros33]

Spoony was right,this is awesome shit!

[lightningjohnny77]

This has to be the silliest sport yet devised.

[scottieman2]

Right......

[OkSka]

I bet the actors had a lot of fun doing this scene.

[NinjaMoogle218]

What... the fuck... is this...

[DarkHarpuia]

This is the weirdest shit

[Tareltonlives]

BEST. SPORT. EVER. I totally agree with Spoony this should totally be in the Olympics

[hjnsf]

mortal kombat theme is what's missing

[LuunnaGaia]

holy shit that looks fucking awesome

[Zummarah]

Ok, I have some suggestions to improve this sport...

Firstly, that tank will now be filled with hungry piranha.

The hand rail will have to be electrified to the tune of 10,000 volts.

Both opponents will have to wear weighted sumo outfits.

Both players will have to wear a explosive collar that goes off after 10 minutes without a clear victor.

Falling off the trampolines will land you on a bed of nails.

Who's with me?

[Leandros33]

That sounds awesome! i agree with you!

[joetheanglo]

This might make the olympics worth watching

[HayatoDB]

what the shit.

[oldskoolmetalcez]

This is very surreal.

[skitmonkey]

The following commentators are watching this video because spoony

[daogenify]

Of course haha

[KajiCarson]

posted it on his website.

[Niven42]

Of course the Japanese would use water, since being an island nation, water figures heavily in the Japanese mystique. However, we Americans prefer the more readily accessible Slamball.

[gdooyear]

This game is so ridiculously awesome, Patrick Mcgoohan is a genius...Totally deserves olympic sport status.

[Stankyfish]

Oh my.

[linkrazr]

I think I heard this song at a Chinese buffet.

[weytrbfq89trvq6i7tb]

shutup you racist fuck

[linkrazr]

so...you're retarded?

[linkrazr]

Up the meds there buddy.

[ianucci]

Haha, yeah the composer was really channelling his stereotypes here.

[ThingsWeSaidToday]

my goal in life is to make this an olympic sport.

[jamieson200]

this is by far the most stupid video I've ever seen. Wow.

[willyrotten69]

RIP McGoohan, be seeing you.

[cattyerde]

there is a kosho league in second life please come and join it seek catty erde

[adminkoff]

The only redeeming moment of the worst episode of the series.

[WolfRaven999]

OMFG!!!!! Kosho looks really fun!!!!! plus i think i'd be uber-good at it!! man... i should get some friends together... heheh...

[clancyishot]

Patrick McGoohan is an effing nutt. Love his dismount.

[threestargrappler]

Who wants to start a Kosho league?

[WorldWarCheese]

HAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHA THIS IS AWESOME TO THE MAX! (to the max!)

[fantods9]

I have never seen such a poorly played round of Kosho.

[AgentXXII]

Come on! You can't compare the Sixian Era with today's champions; the differences in training and equipment make it impossible.

That having been said, Six (in white) would be a champion today, too. You can't beat raw talent.

[flyingtoaster99]

great game, and an even better show

[oakandwillow]

It does seem like fun, but you'd have to be in great shape to begin with, or you won't come out in one piece.

[ZenWolfDances]

I remember this scene from the series - very imaginative. I'd play this sport.