Penn and Teller Bullshit S08E03 Martial Arts Part(1/2)

Season 8 Episode 3 - Martial Art Part 1 of 2

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[Pager1991]

The episode is a bit misleading. What they're basically saying is that if you want to defend yourself from your every-day criminal, your best bet is to just give them your shit because it's a lot easier and you don't get in trouble etc. If you fight them then you risk hurting them and/or hurting yourself and have to go through court/possible jail time etc etc. Obviously if you just enjoy martial arts because you train to fight people in the ring it's a different story.

[JohnMuise]

legal ramifications of defending yourself??? what a sad time we live in.

[CountBifford]

I figure that few martial arts schools offer practical techniques, and even then, most students will not put in the sufficient work and dedication that would allow them to take on a knife-wielding psychopath.

[USMarineRifleman0311]

being a green belt...I can tell you that learning moves is just going through the motions. Its just stupid rehearsal that unless you do it everyday is a perishable skill.

If you want common sense shit...wrestle or just fucking box like a man...fuck this gook shit. Martial arts is mental masturbation

[CommitToFocus]

Its amazing how the placebo effect has been interpreted over the centuries.

[Jertude1981]

The problem i hav with this show is that often they get idiots and morons to defend a point. That women who was explaining tai chi probably didnt even understand what she was saying. A credible interview shoulda been done with an actual chinese person who has professional training.

[naqdensjam]

So much retards in this show !

[Hotora86]

Kinda Bullshit on the show's part taking only McDojos as the martial art examples.

[ddrddrddrddr]

@SinnFein4ever It doesn't matter what race they are. There are crooks out to make a buck no matter what it is. What matters is that they find people who are good at what they practice. These people are clearly total idiots that were selected because they have no skills to demonstrate.

[SinnFein4ever]

(shrugs)

Well, to be fair, none of these "Martial Artists" are actually Asian.

Now if they had something like, someone from Japan demonstrating Ninjutsu, someone from China demonstrating Tai Chi, and someone from India demonstrating Kung Fu, THAT would probbably be a lot more impressive.

[pcgamernum1]

@NWAWskeptic While I agree that you can defend yourself. 99% of martial arts don't teach you self defence. They teach you a sport. That's why you DO hear about martial artests getting beaten up by truckers. Nothing beats practice in real fights with no rules. Now for health, entertainment, and more they are good. But for self defence buy a gun.