Rented the movie "Taken" yesterday. Does anyone know what fighting style Liam Neeson uses in the movie. Looks very similar to what Brad Steiner
advocates. Anyone know what style is represented in the film?
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I saw the movie, and admit it was a lot of fun. But it is a movie, and hence used a lot of artistic freedom. I am an active American
Combato student, and I can tell you some of the moves like throat chops, and knees to the groin are simmilar to moves taught in American Cambato, but to my
knowlege Professor Brad Steiner was not consulted as an expert for the set. (Their loss).
In fact, throughout the movie I was yelling at the screen (in the privacy of my own home) for the main character to do a side kick to the knee, or enter a room in a point shooting oposition instead of a weaver stance. The point is, a movie is for entertainment only and should not be used for the bases of teaching personal self defense. Movies use what looks good not what works effectively. What works is often so simple it doesn't have the wow factor that directors are looking for. Professor Steiner's System of American Combato focuses just as much about proper mid-set as it does about Attacking the Attacker. Thank you for the post, I encourage you to go onto Professor Steiner's websites www.americancombato.com and www.seatlecombatives.com. or just ask Professor Steiner any questions that you may have in this inner circleforum. Paul
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From Brad Steiner
Dear Paul, Thank you so much for your generous words of praise, and for your heartfelt endorsements (throughout your message!). I am truly grateful - both to know that you are a student of our System, and to read such an obvious expression of loyalty and appreciation for our System's merits. Your own background and experiences - both in and out of the U.S. Marine Corps - add enormous credibility to your observations. I too saw "TAKEN" and, while finding both the hero's daughter and former wife quite unworthy of the devotion and efforts that he evidenced in abundance, and then expended on their behalf, I thoroughly enjoyed the "action" scenes - some of which were quite good! You are of course 100% correct that when motion picture and television fight scenes are choreographed there is little correlation between that which is presented to the viewing audience, and that which constitutes real world, actual combat techniques. I know firsthand what you mean by "yelling at the screen" when you see obvious openings (or flaws in techniques that are shown, or missed opportunities for the application of superior techniques, etc.). But let's not be too critical. Entertainment is one thing, and stark reality is quite another. My all time favorite motion pictures that revolve around the "intelligence/espionage" theme are those James Bond movies, starring Sean Connery. I know firsthand and quite well that virtually none of that which is so excitingly presented in those great films (like the classic fight between Bond and Grant on the Orient Express, in FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE) bear even the slightest relation to what actually occurs in the carrying out of clandestine field service - even when, rarely, there is violence! Nonetheless, I get a helluva kick out of watching that thing! Thank you so very much, once again. You and your words are deeply and forever appreciated. Wishing you a wonderful Thanksgiving, and blessings for the Christmas Season, Brad (Bradley J. Steiner)
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Yes, I realize this is only a movie, but they usually have someone on set choreographing the moves and training the actors. I have done a little more research
since my first post and have found references to the trainer being a practioner of "pakour". I have not been able to find much info on that system. I
was just surprised that is was basic moves and not the flashy moves usually associated with this type of movie. BTW, kind of reminds me of the scene in
"Devil's Brigade" where Claude Akins meets the hand-to-hand instructor. Great scene. Don't ask me why it reminded me of that scene, just
does.
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