Welcome to my first blog post! To give you a short synopsis of what most posts will be about, I'll be examining different facets of martial arts from different TV shows, anime and video games that catch my attention.
Having just finished catching up in Legend of Korra, I felt compelled to share my thoughts on the representation of MMA within the show. I will not be covering the accuracy and techniques of Chinese martial arts found in individual bending styles (i.e.: Baguazhang as Airbending) as I am not trained in any Chinese martial arts; it would be disrespectful for me to dissect them.
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| Bolin's double leg takedown |
Watching Korra as an animation fan and a MMA fan really brought the show full circle for me.The amount of detail given to the portrayal of certain techniques caught my eye consistently. In episode 5 of Book 1, Bolin duels a fellow Earthbender in a 1-on-1 tiebreaker round for one of the Fire Ferrets' matches. To my surprise, Bolin attempts a double-leg takedown, which was unfortunately sprawled and defended by his opponent. I was aware that there was some MMA inspiration to the combat in Korra, since Mac Danzig (retired UFC fighter) was brought on as a consultant, but I always assumed it was only in a capacity where characters would throw boxing-style punches rather than traditional martial art style strikes. To this end, I was pleasantly surprised to see the double leg utilized.
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Georges St. Pierre taking down Thiago Alves with a double-leg
https://bigstickcombat.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/gsp-double-leg-take-down.jpg |
In Book 2, when Korra is in her giant spirit form fighting Unalaq, she employs a Fireman's Carry throw, or kata guruma in Judo and also delivers an excellent flying knee strike not commonly seen in Chinese martial arts.
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Kata Guruma
http://www.judosport.net/technik/kataguruma.JPG |
There are dozens upon dozens of other small techniques to nitpick in Korra but the general gist is that the animators do an excellent job of making the moves look natural and effective.
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| Flying knee by Korra |
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