Bollywood Movie (japanese martial art online) Review - Black
February 15th, 2008
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The movie, Black, was the main winner at 2005 Indian Filmfare Awards winning eleven awards in total, breaking a record as a result. It then went on to win 10 awards in the 2006 IIFA Awards ceremony. Time Magazine (Europe) selected the film as one of the 10 Best Movies of the Year 2005 from across the globe. The movie was positioned at number five. It was also listed on the 25 Must See Bollywood Movies by Filmfare Magazine. Story: Black is the story of blind and deaf girl (acted by Rani Mukherjee) who has been in darkness since she was born. No one, not even her parents, are able to help her in any way until an old alcoholic teacher, Debraj Sahai (acted by Amitabh Bachan), enters her life and takes on a mammoth of a task of bringing the young girl into light and ensuring her graduation from a normal college. The film is similar to the story of Helen Keller. Screenplay: Superb acting is produced by well-renowned veteran Amitabh Bachan and multiple award winning actress Rani Mukherjee. Probably this is the finest ever performance of Rani Mukherjee. Her turning point in acting came from the movie, Hey Ram whereby she claimed that Kamal Hassan changed the actress within her and indeed it was a very successful change. One is able to feel the pain and sufferings experienced by the girl and admire the determination and patience given by her teacher. Cinematography: Cinematography is very well done by providing the appropriate lighting to create the suitable mood and atmosphere such as the scene of the young girl. Video Editing: Not much video editing can be expected from this movie since the focus is on the story and the deep portrayal of the characters. However, few scenes like the one where Rani Mukherjee enjoys the snow are well edited.
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Shinto Ryu - General Background
Shinto ryu is one of the disciplines practised under the umbrella organisation of the European Martial Arts Academy. Its name means natures way or spirit of nature ” shinto meaning nature or shrine and ryu meaning the way. It is by understanding its name that we gain an insight into how the system works, by developing self-defence skills in a natural way. Shinto ryu is a street defence strategy encompassing the hard (forceful self-defence) and soft (acceptance and deflection) elements of various martial arts styles. It has developed into a unique self-defence system suitable for all, irrespective of age, fitness or gender. Shinto ryu teaches practitioners skills they can adapt to any situation: hard techniques might be required in response to aggression or physical violence, yet Shinto ryus softer techniques might be more appropriate in an unsolicited or threatening situation. Philosophy: The philosophy of this art does not manifest itself in seeking harm. Instead, it strives to equip practitioners with techniques that allow them to walk away from difficult situations. Defusing techniques are of utmost importance, but it needs confidence to utilise these techniques effectively. In Practice: Shinto ryu is a modern discipline. Practical techniques are taught based on a star movement, which allows one to defend oneself from any conceivable angle ” be it standing or seated. Reality is the key to this form of self-defence. Practitioners are taught how to respond to different real-world situations, such as being threatened on public transport, for example, in cars, at work and many other environments. Shinto ryu also teaches one how to improvise with objects one is likely to have at hand, such as using a chair or small table as a barrier, as part of a self-defence strategy. The use of a shinai (bamboo stick) has also been incorporated, but not in the same way as in the art of Kendo. It is used to replicate a potential weapon such as a piece of wood, iron bar or pole that may be at hand, so that the practitioner can learn to strike and defend effectively.
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Learn How To Kick: Kicking Effectively in a Self-Defense or Combat Situation Part 1 of 10
This ten article series will deal with the various components that need to be addressed when considering the utilization of a particular kick in a combat or self-defense situation. These ten components can also be used by the tournament competitor although certain segments would have to be modified slightly for the tournament aspects of kicking, rather than the more intensive nature of using a kick or kicks in combat. Although all of these individual components are important, they are most effective when combined together and utilized correctly when executing a kick. Although I will only be discussing one of the components in this article, here is the complete list of all ten of them. 1. Your Kicking Ability
2. Your Intended Application
3. The Environment
4. Telegraphing
5. Striking Implement
6. Striking the Correct Target
7. Initial Impact
8. Impact
9. Retraction or Follow Through
10. Return to Fighting Position Component One; Your Kicking Ability: Your kicking ability is just that, your kicking ability. Not your perceived kicking ability, but your actual reality based kicking ability. This may be a hard pill to swallow, but you may not have the ability to utilize all of those flashy spinning and flying kicks effectively in an actual self-defense situation. Now the good news, if you can realize this and accept it, then you are off to a lot better start than most people who like to kick. Awareness is the key to survival, and nothing is more important than self-awareness. Now there are a lot of self-defense experts out there than dont advocate kicking at all in a self-defense situation. However, when you do a little research into why they believe this, most of the time you will find out that they had a bad experience and/or witnessed a bad experience with someone who tried kicking and ended up getting the worst end of the beating. This is almost certainly due to a lack of proper knowledge not only of how to kick, but also the who, what, where, when, and why of correctly applying a kick. Which unfortunately seems to be fairly common with a lot of the McDojos that are so prevalent in todays society. These articles will help clear up some if not all of those problems. For as many of the self-defense experts that are out there that dont advocate kicking, there are many more that do, although they recommend that you should never kick above waist high. For the most part this is very sound and intelligent advice, and should be adhered to for the most part by everyone. However, like every known rule or law, there are exceptions. For those few individuals out there who are truly gifted in the art of kicking you can, with careful planning and intelligence, execute kicks to a standing opponents head with amazing results. I know Ive done just that on numerous occasions. Now how do you know just how good you are at kicking? Well, first and foremost unless you are a truly perceptive and honest person with yourself, you can forget about asking yourself. If you do, youll probably be able to execute any one of a dozen or more jump spinning kicks taking out as many as two dozen ninja villains before your feet ever touch back down on the ground. Way to go Hollywood! The first person you should consult with is your instructor. If he is qualified and competent (you shouldnt be with him or her if they arent) he will be able to fully assess your ability and give you his honest and forthright opinion. The next group of people you should speak with is your senior classmates. They too should be able to give you their assessment of your kicking abilities. Now after you have spoken with your instructor and your senior classmates, you can then talk to yourself. Now I dont recommend doing this in a public place or your liable to end up getting a visit from the large men dressed in white carrying the butterfly net and the canvas jacket with extra long sleeves. What I do recommend is a private time of self-reflection where you can honestly evaluate your own abilities. Here is a list of the important items that I feel you need to look at when considering what level your kicking ability is at. 1. Length of time spent learning those kicking skills. 2. The degree of flexibility that you have in your legs. 3. The amount of power that you are able to generate with your kicks. 4. Your ability to execute every aspect of those kicks correctly from start to finish. 5. Your own past experiences in actual fights, not sparring in the dojo or at a tournament. 6. Your ability to effectively and consistently land a kick on a training partner anywhere from the waist down without them seeing it even after it hits them. 7. Your ability to execute that very same kick without telegraphing it. 8. Your attitude towards being confronted with a violent situation. 9. Your overall physical condition. 10. Your ability to use your brain intelligently. One of the best training aids that I have ever used and still do is a large full length mirror. I have used a mirror to train with ever since I first started taking lessons over 25 years ago. It is without a doubt the most important piece of training equipment that you can use, if it is used correctly. What you want to do is to stand in front of the mirror in a fighting position. Then without thinking about it, execute a kick at your reflection in the mirror. Now a word of caution, make sure you are back far enough from the mirror that you arent going to actually hit it. This can not only be dangerous to yourself and be very expensive, but you could also end up with seven years of bad luck. If you believe in that sort of thing. When you can stand in front of the mirror and execute a kick, or any technique for that matter, without telegraphing it then youre starting to make some real progress. This is not an easy thing to do, but you can do it. It just takes a lot of time, hard work, and proper instruction. The next article in this series will deal with the second of ten components needed to kick effectively in a combat or self-defense situation. That component is, Your Intended Kicking Application.
Shawn Kovacich is a high ranking black belt in both Karate and Tae Kwon Do. Shawn is also a two time world record holder for endurance high kicking as certified by the Guinness Book of World Records. Shawn is the author of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.chikara-kan.com/shoppingcart/Back-Kick-p-16133.html">Back Kick</a>, volume one in the highly acclaimed <a target="_blank" href="https://www.chikara-kan.com/shoppingcart">Achieving Kicking Excellence</a> series.
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