Three Rules for Warriorship = WAY more interesting fight!

After reading each of these articles I have found that they all mesh well together, it even creates its own circle one after another.
 The first thing I learned after reading the three rules for warriorship is it being the essential motivational guide needed for Theatre and Film. The audience must feel this drive, this need from the protagonist. What is he really out for? I've found when the motivation is lacking (Yes, I've seen many bad films...) The fight itself comes out very silly. One bad film I will bring up (even though it is pretty hilarious!) is Samurai Cop. It is pretty much just your average mock of an early 90's action film. There are scattered silly motivations throughout it, however it was seriously just created to be laughed at.

The second thing I learned regarding the Martial Arts vs. Stage Combat blog, is that there is a BIG difference with the confidence of one who knows a little bit of stage combat and one of a professional martial artist. They both require training but both have their own understanding of what constitutes a limitation, one example is safety. If one who is learning stage combat breaks a few safety rules and ends up causing a fellow cast mate to take a needless hit, its bad. A professional martial artist has been trained to handle hits and may perhaps be preparing for a competition. Yes, they are taking risks but it is after a very extensive amount of time for training unlike the stage combat, which only focuses on the appearance of the fight. I can clearly see the vital importance of these differences. Perhaps we need to write at the end of movies, "Do NOT try at home" for those who do not have a clear understanding of the difference.

Finally, the last thing I learned is the different fighting styles used in film. It's a very interesting feel of East meets West for most American films. Two examples I'd like to use is "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Indiana Jones." It would be nice to see more uses of different martial arts I suppose Karate style is becoming ever more popular lately. Just as Jenn has mentioned in class, You don't find too many Western style fights anymore. Each style really brings a new dimension and style with it. "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" has a more assertive, at one with yourself feel that as a viewer I really enjoyed. Each character had their own motivations and in a way, the fights in this film were beautifully filmed together, almost like that delicate balance in knowing when to strike and when it isn't worth your efforts. "Indiana Jones" is more the American, "Lets jump right into this mess, get out of it, and jump right into this random oddity of mess and see what happens." I loved the sweaty crazy aspects of these fights and the exposure to not just western ways but also the different approaches to the fighting styles of other cultures.

In conclusion, When a fight is placed together well, we can see that as an audience. When it is very bad? Well, we are fully aware of that as well. In having a crisp understanding of the three rules of warriorship, the difference of professional fighters and actors, as well as the origin of different fighting styles. We are much more able to deliver high quality scenes.

"Samurai Cop" 2013. "http://cdn.fantasiafestival.com/2013/img/films/037/001_300x.jpg"13 Sept 2013.