Monday, October 30, 2006

Don't Dare Miss: FIGHT SCIENCE on NatGeo




If you were blown away by the CGI effects in HOLLOW MAN;




If you were enthralled by the fighting
techniques and weapons in these films:







And,
if you ever wondered if the Pinoy ARNIS is a legit martial art,

Then, Whatever You Do,
DO. NOT. MISS. THIS!!!

FIGHT SCIENCE
next weekend on the National Geographic channel:

4 November, 9.00pm

5 November, 1.00am

5 November, 10.00am

and

11 November, 4.00pm



from the NatGeo Channel website:


Their tales are legendary.

Born in Asia's mystical temples,
perfected on ancient battlefields
and now made famous by Hollywood,
superhuman feats of martial arts are often depicted in movies—

but how do these martial myths measure up to fighting fact?



For the first time,
infrared cameras and computerized test dummies
allow engineers to exactly calculate
the incredible physics and physiology
that produce martial arts' devastating force—



at last, separating cinematic stunts from astonishing reality.



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