2 comments about Pride FC 6 - From the Yokohama Arena.

1. Matches are: Takada vs Mark Kerr
   Carl Melenko vs Egan Inoue,
   Igor Vovchanchyn vs Carlos Barreto,
   Akira Shoji vs Guy Metzer,
   Nobuaki Kakuda vs Hiroki Kurosawa,
   Daijiro Matsui vs Carlos Newton,
   Sakuraba vs Ebenzer Braga,
   Naoya Ogawa vs Gary Goodridge



2. Pride 6 was held on July 4, 1999 at the Yokohama Arena.

   The first fight is between Lumax Cup, Shooto, Super Brawl 12 and Pride veteran Eagan Inoue and in his MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) debut pro wrestler from the Battlarts Carl Malenko. A solid match but it does get dull at times.

   The second fight is between Pride veteran Daijiro Matsui and Extreme fighting, Japan Vale Tudo and UFC 17 veteran Carlos Newton. Excellent fight with little or any stalling.

   The third fight is between Universal Vale Tudo 6 tournament winner, International Vale Tudo and UFC 15 veteran Carlos Barreto holds wins over Mikhail Illoukhine, Daniel Bobish , Paul Varelans and Kevin Randleman against IFC 1 tournament winner, WVC 5 tournament winner and AFC 3 tournament winner Igor Vovchanchyn. This was an interesting fight but dull.

   The fourth fight is between Lumax Cup and Pride veteran Akira Shoji and UFC veteran & former King of Pancrase Guy Mezger. Good fight with a controversial ending.

   The fifth fight is between UFC 8 finalist and IVC 1 tournament winner Gary Goodridge and in his MMA debut Naoya Ogawa. Another good fight with a controversial ending.

   The sixth fight is between UFC Japan tournament winner and Pride veteran Kazushi Sakuraba and Universal Vale Tudo, International Vale Tudo, Ultimate Brazil and Pancrase veteran Ebenezer Fontes Braga. Great fight with a excellent ending.

   The main event is between WVC 3 tournament winner, UFC 14 & 15 tournament winner and Pride veteran Mark Kerr and Pride veteran Nobuhiko Takada. Good fight but it is not main event quality.

   I recommand this for anyone who likes MMA.

5 comments about The Ultimate Fighting Championship: Ultimate Brazil.

1. Ultimate Brazil has only one fight that isn't that good. The rest are all very exciting. I liked watching Frank Shamrock fight. Pedro Rizzo and Vitor Belfort are also very impressive. If you like watching fights with intense grappling, you will like Ultimate Brazil. If you prefer more of a kickboxing type fight, you will like Ultimate Brazil. This would be a great event to get people to like UFC.



2. From it's beginning, the UFC has ushered in great fighters from Brazil. From Royce Gracie to Vitor Belfort, Brazil has provided the MMA scene with skilled individuals who changed the fighting world. This particular UFC would take place in Brazil, and would prove to be one of the most exciting cards to date.

   The card was different from the get go. No tournaments meant no injuries, and subs. Individual fights just like a regular fight card would go. The truth is that todays fighters are far more skilled than ones of 5+ years ago, and we see more effort used in the opening rounds of tournaments thus more injuries occur. The first fight was between local product Ebeneezer Braga and Jeremy Horn. The fight would wind up being fast and exciting, with an incredible choke. Fight 2 would see Tsyoshi Kosaka battle Pete Williams,in a pancrase style of fight. Neither fighter wanted to hit each other while on the ground, but a few exchanges were made on their feet. The third fight would determine the UFC's first lightweight champion as Pat Miletich would battle Mikey Burnett. The fight would go the distance with a close decision. Really any fighter could have won this fight.

   The last 3 fights would be the best fights and alone worth the tape itself. First Vitor Belfort would fight against fellow country-man Vanderlai Silva. Belfort had not been the same since his early fights, this was to be his time to show the world he was back. Vanderlai Silva was new to the UFC, but not to the MMA scene. He earned the fight after beating Mike Van Arsdale in a Brazilian event. This fight will blow you away! The following fight would pit "Tank" Abbott against Pedro Rizzo. Abbott was back to fight another Brazilian fighter and hopefully beat another one again. This time he went up against a smarter, tougher, and better fighter in Pedro Rizzo. This would mark the last we see of ol' Tank as he left MMA to join the WCW(PRO Wrestling). Finally he went were he truly belonged: The Circus. The main event would pit Middleweight Champion Frank Shamrock against the only person ever to beat him in a MMA fight. John Lober, a journeyman fighter actually beat Shamrock in his first MMA fight. While Shamrock was the favorite, this was a great way to finally put his only blemish away for good. Shamrock would display kicks, punches, and superior conditioning in this exciting fight.

   The Brazilian crowd was rowdy, but not rude. They respect the fighters and the fight itself.




3. From the previous reviews I thought this tape would blow me away. I end up expecting too much. Horn fight is good and furious while the fight between TK and William is ok, since both men (I heard it was an agreement between the 2 fighters) did not strike on the ground, it is mainly a ground grappling match, which is ok for me.
   What I don't like is the fight between Miletich and Burnett. It is a extremely defensive fight by Miletich and it bore me to death, he spent 15 mins holding on to Mikey shorts or pulling him to the guard. I have no doubt he is a very good fighter judging from his defensive play in the guard, I just don't think a champ should win that way.
   Pedro Rizzo fight is good but I was never impressed with Tank technique anyway, his asset is his agressiveness and heavy punch but he is too one dimensional for the Rock.
   Frank Shamrock fights is ok but I don't think it was his best performance.
   I will give it a 4 stars but I don't think it is as good as some recent Pride show, e.g. Pride 10



4. I just reciently purchased this video it is for most of the part a great video. One of my favorite fights was the Burnett fight he is a great fighter. There are alot of great fights except the pat miletich fights i really for the most part hate his fights but reciently his has been alright. The suprising main event was great even though it was very short. This video is well wourth the money.



5. YOU MUST WACTH IT DON'T MISS IT

1 comments about Traditional Okinawan Weapons - d.

1. I think I have really benefitted from this DVD and it has improved my training.

2 comments about HSING-I - D.

1. I have been recieving instruction in Hsing-I for some time now. Though I am skeptical as to this being "Hsing-I as taugh in the Shaolin Temples", however, it is good as an add on and gives some variation to the styles often taught today in class lessons. My only real complaint is that Li demonstrates it in a way that it may seem to be a "Hard" or "External" style. Otherwise, he goes through the technique several times, lots of drills, explains alot of this particular style. So all in all not to shabby.



2. Master Li does NOT receive the agreed upon compensation for his work on this DVD. Please do not patronize this company. They have not lived up to the agreement.

No comments about Night Master.

5 comments about City Hunter.

1. I've been reading the reviews... and noticing how everyone who gave it 'top marks' saying it was 'hylarious', 'the bets movie ever', and so on and so forth, have never seen the original anime, or even better, read the manga.
   If they had I'm sure none of those people would give it more than it's due - 1 star (for J.C. fans, maybe 2).
   This movie is a poor excuse for an adaptation. And a disgrace for the original City Hunter. Jackie Chan as Saeba Ryo?! Puh-lease!
   The attempts at manga/anime humor fall on barren ground and turn the movie into an even more of a farce as it already is.
   I wouldn't recomend this movie not even to my worst enemy and I agree with the reviewer who said 'when you die and go to Hell, Satan makes you watch this movie'. I can't imagine a torture greater than that. I'd take boiling oil any time!



2. This movie was an ok movie to watch but I think this movie could be alot more better made. But I like Jackie chan's movie so i'm not going to complain that much about this movie.



3. this flick is kinda cool... although i prefer the fighting sequences. i think that they tried to do this flic an family action flick. but anyways, what impresses me the most in this film is that use see how good people from the west is comparing to people from the east. take th fight scene jackie chan v gary daniels. u see that this is withoutv a doubt gary daniels best performance... jackie is funny as usual... if like jackie chan, or gary daniels thisis a must see movie



4. This really isn't that bad of a movie for what it is. City Hunter is based off of the Japanese cartoon City Hunter, and although this is not an animated film, it is presented as such with loads of cheesy dialouge, goofy characters, cheesy music, and cartoony sound effects. If that wasn't enough, the English dubbing version makes it just about as silly as it can get. Chan's voice unfortunately is not dubbed by himself in the English version, although his English voice-over is present in many of his H.K. films. The biggest reason anyone may want to own this film is that is also features charcaters played by Richard Norton (Road House 2, Mr. Nice Guy, Rage and Honor) and Gary Daniels (White Tiger, Rage, Riot) - the two bad guys.
   
   At some point you may end up turning this movie off before the end arrives, if you are not into such a goofy film. However, the ending is rewarding with a strong 5 minute fight with Jackie Chan against Richard Norton. Easily the best entertaining fight in the film, the Richard Norton character beats up Chan repeatedly with 2 short poles that can change into numchucks. Jackie does some cool small stunts using chairs and tables in the scene. There is also 2 fights with Jackie against the Gary Daniels charcater. The first fight is pretty short in a cabin on the cruise ship. The 2nd fight is just the silliest darned thing I have ever seen. Street Fighter video game fans might enjoy it. Jackie is thrown into an arcade machine, electricuted, and begins to take the form of various Street Fighter 2 characters, while Gary Daniels is Ken. The scene is no more than for laughs. The fight is set to look like someone is button mashing the controls to the game. When Chan becomes Chun Li, that was actually pretty funny.
   
   As for the story itself, its pretty simple. A bunch of bad guys led by the Richard Norton character board a cruise ship and eventually expose their demands - robbing the crew. Jackie Chan gets involved and tries to stop them. The film is filled with action, but its mostly gun fire and chases, aside from the 2 forementioned fights.
   
   Although most Jackie Chan films are never very serious, this one is beyond silly. Its set to be that way, so if you are ready to see a cartoony film created with real people, then you may want to check it out. It tries to be funny throughout, but it pretty much failed for me.



5. This is a live action anime. Very very funny. Live action anime means that they are going to be very over the top and very fun. There are a few scenes that I know will make anyone from 20 to 35 laugh histerically. The bad guys are great. Skilled and very good at physical comedy. Great timing. I would love to see more like this since Jackie loves comedy. This might not be his best movie... but I would definatly call it his most hilarious. That is saying something.

No comments about Eku Bo.

No comments about Israeli Connection Nir Maman Self Defense Fighting Dvd.

No comments about The Street Fighter.

5 comments about Killer Army.

1. The Venoms... the mere mention of the name will send any kung fu fan into a tirade about their awesome skill and unbeleivable fight choreography. They were indeed super human beings and I beleive that no one has been able to match their god like abilities to this day. Chang Cheh, who directs all the venoms flicks, does a wonderful job once again and I guarantee you will be consecutively amazed to the point where you will utter profanities whenever a fight scene occurs. And man are there ever tons of fight scenes! I recommend every Chang Cheh film I've seen and this one especially delivers, packed to the brim with kung fu goodness that has yet to be surpassed.



2. Killer Army was the very first movie starring the Venoms that I have seen and taped as a child back in 1984. Sadly, my taped from television version, along with other Venoms movies, was stolen back in '87. But during those three years that I had the taped version, I cannot say exactly how many times I watched Killer Army. It was my favorite and still is. I was delighted when I was able to find another copy last year. It's not on DVD but I can understand what people are complaining about with the DVD version. The editing problems aren't limited to DVD, my VHS version is also cut up and edited, not to mention the audio bloopers. It saddens me to see that after such great fights, the end of the better ones are cut out copmletely. This was probably to... Well, to tell the truth I really don't know why. I mean, the television version from the old days showed it all, so why not the newer versions?

   Now when I view the movie I have to rely on my memory to finish off the ending fight scenes that they fail to show. It's my only way of making sense of it. For example, the move that the older blood brother Wong Chu (played by Kuo Chui) executed to kill the four spearmen during the final showdown was removed completely. Normally I wouldn't include a spoiler by revealing scenes or outcomes. But what I'm about to write isn't even shown in the contemporary version anyway. This is just an insight to help with understanding what actually occured in the film. I still strongly recommend Killer Army for any kung fu movie enthusiast.

   From what I recall, after being thrown in the air by the four spearmen, Wong Chu started flipping uncontrollably. In slow motion he was almost killed by the rebel leader Chan, or King Spear(played by Lu Feng). While Wong Chu was in trouble, King Spear jumped up in the air to strike at him with his spear. But the younger blood brother Yu Han San (played by Chiang Sheng) jumped in the air and put himself in the way only to be fatally wounded by King Spear instead. As the two blood brothers were falling back down Yu Han San caught the sharp spears of the four spearmen in his shield and held them in place. Wong Chu finally landed from the flip in front of the four men who happened to all be in a line. With one quick swing of his three-way nunchucks, Wong Chu killed all four men by breaking their faces (bap, bap, bap, bap). In the contemporary version you might hear the sounds of this incredible scene, but it's like those four just disappeared. Next, Wong Chu jumped back up to meet with King Spear who had already flipped and jumped back in the air. Wong Chu blocked the blow of his spear, and the now fatally wounded Yu Han San jumped up as well with is last burst of energy to successfully remove the spear from the rebel leader's hands, then landed flat on his back. What follows after all of that is shown.
   
   People who didn't get a chance to see the original wouldn't have a clue about what really happened to the second blood brother Chin Chan Ping in the movie (played by Lo Meng). It would be too easy for someone who is not familiar with the original version to quickly determine this movie as making no sense. That's disappointing because this movie is actually very good. I wonder if there are versions being sold out there today with the scenes not removed? If anyone knows of any I would appreciate your time in writing about it in a review. My only problem other than the editing of Killer Army is that Lu Feng's mastery in wielding weapons was displayed briefly and limited to one fight during the movie. His potential wasn't fully showcased like it was in Shaolin Rescuers (aka, Avenging Warriors of Shaolin), or in The Destroyers (aka, Magnificent Ruffians), two more must haves.

   I would have gladly given the movie a five star rating. Only because it's Killer Army did I give it a four star rating due to the editing foul-ups. Yet, I do still recommend Killer Army for anyone interested in a good well plotted kung fu movie.




3. Killer Army was the very first movie starring the Venoms that I have seen and taped as a child back in 1984. Sadly, my taped from television version, along with other Venoms movies, was stolen back in '87. But during those three years that I had the taped version, I cannot say exactly how many times I watched Killer Army. It was my favorite and still is. I was delighted when I was able to find another copy last year. It's not on DVD but I can understand what people are complaining about with the DVD version. The editing problems aren't limited to DVD, my VHS version is also cut up and edited, not to mention the audio bloopers. It saddens me to see that after such great fights, the end of the better ones are cut out copmletely. This was probably to... Well, to tell the truth I really don't know why. I mean, the television version from the old days showed it all, so why not the newer versions?

   Now when I view the movie I have to rely on my memory to finish off the ending fight scenes that they fail to show. It's my only way of making sense of it. For example, the move that the older blood brother Wong Chu (played by Kuo Chui) executed to kill the four spearmen during the final showdown was removed completely. Normally I wouldn't include a spoiler by revealing scenes or outcomes. But what I'm about to write isn't even shown in the contemporary version anyway. This is just an insight to help with understanding what actually occured in the film. I still strongly recommend Killer Army for any kung fu movie enthusiast.

   From what I recall, after being thrown in the air by the four spearmen, Wong Chu started flipping uncontrollably. In slow motion he was almost killed by The rebel leader Chan, or King Spear(played by Lu Feng). While Wong Chu was in trouble, King Spear jumped up in the air to strike at him with his spear. But the younger blood brother Yu Han San (played by Chiang Sheng) jumped in the air and put himself in the way only to be fatally wounded by King Spear instead. As the two blood brothers were falling back down Yu Han San caught the sharp spears of the four spearmen in his shield and held them in place. Wong Chu finally landed from the flip in front of the four men who happened to all be in a line. With one quick swing of his three-way nunchucks, Wong Chu killed all four men by breaking their faces (bap, bap, bap, bap). In the contemporary version you might hear the sounds of this incredible scene, but it's like those four just disappeared. Next, Wong Chu jumped back up to meet with King Spear who had already flipped and jumped back in the air. Wong Chu blocked the blow of his spear, and the now fatally wounded Yu Han San jumped up as well with is last burst of energy to successfully remove the spear from the rebel leader's hands, then landed flat on his back. What follows after all of that is shown.
   
   People who didn't get a chance to see the original wouldn't have a clue about what really happened to the second blood brother Chin Chan Ping in the movie (played by Lo Meng). It would be too easy for someone who is not familiar with the original version to quickly determine this movie as making no sense. That's disappointing because this movie is actually very good. I wonder if there are versions being sold out there today with the scenes not removed? If anyone knows of any I would appreciate your time in writing about it in a review. My only problem other than the editing of Killer Army is that Lu Feng's mastery in wielding weapons was displayed briefly and limited to one fight during the movie. His potential wasn't fully showcased like it was in Shaolin Rescuers, or in The Destroyers (aka, Magnificent Ruffians), two more must haves.

   I would have gladly given the movie a five star rating. Only because it's Killer Army did I give it a four star rating due to the editing foul-ups. Yet, I do still recommend Killer Army for anyone interested in a good well plotted kung fu movie.




4. Plain and simple, the venoms are great. In this movie the fight sequences are excellent, timing is insane. The movie is a bit choped down, but it's still great.



5. There is no question this is a 4 star performace,,,however, this is my synopsis on this flick: Definately another tough performance from the venom crew,,and I can't seemed to get enough of them. However, it's starting to feel like if you've seen one it's like you've seen them all. I have watched almost all the venom flicks, approximately 11 thus far,,and they now seemed like the same old thing to me,,which apparently is getting profoundly boaring aswell. For example in all the plots, usually the same guys are friends, and every-time the same one dude (Lo Meng, The Toad) ends up getting killed ,,,,with the exception, Return of The 5 Deadly Venom AKA Crippled Avengers. Respectively,,,I also though the DVD transfer on this one was is kinda poor,,even the audio I find to be poorly transitioned!!