Downtown Khazan: Ice Cold Utopia

[Sharpandpointies]

Hah. Bored at work, and flipped on Youtube (I'm waiting for analysis to complete). Youtube offered up a series of 'When ordinary people challenge trained/sport fighters to matches.' One of them was men against women (women being trained), the other one just a catch-all.

It's amazing how so many of them start and end exactly the same - the untrained person with some kind of a 'game plan' that usually involves charging and throwing strikes as fast as they can. The trained fighter usually shunts them off, or blocks most, takes a hit or two, and then responds with some kind of combination or well-placed single hit.

And...the untrained person staggers away, then freezes.

Assuming they don't just get dropped right there and then, they then spend the rest of the (short) fight completely on the defense, as if utterly dismayed. Even to the point sometimes of the trained fighter dropping their guard completely, in reach, to try to bait them (and they just stand there, still defensive).

The game plan failed the instant it hit trained resistance, and their brain just can't cope. It doesn't know what to do.

Freeze or flail.

Not all of them are like that (one hilarious fight is one dude who clearly understands he's overmatched, literally running around the Octagon while laughing hysterically, a grimly-grinning woman in pursuit), and sometimes the untrained offense continues until a it is stopped two, three times, but the whole idea certainly pops up enough that it's a consistent thing. ^_^

[The MunchKING]

I believe it was Mike Tyson who said "everyone has a plan until they get hit in the mouth". Getting hit will throw those n00bs out of their game plan, and then they don't have anything else to do...

[Sharpandpointies]

I believe it was Mike Tyson who said "everyone has a plan until they get hit in the mouth". Getting hit will throw those n00bs out of their game plan, and then they don't have anything else to do...

Oh, absolutely. Comes down to the whole four levels of competence thing again.

And then there's the whole 'I got hit! I don't like that!' thing happening.

[The Dog]

[Tami]

Feel free to make any needed substitutions, I think we all have had to demote that one on occasion.

[bruceleegreyhulk]

[Beadle]

Some people have a ridiculous amount of talent and way too much time on their hands.

[Postmania]

Saw Loki's first episode.

I feel like I have less ability to predict where this goes than any MCU thing I've seen (which is pretty much everything). I am intrigued. Character stuff is cool too.

I need that second episode

[Beadle]

Saw Loki's first episode.

I feel like I have less ability to predict where this goes than any MCU thing I've seen (which is pretty much everything). I am intrigued. Character stuff is cool too.

I need that second episode

Dammit - I thought it was Friday it came out!!

[Sharpandpointies]

Some people have a ridiculous amount of talent and way too much time on their hands.

Good for them!

[master of read]

my teeth hurt and i'm seriously considering doping myself up and doing the job myself. wouldn't be the first time.

[Postmania]

Some people have a ridiculous amount of talent and way too much time on their hands.

[Hiromi]

Saw Loki's first episode.

I feel like I have less ability to predict where this goes than any MCU thing I've seen (which is pretty much everything). I am intrigued. Character stuff is cool too.

I need that second episode

indeed, the aesthetic of this show so far is fantastic, and the Hiddleston/Owen Wilson combo is fantastic. Also good lord I forgot how badly Wilson's nose is misshapen.

[Jcogginsa]

Dammit - I thought it was Friday it came out!!

This one comes out Wednesdays

[Beadle]

Yeah, Loki looks like it could be fun. I’m reserving judgment for another couple of episodes though.

Once bitten and all that.