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The Tale of Seanbaby and Uwe Boll

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the sit-right-back-and-you'll-hear-a-tale dept.

1up is hosting a piece by EGM funnyman Seanbaby about his sordid altercation with Uwe Boll. "Uwe was going to promote his publicity stunt on G4's Attack of the Show by boxing one of the hosts. Again, he's a matchmaking genius, because everyone on TV is 3 feet tall. If you were watching Attack of the Show during the time I cohosted, you might have noticed that I could have leaned over and eaten host Kevin Pereira. A producer from the show remembered this and called me asking if I'd come on and fight Uwe. I train in Muay Thai and jujitsu, so I think boxing is to fighting what Hungry Hungry Hippos is to fighting, but--holy crap!--I couldn't pass up getting my fist near the mouth that shouted 'action' on the set of House of the Dead."

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  1. Slightly old by Rob+T+Firefly · · Score: 2, Informative

    This article was in (I think) last month's issue of the EGM print mag.

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  2. advantage by bladesjester · · Score: 5, Informative

    Unfortunately for our muay thai trained figther, in an actual boxing match, the advantage would lie with the boxer because of the rules involved.

    I grew up training in kung fu with cross training in Japanese and European sword arts as well as some training in muay thai, and in a match with rules, I am at a disadvantage because I have to stop my body from doing things that it's not allowed to do because of the rules. In a real life situation, however, the advantage tends to rest with me.

    It's the reason I never wanted to do tournament fighting. Instead, I got wrangled into helping train a few people who did because of my background and ability to pick apart weaknesses while turning them into advantages.

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  3. Re:Bang. by Dun+Malg · · Score: 3, Informative
    Not to mention the fact that the martial training ...How to gauge the danger of a situation... To listen to your instincts when they tell you something is off about a situation.
    Indeed, this is the most valuable thing I got from my various martial arts training: when fighting happens, I am invariably somewhere else*. I had a Yang-Style Martial Tai Chi sifu who liked to say that the only way to really win a fight is not to get in one in the first place.

    * except when good ol' Uncle Sugar sent my reserve unit to Afghanistan, but I had very little input in that decision...
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  4. Re:Bang. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    The 21 foot rule is based on the time it takes you to draw a weapon out of a holster and fire two rounds at center of mass. It is not a license to kill if someone is aggressive within that range. Its a suggestion that if there is a potential threat within 21 feet then you should have your sidearm drawn, because you will be unable to get it out in time if the guy rushes you.