The most intense taekwondo fight ever

They're ripping each other to shreds! Oh the humanity!

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http://www.theblacklaser.net/ Joe The Wizard

Wrong! THIS is the most intense taskwondo fight of all time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxkr4wS7XqY
- bcsizemo
  
  I’m not sure which is better, the epic fight sequence or the cheesy one liners.
  
  Reminds me a lot of Biohazard: The Alien Force, some of the cheesiest cheese to every been cheesed.
- http://twitter.com/GinnyRED57 Ginny Baker Gibbs
  
  Why are Rod Blagojevich and Kari Byron fighting Bill S. Preston, Esq.?
  - http://www.theblacklaser.net/ Joe The Wizard
    
    Because he’s obviously crazy evil and crap. Duh.
- http://www.nathanhornby.com/ Nathan Hornby
  
  Man that was good/bad!
  
  Was he licking blood of the knife at the beginning? That’s really not very hygienic.
  - http://www.theblacklaser.net/ Joe The Wizard
    
    Perhaps he had properly sterilized his knife beforehand? He IS wearing a lab coat.
rtresco

Worth watching just to get to the crazy spanish guitar player in the “this guy is awesome” video linked to at the end.
- Mike Norman
  
  Wort watching because of the Moymoypalaboy video linked at the end. Anything that reminds me of Moymoypalaboy is worth watching.
- M Carlson
  
  Wow, you were able to watch it through to the end?
  - M Carlson
    
    Ooops, that comment was about Joe The Wizard’s YouTube link, which is generally horrible.
Charles Richter

The Karate Kid: Year One
hassenpfeffer

Most. Pathetic. Yellow belts. EVER.
Stonewalker

They’re breakdance fighting
https://twitter.com/misterjayem MrJM

TKD: Still not a martial art.
- Guest
  
  Troll much?
  - eldritch
    
    But if it isn’t designed specifically to cater to inflated egos through surging machismo and unsubtle declarations of physical superiority to all others, it’s clearly not worth learning! You’d NEVER see toddlers practicing Krav Maga, now would you Sonny Jim?
    
    That’s right, go play with your dolls, the REAL MANLY MEN are gonna go theorycraft about how few punches it would take each of them personally to shatter every bone in the body of a grizzly bear while taking suppressing fire from a rogue russian militia!
    - https://twitter.com/misterjayem MrJM
      
      They’re not dolls!
      
      They’re action figures!
      - newusername2
        
        I like to play with dolls:
        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eUWfcZcAxs
    - Guest
      
      Wow, you sure made a nice big dog from those two piece of straw. Keep going, it’s entertaining.
  - https://twitter.com/misterjayem MrJM
    
    Well, yeah.
- Mister44
  
  A friend of mine who did MMA before they called it MMA used to call it “Take-my-dough”. Good for the exercise, crap for actual fighting.
  - marilove
    
    Except … maybe not?
    
    http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-12-05/news/30479046_1_fighter-ufc-tangles
robuluz

Cute!
http://hombrelobo.com/ hombrelobo

How comes the Submitterator gives no links to the submitter whatsoever ? mmmm
- http://boingboing.net/ Rob Beschizza
  
  Dean fixed this, I see … We will definitely be improving the process to ensure better attribution!
- http://deansli.st/ Dean Putney
  
  I’ll make some changes so it’s easier for an editor to find your personal site. Thanks for the feedback!
  - http://hombrelobo.com/ hombrelobo
    
    It’s funny. As a commenter, I get a link to my web site.
    As a submitter, I get nothing nowhere. In http://submit.boingboing.net/author/hombrelobo there is nowhere a link to my website or even to my twitter account. That limits my interest to send anything …
    - http://deansli.st/ Dean Putney
      
      The new Submitterator is still new. I’ll get something sorted out for this.
      - http://hombrelobo.com/ hombrelobo
        
        Thanks !!
moonglum

Cute, but I was really hoping for some kind of ‘Battle Royale’/'Hunger Games’ death match with spiked nunchaku, poisoned shuriken, and flying guillotines.
AMJ

It’s all fun and games till someone loses an eye!
http://www.megatoothpastemammals.com Carpeteria

I think those kids are way over-protected for their Riverdance practice. A comfortable pair of shoes probably would have been enough.
- http://www.oeilgauche.com/ Ludovic Pessot
  
  That was my instant thought: Riverdance!
- http://www.nathanhornby.com/ Nathan Hornby
  
  And might have made it possible for them to have a little balance!
tempo

LOL. This is great, thanks for submitting it.
Warren_Terra

Thread isn’t complete without a link to Finger Taikwondoe.
Tommy Timefishblue

I had this same fight in the 7th grade.
what_do_you_care

I ripped my shirt off watching that!
Vic333

Babies are terrible fighters.
dunkyboy

Those kids have got the right idea. I would definitely give taekwondo a go if it was like that.
Nathaniel Stephens

reminds me of a Polka dance at a wedding
- llamaspit
  
  Those are more violent.
Donaleen Kohn

Longest I ever watched a martial arts fight. Very entertaining.
semiotix

FLAWLESS VICTORY
dustbuster7000

It’s like cargo cult TKD; they’ve watched a bunch of older kids doing it and they’ve determined which parts are important. In this case mostly: bouncing, waving your leg at the other guy, and in the case of the child in blue, waving your leg at the other guy while looking around for a third guy.
- Jerril
  
  You’ve got it spot on. I’ve got fond memories of the “waving your leg at the imaginary other guy while looking around for a third guy” drills :)
http://www.peterbagge.com/ Buddy Bradley

Usually I enjoy silly videos like this, but this one just made me a little sad.
http://boingboing.net/ Rob Beschizza

You mock, readers, but this is where the 10,000 hours begins!
- dustbuster7000
  
  Actually I think you’re exactly right. Hopefully this culminates in Olympic medals and personal fulfillment also. Doesn’t make it any less funny.
social_maladroit

TaekwonPlay-Doh.
- DevinC
  
  Tyke Kwan Do?
  
  (My brother came up with that. I cannot claim credit.)
http://laroquodexperiment.com/hypo/0.1/ Paul Laroquod

I don’t know, I must be missing something. I just don’t get why this is a thing.
- Antinous / Moderator
  
  Apparently, you lack cute receptors.
  - http://laroquodexperiment.com/hypo/0.1/ Paul Laroquod
    
    Perhaps you’re right. I do have red receptors though, and if Boing Boing posted a video because it contains things that are red, I would still be wondering why this is relevant to anyone’s interests.
- Phil Worthington
  
  You’re not alone. I saw this and asked myself ‘why?’
jimh

Since we just had another thread about stupid movies, and now we have a little TKD, I’d like to recommend “The Foot Fist Way” to anyone who appreciates both.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0492619/
voiceinthedistance

Dance like a butterfly. Sting like a butterfly.
Nathaniel Stephens

I wish the “referee” would have ended with “FINISH HIM!!”
- http://www.nathanhornby.com/ Nathan Hornby
  
  That would have been awesome.
  
  Missed opportunities.
PhosPhorious

I’ll wager 400 quatloos on the blue one.
http://www.tumbleweed.net/ tyger11

The one in blue could really take Chuck Norris by surprise with that back kick. Completely unexpected.
- Shibi_SF
  
  I really wanted to call Blue’s kick a “flying roundhouse” kick but you’re right – that was a surprise back kick if I’ve ever seen one.
http://www.ikaink.net Itsumishi

This isn’t a martial arts fight, it’s a Cap-O’Reilly demonstration.

Think Capoeria, except Irish Step Dancing.
Bill Walsh

If one of these were my kids I’d probably yank them out of the class. Seems like if they can’t land a single hit then they’re not old enough to be even bothering.
- jimh
  
  They seem to be having fun though, which is maybe as important as winning at this age.
  - travtastic
    
    Nothing is as important as winning. Nothing. My children would only be allowed to do this if they were having at least twice as much fun as the other kids.
LogrusZed

You give me six months to train and I could kick either one of their asses.
noot

Sweep the leg, Johnny!
HashTuesday

MORTAL KOMBAT!!!
http://twitter.com/Sooper8 Sooper8

Good balance and timing, nice workout, what’s with the criticism people?
social_maladroit

Red fighter > Pai Mei taught you the five point palm-exploding heart technique?
Blue fighter > Of course he did.
Red fighter > Why didn’t you tell me?
Blue fighter > I don’t know… because I’m a bad person.
HenryPootel

Put bunny ears on them and it would just be uber win
Guest

There certainly are a lot of cute, Korean kids. ^_^
lsamsa

Well, they certainly deserve an award for ‘bouncing’!!
Kudos for ‘non-contact’ taekwondo!
tw1515tw

This would benefit from a dubbed martial arts track on top http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSLPnpVUYtU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeLow4rfBMA
tw1515tw

When it comes to fighting, what you need is a big fat belly.
http://www.youtube.com/user/MartialArtsTheater?feature=watch#p/u/23/nSXwVJJEL1Q
amydavidson

I began by watching this on mute (as I do with many “cute” and/or “amazing” videos), but it’s actually a lot better with the parents’ giggling in the background.
Guest

TAP OUT
Zac

Anytime parents are laughing at how pathetic their own children are, I’m down.
alex4point0

Open in another window … then mute the audio on the cute kids not hitting each other … http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iof5pRAIZmw Guile's Theme (Street Fighter II) Goes With Everything.
- rewhu
  
  Haaa!! Excellent suggestion.
- http://twitter.com/hughstimson Hugh Stimson
  
  I did it. I liked it.
HahTse

D’awwwww…
http://www.xradiograph.com/ OtherMichael

Never mess with a toddler that knows ninjitsu.
bobcorrigan

I love these outtakes from the Matrix.
Ashley Reid

These kind of fights are the BEST PART of any TKD tournament I’ve been to.
http://twitter.com/kpkpkp Kevin Pierce

Though a previously clear and cloudless day, small drops started to fall outside.
Mister44

Someone TOTALLY needs to lay in this as the sound track – with the fight starting on the :25 mark

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTWdm6RrpVE
http://twitter.com/dsMichaelangelo David M. Silva

I am displeased after being misled by the title.
M Carlson

Anerable!
Voris Klopchick

It’s like a Republican debate. Also, can Teletubbies kick that high?
Andrew Love

korean river dance
caipirina

already pulled … just wanted to show it to my kid :)
Pablo Fontanilla

New link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib9IERWM8fA
dahlia

i can’t stop laughing. that little kid’s attempts at back kicks are awesome!