Fight Video

In this clip, each of two Silat practitioners square off with a parang, or machete.  It is a demo, but very intense fighting with fast action. Silat is a term referring to a collection of martial arts rooted in the Malay peninsula of Southeast Asia.  Weapons are a staple, and most of these come from [...]

Jet Li uses the Katana (sword) … actually, a matrix-esque number of them … to defeat his foes in this clip from The Legend II (originally entitled Fong Sai Yuk 2).  Blindfolded, obviously.  Beautiful direction in this clip, by Ping Bin Lee. Action begins at 1:25 Please give this fight video a star rating and [...]

Sometimes it’s just one character that makes a video a keeper. This commanding officer is training his soldiers on the use of the bayonet, with what must be cathartic rage. Action starts immediately. Please give this fight video a star rating and a Facebook “Like” according to how much you enjoyed it! This post is [...]

The videos below are head-to-head match-ups of two fighters armed with faux bayonets. If the “sport” aspect takes away from it for you, the fact that this type of training might precede an encounter even remotely resembling it in a real battle situation is pretty sobering. This does still happen today in close quarters, and [...]

This is a classic army film called “Bayonet Fighting,” perhaps from WWII. More interesting in a time capsule way than actually action packed, but worth including here for historical perspective and camp value. Nostalgia begins immediately. Please give this fight video a star rating and a Facebook “Like” according to how much you enjoyed it! [...]