Japanese Karate Sensei Reacts To "Best of The Best 1 Part 3" for the 1st Time!
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Did you know that Tommy and Dea Han, in real life are extualy brothers. (Simon and Phillip Rhee).
Don't punish yourself. Don't watch Best of the Best 2 or any more of the sequels.-
Here are some of my favorite martial arts movies. Blood and Bone (2009), Kickboxer (1989), Lionheart (1990), Kiss of the Dragon (2001), Never Back Down (2008) and Undisputed III (2010).
Yusuke did you know that the last two who fought in this movie are brother's in real life. I enjoy watching your videos I learn a lot from them. Much love and respect keep up the good work
After watching this movie a number of times in my life, I still get choked up at the end.
In life, the power, discipline, control to not do something, out of emotion is the hardest thing to do.
To not kill the man who killed your brother while he's standing helpless in front of you speaks volumes about one's character and ultimately, one's ability to forgive. Tommy mastered himself through taekwondo and the martial arts. The highest accomplishment for a martial artist and a human being.
The last two combatants are brothers and avid marital arts practitioners. I believe that the one that plays the role of Tommy still teaches in California while the other is a stunt man. Two incredibly skilled martial artists indeed.
Philip and Simon Rhee are both Taekwondo teachers; each has their own dojang (the Korean word for "dojo").
They both teach, as i remember. The eye patch guy coordinates the stunts in cobra kai
@@eddiekoleno2291 Nah, Hiro Koda was the stunt coordinator.
Their dad Grandmasterl Jhoon Rhee is the referee in this movie
Simon is part of Jackie Chans stunt team
Hey Yusuke, I see that you started to pause the video when commenting, nice touch! And nice review. The only thing I am a little disappointed about is that you didn't show or react to the ending when DaeHan apologizes to Tommy for killing his brother when they were younger and then as the highest sign of appreciation for sparing his life (because Tommy was going to kill him at the end of their match, which the viewer is supposed to understand by the twisting of his foot, something he did earlier in the movie before he kicked his teammate with a pad so hard that he knocked him out) and with a level of respect and honor that often only coincides with an Asian culture and upbringing, he offers himself as a replacement for Tommy's dead brother. I really wanted to know what you thought about that. It gets me very emotional every time I watch it. It's one of the greatest moments in a movie that I've ever seen.
As a Korean who grew up in the US, I can say that what DaeHan did is not something you'd typically see an American person do, but I can definitely see a Korean person doing something like that, because shame, honor, and guilt are things that seem to mean a lot more in Korean/Asian culture. The differences in cultures are very interesting.
I was hoping we'd see that too. I watched the film with a Korean friend and he hated that ending.
@@commonsensecraziness7595 That's interesting. Did he say why he hated it?
That part gets me every time. So emotional. This movie is why I chose Korean martial arts. I love all arts just I gravitated to that style.
The last fight was a lot of elements that high-level Taekwondo practitioners use in demo team performances. Same goes for the brick breaking demonstration (kyukpa). It all looks great on film. The Rhee brothers are excellent martial artists, and good ambassadors for taekwondo.
The fighters in this movie obviously didn't watch the Van Damme movie ... they just needed to Dim Mak Open Palm those bricks lol
The actor who plays Dae Han is one of the trainer and fight choreographer of Cobra Kai.
Same for the actor who plays Tommy Lee. They are brothers.
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Dae Han is Simon Rhee
Tommy Lee is Philip Rhee
The brothers are Simon Rhee ( Dai Han)
Phillip Rhee ( Tommy)
I deleted my previous comment because i was incorrect. I thought I had read that Philip and Simon were related to Jhoon Rhee but after double checking it turns out their father is Min Hi Rhee. I also thought I heard an interview where Philip mentioned his father training with Bruce Lee at one point, but i couldn't find any articles to confirm that. However Bruce Lee is known to have trained with Jhoon Rhee.
You should definitely check out a movie called "The Street Fighter" starring Sonny Chiba, a famous practitioner of Kyokushin Karate from Japan.
Tommy's back story is that when he was a little boy, he watched his older brother fight Dae Han in a match. Dae Han struck a brutal blow that proved fatal. So, in the final moments of the match between Tommy and Dae Han, Tommy knows he has Dae Han at his mercy. He shifts his stance, indicating that he intends to use lethal force. Alex immediately realizes that Tommy intends to kill Dae Han, and warns their coach, who warns Tommy, saying "No." At the last moment, Tommy takes the high road and lets the clock run out. The U.S. team loses the Championship, but they earn the Korean Team's respect, as each member of the Korean team gives his medal to their American rival. The final scene between Tommy and Dae Han is emotional. One of the best martial arts movies of it's era, and the very best of the series.
Yeah i don't feel he paid attention to the story AT ALL. He talked over ANY character development or story stuff. He didn't do this with Cobra Kai. I am really disappointed in this reaction. The ending makes me tear up a little every time and he didn't even discuss it.
@@xtremejay2000 Yeah, exactly. I gave him some advice in pausing the video when he wants to speak instead of speaking over it, which he started to do at the beginning of this 3 part review (should have only been 1 imo), but it seemed like he gave up on it later on in the review. He didn't seem to pay attention to or understand anything about the plot and then he skipped over the one part that I really wanted his commentary on. He did pause it during the finale, but sadly, it was in the middle of the most exciting part of the fight between DaeHan and Tommy and he didn't even comment on the amazing sequence of maneuvers they put on display.
It sucks, because I was really interested in him and this channel from the original Karate Kid movie reviews through the whole Cobra Kai series, but since then, it seems as though the channel has taken a bit of a turn, unfortunately for the worse, and rather than being just a nice karate instructor reacting to movies and showing interest in what he was doing, it started to become more about content creation and he doesn't seem to really even care or pay much attention anymore, and it has since turned me off. It's such a shame too, because he had something really fun and interesting going and I've since unsubscribed.
If I had to guess, it seems like he hired a media management team who has been doing nothing but driving this channel into the ground. From commercials every few minutes to unnecessarily splitting up reviews into multiple parts and making them drag on a lot longer than they should to uninteresting side videos to the wacky thumbnails, it's just been one bad decision after the next, all in an attempt to stay relevant, but that's just the wrong way to do it. Additionally, it looks like other people are losing interest as well, as you can see the views have dropped significantly with each video he has put out since the Cobra Kai series. Sorry to be so negative, just being honest.
@@GeeTBase yeah I unsubbed as well. You hit the nail on the head and explained it so well. He is a real nice likeable dude but the bloodsport and Best of the Best watch a longs were so disappointing. Halfway through the cobra kai series I was thinking to myself. "Oh man I want him to watch Best of the Best so bad". Oh well I may pop in from time to time to see if he course corrected but the damage may already be done.
@@xtremejay2000 Yeah, it really is too bad. I might do the same and check in once in a while. I'll keep my fingers crossed, but like you said, it might just be too late.
Once you finish this, you should really check out kickboxer, no retreat no surrender, enter the dragon, or legend of the drunken master
ENTER THE DRAGON should definitely be next!
I’m surprised you skipped my personal favorite part of the film. The award ceremony when the broken Dae Han limps across the stage to Tommy to say,
“To save a life in defeat is to earn victory and honor within. Your brother too was a great fighter, I deeply regret your loss and offer myself as your brother.” Dae Han gives Tommy his medal and after the choking back of tears, the two hug. I understand the focus of your review is on the fighting, but this ending was the greatest emotional punch of the film.
Its funny he offers himself as his brother when they actually are lol
Karate Kid came first, in 1984. This movie was five years later.
Also you skipped the scene where Tommy pops his shoulder back in place. Was a gnarly scene. Earlier in the movie it was explained That Alex had to retire from tournament fighting prior to this contest because of shoulder injuries, which is why this was such a big deal. No doubt the Koreans studied their opponents as the Americans did, making the axe kick to the shoulder very targeted. I think he was counting on Alex not being able to continue, kind of like "sweeping the leg" in Karate Kid. Kind of a dirty move, but smart.
Philip Rhee (Tommy Lee)(US Team) & Simon Rhee (Dae Han)(Korean Team) are actually brothers, which is why their match looks a lot more choreographed. They both have been practicing Tae Kwon Do together, since they were children. Simon Rhee has also been a stunt man in many Hollywood movies and plays a Yakuza member in "Showdown In Little Tokyo" along side Dolph Lundgren & the late Brandon Lee. Speaking of "Showdown In Little Tokyo"....you should react to that movie. Have a blessed day. Sayonara
You skipped de han speech at the end about sparing his life and him gaining a brother. Also the medals being given over to the us team. Lol but keep the good work on the vids I enjoy getting your take. You should do no retreat no surrender.
I love tthis movie so much, Dae Han and Tommy Lee are brothers in real life, and they both choreographed this movie together
FYI, you've got several TKD superstars in this flick and one guy that's been in almost everything. Hidy Ochai, Hee Il Cho, Ho Sik Pak, Simon Rhee, Phillip Rhee and probably the most prolific asian stunt actor and fighter there has ever been - James Lew. Also, as a fun fact, the actor that played Jason in the Friday the 13th movies is in the bar fight scene - Kane Hodder.
The Best of the Best, is one of those classic martial arts movies, that in my opinion, is one of the best films of its genre ever created.
Guy with ponytail, Eric Roberts, is Julia Roberts’ brother and unsurprisingly a TKD black belt. But the cake definitely goes to the Rhee brothers for their immaculate performance.
13:38 - in Boxing it's called 'rolling with the punches', it takes leverage off your opponent's thrust, basically you are maneuvering your body away from a blow so as to lessen the force of the opponent's impact.
Yes, the ending in this movie is very unique from other martial arts films! Not the typical, “you killed my brother, I must have my revenge,” plot. The ending we see here is very meaningful, not to mention emotional. My eyes water every time. 😢 I believe that’s what makes this movie the best of the ‘Best of the Best.’
^ Typing that last sentence 😅 lol
The second installment is entertaining with cool fights and training montages, but lacks the same heart as the first entry. Still a film that’ll pump you up, but the first story really expresses the spirit of martial arts while the sequels take more of a typical action movie route.
Thank you for sharing your reaction with us! Please keep them coming! 🥋
16:45 was tommy positioning himself/his stance to do the kick that knocked his teammate down when they were measuring the power.
The scene happened in your part 2 of 3 reaction to this movie, but perhaps your talking during it disengaged you from the story that Tommy's memory of his brother dying to this opponent was what he used to channel his energy for that powerful kick. This scene was meant to bring the dramatic conflict that Tommy now is able to defeat (possibly kill) the one who his brother died at the hands of.
You skipped some of the story parts. Dae Han killed Tommy's brother years before in a similar tournament. The black and white parts were flashbacks of Tommy watching his brother get killed. In the final scene Tommy wants revenge and seems like he's going to deliver a killing blow to the helpless Dea Han, but he holds back, out of compassion, sparing Dea Han's life, but losing the match for his team.
That's why it's such a powerful scene. Tommy overcomes his "demons" and shows compassion when it counts! You even skipped the part where Dae Han apologizes to Tommy and offers himself as his brother. In the end BOTH teams earn the respect of the other. The Koreans technically win, but symbolically turn their medals over to the Americans, knowing Tommy's mercy was the only reason they won. 10/10
I was curious as well. That was the diamond of the movie. The overall growth of all the fighters. The moment when the coach reminds Tommy that he won that fight is so deep with meaning.
That's why I always tell people that this film teaches good sportsmanship. I always feel that most sports films fail to convey that. It's good to win but have some respect for your opponent at the same time.
@@riddick729 YES
This is on my top ten list of favorite martial arts films, I think the fight between Tommy and Dae Han was so good because they are brothers in real life so they've always been sparing each other since they were kids. But yeah the second best of the best was pretty good but the other 2 were more action flicks then martial arts films.
Phillip and Simon Rhee (the "Good and Bad guys") are both sons of Joon (Jun?) Rhee, the man who pioneered TKD in America. They have a number of black belts. My brother is a TKD instructor (my first) and this movie was a staple in our household.
Actually, they aren't his sons, but that is not to say that they aren't related to Jhoon Rhee in some way.
I love this movie since I was a kid and made me cry and made me see that martial arts is not just about beating up bad guys or killing somebody that you know these people that can kick and punch or real people they have feelings some of them could be really honorable some of them could be really good people is just maybe the situation is kind of weird and I thought it was really wholesome and nice to see this type of respect and love shown and it was really nice it's almost like a family movie
So i was very big into Tae Kwon Do back in the 80's to early 90's. I trained at a school with a grandmaster who was an 8th DAN blackbelt. His family had moved to the states from Korea and they were all amazing at TKD, Anyways, the main point I want to make is he actually recommended this movie as a good representation of TKD on film. I have always taken that as high praise for what this film showed in that respect. Its also more representative of how TKD used to look and was taught to us as compared to today's more foot fencing and point only style that seems to be prevalent everywhere.
Those double kicks that Dae Han did at the start of his fight, we used to practice against a wall or a pole I can remember doing them after class had ended and some of us would hang out at the Dojo. That triple kick though by Tommy was something you did more for fun in practice but never really even in sparing most the time as from a practical stand point it just wasn't something that would work all that well.
I have done western boxing and Wing Chun for 30 yrs along with studying various forms of Gong Fu and Alex's pre stance is fascinating I was actually waiting for your take on it.
Me too
This was such a good movie. I remember when I watched it. Got the vhs tape from a rental place called 16000 movies..... before blockbuster was around.
definition of sportsmanship, love this movie. Many sports and martial competitions. This movie the best. ( Best of the Best).
For your question about boxing. It's called "rolling" with the punches and if you have good head movement you can even box with your hands down glancing the opponents strikes off your shoulders and only taking minimal impact of the punches that do land by turning with them.
Love these videos but if I can make a recommendation- having the logo for the movie over the footage makes it very difficult to see what is happening in the scene and detracts from the quality of the video. Just a suggestion though. Maybe you could make it smaller and have it in the corner or make your face cam window smaller and have the logo beneath that? Keep up the good work!
the second one is more action packed and more like a cage fighting movie with ralph moeller a former bodybuilder from Germany who his most famous role was in gladiator he plays the main villian in best of the best 2
yeah he did!!
"You wanna fight Brakus you better be prepared to die"
One of the best martial arts competition movies the ending always gets me the gut with eye patch gives the speech to Tommy and gives him the metal
The Karate Kid came out in 1984, Best of the Best came out in 1989.
No retreat, no surrender (1986) next, after that American shaolin (1992)! Thank you!
Best of the Best remains my favorite martial arts movie of all time, because it humanizes the participants, on both sides.
I know nothing about martial arts but have been boxing and coaching for 20 years now. The "leaning back" with your rear hand held high after a jab is common if you are just probing for distance/points, not leading with a straight lead jab with a lead shoulder high and chin tucked within basically shielding any kind of counter. But the "leaning back" is more done with quick lead probing jabs the other is done to start combos or just land a hard lead jab.
AND YES. Your elbows should always be tucked in neatly to your side when in high guard. And yes, you turn your head and roll your shoulder into punches from a "bladed" stance (turned sideways only giving up half your body). It is called a "shoulder roll" or "Philly Shell".
LOVE THIS CHANNEL. You are just a blast to watch and make me wish I took karate as a kid now. I love your joy in analysis, the same way I do with boxing
You are great, friend
I practically grew up watching these movies. Thanks for the great analysis.
YOU REALLYYYYY GETTING
INTO THE REALLLLLL
FILMS .....well done....
Love this film
Great review sensei. I still recommend Fist of Legend with Jet Li. It is basically Kung fu vs karate. So it has lots of karate.
Loved this movie. Made me cry when I was little. mma sometimes has country vs country with the ultimate fighter season but that's a reality tv tournament.
This is the review I’ve been waiting for, worth the wait!
The last fight is excellent with one exception - they take spinning kicks to the head, get up and continue fighting like nothing happened.
Quite a few actors in this film also appear in The Perfect Weapon.
Phillip Rhee (the guy playing Tommy), and his opponent, are brothers in real life. His brother was a world champion competitor. They were both trained by their father.
How did you not cry at the end? I teary eyed every time.
What I found interesting is that the format of the competition is very unique. It's like Point fighting made more brutal and it has rounds like kick boxing, Obviously invented for the movie to be more exciting. What takes suspension-of-disbelief is that the Korean side would be very unlikely to compete in anything other than Olympic rules TKD...and the ending where the referee should have stop the fight with Dae Han obviously too hurt to continue.
One awesome movie to react to - Kuro-Obi (2007). Also, neither sensei Tatsuia Naka (Shotokan) nor sensei Akihito Yagi (Goju Ryu) will have that reverse kime oi-tsuki ;) Absolutely pure karate there with two great masters.
At the end when Tommy is making his decision to unleash the spinning back kick and doesn’t get revenge for his brother gets me every time. Then the medal ceremony moment between them.🥲
I can’t wait for your Best of the Best 2 reaction video! I’m not a tall man for an American at 5’ 7”. Phillip Rhee is taller at 5’ 10” and he does a move in the final fight against a much taller opponent that is a real credit to shorter fighters! I’m sure that you will see and find it amusing. Thank you!
Absolutely love the fight scenes in the final round of the tournament
13:36 what you described sounds like a phrase-"Roll-with-the-punches"... T'ai Chi Ch'uan says invest in loss. Yield to absorb the force and let it run it's course...without taking the full force-Ernie Moore Jr.
For a curving attack if the head moves and the face turns with it; then the force of the strike is used to continue to follow-through and does not get to transfer as it would if it lands solidly verses, and in that way, it becomes a glancing blow. Moving With the blow reduces effectiveness allowing the force to not concentrate.-Ernie Moore Jr.
The last two fighters are actors Phillip and Simon Rhee, they are brothers. Phillip is the one that played the protagonist Tommy and Dae Han is Simon. Phillip is the actual older brother of the two though Simon looked older on this film. As a Karateka, this was one my most favorite Karate film even when there was a mix of Karate and Taekwondo on the film. The tournament setting reminded me of the tournament settings when I was a kid and I participated on my first tournaments, so this to me felt a bit more realistic minus a few things. Another more modern Karate movie I like is straight from Japan called KURO OBI...just a great film too.
13:36 "I heard in boxing when you see a punch come this way you flick the head this way to make the power weaker."
I trained at the Inosanto Academy of Martial Arts in Marina Del Ray, CA and when I was sparring I learned that once I saw the punch or kick coming if I quickly closed the distance, it would greatly soften the blow. You are correct when you advised punching beyond the target to generate the most damage but what happens when you close the distance of the punch/kick? If someone was throwing a punch or kick and the distance of the target they're aiming for is at 18", what happens to the strength or effect of that punch/kick if you reduce the distance to say... 9-12 inches? The violence and strength of that punch/kick gets greatly reduced because contact is occurring WAY before its supposed to contact it's intended target. Contact then occurs during the building of momentum, as opposed to being released at the optimal distance designed to generate the most damage. Think of getting hit midway up a whip as opposed to getting hit by a fully extended point of a whip. Dodging, parrying, and blocking are all better options but sometimes... closing the distance to greatly reduce the strength of the blow is equally effective and can even break and sprain your opponents wrist as their blow is administered prematurely causing an awkward contact point... the wrist isn't in the correct position for stability because it's contacting much sooner than the punch was designed for and hitting somebody when your wrist is at an awkward angle can either break it or severly damage it. I've caused a few sprained wrists using this technique and even though I never caused similar damage when getting kicked, I assume the same principle might apply as well.
The last fight is Tommy Lee and Dae Han they are actually brothers in real life. They are played by Philip Rhee(Tommy) and Simon Rhee(Dae Han).
The Rhee Brothers are unsung action film legends.
You gotta watch "No Retreat No Surrender", "Perfect Weapon" (1991), "Kuro Obi" and "The Fighter in the Wind".
Hey Yusuke, yes in Western Boxing moving the head to absorb a punch is a legit technique. If you've never watched any of Mike Tyson's matches, I HIGHLY recommend it. Actually a whole series on "Reacting to Great Boxers" would be awesome.
Loved your Best of the Best review.
THIS & Perfect Weapon!
We should make him watch "The Ninja Turtles" movie from the 1980s.. just for fun
No retreat No surrender is a good one to watch.
If Yasukei would train with a top level boxing coach I think he'd be delighted to discover just how technique oriented it is, how much hip rotation and other power generation methods it has, to include one's he hasn't seen yet. I do like how even though he is a grown up man, experienced martial artist, he approaches his reviews with an almost childlike enthusiasm and eagerness.
They had a circuit called the IFL for a while, but I don't know what happened to it. Another 80's martial art movie that you might like to look at is Showdown in Little Tokyo with Dolph Lundgren who practiced Kyokushin and Brandon Lee, son of Bruce Lee who practiced Jeet Kune Do.
The last two fighters in the movie are actually brothers in real life. Must of been fun to film that.
I have been into martial arts my whole life, and I love your advice. You are a great sensei! I mainly studied Tae Quan Do, and Jeet Kune Do with a little taste of boxing, but, you are awesome!!! You are humble, and an intelligent master. Thanks!
an answer to your boxing question, turning the head is called "slipping a punch"
Another super classic martial
Arts movie you need to review is Big Trouble in Little China!!!! Domo Arigato Gozaimasu
James Lew is also in this movie.
i watched this a cpl weeks ago, and was looking at IMDB. Tommys actor was born in Korea, and Dae Han actor was born in California.
Dae Han and Tommy are brothers in real life, Simon Rhee and Phillip Rhee
This is one of the Best American martial arts movies in my opinion ienjoyed this
Simon and Philip Rhee (brothers) at final fight. Two legends of the art of Tae Kwon Do. Great video. Thanks.
13:35 roll-with-the-punch--if one can move same direction as the punch at same speed as the punch with the punch acceleration is removed from the force.-Ernie Moore Jr.
Love you channel! The last two fighters are real life brothers: Simon and Phillip Rhee. Both have at least a seventh Dan in taekwondo.
Flicking the head as you say, is called "rolling with the punch".
This was so awesome to have watched your reaction to my favorite childhood movie
Fun fact: the actors of Dae Han and Tommy are called Simon and Philip Rhee, they are brothers. Despite Philip being the star, Simon actually has build an elaborate career in Hollywood as a stunt coordinator.
Not sure what the next movie should be. I guess you should go towards the 90s? Problem is that to my recollection, martial arts movies weren't as good anymore, and there were no good tournament movies. Maybe kickboxer, but that might not be enough in the karate line.
The only movie I can think of is 1995's Mortal Kombat. It's more of a free style, but it's definitely a tournament and the martial arts choreography is definitely on point.
Tommy and Dahan are actually brothers in real life
If I'm not mistaken they both hold 7th or 8th dan belts in taekwondo. All the actors on the Korean team are all martial artist. On the American team only Phillip Rhee (Tommy) is the only actual martial artis the rest just trained for the movie or have minimal training
The reason the Korean team is so good in this movie is because all the fighters on the team , at that time , were well known martial artist of the time from the 80s into 90s especially James Lew who was in so many inside kung fu, inside karate editions and in so many different movies. As a matter of fact, he is one that fights Eric Roberts in this film and fights Jeff speakmean in the perfect weapon in the dojo scene from youreaction video you did.
This movie still rocks! It makes me want to go train!
both philip and simon rhee are 6th or 7th dan black belts in taekwondo. i believe they were trained under master he il cho. both brothers are exceptional martial artist.
Awesome reaction, I was amazed when I found out that Tommy and Dae Han are actually brothers. As a kid I wouldn't have seen the resemblance but once I found out they are related I see the resemblance more and more now. Still one of my favorite movies, but yeah Karate Kid came out before Best of the Best. Can you react to Warrior (with Tom Hardy), Blood and Bone, Fist of Fury, or Shaolin vs Wu Tang?
What's funny is the last two fighters, the story is the guy in white killed the guy in black's brother. But the actors are real life brothers lol
Wait you mean when you dislocate your shoulder you don't lose use of your legs? Lol That's a scene that gets a lot of laughs from true martial artists.
It's been a long time since I saw this so I didn't remember the tripping and stumbling. lol
Good stuff man
MMA is big in America and we have a lot of good fighters here. But there have been plenty of great MMA fighters from other countries. Kazushi Sakuraba from Japan, Oleg Taktarov from Russia, and of course the Gracie family and Anderson Silva of Brazil.
Again the men who played Tommy and Dae Han are brothers in real life and life long practitioners of Taekwondo.... Philip Rhee (Tommy) choreographed and trains the actors in the Cobra Kai series
If you were asking about country vs country in MMA, the UFC did that in some of the ultimate fighter seasons
I meant to tell you also those men in the last match they are brothers in real life so they were really fighting each other landing certain blows for the movie but still holding back in real tournaments they used to compete on same teams and as rivals to see them fight here they are really going at it but not to hurt each other too much
Love this movie so much.
Dan han and Tommy . The actors are real life brothers
There is a movie called No Retreat, No Surrender (1986) and its a really fun movie to watch :)
"The ref is Korean? That's not fair" lol so true
Yes, in boxing, you "roll" with the punch to lessen the impact
Not sure if you knew this, but Simon Rhee (the guy who plays Dae Han) actually was one of the main stunt coordinators for Season 2's Cobra Kai. Small world, eh? :)
The tournament is typical WTF-type fighting, as far as what the fighters have on. The chest protector is what differentiates WTF from ITF competitions, as even in the schools themselves when sparring. At the 2 ITF I trained, we didn't use the chest protector; At the WTF school, obviously yes. BUT...that is not to say that ITF schools don't use the chest protector too, because they do. It's interesting sparring with it on.
It's called rolling with the punches. It is a very common technique in boxing.
I've really enjoyed your reaction videos just to add the final touch to your excellent insights it would be great if you could finish with your general final thoughts of the film or episode you've just watched.
That would be awesome.
The best ending ever in a martial movie
Philip (Tommy) Rhee and Simon Rhee (Dae Han) are brothers. Simon trains the Cobra Kai cast.
4:20 High over the guard hook.