Well we went and saw Sherlock Holmes tonight. There was an interesting dynamic between the characters but I won’t comment on that because I don’t want to spoil it for people who haven’t seen it yet.
It is definitely not for the young.. Maybe teens but if it were me, nothing below 16. I found the fight scenes interesting. I can see the slap blocks that Bogirl talked about but wonder if they might be reasonably authentic.
My impression of Wing Chun is that it is a finesse art and would not require a lot of solid blocks but a lot of redirecting to make openings. One vertical fist I saw looked straight out of Kenpo. While some inside moves looked a lot like demonstrations of Mook Jong techniques that I’ve seen.
I saw the part that reminded of Escrima and I agree, I find my self wondering if one scene toward the end was a demonstration of the stick fighting that was popular in Teddy Roosevelt’s time.
Without giving the plot away, I think I agree with Bogirl in that I won’t be adding it to my DVD collection
Sincerely, NightOwl
