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Did Bruce Lee have to slow down his punches to see his movements on camera?
The GIF from that website has 40 frames in it, running for (hand-stopped) ~3 seconds, so it isn't really indicative of "how it looked in theater" (24 frames / second). It's exaggerating the ...
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How do Shaolin monks break spears with their neck?
Pliable Wood + Elongated Shaft = Easily Bendable/Breakable Spear
This video demonstrates step by step on how a Shaolin Monk breaks a spear. Look at how easily the shaft bends as he applies his weight ...
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Did a police officer hand back a weapon after disarming a criminal because of bad habits learned in training?
On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace (2007) does have this story at page 76:
One police officer gave another example of learning to do the wrong thing. ...
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Does wearing contacts increase the risk of retinal detachment if you receive a blow to the head?
If any study has looked directly at this question, it should not be too hard to find, but I also am not finding it.
The only direct expression of professional opinion on this I've found so far is in ...
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Is Jeet Kune Do's direct punch method more powerful than traditional punches?
It hasn't been proven directly in [that] study.
The article regarding Hayward Nishioka's claim was published in the October 1970 issue of Karate Illustrated.
JKD utilised ballistic (propelling the ...
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Did a soldier fight off 40 train robbers?
No, he fought them, but didn't fight them off.
the khukri fell from my hand and I was overpowered. They picked it up and used it on me
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Soldier-...
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Is Shaolin monk Hu Qiong using "Chi energy" to withstand an electric drill?
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suicide.
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The literature call severe injuries related to drill bits 'extremely ...
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