Comments on: American Martial Arts Culture’s Roots in the African-American Community http://www.8asians.com/2009/11/12/american-martial-arts-cultures-roots-in-the-african-american-community/ A blog for Asian Americans Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:44:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jessywat http://www.8asians.com/2009/11/12/american-martial-arts-cultures-roots-in-the-african-american-community/comment-page-1/#comment-147688 jessywat Wed, 02 Mar 2011 10:31:26 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=4037#comment-147688 Got a quality read from the blog and the informatio that the blog provided was worth visiting it. I am studying on the african culture and the blog that you shared gave some unique knowledge it would prove a useful one indeed. Appreicate your work and keep sharing your knowledge. http://www.voyageafrica.net/history-of-africa-setting-the-record-straight.html Got a quality read from the blog and the informatio that the blog provided was worth visiting it. I am studying on the african culture and the blog that you shared gave some unique knowledge it would prove a useful one indeed.
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]]> By: JC http://www.8asians.com/2009/11/12/american-martial-arts-cultures-roots-in-the-african-american-community/comment-page-1/#comment-127697 JC Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:02:54 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=4037#comment-127697 I don't mind a black boy being the Karate Kid at all, since black people actually respect Martial Arts. As long as it's not another white boy seeking new-age enlightenment from old grumpy mysterious Asian elders played by an excellent actor forced to speak with a fobby accent, then I'm all good. The Karate Kid is probably the film which produced this new generation of white Asian fetishists we see running around our women everyday. It is also the fracking movie which gave white hollywood fuckfaces the balls to make "The Last Samurai (who is white)". Screw that racist crap - this is one remake that's almost certainly much better than the original. I don’t mind a black boy being the Karate Kid at all, since black people actually respect Martial Arts. As long as it’s not another white boy seeking new-age enlightenment from old grumpy mysterious Asian elders played by an excellent actor forced to speak with a fobby accent, then I’m all good. The Karate Kid is probably the film which produced this new generation of white Asian fetishists we see running around our women everyday. It is also the fracking movie which gave white hollywood fuckfaces the balls to make “The Last Samurai (who is white)”. Screw that racist crap – this is one remake that’s almost certainly much better than the original.

]]> By: JC http://www.8asians.com/2009/11/12/american-martial-arts-cultures-roots-in-the-african-american-community/comment-page-1/#comment-141607 JC Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:02:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=4037#comment-141607 I don't mind a black boy being the Karate Kid at all, since black people actually respect Martial Arts. As long as it's not another white boy seeking new-age enlightenment from old grumpy mysterious Asian elders played by an excellent actor forced to speak with a fobby accent, then I'm all good. The Karate Kid is probably the film which produced this new generation of white Asian fetishists we see running around our women everyday. It is also the fracking movie which gave white hollywood fuckfaces the balls to make "The Last Samurai (who is white)". Screw that racist crap - this is one remake that's almost certainly much better than the original. I don’t mind a black boy being the Karate Kid at all, since black people actually respect Martial Arts. As long as it’s not another white boy seeking new-age enlightenment from old grumpy mysterious Asian elders played by an excellent actor forced to speak with a fobby accent, then I’m all good. The Karate Kid is probably the film which produced this new generation of white Asian fetishists we see running around our women everyday. It is also the fracking movie which gave white hollywood fuckfaces the balls to make “The Last Samurai (who is white)”. Screw that racist crap – this is one remake that’s almost certainly much better than the original.

]]> By: bison http://www.8asians.com/2009/11/12/american-martial-arts-cultures-roots-in-the-african-american-community/comment-page-1/#comment-127553 bison Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:56:47 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=4037#comment-127553 what's bazaar is an italian-american boy starring as the lead in the film. i thought it was odd in '84 (when i was 9-years-old) and i still think its odd to this day. many folks (not all) give blacks no credit at all. what’s bazaar is an italian-american boy starring as the lead in the film. i thought it was odd in ’84 (when i was 9-years-old) and i still think its odd to this day.

many folks (not all) give blacks no credit at all.

]]> By: bison http://www.8asians.com/2009/11/12/american-martial-arts-cultures-roots-in-the-african-american-community/comment-page-1/#comment-141606 bison Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:56:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=4037#comment-141606 what's bazaar is an italian-american boy starring as the lead in the film. i thought it was odd in '84 (when i was 9-years-old) and i still think its odd to this day. many folks (not all) give blacks no credit at all. what’s bazaar is an italian-american boy starring as the lead in the film. i thought it was odd in ’84 (when i was 9-years-old) and i still think its odd to this day.

many folks (not all) give blacks no credit at all.

]]> By: Natalie http://www.8asians.com/2009/11/12/american-martial-arts-cultures-roots-in-the-african-american-community/comment-page-1/#comment-127550 Natalie Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:25:06 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=4037#comment-127550 Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai addressed martial arts in the African-American community before, and it would have been brilliant to see that theme continued in a non-conventional American setting with a AA sensei/sifu. Possibly even with Forrest Whitaker again (the RZA also cameo'd in Ghost Dog). But no, lazy casting: the son of one of the handful of default African American actors, and the first Chinese actor any white person thinks of. And there's no way the depth of the original film is going to be reproduced, not in this day and age, not for the mainstream audiences. Having said that, at least they did cast an AA kid, regardless of who his father is? Who knows how it will turn out. Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai addressed martial arts in the African-American community before, and it would have been brilliant to see that theme continued in a non-conventional American setting with a AA sensei/sifu. Possibly even with Forrest Whitaker again (the RZA also cameo’d in Ghost Dog). But no, lazy casting: the son of one of the handful of default African American actors, and the first Chinese actor any white person thinks of. And there’s no way the depth of the original film is going to be reproduced, not in this day and age, not for the mainstream audiences.

Having said that, at least they did cast an AA kid, regardless of who his father is? Who knows how it will turn out.

]]> By: Natalie http://www.8asians.com/2009/11/12/american-martial-arts-cultures-roots-in-the-african-american-community/comment-page-1/#comment-141605 Natalie Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:25:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=4037#comment-141605 Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai addressed martial arts in the African-American community before, and it would have been brilliant to see that theme continued in a non-conventional American setting with a AA sensei/sifu. Possibly even with Forrest Whitaker again (the RZA also cameo'd in Ghost Dog). But no, lazy casting: the son of one of the handful of default African American actors, and the first Chinese actor any white person thinks of. And there's no way the depth of the original film is going to be reproduced, not in this day and age, not for the mainstream audiences. Having said that, at least they did cast an AA kid, regardless of who his father is? Who knows how it will turn out. Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai addressed martial arts in the African-American community before, and it would have been brilliant to see that theme continued in a non-conventional American setting with a AA sensei/sifu. Possibly even with Forrest Whitaker again (the RZA also cameo’d in Ghost Dog). But no, lazy casting: the son of one of the handful of default African American actors, and the first Chinese actor any white person thinks of. And there’s no way the depth of the original film is going to be reproduced, not in this day and age, not for the mainstream audiences.

Having said that, at least they did cast an AA kid, regardless of who his father is? Who knows how it will turn out.

]]> By: Linda http://www.8asians.com/2009/11/12/american-martial-arts-cultures-roots-in-the-african-american-community/comment-page-1/#comment-127544 Linda Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:15:09 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=4037#comment-127544 I think it's cool that Jaden was picked to be the new kid, and I had no idea that African Americans were the first non-Asians to embrace martial arts. That being said, with Jackie Chan as the instructor, I hope the point is raised in the movie that "Yes, he is a Chinese person teaching a Japanese martial art in China." Even if it's just one line in the movie. So people don't see this and think Japan/China/karate/kung fu are all interchangeable. I think it’s cool that Jaden was picked to be the new kid, and I had no idea that African Americans were the first non-Asians to embrace martial arts.

That being said, with Jackie Chan as the instructor, I hope the point is raised in the movie that “Yes, he is a Chinese person teaching a Japanese martial art in China.” Even if it’s just one line in the movie. So people don’t see this and think Japan/China/karate/kung fu are all interchangeable.

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