Comments on: Sherlock Holmes – Robert Downey Jr’s Martial Arts Detective

By: SueC

SueC — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:35:24 +0000

I love action movies – whether they're true to the original stories or not. I never quite saw Sherlock Holmes as an all action hero but why not? He seems to have all the right credentials. I'll definitely put this film on my 'to watch' list. When does it come out?

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:34:09 +0000

We use the vertical fist in Kenpo too.

This does look great on many fronts. I saw a headline yesterday. Thanks for saving me time.

By: Sean C. Ledig

Sean C. Ledig — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:12:22 +0000

I didn't know that Robert Downey studied Wing Chun. Interesting.

But the vertical fist isn't unique to Wing Chun. It actually appears in some European boxing schools and some Japanese atemi waza. Some classical jujitsu used it to soften the other guy up before taking him into a throw or lock.

Since Holmes' bartistsu was inspired in part by jujitsu, it makes sense that it would appear in that art.

By: Christopher_Littlefair

Christopher_Littlefair — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:26:53 +0000

http://justathoughtmmra.blogspot.com/2009/01/se...
This article by Michele inspired me to write an article about early twentieth century Western self-defence (as based on Eastern methodologies):
http://diaryofamartialartist.blogspot.com/2009/...

By: SueC

SueC — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:35:24 +0000

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:34:09 +0000

We use the vertical fist in Kenpo too.

This does look great on many fronts. I saw a headline yesterday. Thanks for saving me time.

By: Sean C. Ledig

Sean C. Ledig — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:12:22 +0000

By: Christopher_Littlefair

Christopher_Littlefair — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:26:53 +0000

By: Matt__A

Matt__A — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:14:50 +0000

For purists and true fans of the original books I am sure there is great trepidation at a new take like this one. I hope they do a good job for you, as I will surely be easier to impress than yourself.

By: Matt__A

Matt__A — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:14:02 +0000

I did and it was pretty cool. Downey touched on his experience a little bit during the panel discussion at comic-con (that I saw via the internet), but didn't dive too deeply.