Shows like Xialoin Showdown...?

Question

well, they may be fun but infact they r pretty insulting to true Martial artists, WHY does popular media think tht we cry out the name of the attack everytime we strike like goofballs??!?!?please, we DONT do tht!!there are cries tht help u get in2 the mood and focus but not sum bukllshit like jumping sparrow!!shaolin beart strike!!!bla bla blah stuff...duh

Answer 1

Yes it is very annoying and what is also annoying is that they tend to think all Asian girls likes to say "Me love you long time". Every time I hear that I want to smack them.

Answer 2

I bet this can be blamed on anime. But more specifically, fighting games. Admit it, "Hadoken" and "Shoryuken" would just be a lame-o fireball and an unimpressive uppercut-looking punch without these cool battlecries accentuating them. Granted, yes, I agree, it does not make any practical sense to yell out anything more than a standard kia when attacking--it has a lot to do with helping coordinate breathing and motion, if I'm not mistaken.
I suppose it is assumed that in the cartoon or anime's chi-system calling out the name of the attack helps invoke the power of that move.
Again, yelling out "Kamehameha!" (Dragonball) requires way too much breath, time, and in a minute level muscle for it to make practical sense, but if it gets a cartoon character's mojo going, then what right does common sense have to intervene?
Bottom line: Relax. It's just a cartoon. TV has enough on the airways to insult everyone. Even martial artists.

Answer 3

dont be naive, sweetie, of course they dont think that. they r ust building on the martial arts they know and alter them in order to make them louder and more attention-grabbing for the children (USUALLY children, LOL ^_^ ) who watch the show.

plus, how is the person watching supposed to REMEMBER the attack's name if they dont scream it out every now and then? LOL

Answer 4

the americans like to stereotyped the non-americans.