I apologize for sounding condiscending, but Jay's "Season's Beatings" video (which everyone should check out- it's in the Independent
Ally section) makes me want to bring something up that I've been meaning to address for quite some time: holding your arms up in front of your head DOES
NOT WORK. For reference- Jay does it at 1:35 & Sunny does it at 1:42. When your hands are placed IN FRONT of your face like that in that position, you
will hit yourself in the face when someone hits your arms/hands. In order for that defense to work, your hands must be physically on your face, so that when
the hands take impact, everything will move together & the hands will move with the head, as opposed to into it. You can actually see in Jay's video
the correct way to do this move at 3:14 in Jay's video when he's on the ground. His hands & arms are now physically attached, so it makes more
sense as a defense. If you don't believe me, hold the position where your hands are in front of your face, separated from the head, and have someone slap
you really hard in the arms. You'll hit yourself in the face.
Why am I pointing this out? Because every time I see someone use this move in their video, it takes away from the experience. Because I know that a simple few slaps to the arms will make your opponent hit themself in the face, seeing someone take several punches & not budge make the punches look really weak & really fake. Yes, I know, not every move done in a fight scene works in real life & that's not what I'm trying to correct. People are just straight up doing this move wrong to the point where it no longer makes logical sense & I feel it's hurting your films/scenes.
I'm sorry if it sounds like I'm trying to pick on Jay- that's certainly not my goal. He's just the "x" number person to do it to the point where I'm running out of patience. Although I will give Jay huge props for being the first person I've noticed on this board to do the move properly (when he's on the ground).
Why am I pointing this out? Because every time I see someone use this move in their video, it takes away from the experience. Because I know that a simple few slaps to the arms will make your opponent hit themself in the face, seeing someone take several punches & not budge make the punches look really weak & really fake. Yes, I know, not every move done in a fight scene works in real life & that's not what I'm trying to correct. People are just straight up doing this move wrong to the point where it no longer makes logical sense & I feel it's hurting your films/scenes.
I'm sorry if it sounds like I'm trying to pick on Jay- that's certainly not my goal. He's just the "x" number person to do it to the point where I'm running out of patience. Although I will give Jay huge props for being the first person I've noticed on this board to do the move properly (when he's on the ground).
