TSUYOSHI - Vol. 2 Ch. 14 - Personal issues

[MangaDex]

 

[Lehw]

Wasn't the kung fu mma thing reveal the kung fu guy to be a scam artist or at least he sniff his own farts too much ? I get for this manga to work kung fu have to be a martial arts that is usable in real fights but in real life aren't kung fu just fancy exercise form ? It's not muay thai

 

[dashen]

What i remember of that story is that the MMA guy completely owned the kung fu artist, the MMA fighter MAY have been threatened or bribed to lose before the fight but he refused, and it became a big scandal because we all know how desperate China is to protect their image and pretend to have a culture, and martial arts being made to look bad was something they didnt like. So the MMA fighter became a persona nongrata and was (and may still be to this day) harrassed by the police, the public and the government along with his family. Its been a long time since i heard the story and thats all i remember.

 

[trollatron786]

yeah The kung fu guy got wrecked by the MMA dude in clown makeup. Dude was so up on his own ass that he didnt realise he was getting a beatdown

 

[Greedygreen]

The MMA dude went through so many hardships that it kinda feels bad that this manga boiled it down to "he only won because it was for TV and Ring", in fact he had to endure a lot of handicaps in those fights.

 

[ARealCoolGuy]

So the MMA fighter became a persona nongrata and was (and may still be to this day) harrassed by the police, the public and the government along with his family. Its been a long time since i heard the story and thats all i remember.

Wait, so the guy who beat the kung-fu artist was also chinese?... I really don't see the issue then? China is such a strange place.

 

[meganesan1963]

Wait, so the guy who beat the kung-fu artist was also chinese?... I really don't see the issue then? China is such a strange place.

search Xu Xiaodong. You'll know the story and his social credit fked up by exposed fake kung fu too lol.

 

[ARealCoolGuy]

search Xu Xiaodong.

Interesting read actually, looks like he's winning against the bullshit authoritarianism as well, because he seems to be thriving still (though the government mandated homelessness through social credit scores is such garbage, hope he beat that).

 

[HTTR]

Honestly I don't get her argument. She's saying Kung Fu isn't made for the ring or entertainment so what is it for? To slay the enemy? Like what practical use is there for Kung Fu? Not trying to diss the art itself, I respect it and the long culture, but in the age of MMA it has been shown to be obsolete.

Also kinda a diss towards Karate since it is a lot more practical than Kung Fu. Full body karate can be pretty brutal.

All in all a really weird plot element to throw into this fantasy martial art about a boy who did Tai Chi and can destroy people's balls.

 

[AnimationDude]

I can’t tell if the entire joke of this chapter was to point out the fact that this incredibly unself-aware b*tch is fucking crazy or if the author is actually playing it straight and is legitimately trying to d*ck ride obsolete Chinese martial arts.

Literally the only Chinese martial arts I can think of that isn’t absolute nonsense is Sanda. Painting Xu Xiaodong as the freaking bad guy just feels aggravatingly insensitive. What kind of person thinks a storyline like this is actually a good idea?

 

[Hehefunnyrapehorse]

Oh okay. I fucking hate this bitch now.

 

[HOMIZAPEINS]

why bro didnt hit back

 

[walterium]

how desperate China is to protect their image and pretend to have a culture

It has more culture than your country I bet lol

 

[Devil_May]

Yeah I don't think the mma fighter was in the wrong for beating masters who's egos were too high. Even with the bullshit the government has thrown his way as a result, I hope he's doing relatively well.