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So I occasionally dip in and out of this piece of trash that is Fight School and wathcing it last Week I was appauled by the programme.

I'm a practicioner of Kung Fu for 14 years on and off and belive you me its not jealosy talking.

The concept sounds good on paper. "Take the top young Martial Artists in the counrty and send them over to China to train at a Martial Arts Monastary"
And thats about it.
It follows a elimiantion format, with the weakest Martila Artist getting evicted each week. Under the watchfull eyes of three UK Martial Art experst and some (maybe)biased Chinese Instructors. One of the Uk instructors calls himself "The Megatron" (why I dunno)
Each week has a seris of training exersies designed presumabale around hundereds of year old (I hate to say it) Kung Fu exersises the the last 10 minuites fo the programme has a fight betweent he strongest student and another of his/her choosing, usually the weakest.

And its crap. Admittedy some to the training is good but the end fights are the usuall mix of showmansip and political pandering that marr most Martial Arts competitions.

If theese people are the best of the best than the Martila Arts commuinity is in a very sorry state indeed.