SAS Who Dares Wins. Ch4

[PBDirector]

Ayahuasca said:

stuff

I get it, thanks for taking the time to explain!

[Adz The Rat]

I enjoyed this first episode, I too was surprised so many dropped out so quick!

I suppose on camera it must be difficult to get an idea of the heat and humidity that makes it so difficult for them.

[dub16v]

Ayahuasca said:

The Ecuadorian jungle is nowhere near Bolivia.

Whoops, you're correct! I was missing a connecting statement there! We were in the Ecuadorian jungle for a few days and then in the Peruvian jungle (after visiting Machu Picchu), near the Bolivian border (then we went on to the Galapagos Islands).

On topic - best programme on tv at the moment.

[p1stonhead]

Im no fighter but fk me they were terrible at throwing punches

[Evanivitch]

p1stonhead said:

Im no fighter but fk me they were terrible at throwing punches

It looked like 90% of fights on a night out.

[DoubleSix]

p1stonhead said:

Im no fighter but fk me they were terrible at throwing punches

Embarrassing. Like girls fighting.

No one took a step back, no lateral movement... jeez..,

[5150]

DoubleSix said:

p1stonhead said:

Im no fighter but fk me they were terrible at throwing punches

Embarrassing. Like girls fighting.

No one took a step back, no lateral movement... jeez..,

It's about moving forward despite what's being thrown at you. Reaction to the word of command.

[DoubleSix]

5150 said:

DoubleSix said:

p1stonhead said:

Im no fighter but fk me they were terrible at throwing punches

Embarrassing. Like girls fighting.

No one took a step back, no lateral movement... jeez..,

It's about moving forward despite what's being thrown at you. Reaction to the word of command.

Not what they were looking for there imo.

I've done my fair share of toe to toe, albeit not in a military setting, move forward without thinking and you'll catch one.

[mcelliott]

DoubleSix said:

p1stonhead said:

Im no fighter but fk me they were terrible at throwing punches

Embarrassing. Like girls fighting.

No one took a step back, no lateral movement... jeez..,

fkin hell i must have missed the bit where they said to employ perfect ring craft.

[V8mate]

There's a little guy... 5 foot tops... Gurkha-looking. Hasn't had a direct camera on him once.

I wonder if that's because he goes through to the end, or whether they've put a 'plant' amongst the recruits like they did last series?


ETA: Not Nepalese, now I've seen him again.

Edited by V8mate on Monday 24th October 21:59

[Six Fiend]

Nice touch of respect from the DS to Efrem.

[ewolg]

Six Fiend said:

Nice touch of respect from the DS to Efrem.

Anyone who is given that respect by those guys should feel immense pride. It pained me to hear his story and feel desperately sad for his loss.

[Evanivitch]

V8mate said:

There's a little guy... 5 foot tops... Gurkha-looking. Hasn't had a direct camera on him once.

I wonder if that's because he goes through to the end, or whether they've put a 'plant' amongst the recruits like they did last series?

17. He was definitely a defensive sparing partner and no mention of him in the commentary!

[DoubleSix]

Evanivitch said:

V8mate said:

There's a little guy... 5 foot tops... Gurkha-looking. Hasn't had a direct camera on him once.

I wonder if that's because he goes through to the end, or whether they've put a 'plant' amongst the recruits like they did last series?

17. He was definitely a defensive sparing partner and no mention of him in the commentary!

[V8mate]

If you've been affected by anything in this programme... Lol @ Channel 4.

I've been affected. I've been motivated to get a whole lot fitter!

[FredClogs]

V8mate said:

There's a little guy... 5 foot tops... Gurkha-looking. Hasn't had a direct camera on him once.

I wonder if that's because he goes through to the end, or whether they've put a 'plant' amongst the recruits like they did last series?

Number 17? Yes I think so, although he looks pretty big in the shoulders and arms for a real pro soldier.

[5150]

DoubleSix said:

5150 said:

DoubleSix said:

p1stonhead said:

Im no fighter but fk me they were terrible at throwing punches

Embarrassing. Like girls fighting.

No one took a step back, no lateral movement... jeez..,

It's about moving forward despite what's being thrown at you. Reaction to the word of command.

Not what they were looking for there imo.

I've done my fair share of toe to toe, albeit not in a military setting, move forward without thinking and you'll catch one.

It's not used to assess how good you are at boxing. It's about how you react to getting smacked. Do you fight or flight?

[V8mate]

FredClogs said:

V8mate said:

There's a little guy... 5 foot tops... Gurkha-looking. Hasn't had a direct camera on him once.

I wonder if that's because he goes through to the end, or whether they've put a 'plant' amongst the recruits like they did last series?

Number 17? Yes I think so, although he looks pretty big in the shoulders and arms for a real pro soldier.

So does Ant, the lead instructor. I guess civvy street allows you to 'build out'.

Having said that, there was a serving Para in my gym a while back who was comfortably pushing 120kg seated military press for reps; had shoulders like those 5 litre mini beer kegs

[DoubleSix]

5150 said:

DoubleSix said:

5150 said:

DoubleSix said:

p1stonhead said:

Im no fighter but fk me they were terrible at throwing punches

Embarrassing. Like girls fighting.

No one took a step back, no lateral movement... jeez..,

It's about moving forward despite what's being thrown at you. Reaction to the word of command.

Not what they were looking for there imo.

I've done my fair share of toe to toe, albeit not in a military setting, move forward without thinking and you'll catch one.

It's not used to assess how good you are at boxing. It's about how you react to getting smacked. Do you fight or flight?

Respectfully I disagree again sorry.

How you react to getting smacked is only one small part of it, boxing is the epitome of "controlled aggression" and a bit of movement allows you to deliver your aggression in a controlled manner.

I was just surprised that out of all them noone we saw seemed to have any experience of that physical arena, no martial artists even? Just flailing about head down.

[5150]

DoubleSix said:

5150 said:

DoubleSix said:

5150 said:

DoubleSix said:

p1stonhead said:

Im no fighter but fk me they were terrible at throwing punches

Embarrassing. Like girls fighting.

No one took a step back, no lateral movement... jeez..,

It's about moving forward despite what's being thrown at you. Reaction to the word of command.

Not what they were looking for there imo.

I've done my fair share of toe to toe, albeit not in a military setting, move forward without thinking and you'll catch one.

It's not used to assess how good you are at boxing. It's about how you react to getting smacked. Do you fight or flight?

Respectfully I disagree again sorry.

How you react to getting smacked is only one small part of it, boxing is the epitome of "controlled aggression" and a bit of movement allows you to deliver your aggression in a controlled manner.

I was just surprised that out of all them noone we saw seemed to have any experience of that physical arena, no martial artists even? Just flailing about head down.

No worries. I take your point regarding boxing. But I wasn't surprised in the way they were fighting. Just to reiterate; this is not boxing. The military refer to this as 'Milling' - it's all about the sprit of pushing forward, controlled aggression, despite the fact that you could continually get knocked on your arse. The Parachute Regiment do it as a part of their final selection and normally stick an Officer up against the biggest, hardest person they can find, in the hope that a) he'll get a pummelling, and b) still get on his feet and come forward despite slim odds of a win. You can actually get marked down for stepping back and dodging punches. It's one minute of absolute (controlled) agression.