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Q3: Which character does martial arts?

 
Author SingingGandalf
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#1 · Posted: 29 Apr 2006 11:07
Hi
A fairly easy one to get more people playing. Which of the main characters does (or did) a martial art, what martial art is it, and where do we see them do it?

Author labrador road 26
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#2 · Posted: 29 Apr 2006 11:20
Calculus practise the odd sport of savate as seen in Flight 714.

Author SingingGandalf
Member
#3 · Posted: 29 Apr 2006 12:16
Well done. Savate, or french boxing, as seen on page 7. Your turn, but remember - you have 48 hours.

Author yamilah
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#4 · Posted: 29 Apr 2006 17:13
In the original Ile Noire, Wronzoff (Pushov) practises the jiu-jitsu, whereas Tintin himself practises the 'savate' (p.52)!
Tintin is a main character, and is present in eleven more many albums than Calculus...

Maybe there are more weird links between L'Ile Noir* & Flight 714, the Tintin adventure that takes place in Sondonesia, i.e. the East Indies* ?

What about the Black Island's English version? Does Tintin practise the savate too?

See two related links
http://www.ffsavate.com/Anglais/cadre.asp?taille=1200
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savate

* please search for related threads.

Author SingingGandalf
Member
#5 · Posted: 29 Apr 2006 20:25
Well done, yamilah, that extra information is very interesting, I believe that you should also have a point. Yes, Tintin does say in the french original version, that he is doing savate, but in the english final version, he says that he is giving a straight left to the jaw, I suppose as english readers wouldn't know what it is.

If I am permitted, I will give both lab. road 26 and yamilah points, as this is exceptionnal circumstances. If member labrador road 26 doesn't post a question in 48 hours, yamilah can do it.

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[Response from admin: sounds fair enough to me - points to members labrador road 26 and yamilah. Congrats! :-)]

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