Kia Master vs MMA

I was watching this video the other day on YouTube, and it got me to thinking.

What is the purpose behind this video?  What is the reason it exists?

Many people see it as a quick proof against any form of offensive chi use.  And, while I have not seen offensive chi used, nor have I felt its effects, I would still defend this particular video as evidence against it.

Again, to re-state, it is not that I necessarily believe or disbelieve in offensive chi - but rather, I am refuting this video as evidence one way or the other.

A few questions come to mind:
1) If you knew your offensive chi was a scam, would you set up a (public) spectacle like this?
2) If you knew you were going to lose, would you bet $5,000 on the outcome of the match?

There are some interesting points in the video which point to genuineness; the MMA fighter's concern for the old man halfway through the match, and then his quick dismantling of him thereafter.  "I'm going to have to win this, so... sorry" is a fairly typical "It's just a job" response that many fighters make reference to when they must fight a friend or ally.

Weather or not that crap actually works to distance their guilt from their physical and mental dismantling of someone they consider a "friend"... well, that's a conversation for another day.

So why would this video be created?

Option 1: The Kia Master believes his art works.  
Why?

Did his students ALL just go along with it so as not to hurt the man's feelings?  Unlikely.

Hypnotic suggestion?  But then he would know that he was hypnotizing the students and ergo that it wouldn't work upon the uninitiated MMA fighter.

Option 2:  The MMA fighter was supposed to be bought off or be an actor and something got messed up
Probable, but doesn't quite fit the body language of the MMA fighter.  His show of concern for the old man would indicate that he wasn't upset with him... unless he was until the first punch landed and, at that moment, he realized what a douchey thing it was to beat up the old fellah.  This would also explain the flurry towards the end.  A kind of "I gave you a chance to back out of this" response.

Option 3:  The MMA fighter is just "too well conditioned".
The standard "you must meditate" or "do a lot of situps" response whenever I have attempted to test any so-called offensive chi master with my own body.  "I can burn you with my chi" really?  Sweet, do it.  Right here.  "Uhh... I can't.  You must meditate or something... too many defenses"  uh huh... okay, burn that guy!  "hey!  what?  no!"

Probably not.  One would assume that any MMA fighter would be well conditioned.  Then again, maybe he never tested it on anyone other than his 17 year old skinny students?  Who knows on that front.

Option 4:  The whole thing is misdirection
This idea intrigues me.  Think about it.  What if the whole thing was a sound stage, with everyone involved being an actor?  What purpose would creating disbelief about the whole thing serve?  Heh, perhaps I've been writing too many plotlines lately that I see this as an option eh?

Anyway, this just came up when I searched for MMA Richmond (which is a keyword I am hoping to optimize for my site) and I thought I'd post a few thoughts on it.

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