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EskrimadorNC · 12-04-2020, 11:19 AM

Timestamp: 0:36
5th BG (black tank) attacks twice w/machete AoA: Double
Rama parries w/Tonfa
Rama then hits BG in stomach (vitals?) w/tonfa (crits?)

[Here is that stunning Tonfa shot again. This time the BG is not only stunned, but falls prone. This might be a crit, as most of Rama’s stunning attacks do not outright drop his foes prone. Before the next badguy attacks, you can see Rama change the Tonfa to a reverse grip. He switches his Tonfa grip several times throughout the fight, indicating a fairly high Tonfa skill.]

Timestamp: 0:38
6th BG (yellowish gray shirt) attacks twice w/machete AoA Double
Rama parries with Tonfa and then parries again with his knife arm
Rama then hits BG in chest w/tonfa and
Follows up with an armed grapple(knife) to the neck and then a throat cut (rapid strike?)

[It looks like the Tonfa attack stuns, then there is a short gap of time before Rama performs the neck grapple and then throat cut. Trying to do all that in 1 second is doable, but tough as the rapid strike penalties for the Grapple and throat cut would make them both unlikely to hit. This attack sequence takes about 2 seconds, so it’s probably safer to assume that the Tonfa attack and the Knife Grapple/Knife attack happen on separate turns.]

Timestamp: 0:41
5th BG (black tanktop) is back up again and AoAs w/machete
Rama parries with Tonfa and counters with knife to the face
Then follows up with kick to the face

[Rama does quite a few kicks to the face and never misses or loses his balance. That is plenty of justification for improved Kicking, and TA Karate Kick/Face. Also, in spite of the spinning motion, I would not call this a Spinning Kick technique. This looks more like a Committed Attack (Strong) or All Out Attack (Strong). The AoA nets Rama Thr+5 cr (Kicking = thr, +2 for high Karate, +2 for AoA(S), +1 for Boots). That pretty much guarantees a Major Wound to the face, and Stunning/KD is at -5. Very effective when it lands, and here it did. Also note that the knife slash seems to be superficial, so you are probably looking at minimum rolled damage.]

Timestamp: 0:44
7th BG (white shirt) AoA double with Machete
Rama parries both with Tonfa and goes AoD

[Rama generally counters after an AoA, but facing two armed opponents, he decides to be careful and piles on the defense.]

12-04-2020, 11:19 AM	#3
EskrimadorNC Join Date: Jul 2015	Re: The Raid: Redemption, a Technical Grappling Analysis Timestamp: 0:36 5th BG (black tank) attacks twice w/machete AoA: Double Rama parries w/Tonfa Rama then hits BG in stomach (vitals?) w/tonfa (crits?) [Here is that stunning Tonfa shot again. This time the BG is not only stunned, but falls prone. This might be a crit, as most of Rama’s stunning attacks do not outright drop his foes prone. Before the next badguy attacks, you can see Rama change the Tonfa to a reverse grip. He switches his Tonfa grip several times throughout the fight, indicating a fairly high Tonfa skill.] Timestamp: 0:38 6th BG (yellowish gray shirt) attacks twice w/machete AoA Double Rama parries with Tonfa and then parries again with his knife arm Rama then hits BG in chest w/tonfa and Follows up with an armed grapple(knife) to the neck and then a throat cut (rapid strike?) [It looks like the Tonfa attack stuns, then there is a short gap of time before Rama performs the neck grapple and then throat cut. Trying to do all that in 1 second is doable, but tough as the rapid strike penalties for the Grapple and throat cut would make them both unlikely to hit. This attack sequence takes about 2 seconds, so it’s probably safer to assume that the Tonfa attack and the Knife Grapple/Knife attack happen on separate turns.] Timestamp: 0:41 5th BG (black tanktop) is back up again and AoAs w/machete Rama parries with Tonfa and counters with knife to the face Then follows up with kick to the face [Rama does quite a few kicks to the face and never misses or loses his balance. That is plenty of justification for improved Kicking, and TA Karate Kick/Face. Also, in spite of the spinning motion, I would not call this a Spinning Kick technique. This looks more like a Committed Attack (Strong) or All Out Attack (Strong). The AoA nets Rama Thr+5 cr (Kicking = thr, +2 for high Karate, +2 for AoA(S), +1 for Boots). That pretty much guarantees a Major Wound to the face, and Stunning/KD is at -5. Very effective when it lands, and here it did. Also note that the knife slash seems to be superficial, so you are probably looking at minimum rolled damage.] Timestamp: 0:44 7th BG (white shirt) AoA double with Machete Rama parries both with Tonfa and goes AoD [Rama generally counters after an AoA, but facing two armed opponents, he decides to be careful and piles on the defense.]