Filipino Martial Artist Breaks Down Oldboy Hammer Corridor Fight | 올드보이 | Scenic Fights

Who else loved the Oldboy reference in the video game, Sifu?

Fun fact, the reason the fight was filmed as though they were all tired and fatigues is Choi Min-sik was on 48hrs of no sleep, and Director Park was mandating a new take constantly because it was missing something. It was only on this 17th take when Dae-Su was almost falling over during the fight that Director Park said he found what was missing.

6:43 I think it’s worth considering that Oh Dae-su does not intend to use lethal force. He has no issue brutalizing people but he always leaves them alive, and I think that’s maybe why he drops the knife; he’s afraid of going too far. At some point I would be interested to see your take on knife combat where someone was trying to incapacitate but not kill!

And Chad is 100% right about liver shots! Brutally painful and debilitating in the moment. Plenty of high caliber pro fighters can attest to that.

Great breakdown, guys! I've always felt this scene had a big impact on the fight choreography in Daredevil. It had its flaws, sure, and I thought it was unrealistic to have a single guy fend off tens of assailants like that. But it was a wild ride nonetheless. Also, you guys should breakdown the machete fight from the raid redemption. So much muay thai in there, and fending off multiple assailants with weapons in there.

Didn't know about this movie before the breakdown but that was one of the most cinematically appealing scenes I've seen in a while.

I'm not a fighter or fight tactician by any means but I think the reason he initially goes through everyone and breaks the funnel is because there's a wall behind him so it would be easy for them to just corner him to the wall and break him down. Once he goes through them to create the second funnel, Oh Dae-Su has a lot more space to work with and can ultimately escape or at least distance himself correctly.

One thing with the double weapons thing, I don't think most people are co-ordinated and familiar with complete replacement of their hands. And even though you can "grab"/claw with a second weapon, its natural to want to have a free hand to block/parry/push etc. I think because Oh Dae Su taught himself boxing mostly, he reverted to the power hand technique, and simply opted to modify it from a punch to a hammer. Really love how you go beyond just techniques in this breakdown and others. Points out the difference between sport and "real" fights, and also just the fight mentality in general.

Remember that in the movie he basically only shadowboxed in a room for years to learn how to fight and this was his very first real test of that. The errors were proof that he was still not practiced in real world applications yet. Good thing he seems to adjust and learn quickly.

Nicely done, gents! Always excited to get a notification from Scenic Fights, and as usual, you did not disappoint. This scene has its flaws, but it's super iconic, and really set the tone for future films and TV shows where a protagonist faces large quantities of assailants.

What an amazing breakdown! Oldboy (the original of course) is one of my favorite movies of all times... That hallway scene is beyond iconic!

I have been waiting for this breakdown and it did NOT disappoint! Incredible commentary and breakdown of the fight and the extra about the training was awesome.

Bas Rutten used to have this attack where pretends to mistime a punch and as his opponent is focused on that, he comes up with a kick to liver that just sends them to the ground. Also, in the book 'Legionnaire', Simon... whoever, talks about being taken to the ground and surviving. Looks like Logan's done some TaiJi Chuan.

Always thought it was a case of "he dropped the knife because he didn't plan on killing anyone"

Very cool review guys! To me personally what gets unrealistic in overall fights scenes is the fact there a bunch of people with big long sticks in a closed small corridor, even if they swings their weapons it would hit the ceiling or the walls, that might be the reason that they don't use it in slash or contusive ways but just piercing strikes on the mc.

@ScenicFights please break down the judo in old boy the last fight is so brutal its amazing

Don't forget Dae-su trained on a silhouette carving on the wall. Feels like he learned his distance management from that. Not to mention the conditioning on his hands and the cardio.

Been awhile since I’ve been this early

Damn man, I think this break down is content-wise the best one up until now. Love it! And what Logan said about shadow boxing is so true, because you don't have a target to determine whether you performed the technique correctly. And Chad is right about liver shots too

I practice Chinese traditional Martial Arts, and I agree that distancing is really hard to understand without 2 person drills/sparring. My Sifu had us do a lot of 2 person exercises, and you learn very quickly that practicing your forms is only part of the training. Even if you're only doing 'health and wellness' Taiji, the healing part relies on the energy being channeled properly - which you learn from 2 person work. Love your channel! Keep up the good work! :)