Ninth Level Shaolin Kung Fu Master vs Gun

This post is in response to the innumerable videos I see posted on social media showing karate guys demonstrating how they can thwart an attack by someone wielding a gun-- of course, in each and every video the guns are plastic props, and all of the action is in super slow motion.

I love these martial arts people who think they can stand against someone with a gun. And even more— the martial arts fans who watch them and think it’s possible.

Let me just clarify: first, if I have a gun and had it in my mind to shoot you, I’m NOT going to get close enough for you to hurt me— duh— that’s the whole point of a gun. And second, unless you can more faster than 1500 fps, which means faster than .0033/second from five feet away.

Conclusion: you have ZERO chance. I don’t care if you are a ninth level Shaolin kung fu master, the only thing you’re going to do in that situation is bleed.

© Ray Cattie