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Originally Posted by Jest
Eh... I'm not really a fan of the Ong Bak style of fight scene's because they focus so much on his power that the fighting is much slower than a fight really is (i don't mean the pace of the fight but the speed of the strikes). It just seems like too many instances of a fighter waiting to get hit. With a lot of Jackie's films, I understand they're choreographed but often times they play out with a more realistic feel...especially when he's fighting multiple assailants. He intentionally stays away from the "next in line style" that Bruce Lee often used in his films.
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I'd say the bar fight against the non-martial artists in Ong Bak is much more realistic than most martial arts movie fights, though obviously it's all choreographed. At times he almost looks like a real Muay Thai fighter in a real fight.
Also, often in Jackie Chan's movies, many of the flashier/sillier attacks would not significantly hinder the opponent from fighting back, rendering them useless, which is not the case when an expert Muay Thai practitioner knees you in the stomach. Muay Thai teaches not to strike unless it will seriously damage the opponent. Useless blows only open up your defense. The knee and elbow attacks Muay Thai is known for are some of the most devastating blows of any martial arts style.