It's basically a melting pot of martial arts goodness I think I need to watch it a second time to catch the details. Maybe somewhere in South-East Asia someone is using this weapon and I just don't know about it so I'm keen to find out. I tend to associate this weapon with the Middle-East so was wondering about which country they were referencing. Amongst the various tribes there was one weapon that stood out to me - the schmitar, scythe or curved sickle. The magic was spared and instead awarded to Sisu the water dragon and Raya's whip kris. Qui Nguyen made sure to make the movements in their fighting style (stances, hand-to-hand combat, physics) as close to how you would see them in reality as possible. You'll see Noi use some of her dirty street fighting tricks too like throwing dust in Raya's face. And clever little Noi, the con-baby, hustle's with three ongis at her side showing us strength in numbers. Which is why when you see Raya, you will indeed meet the titular wisecracking water dragon - thats Sisu, voiced by Awkwafina - but youll also encounter a pre-teen restaurateur, a pet pill bug. Tong, a fearless warrior and sole survivor of 'Spine' wields an axe, though we don't get to see much fighting from him. Very cool remix! Raya also fights dos manos and actually switches sword hands, though I'd say she's mainly right handed ) Namaari uses Krabi swords, a double sword combination known as Daab Mong Mue as well as a bladed staff known as a Ngaw. Raya uses twirl designed olisi (rattan sticks) when training with her father Chief Benja, and as she gets older we see Raya use her father's Kris sword that morphs into a type of whip. Those fight scenes were so fun to watch, fast paced, and I think encouraging for kids/adults to seek knowledge in the martial arts of South-East Asia. Qui Nguyen who was behind the martial arts knowledge adopted a variety of techniques and weapons inspiration from South-East Asia including Arnis/Escrima, Muay Thai, Krabi Krabong, and Silat to name a few. Speaking of warrior princesses, how could I not love all the martial arts representation in this film.
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