Drew McDermott

Sweep The Leg, Johnny

A couple of weeks ago, I went to a martial arts tournament with some friends on a lark. Anyone with visions of the Kumite dancing in their head after watching Bloodsport too many times as a kid will probably be disappointed, but the competition was still pretty fun, although watching for 4 or 5 hours was a bit much. After awhile, I decided to liven things up by yelling "Sweep the leg, Johnny!" which got a few chuckles from my friends. Then I started shouting stuff like "Finish him!" and "Flawless victory!", at which point, I was summarily beaten to death by a group of enraged black belts, so I don't recommend doing that if you attend a tournament.