Showing Up To Riot

18 Replies to “Showing Up To Riot”

1. Similar to the little bit of training I received in the military. I remember a sergeant saying “I don’t care if she’s the most beautiful girl in the world, when you get the order, bring your rifle right down on top of her big …” Well, you can guess the rest.

2. I was waiting for them to pull a ‘Cannae’ – but then i remembered that was the Carthaginians whupping Roman rears.

3. Rioting in Korea is almost a national pastime for students. Both sides seem to be familiar with how it works.

4. Could have used those guys in Ferguson.

5. Gotta love Koreans. Nice polite riot between the white lines.

6. The “orderliness” of the riot comes from the fact this is probably training, not a real riot. But live molotov cocktails used in training – that’s pretty badass.

7. A Roman centurion likely would have been moderately satisfied with the discipline shown by the police. Not so much with
   the lack of deadly effect. The basic Roman charge (about 100 BC to 100 AD) led to the throwing of the
   legionnaires’ pila, or javelins, followed by closing with gladii and shields. The legionnaires would more or less
   punch with their shields and thrust upwards with the gladii – a maxim supposedly was that the way to a man’s heart was
   through his stomach. They practiced a great deal, so probably manoeuvres such as those in the video would have been in
   their playbook. And others – such as the formation used with deadly effect by Suetonius Paulinus against the Icenii under
   Boudicca..
   

8. Yep training exercise. But very nice manuever discipline . 18th c close order drill lives!
   Loved the cutting out column that encircled some rioters. Nicely done.

9. Not authentic Roman, nor Macedonian tactics….no cavalry on the flanks.
   Yeah well, the first maneuver I noticed was straight outa Shaka Zulu’s drill book.
   I then noticed maneuvers that reminded me of Hannibal at Cannae and Alexander at Gauga Mela.
   Yep RN it was obviously a training exercise. An impressive succession of maneuvers and formations…. designed to keep the “rioters” off balance.
   Gord Tulk…if rioting were an Olympic event….the Koreans and Japanese would dominate. Interesting thought….I’d watch that…….

10. Great half-time show. Which teams were playing?

11. Choreography courtesy of Michael Flatley

12. I agree that this was a training exercise, and Fred2, yes, that was a great cutout and grab of the protesters. They were pretty quick and smooth with the cutout move.
    Notice that they also had a reserve platoon at the rear that could come around to either side if there was an attempt to outflank the main lines of police.

13. The Japanese have all the bases covered. Watching how they deal with those idiots from Greenpeace in their boats as they try to harrass their boats is a thing of beauty.

14. I thought the same thing, cannae, the maneuver , the prequel to a four hour knife fight, The Romans don’t lose, even after losing an army to Hannibal , regrouped , chased him off the peninsula and later took him out at Zama

15. Actually, the Romans lost, and lost a lot. A study of Roman military history serves to remind one of just how much even the Roman army was riddled with politics. A lot of consuls were utterly inept militarily and got themselves killed on the field of battle and their armies along with them.
    It would be more accurate to say that this is the Korean riot police using classical heavy infantry tactics.

16. I was thinking the same thing

17. Real Pretty. But why dink around with “Roman” techniques when this kind of bullshit is going on? Are there no 870s and SSG in Korea?

18. Agent Smith: Yep, I expect the Celtic “Bull” formation would have been quite effective.