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The
Ed Norton
Effect
is a theory in which the idea that you cannot judge a book by its cover is applied to a
fight
ing scenario.
It has long been taught by
martial arts
instructors and
veteran
bar brawlers alike that the look of an opponent cannot be used to judge his fighting prowess.
The above idea is exemplified by
hollywood
actor/director Ed Norton. In the film
American History X
Norton portrays a reformed
skinhead
. The picture frequently flashes back to his days of running with the
skins
and in those scense he looks like the
devil
himself. With a clean shaven head,
goatee
,
nazi
tattoos, and a powerful physique Norton looks like quite a force to reckoned with and his image could invoke fear in many people.
Now let us take Ed Norton in the comedy
Keeping the Faith
in which he co-stars with
Ben Stiller
. Norton plays a bumbling
priest
with a clean cut look in this film, which he also directed. As a matter of fact, if this was the first time someone saw Ed Norton, they might find him almost dorky.
The fact of the matter is that when we see someone that appears a certain way, the
stereotypes
that we carry fill in the information that we do not know for sure. In the case of Norton in American History X, we see a skinhead. Many people associate skinheads with violence, especially the
neo nazi
variety. Yet even if one were inclined to violence, it does not mean that they have an extraordinary ability to carry themselves in a fight.
Let us examine this theory cross-culturally. In western culture, when there is agression between two people, they tend to stick out their
chest
s in a display of power. This is becuase we equate upper body strength with fighting ability. We think of power as an upside-down
triangle
. In Japan when children are in a scuffle, they puff out their
bellies
(which symbolizes a
sumo
wrestler) and take a deep stance. They do this becuase to thier culture, power is derived from a powerful stance. Power is thought of in a right-side up triangle.
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