Fact Checking “Martial Arts” YouTube videos

[@eleazarloyo8473]

13:21 Sensei Seth: Nobody does martial arts and is like, "Hah, hope I get fat!" Sumo practitioners: ...

[@fiendfi7119]

omg

[@JimboSlicePFC]

It does seem to be a requirement to get a black belt with 20 stripes on it.

[@taihenta1780]

I.m surprised Seth ,doesn´t thought of it

[@juncheok8579]

Depends on what you mean by "fat"

[@aleysibbs2461]

their bulky not really fat, they can move around, and use wrestling also their body as an advantage.

[@seasickviking]

If you want a drinking game, down a shot every time it mentions "physical fitness" or "personal development" and you'll probably call an ambulance by the five minute mark.

[@brittanilaws9141]

Yeah that sounds about right😂

[@daddy7860]

That would be the most ironic thing you could do.

[@SilverionX]

No, I want to live.

[@atrapanasatromhtos9426]

I already know drunken kung fu

[@christophervelez1561]

I died haha

[@joshuachristofferson9227]

I can sum up this 9min YT in 9 seconds: Martial Arts are good for Self-Defense & Wellness, usually using Gi's. How fucking informative.

[@senbonzakurakageyoshi662]

Bro!!! I learn so much because of you!! 😂😂

[@SalamanderBTW]

Hey buddy, it’s usually in a gi OR shorts!! U weren’t listening Fr. lol

[@Rex-golf_player810]

Now i know every martial art thanks

[@matthewthompson2844]

"Nobody does Martial Arts and says 'hope I get fat'" Says the Sumo Wrestler.

[@janj6089]

i don't understand why guys with muscles don't do sumo.

[@jonharker9028]

well janj amateur sumo does have weight classes - Seth usually competes in the second-highest category as well as openweight. but even Seth has visibly strong calves and thighs, it’s just that the upper body fat has its uses too (and you don’t need huge shelf pecs or an eight pack to grapple well in short bursts). and of course, sumo is also a relatively niche wrestling art. it’s not like US folkstyle wrestling being in high schools and colleges, or Olympic Greco-Roman being big in much of Europe. Yoel Romero picked his big sports, and they weren’t sumo.

[@david-468]

@@janj6089they do lol those “fat guys” in sumo are pretty much muscle they just don’t take peds and stuff so they have fat as well and in sumo fat helps because it’s a cushion and helps you anchor

[@huttj509]

Seth: "Quit looking out my window." Also Seth: "Hey, look out my window, there's a rabbit."

[@benright9962]

RABBIT! "You could tell it was a rabbit because of the way that it is." 🤣🤣🤣

[@bolieve603]

Pretty neat

[@mjb7015]

My friend used to have a rabbit named Toupee. From a distance it looked like hare.

[@shambolicentity]

This was also my favourite part of the whole video, lol.

[@oskarjohansson5757]

Look like a hare to mee

[@curuadh6056]

The judo ideas of maximum efficiency and mutual benefit are essential in Kano's philosophy, but its proliferation and evolution as a combat sport has resulted in a lot of clubs/gyms downplaying or totally ignoring its philosophical teachings.

[@JD2jr.]

Yeah, one person (or like... 60% of the people you meet, depending where you end up training)being shitty does not invalidate the core ideas. And you can absolutely be concerned with your partner's welfare and benefit even while absolutely rocking them. It's why you need to demonstrate control to score an ippon, and why we respect the tap. Not to mention it's certainly better information than most of the rest of the video. lol

[@TheGodSchema]

Yeah, I dont respect the guy who I have to use it on. That philosophy class can stay with Aikido.

[@lw9954]

SAM - SAMOOTBRANA(SELF-DEFENSE) B - BEZ (WITHOUT) O - ORUZHIE(WEAPON)

[@PerunaMuayThai]

1:05 the birthplace of karate

[@alexgargal]

*he said in an Epic accent*

[@potatosdesktop1084]

The "kung fu suit" is actually just normal traditional Chinese clothing that would normally be worn in the past like the Tangzhuang amongst others. Its just after "kung fu" movies like Bruce lee came out where they would where them. So similar to the term "kung fu", these pieces of clothing became synonymous to Chinese martial arts. Its just like most other martial art origins, that they would where normal clothes to practice at the start and uniforms came along later. I hope this was of use to anyone. Edit: Feel free to correct me if you think I got something wrong.

[@Maverick_Leal_ZX]

I heard somewhere that Teng suits weren't standard uniform for practice sessions. Teng suits worn in kung fu were only worn during ceremonial events or photoshoots. During practice they did wear a standard t-shirt with or without the schools insignia and black pants. As seen in old Ip Man photos, but also correct me if im wrong xD

[@potatosdesktop1084]

@Maverick_Leal_ZX yh you're right in the sense that people just would wear whatever they normally wore, as long as they could move around freely during training. Edit: Also, i was thinking hundereds years ago when i was saying that. When, i assume t-shirts and joggers were not a thing.

[@aleysibbs2461]

Why is it a suit because it doesn't look like a suit.

[@potatosdesktop1084]

@@aleysibbs2461 they just call the tangzhuang a tang suit.

[@mystey1]

Why does Bruce Lee is assosciated with Kung Fu? I know he called his martial art Jeet kune Do

[@philosopherboy]

Fun fact time! Technically there is a "Judo chop." Judo has a range of atemi-waza (read: striking techniques). One of these is naname-uchi, which is literally a chop, haha. These striking techniques are preserved in single and two-person kata. Kano thought they were important but pulled them from randori for safety reasons basically. This is part of the reason they're not allowed in competition. 😊

[@ebellyfish4256]

Yes! Judo kata are an often-neglected aspect of the practice, but that's where the strikes come in.

[@jakecristina54]

I think this stems from the sport of judo informing most people's information on it.

[@Rohndogg1]

@@jakecristina54 Tae Kwon Do is the same way. If you teach it only for sport yeah, it looks kinda useless, but those same techniques can be applied in a much more simple and direct manner that IS effective as a striking art. It doesn't really have any grappling though, but that's part of why my school also taught judo to fill the gaps. (I also wrestled for a time) It does have throwing and lock techniques in what they called "1 step sparring" at my school. People need to remember not all schools are the same and not everyone has the same goals from their training. Some people literally just do it for the cardio. But our 1 step sparring was basically if someone throws a punch what are steps you can take in response. Same with kicks. And we drilled everything from block and strike back to shoulder throws and joint locks that can immobilize and possibly even dislocate if you apply enough torque. It's easy to laugh when you watch the olympics. But the same applies in fencing. If you put a real sword in their hand, as sportified as it is, they would 1000% beat the average person every time. Perception is everything and any art that becomes sportified is destined for that curse given long enough.

[@danlewis7707]

Ameridote is theartial way of groin destruction. It emphasizes restomping that groin, avoiding bullshit, the hurticane, mustaches. Typically a red Gi is worn with as many patches as your heart desires, you do want to express yourself don't you? Also a belt. Ameridote philosophy includes: discipline, community service, America, dragon kicks, America and America.

[@standupmackan]

...and restomping the groin!

[@redhead12555]

the word kung fu is like saying "Damn bro that skill is LIT!"

[@houseofaction]

its just a phrase to describe skill gained from effort

[@fiendfi7119]

"you could be mopping the floor and someone would be like nice kung fu bro" -icy mike

[@danm8004]

My Sifu said it essentially just means "hard work"

[@EliVoorhees-jb1fe]

Fr tho best description I've heard

[@ArifRWinandar]

So it's like "art" in the sense of "the art of war", "the art of the deal" or "martial art"

[@Cryfails]

Gi in Japanese just means clothing 着. Same for Kimono (着物) which means clothing. Kimono uses the same kanji as Gi (着 clothing) plus Mono (物 physical things.) So technically all martial art outfits in Japanese could be called a Gi. Judo Gi is just to differentiate what type of clothing it is

[@oke4326]

So what is the difference between gi and kimono??

[@XificurkOfficial]

if i'm correct (it's an assumption), it's Ki like in Keri, it becomes Gi with Karate-Gi, Judo-Gi or even akido-gi wich translates to unform for karate, judo or aikido just like keri becomes mae-geri, mawashi-geri. that's why Gi and Ki (in kimono) share the same kanji (do not confuse wiht Ki as energy, different kanji = different word, just same pronauncation). And also (might be wrong) you should not sa just "Gi" as you should not say just Geri. And to full this up so if you want to say just "Gi" you would have to say "Ki" wich would be confused without a context with energy that's why you say kimono, if you just want to say unform without saying what's it for. and as I said, I might be terribly wrong!

[@DesCoutinho]

​@@oke4326just following up the op. Kimono refers to any clothing dogi or karategi or judogi are more specific types of kimono

[@talaniel]

@@XificurkOfficial Lol, your's is absolutely great reply! Yeah, do not say "gi", say "dogi", "judogi", "karategi" etc :-)

[@XificurkOfficial]

@@talaniel and I fogot about simple dogi :D

[@ebellyfish4256]

Regarding the Judo summary, this presentation was actually accurate! They listed the two founding principles, "Maximum efficiency" (Seiryoku zenyo), "Mutual benefit and welfare" (Jita kyoei) from Dr Jigoro Kano. I know it might not seem like it on the surface, but a good Judo club will embody both of these principles. The aim of the first is to find the most efficient way to accomplish something, so can allow a smaller person to take down a larger person, for instance. And the second maxim, from my understanding(I am a green belt in Judo, very slow student though, many years of study, lol) reflects the fact Dr Kano brought Judo to the masses in an effort to basically get everyone to enjoy self improvement. Through practice we are all better people. Keep in mind that Judo translates to "Gentle Way", which might seem counter-intuitive, but reflects the fact that we can generally practice very powerful throws and severe pins, and yet afterwards everyone can get up and continue to play.

[@Kurakumakachilibaba]

Awesome comment! I like Seth a lot but he does show how ignorant he is of the entire guiding principles of the martial arts that he just dabbles a bit in for content then just forgets about after.

[@susear5939]

​@@Kurakumakachilibaba his videos work as a great breeding ground for discussion. I honestly learn just as much, if not more sometimes from the comment section.

[@Sooch1]

have you read Mind Over Muscle or are you pulling this info from somewhere else? if it is a different source, i’d love to know where!

[@ebellyfish4256]

@@Sooch1 I have read Mind Over Muscle, and it is a great read! This is also just information that we are taught at my dojo during the course of study. There is an interesting film about judo, called Sanshiro Sugata: The Judo Saga, if you are looking to discover more about judo. It is directed by Akira Kurosawa, so you know it is oging to be good(but very old timey, lol).

[@alexis1451]

Aikido practitioners do wear just a regular gi. The black skirt you're talking about is called a hakama and not necessarily everyone wears it (e.g. in the school I used to go to as a kid, only the black belts wore it).

[@TheVampireAzriel]

When I was a kid at my sister's aikido dojo, I noticed that only the higher level aikido black belts wore the hakama and sometimes the 2nd level brown belts (though it's been 30 years, this might be me misremembering). The new black belts wouldn't wear the hakama.

[@ebellyfish4256]

I have heard that back in the day, all practitioners were supposed to wear the hakama. During hard times though, the students couldn't afford them, so the senior students requested of the founder that only the senior students had to wear them. In modern times, the wearing of the hakama in aikido practice became a privilege to be earned. (?)

[@josephlucas4024]

My school of aikido makes everyone wear them, although we also do other arts that wear hakama like Kendo and atarashii naginata so it's a bit more normalized.

[@Pannikin08]

In my karate school black belts learning the Bo and sword had the option of wearing one. Also for more information for anyone reading it may look like a skirt though i assure you they are just really baggy pants there is a split in the middle like normal pants.

[@modernchow]

you, seth, are right about the phrase of kung-fu. its like your dedicated efforts. Wushu i think is a more accurate translation for martial arts

[@joshuachristofferson9227]

6:19 no, Judon't

[@Thecommentmolester]

I just- HAHAHA

[@hantu7380]

Hello sensei Seth, Personally I have done kyudo for two years but stopped and now do mainly kendo and am thinking about judo or boxing. The kyudo is mainly ceremonial, competition is not as important mainly in highschools. Ceremonial like in festivals, holidays (like new year). The techniques are a kinda stationary (perfect) display of what you would have seen on the battlefield or hunting. Just not on a horse. I believe after the warring states period guns wostly used along side spears and cavalry with very few archers left in armies. Only nobles and samurai would use archery for recreational hunting and those ceremonies. (Personal theory I have is that the shootingglove for the right hand originally started out as a falconeers glove which also got incorporated with the shooting notch to allow for a more easy release). Kyudo can be fun but the ceremonial aspects and the the one team one spirit (like move at the same pace, knowing where the others are without looking) can be really turning off unless you have a great group and concentration span. Anyway. You should really try out kendo instead of kyudo since it would take like half a year before you can correctly release at 1.5 meters (speaking from experience).

[@wolfstatus]

He knew I was staring out the window 😂

[@franchottwoodjr6181]

I have been watching your videos since the very beginning and love them all, sir.

[@Barbeiritos]

It's actually amazing how ninjutsu is probably the most wrong description and he didn't say anything bad about it lol

[@bigbywolf5197]

Wait, really?

[@Barbeiritos]

@@bigbywolf5197 ninjutsu is not even a real martial art, since there is not such a thing as one single martial art atributted to the "ninja" (almost everything despicted about the ninja in the west is entirely mythological). Ninjutsu gyms pretty much started in the 80s based on hollywoodian ninja movies

[@baedius]

​@Barbeiritos yes and no. Ninjutsu is the overall umbrella of martial arts and skills used by the ninja. If you're looking for the strictly unarmed aspect of combat, you're looking for taijutsu. Even taijutsu can be broken down into striking and grappling arts. Ninjutsu also includes various weapon based arts as well. Of all the martial arts I've studied and taught, I enjoy Ninjutsu the most

[@baedius]

​@Barbeiritos the ninja arts were first brought to America in the 70s, hence the explosion of ninja movies following right behind the kung fu movie boom. I definitely agree, that virtually every Hollywood depiction I've seen is ridiculously off base. Usually people doing generic martial arts and calling it ninjutsu and adding weird mysticism that has no root in the art

[@Barbeiritos]

@@baedius "taijutsu" is simply a synonym with japanese jujutsu, and there is probably no such a thing as "ninja arts brought to America". I highly recommend Stephen Turnbull's book on the matter, "Ninja, Unmasking the Myth", which examines a lot of period written material. Almost everything about the ninja is entirely mythological. The word itself did not exist in japanese lexicon until the 20th century

[@otterman6584]

3:44 In Việt Nam we have the word công phu with Chinese origin and it mean smth u putting effort in

[@NGNMYokohama]

re: Kyudo @19:57 - Yeah, wrong ceremonies. Kyudo is sometimes used in Shinto purification rituals, especially with whistling arrows. And yes, certain schools of Kyudo are more meditation/ zen centered than others, which are more purely competitive, but really all archery is basically some form of repetitive meditation practice when you get down to it. Also, they really should have mentioned all the Kyudo specific gear, like the chest cover and the gloves rather than just repeating that line about kimono. 😑

[@artemisolympia8435]

Sambo stands for 'self-defense without weapons' in Russian. It was decently popular everywhere in the Soviet Union, and my oldest cousin did it back in Soviet Ukraine in 5th grade.

[@NBTKDA]

Resident TKD nerd checking in! Tae: 태 “Teyh” - To Strike With The Foot Kwon: 권 “G'wuhn” - To Strike With The Fist Do: 도 “Doh” - The Way Of "Teyh-G'wuhn-Doh" The Five Virtues Of Kukkiwon Taekwondo: 인내 Innae (Perseverance) 용기 Yonggi (Courage) 예의 Yeui (Courtesy) 정의 Jeong-ui (Justice) 봉사 Bongsa (Volunteering) The Five Virtues Of Chang-Heon Taekwondo: 예의 Yeui (Courtesy) 염치 Yeomchi (Integrity) 인내 Innae (Perseverance) 극기 Geukgi (Self-Control) 백절불굴 Baegjeolbulgul (Indomitable Spirit) On self-defense: World Taekwondo / Kukki Style vs International Taekwondo Federation / Chang-Heon Style I don't think that either style of sport competition adequately prepares someone for actual self-defense. Both will condition you as an athlete and teach distance and timing, all of which are great, but neither are intended to be indicative of how one should react to real violence. Much like many martial arts, both styles tend to practice highly unrealistic one-step-sparring scenarios and pass it off as self-defense. The WT Olympic rule set isn't supposed to be an accurate representation of fighting nor does it claim to be, anyone who says otherwise is misinformed. It's a full contact, continuous sport where the goal is to land crazy kicks and the rules guide it toward that outcome. It's fun, you should find a national or better class heavyweight with access to the Daedo or KPNP electronic scoring and try it out. With regards to ITF, after General Choi died in 2002 there are 4 rival factions all claiming to be the one true ITF but for the most part the rule sets seem similar enough that we can lump them into one thing. Their style allows for punches to the face but, just like sport karate, the rule set penalizes full contact and it is also non-continuous in nature - when a point is scored the action resets. If we look at Kukki and Chang-Heon outside of their respective sport competition rule sets both allow for punches, kicks, knees, elbows, sweeps, throws, trips, takedowns, joint locks, chokes and strangles. Finding a dojang that legitimately trains in and allows you to use these techniques in sparring is exceptionally rare. For a look at what Kukkiwon Taekwondo is like when applied in a kickboxing style rule set please see Lee Dong Hee's Kangjin Taewkwondo here on KZbin and watch some of his students' fights. The uniform is a 도복 dobok, pronounced "doh-bohk" - the 'o' in each syllable is identical so it isn't "doh-bawk" or whatever else people tend to say.

[@excaliburturkey8208]

hey there! I've been doing "the one true ITF" for 8 and a half years, and while you clearly know a lot about the history and the other styles which I didn't at all know about and at least in our syllabus self defence is a core part, and as you progress through the belts you have to demonstraight self defence skills for gradings starting with yellow belt: Yellow belt: Defence and escape from wrist grabs Green belt: Defence and escape from grabs to the front (collar grabs, ear grabs, hair grabs, front bear hug) Blue belt: Defence and escape grabs from behind (same as green belt except from behind, as well has head locks) Red Belt: Defence against common attacks (low kicks, haymakers, tackles, and straight punches) Black belt: Defence while on the ground against a standing attacker, getting up/disengageing while remaining safe, and breakfalling These are done at two different levels A (kid at school being a bit rough) and B (you walk out of there or they do, ally-way at night) basically everything past blue is trained for at B level, we train so that over time the reactions to theses grabs and attacks become immediate, and we do different exercises to train who to think in these situations and the different options available. We also teach assumptions to be always under, there's a camera that is recording you, and they always have friends around. We teach to get B-level attackers to the ground and to disengage from their heads, which is the safest place and to check yourself with your hands for any blood and your surroundings for said friends. It's not perfect but it is pretty extensive in teaching self-defence for a martial art that is is not the focus of. Lmk if I missed anything if you know more cuz I think I might have

[@Harimau_meow]

RE: Judo. The mutual benifit aspect is in relation to the attitudes of learning Japanese JuiJitsu, which didn't have a practice of safe randori, Jiujitsu practitioners would break joints and strangle their training partners with no care for mutual welding. Jigaro Kano wanted Judo to be Juijitsu of mutual benefit to al training, Randory would allow Tap out submission and no one is looking to permanently injure their training partner. Today this is standard practice in most martial art but not at the founding of Judo being a descendant of Japanese JiuJitsu. JiuJitsu being "The gentle art" Judo being "the gentle way"

[@richardgodivala4680]

'Gentle' generally being a misinterpretation of 'least effort' - most efficient.

[@Harimau_meow]

@@richardgodivala4680 I don't believe that that is the only intended meaning kano had for Ju, He wanted to end Dojo raiding and people dieing or being seriously injured in training unessisarily. JIuJitsu was a violent art trained with violent means and by comparison Judo is Gentle.

[@richardgodivala4680]

@@Harimau_meow I still think that 'gentle' carries connotations in English that weren't necessarily intended. Kano absolutely wanted Judo to be a way, rather than an art, a means of self and mutual improvement, where each person learned from each other. But gentle doesn't convey quite the right nuances - Judo involves effort, persistence and physical training, as well as precise application of technique and most efficient use of force - there's still application of force! (I have read that Kano and his students used to have to repair the flooring in the Eishoji temple after each practice, the throws were so hard.) As with many translations, it's imprecise, and there are different aspects which don't cross the language change well.

[@Harimau_meow]

@@richardgodivala4680 it's not the word gentle that's misinterpreted, it's the evolution of the meaning of the word in English, Gentle means honorable, noble and considerate, which Judo is. Why we put in effort In Judo our techniques and ethics are considerate of our fellow judoka in terms of both their development and their safety.

[@Harimau_meow]

Today people missunderstand that meaning of gentle with its more modern use as a synonym for delicate.

[@JRDingwall]

Judo's philosophy revolves around two primary principles: "Seiryoku-Zenyo" (精力善用, lit. 'good use of energy' often translated as max efficiency min effort) and "Jita-Kyoei" (自他共栄, lit. 'mutual welfare and benefit'). Judo feels rough but the final part of a throw is can be translated/interpreted as “care for uke”. If you didn’t, you’d run out of training partners pretty quick. The longer quote from. Kano describes a bit about the latter motto in the section of Judo Outside the Dojo in Kodokan Judo (book).

[@NNamesis]

Hi Sensei Seth. Greetings from Malaysia. If you're coming down to Malaysia, let us know. There's A LOT of styles in Silat. Like Gung Fu. Pencak Silat is just a sport Silat that they do. Never missed your videos, man

[@Embodimentofmentalillnesses]

I got this video right under a different every type of martial arts but this one as made by The paint explainer and it was 12 minutes

[@nigelh2958]

Legend has it that a Buddhist Abbess (not monk) called Ng Miu developed Wing Chun and then taught it to a woman called Wing Chun (which means beautiful springtime/praise springtime) and the Abbess escaped as one of five masters who survived the burning down of the southern Shaolin temple. This was at a time when kung fu was outlawed and the Manchus wanted to eradicate it as rebels were being given protection and trained by the monks. I personally have a different take. Bear with me. Wing Chun was developed at a time of immense oppression and upheaval and the Han people’s rebellion and the Shaolin temple being burned (in legend) are key themes and well known and widespread. I think there is something to that. I also think that if you want to train an army, you try to formulate a system that can be taught quickly and takes the best parts from ‘experts’. Wing Chun is formed from numerous styles in a well developed and coherent style. I’m not diminishing the possibility that Ng Miu was a key figure in this, but I think it could have only been developed by numerous people, working together to refine it. I just don’t see it as possible otherwise practically. Also the Baat Jaam Do (Butterfly swords) are ideal weapons to conceal and use against guards and things. Perhaps the rebellion didn’t happen and Ng Miu taught Wing Chun (the person) and she taught her husband as legend states. But I think there was more to it in the beginning and the truth was suppressed:

[@BigStib]

Ps, the knives are of course common to several Southern styles. Good examples can be seen in police photos from San Francisco, weapons confiscated in the Tong Wars. They are very similar to the short hangers used by the British Navy in anti-pirate actions in the area in the C19th. It has been suggested that this may be a reason for their particular design. They were issued in thousands to militia and clan braves during various "upsets" of the 1800s as the wheels fell of the Ching government.

[@Lo-tf6qt]

3:44 cantonese speaker here, so Kung Fu when translated literally just means my/your trade or craft or work, 功 (kung) means work and 夫 (fu) can be translated as a lot of things ranging from "fighting" or just a collective term for martial arts (confusingly "kung fu" can also be a collective term for Chinese martial arts in general) "Kung fu" as you said as well can also be used to compliment someone on their work or effort/skill Chinese language is incredibly hard to translate correctly and unless you're a native speaker or studied the language extensively, a lot of the deeper meaning words and phrases can be easily lost. If there's any other Chinese speakers out there who could help out with this as well I'd greatly appreciate it.

[@mykaeleus]

God that explainer was some smoothbrain stuff.

[@TheGigashadow]

There is no such thing as a ninja outfit, traditional or otherwise.

[@worldsunknown4887]

@15:17 I had to look this one up myself, but the story starts with Ng Mui. She was a big figure in Chinese kung fu. (credited with creation of the animal styles, dragon, and wing chun) After defeat her Sifu in a fight (Sifu was a betrayed her, siding with the state in the destruction of the temples.) She fled to another temple where she met a young girl named Yim Wing-chun, whom Ng Mui started teaching. The style they developed together became Wing Chun. Apparently the late Ip Man spoke on this as well.

[@KyeCreates]

Bob refrence 13 minutes in was GOATED

[@SS.LiuRyan]

hope your kung fu video comes out soon! the day you posted this was actually world wushu kung fu day lol

[@nigelh2958]

I 100% am now waiting for this.

[@nigelh2958]

I loved this, and it really annoyed me as well. More of this!

[@ehukai2003]

Judo does include “mutual benefit” meaning you’re responsible for yourself and your partner’s health/safety/well-being when practicing. Even in randori. But in a competition, not as much 😂

[@GrinningNimbus]

Physical and mental education, minimum effort maximum efficiency, and mutual benefit for all were the 3 principles of the philosophy of judo that Jigoro Kano wanted. He wanted everyone to keep these 3 things in mind while practicing judo. Yes judo is a lot of effort but there are people who get so in tune with the movements of their opponent it's like fighting the tide. And yes randori is the perfect mutual benefit. You practice and make each other better fighters. Pretty simple.

[@rieh8373]

Mutual benefit and welfare, maximum efficiency with minimal effort, and development of the person as a whole are key parts of Kodokan Judo, established by Jigoro Kano as a physical education program. He actually didn't think judo should become an Olympic sport, because competition is only one part of judo, and by focusing on competition practitioners would lose it's other more important benefits.

[@Isdezenaambezet]

I'd say he was right. Watching the Olympics I just wanted the fight to continue on the floor instead of being stood up after a few seconds.

[@Isdezenaambezet]

I'd say he was right. Watching the Olympics I just wanted the fight to continue on the floor instead of being stood up after a few seconds.

[@Isdezenaambezet]

I'd say he was right. Watching the Olympics I just wanted the fight to continue on the floor instead of being stood up after a few seconds.

[@lustalk-r5h]

"Silat is the only one I haven't tried yet..." Cmon Seth... You have to try Silat. In my humble opinion it's pretty fun and kind of impressive sometimes, i'd love to see your reactions to it. (also, there are a few different styles if you want to try a few and talk about the differences you felt between them)

[@Maelthorn1337]

2:44 sick Neature Walk referemce right there. You're a cultured youtube veteran Seth.

[@potatosdesktop1084]

Sick vid Sensei. I would have finished watching this earlier if i hadnt spent half the time writing comments.😊

[@SayyedMahdi110]

The best video that I've seen from you man😂😂

[@no_nameyouknow]

Regarding Muay Thai, I'm guessing that it's a translation issue, in Thai the word that is being translated to limbs might mean something more vague like body part, perhaps in that language the word can refer to more than just arms and legs. I don't know this language so it's just a guess but when translating, especially from an eastern language to a western one or vice versa, there are not always 1 to 1 equivalent words, which is why localization can be very important. You talked about how Kung Fu has a different meaning in China as it does in the west, this is a good example of that. We don't really have a single word or phrase that sums up what Kung Fu means in Chinese, and all the subtle connotations that go with it. We have vocation, or discipline but again, those both have their own connotations that are not 1 to 1 with what Kung Fu means. Ya know.

[@houseofaction]

the elblow is classified as a limb

[@innerwavesilat]

At least they mentioned silat, although they didn't spend much time on it. We do like sickles though! It's like you combined kung fu and eskrima, kind of. I think the closest school to you might be in Williamsburg. There's also a competitive sport aspect, but it is not very popular.

[@TheSegaStoner]

I absolutely love that you dip in and out of various styles, you definitely know more than that robot lol

[@willtherealrustyschacklefo3812]

You are pretty much right about the naming thing. The term karate and much of the terminology largely used today originated in mainland Japan. (Also before it was called empty hand it was just called chinese hand. ) And thats actually very interesting because tae kwon do(way of the hand and foot) was also originally called chinese hand(tang soo do) until in both cases the "chinese" part of the name became kinda politically inconvenient and was dropped. The crazy part is "tang soo do" was actually developed 1200 years before "karate" started in Okinawa.

[@anime-nut2626]

If you ever want to try Kyudo, we have a dojo in Greenville SC.

[@alexrobinet7576]

Thank you for the rabbit 😊

[@potatosdesktop1084]

Okayyyy. TKD is something I can talk about confidently. YES, you would not use tkd sparring techniques in self-defence. But self-defence is a part of the WT curriculum. We do drill techniques specifically for self-defence and it is completely different from normal kyorugi. Also the five tenants are actually Courtesy (Ye Ui), Integrity (Yeom Chi), Perseverance (In Na), Self-Control (Geuk Gi) and Indomitable Spirit (Baek Jeol Bool Gool).

[@Epok17]

People love to conflate Olympic taekwondo with traditional taekwondo schools under the WT banner. The masters who came to the Americas from Korea in the 70s were not to be messed with.

[@CaitlynWongSkate]

U haven’t done some of these? Well time to do it!! Especially KENDO

[@spacecadet_01]

this is like a school group report project

[@McJaews]

I was recommended that video a day ago. But it was different somehow. It had a few differences in the explanation of each segment like describing how Savate kicks only count if the shoe is the only point of contact, and the second half of the video had different martial arts altogether. Must be a new viewfarm bot tapping the algorithm from different angles.

[@HEAVENTWA]

I'm almost certain it's from the 1700s. not the nineteenth century.

[@robinj6997]

About Taekwondo self defense; the official Kukkiwon Taekwondo curriculum for self defense are move sets such as: hip throw (such as Ogoshi), full mount position, ground and pound with hammer fist, or a joint lock such as an arm bar. It's not as outlandish as one might think. There are also kicks in there. ITF on the other hand contains a lot of snake oil. I don't know anything about their self defense training though, someone else have to fill in. Also, would you ever do a power test of the Taekwondo electronic Hogu's? They are quite universally disliked and often blamed for the downfall of the sport. There is a general wish to increase the power threshold for scoring, which leads to discussion of what the current thresholds actually are (each weight class have different thresholds). It would be informative if you did some tests. There are ways to trick the vests to score higher as well.

[@chicomatlolmedo8885]

Based on historical terms, ninja were also called Shinobi and were primarily spies, wore normal japanese clothing, had farming tools as weapons and wore dark blue at night because black was expensive in ancient japanese. BTW, shinobi or ninja were a side job, even samurai were ninja

[@houseofaction]

correct they were 100% spies the actual ninja scrolls make no nention of combat. most of them were former samurai so they would know how to fight like a samurai and rarely did they cary actually weapons

[@oscaranderson5719]

if their cover was as a samurai, they would likely have a sword and the usual samurai accessories but still it’s unlikely they ran around getting into ninja fights with it. …probably.

[@TheLithp]

I'm not saying soldiers who acted as ninja never had cool tricks up their sleeves, but having a unique, dedicated fighting style doesn't make sense because a spy who has to fight a lot on his spy missions is a bad spy.

[@Norrin277]

8:03 this is true. But demonstrating a spinning wheel kick in front of someone who’s trying to fight you could be a good intimidation move as a last effort to discourage them from wanting to fight.

[@TheBestWanderbug]

I wasn't expecting Seth to close the blinds I was looking out the window too

[@Shrensklinmenkles]

i literally saw the video you were talking about and then saw this video and was instantly like, "yeah, this ones better."

[@kmosheng]

The judo gi was legit, I was pleasantly surprised

[@SamGamgee8012]

BJJ literally IS just a subset of judo. All those grappling, choking and joint-locking techniques were already there, BJJ just focused on and refined them. Originally there were even strikes and kicks, which means the "judo chop" IS a thing and still exists in kata. However competition rules have reduced judo to little more than fancy throws these days. That's why it looks different.

[@mikethefox450]

10:54 "I've never seen pants like this before" he says while the very same exact type of pants is in the painting on the wall behind him 😅

[@mikethefox450]

yeah also these are called hakama pants. samurai used to wear those and so the slits are to better hold your sword/s.

[@emalieth8220]

So excited to hear iaido! It seems nobody knows we exist most of the time 😅 We all wear hakama and have steel or alloy blades, so that wouldn't be it. Even beginners who might use a wooden sword would at least have a plastic scabbard. Although the picture wasn't it, hearing our name is a great step towards existing!

[@PhilippeArantesTina]

The boxing take is correct. On the gym in praticie kickboxing we are like 5 and in boxing they are like 30 per class. Some come try kickboxing. And they never come back.

[@perceivedvelocity9914]

There is a lot of elitism in martial arts. This kinda video always ends with people explaining why their martial art is better than someone else's martial art.

[@PhilippeArantesTina]

@@perceivedvelocity9914 i'm not saying that my martial art IS better than other. My coah that teaches kickboxing and boxing says the same. He says that he always had more students in boxing and because it's more simple. You see that just in the warm up. You go you harm up in a classic way a bit of bag and thats it. In kickboxing he stretch and it hurts a bit, WE hit ourselfs with a stick on the legs etc..just that makes it scares a lot of people.

[@Big10Advice]

I do taekwondo and I appreciate you making a video because I learned something also

[@hapagolucky]

Come to Colorado Seth. We are fortunate to have two legends who have brought their systems directly from Indonesia (a rarity in the US).

[@biglc034]

Archery is not for physical fitness? Have you seen those dudes shooting 100+ lbs bows?

[@ArkhBaegor]

Having practiced archery myself (modern and asiatic), I can confidently say it is 100% NOT for physical fitness lol, those shooting 100+ lbs warbows are an extremely small minority. Most archers are not in great shape at all (most of the exertion is from walking to and from the target, hell, pulling arrows out of a target is more tiring). As for Kyudo, while Yumi with 100+ lbs draw weights exist, they are not used for Kyudo, they use 25-60 pound bows, just like western archery.

[@LeOrioN7]

10:32 - the left suit is an ITF Taekwondo dobok, not a fliping aikido gi

[@MarcoEscobar-xb8ys]

“Give me your wallet now!!!”*hits the guy with the spinning wheel kick taking his wallet instead*

[@elizaforrester9440]

4:25 That's Dreamworks next movie: Kung Fu Chef

[@joshuasl9orpyouarecharon220]

21:46 that's an analog FPV goggles. I am a drone pilot. I love your videos!

[@ClaudioBramby]

Good video, I liked it Since you looked curious gi means uniform. If you practice karate is karategi, if you practice judo is judogi, if you practice in a dojo is dogi and you can add whatever you want to 😁

[@maddinkn]

Oh so you correct the Ai how it should say Savate but still go with thai quan dough ,huh? (Tae Kwon Do) Cool vid Seth! You are helping newcomers with that. Thank you

[@Hanashibi]

That video you reviewed was total Bubkiss. But you where awesome. I do Karate and Aikido and I can say, FOR SURE, that explanation could be used on LITERALLY Every Physical Art ever. INCLUDING BASEBALL. That said, I have an odd philosophy on Aikido as an 'Augmentative' art. Where its principles and techniques make it a wonderful tandem art in partner with, for example, Karate. That and the awareness I'm taught, positional thinking, movement, has allowed me to avoid some VERY nasty situations. No I didn't wrist lock anyone or do a cool takedown. But the stuff I learned got me out of trouble. Weirdly for me, that's what self defense is about. It's not 'can I win a fight', it's can I survive and protect others without dying myself. There are more people than you'd ever know who can whoop your ass in a fight. But the way they behave, act, throw themselves into trouble is the opposite of self defense. And... don't even get me started on the bogus description of Ninjutsu... that video's a mess. I'd LOVE to see a video by you describing the various arts you've done. Like how you'd do "6 Martial Arts in 12 Minutes."

[@fiendfi7119]

I practice WTF taekwondo. in addition to sparring techniques and forms we do actually practice self defense techniques like grab breaks and such as well.

[@Shinob11-k5k]

I guess Silat is next on the list! I’d be so down to see that!

[@nick-f1v4t]

Good to see so many judoka commenting on this video especially about Kata and "judo chop" .Heres my two cents worth The principle of Seiryoku zenyo is often misinterpreted My understanding is that the meaning is "maximum efficient use of energy" guiding you to put max effort into where it will get the most result this is not the same as minimum effort for an outcome also Randori as intended by Kano is an agreement between judoka as to how they participate in free practice if this means one being a compliant uke to help set up for tori to practice a particular techinique then this is mutual benefit .Randori is not shiai without a referee as it is often practiced

[@YourFavStriker_mma]

Seth has a w editor ngl

[@irishninja9857]

IDK what you classify as a "judo chop" but brachial stuns are absolutely legit. Ask Mike about them.

[@atvanael]

There are knife-hand strikes in judo kata, so there is such a thing as a "judo chop". Although I think the pop culture idea of one, like Captain Kirk chopping aliens, probably comes from back when knifehand strikes were well-known as a jujutsu thing and most people just didn't distinguish between jujutsu and judo.

[@sandopaka8633]

The SAM part of Sambo comes from the word "самоотбрана" which means self-defense in slavic languages and the BO part comes from "без оръжие" which literally translates to without weapon in slavic languages. So the abbreviation comes from the first 3 letters of the first word and the first letter of the second and third word "САМоотбрана Без Оръжие" and is shortened to САМБО.

[@petereriksson6760]

Not an aikido guy so I can be wrong, but I think the colored belts wear a judogi and the black skirt-like thing is something you get to add once you reach black belt...

[@houseofaction]

seth, the elbow is literally classified as part of the upper limb, hense the science of the 8 limbs.

[@senseisethreacts]

Welp, there ya have it

[@geoffreyhilton4635]

Seth, judo chops are a thing, we just don't practice them very often.

[@Pannikin08]

I refuse to believe Seth has never heard of a hakama before

[@JudoP_slinging]

Let me fact check your judo fact check. 'Maximum efficiency' and 'mutual benefit' actually are the two founding principles of judo, however a very small proportion of people that train judo will actually know this (just nerds really). That is indeed a judogi (or gi for short), the woman in that picture is recent GB olympian Lele Nairne.

[@bigsarge1982]

TKD in Korea has two lanes.. the military there uses it for self defense, for sure... and the ROK Army guys are pretty tough. In the US it's just watered down for children I feel. One thing we miss out on is the fact that koreans, while generally short, have extremely large legs naturally.. even the dorky ones. The style makes sense for them.

[@brianupsher6675]

Actually boxing (striking with no kicks or grappling) with gloves and aiming primarily for the head dates back to ancient Egypt. Unlike British boxing which started with bare knuckle prize fights in the 1800s

[@houseofaction]

boxing doesn't come from ancient egypt, it comes from anchient greece

[@junichiroyamashita]

3:13 i would love for you to talk about the shoulder and body strikes specific to TCMA styles. I believe they are a unjustly underexplored element of striking.

[@Cmaxb9]

Man I never thought this video would talk about my favorite band; black savate 😂😂

[@MarcusHenson-i4d]

Yo Seth. I don't know if you watched the Amazon show the boys. But it be cool to see you break down the fights in the show.❤❤ Channel bro your awesome 👍

[@Brian-zw4zu]

YO! 3:06 that's my Sifu with my Sigung on the bottom right photo!

[@elliott_the_plant_wizard]

Eskrima (in the Inayan system at the very least) does have a hand to hand combat portion called KDM (or kadera de mano, I hope I spelled that right), which, from my experience, involves some boxing type techniques, different locks, parrying drills, and a lot of elbows. Though I think which sub arts are focused on tends to depend on the school

[@MountainAdventures1]

Also at 2:30, the picture of the uniform on the left (also not a karate-gi, it's definitely Korean) has the crossover going the wrong way, and most would say the belt knot is backward.

[@camiloiribarren1450]

I’m curious to see what other Chinese martial art you tried, aside from the Hung-Gar (I think it’s hung gar) and wing chun that you trained in your previous videos. I say this because I also practice karate and have taken up Bajiquan (a kung fu style of northern China) Also, you’re right! Kung fu/gong-fu means “great skill”, and anyone can attain it in their career, hobby or lifestyle. Seth and Ramsey Dewey got this right

[@danlewis7707]

I want Seth to work with Kevin Lee and the Xing Yi instructor from his channel. That guy is crazy fast and seems legit to me.

[@houseofaction]

it actually means skill from effort not great skill

[@camiloiribarren1450]

@@houseofaction well, you can have great skill through effort, right?

[@brylythhighlights4335]

Would've liked to see a bit on how a lot of BJJ places offer lessons without a gi as well :)

[@jakslayersyth]

sensei seth ai would be pretty cool, probably have enough content that you could train an AI pretty easily off you videos

[@Togrul_Qurbanov]

Seth you should try Taido

[@jakecristina54]

Kyudo isn't just practising archery. Mindfulness, and other meditative practices are core parts of its teachings. Kyudo is demonstrated at buddhist ceremonies as well so its info was surprisingly good there.

[@PazCristo]

Your own video should be 'Explaining every martial art within my lifetime'