McDojo Breakdown: Blocking with your feet

[@McDojoLife]

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[@D503z]

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[@D503z]

@Taekwondo invented 1930 ITF style invented in 1959 Sorry man, I wasn't replying to you actually, I was just pointing out an interesting link to McDojoLife. But if you want an answer, it's simple 1. just because it looks cool, doesn't mean it's effective.; 2. the guy is waving his hands around like a ballerina, if he would miss he'd get whacked on the face easily; 3. ninjutsu is shit

[@trashcanandbubba1068]

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[@DanielArthur_profile]

@Taekwondo invented 1930 ITF style invented in 1959 quick question... for most people (not super ninjas) which is faster, hand or foot? Which travels faster to the upper body, say the face? Hands or feet?

[@DanielArthur_profile]

Oh no, did my comment playing off Kung Pow humor get deleted? The face to foot comment...?

[@zampano8217]

I love the disdainful way they always walk away after demonstrating a technique haha

[@Tomatito1981]

Scary how every dodgy martial arts instructor seems to do just that in the videos on KZbin. Not even disdain, it strikes me as a mixture of utter contempt and arrogance. Great point Zampan, I was just about to raise this as well but you got there first :)

[@pkj2148]

Like he's saying " Get this trash outta here".😂😂😂

[@kwihan7262]

Bujinkan instructors usually do that kind of stuff. They copy that walk and other gestures from Hatsumi Sensei and sometimes modify them a bit according to their personality. Hatsumi's walk is more on the style of Charles Chaplin. 😏

[@paulpolito2001]

Well… a lot of these fakes *DO* seem to prize “looking cool” (as defined by them, ofc) more than any other trait.

[@Slothclawcolseslaw]

Punching while stepping with the same foot is done in karate a lot, which I teach (I also train Muay Thai and jiu jitsu, so I have a basis of comparison). There’s definitely a lot of power in it if your footwork is explosive, and its a good way to enter from long distance. Think of it like a jab with a stance switch. however, it leaves you pretty open and to me it’s more of a “surprise” technique, and I use it more in the way I would use a spin kick or maybe a foot sweep. Not something I’m doing all the time, but it can be very effective at the right time.

[@kwihan7262]

Yeah. I was thinking the same thing. Since the whole body is moving it's a powerful punch. Also, in street fights I've seen this kind of lunging punch sometimes, not just jabs, cross or hooks.

[@bennihill7283]

I was going to say this if someone else hadn't! I agree with everything said in this video analysis other than that. Stepping 100% is way to increase power. You wouldn't ever only stand still to punch someone..

[@thelostshadowofhanzo]

I totally agree, that punch preformed correctly and timed well if it connects will put you on your ass in pain. I do think the way it was preformed in the video is crap and it was not executed the way I should have been. Maybe it was done to make it easier to demonstrate the defence or the guy punching is crap and needs more practice and training on the technique. But yes almost any punch with fill body weight will have power behind it.

[@douglasmacneil4474]

It's a blitz essentially. It's just been watered down. Also, Dempsey outlines when it is useful and he was a boxer.

[@armchair_mma]

Yeah, he's just doing a "shift". Tj dillashaw, Juan archuletta, and a lot of guys from team alpha male shift while closing distance! Even Woodley was known for shift into his big overhand!

[@adamtennant4936]

You can actually grab a sword blade in a grappling situation as part of a disarm if you do it right. A lot of these sort of techniques are described in longsword treatises written by renaissance sword masters. They key is to grab it so it won't slide in your hand (often by applying rotation force) while also engaging the pommel or the opponent's hand at the same time. The main thing to note here is that this is in a GRAPPLING situation where you've parried their attack with your sword. Just grabbing a sword out of the air when someone swings it at you is, of course, complete bullshit and would just get you killed.

[@squirrelbong]

I bet he's also mastered the art of punching with his feet and kicking with his hands. ...if you haven't watched 'the art of self defense' I highly recommend it, if you like mcdojo life, you'll probably like that movie.

[@appliedaikido5409]

That is one of my favorite movies of all time. Had a viewing party with a bunch of people from my dojo a while back.

[@drg5987]

Kung Pow: Enter the fist, also a hilarious parody

[@TheWillToFight]

I used to block punches with my forehead 🤦 maybe that’s why I lost a few of my fights 🤣

[@dukey03]

Naw dude, you've gotta train your forehead better. It worked for the great Rocky Balboa!

[@TheWillToFight]

dukey03 No one can take a punch like that bloke lol

[@thomasgrable1746]

Rocky Balboa had phenomenal skill in blocking punches with his face. Even body shots could be blocked with that face. No matter where the blow was aimed, Rocky's face would intercept.

[@OriginalAndroidPhone]

Its a GENIUINE Diaz bro tactic

[@Tysonhi]

Nah man I blocked them with my teeth now I cant eat hard foods.

[@theimmortal4718]

"15 degree blackbelt" 100% guarantee he's never sparred and can't take a punch

[@paulpolito2001]

Lol, better than average odds they’ve never taken any strike, of any kind… except maybe when bullied as a child.

[@jerry171460]

Wow! 15 degree blackbelt! I thought the most is 10 degree!

[@Haolekine888]

Why stop at 15 when your power is clearly over 9000

[@punisher7772]

I was friends with a guy who studied ninjutsu under Richard Von Donk who also teaches a Filipino martial art that uses sticks and knives. I can't speak for master Donk but my friend could definitely use what he knows in real fights and successfully defended himself several times on the street. He once had six guys come at him and he put some of them in the hospital. Most likely the rest of them ran away after seeing what he did to their friends. He also disarmed people who pulled a gun on him. So yeah, one of his students was more than capable of fighting well so do the math instead of assuming things and being so quick to judge.

[@theimmortal4718]

@@punisher7772 I doubt any of that is true

[@robotjox77]

I trained with these guys when I was a kid and it was seemed wacky then. Ended up training with a couple of black belts years later once I had a few years of Muay Thai and BJJ. They had nothing to offer in drills or sparring. It's like a cult.

[@omegaboostZ]

Was it bunjikan?

[@cm2130]

Unfortunately there are more of these cult clubs out there

[@robotjox77]

@@omegaboostZ yes. Bujinkan Taijutsu

[@quantumcrash7266]

Bujinkan is a cult. Hatsumi is a master charlatan who cashed in on the ninja craze of the 80s. All of the shit they teach will get you killed in an actual confrontation. The practitioners and teachers are always fat, doughy nerds who like to larp and feel special.

[@victorcortes2336]

Most of the time they teach you odd and useless techniques, and to adore Hatzumi sensei, it's really bizarre...

[@Daniel-ri2dy]

It really pisses me off that this channel hasnt taken off you should be getting hundreds of thousands of views man

[@McDojoLife]

Takes time. Have over 300,000 on our Instagram. Lay one brick at a time.

[@Daniel-ri2dy]

@@McDojoLife I know dude it just really irks me when you see channels that dont put half as much effort into their content as you do doing really well. Honestly love the stuff you put out keep it up man

[@McDojoLife]

Daniel Currie appreciate the support. Best way to help the channel grow is to share the videos and let people know about it.

[@senseiSinclair]

@@McDojoLife You do put some effort into your video's mate and i believe you have good intentions. Hay, do you have a video of your qualifications and such? you know, the things you have or do train in? What got you into martial arts, etc, etc,,,

[@McDojoLife]

Ian Sinclair I don’t put effort into my video? And we’re you asking for my resume?

[@xxxxxbriansanchezyyy]

That walk away after the technique he's like yeah I'm a badass.

[@givezerofx]

5th degree in bullshit. A blue belt would wreck that entire class.

[@givezerofx]

15 whatever could be 1500 won't make a difference.

[@Knieghtz]

A competent two stripe white belt could do it.

[@rye-bread5236]

Pretty sure any football player or athlete with an ounce of agression and a couple brawls with some buddies would wreck the whole school. No need for a blue belt. So glad I chose wrestling over ninja bullshit as a kid.

[@Gh0st_0723]

A recently deceased corpse (within a week old) would run a muck on this dude.

[@PragmaticAntithesis]

Depends on the blue belt. A BJJ blue belt? Sure. A blue belt in my martial art (which has regular gradings: a black belt 1st degree is about 4-5 years of training, our BJJ black belt equivalent is 3rd degree) would be an uncertain 10v1 matchup.

[@danielhounshell2526]

Just want to point out that if you do it right you can generate quite a bit of power by stepping forward with a punch. The idea is that you're throwing your body weight forward with that step in order to help power the punch.

[@Cailus3542]

Sure. That punch (tobikomozuki) is used in karate. The problem is always that no matter how fast you are, it is very easy to dodge or block, leaving you overcommited and exposed. Heck, Wado-ryu has ten kihon kumite sequences that basically amount to "this is why tobikomozuki sucks".

[@jasonbayani2139]

Also as a note punching with ur rear hand along with stepping forward generates a lot of power if done PROPERLY.. a lot of times people don't actually do it properly because they think stepping forward along with the punch is enough..

[@liquidsofa]

1:31 There is an old story of a student who had a master teach him. The only rule was the student was not allowed to question why. The master over the next few years would randomly hit his student over the head with a stick. After being hit over the head with a stick a few times, the student learned ways to prevent this event. There was nothing supernatural about it. It simply hurt and the student did not want that to happen. So it built his alertness to his surroundings. These people have probably heard of such a story and thought it was supernatural powers or some crap like that. I think the Tekken hair cut is a dead give away of a McDojo.

[@youwillloveme7517]

So basically his parents were paying the man to abuse their child with a stick

[@junichiroyamashita]

Was it perchance Suio-Ryu? I remember a similar story being behind the basis of the "effortless cut" philosophy.

[@liquidsofa]

@@junichiroyamashitaI think the story I am referring to is Chinese origin, but that does not mean there cannot be similar stories from many cultures. I think if I were being hit over the head a lot I would take steps to prevent the attacks.

[@CL-Filmz]

His walk-off is more smug than George Clooney's acceptance speech.

[@Sue_Me_Too]

I didn't think that was possible

[@paulpolito2001]

Yeah. Definitely stuck up their own colon.

[@tridoc99]

Someone tell Master Ken he needs to promote himself to 16th dan!

[@DanielArthur_profile]

I can't WAIT to hear about the legendary INFINITY degree black belt...lol 🤣🤣🤣

[@dianecenteno5275]

Well done! I have been training MA since the mid 80's and I remember seeing this instructor back in the early 90's. He was a joke then and Im sure he still is if he is teaching this type of thing. What's sad is how many people still fall for this nonsense.

[@graciescottsdale]

@Rob Koch He is still teaching, although I hear is association is steadily dwindling.

[@societybelike]

Everybody gangster till master van donk shows up 😂

[@Moonfaster]

Haha I love that little giggle that you did before you said "block punches with your feet" 😆

[@bitterdonkey]

Did one year at the affiliated Fujin Dojo in Chicago. Too dangerous to spar :) It was LARPer central. The step through punch was explained to utilize the momentum of the entire body. The reason apparently is that these are the original samurai jujitsu and ninja ninpo . Since the samurai wore heavy armory, basic punches were useless because you couldn’t punch through armor plates. Felt ridiculous and awkward to do these. It was mostly choreography. The atmosphere was more of historical curiosity than self defense, though they believed they taught the necessary skills. In my instructor’s defense he never gave us the false confidence that we could kick someone’s ass. Some techniques were fun to do, but essentially useless. I quit after realizing I was spending tons of money on the tests and not learning anything useful.

[@Flammable281]

When I studied Parker Kenpo we had what was called a step thru punch which basically is a reverse punch but done while stepping thru via a transitional cat stance while torquing with the hips. The forward momentum along with the torque generates the power. This was not intended for actual combat but is in a lot of the forms we did and some techniques. The purpose is to teach torque while advancing.

[@natalieshannon7659]

15th degree black belt! LOL! You cat be serious! Oh My God! My former karate instructor was 80 years old and he was only 8th degree black belt!

[@rrivera85]

Ninjas got more dans than karatekas, but indeed, this is garbage.

[@luv2kidz]

I guess he should have started earlier in life then, a lot earlier.

[@natalieshannon7659]

@@luv2kidz He was an instructor who always taught students so he didn't have much time to work on his belt rank. He said teaching students was more important. Also in my martial art, Tang Soo Do, it is very hard to get a black belt. You have to be training for over 5 years. if you're an adult, no child black belts. My karate school didn't just give out belts. We didn't give black belts out to people who paid money like McDojo schools. It's even harder to get degrees of black belt. You often have to wait 8 t o 10 years to advance. To even test. Then you had a chance of failing if you weren't' perfect. Yes my karate school was tough but the students and black belts were trained well.

[@natalieshannon7659]

@@rrivera85Ninjas aren't real. People claim they are Ninjas, but they are lying. there are no real Ninjas today. Just wannabes.

[@luv2kidz]

@@natalieshannon7659 I guess sarcasm doesn't come through on the internet too well.

[@brandgardner211]

there was a video on yt of a taiwanese police officer knocking a knife out of a woman's hand with a soft crescent kick [she was threatening to commit suicide (psych patient) -- after he kicked the knife out he followed through stepping in and unbalanced her and locked her up pinning her on her face [all very soft and gentle]. very masterful. ie things that seem impractical can work in the right context, with sufficient skill.

[@D503z]

Hi man, love your channel. I trained Bujinkan Ninjutsu for 5 odd years, and it's one of the stupidest and most insane martial arts out there. The most useful thing I learned there was just how easily people are manipulated by narcissistic sensei and how easy it is to be dragged into a circle-jerk club where everybody thinks they are learning something practical but actually just enforce the artificial status of their senseis. Thanks God I discovered muay thai and boxing afterwards. I could go at great lengths about the shit I've seen there, could even point you to some of their footage if you're interested. It's really cringy.

[@me2bfc]

The break falling and rolling was pretty useful. Just saying.

[@rye-bread5236]

@@me2bfc Well hell you can learn that in Judo which actually has some value.

[@D503z]

@@me2bfc Partially, but it was acrobatics, not fighting. Also, it cost me at least one surgery and a bad knee. Quite a price to pay for something that useless.

[@me2bfc]

@@D503z I guess my experience was not quite the same. I went to a school owned by Stephen Hayes, one of Hatsumi's older students. There weren't any acrobatics or I would have been right out. I also had the advantage of 2.5 years of Judo and 2 years of kickboxing before I started. The break falls and rolling were different from Judo, but still useful. The school I went to also had BJJ 3 or 4 nights a week, as the instructors cross trained with an MMA gym across the street.

[@VladTaltos01]

Trained it for nearly the same time and I probably learned more useful stuff during my first 3 months of BJJ. The only redeeming quality of this martial art is a bit of balance training and acrobatics as well as the weapon kata if you are interested in quasi-historical stuff. The actual fighting techniques are horribly misleading and many of the practitioners do fall into the trap of it's weird structure along the way. Everyone should do what entertains them but as a martial art this is just useless.

[@jayatout2470]

This guy should have 100k subs at least. Great channel

[@McDojoLife]

Appreciate the support. The best way to help us get there is to spread the word. Thank you again

[@jjac72]

I like that in bullshido you touch them and they just fall down...amazing!

[@kodain]

Against my better judgement, I'll try to give some insight into the Bujinkan and my thoughts on this. I was in the Bujinkan for about eight years, and I hold a nidan in the organisation. I stopped because my sensei and me didn't see eye to eye anymore. First off, Richard Van Donk is quite an oddball even by Bujinkan standards. I recall him having this video course you could buy that was supposed to take you all the way to shodan or the like. Please bear it in mind that he doesn't represent the entirety of the Bujinkan. As for the punching: Bujinkan is comprised of nine different schools, as well as several other small parts not credited as Hatsumi-sensei has trained in other schools as well. Most of these schools are very old, and come from a time where wearing armour was the norm when fighting. The lunge punch is the first punch that is taught, and it helps to teach you body mechanics. You're actually spot on when you compare the punch to a spear, because it does teach you the same body mechanics as when thrusting with one. It's also more of a push, as punching someone in armour doesn't really do much. There are a total of 16 different types of strikes in the Bujinkan, ranging from closed fist, knife hand, open fist, knees, elbows, feet, and so on. The annoying part with this punch is that it's what is more or less always used in kata and demonstration. No one would really punch from seigan or ichimonji no kamae (the stance he starts in) like that, and I've been told multiple times that kata isn't fighting, but to understand body mechanics. The problem within the Bujinkan, in my opinion, is that very few instructors actually go beyond the kata, and never teach bunkai or combative applications, especially with a modern focus in which we don't wear armour. With time, you start to think about this as you train and will naturally start to adapt your kihon or basics to combative applications, but it's seldomly taught, and me and some other students would get berated if we went beyond the kata. As for the blocking a punch with your kick... I can't recall if this is an actual school technique, or something that Hatsumi-sensei has shown as play. It is worth noting that Hatsumi-sensei can very often do things just to play around with the technique and body mechanics. He never tells you if it's usable or not, but tells you to think for yourself. You can of course argue why he's teaching something that isn't useful, but that's another matter. There are techniques where you use your toes to kick up into the arm or the elbow, but those techniques are again with armour in mind and you holding a weapon. I personally wouldn't try to kick an arm like such, much less try to trap and arm like Van Donk is doing in this demonstration. I'll round this off by saying that breaking and countering techniques does exist in the Bujinkan, as does sparring in the form of randori and some light resistance training. Those who live and train in Japan can be quite proficient with this, but the problem is once again that the vast majority of the Bujinkan practitioners in the west either don't know how to do this, or just plain don't train it. Bujinkan is a wonderful system with a lot of legit techniques and tactics in it. The problem is how a lot of instructors choose to teach it, sadly.

[@aidenfletcher6503]

I agree many things are done for traditional purposes and hold no real value today if not changed around by the student I also remember Richard had that DVD course witch is nothing more than a way to part people from there money there are a lot of legitimate people in the bujinkan some teaching the FBI and commando units like Jack hoban and of course many who belong in the back of a DC comic but it is what it is unfortunately hatsumi himself has allowed this to go unchecked and some of his original teachers have left the organisation because of it .

[@amanrio9087]

Cmone, this shit is 100%fake MA. You ve spent years being hustled. Ive trained kung fu and recognize i was tricked...that shit is useless. After studying jiu jitsu and boxing i realized how much time and money ive wasted being conned.

[@HiltonHoskins]

I have a saying about fighting, "trying to be flashy will get you killed. Use what ever works."

[@Sue_Me_Too]

I was at a LARP one time (don't judge) and had quite a bit of success blocking foam and duct tape swords with my feet. I was playing a lot of hacky sack at the time so my foot eye coordination was on point. Not sure how well that would have worked in literally any other situation though...

[@JohnPatrick8242]

The kicking to block as something used in traditional TaeKwanDo; it came out of Taekkyeon, which is Korean Footfighting dating back a while. It’s not a prime choice of defense, unless you’re a POW in cuffs in a camp under Japanese occupation, but if you’re fast you can surprise your opponent, parry a punch or kick and leave your opponent open for a counter (part of what the crescent kick was chiefly purposed to do).

[@flatfacepuggo1779]

Saki test is actually really fun to watch, even better when the room has good accoustics

[@ShaneGoodson]

The step with the punch is a tsuki, it's found in a few budo techniques. IIRC the reason for it is because they were used when people wore rigid armour and a regular punch using hip power would be hard.

[@chaos_omega]

Armour is more flexible than you would think. I believe it's probably a remnant of weapon training, it seems to be common footwork used when striking with a weapon.

[@ShaneGoodson]

@@chaos_omega Totally pulling this out of my arsehole but maybe because they were mainly taught to fight with weapons it was a more intuitive pattern for them. I've done some Japanese sword and spear work and both use the same pattern as this strike for their basic thrust.

[@chaos_omega]

@@ShaneGoodson Exactly. Similar footwork is used in boxing/kickboxing/MMA as well (called "shifting.") The upper body movement is totally different though... these guys are just kinda lazily moving their arm forward, no snap, no torque. Dominick Cruz, who's fighting this weekend, uses shifting.

[@ericonmarzs]

@@ShaneGoodson Yeah I agree with you, I do hema (western longsword) and we almost exclusively strike with the same foot and arm, if you don't you lose too much reach and your left shoulders in the way so you can't generate power except for a few close range situations. Although I've seen similar in mma bas rutten used to do it back in the day. When a friend who does boxing taught me a combo I was pretty shocked he didn't change hes lead foot, if felt so unnatural to me at first coming from a weapons background.

[@ericonmarzs]

@Whammer79 you don't cut through armor either, and I looked up switching its seems to be a old boxing technique use by many experts. Although seems like it's more for setting up a second typical hip turn punch. None the less it's an actual thing.

[@dzobie]

The guy in the video is obviously doodoo but I had a green beret instructor that did the real bunjinkan in the 90's. Before anybody says anything, no, I'm not special forces but I had an instructor who was when I was in the Army. Also I've seen some old black and white training videos of Masaaki Hatsumi --- he used to teach serious ninjustsu tactics. I think now their school is more of a touristy thing.

[@brantshepherd9387]

“No, no, we will need great strength of feet!”

[@lazpetr]

Yep, you're right in everything aside from the oi zuki punch, which is of course performed quite ridiculously by the lethal black ninja uke.

[@gerardwhite2689]

I still find it incredible that people fall for this I like this guy for exposing them

[@israelcanada8969]

Man i love you channel, is amazing!! ❤️

[@McDojoLife]

Appreciate the support

[@juanc5149]

I’ll have you know, that I block punches with my face.

[@senseiSinclair]

ah mr dumpling man all grown up hay? From side kicks movie reference. ;)

[@josephleece682]

I'm sure on some other planet your style is very effective but your weakness is this is earth

[@Ramon-bs7kr]

This master gonna have a big surprise the day he's been involve in a real fight

[@thebirthdayskeleton2927]

I don't wanna sound like I'm being deceived by bujinkan, but grabbing sharp swords is a real thing that people used to do against armored opponents in the medieval times. It's called half-sword and you can look it up. Of course you should absolutely not try to grab a blade as it's swinging towards you, you'll only lose your fingers, but with a Katana specifically, since they're not double edged, you might be able to get away with grabbing the blade if it's stationary.

[@benjaminteeter3331]

This wouldn't be recommended, but as a HEMA practitioner, grabbing a sword by the blade is possible without being cut. It's normally done offensively, but doing that in defense is probably the closest thing in his videos to a real technique.

[@dukey03]

Can/have you do/done a big video covering the Bujinkan? We have a Bujinkan dojo near us and I've heard some of the shenanigans they believe they're teaching. Saw a demo of them catching a sword once and my Kendo sensei just had to laugh and walk away hahaha.

[@DanielArthur_profile]

Would love to see someone try to catch my sword; however, I don't want to go to jail for homicide so alas I'll never find out... 😢

[@m.s.g1890]

1:00 If only you'd said it's run by a gentleman named Crusty the Clown

[@kwihan7262]

🤡🤡🤡😂😂

[@CrystaTiBoha]

I used to train there like 6 years back... until I realized it is more fun and more beneficial to train alone on my terms, and do conditioning on my terms. Nowhere am I saying I've learned how to fight, mind you. The basic katas that they teach I've found to be quite fascinating when you try to modify them into combinations, or try to figure out how a hidden weapon could be used with them, how to add kicks at the end, how to use chain etc. My original teacher recommended practicing in this more creative way as well. I've made a weighted chain and I use it once in a while, but treat it as a means of adding timing to movement in solo training, for more creative combinations of swings, rolls, drawing a knife before the chain hits the target I throw it at, teaching and conditioning arms to be real comfortable with big arm swings and to do returning strikes when you are a beginner. I love being playful like a kid again and get in more of a technical exercise rather than just calisthenics or kettlebells which I also lift. People do all sorts of useless shit like tennis, surfing or jogging, I don't see a problem with being a weekend warrior as long as we are honest to ourselves.

[@deansley174]

You've inspired me. I'm gonna get a ninja costume like I had as a kid and go jump around in the yard.

[@Lukrafiveman]

I trained MMA for 4 years with pro fighters.. then took ninjitsu for 6 months.. I tried their punch counter technique on a pro fight back in my mma class and it worked I accidentally hurt him and the coach asked what did I do. So yeah.. their stuff does work the only problem is finding the timing in a fight to apply it. If someone is fast and has great timing most of these Ninjitsu techniques work!

[@McDojoLife]

Which gym did you train mma? What is the formal name for ninjitsu? :)

[@bunny_rabbit5753]

True man 😁 I was also training under a mcdojo sifu. Who used to make believe that he can block punches with crescent kicks. I guess he was doing that on purpose ☺️

[@hongkongcantonese501]

If you guys ever read John F. Gilbey, you will see the seeds of every McDojo.

[@Katcom111]

I can't stand ninjutsu but who doesn't love Beverly Hills Ninja.

[@invisiblechurch9621]

I don't

[@jamestait8676]

Bujinkan isn't ninjutsu. Bujinkan is a scam. You don't know ninjutsu nobody does, it doesn't exist any more.

[@坦然無懼]

The saki test is quite pleasant to watch. Always cheers me up watching someone wait to get whacked on the noggin.

[@thomasfahey8314]

When I was a kid I studied bujinkan ninjitsu. At the beginning level it was a lot of break falls and front kicks , ironically. Learning to roll was useful. It's a bummer to see this stuff now.

[@brandonmonroe9822]

Absolutely love your channel, btw 🤘🏽

[@bboyhanvzla]

super useful agains't one arm guys

[@Quixotematic]

Whilst I would not defend the foot block (unless someone else is holding your arms!), the punch with a passing step is a legitimate technique. In boxing, it is known as the Fitzsimmons Shift; I don't think you're supposed to lead with it, though. It is also a typical technique in some older European fencing styles.

[@Vaille32]

In tkd, we trained to block punches with our feet, too. Over 30 years of tournaments and fighting, how many blocks have I completed with a foot technique? Excluding leg checks... 0. Toss that shit out.

[@Tab2120]

Well, when you're a master fighting is so easy, it's boring. That's probably why a lot of these masters make smug faces during demos, or maybe they've never had to use their techniques in a real fight. Not sure...

[@Pyrela]

Nah bro, this dude has totally blocked punches with his feet in like, 50 real fights and kumites that feature more contestants than have ever lived X 1,000,000.

[@TheMeatman1]

the sword thing is actually legit

[@Omicron9999]

Uhh, are you being serious? Because no. No, it's most definitely not. You can't use the Force to sense when a guy standing behind you is about to kill you. That's pure fiction. Try it if you don't believe me. I guarantee you'll be surprised.

[@TheMeatman1]

@@Omicron9999 i was talking about grabbing the blade of a sword with your hands.

[@jaketheasianguy3307]

The first sword grabbing video, i could believe because half swording techniques exist But the video where he ran the "shinken" across his face with no scar, nah man

[@heavymeddle28]

If you think about it. Martial arts is a lot like any religion out there. I'm 48. Started tae kwon do at 11. Got my red belt at 17. Thought that it was the shit. Nobody could possibly beat tae kwon do. Then I stepped up to black. There I felt small again against the other black belts. Not so cocky anymore but tae kwon do was the best. Then as the years went by... Winning and losing... I found out that I was deluded. Wasn't all that when I had to fight other styles. Found out the hard way. Don't get me wrong. I loooove tae kwon do. Still do it. But today I concider it a sport. A fun thing I love to do. But it's very very dangerous to believe something to be true without fact checking. These mc dojo videos?.. I don't know how it's possible for anyone over 5 to really believe that it's effective. Maybe they're just having a laugh. I hope so because they're gonna kill themselves if they think it's real combat they're doing

[@bryanlucas5875]

Really enjoy these breakdowns

[@jomess7879]

So in my first school taught blocking punches by kicking them in the bicep. Admittedly, it didn't feel good, but I always thought it was dumb. Somehow it never never came up in sparring, the few times we sparred

[@algomez8563]

You can block kicks with your feet. Not with your shin, but with the sole of your feet. Striking the knee or the thigh against a round house.

[@e2sealoperator561]

I've always been really good at stopping punches with my face. Not everyone can do that and I will teach it.

[@bujinsakura]

The video clip at the start where you say it's not a live blade... It was a live blade. That was filmed in the UK in 1995 and I handled that sword. Its just a trick. If you look in one of Fujita, Seiko books it's in there. I personally would not try it. He also did it with an old tanto of mine that's like a razor pulling it through the hand. Again it's just a trick.

[@daniel-zh9nj6yn6y]

I've seen that step forward + punch in a lot of Karate videos. I think the force comes from the entire body moving forward.

[@McDojoLife]

The style of karate I learned we didn’t step in such a way.

[@dukey03]

In the style I practice there is a step through punch, but the way we step through is completely different and generates a bit of power. We don't have our arm completely extended BEFORE we finish our step. It's more like a step through jab. I know what you mean though, it's how most styles of karate practice their basic punch

[@superdruid999]

@@McDojoLife honestly, that specific punch can generate a lot of power, although punching like that from all the way back is intentionally exxagerated to get used to putting your whole bodyweight behind a punch. kind of like a trainings exersize. the kick block seems bullshit though, and this coming from someone that practices ninjutsu. the style is pretty practical, its just that the bujinkan school have went for the money and dont train like they used to. they basically give blackbelts away to people that train there a view times during summer vacation. that school has basically turned into a glorified form of aikido almost. most people that go to japan still insist in being trained by hatsumi, who is over 70 now. just for reverence, one of the schools in taijutsu is shinden fudo ryu, the style where judo and aikijutsu was derived from. it has takedowns and groundfighting techniques that are almost identical to BJJ. never seen a modernly trained bujinkan dude practice those techniques

[@superdruid999]

@@McDojoLife they also stopped pressure testing it on resisting popponents to, and sadly in most bujinkan dojos they only train slow motion, not full speed. i think they might have made some shit up along the way to, like using techniques against stuff its not meant for, but works cause they only train against opponents that go along with it, like they do in aikido. honestly modern day bujinkan is giving the original martial art a bad name.

[@Sirmaximus62]

If you believe this type of punch has any valid power or technique behind it, I have a mountain to sell you. It comes fully stocked with dragon treasure and you will need this punch to defeat said dragon lol

[@christophervelez1561]

Dude that armbar was savage

[@jasonbayani2139]

I think the reason why he is punching with his rear hand and stepping forward with his rear foot at the same time is because the bujinkan people are imitating the most basic punch in karate which is the chodan zuki.. which is what we teach the beginners to get their proper movement in.. later on they would more regularly do a gyaku zuki rather than the beginner punch which is the opposite hand from ur front foot so u can use your hips for power.. in other words if ur left foot is up front u will punch with ur right hand..

[@Wwim58687]

Hatsumi wrote a book on cowboy martial arts in the 70s. He was cranking out fantasy martial arts and ninja stuff stuck.

[@blackknight5004]

The punch is ment to take time. This is so the person practising the technique has a chance to get the timing and range. Once comfortable shorter stances faster timing. For an actual combat situation practitioners take a much shorter stance and gaurd. Ive never actually seen the kick used that way before, wouldnt be my go to

[@checkmate5101]

Where do you find these videos 😂😂

[@toErehWon]

Thank you MC Dojo 🇲🇽

[@Skipmunk85]

Watching all these videos to start my own mcdojo

[@PETURK]

About those weird punches..I believe the idea was to mask the distsnce and speed of the punch (don't know if it works, never been on the receiving end of such an attack)..However, I believe, an old american student of this system by the name of Steven K Hayes..is teaching a modernised version with more realistic attacks..see To Shin Do and Quest Martial Arts

[@jessemelendez6305]

Hello Rob, These people seem so demented, but they keep putting out these ridiculous videos that attract other demented people. So unreal.

[@memegazer]

Not gonna lie...it looks cool as hell...should be in a movie

[@diddlenfiddle7311]

So I've been taught blocking with a crescent kick and after talking to a few people we think it's there to make you start questioning certain stuff but who knows

[@Raunadraug]

Did some Bujinkan for a few weeks when I was in my early 20's. It's 99% horseshit with 1% legit technique that is only anecdotally present. You can tell this guy is a legit McDojo instructor when he's visibly winded after performing his second demonstration. As for the '5th degree blackbelt' test. There is *some* legitimacy to this practice. It is mostly a historical/cultural tradition to see if anyone can do it basically. The morale of the lesson is "you can't". But it's been twisted (like so much of the historically accurate combatives from traditional japanese martial arts) into this mystical mumbo jumbo. During that particular test, the instructor is SUPPOSED to intentionally give subtle hints for the student to telegraph the attack. Anything from a change in breathing rhythm, to shuffling the feet or hips, depending on the student. The instructor should be keenly aware of the students' level of situational awareness and tailor the 'test' to their abilities. Again, this is a bastardization of the original intent of this 'test'. By telegraphing (or not telegraphing) the instructor can basically deny a student's advancement in the class. In other words, milk them for more money. Historical ninjutsu had some legitimate combative techniques, which have unfortunately been lost in the quagmire of commercialism that breeds dojo's like these.

[@glassfireactual9207]

I trained with Kacem. I know how bad bujinkan looks to some people, especially those who dont understand wtf is going on.

[@Raunadraug]

@Peter Miller And sore wallets.

[@grimdork1026]

@@glassfireactual9207 Kacem is one of the worst offenders, especially with sword technique, so it's strange you thought to bring him up.

[@glassfireactual9207]

@@grimdork1026 offenders? What do you mean

[@grimdork1026]

@@glassfireactual9207 He is one of the main spreaders of misinformation and illegitimate technique. The bujinkan should be split into its separate schools and preserved as historical study only, NOT self defense. Unfortunately it's become nothing more than a cult.

[@TheTrueDoomSlayer]

I do traditional taekwondo and we on some of ourselves defenses do the big step forward with the punch on the same side. The only time doing that is okay is if it's more of a traditional style martial art that is not being taken as serious self-defense and it can be classified as hapkido Edit: I mean self-defense

[@Polentaccio]

The big secret in the Bujinkan is thay you should have experience in something else before you train in it. Helps keep you grounded and NOT doing garbage like you see Van Donk doing here. The lunge punch does in fact generate power but think of it more a a Jack Dempsey sort of fall step. It is used too much though no question.

[@angacam]

I had a teacher once...he taught the same shit against knife attacks...

[@Omicron9999]

Wait, do you mean he tried to teach people to stop knife strikes.... WITH THEIR FEET? Did half of you decide to walk out then and there?

[@angacam]

@@Omicron9999 no, sadly we were all 15 - 17, had never even seen martial arts other than on Kung Fu theater at that time so really had no idea what we were seeing

[@deelo79]

You clearly haven't heard of my lunge punching technique.

[@tokyo333]

I love that you chose that particular picture of Mr. Hatsumi, looking a bit like Pennywise LMAO

[@leegrant1800]

I don't do any forms of martial arts whatsoever but I'll be quite happy to go up against this guy.

[@Emma-kz3zr]

Crescent kicks at best are dance moves, not for attack or defence, if anyone ever says otherwise request they demonstrate it on a heavy bag with full force, their knee will definitely thank them for it....

[@kristoffersana960]

*outside crescent kick. I thought it was an inside one initially as well.

[@xreaperxiii]

As for the dragging the guy to the ground by the elbow with just his leg, with how terrible that punch was his balance might have been bad enough to just fall...

[@stuffnuns]

In the martial art i studied, when ya bring the nage down, you’re supposed control him until he taps out, not smugly walking away, giving him your back. double D: Dumb and Dangerous.

[@kwihan7262]

Yeah, that zanshin sucks.

[@capile2]

Looks like that 'In Living Color' sketch with Jim Carrey as a self-defense instructor

[@talesfromthetoiletseat8295]

Lol yeah I saw that not to long ago. “I SPARRED WITH ELVIS!!!”

[@kwihan7262]

😂😂😂

[@seadoogti9288]

This would not work against my crane technique. If done right no can defend.

[@nickwatson7164]

Very good, now try my tiger style!

[@-007-Warzone-MW3-MW2]

These videos make my day thanks man too funny. What your martial arts background buddy just wondering.

[@McDojoLife]

23 years in the martial arts - 3rd degree blackbelt in karate - 3rd degree blackbelt in lissajous-do (little known weapons system. my instructor was master lee barden) - Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu - 6-0 amateur boxer - 4-2 amateur kickboxer - was on a international martial arts team called team full circle for 2 years - martial arts school owner for 4 years - martial arts business consulting for 10 years Pretty much the resume

[@-007-Warzone-MW3-MW2]

@@McDojoLife cool long list brother. I've been practicing JKD off on for over ten years my teachers teacher is Makoto kabayama first guy to be registered in Canada under Dan inosanto. Again you make my day with your videos much love from Canada

[@McDojoLife]

Liam thank you for the support. Glad you enjoy the videos

[@-007-Warzone-MW3-MW2]

@@McDojoLife no worries man I'm subscribed now hopefully that helps in you get some more $

[@FlorisGerber]

pray tell what is lissajous-do?

[@guillermoletsworkitout3522]

In black belt magazine in tang so do they have something close to it u should look at that one but that I don't know

[@Enforcer2811]

worst part is i actually learned this as part of the hapkido curriculum a few years back :( thankfully now I dedicating all my time and energy to bjj, with a few days a week of wrestling, judo and kickboxing

[@edwardstanulevich1764]

You just have to focus your chakra into your feet so you can run up trees. Then you will be able to do this technique. Seriously though, my first karate school taught a knife disarm along these lines. You would inside crescent kick the knife arm as they lunged at you with the knife, drop into a horse stance, chop the wrist to make them drop the knife, and then do a take down.

[@DanielArthur_profile]

The only thing I can say maybe about that is if you're wearing a good shoe it might make sense to try to kick the knife as you have a little protection on your feet, but nah, you'll still most likely end up getting cut. Side note: I did a drill with my black belt candidates where we used erasable markers as knives in a 1 minute "anything goes" scenario so you could see where and how the defender was "cut"... everyone got cut, some worse than others, but everyone got cut... best odds were actually avoid the attacks altogether, mostly by running away...

[@edwardstanulevich1764]

@@DanielArthur_profile exactly. I had someone tell me that drill is stupid. He claims he'd get drawn on by a marker but that he could disarm a knife wielding attacker without getting cut. His reasoning is that the person with the marker is just trying to color on your. I'm not sure he understands how knives work. I'm hoping he will explain to me why dealing with a live knife is easier than dealing with a marker.

[@jckingsley]

Van Donk is literally a guy with too much money who paid his way up the chain and is a straight up whipping boy for Hatsumi any time he was around him. He's right up there with Ronald Duncan in my book. lol

[@speed65752]

There's only one way this technique could work: Being a 15 years experienced master fighting against someone who has never fought in his life.

[@augustuslodholz5453]

What it's as if you've never seen Naruto before not knowing how to pronounce Taijutsu, Guy Sensei is the greatest Taijutsu user of all time

[@juliarmbar]

Dude, you deserve more subs. You are doing an amazing job exposing this.

[@Cheers-kun]

I never expected that anyone on this planet, even without any prior MA experience, would need to be told that they should not block punches with their feet. Yet here we are.

[@iancook1506]

oi zuki or lunge punch, is a very common punch in most karate styles.

[@McDojoLife]

Arm completely straight while doing it? No actual punch involved? I’d love to see that

[@russellnentwich8745]

This reminds me of the time I had “10th degree” black belt who actually taught classes tell me to punch him while he faced me totally squared off with his hands down. He said he can block anything with his speed. So I did it and knocked the breath out of him.

[@stephanwatson7902]

The way this guy steps forward with his cross is nothing like how say a Dustin Porier would shift stances with a punch

[@Desmont123]

"Van Donk" the name alone commands respect.