How I “get away with trashing Kungfu” in China & should vegans eat jellyfish?

A viewer wants to know how I “get away with trashing Chinese Kungfu in China”. There are a few things to unpack there, since (1) I don’t, I love traditional Chinese martial arts, and (2) even if I did, no one would care.
(Even so, I get a fair amount of comments like this assuming that I have unfairly attacked traditional martial artists. If you feel this way, please link me to a video where you feel this has happened.)
Then we rehash the Xu Xiaodong and his social credit scores debacle. It never ceases to amaze me how incredibly certain people are about what happens in China when they have never even been to China.
Then I go on a tangent about jellyfish. To my vegan viewers: why would you eat a carrot, but not a jellyfish? Explain the ethics to me please.
There were literal tons of jellyfish being washed up on shore this week.
This episode of Q&A with the Coach was filmed on the beach of the Haitang bay, in Hainan, China, next to the South China Sea.
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[@actuallywetsocks2374]

Ramsey Dewey: “I enjoy long walks on the beach and being bald”

[@RamseyDewey]

It’s the best, man!

[@joshalmighty1901]

Thank you so much for sharing this insight about China, the cat thing, and the martial artist punished by the Chinese government. I truly appreciate your unique perspective. This changed the way I think about China in a very positive way.

[@Joe-pd3lx]

Lol

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

Cant relate :'(

[@sluggensluggen5075]

Great educational lesson. But should have taken the plastic out of the ocean. Vegans try to debunk Neil tyson degrasse. Hilarious! Maybe stick to vlogging from the gym. The beach allows your mind to wonder down the rabbit hole.🤯

[@GuitarsRockForever]

"Don't protest in the dark against darkness, turn on the light." 1000% agree.

[@danielhounshell2526]

@@johnboyjordan1915 no, it's a statement to do things that actually matter or will change something. In fact it's a statement against the sort of people that spend their lives spouting empty platitudes. You've somehow managed to come away with the exact opposite of this sentence's meaning.

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

@@johnboyjordan1915 eh... no?

[@diggie9598]

@@johnboyjordan1915 While being in the dark, turning on the light is like being idle? Now that makes sense...

[@guytakamatsu7326]

Do you know of the saying “It is better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.”

[@hilossrt4]

America has some major issues with giving local lawmaking powers to entities that should have no ability to pass laws. An example of this is city ordinances. A small group of people can literally pass any law they want as a city ordinance. Such as if you live in the city your grass cannot be more than 2 inches tall. They are not required to post these laws to the public in any meaningful way but have the power to impose fines and criminal penalties on violators. This in my opinion is a misuse of power and needs to be abolished stripping cities and countries of such arbitrary power.

[@andrebaxter4023]

Well said.

[@thepaladin7816]

Quote of the day by Ramsey Dewey - "If your whole character is based on being against something, you don't actually stand for anything... and if you don't stand for anything... Pffft, what the heck are you doing with your life?"

[@blockmasterscott]

I'm a fundamentalist traditional practitioner of Chinese martial arts, and I never got the impression you trashed CMA. I love forms. I live for forms!

[@bryansinger8906]

Same here. I never gotten that impression either.

[@neansath]

"But Ramsey, there's evil in the world!" Ramsey: Great! - Ramsey Dewey, out of context 2021

[@masterwrong4933]

Beach is basically the streetz. Change my mind.

[@hoop6988]

@Richard JW THEN GRAB SEA SHELLS TO CUT THEIR EYES OPEN.

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

In Brazil, a Beach is like hell; a place with constant fighting for survival, punishment for things that you probably did and pure madness.

[@iam-retarded-but]

@@jestfullgremblim8002 WTF ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

@@iam-retarded-but haha

[@js1741]

Not only surplus jellyfish, there are a lot of invasive or problematic species we could be eating! The Asian Carp is a damaging invasive species laying waste to aquatic ecosystems here in America. Anglers cut them up for bait or cast them aside as trash seeing them as unappetizing. Which is incredible, because they are the most widely eaten freshwater fish in the world!

[@agreenidge]

Thank you for clarifying what Gung Fu means. I'm so tired of having to explain it over and over again. As a former 20+ year kung fu practitioner I see how people talk about things they don't really know. That's why I follow your page. Because you speak with knowledge and if you make a mistake 😳 you say so. Plus, I don't know how I feel about jellyfish. I think it would be good to eat.

[@bingsoo9559]

I watched the movie “the art of self defense” that You, Capt. Krav, and Stabby Jourdan talked about and man was it dark but it does show how shady martial arts thrive in the sense of fear they plant on the minds of the weak

[@FightCommentaryChats]

That movie was awesome!

[@restojon1]

I've not seen this, thanks for the tip. I'm not any sort of Martial Arts expert, I love Martial Arts, but I'm no expert and I thrive on learning (why are we all here on this channel, after all?) But I must admit that I do get a little bit "animated" when people use the fears or weaknesses of others to push their agenda or take money from those who are frightened. Training should never take, only give. At any stage. Thank you for all you do, Ramsey. I love expanding my knowledge with you.

[@buggatewood1560]

Hey Ramsey you are bringing up a very interesting point I am vegan and I have considered eating mollusks such as clams and oysters for this very same reason they don't have a brain but they do have a central nervous system I never considered jellyfish but I believe you are right if the general tenant of veganism is to not cause harm or suffering you're not really causing it to those animals they don't feel that they don't experience that and you're also right about some animals it doesn't take much to raise them. Man you and I could have some seriously long discussions about this and I personally believe you're on the right track and there isn't anything wrong with eating either one of those types of animals.

[@makokx7063]

Since it is alive you are causing "harm". Even to plants that you eat, they are alive, so you can't avoid "harm". As far as suffering goes would you eat an animal that was killed with nitrogen? They will just go to sleep and die without even knowing it themselves, 0 suffering.

[@MartialArtUK]

Your a good guy Dewey, in life we would get on . I would really like to see you do a video with a chen taijiquan Master from the chen village please. Thank you

[@sasizzarrustuta8919]

Please everybody get some traction behind this comment. Let the coach see it, for WE WANNA SEE THE OLD MASTER OF CHEN!!

[@varanid9]

"What is a criminal record? It's a social credit score." Damn, you're right, I never looked at it that way. Who gave the U.S. government this kind of authority? We did, in our ignorance. And, as you say, ignorance is not an excuse.

[@turbomanmechachrist]

Except the social credit score is far more extreme to the point where you can't freely compare the two. All you need to do is to look into what actually affects social credit, and then what actually counts as crimes in other parts of the world.

[@peterwang5660]

@@turbomanmechachrist Actually, the entire comparison doesn’t matter, because it’s a one party system over here, whatever credit system or law they put up in the end it’s just an arbitration of what the feds want to do. And fucking hell, WHERE have YOU gone to “look into” what affects social credit?

[@parabel5437]

well not really

[@turbomanmechachrist]

@a Not even American my dude, and use proper sources if you want to educate.

[@turbomanmechachrist]

@@peterwang5660 one simple example .. Xu Xiadong had his social credit hit for critiquing and fighting Kung Fu martial artists. So do educate yourself on the matter. Dont take my word for it.

[@Intelligenkeit]

i mean just by reading the title... one is a kind of serious question and then... should vegans eat jellyfish... lol

[@Shmalentine]

For me this was the most informative (and entertaining) of your videos. Learned stuff about China, which I definitely had a skewed idea about (partly stemming from your statement a while back that you are forced to use a VPN because the government blocks youtube). I did learn to be more open-minded though, especially last year when I went to Vietnam for a week thinking it was going to be boring, and even a week in Vietnam was going to be too long. Oh how wrong I was. My week-long trip to Vietnam turned into a year-and-a-half stay, and frankly now I can't imagine living anywhere else. Hoping to visit China soon (it was on the agenda in March of 2020 but we all know how that turned out). Anyway... great content! Cheers!

[@simonyu8838]

A vegetarian coworker at my last job did argue that oysters might fall under his criteria of things he considers allowable to eat. We saw his point but another guy pointed out that said coworker was a picky eater and was unlikely to like them. Also, getting into martial arts as a kid due to kung-fu movies and The Karate Kid? Some of us got inspired to start training for better reasons . . . I got into it from watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

[@Narusasu98]

For me it was Dragon Ball/Dragon Ball Z haha. Good times

[@mynameispaul6083]

This is great! Thank you for explaining some of the systems in China. We get fed some pretty bad sounding info over here. I teach Wing Chun in Australia. At my club we do regular sparring, pad training, interclub fights and at times have competed in the ring in San Shou (Sanda). When Xu Xiaodong became well known it massively effected my ability to get new students. Suddenly Wing Chun became very unpopular and many people were convinced that Wing Chun was always a joke and wasnt useful at all. I agree that the worst martial art in the world is Wing Chun done badly, but done well it can work. My understanding was that Xu Xiaodong wasnt attacking traditional martial arts in general but was trying to expose some specific charlatans. Is that right? Love the content. Thank you for your wonderful insights.

[@RamseyDewey]

Yes, that’s exactly what Xu Xiaodong set out to do. Unfortunately, a lot of people can’t tell the difference between exposing frauds and attacking the systems those frauds supposedly represented.

[@PaMuShin]

You know that Xu Xiaodong fought against one of the top 3 Wing Chun Masters of China? I do not think that he is after frauds, but rather trying to show kung fu is thrash, kind of reminds on the western occupation with the sick man of asia campaign. There are videos, where he gets beaten up too, running with a blue face, but these are not this popular

[@PaMuShin]

Take kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2q8lYZ8iJ14oMU - Ding Hao vs Xu Xiaodong , you can clearly see that he has problems with the ducking in boxing, usually shaolin has the three doors concept, so how come no one in wing chun can fight lowered opponents? Another issue about the ip man branch is often the entry techniques of wing chun with the front kick. There is the whole concept that you still have in shaolin wing chun and red boat wing chun lost somehow. But this kind of made me wonder on the low techniques of chen taiji how they would fare with it

[@PaMuShin]

I doubt that wing chun was always a joke, but i think the shortened big city version somehow was brought incomplete or is teached incomplete compared to the older versions, the older versions still have much more hung gar flavor in them

[@user-wm1oo4os7e]

I love jellyfish! People think it sounds gross, but they're crunchy and great in salads. Perfect little side or snack during the summer. Great videos, just subscribed because I'm chinese and have been missing China recently. You make really interesting content and I just recently got into mma which is how I found you-- been really enjoying them :) Edit- Ramsey I have to say, so refreshing to see someone sharing content about China without resorting to fearmongering, hatemongering and negativity just to jack up the views. I feel like on a platform like youtube, people find success with a certain kind of content and then run with it just because it gives them attention, not caring about what they’re putting out into the world or how it affects their viewers. Thank you for not caving in to the algorithm.

[@fulviosantangeletta5838]

Fantastic video here Ramsay so neat that you show the South China sea I think it's a great addition to this video ..super information but it's also nice to show how beautiful China is while letting people understand more about martial arts from your large knowledge base... And with the great experience that you have. I'm an exercise physiologist and have learned a little bit about the martial arts as well as learning actively on my own At a fantastic dojo in my Hometown.. but I've also had clients who have had interesting experiences in China one that was living in China in the 1950s he is an American of English background and had many interesting stories to tell me about that time period unfortunately the unfortunately that fantastic person has passed away since him letting me know about his wonderful experiences.

[@tomfoolery5844]

Always love your perspective Ramsey. I might not agree with everything you say, but I’ve learned a lot from your channel and I’m grateful. Edit:lots of typos lol I was up early

[@SlowDoomer]

Peter Singer, philosopher of ethics, professor of bioethics at Princeton, author Animal Liberation, and co-author of The Ethics of What We Eat, thinks that it’s ethical to eat bivalve mollusks such as scallops, mussels, clams, and oysters due to their apparent inability to experience pain or suffering. Pending an anatomical verification, jelly fish would very likely make it onto the ethical menu as well. Other moral philosophers, such as Professor Shelly Kagan, would also add that it’s ethical for an otherwise vegetarian/vegan (such as himself) to eat leftover meat so that it doesn’t go to waste. Please note that this is not an appeal to authority because these philosophers always appeal to reason and evidence in addition to righting for a lay audience. I only mention their names so that people can find their books and evaluate the reasons themselves.

[@power50001562]

Our bodies are clearly designed to handle all of it though. To put moral restrictions on what we eat would have to go beyond pain being felt because you can kill painlessly.

[@peterwang5660]

@@power50001562 I think the real meat of the issue here is that bivalve mollusks aren’t sentient, maybe we can kill painlessly but perhaps the philosophers take issue with taking a life of an animal without its consent. Hell even with consent if that can be managed one day is messed up; you don’t encourage human suicide, you do anything you can to prevent it.

[@power50001562]

@@peterwang5660 Ha! MEAT of the issue. But yeah, it's certainly a question of whether humans are ethically free to kill animals just like other animals do or not. Also, whether an animal's life is even comparable to a human life.

[@paulcastle2019]

Also oyesters clean the ocean around them, even farmed oyesters. Eating oyesters increases demand, so more are grown, so the ocean gets a little bit healthier.

[@power50001562]

@@didjitalone9544 all of those are exceptions though, in general the body can handle all of those things so we can tell that the natural order of things is that the body is designed to handle it. Bodies that cannot handle it would be disordered

[@turbomanmechachrist]

I feel that you've been always fully honest about things, you don't trash anything. You always speak about the good and the bad with the various forms, that's what makes it so interesting to listen to your knowledge and wisdom concerning each form.

[@daniyara8879]

It's sad that people believe everything the media tells them so blindly. Especially when it breeds hate and aggression.

[@Damo1981]

You make a lot of good points in your videos and many of them humorous to help make your point. Watching your channel is always entertaining and enlightening.

[@shashankbose3698]

Dayumm coach coming in with some great philosophy and quotes (probably the church background coming in) its great tho love it keep them coming.

[@OnyxXThePunch]

Not a vegan but now I wanna try jellyfish.

[@zootjitsu6767]

Yeah I’m a vegetarian and I’m down tho I imagine it won’t taste too nice

[@cahallo5964]

@Amira Toma go carnivore instead if we are gonna try meme diets carnivore is healthier

[@cahallo5964]

@Amira Toma I am the happiest murderer you'll ever meet then!

[@emsif]

what i really like about Ramsey is his openness to others martial arts and his research attitude. And this makes him really intelligent in my opinion. Always looking for what works for you instead of always having a focus on what doesn´t work.

[@andrebaxter4023]

Hell yeah dude. Bruce Lee, TMNT, Old Kung fu movies, and Dragon Ball Z definitely got me into martial arts. Love this stuff.

[@hunterhall1575]

I am enjoying the sound and sight of the sea behind you as you walk. And it puts you in a more contemplative mood it seems. I think you should do more answer videos this way. Much more personal, much more connective for us as your audience. Great work as always, no get out there and train somebody 😉

[@charlesmclaughlin4218]

I never thought you were trashing kung-fu, I only thought that you were telling the truth about what you observed. Keep making videos I enjoy them

[@xearianmagus]

I am vegan, but I'm not sure how qualified I am to give you a good an answer on the jellyfish. That being said. Here goes. It's hard to say what should be accepted as an ethical food source. One that has minimal impact on the environment and suffering of other creatures? If that is the definition. There aren't any commercially available food sources that can be classified as 100% cruelty free with zero environmental impact. It turns in to a question of what creates the least amount damage. Even non animal agriculture uses animal by-products, is the cause of animal and insect deaths, and It has it's own carbon footprint and environmental impact due to farming equipment, pesticides(if not organic), transportation, and packaging waste. So to compare that to picking up a jellyfish and eating it. In that case. It may be more ethical and have less environmental impact than going to the grocery store and buying a something like a block of tofu.

[@BootsofBlindingSpeed]

"It's easier to be reactive than proactive. " - Imaqtpie

[@lemankurtz8950]

Yeah but any authoritarian filth takeover of a nation will always label itself "revolutionaries!!" while labelling the response to it as "😈Reactionaries😈" Like those of Cuba......the establishment there are actually calling themselves "Revolutionary Citizens!!" As if they didn't pull a successful Coup in '59-'61. Whether the uprising is good or bad, they DEFINITELY do NOT have institutional control or Media Control on their side. Just saying.

[@BootsofBlindingSpeed]

@@lemankurtz8950 from what I understand, I agree c: Just letting you know btw. I wasn't particularly talking political reactionary, tho Ik there is a certain overlap. (After all we call it that for a reason ofc) I was talking more in general. Y'know how in our everyday lives even, it's so much easier to just give a reaction than actually do something yourself? Haha, like being a critic I guess? xD Easy to just say something's bad compared to how to improve it or coming up with your own idea. Make something even better! (Not that I'm saying criticism itself is invalid ofc, just...easier?)

[@lemankurtz8950]

@@BootsofBlindingSpeed Looking back at my comment, it looks VERY accusatory.....probably towards China/Cuba to those who will take it that way. It wasn't really an attack, and I should have toned it down, maybe. The order in which those terms are given are pretty much always the same in any Changing of the Guard regarding a coup or some such. You can also break that down to a Micro level. Like a person rebels in a relationship (the revolutionary) then the other reacts to it ( the reactionary) etc..etc... Lolol.

[@rollinOnCode]

not true.

[@BootsofBlindingSpeed]

@@rollinOnCode go on then. Elaborate.

[@ernestturner915]

This is the best video you have ever done!! Thank you!!!

[@MG-bi6mq]

Your kung fu is actually pretty good. Since...you know...you can fight. The videos you did analyzing Taiji, Capoeira, and the speed bag are A+. I would like to see more body movement (xinyiba), though. Last time I left a comment about that you said “there is no internal in fighting.” Hear me out: you do Jack Dempsey’s falling step, right? Body weight goes down and into the other guy, right? When you do the falling step, pay attention to the movement of your hips. The whole body moves at the same time but the forward movement of your hips will drive a vertical wave up your back that can be directed out your arms. Most people miss this, although I’m happy if people can just get the falling step correct. But there’s more depth to it than just body slamming. Dempsey also used isometric loading. That’s also an internal principle. Look up isometric loading for boxing.

[@emilyfarr9897]

I just found your channel recently and anyone saying you do not like/support traditional martial arts has not actually watched the videos. Or at least not with the sound on maybe? 😆 I think you are probably correct that they read the title and stop there without understanding that the title is the topic of conversation, not the opinion that will be expressed. I also hope all the commenters on here with their tin foil hats showing do not discourage you from continuing to post - because the rest of us really get a lot out of what you do here. Know that you have viewers that appreciate you and hope you will continue to get out there…and make great videos 😁

[@jessiesineath7702]

Thank you for keeping your videos clean so I can listen to all your content with my daughter in the car

[@jeredblackmoor3295]

Badass Ramsey!!! This is why I love your channel!!! BooooM!!!

[@hadramawut29]

Overgeneralizations and miscommunications... time-tested ways for people to paint others in a one-dimensional way so they can feel better about themselves. Thanks Ramsey

[@charliezoa4899]

Watching a down to earth guy debunking a conspiracy theory. The day couldn't start any better than this.

[@RobertMcCutchan]

Funny thing is I loved martial arts movies and wanted to train but lived in a semi-rural area and there were no gyms. Then there were girls. And work. And life. And both knees blown with surgery on one removing half my meniscus. Grade 6 ac separation. Etc etc etc. Now at 50 I've started Muay Thai and wish I had started back in the day. I appreciate your videos because they have helped me focus on some of my bad habits in life and gives me a chance to fix them.

[@douggarig9582]

Check out knees over toes guy

[@sensam6155]

@@douggarig9582 Have YOU, specifically YOU gotten good results using his programming?

[@douggarig9582]

@@sensam6155 yes I'm 58 been a full contact guy and a thug all of my life a lot of his protocols are things actually incorporated into my life since youth split squat backwards running all part of normal training every day when I had some injuries I neglected some of the things that had got me to the dance and his system definitely reinforced 40 plus years of the grind plus the nordic is a killer

[@jmkonmark78]

Hi Ramsey, I have been watching your content for the past two and a half years, and I am a big fan of your work. Just had a question for the next time you do a Q&A. How do you deal with an opponent who has superb knee stomps, oblique, and general side kicks to the knees/ upper thigh, think Jon Jones. Some context, I am a bigger guy (orthodox middleweight), who has been training in Dutch kickboxing, and BJJ for the past two and a half years. My opponent/ training partner is a smaller guy (southpaw lightweight) who has a background in taekwondo, and we have been training kickboxing for a similar amount of time. every time I step into jab, or even feint a step in I am getting knee stomped, or obliqued, and once I reach for a kick, I can sense the lead leg snap kick to the face imminent. My head Coach clay tells me to play his game because my reach is longer, but I cant lie coach Ramsey, the time it takes me to chamber my lead leg, I have been body kicked, then head kicked already. that's the speed difference. Do you have any advice to deal with this tricky, fast style? Big fan from Vancouver BC. Best to you and yours coach - Justin

[@exen8650]

Did you ever figure it out?

[@mmaacademyonline2250]

I am an owner of a Martial arts academy in NJ. I’ve been training for about 30 years between Karate, BJJ and other martial arts. I’ve trained and still train tai chi and love all martial arts. If what your doing makes you happy do it. It’s all good.

[@ciscokid1214]

7:00 the firts martial art i train in was catch wrestling because alot of my favorite pro wrestlers had legit backgrounds in catch i train for 3 months because the school closed and now im traning karate and bjj

[@iandixon7641]

Interesting listening to you Ramsey but Damn what a beautiful beach you’re on there.

[@Xzontyr]

As some have said. In the world we live in, it is dangerous to have enemies. No. No its not, because if someone doesn't like you, it means you may have stood up for something, and if you stand up for something good, it just means there may be alot of people that may need some help seeing, and knowing what's good, and right, not what you selfishly think, is right. Shared quality thoughts. People should not be afraid to appreciate good knowledge.

[@adamaldabbagh8396]

I am curious on anyone's thoughts on watching or studying fighting techniques while injured. I very recently had ACL reconstruction surgery and currently can not practice my kickboxing and what not. I still watch some videos currently but I have started watching less cause I get an itch of wanting to try the stuff I watched but know that I cant and that bums me out. Am I thinking of this the wrong way? Like is there a kind of mental aspect to studying techniques like with pro wrestling or is it better to just wait till I can train again? I hope this was a clear question but its something I have been wondering the last two weeks. Thanks for any tips or answers.

[@StevieSouthOfficial]

I hope I get to live as long as you & am able to share my journey in the same way you are. Cheers!

[@gamar1226]

Hey mate, I address a pretty important question and I m going to sum it up as much as I can. 1.Why do some fighters get very buff from fighting training when this is supposed to burn you out so much and make you lose weight? Tyron Woodley, Mike Tyson, Francis Nganu? 2. (M * v'2)/2 , kinetic energy. Why do our muscles get bigger, from a evolutionary perspective if they might slow you down and losing speed so decreasing the more important factor in punching power? Was there not an evolutionary constraint that would favor idk fighting? I ask those 2 question because first of all I get very buff just from kickboxing and find myself very hard to compete, like to lose weight. I can send pictures if someone wants to see what I m talking about. PS : I know punching power increases little with muscle size but what is the evolutionary point to get buffer if you slow down? Whats the point of having tree trunk legs if you punch from arms ? I don't see how you could utilize a buffer body in order to maximize being buff. The only answer i found is that fights were not supposed to take long and being very explosive (me and the fighters above) ends them in the 60 seconds gap and that due to training the game changed from explosiveness to endurance.

[@stt1976]

Now Coach Ramsey has made me want to order some take away jellyfish with my lunch. Delicious with Zhenjiang Vinegar, sesame oil and a little soy sauce.

[@joshruehlig]

Alot of vegans eat living things with mitochondia, specifically algae. Some even market supplements of chlorella and spirulina as superfoods because it has analogous forms of vitamin B12 (which have shown to not really be used in the human body). My source... I was a vegan for a year too in 2008-2009. I wonder if these algaes are closer to animals, like jelly fish and sea anemone, then plants.

[@md_f_dnn]

You mentioned how you want to know more about the history and applications of Chinese martial arts and their taolu/forms, you might want to talk to Will from monkey steals peach, or Joshua from shaolin yuzhai, they seem to have done a lot of, if not, the most, legitimate research into the history of many martial arts throughout China and they're known for sparring and pressure testing with their kung fu too, just a recommendation 🙂

[@alexanerose4820]

Wow, I didn't know these guys existed. Thanks for the recomendation.

[@peterwang5660]

They’re both just guys on youtube, there are actual professors who look into CMA, academics, scholars etc. I mean, if Will and Joshua are the most legit sources left well shucks, Kung Fu is DEAD.

[@md_f_dnn]

@@peterwang5660 yeah but the problem is and I've seen this before many of those professors get a lot of their information wrong and end up approaching a lot of this stuff with some serious biases, what if someone is on KZbin? That doesn't discredit any of the research that they have done on these Arts, for which they have done plenty, you act like just because someone isn't a professor that they can't contribute to this type of thing, no one's claiming they're absolute experts on Chinese history they don't even claim to be, they're just going throughout China to try and piece some things together and I don't see anything wrong with that, and keep in mind this is research, just because they are KZbinrs doesn't mean they can't do legitimate historical research, I'm sorry you may not like that they're just a couple guys with KZbin channels but that doesn't mean kongfu is step, how about you not just completely and totally judge a book by its cover? they probably have just as much credentials to talk about the martial arts and history of the martial arts in China as Jesse enkamp the karate nerd does about the martial arts and history of the martial arts in Okinawa, Jesse enkamp isn't an academic or a scholar in this type of subject but the insight and research he has given is incredibly valuable also don't forget that Will and other people like him are the reason that Jesse was even able to go to fujian China to research the origins of karate in the first place and that ended up possibly gave us some of the greatest insight ever on the connection between southern Chinese/fujianese and okinawan martial arts, I'm sorry but you might want to do a bit more research on these guys before you just dismiss them as just some random KZbinrs

[@AeolethNionian]

Is the video mirrored or is the shirt that way so you can see it in reflections?

[@shashankbose3698]

Can you do a video on how to build pressure in a fight? Like when i watch khabib I literally get scared by the intimidation and the pressure building up every minute. I know it comes from years of fighting and experience but I’m really interested to understand how to not be intimidated in a fight cage or in da streetz😂. Thanks

[@rhyul1758]

Just shaved my head, my friend said I look like a Taoist monk 😂

[@sugacanebeats17]

Ramsey Dewey is Jason Statham without the cockney accent

[@tophernolastname2378]

What's that island in the back? It looks nice.

[@RamseyDewey]

Wujiajiiu island

[@restojon1]

It does look like the most beautiful and calming place to spend some time.

[@monkeypox9683]

Holy shit I watched the entire video and you just opened my eyes to a lot of things about America.

[@genebarry2471]

Great video once again

[@harjutapa]

lolol KZbin recommended a video called "Systema Punch Tips for Power" after this video. Now I wanna see Ramsey discuss Systema in more detail.

[@harjutapa]

just looked, looks like the only time Ramsey has really discussed it was back in 2018 and he didn't really know anything about it but the weird internet videos. Now I wonder if he's heard more.

[@RamseyDewey]

There is so much bad systema stuff on the web. I’m going to have to make another video about it. I might have to bring in Captain Krav Maga’s long lost cousin “Sergeant Systema”.

[@restojon1]

Please give Systema a fair appraisal. I have a spinal cord injury (injuries, plural actually) and I've found it very beneficial for my health overall, the biomechanics of it do stand up and I have re-learned how to use certain parts of my body to minimise the efforts going through my body and thus reducing the stress on my spinal injuries. Also, the gentle slow nature of our training that slowly builds in intensity is great for us wounded ones as it slowly allows us to build strength in muscles (some of which are hard to access due to nerve injuries) and improves our cardio as walking distance and running is right out of the window for us due to the nature of our injuries.

[@peterwang5660]

Well, thanks for sharing a perspective that paints the mainland in a more positive light than even I would give (albeit, as diaspora, I get most of my info from Western media). But, I did ask you if you had looked deeper into fire safety on that McDojo Life video, and if you have, what do the Chinese people at your gym or wherever think about fire safety standards and infrastructure in general? I typed a lot of crap about like maybe some poorer parts of China like my ancestral province where that gym fire happened are not as developed so third world things still happen but they are getting better and this and that. So, is that what Shanghai people think? (Shanghaiers stereotypically have a huge superiority complex over the rest of China for obvious reasons, but still)

[@RamseyDewey]

You didn’t read my reply?

[@peterwang5660]

@@RamseyDewey I turn off notifications for replies, but not likes, somebody liked another reply I left here, but I’ll go back and see. It was your taekwondo video right?

[@chopsueykungfu]

I’m vegan and I wouldn’t eat a jelly fish. Why? Because it is “in the suspect borderline territory”, and why should I go there when there are thousands upon thousands of plant based food I have never, and will never have the time to try to eat even if I tried to pursue them. I’m all for lab grown meat, I think it is a wonderful thing that will do wonderful things to help the environment and save many animals, but I don’t plan to eat it. The thought of eating flesh is now disgusting to me, even it I know it isn’t from a creature that existed. Some plant based meat is a turn off too, because it is so realistic and mimics blood in it (Impossible burgers).

[@Mbq-sh6bj]

6:59 So true, so true. While fictional, so many depictions of martial might (& morals) were / are the kick start for real world action, growth, & health. Rocky Balboa? NOT a real guy. Stallone? NOT a real boxer. But his impact to on fitness (& martial arts) culture is huge! The wuxia stuff? It was fun for a while. But then the teenage years happened, and I wanted something more "realistic"!... 7:11 The start of a series minor groin muscle pulls and a retrospective appreciation for warming up!

[@charleswilliams3839]

Great video!

[@academyofstreetdanceuk9111]

I literally had this question in my head realising you reside there! Are you in Mainland China or Hong Kong??

[@RamseyDewey]

Mainland China. I live in Shanghai. This video was filmed in Hainan.

[@guyfromnj]

You are extremely smart and insightful.

[@RamseyDewey]

Thanks

[@Xplora213]

Ramsey’s gungfu is voice overs 🗣 🎙🥇

[@jesseshaffer3951]

Tai chi is good martial exercise on the recovery cycle. I like your videos btw. That is why I comment. Otherwise I wouldn't bother.

[@jesseshaffer3951]

Also I herd there is something about herbs and a snake fighting an eagle. I love a good daoist 😃

[@jesseshaffer3951]

And now I'm thinking about trying some jellyfish LoL. Might have to cook it in broth.

[@RamseyDewey]

Jellyfish is usually eaten raw, by the way.

[@danielhounshell2526]

Jellyfish are one of the single strangest existences on the planet. No brain, no nervous system, etc. It's just not like nearly anything else in nature. Also you definitely don't lambast Chinese martial arts on this channel. You've actually been very fair to the Kung Fu practitioners that actually know how to use their martial art in my opinion.

[@danielkjh8]

not a vegan, but i'd give jellyfish a try

[@francescocarpini]

I love watching these. Used to be a Kung fu nerd as a kid. And then an aikido nerd later. Got beaten up several times 😂 ... I like your balance, world Outlook. And today speech about american dogmas and ethnocentrism was exhalting.

[@francescocarpini]

We all, in Europe too, read these things about chinese "regime" without the capacity of observing ourselves, our real freedom and opportunities.

[@LupeJustinian]

Wuxia Films have always captured my imagination 🙏 Jet Li's Wuxia pedigree is awesome alongside his Hitman/Police Officer Leading Man tenure. Films like The Legend 1/2, Red Dragon, Twin Dragons, etc are amazing. But of all martial arts stars, my first and most everlasting hero is Jackie Chan!

[@EveOfSpring]

Interesting thoughts about jellyfish. I’m vegan. Funny thing is I have a jellyfish tattoo 😆. I wouldn’t eat jellyfish though. Harvesting them on a large scale would kill sentient fish too.

[@RamseyDewey]

Harvesting crops kills A LOT more animals than fishing for jellyfish does, by a factor of over a billion to one.

[@allegedly6]

Could it be that where we stand is level and stationary?

[@aquiredskill]

Have you been to the monks high up in the mountains ?

[@davidp.7620]

Congratulations! You've spoken positively of the Glorious Revolution. The Party has awarded you 50 extra Social Credit Score points.

[@connie_d]

The jellyfish thing is interesting, since veganism is about reducing suffering a lot of vegans are fine with eating bivalves like oysters because they're not sentient and don't feel pain, looks like it's a similar situation with the jellies. I'd prefer to eat a carrot but maybe one day if the shop's out of carrots and has a 2-for-1 on jellyfish (and I'm drunk).

[@Creator_Veeto_PAEACP]

Uhhh so because science says “ we dont know if they feel pain” you ASSUME they dont? 😂

[@connie_d]

@@Creator_Veeto_PAEACP Science and any sensible person wouldn't say something feels pains unless there was a good reason to think that

[@Creator_Veeto_PAEACP]

@@connie_d True empirical science never claims to understand anything fully. Science itself tries to prove itself wrong by design, and if it can’t be proven wrong then we can try to map out reality. Interpretations of theories are not science since it is Ontological and not Emperical. Point being, we should not assume. today’s “understanding” of biology may change when we are given better means to interpret and observe data.

[@connie_d]

@@Creator_Veeto_PAEACP Our "understanding" of rocks may change too but we know how the mechanisms that cause suffering work, I don't think it makes sense to assume rocks suffer until there's reason not to Oh look another youtube comments argument, my mum would be ashamed

[@Creator_Veeto_PAEACP]

@@connie_d funny how you result to insults because you can’t properly defend your reasoning. It is what it is. I mean you did just try to compare rocks to living things.

[@joelhusbands3838]

Fist signed up for karate because of shaw Brothers films that played on TV every Sunday. As a child all Asian martial arts were the same dam thing. At school we'd fight shaw Brothers style and make the sound effects.

[@hasanc1526]

What was the first video called Im trying the find it

[@ernestvenn8291]

Ramsey my question too you is what is your definition of Good and justice in the world?

[@ReallyOldDog]

What do I do with people who close their eyes when I turn on the lights?

[@godihopethisnottaken]

I'm totally lost here. I had a run in with an old acquaintance and they became buff since I last saw them; I asked them what they did to achieve this and they gave me a few pointers. One of these was that, "Don't eat sugar," and they commented on having very few breads and such. I've heard WAY too much back and forth on sugars. I thought carbohydrates = sugars. I thought sugar was your body's preferred energy source. Hell, at this point I've heard people say that eating too much sugars, fats, and/or proteins is bad for you. Am I missing something or is this as crazy as it sounds?

[@makokx7063]

I know this is an old post, but concerning body composition and macro nutrients here are a few things. Protein is what your body uses to actually build things so whether you are a body builder, power lifter, athlete or whatever you should prioritize proteins. 1.2-1.7g protein / kg of body weight is common advice. Fats are also important for cell structures and vitamin transport and affect hormones but since they are the most energy dense it's easy to go overboard and gain weight. Generally eat in moderation. Finally we come to carbohydrates. They are generally categorized into sugars, fiber and starches. The thing about carbs is unlike proteins and fats they do nothing but create energy and affect hormones, so technically you could live without ever eating one again, but you'd die without fats and proteins. (Technically it'd be nearly impossible to get enough vitamins and minerals without consuming carbs though so. . . ) Carbs are very important in training because glucose (blood sugar) is the thing that gives you explosive energy. Burning fat takes time and if you have no glucose left you are probably going to be a bit sluggish and less explosive. I mainly do heavy lifting for exercise and could bench press 140kg for 2 reps. I went on the Keto Diet (extremely low carb - high fat diet) so I had little to no glucose and was burning fat for energy. I felt like I had unlimited energy, I could walk for hours and hours and not feel tired at all but my bench dropped to 120kg and I struggled with it; no explosive energy. Right now my diet is quick burning simple carbs (sugary things) before a workout for energy with protein and fats, then slow burning complex carbs (like oatmeal) after the workout, again with protein and fats, usually eggs. It's important to get carbs after a workout because stress (mechanical and mental) releases a hormone called cortisol and this impedes muscle growth. Carbs reduce cortisol (that is why we want junk food when were stressed). Then I usually just eat a big plate of meat and veggies for dinner. In other words I just use carbs as a fuel for intense exercise and stress regulation. (As well as the occasional treat ^_- ) The final effect of carbs is that the energy, glucose, is stored in the muscles with water in the form glycogen. This makes muscles inflate and makes you look bigger. If you have a big, sugary meal with enough liquid you can sometimes even feel yourself swell up like a sponge. If you took a picture of yourself like that and ate no carbs for 24 hours and took a picture again you could see the shrinkage. I suppose the final, popular diet argument nowadays is fats vs carbs. You could write a thousand page paper on it so very, very simply here is the basic concept. Carbs, particularly quick burning (sugar) ones, have a strong insulin response. Insulin is the hormone responsible for taking sugar out of the blood and pulling it into the muscles and liver and if your muscles and liver are full the body turns the glucose into lipids and stores it as far. Insulin also blocks you from using fat so you can't burn any with high insulin. So it's not difficult to end up storing the energy as fat instead of using it, this leads to blood sugar levels plummeting and making you crave food again. Ever eat a huge bowl of pasta or something and be starving an hour later? For fats, they are very calorie dense. Proteins and carbs are 4kcal/g and fats are 9kcal/g, so it is easy to go overboard with them and get fat. The good thing is they have nearly no impact on insulin and are very satiating. If I have a nice fatty steak for dinner I don't even get hungry until the same time the next day. So neither is necessarily good or bad, they are just different. One thing you do want to avoid to an extent though is eating them both at the same time. A large amount of carbs will make your body start absorbing any energy it can get and the fat means a ton of calories are going to get absorbed. So yeah, pizza is the devil, lol. I guess if we truly want to be thorough (and since we came this far, why not?) the 4th macro "nutrient" is alcohol. Alcohol has no nutritional quality itself but gives energy at 7kcal/g. Alcohol is a poison and the body will use the energy from it before anything else so if you have say alcohol and carbs, like a nice beer, it's really easy for those carbs to be absorbed while the alcohol is being burned. If you want to drink and are worried about body composition I'd suggest straight liquor. Whiskey, vodka, rum and no sugary mixers. Maybe some tonic water and of course no snacks while drinking. Finally, finally, moderation is key so don't feel bad for having a donut or a beer every once in a while, just don't make them a daily thing. Apologies for being so long. Hope that clears some things up!

[@godihopethisnottaken]

@@makokx7063 It oddly does. Thank you!

[@makokx7063]

@@godihopethisnottaken Glad to hear it, very welcome!

[@jeffmaesar]

*.* I red the Jorney To the West when i was young because my aunt lived in Shanghai and gifted us childre book published in French and printed in China *.* Best Wuxia Pian : Come Drink With Me produced by Shaw Brothers.

[@saparapatepete]

Correcting forms isn't going against martial arts, but embracing and following them.

[@jasonstewartskungfustyles7106]

People do themselves in, ending there passion earlier than should, gong fu has so many paths, some not seen much, in general it helps you in old age to be fit, happy, etc. Bitter, negative people do themselves in which is a very strange way to end if you know gong fu. Taiji great for fighting if taught for that, not much movements in original ways, taiji striking more than grappling, holding the ball everyone knows- that's a punch/block not so much grappling, lots was added to hide real ways. Everyone can learn lots more. For a youngish bloke you doing well, still lots to learn. Monkey movies got me interested into fighting/self defence. Each to their own, if nothing good to say, say nothing. Yin yang is all there is- positive and negative energies, what are you projecting? If wushu wasn't important to ccp they wouldn't try push that name, or try get it into Olympics, nor train their squads in it.

[@var7877]

Mr Ramsey are u walking to challenge Mr Wong thank u for the answer your show is awesome

[@trilobite8589]

are jellyfish nutritious? I would imagine that they don't have a lot of nutritious value, but I might be wrong.

[@RamseyDewey]

High in protein, low in fat. High in coligen. High in several other nutrients. No carbohydrates.

[@ExecutionSommaire]

Jellyfish have no central nervous system, but they have a nervous system. Just for accuracy. Doesn't take anything away from your point: the consensus is they don't feel pain so yes, I think I would eat them if I went back to veganism (I've downgraded to vegetarian a while ago)

[@prastagus3]

dream of "flying" in martial arts is akin to Science Fictions that produced generations of scientists. It's inspirational

[@harizotoh7]

If you share the same concerns vegans have about environmentalism and harm, you should consume more mussels and insects. Both are nutrient dense and provide the same nutrients as meat. Mussels can be farmed and lack a mind. Crickets are starting to be turned into cricket protein powder, but it's a bit pricey compared to whey and other sources. I'm curious enough to check it out.

[@jettfuelfitness]

Ngl losing a defamation case for saying someone can’t fight is uh… Look let’s just say if people knew the real story I don’t think they would think much differently about the situation. Still, I always appreciate your 2 cents on the subjects Ramsey, especially with your experience and context

[@RamseyDewey]

No. That’s not what was said.

[@quartzparchmentshears8368]

I'm what would be classed as Vegan (I hate labels BTW), but if what you say say about jellyfish is true, then I probably would - can't say I fancy it though seeing as I already have a plethora of great food to choose from anyway. BTW, I'm not into MMA or any other combat sports but I absolutely love your channel and hearing your philosophy on life.

[@flonomcflooneyloo7573]

Weird. I liked this video and by the end of it the like was missing. I re-liked it.

[@timwitherspoon1378]

I think you do the same as me. You look at a technique and see how it can be modified to be more practical.

[@dadungeonmaster]

As I understand while Jellyfish don't have a central nervous system, they do have a nerve net. I don't know if that gives them any self-awareness or not, or the ability to experience pain at all. I would er on caution since I don't need to eat jellyfish, not eating them, but if I were forced to eat a jellyfish or a pig, I would eat the jellyfish since it is less likely to experience pain or have a will to live. This is tangential to your question as to whether it would be moral or not, I would also be concerned about how jellyfish would be collected. If nets would be used, bycatch which would include vertebrates that certainly experience self-awareness and pain would be a reason to avoid eating jellyfish, due to the indirect harm which can quite substantial. TLDR: It's probably okay to eat Jellyfish if they aren't conscience, but if you don't need to, why risk it.

[@RamseyDewey]

If catching a small number of vertebrates in nets with jellyfish make it immoral to eat jellyfish, then all plant agriculture is exponentially more immoral considering the vast number on animals that are killed (not to mention the entire ecosystem destroyed where the field is located) every time a field is prepared, plowed, tended, or harvested.

[@dadungeonmaster]

@@RamseyDewey I subscribe to Utilitarian moral philosophy and not a deontological one. Plant agriculture absolutely does kill a certain amount of sentient animals. As a result it would be better if we could minimize that sufferering, However a certain degree of suffering is inevitable. That said the majority of foodcrops are not grown in order to feed humans, but the animals humans eat. So animal crop deaths would be minimized if we ate more crops instead of giving the crops to livestock. This won't apply to certain kinds of animal agriculture but it does to the majority where I live. The second point I'd bring up is neccesity. By virtue of my existence, my consumption leads to a certain degree of suffering to sentient creatures. I don't think it is trully reasonable to ask people to ensure no suffering occurs as a by product of their survival. While I am vegan, I can concede it might not be reasonable to ask people in certain circumstances not to eat animals, ie subsistence farmers and those in food deserts. I and many others are in a privileged position where we can minimize the suffering we neccesarily cause by our own existence. My moral philosophy compells me to minimize suffering when I can, for others making the same choices would lead to their starvation. I wouldn't in good conscience be able to judge those people. I would simply hope we could empower them so they would have the opportunity to make the same choices i do. TLDR: I don't need to eat jelly fish, I do need to eat something. Eating plants will on average lead to less suffering.

[@benjaminvega7186]

My first exposure to martial arts technically was star wars. I remember wanting to be swordsman because maybe, just maybe, I could have been Luke. I couldn't eat jellyfish, like broccoli, I don't think they're native to the planet

[@pablob.m.7746]

well Im a vegetarian and don't eat cheese bcause it contains "cuajo", one of the cow's stomachs.. yet I eat mussels and clams sometimes bcause they good

[@DanielJoseMP]

Hope you are doing well with the typhoon that struck Shanghai

[@powers39]

Have you ever read "Steal My Art" by Stuart Alve Olson?

[@gaminghunt5837]

You are awesome!

[@RamseyDewey]

No, YOU are awesome!

[@lokhistormborn4165]

Jellyfish wise, I see your point on wasting rotting corpses (which aren't really wasted as their body becomes food for micro organisms), but I still wouldn't eat someone that looks like an alien. Unless I was REALLY starving, I'd stick to lower consciousness level. Maybe the jellyfish is one step after mushrooms, idk.