Sanatan Shastarvidiya - Lathi [Long Staff Fighting

[@CorneliusJorg]

Thank you very much for this lesson. Great respect to you from Germany. 🙏

[@qsilverr]

This man is a True Warrior, a master in his field, a living legend, I have trained with many masters mainly in the oriental arts,I recognise so many of the points he is making. This art is wonderful to behold because of its simplicity, yet deadly and effective means. It would be an honour to learn from this Sage, because that is what he is.

[@MisterSingh.]

He isnt though, look into it. Depressing untruths were dragged into his story by him. he is not Khalsa

[@SANATAN_HI_SATYA_DHARMA_HAI]

Bhagwan Parshuram, Maa Kaali aur sabhi Guruon ka Aashiward aap par bana rahe

[@TheSilatiger]

THIS IS GREAT ,WONDERED HOW THESE INDIAN WEAPONS WERE USED WHEN I saw some,this is history you are preserving,and can see why sikh warriors were famous for their fighting,keep it up

[@rasthana]

गुरुदेव निडरसिंह जी। सनातन सस्त्र विद्या को जीवित रखने और इसे अब भारतीय मुख्या धारा में लाने के आपके प्रयास के लिए आपको सत सत नमन 🙏

[@lsporter88]

Nasty, devastating, brutal and efficient. The reality of it must be respected. This is why combat should be avoided. Excellent presentation.

[@edi9892]

I wish there was a seminar focussing on his footwork and on misalignments.

[@CthonicSoulChicken]

When you started using the longaxe you got the sub. Watching this and the Hurstwic guys recreating fighting moves from the viking sagas was like watching the same video. Regardless of culture, what works, works. Real fighting for a real warrior culture. I also think this is just more proof that beards and axes go hand in hand.

[@oldsgtmajusmc]

I was told about the Lathi and how it used in india- this instructor gives a lot of very good points as to foot work-use of hand position-and targets-thanks for it being posted. Ari of executive self defense

[@architsharma2877]

har har mahadev greetings for nidar singh khalsa nihang

[@advocateanirudhsingh8221]

You are a great soul. Only enlighten sikhs calls themselves hindu sikhs otherwise even if you go to Bangla sahib the staff says to tourists shikism haven't came out of Hinduism. You are still following Guru govind singh ji tradition. Salute to you O great Hindu sikh ....

[@RUPEETRADER]

You wrong

[@ramangrewal4445]

No Sikh calls themselves a Hindu Sikh in a religious sense. If you look at his other lecture, he said "I am Hindu in a particular cultural sense" which means that he is aware of Hindu culture and how, in martial terms, Sikhs learned the original vidya from Hindu warriors.

[@manojkandampully8521]

Amazing performance.. 👍🏻💪

[@84WAKEUP]

WAH AMAZING MAKES ME PROUD THAT THE LOST ART OF SHASTER VIDYA IS SHINING ONCE AGAIN WHAT GURU MAHARAJ GAVE US AMAZING SEVA I DNT CARE WHAT PPL SAY ABT CONTROVESY SH*T BUT HE IS DOING ALOT OF AMAZING SEVA GOD BLESS HIM CARRY ON GURU MAHARAJ JIS ART

[@JED3YE_MAST3R]

Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge brother , I used to spin my staff when I first learned tai chi and wushu and ten years later I was teaching a student who was Hindu and he said it was similar to Vishnu spinning a chakra , I had also always spun a Wing Chun circle on my finger and thought I came up with a lot of techniques that I’m now realizing you guys have been doing for thousands of years , I also took a DNA test and realized I had ancestors from Pujarat and Punjabi as well , I am Arab and a Sufi Muslim but I have a great admiration for your culture and teachings and have adopted a lot of your methods both in martial arts and spirituality , I hope all Indian people will recognize the greatness in their culture and I hope Muslims and Hindus can come together and respect and learn from each other more , also I found a lot of similarities in your weapons and the Shaolin Chinese weapons like the crescent blades and the tiger hook swords , also the tiger fork is similar to a trident , it’s amazing how many cultures came to the same truths ❤Assalamu Walaikum, Om Namah Shivaya, Sat Nam , and Namaste 🙏 Thabks again ☯️🖖🪯🕉️🪷

[@danleclair122]

Thank you for this excellent demonstration. My first time seeing this art. You spoke many truths. I have always felt a staff can be practical in today's world. I can walk around, an old guy with a stick to help him walk, smile and not intimidate people. If people with nasty intentions give pause because they wonder maybe...then mission accomplished. As you said a staff can kill but it can be used to discourage too. NOT a concealed weapon so no problem with the law. Just an' old stick, mate! :)

[@VishnuZutaten]

"And this very art is honestly real and true and it is about moving straight and simple, to the nearest target, taking the most direct way. For example, if someone intends to strike or thrust, it goes just like if a string would be attached to the sword and the tip or edge would be pulled to an opening of the adversary - who should be the target for the strike or thrust - resulting in taking the shortest way to the nearest target as possibly. That is why the same true fencing will never employ beautiful and wide parries nor large round moves which are just useful to entertain spectators." From european longsword treatise "Codex Döbringer" (MS 3227a) circa 1380.

[@Griffinax]

It is refreshing to see someone still practicing the techniques a weapon was originally designed to perform. Not a dance but movements designed to remove an enemy from before themselves.

[@devstation18]

Given the current situation of Islam trying to break the Sanatanis this training is the need of the hour , thanks Gurdev Ji

[@jimmyrustler8983]

This attests to how effective a spear could be in the right hands. Reminds me of a lot of quarterstaff fighting drills, too.

[@guv88]

"Boom Boom Boom Boom Boom" lol. demo including live sound effects. Ok that is funny within the clip but gotta say he knows his stuff, keep up the good work sir.

[@pcofgsdfathe1962]

Waheguru ji ka khalsa waheguru ji ki fathe. singh ji please make your videos also in Punjabi i cannot learn gatka in English

[@jassimarsingh6505]

It’s not gatka

[@DesiDaru312]

thank u for the video, its the only way we can get a glimpse of this outside of the UK come to Canada in the future

[@paco75082]

Wow... I have studied Asian weapons techniques for years, and I must say that this ranks among the most hardcore stuff I have seen. Thanks for demonstrating this!

[@TheAwesomeCrazyCast]

Japanese?

[@isaweesaw]

This channel needs more subscribers. Indian martial arts don't get enough love even though they have are as well-developed as other more popular forms. Fantastic video btw!

[@r------]

Because they are not as good as claimed

[@trash2480]

@@r------ says who? Nearly every Asian martial art has it's root in India. These sikh guys, they had fought the feared gurkhas and won. This methods I can see are damn efficient and the fludity of his movements would scare any reasonable person haha cuz one moment you could be typing a retarded comment on KZbin and the next moment bang bang bom bom he is all over you.

[@r------]

@@trash2480 you can boast falsely to have fought aliens and won but nothing changes the fact that Asian martial arts originated throughout Asia not just in one country. A narrow minded bellend you are

[@nadarenihal]

Hi Nidar! It is nice to see your video. I'm interested to come to class soon. From Sanatan i have learnt a lot. For example litle movements are in reality big movements & very powerful.

[@yanglinus1574]

Waheguru ji khalsa waheguru ji ki fateh

[@MisterSingh.]

This dude is not Khalsa, look into him by name.

[@gurujio]

waaah..kya baat hai bahut achay...this man is great i am aware of and have seen the video he speaks of where he was coaxed into a duel with the gatka practicioner....clearly gatka is an exhibition...i know many pppl who do gatka and they can easily be beaten...its for show..as niddar ji says its more prancing around n what not....shahstar vidya is wat was used to fight true battles....n yes gatka is trully for practice n exhibition..raab raaakha...

[@eroughydue1147]

What a deadly art. I love the axe fighting so much. I want to know for the Indian warrior: if you had to fight for your life and could carry any set of weapons you wanted what would that be. The rules would be 1 on 1 and hardened lawmaker and cloth chest armor. Everything else just clothing.

[@Batega_toh_Katega_Hindu_108]

I bet he will carry Shiva's trident among those.

[@vbroskas]

Great video, I just wish you could see his footwork more!

[@silatbelantara203]

Great

[@thingstodowithguru323]

Deepest respects for this master

[@jayinhk]

Excellent! Bought a lathi today...always wanted one

[@jayinhk]

Punjabibahman from the local kung fu store: ended up getting one in rattan and one in rosewood. Good fun. I've used some of the principles from this video for staff work and also for eskrima and they've served me well. :)

[@laptopdalal9730]

excellent presentation

[@moonachi]

thanks,wish u all the success.may u fight like Mahadev

[@refreshingmoments6325]

Waahe Guru

[@MandeepSingh-gn4cw]

Om

[@deepblue2]

This is an excellent demonstration!

[@danielthompson6207]

Wonderful video series, you have a new subscriber!

[@harbeersingh1888]

Sir is there any particular rule about which hand has to be in front and which hand has to be on back of the stick or we can do that as per our convenience

[@Shastarvidiya]

He is ambidextrous.

[@thunderwolfcz9499]

Hello, where can I find out more about the blind spots targeted by these attacks? I wish to study some literature regarding this - so if you have some sources I could look through, I would appreciate it very much.

[@arjansingh8285]

Khalsa sahab aap chha gaye. Sikh guru ka, lathi Hindustan ki or bolli England ki. Kmaal jitta hai aap g nay.

[@shadow_thegermanshepherd]

🙏🏻🚩

[@bentos117]

this is so called "Indian billiard"

[@kurtbogle2973]

Isn't Inda where martial arts began. Bo Degarma?

[@DTrain0317]

The saying on my family's Crest means, "A Mind Surrendered to the Art of War," so probably somewhere in there.

[@bluesoldier666]

What’s the name of the farla dhari singh

[@harkeeratsingh5742]

can spear be used for uk home self defence against straight swords ie rapiers or is it not ideal in tight spaces such as uk houses? thanks

[@vijayvijay4123]

Irish Shilagella

[@GURJEETSINGH-od1ks]

I am buying one

[@PoliticallyIncorrectIndian]

But with that trajectory, will the hit be effective sir?

[@DTrain0317]

I am not Hindu, but I heard one ripped your turbin off, but I am also not disrespectful. Putting someone to sleep is one way not to go to jail. I didn't learn that in Combat Hapkido either, but it still sort of maintains dominance and puts'em down. A sleeper hold.

[@DTrain0317]

He is the one in the Christmas Video with the beard. Not everyday I see someone that looks like they could be related to me. I guess it's a rare breed. I see a lot of them.

[@keithblack100]

Thanks for sharing. An intellegent person would take from this video techniques that are not in his inventory and be very very thankful. Western arrogance forces a person to sit back and play armchair general.

[@totoyevangelista1255]

heard a muay thai coach say . fight not lie fight not joke .you cant lie to us. i see you are a jack of all weapons.master of none. what you are doing is basic. but basic works in a real fight. i like it i learned from you

[@bvim75]

has any book about this martial art? i found really cool

[@srinjoyroychoudhury7034]

check out sanatanshastarvidya.org.

[@6602atul]

it's useful only single combat.but gadga method is useful with fight one or many people.

[@mandeepv7541]

whats weird is... if you look at the picture he shows of himself fighting uptej, and then watch the video, is he not wearing a waistcoat in the video? or is that me?

[@Singhsareus84]

where is his kara gone?

[@navbirring3671]

Why you didn't wear karha??

[@ArjunSinghLanda]

Were is his kara ??

[@baldieman64]

I've seen a fair few of this guys vids and whilst it's good that he wants to try to keep dying traditions alive (although it would be better to have an Indian doing it rather than a boy from Wolverhampton), I just can't say that I'm convinced of his ability. I see him talk the talk but I don't see him walk the walk.

[@diphyllum8180]

+baldieman64 Possibly you don't see him walk the walk because you're blind. More likely, you just have no weapons or martial arts experience. As a practitioner of Chinese traditional martial arts I can see what he's doing in this video and respect it -- he has both subtlety and precision, fluidity and power. It's obvious to me that he's an effective martial artist. Why you're not convinced I do not understand. Would you be more impressed by showy dance moves like the Gatka he criticises? What he's doing here is a very efficient and effective way of using a spear, and you don't get footwork like his without having done a bit of walking.

[@utarian7]

Nidar Singh Nihang ji, are you left handed or should someone right handed still be thrusting with their left hand?

[@aksh4singh]

he's ambidextrous ..much like combatants back then were supposed to be(those who just couldn't, assumed different roles)

[@kurtbogle2973]

I think it's interesting that swords made of ancient Damascus steel can't be reproduced. We still don't know how that steel was made.

[@grbushido]

Any school in western new York.

[@raghvendrasingh9984]

The iconic spear of Maharana Pratap

[@r------]

The same pratap who used to run away

[@dellarias001]

One method is not superior, for inferior methods die with the people using them usually. But the practitioner can be superior in any and all methods. With enough perseverance.

[@Punjabibahman]

where from!?!?

[@remark20Steven]

Super!

[@MrOphachew]

Are these the arts of the Janissarys?

[@faizulhaque9938]

No, at leat not directly. The Gharana (School) of Indian martial art shown here is of Shikh origin; which means the early proponents are mostly from Punjab or surrounding regions. Those regions had been a place where warriors/merceneries/trades men from Iran, Turkey, Central Asia along with local sources frequented, there has also been a considerable amount of European skill absorbed in the colonial ages. So, some cross-over between the Janissary style and Shastar Bidya is possible.

[@Singhsareus84]

erm.. dont you think that it should be on him? on his hand?

[@mandeepv7541]

on the table?

[@DTrain0317]

I'll quit righting now as it probably is annoying, but I just wanted to learn something a little less lethal than what I was taught so I took some classes. I got tired of not exactly knowing how to fight because I was getting my butt kicked, and only knowing how to kill.

[@nihang8422]

The image that’s being used is not the same one in the video. Quite misleading

[@Macovic]

Very wise, he is

[@edi9892]

Good techniques and quite informative, but I cannot imagine that something like a broomstick could be thrust through a skull. I would be impressed if someone achieves to do this to a hanging coconut (or any other skull analogue).

[@brottarnacke]

If you hit him right between the eyes, it's probably possible.

[@jerome96114]

brottarnacke I doubt that. The skull is the thickest right there. - I guess the temples, or even the back would be better suited to try it ...

[@heliopijpe]

Its really dense and heavy wood,, alot thicker also than a regular Japanese Bo, when you practise trusting against a tree, and your technique is good, you can easily see the damage, you can make small trees move with the blow, .. so perhaps not trough the skull, but its not going to be pretty

[@HipposHateWater]

I like this guy :)

[@rajatrana3329]

As a Rajput i hate to living like common man without any weapon training, there is huge shortage of teachers like him... Bazzar Singh Rathore were the one who give shastar vidya to Guru Gobind Singh Ji khalsa army and here I'm one Rajput who see these things with eager eyes with very less knowledge about Shstras and Shaastras 😑

[@KhalsaSewaDal]

Its half ture not full like this.man saying that gatka is not a shashtar videya. Gatka is a new name or another name of shashtar videya. And other thing in gatka the.person who is helping to the spikar moving daang no one Gatka Payer is useing the daang like that and as he showing with his members they.r.not.offensing him to

[@RaggaDruida]

what's the name of the kind of sword the guy with sword&shield is using at aprox min 20?

[@GurpreetSingh-eh2gi]

Tulwar and dhal

[@sreenathn7329]

It was not tulwar it was indo-persian sword called sosun pattah(india) & yataghan(persia) used by indian warriors and persian assassins called "janissaries"

[@RaggaDruida]

Thanks for the info, i've always liked the swords with that kind of curvature, like a falcata or kopis...

[@sushanalone]

Diego De León Swords with curvature along entire length are usually cutting swords, they by their shape impart a straight strike a slicing motion. Also such specialised blades have a unique advantage of being able to use 2 slice motions in one thrust, one in push and the other while pulling back (so while he defends 2 atttacks you can close ino r bash him with your buckler while covering yourself etc). For example you target the neck and thrust forward, if he dodges you quickly realign the blade while pulling it back for another attack in one motion at the same time pushing in and bashing the buckler in the chest or face. But these weapons need to be used with a buckler, as while doing so your remaining body is exposed. Falcata and Kopis are curved for a different reason, they are more like axe-swords, that are heavy at the far end to impart maximum chopping at the cost of agility and number of attacks that can be made. So the curved blades are not just for show but have essential techniques involved to use the curvature. :P

[@RikthDcruze]

I'm a stick fighter from Bengal. Our traditional martial art is called Lathi khela. and palta method is used extensively. But we don't call it palta. It's called haatal. Also I personally feel the technique this man is calling superior is not superior to the palta method.

[@dellarias001]

Wait a second. Killing elephants? You guys are out of our league. I could only hug one.

[@TheChaoslusterhall]

Its the real deal😈

[@abhinavsharma5935]

Lath sa gaad dia guruji (Only Rajasthani and Haryanvi people will get this reference 😂)

[@linuxva]

amazing! so you are god ? oh yeah !

[@cityboy190]

sikhaan de pehrave wich shiv de bhagat....nihang singh kehnda 5 kakaar taan purey nhi hun...where is kara

[@sunnykapila5174]

Bhai g Punjabi vitch video banao pls

[@NYWAORCANZ]

that great axe and guitar seems like the weapons to over come Armored knights and roit cops

[@Singhsareus84]

oh you dont know,i thought you were atleast educated a little bit... yeah it should be on your hand, regardless if it is scratching your laptop. its your kara, something god has given to you in which you should treat it like its your limb. especially if your amrit dharie (baptised) in which niddar is and it should be on him

[@BFP2021]

This instructor is very good, but i wonder what he can do against AN ARMORED OPPONENT?

[@srinjoyroychoudhury7034]

Simple just hit the parts which are not armoured. Eyes, next, groin, wrists, feet etc. You can even use joint locks, joint manipulation. One can take on ANY opponent if one knows what he/she is doing.

[@pinz2022]

You see where he is holding a katar in his right hand and mentioning it is designed for punching through chainmail. In fighting armored opponents the main object is to always get him down so you can finish him off with daggers.

[@Batega_toh_Katega_Hindu_108]

apply some common sense before asking stupid questions

[@user-xh3ld3wx4s]

good skills!

[@tonmaster2]

It seriously sounded like sarcasm, especially the 'could only hug one' part! Which for kinda didn't make sense to me.

[@jagdeepbaidwan1777]

nahing singh ji where is kara .think

[@uncleho313]

can we see some real sparring of this art ?

[@Ferario1990]

Look, How do you expect to see any kind of real spar with these types of weapons? This is a fighting style designed for killing blows and crippling opponents. If you developed a virtual reality simulation where you can fight imaginary opponents who can respawn when killed, You can't really see any kind of "real" demonstration of this art.

[@uncleho313]

If you look at Kendo or Naginata ..

[@TheAwesomeCrazyCast]

@@uncleho313 Naginatajutsu has training?

[@Batega_toh_Katega_Hindu_108]

@@Ferario1990 right.

[@pinz2022]

Strange. I thought the Lathi was always made of rattan, the vine that superficially resembles bamboo, but is solid and fibrous and extremely resilient.

[@HipposHateWater]

(And that's saying a lot)

[@Mr400babies]

I'm not sure I believe you when you say that you can shove that through someones head. Great techniques though.

[@masterof1]

Kieran Moore Do not think of it as literal penetration unless he is wielding a spear. What he is referring to is follow through much like striking through your opponent to cause more damage. In other words your strike does not end at your opponent's head but behind your opponent's head.

[@chdbfatehsinghjas2810]

GATKA IS BEST

[@kenshiro100cracked]

+jasjeet singh Gatka isn't the same as this. Gatka is a sport. Shastar Vidiya (Weapon Science) is an art designed to kill.

[@chdbfatehsinghjas2810]

ok its fake shastar vidiya .dont like weapon science

[@kenshiro100cracked]

jasjeet singh Yes Gatka is fake.

[@piyushbanerjee2808]

+Bappa Rawal you can call this art gatka as well.Only difference is that this is chatka gatka,whereas the other gatka is jahir gatka,the exhibitionist stuff.Gatka literally means "pertaining to motion".

[@chdbfatehsinghjas2810]

read sikhi itihas read great hari singh nalwa

[@mandeepv7541]

i dunno, should it? mines on the table right now. took mine off cause it keeps scratching my lap top shock horror

[@architsharma2877]

uptej is chum