The Real Reason You Should Train in Martial Arts

[@amokbel]

Very interesting perspective. The thing here though is that a right of passage is for a short period of time. Whereas Martial Arts training is for several years and for some of us, a lifetime of training. I would suggest that Martial Arts represent life’s challenges rather than only a right of passage. I learned how much I am capable of through martial arts and that permeated throughout my life to face any challenge, head high and confident.

[@triskelionkilla7255]

I practice my martial art, mma and kali eskrima forever in my life, like i practice the guitar and the different musical instruments, everyday, there is always something new to Learn and to improve and to make perfect, its like a painting, it gets more beautiful everyday. Its also good because it can spread its positivity to the rest of my family.

[@mattiethemongoose3rd]

I never really thought about it this way but you're right, it's one big reason why I train, and why I continue with it.

[@SelfDefenseTutorials]

Good luck with your training!

[@JulyFourth1776]

You do Choy Lay Fut?!?! I'm in Buk Sing CLF! How long have you learned? I'm on my 4th year of training.

[@jimjames5626]

In simple terms; I would say a primary principle of the martial arts is self discipline, which carries over to all areas of life.

[@oforceL]

Legend martial arts actually helped me not only defend my self but helped as like another way out to explore the world at a different angle

[@flanker909]

You hit the nail on the head, Stephan!

[@SelfDefenseTutorials]

Thank you sir!

[@jeredsizemore3108]

I just achieved my black belt in taekwondo/karate. Starting out as an ugly, shaggy hair, nerd at 14 years old and growing into a man over the years of training is definitely a rite of passage for me.

[@jpdragon1141]

Waooo, That was a real motivation to keep going. Thank you !!!

[@coiLz0r911]

First krav maga lesson tomorrow. This helped. Thanks.

[@renato0013]

How did it go? I'm going to have my first Viet Vo Dao lesson this week and this helped quite a bit

[@coiLz0r911]

Renato Went super well actually, got lucky with the club. Super chill atmosphere. Let's goooooo :D

[@renato0013]

I hope mine goes as well :D

[@profd65]

It's not too late to switch to BJJ.

[@renato0013]

It's a Vietnamese Vovinam variant of full-contact martial art in which you practice self-defense, like any other martial art, a few punches, a lot of kicks, leg takedowns, and for the more advenced, flip kicks and/or takedowns. Also you practice how to use long and short staves, swords, knives and nun chucks (so far are all i've seen) and how to defend against someone using them against you.

[@berningid]

One of the best episodes ever!

[@billb1725]

At a very minimum, great life advice for all. Thanks for your perspective. Well presented.

[@Docinaplane]

Thank you! I have been enjoying your videos on various subjects. I began the martial arts in college because I wanted to be able to defend myself. It didn't take that long to learn the fundamentals of that. However, what I discovered, like in that old book Jonathan Livingston Seagull, was that the martial arts for me became a journey from the physical to the mental and then the spiritual. Now, over 40 years later, I still train, and I can honestly say I've used my training every day in my life. Best!

[@davidhickey4836]

Going through rites of passage is an awesome way of explaining the meaning behind training..

[@bassetben1891]

man i like your channel

[@tueemsyhu4846]

Great Motivational Speech.

[@Udgrasil13]

Great Video and an amazing thought. I am pretty sure I will think about that a lot in the following days. Thanks !

[@SelfDefenseTutorials]

Thank you very much. Glad you liked it!

I love this perspective. I think the same.

[@guird4]

For me it's the only form of exercise I genuinely like.

[@ninjasec]

great video, hope to train with you one day, if I am in the area I will look you up

[@robbelliii]

Well said, this is one of the same reasons the military keeps Airborne training around as well. Right of passage.

[@weic85]

The real reason is I enjoy the reward of chocking my friends out and have a good time.

[@parsifalvonvaterland8510]

I do it because it’s fun!

[@kbanghart]

Parsifal Von Vaterland not for me LOL

[@metalrocks999]

Becoming the strongest version of yourself.

[@emanonymous]

i wish my bjj instructor would give speeches like this

[@BloopShow]

Been thinking about this recently. :)

[@drwillfranklin1]

Thank you.

[@goraisan]

That was very interesting! Thank you!

[@getsmart3701]

Good video mate.

[@ilikezappa3666]

Enjoyed your talk , and pretty envious of your cabin . That looks like a fantastic place to relax. Which state ? Regards from UK . Master ILZ 6th Dan .

[@profd65]

I believe Stephan lives in British Columbia, Canada (which is to the north of my state: Washington, USA).

[@emergeboxing]

I love this!!!!

[@sprk11]

Funny I started because of the Kung Fu series. Not the Carradine character but the old Monk who was so wise and knowledgeable that's what I was looking for out of the martial arts

[@patricks1560]

Self defence is a mental attitude. Like the best I can do with this is describe my brother - or maybe not.

[@fredsonrevil425]

I love martial arts its life

[@feliciafelicity5456]

my journey into the martal arts started when i was 10 maybe 11 yo. anyway these kids oneday waited for me to get a ride to school the one kid kicks my leg and i fall to the ground the other kid kicks me in the butt. and said get to class dummy. and when i say kids i mean there were a group of them at least 4 to 5. my mom saw the ordeal happen. the next day after another abusive day in school. my dad brings me to my first karate class. i stay and study for around 2 weeks. then i fall dormant for years then when i turned 19 yo. i sign up for a chinese kenpo class i work hard dont miss not one class. 4 years later i got my 1st dan black belt. then i quit again for a sec and this military man moves in down stairs when i lived in utah... he starts teaching me bits and pieces of aikido. me and him studied aikido for around 3 months. and he buys this dvd set from vunak called rapid assault tactics. or rat for short. me and him start learning that we finished up that in 3 months. and here it is years later and im 39 yo and next month i start 6 month plan 140 per month for seibukan jujutsu. and ill work on my black belt in that and when they have nothing left to teach me. then i will move to ether krav maga. or bjj.

[@maxzhao8331]

It was for self defense and confidence for me

[@Francisc02tube]

THANK YOU !

[@tigerclaw8454]

That's a good video!

[@JorgePerez-id6lr]

I want to give this man a hat so bad to epic

[@michaelwood9318]

This guy rules!!!!

[@FergusScotchman]

I think that's a big element, but I also think Stefan overplayed it. People do jj because it is a system that you can integrate very positively in your life. It's physical and up close, you focus on breathing and keeping the mind calm, you strike when there is weakness.

[@egementanik2170]

I think one thing that can be said is that we need two births to become who we really are. One, our organic birth giving us our bodies, but two, the second one, is that which gives us our will to live, (in order) to grow, (in order) to overpower. This does not come from completely me, though. It comes from Dionysus/Bacchus who was also called the "dithyrambos". (sententiaeantiquae.com/2016/03/09/a-ridiculous-etymology-for-dithyramb/) Also, I think, I might be mistaken, but the same god was also thought to be torn apart by the titans when he was a baby, after his first birth, but Zeus found its heart (like his will to live) and grew it in his thigh, until he was born a man-god. So I think the message here is to rip yourself a new one until you grow up.

[@justinians9367]

I kind of disagree with the self defense with a gun in cc drawing a gun and bringing it to bare under attack is a whole fight in its self and hand to hand helps with that but other then that i absolutely agree

[@stuforty2]

Spot on 😀

[@Saiarts_yt]

Practicing a Martial Arts which does incorporate basic strikes,. kicks,. grappling and defending/offending against the armed object is the must have skill. Also it trains your cardiovascular, strength gaining and even that adaptations and flexability to the next level. For example, You can practice wing chung as long as you can practice from their breakdowns of defending against the different fighters, maybe a traditional okinawan karate (i.e. Daido Juku [form of MMA karate], Kyokushin [form of full contact karate w/o head contact and grappling], Ashihara [a form of full contact karate practices basic strikes and kicks, also grappling in prone position] , Goju Ryu [a real okinawan karate practiced to be a self defense but not practiced as a form of martial art] , also Kobudo [ancient form of karate]) are full contact and does practice basic defensive and offensive movement within one martial arts. Muay Thai is a form of Thailand self defense system formed in the boxing match and also does grappling (if you want to go through the harsh training in really hot summer). Taekwondo can be good but fighting is all about being deadly and able to defend against dirty techniques. So as the no contact karate (i.e. shotokan karate [primary karate for training mentally in defensive matter.] Uechi ryu, and shorin ryu). But whatever the martial art you're going to take take in the consideration of practicing.... 1) basic strikes and kicks 2) basic takedowns and grappling techniques 3) a defense and offensive attack from a armed combat IF you can balance these 3 essential skills in martial art training. You'll soon start realize that you have learnt a form of self defense and a mental and physical condition to "keep on training and learn from life experiences and personal observations."

[@mattgrosskop2510]

excellent points!

[@chubbymike3372]

so you mean it's a good idea for me to sign in for Judo beginner and Kickboxing class in three weeks? :)

[@KeytoKungFu]

I think the real reason to train martial arts is to be able to fight with martial arts. Thats it. And I think its a good video but most people take this martial arts is something different as fighting only as an excuse to be not good enough to fight with their martial art. "Oh you lost the xyz fight?" "Yeah you know kung fu is much more about finding youself, becoming a better person...So its no problem when kung fu doesnt work in a fight" Bullshit its about fighting.

[@shonunezekiel]

But doesnt the 'kung fu' part of your username translate literally into english as 'hard work', or 'achievement attained through hard work', or something like that? ... I like your straightforward approach though: 'it is what it is'... personally I think there is normally more than one reason to do something, and the primary motivation may change from time to time.

[@michael.schuler]

A little intellectual, but for a wider view of rights of passage, check out "The Hero's Journey," by Joseph Campbell.

[@baumkrone9934]

I wish I could train with you one day.

[@feliciafelicity5456]

i use to have people back in the day asking me to train them in the arts have studied though the years and i had to tell them no that it was for self protection. and i did not have a teaching permit. or license to teach. i mean yes i use to teach again use to teach people about 5 to 7 years ago. untill one of my students broke this kids nose. after that i stopped teaching i will only train family and members of my family. but have desided that i will keep training i will just not train anyone else other then like i said family only. just better that way i figure.

[@discombubulate2256]

if you're doing it for self defense only, learn boxing. 2 times a week for 6 months and you'll do fine against the average person on the street. don't think you're going to take on a bunch of people. if you can avoid it don't fight at all and walk away. these days you could end up in court paying someones medical bill even if they start getting physical first.

[@-westman3619]

BJJ mountain man??? -

[@adamzoubi96]

By that logic doing any compitive sport or challenging hobby would acheive that goal. The reason to do martial arts is self defense

[@gloriamariaangelicamayorga111]

muy bueno

[@starboinashvlogspirationra2918]

Hello sir. Are you on Instagram or any other social media?

[@hebrewman100]

Go to TED evreone need to know this.

[@egementanik2170]

I second this.

[@ronin6158]

youtube: your new parents.

[@psyience3213]

Oss

[@JMacTheFanatic]

im pretty confident i wont be attacked with knives walking into my local dojo lol. that would be illegal.

[@gtdfirearmsllc4759]

🤔

[@timlinator]

If you don't want a gun get a big mean dog.

[@woffordswaymartialartschar5541]

I like your videos but you never respond or answer back

[@TheRekrap]

1 year later and still no response. FTR.

[@tapioalatalo6183]

I really want to train in martial arts, but i have been training in boxing for 2 years and i want to learn krav maga, but my friend has an attempted murder charge because he defended himself. I'll say this quick. 3 guys tried to come through his door to rob him the 3 guys had guns and knives (sawn off shotguns and stuff) my friend had to shoot at the guys, but he accidentally shot a guy in the chest and the dude was in critical condition. And what I might have is an assault charge, because I had an aggression attack (I have ADHD and Asperger's Syndrome) at my school I heard that I beat him up with a pool cue. I don't remember anything of the situation. I got locked up for 6-7 hours and now a year later I might get an assault charge and after that I can't learn martial arts anymore. Like in 2012 I was kicked out of my soccer team because the group I was in didn't have enough people. I really hate myself now I wanna hang myself, because I might not even get to learn how to defend myself in a life or death situation. :( WHY ME!?

[@fredogadayan4932]

Try to seek for a professional help...

[@verycoaljohn4890]

If one is born a male atleast once in his life he will dream of becoming the strongest man alive

[@novo4419]

Also guns are illegal in my country

[@SI-ln6tc]

Yeah don't get mug.

[@adamzoubi96]

Ehy would you wear a sleevless shirt in a snow mountain?!

[@owenthomas9863]

Id quit BJJ if i was allowed a gun lol

[@brenoricardo1450]

In Brazil we cannot walk with guns, unless you were a outlaw. Only police and outlaw use fireguns in Brazil... There are leftish a lot down here, politicly speacking.

[@hjarnansjarn5969]

One part is doing your best not to hurt yourself while doing risky stuff. Surfing on the waves of danger. Skateboarding is probably one of the most unbeneficial and idiotic forms of doing this.

[@kbanghart]

Hjärnan Masken hater lol

[@danniragu7194]

To destroy all who oppess me hahahah jk exercise

[@fredsonrevil425]

I love martial arts its life