The Bizarre World of Fake Martial Arts

[@supereyepatchwolf3007]

So, just to say, if you see the amount of add breaks in this video, that's not me. The video was claimed by UMG, so I get zero money from it. If you're interested, you can support the channel directly here: t.co/Uy3XmI6hLM?amp=1 Just wanna say thanks to the people who support my patreon, other wise I literally couldn't afford to make vids like this. . But if it's not your thing, no sweat at all, thanks for watching my vids

[@devote]

You did an amazing job with this one. You should be proud.

[@icecreamget]

using adblock baby! nobody gets money!

[@devote]

@@icecreamget I turn it off for creators though. Big channels and msm fuck em but people like this need all the support we can give because they make such great content

[@thedankswordsmantm]

We should make this viral. Get Joe Rogan aware so he can give Xu an episode. Maybe a promotion will put on his fights and he can make some money back.

[@doomcow99]

time to make your own music and self claim mate

[@nates5703]

"Lowered his social credit score to the point he cannot use air travel or trains" is one of the most horrifying dystopian phrases of the modern age.

[@f308gtb1977]

Coming soon to a totalitarian State near you. 2020/2021 is a new height of governments drunk on power, control, and LIES.

[@typicalchomper917]

@@kaneda956 communism is not what caused this injustice it was caused by a whole mix of things. These things include China once being developing and cutting corners to get ahead of other countries, the rise of mass surveillance and data tracking globally, etc.

[@kaneda956]

@@typicalchomper917 communism eventually leads to injustice. i know democracy has injustice here and there but communism is wayy more corrupt. look at all the communist countries.. i mean alot of the ppl in the caravans are coming from venezuela... a communist state.. also all the ppl coming in rafts from cuba. just putting that out there

[@user-gj7mz7ej5l]

@@kaneda956 ChIna iS sTIlL cOMmuNiSt

[@typicalchomper917]

@@kaneda956 First off, don't compare democracy and communism. Communism is truly an economic system. Democracy is truly a political system. Secondly, capitalist countries like America seem better on the outside, but just are more subtle. Like do you even know the full extent of what is being tracked about you day by day by big tech companies like Google? Capitalism opens the door for these companies to essentially run the country, and the fact lobbying is legal just proves this.

[@Zeylo89]

i want to see two non-touch masters fighting against each other imagine how they circle each other while throwing invisible ki balls at each other

[@Ramsey276one]

Modded DBZ game XD

[@eduardogoncalves9311]

That would be epic!

[@hiranom20]

That video does exist lol! It's an old one though kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2HHlKaEqsmGipo

[@potatohead8692]

Henry KissJinjer lmao

[@cheeseisgood8325]

@@hiranom20 That was great, thanks.

[@evansearch7935]

When you said that Hydrick specifically said that he could only teach his techniques to children, I felt this overwhelming sensation of “oh...oh no”.

[@NoInsurgents]

FACT. Big ol' Red Flag when I heard that

[@guscfer157]

Joe Biden moment

[@Samurai78420]

🤣 For real tho.

[@RedShork28]

666 likes💀

[@burnslee1164]

"That's called foreshadowing"

[@jeffreytackett3922]

The smirk on Xu's face when they call the fight a draw, is beyond hilarious. This should be studied as to how an entire country can be subjected to gaslighting at even the most detailed level.

[@lagudoufu]

There should be a study on why Western media are so determined to play out this Anti-China narrative where it gaslights Westerners into believing that they themselves are not being gaslighted and it is instead the Chinese government that is the comic book supervillian working for evil

[@zydomason]

Or the whole world, for that matter. You'd call me a conspiracy theorist if I said one more word, I'm sure.

[@oo-ld8xu]

​@@zydomasondepends on what the next word in question is

[@Gruunld]

Dress him up like a clown all you want, he'll bring the punch line every time

[@koketsok1513]

this was a genuinely cool line

[@michaelskoomamacher5652]

This unironically sounds badass. Can I copy this?

[@TheFirstLaughingFool]

What gets me is that the guy labels his own abilities as slightly above average and past his prime, and yet his record is undefeated. You'd think law of averages would say he'd get taken down at least once, but it goes to show how useless this state mandated martial art is.

[@Gruunld]

@@michaelskoomamacher5652 I say cheesy stuff all the time, didnt think it would be so well liked. Use on my friend

[@Gruunld]

@@TheFirstLaughingFool I guess it's as he said in the video, the masters are fooling themselves at times. As for the country, they might be in too deep and are just hoping someone beats him

[@robertyang4365]

The only reason why the Chinese masters couldn't beat Xu Xiadong was because his tongue was in the wrong position and one of his toes was raised up while another one of his toes was pushed down.

[@Prominexus]

I looked at all the footage and saw you were correct. He must've studied before all the fights giving him an unfair advantage. If anyone else were to fight one of the masters they would've been destroyed.

[@TommyCurrell]

He's a total non believer!

[@jeffersontampus6369]

cant tell if woosh or legit believers

[@Prominexus]

@@jeffersontampus6369 I can't speak for the others, but I'm joking around lol

[@alanfisk9166]

Ha

[@FoldingIdeas]

I come back to this video every few months. It's just so well crafted as a narrative.

[@bloopletank2491]

Same

[@quantum565]

why hello there dan

[@kidkangaroo5213]

That's high praise coming from another video essay prodigy

[@YGO_Addict]

Same here lol

[@Mr1121628]

what do you come back to it for? I couldn't watch the same KZbin video every few months and not remember it.

[@flamefromHalo]

'The Bizarre world' series always starts as: "HAHAHA what silly people, how can people believe this?" But always ends with: Peoples' lives are being destroyed by these beliefs, the system supports these self destructive ideologies and in doing so we as humans are forced to relive this torturous cycle of foolish self-deception...

[@lagudoufu]

It's great because he starts to get political and then start lying. The first part was amazing and then it derailed into generic misinformation.

[@flamefromHalo]

@@lagudoufu I am more than happy to hear more information if you can provide sources and specific details on the inaccuracy of the video, what specifically did he get wrong?

[@lagudoufu]

@@flamefromHalo "Social Credit" does not actually exist, the "Chinese Clown Makeup" that Xu Xiaodong wore was in fact, not anywhere close to "Clown Makeup". The name "徐冬瓜" (Xu Donggua) does not mean idiot or whatever he said in the video, it's simply his name (Xu Dong in the Xiaodong which is a common way to tell people's names) but with the 瓜 added at the end, which means fruit, melon, etc. (for example 西瓜 is watermelon). The only possible way for it to be derogetory would be to say 傻瓜 (傻 meaning dumb). I stopped watching the video at 24 mins so I likely missed more inaccuracies outside of these.

[@askelton1551]

@@lagudoufu +1000 SOCIAL CREDIT FOR FIGHTING FOR THE CHINESE PEOPLE ONLINE 😁😁😁

[@flamefromHalo]

@@lagudoufu apologies, but it seems that my reply was deleted, I assume because it gave links to other sites. The clown makeup example was a quote from Xu Dong and likely a translation error or journalistic flair. He was, however, coerced into wearing said makeup by chinese officials, according to him, so maybe it made him feel like a clown. His title 'winter melon' was supposedly one given to make fun of his large stature, acorrding to him. I do not know where the 'mad dog' came from. The social credit system has been well documented in china and many countries [including the US] have metrics to value their citizens with. It may not be the boogeyman people make it out to be 100% of the time, but some places do have a government appointed metric for their citizens that can hinder their options in life.

[@Kirito_2016]

Dressing him up as a clown makes ZERO sense to me. Being beaten by a clown should bring disgrace to the loser, not the clown.

[@ColdNorth0628]

Shhhhhhhhhhh If china hears they will just paint the "winners"in clown makeup (if you could even call it that, looks more like warpaint to me)

[@Tyranastrasza]

But he didn't get beaten, it was a draw :)

[@gmork1090]

@@Tyranastrasza Surprised they didn't disqualify him for being too brutal during the fight. Because, you know, communism.

[@johnbraucher1499]

Because communist china and the CCP in general is the evil of the world. Youd be surprised where their reach inspires agendas. Corona for one.

[@cryptidg2408]

I like how people are blaming communism for the wrongdoings of Chinese nationalism.

[@TheMambojack]

imagine being a grandmaster of martial art and getting your ass handed to you by a watermelon clown

[@commanderuseless1685]

Who's the one being humiliated _now_? :D

[@Ch4os4ever]

He should embrace the given moniker and henceforth be known as the Grandmaster Watermelon

[@18782.]

chinese people are indoctrinated brainwashed drones

[@leebee5361]

I'd LOVE to be that 'watermelon clown' causing such damage to ANY total c* like that!!!

[@rayoscrost6062]

lmao watermelon clown

[@rejectedideas1827]

Thank you eyepatch for confirming the "shock" state when a person gets punched in his face first time. My exact words were "how could this happen" as I lay on the street...

[@rowanmccracken5041]

Aw fuck, I can’t believe you’ve done this!

[@feritperliare2890]

I had that with a kick in training capoira several years ago. You might call it a none committed kick cause it was practice but I think we both were a bit reckless back than and I ended up getting a kick and I just thought "I should be able to get up on my feet it doesn't even hurt much" but I just kind of stayed on my butt with a sore chick

[@jeremiahbaugh8195]

I remember the first time myself. I had been in karate for a few years, and it was always these "soft" punches (even though we had gear). My friend had wanted to fight me and I agreed but he wanted a pair of gloves. I gave him mine and weirdly manipulated the foot padding things to be gloves. He decked me right away and laughed. I was so shocked my practice was gone in an instant. I got up and when we restarted I did the same thing he did to me. I decked him right away. We stopped for a minute. We went again again. And we traded a few times. I don't remember who won that third "match". All I remember is that we just kept going for another thirty minutes. Still under those rules where a clean hit "wins" and then there was a break. We just had so much fun fighting. We didn't get salty about it. We never yelled at each other about "oh that was lucky". We just kept at it cause, well it's gonna sound corny, we were friends. I quit karate almost immediately after (convinced my mom to by another set of gear though before I told her I was done). I got a lot of friends then in the neighborhood who just wanted to take turns fighting each other. We ended having a group of eight and we used one of my old trophies as a "belt" for the reigning "champ". Well, long story short it was great time in my life. The champ was always this guy named chandler. Everyone else could take a few punches from each other but man thay dude was knockdown champ. I only ever beat him once cause I tripped up his legs, and no kid on the ground wants to get hit a bunch, so I got the win. I'm not really proud of it cause who would ever brag about winning one fight as a kid lmao. But those memories mean a lot to me still. Just a bunch of kids fighting for fun. We wanted to win but it's not like any of us hated anyone else. Anyway, this comment really shocked that memory forward into my brain and had me smiling really hard to myself. Thanks for that.

[@seisage]

@@rowanmccracken5041 Lmao I was so desperately hoping someone had replied to this comment with that exact line. Thank you

[@fungisrock8955]

Makes me wanna get punched a few times by a friend just in case the real deal actually happens. Closest I've got is some rough crossfaces in wrestling 😂

[@Shaathurray]

"I...dont take any pleasure in this footage" Better than me

[@TheCCress]

LOL

[@Lordmaster135]

honestly

[@CaptainJacksIsland]

Everybody has telekenetic powers until they get punched in the mouth.

[@nomnombr]

Holy shit you just made me laugh way more than i should

[@Tenpouin]

Mike Tyson likes your sentence

[@kylemiller2414]

Hahaha!

[@tetsujin_144]

You know actually that's not true - I tried using my mind powers to stop the guy who was punching me in the face, but it turns out he didn't believe in my mind powers, rendering them ineffective. I think he might have wiggled his toes or something, too, that can mess 'em up as well.

[@CaptainPanick]

Yep, and then they conveniently didn't have their powers that day.

[@leomathlein3658]

I love Xu's reaction to the draw, he smiles because he knows he won, and he knows that the other people in the room know he won.

[@Ismael-kc3ry]

Yeah that made it a little better

[@Somerandomjingleberry]

He's like "This makes literally no difference... and you already know it."

[@theuniverse6463]

Everyone went home laughing I hope

[@paulojhon007]

Man this guy needs a movie about him, honestly the guy is a legend!

[@benc.3128]

@@paulojhon007 it would be cool, but no one is gonna risk pissing China off (like how no one recognizes Taiwan as a nation, because they are the old China and still claim to be)

[@tuckeredout2887]

Xu Xaidong seriously impresses me beyond belief. The man fights for the truth, despite the avalanche of forces that oppose him. I will forever look up to him as an inspiration, and a reminder that you should always fight for the truth, regardless of who or what opposes you.

[@YehudiNimol]

We need more people like Xu in the world. He's suffered discrimination for his beliefs, has been harassed and attacked by a country that hates him, yet he continues to fight. He could've easily fled to another country and lived a peaceful life, but he stays and continues to battle for what he believes is right because he truly loves his country and wants the best for it. This man is a hero, there's no other way to put it. I wish him luck in his endeavors. As long as his spirit is free, he's unstoppable.

[@pamelasouza7867]

Chinese harassers: "You don't honor our values!" Xu: * uses one of the most important values of never giving up *

[@jeremiaas15]

@Russ Olson What Chinese ethics did you study? The ones taught by those no-touch KO "masters"? Loyality is above all virtues; Also, Confucius succeeded in what? His ambition was to help create a country governed by his principles, you know, since he was a political philosopher first and foremost. That didn't happen for a few hundred years after his death.

[@jeremiaas15]

@Russ Olson I admit, I did misread you somewhat, but still, I believe you're making a mistake and simultaniusly are right but at a different angle here- Confucianism isn't "a force towards the optimum"; virtues of the past are always more important than what is most efficient/proffitable/popular. In this sence the traditional martial artists are in the right here- they claim superiority because they stay true to old principles. In the present day it is sound and impeccable from a neoconfucian standpoint, employed by the Chinese society and, to some extent, the state. However as a classical confucianist myself I can't oversee one crucial point- both sides are wrong, mainly because kung fu and other martial arts here are fairly modern. Wei Liaozi would probably argue that they are not martial arts at all, since, what is most crucial, they don't employ weapons and are not ment to settle any conflicts. They don't have a cultural significance, they're not music nor poetry, just forms of dance. They don't give military strenght, just an illusion of one, so they can't really be deployed in peace-keeping nor defence of the state. As for your last paragraph, I think you might have fallen victim to unfaithful translations. Granted, my understanding of written classical Chinese isn't perfect, I read most the classics in Japanese, but still the simmilarity of writting gives a certain assurance neither Latin nor Cyrilic scripts can't grant. It's not trying to be the best that matters, it's being correct/propper/sound. Confucius always avoided superlatives and uncertain ideals.

[@jeremiaas15]

@Russ Olson Glad to make an acquintance!

[@RStarrzky]

@@jeremiaas15 ​ @Russ Olson very wholesome guys, I hope u can become friends

[@Nzosaba_Matenge]

Did I just witness the birth of a friendship?

[@SeveralGhost]

When your shame paint makes you look like the badass protagonist

[@dagda1180]

His facepaint is 'branding', so to say. Though it is meant to humiliate him, imagine a 'master' being beaten by an "overweight, traitorous clown".

[@SeveralGhost]

@@dagda1180 exactly. I'm sure he's felt the shame they're after, but it hasn't stopped him winning

[@yourpalbryan1442]

Ngl, kinda reminded me of the face paint worn by the Highlanders in Braveheart

[@Sketchy_Dood]

Not gunna light it kinda reminds me of the Scottish resistance

[@senza4591]

@@SeveralGhost lowkey it makes the chinee Gov't looke EVEN WORSE. YOUR ENEMY WHICH *YOU YOURSELF* BRANDED AS A CLOWN *BEAT THE PEOPLE ON YOUR SIDE*

[@mndlessdrwer]

Wuxia is a genre of myth and storytelling that is just insane and rife with just all of the "fake martial arts" tropes, and I still find it both hilarious and endearing because of that. It's like superhero comics, but you attain your powers through cultivation and self-improvement rather than simply through coincidence or divine providence.

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

And just like superheroes, it can be refreshing and inspiring to enjoy that media, but dangerous to act as if it's real and that it applies to anyone in specific.

[@aesirgaming1014]

As someone who fought amateur and practices martial arts for work (high risk security and PSD), you hit the nail 100% on the head when you said that learning how to get punched was one of the most important lessons of martial arts. You can be one of the most accomplished practitioners out there, but you will be at a disadvantage if you have never participated in full contact sparring. There's no substitute or mental preparation that prepares you for the first solid punch you catch with your face. Learning how to overcome that shock and recover to keep fighting is one of the most critical lessons of any true martial art. There are many valuable lessons that can be taken from meditation and the concept of Chi. The meditation and breathing techniques can reduce stress and anxiety. There is also a lot of evidence that these techniques can help soothe irritations of the vagus nerve (which causes everything from indigestion and flatulence to abnormal heart rhythms. However, it's not a fighting art. It can supplement a fighting art as part of a whole person/whole warrior concept, but it is not a substitute for real world training in striking and grappling arts.

[@duskodugousko6650]

Xu: takes a 36hrs train ride *Still wins the fight* Fake martial artist: loses *I wasn't given enough rice...*

[@jtotheroc]

They make up excuses for everything when they lose.

[@mazemusicx9221]

That: "you lucky me no knock you out dog " was so fucking funny😂

[@DESTRAKON]

_muffukin _*_rice_*

[@garychandler4296]

Xu is a Chinese Hero! Too bad they're so indoctrinated by the government!

[@Lowen0611]

Not eating rice doesn’t affect.That man claims he hadn’t eaten enough rice while people ranging from age 12-50 will still be able to carry out work or sports(except heavy lifting) without eating one meal

[@droberts4791]

By giving Shu that face-paint and ostracizing him, they have incidentally made him the protagonist of his own anime. What a legend for sticking to his own guns even after everything they did to him, a lesser person would have let the tai chi guy win that fight, takes a lot of guts to do what he did

[@NoiseDay]

I want to see people wearing the "clown" makeup in support.

[@rikowolfin4984]

Honestly that face paint just makes him look cooler, before it was brought up as clown make-up I just thought he was putting on 'war paint' instead.

[@Ramsey276one]

Riko Wolfin having seen the part yet, but the idea is awesome

[@Ramsey276one]

D Roberts I believe the n living my life on WHAT IS RIGHT, NOT WHAT PEOPLE SAY I think he is doing that

[@nmotschidontwannagivemyrea8932]

Finally, a good Chinese anime! :P

[@Soulsfromthevoid]

I've heard multiple Martial arts teachers say that martial arts doesn't give you nearly as much of an edge as people think and that in real life it might not even matter. Especially if you get jumped by multiple people.

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

I think it was Bruce Lee who said most people would get all the skill and advantage they possibly could with a year each of studying boxing, grappling, and judo. Anything more is for show. Most martial arts techniques past a beginner level are for discipline and control, not actual combat.

[@rosiejl2798]

As a woman it doesn't even help with sexual assault as most people who SA are someone you know and trust e.g partner, relative, friend, coworker/boss and/or when you can't defend yourself e.g when drunk or otherwise intoxicated, or asleep. In the rarer cases when it is a stranger and you are not intoxicated often it involves a weapon, especially in the US where there is often a gun involved.

[@orionhan2431]

As an ethnically Chinese that attended wushu class (because my grandfather was a "master"), it's basically just learning dancing. Zero sparring. I doubt any of the "masters" ever been in a real fight or even competition in their lives.

[@LckD008]

Wushu looks cool af tho ngl

[@windowstaskmanager5349]

​@@LckD008 It's a good way to exercise It's also has a lot of coordinated performances, with very wobbly weapons

[@jos-1-stranac-u-noci]

The irony is, Xu Xiaodong would be the real hero of a kung-fu movie. :-/

[@aceric1646]

which a majority were made in hong kong, NOT part of china, freehongkong. and yeah, he is a kung-fu movie protagonist, he's the hero we all want but don't deserve

[@jos-1-stranac-u-noci]

@@aceric1646, you do realise, of course, that Hong Kong was a part of China before the British conquered it and turned it into their colony, and then gave it back to China?

[@aceric1646]

@@jos-1-stranac-u-noci well yes, I know that but so was taiwan before they were colonized by the Japanese and then given back to in 1945. and I hope you don't tell me that Taiwan is part of China because it isn't true.

[@MaggotDiggo1]

A lone man fighting for truth and justice against the unjust institution of the Chinese government.

[@alessandrolira4035]

@@jos-1-stranac-u-noci hong kong was nothing more than an island with a small village in it for centuries... China owned it, but did nothing useful with it for hundreds of years. The brits, for all of their defects, actually made the island something noteworthy

[@ponternal]

Xu is literally an anime protagonist

[@heyjoji1954]

With no seemingly good ending...... is there a gofundme or something of this guy?

[@justhereforpeace]

But one kind of berzerk protagonist

[@Enskyed]

If the anime protagonist was a third rate mma fighter then maybe.

[@deleteduser3455]

Like man he said “nobody cares about us” man I care about you

[@thedarkyellowpages4016]

He was clearly dumb though. He basically overdid things. He knew he would win against the first master and he did it rather violently when it wasn't a sanctioned match by any athletic commission. To me, he's a coward. Check his vids fighting real martial artists of Sanda and Muay Thai, he was no match.

[@KingSigy]

Xu isn't wrong at all. Bruce Lee's philosophy for Jeet Kune Do was something that shook up traditional Chinese understanding of martial arts and most people weren't happy with that. Years later, however, we see how far ahead of his time Lee really was. MMA is exactly what fighting should be because no one style is the best. All people are different and everyone has strengths and weaknesses. While traditional Chinese Kung Fu is great and all, its practical application has long since been supplanted not only by MMA but by things like guns. It's very interesting to see that China's government is now promoting Kung Fu as a way of propaganda. I was ready to come to this video and say you were full of shit, but you hit the nail on the head. Those fighting styles definitely have something to them and it certainly helps your body and mind grow to learn one, but you can't simply rely on rigid technique. Being rigid in life, much like in a fight, will get you nowhere.

[@MrL0WEL]

It is amazing how Xu’s story and existence in his own country is seen as shameful and disgraced, but if you tell literally anybody in a different part of the world about him and they will see it as something so incredibly brave and powerful that hearing about his unjust treatment makes them sick to their stomach. In a community that’s supposedly all about discarding hatred and rather using their enemies’ own negative emotions against them, there is an awful large amount of venom and anger being spat at a man whose only crime is not believing in the same mentality. I’m really hoping that Xu’s campaign against what is basically the entire Chinese system doesn’t end up ruining the lives of him and his loved ones.

[@dahorseboy]

That poor man is having his whole life turned upside down and is still sticking to his guns. Honestly inspiring stuff

[@Daemonarch2k6]

Soon in an western country of your choice... If you let this communist crap happen...

[@understandingautism1389]

@@Daemonarch2k6 seriously!! Well said!!

[@TocsTheWanderer]

@@Daemonarch2k6 If you genuinely believe that Biden or his administration will be Communist in any way, you have no idea what Communism actually is. Don't let fear warp your view of reality.

[@Daemonarch2k6]

@@TocsTheWanderer Let's pray that we don't ever fiind out, what stages of communism crappy joe and his financiers are able to... Trump 2021

[@crustypickle5332]

@@Daemonarch2k6 Heck yeah!!! Woo hoo!

[@petey5009]

Xu Xiaodong is an absolute legend, literally going against his government, his country, and the entire Chinese martial arts community. This guy deserves more attention outside of China

[@Buddyrtc]

Any idea how we can support him?

[@karimshebeika8010]

@@Buddyrtc I guess the best way to support him is to forget him and not make him an idol, so the Chinese government have no reason to make him disappear

[@dino1890]

Unfortunately i think they disabled all his social media.

[@John_the_Paul]

@@Buddyrtc we should make a gofundme for him

[@justsomedemononthefbiwante4023]

LeT's bOmB ChiNa

[@Teeny733]

I was raised in a cult and the first thing I thought of when you got to the "no touch" ""masters"" was when people would get, as they put it, "slain in the spirit." Benny Hinn is a perfect example of that. Crazy to see the similarities.

[@j3en534]

Xu is a modern hero, thank god he hasn’t gone missing, keep fighting the good fight

[@zanethezaniest274]

I feel like Xu’s story is gonna become a movie one day

[@noneofyourbusiness4830]

With his clown makeup, how about "The Joker: A Chinese Knockoff. Who Knocks People...out"

[@user-sw1wq8lh2w]

it'd really make a good film I bet, perhaps just do a documentary, no need to fake anything, that's kinda the whole point.

[@PROTOGgouki]

Funnily enough, the very premise of much of the recent Chinese martial art films (Ip Man 2 especially but also Master Z) is the story of the antagonist.

[@khairulrashid1524]

But first HE REALLY NEEDS MORE AND MORE SUPPORT FROM US.

[@flappy_meal_3214]

Zane The Zaniest if it doesn’t then it’s all China’s fault

[@NickB98]

Xu is a national hero that his own countrymen don't recognise.

[@dog-ez2nu]

I hope China's future revolutionaries remember this man. He is what the Communist Party resists. Being genuine and honest.

[@MultiCommissar]

They *can't* recognize him without dropping in Social Credit.

[@mbnall]

Wignat Fedposter comparing Spencer to Xu is ridiculous, but maybe you’re going for a reductio ad absurdum. A reductio would be fine if this comment were an argument, but it’s not and clearly wasn’t intended to be. The video is the argument and the evidence, and the comment is a comment lol.

[@brendandubalos2149]

@@mbnall Keep radical egalitarian atheism and white supremacist identity politics out of this discussion, please.

[@prairied0g56]

@@brendandubalos2149 he's just using words you can learn in any introductory logic class in college, what are you talking about

[@perrym7357]

"It's Tai chi because I don't know what I'm doing" - my best friend at my karate dojo whenever she was practicing a new kata

[@TOURGRLXOXO]

HELP 😭😭

[@johnmorey720]

Mr. Satan from Dragon Ball Z is clearly a riff on Count Dante.

[@user-vi3bm2mx2h]

I........can't believe it took me so long to realize that

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

Lol you’re right!

[@TheKrou]

"We'll make him wear facepaint" nah you're creating branding for the movie about his story coming out in 10 years

[@jeremyjoerg]

Welcome to socialism.

[@justinboggin9086]

@@jeremyjoerg Correction. Communism. More extreme, more evil.

[@jeremyjoerg]

@@justinboggin9086 communist regimes are usually socialist.

[@just.r1ce]

@@jeremyjoerg but not all socialist regimes are communist

[@jeremyjoerg]

@@just.r1ce true. But they all destroy freedom.

[@dangaspar3242]

Fake Martial Artist: Nearly dead. Xu: Fine. Referee: Yeah this pretty much looks like a draw.

[@meihatsume1165]

@Nicholas Brown he didn’t have his tongue in the right place 😝😝😝😂😂

[@justsometoiletpaper6755]

His pinky toe was too much at the right

[@anotherwea6692]

they didnt wanted to look biased, but also not go against the government

[@someiraniandudez5886]

@Nicholas Brown I still wonder what would've been the result if he had enough rice that morning 😰

[@dericktcg8018]

This is what’s going to happen to kong in Godzilla versus kong, zilla gonna vaporize the monkey but it’s gonna be a draw 😂

[@williamcompitello2302]

What Xu is doing is many layers deeper than meets the eye. Within the complexities of his mission, he may be helping in improving the world and our future. In a way, he's disciplining frauds and freeing us all at once. This is an example of needed pragmatism.

[@DKwildrift]

I love to see the students blindfolded and still be "moved" around by the telekinesis.

[@mcfearson1391]

"the chemist was completely unaffected" Or you could have said "the chemist was....non-reactive"

[@fordguy8792]

Get out. Now.

[@GangstaSparkleFairy]

I love it. There's some real gems among these comments and I personally think this is right up there.

[@alexanderseton]

I as a chemist myself can tell that he didn’t react to this BS

[@PablumMcDump]

How... noble.

[@D00000T]

why

[@Leonlonglegs]

Xu's story deserves to go down for centuries, he's done nothing but expose how badly censorship, and harassment can get. Not to mention selling lies about Martial Arts. I hope Xu knows he's a legend, and deserves to go down as one.

[@josiahlalrineng4010]

@ISAIAH NVNEZ wow, that's actually very accurate

[@Z1LT01D]

The impact Xu has reached Americans and the few fighters i know are genuinely touched by his story. The man is seriously a legend. Does anyone know if there is any way to help this man?

[@STN4D]

@@Z1LT01D Spread his story That's the only way for us viewers

[@jazzygryphon]

There needs to be a documentary or something of that man.

[@nickaschenbecker9882]

He exposed China as a whole and Whinnie the Poo doesn't like that.

[@junkapopo]

I've just started to realize the existence of Chinese social credit. I honestly thought, at 28 years old and just a couples of seconds ago, that it was a myth. A myth. Or you know, something that happens in some weird surreal science-fiction novel, but not real life.

[@Winasaurus]

It's especially strange that there's a whole lot of american people pushing that it's a myth, because for some reason they want to present China as better than the US. So they pretend there is no concentration camps, they pretend social credit score isn't a thing, they pretend the elections they have are genuine, and they pretend the emissions numbers are all a big lie. Very strange. All I can think is maybe it's just china propaganda intended to sway people but it doesn't seem too convincing.

[@erics5572]

Same thing goes for a lot of self defence courses. They teach ridiculous moves that will never work in a real scenario. I remember two friends had done a self defence course for over two years (both young petite women) and thought they could take me on (out of shape, never done weights or anything other than some basic boxing and a lot of sports as a kid but 6'3"). One arm each I could easily control both of them. There is a very real danger that someone will use what they have learnt and get themselves into a situation that either they could have run from or talked their way out.

[@wyattgale3077]

Xu: beats fake martial artist to a pulp Ref: *DRAW*

[@Sekir80]

That was the most obvious spit in the face to everyone who saw that fight. When I thought there can't be more hypocracy displayed, there was that...

[@potatomasta3028]

Nice pfp doggotaro

[@stephenc2481]

I finally understand Bruce Lee's philosophy... "the art of fighting without fighting". The "master" won, he didn't fight back.

[@-0rbital-]

That ref had no choice I’m sure.

[@harold_Shitmum]

Nearly as bad as the Wilder v Fury draw 😂

[@Morgan_of_the_Maxilla]

This is so dumb, there’s already a real no-touch technique, it’s called a taser and pepper spray

[@Vladdamyre]

i prefer the more extreme version of no-touch.... Barret Rifle

[@dava8058]

You forgot the ancient no-touch technique Bow and arrows

[@martinbrennen9123]

Let’s not forget the timeless farting technique

[@OswaldM_14]

@@martinbrennen9123 the most silent and deadly fighting technique

[@Tenesfer]

All of you are mere amateurs who have yet to master the schools ultimate technique: nuke.

[@birdgvee4982]

I feel so bad for Xu. Amazing that he still keeps going, still winning each fight. I hope he and his family stay safe.

[@doogelyjim8627]

the story of Xu is so extremely fascinating.. i hope so badly that it doesn't end tragically for him

[@DESTRAKON]

That "clown makeup" just looks like warrior paint to me

[@grimplayer8287]

It reminds me of that one scotisch freedom warrior from an old movie

[@Cymes]

@@grimplayer8287 William Wallace, portrayed by Mel Gibson.

[@daved.8483]

That's why clowns are scary!!!

[@Ayeato]

He should embrace the colours and make them apart of his outfit to show he doesn’t care what they think

[@emilior934]

We send him a care package, yet? This man is having some streaks!

[@bendykirby4828]

"It's not about winning, it's about sending a message." Describes Xu perfectly.

[@BruudaOsas]

*joker

[@kennethmcgregor5953]

K but the message is being sent by repeatedly winning

[@Kelekona]

@@BruudaOsas Someone missed the point

[@ultimategotea]

@@kennethmcgregor5953 He isn't winning for the act of winning, he's winning to prove a point that clinging to tradition is an issue.

[@kamirupl]

@@ultimategotea No clinging to tradition, but rather using tradition as propaganda tool.

[@MrJayateabug]

The bit on Xu Xiaodong was incredible. You could have done a video on just him alone. It is sad that a loyal citizen of China challenges an ancient dogma about the martial arts in his country and his country turns on him. I felt his heartbreak from his social media videos. If I had been him I probably would have stopped fighting Martial Arts "Masters" after that fight was declared a draw because that would have proven to me that he could no longer rely on anyone being fair or impartial in those fights.

[@lagudoufu]

It's sad that theres just so much misinformation that it's not even funny how obvious the attempts at making China look bad are

[@jasonjean2901]

You obviously have no idea what you are talking about. "Ancient dogma" you say? For most of China's history, there were "death matches" where different martial arts instructors would challenge one another in public, and often the loser would be crippled or killed. Chinese Kung Fu instructors would travel the country and fight anyone willing to challenge them. There isn't a country on Earth which still allows this nonsense, which inevitably starts gang-fights. What happened to Xu would have happened in any western country; if you go online and start insulting and harassing Karate and Taekwondo instructors, you'll get sued for defamation and business losses. Xu is a supposed "hero" for proving that MMA enables him to be able to defeat opponents significantly smaller or older than he is...wow! So impressive!

[@MrJayateabug]

@@jasonjean2901 Thank you for replying to a comment I made 2 years ago... I have no idea wtf my original comment was actually about so I concede to your wisdom. Well done.

[@jasonjean2901]

@@MrJayateabug Wow, you could be bothered to reply, but you couldn't be bothered to read the comment you made above it. There was only one, and it frankly wasn't long. Lots of people reply to comments made years ago. If you don't want them out there anymore then just delete them.

[@MrJayateabug]

@@jasonjean2901 I did read my above comment and it has been 2 years since I made that comment directly after watching the video and so now the context for my comment is gone. What I couldn't be bothered to do was rewatch the video and or care about your comment much.

[@The_Curious_Cat]

"No touch KO is the deadliest martial arts ever!" "Oh except if you have your tongue on the wrong position, or your finger is on a different position or if you don't believe in it or if you are slightly more to the left when I told you I'm going to knock you out". lmao Xu Xiaodong has all my respect, despite everything they are doing to him, he's standing for what is right. Not surprised at all by what China is doing, after all he's exposing a lie that is being used to control the population, it's the same when big dictators used religion with the same intention. So the moment someone shows it's all crap, which means people might start thinking for themselves, authorities freak out and do everything they can to cover it up. That draw is beyond ridiculous, everyone saw that the "Master" was humiliated the whole fight.

[@beepbeeplettuce5890]

Exactly I love that bs explanation "its so powerful it only works if you believe it will"

[@hopesagoodthing]

It's 100% because the Chinese govt despises anything remotely American, and it's like he's humiliating their whole country

[@The_Curious_Cat]

@@hopesagoodthing This has nothing to do with that. It's about control. If one guy can expose a whole fake Martial Art, what else can he expose next if the people start to understand what is a lie?

[@wherethetatosat]

"By his own admission, he is just a mediocre MMA fighter past his prime." Dude may not be in his 20s anymore but his arms are still tree trunks.

[@ratatouilledrinksclorax9897]

Hey uis back is probably a bit sore and all But that only furthers his point that Tai Chi is pretty shit in a fight

[@davidtaylor142]

And the other guys almost never actually spark with anyone

[@diegobarron1690]

Well is the massage he is giving, like hey I am bad but look at this losers they are even worst then me and they are masters?

[@CursedWheelieBin]

You’re missing the point completely. If a mediocre guy can rag doll these CCP puppets, just imagine what a professional could do

[@nowheredan27]

Goddamn Xu's story is a seinen martial arts manga waiting to happen.

[@iliveinsideyourhouse3943]

The creator of holyland and shamo should writes it.

[@KapsalonGroot]

he could, or no, he should be a character in the martial arts manga called "Baki" imo

[@lastmanstanding7155]

Legit inspired a story I was thinking of. Imma get writing.

[@jamessunderlandseventh7410]

His enemy is truly powerful, as it is an entire government

[@billbutton8468]

They should have real super powers but the martial artist is just stronger.

[@alexperaza9475]

Xu's story would make a hell of a movie. I hope someday he gets the recognition he deserves in his home country

[@Bloodglas]

this stuff really seems dangerous to the students. all their "powers" never work unless the enemy believes in it, which means it's entirely useless when you would actually need it. if someone believed you were actually capable of defeating them so easily why would they even try to attack you at all?

[@renno2679]

He's not even fat. He's just thicc. Massive respect for that guy, though. He's a real hero of martial arts. Truly awe inspiring.

[@darekbaird]

Guy looks like he could be a merc in a movie. I would not call him fat. (PS if it wasn't clear that was meant as a praise)

[@TOURGRLXOXO]

Yeah hes big asf but fine as hell id smash ngl

[@paselitoru]

Imagine how humiliating it is to get absolutely deleted in combat and then have the judges pity you so hard that they declare it a draw.

[@2k13Ghost]

Sad thing is the dude that got whooped probably believes it was a close fight. Just basing on how delusional they are.

[@reidsimonson]

Those CCP drones don’t have humility or individualism. They just feel, do, and think whatever the Chinese government tells them to.

[@RyanKaufman]

Imagine the refs throwing a decision your way, and still not thinking it would fly well to declare you the winner lol and the best they can give you is a draw because of how badly you got your ass beat. Dude has to be deeply embarrassed.

[@svetoslavkrastev228]

@@2k13Ghost Watch the respond from the so calle "master" and you will see how delusional he actually is.

[@svetoslavkrastev228]

"Imagine how humiliating it is to get absolutely deleted in combat and then have the judges pity you so hard that they declare it a draw" - first - you would be right if we talk about normal people with some decency and honor. Second - I guess you haven't watched the continuation - about the judge giving his "well argumented" (and by that I mean total shit) of explanation. Also - Watch the respond from the so called "master" who got beaten and you will see how delusional he actually is (he even challenged Xu Xiadong again - and EVERYONE laughed at him - THAT'S got to be more humiliating). Actually there are footages of that reply in this video too - just wasn't properly explained it is that. Edit: time stamp to prove my point - 22:06 (this clown says that he will KO Xu even though it was the exact oposite that happened in the first match 😂🤣😂

[@kevinwilliams6889]

Your passion for Martial Arts truly comes through in this video. Keep up the amazing work.

[@honoratagold]

I'm watching this very late (since I've just discovered your channel) and I haven't finished this video yet, but I wanted to comment how pleased I was to see you relate the reactions people had to no-touch masters to things like faith healing/being slain in the spirit. As a teen, I was briefly a member of a pentecostal-type church (which I hesitate to call a cult, primarily because it was part of a traditional denomination, but it was definitely... weird), and I have been on the receiving side of these kinds of things, and I know it seems from the outside that people are acting/larping, but I think more accurately, while someone may "act" at first (this is happening to others but not to me, I should just go along), ultimately your own brain starts playing tricks on you because you become convinced that this power *is* real and it *is* working on you, and therefore your body reacts as it "should" even though that's obvious, to an outside observer, that it's mere nonsense. From a certain perspective, the no-touch masters *are* knocking people out with psychic energy. It's just the social "psychic" energy that results in the members of these dojos buying into the fantasy so hard, that they react as though the "punches" are real.

[@hughkelliher315]

"fake martial arts masters using their influence to adopt the persona of a powerful psychic" This sounds like a sick Mob Psycho 100 arc

[@KingHalbatorix]

If reigen was a bad guy

[@RaisenKiri]

SELF-DEFENSE RUSH!!!

[@Alkanaut]

You could argue they're like Reigen... But Reigen is actually a good guy who knows he's not psychic. These guys are just scammers in search of a cult following in other terms.

[@JenkemSuperfan]

Dimple

[@illbill5904]

@@Alkanaut 99% sure some of these people believe it.

[@belinskiparadox7687]

Honestly, the fact that these "Martial Arts Masters" are being absolutely destroyed by a retired mma fighter past his prime is just embarrassing. This whole ordeal just spotlights how despicable the Chinese government is.

[@josephuuqt]

I am pretty sure he didn't go pro so I don't think he could retire since he didn't really compete before. Actually I believe he just started his career

[@comradesillyotter1537]

What?

[@ririswan6352]

@@josephuuqt he used to be an active sanda fighter tho, but yeah certainly not a competitive MMA fighter

[@josephuuqt]

@Kimjongkook F4N That was after all the CCP stuff

[@eddyh5]

You lost me as soon as you talked about the Chinese government...

[@FearTheImpaler]

its like an anime but no one will admit the protag won

[@happybee7725]

I love the one were theres a guy running at the “teacher” and the teacher turns round an pure stares at him and the guy falls to the ground ko’d by an angry look.😂😂😂 good stuff😂

[@CursedWheelieBin]

Scottish? 🤦‍♂️

[@kretschieman]

I love how he smiles when the match gets called a draw.

[@Teixas666]

he knows the call is Bs, everyone that wtched the fight knows the call was Bs, but the CCP had ot save face

[@void735]

The point is already proven. Calling it a tie is just digging their own grave deeper

[@borismuller86]

Honestly, calling it a draw was a mistake, because it makes them look desperate. You’d have to be an absolute clown to think it was anything other than a mauling.

[@tyhatfield7156]

You know it’s funny because it’s like when you watch ip man! He was just even though he beat the crap out of people if you’d like I’ll never really was anything that’s not really talk about it. The thing is in reality people wanna talk about it if you are doing better you should be put ahead at being the better of the better I hope you can understand that thanks for this good video

[@kurtisgonzales37]

@@Teixas666 CCP is becoming dangerous to freedom around the world.

[@LINKchris87]

If they thought the facepaint would humiliate Xu, they failed. He looks even cooler.

[@almarc]

More than that. Blue and white are the colors of the actual, righteous government of China - the Chinese republic. Those fascist bastards made a real hero of him. I believe, this is one of those stories where the protagonist fought till the end despite everything and won. We just see those stories after they've ended, always. This one is still in progress.

[@oscarkilby4033]

Fr tho. Dude should just own that shit tbh. Should show the lying asses what he thinks of them.

[@myes344]

Should go brave heart. Facepaint And scream we aint got no mofo freedoooooooooom!

[@Taurusus]

For reals. Before the reveal of what the paint meant, I fully assumed that was his "brand". That whole story would/will make a phenomenal martial arts movie one day.

[@LINKchris87]

@@almarc Even more admirable. Can't believe how a supposedly great nation is able to behave in such a bully fashion.

[@xanderhebert6257]

I recently learned about the Asch conformity experiments and it reminded me of this video. The students, and sometimes teachers, are conforming to the expectations of the group unaware that all the other students are in the same situation.

[@wylieecoyote]

I have watched this at least 4 times beginning to end and really like how much information you have packed in and the great thread joining all of the segments. It is well constructed and well written.

[@requiem052710]

this is the effect of watching too much Anime fight scenes

[@h7_hd508]

I wish

[@therealwhitewolf5771]

Lmao

[@doopdoopdopdop7424]

Too much ATLA and Star Wars.

[@GuyChooo]

@Dick Borbon yeah, the shockwave and superhuman fights are entertaining.

[@mamertvonn]

@Dick Borbon r/wooosh

[@purplatypus7405]

I came here to laugh at funny fake martial arts I ended up learning about serial killers, cults, and molestation

[@FenrisGarm]

And the sad story of a man fighting alone for what he believes.

[@martinsitepu7659]

Fr 😭

[@O-san4]

The pathetic sides of humanity that I wish to look away from, and a small light struggling to shine brighter

[@qatestbrian1]

Having practiced the Korean fighting style, Tang Soo Do for 43 years, I have to say I love this video. The magical martial arts thing is and has been a problem for...well ever since the beginning I suppose. Thanks for putting this out here.

[@alphalax7747]

Did you expect a funny video with that thumbnail?

[@NewBeginningNewCreation]

I've seen xiu on other channels beating up masters but I appreciate you giving the back story of what he has gone through. Crazy to believe what he has had to endure.

[@Totaledbow]

can we all just admit that Xu is a fucking legend and that he doesn't deserve the shit that is happening to him ?

[@pawz007]

The "clown paint" they made him wear looks almost exactly like ancient Celtic war paint.

[@theodorebear6714]

I would be honored to paint my face and fight with Xu's white and blue.

[@Vondruke]

It's also interesting that it's very similar to the way South Korean army applies camo facepaint.

[@zoltan_meszaros]

Braveheart came to my mind too.

[@Genocideking13]

You must paint your face like a clown so that our greatest masters can have their asses kicked by a clown. Good job guys

[@carlost856]

@@Genocideking13 imagine being a martial arts master and getting absolutely obliterated by Winter Melon the pudgy clown.

[@Chimera6297]

"they wouldn't let him fight unless he wore chinese clown makeup" there's something satisfying about these bullshit artists being totally humiliated by someone dressed as a *clown* I know the purpose was to make him look bad in the public eye, but I'd say they failed miserably honestly, what a fucking hero

[@MrHFam-st4ni]

He looks badass

[@godfreyofbouillon966]

I choose to take his clown makeup as a way of showing what a clownassery Chinese fake martial arts and Chinese communist government is.

[@Thatguywiththelaptop]

If only it didn't specify "chinese" clown, because otherwise I'd suggest going all the way and dressing up as Ronald McDonald.

[@RegretfulBirdConsumer]

@@Thatguywiththelaptop time for the Mctermination

[@Peetjuh1000]

i love your outro showing how martial arts can allow you to win against bigger opponents, thats truly what makes it great. i will never forget being 12 (i started judo at 6) and seeing my grandpa (a brown belt) so surprised because he could not get out of a osaekomi i had him in, despite the obvious weight difference. great vid, i came for the ridiculous fakes and stayed for the great narrative !!

[@JW-ce3os]

Wow. I knew most of this, have seen a majority of the clips before, but you put it all together so well, presenting it in a refreshing narrative and historical background. Amazing job! Subscribed!

[@limme2001]

Shu feels like one punch man. A true hero who hasn’t faced a legitimate threat yet while being dismissed by the public.

[@StudioNama]

RESPECC

[@Jayngfet]

The thing about Xu is that he has fought legit fighters during this period and gotten his ass totally beat. His statement about being a mediocre fighter past his prime is an accurate assessment of his skills. That's why the entire thing is both tragic and funny to watch: Literally none of his public challengers can beat a mediocre middle aged man with a beer belly. None of the competitive full contact styles or schools in China are actually against him and there's mutual respect between him and them.

[@shooterperson]

Imagine setting up your own culture to be destroyed by a guy in clown makeup with the name "Melon"

[@Jwoosle]

If you’re having the guy fighting the people representing you dressed like a clown it only looks worse when the clown wins

[@taiga_pz6566]

My character creations in video games in a nutshell

[@user-is3yn7xr4c]

That's why I will never let a clown destroy my culture... If I'll ever have a chance to create a culture to begin with. Because it would be such a waste, besides from the fact that I can use it to satisfy my unquenchable thirst for power.

[@waffles7z]

@@user-is3yn7xr4c but what if the clown was Ronald McDonald?

[@ordinaryfellow9093]

@@waffles7z That's... just honor.. and shame.. and proud.. all of the good and bad combination..

[@richardfiguracion4977]

Most embarrassing way to lose "didnt get enough rice"

[@TOURGRLXOXO]

Tbh thata me when i fight when im hungry

[@02spzvo86]

I wanna say thank you so much Super Eyepatch Wolf for covering this topic. As another victim of fake martial arts spread across internet, its kinna hard for me to take all of these info. My grandpa and some of my old relatives made me believe some of fake martial arts coz they themselves are too busy dig in on whats really happening. As another student(grade6) being bullied a lot, and got no hero to rely(heck not even teacher nor parents) I have to lean on these "awesome" martial art moves from videos on my mp4 back then. With very irrelevant moves againts the oposing student, I almost got hospitalized, but thankfully its my bday and my mom became visible on classroom when thats happening. They ceased bullying me when my mom starts giving cake to everyone, even the ones that bully me. Thankfully though, people on media stopped spreading martial art bullcrap. Ever since I learned and trained Taekwondo for years, and now seeing this video, I knew that martial arts is a very serious thing that people cant just make a profit out of it.... and Im truly thankful that people from media nowadays are truly aware of it. Transparency and honesty does indeed saves us all.

[@kennylunacy]

Goku can't hurt his enemies if they have their tongues in the wrong position.

[@ingeniousclown]

That's what is happening every time some sort of Ki blast is deflected or not effective at all. It's the tongue position and Goku's just rolling the dice.

[@johnmachuga8811]

I'm with you there... That was hilarious but give him points for creativity

[@jonnamechange6854]

I wonder if a chi blast can be deflected by lowering one, and raising the other middle finger at the opponent?

[@ViciOuSKiddo]

And if you don't have a tongue, you can raise a toe.

[@BlazingMagpie]

So wait, when Krillin's destructo-disc didn't damage Perfect Cell wasn't because they just went back on it's ability to ignore ki armor, but rather because he had his tongue in wrong position?

[@davidp.7620]

"He had his tongue in the wrong place" Well, if putting your tongue there prevents a knockout, then it's the right place to put your tongue at

[@nickieBurke]

hey what if he fought someone with no tongue?

[@RolandTHX]

@@nickieBurke Then that person would be unbeatable.

[@embracethesuck1041]

The truth was told, it doesn't work unless the participant wants it to

[@Faesharlyn]

Or one toe up.. maybe the toe goes in the mouth?

[@KrolKaz]

If u don't know about that specific martial art, as in you haven't studied under a master then yoy have NO PLACE to question thier style. And yes holding the tongue in a certain position has been used by fighters for millennia, even boxers today use the technique to avoid knockouts and stay concentrated. Same with MMA and even football players will keep their tongues in a certain way .

[@Nogu3]

The world of fake martial arts is especially interesting to me since I was formerly a professional sumo wrestler. A lot of folks dont understand sumo, seeing it as "two fat guys in diapers butting heads", yet this is a martial art/sport where people have died, where bones crack and blood spills. I have no objection to the fact sumo has zero place in a street brawl save for a good palm thrust or a throw, but our discipline is one that requires strength and substance. Martial arts in this day and age are frankly irrelevant from a self defence viewpoint, save for like... grappling, people who advertise such ability with a fancy flick of the finger are snakes that damage the history and principles of being a martial artist. However, to train, either for health, or tradition, hell even for fun, is nothing to be ashamed of.

[@22Hammy]

This is like that Regular Show episode with the DEATH PUNCH!

[@johanjonsson6504]

Poor Xu, he is LITERALLY spreading the truth and the people around him laugh. It makes me sick.

[@madensmith7014]

Many Chinese actually would side with him although they aren't allowed to make that opinion public. He touched the hornets nest that is the people with connections with the politicians of the CCP.

[@shaunbarnett2972]

Many people don't want to know the truth. They want to believe what makes them feel good. Look at religious people, they are EXACTLY the same.

[@ViperDivinity]

CCP is annoying

[@daddyinthestreetsenpaiinth9250]

@@ViperDivinity It's nice knowing you buddy✌👋

[@ris5688]

@@shaunbarnett2972 some of them are im okay with people believing what they want as long as no one gets hurt

[@michaelzebley1673]

The most tragic part of Xu’s story is that he isn’t doing what he’s doing to embarrass his country. He’s doing because he loves his country and is trying to push for change to make it stronger. Alas, that tends to be the story behind most of the greatest hero’s in just about any given country’s history. And , usually, they aren’t truly recognized for it until long after they are gone.

[@senza4591]

Lets hope china figures it out sooner than tragically later.

[@cooperwright9515]

You accidentally wrote Xi instead of Xu, and gave it a whole new meaning

[@alpheusmadsen8485]

I certainly admire his spirit! I can't help but wonder, though, whether he's going to have to say "Ok, I've done enough, if the people can't see through this, they are fools", and get on with his life. I don't know what I would do if I were in his shoes. Maybe I would have stopped after the first fight; maybe after I've done a few. Maybe I'd stubbornly carry on, though, to rebel not just against the movement, but to push back against the oppressive "social credit" system they use as well ....

[@shino4242]

I'm surprised they don't just kill him TBH. They have control of the media over there. They can say he killed himself or, arguably "better" for them, some kung fu master killed him in an unrecorded fight, so he dies "proving" that traditional chinese martial arts were right all along. Disgusting. I dunno why Xi even allowed these matches. Does he seriously buy his own BS?

[@mechamedeamigo3984]

@@senza4591 they have already figured that, they just don't care. If the governement on China says you are wrong, then you are.

[@candycoatedcactus]

This was absolutely beautiful. Thank you so much for the deep research and in depth explaination

[@thatpedanticcommenter5847]

I frequently rewatch this video. I love how you talk about martial arts. There's clear passion and understanding there. I watch it because I was out of Judo for nearly 7-8 years, having done it for nearly as long, before returning one last time before the pandemic hit and I moved back to my hometown where the old club had closed down those 7-8 years ago. I'm the worst kind of perfectionist, but what I learned in Judo, which to be fair wasn't enough to make me a very good fighter by any stretch of the imagination, I had to learn by failing over and over again. It was the one thing I felt I could fail at numerous times and be motivated to keep doing just as much as anything else. The pandemic has forced me to have to wait on returning to that world once again for some time, and watching your videos on fighting reminds me of how it felt to not have to care about your performance, to know that if you just kept at something you could get more and more out of it regardless of whether you became great at it or not.

[@katutaistelija]

Xu fighting for his ideal despite the persecution, public humiliation and harassment. He's a real hero.

[@ChangedMyNameFinally69]

Not really. Just a Western crony who made a good point

[@Chris-nn3vu]

@@ChangedMyNameFinally69 okay commie

[@ChangedMyNameFinally69]

@@Chris-nn3vu Is that an insult?

[@legendarytat8278]

@@ChangedMyNameFinally69 No he's definitely a lot more than that.

[@neonsashimidream1075]

@@ChangedMyNameFinally69 PRC state agent or zealous ideologue. If it's the latter, what's with the jailbroken phone?

[@4HELP4LIFE]

“Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own.” ― Bruce Lee.

[@jessetomahawk2306]

12 step program AA

[@unstablenecrophage278]

"Thats enough ive had it. With these mother fucking snakes on this mother fucking plane" ~ Samuel Jackson.

[@crimsonshinobi5281]

Obviously the people in the video misheard the quote and mixed around useful and useless.

[@the_original_Bilb_Ono]

I just made a comment that ill post here.. 25:48 This man is representing his nation, but just because its not what is "traditional" for his nation, they nearly destroy the man. And i put "traditional" in quotes because to me living in USA, what i hold as tradition is all the good parts of my nation and heritage (which is separate in my case) while *not forgetting* but adapting the old or removing the old to help our people.

[@DannyGruesome]

@@unstablenecrophage278 best quote

[@plushdragonteddy]

i haven’t been involved with martial arts for a long time (i just fell out of it, and when i was ready to go back, covid hit), but i admire the hell out of Xu. i really hope he’s seen as a hero in his own country soon enough; he deserves nothing less.

[@Ok_Cabbage]

The information in this video is so well crafted. Really appreciate the work put into this.

[@Spitznock]

You can always identify a martial arts master by their enormous beer gut.

[@amit_patel654]

And their double chin

[@myname-mz3lo]

and the 10 year old students bahahahah

[@saiku9081]

When delusional gived a media

[@danglingondivineladders3994]

I have one, it is like 70lbs.

[@cat_in_a_sock1948]

to be fair i did judo for 12 years and i always got absolutely bodied by the thicc bois. obviously the ones in this video are just straight fat and overbalanced but the lads with seal like builds are impossible to move.

[@danonecuvisine]

Ironically, Xu's philosophy and way of being is what they are trying to promote: never back down, go against the odds, stand for yourself even if the world is against you. Massive amount of respect for him and his beliefs.

[@Teixas666]

the even sillier, the mroe the chinese govermenet tries ot slam him down, the more validity his point has, sadly his main defense is that a lot of international eyes are on him, otherwise he would be in legitimate danger of " dissapearing".

[@pokeng]

I forgot where i heard the quote from, but someone mentioned that because chinese martial arts is so stubborn to evolution, it is the reason why it is laughed at when compared to modern martial arts/mma.

[@Familia_nepal_nepal_do_mal12]

@juna wood cof cof Assage cof cof Snowden cof cof

[@pluspiping]

No no no, you see THE PARTY never backs down, goes against the odds, and insists on its interests even if the world tells you "that's violating human rights". When individuals do that, it's "treason".

[@Dr.FeelsGood]

@@pluspiping /r/whoosh that's the OP's whole point.

[@mustangman6579]

This was a great video. Very well thought out and put together. I'm glad I sat here and watched the whole thing. I'm glad you brought to light Xu Xiaodong. I never knew about him.

[@setpunks13]

I've seen all the footage on Hydrick and read what happened and it is very disturbing. He destroyed some people's lives. Some kids in Utah ended up in mental hospitals because of him. He was a dangerous, twisted guy.

[@sunnowo]

Shu’s smile when the match is declared a draw. I felt that deep.

[@KaaneDragonShinobi]

Hide the pain vibes

[@windwaker0rules]

to me it looks more like a guy going: yeah, everyone knows i won. And he did in the way that the guys threats of "i am going to beat you down" fell flat because a draw is still not a win for his opponent.

[@CigsInABlanket]

I'm sure they really wanted to give the win to the tai-chi "master". But, after the beat down he received, they realized they couldn't get away with it. Would've had too many people start asking too many questions.

[@167thSpartan]

@@windwaker0rules There may a bit of satisfaction there, but I bet there's so much more disbelief accompanying it. Almost a resignation to how poor the affairs in china have come.

[@Markuden]

I felt that too. He realises that in the chinese history books it will be a draw and all footage will be lost and within time it will lie about him so that he is the badguy. They are going to push him until someone wins from him and than he is over. His only value is that he is the highest value target , the badguy in the chinese hero story, they just dont know yet who they want to defeat him. Maybe a chinese athlete, maybe a political person who knows. He is now a gladiator in the colosseum of china at the mercy of the government.

[@daltonater1212]

Xu is THE Chad of MMA. Fighting against not only his opponent, but for his country.

[@lunarsprinkle6580]

Against his country

[@grizzlyowlbear3538]

@@lunarsprinkle6580 For his country, but against the system that controls it. See the difference?

[@jaytotheareokay]

And for his COUNTRY, not his GOVERNMENT. He knows the difference. It's really admirable these days.

[@camelat7228]

really? for his country? the citizens of which are aiding the government in completely ruining his life? yeah, i don't think so

[@jaytotheareokay]

@@camelat7228 we just watched one man and 74 million idiots try to ruin the US and I still love this country.

[@SteveCournane]

Fantastic video. Thanks for your work