The Worst Things Martial Artists Do...

[@perrinayebarra]

As a practitioner of Mok’bara (Klingon grappling) I am deeply disappointed in the p’tak who got 5/10 with his batleth forms. He has brought dishonour upon his house.

[@tekken.universal2343]

You are turbo nerd

[@simoncurran6184]

I hope you are for real dude. Qapla'

[@w8ngr]

He needs to commit Klingon seppaku

[@jasonb9562]

I have no idea what the hell you are talking about but rock on

[@AdroitDojo]

Glory to the Empire.

[@ToAqui210]

Last guy got a taste of the legendary Chubby Surprise, in more than one way

[@al-imranadore1182]

Being a big catfish wasn't enough so she made sure to look even worse by attacking unprovoked.

[@antoniojaguilar]

Short, fat guy in his 50s showed up to my Krav Maga school and said he did some sort of personal security / body guard job for a living. He claimed that he was already level 2 so they let him take part in level 2 classes, but also told him that he had to pass the next test for level 2 we had coming up. He would pay attention through the first few minutes of class and then wander off to punch a bag in the corner or do some stupid "gun" drills with his hand (no actual gun). Needless to say he failed the test and was told that he would have to go back to level 1. I haven't seen him since.

[@aaronamour6101]

I'd have a few stories of my own to tell on this topic: First one is that one time a (seemingly mentally challenged or maybe autistic) woman did Muay Thai sparring with me, kicked me in the balls with an inside leg kick on accident twice within like ten seconds, which I proceeded to laugh off, being like "haha, that's fine, don't worry", since it didn't hurt a lot as we were going pretty light and she was not landing clean. About five seconds later, she kicks me in the balls as hard as possible and when I drop to one knee and begin complaining, she tells me that she thought I didn't mind or that I liked it or something (can't rembmer her exact words), because I had been laughing at the first two kicks and seemed so chill about it. Never spared with her again and still don't know what to make of that. Another moment was when I was doing drills in BJJ with a dude and we were working on a sequence that ended in a triangle choke. As my partner had put me into the choke, the instructor came over and gave him some advice on how to get it locked in better since he wasn't showing perfect technique yet. The more advice he gave, the tighter the triangle became of course and I started tapping after a short while but my partner did not take note of it since he was still getting advice from the instructor, who then had to tell him that I was tapping. I was released from the triangle on the verge of passing out.

[@karlwilker579]

Full disclosure I never actually trained in any martial art, but for one year my middle school replaced PE with capoeira. One day at a public pool I was talking with a kid my age that I had met that day while playing. He asked me to show him something, so I did one of the kicks my class was learning. Looking it up I think it was a queixada/outside crescent kick? I wasn't trying to hit him, but me being a middle schooler who had practiced that kick maybe 20 times before that, my foot just sorta slapped him across the face accidentally. Thing was, I was twice his size and he just kinda laid down and started crying. I apologized, the kid sobbed in response, and then I just kinda walked awkwardly away and hoped he didn't have an older brother.

[@Veckler]

He should have worded his request better (jk)

[@fireeaglefitnessmartialart935]

Quexiada is definitely the posterboy of capoeira.

[@Pigborg]

Capoeira is definitely a martial art. Just because the opportunities for it practically are very limited doesn’t mean its not a martial art. It it’s designed for visual appeal, using movements that are supposed to be fighting movements, its a martial art. Fma and tma are very different martial arts, but they’re both still martial arts. Don’t put yourself down by saying you never trained in a martial art, because you absolutely did. Now, don’t get in the octagon, but you still have training that is valuable.

[@karlwilker579]

@@Pigborg I know capoeira is a martial art, I just don't consider the one year in middle school real training in it.

[@Pigborg]

@@karlwilker579 fair enough

[@ronraptr4863]

Haven't trained in almost 10 years. Starting up again next week. Getting my monologue ready now!

[@ironmaiden2112]

I don’t tell people I’m into martial arts because of dudes from your Uber story. The amount of dumb stories I’ve heard over the past 15 years is insane. I don’t even wear any martial art clothing it’s that bad

[@boltfantasticated9705]

1:13 The klingon weapon is a large, two-handed weapon compared to the one handed crescent moon knives for reference.

[@BlackFolioStudios]

My cringiest moment was probably when I was in a jujitsu class and was practicing a throw with my girlfriend. At the last moment she decided to resist, but I was much bigger and stronger than her and she twisted her knee so badly on the throw that her knee was dislocated...not a great day.

[@sergiomartinez5946]

Assuming with her being immobilized you dragged her to the local courthouse and then married her?

[@IAmYourDoom]

I have a perfect one. Just a week ago, I was rolling with someone new. When trying to pass my guard, she didn't know I was flexible, and she ended up slapping me in the face with my own foot😂

[@ElNiNjA246]

I don't know if ypu realize but all the stereotypes that apply to TKD are the same as karates to us outsiders lol

[@Jujitard69420]

Karate and tkd are the same thing

[@JD2jr.]

Except worse. At least TKD people spar occasionally. Karate guys just stand in the middle of a courtyard kicking the air in unison.

[@SillyRobot]

@@JD2jr.not always brother, respect your other martial artists

[@JD2jr.]

@@SillyRobot Nahhh

[@Jfurg]

@@Jujitard69420no it’s not. Tkd is Korean. Seriously. Google before dishonor.

[@Skylander404]

Wrestling story time! I was in high school wrestling on the varsity team. For those who dont know, on wrestling teams there is only one spot per weight class. That means at my weight at the time there was 1 Freshman slot, 1 JV slot, and 1 Varsity slot. Each week the JV team had the opportunity to challenge their varsity counterpart to a duel in order to take their spot that week. I had held on to my spot relatively unopposed at the time due to having an edge in experience (I had about 9 years of experience at the time since I did club wrestling before school wrestling). During the week in question, I was challenged by one of my JV counterparts for my spot on varsity. Long story short, I was off my game and lost my spot that week. My coach was FURIOUS but he won it fair and square. After the duel we had practice and I was partnered up with the guy who took my spot and one other JV guy of my weightclass. While I was wrestling the dude who took my spot, I had him in a single leg and swept his other leg out from under him. He tried to spin himself in the air to land on all fours instead of on his back. During this rotation in the air, his kneecap hit the mat and rotated all the way to the side of his knee. I stopped immediately and we had to call paramedics for him. He was out for the rest of the season and I had my varsity spot back the same day I lost it. I should preface, I did not feel any ill will towards that guy. He won the spot fair and square, and I definitely didn't hurt him on purpose. That said, it was not a good look lol

[@fireeaglefitnessmartialart935]

Our varsity team only had 1 spot also, but jv and freshman were pretty open.we also had a lot of guys on our team, as did other schools we faced. So no one really didn't get to compete. But I attempted to get a varsity spot a couple times. But lost to the current guy. I had one other opportunity we used only jv for this varsity meet, but I lost the spot cuz one of the other guys beat me earlier in the year. I was so upset.

[@ReDuVernay]

Yes. I would recognize a batleth on sight. Am I PROUD of that? No. Also, gi pants 100% CAN rip, which is why I now always wear leggings or shorts underneath.

[@Thq-ff8wz]

not loose enough then probably

[@handroids1981]

I also, wear this guy's leggings underneath.

[@MichaelDeLaRosa867]

​@@handroids1981 I am this guy's leggings

[@ReDuVernay]

@@handroids1981 I'm a woman

[@Froge4291]

​@@MichaelDeLaRosa867I am the Gi pants.

[@minerva-265]

Our Taekwondo teacher made us fight without protection. I was so full of adrenaline that I didn't feel my shin was open in two places. My wounds would not heal and tore open further, in the days that followed. Ultimately, with compression therapy from the hospital, my legs closed again. Happy days to look back on.

[@mouse2542]

that's not what i would call conditioning.

[@heathertwiggy]

WRT the last story: She's thick, but she's quick.

[@timp788]

The guy who designed the Bat'leth (the Star Trek weapon) was an avid martial artist and he wanted to make the weapon something that would conceivably be used in a real martial art. He designed a few others for the series but that was the first and most iconic.

[@thirdeyenz]

It's been studied for how useful it would be as a weapon and found to be downright terrible if I remember correctly.

[@ragweedmakesmesneeze]

But also, people bring "made up" forms to martial arts tournaments. I've seen bow staff routines, that more closely resemble a baton twirler's routine than a martial art. They're fun to watch, but just because they call it "kung fu" or give it a Chinese name from the 1920s, doesn't in and of itself make it more legit than something derived from choreography created in the 1990s.

[@thirdeyenz]

@@ragweedmakesmesneeze Yes, I hate that stuff as well. Watch me twirl this stick by barely holding on to it and oh shit it's connected with something and gone flying off into the sun.

[@GreyfauxxGaming]

Was training in a kungfu school had a concrete basement, where there was a heavy bag and wooden men set up. I went to do leg raises while wearing just socks, and I slid so fast on the concrete that I went up into the air, landed square on my back and knocked my wind out. I really thought I was gonna die.

[@Elriuhilu]

The "judo chop" is from jujutsu and subsequently aikido, but not generally used in judo because it's against the rules in competition. It is an example of a distracting strike called atemi and the idea is that you smack your opponent in the face or somewhere painful (floating ribs, throat, balls, heel kick into the kneecap, etc) to make them flinch and lose their concentration. While they're flinching they can't really react to what you're doing, so you seize the moment to perform a technique like a throw or some kind of joint lock. One of the most common strikes is palm to the face, closely followed by knife hand to the neck or jaw just below the ear (so pretty much a judo chop).

[@yew2oob954]

At 5:55...the "cramp in the taint" could actually be a few serious medical issues...not sure if Seth reads this or has ability to contact that guy but tell him to talk to a doctor.

[@loneronin6813]

I remember when I was 19 (I'm currently 31) during my first week of Judo classes (The first martial art I ever trained in) I did randori with a BJJ Blue Belt who wanted to cross-train Judo because he already had been doing BJJ in the same building. I successfully threw him with a hip throw and then was able to get him in a solid choke. He was so angry that as we were getting back up, he punched me in the balls. He was stripped of his Blue Belt and kicked out of both the Judo class and banned from his BJJ class as well as thrown out of the MMA gym entirely. Thankfully he didn't hurt me all that badly considering I was able to walk it off after a few minutes, but I was really glad to see that my instructors were on my side and that they had my well-being as well as a strict code of conduct in mind. Although I developed a shin condition that took me out of Judo after almost a year of training and I had to move to training other martial arts styles due to further disabilities I developed from being overworked at a job I used to have, it was still a great experience and one of the best places I ever trained. Despite my disabilities, I still practice martial arts from home with friends and I can't strike anymore or do much on the ground, so I'm a standing grappler and I basically use a lot of Shuai Jiao mixed with techniques from Japanese Jujutsu and European forms of Wrestling. I've also learned to use and defend against knives and since I walk with a cane, I've trained how to use it as a tool of self defense as well. Sorry for all the extra background and whatnot, but that's my funny little, "Bad experience," story.

[@CoachKussenVuist]

Hey Seth, about the gi pants ripping it happens more than you think for two reasons i've seen: where i live,In local Judo dojos the have canvas matts which put way more wear and tear on gi's than nice tatami matts etc, especially in the butt region if your groundgame is on your back. which causes them to rip from the back to the front. The second: some of my friends have bought their gi's of Temu...(for real check it out they are dirt cheap and basicly TKD pands) Love your content!

[@TheIronMoose]

You should ask for the opposite of this: best win moments for you or you were present for. Not specifically winning a fight but more like finally landing a move youd been working on something like that.

[@the_part_time_geek]

Was in my late 20s, training for a karate tournament.. creative forms. Was attempting a 360 jump spinning knee strike, first time I only got about 270 degrees. The second attempt, I decided to try spinning faster, instead of, you know, jumping higher. Foot landed in the same spot, my body kept going... tore my right ACL and meniscus. Fast forward to my mid 40s, I was performing a fight scene for an indie film, stepped wrong, and wrenched my left knee. Kinda shook it off, kept shooting the scene (with some minor changes).. but that was the instigating injury for an incident at work a couple of months later where I... yeah... tore my left ACL and meniscus.

[@NA-oo4ls]

First time at a new MMA gym, I shot a single and compound dislocated my big toe. That means the bone was exposed… I ended up training there for the next couple of years after I healed up though.

[@TheElbowMerchant]

I've also had a cramp in the gooch once. Very strange sensation, and I have no idea how or why the cramp happened, but I know it really sucked. I tried to pass it off as a cramp in the glutes, but it was clearly a little north of that area.

[@MalikBarrow16]

I've seen all of Star Trek so... yes.

[@andyarken7906]

@macemaster what's the purpose of martial arts if not to sidekick people who call us nerds as an insult?

[@andyarken7906]

@macemaster hmm... you sure? Wouldn't "jocks" be from the 90s, nerds be considered cool (fake nerd glasses and all), and martial arts people be considered nerds? Or have we gone full circle already? I've noticed a lot of programmers being into crazy amounts of sports lately instead of games & pizza, so that may actually be true...

[@andret3739]

Seth, those Hayabusa gis are very high quality, hard to rip those but i've seen lots of cheaper gis get ripped during rolls, its far from a crazy occurrence

[@Gh0stH0stTwenty2-2s]

You mean the 24hr death touch doesn't work? Are you sure there's not a delay? What about in like 70+ years from the time of the touch? Can't be implicated that way.

[@lady_draguliana784]

Seth, you buy the heaviest duty Gi's out there, and you buy new ones too often to exp. the sorts of rippage that us po-assed plebeians gotta deal with. 🤣 Go buy a $30 TKD "summer forms" gi (that's $30 for the WHOLE GI, NOT just the pants, "Summer" gi's are lighter, and "Forms" gi's are also lighter, these are not meant for even sparring in, and are sold mostly to kids and newbies who're just trying martial arts out) then sweat through and wash it 3-400 times: I assure you, it WILL rip... probably long before then... esp. if you use the cheap detergent and no softener b/c "sportswear doesn't need it" and dry it on max heat... as an impatient parent, or person might... OR if you had thighs that rubbed together, it'll wear the fabric down with heat and friction...

[@MiklosHajma]

The max cringe dude who game monologues and all that shit - literally every online teammate in any competitive game. 1000%

[@grantpflum6844]

Yes. I I don't even WATCH Star Trek but Wraf made the Batleth a cultural icon for a while there.

[@the_fake_fool2081]

Punches with his eyes closed and doesnt worry about breathing? Dricus duplessi was at their gym?

[@vaudevillian7]

How have I only just found your channels this week, it’s absolute gold

[@willwailes9298]

Uber guy 4:44 BJJ is so full of itself. The elitism, dumb superstitions, outright lies, and smack talking about literally every other martial art. It boils my blood, and I do BJJ. People who say these things either have never been in a fight, or their last name is Gracie, and it's marketing. Karate is legit. Someone who can throw kicks from many and strange angles without much telegraphing would be terrifying to fight, and it'd be retarded to call it a useless skill.

[@Skaxarrat]

"Every fight, bro, goes to the ground. You have to learn how to fight in the ground or you are DEAD."

[@AndrewZaidan1997]

I'd love a part two of this. When I was 11 in taekwondo I had a 40 year old sparring partner jump kick me in the shin. I couldn't walk for a few days and they still wanted me to keep sparring him.

[@ZakFerguson]

(this IS part two.) Check the channel

[@AsuraKish8n665]

In my second day of MMA class a guy who have training boxing for year uppercut me with no mercy (it broke one of my tooth ) The fifth lesson the coach cut my forehead with a kick (he didn't cut his nails)

[@matthewschafer6359]

When I was 17 I was doing TKD and my partner and I were warming up with light sparring. Just warming up throwing slow techniques and going no contact to just get the blood flowing. I threw a wheel kick and instead of standing there and letting it pass harmlessly he leaned in with his face! Blood exploded everywhere and he dropped to his knees screaming and when he finally looked up he was covered in blood and his nose was sideways on his face. His nose was broken and there was so much blood we both had to throw our uniforms away. His mom threatened to sue me and the school but it blew over. He came back a couple months later with a metal contraption on his nose. We all laughed about it and he got the nickname "period face" and we started asking him before sparring if he brought his tampons that day.

[@sake3857]

One late eve I saw a dude in a heated argument with about 6 other people. I wanted to deescalate but literally as soon as I got there one of them threw the first punch. My stupid ass tried to intervene and therefor got dragged into the fight. The single dude was quite drunk and pushed to the ground immediately with 2 or 3 people kicking him. The others went for me. I learned the sad reality of fighting multiple people and went in full defence mode. Surprisingly I managed to not get beaten up too badly (honestly I am very surprised and very glad... just some bruising on the face, the punshes didn't even hurt with all the adrenalin). All of them seemed like they were on drugs and managed to run away (tho police got at least one of them later on). The dude from the beginning didn't know why he was attacked, but later I found out he was one of those people just hanging out at a train station all afternoon drinking. Now to the cringy part. When the paramedics arrived (tho he with several cuts in his face said he didn't need one xD) he talked about how he used to do martial arts and worked security back in the day. He actually (few minutes after laying on the ground having his face be kicked in) claimed he could have easily fought back and killed them all but decided not too...

[@PerunaMuayThai]

"They open a reaction channel" Jkjk

[@darrenstettner5381]

Yes, I would have recognized the Klingon weapon. I didn’t know it was called a bathleath but it’s probably the most iconic Klingon weapon from TNG.

[@datwistermanx93]

When I was younger training Taekwondo a kid came in claiming he was a purple belt. We ran drills and was absolutely sloppy. It was Wednesday so we did light sparring at the end. I was an orange belt at the time (Second belt you earn) and he challenged me. I out paced him in terms of speed landing a bunch of unanswered hits and even combos. He was clearly getting embraced so he punched my in the face (not at half strength, like a full punch) and claimed it was an accident. We continued on and he does it again. I look at my sense and he shrugged and made the little hand wavey. We kept sparring and I blasted him with a kick in the ribs. He folded and started crying (I mean like tears and everything). He came back 2 more times before he quit I was dating this girl in jr high school, told her I trained so she proceeded to punch me in the face and ask if it hurt. Needless to say I was shocked I was at a party and mixed martial arts came up, at the time I did only Taekwondo and took a bunch of BJJ classes to learn take down defenses and escapes so I said it proudly. A dude 2 years younger said he did wrestling for years and challenged me to roll. I submitted him like 6 times then he almost got me into a weird arm bar/ arm lock (I was not familiar with what he was trying to do). He let me go and asked why I didn't tap and I looked him dead in the eyes and said 'Because you weren't doing anything'. He tried to explain some bs saying I should be in 'So much pain' and I simply said 'I didn't feel anything'. He walked away and I later learned he was being a baby about it all night saying he could take me standing even though my friends floor was concrete so I'd never agree to that

[@DK_365]

Frankly I'm disappointed you didn't know what a bat'leth was

[@sephy980]

I mean...some people dont like/havent watched star trek. dosent mean hes trying to show how un-nerdy he is. Hes a nerd about martial arts.

[@mouse2542]

i didn't know either, but was his pronunciation correct?

[@thirdeyenz]

In my teens I was in a mixed martial arts tournament in NZ as a yellow belt in Kung Fu and ended up having to fight a black belt in MMA. I got nervous and lost all strength in my legs and couldn't kick higher than my waist and accidentally kicked him in the nuts twice. He won on points and I approached him later to apologize politely but instead for some reason I burst out "Sorry about your balls!" really loudly, turned tail and left.

[@Itisstillok]

I didn’t watch You in a while and man, I understand how I missed Your humor. Also, I don’t know is this a feature of reaction channel, but I find your skits and input of mini-self is very funny!

[@jacobsingletary8857]

I had to pause and wonder if they were talking about me with the Bat'leth but he described it as the judges disliking it. When I did that the first time, I knew at least 2 of the judges were big star trek nerds and since then, no one at any tournament has questioned the batleth

[@ragweedmakesmesneeze]

Good for those judges. Don't some tournaments welcome many different kinds of creative, non-traditional forms? Just because you call it kung fu...

[@BPO_SLC]

Gi pants for sure rip. I saw it happen yesterday! My BJJ instructor had the classic bend down and "tststststststststsssss" while showing the class the technique we working on that night. I've never seen someone go red so fast. haha

[@bitcharlie7763]

Ok ok ok, made me laugh out loud multiple times!! Great video . My cringe in a little way was that back in my 30s I was way too competitive in sparing. Keeping wanting to “win” eeeeek.

[@Circa1664]

Definitely would recognize the batleth.

[@Fuzzira]

I've had that taint cramp after a high fall from bouldering when I landed in a deep squat, one of the weirdest and worst kind of pains other than your balls being squished.

[@redrenegade7724]

Seth, please keep this up. What a riot.

[@thegreendude2086]

We would also often do the "stand up without using your hands thing" when I was doing Kung-Fu. But hey it was show kung Fu, this was all about looking cool xD (Also body tension)

[@HariOmRadhaKrishna]

I still do this in my Eskrima-Kali & Yoga classes. I learned it in the 90's somewhere.

[@ragweedmakesmesneeze]

Yeah, standing up without hands is a demonstration/exercise in core strength and flexibility. Not cringe in any way. It is much harder to do than many would imagine though!

[@michaelm9710]

Nope - I tried a few martial arts where the instructor called me out. I will not allow someone to demo a move on me if I’m brand new to the class just because I am big. If I’m part of the gym and coach explains what he wants to demo to everyone, cool. If it’s just collaborating to help the class, I’m good. If I am being used as an example for why size does not matter, the technique better work

[@jordantheokay3168]

I went to a kickboxing class inwitch, the "instructor" wanted us to just copy everything he did. I'm 32 at that point. I don't know a cross from a hook. I hadn't played any kind of sports ball or anything. I just have not developed physical intelligence at this juncture. He bust out a no kidding 7 hit combo on his totties gloves and asked us to do the same with our partners. I threw my hands down to the side, moaned, and left.

[@looFA_4]

Coulda just asked him to repeat it or ask your partner to do it slow at first since you're uncertain of the movements and aren't the most athletic, but I also hate those long ass combos so I kinda get it.

[@jordantheokay3168]

@looFA_4 My bad. I made it seem like he only did that one time and that I just rage quit and never asked for help. I went to 4 "classes" like this before I bounced. I handled myself, okay? I guess in sparring from what I remember. It's just the weird assertion that one would ever pull off a 7 hit combo is bizarre in and of itself that through me through a loop. Outside of a game of tekken, I don't think it happens unless you're showing up a newbie.

[@aaronamour6101]

@@jordantheokay3168There is a time and place for it, for sure. Especially in lower level competition, long combos are more common since there aren‘t as many counter-heavy people you‘d be fighting. But yeah, for a complete beginner? Totally unfitting! If he did that shit in beginner classes, it was a mistake on his end.

[@jordantheokay3168]

@aaronamour6101 that is all in the hell his class was. 30 minutes of "copy this combo" and 30 minutes of sparring. I loved the sparring, but I just don't have the mirror neurons to monkey see, monkey do a 7 hitter. Even a 5 hit is untenable when you don't know a cross from a hook lol.

[@1vbAPiYk]

01:10 OMG the Chinese fighting croissant had me in stitches

[@apexpersonaltrainer]

Oh I love this, got a couple. Had a tell me he almost went pro because he sparred once (yep) Had a client that came down to sparring hit me after the bell through frustration, then immediately back track, One of my guys was sparring when the guy clapped his hands and threw his arms out trying to showboat and immediately got hit, he started rage throwing to my guy who tucked up and kept laughing at him through his guard until the guy stormed out the ring. Had a guys gi open up and his hairy, sweaty chest rubbed against my face for the entire round, switched to no gi after that

[@youngwarrior9362]

You're telling me the guy at 11:15 wasn't Steven seagal

[@Jfurg]

My cringiest moment at Kenpo when a dude I a was sparring with almost a foot taller than me left four inch deep slices down my forearm from his talon like fingernails after break his hold. I was sweating, bleeding, and now burning as it mixed together. Not to mention he wasn’t clean so the black gunk under his nails sent me into a panic induced rage that I’d turn into a zombie or something…

[@colinlouk]

Hell, martial arts form competitions are based on judgement of opinion over experience

[@masonmorgan6998]

At 11:00 it made me think of if I was to go back to karate classes after 13 years and act like I’m still a star student 😂 I couldn’t imagine having that big of an ego, especially after not training or even stretching for years. Edit: I’m not making a second comment, so I’ll edit instead. At 13:10 I’ve had the same thing happen, but I was practicing a capoeira kick which I have never done before (somebody who knew capoeira was showing me something). I tried to do it too, so I was doing it slow step by step until I felt I could do it fast, and my first attempt at going fast went perfect until about half way through when I placed my hand on the floor for balance during what was basically like a wheel kick after a roundhouse but placed my hand in the wrong place for balance by maybe 6 inches, so my weight distribution shifting from leg to arm back to leg went weird and the momentum of my kick on top of awkward balance sent me flying backwards. It’s definitely not the same as if you were to do a karate wheel kick, your body is in a completely different form and it’s not as simple as placing your hand down, you gotta account for where the momentum is going, how that’s gonna shift your weight, how much force due to momentum is gonna shift you and so on. I’ve never had to place my hand on the ground for balance before this, so it felt natural until I went full speed and realized just how precise my hand placement has to be.

[@jasonzibart3199]

I went to watch the Wushu Nationals in Phoenix this year and they had a non traditional weapons category. A guy used a bench for his form. It didnt look that bad. Another guy used a bullwhip. Ut was fun to watch

[@marcz2903]

I was in a bjj class and we were practicing kimura from bottom. My partner began tapping but it was so feather light that i couldnt feel or hear it at all, so k kept slowly applying pressure, waiting for him to tap. The instructor had to jump on and stop me from ripping jis shoulder apart. I had to explain to that guy at least two more times that he needs to tap hard so I can feel/hear it, or shout or something to let me know when to let go. We rolled together later that class and he had clearly been a wrestler at some point because he laid me out with a hard double leg, then proceded to manhandle me, and didn't seem to understand the concept of going easy for practice, even after I asked him to bring the intensity down. I had to fight for my life for the few minutes we we're rolling. I intentionally avoided rolling with him after that. Shame, too, because he's a nice guy.

[@alpachinko9154]

My first Taekwondo lesson, we were doing rising kicks (swinging your leg straight up, heel flexed - from a walking stance/zenkutsu dachi and back into it) My tracksuit bottoms ripped in the crotch, and the hall had awesome echo with all the hardwood flooring (no idea if the wood made any difference, but iy felt like it did ). So yeqh, all eyes on me - instructor asked if I wanted to go home etc, but i was fine (genuinely) and I remarked "it's okay, I have underwear on" 😅 Trained there for 10+ years. I also passed out when I was awarded my blue belt (intermediate belt in ITF based TKD) - was after a 2 hr training session during the summer. There's probably a bunch more, mainly due to me being undiagnosed ADHD and autistic, and not knowing at the time 😅

[@skunkworks9391]

Dude there are loads of FMAs that don’t specialise in sticks - check out, Mano Mano, Panantukan, Yaw-Yan, Dumog, Buno. Cool video though, fart to the face is my favourite technique...

[@fireeaglefitnessmartialart935]

I think seth interacting with parallel seth is the best thing on KZbin. I kinda miss the different martial arts interactions. You could do a ehole series of you doing stuff with parallel you.

[@andrewdunn8778]

His martial arts interaction videos were really immersive, he had great editing and coordination to make those make sense and flow well

[@allones3078]

Through known for stick fighting it is not all of the art. We do a lot of stuff without weapons.

[@LightGlyphRasengan]

The amount of balls falling out is too much 😂

[@handroids1981]

If you can dodge a ruptured scrotum, you can dodge a dodge ball.

[@minifig_studios]

I have some embarrassing martial arts stories: I was helping teach a kids class and was going to demonstrate a warm up drill. My foot landed crookedly and I fell over. In front of all the kids. It’s the same class, different day. One of the kids challenges me to do a cartwheel (I suck at doing cartwheels and she knows it), I try to do the cartwheel and end up doing a one-handed front flip instead and land straight on my back. We both laughed at it.

[@richardherkert7436]

My Judo ‘rival’ at the dojo got into a streetfight with a friend, nothing bad, but he started it AND by insulting him for his disability. I de-eacalated it before things got bad. Next time we sparred I was no holds back, I roughed him up good (within the rules of course). I met him years later and we laughed about it over a beer, he grew out of his asshole behavior.

[@Schrodingers_kid]

I have a few We had a bully who would be an idiot who was always cocky, despite having nothing to prove it with. He was bulky and that was all he had, no form, no patience, he was basically inadequate and once he even burned his membership card after he wasn't chosen to compete. It was a plastic card. During sparring he got hit in the stomach and ended up peeing himself, immediately running to change room and disappearing for 2 months. He tried to pick a fight with me, but I kicked him ass, because I trained during those 2 months. One time me and one other guy stayed to spar after training was over and we weren't going hard, but he overcommited and missed, resulting in me getting perfectly front kicked in my solar plexus. I managed to stay on my feet, but it was no bueno.

[@BelgorathTheSorcerer]

I invented a new kata that uses lizards for weapons. It's been received pretty negatively by martial artists, animal rights groups and insurance salesmen. In hindsight , I guess Gekkosai probably wasn't the best idea.

[@coltonsblogs6743]

Love your videos Seth you give real and generic reactions!

[@chasecarter8848]

You're so simple, it funny to watch!

[@Alvin-ei8cl]

Love your sumo art on the wall!

[@Dyers777]

The taint cramp....It's a sickening feeling !

[@SirPraiseSun]

the worst thing they can do is try to reinvent the wheel of the most effective fundemental stances and movements like that keysi bullocks

[@joeysingingchannel]

I've farted in class, ripped my pants, had to vomit (made it to the bathroom thankfully), all that jazz. Thankfully never all in the same class. It's all part of the territory. The only times while sparring that I've ever really felt in danger were against either really inexperienced dudes (one of whom kept trying to toe kick me in the knee. I stopped that round before he broke his foot) or against two really angry dudes.

[@burt2800]

Padwork, an athletic looking guy I'd never seen before told me to use my legs more for uppercuts. Thought it was a bit weird since that's beginner advice for uppercuts and I clearly wasn't one. When we switched he had the worst form imaginable, throwing from his waist, no rotation, no power, no guard, tense af, and his face contorted like he was giving birth. Just smiled and said nice work after that. Three seconds into the round this other guy goes full haymakers with clenched teeth and a weird kind of desperate cry face. I tell him to go easy. He says ok and apologises, seems a bit ashamed. He then continues doing exactly the same thing with 3% less power. I baited him and countered the whole round, went very light. I got hit maybe once. The bell rings and he goes "nice round". Friendly sparring with a huge 3 month beginner I knew from highschool years ago. I throw an overhand which would have landed clean but I stopped it inches from his face. Smiled and was gonna say "gotcha" when out of the blue he drills me with a right, giving me a concussion. Apologised and nearly did the same thing two months later.

[@sasinkadav]

12:19 the reaction is amazing xD

[@gabrielv1856]

That guy with the klingorn bath let should have taken a Star Wars weapon. Instant 10/10. Guess the judges werent trekkies

[@miqvPL]

Judo. New guy joins the class, 22yo kid by the looks of him, out of shape but quite strong and starts to be more of a regular. We kept telling him he goes too hard, is too stiff, even his fingers were so stiff they were making noises while holding the gi. I was paired with him for a drill and I also train kyokushin and taekwondo, which makes my feet pretty much wood at this point. Dude slams his feet on my feet trying to do one of the easy techniques, probably ko-uchi gari. Broke 2-3 toes doing so. I felt bad, but it wasn't the first time he did that technique and he was hitting too hard. He was out for a month or two, when he came back he tried to go hard again, despite everyone telling him he should chill, go back to easy excersises and not spar. Of course he sparred. Was resisting some newaza hold (dude just tap please) and pretty much half of the dojo heard the crunch somewhere around his knee. Been like 2 months since and I personally don't see him coming back. Lesson to beginners- don't go hard. Relax, stay humble, keep losing in sparring so you can learn in time what you were doing wrong so you can start learning and winning. Training is no competition, and there's an unspoken rule that you never brag who did you win against in sparring.

[@eliaspohl5741]

bro i love and hate these stories

[@The31st]

I think your taxi driver was right. Striking is incredibly complex but you don't have to be good at it to KO someone. Just swinging your arm is enough, especially if you a big dude. Whereas if you put your opponent's arm one inch off where it's supposed to be your armbar doesn't work.

[@roykilling2496]

Anyone familiar with Goju Ryu knows about Sanchin kata. A lot of these guys use very pressurized guttural breathing during the form. I heard a story about a guy bearing down so hard while doing the form that he detached one of his retinas. Yikes, that's gotta hurt.

[@humbugryerson8845]

@ 10:26 that guy says he was always pitted against the teachers daughter is the exact opposite for me I always got tossed around in judo by the teachers daughter to the point where I got mad and accused him of teaching her more after class lol I was ten

[@pluviasalutor1290]

The one story about the person that stood up without using his hands and ripped one the whole way up? Clearly he was using jet propulsion techniques.

[@JudoP_slinging]

Oh sweet lord the guys who brag about injuring people in training. It's pretty damn far from the flex they think it is.

[@sketch-R]

That last one would've been messed up, i would've made go into Her backpack and make Me a drink. As for the story i was picturing it was at a park or oval and they'd bought spirits. Its trashy but yoing out with friends and just chilling participating in some public drunkenness with a backpack full of spirits and mixer was kinda fun when i was younger.

[@bacul165]

I love how enjoying a nice day out in the park is "public drunkenness" in some countries lol

[@amcconnell6730]

3:10 You know this is just a demonstration that YOU aren't strong enough to rip GI pants, right? :D

[@antoniovella7756]

LONG STORY SHORT: I almost threw up when i was rolling with a guy, (just started with no gi grappling) and were drilling a choke and 15 min before i eat two slice of bread with cheese, (got right back from work without eating) fortunetly i controlled myself while i was tapping

[@themartialartsmermaid]

Can confirm: gi pants do, in fact, just rip. Sometimes in the mortal struggle betwixt pants and posterior, pants lose.

[@ethanstayer262]

The subscribe skit in the corner was hilarious!

[@nokoh]

NOOOOOOO I DIDNT THINK YOU WOULD MAKE ANOTHER ONE SO I READ ALL THE REPLYS AND NOW I KNOW WHAT HAPPENS IN ALL THE STORIES

[@deathlasha]

That's literally why Buddhist monks swing waits by lim

[@jasonfrederick5210]

"His leg was 9 yards? " 😂😂😂😂

[@IphigeniaAtAulis]

How can Sensei Seth not know what a Bat'leth is?

[@me0101001000]

2:15 ...holy shit

[@Dyers777]

Yup, I'd spot a bat'leth pretty quickly.....

[@ZanOGAL]

Hey sensei seth. I was wondering, could u do a video on some martial arts dojos and senseis that claim to teach the "lost art of samurai grappling "? And test it in your videos to see how much of it is actually bullshiddo? Or... legit good techniques. Because i see way to many foreigners get caught in the whole "learn the way of the samurai" courses and think the samurai way is x10000 deadlier than modern sporrs

[@amcconnell6730]

7:57 Well, if you challenged his black-belts to a no-holds barred fight, then all of their "no-hold knockout" techniques were going to be denied them. That's all they do! Not surprising they wouldn't tak on that sort of unfair "touch only" fight. :D