KAMEHAMEHA Explained

[@mechajay3358]

This Move is so Iconic that everyone, even people who have never heard of or seen Dragon Ball, knows and has been imitated for years to no end.

[@_WiZ420]

@Dante Toshiro64 na das on Zeno

[@SuperbMoves]

yup its either a Kamehameha or a Hadoken

[@BigVEE]

>Iconic True. And terrible (in canon). Easily among the worst named beams. Pretty amazing. Spirit Bomb? Perhaps the worst for 'ball' types, actually. Gokek sure knows how to pick 'em.

[@lorddukfoxyzeppeli7921]

6:24 why only half a second?

[@fishertheadore6095]

Um No, like who?

[@starblaststudios]

What an iconic technique! Toriyama's wife was a genius for naming it!

[@IIIISai]

Cumehameha

[@Habibi_6812]

@@IIIISai bruh

[@BigVEE]

>naming it And Toei for coloring it (and hyping it **as canon sure didn't do a good job**).

[@lorddukfoxyzeppeli7921]

Why family kamehamehameha without chichi?

[@Pssybart]

And a little known fact is that she was a manga artist herself. Too bad her work got eclipsed by her husband's fame. And another known fact is that without her Dragon Ball may not even exist. She was the one who commented how much Toriyama loved watching Kung Fu flicks during work. And that gave Toriyama and his editor the idea of creating a Kung Fu themed manga.

[@Yklowz180]

“The hand movement is important” Gohan while fighting cell: “lol standing kamehameha”

[@trailsandtribulations7137]

I feel like that one is often forgot about because of the Father/Son KW.

[@Yklowz180]

@@trailsandtribulations7137 sad cus its my favorite one in dbz 😭 ol boy didnt even do a pose or nothing

[@soulbade-x9709]

In Fighterz, it's called Motionless Kamehameha, which sounds super cool to me.

[@UzilKryll06]

to be fair, he did do the pose, it was just super fast because he already built up the energy in his palms

[@BigVEE]

>non-traditional cases Kamehameha Torpedo? Barrage? Feet? We've had variations to be sure. >Gokek did it first for Oozaru Punch Yes, the precursor to Toei Punch. A one-armed version of the same thing he had already done to try and propel himself in the past. >and Fridge No. That's video game talk. It was never called anything of the source in canon. Rice Junior would be the first to attack directly with it (and walk someone down while doing it).

[@Rdc_Dom]

One of the most iconic attacks in all of fiction. It's recognizable by just the sound alone.

[@the17thhokage2]

No disrespect to other animes, but the Kamehameha is literally like the most iconic move in media in general.

[@unknownvariable9239]

In anime what other moves are as iconic? Getsuga Tensho, or Rasengan maybe?

[@Sennodev]

@@unknownvariable9239 tf is getsuga tensho?

[@Murcfr]

@@Sennodev fr

[@unknownvariable9239]

@@Sennodev oof.. it’s from Bleach…

[@saiyangod-wq9ux]

@@unknownvariable9239 Dragonball has been around way longer and has a big reputation 4 series many movies a promotional anime and many games so it makes sense that the Kamehameha which has been around for really the entire series is more known you even see the Kamehameha in other series so rasengan and getsuga tensho aren't there yet

[@seanwilkinson7431]

Even Gohan, when he did the Masenko in the Saiyan Saga, he said "Masenko-ha!"

[@joshualowe959]

The Kamehameha is so popular it was the inspiration for Street Fighter's Hadoken

[@tedsmirniotopoulos3773]

Provide your proof on that otherwise be silent

[@joshualowe959]

@@tedsmirniotopoulos3773 Dragon Ball Z has influenced Street Fighter & other anime & cartoons. The Kamehameha & the Hadoken have similar movements but the Kamehameha is why more powerful. Look at the Hadoken as a weaker version of the Kamehameha

[@braindeadduck]

@@joshualowe959 Not to mention that in Marvel vs Capcom, Ryu's shinkuu hadouken is just a kamehameha

[@BigVEE]

Too bad it is basic, low tier trash in canon.

[@joshualowe959]

@@BigVEE are you talking about the Kamehameha or Hadoken

[@justinlynch3]

Imagine Goku and Vegeta beam battle but being unable to see the beams, and just seeing the two striking poses and yelling at each other. lol

[@kobayashibrynhild9622]

It'd be the Ginyu Force before that was even a thing.

[@dark-xh7fs]

Like Goku vs beerus?

[@Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman]

Terrifying to think about

[@wildreams]

Kamehameha is such a powerful literary device. The dramatic effect, the meaning, the showdown, the stand-offs, the limitations, the workaround etc.

[@mohaumoseki3582]

One of the most iconic and recognised technique in anime history is finally here.

[@malachithekiller3117]

The most iconic move in all of anime no debate

[@Habibi_6812]

Fax

[@negano5654]

Goku's True Kamehameha against Kid Buu was pretty good looking and bright. There's so many variations of this move now, its almost impossible picking a favorite one where there always unique to the user who's releasing it.

[@KeysofIDproductions]

Other variations are when Goku can redirect the beam to hit his target (against Raditz), and create Kamehameha balls *pause* which he used against Freeza as a distraction to land a heavy kick to his face. But the best was the one he used to surf along Kefla's peppermint beam before firing it at her in the ToP.

[@IIIISai]

Kamehameha Regular, Kamehameha X4, Kamehameha x 20, Ssj4s Kamehameha X 10, Father Son Kamehameha, Bending Kamehameha, and Finally (Pun intended) *Final Kamehameha*

[@BigVEE]

>the best was a non-canon nonsense moment Sure. Here I was expecting the foot blast or even the time he nearly killed himself with a barrage of them just to gulp another magic bean. Gravity training...right. >multipliers are variants No. >J No.

[@fivef00tgiant]

Spheres...you're welcome

[@metal87power]

Hawaiian culture is well-preserved and remembered.

[@itsmegiam]

Kamehameha. You know you’ve tried it.

[@someryebread]

I'd argue the Kamehameha is the most recognized and iconic move in all of Anime/Manga.

[@samuelcampos8967]

I always appreciate a classic Geekdom covering Dragon ball z that I could chill and listen to in the background. And the iconic “kamehameha”

[@maidor]

For me the kamehameha was always just a very powerfull ''push'' like you concentrate all your body energy into a single push, enough to expel it out and push at all force. Pushes the air and matter so strong that its like and infinite wave of punches/preassure. So basically, like the ki blast is a ranged punch, the wave atacks are a super concentrated constant phisical force. Almost like gravity, but inverse.

[@meianxblade77]

"I don't wanna make it scientific." Proceeds to make it scientific.

[@LouchiLouchiano]

what people dont notice about it is as a technique, if u never seen it before it will catch you off guard timing wise. because when goku does it the enemy never knows when the last “HA” is coming. he doest always say it at the same pace and timing. when gon does paper rock scissors you know when the move is coming out and you can prepare for the blast. vegeta, freza, cell, buu, never see it coming because they dont know what goku is doing because none of their ki blast have names that they pace out when they do the move. like when mike tyson fights or a stef curry does a cross over.

[@Snafu_Explosion]

Practice the KaMeHaMeHa in the privacy of your own home.... Pffff!I used to do it one stage with my band on multiple, multiple occasions. We had a song that started with me building a huge KAAAAHMEEEEEHAMEEEEEEHAAAAA!!!, and holding that scream as long as I can while band kicks off at same time to back the huge Awesomeness that is the KAMEHAMEHA!!!! Not gonna lie that was my favorite part of our set and our band... Oh Man, the feels, I miss that band now!

[@Web-Slinger42]

13:07 Didn't Goku also use the Kamehameha on his feet during the tournament of power againts Jiren? I could have sworn I saw little blue blast coming out of his feet. This was right after Goku got angry when Jiren tried to blast his friends.

[@ElMalito187]

First named Paiea, meaning “Hard-Shelled Crab,” the future sovereign was the son of Keoua, a high chief, and of Kekuiapoiwa, a daughter of the former king Alapai. A Hawaiian tradition tells that a bright star, Kokoiki, appeared just before the great conqueror was born. The date of the legend coincides with the appearance of Halley’s Comet in 1758. When Kokoiki was viewed by the kahunas, Hawaii’s mystic seers, it was prophesied that a great leader was about to be born who would defeat all his rivals and reign supreme over all the islands. The infant prince was ordered to be put to death by Alapai but was reared secretly and grew to manhood, taking the name Kamehameha, meaning “The Very Lonely One” or “The One Set Apart.” In essence Kamehameha in the Hawaii Language means The Very Lonely One or The One Set Apart. Which is basically indicative of Goku and his adventures 🤔

[@SecretFilesOfTheSpyDogs]

I've been waiting for this! Amazing Geekdom!

[@JSAVVY1]

Great content as always! Love the father son Kamehameha, gives me chills whenever I see it.

[@Dante-fb9ej]

Please do a technique guide about Tiens Tri Beam! Underrated attack imo.

[@Leon-mv1bn]

I love that move ;D

[@Lord_teleportdinero]

@@Leon-mv1bn join me and we can rule the galaxy

[@Leon-mv1bn]

@@Lord_teleportdinero :0

[@markevans1618]

@@Lord_teleportdinero I dont like where this is going...

[@seth9655]

KIKOHO

[@doubleohnine]

i always thought of it as forming "plasma" and making it tangible and launching it towards a person

[@Habibi_6812]

@White Lightning who did that

[@knightstudio9985]

matpat from game theory

[@dylanclark8856]

@White Lightning it's been stated a million times in the actual unsubbed dialog that it's chi, chi isn't plasma that's all the proof you really need.

[@imnotanesp6254]

@@dylanclark8856 It functions very similarly to plasma, and it's in a fictional story with loose explanations. Ki could be plasma in the db verse.

[@gokussblue5411]

you a true dragon ball historian, you do amazing work

[@sirsir9665]

It's basically your life force channeled into a destructive beam of power

[@Phoenix_KDE]

I'm really digging these *insert technique* explained guides. About to check the SS Rose one next. Also Hey looky 10:25 one of Jackie Chan's earliest roles

[@Berry-tu5hz]

goku uses the kamehameha balls on his feet in super when fighting jiren, in ep 130 a little bit after jiren attacked goku's friends and goku punched him, it was during when jiren fired his red ki blasts and goku looks like he's surfing in them (you might have to slow it down or pause it)

[@songoku9348]

Great stuff. Ryu’s Shinkuu Hadouken in the marvel vs Capcom series is literally a Kamehameha.

[@Cay9z]

I was surprised to hear that Dragonball came before Street Fighter

[@black2785]

I wonder if Goku learned the Shinkuu Hadouken that it would be stronger than the Kamehameha

[@songoku9348]

@@black2785 He wouldn’t really need to. Unless it’s the Denjin Hadouken or Metsu Hadouken.

[@black2785]

@@songoku9348 that would be kool if he used different arsenals of Kamehameha like the Hadouken, Goku could use the Denjin Kamehameha to stun, the Shakunetsu Kamehameha to incinerate everything, and the Messatsu Kamehameha for that extra boost

[@ChestinysDialed]

A friend's son was sent home from school one day years ago. While talking with the teacher she was told that her son was shoving his hands at her and cursing in a foreign language. "Kame Kame" the the teacher kept repeating and asked my friend what he was actually saying. "Oh! No, no." she joyfully responded. "He wasn't cursing at you. He was just pretending to kill you."

[@realshi3841]

0:41 there are two reasons for me to watch DB: 1) it was mentioned in some tracks of Denzel Curry 2) STEREO SAYAN 3D

[@cgrandall625]

I remember when I was a kid watching DBZ on Cartoon Network. My Mom grew up in Hawaii and walked in while Goku was firing a Kamehameha and she was like, "Why is he shouting that guy's name?" Then I had to explain to my Chinese mother about weird anime special move names...

[@jamiemcneil9682]

Perfect in design. Love the charge and release poses.

[@the17thhokage2]

Its been a long time coming Geekdom. A long time indeed…

[@Cyberdemon11120]

Just so you know, 'ignited particles' is basically what plasma is, or at least is a variant of plasma. Plasma is a state of matter in which a given material has absorbed, or is conducting, enough energy that the elemental particles that make up that material become decoupled to various extents. To put it simple: Plamsa is the result of the presence of high amounts of energy in a given space that has matter to contain/conduct it. When it comes to Dragonball, it can still be Plasma and Spiritual Energy because guess where that energy came from to produce the Plamsa that makes up something like the KAMEHAMEHA. The characters in Dragonball are using their Spiritual Energies (Ki, God Ki, Hakai, Genki, etc.) to produce Plasmas, and the more complex structures would be Plasmoids. Alot of what is shown in Dragonball is actually quite possible to produce with Plasmas. Even the literal creation of materials out of thin air(like Piccolo's 'clothes beam', TFS ref.), is possible with plasma transmutation reactions. If don't believe me on this one than I encourage you to look up SAM(The Structured Atom Model), and The Safire Project. The transmutation of elements is actually not all that new a concept, but the idea of using Plasma reactions to do it is. Theoretically, if you could control enough energy, with enough precision, than you could create literally anything you can think of, given you know the thing you're making all the way down to the subatomic scale. Gives you a real appreciation for what the Eternal Dragons can actually do once you think about it that way.

[@irajohnston5160]

Spot on with how that works.

[@Eric-gp3hi]

Nice its good to learn about the Kamehameha's lore and background from the King of Hawaii!

[@PeaK808]

Native Hawaiian here…. Fun fact: Kamehameha (the chief) is pronounced the same way as the move in Dragonball. “Kameyameya” is an english mispronunciation As is “Yookalaylee” and a lot of other Hawaiian words

[@TheRealBlackarrot]

That "Tony Hawk Kamehame grind" from DB Super was mmwah, c'est magnifique

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

Kamehameha. The technique that almost destroyed the Earth.

[@PeakFilmClipz]

Lmao my little brother ran up to me thinking he was gonna learn how to do it since it says “guide”

[@digunder14]

don't forget the Chocolate Kamehameha that Majuub used in gt, fucking Chocolate beam + kamehameha

[@lillpoetboy]

Dragon Ball came out before Street Fighter...i was always curious about that

[@MarkT-ChildofGod]

Amazing that you drop this the same day SSJ Goku drops on Dokkan. Lets go!

[@dreworyan5652]

I watch these vids to get all the clips of Nostolgic DB and DBZ 🙏🏻 Always loved the art first and foremost as a kid growing up. What started me drawing a lot was DBZ and Naruto!

[@LPGD1994]

The kamehameha that Ultra Instinct Goku gives to full power Jiren is one of my favorites. You see Jiren scream so loud in pain. My personal favorite is the father son Combo.

[@tlamelokgosimalebe3119]

My 2 favourite kamehamehas are the instant kamehameha by Goku and Krillin s first kamehameha on Dragonball

[@Koi_Swirl]

Instant-transmission Kamehameha, ultra instinct kamehameha, SSJSS + kaiokenx 20 Kamehameha. There are so many.

[@manicityfps5150]

Geekdom 101 explained. We need that video now.

[@ss7cindersh]

i can see energy being put to work in this way giving off light and heat. so while the energy itself may start off invisible its not unreasonable for the energy blast itself to be visible it the wavelengths of the energy fell into the visible light range

[@thatuseronline3303]

I came up with a version of it called the wide kamehameha when you have it charging it at your right side, you raise your right hand up to the middle of your right side and when you fire it has a normal range or the height of 2 feet.

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

Imagine using two Kamehamehas at once.

[@black2785]

I wonder if you can push the Spirit Bomb with the Kamehameha so that the tip of the Kamehameha is the Spirit Bomb.

[@dach829]

U say it's not plasma but u basically describe it as such. Love these guides, thanks

[@LoopyDreamz775]

I want people to look up king kamehameha. He’s a interesting fellow In my opinion.

[@fwdooms2540]

Finally a kamehameha guide... I can finally use it

[@lazygenius3139]

Man I always LOVE to look forward to these videos geekdom, you're amazing man 💯 keep it up bro much love and respect for you this beautiful Hussle and your hard work

[@fredylugo3554]

Kamehameha the legendary technique that never forget of all times

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

Imagine Goku never learning the Kamehameha.

[@Xeno574]

Eh probably would've just used other ki attacks, but it definitely would've caused him alot of problems throughout DB.

[@BeezydaBaseGod]

I was finally able to let one off after this video, thanks geekdom

[@NotesnFlow]

I though I read somewhere about Kamehameha meaning "Turtle Destruction Wave", though I could be wrong. Thanks again for a great video, Geekdom101

[@Blackshadow164]

You’re not wrong

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

Goku is like an Uchiha. All it took was one look and her copied and perfect the technique.

[@mechajay3358]

And he had his Saiyan Genetics instead of the Sharigan to do it.

[@azureangel8217]

Perfected, innovated and improved it significantly

[@Xeno574]

@Fadil Selmani Yeah by just wishing for it lol

[@justadude274]

So thanks to toriyama's wife we got Kamehameha

[@vermilliontoaster3063]

06:23 soooo plasma… Plasma is a mixture of all technical elements. It’s fluid like, has a physical form and is dense, it can dissipate in an area or space like gas. It’s hot and can destroy matter, which is why opponents are obliterated and the area commonly is on fire. I think it’s a visual embodiment of controlling your internal ki to a point, that you can utilize the atmosphere and nearby atoms.

[@JD_ULTRA_19]

Truly iconic move, amazing explanation, great video thank you 🙏 DANNY ‼️

[@justinhuff6225]

Says it's not plasma , continues to explain what plasma pretty much is

[@rontrezbeaugard8212]

I always thought it mean “turtle destruction wave”

[@JesusIsTheSonOfGod_john316]

Guys it took Roshi *50 years* to learn the kamehameha we still have time

[@Issac_The_Last_N7]

Thanks for this video man Also had no idea ki was invisible

[@DevinPosey20]

This move got you made fun at school up growing as a kid or teen. Such an iconic technique

[@joshualowe959]

KAMEHAMEHA: Most iconic & popular move in Dragon Ball

[@camerondavis8043]

Lets GO! It is about damn time!

[@joshualiles572]

Also it is somewhere in the history books I remember in junior high we was reading the word history book and it actually had the word Kamehameha from one of the wars it was a long time ago I don't remember lol

[@dutchnamekian256]

The hand motion is important but how is ssj2 gohan able to use it one handed and would his blast be more powerfull if 2 handed Edit and i am not talking about his injuries if anyone without injuries and at full power would a 1 handed kamehameha be weaker than a 2 handed.. i feel that the hand motion and postition compresses the ki even further

[@HSSJ2]

Yes obviously it would, with one arm it's probably much harder to control and release energy. It is possible to release a full power kamehameha with one arm as Gohan did but with 2 it's much better and stronger. The only reason Gohan overpowered him with one arm is because he's just that much stronger than cell. With 2 arms cell would've been finished in seconds if Gohan actually tried. But to answer your question someone with no injuries would have a much stronger one using 2 arms.

[@henrygarcia39]

It’s finally here

[@courier8365]

SS2 Gohan’s Father-Son Kamehameha and UI Omen Goku’s Kamehameha against Kefla. The two greatest of all time in my opinion

[@rombelteis]

I love you Geeks. Much love as always and greets from Belgium

[@matthewolson2386]

The best one, imo, was when Goku and Vegeta went at it and Goku was using the Kaio Ken then he yells x4! in the middle of their beam struggle and blasts Vegeta into the atmosphere. If Goku doesnt pull it out sometime in an arc, something is missing.

[@brianwilliams5833]

2 questions! :What if frieza finds cooler and they learn a fusion technique? How strong would a double goku fusion would be?

[@obviouslyPSM]

This technique is simply iconic full stop.

[@Mahamaru]

Very nice. The mythical technique itself

[@MadRabbit0wnzu]

I still remember fighting with my older brothers that swore it was kamekameha. I'm 4 years old trying to tell 16 year olds that it's Kamehameha XD. I won the argument after getting my first manga

[@danreid83]

“…which is something a lot of you have probably done, in the privacy of your own home.” 😂

[@riicky83]

You forgot to mention how the Kamehameha made kid Goku hungry every time he used it.

[@Xeno574]

I guess he wasnt used to it back then or something, or Toriyama simply changed his mind on it.

[@Yamaazaka]

4:36 and Cell and Goku Black!

[@Sawngawkuh]

Even though Toriyama said he didn't pay much attention to the martial arts for thinking about the pose, I imagine he may have unconsciously remembered seeing it from one of those wuxia features, since a lot of chi blast poses from those more fantastical ones are a fair bit similar to the Kamehameha's. It's to the extent that Street Fighter may not have necessarily imitated DBZ, but could've very well just have been using the same standard visual language of chi-based moves.

[@loganlloyd9411]

Naming favorite versions can’t believe warp kamehameha didn’t come up…

[@Waqas_Khan02]

Its so iconic that even the other american shows an cartoon used this technique as a reference to dragon ball.

[@SsBrohan]

Don’t forget about Goten’s “Kamekameha”.. so cute

[@Waqas_Khan02]

Also Cell's Kamehameha and Black's Kamehameha.

[@Franklin_Araujo]

Olympic winning athletes celebrate with Kamehameha.

[@donovandelaney3171]

I think the only person to not have used it on television is Bulma.

[@JustRicky-Oh]

BRO IT'S FINALLY HERE AAAAAAAAHH!!!

[@zufieusagi7509]

I remember back in the original Dragonball when Goku launched that Kamehameha via his feet. After i first saw that years later when i saw Gohan launch a Kamehameha using one hand i couldn't help but wonder if it would be possible to launch four Kamehamehas at the same time.

[@bigcountry4287]

I was here and thought you already covered this technique lol

[@frank_cantarini]

Everyone knows it and everyone loves it.. my favorite is the warp-kamehameha

[@mattc4644]

Geekdom this outro is a bop, dang!

[@majinsole8554]

We can mark all our childhoods with that moment of awe the first time we saw this technique used, then trying to bring the KAboom on our own while we acted it out. As for ME, it was watching that epic beam struggle against Vegeta that got me wanting to dive deeper into the series, and that has grown into a lifetime of love for the series. However it HAppened for each of us, whatever MEandering paths we took to get here, it’s united us across all borders. We may not look anything alike or be able to directly communicate with each other, but when we strike that pose and thrust our hands forward in power, we’re all speaking the same language…and that makes me HAppy. ~_~

[@LeastLikelyGents]

I read your comment out loud and then I saw a huge flash and obliterated half of my dining room. What happened??? 😢

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

I'm waiting for a Kamehameha time 100.

[@cjsher90]

I kinda theorized that the name and hand signs are all verbal and somatic components of a ki based spell.