Discovering The Rare & Ancient Triangle System (Ft. Nordine Taleb)

[@Vahvafitness]

More info in this blog post! ➞ vahvafitness.com/ancient-triangle-system-ft-nordine-taleb

[@grappler840829]

I had breakfast with Mr Nordine when I was at Montreal.

[@CanalCotidiano]

What is the name of this fighting system?

[@Liminal_Ascetic]

Most of the Muay Boran styles teach this. In Thailand it stems from the Thai greeting (wai). People also wai when apologizing or or not wanting trouble. So it is a non agressive guard. It is likely part of many SE Asian styles. I've seen some Silat styles using it too.

[@johnweak-123]

bullshido technique

[@pierrewilliam7119]

Very common in kung-fu too tho the application seems to have been Lost

[@PascalSaysset]

Yes, that's something you'll find in Silat too. In Silat it's called _hormat_ which simply means 'salutations'. In Silat, it's the _gelek_, i.e., the torsion of the hip, that generates power While the hands mostly just orbit around the elbows for blocks, parries and strikes. Both shoulders and elbows are kept low, the latter protecting the lower ribs and the liver and spleen.

[@Steeve108]

yeah! this technik is huge once you mastered it ⚔Muay Boran being very close to Indonesian Silat but still simplified ⚔ it not only the art of using triangle patterns with arms to defend or attack the opponent but more the art of using triangle motions for stepping away or getting into opponent moves like in Wing-Chun (as stated here!) n mostly in Penchak Silat (n then Krav Maga being an 🇮🇱 clone of Silat) where these ancient techniques are the core approach of the fighting system 💣it is IMO (n my experience of 2 decades of MA all over the world) the most deadly n powerful techniques ever created for Kombat (especially when used with some secret small weapons 🧙‍♀) 🔥

[@Egnops963]

Interesting technique...❤ These are the kind of videos worth watching form your channel. Thank you for sharing... Respect honour. 🙏🏼

[@mikuspalmis]

All of their videos are worth watching. But especially this.

[@rambo7135]

Amazing! Reminds me of Keysi method but this looks more defensive and counter striking. Its interesting because in Mision Impossible 3 when Tom Cruise has this bomb inside his head he has to use his elbows in a triangle shape to fight off the bad guy.

[@gandhinho5466]

Keysi and DL, for sure!

[@aliciagonzales8195]

Great teacher & student with questions while both are very inspiring may God Bless those who are diligent thanks for VAHVA Fitness

[@coachkajan]

Love Nordine! We trained together for years at Tristar. This is an extremely interesting style he’s showing here. I’d love to understand the source.

[@zz94400]

Excellent video.this man is an excellent professsor ,in shape and with good skills.congratulations.

[@marcosroc8098]

Sembah 🙏 Basic princile from pencak silat and muy chaiya

[@bajuszpal172]

Yes, fighting with a single siytem with multiple applications, Great asset, even "healing" the opponent with elbow strikes into most sensitive parts, a laMuay Thay, as you put it. Many thanks and good health.Paul,68

[@talonmclaren2070]

I remember accidentally discovering this method against my older brothers as a child when they were tag teaming me. They weren't happy.

[@fabiancosster2992]

This move is for me very impressive keep posting more videos like this many thanks

[@BogalaSawundiris]

Now you know why Buddhist and Hindu Monks hold this pose and why Muay Boran came out of Buddhist tradition. This is the most common pose for Buddhist monks everyday

[@rodolphedilscher5321]

The triangle is also the basics and everything of Kali or Arnis. The triangle is the biggest mystery on earth. The base of many cultures by the past.

[@rodolphedilscher5321]

The triangle is a weapon of peace. Very old symbol.

[@Katcom111]

Not true at all. warriors who are either in the hindu or buddhist faith they belong into Varna system. In the past, there were religious clashing. The word Muay Boran didn't start appearing around the 1900s. Anything before that the Thai call it "Muay" but before there was ever a Thai kingdom. The Kingdoms from Cambodia and Burma were dominating mainland Southeast Asia. The Malay peninsula had various kingdom until the Malay finally dominated that area. The Tai were in China and migrated to Yunan from Guang Xi. The Hmong did take a similar route but ended up in Laos. These two groups didn't recieve any indian influences until they seek asylum and refuge. The reason behind it, it is because they were intruded by Han chinese rulers. Some of their villages were under chinese hegemony and later the Mongols.

[@stefanschleps8758]

The namaste hand prayer posture is one of submission and surrender, there is no doubt about this. It is descended from the way victors once tied up the losers. The losers were now slaves. Their hands and fingers were tied with jute so they appeared to be in perpetual supplication. That's a fact. Thanks for sharing with us. All the best. Laoshr #60 Ching Yi Kung Fu Association

[@gabrielace4023]

I used to be a warrior like you, than i took an triangle in the knee…

[@Leon-R2D2]

What a gem looking into an old style that most people forgot about - maybe make a whole series about it. You did great work putting Kung Fu on a high level out the same for MMA and some old styles most people don't know about like me. Thanks keep going!

[@sonsofthunder007]

This is very interesting! Thanks for sharing 🙏

[@Alex-br4fb]

This looks like Pencak Silat, some styles of Silat are similar to Muay (boran) in applications, this is the first principle we learn in my Silat school.

[@elni.gromante]

Triangle,square and circle... That are ways of movement/thinking/attack or defense. From easier to harder. Triangle is more aggressive,it intercepts and penetrates. Square is much more stable and defensive and the circle relates more to grappling and or evading and counter atacking. And ofc they are not just "one style" you use the three of them combined. You can think of that as bs and you would still be doing it without knowing. Its not as obvious as in the video but if you think about it we all move in only 10 directions like a cross and and X and up and down.

[@bravenkirok3142]

Like the buttons on a Playstation controller

[@Evantailsacre]

That's the basis of Aikido and Aikijujutsu by the way. The triangle, square, circle. It is the basis of every martial arts really, whether it is foot or handwork. I actually almost went in a psychosis when I realized on an essential level that, thinking about entropy, the simulation argument, advanced physics, pure maths, free will and all. Freaky stuff if you dive too much into it and forget to enjoy life.

[@taoizt3846]

Interesting techniques, we have loads of use for triangles and i train silat in Holland.

[@2piecesofwood1pieceofrope]

The triangle looks similar to the guard in Krav Maga. It protects the face, throat and ribs. Very informative! Thank you

[@Chiburi]

Krav Maga folks always say everything is just like Krav Maga. No, it’s not.

[@ahmedpsnb]

Krav Maga ? it’s not. it’s not. it’s not. it’s not.

[@2piecesofwood1pieceofrope]

@@ahmedpsnb I never said it was, the guard is similar.

[@gentinthewild]

Im going to start drilling these blocks and strikes

[@Bobitron]

When I saw the intro, I thought it was another bullshido master. But now I have to apologize for my haste. Thanks for the post, and good luck to Nordine. Oss

[@soric18]

just a thought...dont do shaolin monks and other people from india an thailand do the greeting with the closed palms together?

[@adamqadmon]

Praying Buddha style!

[@asengeorgiev7848]

You mean Buddhist martial arts, but yes, that's how they do it.

[@Katcom111]

Hinduist and buddhist do the greeting. Any Southeast Asian countries expect for the Philippines. In the past, indianization did spread but the ones that were doing the spreading were merchants

[@hornedgod2873]

I’ve noticed Justin Gaethje has used a similar guard in recent fights. Most recently against Fiziev. His rematch against Poirier saw him using a more fluid guard

[@friscocisco7155]

What is being described here I’ve seen from a Lao monk he said he learned it in a temple outside of Vientiane. He said it was a old style of muay Lao boran

[@DesertRaider-rb4zd]

Link's unarmed CQC style of choice. Triangle. See the wisdom in learning it. Find the courage to trust in it. Feel the power of mastering it.

[@gregj1789]

Very interesting. What a good guy.

[@supportadmin7735]

This is actually part of muay boran and it is quite handy.

[@rajashekarb8362]

🙏Secret of Namaste 🙏

[@bsorryrthatsit7055]

Tai Chi is crane and snake. The bill of the crane is represented by the first posture, praying. You can poke with it on the inside, and with a slight adjustment, the fingertips at right angles instead of touching, is the push to the body and a great two handed block for kicks or heavy hitters, it will stop anything. The pokes are very strong and give new meaning "to the point".Meditation.

[@botcrack]

"I told you never to interupt my prayers!" 🙏

[@thetntmethod3145]

Yeah they better watch out 😂

[@vanzabala7960]

Interesting. Seems I've seen this movement in a movie where the character is fighting while in handcuffs, I just forgot the title.

[@jackmuaddib3745]

We use to call this the Spear system, a guy named Tony Blauer made it known back in the mid 2000's

[@darkshaman7087]

Myself noticed a lot of the body is unprotected in many of these moves if opponent was to counter strike and knows what they are doing, the liver and kidneys looked like open targets many times.

[@niconicoo5661]

Its a very stupid style.

[@darkshaman7087]

@@niconicoo5661 I did Lau Gar kung fu and boxing many years ago, but this Triangle system just leaves the body wide open for kidney and liver targets all the time, yes its a very stupid style.

[@niconicoo5661]

@@darkshaman7087 i can imagine a beatyfull frontkick to the face 😂

[@JulioricardoCarranzaramos]

I agree with you looking for the evolution

[@irvinjaycarranza6828]

Amazing! Can you consider this technique as the ancestor of the High Guard? (in Boxing, kickboxing, MMA)

[@theaouch4749]

Kun khmer Pradal serey bokator 💯👍

[@thewoodchipperr]

So interesting

[@bravenkirok3142]

yeah this seems to only give more validation to the effectiveness of the pensador from KFM. And to think that they get trash talked a lot

[@JBkre8tive]

Aleeeeeee Nono!!! Pinchi Nono saludos..

[@Pos44Dami]

oh nordine !! en tout cas j'aime bien le principe

[@NeutroniummAlchemist]

Depending on the opponent's style, this could really mess them up. I would never start a fight like this, but I could see busting it out in round two for a bit.

[@manuelwaldert201]

0:05 would result in as fatal knockout. Just my 2 cents. 😁

[@orvovosk]

If you are looking for a name for a triangle fighting system: Pitasoreass comes to mind

[@safiul1930]

Looks good but gotta see in real fight or sparing against muy Thai or Kyokushin.

[@DesertRaider-rb4zd]

You're right. The thing about "triangle" is that it feels so ancient and primal. Would love to see it in action against a proven modern art.

[@p3ngi3]

I expect to see this in the next bullshido episode

[@Faithbalanced]

This is just one subgroup of my style. An that’s not what it’ll be named as the hand sign is air sign. The symbol. Love your excitement. There willing to teach. Student. Teacher …. Master 333.

[@Faithbalanced]

I’m OBlock You’ll understand, not the block in chicago i’m the person.

[@dusandragovic09srb]

Peekaboo, Tyson + Elbows 😜

[@NicholasActon-ej7fs]

Similar system used in Russian System biomechanics by kodagnikov

[@vladboy1]

Well looks like bullshito to me if it was so ancient and effective then why is it forgotten

[@mikelowrey5275]

Nice

[@joseantoniovelilla7807]

Perfect work perfect Man 💪❤

[@MAXTHALOS]

👍

[@jamescollins9811]

Looks a lot like Muay Chaiya technique

[@tyczaplinski7856]

I guess it would be cool to see someone climb up on a person and do this but I ain't seen it yet in a true street fight. Mauy thai and some jiu-jitsu training for the smaller person. This stuff misleads people.

[@boogboog8097]

Wonder why the professional muay thai fighters who have hundreds of years of history and experience behind them dont know these super smart secrets...they so stooopid huh 😮😂

[@rotorairgroup8409]

One left hook & you will wake up asking your own name

[@gatocles99]

"Rare", because he made it up himself.

[@lopiyo]

Looks a little bit of keysi

[@chrisbera7952]

wow, you guy's talking like Bruce Lee at the end of the video...No fixed system! fit in with your opponent! Good for you!

[@mushroomsteve]

Looks a bit like Keysi.

[@Lasombrosidad]

I was looking for this comment

[@crimsonblademc]

One good timed uppercut and you're doomed...

[@w.adammandelbaum1805]

How about ancient dodecahedron art of self-geometry? C'mon guys.😟

[@Shaolinfluencer]

Muay Thai Chaiya

[@Cander617]

Real fighter's gimme a hell no..

[@chaarabahrataza9039]

Maybe when u handcuffed🤷🏾‍♂️

[@chrisbera7952]

why didn't he kick his legs?

[@bassfu2219]

Fighting in handcuffs…

[@Mastersmuaythaiacademy]

This style of fighting comes from Muay Chaiya.

[@hemispace641]

Looks like a kung fu technique...

[@niconicoo5661]

Very pretty on paper very not good for actual fighting

[@peacemonger2906]

Has everyone lost their minds. This is absolute garbage. 😂

[@Universalwisdomknowledge]

yes this is just one of the positions from the very ancient martial Harappan civilization

[@MegaRastaman]

Le blond est très mauvais il fait des appels et en plus il se penche en arrière.

[@RogueStar777]

Ridiculous ! I want to see a real fight with ur "ancient triangle system" against a real fighter just for laughs ...

[@ertanekmekci7054]

Hahahahaha

[@panamanianviking3153]

So stupid, yeah go slow and telegraph your strikes and dont defend the bullshido

[@grailknight6794]

Dont wanna sound like a hater but, common bro that looks not effective....yes if you go easy and just demonstrate yes sure, but in free sparring that arm position is not good, it invites uppercuts and hooks, or head kicks or liver shots... if you wanna win a fight it takes more than just reacting to defend ...

[@thetntmethod3145]

The thing is that the strikes are too dangerous to be used at their full potential in a sparring session, but on a light and flow sparring with an experienced partner, it is definitely doable

[@johannesstephanusroos4969]

Hey, man. You couldn't even spell "come on" correctly, so why should we care what you have to say?

[@curtrod]

nope

[@zukhairiani2076]

Good..but always had counter

[@Duskydog419]

how to fight with your hands tied

[@brunosoaresrodrigues8957]

Fedor used this type of guard against Cro Cop to protect and parry the high kicks. I think that some of this is actually too 'fancy', but as the legend said, "take what's useful and discard the rest."

[@m10_c50]

What flexibility in applying the movements! Nordine is a martial arts master, a real one! his origins are Algerian, born in France in St Tropez, a nice man, a brave

[@jadedempora3796]

I think the style that you’re describing is part of the Kalaripayattu system

[@robertb8673]

I saw Tony Jaa doing this techiques. Is that Muay Boran?

[@Bagoth2]

It looks very similar to muaya chaiya, their principles were based on breaking the body down into a triangle.

[@Bagoth2]

Master Pedro Solana, i think is what his name is and that might be someone to interview if you are ever in thailand again .

[@94jmh]

And why have we never seen this in professional combat sports? Because it's ridiculous and doesn't work

[@CuchulainAD]

Expert here 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@eon001]

i know Nordine's legit, but I need to see the style in live practice before I give it any validity.

[@Pops_777]

Works good on a static opponent. You get somebody who's trained they will kick your teeth in

[@marcd1981]

A former UFC fighter should know better than to promote this as an actual effective style. Maybe that's why he is a former UFC fighter.

[@PAIPINDUCAO]

HAUHAUHAUHAUAHAUHAUAHUAAHU

[@windingdriveway]

TMA's have always had this stuff..

[@DaveJos]

What about coming around the guard with hooks and overhands

[@nonyabizness2550]

Perfect system against anyone too dumb to attack by combination.

[@o0...957]

From what I heard Muay Thai fighters don't use lots of combos. It's mostly 1, 2 attack combos.

[@luisestevez4854]

🤣🤣🤣

[@mkleng]

Now I know EXACTLY what to do when crooks break-in while I’m midway fixing my son’s toy and palms superglued.

[@thetntmethod3145]

Great idea 💡

[@johntay3831]

Look like Muay boran and keysi fighting method

[@clarkb.5940]

Very similar to Kali empty hands. Look up "gunting", "panagang", and "defanging the snake". Unsurprising because both arts are Southeast Asian.

[@marinturudic5431]

Mastery

[@humble_integrity]

why not just do muay thai??

[@SergioMoraes-qx2cl]

My friend my name is priest jonathan I know is this style is muyai TAI Boran and old chaolin

[@dcat9558]

😹..Wait! what about? the techniques for scalene! & obtuse!🤣