Very few martial artists understand this

[@rhinoutopia]

You always have amazing analytical presentations. You almost tempt me back to Aikido after 15ish years. Almost. But I did just subscribe finally. I don't want to miss the next vid.

[@ChuShinTani]

That's nice to hear, thanks for subscribing!

[@zachparade2791]

This is great! Very interested to see where things like strategy, tactics, tricks, motivation (what are you fighting for), and fighting spirit (toughness, grit, confidence, etc) will fit in this model.

[@ChuShinTani]

I have a big series planned, so stay tuned! Thanks for watching!

[@toddhulsey2480]

Excellent, Sensei! Great work, and I'm looking forward to more!

[@ChuShinTani]

Thank you very much!

[@lsporter88]

Very thorough and accurate explanation. Great video.

[@ChuShinTani]

Thank you!

[@ausmarkb]

Best analogy I’ve heard on the size & strength vs skill debate.

[@ChuShinTani]

Great, thanks for your comment!

[@arthurbotelho]

Amazing video, Sensei! Thanks for sharing your knowledge

[@ChuShinTani]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@a.s.dreier3665]

Great video! Has anything else in this series come out? I don't see it on your KZbin Page?

[@ChuShinTani]

Unfortunately not. I do have plans to work on it, but as of now, the time hasn't presented itself.

[@ting-mingchen4685]

Thank you for the explanation. I am looking forward to the next episode.

[@ChuShinTani]

You are welcome! I'm looking forward to it as well- I've got several of these planned!

[@shugyosha7924]

Is there much more beyond skills and assets though apart from chaos? Everything else I can think of is either a skill or an asset, or simply affects what we consider to be skills or assets. On a separate note I've always been surprised with how unwilling people in the martial arts' community are to seeing that assets count for more than skill. A weapon or the element of surprise or a second person for example are each worth years of martial arts training, if they can even be adequately compensated for at all with skill alone. I suppose I shouldn't be surprised seeing as it hurts the narrative that martial arts are useful for self-defence, so maybe it hits a bit too close to home, but still, it should be obvious.

[@ChuShinTani]

There is more- and it can be tricky, keep watching. Thanks for your comments!

[@maxsette80]

Great explination!

[@ChuShinTani]

Thank you!

[@williamcorreiagusmao9836]

Really interesting. Looking forward to the sequel. I would like to ask if you are planning any firearms related content? As the principles of traditional Japanese weapons reflected in the use of "modern" weapons. Thanks! 🙏

[@ChuShinTani]

I may do some firearms videos on the future- Im not planning any at the moment, but it is something I do. Thanks for the comment!

[@luigivercotti6410]

Hey Vsauce, Chris here. Fighting is simple. Or, is it?

[@ChuShinTani]

Hahaha!

[@ДмитрийЧе-ь2л]

BJJ is becoming next Aikido in terms of how often it is shown in media to be an ineffective style.

[@insidetrip101]

Its amazing that anyone would even have to explain this. Its literally the reason why wrestling, judo, boxing, bjj, mma and many other competitions have always, or almost always, incorporated weight classes into the sport. Perhaps the issue is that most humans are pretty close together in terms of strength relative to obvious extremes? I don't know, but it just makes intuitive sense that there are some grips that are going to be too strong for me to break with my current strength, be that maybe even an example of some machine clutching my clothing too tight for me to break. However, to put this in practice that might not be true with the much less variation between the weakest man and strongest man vs the strongest man and the tightest machine. So while, I can understand thinking that humans are relatively all the same (which I find absurd, but whatever), then you still have to acknowledge that there are limitations of skill and that assets provide an advantage even in the absence of skill. So I can't figure out where this myth of "technique beats strength" comes from.

[@GoogleAreEnemyCombatants]

You're conflating "assets" with "strength".

[@ChuShinTani]

In this model strength is considered an asset.

[@johngalvin3124]

Keeping it simple, on the street a skilled agile man will crucify an unskilled man twice his size and twice as strong as him. The skilled man is prepared, leaves his fear at the door and knows what to do, plus learning his skills gave him endurance. And he's quick about it.

[@theforcewithin369]

I don't think that analogy of assets to money translates very well, is usually the more skilled person that wins the first in that contest, maybe if you assets are a rifle....i know is just an analogy but is more complex than that, am i reading too much into it?

[@ChuShinTani]

If the contest is between two people of similar assets, yes usually the more skilled one wins. That's why we have weight classes in sports. The best flyweight boxer (112 lbs) wouldn't stand a chance against even a mediocre heavyweight ( over 200 lbs). Can the best flyweight beat the worst heavyweight (pro boxer), probably- but even that would probably cost the flyweight, as the heavyweight has so much more power. Can a small person beat a bigger, yes, and a poor person can become rich-but those situations are outliers.

[@theforcewithin369]

@@ChuShinTani Speed could be an asset on that analogy? Cause in something like let's say fencing, strength and therefore weight could become a disadvantage, to put a clear example. I know is not that clear cut, but yeah you are not wrong

[@ChuShinTani]

Yes, power, speed, attrition, span.

[@moz5831]

Interesting. However, I would like to go and be an insufferable here: I would consider strenght a skill. Speed, agility, etc, definitely skills as much as punches or armlocks. Just if you think how much technical skill is involved even in something as seemingly simple as bench press, it kinda goes to show that these hulks of powerlifters are actually… usually really smart (smarter than martial artists for sure) and great athletes. In terms of assets, well, height and reach I cannot grow more no matter how much I try. Mass is another obvious one, and in fighting those two things are the most important assets, which take huge amount to skill to overcome. Anyone short who has boxed some lanky tall guy who likes to throw from a distance knows this: I might be more skilled (in terms of boxing technique), I might be stronger, I might even be faster and more agile and damn still it’s going to be a pain if they know anything and have a decent jab. Does any of this matter really? No, but I think these ”BJJ against strongest powerlifter” are just dumb. These men (and women) are not just huge chunks of muscle, they are also smart and dedicated athletes with unbelievable amounts of grit - not just sheer strength. Will you beat them in unarmed combat? No, because they are bigger AND more skilled than you, they are just skilled in different things, but completely acclicable to combat nevertheless.

[@ChuShinTani]

Thanks for your comment. I understand what you are saying about the skill it takes to become strong, but this model is working from the point of conflict, if you are strong it is an asset, if you have to figure out how to apply that strength in the conflict it's a skill. Your reach advantage point isa good one- in this model it's covered in the asset of "span". I think you're totally on to the point of this video- it's very important to be athletic!

[@buecherleser2600]

As far as I remember v=s/t So Speed is the way of an object travelled in a discreet time ?

[@ChuShinTani]

Yes this model uses discrete time (actions) and not continuous time.

[@edi9892]

That's not how I see fighting. Fighting is about avoiding competition! If you got a machete and your opponent got a rifle, you want to sneak up on him and surprise him. Even better when you can assault him out of a crowd of innocent bystanders so that he can't shoot you without high collateral damage. If you're the guy with the rifle, you want to shoot him from a safe distance and ideally when he got literally the pants down and thinks that he's safe... Also, you always want to have numerical advantage, if possible. Lastly, knowing more about the enemy knows about you is key. This goes obviously hand in hand with deceiption and all sorts of D-baggery. After all, it's about survival and not honour...

[@ChuShinTani]

Keep watching- I'll get to that.