Why are Kung Fu masters getting BEATEN UP in China?

You've heard about MMA guys beating up kung fu masters, but why did this whole thing start?
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[@serpentza]

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[@SRG262]

Karate came from Kung Fu (White Crane)

[@user-jp7tw3sd3x]

I would also recommend the video "The Bizarre World of Fake Martial Arts" on the channel "Super Eyepatch Wolf" that covers the same topic.

[@lesserspottedmugwump.363]

It’s the first time one of your videos has been recommended in ages Winston. You could of got shadow banned? Maybe.

[@jordanthomas4379]

Is this about xu xiaodong? That guy is a hero

[@asiaman5295]

I will always support you x

[@erockstoenescu6171]

It’s sad how the government ruined that MMA guys life just for embarrassing them

[@a2pabmb2]

Understatement of the century.

[@macberry4048]

@Dig Byck that's sad but true. You need to keep your head down in Chinese society.

[@illarionbykov5246]

@Dig Byck the Kung Fu Frauds were the people who talked trash and challenged the MMA guy, so he was just defending himself and his reputation. The Chinese Govt punished a guy for self defense.

[@georgehazard9814]

That's what happens if you have a lot of power, you can super easily fuck someone's life up

[@catsupchutney]

Winston emphasizes how the implied message is that if you play by the CPCs rules, life will go smoothly, otherwise you will suffer.

[@alecbarnes6917]

Working as a bouncer for several years, there is the art and there is reality.

[@adnan4688]

And then there is gangsters and weapons!

[@ha-bv8is]

No shit dude

[@ha-bv8is]

@@adnan4688 and then there is military and nuclear bombs, what point are you trying to make

[@adnan4688]

@@ha-bv8is Point is, bouncing is a shitty job,this wasn't a comment about martial arts.

[@badgebadge8946]

Reality is bad

[@ericpubdeff8977]

(Taiwanese voice) So, there's another layer beyond the East vs West narrative. You need to understand that, in Chinese culture, filial piety is everything. When I was a kid, my dad was godlike and his dad was the god over my god. The first time I heard an American friend call his dad by his first name, I nearly fainted. Authority, in that culture, comes from age and wisdom. That's why, in Martial Art flicks, the most powerful guy is the super old dude. In the West, progress is forward looking with the new generations breaking through and improving upon the past. In Chinese culture, authority comes top-down and reaches backwards in time. That's why the MMA guy beating up the old "masters" was such a no-no. In that culture, your parents are authorities over your life; the government is big daddy. Their citizens might not be able to make public criticisms against the State, but kicking the old kung fu master's ass has all the implications which, of course, the communist party picked up right away.

[@MrRic007]

😂😂😂😂 “ nearly fainted “ 😂😂😂

[@amibrainwashed]

I'm an American whose lived here the vast majority of his 31 years of existence and I have NEVER heard someone refer to their dad using their first name. That's just weird.

[@azothamenti3378]

Thank you for that Ive studied some books on chinese culture And what you say is an echo of what ive read. Most americans have no clue at all about the chinese mind. Notice how one of the individuals answered your comment …….with …..laughter. That says alot.

[@azothamenti3378]

@@amibrainwashed i have and it was strange to hear that .i had to actually get used to hearing it buts it. However notice how eric pubdeffs response was which is far more intense so it says alot of cultural identities.

[@devourthepower007]

stop torturing dogs

[@Triggered-RC]

China in a nutshell: "We can't make it, so we fake it."

[@StartRunning.]

their middleschool student level of strength comes from consuming bingchilling and bats

[@MegaBlueShit]

What I cannot begin to understand, is how these fake martial artists can be so deluded that they would actually accept such a challenge. Like, what the hell did they think was gonna happen?

[@StartRunning.]

@@MegaBlueShit demons with delusions of grandéur are oblivious to their folly, just watch as they are destroyed.

[@akpokemon]

@@StartRunning. please tell me that accent was unintentional. Since you're someone who uses "folly" unironically, I could see you adding an incorrect accent to a French word, thinking it made you look impressive. Unless you're not a native English speaker...In that case, using "folly" and an incorrect accent on an English/French word are of course uncriticizable

[@StartRunning.]

@@akpokemon i know, i couldve used a harsher combination of words but im not risking a ban.

[@elnino4643]

A martial artist refusing to fight someone because their art is 'too dangerous' is like me saying I can run faster than Usain Bolt but won't race him, because I just run so fast that I'd embarrass him badly and ruin his career, and I'm too humble to do that lol.

[@eggscheese2763]

Well its a half truth but yes. The problem is that in some matarial arts like kungfu tiger style (in the real one) they literally teach you how to grab someones throath crush it and take the insides out with your bare hand grip steength and fingers within 1 sec. Someone who practiced this technique wil obviously not use it in the ring but then he looses like 10 year of practice from is arsenal. Also mma is "not real" in the sense that you cant do anything too dangerous with your oponent. So you cant just kick him in the nuts. BUT what you said is also true. A true warrior should be capeable of fighting in the ring too . And the problem is not that they lose but how they lose 99%of the time mainly because of the lack of real practice and sparing.

[@vooveks]

@@eggscheese2763 Horse shit, I'm afraid to inform you. Name one recorded incident where someone had their throat ripped out in the fashion you describe. I'll save you the trouble - there isn't one. Stories from ancient China don't count, nor do Kung Fu films. Try seeking actual evidence before you believe things, even if they sound good to you.

[@Orotigentz]

@@eggscheese2763 That's Mortal Combat

[@whoooshifg5830]

@Peter Peters that's what he do wtf u mean? He seeks out fake masters that cons people their money. You're literally talking shit about a guy who's cleaning your bs full of fakes martial art world

[@eggscheese2763]

@@RobbieAdamss well maybe today noone is capeable of doing it but kicking someone in the nuts works pretty well :) and its nof fantasy if you practiced the perfect nut shot for 10 year and you cant use it is like saying that you cant throw jabs while boxing

[@hansdonnerborg7153]

im a master in not doing anything - if i had been a grand master i wouldnt even be writing this.

[@thomasranjit7781]

Master of wasting time

[@polygonizedspeaker4485]

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[@ImNotJoshPotter]

Patrick Star vibe ⭐

[@whitebelt920]

You are the best.

[@runwader]

Hans Donnerborg one day I may be able to achieve your mastery for I too am an avid do nothingner

[@juicysmolley5845]

My dad always told me kung fu is to build the body and mind. It's not for fighting and he was right. He taught me wing chun and one day in middle school I got fed up with bullies throwing my weeb friends into the dumpster and then I got thrown into the dumpster.

[@xenomorphphantom8852]

Same here...at least I did get a (mostly good) sandwich out the experience...

[@knucklesaukuso5086]

🤣😂🤣

[@ZlatnoPeroTV]

and karate kid? Karate is as usless as kung fu.

[@ZlatnoPeroTV]

@Pardus777 Okay, thanks. I don't know much about it, just heard mma dudes say it's useless.

[@captainwohop]

This is one of the best three sentence stories I've ever heard 😆🍻

[@cristianespinal9917]

During the Boxer Rebellion, a lot of boxers were convinced by propaganda telling them that there were techniques that would make them bulletproof. I'm sure some of the more tested and rational martial artists knew this wasn't true, but certainly some believed it. Some of those who did found out the hard way.

[@awookiefromendor]

Anime disagree

[@prototurk-fv2wt]

Es gibt Techniken die dich kugelsicher machen. Die Boxer in china waren Muslime deren anführer Wang Zu Ping der größte Kung fu Meister aller Zeiten.

[@timesthree5757]

Dan Daly taught them that lesson.

[@cristianespinal9917]

@@prototurk-fv2wt ich weiß nicht worus Sie haben auf die Boxer gelernt. Ja, Wang Ziping war Muslim, aber er war kein große Führer der Boxer und meisten die Boxer waren nicht Muslime sondern typische Chinesen. Es gibt keine magische Technik, dass man kugelsicher macht. Diese Technike sind nur chinesische Mythologie und Legenden oder sind doch total Schwachsinn. Es gibt blöde Geschichte in jede Kultur über Technike, Getränke, Gebete, Amulette, etc. dass man kugelsicher macht. Bitte glauben Sie nicht die Scheiße. Nur Deckung oder Panzerung machen man ein bischen kugelsicher. Vielen Chinesen sind gafallen, weil sie diese Scheiße geglaubt haben. Bitte vergeben Sie mich für mein schlechtes Deutsch. Selten schreibe ich jetzt auf diese Sprache.

[@voidlight0472]

​@@prototurk-fv2wt Ja....vergiss es.

[@creightonfreeman8059]

There is another reason that Byron didn't really discuss. During the cultural revolution when all traditional Chinese culture was black listed and attempts were made to exterminate it, many of the serious traditional Quanfa masters fled mainland China and went to HKG, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, etc. The few that remained in mainland China had to go into hiding and could not practice or teach their martial art publicly. This resulted in a whole generation gap in the passing down of traditional technique. Even when the government finally decided suppressing Chinese martial arts was a bad idea and tried to restore it, they banned SanDa competitions. They didn't want “comrades fighting comrades”. Also, masters who had remained in hiding during the cultural revolution were few and far between, and some had not practiced much or any during the prohibition, because getting caught by the red guard meant punishment or death. You can forget a lot and lose a lot of skill in fifteen or more years of not training. When the government in Beijing decided to create a contemporary Chinese “martial art” they focused on performance rather than combat. They took their interpretation of traditional quanfa techniques and combined them with gymnastics/acrobatics and Peking Opera to create contemporary Wushu and standardized Taiji Quan forms for performance and sports competition. While many people who practice these are amazing athletes, most of them have never thought about actual fighting application or practiced realistic sparring. Practicing forms alone or even two person “fighting forms” is not adequate training or preparation for a fight where another trained person is really trying to punch, kick, strike, lock and throw you as hard as they can. As Bruce Lee said, it is like trying to learn to swim on dry land. So many of these so called “masters” that Xu XiaoDong knocked out had never been in a sparring match, practice or otherwise in their lives. They had deluded themselves into thinking practicing their techniques and forms in the air was enough. There are still a few traditional martial artists in China who train in the old way, who know how to apply their technique, but they are few and far between.

[@gicking3898]

Thanks mate, very informative

[@wooof.]

Wonderful comment.

[@cedricbillingsley3960]

Very insightful comment! It is clear that dangerous fools rule China.

[@jonalethirenicus8334]

Isn’t taijiquan more of an old people’s exercise lol? My grandpa had this telescopic sword, was great fun.

[@gordonramsey5903]

Jonaleth Irenicus I mean now a days it is. Probs was more effective 100 years ago when people actually used it for fighting

[@jauntyangle5667]

"Never interrupt an enemy that is making a mistake".

[@johnathanbulinsky8147]

tRump

[@chronoblack579]

@M 40 thats depend on how he decides, to be a friend, or to be a foe

[@llorttaf]

@M 40 "An enemy of an enemy is a friend but a friend of friend's enemy is probably not a friend." -Confucious.

[@johnathanbulinsky8147]

@M 40 You are delusional , every time tRump opens his mouth he is shooting himself in the foot. tRump is THE enemy

[@jauntyangle5667]

@Andrew Polkowski I was quoting my Uncle Ron, I know what he said. (Joke). Thanks.

[@douglassmith3016]

*Bruce Lee* said it best when he said that he threw out what didn't work and kept what did. *MMA* is just that, coupled with other disciplines *not* found in Kung Fu.

[@susanohara4274]

Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do was the first mixed martial art. He invented this after studying and sparing with many different martial arts stylists. Bruce chose the most combat effective techniques and combined them together. He was only interested in combat effectives! He realised that Kata i.e. forms/patterns etc are useless for a real street fight or on the battlefield! Western boxing, Muay Thai (Thai kick boxing), Krav Magga and Russian System do not have any kata. They do lots of full contact free sparring. They learn to take hits i.e. full contact kicks and punches. Their training is really tough but realistic!

[@The-Great-Brindian]

Well said Douglas. Well Said.

[@dfloyd2279]

Okay but as Bruce Lee also stated Combat as it is should be taken like a dance between you and your opponent but a very serious dance. "If your talking about "Sport " that's one thing but if your talking about Combat then baby you better kill me before I get to you "

[@darthkek1953]

Bruce Lee SAID he threw out what didn't work, but it was, like, his opinion, man. MMA tournaments proved what does and does not work by people getting their heads smashed in or not. PLOT TWIST: what REALLY works is all the stuff the MMA tournaments prohibit. UFC was early days famous for "no rules" (even then not really) but that changed quite quickly. Look up UFC prohibited moves... it's a gold mine for personal defence training

[@nedstarks4142]

Also, Bruce understood you had to spar and fight in order to improve in your art.

[@sarakajira]

I just started watching your and C Milk's channels a few days ago, and I feel like I've learned more about China in the past few days watching your guys' videos, than in all the years of my life. Well done and thank you so much for all the content you guys put out!

[@tacooflove6175]

Something I heard a long time ago was “Don’t believe your own PR” and it is very true.

[@elitepanda3000]

Taco Of Love that , and if you don’t train to fight then stay out of fights

[@Shaddowkhan]

This guy's honesty is refreshing.

[@ajaxmax7843]

Yes, they get beat up because they just suck

[@mrjapiapian8126]

@@ajaxmax7843 That and they are fake masters which damages the reputation of the marital art. Disrespectful to those who legitimately train in Chinese martial arts or any martial art for that matter.

[@kleek2217]

i was thinking just the opposite

[@sultanjaksel9624]

for those who hates china and cant do anything much to see chinas excellence LOL

[@mu6768]

This guy is a spy

[@KenGullette]

"It shouldn't become a factional thing that separates people." Well said, Byron.

[@darthkek1953]

A (Maori) friend of mine was taught Aikido from the age of 7. His dad, ex-forces, didn't want a thug son. And until the age of 14 he was smashed to bits by school thugs. So his dad relented and took him to Muay Thai and within 2 years he was a beast. BUT all the training and theory from his Aikido did come into play once he got his "brawling" skills up. But he needed to learn how to take punches, take kicks, take pain, and by physical in attacks, before the theory could be put into practice. There is nothing wrong with a lot of martial arts, but as Mike Tyson said "everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face". So IMO cross-training is where it is at. Whatever fancy style you train in, be it Kung Fu or Karate, be it Judo or BJJ, be it any weapon style, be it hard or soft... add some tough-gym kickboxing too. Get used to throwing a punch and taking a punch.

[@ninamartin1084]

Tyson actually said Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the nose.

[@lesliegrayson1722]

Well Tyson got smashed by a bouncer at a pub. Just like that other Boxing Heavy weight champion who talked his way into the UFC fight and got mauled in the first round with out even swinging a punch. The guy who fought him actually punched him several times before choking him out.

[@Jealod24]

Aikido is a joke

[@zainday7173]

Traditional Martial Arts has become redundant completely. Only through full contact training especially boxing one can learn how to deal with the shock and awe of consistent attacks...

[@elnombredelarosa3167]

@@Jealod24usually yeah but schools more willing to spar can be descent

[@leonardwei3914]

Making fraudulent claims is one thing. Actually believing your own fraudulent claims is a whole different level.

[@7superdaimajin]

Yes. It's the self-delusion and lack of self-awareness that is most dangerous.

[@lurkster1974]

Trump all day long

[@Americaninparis2012]

Sadly, such nonsense isn't unique to the Chinese "martial artists". Akido is just as phony. The fraud has gotten so bad, people teach it like it's real. Similar matches have been made between "Akido Master" and Judo, for example. Needless to say, the Judo practitioner tossed the man around like a doll. You could see the "master" try to fight off the Judo opponent using his Chi force that always worked within his school with his students.

[@ntl9974]

@@Americaninparis2012 not even unique to martial arts. Patriotism is the same way until wars. Sometimes you're kind of good, sometimes not. But the chest beating (so useful in politics) is just upping any self-delusion. It is useful for unity and short term pride.

[@orlock20]

@@lurkster1974 The left has been doing for years. Most of the worst places in the U.S. have been controlled by Democrats for decades.

[@KareemHillJr]

"Boards don't hit back." - Bruce Lee

[@tazzzaaah]

Be like water my friend ;)

[@dwighthaas1771]

Best quote from Karate Kid 2 on if Myogi could break a tree and he said "I've never been attacked by a tree."

[@JohnZ-]

Unless it’s a stand

[@user-ib3dq5cs8m]

That is the words used in the Musashi Miyamoto's movie in Japan. Bruce Lee just borrowed it.

[@JohnZ-]

@@user-ib3dq5cs8m Bruce Lee never said it, the actor just said it because the script

[@somewhere6]

I spent time training in what was considered a "hard core" traditional martial arts school in China. There was a lot of tough training going on there and some of those people had developed some serious talents but it all came across as more artistic than combat related. It was great for show and intimidation but for fighting against well trained, combat-oriented people who were not going to lose their focus, it wasn't that useful.

[@gordonwelcher9598]

I just opened 20 of these type of videos and 5 from this channel. I did not see any of these type recommended to me on my home page. What is this?

[@midgetydeath]

It's called Martial _Arts_ for a reason.

[@psy-op]

​@midgetydeath Like the art of War,

[@muhammadsteinberg]

The unknown is often viewed as mystical. While stationed in Korea I learned that practioners of Taekwondo view a lot of the Chinese martial arts as dancing. I don't underestimate anyone that practices what they do. China has really put itself out there as an internal and international bully. I commend this guy for exposing some of the nonsense. I'm surprised this made it out.

[@anthonyplayground1402]

In the army there was a teakwondo guy ... won a few comps, and was a complete ass. He bullied me so I greb him buy the nuts and jaw and slammed his face into the ground ... and im not a train fighter ... I just got angry ... needless to say ... happy ending.

[@jerrychen1636]

Ghost cities, ghost marshal arts, ghost economy, ghost products, we need the ghost busters

[@annabolicka4508]

Turns out Winston alone wasn't quite enough...

[@emptyendeavor2762]

Love this lol

[@markgreiser464]

a true Gem.

[@peter455sd]

Hahaha you forgot the ghost writers

[@marcinwasowski8909]

And Tofu buildings 😂

[@whatsnewnick1758]

Some martial arts are traditional, but it never hurts to try and evolve them into combat/ competitive/ street fighting. As Bruce Lee said, "Rehearsed routines lack the flexibility to adapt." One should try to be creative, practice with experienced fighters/practitioners, and adapt a style that fits with the situation.

[@divagaciones1628]

That could be, though this comment kinda misses the point of the problem addressed in this video. The guy who got beat wasn't a traditional martial artist or any type of professional martial artist whatsoever. He was a fraud.

[@whatsnewnick1758]

@@divagaciones1628 Fair enough ^.^

[@stephenlee1664]

as useful certain techniques may be it's always more important to train the foundations before the techniques. You could have memorized as many techniques in the entire world and you would still end up having your ass beaten by a guy who mastered his footwork, stamina, and strength instead of technique.

[@SeruraRenge11]

True but Bruce Lee was also unconventional in his belief that there's a lot in eastern martial arts that gets in the way of just beating the shit out of people.

[@hypothalapotamus5293]

You get two nations of 100 million each. Give them a fighting sport to develop with fixed rules to develop in seclusion. They will have almost exactly the same technique. Biologists call this convergent evolution. I watched "fight commentary breakdowns" throughout the pandemic, which is basically a Chinese American dude narrating traditional Chinese martial artists getting beaten down by MMA practitioners. One notable thing was the 1930s to 1940s videos on the channel. This included French Sanshou practitioners going at it, long term US army types fighting with boxing and wrestling techniques, Chinese nationalists practicing dao fencing, and someone trying a jian form that his grandfather had taught him in his basement. The notable thing was that the dao fencers used very similar techniques to western saber fencers, while the basement Jian dude's techniques were not applicable to anything. There are two interpretations that I'm split between: 1. Actual Chinese killing arts, as practiced by the nationalists, actually don't look much different than Western Martial arts. The communists chose to emphasize theater arts instead. 2. Chinese martial arts were actually destroyed by the Manchu, leaving only stage arts. The Nationalists were actually just implementing Prussian training with Chinese weapons.

[@spacecadet35]

To quote Mike Tyson "Everyone has a plan until they are punched in the face."

[@StarContract]

"Everyone hath a plan unthil they are punthd in the faith"

[@qwmx]

Look, I do have a plan, it is to GET PUNCHED IN THE FACE! IN YOUR FACE MIKE TYSON!

[@gregparrott]

Byron speaks very precisely and objectively. Kudos to him for his discipline in the martial arts and his eloquence in speaking about them.

[@peteryeung111]

Bruce was so ahead of his time, he actually called these kung Kung fu systems/performances "the classical mess". Many Real Chinese kung fu was eliminated and was forbidden to practice during the cultural revolution.

[@mostlypeacefulrowan8747]

I was wondering about the revolution with religions being banned.

[@mokkorista]

Sorry to break it to you, but Lee was a fraud.

[@ModernGeekReview]

@刘双 you are so right he is an actor but surly he 1000% better then today chinese young actor any day!

[@anthonyrussell5158]

@peter yeung you are right about Bruce lee, people in China says Bruce lee is fake!!!

[@NihilistAlien]

That's the core of the problem. Many meditations like qi gong or martial arts got destroyed at that time. What's left of it are just stories.

[@davidmwayi8611]

As a former rugby player I cringed at that rugby footage.

[@BlackJesus8463]

The Gs of my twisty dance can outdo your grip every time.

[@MCarrick-ss7xc]

Yep me too

[@boldfella8199]

I never played rugby and even i cringed 😬

[@calebfielding6352]

I played american football when I was 10 and I cringe at that rugby footage. 10 year olds wouldnt have been allowed to play if they were that bad at tackling

[@spacewizard69]

yeah man that dude was unstoppable

[@psjasker]

Winston, your content is always par excellence, but this guest takes it to a new level. Articulate, serious …. great video!

[@russelljohnson6243]

I thank you so very much, guys, for this professional and informative interview. It is very worthwhile to be a subscriber of yours, thanks again!

[@musa4539]

the title alone is amazing I have to say

[@musa4539]

@MY DOG CAN PUT YOU IN A HEADLOCK its not related at all to the coronavirus. that's during a medical school trip

[@blaketatter3865]

MY DOG CAN PUT YOU IN A HEADLOCK HAHA Jokes on you 😂

[@purpleprinc3]

"This is Wimp-Lo, , he is a master in your foot to my face style, we trained him wrong as a joke"

[@halohalo86]

purpleprinc3 “If you’ve got an ass, I’ll kick it!!” 😂

[@noobteam759]

I'm bleeding, making me the victor. 😁

[@CincoDave27]

I'm gonna take those squeaky shoes and ... ... ...

[@halohalo86]

"Take a close look... Cus I rule, baby!!!"

[@davidsolomon6272]

😂

[@colourconscious]

nice to see two old friends thanking and appreciating each other at. the end there

[@OldManPaxusYT]

Wow - GREAT more in depth insight into that whole thing!

[@xXDarkxIdealsXx]

**Does Video on serpentza's channel** Social Credit Score: -100 Points

[@tomliang1860]

This is like the plot of Ip Man 4 lmao, except the “masters” can’t really fight and Donnie Yen isn’t available to save their asses 😂

[@Spartain14]

Well. Those movies are straight-up propaganda. They're fun movies no doubt, I enjoy them shamelessly. But they are propaganda.

[@tak7fai]

the real Ip Man didn't even get into a real fight in his life at all, then they make a series of shitty movies to boost the chinese spirit that beating up the foriegners~

[@Spartain14]

@@tak7fai I am aware. As I said, the films are pure Chinese Propaganda

[@echelon2k8]

@@tak7fai Define what you mean by a "real fight" and lay out your evidence for him never getting into one.

[@tomliang1860]

Jesse Chavez Word, I too would rather consume propaganda via Donnie Yen kicking ass than hilariously stupid CCP-sponsored videos lol

[@liahfox5840]

Xu Xiaodong should be seen as a national hero. Bruce Lee tore apart "traditional" martial arts too. It's not so much east vs west, but rather evolution vs stupidity. Western martial artists don't cling to old ways for no reason. They're simply always trying to improve, and have no problem mixing the best of Brazilian jiu-jitsu with Muay Thai, Wing-chun, boxing, & Grav-maga. They're just going with what is working, rather than playing make-believe to appease a few idiots.

[@aeonikus1]

Very nice, objective, informative video. Thanks for that!!!

[@acktionjackson666]

The answer to the question is simple. They're getting beat up because they don't really know how to fight.

[@leeuniverse]

Technically, they don't train for COMBAT anymore, it's health and show instead.

[@ShadowParalyzer]

@@killaken2000 I agree with your statement with very few select Chinese martial arts, but the remainder, I'd say the problem is that there are a lot of 'masters' who fool others into thinking that they are a 'master'. What is the criteria to be a master? Easy! You just call yourself one! You can do it right now! One of those frauds in the video knows 'Thunder Style Tai Chi' which is not a thing! The problem is that people are criticizing these 'masters' as if they are actual representatives of the styles, but I think that's giving the frauds way too much respect. Before even criticizing the training, people should criticize that these 'masters' don't even know the art to being with.

[@DylanBegazo]

I thought when someone fights, it’s to kill not to “show” or be flamboyant.

[@DylanBegazo]

killaken2000 that kind of politeness doesn’t exist on the battlefield unless that battlefield is only filled with SJWs

[@ShadowParalyzer]

@@DylanBegazo You are correct that in fighting, aesthetics do not matter and funtionality should be prioritized. However, there are many practitioners who intentionally practices Chinese Martial Arts for performances. You may often see videos of people wearing silky attire (designed to make you look more fluid) with Chinese music in the background, performing a form. This is not a mistake of their part; some simply do not practice for fighting but for performances.

[@sytran666]

The rugby footage killed me

[@ThinWhiteAxe]

I know only a little about martial arts and even less about rugby and I could still see all the bits where the rugby players were letting the "master" get away.

[@pdld9803]

I know one of those rugby players and asked him about this. Of course, it is all scripted. LOL

[@conquestv4024]

I never watched rugby before so after reading your comment I watched a rugby match. Omg there brutal. they where going so easy on this master not even pinning him

[@Mycroftsbrother]

It's all junk.. like the guys who break stacks of boards and bricks, but they break like they were sawed. Take a sledge hammer and break a board and it will shatter and splinter. I've seen "martial artists" fight boxers, and as long as they can kick and run, they hold their own... but, when the boxer gets within punching range, it's all over.

[@branchy7159]

@@conquestv4024 going easy is an understatement

[@readyreckoner1592]

The captions' interpretation of the dialogue is absolutely platinum. Mainly the names, of course. "SHE SHOT DONG". Loves it.

[@gameboydadtm37]

Great interview

[@TheNomad2727]

I think Mike Tyson actually said something along the lines of "everyone has plans till they get punched in the face"

[@hitty9]

Actually the inarticulate mike said it in a better way than you. Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the Mouff!

[@velazquezarmouries]

"If you find yourself fighting fairly you already lost the fight" Sun tzu

[@DieFlabbergast]

@Jimmy Strudel They should train the boards and bricks to fight back.

[@bobbyben6134]

THAT'S WHY BOXING IS THE MOST DANGEROUS & PROBABLY BE BANNED. SO LEARN BOXING & WRESTLING

[@Avatariuz]

Once a wise chinese man said "if a man is not humble, he will be knocked the f*** out!"

[@williamblackfyre4866]

Even Bruce Lee learned when he came to the west, that even someone with a rudimentary understanding of grappling can take down an advanced striker. And he started to incorporate it into his training. I don't mean to knock Wushu but grappling, catch-can wrestling, even greco roman are just more practical to use in a combat situation. It doesn't hurt that wrestlers tend to be few well conditioned athletes that can grapple for an hour.

[@TeslaRules1856]

He realized the limitations of Wing Chun and studied fencing, western boxing, grappling, silat, FMA, and more. However concepts from Wing Chun did not completely disappear in his approach. Trapping in boxing was an example - you can see this in fighters like lomachenko

[@Falstaff0809]

I remember the advice of more than one fighter, “Any serious fight quickly turns into grappling.”

[@buddyrevell511]

Once you hit a grappler hard enough in the face, their strength will quickly drain away. You just have to be bolder... there's nothing really bold about using grappling skills to take someone down and hold him. But to smash someone's face in as hard as you can... that's bold, and if you do it early, the wrestler has no chance.

[@ramonantoniodejuanbennett6239]

@@TeslaRules1856 in boxing, we call trapping "Framing".

[@DIVAD291]

​@@buddyrevell511 "But to smash someone's face in as hard as you can... that's bold, and if you do it early, the wrestler has no chance." Do you mean sucker punching someone?

[@scottoshea9440]

A "legitimate high level master" wouldn't have done any better against a mma fighter

[@buyakasha21]

@serpentza thanks for this really explained well!!! cheers

[@advayiyer6456]

This guy is risking his career by talking on here, respect

[@jeffreyraymondarthur230]

He'll soon go missing like the others

[@teme007]

Naah, YT is banned in china :D

[@ralphellis4569]

@@teme007 Not to Unit 61398 it isnt.

[@ashraf7242]

teme007 everything is banned in China

[@lilidreamchaser5465]

Lol, probably the opposite. Making money off by talking about China.

[@sirforsa]

God damn MMA, coming in disrupting the romanticism.

[@ModernGeekReview]

No country in this world allow REAL MARTIAL ARTS TRAINING. I AM SERIOUS THE WORLD LEADER WILL GUN THEM DOWN! MARTIAL ARTS is lost period!

[@TechnoMinarchist]

@NanuNanu81 Martial arts only allows you to combat someone who also uses that same martial art. A kung fu fighter has nothing to combat say, a boxer for example. Or just a proper MMA fighter.

[@KillerBill1953]

If you want to win a fight, not a competition, read the MMA rule book, Learn everything they have banned, and do those things. It's unlikely an MMA fighter will throw a punch in a bus queue, bar, or just the street.

[@GearZNet]

@@KillerBill1953 Just because they are banned doesn't mean that an MMA fighter wouldn't know how to use it. Many still train headbutts, know how to slam you on your head, will kick you in the genitals or stomp on your head while your down. " It's unlikely an MMA fighter will throw a punch in a bus queue, bar, or just the street." Yeah, they'll probably elbow you or grapple with you. What's your point?

[@ibrahimturay491]

😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@chrissartain4430]

Great Video !!

[@domeplsffs]

I loved the fact, that guy being interviewd sayed, that MA's bring people together and shouldn't be used as a tool for fractioning. Love that sentiment!

[@Blazin57]

I trained in china with a few different people and the best Chinese fighters were muay thai style. All the Tai chi dudes never wanted to spar or show that their stuff worked.

[@vhffvjmjvddf3050]

The proper martial artists are hard to find, there’s one guy who wasn’t born nor raised in China who did numerous trips there to look at different styles. He said in his opinion, only two of them were useful in an actual fight.

[@mmfong297]

A combination of Muay Thai + Jujitsu will earn you the right to be a MMA fighter. Tai Chi is a form of meditation of the Chinese version of yoga.

[@bluesclues132]

@@mmfong297 even ju jitsu is a bit rubbish tbh with you- takes way too long to even get moderately good and it is very expensive. Amature level Boxing + wrestling will ALWAYS pull you through against an average person with no sparring experience. That is why khabib who just spams ground and pound is the p4p GOAT.

[@Blazin57]

@@bluesclues132 I agree but 6 months of jiujitsu will get you enough to know 99% more than most people on the ground

[@genghis1417]

i was waiting for this topic lol

[@susanohara4274]

The first Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) was Jeet Kune Do which was founded by Bruce Lee. Bruce realized the hard way, that traditional Wing Chun Kung Fu was not effective in the modern world and not effective against other martial arts. He studied many other martial arts and did lots of cross-training with Americans from other martial arts. Bruce eventually created his own form of MMA which he called Jeet Kune Do.

[@emersonshiff8132]

Bruce loved Muhammad Ali's boxing style and trained with anyone he thought he could learn something from. He was considered selfish in this regard. Jeet Kune Do was never a complete system. He was basically saying each fighter has their own skills and personalities, and they should try things, and if they work they could add it to their arsenal as long as it flowed organically with their other moves. After his death people added JKD to their more traditional styles they grew up in.

[@SwaggMessiah69]

"MMA" as a concept has been around since Ancient Greece times. Bruce Lee popularised it and is the godfather of the MMA we know today.

[@NibsNiven]

@@SwaggMessiah69Oh I didn’t realize Bruce Lee also wrestled. Looking forward to you sharing a few links to videos of him wrestling. Thanks in advance!

[@velothipriest7538]

When you work and become friend with Gene Lebell it's hard to omit wrestling in your arsenal, specially if it is at that level.@@NibsNiven

[@fatherofdragons4880]

In what way did he 'learn the hard way'? He never competed in competitions or indeed even fight in bare Knuckle/ streetlight/underground competitions. We do have stories from great fighters, such as Gene lebell, about his actual fighting prowess.

[@Sebastianx007]

Very good explanation very good 👍 Video!

[@cultofmalgus1310]

I think there are important elements to Kung Fu for a philosophical, meditative, modest, and simple life. Sadly it seems that Chinese society today reflects none of the values of Kung Fu.

[@Cecilia-ky3uw]

about philosophy the philosophy of kung fu is disputable

[@TheGoldenWildcat]

These trash-talk on this page I doubt that they understand that aspect of Kung-Fu… all the only they understand about Kung-Fu is just the combat aspect!

[@Cecilia-ky3uw]

@@TheGoldenWildcat are you responding to him or me and i like philosophy ive always been interested in it tell me a bit more if you so please

[@Cloudyvi]

Exactly, people really don't understand the term of "art" in martial arts. More than a combat system, they focus a lot on the mental , spiritual and artistic sides.

[@TheKannMen]

mArtial Arts is twice as artful as just Art. -kung fu master

[@rebekahkissel7629]

He better get him and his family out of China before they're put in prision camp.

[@vietcongbuondanbannuocphan1791]

The whole china is an open prison camp

[@nguyenhoanglong420]

@@vietcongbuondanbannuocphan1791 I hope YOU LIKE TO BUY ANOTHER GUNS TO KILL ALL DEMOCRACY AND EQUALITY !

[@weishi9804]

May be he already canceled the relationship with his Chinese wife and daughter.

[@Artix902]

@@nguyenhoanglong420 no equality in China that's for sure

[@stibba4286]

im guessing alot of people are here from super eyepatch wolfs video on martial arts where he talks about Xu Xiaodong, interesting interview in any case, thanks for the video and insight Serpentza and Byron

[@chubbysolaireeaterofpussy3192]

this is the first youtube video title i literally could not ignore

[@perfectsplit5515]

I just recently learned of the concept of "junk science" in the field of Forensics. This concept also applies very strongly to the traditional martial arts. Pure traditional martial artists commonly try to rationalize how they would beat an MMA fighter "if it was a real fight" based on hypothetical arguments. Effectively, traditional martial artists use a form of "junk science" to argue the merit of their worthless styles that are not pressure-tested and are unproven.

[@Franky-zc3xx]

There's a million $ reward waiting for the traditionalist who can beat this MMA guy. Reminds me of the James Randi million dollar challenge.

[@Franky-zc3xx]

@Oh Wait Could he actually fight or was he just another one of these 'masters' practising techniques against slow motion non resistant training buddies?

[@Franky-zc3xx]

@Oh WaitHe backed out of a Gracie fight, so he must have been smart enough.

[@Franky-zc3xx]

@Oh Wait The Gracies have 100s of fight videos. How many does that tai chi master have?

[@SigrunHT]

@Paul Nunis. That's James Randi. I'm not a spelling Nazi, I just think that names are different especially since Randi is such a fascinating man and well worth looking up, as is Derren Brown. 😁

[@Franky-zc3xx]

Randi was a wizard indeed. Was sad to hear of his passing.

[@shonenjumpmagneto]

Super Eyepatch Wolf made a great documentary on that MMA VS Tai-Chi fight

[@Ecofriendlyone]

yes ,i was searching for e bike rewievs_now i watch this great channel about china for 4,5 hours XD no singe ad till now ;)

[@Lordradost]

"When the truth offends, we lie and lie until we can no longer remember it is even there, but it is still there. Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later, that debt is paid."

[@Dowlphin]

When the forces of good are too weak to overcome evil, a nemesis is spawned, since evil is inherently self-defeating. Reactionary behavior, pragmatism, those further evil's agenda, since they do not bring anything new and good into this world.

[@jesuisravi]

you have quotation makes around your comment. Who are you quoting?

[@rdc515]

@@jesuisravi lines are from 'Chernobyl'

[@Lordradost]

@@Dowlphin Where's that quote from? Is it a quote?

[@Dowlphin]

@@Lordradost It comes from within.

[@bliz85]

This video says the kung fu masters that got beaten up are frauds and not representative of kung fu. But it doesn't address how "real" kung fu masters will fare against MMA. In general, if one does not evolve against the competition, then one will lose. It's as simple as this.

[@GuillotineFistTW]

They do in South East Asia

[@ilyaolshanetskiy7421]

Thanks to Byron for his knowledgeable and balanced analysis of traditional Chinese vs Western cultural ideas clash ( in the specific context of MMA vs TCMA). Serpentza - you might think about picking up/learning TCMA from your good friend there|?! Might change your perspective about China and will be a nice addition to a tea ceremony as well.

[@mr.america9806]

Surprising Facts : Kung Fu is originally from India Martial Arts. Buddhism also from India.

[@iberneticsllc8182]

There is a saying from several traditions: "Those who speak do not know, and those who know do not speak. (or at least speak quietly)" Seems to apply to the self-proclaimed experts. I loved Byron's comments. He reminds me of my instructor many years ago. Thanks for putting this together.

[@darthmocap]

Jackie Chan said that in a movie once to.

[@zdavrosdamaddruwidzard4728]

Heh. This reminds me of the "Dunning-Kruger effect", which essentially means that people who are ignorant about a subject, or incompetent at a certain skill, tend to overestimate themselves; since they don't know all the stuff they don't know about, while people who are skilled/educated in something, tend to underestimate themselves, and/or overestimate others.

[@albertramones3842]

Its from Tao Te Ching

[@davidchase9424]

When your enemy is making mistakes, do not correct them.

[@tomdonahue4224]

Watching this, I keep thinking about Bruce Lee's philosophy of taking what works from ANY style, no matter where it is from. It seems to me that most serious martial arts have accepted some form of Western Boxing

[@gosha33333]

Xu Xiaodong is a legend amongst legends

[@Juusokakku]

CCP: You're talking awfully brave for a man within our glorious country.

[@bidenistechnicallyadictato738]

*So videos of Kung Fu masters that don’t know how to block punches? Fake and staged - the NWO wants to disarm the Human race by taking away their guns and introducing a popular but ineffective fighting system (MMA) to teach Humans how to fight incorrectly - that way they are completely defenseless when the NWO takes over.* *These fake “Kung Fu master vs MMA fighter” videos are propaganda.*

[@claytonwhitacre1752]

@@bidenistechnicallyadictato738 Half wrong, half right.

[@PackinForSuperbowl]

@@bidenistechnicallyadictato738 I'm gonna take a stab in the dark and say your Q key on your keyboard is showing signs of major overuse.

[@silentotaku8]

@@PackinForSuperbowl what’s the joke here? I’m curious what it hints at lol

[@PackinForSuperbowl]

@@silentotaku8 Q?

[@mondogecko01]

When a sweet lie meets the unfortunate painful truth...

[@vana4054]

Interesting piece of info, thank you for sharing (as always :) ). Off topic question, what is the time piece model laying on the desk by your laptop at 2:17 Mr. Serpentza? If I may ask you sir.

[@DrCharlesPAdams]

Like James Brown said, "I may not know karate but I know crazy!"

[@robbarker450]

Couldn't Have Been Said Better 👊🏽💯

[@Brewfu]

Kung Fu is Crazy . whatever it takes to not get killed

[@ninjashinobi2413]

I know crazy karate!..

[@ME262MKI]

I prefer "Gun Fu"

[@ralphellis4569]

Kung Fu lacks pressure testing, and it turns out that centuries of practical dance and orchestrated moves are no match for those styles that have had persistent and consistent pressure testing. Lei Lei is just one of quite a few proclaimed "masters", "official" and "unofficial", that Xu and others have thumped by dragging them out of centuries of orchestrated stupidity, kicking and screaming into reality. There's a reason Pancrase, Western Boxing, Muay Thai, Wrestling, Jiu Jitsu, Judo, etc. have clubbed the shit out of this fantastical stupidity.

[@easterbuny2226]

There are hardly any real Kung fu masters left out there . Traditional Karate comes from Traditional Kung fu Traditional Japanese Ju-Jitsu comes from Kung fu . I am all for exposing any fraud out there in any art / But disrespecting the art that created most of what we have here today is not good . Its the artist that is the problem not the art

[@panan7777]

@@easterbuny2226 HEMA

[@goldo1107]

It's not just pressure testing, It lacks actual reality. It's a fucking joke and scam. These so called sifu's have been preying on their own people for decades and decades having them pay so much money to be part of a school so they can learn nonsense.

[@liberationwasalie2982]

smh you guys have clearly never met a real ninja

[@ralphellis4569]

@@easterbuny2226 That's just patently false. Its akin to saying you have to positively respect the Confederacy or Nazis because they contributed to world history and warfare while containing repugnant ideologies. Many martial arts, to include variations of Kung Fu, contain immense amount of dogshit fluff and unnecessary crap. The sad part about this reality, is you clearly miss that it was one of Bruce Lee's major contentions with classical martial arts. Too much unnecessary bullshit. When you distill "martial arts" down to being effective, you are literally left with the core combat arts in MMA and combat sports today. Put a "Kung Fu Master" in the cage with a MMA practitioner, and just the ability to understand being hit and hitting back is a huge gap between the two in the MMA fighters enormous favor. Your "no true master!" position is worthless. Bring all the crane, monkey, and tiger shit to the cage and you can contemplate them while you pass out while being back mounted with a rear naked choke, or eat a lightning straight to the jaw, hook to the temple, or cant stand because the Muay Thai fighter literally fatigued and bruised your thighs and shins into not being able to fucking stand anymore. As fighting arts, "classical king fu" does not "deserve respect". It deserves ire for not evolving and pushing itself into actual combat efficacy like other martial arts actively have.

[@mannyechaluce3814]

Kung Fu can never beat a bullet going faster than the speed of sound

[@craigwilson7864]

The founder of Yiquan a chap called Wang Xiang Zhai called out the bullshit in chinese kung fu way back in the 40s and put out an open invitation for anyone to 'exchange ideas' by all accounts he never got beat, he removed all the fluff and focussed on what was important namely power generation, interesting man who actively sought out masters and took them on

[@jonson856]

My friend, who learned chinese martial arts, said, if there is a guy with a knife, the best technique is "throwyowallet".😂👌

[@mck24601]

@jon jones Or use gun fu

[@TheFredmac]

Somebody always gets cut in a knife fight.

[@mck24601]

Vsatyk way things are that future may happen soon.

[@kishitendou5492]

@@mck24601 agree. Use 2A-fu.

[@komlat253]

Damn

[@DarthonNewman]

- You have "martial arts practitioners", and then you have "martial arts fighters". There's a particular difference.

[@diablorojo3887]

I miss the time were "if you don't fight, you don't practice martial arts"

[@DarthonNewman]

@WhyAmIWearing ARedShirt - Indeed. To add, it's also a way of life, philosophical and ultimately attributed to war and cultural history. However, that's neither here, nor there. It being the aforementioned isn't that point. It's about the "use of". The application of said art / science [i.e. physical, mental, spiritual, business, etc] throughout one's endeavors. Learning any martially oriented system is worthless in combat, if one does not wield a "fighters spirit". Without it, or legit combat experience. One's intended use of, will fail pitifully, as shown.

[@DarthonNewman]

@@diablorojo3887 - The Golden Age of martial arts. I sincerely miss it as well. There are too many martial arts students today, that are without the proper training of how to actually defend themselves. Serious application is hardly taught in modern martial systems now. It pains my heart and soul to the core. They must be taught how to properly apply their teaching to formulate the ultimate defense.

[@dionysusnow]

@Raider Dave Sure, but which one would you prefer to practice with?

[@kennyx6796]

Good podcast. Fair.

[@swankfiber5278]

I can get out of a rear naked choke with one hand if the hand is holding a gun or a knife

[@redr0scoe]

The masters need to practice real sparring like the masters of the past

[@virajmaheshwar9135]

Ross Hamilton 100% true

[@nachtrevi82]

It doesn't matter; the techniques themselves are simply bunk exactly because they're NOT designed to work in real life i.e. self defense. The only way i.e. Aikido works is when you have compliant and oftenly one armed opponents. You know what I'm talking about. Same for most Karate. Wing Chun it'is just pathetic and pushed wildly for no reason ( the whole LPMan saga is a big propaganda move ). Kung Fu? Yeah I was fond of Ninja Turtles more or less 25 yrs ago. Let's be real

[@kanstehnewbie]

@@nachtrevi82 it's never the techniques. The question is who use the techniques.

[@Thabooka]

@@kanstehnewbie its is the techniques - when kung fu guys leave china to fight they either start doing kickboxing/mma/boxing/muay thai cause they get they asses beat just trying to fight Kung Fu VS any other style where you actually fight

[@tristankeech4070]

Nachtrevi 82 many traditional martial arts have good fundamentals. Many just aren’t made for all out brawls with little to no rules

[@7ms270]

It's in their fantastic culture of beating their own masters. Everyone thinks himself as Jackie Chan.. Jet Lee

[@TheKickass85]

Jackie Chan and Jet Li or not traditional Fighters their martial arts are based on Opera especially Jackie Chan

[@TheKickass85]

@deee 327 Jackie Chan learn his martial arts through Opera Chinese Opera at that it's not real martial arts it's for theatrics if you don't know what Chinese Opera is you need to research it, they learned the style for the performance but they cannot use it in a practical sense

[@TheKickass85]

@Brainjock if you can find traditional serious teacher you want to have to worry about theatrics and wushu is basically performance martial arts that's what Jet Li learn, Jackie Chan learn Chinese Opera that incorporates martial arts are different forms and styles and techniques but to say he's a serious martial artist that can use these techniques in a actual live action competition or real life fighting the answer will be no to somebody that is not experienced martial artist yet he could defeat them really easily what is simple hand to hand techniques but to sit here and say that he is serious martial artist that has competed the answer is no, he is literary a martial artist on screen

[@daniloevangelists8237]

@@TheKickass85 But Jet Li won a wushu tournament.

[@Skippy-id9yt]

Thats why alot of us in the west got into it , I read william cheung books (chi Power) etc , its great as a kid but when your older nothing beats a good headbutt and elbows

[@damonw3838]

I've never seen any martial artist beat up a legit street brawler

[@silentotaku8]

I got my black belt in Shotokan Karate 3 months ago, and I have begun looking at different styles and how to make my sparring combos more effective. Something I noticed about mainstream Kung fu is how they try to put way too much character into each style. For example someone who I met who *claimed* to be a practitioner of the snake style, would make these wavy hand movements and spin around, *Showing his back to me* I pointed that out and asked “When you turn your back couldn’t I just deck you from behind?” He just said “In a real fight I would move quicker” ... I don’t think that is the issue? Anyone want to discuss this with me? I’m curious about input and possible guidance or thoughts to meditate on so to speak.

[@BangkokPoet]

When I was young and doing judo I got some very wise advice: The instructor said, There are many martial arts techniques, and remember, Avoiding a fight is a technique. (He meant of course ego fights in barrooms and such)

[@namename3139]

whats the teqnieqes to avoiding a fight?

[@vaninhhuu3215]

@@namename3139 run for your life, or use your mouth effectively

[@satch5471]

@@namename3139 dont end up in a fight.

[@syosspalm8505]

@@namename3139 just do what i do, when the conversion is getting heated up, be very busy and tell the person I'll get back to you and walk away. If you manage the connection it will never get to the point of someone hitting you. 😂 I am proud coward.

[@diablorojo3887]

Thank God conde Koma forgot this part

[@trukeesey8715]

It was maybe 30 years ago when the Wing Chun fighters lost to to the Indonesian kickboxers who ran 20 miles each day.

[@Sephlock]

Counterpoint: Hololive Indonesia.

[@fz7091]

@@paperliger1199 Hmm I thought Indonesia had their Empires 5000 years ago

[@fitrionoferi273]

@fz maybe, recent discovery in Mount Padang Sites (java), the carbon date show the sites more than 10.000 years old, that older than Egypt's Piramid. But who knows? Btw what the f*** civilization do with fighting capabilities?

[@fz7091]

@@fitrionoferi273 Ask the guy for bringing up china from 5000 years ago and say that Indonesia is just a shithole at that time period

[@markgreiser464]

Bruce Lee said it best, "boards do not hit back".

[@louisgiokas2206]

About 40 years ago I was studying Tai Chi and Kung Fu. I was inspired by a western friend, with whom i worked. We were both engineers on NASA projects. One thing he said to me, that I think is germane to this topic is that I should probably also study Karate, especially at a school that emphasized sparing. This is because it emphasized the actual physical contact aspect of fighting. He also pointed out that many kick boxers (the precursor of MMA) who had real street fighting experience, were often successful against Kung Fu adherents. This, again, was because they had the actual experience of combat.

[@benj1236]

*All those years of Super Seiyan training for nothing.*

[@harrickvharrick3957]

How you do that, the fat lettering in your comment Ben may I ask?

[@gregparrott]

I respect Byron's discipline, his endeavor to study Chinese martial arts, and revealing the prevalence of fraudsters exploiting nationalist sentiments . But after speaking candidly about this, an update may be required. has he been jailed, sent away to be"re-educated", experienced a vastly lowered 'Social Credit score', or been kicked out of China yet?

[@bluffgawd]

The more I watch ur videos the more I realize that I’ll probably never be forced to speak Chinese

[@jn846]

I had the unbelievable luck of being able to study Tai Chi with a real Chinese Grandmaster, I mean a real Grandmaster. His body was like steal. One time he said "here hold my arm", which seemed a bit strange but he held out his arm and I put my hand under it, as he relaxed and dropped the full weight of his arm into my hand I almost lurched forward - his arm was so heavy it was shocking! I was not expecting it. Of course he knew what I was going to experience. He had often said Tai Chi makes your bones heavier. And he proved it that day. He was almost 80 years old and had been doing standing exercises probably a couple hours a day for many many years. That has the same effect as weight bearing exercises which science now knows increases bone density. Based on how heavy his arm was his bone density must have been through the roof. He did not have big bulky muscles at all, he looked like a little old Chinese guy. People ask or say "maybe he was pushing down", no he was not, you can tell if someone is doing that. At that time I had been doing some Kung Fu, Tai Chi, and studying Shiatsu and Chinese Medicine. I knew about what the average weight of a person's arm was. This was way way beyond that - shocking isn't a strong enough word for what it felt like. But that is the secret to accumulating Chi, it's in the bones not the muscles. And his bones were like iron! I think it would be hard to hurt him. I knew 2 black belts who went to see him. He told them to kick and punch him as hard as they could, they did, he just stood there laughing. His name was John Chung Li if you care to look him up. There was a Vimeo video of him doing his form with was a combination of styles, Tai Chi and Li hua ba fa, I'm sure I am not spelling it right! :)

[@samuelrodriguez9801]

So, modern China values propaganda and quantity over quality that's just sad.

[@BeBopScraBoo]

that's all of communism, not just modern china.

[@willmartin4474]

@@BeBopScraBoo I'm with ya there pal 100 % correct

[@Suicide_is_cute]

At least they look cool when charge with million soldier at enemy

[@miophx8283]

Not quite. CCP values power over as many people as possible in order to enrich themselves. They will use any means necessary to gain and hold power. They're an evil, insidious political cult.

[@allenphilip2328]

Kung flu is a joke in front of MMA🤣🤣

[@MrSweeper6]

most people who practice martial arts are not been used to been hit in tne face so when it happens sends a shock to there system

[@LukaDonesnitch]

I remember my mother wanting to send me to the Tae Kwon Do shop around the corner because my cousins used to go there and I used to get into fights with Bullies all the damn time. Being in the hood, you can expect this when tough guys are hyped up in the community. So, I denied and wouldn't go to any Karate or TKD club, I would have done boxing or Grappling type martial arts. Capoeria and other arts are beautiful, but I did my research as little as it was at the time and came to the conclusion that if somebody was a legit street fighter or larger than me and liked to grab, got a hold of me I probably wouldn't win that fight with choreography. Needless to say, I never joined a club, and this kid who knew karate in my school was being hyped up by some kids, he acted like he wanted to fight me, but he wouldn't even come down the stairs to back his talk up. At that point, I was like most of these teachers/forms are frauds.

[@suoquainen]

Watch Ganryujima (as an example) and you can see, that many TMAs don`t have a problem with it and could be able to make good MMA matches. Xu Xiadong wouldn`t be that arrogant anymore if he would fight such one TMAs and not those "masters", who surely haven' t really fought for years (if not decades) or those fake fighters.

[@funkmonkeyfun]

Every one has a plan until they get punched in face.

[@MrCmon113]

Yeah, that's the reason I'm not doing martial arts. In order not to just be a larper, you need to get hit in the head and I can't afford to be any stupider.

[@MrCmon113]

@@funkmonkeyfun That's such an idiotic quote and people, who have no clue about martial arts, keep posting it everywhere. Having a plan, prepairing, studying your opponent is crucial and becomes more important the more competitive it gets. You can prepair for getting punched in the face by being punched in the face.

[@ricardobullard9680]

I love how you paused on anime deeply 😂😂😂

[@lou5368]

"epitome of weird uncle" - that's an awesome adjective

[@chrismusix5669]

The problem with beating up a Kung Fu master is that you just want to beat up another one an hour later.

[@jannsamzy3329]

Underrated x)

[@odaddy47]

Chris Musix 🤣🤣🤣🤣Thank You

[@nanahakpe7735]

Clown

[@jwc3104]

This is what Bruce Lee was saying 40 years ago. Bruce Lee did not promote the "Traditional" KungFu. In fact, he said it is weak, wasteful, ineffective and useless in real fight. He mixed up Judo, Karate, TaeKwonDo, Aikido and Jujitsu, rebranded his "Jeet Kun Do"

[@linkeddevices]

JWC it's still obviously mostly wing Chun + boxing

[@kimisadventure96]

Liar you just jealous that kung-fu is better than you American martial arts

[@twizz420]

@@kimisadventure96 lol prove it

[@davidrobinson8319]

@@kimisadventure96 Bbbrrrawwaahahahahaha did you get your 50 cents?

[@Salmagros]

You forgot it’s mostly Wing Chun mixed with other style cause Wing Chun was create by a woman to fight against men, for the weak to stand against the strong. Most Asian physical strength are weak when compared to black and White men so its hard to compare our martial art to eachother.

[@JamesGreenier]

It really comes down to strength, being able to take a hit, and power.

[@klt479]

There is a huge difference between practicing an art and honing a martial art in composition or combact. These are two different experiences performed for different reasons. These different approaches can inform each other significantly but in the end are very separate and distinct. A discipline is also very limited unless it is effective while standing and on the ground.