Fact Checking “Martial Arts” YouTube videos

How often were they correct??

[seasickviking]

If you want a drinking game, down a shot every time it mentions "physical fitness" or "personal development" and you'll probably call an ambulance by the five minute mark.

[eleazarloyo]

13:21 Sensei Seth: Nobody does martial arts and is like, "Hah, hope I get fat!"
Sumo practitioners: ...

[matthewthompson]

"Nobody does Martial Arts and says 'hope I get fat'"

Says the Sumo Wrestler.

[joshuachristofferson]

I can sum up this 9min YT in 9 seconds:
Martial Arts are good for Self-Defense & Wellness, usually using Gi's.
How fucking informative.

[potatosdesktop]

The "kung fu suit" is actually just normal traditional Chinese clothing that would normally be worn in the past like the Tangzhuang amongst others. Its just after "kung fu" movies like Bruce lee came out where they would where them. So similar to the term "kung fu", these pieces of clothing became synonymous to Chinese martial arts. Its just like most other martial art origins, that they would where normal clothes to practice at the start and uniforms came along later.
I hope this was of use to anyone. Edit: Feel free to correct me if you think I got something wrong.

[benright]

RABBIT! "You could tell it was a rabbit because of the way that it is." 🤣🤣🤣

[huttj]

Seth: "Quit looking out my window."

Also Seth: "Hey, look out my window, there's a rabbit."

[philosopherboy]

Fun fact time! Technically there is a "Judo chop." Judo has a range of atemi-waza (read: striking techniques). One of these is naname-uchi, which is literally a chop, haha.

These striking techniques are preserved in single and two-person kata. Kano thought they were important but pulled them from randori for safety reasons basically. This is part of the reason they're not allowed in competition. 😊

[curuadh]

The judo ideas of maximum efficiency and mutual benefit are essential in Kano's philosophy, but its proliferation and evolution as a combat sport has resulted in a lot of clubs/gyms downplaying or totally ignoring its philosophical teachings.

[lw]

SAM - SAMOOTBRANA(SELF-DEFENSE)
B - BEZ (WITHOUT)
O - ORUZHIE(WEAPON)

[redhead]

the word kung fu is like saying "Damn bro that skill is LIT!"

[artemisolympia]

Sambo stands for 'self-defense without weapons' in Russian. It was decently popular everywhere in the Soviet Union, and my oldest cousin did it back in Soviet Ukraine in 5th grade.

[danlewis]

Ameridote is theartial way of groin destruction. It emphasizes restomping that groin, avoiding bullshit, the hurticane, mustaches. Typically a red Gi is worn with as many patches as your heart desires, you do want to express yourself don't you? Also a belt.

Ameridote philosophy includes: discipline, community service, America, dragon kicks, America and America.

[Cryfails]

Gi in Japanese just means clothing 着. Same for Kimono (着物) which means clothing. Kimono uses the same kanji as Gi (着 clothing) plus Mono (物 physical things.) So technically all martial art outfits in Japanese could be called a Gi. Judo Gi is just to differentiate what type of clothing it is

[ebellyfish]

Regarding the Judo summary, this presentation was actually accurate! They listed the two founding principles, "Maximum efficiency" (Seiryoku zenyo), "Mutual benefit and welfare" (Jita kyoei) from Dr Jigoro Kano. I know it might not seem like it on the surface, but a good Judo club will embody both of these principles. The aim of the first is to find the most efficient way to accomplish something, so can allow a smaller person to take down a larger person, for instance. And the second maxim, from my understanding(I am a green belt in Judo, very slow student though, many years of study, lol) reflects the fact Dr Kano brought Judo to the masses in an effort to basically get everyone to enjoy self improvement. Through practice we are all better people. Keep in mind that Judo translates to "Gentle Way", which might seem counter-intuitive, but reflects the fact that we can generally practice very powerful throws and severe pins, and yet afterwards everyone can get up and continue to play.

[wolfstatus]

He knew I was staring out the window 😂

[modernchow]

you, seth, are right about the phrase of kung-fu. its like your dedicated efforts. Wushu i think is a more accurate translation for martial arts

[alexis]

Aikido practitioners do wear just a regular gi. The black skirt you're talking about is called a hakama and not necessarily everyone wears it (e.g. in the school I used to go to as a kid, only the black belts wore it).

[NBTKDA]

Resident TKD nerd checking in!

Tae: 태 “Teyh” - To Strike With The Foot
Kwon: 권 “G'wuhn” - To Strike With The Fist
Do: 도 “Doh” - The Way Of

"Teyh-G'wuhn-Doh"

The Five Virtues Of Kukkiwon Taekwondo:

인내 Innae (Perseverance)
용기 Yonggi (Courage)
예의 Yeui (Courtesy)
정의 Jeong-ui (Justice)
봉사 Bongsa (Volunteering)

The Five Virtues Of Chang-Heon Taekwondo:

예의 Yeui (Courtesy)
염치 Yeomchi (Integrity)
인내 Innae (Perseverance)
극기 Geukgi (Self-Control)
백절불굴 Baegjeolbulgul (Indomitable Spirit)

On self-defense: World Taekwondo / Kukki Style vs International Taekwondo Federation / Chang-Heon Style

I don't think that either style of sport competition adequately prepares someone for actual self-defense. Both will condition you as an athlete and teach distance and timing, all of which are great, but neither are intended to be indicative of how one should react to real violence.

Much like many martial arts, both styles tend to practice highly unrealistic one-step-sparring scenarios and pass it off as self-defense.


The WT Olympic rule set isn't supposed to be an accurate representation of fighting nor does it claim to be, anyone who says otherwise is misinformed. It's a full contact, continuous sport where the goal is to land crazy kicks and the rules guide it toward that outcome. It's fun, you should find a national or better class heavyweight with access to the Daedo or KPNP electronic scoring and try it out.

With regards to ITF, after General Choi died in 2002 there are 4 rival factions all claiming to be the one true ITF but for the most part the rule sets seem similar enough that we can lump them into one thing. Their style allows for punches to the face but, just like sport karate, the rule set penalizes full contact and it is also non-continuous in nature - when a point is scored the action resets.

If we look at Kukki and Chang-Heon outside of their respective sport competition rule sets both allow for punches, kicks, knees, elbows, sweeps, throws, trips, takedowns, joint locks, chokes and strangles. Finding a dojang that legitimately trains in and allows you to use these techniques in sparring is exceptionally rare.

For a look at what Kukkiwon Taekwondo is like when applied in a kickboxing style rule set please see Lee Dong Hee's Kangjin Taewkwondo here on YouTube and watch some of his students' fights.

The uniform is a 도복 dobok, pronounced "doh-bohk" - the 'o' in each syllable is identical so it isn't "doh-bawk" or whatever else people tend to say.

[JRDingwall]

Judo's philosophy revolves around two primary principles: "Seiryoku-Zenyo" (精力善用, lit. 'good use of energy' often translated as max efficiency min effort) and "Jita-Kyoei" (自他共栄, lit. 'mutual welfare and benefit'). Judo feels rough but the final part of a throw is can be translated/interpreted as “care for uke”. If you didn’t, you’d run out of training partners pretty quick.
The longer quote from. Kano describes a bit about the latter motto in the section of Judo Outside the Dojo in Kodokan Judo (book).