Introduction to Abir Martial Arts with Grandmaster Yehoshua Sofer
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About this video: Grandmaster Yehoshua Sofer shows us how to understand Abir Martial Arts with a student as a demo. Learn of the basic principals behind this ancient martial art, and how the Hebrew alphabet comes into play. This short webisode was shot in Israel, when we were shooting our episode of "Museum Secrets: Inside the Israel Museum, Jerusalem". Visited by a million people every year, the Israel Museum features the most extensive collection of biblical and Holy Land archeology in the world.
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I swear he's making it all up as he goes along...
well you falsely swore
Nope.
you swear lies you bitter peopl ,he came from family who had warrior arts traditions his grandfather was the bodyguard of the king of jordan in 1920 and they used to hire many members of their family as guards regarding their fighting skills
This martial art was founded in 2003. Very biblical indeed.
rezza rafee Try 3,000+ years ago, then I'll believe you.
Torah 770 you are a liar and both funny and typical. Lies come easy to you lot
I think they where referring to the School, that was founded in 2003. from what I've heard the Yemenite Jews has a Martial art form that can be traced back to the biblical times. the form was also famous in the middle east.
Hebrew have originated from Abhiru(Abiras/Ahirs/Yadavs) tribe of India. The martial art name is related to name Abhir (Abir). Roman called jewes as Yahudi because they are the people of ya. ya is refere to yadu(yahdu) anicent hindu king from which yahudi are considered and from same yadu , yadavas of today have originated. Yahudi and Yadavas are same , both there tribe Hebrew and Abhiru is also same.
@@messianic_scam Jews king Solomon use to get help from ophir kingdom from india as per Bible. Ophir was higly armed , rich and was Very strong kingdom. Ophirs are pronounced in India as Abhirs/Ahirs. As per Hindu scripture's.. abhirs were fighters , wrestlers and were well known for there fighting skills. Solomon use to get help because he found linkage between Hebrew and Abhira tribes has a common ancestor.
I don't know about this.
First of all, Sofer has all my respect as a martial artist. I've met the guy a few times, and in terms of skill he's the real deal. Going way back before I found Muay Thai, Judo, BJJ and Krav Maga I studied traditional martial arts including forms of Kung Fu, Kyokoshin, etc; during that period I'd travel around to see different styles.
I remember sitting in on his classes a few times. Without question, Sofer is very experienced, fast, powerful, and smart. Tough guy and exceptional at self defense techniques.
However, when I took his classes, it wasn't called Abir. It was "Kook Sool Won." If memory serves, Sofer is one of the highest ranking Kook Sool Won blackbelts in the world. I remember seeing the picture of all the top ranked guys and Sofer was among them. You can probably look it up.
Kook Sool Won is a Korean martial art, and at the time I liked that it involved a mixture of striking and submissions (traps) -- even some grappling (I hadn't yet learned Judo or Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at the time). If you never heard of Kook Sool Won, think back to the early UFCs, and you'll recall Gary Goodrich in his black Kook Sool Won gi. I remember thinking... did he just make up that name?” Heard he didn’t actually study it... sort of a showmanship gimmick.
I'm highly skeptical about Abir's roots. It's one thing if Sofer invented it; every person I ever studied under creates his own style from various teachers, etc. That's cool.
But if Sofer is claiming Abir comes from an ancient Jewish tradition I'd need to see a lot more proof. Unless there is more than word-of-mouth, I have to believe the essence of his style is based in Korean martial arts. My issue here has to do with the integrity of history, not Sofer. Maybe there really was an ancient martial art called Abir, but I never heard of it. I don’t buy it at all.
I mean no disrespect to the guy. He's a legit martial artist.
adaptiveagile you mean Kook Sool Won
Martial art of bullshit
spoken like a true martial artist can't say this wasn't my feeling to some degree as well although i've never met him just watching the style on it's own leaves me with doubts from my own experiences as a muay thai, vale tudo and jeet kun do practitioner.
@E Se yeah, thanks.... but you wrote my name without blue color and I did not receive a notification about your correction.
is india's abhir and israil's abir same or different please clarify beacause in india abhir's population has 20 crore
are you know about him
at this time they known by yadav or Ahir(abhir)
is any link b/w him?
He was born in 1958 as Nigel Wilson into a Breslover Hasidim family in Jamaica.
His family moved to Los Angeles in 1963 where he studied Tang Soo Do, receiving a black belt by 1968, aged ten. He studied Kuk Sool Won from 1974, advancing to 6th dan, and worked as a trainer and bodyguard during the 1970s and 1980s.
He moved to Israel in 1989, and in 1993, he recorded a minor Israeli hip hop hit in Hebrew, חומוס מטמטם Humus Metamtem ("Humus Makes You Stupid"). In 2000, he ran a Kuk Sool Won school at the International Convention, Jerusalem.
It appears these techniques are quite effective at annoying the opponent
oh ho ho. you have no idea.
Indeed!
lmfao!
Occasionally, on Friday evenings, my friends and I have ABir. 😂😂😂
Lol
Good one :)
Lmfao
The problem with many of these arts is that when tested in an uncommon environment with full contact gear, the 'art' disappears and the practitioner resorts to reactionary survival tactics without fancy moves.
Bs it was tested against many martial arts
@@uzim2681 I have yet to see that.
gives a whole new meaning to "Jew-Jitue"
IM DYING OF LAUGHTER!! LMFAO
Jew jitsu :)
The moves are more like silat than middle eastern martial art. Especially when the grand master moves his 2 hands from his belly. If I am not mistaken , in the Malay world , silat Kalimah has some moves from that position, a position mimicking someone in Muslim prayer/prostation.
Some people like to enjoy abir with their friends.
I like my martial arts to be based off things like fighting instead of the alphabet
Because when Chinese base their martial arts on animals it's all good right?
most of martial art are showing off
JEW-JITSU!!
From Wikipedia: _In 2002, he [Yehoshua Sofer] founded the Abir Warrior Arts Association of Israel, teaching _*_his own style_*_ of "Abir-Qesheth Hebrew Warrior Arts" (אבי״ר-קשת אומנות לחימה עברית) in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, _*_claiming_*_ an unbroken tradition dating to Israelite antiquity[1]_
The whole back-story to this style is fiction.
J. Hahaha, Wikipedia.
Says you :))
Fiction. Weak minded lie for a effort at confidence. Will.such have the confidence in battle is the question. And of course the lulz
what's the fiction?! that people in ancient civilizations practiced warrior arts?! every group did
@@slasha666 If you laugh at Wikipedia, you don't understand Wikipedia.
This is interesting. Appears to be a "resurrected" martial art, e.g. pankration, baritsu, etc. Kudos.
Now I don't know how valid this is, and for some of his techniques they seem a bit unstable but saying his techniques come from other martial arts as a reason to call this fake is not wise. For instance there is a Chinese martial art for the (forgive me if I'm spelling this wrong) the mio Dao which is almost exactly a katana and many techniques mimic those of kendo and kenjitsu, and kenjitsu mimics many techniques from historical European longsword manuals. So does that mean the others are any less legitimate to each other? No but our bodies work in limited ways and anyone using a similar platform will draw parallels from completely unrelated cultures. That is undeniable fact and to deny this is lunacy.
I've read about this guy, he's a real martial artist. But the whole ancient Hebrew art is suspect, I think he's actually a Kuk Sool Won black belt and created his own style- nothing wrong with that, Bruce Lee did the same thing with Jeet Kune Do base of Wing Chun, Chuck Norris Chun Kuk Do base is Tang Soo Do of couse Tae Kwon Do was created in the 1950s from Shotokan.
Well, I'd still bet on the Roman legionnaire.
+Snordelhan WELL...SO WHERE ARE THEY NOW?..I THINK YOU LOST THE BET
+חן כהן1 Roma è caduta per mano di se stessa, non di certo per colpa degli ebrei.
no because persian people
Jews are real sensitive about the lies they make up and only sinners doubt thier bull
It took them 10 legions drawn from all over the empire, most of which had 10-20 years of experiencing fighting in wars.
This guy is a boss. He's just doing whatever he likes for his whole life. Likeable guy. His 1993 album was great. Wish he would make more music. This "martial art" is of course theater.
how do you say "ridiculous" in Hebrew?
Megokhakh
fightm then
The same way you say "sad excuse for beard" :D
megochach
😆😂🤣
It's not an ancient martial art, he made it up
+james h taylor that was completely irrelevant to my comment
+james h taylor throw your stupid joker master and his martial arts in a cage with a pro mma fighter and well see how this comedian does
Bimbo BopBop I'm Sure Yehoshua Sofer would fold him!
as a chassidic jew i agree with you, but dont generalize and say all jews. its just him and those that study under him
Jew jitsu
every culture had their own way of defending themselves
i've seen video of his elderly grandfather showing those forms. seems his family really does have some kind of martial art tradition. he has also studied some korean forms too.
Where can I find this video?
@@b2dary890
his grandfather was the bodyguard of the king of jordan in the early 20th century these in the comments section are trollers
much love brother
thank you grand master
Interesting! 😮
Master of "A Beer"🍺
if one of these guys fights with Israeli krav maga , my money's on Krav Maga.
@@adaptiveagile It didn't seem to help Ron Goldman....
If one of them fight an untrained fighter my money would be at the untrained fighter
That choke though 😂😂😂😂.
Interesting biblical martial art
The most hilarious martial art in the world.
Nope...Not even close..😒
until youve been aleffed...shit is legit
MUY BUENO!!!
Shalom VICTOR!!!!!
Jews LOVE their letters and numbers!!!
cara mostro Desa arte macias bilidade incrível
Tackle and grapple!
I wonder if there is a 'directing traffic' system of martial art that some retired traffic cop invented, or some bored housewife created her own system, I suppose you can get any movement and make it become self defense as long as you have compliant fellow students or students to demo on.
Throughout history, martial arts were inspired by dancing, animals, elements (like water, fire, air, and maybe earth), acrobatic moves for entertainment, Yoga, and perhaps exercises techniques. But writing? Wow! Martial arts at their most creative
Hebrew then Greek then Gentile Martial Arts techniques for learning applying and Keeping
But Hebrew is The first love so therefore Hebrew is The Real Thing
awesome
Very nice
Thousands died from this Martial art?
All i knew the jewish revolt was one sided
" I don't know...Bam!" LMAO what a joke
Oh, This is the best darn thing I've seen all year. I really hope Sacha Baron Cohen gets into this stuff.
Anyone an MMA fighter who wants to challenge this guru of death?
You can incorporate some jew jitsu
All the best from your Wing Chun brothers in Chicago! -Dominick Izzo
Do the the practitioners of Abir cry out in agony as they strike you?
Here's an easy question. Since he claims to have learned from his father, is there any record of someone interviewing his father? If he learned this from his father, it would be great to hear it from the master of this "grandmaster." And if he's trained with Bruce Lee, where is the proof? So many people have claimed to be "original" and to be "masters," but they're just imitators of someone else's system with some changing of techniques and names. At least Bruce Lee admitted that he learned from others, absorbed what was useful, and didn't claim his system was ancient. Whether this "Abir" system is ancient or not, what's important is if it's "grandmaster" is honest and can teach his students to effectively handle themselves in a real situation against a non-compliant opponent who's really trying to hurt or kill them.
no he wouldn't. i met him. he's a beast.
good stuff
This tackles illiteracy and obesity epidemic at once. Surely this will be incorporated into school curriculum soon.
Buenisimo
Mestre INRI Cristo !!!!
show! queria q viesse pro brasil especialmente pra regiao nordeste-estado d ceara-cidadr de pacatuba rssss
why there is no english wikipedia page about this martial art?
I bet they throw Star of David's as a self defensive maneuver.
I beg you liked how your cat tasted ^__^
Bet * ;)
I was chuckling about that too. This is a blatant and total appropriation with a bs back story.
This stuff is realy helpfull in streets😂😂😂😂
i wonder how much it costs
Face palm!😃😄😆
There are so many martial arts systems or styles in the world today which one will I choose if I want to train.....
Museum secrets lost all it's credibility by featuring this without asking for historical evidence.
Me gustaría que estos vídeos estuviera tra
ARE YOU KIDDING?🤔
why?
CUTE...
How is this guy not featured on Bullshido? This is hilarious!!!!
he hes been featured on Bullshido - a leading contender for an award
That's probably where silat originated from when Muslims traveled to Indonesia and Malaysia
yehoshua style just using YEHOSHUA !!!
Yemenite Martial art.
A fascinating art form I must say !
It's practically a loose Silat except that Silat is far superior and much more effective and practical than this guy. You don't believe me then watch all Silat video on youtube. My favourite channels Maul Mornie, Eskrimate and Franck Ropers, Hugo Tronche and Cecep Rahman, Iko Uwais and Yayan Ruhian.
Es abrir Judith el arte marcial israelí?Se ve muy efectivo!
is india's abhir and israil's abir same or different please clarify beacause in india abhir's population has 20 crore
are you know about him
at this time they known by yadav or Ahir(abhir)
is any link b/w him?
Using a working conceptual art..which is highly influenced by silat
"DAH OLIVE IS MAH FAVOURITE ABIR TAKEDOWN MOVE"!!...aarrmm???..."LIKE IT REMINDS ME OF MAH BROTHERS FILIPINO DUMOG WRESTLING MARTIAL COMBAT STYLE"!!..like "I AM LEARNING ABIR NOW"!!..and "PEACE BE WID CHU MAH ABIR HEBREW WARRIORS"!!..
Well if he makes the letter elif every time he does something regardless of whether its natural or not its gotta be goood
Auf Doitsch kann ich am besten verstehen
Master Ken says: " Abir - Bullshit "
thrust of freedom and kill face are clearly better techniques
his family had a tradition in their own martial art his grandfather was the bodyguard of the king of jordan in 1920
i don't wanna slag off the cultural aspects of a martial art because i respect our histories and lineages but this is something else... letters!?!? also i don't know a single choke in any form that DOESN'T hit both blood and oxygen hahahaha you also don't need to lose strength crossing your arms like that and grip strength..
*Your opponent used "not standing still", it was super effective.*
Super les techniques, dommage qui soit seulement en anglais.
I read that as: "with grandma"
LOL who you trying to kidd.. Hewbrew matial arts my arse.. Shame Charlton Heston isnt around. He would have loved the script on this one. Jackie Ben Hur
In the famous words of Wayne and Garth, "Right......."
Never trust a guy without a mustache, especially if he has a beard!
Wut about the aimesh?
looks like wannabe Silat.
i thought the same thing fam. entries and arm control into dumog. probly took silat or filipino empty hands in the past.
I'm agree with you
Sabbath Shalom.. Assalamualaikum.
James h Taylor.. I see..heheh
That is what I was thinking..
I agree look like silat but a really bullshit style of silat 😅
0:26 'nuff said
Many of the techniques of Abir (twists, holds, punches, kicks, projections, fighting with knives and swords, etc.) show similarities with martial arts techniques such as kung-fu, aikido, judo and karate, but the movement is typically Jewish, showing its roots in the ancient fights and festive dances of the Hebrew people.
It does not matter which martial art you are using the opponnet is always a human. Anatomy puts constraints on how you can move and what can be done to the enemy. The basics are the same in every martial art.
warrior arts existed in every fighting group
What is Abir?
Como practicarlo si no vivimos en israel
what a joke
Esta arte marcial pode vencer um lutador de MMA ou UFC?
E como diz a lenda que fala que foi a primeira arte marcial ensonada aos homens ainda no tempo do patriarca ABRAAO.
E uma arte marcial infalivel.
I am not particularly sold on this particular martial art, only because it does not suit my taste as it is too labor intensive. However, when you have no proof to support or oppose any one claim, it is a hallmark of the ignorant (m)asses to claim one position over another - which from the comments of many, seems to be the case. I do not claim to know anything, but some forms of martial arts, however different from the ones we see now, existed in ancient Egyptian and Akkadian Empires.
Now, considering that Abraham lived in the time of and travelled between the Akkadian (Semitic) and Egyptian (Hamitic) Empires, it seems plausible to say that the region, aside from weapons, had already some form of martial art that allowed it to prevail over its neighbors. Since the region is known as the cradle of civilizations, martial arts could have spread eastward to India and westward to Greece.
I do not think that Aluf Abir insists that this martial art was invented by Abraham, the forefather of Hebrews, rather it was transmitted and evolved through his descendants and forgotten and abandoned by others. I also do not think it is asking for much to look at the history rather than spitting baseless and venomous comments, that do not have any basis in reality.
I do want to bring to your attention however, that the Israelites were at war with both Greeks and Romans, historical outcomes are very clear. Greeks lost; Romans won, but lost two powerful legions that were not restored afterward.
I would like to say one thing however, those keyboard warriors who are quick to discredit, why not just approach Aluf Abir and try to start a fight? I am sure most will not get further than the hospital or the ground, but it will quell your concerns as to whether he is real or fake, once and for all. By the way, there is a picture of his ancestors who were personal body guards of dignitaries. www.worldwidedojo.com/traditional-based/the-lost-tribe-of-israel-roots-in-traditional-asian-martial-arts-abir-qesheth-and-its-patriarchs/
there is actual realifs in egypt depicting this being performed by hebrews
rofl so u really think this guy is legit?
I have much respect for the history and artfulness of this form of martial arts, but does anyone know of any video showing this being used in a practical a way and not a choreographed demonstration?
this is most deadly martial art, it's better than kungfu 😂😂
The Technics are ok, nothing new. Just a different philosophy. He has black belts in Tang Soo Do and Kuk Sool Won. So he's not just pulling it out of no where.
The mighty men of king David were outstanding warriors, masters of physical combat (Psalm 144:1).
Proud to be a Jew . we have our own martial art very very ancient than kungfu
Is there documented evidence of any form? I take it that most of Jewish history is well documented. We would love to know more about this and its history.
being proud of ones culture and customs is a great and beautiful thing however, be careful of charlatans martial arts dates back to paganism predating both Judaism and Zoroastrianism and the first open hand styles hail from a Sanskrit prince named Bodhidharma
Thousands of Romans died at the hands of Abir masters? Quite a feat for a martial art started less than 2 decades ago. Did they have a time machine? I think Vespasian and Titus would also be quite surprised by that statement. If my knowledge of the history of that period isn’t too shabby, I believe they were the overwhelming winners of that little disagreement. Also, there’s something all these hilariously made up martial arts styles seem to have in common, wherever in the world they are - the classes seem to be made up of people who couldn’t fight their way out of a wet paper bag. Tell me, how does training in a skirt translate into real life self defense?
THIS MARTIAL ART IS ALL THE MONEY
Impressionante o mestre não precisa ficar de lado pra se defender ao contrário de BRUCE LEE e CHUCK NORIS !
well, weather he made it up or not the true test is two fold. -1- does it work and maybe even more important -2- do people think it is effective ? I've seen so many real and fake martial arts and at this point I don't really care what is said about it my only concern is does it work for me and is it something I'd be interested in training in. I can tell you I've seen things a whole lot less real looking. did he make it up, maybe but really who cares. someone somewhere had to have made up every martial art. anyone give the founder of Aikido grief ? how about the founder of the tons of Karate styles ? It seems like someone comes up with a different way of doing something, not really new, and someone else has to get all ticked about it. Maybe people get upset because there a bit jealous they didn't think about it first ???
Abir in Israel called Ahir in india