I have a query more than a question. I am currently suffering with a crippling anxiety from realising the reality of 2 years out of training due to a few broken bones in my hand. How can I recover what I had two years ago at 37 years of age. I genuinely couldn’t get my head around my trainer calling out shots and combos for the focus mits every one I messed up from a simple jab to more advanced combos. I don’t want to give up but the way it made me feel I mean I’m already autistic so I struggle with emotions at the best of times this is a whole new realm for me could you help me get my head around it please
Oh my, you really knew where you were stepping into! That was kinda anticlimatic because he had many beautiful qin na (joint locks) to apply on you, but you had to be more aggressive 😆. Awesome content as always Jesse! Congratulations.
@@alexholmes7275You have to patiently give Your self the right to choose your own path In martial arts and not fall into it's mental/ emotional trapings. If anything in life stops feeling right! Just change your were your feet are pointed and walk..it will always be your right path. You can't get this life wrong, choose a different art, all have merit and something to add to your life.
I’ve noticed recently that a lot more traditional martial artists are pressure testing their art. This is a great thing for the martial arts in general. As a Wing Chun and Jiu Jitsu practitioner, I have found that nothing improves your art like an actual pressure testing.
Practitioners of Chinese Martial have always done this... I think it's just becoming visible to the social media generation. When I was coming up in the 80's everyone sparred with everyone regardless of style... usually with little or no safety equipment (much like the generations before us). The difference is, it's on TH-cam now... that, and people care more about safety. 🙂
@@shawnmiller8169Very insightful! I always thought modern (within the last half century or so) practitioners never did hard sparring. What exactly did you practice back then?
Absolutely- I don't do martial arts, but if I did, I would vastly rather from somebody like this. Someone who struts around bragging how dangerous and skilled they are is less than confidence inspiring.
@@lazarussevy2777 Wude is a Chinese term that translates to "martial morality" and is a core part of traditional Chinese martial arts training. It's made up of the words wu (武), which means martial, and de (德), which means morality. Wude has two aspects: the morality of deed and the morality of mind. Its central themee of Sifu Game, a game inspired by Him
“You want us to do light sparring, or you want us to killourselves?” 😂 I know its a language barrier thing, but, he asked it so matter of factly, it was unintentionally funny 😂🤣
I’ve literally been saying this since the game came out They can literally make a game for each martial art if they wanted Muay Thai Karate All the other forms of Kung fu Boxing
can we make a game where every yt martial artist exists with their own perks , like the back kicker nat , the band guy joshua , the typhoon (that tkd guy with josua ), the chubby surprise - sensei seth , the soviet guy - andrii khotin ,etc etc
That guy is too cool. Never tried over selling the art, understands how other people can view it and that no style is unbeatable. Also, his amount of respect was incredible ... I would like one of kids to get classes from someone like that
I'm going to watch this 10 more times! "Maybe you're on the floor. Maybe not, but I'll hit you until you're on the floor." So much respect between you both. Wonderful to see! Thank you, Sensei!
Congratulations you are really doing well at your age my finance are in rally in mess right now and great tip will really go along way in shaping my life im open for idea
I have never more clearly seen someone who is "dedication to the art" rather than looks. It looks like it took all of Jessie's skills to pull him out of his shell.
His composure is extremely impressive, he seems no more tense while sparring than speaking. His ability to maintain such a short yet impactful striking distance should give anyone with half a brain reason to pause, this is no bullsh*t, real deal stuff. Thank you so much for this, it’s one of the most impressive displays of martial arts I’ve ever seen. This is definitely a form requiring a life long dedication and true determination.
@ I misspoke or failed to express myself properly, you are correct. I was meaning emotionally tense, I was, long ago a boxer and martial arts enthusiast, I fully understand how a blow or block is delivered. Muscle tension is a completely different thing from having the proper frame of mind or having a tense attitude. You can be relaxed and fight, every time my head wasn’t in the game it was to my detriment. The whole reason that clown show goes on before pro-fights is to put the other fighter off his game, though if you’re truly disciplined it rarely works.
That kung fu guy is the real threat their. That strike of him deal huge problem if they literally do it on a real one on one fight. On their demo sparring, they look stupid. Limiting their moves and their power blows. I think that kung fu master have something on his sleeve if that is a real fight. We all know Kung fu style don’t follow rules. All they need is to strike on the enemy weak spot which is the eye, throat part, balls etc.
Very impressive. I liked how you both sparred at a good pace and control level where people could see the good basics the Kung-Fu instructor had. I also liked what he said about having nothing to prove and that we need to find our own way but do it through training not watching martial arts videos. A little training each day goes a long way. I'm 66 and have survived various surgeries(neck microfracture, quadruple bypass) and still make time to train basics in Kenpo, Escrima, and Kuntao-Silat. Keep up the good videos...:)
17 years of wushu training experience here, the later nine solely on souther styles and could notice Jesse instantly associated the deflect movements to yang taichi and wing chun. And man, he was so right, there are so many cousin movements between southern martial arts. Benjamin and Paulo Rubio were the coolest Jesse have shown us recently, dudes are so OP on combat but also so chill.
If I remember correctly, Benjamin is of the Foshan lineage, which is the same city that Ip Man and many other important lineages of Wing Chun come from. As a WSL Wing Chun practitioner, the way he talked about structure is very familiar to me, and anyone can see the parallels between the two in the rapid, continuous movement. Mind you, the Cheung Lai Chuen Bak Mei lineage also bears many similarities. In my opinion, its training looks a bit more slow pace and internal, so it looks closer to other Hakka styles, like Southern Mantis and Lungying, and their Fujianese cousins, like White Crane and Five Ancestors. My own Wing Chun teachers are starting to slow things down to nail down the structure, like how the Cheung Lai Chuen lineage might, but I see from this video that Benjamin has a very similar structure either way. Both lineages look great, and I'd like to learn both if I ever get the chance, being of Hakka descent myself.
Pak Mei has an established tradition in Europe. In the 1980 s Pak Mei practitioners frequently took part in kickboxing competitions in Holland. There is an argument that the Dutch approach to kickboxing favouring intense attack over evasive defence is derived from pack Mei.
Really? About 22 years or so back, I corresponded briefly with a Pak Mei practitioner in Holland via Email. At the time I was training under my Bamboo Forest southern mantis instructor and found it next to impossible to find a martial arts school with similar energy after he left. Back then, it seems hardly anyone in the USA had heard of Pak Mei (or southern mantis). It never occurred to me that it might be popular in some European countries.
the tiger hunting stuff of pak mei is pretty unique, this branch in the video has kind of chasing hands techniques according to the video game. But Fatsan is more deviating in a lot of ways from original bak mei
The brick breaking with the knuckles is interesting. I personally don't think it's worth the pain, but he's obviously got great technique with it. Very cool style overall.
Most styles require hand conditioning anyway. They hit rice/sand bags, cloth covered wood, bricks, etc... Doesn't matter if you use the default fist, condition your hands is key
You should do Hong Kong Pak mei, since this was fatshan, and they are different enough styles to justify it. Seeing you with Thomas Cheng, who is one of the most senior in the clan and extremely powerful, would be awesome! (He is the Sifu of Adam Chan, who the martial man interviewed)
Fatshan (Foshan) is more similiar to wing chun/ hung gar mix than original bak mei of cheung lai chung, which is a mix of Lau Man Ga (流民家; Wanderers’ Style), Lei Ga (李家; Li Family), Lung Ying (龍形; Dragon Shape), and the martial methods known as Ngo Mei Siu Lam (峨眉少林; Emei Shaolin in Mandarin). If you want to see an original bak mei practitioner have a look at it in Frankie Chan (陳勳奇) movies like Frankie Chan vs Jeffrey Falcon (Burning Ambition - 1989) or The Prodigal son - Lam Ching-ying vs Frankie Chan. I think Jackie Chan's Dragon Lord, 1982 has some too. Then you gonna see the difference, the tiger is never evading, but instead forcing its way through the opponent pushin and pulling them to the side if they resist with force, its a very manly style. i think monkey steals peach has an episode of authentic pak mei too
Some techniques of bruce lee are pak mei too, like the trapping hammerfist combo or the kick that send the italian flying in enter the dragon.Most people seem to be already satisfied by learning jik bo and 9 step push thoroughly though.
Do not sweat it, in the states is a different Pak Mei lineage. Have a look at Frankie Chan (陳勳奇) movies like Frankie Chan vs Jeffrey Falcon (Burning Ambition - 1989) or The Prodigal son - Lam Ching-ying vs Frankie Chan. You gonna see they are pretty different.
From all the kung fu guys I've ever seen this is the one where I am convinced he is 100% legit. He doesn't need to break bricks (and Jesse doesn't need to sell his skill or pretend to be impressed), you can clearly see and even hear how powerful and precise his strikes are! He reminds of breakdancers that use popping and locking, which requires them to have total control over their muscles, relaxing and flexing within fractions of a second specific parts of the body. It looks fluid but actually requires a lot of strength and body tension. Watch the part starting 2:40, it's so fast, controlled and powerful you even hear swooshing sounds.
In karate we also have the fist formation shown at the very beginning, it's named Hiraken, commonly used to hit soft parts of the body when you want to penetrate deeply to cause a lot of pain like in ribs and the commissure between nose and lips. It's hard to train because the training is painfully
En Shito Ryu a esa técnica para golpear se le conoce como "shokento" ... el "hiraken" es para raspar con las falanges de los dedos con el puño cerrado. Saludos cordiales. Oss!!
you are right, if you break bones then there is always the danger that you are hurting yourself pretty bad, slicing the hand open on the bone fragments. Thats why original styles did practice for toughening the skin too
Amazing video with a high level of technical analysis and breakdown. I'm going try to implement some of this into my teaching. This is why I love this channel.
@@Viciousotk1 He is being polite, there are always openings. They are talking about Jesses speed here, not his inability to find a shot (which looks different)
"Could be a throw... Or I will hit you until you arrive on the floor." This phrase alone is more badass than a pile of broken bricks! Thank you, Senseis! 🤜🤛
It's because his mic is brushing his shirt...the same sound would happen if he fell down or even just got out of a car or anything that would shift the mic.
@@FoxFireUnlimited I don't see no mics on their clothes. This sounds like it's recorded using a boom mic out of frame, but would be nice with conformation
its the "Snapping" or "Whipping" i always made it a point to achieve this feeling or sound effect when im practicing a punch or a kick... its the typical Bruce Lee sound effect! power comes from the joints not the muscles between the joints
Pak Mei also called Bakmei comes from the Hakka people. The Southern Dragon, and Southern Mantis (Chowgar) algo come from the Hakka. Southern Dragon (Lung Yi) and Bakmei are very similar in movement and principle. Bakmei is straightforward and designed to go straight through the oppnent. No wasted movements just obliteration.
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This guy moves with such ease and no-bullshit demeanor, that I am legit impressed and bit scared tbh :D Moving like very polite killer robot, really impressive
I don't practice martial arts, I watch this channel because Jesse comes across as someone who cares about what he's teaching you and how it is presented. Sifu Benjamin Colussi on the other hand, his confidence seems so strong, he legitimately scares the hell out of me.
If he can break the brick like that, getting hit in any place with those fingers would probably hurt a lot. This was very interesting Jesse, his footwork really caught my attention - this has to be the "best" time I saw traditional (or traditional looking) chinese martial arts applied !! great video as always !!!
Yes I just had to rewatch that sparring since his footwork just like Jesse's principles of no wasted movement was there as well but it had the vibe of killing intent
@@hessdefense Steven strangles has a video of a bjj guys getting challenged by multiple traditional martial to see who's martial art is better. They all lose. I'm pretty sure one of them even tried poking out his eyes. If you're actually trying to debate this, you more than likely never fought or trained in legit martial arts
@@ruslanshavkatov466 True I don't know much that's why I was asking. I was hoping for some specific technical breakdown, analytical type conversation about the qualities or weaknesses of some of the arts.
Wing chun and judo practitioner here both over 15 years. It's nice to see other chinese martial art practitioners with his skill. General a lot even teachers don't possess that ability to create that kind of energy and understanding on body mechanics.
I've been learning Isshinryu since June and one of the brown belts I spar with has a background in Kung-fu this is spot on the way he spars. His movements are insanely fast and it's hard to get through his guard. I have gained a lot of respect for Kung-fu through the months of sparing him. I can't imagine how much harder it would be to face someone who's studied Kung-fu exclusively for a long time.
Isshin-ryu is a good style. I like a lot about the Okinawan styles. It is great that you Respect the challenging qualities of your classmate! (Honestly, I sometimes get an ego reaction from classmates that challenge me like that). Can you ask him directly if he knows some forms or drills to assist you to enhance your skills? I kick myself that I did not ask classmates to help me to get better, in situations like that, over the years. 🙏🏼
Sometimes, I felt a sense of awe,sometimes I felt defensive, in situations like that (psychologically). I could have learned much more from training partners, at times. There were times that I embraced the challenge, put my ego aside, and improved or deepened my skills....sorry! Did not mean to go on so long, your situation got me reflecting upon experiences. Sometimes, the short essays in "Zen in the Martial Arts" by Joe Hyams helped me with the challenging training partners.
The colossus and blood on his knuckles reminded me of Bruce Lee. Breaking that brick with that kind of fist formation was very impressive. Hats off to this man’s dedication to his art. Thank you Sensei Jesse for bringing such talented martial artists on your show for us!♥️👏👏
If I remember correctly, Benjamin is of the Foshan lineage, which is the same city that Ip Man and many other historic lineages and practitioners of Wing Chun come from. I'm sure anyone can see the parallels between the two in the rapid, continuous movement. As a WSL Wing Chun practitioner, the way he talked about structure at 2:30 and 3:29 is very familiar to me. This is where Benjamin's humility actually actively makes his structure better. If you have too much ego, you'll be too focused at the point of contact and try to overpower the opponent directly and with strength rather than using your structire and applying force indirectly. These exercises (chi sao included) are about testing, not competing. Mind you, the Cheung Lai Chuen Bak Mei lineage also bears many similarities. In my opinion, its training looks a bit more slow pace and internal, so it looks closer to other Hakka styles, like Southern Mantis and Lungying, and their Fujianese cousins, like White Crane and Five Ancestors. My own Wing Chun teachers are starting to slow things down to nail down the structure, like how CLC lineage might, but I see from this video that Benjamin has a very similar structure either way. Both lineages look great, and I'd like to learn both if I ever get the chance, being of Hakka descent myself.
A good example of what a human is capable of when he really wants to achieve his goal. Like the people who train Kyokushin karate he seems to have eliminated the concept of physical pain from his life. Utmost respect!
Dit Da Jow and Tui Na helps... one of the least known, appreciated or seen parts of Chinese Martial Arts is the healing aspect. A lot of Chinese Martial Arts practitioners have tough, conditioned hand... but no callouses. 🙂
I think the most important thing about this guy is that he is all in. What I mean is that often I see videos of "kung fu" guys sparring or fighting but when they spar or fight none of the technique they talk about using or practicing is used whatsoever and it just looks a hot mess just a bunch of flailing arms. This guy, from start to finish actually used his style of fighting you could see some of the forms he showed off during the match in real time as action and reaction.
The ginger fist strikes in Pak Mei and its sister styles are lethal in close combat when attacking the neck and throat areas, especially when using the style's short range power generation.
Jesse mentioned it to him, but his frame is the kind of structure I want to try and practice. It's apparent that body has been trained for toughness and speed. The continuous effort he's put in is what I respect. Also, seeing the execution of his art, it strengthens my belief that while different styles and schools of martial arts may focus on certain principles, the practitioner and their effort is what really gives life to the art.
i meet one guy in china, i saw him trainning alone with punching bag, i hold him pads for him as i did a lot of muaythai, and he showed me some kung fu later, it was amazing, they hold crazy amount of strenght and techniques.
It is so rare to see a Kung fu expert dare to spar on camera and actually using the style under pressure (instead of reverting to bad kickboxing), although it is a light exchange and Sensei Jesse is equally capable, it seems master Benjamin is for real, each of his strikes there can end the fight. It would be great to see him defend against a wrestler (how does pak mei work against takedowns). Impressed by the content !
nah. it looked like it was still reverting to the more main stream kickboxing stuff. especially the positioning, the posturing and reposturing. only slight difference is the hand gaurd.
OH ! I'VE DONE THAT FORM ! I HAD NO IDEA IT WAS FROM PAK MEI ! I was taught by an Australian Guy called Luke Holloway. He predominantly taught Silat at the time but he has a bunch of traditional Chinese martial arts experience and he was part of the local Lion Dance Troupe at his Wushu Club. He moved to Japan for a while and as luck would have it, I had moved to Japan to teach English and he was in the same Prefecture as I was - so I trained a little with him then too ! (I was predominantly focused on Tricking and Acrobatics at the time though so didn't become a full time student.
Good light contact sparring. If you're down Jesse, I'd love the opportunity to do some Kung Fu vs Karate sparring. Maybe MMA rules, but Karate vs Kung Fu or kickboxing sparring. I have 2 pairs of MMA gloves which have thick padding like amateur fight gloves rather than pro fight gloves... and they allow for me to use tiger claw and snakestyle (mind you snake I'm not targeting the face, it's mostly just distaction... both to avoid eye pokes and to protect my fingers it's meant for the throat or eyes or as a distraction, so I use it as a distraction along with tiger palm strikes and kicks)... or it could be Kung Fu kcikboxing vs Karate, closed fist vs closed fist, if you'd rather that. Just some fun respectful sparring. :) I work as a pedagouge and have a 5 year old son, so I'm a little tied down, but if I have to come to Sweden I'll try and make it happen, and if you wanna come visit me in Denmark we can make it happen... I even have a ring I can set up in my garden (can vas and 4 posts with ropes), although maybe with the weather as it is, it's better if we use the matted area inside my house... unless we do it on a good day. :) Let me know if you want... and if others would like for this to happen, drop a thumbs up maybe a comment.
2:00 not to be that guy but, those "bricks" are really easy to break. I've used those for pavers. If you wear work gloves and punch or chop them. They'll break and your hand will hurt but, won't bleed. They're meant to break easy so you can cut them into shapes to fit together.
This guy moves _exactly_ how the character he mocapped in Sifu moves in game. Extreme dedication to that kind of movement. He even does something I noticed in game that I thought was just visual flair: he will snap into a position quickly, but after there's a perceptible bit of "rebounding" where his limbs like hardened rubber snap back from the most extended position to a less extended one. Since he does it in real life that's more than just visual candy for the game, so I wonder why they do that in Pak Mei. It seems like a variation of the concept of Fa Jin that Sensei Seth explored not too long ago in Gung Fu. His stance is unique with how he curved his legs and keeps his torso straight for structure, but it almost reminds me of how Victorian era pugilists stood. Since hitting to the face wasn't encouraged, they would put one hand forward to prevent strikes from reaching their bodies and keep the other chambered for straight body shots. He just doesn't lean back. The front hand concept reminds me also of what I've seen karate stylists use or even my own muay thai long guard, when I can't fight someone inside so I stuff their shots with extended arms and get to the clinch, sacrifices head protection but if I'm doing it I was probably getting lit up anyway. I would appreciate if he'd do an interview where he explains some more about his stance, strikes, and especially that rebounding thing he does after striking.
Wow! The way he break the bricks are different from the other styles. I hope there are more content like this. I hope also that you have another collab with Erik Paulson. I love that episode.
I love how you have become an advocate for traditional martial arts. Watching the martial art communities on the internet, you would say that traditional martial arts had run its course and was dead in the light of MMA. We knew what "really" worked, said internet 20 years ago. I was always skeptical of this viewpoint and felt that the problem lay in how people trained in traditional martial arts and not the styles themselves. Until I started Aikido in an actually good Aikido dojo, did I realize that there was a lack of actual study in many classes. You go, bow, did what sensei told you, and if you did it wrong, sensei jumped in there, without you asking, and told you how to correct. In this Aikido dojo, there was more than just doing, but actual experimenting. This lack of experimentation led to the misapplication of katas. Katas are really foundational, but they have to be applied correctly. You start with the kata itself. Then you go from a kata to a specific drill, then from a drill to a game, and finally from a game to a sparing match. And that is how you master techniques. Many schools stop with just the kata. They might get into the drill. But rarely, if ever, do they turn it into a game. And that game is where we fall short.
You want light sparring or do you want to kill ourselves? Huh? Im 💀🤣. But on a serious note I wish the vid was longer since there where so many interesting things Sifu Benjamin showed
Both guys are great and legitimate. It's excellent to see the respect for traditional martial arts. They form the perfect foundation for whatever madness exists in MMA nowadays. The lack of traditional training shows up in deficient stances and striking ability. Georges St-Pierre is testament to the benefits of traditional foundations. You're a legend, Jesse.
"The only westerner who learned the complete style in China" - no, he's not the only one who learned the style at all, and he doesn't learned the complete style in any way. The only one who did that was Johnatan Barbary, and he is the one who gave Benjamin all the contacts to learn the style in China.
an old sifu once told me , never box a boxer or wrestle with a wrestler because you will always lose. Fight to your own strengths not theirs. I have huge respect for boxers, amazingly fit, conditioned , fight IQ and I love watching skilled guys who can slip, to my uneducated eyes it looks like magic. But if you take off the pillows on a boxers hands and fight under on a hard floor with no rings and Pake Mei rules ( no rules basically, all about survival) , I am pretty sure you will see a different fight and outcome. I have seen boxers who sparred in my old school. They had amazing movement and fitness but the moment they get their shins, ankles kicked , feet stamped on with shoes, slapped , ears , hair grabbed , fists smashed with elbows , hammer fists , kicks to the thighs and calves , kneed in the face when they bend to slip punches , elbow strikes to the sternum they did not want any more. Having said that , the best seniors I had, all had western boxing experience.
This guy is absolutely lethal! I think he would do very well in a MMA fight, with a bit of grappling training. His technique, speed, agility and power are all top notch!!
Jesse was very nice to him in their zero contact spar. It's obvious that style is useless against someone with basic kickboxing skills. Any style that focuses on catching strikes is essentially useless. That guy would get knocked out by the average boxer or kick boxer
@@81Garret at play where? the 30sec sparring where nobody really commited (because they agreed to not really go hard obviously)? Hard to see is all, I mean his 10 principles..I could see 2 present/active in his sparring stances...Still looks cool and as he said: fid what works for you/us/me!
@@lunaticz0r you're using time as your reference and it shouldn't be. There were several times he showed great restraint with moves that would've been lethal. Watch it again.
My dad did Kung Fu for most of his life competing multiple times in China, and I’ve always wanted to get into a Kung Fu form, but I honestly mean this with the greatest respect, but I think there’s a strange type of arrogance that is holding Kung Fu back. Granted I get Kung Fu is a catch all for a massive amount of styles, but for general purposes anytime you watch a video or go into a gym with that says “Kung Fu” it just has a strange almost arrogant aura around it. I mean I am 100% sure this guy is great at what he does, but it’s just weird when they make statements like “this form will kill” so it’s not great in sparring, or “ we can spar but just know I could kill you”. As someone who trains and competes in Muay Thai, I just find it an extremely strange way of behaving almost like there over compensating or trying to justify there form constantly. Go into a Boxing, Muay Thai, even a respectable karate dojo, at most these guys will say they have the most effective technique, but none of them carry this weird humble arrogance like starting sparring with “regular sparring or spar to kill”. I mean it’s called sparring not murder, if I had that attitude in Muay Thai I’d bring a gun or knife to the gym, then I’d win every fight lol. I get these guys are passionate about there form and are probably use to having to defend why they do Kung fu, but I feel like if they could be confident and realistic and cut the strange arrogant ‘protagonist’ energy it would attract so many people.
Hmm I think you might be getting the wrong read of him. Its just a different type of training, I don't think its about arrogance. I think its more like you as a Muay fighter stepping into a new gym and asking a new partner if you're going just hands or just feet or both. Yea someone could mistakenly take offense as if you were showing off by mentioning that, but it could also simply be a legitimate question as well. Are we doing throws and sweeps too? I think its all legitimate. In his specific case I think his style involves sweeps, takedowns and sweep/takedown follow-ups so he may have been friendly gauging the intended level of exchange.
You are not wrong. And that lack of never challenging themselves is what's led to huge degradations of understanding their own schools. Can't use something effectively, can't even spar properly, if you don't know what the purpose of your principles actually are. Karate also suffers from this. Also, a lot of that attitude comes from different schools competing against each other for students; it's a money thing. You mainly find it here in the west and Taiwon, especially after the Kung Fu movie boom of the '70s. Go to mainland China and, if you can even find traditional "Kung Fu' instructors, you'll find they've never even heard of most of these "masters" in the west. You'll also find that they aren't secretive or mystical, but tickled pink that a foreigner wants to learn their skills.
Danke Jesse für das super Video, echt beeindruckend der Kung Fu Kämpfer!!!! Deine Videos sind einfach die besten , und machr richtig Spaß anzusehen!!!! Mach weiter so, in diesem Sinne. OZU 🥇
the amount of respect that was shown in the video between you two was heartwarming and inspirational. It truly showed what martial arts should be about. Contest and respect, as well as the will to teach each other without any intention of hurt inflicted, except upon oneself as part of training. A true microcosm of amazing sportsmanship and fighting arts.
It is a totally different style than Wing Chun. But the origins of both are the same. This is why you may see in Pak Mei he does something which "looks like" bong sau, but the application is different. Only thing I'm curious about in Pak Mei are their kicks. I know all Wing Chun kicking ideas, but I am curious about what Pak Mei does. I seen a couple in the game, but would love to see it from a real person.
As I understand it, Pak Mei and Wing Chun are fairly closely related styles. I don't think either is nearly as closely related to Choy Li Fut, but they're all Southern Chinese martial arts, and developed in around the same area, and there are some things all the martial arts in that region tend to have in common, and probably at least a bit of cross pollination.
This guy reminds me of Master Ip Man, I always wonder what his Kung Fu moves would look like in a modern setting! If anyone are interested in Kung Fu/Chinese Martial Arts, I definitely recommend you to watch the Ip Man movie series. Those films are incredible, although a little bit exaggerated but that what makes it incredibly enjoyable!
Watch everything the ip man stunt director woo-ping yeun has done. From the earliest Jackie chan and jet li masterpieces like once upon a time in China and drunken master (snake in the eagles shadow is my personal favorite for Jackie broke all of his front teeth out in the final fight) kung fu hustle, kill bill, the matrix, crouching tiger hidden dragon, unbreakable. He literally made all of my favorite martial arts movies. IMDB for the win! You won't be disappointed.
Honestly, for a guy who spent a relatively short period of time training at the Shaolin temple, he presents himself as almost being an authority on just about every style of kung fu, and he almost always mentions how they don’t work…even if he didn’t study them.
@@michaelterrell5061 that pissed me off massively in the last Self Defense Championship. Like, there are kung fu schools that spar. I spar. Jeff Chan has sparred kung fu schools. Frickin' Natan has a background in kung fu as well as karate. C'mon. Stop trying to give kung fu a bad name.
He said he had a hard time seeing openings, but considering principles of bajiquan, I saw a few. Its definitely a more practical style of kung fu, though. tighter circles leaving fewer openings.
I like how the movement is right from where your elbows are most of the time...right next to your body. I wouldn't have to stretch my elbow backwards before I strike. I like that.
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I have a query more than a question. I am currently suffering with a crippling anxiety from realising the reality of 2 years out of training due to a few broken bones in my hand. How can I recover what I had two years ago at 37 years of age. I genuinely couldn’t get my head around my trainer calling out shots and combos for the focus mits every one I messed up from a simple jab to more advanced combos. I don’t want to give up but the way it made me feel I mean I’m already autistic so I struggle with emotions at the best of times this is a whole new realm for me could you help me get my head around it please
Oh my, you really knew where you were stepping into!
That was kinda anticlimatic because he had many beautiful qin na (joint locks) to apply on you, but you had to be more aggressive 😆.
Awesome content as always Jesse! Congratulations.
@@alexholmes7275You have to patiently give Your self the right to choose your own path In martial arts and not fall into it's mental/ emotional trapings. If anything in life stops feeling right! Just change your were your feet are pointed and walk..it will always be your right path. You can't get this life wrong, choose a different art, all have merit and something to add to your life.
Love the respect Jesse gives to others arts and how it reflects off his own. Always enjoyable! thanks Jesse!
the fact he has his own sound effects when striking is impressive
That too in a Hoodie. I can make sounds on a Gi but doing it in a hoodie is some real gangster shit.
I was thinking the same thing @@friedrichmyers
As a fact, it is pretty easy to do that with any kind of clothes once you have practiced enough. You don´t even need to think about it. ;-)
that sound can only be created with power and speed.
5:10 I'm fucking dying 😂😂😂
I’ve noticed recently that a lot more traditional martial artists are pressure testing their art. This is a great thing for the martial arts in general. As a Wing Chun and Jiu Jitsu practitioner, I have found that nothing improves your art like an actual pressure testing.
Practitioners of Chinese Martial have always done this... I think it's just becoming visible to the social media generation. When I was coming up in the 80's everyone sparred with everyone regardless of style... usually with little or no safety equipment (much like the generations before us). The difference is, it's on TH-cam now... that, and people care more about safety. 🙂
Desperation to find followers. So many arts are going to disappear in the next 10 to 15 years. No one to carry on.
@@shawnmiller8169Very insightful! I always thought modern (within the last half century or so) practitioners never did hard sparring. What exactly did you practice back then?
@@shawnmiller8169plenty of BS practioners among Chinese martial arts. Just watch the saga of Xu Xiaodong exposing them.
@@shawnmiller8169 Yup. Nothing else to say.
What a cool guy. So well spoken and humble. And very respectful when sparring. Wasn't about showing off or anything like that. Cool guy.
Absolutely- I don't do martial arts, but if I did, I would vastly rather from somebody like this. Someone who struts around bragging how dangerous and skilled they are is less than confidence inspiring.
He has Wude
@@heinrizliyaputra7811 What is wude?
@@lazarussevy2777 Wude is a Chinese term that translates to "martial morality" and is a core part of traditional Chinese martial arts training. It's made up of the words wu (武), which means martial, and de (德), which means morality. Wude has two aspects: the morality of deed and the morality of mind.
Its central themee of Sifu Game, a game inspired by Him
martial morality @@lazarussevy2777
“You want us to do light sparring, or you want us to killourselves?” 😂 I know its a language barrier thing, but, he asked it so matter of factly, it was unintentionally funny 😂🤣
Yeah, Jesse's "Huh?" was so funny.
From that sentence alone I got that he was from Paris ! We do speak like that around here.
@@oneoranotaTu veux qu’on se la tue ? 😂
Sometimes, they die.
Theres the word "s'entretuer" in french which means to kill each other, i assume he meant that but translated it to "kill ourselves" lol
If they make another Sifu game that has karate style, you should be the mocap actor
On God, they should make each game about a different style
That would be fun! 🔥
I’ve literally been saying this since the game came out
They can literally make a game for each martial art if they wanted
Muay Thai
Karate
All the other forms of Kung fu
Boxing
can we make a game where every yt martial artist exists with their own perks , like the back kicker nat , the band guy joshua , the typhoon (that tkd guy with josua ), the chubby surprise - sensei seth , the soviet guy - andrii khotin ,etc etc
They'd have to call it "Sensei" then.
That guy is too cool. Never tried over selling the art, understands how other people can view it and that no style is unbeatable. Also, his amount of respect was incredible ... I would like one of kids to get classes from someone like that
Not with that brick breaking. Ouch
I'm going to watch this 10 more times!
"Maybe you're on the floor. Maybe not, but I'll hit you until you're on the floor." So much respect between you both. Wonderful to see! Thank you, Sensei!
Music to my ears! 👍
For sure! This is going to help me so much when I work on my new book.
Hit you until you arrive 😂. I caught that line. Sounds like one of those lines in a kung fu movie. You could tell he's an experienced master.
Congratulations you are really doing well at your age my finance are in rally in mess right now and great tip will really go along way in shaping my life im open for idea
What a testimony!!!🙏🙏🙏I'm genuinely curious to know how you earn that much monthly
I have never more clearly seen someone who is "dedication to the art" rather than looks. It looks like it took all of Jessie's skills to pull him out of his shell.
yea you can tell by his chinese decor hes all about the art and not the "looks"
This is the guy you call a Kung Fu expert. Sometimes people just say that on reflex about someone.
His composure is extremely impressive, he seems no more tense while sparring than speaking. His ability to maintain such a short yet impactful striking distance should give anyone with half a brain reason to pause, this is no bullsh*t, real deal stuff. Thank you so much for this, it’s one of the most impressive displays of martial arts I’ve ever seen. This is definitely a form requiring a life long dedication and true determination.
I want to like your comment, but it's at a perfect square now :)
He was a liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitle bit more tense while sparring. Don't go too far now
@ You see tension, I see focus. Tension interferes with muscle response, focus does not.
@ I misspoke or failed to express myself properly, you are correct. I was meaning emotionally tense, I was, long ago a boxer and martial arts enthusiast, I fully understand how a blow or block is delivered. Muscle tension is a completely different thing from having the proper frame of mind or having a tense attitude. You can be relaxed and fight, every time my head wasn’t in the game it was to my detriment. The whole reason that clown show goes on before pro-fights is to put the other fighter off his game, though if you’re truly disciplined it rarely works.
Even if I twist my waist and drive with my hips and quads, my power is not even close to his.
Jesse what stands out from all these great guys you get on your channel is not the art, style or technique, but the message they present. 👍
I really want to see extended sparring footage from Mr. Colussi. His composure and control is truly incredible.
lol
@@Noyoda1112 😂😂😂 you call that sparing?
I used to be a massive hater on these kinds of styles, but I was stupid. This guy is very impressive. Great explosive power.
That kung fu guy is the real threat their. That strike of him deal huge problem if they literally do it on a real one on one fight. On their demo sparring, they look stupid. Limiting their moves and their power blows. I think that kung fu master have something on his sleeve if that is a real fight. We all know Kung fu style don’t follow rules. All they need is to strike on the enemy weak spot which is the eye, throat part, balls etc.
There are people who still hates it.
For every good eastern style master there are nine that are completely fraudulent while only being in it for money. So critical thinking is important
@@simonbrehm358Keehan actually had a solid karate background.
He just wants a bit nuts after that.
He was an early marketing genius.
@@simonbrehm358 and as always...restomp the groin.
3:14 that "thank u" sounded so sweet haha
He is kind and calm. i want to be like that. what a great master
Very impressive. I liked how you both sparred at a good pace and control level where people could see the good basics the Kung-Fu instructor had. I also liked what he said about having nothing to prove and that we need to find our own way but do it through training not watching martial arts videos. A little training each day goes a long way. I'm 66 and have survived various surgeries(neck microfracture, quadruple bypass) and still make time to train basics in Kenpo, Escrima, and Kuntao-Silat. Keep up the good videos...:)
Someone get Ranton to watch this ASAP he needs to see lv 999 WUDE Benjamin in action
He already did. He made a video on his second channel: Rantwo
yep and he actually disrespected the pak mei instructor
@@iNightTiger lol he really tried not to, but Ranton has no filter
Ranton is a clown , an embarrassment to Shaolin.
@@iNightTiger Ranton was speaking some truth tho
17 years of wushu training experience here, the later nine solely on souther styles and could notice Jesse instantly associated the deflect movements to yang taichi and wing chun.
And man, he was so right, there are so many cousin movements between southern martial arts.
Benjamin and Paulo Rubio were the coolest Jesse have shown us recently, dudes are so OP on combat but also so chill.
If I remember correctly, Benjamin is of the Foshan lineage, which is the same city that Ip Man and many other important lineages of Wing Chun come from. As a WSL Wing Chun practitioner, the way he talked about structure is very familiar to me, and anyone can see the parallels between the two in the rapid, continuous movement.
Mind you, the Cheung Lai Chuen Bak Mei lineage also bears many similarities. In my opinion, its training looks a bit more slow pace and internal, so it looks closer to other Hakka styles, like Southern Mantis and Lungying, and their Fujianese cousins, like White Crane and Five Ancestors.
My own Wing Chun teachers are starting to slow things down to nail down the structure, like how the Cheung Lai Chuen lineage might, but I see from this video that Benjamin has a very similar structure either way. Both lineages look great, and I'd like to learn both if I ever get the chance, being of Hakka descent myself.
I think Sifu realized not easy sparring Jesse. But both very respectful!
Pak Mei has an established tradition in Europe. In the 1980 s Pak Mei practitioners frequently took part in kickboxing competitions in Holland. There is an argument that the Dutch approach to kickboxing favouring intense attack over evasive defence is derived from pack Mei.
Really? About 22 years or so back, I corresponded briefly with a Pak Mei practitioner in Holland via Email. At the time I was training under my Bamboo Forest southern mantis instructor and found it next to impossible to find a martial arts school with similar energy after he left. Back then, it seems hardly anyone in the USA had heard of Pak Mei (or southern mantis). It never occurred to me that it might be popular in some European countries.
@@varanid9 Have you been at Robert Vogel's school? He is teaching some serious Ving Tsun, maybe that would be something for you?
the tiger hunting stuff of pak mei is pretty unique, this branch in the video has kind of chasing hands techniques according to the video game. But Fatsan is more deviating in a lot of ways from original bak mei
The brick breaking with the knuckles is interesting. I personally don't think it's worth the pain, but he's obviously got great technique with it. Very cool style overall.
it would definitely suck to get hit in the throat with that, its a lot like some of the hand strikes in karate taken to extremes!
Owwwe!
But then you can't hit hard targets with leopard fists! 🐆✊
@@ArcticGatordefinitely, that would break the wind pipe.
Most styles require hand conditioning anyway. They hit rice/sand bags, cloth covered wood, bricks, etc... Doesn't matter if you use the default fist, condition your hands is key
Just be careful knockin on my door with that 😂
Always love the respect you show towards other martial artist, that takes a lot of humility!
I always joke about you going progressively full Street Fighters character, but you went SIFU first. Well played sensei!
Benjamin Colussi has alot of respect from me, hes such a kind man and really respectful
Pak Mei is White Eyebrow; he was reputed to be one of the Five Elders of Shaolin.
Depending on who's telling the legend, he's also the one who betrayed the Southern Shaolin Temple.
@@micahthecomfortablehuman1324 thats why PakMei was alwasy the evil dude in the movies XDDDDD
Wahhhh you beat you to Pak Mei!
You should do Hong Kong Pak mei, since this was fatshan, and they are different enough styles to justify it. Seeing you with Thomas Cheng, who is one of the most senior in the clan and extremely powerful, would be awesome! (He is the Sifu of Adam Chan, who the martial man interviewed)
My bad 😜
Fatshan (Foshan) is more similiar to wing chun/ hung gar mix than original bak mei of cheung lai chung, which is a mix of Lau Man Ga (流民家; Wanderers’ Style), Lei Ga (李家; Li Family), Lung Ying (龍形; Dragon Shape), and the martial methods known as Ngo Mei Siu Lam (峨眉少林; Emei Shaolin in Mandarin).
If you want to see an original bak mei practitioner have a look at it in Frankie Chan (陳勳奇) movies like Frankie Chan vs Jeffrey Falcon (Burning Ambition - 1989) or The Prodigal son - Lam Ching-ying vs Frankie Chan. I think Jackie Chan's Dragon Lord, 1982 has some too. Then you gonna see the difference, the tiger is never evading, but instead forcing its way through the opponent pushin and pulling them to the side if they resist with force, its a very manly style. i think monkey steals peach has an episode of authentic pak mei too
Some techniques of bruce lee are pak mei too, like the trapping hammerfist combo or the kick that send the italian flying in enter the dragon.Most people seem to be already satisfied by learning jik bo and 9 step push thoroughly though.
Do not sweat it, in the states is a different Pak Mei lineage. Have a look at Frankie Chan (陳勳奇) movies like Frankie Chan vs Jeffrey Falcon (Burning Ambition - 1989) or The Prodigal son - Lam Ching-ying vs Frankie Chan. You gonna see they are pretty different.
From all the kung fu guys I've ever seen this is the one where I am convinced he is 100% legit. He doesn't need to break bricks (and Jesse doesn't need to sell his skill or pretend to be impressed), you can clearly see and even hear how powerful and precise his strikes are! He reminds of breakdancers that use popping and locking, which requires them to have total control over their muscles, relaxing and flexing within fractions of a second specific parts of the body. It looks fluid but actually requires a lot of strength and body tension. Watch the part starting 2:40, it's so fast, controlled and powerful you even hear swooshing sounds.
Facts 100%
In karate we also have the fist formation shown at the very beginning, it's named Hiraken, commonly used to hit soft parts of the body when you want to penetrate deeply to cause a lot of pain like in ribs and the commissure between nose and lips. It's hard to train because the training is painfully
En Shito Ryu a esa técnica para golpear se le conoce como "shokento" ... el "hiraken" es para raspar con las falanges de los dedos con el puño cerrado. Saludos cordiales. Oss!!
- when braking bricks people say "you should put on some tissue", but what's the point then.
Just pure gold
putting layer of clothes, tissue or towel or others, may replicate the skin and meat covering the bones.
you are right, if you break bones then there is always the danger that you are hurting yourself pretty bad, slicing the hand open on the bone fragments. Thats why original styles did practice for toughening the skin too
Amazing video with a high level of technical analysis and breakdown. I'm going try to implement some of this into my teaching. This is why I love this channel.
Glad it was helpful!
Great video! Will make a reaction to it today
Can't wait!
ranton you are my goat
I've never seen Jesse try so hard to hold back on sparring before
EXACTLY BRUH while bro was struggling to even react
Yeah what was up with that sparring? It seemed really off. Jesse looked so slow compared to what we normally see.
Agreed. We've seen him fight many times. I'm sure he had his reasons. He's always cordial, humble and respectful towards his guests.
He said he cant find an opening. Maybe is that. You never fight someone with a guard so perfect you didnt know where to start?
@@Viciousotk1 He is being polite, there are always openings. They are talking about Jesses speed here, not his inability to find a shot (which looks different)
Thanks!
Thank you!! 🙏
5:10 bro this exchange MURDERED me lmfao, perfect comedic timing Jesse!
just realized using the fingers like that gives you almost 2 in reach. Man, this is very helpful in a distance stand
still waiting to see REAL SPARRING lol
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"Could be a throw... Or I will hit you until you arrive on the floor."
This phrase alone is more badass than a pile of broken bricks! Thank you, Senseis! 🤜🤛
that statement is more like Ip Man movie quote than a real thing.
06:19 "you can touch me as much as you want"... could come off the wrong way brother
Woah, it's crazy how you can hear the air woosh when he performs his strikes, and he's not even wearing wide sleeves. That's really impressive
It's because his mic is brushing his shirt...the same sound would happen if he fell down or even just got out of a car or anything that would shift the mic.
@@FoxFireUnlimited I don't see no mics on their clothes. This sounds like it's recorded using a boom mic out of frame, but would be nice with conformation
Its all about the snap or contraction toward end of movements. Very rewarding to do.
its the "Snapping" or "Whipping" i always made it a point to achieve this feeling or sound effect when im practicing a punch or a kick... its the typical Bruce Lee sound effect!
power comes from the joints not the muscles between the joints
@antwango
The OP isn't referring to snapping to a stop/retracting when we do our techniques...they're talking aboot the whooshing sound.
Pak Mei also called Bakmei comes from the Hakka people. The Southern Dragon, and Southern Mantis (Chowgar) algo come from the Hakka. Southern Dragon (Lung Yi) and Bakmei are very similar in movement and principle. Bakmei is straightforward and designed to go straight through the oppnent. No wasted movements just obliteration.
This guy moves with such ease and no-bullshit demeanor, that I am legit impressed and bit scared tbh :D Moving like very polite killer robot, really impressive
I don't practice martial arts, I watch this channel because Jesse comes across as someone who cares about what he's teaching you and how it is presented. Sifu Benjamin Colussi on the other hand, his confidence seems so strong, he legitimately scares the hell out of me.
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You should start, it's never too late!
If he can break the brick like that, getting hit in any place with those fingers would probably hurt a lot. This was very interesting Jesse, his footwork really caught my attention - this has to be the "best" time I saw traditional (or traditional looking) chinese martial arts applied !! great video as always !!!
Yes I just had to rewatch that sparring since his footwork just like Jesse's principles of no wasted movement was there as well but it had the vibe of killing intent
No crossover whatsoever
Call me weird or stupid, but I think traditional martial arts should be applied in physical-mental development and self defense instead of sports.
Many of us do just that. Be well.
This martial art along with many other traditional martial arts won't work in defending yourself
@@ruslanshavkatov466 Give us some examples and let's break it down.
@@hessdefense Steven strangles has a video of a bjj guys getting challenged by multiple traditional martial to see who's martial art is better. They all lose. I'm pretty sure one of them even tried poking out his eyes. If you're actually trying to debate this, you more than likely never fought or trained in legit martial arts
@@ruslanshavkatov466 True I don't know much that's why I was asking. I was hoping for some specific technical breakdown, analytical type conversation about the qualities or weaknesses of some of the arts.
Wing chun and judo practitioner here both over 15 years. It's nice to see other chinese martial art practitioners with his skill. General a lot even teachers don't possess that ability to create that kind of energy and understanding on body mechanics.
I've been learning Isshinryu since June and one of the brown belts I spar with has a background in Kung-fu this is spot on the way he spars. His movements are insanely fast and it's hard to get through his guard. I have gained a lot of respect for Kung-fu through the months of sparing him. I can't imagine how much harder it would be to face someone who's studied Kung-fu exclusively for a long time.
Isshin-ryu is a good style. I like a lot about the Okinawan styles. It is great that you Respect the challenging qualities of your classmate! (Honestly, I sometimes get an ego reaction from classmates that challenge me like that). Can you ask him directly if he knows some forms or drills to assist you to enhance your skills? I kick myself that I did not ask classmates to help me to get better, in situations like that, over the years. 🙏🏼
Sometimes, I felt a sense of awe,sometimes I felt defensive, in situations like that (psychologically). I could have learned much more from training partners, at times. There were times that I embraced the challenge, put my ego aside, and improved or deepened my skills....sorry! Did not mean to go on so long, your situation got me reflecting upon experiences. Sometimes, the short essays in "Zen in the Martial Arts" by Joe Hyams helped me with the challenging training partners.
The colossus and blood on his knuckles reminded me of Bruce Lee. Breaking that brick with that kind of fist formation was very impressive. Hats off to this man’s dedication to his art. Thank you Sensei Jesse for bringing such talented martial artists on your show for us!♥️👏👏
Nice collab to both Sensei Enkamp and Sifu Colussi for complementing Karate and Kung Fu techniques for each own perspectives.
If I remember correctly, Benjamin is of the Foshan lineage, which is the same city that Ip Man and many other historic lineages and practitioners of Wing Chun come from. I'm sure anyone can see the parallels between the two in the rapid, continuous movement.
As a WSL Wing Chun practitioner, the way he talked about structure at 2:30 and 3:29 is very familiar to me. This is where Benjamin's humility actually actively makes his structure better. If you have too much ego, you'll be too focused at the point of contact and try to overpower the opponent directly and with strength rather than using your structire and applying force indirectly. These exercises (chi sao included) are about testing, not competing.
Mind you, the Cheung Lai Chuen Bak Mei lineage also bears many similarities. In my opinion, its training looks a bit more slow pace and internal, so it looks closer to other Hakka styles, like Southern Mantis and Lungying, and their Fujianese cousins, like White Crane and Five Ancestors.
My own Wing Chun teachers are starting to slow things down to nail down the structure, like how CLC lineage might, but I see from this video that Benjamin has a very similar structure either way. Both lineages look great, and I'd like to learn both if I ever get the chance, being of Hakka descent myself.
A good example of what a human is capable of when he really wants to achieve his goal. Like the people who train Kyokushin karate he seems to have eliminated the concept of physical pain from his life. Utmost respect!
Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional 🙏
Dit Da Jow and Tui Na helps... one of the least known, appreciated or seen parts of Chinese Martial Arts is the healing aspect. A lot of Chinese Martial Arts practitioners have tough, conditioned hand... but no callouses. 🙂
He's so relaxed it almost looks like he's not doing anything!
I think the most important thing about this guy is that he is all in. What I mean is that often I see videos of "kung fu" guys sparring or fighting but when they spar or fight none of the technique they talk about using or practicing is used whatsoever and it just looks a hot mess just a bunch of flailing arms. This guy, from start to finish actually used his style of fighting you could see some of the forms he showed off during the match in real time as action and reaction.
Jesses Huh at 5:13 😂
He caught me by surprise 😅
The pause right before makes it even more funnier
That was the best lol
That is a very in control, strong, polite, and humble human being right there.
The ginger fist strikes in Pak Mei and its sister styles are lethal in close combat when attacking the neck and throat areas, especially when using the style's short range power generation.
There's less surface area on the strike compared to a regular fist, therefore more power is concentrated in a smaller spot.
I think there's probably been more deaths by ginger allergy than ginger fist…
5:11 😂😂 jesse says, "huh"!?! We know, Jeese...We all know this soft spoken warrior is the real deal!
Jesse mentioned it to him, but his frame is the kind of structure I want to try and practice. It's apparent that body has been trained for toughness and speed. The continuous effort he's put in is what I respect. Also, seeing the execution of his art, it strengthens my belief that while different styles and schools of martial arts may focus on certain principles, the practitioner and their effort is what really gives life to the art.
i meet one guy in china, i saw him trainning alone with punching bag, i hold him pads for him as i did a lot of muaythai, and he showed me some kung fu later, it was amazing, they hold crazy amount of strenght and techniques.
It is so rare to see a Kung fu expert dare to spar on camera and actually using the style under pressure (instead of reverting to bad kickboxing), although it is a light exchange and Sensei Jesse is equally capable, it seems master Benjamin is for real, each of his strikes there can end the fight. It would be great to see him defend against a wrestler (how does pak mei work against takedowns). Impressed by the content !
these arts are now all western inluenced and use clear styles from boxing in including hand and foot positioning.
nah. it looked like it was still reverting to the more main stream kickboxing stuff. especially the positioning, the posturing and reposturing. only slight difference is the hand gaurd.
The ground defense of Bak Mei is lacking... Something new practitioners are trying to tackle.. no pun intended
@@boshirahmedoh they been that for a long time, actually since the first european ships arrived
"him defend against a wrestler"? Ok 😂😂
It's so nice seeing how you take in all this knowledge jesse and add it to your own style.A true martial artist
"Find your own way... go practice what you believe in"
OH ! I'VE DONE THAT FORM ! I HAD NO IDEA IT WAS FROM PAK MEI !
I was taught by an Australian Guy called Luke Holloway.
He predominantly taught Silat at the time but he has a bunch of traditional Chinese martial arts experience and he was part of the local Lion Dance Troupe at his Wushu Club.
He moved to Japan for a while and as luck would have it, I had moved to Japan to teach English and he was in the same Prefecture as I was - so I trained a little with him then too ! (I was predominantly focused on Tricking and Acrobatics at the time though so didn't become a full time student.
Good light contact sparring. If you're down Jesse, I'd love the opportunity to do some Kung Fu vs Karate sparring. Maybe MMA rules, but Karate vs Kung Fu or kickboxing sparring. I have 2 pairs of MMA gloves which have thick padding like amateur fight gloves rather than pro fight gloves... and they allow for me to use tiger claw and snakestyle (mind you snake I'm not targeting the face, it's mostly just distaction... both to avoid eye pokes and to protect my fingers it's meant for the throat or eyes or as a distraction, so I use it as a distraction along with tiger palm strikes and kicks)... or it could be Kung Fu kcikboxing vs Karate, closed fist vs closed fist, if you'd rather that. Just some fun respectful sparring. :) I work as a pedagouge and have a 5 year old son, so I'm a little tied down, but if I have to come to Sweden I'll try and make it happen, and if you wanna come visit me in Denmark we can make it happen... I even have a ring I can set up in my garden (can vas and 4 posts with ropes), although maybe with the weather as it is, it's better if we use the matted area inside my house... unless we do it on a good day. :) Let me know if you want... and if others would like for this to happen, drop a thumbs up maybe a comment.
I have a ton of respect for this by allowing a free spar and putting himself out there. More kung fu masters need to do this.
2:00 not to be that guy but, those "bricks" are really easy to break. I've used those for pavers. If you wear work gloves and punch or chop them. They'll break and your hand will hurt but, won't bleed. They're meant to break easy so you can cut them into shapes to fit together.
Do you REALLY need to break all the fun and the illusion here? Annoying dude.... 🤪
This guy moves _exactly_ how the character he mocapped in Sifu moves in game. Extreme dedication to that kind of movement. He even does something I noticed in game that I thought was just visual flair: he will snap into a position quickly, but after there's a perceptible bit of "rebounding" where his limbs like hardened rubber snap back from the most extended position to a less extended one. Since he does it in real life that's more than just visual candy for the game, so I wonder why they do that in Pak Mei. It seems like a variation of the concept of Fa Jin that Sensei Seth explored not too long ago in Gung Fu.
His stance is unique with how he curved his legs and keeps his torso straight for structure, but it almost reminds me of how Victorian era pugilists stood. Since hitting to the face wasn't encouraged, they would put one hand forward to prevent strikes from reaching their bodies and keep the other chambered for straight body shots. He just doesn't lean back. The front hand concept reminds me also of what I've seen karate stylists use or even my own muay thai long guard, when I can't fight someone inside so I stuff their shots with extended arms and get to the clinch, sacrifices head protection but if I'm doing it I was probably getting lit up anyway.
I would appreciate if he'd do an interview where he explains some more about his stance, strikes, and especially that rebounding thing he does after striking.
Wow! The way he break the bricks are different from the other styles. I hope there are more content like this. I hope also that you have another collab with Erik Paulson. I love that episode.
I love how you have become an advocate for traditional martial arts. Watching the martial art communities on the internet, you would say that traditional martial arts had run its course and was dead in the light of MMA. We knew what "really" worked, said internet 20 years ago. I was always skeptical of this viewpoint and felt that the problem lay in how people trained in traditional martial arts and not the styles themselves.
Until I started Aikido in an actually good Aikido dojo, did I realize that there was a lack of actual study in many classes. You go, bow, did what sensei told you, and if you did it wrong, sensei jumped in there, without you asking, and told you how to correct. In this Aikido dojo, there was more than just doing, but actual experimenting.
This lack of experimentation led to the misapplication of katas. Katas are really foundational, but they have to be applied correctly. You start with the kata itself. Then you go from a kata to a specific drill, then from a drill to a game, and finally from a game to a sparing match. And that is how you master techniques. Many schools stop with just the kata. They might get into the drill. But rarely, if ever, do they turn it into a game. And that game is where we fall short.
I love your videos Jesse..you are so authentic ❤.. your opponent is awesome too 🙏🙏
I appreciate that! Just doing what I love 😊
@@KARATEbyJesse i love what you do, but i thirsting for more
I would have liked for this to be longer. Would really want more content with this guy!
You want light sparring or do you want to kill ourselves?
Huh?
Im 💀🤣. But on a serious note I wish the vid was longer since there where so many interesting things Sifu Benjamin showed
Both guys are great and legitimate. It's excellent to see the respect for traditional martial arts. They form the perfect foundation for whatever madness exists in MMA nowadays. The lack of traditional training shows up in deficient stances and striking ability. Georges St-Pierre is testament to the benefits of traditional foundations. You're a legend, Jesse.
I liked the stance and the slick movements. It's very reminiscent of kung fu movies.
"The only westerner who learned the complete style in China" - no, he's not the only one who learned the style at all, and he doesn't learned the complete style in any way. The only one who did that was Johnatan Barbary, and he is the one who gave Benjamin all the contacts to learn the style in China.
Love to see this guy step into a ring with a boxer.
@stevethomas-ul3rk who?
so maybe a alleyway with no gloves or wraps? Full contact? Same weight class and same age?
@@thecasuallongsword sounds good to me.
an old sifu once told me , never box a boxer or wrestle with a wrestler because you will always lose. Fight to your own strengths not theirs. I have huge respect for boxers, amazingly fit, conditioned , fight IQ and I love watching skilled guys who can slip, to my uneducated eyes it looks like magic. But if you take off the pillows on a boxers hands and fight under on a hard floor with no rings and Pake Mei rules ( no rules basically, all about survival) , I am pretty sure you will see a different fight and outcome. I have seen boxers who sparred in my old school. They had amazing movement and fitness but the moment they get their shins, ankles kicked , feet stamped on with shoes, slapped , ears , hair grabbed , fists smashed with elbows , hammer fists , kicks to the thighs and calves , kneed in the face when they bend to slip punches , elbow strikes to the sternum they did not want any more. Having said that , the best seniors I had, all had western boxing experience.
"...but if you are not, I will hit you till you arrive on the floor..." I love that.
Really cool and sympathetic guy
This guy is absolutely lethal! I think he would do very well in a MMA fight, with a bit of grappling training. His technique, speed, agility and power are all top notch!!
Jesse was very nice to him in their zero contact spar. It's obvious that style is useless against someone with basic kickboxing skills. Any style that focuses on catching strikes is essentially useless. That guy would get knocked out by the average boxer or kick boxer
sounds like youre talking about Jesse here.
@@durry23Jesse knows what works and what doesn't, but the other dude would get demolished by an amateur boxer
You obviously didn't see his skills at play@@MattMurdog
@@81Garret at play where? the 30sec sparring where nobody really commited (because they agreed to not really go hard obviously)? Hard to see is all, I mean his 10 principles..I could see 2 present/active in his sparring stances...Still looks cool and as he said: fid what works for you/us/me!
@@lunaticz0r you're using time as your reference and it shouldn't be. There were several times he showed great restraint with moves that would've been lethal. Watch it again.
"This is normal and you are my guest", that is why you are still talking. "It's respect". Nice guy 🤣
Bro. Sifu Colussi is someone who absolutely represents. Practice. Practice. Practice. Respect due. usss!
Jesse, you continue to come out with great video stories. Thanks for sharing.
My dad did Kung Fu for most of his life competing multiple times in China, and I’ve always wanted to get into a Kung Fu form, but I honestly mean this with the greatest respect, but I think there’s a strange type of arrogance that is holding Kung Fu back. Granted I get Kung Fu is a catch all for a massive amount of styles, but for general purposes anytime you watch a video or go into a gym with that says “Kung Fu” it just has a strange almost arrogant aura around it. I mean I am 100% sure this guy is great at what he does, but it’s just weird when they make statements like “this form will kill” so it’s not great in sparring, or “ we can spar but just know I could kill you”. As someone who trains and competes in Muay Thai, I just find it an extremely strange way of behaving almost like there over compensating or trying to justify there form constantly. Go into a Boxing, Muay Thai, even a respectable karate dojo, at most these guys will say they have the most effective technique, but none of them carry this weird humble arrogance like starting sparring with “regular sparring or spar to kill”. I mean it’s called sparring not murder, if I had that attitude in Muay Thai I’d bring a gun or knife to the gym, then I’d win every fight lol. I get these guys are passionate about there form and are probably use to having to defend why they do Kung fu, but I feel like if they could be confident and realistic and cut the strange arrogant ‘protagonist’ energy it would attract so many people.
Hmm I think you might be getting the wrong read of him. Its just a different type of training, I don't think its about arrogance. I think its more like you as a Muay fighter stepping into a new gym and asking a new partner if you're going just hands or just feet or both. Yea someone could mistakenly take offense as if you were showing off by mentioning that, but it could also simply be a legitimate question as well. Are we doing throws and sweeps too? I think its all legitimate. In his specific case I think his style involves sweeps, takedowns and sweep/takedown follow-ups so he may have been friendly gauging the intended level of exchange.
You are not wrong. And that lack of never challenging themselves is what's led to huge degradations of understanding their own schools. Can't use something effectively, can't even spar properly, if you don't know what the purpose of your principles actually are. Karate also suffers from this. Also, a lot of that attitude comes from different schools competing against each other for students; it's a money thing. You mainly find it here in the west and Taiwon, especially after the Kung Fu movie boom of the '70s. Go to mainland China and, if you can even find traditional "Kung Fu' instructors, you'll find they've never even heard of most of these "masters" in the west. You'll also find that they aren't secretive or mystical, but tickled pink that a foreigner wants to learn their skills.
Danke Jesse für das super Video, echt beeindruckend der Kung Fu Kämpfer!!!! Deine Videos sind einfach die besten , und machr richtig Spaß anzusehen!!!! Mach weiter so, in diesem Sinne. OZU 🥇
You rock Jesse! You're one of the reasons I got into Karate, I'm a yellow belt now! Thanks man!
That is awesome! Rock on 👊
Off course make 2/4 more videos with this guy
Amazing guy I like/love him ❤❤❤❤
This kung fu fighter looks really skilled and tough. Stance, power, speed. Very respectable.
the amount of respect that was shown in the video between you two was heartwarming and inspirational. It truly showed what martial arts should be about. Contest and respect, as well as the will to teach each other without any intention of hurt inflicted, except upon oneself as part of training. A true microcosm of amazing sportsmanship and fighting arts.
Feels like Choy Lay Fut Panther Fist or hung gar..... like a hyrbid of Wing Chun and Choylay fut
Interesting 😎
I see Wing Chun there, too. Choylay fut-I don't know, as I was never exposed to that style.
It is a totally different style than Wing Chun. But the origins of both are the same. This is why you may see in Pak Mei he does something which "looks like" bong sau, but the application is different.
Only thing I'm curious about in Pak Mei are their kicks. I know all Wing Chun kicking ideas, but I am curious about what Pak Mei does. I seen a couple in the game, but would love to see it from a real person.
I study tiger Kungfu when I was watching this , I notice how leopard like those strikes are
As I understand it, Pak Mei and Wing Chun are fairly closely related styles. I don't think either is nearly as closely related to Choy Li Fut, but they're all Southern Chinese martial arts, and developed in around the same area, and there are some things all the martial arts in that region tend to have in common, and probably at least a bit of cross pollination.
Thanks for showing that sparring footage. Seeing it implemented against a resisting opponent helps alot.
Can this guy survive a fight with a Muay Thai fighter for 2 minutes?
depend. if it Buakaw, i doubt it
No. The answer is no.
No his finger punchs are the dumbest thing it has no logic
Except that there's similar strikes in older forms of true muay thai. Used to kill people on the battlefield. @@oliewray8357
No.
He'd be a cool villain in a movie.
This guy reminds me of Master Ip Man, I always wonder what his Kung Fu moves would look like in a modern setting!
If anyone are interested in Kung Fu/Chinese Martial Arts, I definitely recommend you to watch the Ip Man movie series. Those films are incredible, although a little bit exaggerated but that what makes it incredibly enjoyable!
Watch everything the ip man stunt director woo-ping yeun has done. From the earliest Jackie chan and jet li masterpieces like once upon a time in China and drunken master (snake in the eagles shadow is my personal favorite for Jackie broke all of his front teeth out in the final fight) kung fu hustle, kill bill, the matrix, crouching tiger hidden dragon, unbreakable. He literally made all of my favorite martial arts movies. IMDB for the win! You won't be disappointed.
Best video you have made in a while, this is what I want. Stuff grounded in realality.
Ranton's been real quiet since this video dropped
Ranton is a douchebag anyways. Can't fight but his narcissism is strong.
Honestly, for a guy who spent a relatively short period of time training at the Shaolin temple, he presents himself as almost being an authority on just about every style of kung fu, and he almost always mentions how they don’t work…even if he didn’t study them.
@@michaelterrell5061 that pissed me off massively in the last Self Defense Championship. Like, there are kung fu schools that spar. I spar. Jeff Chan has sparred kung fu schools. Frickin' Natan has a background in kung fu as well as karate. C'mon. Stop trying to give kung fu a bad name.
He’s doing daily uploads
@@taip4n yeah that was the joke lol
He said he had a hard time seeing openings, but considering principles of bajiquan, I saw a few. Its definitely a more practical style of kung fu, though. tighter circles leaving fewer openings.
Would love to see more features with Sifu Colussi!
1:40 those aren't fired bricks, they're cement blocks... e.g. worse, much harder
The pak mei guy is a legit martial artist I have seen him working with other people on other TH-cam video channels
He’s the real deal 💪
I like how the movement is right from where your elbows are most of the time...right next to your body. I wouldn't have to stretch my elbow backwards before I strike. I like that.
I love these videos. Thank you Jesse for taking the time to do this it reminds me of the show ultimate warrior back in the day.