How many fighting styles does Solid Snake know in Metal Gear Solid?
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- I already analyzed Solid Snake vs Liquid Ocelot so now we take an in depth look to figure out how many fighting styles or martial arts does Solid Snake know in the Metal Gear Solid series! This in depth extensive analysis includes Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid 2 Sons of Liberty, Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater, Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots, Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker, and Metal Gear Solid V The Phantom Pain along with a few outliers like Metal Gear Acid! Whether you want to learn more about Big Boss's CQC Techniques or Venom Snake's brutal CQC takedowns, or just more about Solid Snake himself, this is the perfect video for you. Brought to you by the same guy who did the How many fighting styles does Thanos know in Avengers Infinity War! Subscribe for more!
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Snake, try to remember the basics of CQC.
KNIFE
GUN
KNIFEGUN
The Crotch Grab 😂😂😂
CRAB BATTLE!!
**Low annoyed grumble**
Tino Gisondi simple Ed
Batman: I know every martial art on existance
Snake: Hold my beer
Hold my cardboard box
@@bigfatwarlord1846 Hold my Terminal lumbago
Batman does know all fighting styles.
@@Joseph-sg3jz no, batman don't know Russian drunken kong pow style
@@Gigamegasmoll I'm sure he would
Kept you Waiting, Huh?
If we go by when the series started...almost 3 years haha
Can you do one with master cheif John 117
Youre pretty good ^^
You feel it too, don’t you?
@Andre Lucas There's no cama in that sentence.
To elaborate on the US military (at least army) levels of marksmanship, each weapon used by the marines has it's own qualification standards. All troops are qualified with the M4/M16, but they have to take separate tests for other weapons they are assigned such as the M9 pistol, 249 SAW, 240B MG, and even grenades or rocket launchers. Also, they must qualify first with ironsights and then again with any attachments on the weapon, such as sights or the M203 launcher.
So for snake to be skilled in all of these weapons, plus ones that aren't even used in the US, not only is that extreme levels of training, but also talent.
Very cool! Thanks for contributing that!
He's pretty good
@@ianfinrir8724😕👉👉
I'm 40 years old. It has taken my entire life to learn to use this many weapons, which included an enlistment in the USMC as an 0311. I've handled almost everything there is to handle, and I still do stupid stuff from time to time. I've never once seen Snake dump a magazine instead of release a slide or anything. If that puts it into perspective.
Why don't he have daredevi❗🤘✌❓🤔
So at the moment in your series, Snake knows more fighting styles than Arkham Batman. GG Snake.
Batman no use guns!
True.
Dude he was trained by Big Boss at Foxhound.
I wanna see Snake vs Batman
Richard Harrison he used guns in the past though
I always knew Snake was legit but I never knew he was THAT legit. Amazing work man.
Thanks man!
You could say that he’s pretty solidly built.
@@sr.mental5876you could say he's pretty good
@@sr.mental5876He’s pretty good
You forgot the ladderjutsu
Hahaha
What a thrill
WHERE'S MY PS3!? TIME TO SAVE THE WORLD AGAIN!!!
TREEFROGS! TREEFROGS!
And the Playboyjutsu
Awesome video! But you forgot to mention two styles that only Solid Snake mentors knew.
Big Boss: The ability to aim with his right eye with a eyepatch.
The Boss: The ability to fight while pregnant in WW2
XD
True, hahaha
Venom Snake: The abilitity of HAIDARA !!!!
Solid snake eventually gets the solid eye and still fires with either eye even while the solid eye is turned off.
@@cynicalnitro8416 With enough practice and training you can tell by muscle memory
@@SeRoAnthem that is not how aiming works
I'm actually super impressed dude, you really know your shit. As someone who's done a decade and half of jujutsu, karate, and tkd I'm really glad to see someone give the arts their proper due! You got a new sub! edit: And you spelled jujutsu right!
Thanks man! I'm a martial artist as well and strive to be as accurate as possible with these videos. New video every Saturday!
15 yrs or 10 yrs+? Both are amazing tho
Guy says he knows his shit...
Op says in video Tae Kwon do orginated from Japanese karate...
Um....no
@@AionAndroidbut yes, taekwondo does take a lot from karate. if you look at the traditional one they are so many moves that similar to karate
Jiu jitsu *
Batman: For year’s he struggles to defeat a mentally deranged man who dresses like a clown despite having near infinite resources, mastermind intelligence, and world class combat prowess.
Solid Snake: Gets shot out of a torpedo tube in a one man SDV to infiltrate Shadow Moses. Has nothing but some cigarettes he hid in his stomach. Outmaneuvers and defeats an elite genome army, destroys an Abrams tank with some grenades, punches a cyborg ninja into submission, mops the floor with supernatural enemies, destroys a bipedal robot rail gun that shoots stealth nuclear missiles and has defensive rockets and a laser cannon, and as if that’s not enough he defeats his evil doppelgänger in hand to hand combat....AND he saves the girl. All within the 19 hour deadline of the terrorists demands.
And that’s just one of his many successful missions.
I don't know man, Batsie is pretty consistent on beating opponents who can turn Metal Gears into scrap metal and laugh off nukes to the face.
@@bakedgoods7116 That argument just doesn't work and most people in the superhero communities know that. You can't say that because Batman can kill Darkseid means that Batman is stronger than Darkseid, it's simply not true. Just like Solid Snake isn't stronger than an M1 Abrams.
Batman is a benny
@@envious3258 Except that I never said that Batman is stronger than Darkseid...just that he has consistently beaten opponents with a higher threat rating than anything Snake has ever fought...Don't put words in my mouth.
@@bakedgoods7116 Snake's been chucked in a microwave-filled hallway for 3 minutes as Old Snake and lived to tell the tale despite getting roasted to hell, fought multiple Metal Gears, as well as Gray Fox (a cyborg), Psycho Mantis (paranormal/psychic powers) and Liquid. He's also survived being blasted back by tank shots multiple times. I'd say Snake's still gone up against some heavy shit, as has Raiden.
great video ! The fight between Old Snake and Liquid Ocelot is probably the most authentic fight between to fictional characters i've ever seen.
Yep!
Hey snake,how many fighting styles do you know?
Snake: Y e s
Solid Snake is and will be a badass as ever even when old. XD He can still kick ass.
But he's literally dead.
He was never confirmed dead
Fisher knows Krav Maga, but that's about it.
like big boss everyone will die
@@faizanqazi734 It's clear he died.
Big Boss sort of confirmed he would soon, hence why he advised him to live his remaining days in peace.
There's something about the way he says the names of the Martials Arts that is so awesome.
Loved the video!
Thanks man!
He's just pronouncing the Japanese words correctly.
The pronunciation of the Japanese words is a fair bit off, but is a much better effort than I've heard most others who don't speak Japanese (although Togakure-ryu or 戸隠流 was way off). The content of the video though, MUCH better than I was initially expecting, and I'm very glad to see the separation of reality and fiction.
You mean, somewhat properly?
You’re pretty good
*hand gesture* "We'll meet again!"
"Pretty....good?" *Passes out*
*codec call*
Just how many of you guys are there?
Red Warden 19 Too many
That some kind of judo?
Both Volgin and Ocelot insisted it was Judo haha
"No more judo" - Ocelot
Calls it Judo, but got kicked and punched 50 times in a row
Thats it...that stance!!!!
You want Juggling and Judo at the same time?
A crowd.
Once again, a masterpiece! Way to go, brother!
Brother! It's been too long!
hiding in a cardboard box is my favorite fightning technique since i was a child
How many fighting styles does John Wick know
You could just ask Keanu Reeves
All of em
Soon! Before the end of the year for sure.
@@Godzillarex boss the magic words... please
He knows the fighting style called "Avenging-my-dead-dog-Jutsu-Do"
IMO MGSV has the best animations for the CQC. The knife counter throw that activates when you attack as a soldier is about to stab you is really nice. Venom disarms the soldier, then throws them on the ground via basically tripping them and shoving their head to the ground. Too bad they removed the roundhouse there.
All the CQC animations in V are really well done!
Indeed they are. The gameplay in general for V was great, as well as the CQC features, but its truly hard to enjoy when you realize the game was rushed and is basically unfinished and theres no real ending to the story. Anyway, yes, the CQC is definitely the most detailed, especially because of the new FOX engine.
As a Judoka i know that any other fellow Judo JiuJitsu or Brazilian JiuJitsu practitioner will agree that when you execute a nice throwing choke or locking technique is one of the greatest feelings ever.. makes you feel like Snake hahahaha..great video man very good job
Haha, awesome! My goal was to make this as authentic and real as possible for actual Judo, BJJ, Jujutsu, and Aikido practitioners
Snake is no joke!
Damn right!
He cleans his room, bucko!
Craaaaab Baaaattle
How many fighting styles does Blade know.
Soon!
That would be a good one. I hear the actor was a real martial artist
Indeed he is. Black belt in Karate.
Wesley Snipes has black belts in Shotokan and Hapkido,is also trained in BJJ and Capoeira and Donnie Yen,who appeared in the 2nd ''Blade'' movie and did fight choreo,tought him some Wing Chun,JKD and trad. Kung Fu,during the shoots.
The dude can legitimately kick some ass.
Wesley Snipes is a 7th degree black belt in Karate, 2nd Degree in Wing Chun, 1st Degree in Traditional Karate with some Kickboxing and Muay Thai training. And I think a 9th degree in Jeet-Kun-Do. He's also developed his on unique fighting style, I forget the name though.
How many fighting styles does leon s Kennedy know?
He's on the list!
Shoot
Godzillarex Hurry up with that one, that’s the one we all want!
He just knows the roundhouse obviously. XD JK I'm sure he knows more. Lol
He uses Systema
I just imagine Snake knows all forms of CQC and combines/uses the best ones for the situations
Now Godzillarex, you brought back an old memory, bro. I remember always qualifying as Marksman during my 11 years in the Army National Guard. I qualified as Sharpshooter before I left the service.
Let's be honest, this guy deserves more subscribers.
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Please do Sam Fisher from Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell next
He's on the list! No worries there.
Metal gear solid> splinter cell
@@diegouberti4927 you have to admit the actual stealth in splinter cell is better
Krav maga is the cannon one
@Billy Boren Fuck that video
As legendary as Solid Snake is, he's still underrated. That's how great he is. This is the longest video and that's awesome.
But how good is Liquid?? How many styles does he know? Same amount? Less?
Less cuz he's genetically weaker and also not really trained that well.
Krystian Kukielczak No, I think he was stronger. Some twist in the end credits or something, I don’t remember exactly. He still sucked anyway though so whatever.
@@anidiotwithabrain8971 yeah he was the genetically dominant clone
GASEOUS SNAKE
GASEOUS SNAKE
Liquid had the better genes, but at the end, Snake proved to be the true successor of Big Boss and The Boss
Welcome to Super Smash Bros. again Snake. You have opened an important door to this series.
You've seen Solid Snake's fighting styles, so how does Sam Fisher end up in his list? Check out his brand new fighting styles video! th-cam.com/video/KR4Z-bRoQBU/w-d-xo.html
Jesus Christ... Snake is probably on par with Batman when it comes to the variety of fighting styles lol
That is not a fight I would ever want to see...whoever wins we all lose.
But Batman has mastered every martial art know to man.
@@mayaur True, but Snake is basically MGS world's greatest soldier by having the knowledge from The Boss and Big Boss
Aaiden Page also Batman has never fight invisible soldiers with his bare eyes
I always think about Batman learning about aikido and him just laughing and walking out.
Wow this is probably the most amount of martial arts anyone knows from the characters you have covered till now
He currently has the record, yes.
Love your pronounciation of the fighting styles.
One can tell a lot went into this video. Great job!
Thanks Sleepy! I appreciate it. Share it with your friends if you get the chance!
You either can fight, or can’t.
Snake can, and he can well.
That literal first sentence literally contradicts the whole point of the first metal gear solid congratulations you played yourself
Wow great video. I can really see the passion that went into this. Someone has finally topped Arkham Batman’s number of fighting styles.
Well yes but batman is the only man alive that has mastered every fighting style known to man so the real batman stills comes out on top
Yeah to be fair in arkham knight within the description box it says "is a expert in most martial arts" so assuming they are going closer to the comics where he has perfected every martial art then I'm assuming its alot more than 19.
In Comics Batman and Black Panther has been stated to know each and every martial arts known to humans upto the days.
Karate Kid has stated to know all of the martial arts upto 31st century. He even knows martial arts from various alien species.
Exactly
What Wright said haha
I learned a majority of my clinchwork and grappling from MGS, mostly Peacewalker.
He uses a lot of arm drags and judo moves
How many fighting style does agent 47 know
man watching your videos makes me wanna learn martial arts
You should! Remember in the real world knowing one is awesome.
damn he beat batman in the numbers of styles
This is my favorite video game character of all time. Big Boss that is...really cool to dive deep into all the fighting styles.😁👍
This video was really cool. I'd love to see a video about Raiden from the Metal Gear franchise!
In an alternate universe we would've had Solid Snake fighting James Bond in Super Smash Bros. Melee.
*super smash bros melee 3d 2
Snake would violate James bond miserably 😂
You should do Deathstroke
Maybe dinner first? Jees.
All of them. That's how many fighting styles Snake knows, because he is the avatar of war.
So Snake knows more fighting styles than anyone on this channel. Also when you do John Wick you should know Keanu practiced in three gun training
Batman definitely knows more
Batman and Snake likely know the same amount; Snake likely being better. How many fighting techniques will you implement in a single fight?
@@dogestranding5047 well I just checked how many martial arts the batmen (he reviewed two) on this channel know and one knows 7 and the other 19,but that's because they were from the batman v superman and batman games, if he reviewed the comic book batman, he would list over a hundred
@@crystalicfire6630 The thing is. In the comics batman either know all of them, a little over 120, or has mastered 10.
Considering batman is physically and mentally at human peak the last option is the most realistic.
At best, he's mastered 10 and know a few moves from over one hundred styles.
Batman is still a human, and mastering a single fighting style takes years and years of training.
@@supremecaffeine2633 true it does take years and years to Master One fighting style but this is Batman we're talking about and the comics do say Batman has Master over 120 martial arts I know it's stupid but that's comics for you.
Mori essentially creating a martial arts system for a video game is badass
that was the best video for my absolute best beloved franchise
Thanks man! That means a lot. I put my heart and soul into this one.
Thank you for doing this man. Metal gear is great.
Thank you for watching! It is. Make sure to share the video!
WAS great. I miss MG
Thank you for this video. It was very interesting and cool because I practice Judo for 10 years now and all the throws you discribeding in the video I recognize them and that is very awesome ^^
Excellent! I'm not a judo practitioner myself but wanted to make it as accurate as possible
@@Godzillarex and that was it ^^
At this point, it's not really how many styles he learned/mastered, but what techniques did he take away, which is basically a concept of "combatives".
*codec alert* Colonel: To climb a ladder, press the action button.
You really are one of my best TH-camr
Keep going, man
Love & Peace ✌🏽👍🏽
Thanks man!
Godzillarex sorry to bother you, but can you please update Green Arrow fighting style since he was trained with the FREAKING LEAGUE OF ASSASSIN, also I appreciate it if it’s gonna be the next video.
Thank you
Peace
Him being trained by the League of Assasin's is already in the video. Also, I can't do anymore CW videos, they were practically all demonetized.
I’m never going to question why he can push through an entire PMC squadron like it’s kindergarten show and tell because compared to him, those soldiers ARE a kindergarten show and tell.
I think it's cool that in mgs3, volgin calls snake's CQC judo because it has so much in common
He was actually very factually correct!
I'd love to see a Sam Fisher/Splinter Cell breakdown
Here you go! Sam Fisher's Fighting Styles: th-cam.com/video/KR4Z-bRoQBU/w-d-xo.html
It should be noted that Snake dumped the punch punch kick combo in MGS4 when the world learned CQC through some website. He just didn't want to use it because it reminded him of his mentor.
So, Snake is so damn good, he can dump martial arts.
As I mention in the intro, yep!
Mission complete, and how!? They're gonna tell stories about this one , BOSS.
James Bond wishes he could be Snake.
Less fancy gadgets, more cardboard boxes and dirty magazines
Hahahah
From one snake fan to another. We need more of you people
Awesome man! Share the video if you get the chance, it really helps me out in making more.
Awesome video!!! Will always love your content brutha! Especially as a martial artist and gamer!!!
Rapaz, isso foi bem interessante. Não fazia ideia que o Snake sabia de tantas técnicas, Big Boss deve ter ficado muito ocupado treinando ele, hein!? =D
Obrigado!
I thought the MGS CQC was based off of the Sykes-Fairburn system, but Mori has spoken! lol fun vids!
I like that you pronounce the techniques right
How many fighting styles does Jason bourne know??
Jason Bourne Is base on Jkd /FMA background.
Jesus Christ, that's Jason Bourne.
@@clarkb.582 You forgot Escrima.
Shaky Cam Distraction Jutsu for sure
All of them. Jason Bourne knows all of them. 💪🏻
How many fighting styles does Netflix punisher know
Mcmap
Marine corps martial arts program, one of the most functional and best fighting system, taking only the best parts of martial arts basically MMA but adapted for battle/war
geekychannel yesss
Lol Mcmap isn't shit the way you usually learn it, a black belt will get his ass kicked. If you pick out the decent parts and train only them it's a 6.5/10 basic system for people with no prior training.
@@CRebel-by9fb not necessarily dependong on person he faces, and well any one can get beat up to be honest martial arts is a advantage not for you to be unstoppable ladd,he may also know krav maga do to some of the take downs and fast paced fighting there are some moves I can see, but
I was waiting for this Godzilla, thank you for the effort to make this video :3
That's why we love Snake so much that we didn't know why, now we know.
Snake, how many CQB technique do you know?
Yes.
I love these videos. I also practice various martial arts so it's a lot of fun seeing the references in your videos.
How many fighting styles does Netflix Punisher?
Kali qnd some other things
He knows the style of making really scary screaming noises for literally every action he does
For real though, all joking aside. I want to see that. The punisher series has been the vest screen adaptation of Frank Castle. So good.
Hahaha
@@ianbyrne465 I think that's called intimidation tactics. So there's 1 at least
Volgin: What was that some kind of Judo?
The Boss: No, it's called CQC ... a basic form of close quarters combat. He and i developed it together.
Today I learned that Snake is basically a Ninja.
Muchas Felicidades Adrián ! A true masterpiece, keep on the great work !
Gracias Gabrielle! Glad you liked it, thanks for watching and commenting!
I know boxing
Snake knows boxing
WAIT A MINUTE
me:war has changed
So awesome. Now, this recommendation will be a little dull because this guy is just a street fighter, but i would like to see the Dojima Dragon Kazuma Kiryu analized.
Hey, I train in Kali! Its pretty cool being efficient at a style that snake(s) know.
can you do Agent 47 from the hitman game. :]
LOL. AGENT 47 doesn't even fight
@@MassivBlak Actually, I think that 47 uses a combination of BJJ and Boxing.
Edit: I'm pretty sure he knows Sayoc Kali/Escrima as well.
@@MassivBlak He's a hitman he need to know hand to hand combat of course he fights
@@chimblemasterofchimney4771 correction, he said from the game not in real life imagining and movies. Agent 47 does jack shitt in the main line games except assassinate people.
Can you do a how many fighting styles does Sam Fisher knows from the splinter Cell series
the way he pronounces the martial arts in their native language/accent gives me so much satisfaction
Thank you!
al these styles and big boss put it all in one style
Very good video!
Can you do the: how many fighting styles does ethan hunt knows in mission impossible?
Great videos man i really like them.
Could you do Geralt of Rivia?
My friend said Snake putting pressure on wrist wouldn't disarm in real life. My friend had a nice funeral.
On your Final count, being able to do Mech Combat, he literally took down a Ray which was made to destroy Metal Gear Rexes Rexi, using a Metal Gear Rex.
How many fighting styles does Kratos know
@@rafaelalodio5116 I agree
As far as unarmed combat goes, I would assume that he is a skilled practitioner of Pankration, or as I've heard the Spartans' military version called, Pammachon. I'm not sure if that is accurate terminology though, it's just the name I've heard it called, although there seems to be some debate when it comes to whether or not that is a historically accurate term or more modern.
As for weapons, I would guess he is familiar with various standard techniques such as the spear, hoplon (Greek term for their specific shield, although I probably spelled it wrong) and of course he is skilled with swords that are mostly designed for hacking and slashing like the falcata and so on, as the blades of chaos seem to be somewhat similar in their structure. I would say axe if you want to include the most recent game, but from another analysis I've seen, he is not what I would consider all that terribly skilled with axes as he tends to have a habit of not following through with a continuous motion.
Instead of flowing from one strike to the next with an axe, he stops short at the end of certain swings when it would be better technique to just redirect and flow into his next swing. He uses his axe a little more like a sword than he should, so I personally don't count his axe usage as knowing axe-fighting as a skill set that he knowledgeable in.
I've also noticed that when fighting bare-handed, although I still think he is a skilled Pankration fighter, he seems to use heavy-handed punches more than wrestling/grappling, although he doesn't seem to throw many technical punches (outside of his hooks), instead opting for some brutal and solid hooks with haymakers mixed in from time to time. Considering that Boxing and Wrestling are elements heavily focused on in Pankration, that is why I wouldn't list him as knowing just Boxing and Wrestling individually. I feel just saying Pankration is a little more accurate. However, that doesn't prevent Boxing and Wrestling being separately listed, as the way these videos are done, it would be fair to add both in addition to Pankration for the sake of specificity.
I don't mean to spoil anyone's fun or to sound like I'm an authority (because I'm not, I'm just a practitioner, and most Western styles of martial arts are not my wheelhouse save for certain elements rolled into how I practice and what I have learned) but I felt like giving my own thoughts because I love all martial arts and I would also love to hear other peoples' analyses and opinions on what they think Kratos probably knows.
All that being said, I would also love to see the creator of this video series cover Kratos' martial arts experiences, because he undoubtedly do much better than I ever could. I just hope he sees this comment somehow and hopefully see merit enough to make a proper video out of it.
Oh and as a side-note: I forgot to mention exactly which analysis I saw about the axe-fighting, and it can be found on a channel called Shadiversity. While I'm not a huge fan of all of his videos, he typically does a good job when it comes to his critiques on techniques and accuracies on the usage of certain weapons, especially those of European design. I don't remember the exact video title, but if you type in, "God of War Inaccurate Axe-Fighting Technique Shadiversity," or something similar to that, you should be able to find it without any trouble.
I definitely recognize a lot of chain whip and rope dart/ meteor hammer moves when going through Kratos's Blades of Chaos combos. It's surprising how much grace is hidden in his brutality.
@ Dropkickcorpse: That's a great point! I couldn't think of a martial art that would account for the chains themselves, but you hit it on the head with the chain whip and rope dart. Thank you for pointing that out, or I would've probably gone mad trying to think of it to be honest. I'm super OCD :P lol
Total side-note, but your TH-cam account name is awesome!!! :D
Ocelot :fight like a man volgin
Volgin: volgin?
Damn i wish I was trained by him and become a military badass
You also find palm strikes in baguazhang as well. In fact, baguazhang means "eight trigram palm"
Cool!
Someone said earlier, and I agree, I'd be cool if you did Deathstroke :D
I do intend on analyzing Arkham Deathstroke!
Will it be possible to do one on the techniques used by Keanu Reeves in John Wick chapters 1 & 2
Snake's hand stance in MGS & 4 where the index and the thumb are open but the 3 smallest findgers are closed is borrowed from judo.
Damn, 1st time watching this video and I want to play Sons of Liberty and Snake Eater all over again.. AND I suddenly feel an itch to learn Ninjistu variations, nice work Adrian! 👍👍
Snake is god. Great video! You're pretty damn good.
And another thing can you do criss Redfield fighting style please
Back in 2009 I've been trying to figure out what fighting style Solid Snake uses. Now I know.
Cool! Share the video if you get the chance
Like to imagine every medium has their version or versions of THAT guy.....or even multiple versions.. Batman, Dardevil, Ethan Hunt, Sam Fisher, The Punisher,.....SNAAAKKE....
Please do John Wick!!
Could you now do Sam Fisher?
Yess!! I've been waiting for this! Awesome!
Instead of the rear naked choke, I much prefer the ratchet choke. If the opponent sees the rear naked choke being tried on him, he has the opportunity to break the arm placed behind his head.