Andy Hug, the late martial arts legend, choreographed the fights in this animated film, which is why they look so good and realistic, while still incorporating the fantastical fighting elements of the game.
One thing to note: Ryu and Ken's fighting style isn't actually shotokan, that was either a mistranslation or a mistake. Their style is actually called "ansatsuken" and is based on kyokushin karate I believe. Makoto from SF3 and 4 is an actual shotokan karate user.
One could say it's a more *Fantasy* Based Shotokan. After all, not a lot of real Martial arts give you the power to create blue energy orbs from your hands.
It generally is referenced as Shotokan, and Ryu/Ken's stances, footwork and non-fantastical attacks do resemble old-school Shotokan, with it's higher stances, and tendency to keep the feet in a single line. Which is kinda funny, because in the SF lore Makoto is an Okinawan practitioner, therefore logically she should use some more ancient form of karate... but she actually demonstrates pretty solid modern-style sports Shotokan.
YES!!! My favourite characters fighting each other! One of the best fights in the movie! They even got Andy Hug to help out with the fight choreo of the movie. IMO, the best martial arts anime with the best choreography!
I've seen this discussed a fair bit, but to Japanese people, they look Japanese. Cartoons abstract features and your brain fills in the details with what you're familiar with.
Its sad that none of the live action films can live up to this masterpiece. To make matters worse, this animated film is more realistic than the live actions, Now Assassins Fist on the other hand is the closest but doesnt have the budget
4:18 Something I've noticed after watching this a dozen times as a kid, when Fei Long started spinning, he first spun with this right leg, and then with his left leg the rest of the way. I don't know how I caught that. lol
4:40 Technically Ryu (and the other "shotos") don't actually use Shotokan Karate. It was just something they called it in translation way back in the day. Their actual style is "Ansatsuken" and I believe (but could very well be wrong) that it's more based on Kyokushin with other elements mixed in.
Man, this is so good! Perfect way to start Anime Week. A classic animated movie based on a classic video game. It is so great when good fighting reactions happen when characters get hit and counterattack
I was going through some of my older dvd's the other day and forgot that I own this awesome movie and I ended up watching it and had a blast...soon afterwards I ended up booting up my copy of Street Fighter 30th anniversary collection on PS4 and ended up playing it for a while, good times. Zangeif was my favorite as a kid.
After all these years I just now noticed that Fei Long burnt off Ryu's gloves when he blocked the flaming kick and that's why he doesn't have them on going forward for the rest of the fight. Crazy...
Sorry for being two years late, but I didn't notice until you mentioned it. That explains the fire burning something. I didn't realize it was Ryu's gloves.
Well there styles are actually ansatsuken the fire balls , rising uppercuts, hurricane kicks, what Gouken tought them but the lighter stuff not the killing techniques like him Goutetsu and Akuma know
Fantastic reaction! Thank you for the commentary and highlighting this fight! I agree with previous comments, there was some real authenticity to the fight scenes, especially this one. Favorite part is when Ryu sections Fei Long, striking high to low and back again. And that shoulder dislocation is a beautiful! Keep up the great work!
Ryu doesn't practice shotokan, it's actually a fictional martial art called "Ansatsuken" (Assassination fist), it combines many moves from other asian fighting styles (not just Karate) as well as some fictional moves, although the fighting games community calls them Shotos ( Ryu, Ken, Sakura, Akuma, Gouken, Dan,etc) because it's easier to remember (and there's also the fact that we're lazy af)
In my opinion this was by far the best fight from the movie, always liked that, aside from the finishers, it was relatively realistic, believable, and easy to follow the action.
The intro fight vs. Sagat is a good fight. Watched a cable version as a teen when it came out and it was censored during the Chun Li vs Vega fight, but I have a copy with the full fight.
For moves like Tatsumaki or Hadouken you should've applied to the Ansatsuken branch of the shotokan karate I hear they also have an advanced technique that can kill your opponent 1000 thousand times
Yeah, tatsumaki actually is real martial arts move, but obviously with not that amount of kicks in midair, but who knows the move or the anime will recognize when see it.
Probably been mentioned but see the Vega vs Chun Li fight if you haven't yet. I loved the SF anime movies. The fights were very well done. Love your reactions!!
I wouldn't say Tarantino and the SF people had the same thoughts on Bruce Lee. Fei Long is really strong even though he's an action star. But Ryu trained in the mountains with the brother of the strongest man in the world for years and is his most powerful disciple. He's built different.
Street Fighter II V, The anime series, have some very good fights also In fact they have their own version of this fight except it's Ken instead of Ryu
Such an amazing movie all the way through. So much fun to watch at any time. EDIT: You should totally watch Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist! Especially the Ryu/Ken fight by the river for your channel.
Man, that shoulder throw was painful as all get out. And from the looks of things, I think Ryu ended up dislocating Fei Long's shoulder. Either that or possibly breaking his arm
More Reactions about this Movie please! It's one of my favorit Anime Martial Art Movies, i hate to live in Germany here i get only the cut version in german language
You mentioned Ryu having Shotokan as his style. Well, it's more akin to Kyokushin and (maybe) a bit of Ninjutsu since his style is officially known as Assassin's Fist. Anyway, yeah, it's Kyokushin VS Jeet Kune Do
More fights, animated and live action, needs more of the little stuff like jabs, feints, and set up attacks. A good live action example would be Wheels on Meals; Jackie Chan vs Benny the Jet.
I headbutted the driver seat once, it won, i got a dent on my skull and a mild concussion after a car accident. Can confirm, I also liked Chun-Li vs Vega, but more so the moment before the fight.
so much more appreciation for older stuff when we've grown older Also btw, not to harp on jacobus too much, but he legitimately did a full tatsu-maki in one of his videos, i was just like wtf, whats next a real spinning bird kick lol
@@DozenMarks on the last livestream on this channel, was showing eric jacobus stuff, for your question the video is called "Street Fighter in Real Life - Ken's Move Set" on youtube, dude is a boss
last time I watched it was 1997 or 1998? great fight indeed lol I remember joining a Taekwondo Club thinking it was Karate...I was young Street Fighter II is my number 1 favorite game
Gonna throw out another suggestion, for after anime week: the knife fight from The Hunted (2003). Tommy Lee Jones and Benicio Del Toro. It is very brutal and definitely made me realize that I never, ever want to fight someone who has a knife, even if I have one myself.
Perhaps there's some aspects of Taekwondo in their spins and kicks that you can possibly apply to Shotokan karate in order to possibly gain the ability or even possibility of performing a tatsumaki senpukyaku what do you think dude
Yoo, as much as I hate the dub music & voice acting, this is still a great choice. Are you going to review the ken & ryu vs. M. Bison scene? *Also, how about reviewing the fight scenes from Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (Knockin' on Heaven's Door)? Specifically, the train sequence and the end fight sequence!*
@@BurridgeMartialArts604 If you've never seen the director's cut of fearless it is so much better than the theatrical cut. Adds an extra 40 min to the film that was cut to accommodate the idea that Americans wouldn't watch a 2 1/2 hr foreign martial arts film.
No doubt. It looks so fucking good. I don't know how different animating is but modern day stuff just looks too computery if that makes sense. This looks like real art in comparison. I have no idea how to put it into words, clearly lol
Pfft, the Tatsumaki kick is so easy! All you need to do is crouch down and rise while backing up and kick, then your body will float and start spinning automatically!
Fun fact, Bryan Cranston (yes that Bryan Cranston) did the voice acting for Fei Long under the pseudonym Phil Williams.
His real name is WALTAAAAAAAAA Hartwell White
Fei Long: "RYU, WE NEED TO FIGHT."
You really hear the Heisenberg coming through when he starts yelling.
Shoryuken me in the nostalgia already.
And yes, Chun-Li v Vega is legendary.
the american edit was lacking something
Sure is. That Vega guy is fantastic looking... What?... WHAT?
"Shower" there is nothing else to see here.
Andy Hug, the late martial arts legend, choreographed the fights in this animated film, which is why they look so good and realistic, while still incorporating the fantastical fighting elements of the game.
One thing to note: Ryu and Ken's fighting style isn't actually shotokan, that was either a mistranslation or a mistake. Their style is actually called "ansatsuken" and is based on kyokushin karate I believe.
Makoto from SF3 and 4 is an actual shotokan karate user.
I guess that means I'm not skinny Ryu :( I used to compete in Kyokushin though at least. It's such a fun style and brutal
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One could say it's a more *Fantasy* Based Shotokan. After all, not a lot of real Martial arts give you the power to create blue energy orbs from your hands.
It generally is referenced as Shotokan, and Ryu/Ken's stances, footwork and non-fantastical attacks do resemble old-school Shotokan, with it's higher stances, and tendency to keep the feet in a single line.
Which is kinda funny, because in the SF lore Makoto is an Okinawan practitioner, therefore logically she should use some more ancient form of karate... but she actually demonstrates pretty solid modern-style sports Shotokan.
Fun fact: Capcom USA misattributed Ryu and Ken's style to Shotokan Karate. In the lore, it's actually a unique style called ansatsuken.
YES!!! My favourite characters fighting each other! One of the best fights in the movie! They even got Andy Hug to help out with the fight choreo of the movie.
IMO, the best martial arts anime with the best choreography!
Shit really? That's awesome, no wonder the kyokushin action was so realistic, Andy Hug was the man!
Amazing fact dude...
The fight between Chun-Li and Vega was entertaining. Their fight also got me into KMFDM my favorite band
"He doesn't look very Japanese, to be fair." - applies to a lot of, if not most anime characters.
So true!
I've seen this discussed a fair bit, but to Japanese people, they look Japanese. Cartoons abstract features and your brain fills in the details with what you're familiar with.
Naruto with blond hair and blue eyes be like . Wait what 😂😂😂
actually he does look Japanese
@@crisalcantara7671 Exactly and should I even get into the super Saiyan transformations from DragonBall?
Its sad that none of the live action films can live up to this masterpiece. To make matters worse, this animated film is more realistic than the live actions, Now Assassins Fist on the other hand is the closest but doesnt have the budget
Assassin's Fist is so damn good!
True 😎
@@ctl6985 yeah especially the scenes involving gokens past and his training was the assassin's fists was a more traditional way.
Give a reaction to Scorpian vs Johnny Cage from the mid 90's Mortal Kombat live action would be a grear one to do.
Oooh that would be a good one "WELCOME"
Pretty much any fight from that movie would be a good choice.
Yeah that fight is amazing.
i thought ryu was based off of Masutatsu Oyama the creator of Kyokushin Karate
4:18 Something I've noticed after watching this a dozen times as a kid, when Fei Long started spinning, he first spun with this right leg, and then with his left leg the rest of the way. I don't know how I caught that. lol
Dude, same here. I've watched this movie so many times.
Absolutely do the Chun-li and Vega fight. Such a masterpiece. Plus the music!
4:40 Technically Ryu (and the other "shotos") don't actually use Shotokan Karate. It was just something they called it in translation way back in the day. Their actual style is "Ansatsuken" and I believe (but could very well be wrong) that it's more based on Kyokushin with other elements mixed in.
what about makoto? she seems more grounded when talking about karate
@@dwvcollection Makoto I believe is much more based on actual Shotokan than the rest. She doesn't study Ansatsuken like the main shotos though.
@@DozenMarks ahh i see. i used to do kyokushin back then when i was a kid so ive always been interested in this kinda stuff lol
A little unknown fact about Street Fighter II the movie. Is that they hired a Japanese MMA fighter to choreograph the fights in the movie
No wonder it was that good
Man, this is so good! Perfect way to start Anime Week. A classic animated movie based on a classic video game. It is so great when good fighting reactions happen when characters get hit and counterattack
I was going through some of my older dvd's the other day and forgot that I own this awesome movie and I ended up watching it and had a blast...soon afterwards I ended up booting up my copy of Street Fighter 30th anniversary collection on PS4 and ended up playing it for a while, good times. Zangeif was my favorite as a kid.
After all these years I just now noticed that Fei Long burnt off Ryu's gloves when he blocked the flaming kick and that's why he doesn't have them on going forward for the rest of the fight. Crazy...
Sorry for being two years late, but I didn't notice until you mentioned it. That explains the fire burning something. I didn't realize it was Ryu's gloves.
You should watch fight scenes or the series in general of Warrior (TV Series)
I recommend the final fight from the Cowboy Bebop movie. In fact, all the fight scenes from it are awesome.
The dogfight with What Planet Is This? playing is probably the high point of the entire damn series.
React to Chun Li vs Vega. My favorite fight from the movie
Ryu and ken are more so based on Kyokushin Karate but still good analysis of the fight!
Well there styles are actually ansatsuken the fire balls , rising uppercuts, hurricane kicks, what Gouken tought them but the lighter stuff not the killing techniques like him Goutetsu and Akuma know
especially in the new games Ryu is more Kyokuzhin he throw harder punches
How da f I missed your reaction on this???? I am glad you did it!
Fantastic reaction! Thank you for the commentary and highlighting this fight! I agree with previous comments, there was some real authenticity to the fight scenes, especially this one. Favorite part is when Ryu sections Fei Long, striking high to low and back again. And that shoulder dislocation is a beautiful! Keep up the great work!
I forgot about this one too! Shit is getting me fired up boy 🔥!
Ryu doesn't practice shotokan, it's actually a fictional martial art called "Ansatsuken" (Assassination fist), it combines many moves from other asian fighting styles (not just Karate) as well as some fictional moves, although the fighting games community calls them Shotos ( Ryu, Ken, Sakura, Akuma, Gouken, Dan,etc) because it's easier to remember (and there's also the fact that we're lazy af)
That was really good, I actually might watch this movie now.
More of this movie bro!
In my opinion this was by far the best fight from the movie, always liked that, aside from the finishers, it was relatively realistic, believable, and easy to follow the action.
One of the best animated fights from the best fight reviewer
Like on sight. Love your reactions man
Bryan Cranston from Breaking Bad did the English voice-over for Fei-Long in this, believe it or not!
Okay, man, I'm subribed now,.... Excellent channel for Martial Arts analysis fans....
Great movie! One of the first DVDs I bought when DVDs became a thing.
You never did that Chung Li v Vega haha! Lesssgoooo 🙌🏾
Awesome video again! Watching this as I'm eating dinner!
I used to own this movie and I watched whenever I could
These movie is so dope. And yes that Chun-Li fight 😏.
IDK if you’ve done Captain America in the Elevator in Winter Soldier but that’s a great one to cover as well!
dude sick shirt...and love the content..
Ah I remember this. Mangled his ankle and hand he still still fought. You'll get the hurricane kick eventually. Lol
Sword of the stranger, end sword fight is amazing.
The intro fight vs. Sagat is a good fight. Watched a cable version as a teen when it came out and it was censored during the Chun Li vs Vega fight, but I have a copy with the full fight.
The shoulder throw from Ryu is used alot in jujutsu and aikido (although modified) and is called shiho nage - four directions throw.
If memory serves, Bryan Cranston voiced Fei Long in this. He also did voice work in the original Power Rangers. Billy in the show was named after him.
I had no idea and I can totally hear it now! I knew about his Power Rangers stuff but Fei Long wasn't something I heard at all.
This is still an all time favorites film of mine. Watch Ninja Scroll it's epic too
For moves like Tatsumaki or Hadouken you should've applied to the Ansatsuken branch of the shotokan karate
I hear they also have an advanced technique that can kill your opponent 1000 thousand times
Yeah, tatsumaki actually is real martial arts move, but obviously with not that amount of kicks in midair, but who knows the move or the anime will recognize when see it.
Check out the animated Mortal Kombat Scorpion's Revenge. Almost makes up for that live action crap we got earlier this year.
Don't know how many people here know this Bryan Cranston did the voice of Fei Long.
big stars to all those final fantasy VII stuff on the screen :3
One of the best animes ever.
Where's more reactions to this classic movie? :) Chun-Li vs Vega gotta be done. And Bison vs Ryu and Ken!
yooo i freakin love this movie!!
Probably been mentioned but see the Vega vs Chun Li fight if you haven't yet. I loved the SF anime movies. The fights were very well done. Love your reactions!!
Mentioned in the video itself. :P
I wouldn't say Tarantino and the SF people had the same thoughts on Bruce Lee. Fei Long is really strong even though he's an action star. But Ryu trained in the mountains with the brother of the strongest man in the world for years and is his most powerful disciple. He's built different.
Plus Ryu, is constantly go up against other fighters daily
rockin' that FF7 shirt
Street Fighter II V, The anime series, have some very good fights also
In fact they have their own version of this fight except it's Ken instead of Ryu
Sheesh, For Master.
Such an amazing movie all the way through. So much fun to watch at any time.
EDIT: You should totally watch Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist! Especially the Ryu/Ken fight by the river for your channel.
My first Red pill was realising I would never be able to do the Tatsumaki
I gave it many trys though
please do other fights from this anime
Chun-Li vs Vega, i know.
I just watched this movie last week 😂
That lets me know this is one of the better video game movie!
Man, that shoulder throw was painful as all get out. And from the looks of things, I think Ryu ended up dislocating Fei Long's shoulder. Either that or possibly breaking his arm
More Reactions about this Movie please! It's one of my favorit Anime Martial Art Movies, i hate to live in Germany here i get only the cut version in german language
You mentioned Ryu having Shotokan as his style. Well, it's more akin to Kyokushin and (maybe) a bit of Ninjutsu since his style is officially known as Assassin's Fist.
Anyway, yeah, it's Kyokushin VS Jeet Kune Do
More fights, animated and live action, needs more of the little stuff like jabs, feints, and set up attacks. A good live action example would be Wheels on Meals; Jackie Chan vs Benny the Jet.
I headbutted the driver seat once, it won, i got a dent on my skull and a mild concussion after a car accident. Can confirm, I also liked Chun-Li vs Vega, but more so the moment before the fight.
so much more appreciation for older stuff when we've grown older
Also btw, not to harp on jacobus too much, but he legitimately did a full tatsu-maki in one of his videos, i was just like wtf, whats next a real spinning bird kick lol
I have no idea what you're talking about, but I sure do want to see it. Happen to have a link?
@@DozenMarks on the last livestream on this channel, was showing eric jacobus stuff, for your question the video is called "Street Fighter in Real Life - Ken's Move Set" on youtube, dude is a boss
@@xZellxKyoux Turns out I've already seen it. Probably years ago and forgot who it was and everything. Definitely a nice video for sure.
last time I watched it was 1997 or 1998? great fight indeed lol I remember joining a Taekwondo Club thinking it was Karate...I was young
Street Fighter II is my number 1 favorite game
I don't like the fact that they make a Bruce Lee character called "Fei Long" and make him lose a fight against someone. lol
Fact.but hey,even when thinkin about it,does bruce lee really have chance against ryu?lol
4:37 -> technically, Ryu's fighting style is called Ansatsuken (a fictional style of course) not Shotokan.
Your right but it's based off of shotokan
@@mikea2410 Lots of straight power attacks, low stances....yeah I can see the Shotokan.
Have you ever watched a fight scene with Moon Lee? You should check some of them out.
Gonna throw out another suggestion, for after anime week: the knife fight from The Hunted (2003). Tommy Lee Jones and Benicio Del Toro. It is very brutal and definitely made me realize that I never, ever want to fight someone who has a knife, even if I have one myself.
You gotta do a reaction to Guile vs Ryu from Street Fighter 2 V
What was the shoulder move called?
Need to do a street fighter assassins fist movie reaction
You should do a reaction for The City Of Violence Knife fight scene
Hey is that Vicent Valentine on that shirt
Absolutely
Classic
Early voice part for Bryan Cranston as Fei Long.
That guy can do anything
Ryu is the master. please don't hate, love you're stuff. Tatsu kyuau Maki Kyaku. make a rare thing.
Please do a reaction of Monty Oum's Dead Fantasy 1 - 3, 5 & 6.
Oh man Tifa vs Hitomi would be good. Have you seen the project to remaster Dead Fantasy?
Hey Max! Please react to the final fight between Angel and Skinner from “Hot Fuzz!” You’re great bro!
Perhaps there's some aspects of Taekwondo in their spins and kicks that you can possibly apply to Shotokan karate in order to possibly gain the ability or even possibility of performing a tatsumaki senpukyaku what do you think dude
bryan cranston voices fei long in this movie
So they had K-1 fighters Choreograph the fights in order to make everything as realistic as possible.
Anime week let's do this
Yoo, as much as I hate the dub music & voice acting, this is still a great choice. Are you going to review the ken & ryu vs. M. Bison scene?
*Also, how about reviewing the fight scenes from Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (Knockin' on Heaven's Door)? Specifically, the train sequence and the end fight sequence!*
Can you please do a reaction for the final fight in Fearless (I know you’ve seen Fearless already but I love that fight)
After anime week!
@@BurridgeMartialArts604 If you've never seen the director's cut of fearless it is so much better than the theatrical cut. Adds an extra 40 min to the film that was cut to accommodate the idea that Americans wouldn't watch a 2 1/2 hr foreign martial arts film.
Ryu Street fighter
Do more anime reactions🍻
Chun-Li and Vega. 100%
Nice FF7 shirt !
Watch the end fight scene from raging fire. Donnie yen vs Nicholas tse.
Personally I prefer the older anime movies (80´s - 2000´s) - something about the animation style is pretty appealing.
No doubt. It looks so fucking good. I don't know how different animating is but modern day stuff just looks too computery if that makes sense. This looks like real art in comparison. I have no idea how to put it into words, clearly lol
Pfft, the Tatsumaki kick is so easy! All you need to do is crouch down and rise while backing up and kick, then your body will float and start spinning automatically!
You have to yell it also, whenever you perform a special move. Haidooooken!!
Did you know that fei long Voice of the English version which you are watching is voiced by Bryan Cranston
I want to see footage of him in the recording booth doing the voice!
@@BurridgeMartialArts604 Doesn’t everybody wants to even I do
Have you watched the Street Fighter II: V animated series or the Fatal Fury movies?
If you havent mastered the Tatsu, hows your shin shoryuken? xD
Hey try Fist of the Northstar