A lot of "Ninjas" were Samurai that did spying, infiltration & kidnapping. Ninjas didnt dress up in the black gi with the mask thats the romanticied myth. They actually tried to blend in with the crowd or dressed as Japanese Buddist Monks with those baskets over their heads to conceal their identity. Hattori Hanzo was the most popular "Ninja".
The GOAL of shinobi was never to get into a fight; They weren't (for the majority) assassins, they were spies, scouts, distractions, information gatherers. Shuriken were predominantly a Samurai tool of distraction. A split second difference is all it takes in a sword fight. Now, that's not to say shinobi wouldn't use them, they were opportune individuals above all
I’ve always thought ninjitsu could be a really fun a dynamic art to practice. A bit of striking a bit of grappling. Diverse weapons, some throwing stuff. Maybe a bit of free tuning type movement. Even practicing being sneaky could be useful in a life or death situation. Glad to see someone practicing it at a high level.
I have experience training in the Bujinkan. Over the years I have come to accept that, by itself, budo taijutsu (note: not ninjutsu) does not have all the answers how to succeed in a fight. However, no art has a monopoly in that regard. To compare, I also did Tae Kwon Do, which has little preparation for grappling on the ground. However, when used in conjunction with skills developed in other arts, I do feel budo taijutsu has some positive qualities. For one, many of the techniques are indeed "sneaky," by which I mean guiding an opponent's focus in one direction while striking or controlling their body elsewhere. I also find there are many unorthodox, or at least uncommon ways of moving which may confuse an opponent and open avenues of motion not otherwise seen in different arts, for instance very specific ways of stepping in and out of techniques, and plenty of practice falling and rolling which has its advantages in certain situations. There is also a high emphasis of maintaining one's balance and feeling the opponent's balance, allowing for swift throws and take downs. Lastly, many so-called ninjutsu schools, whether Bujinkan, Genbukan, or To-Shin Do, find their roots in a collection of Japanese koryu, each with a different fighting "style." Some of these parent arts have a heavy focus on throws, while others are all about striking, and some are about establishing a strong defensive base. As such, budo taijutsu as a whole has built in options how to take on various situations, and one may shift between these options as needed. That being said, I find budo taijutsu to be a good middle ground between traditional stand up arts like karate, and ground arts like jujutsu and BJJ. It fills the space between stand up punches, kicks, and blocks and submissions on the ground with, as I said, unconventional movements, surprise attacks from unseen angles, and joint manipulation, to name a few points. And on the flip side practitioners are adept in break falling or rolling to safety which comes in handy when the fight doesn't go their way. I would highly recommend members of budo taijutsu serious about fighting, not just looking for a hobby, to cross train. But I would also advise those who cross train in other arts to give budo taijutsu an honest try. If it works, great. If not, find a different style which suits your needs. Unfortunately, a lot of the winning qualities found in budo taijutsu has been muddied by myths and misinformation about Ninja. Ninjutsu is a form of espionage, whereas modern dojos are teaching hand-to-hand combat, hence the term taijutsu. It is like how one may take a Krav Maga class, but that does not mean they are a trained member of the Israeli military. If Budo Taijutsu were ever to successfully divorce itself from the Ninja mysticism, it may have an opportunity to be evaluated fairly alongside comparable styles. Unfortunately, not only are there many outsiders criticizing the art, but there are also many within the organization who perpetuate this misconception. I don't blame people for being skeptical.
@@michaeldelaney1058 I would also add that nobody says switch off your brain. A LOT of the curiculla is obviously historical, like the stuff where you trap the striking arm and do a downward strike to the neck.. well erm.. it does not take a genius to figure out that this was intended to defeat an armored opponent, stabbing in the gap between the plates of the Yoroi. So take it as such, do not force apply the tehnique in some made up situation that was never intended to. The stealth, disguise and covert stuff is very cool and also applicable (do not laugh, I won airsoft games by knowing how to glide through bushes without making much noise, or applying the fact that few people look up, most of us are scanning eye-level left or right. Again, nothing ground breaking but I learnt it in ninjutsu). In modern setting the staff and dagger tehniques are the ones most applicable (In my country no guns are available and you are arrested on the spot if you brandish a sword. But you can always give the "I grabbed the first branch near me and struck the attacker's head" story to the judge. Or the "I had a kitchen knife on me in route to my place, intending to make a barbeque" (well at least easier to justify than carrying a katana or some wierd looking chains)
@@darrenkey207 The way that Ninjutsu does them is not. You don't get to do 6 moves while your opponent is frozen in time. Your pressure points wont work on people 100% of the time. These guys are larpers at best, look at the master talk about ninjas being like hollywood ninjas and not just spies... And the overswing on every sword cut bruh. Also sparring with wooden weapons covered in foam without protection is stupid.
10:04 Your swing is pretty quick but If you practice Chinese longstaff basics you will learn to do this same attack with about x10 more force and actually put your body jiggle into the attack. The attack ends up looking sorta how a dog shakes water off its fur but you add the strike into it and clinch the staff so it adds your total shifting body weight to the strike.
I trained in the Bujinkan for several years. Say what you will about its effectiveness as a fighting art or the realism of getting into a sword duel, from the perspective of a fun and challenging hobby this stuff is great. Breaking down the mechanics of weapons usage and doing some light sparring is perfect for people who love solving puzzles and overcoming mental and physical challenges. Almost akin to fencing or kendo, but with a little more fluidity and a wider repertoire of options how to enter and exit a situation. Yes, no one is walking around the modern world with swords and spears and throwing stars, but in the dojo these exercises are great for perfecting body mechanics, balance, timing, intuition, spontaneity, and so much more.
@@seranonable there is actually quite a bit of HEMA stuff that is directly compatible with modern force on force defensive techniques. The HEMA umbrella includes a lot of other things besides longsword fighting. Ringen is basically historical Northern European jujitsu.
@@Ianmar1 They evolved independently thousands of miles apart but to achieve the same goals, it's an aspect of convergent evolution. In both Medieval/Renaissance Europe and Feudal Japan you have a need for soldiers to train in grappling techniques because in a press of men in a melee, punching doesn't work well against armor, you tend to just break your hand for very little material gain. Throwing your opponent or dislocating your opponent's arm is actually tactically useful.
As you saw Katana is similar to Longsword, the Katana is a bit shorter & doesn't have the reverse edge but it's a better chopper. All swords have their pros & cons no sword is perfect use whatever works for you. The martial art translates you learned two-handed longsword, the katana is a two-hander (usually unless you do Musashi style with the Katana + Wakazashi on the off-hand to parry) very good combo by the way it opens up many angles if you get good at it.
What you didn't realize was that there were actually 30 ninjas in that dojo watching you train. ;) Seriously though Sensei hardy is an EXCELLENT example of a good taijutsu trainer. They do exist, its not all bullshido. I was fortunate to get a good school as well when i studied this, and I knew it was a good school as a I came to already being a high level competitor in judo. Even then though (and this was about 25 years ago) My sensei had concerns about some of the BS in many schools, the lack of quality control. @sensei Hardy - love the nerfbat katanas and bo - we used boken and shinai and well... bo. it was hurty and we had to limit force of course.
Seth, I love each and everyone of your videos. Thanks you for your work. Please do one about kids martial arts, and kids classes, it would be awesome. Have a great year
This is unrelated, but a great martial art that you should try is Kudo. I've been a student of it for a while now and it's so fun. It fills in the holes that Karate has.
You found a pretty cool Ninja school. The one I went to was overly serious and weird. These guys seem like they know what they're doing and study but also realize it's an ancient art form that's just now meant to have fun with and learn.
If you want to literally spar with a bo try and find a village in Portugal where they still teach Jogo do Pau (probably only place to have the "real thing" will be the minho region). If you can't, try to learn the dance version of it with the pauliteiros de mirandela. Its a dance but has the same basics behind it as jogo do pau.
Hey Seth! Big fan! An idea that would be fun to see you try out? Train using some of their tricks and misdirection for a while, then challenge some of your other black belt friends to sparring matches and see if you can catch them lacking
I got to do some weapon sparring a bit. I definitely died more times than not, but I had a couple good moments. Though my favorite moment was when my partner disarmed me somehow(idr how), and my thought was, "shit, what do I do know?" So I just charged in to grappling. I woulda got cut sure, but I think some of it would have been mitigated.
@@dragonmaster3030he even said there is a lot of myth and misconception surrounding it and a lot of it is traditional for a specific purpose. It’s your fault you can’t listen. You, like so many other armchair warriors here are talking crap just to talk crap. You all think the UFC is the end all be all but I’m here to say that the UFC has rules and if you can grab a chain and stop an attack, it’s way better than trying to block a knife.
Ninja school is more famous in america than even in japan......it is like opening latin language school in japan.... maybe fancy for whom is into it but....nobody care or use except them
About 30 years ago I stepped on one of my caltrops barefoot by mistake and I'm here to say they work. Literally had to pull it out of my foot haha. It hurt.
2:44 Hate on Ninjutsu all you want, but this is what I like. Making use of anything that would be considered trash whether it's for Self-Defence or a Project.
I remember a scientific test on staffs where an experienced user could generate 1.5 Ton pressure at the tip with a hit. That's being hit by a car. Also, you can't 'just' cut a staff in 2 with a sword, so it is actually quite a formidable weapon
I think all bo kung fu'ers have a thrust attack, and then Chinese also turn that thrust into a side smash if they are using the longstaff... That side smash is KILLER once they perfect it. They basically hold it at their waist as they thrust, bumping you back. Then they do this move where they whip their hands from their waist to their own head and the longstaff WHIPS the enemy in the head with tremendous force if done right.
Yepp there are nine strikes/cuts I learnt doing ninpo, horizontal L/R, vertical U/D, Angle to the right Up/Down, Angle to the left Up/Down, and #9 Thrust.
The interesting part about the ninja is that most of what they did was simply information gathering and then arson. The whole ninjitsu as a martial art defeats the purpose of a ninja in general. It leaves evidence of the ninja. That is mainly why arson was their main method of attack. It isn't the sexy history that is promised by the shallow investigation you get from media or lore but the reality tends to be a lot more brutal than people pretend it isn't.
Lmfao so they had no combat techniques? Bruh they were essentially mercenaries, not like they did only one thing. Assassation, sabotage, espionage, seduction, guerrilla warfare, whatever was needed to survive because they were peasants who had few options in life.
Is it ultimately practical for combat sports or overall self-defense? The debate will continue, but I see this as more like HEMA. A look at the organized exploration of historical weapons techniques for the joy of martial scholarship. It's an enjoyable martial art to study that can some surprising applications.
standard kabar knife will cut through bone. There are demos on youtube of it doing so with livestock carcasses. It could be described as a heavy, single edged dagger.
I will say this, a lot of those moves the Ninja guy was doing one-handed with the foam staff would require a LOT of wrist/hand strength to do with an actual staff and if they did land, unless he had insane grip strength, he would lose possession of the staff. If you don't believe me, take a common broomstick, hold it the same way and hit a wall and let me know how well you were able to maintain your hold on the broomstick. lol
Nagamaki translates to long wrap though their typically depicted with having handles roughly the same length as the blade itself. I myself have a katana with a longer than average handle but is still very much a normal classified katana as it functions and depicts the same image/style. It's just simply a larger than usual version
The worst is those eggs full of finely ground glass. They did it on fight science and the spartan just brushes it out of his eyes in the simulation lol Thats not happening in real life.
I would love to see what sources these guys have come up with that would show these are actual things ninjas used and not just Hollywood inspired roleplay.
As a Kendo practitioner looking at them use the "Katana" so different compared to us, makes me want to train Ninjutsu or Kenjutsu to get a different perspective on the blade, bad thing is that over here in my country there is no one I would trust that teaches those martial arts, feel like the closest to me would be either Brazil or the US.
8:00 I actually carry a kusari gama on my belt. It goes around my back through the loops and one side of each piece is in my side pockets. My wife calls them my rosary beads cause the sound it makes when I pick them up off the table to put on.
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Hello! I was wondering if you could make some content on Hapkido? Thanks!
Gotta admit, the segue into the mattress was far too good. Dad joke prime.
Decent mattresses, though... How have you held a bo for 32% of your life but never sparred with one?
13:32 😂😂 i know you just doing a jab-like motion but the way you did that was sus
"$200 off your 'free' mattress" says the text in your plug... Suggest an edit ;)
Ok... illustrating the depth perception by beating up your camera's autofocus... that was pretty masterful.
Shut up mate get a JOB
When he said "It's Ninja Time" and secretly ninjad everyone all over the place was actually terrifying. Certified ninja moment right there.
Truly one of the videos of all time
i was about to comment that
So funny 😐
Don't go ninj'in' nobody that don't need ninj'in'.
@@pinatchothecapybara9286 8 months later and it's still being used 😴
I really enjoyed the original ninjutsu video, but adding ninja weapons to the mix ramped this topic up to epic proportion. Outstanding!
A lot of "Ninjas" were Samurai that did spying, infiltration & kidnapping. Ninjas didnt dress up in the black gi with the mask thats the romanticied myth. They actually tried to blend in with the crowd or dressed as Japanese Buddist Monks with those baskets over their heads to conceal their identity.
Hattori Hanzo was the most popular "Ninja".
Well said my dude 👍🏻
This dude practises ninjutsu he probably knows this
@milofitness7726 you'd honestly be surprised the opposite is true. There's a lot of drama regarding this subject.
Seth this video was so much fun, thanks for making it and making me look cool!
The GOAL of shinobi was never to get into a fight; They weren't (for the majority) assassins, they were spies, scouts, distractions, information gatherers. Shuriken were predominantly a Samurai tool of distraction. A split second difference is all it takes in a sword fight. Now, that's not to say shinobi wouldn't use them, they were opportune individuals above all
I’ve always thought ninjitsu could be a really fun a dynamic art to practice. A bit of striking a bit of grappling. Diverse weapons, some throwing stuff. Maybe a bit of free tuning type movement. Even practicing being sneaky could be useful in a life or death situation. Glad to see someone practicing it at a high level.
ninjutsu is not realistc, it wont help you irl
I have experience training in the Bujinkan. Over the years I have come to accept that, by itself, budo taijutsu (note: not ninjutsu) does not have all the answers how to succeed in a fight. However, no art has a monopoly in that regard. To compare, I also did Tae Kwon Do, which has little preparation for grappling on the ground. However, when used in conjunction with skills developed in other arts, I do feel budo taijutsu has some positive qualities.
For one, many of the techniques are indeed "sneaky," by which I mean guiding an opponent's focus in one direction while striking or controlling their body elsewhere. I also find there are many unorthodox, or at least uncommon ways of moving which may confuse an opponent and open avenues of motion not otherwise seen in different arts, for instance very specific ways of stepping in and out of techniques, and plenty of practice falling and rolling which has its advantages in certain situations. There is also a high emphasis of maintaining one's balance and feeling the opponent's balance, allowing for swift throws and take downs. Lastly, many so-called ninjutsu schools, whether Bujinkan, Genbukan, or To-Shin Do, find their roots in a collection of Japanese koryu, each with a different fighting "style." Some of these parent arts have a heavy focus on throws, while others are all about striking, and some are about establishing a strong defensive base. As such, budo taijutsu as a whole has built in options how to take on various situations, and one may shift between these options as needed.
That being said, I find budo taijutsu to be a good middle ground between traditional stand up arts like karate, and ground arts like jujutsu and BJJ. It fills the space between stand up punches, kicks, and blocks and submissions on the ground with, as I said, unconventional movements, surprise attacks from unseen angles, and joint manipulation, to name a few points. And on the flip side practitioners are adept in break falling or rolling to safety which comes in handy when the fight doesn't go their way. I would highly recommend members of budo taijutsu serious about fighting, not just looking for a hobby, to cross train. But I would also advise those who cross train in other arts to give budo taijutsu an honest try. If it works, great. If not, find a different style which suits your needs.
Unfortunately, a lot of the winning qualities found in budo taijutsu has been muddied by myths and misinformation about Ninja. Ninjutsu is a form of espionage, whereas modern dojos are teaching hand-to-hand combat, hence the term taijutsu. It is like how one may take a Krav Maga class, but that does not mean they are a trained member of the Israeli military. If Budo Taijutsu were ever to successfully divorce itself from the Ninja mysticism, it may have an opportunity to be evaluated fairly alongside comparable styles. Unfortunately, not only are there many outsiders criticizing the art, but there are also many within the organization who perpetuate this misconception. I don't blame people for being skeptical.
@@michaeldelaney1058 I would also add that nobody says switch off your brain. A LOT of the curiculla is obviously historical, like the stuff where you trap the striking arm and do a downward strike to the neck.. well erm.. it does not take a genius to figure out that this was intended to defeat an armored opponent, stabbing in the gap between the plates of the Yoroi. So take it as such, do not force apply the tehnique in some made up situation that was never intended to. The stealth, disguise and covert stuff is very cool and also applicable (do not laugh, I won airsoft games by knowing how to glide through bushes without making much noise, or applying the fact that few people look up, most of us are scanning eye-level left or right. Again, nothing ground breaking but I learnt it in ninjutsu). In modern setting the staff and dagger tehniques are the ones most applicable (In my country no guns are available and you are arrested on the spot if you brandish a sword. But you can always give the "I grabbed the first branch near me and struck the attacker's head" story to the judge. Or the "I had a kitchen knife on me in route to my place, intending to make a barbeque" (well at least easier to justify than carrying a katana or some wierd looking chains)
@@Chroma710 so choking, grappling and striking aren't realistic?
@@darrenkey207 The way that Ninjutsu does them is not. You don't get to do 6 moves while your opponent is frozen in time. Your pressure points wont work on people 100% of the time.
These guys are larpers at best, look at the master talk about ninjas being like hollywood ninjas and not just spies...
And the overswing on every sword cut bruh. Also sparring with wooden weapons covered in foam without protection is stupid.
Days get good when sensei seth uploads.
10:04 Your swing is pretty quick but If you practice Chinese longstaff basics you will learn to do this same attack with about x10 more force and actually put your body jiggle into the attack. The attack ends up looking sorta how a dog shakes water off its fur but you add the strike into it and clinch the staff so it adds your total shifting body weight to the strike.
I trained in the Bujinkan for several years. Say what you will about its effectiveness as a fighting art or the realism of getting into a sword duel, from the perspective of a fun and challenging hobby this stuff is great. Breaking down the mechanics of weapons usage and doing some light sparring is perfect for people who love solving puzzles and overcoming mental and physical challenges. Almost akin to fencing or kendo, but with a little more fluidity and a wider repertoire of options how to enter and exit a situation. Yes, no one is walking around the modern world with swords and spears and throwing stars, but in the dojo these exercises are great for perfecting body mechanics, balance, timing, intuition, spontaneity, and so much more.
I mean you wouldn't use HEMA in a self-defense situation either... but it's still cool.
@@seranonable there is actually quite a bit of HEMA stuff that is directly compatible with modern force on force defensive techniques. The HEMA umbrella includes a lot of other things besides longsword fighting. Ringen is basically historical Northern European jujitsu.
@@colbunkmust How much "frog dna" does ringen have?
@@Ianmar1 They evolved independently thousands of miles apart but to achieve the same goals, it's an aspect of convergent evolution. In both Medieval/Renaissance Europe and Feudal Japan you have a need for soldiers to train in grappling techniques because in a press of men in a melee, punching doesn't work well against armor, you tend to just break your hand for very little material gain. Throwing your opponent or dislocating your opponent's arm is actually tactically useful.
@@colbunkmust Cool, so it is an unbroken lineage? No need for experimental archeology?
Someone's been practicing their swordsmanship.
Nice Seth 👌
Oh cool.
Text on WhatsApp?
Loved this! I'd been hoping for a while that you'd go back to this place!
Would love to see you and the others try out a ninja mission and see who can pull it off… will be a big production but i guess would be awesome too
The *real* ultimate ninja warrior competition
I’ll never get tired of watch you sword fighting
As you saw Katana is similar to Longsword, the Katana is a bit shorter & doesn't have the reverse edge but it's a better chopper. All swords have their pros & cons no sword is perfect use whatever works for you. The martial art translates you learned two-handed longsword, the katana is a two-hander (usually unless you do Musashi style with the Katana + Wakazashi on the off-hand to parry) very good combo by the way it opens up many angles if you get good at it.
I used to train ninjutsu years ago. For 3 years. It's amazing how much of this I've heard many times. Even though it's not the same school.
Lineage is real...Ninpo Ikkan!!...a unique family it really is\has become...basics are basics for real reasons
this needed more mike mocking sensei seth every time he missed/failed anything
he missed all them shurikens from 1.5 meters away
Thank you for the awesome videos. It makes me wanna learn how to fight.
Wicked!! You found a great source!!...shikin harimitsu diakomio🙏🏼🖤✨🔱♾️Ninpo Ikkan!!
There was a fourth ninja in this video the whole time but you didn't even notice because they're just that good.
4:44 Thats some pretty good cinematography, that hit looks pretty real lol.
What you didn't realize was that there were actually 30 ninjas in that dojo watching you train. ;)
Seriously though Sensei hardy is an EXCELLENT example of a good taijutsu trainer. They do exist, its not all bullshido. I was fortunate to get a good school as well when i studied this, and I knew it was a good school as a I came to already being a high level competitor in judo. Even then though (and this was about 25 years ago) My sensei had concerns about some of the BS in many schools, the lack of quality control.
@sensei Hardy - love the nerfbat katanas and bo - we used boken and shinai and well... bo. it was hurty and we had to limit force of course.
The instructor looks like Walter White if instead of finding Jesse Pinkman he found the footclan.
I wanna see Jesse spar with the bo
Seth, I love each and everyone of your videos.
Thanks you for your work.
Please do one about kids martial arts, and kids classes, it would be awesome.
Have a great year
14:48 - Kendo VS Eskrima.
Awesome stuff btw, Sensei!
This is unrelated, but a great martial art that you should try is Kudo. I've been a student of it for a while now and it's so fun. It fills in the holes that Karate has.
Seth’s theme song is now “Ninja Rap” by Vanilla Ice after learning all the weapons to become Master Splinter along with the hand-to-hand skills
Probably the greatest ad transition of all time.
I need to know where Hardee got those padded practice staffs!
You found a pretty cool Ninja school. The one I went to was overly serious and weird. These guys seem like they know what they're doing and study but also realize it's an ancient art form that's just now meant to have fun with and learn.
Love your videos man🥊🙏❤️
If you want to literally spar with a bo try and find a village in Portugal where they still teach Jogo do Pau (probably only place to have the "real thing" will be the minho region). If you can't, try to learn the dance version of it with the pauliteiros de mirandela. Its a dance but has the same basics behind it as jogo do pau.
To me this shows that there is something useful in every system if serious training and sparring is involved.
This is interesting. Seth, have you ever tried Kendo? If not, it might make an interesting video!
Hey Seth! Big fan! An idea that would be fun to see you try out? Train using some of their tricks and misdirection for a while, then challenge some of your other black belt friends to sparring matches and see if you can catch them lacking
Does this man have a TH-cam channel? I LOVE when you collaborate with him. 😃
He does! Check my description
TheNinjaEveryday and Chapel Hill Quest Martial Arts
this was such a cool video! probably the best sponsorship add i have seen btw. also what are your thoughts on the sanjiegun (or three section staff)?
Bruh the pocket sand
Really cool video Seth! Cool to see guys who actually train the art. They seem to have a great grip on fantasy vs. reality.
I got to do some weapon sparring a bit. I definitely died more times than not, but I had a couple good moments. Though my favorite moment was when my partner disarmed me somehow(idr how), and my thought was, "shit, what do I do know?" So I just charged in to grappling. I woulda got cut sure, but I think some of it would have been mitigated.
Blending that commercial was So Cool lol! Sleep like a Ninja 😅
You look like youre having an absolute blast, and Ive always thought ninjutsu was dumb, but this branch seems super realistic
Trust me, it's not that realistic, from the ways he talks about ninja shit to impractical techniques
@@dragonmaster3030he even said there is a lot of myth and misconception surrounding it and a lot of it is traditional for a specific purpose. It’s your fault you can’t listen. You, like so many other armchair warriors here are talking crap just to talk crap. You all think the UFC is the end all be all but I’m here to say that the UFC has rules and if you can grab a chain and stop an attack, it’s way better than trying to block a knife.
You should definitely practice spinning cards as you throw them before you do the stars. Its all about the spin!
Ninja school is more famous in america than even in japan......it is like opening latin language school in japan.... maybe fancy for whom is into it but....nobody care or use except them
Great video mate !! Thanks !!
Always glad to see sparing for practical use and proper safety
12:06 AHAHAHA that was epic
About 30 years ago I stepped on one of my caltrops barefoot by mistake and I'm here to say they work. Literally had to pull it out of my foot haha. It hurt.
Great video Seth! Made my night a lot better.
2:44 Hate on Ninjutsu all you want, but this is what I like. Making use of anything that would be considered trash whether it's for Self-Defence or a Project.
I remember a scientific test on staffs where an experienced user could generate 1.5 Ton pressure at the tip with a hit. That's being hit by a car.
Also, you can't 'just' cut a staff in 2 with a sword, so it is actually quite a formidable weapon
Seth, do they teach any sort of thrusting attack with the Bo? It seems like such an attack would be quite effective.
I think all bo kung fu'ers have a thrust attack, and then Chinese also turn that thrust into a side smash if they are using the longstaff... That side smash is KILLER once they perfect it. They basically hold it at their waist as they thrust, bumping you back. Then they do this move where they whip their hands from their waist to their own head and the longstaff WHIPS the enemy in the head with tremendous force if done right.
Yeah every bo art teaches that it's like the 1 or 2 or bo techniques
Yepp there are nine strikes/cuts I learnt doing ninpo, horizontal L/R, vertical U/D, Angle to the right Up/Down, Angle to the left Up/Down, and #9 Thrust.
Yes.
Something something edge alignment?
“Can I get one of those?”
“Shir-you-can” 😂 genius
Best add segment 👏🏼
sensei, if this martial arts thing doesnt work out, i think you got a career in product advertising.
You can also snap that chain as incoming strikes to break bone.
Ninja Demolition Ranch.
The interesting part about the ninja is that most of what they did was simply information gathering and then arson. The whole ninjitsu as a martial art defeats the purpose of a ninja in general. It leaves evidence of the ninja. That is mainly why arson was their main method of attack.
It isn't the sexy history that is promised by the shallow investigation you get from media or lore but the reality tends to be a lot more brutal than people pretend it isn't.
Lmfao so they had no combat techniques? Bruh they were essentially mercenaries, not like they did only one thing. Assassation, sabotage, espionage, seduction, guerrilla warfare, whatever was needed to survive because they were peasants who had few options in life.
Is it ultimately practical for combat sports or overall self-defense? The debate will continue, but I see this as more like HEMA. A look at the organized exploration of historical weapons techniques for the joy of martial scholarship. It's an enjoyable martial art to study that can some surprising applications.
Some of the grappling and the like can translate well
The idea of keeping your sharpened blade in a scabbard with iron filings scattered inside is... dubious. To put it mildly.
( 2:40 )
I want watermelon now.
Question for you, brother! If someone was going to buy ONE of your teachable courses, which one would you suggest?
that was the most creative ad transition ive seen in awhile…
7:27 ninjas used kubatons?
Awesome video! Thank you. 👏
standard kabar knife will cut through bone. There are demos on youtube of it doing so with livestock carcasses. It could be described as a heavy, single edged dagger.
All of that looked super fun
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I like Seth cause he's fun and he looks like me if I ate my vegetables growing up.
Sweet T, is that you?
Honestly I was surprised you didn’t move your hands on the bo more but it was cool seeing bo sparring
Hardee is a scary man
Haha! Thank you sir!
I can imagine icy Mike explaining how his flashlight is the best weapon for all mordern day ninjas😂
The idea of the throwing star isn't to be deadly, it's more of a distraction so that you can run away or do a killing blow
A ninja school next door to an insurance company. Convenient.
I will say this, a lot of those moves the Ninja guy was doing one-handed with the foam staff would require a LOT of wrist/hand strength to do with an actual staff and if they did land, unless he had insane grip strength, he would lose possession of the staff. If you don't believe me, take a common broomstick, hold it the same way and hit a wall and let me know how well you were able to maintain your hold on the broomstick. lol
Please try to look into Pencak Silat. It is one of the deadliest martial arts in the world and the moves are quite beautiful to watch
Where do I get one of those sparring Bo staffs?
get a hardwood curtain pole and cut it to size . saved you 100 dollars
When they were having that sword fight i couldn't help but to think of star wars 😂
I can't believe that the pocket sand worked lol
As a shad subscriber, i feel that chain is a far better martial weapon than nunchaku. It can be used in close quarters to a far greater degree.
As a ninja nerd, this guy be cappin
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Man looks like you got schooled even worse than against those HEMA dudes.
Really didn't expect these guys to be as good as they look xD
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I love all the ninja stuff but in reality Home Depot is 10 levels above .
Where is this place
Isn't a Katana with a longer handle is a Nagamaki? Or is it another type of sword?
Sort of. The examples of nagamaki I've seen had way, way longer handles. Close to the length of the blade
Nagamaki translates to long wrap though their typically depicted with having handles roughly the same length as the blade itself. I myself have a katana with a longer than average handle but is still very much a normal classified katana as it functions and depicts the same image/style. It's just simply a larger than usual version
The worst is those eggs full of finely ground glass. They did it on fight science and the spartan just brushes it out of his eyes in the simulation lol Thats not happening in real life.
I didn't know Brian Cranston was a ninja
I would love to see what sources these guys have come up with that would show these are actual things ninjas used and not just Hollywood inspired roleplay.
First part of being a Ninja is using your new toys on fruits.
Not gonna lie I fucking hate ads but that edit was fucking good respect👍
As a Kendo practitioner looking at them use the "Katana" so different compared to us, makes me want to train Ninjutsu or Kenjutsu to get a different perspective on the blade, bad thing is that over here in my country there is no one I would trust that teaches those martial arts, feel like the closest to me would be either Brazil or the US.
I used to have a kusari-fundo.......for some reason... 🤨 I honestly cannot remember what the heck happened to that thing. 🤔
This dude looks like 30 year old Walter White
8:00 I actually carry a kusari gama on my belt. It goes around my back through the loops and one side of each piece is in my side pockets.
My wife calls them my rosary beads cause the sound it makes when I pick them up off the table to put on.
You carry around a kusarigama...? Why?
@@ShiKage08 WHY WOULDN'T HE IT LOOKS RAD
@@cahallo5964 lol no one sees it. My shirt covers it up.
@@ShiKage08 cause I can cause I live in Texas.
@@Berengier817tf is the point if you’re hiding it literally even more pointless
Can you try something like Kenjutsu or any of the related sword martial arts since you've been trying other martial arts?
Seth didn’t say “I need healing” when he was throwing shuriken, that’s illegal
You should legitimately get a hold of the Russian knife throwing champion Adam on TH-cam. And meet his sensei! Loved the video. And God bless!