The Obi-Wan vs Maul fight is my favorite in all the franchise. They don't have to visualize the imaginary fight on screen because you already see it in your mind. The fight has already been decided, they are meeting to learn the result.
The maul vs obi wan is even better when you realizes that: When Obi Wan changes his stand, he do a poseition similar to Qui Gon’s. The Maul thinks that Obi is going to use his master’s techique, so he uses the same attacks that we saw in his battle against Qui Gon. When he defeated Qui Gon, he did it by punching him in the face with the handle of the sword. But now, when he tries to do the same, obi wan attacks him with the cut that killed maul. Truly beautifull coreography and one of my favourite dueling scenes in fiction.
And it's even better when you realise that Obi Wan did it on purpose. Obi Wan knew Maul wouldn't be able to resist the poetic irony of killing him in the same way he killed his master, so Obi Wan intentionally changed his position to Qui Gon's stance to bait Maul into making that mistake.
there's also the added fact that Obi Wan actually takes 3 different stances in the leadup to the fight: the first stance, with the lightsaber by his head pointed forward, is the stance we see him fight with throughout the Clone Wars show, the second stance, (which could be mistaken for just the middle point of his switching from his first to last stance) is the lightsaber in both hands held in front of him, which is how we see him holding the blade when he fights Darth Vader in A New Hope, and finally he switches to Qui Gon's stance to pull off the move that you laid out
An example of something like this that isn't actually a 1-on-1 fight exists in Code Geass, in the battle between Lelouch and Schneizel. The two characters are master strategists commanding opposing armies. There's a whole minute of them giving orders to position and re-position their forces without anyone actually fighting, but each move has them turning the tide back in their favor until one of them gets ahead in a way the other can't counter. Obviously, this is army combat, so it's not decided in a single strike, but I think it's a really good example of the imaginary duel in a different format.
In hell's paradise, theres a scene where gabimaru and the one-handed dragon guy (i forgot his name) do the whole imaginary back and forth until they both decide that fighting each other would not be worth it and end up not fighting. Really fun way for that encounter to resolve
It doesn't use swords, but the final shootout in The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly is kind of like this? Tuco, Blondie, and Angel Eyes only really have time to make one shot and so the fight basically boils down to them trying to come to terms with who they trust most between the other two gunmen. Despite spending the whole movie backstabbing one another, Tuco and Blondie end up trusting each other and both shoot at Angel Eyes.
There is a vid of Sam Witwer (Maul’s VA and a great SW fan) that explains it well Obi Wan starts out in his clone wars stance, the same he used against Grievous and plenty of times in the CW show, he stops and then switches to his “Ben” stance from ep IV He then thinks again and uses Qui-Gon’s stance, expecting Maul to fight him the same way he fought Qui-Gon Maul takes the bait, tries to hit him with the handle but Obi Wan was prepared and counters perfectly the attack defeating Maul
Takeshi Kitano's Zatoichi has a great duel like that where we mostly see from the perspective of the bad guy as he plans the perfect method to beat the titular character and sits there with a pretty smug face. And then Zatoichi does one thing different and you can only catch a glimpse of the bad guy face giving off the quickest "oh shit" reaction before he immediately gets cut down.
Some styles practice like that. The Russian style is essentially denying your opponent a turn and always having a turn. The entire point of sparring in the Russian style is to try and skirt the range of your punches and then going in on your own terms to hit to then get out and deny any opportunity to get hit. The rest of the style is winning points, forcing your opponent to have to take risks to win back said points and then punishing their mistakes.
There is a great imaginary fight in SSS-Class Suicide Hunter where the protagonist has the Spirit of a Martial Artist stuck to him and while the protagonists teacher is dying the ghost an teacher have a Battle through the protagonist. The ghost is saying what he's doing and the teacher responds. It is so beautifully drawn.
Someone else mentioned this as well but I think it's an amazing example as well. The manwha SSS Class Suicide Hunter has an amazing verbal match. It starts on chapter 76. There's a lot of context that makes it truly special, but essentially it's between two pinnacles of martial arts. One is a spirit, a former martial god, who has been guiding the mc, while the other is the strongest warrior in a doomed world with little time left to live. It is the climax of a very well written story arc and is just amazing to see play out.
I saw the title of this video and I was really hoping to see a reference to Hero. Still have yet to meet someone else in person who has seen the movie, but it looks like it's not completely obscure.
Speaking of, I think Jin and Mugen fit this video as well. The "imaginary duel" between them honestly lasted since their first fight all the way up until their last with said duel being sprinkled throughout the series. Throughout the show, we catch glimpses of their "duel." The best case I could bring up is with Sara. Mugen's mixed improv and Jin's refined training vs the wall that was Sara. Despite their differences in style, both end up getting their asses handed to them by Sara. The differences then continue with their final fight with Jin taking a risk and allowing himself to get stabbed vs Mugen impromptu explosion. All of which culminates into their actual duel which lasts one clash, and either through their luck or as I'll argue equality, their blades shatter and confirms the "victor"
The imaginary fight between the Sword Emperor and the Heavenly Demon from SSS-Class Suicide Hunter is my personal favorite example of this. The latter was crippled and couldn't move anymore and was going to die soon, and the former offered her a chance at a death with dignity and pride via a battle of imagination. It was very bittersweet and the art was incredible. It's kind of sad that that story is stuck in the webtoon hell of dumb title and tropey setup. It's a brilliant story.
For a hand to hand scene decided in a single action, check out Snatch. The very first time we see Brad Pitt's character fight. It doesn't use an imaginary encounter as you describe. But rather establishes one opponent as skilled, experienced and dangerous... and then has him summarily dispatched without effort.
My favourite duels like this are probably between Snake and Gardar in Vinland Saga and Luffy and Bellamy in One Piece. Snake and Gardar had me on the edge of my seat the entire short fight because of how much you care for both Snake and Gardar's wife Arnheid at this point in the story. Gave me anxiety seeing the fight between them. Luffy and Bellamy is a great duel too. Bellamy does his big show off cocky shonen moves, but Luffy stands there, keeps a level head despite his anger, and ends it in a single blow. I agree that it's such a good trope and hope we see more of it in the future.
Check out the indie fight scene - this trope is used a lot because it allows the performers to include more fighting! 😅 - ruclips.net/video/3WJUkBMIYLw/видео.htmlsi=iIuHGeDZNtRfJy0t
4:27 I think you are talking about Full Fat Videos review of the Maul vs Obiwan fight and I believe it was labeled as the best lightsaber duel or something. I watched it too and I also think it was a good review too
this is a very common mistake, sparring to win. what do people think they win? you just get yourself worked up and stressed for nothing. sparring is meant to improve your skill and realize your flaws, not to prove you're better. and quoting one of my recent favorite quotes from wukong "you rush like wind, with a clouded mind" personally i prefer to spar as if it were a game, im there to learn and enjoy myself, that is it, don't need to try to prove anything to anyone by "winning" a spar session
Well deserved views and many more to come! Great content, Thanks for sharing. Regarding your own fighting “issues”, I don’t know if it would help anyhow but I would try two approaches. One being more joyful and the second being more agressively self-confident. Both of them have benefits of actualy wanting to be in the fight without any hesitations or doubts neither in subconcious and having upper hand regardless whatever is going on (good or bad). Without any thoughts outside of the primal laser focus on being mindfullness during fight. You don’t have to think, it´s not the right time to do it anyway, you have been thinking and learning all the time in previous steps during all kinds of training. Any thoughts regarding “how well or bad is the fight going” are not any help but contrary. It’s not over until the very end and during the fight there is nothing else. In the fight it´s the autopilot combining your right now superhuman body fueled by aggressive insctincts with the cold blooded self assurance of a martial master performing his high level craft. You can go by being joyful, floating in ecstacy of something which is part of your DNA and celebrating it or more like an angry fighter who is annoyed by weakness of his oponent and his pride or foolishness of even thinking that he is a real challenge to you which he is absolutely not. I hope it makes sense with my poor english. You definitely cannot do well in fight if you or your subconciousnes doesn’t want to be in a fight so much that it panics/wants to flee or being desperate. Nonetheless you are amazing and brave to fight contrary such difficulties, if you overcome them you will be empowered like crazy and with added fighting skills you will be fantastic fighter! Keep going on warrior :-)
i can think of a hand-to-hand combat scene that is settled extremely quickly. the first fight of the protagonist in the streetfighting-movie "blood and bone" bone has a few seconds to see his opponent prepare, recognise the stance, and then adjust his own slightly. fight is over in 3 seconds.
There's an excellent "panic-free" duel simulator called Duel II. It's play-by-mail. Run by a company called Reality Simulations, Inc. since the 1980s. Deep. Quality.
I'm reminded of the webnovel I've read recently - SSS class s***ide hunter, spoilers below (The title is kinda good so I'd recommend you read the novel/manhua first) . . . One of the earlier story arcs, roughly on floor 20, the arc ends with the main character serving as a middle man for relaying the words of the master swordsman ghost that only he can see or talk to in a duel of the minds between him and MC'S dying martial arts master as a last goodbye before she takes her last breath. In that duel both masters name techniques and moves they would use in a fight against eachother and how they would respond, with MC following along despite not fully understanding the meaning behind those moves. Its a pretty cool and tragic moment serving as a climax to the entire arc, but I've heard its definitely easier to understand in the manhua.
I loved this man, great video that explains experience in not only fighting but the writers that drew or directed these scenes! I love Martial arts myself and I was in a similar predicament as you where sparing was scary. I've mostly gotten past this feeling, though I still get it from time to time where anxiety has overwhelmed me, but I just try to remember to have fun. Sparing should be fun, enjoying the moment of two people reading each other and trying certain moves against each other, finding patterns within their movements. It's like chess and I love it so much! I hope you decide to get back into it!
Man I wish we could have seen your breakdown of the Sasuke vs Itachi fight from Naruto. While so many fights in the anime could qualify as epic, that one stands out in my mind.
HEMA fencer here. One of the things I love about our community is that we almost never impose height or weight classes for training or tournaments. A weapon (especially those with great reach) are such an equalizer between 2 combtants. I'm 5'7 so its rare I fight people shorter or even the same height as me, and yet I manage just as well as anyone because swordfighting is such a mental thing. Ive also done BJJ and Boxing and I can say that in no other combat simulative situation have I had to plan ahead and make instantaneous decisions as often and as quickly than in fencing (swords move very fast due to leverage). Idk if its something that authors picked up on or just a medium, but weaponized dueling forces a different type of mental preperation than unarmed does. Not that it's superior in any way, look at it this way. A Boxer might prepare to go 8 rounds in the ring, a wrestler might plan on 2 minutes of grappling, and a Judoka might entertain multiple seconds of grip fighting. An exchange in fencing typically lasts no more than a couple seconds and rarely does someone end up unscathed, as much of a trope as it is things typically would be decided in one blow, or at least exchange in a swordfight, and most likely with both parties injured or dead. A lot of experience and observation has to distel into a fraction of a second decision to avoid death. Its easy to injure somone but its hard to defend yourself while doing so, and how characters approach that challenge if at all is why I think duels are so exciting.
I know there is an imaginary duel in Naruto shippiden with itachi and Orochimaru but there is some magic and such although I'd still consider it an imaginary hand to hand duel
not sure if this counts as hand to hand combat but the Karma vs Grip fight from assassination classroom is very strategic, most clips on youtube dont show the pre-fight strategies and thoughts of the characters though
I've been involved in martial arts for over 20 years now. If you're keen to get back into it, I have three recommendations. First and foremost is to understand your motivation for doing so. In my opinion, the best mindset to cultivate is the learners mind. There is no winning, there is no losing. There is only the now, and what you can learn with it. Let go of ego- not just thinking highly of oneself, but thinking of oneself at all. Be too enraptured by the process of doing and becoming to be bothered by such thoughts. Second, and tying in to the first is to listen to your emotions. You said in this that you aren't an emotional guy. To be frank, that's probably incorrect. Many to most men have difficulty accessing emotion, because we're never taught how. But to be human is to be emotional. Emotions are what drive us, and to say that you aren't emotional is to say that you aren't in control of, or aware of your emotions. To combat this, practice feeling. When you have strong emotions, take time to sit with them. To chase down the origins of those emotions, and why you feel that way. Third, understand that to spar is to play. Find the fun! If you try sparring and don't have the urge to smile, ask yourself why. Look for the game that you're trying to play, for the patterns to learn. Understand that winning sparring is fine- just have a different win condition than beating your opponent! Maybe landing a blow that you're working on, or figuring out how to get your partner to move where you want them to with footwork and mind games. Skies the limit!
@@AugustRx It’s been a while since I saw season 1 of Arcane and I didn’t want to rewatch it yet, but that is a good example, I just don’t remember it well enough
I have one Hand to Hand fight in maind That is decided by a singel blwo. It is in Thud from Terry pratchett and happends at the end where the Bad guy is defeted Boy a Single Hand blow, becouse the Other dwarf realised That he doesnt Need an axe to be a dwarf. It is a very Good Book and this Ending Males it so seticfying.
Amazing video, great examples chosen. The moment I saw the thumbnail talked about imaginary duels, I immediately knew the Hero scene will definitely be mentioned, but I never watched blue eyed samurai so thanks for the recommendation as well! Also: 7:45 Bruh f**k Griffith, All my homies hate Griffith
SPAR .... is a Dance with a Partner DUEL .... is a Dance with a Partner Martial Arts .... is a Ballroom where you get to learn to Tango Samba Waltz Swing and Mambo no time for Martial Arts? go take a few courses of Ballroom with wife/girlfriend (and the Kids) remember Patrick Swayze? mother was a Ballet instructor thats where he learned to dance with ballarinas
That Star Wars video I mentioned breaking down the duel:
ruclips.net/video/A-Fx94bdGrQ/видео.htmlsi=WpvsZ90V0_FH4LQq
You might want to pin this. It takes a bit of scrolling to find, and that video is definitely worth the watch after this one.
@ true
Bro still hasn’t pinned this comment 😭
@@joshualee1595 I did I swear! I just pinned a different comment. Didn’t realise it replaced it. Mb
I will also suggest looking at Hatred a tribute video to the character of Darth Maul
The Obi-Wan vs Maul fight is my favorite in all the franchise. They don't have to visualize the imaginary fight on screen because you already see it in your mind. The fight has already been decided, they are meeting to learn the result.
@@WumboGuy Fffffffffacts
Also, the form changes from Kenobi are brilliant because after assuming his classic opening stance he switches to Qui-gon's stance to bait Maul
The maul vs obi wan is even better when you realizes that:
When Obi Wan changes his stand, he do a poseition similar to Qui Gon’s. The Maul thinks that Obi is going to use his master’s techique, so he uses the same attacks that we saw in his battle against Qui Gon. When he defeated Qui Gon, he did it by punching him in the face with the handle of the sword. But now, when he tries to do the same, obi wan attacks him with the cut that killed maul. Truly beautifull coreography and one of my favourite dueling scenes in fiction.
@@sergiozamoraramos7842 that’s WAY cooler. I had no idea
And it's even better when you realise that Obi Wan did it on purpose. Obi Wan knew Maul wouldn't be able to resist the poetic irony of killing him in the same way he killed his master, so Obi Wan intentionally changed his position to Qui Gon's stance to bait Maul into making that mistake.
there's also the added fact that Obi Wan actually takes 3 different stances in the leadup to the fight: the first stance, with the lightsaber by his head pointed forward, is the stance we see him fight with throughout the Clone Wars show, the second stance, (which could be mistaken for just the middle point of his switching from his first to last stance) is the lightsaber in both hands held in front of him, which is how we see him holding the blade when he fights Darth Vader in A New Hope, and finally he switches to Qui Gon's stance to pull off the move that you laid out
An example of something like this that isn't actually a 1-on-1 fight exists in Code Geass, in the battle between Lelouch and Schneizel. The two characters are master strategists commanding opposing armies. There's a whole minute of them giving orders to position and re-position their forces without anyone actually fighting, but each move has them turning the tide back in their favor until one of them gets ahead in a way the other can't counter. Obviously, this is army combat, so it's not decided in a single strike, but I think it's a really good example of the imaginary duel in a different format.
@@tamhiding036 I’ve never watched it but heard good things. I should really try iy
In hell's paradise, theres a scene where gabimaru and the one-handed dragon guy (i forgot his name) do the whole imaginary back and forth until they both decide that fighting each other would not be worth it and end up not fighting. Really fun way for that encounter to resolve
@@aaronkelly8725 that’s pretty cool as well
I would like to mention the great duel in Arcane between Ekko and Jinx which both shows growth and nostalgie in a spectacular fashion.
It doesn't use swords, but the final shootout in The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly is kind of like this? Tuco, Blondie, and Angel Eyes only really have time to make one shot and so the fight basically boils down to them trying to come to terms with who they trust most between the other two gunmen. Despite spending the whole movie backstabbing one another, Tuco and Blondie end up trusting each other and both shoot at Angel Eyes.
@@dbraymz that sounds incredible. Never really got into westerns but that’s a perfect example
Once upon a time in the west has a greater final duel imo
@@AdamSpicyI wasn’t into westerns at all until I watched Sergio Leone. Totally changed my opinion on them
There is a vid of Sam Witwer (Maul’s VA and a great SW fan) that explains it well
Obi Wan starts out in his clone wars stance, the same he used against Grievous and plenty of times in the CW show, he stops and then switches to his “Ben” stance from ep IV
He then thinks again and uses Qui-Gon’s stance, expecting Maul to fight him the same way he fought Qui-Gon
Maul takes the bait, tries to hit him with the handle but Obi Wan was prepared and counters perfectly the attack defeating Maul
Takeshi Kitano's Zatoichi has a great duel like that where we mostly see from the perspective of the bad guy as he plans the perfect method to beat the titular character and sits there with a pretty smug face. And then Zatoichi does one thing different and you can only catch a glimpse of the bad guy face giving off the quickest "oh shit" reaction before he immediately gets cut down.
@@Thomazbr that sounds kinda like the guts v Griffith duel
Some styles practice like that. The Russian style is essentially denying your opponent a turn and always having a turn.
The entire point of sparring in the Russian style is to try and skirt the range of your punches and then going in on your own terms to hit to then get out and deny any opportunity to get hit. The rest of the style is winning points, forcing your opponent to have to take risks to win back said points and then punishing their mistakes.
There is a great imaginary fight in SSS-Class Suicide Hunter where the protagonist has the Spirit of a Martial Artist stuck to him and while the protagonists teacher is dying the ghost an teacher have a Battle through the protagonist. The ghost is saying what he's doing and the teacher responds. It is so beautifully drawn.
That was such a genious move by the author
@dannmcdan2185 yes one of, if not my favorite scene of the manwha
this is why i clicked on this video lol, sss class suicide hunter is so goated
I was about to comment that! Happy someone else pointed it out too.
Despite the name, btw, the series is not as edgy as you (dear reader) might think.
Sword Emperor vs. Heavenly Demon was the first thing that I thought of when I saw this video. I'm glad to see someone mentioned it
And it ends here
Let’s dance
- Raiden vs Jetstream Sam
@@metal_fusion a great fight but definitely not settled in an instant
The fight is amazing (gameplay wise) but the story is what made it great,
Yeah it’s a Metal Gear Rising reference
@@AdamSpicy *Only in 12 seconds**
I'll come back and finish this video later, but I like this a lot.
@@MrGamelover23 thanks man, look forward to your final thoughts
>Come back later
Bro it's literally 10m long wtvf?
it's two weeks now
@@AuKF47 I don’t think we’ll ever know if he came back
@@KnjazNazrath I had homework or something, I don't know.
Someone else mentioned this as well but I think it's an amazing example as well. The manwha SSS Class Suicide Hunter has an amazing verbal match. It starts on chapter 76. There's a lot of context that makes it truly special, but essentially it's between two pinnacles of martial arts. One is a spirit, a former martial god, who has been guiding the mc, while the other is the strongest warrior in a doomed world with little time left to live. It is the climax of a very well written story arc and is just amazing to see play out.
I saw the title of this video and I was really hoping to see a reference to Hero. Still have yet to meet someone else in person who has seen the movie, but it looks like it's not completely obscure.
@@PsychicPi anyone into kung fu movies should have seen it. It’s a classic
SAMURAAIII CHAMPLOOO!!! WHAT THE HELL IS A BAD FIGHT???? RAAAAHH!!!
Speaking of, I think Jin and Mugen fit this video as well. The "imaginary duel" between them honestly lasted since their first fight all the way up until their last with said duel being sprinkled throughout the series.
Throughout the show, we catch glimpses of their "duel." The best case I could bring up is with Sara. Mugen's mixed improv and Jin's refined training vs the wall that was Sara. Despite their differences in style, both end up getting their asses handed to them by Sara.
The differences then continue with their final fight with Jin taking a risk and allowing himself to get stabbed vs Mugen impromptu explosion.
All of which culminates into their actual duel which lasts one clash, and either through their luck or as I'll argue equality, their blades shatter and confirms the "victor"
The imaginary fight between the Sword Emperor and the Heavenly Demon from SSS-Class Suicide Hunter is my personal favorite example of this. The latter was crippled and couldn't move anymore and was going to die soon, and the former offered her a chance at a death with dignity and pride via a battle of imagination. It was very bittersweet and the art was incredible.
It's kind of sad that that story is stuck in the webtoon hell of dumb title and tropey setup. It's a brilliant story.
the oogway ascension OST in the background caught me off guard.
@@MasnoCello dreamworks music > Disney music
For a hand to hand scene decided in a single action, check out Snatch. The very first time we see Brad Pitt's character fight. It doesn't use an imaginary encounter as you describe. But rather establishes one opponent as skilled, experienced and dangerous... and then has him summarily dispatched without effort.
@@ChristnThms I know exactly the scene you’re talking about. Love me some Snatch
My favourite duels like this are probably between Snake and Gardar in Vinland Saga and Luffy and Bellamy in One Piece.
Snake and Gardar had me on the edge of my seat the entire short fight because of how much you care for both Snake and Gardar's wife Arnheid at this point in the story. Gave me anxiety seeing the fight between them. Luffy and Bellamy is a great duel too. Bellamy does his big show off cocky shonen moves, but Luffy stands there, keeps a level head despite his anger, and ends it in a single blow.
I agree that it's such a good trope and hope we see more of it in the future.
@@coreybananas must admit, I am not a fan of one piece at all, and only seen the one season of Vinland, but I’ll take your word for it
Check out the indie fight scene - this trope is used a lot because it allows the performers to include more fighting! 😅 - ruclips.net/video/3WJUkBMIYLw/видео.htmlsi=iIuHGeDZNtRfJy0t
@@JimNgStunts I adore lbpstuntschicago. Solid company with solid performers
4:27 I think you are talking about Full Fat Videos review of the Maul vs Obiwan fight and I believe it was labeled as the best lightsaber duel or something. I watched it too and I also think it was a good review too
@@leopoldmaximus145 you’re right! Thank you! I’ll leave a comment with the link
@AdamSpicy My pleasure man
bro this video was a banger, can't wait to see what you do next!
@@zacthecrunch2609 check out some of my other video essays. They’re pretty much all my most popular stuff
this is a very common mistake, sparring to win. what do people think they win? you just get yourself worked up and stressed for nothing. sparring is meant to improve your skill and realize your flaws, not to prove you're better. and quoting one of my recent favorite quotes from wukong "you rush like wind, with a clouded mind"
personally i prefer to spar as if it were a game, im there to learn and enjoy myself, that is it, don't need to try to prove anything to anyone by "winning" a spar session
awesome video btw. when you mentioned an under appreciated star wars duel, i was like "not that one. nope, nope. there you go" xD
@@badrequest5596 I promise you, everybody who accidentally spars hard knows all this. It’s having the mental strength to cool yourself when necessary.
@@AdamSpicy still have people in my club who still try to win at sparring, although they are starting to calm down
It depends why your sparring, but if your preparing for a competition for example, you absolutely should be trying to win.
15 k views is ridiculous guys. Thank you, and please subscribe so I can make more of these kinds of videos.
Well deserved views and many more to come! Great content, Thanks for sharing.
Regarding your own fighting “issues”, I don’t know if it would help anyhow but I would try two approaches. One being more joyful and the second being more agressively self-confident. Both of them have benefits of actualy wanting to be in the fight without any hesitations or doubts neither in subconcious and having upper hand regardless whatever is going on (good or bad). Without any thoughts outside of the primal laser focus on being mindfullness during fight. You don’t have to think, it´s not the right time to do it anyway, you have been thinking and learning all the time in previous steps during all kinds of training. Any thoughts regarding “how well or bad is the fight going” are not any help but contrary. It’s not over until the very end and during the fight there is nothing else. In the fight it´s the autopilot combining your right now superhuman body fueled by aggressive insctincts with the cold blooded self assurance of a martial master performing his high level craft. You can go by being joyful, floating in ecstacy of something which is part of your DNA and celebrating it or more like an angry fighter who is annoyed by weakness of his oponent and his pride or foolishness of even thinking that he is a real challenge to you which he is absolutely not. I hope it makes sense with my poor english. You definitely cannot do well in fight if you or your subconciousnes doesn’t want to be in a fight so much that it panics/wants to flee or being desperate. Nonetheless you are amazing and brave to fight contrary such difficulties, if you overcome them you will be empowered like crazy and with added fighting skills you will be fantastic fighter! Keep going on warrior :-)
@ thanks man, hope you stick around
i can think of a hand-to-hand combat scene that is settled extremely quickly.
the first fight of the protagonist in the streetfighting-movie "blood and bone"
bone has a few seconds to see his opponent prepare, recognise the stance, and then adjust his own slightly.
fight is over in 3 seconds.
@@arnesieper8332 love me some Michael Jai-white
idk how i found your channel but this video was a good ride. Hope you keep growing bruh, take my sub.
@@Durunir thank you, stick around for more
Records of Ragnarok: Sasaki Kojiro vs Poseidon is another example
There's an excellent "panic-free" duel simulator called Duel II. It's play-by-mail. Run by a company called Reality Simulations, Inc. since the 1980s. Deep. Quality.
I'm reminded of the webnovel I've read recently - SSS class s***ide hunter, spoilers below
(The title is kinda good so I'd recommend you read the novel/manhua first)
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One of the earlier story arcs, roughly on floor 20, the arc ends with the main character serving as a middle man for relaying the words of the master swordsman ghost that only he can see or talk to in a duel of the minds between him and MC'S dying martial arts master as a last goodbye before she takes her last breath.
In that duel both masters name techniques and moves they would use in a fight against eachother and how they would respond, with MC following along despite not fully understanding the meaning behind those moves.
Its a pretty cool and tragic moment serving as a climax to the entire arc, but I've heard its definitely easier to understand in the manhua.
I really like this vid. Feels like Every Frame A Painting but fresh
@@cowlin5051 thank you! Check out Johnny Star, he’s got the best visuals I’ve seen on RUclips
I loved this man, great video that explains experience in not only fighting but the writers that drew or directed these scenes! I love Martial arts myself and I was in a similar predicament as you where sparing was scary. I've mostly gotten past this feeling, though I still get it from time to time where anxiety has overwhelmed me, but I just try to remember to have fun. Sparing should be fun, enjoying the moment of two people reading each other and trying certain moves against each other, finding patterns within their movements. It's like chess and I love it so much! I hope you decide to get back into it!
@@Razorswordsmash stories like yours push me one step closer. I’ve recently got some more free time so it’s looking more and more likely
Man I wish we could have seen your breakdown of the Sasuke vs Itachi fight from Naruto. While so many fights in the anime could qualify as epic, that one stands out in my mind.
@@pbjdelight2429 I do have a Naruto vid coming…but it’s gonna be a much different topic
Really well done and edited video, great information and appreciate your insight on the topic! New subscriber mate!
@@FaZeMoe you sweet talking son of a bitch
HEMA fencer here. One of the things I love about our community is that we almost never impose height or weight classes for training or tournaments. A weapon (especially those with great reach) are such an equalizer between 2 combtants. I'm 5'7 so its rare I fight people shorter or even the same height as me, and yet I manage just as well as anyone because swordfighting is such a mental thing. Ive also done BJJ and Boxing and I can say that in no other combat simulative situation have I had to plan ahead and make instantaneous decisions as often and as quickly than in fencing (swords move very fast due to leverage). Idk if its something that authors picked up on or just a medium, but weaponized dueling forces a different type of mental preperation than unarmed does. Not that it's superior in any way, look at it this way. A Boxer might prepare to go 8 rounds in the ring, a wrestler might plan on 2 minutes of grappling, and a Judoka might entertain multiple seconds of grip fighting. An exchange in fencing typically lasts no more than a couple seconds and rarely does someone end up unscathed, as much of a trope as it is things typically would be decided in one blow, or at least exchange in a swordfight, and most likely with both parties injured or dead. A lot of experience and observation has to distel into a fraction of a second decision to avoid death. Its easy to injure somone but its hard to defend yourself while doing so, and how characters approach that challenge if at all is why I think duels are so exciting.
@@selectyourvector9656 great perspective man
love your vids man
@@MaksimMinic thank you bro, new video essay dropping soon
Case vs cobra in never back down no surrender case has small flash forward scene in his head of his next moves during the fight
If you still looking at these comments, I just wanted to recommend windbreaker, during the tournament when eyepatch is fighting
@@ljleonardo4909 I read every comment bro, dw
I know there is an imaginary duel in Naruto shippiden with itachi and Orochimaru but there is some magic and such although I'd still consider it an imaginary hand to hand duel
not sure if this counts as hand to hand combat but the Karma vs Grip fight from assassination classroom is very strategic, most clips on youtube dont show the pre-fight strategies and thoughts of the characters though
@@liss5158 you’ve just reminded me that Nagisa vs Takaoka is a perfect example. Fuck I wish I thought of that
Indeed.
I've been involved in martial arts for over 20 years now. If you're keen to get back into it, I have three recommendations.
First and foremost is to understand your motivation for doing so. In my opinion, the best mindset to cultivate is the learners mind. There is no winning, there is no losing. There is only the now, and what you can learn with it. Let go of ego- not just thinking highly of oneself, but thinking of oneself at all. Be too enraptured by the process of doing and becoming to be bothered by such thoughts.
Second, and tying in to the first is to listen to your emotions. You said in this that you aren't an emotional guy. To be frank, that's probably incorrect. Many to most men have difficulty accessing emotion, because we're never taught how. But to be human is to be emotional. Emotions are what drive us, and to say that you aren't emotional is to say that you aren't in control of, or aware of your emotions. To combat this, practice feeling. When you have strong emotions, take time to sit with them. To chase down the origins of those emotions, and why you feel that way.
Third, understand that to spar is to play. Find the fun! If you try sparring and don't have the urge to smile, ask yourself why. Look for the game that you're trying to play, for the patterns to learn. Understand that winning sparring is fine- just have a different win condition than beating your opponent! Maybe landing a blow that you're working on, or figuring out how to get your partner to move where you want them to with footwork and mind games. Skies the limit!
@@ClockwerkMan yes sensei
I was hoping you would mention the obiwan maul one but didn't expect to not talk about jinx v ekko. Like what that's the perfect example for this
@@AugustRx It’s been a while since I saw season 1 of Arcane and I didn’t want to rewatch it yet, but that is a good example, I just don’t remember it well enough
You would love Umineko no naku koro nii, trust me
I have one Hand to Hand fight in maind That is decided by a singel blwo. It is in Thud from Terry pratchett and happends at the end where the Bad guy is defeted Boy a Single Hand blow, becouse the Other dwarf realised That he doesnt Need an axe to be a dwarf. It is a very Good Book and this Ending Males it so seticfying.
No one's gonna mention Kojiro from Record of Ragnarok? His entire character is just this trope.
@@Z3R0542 I’ve never read/watched it. Heard mixed opinions.
@@AdamSpicy the show has terrible quality but the manga is good. The fights are really fun and entertaining once you get past the first one.
My favourite one is the one from suicide hunter manhwa between the masters of the mc.
Good job 👍
@@petermartin8354 thanks man
Definetly agree that the imaginary duel rocks. What’s the show with the blond dude vs dude with longer black hair?
@@vetlemagnarravnvedal2409 it’s a movie called sword of the stranger. Best anime movie I’ve ever seen
how does this man have so little subs?
@@thestereostick4883 feel free to change that’ll
Juat did @@AdamSpicy
@@IamHattman
A real life version of this is conor vs aldo
@@xristosmelidis4482 wish I thought of that. Would’ve loved to put that in the video
Amazing video, great examples chosen. The moment I saw the thumbnail talked about imaginary duels, I immediately knew the Hero scene will definitely be mentioned, but I never watched blue eyed samurai so thanks for the recommendation as well! Also: 7:45 Bruh f**k Griffith, All my homies hate Griffith
@@LukaFaerdis blue eyed samurai is incredible stuff
i was gonna mention the star wars fight but then you already did.
@@sergeant_claw Jedi mind read came in clutch
I think this amature sword fighting short film is also a great example for this ruclips.net/video/4GoQlvc_H3s/видео.html
10:21 that’s not okay to put in a video without at least a disclaimer saying if he was alright
"Fictional fights can last upto 15 minutes" Brother, have you seen DBZ or One Peice, those things can last up to 150 episodes \
@@Alex-vn7on about 148 of those episodes are dialogue and flashbacks. I actually did a video about that.
If you haven’t read shigurui then please do
Dude you should watch arcane you have pretty good video essays
@@norse_agorist9322 thanks man, I’ve seen it. Have one in mind about Vi
SPAR .... is a Dance with a Partner
DUEL .... is a Dance with a Partner
Martial Arts .... is a Ballroom where you get to learn to Tango Samba Waltz Swing and Mambo
no time for Martial Arts?
go take a few courses of Ballroom with wife/girlfriend (and the Kids) remember Patrick Swayze? mother was a Ballet instructor thats where he learned to dance with ballarinas
Okay i know the film gets hate but... The Last Samurai.
I have a fond spot for it too. It's taking creative liberties, but I feel that as an embellishment and an entertaining movie it's dandy.
where's the raid redemption ? but again it's machette fight not sword idk.
@@goregoblin easily my favourite martial arts movie in history. But, it didn’t match this video
wait is that netflix vietnam lol
@@Heavenly_Demon_God I dunno bro, it was just the only RUclips clip I could find of the fight
I can think of a better one >:3
@@ianmurphy7460 gooner coded