I have a query more than a question. I am currently suffering with a crippling anxiety from realising the reality of 2 years out of training due to a few broken bones in my hand. How can I recover what I had two years ago at 37 years of age. I genuinely couldn’t get my head around my trainer calling out shots and combos for the focus mits every one I messed up from a simple jab to more advanced combos. I don’t want to give up but the way it made me feel I mean I’m already autistic so I struggle with emotions at the best of times this is a whole new realm for me could you help me get my head around it please
Oh my, you really knew where you were stepping into! That was kinda anticlimatic because he had many beautiful qin na (joint locks) to apply on you, but you had to be more aggressive 😆. Awesome content as always Jesse! Congratulations.
@@alexholmes7275You have to patiently give Your self the right to choose your own path In martial arts and not fall into it's mental/ emotional trapings. If anything in life stops feeling right! Just change your were your feet are pointed and walk..it will always be your right path. You can't get this life wrong, choose a different art, all have merit and something to add to your life.
I’ve noticed recently that a lot more traditional martial artists are pressure testing their art. This is a great thing for the martial arts in general. As a Wing Chun and Jiu Jitsu practitioner, I have found that nothing improves your art like an actual pressure testing.
Practitioners of Chinese Martial have always done this... I think it's just becoming visible to the social media generation. When I was coming up in the 80's everyone sparred with everyone regardless of style... usually with little or no safety equipment (much like the generations before us). The difference is, it's on RUclips now... that, and people care more about safety. 🙂
@@shawnmiller8169Very insightful! I always thought modern (within the last half century or so) practitioners never did hard sparring. What exactly did you practice back then?
Absolutely- I don't do martial arts, but if I did, I would vastly rather from somebody like this. Someone who struts around bragging how dangerous and skilled they are is less than confidence inspiring.
@@lazarussevy2777 Wude is a Chinese term that translates to "martial morality" and is a core part of traditional Chinese martial arts training. It's made up of the words wu (武), which means martial, and de (德), which means morality. Wude has two aspects: the morality of deed and the morality of mind. Its central themee of Sifu Game, a game inspired by Him
That guy is too cool. Never tried over selling the art, understands how other people can view it and that no style is unbeatable. Also, his amount of respect was incredible ... I would like one of kids to get classes from someone like that
“You want us to do light sparring, or you want us to killourselves?” 😂 I know its a language barrier thing, but, he asked it so matter of factly, it was unintentionally funny 😂🤣
I have never more clearly seen someone who is "dedication to the art" rather than looks. It looks like it took all of Jessie's skills to pull him out of his shell.
I’ve literally been saying this since the game came out They can literally make a game for each martial art if they wanted Muay Thai Karate All the other forms of Kung fu Boxing
can we make a game where every yt martial artist exists with their own perks , like the back kicker nat , the band guy joshua , the typhoon (that tkd guy with josua ), the chubby surprise - sensei seth , the soviet guy - andrii khotin ,etc etc
I'm going to watch this 10 more times! "Maybe you're on the floor. Maybe not, but I'll hit you until you're on the floor." So much respect between you both. Wonderful to see! Thank you, Sensei!
Congratulations you are really doing well at your age my finance are in rally in mess right now and great tip will really go along way in shaping my life im open for idea
His composure is extremely impressive, he seems no more tense while sparring than speaking. His ability to maintain such a short yet impactful striking distance should give anyone with half a brain reason to pause, this is no bullsh*t, real deal stuff. Thank you so much for this, it’s one of the most impressive displays of martial arts I’ve ever seen. This is definitely a form requiring a life long dedication and true determination.
@ I misspoke or failed to express myself properly, you are correct. I was meaning emotionally tense, I was, long ago a boxer and martial arts enthusiast, I fully understand how a blow or block is delivered. Muscle tension is a completely different thing from having the proper frame of mind or having a tense attitude. You can be relaxed and fight, every time my head wasn’t in the game it was to my detriment. The whole reason that clown show goes on before pro-fights is to put the other fighter off his game, though if you’re truly disciplined it rarely works.
Very impressive. I liked how you both sparred at a good pace and control level where people could see the good basics the Kung-Fu instructor had. I also liked what he said about having nothing to prove and that we need to find our own way but do it through training not watching martial arts videos. A little training each day goes a long way. I'm 66 and have survived various surgeries(neck microfracture, quadruple bypass) and still make time to train basics in Kenpo, Escrima, and Kuntao-Silat. Keep up the good videos...:)
17 years of wushu training experience here, the later nine solely on souther styles and could notice Jesse instantly associated the deflect movements to yang taichi and wing chun. And man, he was so right, there are so many cousin movements between southern martial arts. Benjamin and Paulo Rubio were the coolest Jesse have shown us recently, dudes are so OP on combat but also so chill.
If I remember correctly, Benjamin is of the Foshan lineage, which is the same city that Ip Man and many other important lineages of Wing Chun come from. As a WSL Wing Chun practitioner, the way he talked about structure is very familiar to me, and anyone can see the parallels between the two in the rapid, continuous movement. Mind you, the Cheung Lai Chuen Bak Mei lineage also bears many similarities. In my opinion, its training looks a bit more slow pace and internal, so it looks closer to other Hakka styles, like Southern Mantis and Lungying, and their Fujianese cousins, like White Crane and Five Ancestors. My own Wing Chun teachers are starting to slow things down to nail down the structure, like how the Cheung Lai Chuen lineage might, but I see from this video that Benjamin has a very similar structure either way. Both lineages look great, and I'd like to learn both if I ever get the chance, being of Hakka descent myself.
Pak Mei has an established tradition in Europe. In the 1980 s Pak Mei practitioners frequently took part in kickboxing competitions in Holland. There is an argument that the Dutch approach to kickboxing favouring intense attack over evasive defence is derived from pack Mei.
Really? About 22 years or so back, I corresponded briefly with a Pak Mei practitioner in Holland via Email. At the time I was training under my Bamboo Forest southern mantis instructor and found it next to impossible to find a martial arts school with similar energy after he left. Back then, it seems hardly anyone in the USA had heard of Pak Mei (or southern mantis). It never occurred to me that it might be popular in some European countries.
the tiger hunting stuff of pak mei is pretty unique, this branch in the video has kind of chasing hands techniques according to the video game. But Fatsan is more deviating in a lot of ways from original bak mei
You should do Hong Kong Pak mei, since this was fatshan, and they are different enough styles to justify it. Seeing you with Thomas Cheng, who is one of the most senior in the clan and extremely powerful, would be awesome! (He is the Sifu of Adam Chan, who the martial man interviewed)
Fatshan (Foshan) is more similiar to wing chun/ hung gar mix than original bak mei of cheung lai chung, which is a mix of Lau Man Ga (流民家; Wanderers’ Style), Lei Ga (李家; Li Family), Lung Ying (龍形; Dragon Shape), and the martial methods known as Ngo Mei Siu Lam (峨眉少林; Emei Shaolin in Mandarin). If you want to see an original bak mei practitioner have a look at it in Frankie Chan (陳勳奇) movies like Frankie Chan vs Jeffrey Falcon (Burning Ambition - 1989) or The Prodigal son - Lam Ching-ying vs Frankie Chan. I think Jackie Chan's Dragon Lord, 1982 has some too. Then you gonna see the difference, the tiger is never evading, but instead forcing its way through the opponent pushin and pulling them to the side if they resist with force, its a very manly style. i think monkey steals peach has an episode of authentic pak mei too
Some techniques of bruce lee are pak mei too, like the trapping hammerfist combo or the kick that send the italian flying in enter the dragon.Most people seem to be already satisfied by learning jik bo and 9 step push thoroughly though.
Do not sweat it, in the states is a different Pak Mei lineage. Have a look at Frankie Chan (陳勳奇) movies like Frankie Chan vs Jeffrey Falcon (Burning Ambition - 1989) or The Prodigal son - Lam Ching-ying vs Frankie Chan. You gonna see they are pretty different.
That kung fu guy is the real threat their. That strike of him deal huge problem if they literally do it on a real one on one fight. On their demo sparring, they look stupid. Limiting their moves and their power blows. I think that kung fu master have something on his sleeve if that is a real fight. We all know Kung fu style don’t follow rules. All they need is to strike on the enemy weak spot which is the eye, throat part, balls etc.
The brick breaking with the knuckles is interesting. I personally don't think it's worth the pain, but he's obviously got great technique with it. Very cool style overall.
Most styles require hand conditioning anyway. They hit rice/sand bags, cloth covered wood, bricks, etc... Doesn't matter if you use the default fist, condition your hands is key
In karate we also have the fist formation shown at the very beginning, it's named Hiraken, commonly used to hit soft parts of the body when you want to penetrate deeply to cause a lot of pain like in ribs and the commissure between nose and lips. It's hard to train because the training is painfully
En Shito Ryu a esa técnica para golpear se le conoce como "shokento" ... el "hiraken" es para raspar con las falanges de los dedos con el puño cerrado. Saludos cordiales. Oss!!
A good example of what a human is capable of when he really wants to achieve his goal. Like the people who train Kyokushin karate he seems to have eliminated the concept of physical pain from his life. Utmost respect!
Dit Da Jow and Tui Na helps... one of the least known, appreciated or seen parts of Chinese Martial Arts is the healing aspect. A lot of Chinese Martial Arts practitioners have tough, conditioned hand... but no callouses. 🙂
The ginger fist strikes in Pak Mei and its sister styles are lethal in close combat when attacking the neck and throat areas, especially when using the style's short range power generation.
@@Viciousotk1 He is being polite, there are always openings. They are talking about Jesses speed here, not his inability to find a shot (which looks different)
"Could be a throw... Or I will hit you until you arrive on the floor." This phrase alone is more badass than a pile of broken bricks! Thank you, Senseis! 🤜🤛
you are right, if you break bones then there is always the danger that you are hurting yourself pretty bad, slicing the hand open on the bone fragments. Thats why original styles did practice for toughening the skin too
It's because his mic is brushing his shirt...the same sound would happen if he fell down or even just got out of a car or anything that would shift the mic.
@@FoxFireUnlimited I don't see no mics on their clothes. This sounds like it's recorded using a boom mic out of frame, but would be nice with conformation
its the "Snapping" or "Whipping" i always made it a point to achieve this feeling or sound effect when im practicing a punch or a kick... its the typical Bruce Lee sound effect! power comes from the joints not the muscles between the joints
From all the kung fu guys I've ever seen this is the one where I am convinced he is 100% legit. He doesn't need to break bricks (and Jesse doesn't need to sell his skill or pretend to be impressed), you can clearly see and even hear how powerful and precise his strikes are! He reminds of breakdancers that use popping and locking, which requires them to have total control over their muscles, relaxing and flexing within fractions of a second specific parts of the body. It looks fluid but actually requires a lot of strength and body tension. Watch the part starting 2:40, it's so fast, controlled and powerful you even hear swooshing sounds.
This guy moves with such ease and no-bullshit demeanor, that I am legit impressed and bit scared tbh :D Moving like very polite killer robot, really impressive
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just realized using the fingers like that gives you almost 2 in reach. Man, this is very helpful in a distance stand
I've been learning Isshinryu since June and one of the brown belts I spar with has a background in Kung-fu this is spot on the way he spars. His movements are insanely fast and it's hard to get through his guard. I have gained a lot of respect for Kung-fu through the months of sparing him. I can't imagine how much harder it would be to face someone who's studied Kung-fu exclusively for a long time.
Isshin-ryu is a good style. I like a lot about the Okinawan styles. It is great that you Respect the challenging qualities of your classmate! (Honestly, I sometimes get an ego reaction from classmates that challenge me like that). Can you ask him directly if he knows some forms or drills to assist you to enhance your skills? I kick myself that I did not ask classmates to help me to get better, in situations like that, over the years. 🙏🏼
Sometimes, I felt a sense of awe,sometimes I felt defensive, in situations like that (psychologically). I could have learned much more from training partners, at times. There were times that I embraced the challenge, put my ego aside, and improved or deepened my skills....sorry! Did not mean to go on so long, your situation got me reflecting upon experiences. Sometimes, the short essays in "Zen in the Martial Arts" by Joe Hyams helped me with the challenging training partners.
It is a totally different style than Wing Chun. But the origins of both are the same. This is why you may see in Pak Mei he does something which "looks like" bong sau, but the application is different. Only thing I'm curious about in Pak Mei are their kicks. I know all Wing Chun kicking ideas, but I am curious about what Pak Mei does. I seen a couple in the game, but would love to see it from a real person.
As I understand it, Pak Mei and Wing Chun are fairly closely related styles. I don't think either is nearly as closely related to Choy Li Fut, but they're all Southern Chinese martial arts, and developed in around the same area, and there are some things all the martial arts in that region tend to have in common, and probably at least a bit of cross pollination.
Jesse, the intensity and respect in this sparring session are inspiring! It's amazing to see skillful techniques in action and the mutual learning happening. Great content as always!
@@hessdefense Steven strangles has a video of a bjj guys getting challenged by multiple traditional martial to see who's martial art is better. They all lose. I'm pretty sure one of them even tried poking out his eyes. If you're actually trying to debate this, you more than likely never fought or trained in legit martial arts
@@ruslanshavkatov466 True I don't know much that's why I was asking. I was hoping for some specific technical breakdown, analytical type conversation about the qualities or weaknesses of some of the arts.
If he can break the brick like that, getting hit in any place with those fingers would probably hurt a lot. This was very interesting Jesse, his footwork really caught my attention - this has to be the "best" time I saw traditional (or traditional looking) chinese martial arts applied !! great video as always !!!
Yes I just had to rewatch that sparring since his footwork just like Jesse's principles of no wasted movement was there as well but it had the vibe of killing intent
Amazing video with a high level of technical analysis and breakdown. I'm going try to implement some of this into my teaching. This is why I love this channel.
Pak Mei also called Bakmei comes from the Hakka people. The Southern Dragon, and Southern Mantis (Chowgar) algo come from the Hakka. Southern Dragon (Lung Yi) and Bakmei are very similar in movement and principle. Bakmei is straightforward and designed to go straight through the oppnent. No wasted movements just obliteration.
I don't practice martial arts, I watch this channel because Jesse comes across as someone who cares about what he's teaching you and how it is presented. Sifu Benjamin Colussi on the other hand, his confidence seems so strong, he legitimately scares the hell out of me.
the amount of respect that was shown in the video between you two was heartwarming and inspirational. It truly showed what martial arts should be about. Contest and respect, as well as the will to teach each other without any intention of hurt inflicted, except upon oneself as part of training. A true microcosm of amazing sportsmanship and fighting arts.
Jesse mentioned it to him, but his frame is the kind of structure I want to try and practice. It's apparent that body has been trained for toughness and speed. The continuous effort he's put in is what I respect. Also, seeing the execution of his art, it strengthens my belief that while different styles and schools of martial arts may focus on certain principles, the practitioner and their effort is what really gives life to the art.
Danke Jesse für das super Video, echt beeindruckend der Kung Fu Kämpfer!!!! Deine Videos sind einfach die besten , und machr richtig Spaß anzusehen!!!! Mach weiter so, in diesem Sinne. OZU 🥇
You want light sparring or do you want to kill ourselves? Huh? Im 💀🤣. But on a serious note I wish the vid was longer since there where so many interesting things Sifu Benjamin showed
The colossus and blood on his knuckles reminded me of Bruce Lee. Breaking that brick with that kind of fist formation was very impressive. Hats off to this man’s dedication to his art. Thank you Sensei Jesse for bringing such talented martial artists on your show for us!♥️👏👏
This guy reminds me of Master Ip Man, I always wonder what his Kung Fu moves would look like in a modern setting! If anyone are interested in Kung Fu/Chinese Martial Arts, I definitely recommend you to watch the Ip Man movie series. Those films are incredible, although a little bit exaggerated but that what makes it incredibly enjoyable!
Watch everything the ip man stunt director woo-ping yeun has done. From the earliest Jackie chan and jet li masterpieces like once upon a time in China and drunken master (snake in the eagles shadow is my personal favorite for Jackie broke all of his front teeth out in the final fight) kung fu hustle, kill bill, the matrix, crouching tiger hidden dragon, unbreakable. He literally made all of my favorite martial arts movies. IMDB for the win! You won't be disappointed.
It is so rare to see a Kung fu expert dare to spar on camera and actually using the style under pressure (instead of reverting to bad kickboxing), although it is a light exchange and Sensei Jesse is equally capable, it seems master Benjamin is for real, each of his strikes there can end the fight. It would be great to see him defend against a wrestler (how does pak mei work against takedowns). Impressed by the content !
nah. it looked like it was still reverting to the more main stream kickboxing stuff. especially the positioning, the posturing and reposturing. only slight difference is the hand gaurd.
This guy moves _exactly_ how the character he mocapped in Sifu moves in game. Extreme dedication to that kind of movement. He even does something I noticed in game that I thought was just visual flair: he will snap into a position quickly, but after there's a perceptible bit of "rebounding" where his limbs like hardened rubber snap back from the most extended position to a less extended one. Since he does it in real life that's more than just visual candy for the game, so I wonder why they do that in Pak Mei. It seems like a variation of the concept of Fa Jin that Sensei Seth explored not too long ago in Gung Fu. His stance is unique with how he curved his legs and keeps his torso straight for structure, but it almost reminds me of how Victorian era pugilists stood. Since hitting to the face wasn't encouraged, they would put one hand forward to prevent strikes from reaching their bodies and keep the other chambered for straight body shots. He just doesn't lean back. The front hand concept reminds me also of what I've seen karate stylists use or even my own muay thai long guard, when I can't fight someone inside so I stuff their shots with extended arms and get to the clinch, sacrifices head protection but if I'm doing it I was probably getting lit up anyway. I would appreciate if he'd do an interview where he explains some more about his stance, strikes, and especially that rebounding thing he does after striking.
Maybe, but no matter how badass your style is, you should still tuck your chin... Besides, all this kung fu stuff is BS. If you don't believe me, just ask Master Ken.
Honestly, for a guy who spent a relatively short period of time training at the Shaolin temple, he presents himself as almost being an authority on just about every style of kung fu, and he almost always mentions how they don’t work…even if he didn’t study them.
@@michaelterrell5061 that pissed me off massively in the last Self Defense Championship. Like, there are kung fu schools that spar. I spar. Jeff Chan has sparred kung fu schools. Frickin' Natan has a background in kung fu as well as karate. C'mon. Stop trying to give kung fu a bad name.
It is fascinating coming to this with 3 years of Pai Lum experience and watching this man demonstrating things my Sifu would do as well. I know my teachers teacher was from Hongkong originally so i wonder how the styles are related
I like how the movement is right from where your elbows are most of the time...right next to your body. I wouldn't have to stretch my elbow backwards before I strike. I like that.
Wow, his style has so much in common with Temple Kung Fu's Kempo based style. Not what I was expecting. Lots of Wing Chun in there too. Great Panther fist, it's rare to see someone take it to high level.
Pak Mei is a Shaolin style. There are similarities between Wing Chun and Pak Mei because they share a common root... just like Southern Lung Ying Kune (Dragon Form Boxing), Chu Gar, and Southern Praying Mantis (Chau Gar).. they are all Hakka Styles. If you're comparing them to Grandmaster Simon's Temple Kung Fu... that's (mostly) Okinawan Karate and American Kenpo. 🙂
@shawnmiller8169 Indeed. Simon's style also has a smodge podge of Hung Gar which likely influenced the stances and strikes. It's extremely rare to see the back foot position he sometimes uses with toes on both feet towards his opponent. Most people turn the back toes out. He does both.
@TheFireDragon-f2d You should check out Sifu Jon Funk’s article-he’s a highly respected Praying Mantis teacher (Chut Sing Tong Long Kune). If you can find it, he detailed Grandmaster Simon's background extensively. I believe it was published in Inside Kung Fu, though I don’t recall the specific issue or date. I’ve also read a few of Grandmaster Simon’s books, and based on what I’ve gathered, I don’t think he formally studied much, if any, traditional Kung Fu-especially Shaolin Kung Fu. That’s not to disparage Kenpo; I think it’s an excellent art. I just believe it’s important to be transparent about one’s lineage.
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Good light contact sparring. If you're down Jesse, I'd love the opportunity to do some Kung Fu vs Karate sparring. Maybe MMA rules, but Karate vs Kung Fu or kickboxing sparring. I have 2 pairs of MMA gloves which have thick padding like amateur fight gloves rather than pro fight gloves... and they allow for me to use tiger claw and snakestyle (mind you snake I'm not targeting the face, it's mostly just distaction... both to avoid eye pokes and to protect my fingers it's meant for the throat or eyes or as a distraction, so I use it as a distraction along with tiger palm strikes and kicks)... or it could be Kung Fu kcikboxing vs Karate, closed fist vs closed fist, if you'd rather that. Just some fun respectful sparring. :) I work as a pedagouge and have a 5 year old son, so I'm a little tied down, but if I have to come to Sweden I'll try and make it happen, and if you wanna come visit me in Denmark we can make it happen... I even have a ring I can set up in my garden (can vas and 4 posts with ropes), although maybe with the weather as it is, it's better if we use the matted area inside my house... unless we do it on a good day. :) Let me know if you want... and if others would like for this to happen, drop a thumbs up maybe a comment.
OH ! I'VE DONE THAT FORM ! I HAD NO IDEA IT WAS FROM PAK MEI ! I was taught by an Australian Guy called Luke Holloway. He predominantly taught Silat at the time but he has a bunch of traditional Chinese martial arts experience and he was part of the local Lion Dance Troupe at his Wushu Club. He moved to Japan for a while and as luck would have it, I had moved to Japan to teach English and he was in the same Prefecture as I was - so I trained a little with him then too ! (I was predominantly focused on Tricking and Acrobatics at the time though so didn't become a full time student.
Jesse, i love you man, but you really tried very hard to let that guy show his skills, and it fell kinda flat. these old styles are not so practical, and his response about why you don't see this style in MMA was such bs. he's clearly good at his style, but it's not an effective fighting style, and anyone who understands fighting knows you'd fold this man haha. Don't get me wrong, I have tremendous respect for traditional martial arts, I grew up doing shotokan my whole life, but I've also been training in kickboxing and MMA for many years, and it's pretty obvious that this stuff doesn't really work. you were going so slow and soft, literally giving him so much space, stopping your punches like 30-50cm away from his face. if you did one blitz full speed, you'd lay him down. love your channel brother, and keep up the good work! I respect that you always let the guests in your videos showcase their skills and make them look good, but I wasn't convinced by this one at all.
My dad did Kung Fu for most of his life competing multiple times in China, and I’ve always wanted to get into a Kung Fu form, but I honestly mean this with the greatest respect, but I think there’s a strange type of arrogance that is holding Kung Fu back. Granted I get Kung Fu is a catch all for a massive amount of styles, but for general purposes anytime you watch a video or go into a gym with that says “Kung Fu” it just has a strange almost arrogant aura around it. I mean I am 100% sure this guy is great at what he does, but it’s just weird when they make statements like “this form will kill” so it’s not great in sparring, or “ we can spar but just know I could kill you”. As someone who trains and competes in Muay Thai, I just find it an extremely strange way of behaving almost like there over compensating or trying to justify there form constantly. Go into a Boxing, Muay Thai, even a respectable karate dojo, at most these guys will say they have the most effective technique, but none of them carry this weird humble arrogance like starting sparring with “regular sparring or spar to kill”. I mean it’s called sparring not murder, if I had that attitude in Muay Thai I’d bring a gun or knife to the gym, then I’d win every fight lol. I get these guys are passionate about there form and are probably use to having to defend why they do Kung fu, but I feel like if they could be confident and realistic and cut the strange arrogant ‘protagonist’ energy it would attract so many people.
Hmm I think you might be getting the wrong read of him. Its just a different type of training, I don't think its about arrogance. I think its more like you as a Muay fighter stepping into a new gym and asking a new partner if you're going just hands or just feet or both. Yea someone could mistakenly take offense as if you were showing off by mentioning that, but it could also simply be a legitimate question as well. Are we doing throws and sweeps too? I think its all legitimate. In his specific case I think his style involves sweeps, takedowns and sweep/takedown follow-ups so he may have been friendly gauging the intended level of exchange.
You are not wrong. And that lack of never challenging themselves is what's led to huge degradations of understanding their own schools. Can't use something effectively, can't even spar properly, if you don't know what the purpose of your principles actually are. Karate also suffers from this. Also, a lot of that attitude comes from different schools competing against each other for students; it's a money thing. You mainly find it here in the west and Taiwon, especially after the Kung Fu movie boom of the '70s. Go to mainland China and, if you can even find traditional "Kung Fu' instructors, you'll find they've never even heard of most of these "masters" in the west. You'll also find that they aren't secretive or mystical, but tickled pink that a foreigner wants to learn their skills.
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I have a query more than a question. I am currently suffering with a crippling anxiety from realising the reality of 2 years out of training due to a few broken bones in my hand. How can I recover what I had two years ago at 37 years of age. I genuinely couldn’t get my head around my trainer calling out shots and combos for the focus mits every one I messed up from a simple jab to more advanced combos. I don’t want to give up but the way it made me feel I mean I’m already autistic so I struggle with emotions at the best of times this is a whole new realm for me could you help me get my head around it please
Oh my, you really knew where you were stepping into!
That was kinda anticlimatic because he had many beautiful qin na (joint locks) to apply on you, but you had to be more aggressive 😆.
Awesome content as always Jesse! Congratulations.
@@alexholmes7275You have to patiently give Your self the right to choose your own path In martial arts and not fall into it's mental/ emotional trapings. If anything in life stops feeling right! Just change your were your feet are pointed and walk..it will always be your right path. You can't get this life wrong, choose a different art, all have merit and something to add to your life.
Love the respect Jesse gives to others arts and how it reflects off his own. Always enjoyable! thanks Jesse!
the fact he has his own sound effects when striking is impressive
That too in a Hoodie. I can make sounds on a Gi but doing it in a hoodie is some real gangster shit.
I was thinking the same thing @@friedrichmyers
As a fact, it is pretty easy to do that with any kind of clothes once you have practiced enough. You don´t even need to think about it. ;-)
that sound can only be created with power and speed.
5:10 I'm fucking dying 😂😂😂
I’ve noticed recently that a lot more traditional martial artists are pressure testing their art. This is a great thing for the martial arts in general. As a Wing Chun and Jiu Jitsu practitioner, I have found that nothing improves your art like an actual pressure testing.
Practitioners of Chinese Martial have always done this... I think it's just becoming visible to the social media generation. When I was coming up in the 80's everyone sparred with everyone regardless of style... usually with little or no safety equipment (much like the generations before us). The difference is, it's on RUclips now... that, and people care more about safety. 🙂
Desperation to find followers. So many arts are going to disappear in the next 10 to 15 years. No one to carry on.
@@shawnmiller8169Very insightful! I always thought modern (within the last half century or so) practitioners never did hard sparring. What exactly did you practice back then?
@@shawnmiller8169plenty of BS practioners among Chinese martial arts. Just watch the saga of Xu Xiaodong exposing them.
@@shawnmiller8169 Yup. Nothing else to say.
What a cool guy. So well spoken and humble. And very respectful when sparring. Wasn't about showing off or anything like that. Cool guy.
Absolutely- I don't do martial arts, but if I did, I would vastly rather from somebody like this. Someone who struts around bragging how dangerous and skilled they are is less than confidence inspiring.
He has Wude
@@heinrizliyaputra7811 What is wude?
@@lazarussevy2777 Wude is a Chinese term that translates to "martial morality" and is a core part of traditional Chinese martial arts training. It's made up of the words wu (武), which means martial, and de (德), which means morality. Wude has two aspects: the morality of deed and the morality of mind.
Its central themee of Sifu Game, a game inspired by Him
martial morality @@lazarussevy2777
That guy is too cool. Never tried over selling the art, understands how other people can view it and that no style is unbeatable. Also, his amount of respect was incredible ... I would like one of kids to get classes from someone like that
Not with that brick breaking. Ouch
“You want us to do light sparring, or you want us to killourselves?” 😂 I know its a language barrier thing, but, he asked it so matter of factly, it was unintentionally funny 😂🤣
Yeah, Jesse's "Huh?" was so funny.
From that sentence alone I got that he was from Paris ! We do speak like that around here.
@@oneoranotaTu veux qu’on se la tue ? 😂
Sometimes, they die.
Theres the word "s'entretuer" in french which means to kill each other, i assume he meant that but translated it to "kill ourselves" lol
I have never more clearly seen someone who is "dedication to the art" rather than looks. It looks like it took all of Jessie's skills to pull him out of his shell.
yea you can tell by his chinese decor hes all about the art and not the "looks"
@@Dsc1899 You've much to learn kid.
If they make another Sifu game that has karate style, you should be the mocap actor
On God, they should make each game about a different style
That would be fun! 🔥
I’ve literally been saying this since the game came out
They can literally make a game for each martial art if they wanted
Muay Thai
Karate
All the other forms of Kung fu
Boxing
can we make a game where every yt martial artist exists with their own perks , like the back kicker nat , the band guy joshua , the typhoon (that tkd guy with josua ), the chubby surprise - sensei seth , the soviet guy - andrii khotin ,etc etc
They'd have to call it "Sensei" then.
I really want to see extended sparring footage from Mr. Colussi. His composure and control is truly incredible.
lol
@@Noyoda1112 😂😂😂 you call that sparing?
I'm going to watch this 10 more times!
"Maybe you're on the floor. Maybe not, but I'll hit you until you're on the floor." So much respect between you both. Wonderful to see! Thank you, Sensei!
Music to my ears! 👍
For sure! This is going to help me so much when I work on my new book.
Hit you until you arrive 😂. I caught that line. Sounds like one of those lines in a kung fu movie. You could tell he's an experienced master.
Congratulations you are really doing well at your age my finance are in rally in mess right now and great tip will really go along way in shaping my life im open for idea
What a testimony!!!🙏🙏🙏I'm genuinely curious to know how you earn that much monthly
Jesse what stands out from all these great guys you get on your channel is not the art, style or technique, but the message they present. 👍
His composure is extremely impressive, he seems no more tense while sparring than speaking. His ability to maintain such a short yet impactful striking distance should give anyone with half a brain reason to pause, this is no bullsh*t, real deal stuff. Thank you so much for this, it’s one of the most impressive displays of martial arts I’ve ever seen. This is definitely a form requiring a life long dedication and true determination.
I want to like your comment, but it's at a perfect square now :)
He was a liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitle bit more tense while sparring. Don't go too far now
@ You see tension, I see focus. Tension interferes with muscle response, focus does not.
@ I misspoke or failed to express myself properly, you are correct. I was meaning emotionally tense, I was, long ago a boxer and martial arts enthusiast, I fully understand how a blow or block is delivered. Muscle tension is a completely different thing from having the proper frame of mind or having a tense attitude. You can be relaxed and fight, every time my head wasn’t in the game it was to my detriment. The whole reason that clown show goes on before pro-fights is to put the other fighter off his game, though if you’re truly disciplined it rarely works.
Even if I twist my waist and drive with my hips and quads, my power is not even close to his.
Always love the respect you show towards other martial artist, that takes a lot of humility!
Very impressive. I liked how you both sparred at a good pace and control level where people could see the good basics the Kung-Fu instructor had. I also liked what he said about having nothing to prove and that we need to find our own way but do it through training not watching martial arts videos. A little training each day goes a long way. I'm 66 and have survived various surgeries(neck microfracture, quadruple bypass) and still make time to train basics in Kenpo, Escrima, and Kuntao-Silat. Keep up the good videos...:)
Someone get Ranton to watch this ASAP he needs to see lv 999 WUDE Benjamin in action
He already did. He made a video on his second channel: Rantwo
yep and he actually disrespected the pak mei instructor
@@iNightTiger lol he really tried not to, but Ranton has no filter
Ranton is a clown , an embarrassment to Shaolin.
@@iNightTiger Ranton was speaking some truth tho
17 years of wushu training experience here, the later nine solely on souther styles and could notice Jesse instantly associated the deflect movements to yang taichi and wing chun.
And man, he was so right, there are so many cousin movements between southern martial arts.
Benjamin and Paulo Rubio were the coolest Jesse have shown us recently, dudes are so OP on combat but also so chill.
If I remember correctly, Benjamin is of the Foshan lineage, which is the same city that Ip Man and many other important lineages of Wing Chun come from. As a WSL Wing Chun practitioner, the way he talked about structure is very familiar to me, and anyone can see the parallels between the two in the rapid, continuous movement.
Mind you, the Cheung Lai Chuen Bak Mei lineage also bears many similarities. In my opinion, its training looks a bit more slow pace and internal, so it looks closer to other Hakka styles, like Southern Mantis and Lungying, and their Fujianese cousins, like White Crane and Five Ancestors.
My own Wing Chun teachers are starting to slow things down to nail down the structure, like how the Cheung Lai Chuen lineage might, but I see from this video that Benjamin has a very similar structure either way. Both lineages look great, and I'd like to learn both if I ever get the chance, being of Hakka descent myself.
3:14 that "thank u" sounded so sweet haha
He is kind and calm. i want to be like that. what a great master
Benjamin Colussi has alot of respect from me, hes such a kind man and really respectful
I think Sifu realized not easy sparring Jesse. But both very respectful!
Pak Mei has an established tradition in Europe. In the 1980 s Pak Mei practitioners frequently took part in kickboxing competitions in Holland. There is an argument that the Dutch approach to kickboxing favouring intense attack over evasive defence is derived from pack Mei.
Really? About 22 years or so back, I corresponded briefly with a Pak Mei practitioner in Holland via Email. At the time I was training under my Bamboo Forest southern mantis instructor and found it next to impossible to find a martial arts school with similar energy after he left. Back then, it seems hardly anyone in the USA had heard of Pak Mei (or southern mantis). It never occurred to me that it might be popular in some European countries.
@@varanid9 Have you been at Robert Vogel's school? He is teaching some serious Ving Tsun, maybe that would be something for you?
the tiger hunting stuff of pak mei is pretty unique, this branch in the video has kind of chasing hands techniques according to the video game. But Fatsan is more deviating in a lot of ways from original bak mei
Wahhhh you beat you to Pak Mei!
You should do Hong Kong Pak mei, since this was fatshan, and they are different enough styles to justify it. Seeing you with Thomas Cheng, who is one of the most senior in the clan and extremely powerful, would be awesome! (He is the Sifu of Adam Chan, who the martial man interviewed)
My bad 😜
Fatshan (Foshan) is more similiar to wing chun/ hung gar mix than original bak mei of cheung lai chung, which is a mix of Lau Man Ga (流民家; Wanderers’ Style), Lei Ga (李家; Li Family), Lung Ying (龍形; Dragon Shape), and the martial methods known as Ngo Mei Siu Lam (峨眉少林; Emei Shaolin in Mandarin).
If you want to see an original bak mei practitioner have a look at it in Frankie Chan (陳勳奇) movies like Frankie Chan vs Jeffrey Falcon (Burning Ambition - 1989) or The Prodigal son - Lam Ching-ying vs Frankie Chan. I think Jackie Chan's Dragon Lord, 1982 has some too. Then you gonna see the difference, the tiger is never evading, but instead forcing its way through the opponent pushin and pulling them to the side if they resist with force, its a very manly style. i think monkey steals peach has an episode of authentic pak mei too
Some techniques of bruce lee are pak mei too, like the trapping hammerfist combo or the kick that send the italian flying in enter the dragon.Most people seem to be already satisfied by learning jik bo and 9 step push thoroughly though.
Do not sweat it, in the states is a different Pak Mei lineage. Have a look at Frankie Chan (陳勳奇) movies like Frankie Chan vs Jeffrey Falcon (Burning Ambition - 1989) or The Prodigal son - Lam Ching-ying vs Frankie Chan. You gonna see they are pretty different.
I used to be a massive hater on these kinds of styles, but I was stupid. This guy is very impressive. Great explosive power.
That kung fu guy is the real threat their. That strike of him deal huge problem if they literally do it on a real one on one fight. On their demo sparring, they look stupid. Limiting their moves and their power blows. I think that kung fu master have something on his sleeve if that is a real fight. We all know Kung fu style don’t follow rules. All they need is to strike on the enemy weak spot which is the eye, throat part, balls etc.
There are people who still hates it.
For every good eastern style master there are nine that are completely fraudulent while only being in it for money. So critical thinking is important
@@simonbrehm358Keehan actually had a solid karate background.
He just wants a bit nuts after that.
He was an early marketing genius.
@@simonbrehm358 and as always...restomp the groin.
This is the guy you call a Kung Fu expert. Sometimes people just say that on reflex about someone.
The brick breaking with the knuckles is interesting. I personally don't think it's worth the pain, but he's obviously got great technique with it. Very cool style overall.
it would definitely suck to get hit in the throat with that, its a lot like some of the hand strikes in karate taken to extremes!
Owwwe!
But then you can't hit hard targets with leopard fists! 🐆✊
@@ArcticGatordefinitely, that would break the wind pipe.
Most styles require hand conditioning anyway. They hit rice/sand bags, cloth covered wood, bricks, etc... Doesn't matter if you use the default fist, condition your hands is key
Just be careful knockin on my door with that 😂
In karate we also have the fist formation shown at the very beginning, it's named Hiraken, commonly used to hit soft parts of the body when you want to penetrate deeply to cause a lot of pain like in ribs and the commissure between nose and lips. It's hard to train because the training is painfully
En Shito Ryu a esa técnica para golpear se le conoce como "shokento" ... el "hiraken" es para raspar con las falanges de los dedos con el puño cerrado. Saludos cordiales. Oss!!
I always joke about you going progressively full Street Fighters character, but you went SIFU first. Well played sensei!
5:10 bro this exchange MURDERED me lmfao, perfect comedic timing Jesse!
A good example of what a human is capable of when he really wants to achieve his goal. Like the people who train Kyokushin karate he seems to have eliminated the concept of physical pain from his life. Utmost respect!
Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional 🙏
Dit Da Jow and Tui Na helps... one of the least known, appreciated or seen parts of Chinese Martial Arts is the healing aspect. A lot of Chinese Martial Arts practitioners have tough, conditioned hand... but no callouses. 🙂
The ginger fist strikes in Pak Mei and its sister styles are lethal in close combat when attacking the neck and throat areas, especially when using the style's short range power generation.
There's less surface area on the strike compared to a regular fist, therefore more power is concentrated in a smaller spot.
I think there's probably been more deaths by ginger allergy than ginger fist…
I've never seen Jesse try so hard to hold back on sparring before
EXACTLY BRUH while bro was struggling to even react
Yeah what was up with that sparring? It seemed really off. Jesse looked so slow compared to what we normally see.
Agreed. We've seen him fight many times. I'm sure he had his reasons. He's always cordial, humble and respectful towards his guests.
He said he cant find an opening. Maybe is that. You never fight someone with a guard so perfect you didnt know where to start?
@@Viciousotk1 He is being polite, there are always openings. They are talking about Jesses speed here, not his inability to find a shot (which looks different)
1:40 those aren't fired bricks, they're cement blocks... e.g. worse, much harder
You know
"Could be a throw... Or I will hit you until you arrive on the floor."
This phrase alone is more badass than a pile of broken bricks! Thank you, Senseis! 🤜🤛
that statement is more like Ip Man movie quote than a real thing.
Pak Mei is White Eyebrow; he was reputed to be one of the Five Elders of Shaolin.
Depending on who's telling the legend, he's also the one who betrayed the Southern Shaolin Temple.
@@micahthecomfortablehuman1324 thats why PakMei was alwasy the evil dude in the movies XDDDDD
- when braking bricks people say "you should put on some tissue", but what's the point then.
Just pure gold
putting layer of clothes, tissue or towel or others, may replicate the skin and meat covering the bones.
you are right, if you break bones then there is always the danger that you are hurting yourself pretty bad, slicing the hand open on the bone fragments. Thats why original styles did practice for toughening the skin too
Woah, it's crazy how you can hear the air woosh when he performs his strikes, and he's not even wearing wide sleeves. That's really impressive
It's because his mic is brushing his shirt...the same sound would happen if he fell down or even just got out of a car or anything that would shift the mic.
@@FoxFireUnlimited I don't see no mics on their clothes. This sounds like it's recorded using a boom mic out of frame, but would be nice with conformation
Its all about the snap or contraction toward end of movements. Very rewarding to do.
its the "Snapping" or "Whipping" i always made it a point to achieve this feeling or sound effect when im practicing a punch or a kick... its the typical Bruce Lee sound effect!
power comes from the joints not the muscles between the joints
@antwango
The OP isn't referring to snapping to a stop/retracting when we do our techniques...they're talking aboot the whooshing sound.
Thanks!
Thank you!! 🙏
From all the kung fu guys I've ever seen this is the one where I am convinced he is 100% legit. He doesn't need to break bricks (and Jesse doesn't need to sell his skill or pretend to be impressed), you can clearly see and even hear how powerful and precise his strikes are! He reminds of breakdancers that use popping and locking, which requires them to have total control over their muscles, relaxing and flexing within fractions of a second specific parts of the body. It looks fluid but actually requires a lot of strength and body tension. Watch the part starting 2:40, it's so fast, controlled and powerful you even hear swooshing sounds.
Facts 100%
This guy moves with such ease and no-bullshit demeanor, that I am legit impressed and bit scared tbh :D Moving like very polite killer robot, really impressive
just realized using the fingers like that gives you almost 2 in reach. Man, this is very helpful in a distance stand
I've been learning Isshinryu since June and one of the brown belts I spar with has a background in Kung-fu this is spot on the way he spars. His movements are insanely fast and it's hard to get through his guard. I have gained a lot of respect for Kung-fu through the months of sparing him. I can't imagine how much harder it would be to face someone who's studied Kung-fu exclusively for a long time.
Isshin-ryu is a good style. I like a lot about the Okinawan styles. It is great that you Respect the challenging qualities of your classmate! (Honestly, I sometimes get an ego reaction from classmates that challenge me like that). Can you ask him directly if he knows some forms or drills to assist you to enhance your skills? I kick myself that I did not ask classmates to help me to get better, in situations like that, over the years. 🙏🏼
Sometimes, I felt a sense of awe,sometimes I felt defensive, in situations like that (psychologically). I could have learned much more from training partners, at times. There were times that I embraced the challenge, put my ego aside, and improved or deepened my skills....sorry! Did not mean to go on so long, your situation got me reflecting upon experiences. Sometimes, the short essays in "Zen in the Martial Arts" by Joe Hyams helped me with the challenging training partners.
Great video! Will make a reaction to it today
Can't wait!
ranton you are my goat
Why not visit Paris? Wine and great dining await.
Jesse you are a great martial artist but also an amazing interviwer! I like the way you do really well in showing the best of the masters.
I love your videos Jesse..you are so authentic ❤.. your opponent is awesome too 🙏🙏
I appreciate that! Just doing what I love 😊
@@KARATEbyJesse i love what you do, but i thirsting for more
still waiting to see REAL SPARRING lol
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Feels like Choy Lay Fut Panther Fist or hung gar..... like a hyrbid of Wing Chun and Choylay fut
Interesting 😎
I see Wing Chun there, too. Choylay fut-I don't know, as I was never exposed to that style.
It is a totally different style than Wing Chun. But the origins of both are the same. This is why you may see in Pak Mei he does something which "looks like" bong sau, but the application is different.
Only thing I'm curious about in Pak Mei are their kicks. I know all Wing Chun kicking ideas, but I am curious about what Pak Mei does. I seen a couple in the game, but would love to see it from a real person.
I study tiger Kungfu when I was watching this , I notice how leopard like those strikes are
As I understand it, Pak Mei and Wing Chun are fairly closely related styles. I don't think either is nearly as closely related to Choy Li Fut, but they're all Southern Chinese martial arts, and developed in around the same area, and there are some things all the martial arts in that region tend to have in common, and probably at least a bit of cross pollination.
Jesse, the intensity and respect in this sparring session are inspiring! It's amazing to see skillful techniques in action and the mutual learning happening. Great content as always!
Jesses Huh at 5:13 😂
He caught me by surprise 😅
The pause right before makes it even more funnier
That was the best lol
Ran to the comments right after that
Thanks for showing that sparring footage. Seeing it implemented against a resisting opponent helps alot.
Call me weird or stupid, but I think traditional martial arts should be applied in physical-mental development and self defense instead of sports.
Many of us do just that. Be well.
This martial art along with many other traditional martial arts won't work in defending yourself
@@ruslanshavkatov466 Give us some examples and let's break it down.
@@hessdefense Steven strangles has a video of a bjj guys getting challenged by multiple traditional martial to see who's martial art is better. They all lose. I'm pretty sure one of them even tried poking out his eyes. If you're actually trying to debate this, you more than likely never fought or trained in legit martial arts
@@ruslanshavkatov466 True I don't know much that's why I was asking. I was hoping for some specific technical breakdown, analytical type conversation about the qualities or weaknesses of some of the arts.
If he can break the brick like that, getting hit in any place with those fingers would probably hurt a lot. This was very interesting Jesse, his footwork really caught my attention - this has to be the "best" time I saw traditional (or traditional looking) chinese martial arts applied !! great video as always !!!
Yes I just had to rewatch that sparring since his footwork just like Jesse's principles of no wasted movement was there as well but it had the vibe of killing intent
No crossover whatsoever
Amazing video with a high level of technical analysis and breakdown. I'm going try to implement some of this into my teaching. This is why I love this channel.
Glad it was helpful!
He's so relaxed it almost looks like he's not doing anything!
Really cool and sympathetic guy
Been searching for a while for a channel with a versatile mix of martial arts and education and this is the one for me. Thanks Jesse!
Pak Mei also called Bakmei comes from the Hakka people. The Southern Dragon, and Southern Mantis (Chowgar) algo come from the Hakka. Southern Dragon (Lung Yi) and Bakmei are very similar in movement and principle. Bakmei is straightforward and designed to go straight through the oppnent. No wasted movements just obliteration.
Nice collab to both Sensei Enkamp and Sifu Colussi for complementing Karate and Kung Fu techniques for each own perspectives.
"Find your own way... go practice what you believe in"
Wholesome. Legit martial artist and extremely respectful. Looks like a solid guy. Thanks for the good video yet again, Jesse!
I don't practice martial arts, I watch this channel because Jesse comes across as someone who cares about what he's teaching you and how it is presented. Sifu Benjamin Colussi on the other hand, his confidence seems so strong, he legitimately scares the hell out of me.
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You should start, it's never too late!
the amount of respect that was shown in the video between you two was heartwarming and inspirational. It truly showed what martial arts should be about. Contest and respect, as well as the will to teach each other without any intention of hurt inflicted, except upon oneself as part of training. A true microcosm of amazing sportsmanship and fighting arts.
Jesse mentioned it to him, but his frame is the kind of structure I want to try and practice. It's apparent that body has been trained for toughness and speed. The continuous effort he's put in is what I respect. Also, seeing the execution of his art, it strengthens my belief that while different styles and schools of martial arts may focus on certain principles, the practitioner and their effort is what really gives life to the art.
Best video you have made in a while, this is what I want. Stuff grounded in realality.
2:00 Did anyone else notice the skin hanging from his knuckle after breaking the brick?
Came to comment the same thing
Looks like a split second before he tries the break his knuckles are already bloody. So maybe took him a couple tries
Or he broke multiple bricks
He was bleeding before that, not take 1 lol
Ain’t enough dit dat jaw in the world to make my second knuckles that tough. I commend his dedication and commitment to his craft.
Jesse, you continue to come out with great video stories. Thanks for sharing.
I liked the stance and the slick movements. It's very reminiscent of kung fu movies.
Danke Jesse für das super Video, echt beeindruckend der Kung Fu Kämpfer!!!! Deine Videos sind einfach die besten , und machr richtig Spaß anzusehen!!!! Mach weiter so, in diesem Sinne. OZU 🥇
You want light sparring or do you want to kill ourselves?
Huh?
Im 💀🤣. But on a serious note I wish the vid was longer since there where so many interesting things Sifu Benjamin showed
The colossus and blood on his knuckles reminded me of Bruce Lee. Breaking that brick with that kind of fist formation was very impressive. Hats off to this man’s dedication to his art. Thank you Sensei Jesse for bringing such talented martial artists on your show for us!♥️👏👏
This is so interesting its too bad the videos are kinda short.
I love these videos. Thank you Jesse for taking the time to do this it reminds me of the show ultimate warrior back in the day.
Would love to see more features with Sifu Colussi!
Amazing how resilient the body develops as you slowly apply resistance to it.
This guy reminds me of Master Ip Man, I always wonder what his Kung Fu moves would look like in a modern setting!
If anyone are interested in Kung Fu/Chinese Martial Arts, I definitely recommend you to watch the Ip Man movie series. Those films are incredible, although a little bit exaggerated but that what makes it incredibly enjoyable!
Watch everything the ip man stunt director woo-ping yeun has done. From the earliest Jackie chan and jet li masterpieces like once upon a time in China and drunken master (snake in the eagles shadow is my personal favorite for Jackie broke all of his front teeth out in the final fight) kung fu hustle, kill bill, the matrix, crouching tiger hidden dragon, unbreakable. He literally made all of my favorite martial arts movies. IMDB for the win! You won't be disappointed.
So it's true like in the movies, the hits have a sound effect! hahaha amazing!
It is so rare to see a Kung fu expert dare to spar on camera and actually using the style under pressure (instead of reverting to bad kickboxing), although it is a light exchange and Sensei Jesse is equally capable, it seems master Benjamin is for real, each of his strikes there can end the fight. It would be great to see him defend against a wrestler (how does pak mei work against takedowns). Impressed by the content !
these arts are now all western inluenced and use clear styles from boxing in including hand and foot positioning.
nah. it looked like it was still reverting to the more main stream kickboxing stuff. especially the positioning, the posturing and reposturing. only slight difference is the hand gaurd.
The ground defense of Bak Mei is lacking... Something new practitioners are trying to tackle.. no pun intended
@@boshirahmedoh they been that for a long time, actually since the first european ships arrived
"him defend against a wrestler"? Ok 😂😂
This guy moves _exactly_ how the character he mocapped in Sifu moves in game. Extreme dedication to that kind of movement. He even does something I noticed in game that I thought was just visual flair: he will snap into a position quickly, but after there's a perceptible bit of "rebounding" where his limbs like hardened rubber snap back from the most extended position to a less extended one. Since he does it in real life that's more than just visual candy for the game, so I wonder why they do that in Pak Mei. It seems like a variation of the concept of Fa Jin that Sensei Seth explored not too long ago in Gung Fu.
His stance is unique with how he curved his legs and keeps his torso straight for structure, but it almost reminds me of how Victorian era pugilists stood. Since hitting to the face wasn't encouraged, they would put one hand forward to prevent strikes from reaching their bodies and keep the other chambered for straight body shots. He just doesn't lean back. The front hand concept reminds me also of what I've seen karate stylists use or even my own muay thai long guard, when I can't fight someone inside so I stuff their shots with extended arms and get to the clinch, sacrifices head protection but if I'm doing it I was probably getting lit up anyway.
I would appreciate if he'd do an interview where he explains some more about his stance, strikes, and especially that rebounding thing he does after striking.
Obviously, the guy is the real deal.
Maybe, but no matter how badass your style is, you should still tuck your chin... Besides, all this kung fu stuff is BS. If you don't believe me, just ask Master Ken.
Been searching for a while a channel that would have a versatile mix of martial arts and education and this the one for me. Thanks Jesse!
Welcome!
Ranton's been real quiet since this video dropped
Ranton is a douchebag anyways. Can't fight but his narcissism is strong.
Honestly, for a guy who spent a relatively short period of time training at the Shaolin temple, he presents himself as almost being an authority on just about every style of kung fu, and he almost always mentions how they don’t work…even if he didn’t study them.
@@michaelterrell5061 that pissed me off massively in the last Self Defense Championship. Like, there are kung fu schools that spar. I spar. Jeff Chan has sparred kung fu schools. Frickin' Natan has a background in kung fu as well as karate. C'mon. Stop trying to give kung fu a bad name.
He’s doing daily uploads
@@taip4n yeah that was the joke lol
I love these videos! Seeing all these masters in different styles. Keep up the good work, sir.
In Filipino, that style of hitting with the finger knuckles is called, "kutos" or "kobra".
It is fascinating coming to this with 3 years of Pai Lum experience and watching this man demonstrating things my Sifu would do as well. I know my teachers teacher was from Hongkong originally so i wonder how the styles are related
This kung fu fighter looks really skilled and tough. Stance, power, speed. Very respectable.
Thanks both for the video! But it was too short I would like to see more:)
The pak mei guy is a legit martial artist I have seen him working with other people on other RUclips video channels
He’s the real deal 💪
I like how the movement is right from where your elbows are most of the time...right next to your body. I wouldn't have to stretch my elbow backwards before I strike. I like that.
I would have liked for this to be longer. Would really want more content with this guy!
Wow, his style has so much in common with Temple Kung Fu's Kempo based style. Not what I was expecting.
Lots of Wing Chun in there too.
Great Panther fist, it's rare to see someone take it to high level.
Pak Mei is a Shaolin style. There are similarities between Wing Chun and Pak Mei because they share a common root... just like Southern Lung Ying Kune (Dragon Form Boxing), Chu Gar, and Southern Praying Mantis (Chau Gar).. they are all Hakka Styles. If you're comparing them to Grandmaster Simon's Temple Kung Fu... that's (mostly) Okinawan Karate and American Kenpo. 🙂
@shawnmiller8169 Indeed.
Simon's style also has a smodge podge of Hung Gar which likely influenced the stances and strikes.
It's extremely rare to see the back foot position he sometimes uses with toes on both feet towards his opponent. Most people turn the back toes out. He does both.
@TheFireDragon-f2d You should check out Sifu Jon Funk’s article-he’s a highly respected Praying Mantis teacher (Chut Sing Tong Long Kune). If you can find it, he detailed Grandmaster Simon's background extensively. I believe it was published in Inside Kung Fu, though I don’t recall the specific issue or date.
I’ve also read a few of Grandmaster Simon’s books, and based on what I’ve gathered, I don’t think he formally studied much, if any, traditional Kung Fu-especially Shaolin Kung Fu. That’s not to disparage Kenpo; I think it’s an excellent art. I just believe it’s important to be transparent about one’s lineage.
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Awesome! Thank you!
Good light contact sparring. If you're down Jesse, I'd love the opportunity to do some Kung Fu vs Karate sparring. Maybe MMA rules, but Karate vs Kung Fu or kickboxing sparring. I have 2 pairs of MMA gloves which have thick padding like amateur fight gloves rather than pro fight gloves... and they allow for me to use tiger claw and snakestyle (mind you snake I'm not targeting the face, it's mostly just distaction... both to avoid eye pokes and to protect my fingers it's meant for the throat or eyes or as a distraction, so I use it as a distraction along with tiger palm strikes and kicks)... or it could be Kung Fu kcikboxing vs Karate, closed fist vs closed fist, if you'd rather that. Just some fun respectful sparring. :) I work as a pedagouge and have a 5 year old son, so I'm a little tied down, but if I have to come to Sweden I'll try and make it happen, and if you wanna come visit me in Denmark we can make it happen... I even have a ring I can set up in my garden (can vas and 4 posts with ropes), although maybe with the weather as it is, it's better if we use the matted area inside my house... unless we do it on a good day. :) Let me know if you want... and if others would like for this to happen, drop a thumbs up maybe a comment.
Jesse, this was amazing! Thank you so much for this insightful interview.
this 6:04 music is way to hard for the tip toeing they're performing here xD
OH ! I'VE DONE THAT FORM ! I HAD NO IDEA IT WAS FROM PAK MEI !
I was taught by an Australian Guy called Luke Holloway.
He predominantly taught Silat at the time but he has a bunch of traditional Chinese martial arts experience and he was part of the local Lion Dance Troupe at his Wushu Club.
He moved to Japan for a while and as luck would have it, I had moved to Japan to teach English and he was in the same Prefecture as I was - so I trained a little with him then too ! (I was predominantly focused on Tricking and Acrobatics at the time though so didn't become a full time student.
Jesse, i love you man, but you really tried very hard to let that guy show his skills, and it fell kinda flat. these old styles are not so practical, and his response about why you don't see this style in MMA was such bs. he's clearly good at his style, but it's not an effective fighting style, and anyone who understands fighting knows you'd fold this man haha. Don't get me wrong, I have tremendous respect for traditional martial arts, I grew up doing shotokan my whole life, but I've also been training in kickboxing and MMA for many years, and it's pretty obvious that this stuff doesn't really work. you were going so slow and soft, literally giving him so much space, stopping your punches like 30-50cm away from his face. if you did one blitz full speed, you'd lay him down. love your channel brother, and keep up the good work! I respect that you always let the guests in your videos showcase their skills and make them look good, but I wasn't convinced by this one at all.
That is a very in control, strong, polite, and humble human being right there.
Jesse is being polite during the sparring. PakMei's master's exposed chin is a rookie mistake. He wouldn't last a minute in a boxing ring.
I don't think the man fancies boxing gloves or a sport he wouldn't be able to grab your shirt and do as he wishes.
Another good Video with humility !
Every Material Arts is it worth to be seen ! .....as long it would be executed in a prof way .....
His sparring is how every martial artist should spar whenever doing light sparring
The sparing was way too light, you learn nothing from this buddy. Light sparring should still include touching the opponent .
@ i respect that opinion, but you have to remember some times learning isnt about getting hit but having fun
@@omegaspardyou're one of those that calls every one buddy.
Makes you sound arrogant and stupid.
Agreed, way too light. This just teaches bad habits.
@@Zatu_TheBlueLion that sparring was worse than children pretending to fight
Brilliant as always. Love the mutual respect you always show everyone you meet
I try
My dad did Kung Fu for most of his life competing multiple times in China, and I’ve always wanted to get into a Kung Fu form, but I honestly mean this with the greatest respect, but I think there’s a strange type of arrogance that is holding Kung Fu back. Granted I get Kung Fu is a catch all for a massive amount of styles, but for general purposes anytime you watch a video or go into a gym with that says “Kung Fu” it just has a strange almost arrogant aura around it. I mean I am 100% sure this guy is great at what he does, but it’s just weird when they make statements like “this form will kill” so it’s not great in sparring, or “ we can spar but just know I could kill you”. As someone who trains and competes in Muay Thai, I just find it an extremely strange way of behaving almost like there over compensating or trying to justify there form constantly. Go into a Boxing, Muay Thai, even a respectable karate dojo, at most these guys will say they have the most effective technique, but none of them carry this weird humble arrogance like starting sparring with “regular sparring or spar to kill”. I mean it’s called sparring not murder, if I had that attitude in Muay Thai I’d bring a gun or knife to the gym, then I’d win every fight lol. I get these guys are passionate about there form and are probably use to having to defend why they do Kung fu, but I feel like if they could be confident and realistic and cut the strange arrogant ‘protagonist’ energy it would attract so many people.
Hmm I think you might be getting the wrong read of him. Its just a different type of training, I don't think its about arrogance. I think its more like you as a Muay fighter stepping into a new gym and asking a new partner if you're going just hands or just feet or both. Yea someone could mistakenly take offense as if you were showing off by mentioning that, but it could also simply be a legitimate question as well. Are we doing throws and sweeps too? I think its all legitimate. In his specific case I think his style involves sweeps, takedowns and sweep/takedown follow-ups so he may have been friendly gauging the intended level of exchange.
You are not wrong. And that lack of never challenging themselves is what's led to huge degradations of understanding their own schools. Can't use something effectively, can't even spar properly, if you don't know what the purpose of your principles actually are. Karate also suffers from this. Also, a lot of that attitude comes from different schools competing against each other for students; it's a money thing. You mainly find it here in the west and Taiwon, especially after the Kung Fu movie boom of the '70s. Go to mainland China and, if you can even find traditional "Kung Fu' instructors, you'll find they've never even heard of most of these "masters" in the west. You'll also find that they aren't secretive or mystical, but tickled pink that a foreigner wants to learn their skills.
This was super interesting! I hope you have more videos with Benjamin Colussi