Actually yes, and I have even had to defend myself and my fiancee at the time (years ago) against an out of control roommate that pulled a gun on us. The thought of not wearing clothes at the time didn't even enter into thought.
@@AndoMierzwa As am I. Ar the time, the fiancee found out she was pregnant (of course it turned out not to be mine, but such was not known at the time).
I once had to defend myself while naked too. Except I wasn't protecting my girlfriend, she was my attacker. It was funny as there's nothing like waking up just in time to see a naked hot blonde towering over you, fists clenched, ring clad knuckles traveling towards your face. I managed to cover up, roll out, then restrain her while she tried to continue her attack. There's where the funny part ends. Turns out she was fast asleep throughout, physically acting out a horrible nightmare. I realised this because her eyes were open but I could just tell she wasn't awake. After I shouted at her a few times to stop, there was an instant change. She woke up, was mortified, and broke down in tears. I found out from her closest friends a few days later that a previous partner used to regularly beat her up and she'd never really dealt with the trauma. I guess in her crazy nightmare maybe I was her abusive ex, and it was her that was defending herself.
I've done naked training! It was odd at first, but then very freeing. Once you put your clothes back on its like you just gained an additional layer of armor! If that makes any sense!
Great advice as always. There's another advantage to training naked related to psychology. Like it or not, when we're naked, we feel vulnerable. In our training gear it's the opposite, we usually feel stronger. Hopefully we're not out looking for fights, so if we're ever in one it's probably because that situation was forced upon us. The attacker probably arranged the environment so that we are in some way at a disadvantage. In this situation, it's natural that we will feel vulnerable. If we've only practiced when we "feel strong", it's going to be hard to push through that limitation and respond with the level of commitment necessary to come out alive. On a similar note, I'd like to build upon your suggestion by recommending you go the other way as well. You have flawless technique (does that exist?) in your uniform or gym clothes? Great. Now what about your daily attire, which for most of us is quite different? Depending on where you live or the dress code for your job, there could be limitations on your movement that you don't have in your normal training gear, and it is essential to know these things in advance. This includes the types of surfaces you will be on. What can you do in your normal shoes on: carpet, grass, concrete, tile? If you haven't tried it out, you don't know for sure; and "when it counts" you already have enough to worry about, it's not the time for any more surprises. So yes, practice in your usual training gear (whatever that is) to develop your skills, and practice naked to see errors that would have been otherwise hidden by that gear and learn to give it your all even when you feel vulnerable. Then suit up however it is you actually leave the house, and make sure you can perform like that too.
Good point. Women in particular could benefit from at least thinking about how being exposed might affect their fighting. It did cross my mind that if an attacker overpowers a woman, his next step will be to try and expose something. You've completed that thought for me, thank you. And really, any woman is vulnerable. I once read the story of a little old lady whose home was invaded. The guy was on the verge of raping her but she kept her cool, patted his cheek, and said something like, "You don't really want to do this - I'm old enough to be your granny. You're probably down on your luck too... How about I fix you something to eat and we can talk." So if she was the target of a sexual attack, I'm vulnerable too. I also heard once in a self defense class that dominance has a lot to do with sexual assault, so there's that to add to the reasons why I'm vulnerable even though I'm not a hot little 20-something.
Yes I have lol, in my own home that is ofc but without underwear the flopping can be annoying..... Wrestling vs Bjj is one example of clothes vs no clothes, bjj are used to be able to grab and hold the gi, while wrestlers cant do that......wrestler are often much stronger, while the bjj have iron grips because of them grabbing and holding the gi. While using gi/clothes the sweat is often ignored, while without clothes the sweat play a huge role in what you can and can not do
There's a reason why so many Indian martial arts are done only in the loincloth (like Kalaripayettu)...or even Yoga... Even gymnastics in ancient Greece was done naked. In fact that's the etymology of the word!
Smart man... Spartans or rather skiritai and other slav\Greek warriors did this while anointing the body with oils for battle so you wouldn't break skin and sliding out of an opponents hold easier, the greeks emphasized highly on wrestling... While a perfect contrast being judo highlights the manipulation of clothing rather than body parts and strength.
@@AndoMierzwa of course and to correct myself Judo did practice the manipulation of body parts but not for brute strength this was emphasized in sumo wrestling
Another great video Ando 🙌 you make me laugh. Funny videos but also full of learning 👏 after showering i lokk myself in the mirror shaving my beard. And i look amazing 🔥👀 if fire is a great self defense tool. Then I'm ready for danger 👊🏼 btw after shower your wet and not easy to get hold on in grapling. I think having a bottle of oil in the back pocket can be a good idea if an attacker shows up. I think I'm on to something here 🤔
Ha! Yes, killer good looks is definitely a weapon… but they also attract people who want to knock your lights out! 😄 Also a great idea about carrying oil around. Make it olive oil since it’s also good for the heart. 👍🏼 Keep fighting, my friend!
@@AndoMierzwa i have a 3 floor house with many lights in👀 if one gets knocked out i got plenty more 👀 but if it's a burglar it's not a good idea to show where all my valuables are 🤦♂️ i got 2000 ml oil in the kitchen. I'm pretty safe 😏 looking forward to more learning videos 👊🏼😎
Hi just found your channel. Click on this video. I used to clean the bathroom naked. I didn't want to get stuff on my clothes. I am new to Martial arts I am 45 joined class several months ago.
The sport/art that is most naked is bodybuilding. Arnold Schwarzenegger would like to go "Commando" if he could, if you know what I mean. Hmm. He did in The Terminator.
I'm afraid guys in my dojo will feel awkward, if I train naked. But I trained a lot in casual clothes. It's less comfortable, because I know that it will rip apart after throw or two, and pants may rip apart if I try slide into the splits, but otherwise there is no difference.
And hey, you're right. I just practiced on my dummy naked. No underwear, no shoes, nothing. Butt naked. (Yes, I locked the door as per your advice). And yes, I did feel the exact movement of my limbs, how they should be moved. Jokes apart, this is good!
Funny enough, such a sport exists. Pole dancing came from stripping. Pole dancing is becoming a legitimate sport (as it is). The Eastern Europeans have a beautiful name for it. They call it Pylon Dancing. That's a Greek word, like the Ancient Olympics. So Pylon Dancing is the closest sport to the Ancient Olympics.
@@AndoMierzwa The Star Trek Mirror Universe exists. Everything in the masculine martial art exists is in the feminine world of dance in a different form. That's secret of Yin-Yang symbol that you wear. The Yang (masculine) has a mirror in the Yin (feminine) world. It's in the movie the Wrestler. The wrestler and the stripper are mirror images of each other, the Yin and the Yang. That's why they gravitate to each other in the movie and in real life, Grasshopper.
To gi, or not to gi...that is the question... I myself have been training in beach shorts for many years, going back to my upbringing in Hawaii -- outside where you can get some good Vitamin D. Plus, shorts and a T-shirt or shirtless will reveal flaws in your stance, movement, punches and kicks. It's definitely a different sensation. Though I find kobudo is easier to train when not wearing a gi. Less chance for your sai to get caught in the gi jacket. (Proof that kobudo was created before gi were invented!) I save my gi for when it's cold, or in a formal situation. Plus, the less you wear the gi, the longer it lasts! (Especially with the pricey Shureido, Tokaido or Seishin brands)
🤣 I mean, a true martial artist needs to be ready for anything, whether it's a drunk at the bar, kidnapper at the mall, shooter at a school, a burglar while in the shower or home invader while you are sleeping in bed... 🤔 Man I used to live in such a shit hole.
In my point of view, training in naked state is not necessary (wearing only underwear is more than enough, specially if you are trying to master in a new level some "imaginary combat" exercises, like katas from Karate, Poomsae or Tul from Taekwondo, and others).
I'm not from California like you, Sensei, so I will never train naked; boxer shorts or a bathing suit at least. But thanks for a thoughtful and relevant lesson nonetheless: I often think about the difference between wearing a gi in the dojo vs. having to use self-defense skills while wearing street clothes in a real-life setting. Greetings from Virginia and I know you mentioned recently moving to, I believe, North Carolina!
For larger ladies, naked, unless absolutely necessary, could be problematic. Just underwear may be the better option. Although the number of ladies I've seen training in poorly fitting bras in all sports makes me wince, so may not make all that much different.
True story. When I was a teenager in the 1980s, training suits were not what they are today. There weren't really any gi jackets cut for the female shape, and there were no ties to hold it shut. Also sports bras weren't really that common yet. With hindsight, this gives me more respect for the female martial artists than I or most men probably realised at the time they deserved. Lots of the women used to go topless under their gi, because nasty wire framed bras apparently were uncomfortable, and even a cotton t shirt would chafe. Nowadays of course there are really good materials for such purposes but not so then. Scene set, there was the occasional wardrobe malfunction, where a gi jacket is held closed only by the belt around the waist, and there's nothing underneath, while a significant proportion of the moving parts so to speak are higher up. One time in sparring, one such lady stepped back to evade an incoming roundhouse kick. The kick still made contact, but instead of hitting the ribs as intended, it just made a glancing blow into the lapel of her jacket, whipping it open. I wasn't sparring her, I was in the middle of my own round with someone else, as was everyone else. We wouldn't really have noticed had we not heard a yell 'ooh my boobs', which of course in the male dominated environment of an 80s karate class, drew some attention. People literally stopped mid move. I think I was chambered for a roundhouse. It was like time froze and all faces pointed the same way. We all got an eye full. Luckily the lady concerned was very self confident and not bashful so she just laughed it off as she quickly redressed herself. It must have been awful in those days for ladies that were more easily embarrassed. No wonder the martial arts used to be so predominantly male oriented. I'm so glad it's more inclusive now, with sports gear manufacturers acknowledging that the female form is sufficiently different to the male form to warrant a range of suitable training attire.
Supposedly in the original Olympics athletes were naked when they competed. I don't think the Greeks had the same stigma the western world has about nudity.
I took your advice and stripped down to my undies and practiced my self defense skills. Unfortunately, within about 3 minutes Walmart security came and removed me from the store. I will try again at home when I am released from custody. LOL
well I don't know about an entire training session naked I will through some punches and practice stances while I wait for the hot water or for the tub to fill. I often kill some time I'll practice kata before I leave for work. So in my charharts and steel toed boots. Also pull tools out of my belt as improvised weapons
@@AndoMierzwa well to be honest in an attempt to relieve tension and stress I did through a round house kick at a wall while wearing my steel toed boots. put a 3 inch hole in the half inch plywood.
I have trained in a pool an spa for 2-8 hours a day the last month so I'm pretty close to naked. The faster I move the more resistance /weight it adds too an it starts with a ton of resistance but also forces flow. I do not even own a gi
That is cool advice. The most minimal I have trained with when alone, is a tank top and an underwear but never fully naked. And if you ever seen Dragon Ball, Goku would have disagreed with you on that one. As he is wearing 250 pounds clothes in every training, but than again he is not human so it doesn't count. And while not me, some people wear weighted clothing when training. SCI or no SCI I would never use weighted clothing because it seems to me unhealthy.
I train naked regularly and recommend it. Not only because of the exposure of faults in form (and nothing beats naked training for this, you see all the problems your body creates by bad posture expressed though the whole body). But, more important, if you are serious about self-defence you must train for those situations where you are at your most vulnerable. In an art like San Soo which is, as I understand, very much a self-defence/first strike art, it would make no sense not to prepare for the situation where you have literally nothing to hand apart from your body. Isn't that what empty hand is about? And - who'da guessed it - the comments show this approach is far from unusual (even if we are all weirdos, I mean those fights in the shower are serious! :-)
HA! 😄 It sounds like you have it all figured out! and I agree that if you can feel competent with literally nothing but your body, anything else you can grab is a bonus. Thanks for the insightful comment! 🙏🏻
Hey Ando. I have a very abusive brother right now, ever since I was 5, he has been bullying me in the house. Once it’s bed he always gives me insults,threats, and sometimes pain. 💔Heartbroken I am. Please reply and give a video of how to defend in this situation.
You never know where you will be attacked. It could be at the gym in the locker room. Many home invasions happen when people are in the shower. You could be at the beach in only your swim shorts. Training naked should be a regular thing. Do it every morning til you break a sweat before you take a shower as a daily warm up.
i talked about it 2-3 yearw ago and a 'smar' guy tried to make fun of me. Now i would like to know your opinion about martial arts and weight lifting if possible. Thank you.
For me, you should either decide to be a weightlifter who does a little martial artist or a martial artist who does a little weightlifting. It’s hard to serve two masters. 💪🏼
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Actually yes, and I have even had to defend myself and my fiancee at the time (years ago) against an out of control roommate that pulled a gun on us. The thought of not wearing clothes at the time didn't even enter into thought.
That’s terrifying! Glad you survived! 🙏🏻
@@AndoMierzwa As am I. Ar the time, the fiancee found out she was pregnant (of course it turned out not to be mine, but such was not known at the time).
I once had to defend myself while naked too. Except I wasn't protecting my girlfriend, she was my attacker. It was funny as there's nothing like waking up just in time to see a naked hot blonde towering over you, fists clenched, ring clad knuckles traveling towards your face. I managed to cover up, roll out, then restrain her while she tried to continue her attack. There's where the funny part ends. Turns out she was fast asleep throughout, physically acting out a horrible nightmare. I realised this because her eyes were open but I could just tell she wasn't awake. After I shouted at her a few times to stop, there was an instant change. She woke up, was mortified, and broke down in tears. I found out from her closest friends a few days later that a previous partner used to regularly beat her up and she'd never really dealt with the trauma. I guess in her crazy nightmare maybe I was her abusive ex, and it was her that was defending herself.
@@geoffreyfletcher6976 Wow. 🙏🏻
@@anftrew3775 That is messed up. 🙏🏻
I've done naked training! It was odd at first, but then very freeing. Once you put your clothes back on its like you just gained an additional layer of armor! If that makes any sense!
That makes total sense to me, John! Thank you for the comment!
My Judo partners would probably not feel super pumped about me showing up to the dojo just wearing a belt.
Ha! Well, maybe one or two would feel pumped. 😄
@@AndoMierzwa I would be grateful to train with them then! 🤣
This was great. 😂 The garbage bag was amazing. Excellent advice, Sensei! Thank you for being you. 🙏
Yay! Thank you for being you, too, Sensei! ☺️🙏🏻
Great advice as always. There's another advantage to training naked related to psychology. Like it or not, when we're naked, we feel vulnerable. In our training gear it's the opposite, we usually feel stronger. Hopefully we're not out looking for fights, so if we're ever in one it's probably because that situation was forced upon us. The attacker probably arranged the environment so that we are in some way at a disadvantage. In this situation, it's natural that we will feel vulnerable. If we've only practiced when we "feel strong", it's going to be hard to push through that limitation and respond with the level of commitment necessary to come out alive. On a similar note, I'd like to build upon your suggestion by recommending you go the other way as well. You have flawless technique (does that exist?) in your uniform or gym clothes? Great. Now what about your daily attire, which for most of us is quite different? Depending on where you live or the dress code for your job, there could be limitations on your movement that you don't have in your normal training gear, and it is essential to know these things in advance. This includes the types of surfaces you will be on. What can you do in your normal shoes on: carpet, grass, concrete, tile? If you haven't tried it out, you don't know for sure; and "when it counts" you already have enough to worry about, it's not the time for any more surprises. So yes, practice in your usual training gear (whatever that is) to develop your skills, and practice naked to see errors that would have been otherwise hidden by that gear and learn to give it your all even when you feel vulnerable. Then suit up however it is you actually leave the house, and make sure you can perform like that too.
Good point. Women in particular could benefit from at least thinking about how being exposed might affect their fighting. It did cross my mind that if an attacker overpowers a woman, his next step will be to try and expose something. You've completed that thought for me, thank you. And really, any woman is vulnerable. I once read the story of a little old lady whose home was invaded. The guy was on the verge of raping her but she kept her cool, patted his cheek, and said something like, "You don't really want to do this - I'm old enough to be your granny. You're probably down on your luck too... How about I fix you something to eat and we can talk." So if she was the target of a sexual attack, I'm vulnerable too. I also heard once in a self defense class that dominance has a lot to do with sexual assault, so there's that to add to the reasons why I'm vulnerable even though I'm not a hot little 20-something.
Agree 100%, Christopher. If you want to be prepared at anything, you should train in everything. Thank you for the comment! 🙏🏻
Yeah, was about to write something regarding regular clothes - thank you for doing it :-)
Yes I have lol, in my own home that is ofc
but without underwear the flopping can be annoying.....
Wrestling vs Bjj is one example of clothes vs no clothes, bjj are used to be able to grab and hold the gi, while wrestlers cant do that......wrestler are often much stronger, while the bjj have iron grips because of them grabbing and holding the gi. While using gi/clothes the sweat is often ignored, while without clothes the sweat play a huge role in what you can and can not do
🤣@ the flopping 🤣
@@joannaswift2284 IKR? Good euphamism! LOL!!!
I guess duct tape could work, too. 😁
The “dont send me photos” thing 😆🤣
You know? 😄
Thanks for uploading your golden words sir.
Thank you for watching! 🙏🏻
There's a reason why so many Indian martial arts are done only in the loincloth (like Kalaripayettu)...or even Yoga...
Even gymnastics in ancient Greece was done naked. In fact that's the etymology of the word!
Thank you for the insightful comment!
Hell ya. Love this.
Yes! Thanks! 👍🏼👍🏼
Very good video, Thank you Ando. Some people yes, think the uniform give them authority but it is just a facade.
Yes, sir. The uniform can hide flaws and fortify the ego. Thank you for the comment!
You are the best ❤️
Thank you very much! 🙏🏻
The Spartans and other ancient Greeks seem to think that training naked is the way to go, hence the name gymnasium.
Thanks, Professor! 👍🏼
Gr8 video, I'll be trying "the naked training" soon. 🙏🏽
Good luck! 😁
@@AndoMierzwa thank you😁
Smart man... Spartans or rather skiritai and other slav\Greek warriors did this while anointing the body with oils for battle so you wouldn't break skin and sliding out of an opponents hold easier, the greeks emphasized highly on wrestling... While a perfect contrast being judo highlights the manipulation of clothing rather than body parts and strength.
Thanks for the history! 👍🏼
@@AndoMierzwa of course and to correct myself Judo did practice the manipulation of body parts but not for brute strength this was emphasized in sumo wrestling
@@jayjones3691 So noted.
First thing that came to mind was of that first scene in Die Hard 2 😀. The general in his hotel room
That was a great character moment, right? 😁
I train in the church hall. I think the big lad upstairs might judge me if I start busting some moves in the buff in his living room.
The big lad gave you that body. He shouldn’t mind. 😁
@@AndoMierzwa he might be mortified when he sees what I've done with it over the years with a bit too much beer and a healthy appetite for food.
@@anftrew3775 HA! 😄 You’re simply enjoying all of his blessings!
@@AndoMierzwa I like that excuse lol
Training naked helps me correct movements and forms. You see all details properly. No cheating without clothes. Just true skills remain.
Exactly right! 👍🏼
Yes, I practice forms while I’m in the shower…I have a very large shower! 😂
Wow! I would slide all over the place. Be careful in there. 😁💦
@@AndoMierzwa I leave out the jumps/kicks…but everything else is doable 😎
@@Lizzybeth1973 Understood! Although hanging on to the shower curtain rod will allow for some spectacular form! 😄
Another great video Ando 🙌 you make me laugh. Funny videos but also full of learning 👏 after showering i lokk myself in the mirror shaving my beard. And i look amazing 🔥👀 if fire is a great self defense tool. Then I'm ready for danger 👊🏼 btw after shower your wet and not easy to get hold on in grapling. I think having a bottle of oil in the back pocket can be a good idea if an attacker shows up. I think I'm on to something here 🤔
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Ha! Yes, killer good looks is definitely a weapon… but they also attract people who want to knock your lights out! 😄 Also a great idea about carrying oil around. Make it olive oil since it’s also good for the heart. 👍🏼 Keep fighting, my friend!
@@AndoMierzwa i have a 3 floor house with many lights in👀 if one gets knocked out i got plenty more 👀 but if it's a burglar it's not a good idea to show where all my valuables are 🤦♂️ i got 2000 ml oil in the kitchen. I'm pretty safe 😏 looking forward to more learning videos 👊🏼😎
@@tomte1986 You really thinking everything! 😄👍🏼
That would cause a panic in town
Like The Beatles or like Godzilla? 😄
@@AndoMierzwa king of the MONSTERS
@@stevejuszczak9402 Atta boy! 😄
Hi just found your channel. Click on this video. I used to clean the bathroom naked. I didn't want to get stuff on my clothes. I am new to Martial arts I am 45 joined class several months ago.
Hi Adrienne! That’s smart thinking! Maybe I’ll try that next time I wash the car. 😄 Happy training to you!
I can not get over garbage bag part watching it again again again.
HA! 😄 That makes my day.
The sport/art that is most naked is bodybuilding. Arnold Schwarzenegger would like to go "Commando" if he could, if you know what I mean.
Hmm. He did in The Terminator.
I see what you did there. Thanks for the comment! 😁
A new super hero is about to emerge.
Naked Man
I’d say that’s more frightening than dressing up like a bat. 😄
@@AndoMierzwa Most likely yea 😂
I'm afraid guys in my dojo will feel awkward, if I train naked. But I trained a lot in casual clothes. It's less comfortable, because I know that it will rip apart after throw or two, and pants may rip apart if I try slide into the splits, but otherwise there is no difference.
Casual clothes are a great uniform. Happy training!👍🏼
U can't train naked in dojo it's gross
This is problematic if you have to provide accountability to an instructor that you actually trained!
LOL!!!
Now that gives me an idea, A martial arts training center at a nude beach!!
The tag line: Learn to fight in your innate self.
And hey, you're right. I just practiced on my dummy naked. No underwear, no shoes, nothing. Butt naked. (Yes, I locked the door as per your advice). And yes, I did feel the exact movement of my limbs, how they should be moved. Jokes apart, this is good!
HA! 😄 Excellent!
Good for you for trying! And for locking the door! 😄
Great video, however, that garbage bag image will be with me forever!!! ;)
HA! 😄 Sorry about that!
If it ain't broke don't flex
HA! 😄
I feel as a guy no underwear may make certain things a little less comfortable
A little. 😄
Training topless, that is usual for me now. But training without my pants? No underwear? Sorry, I am not at that point yet.
Give it time. 😄
Funny enough, such a sport exists.
Pole dancing came from stripping. Pole dancing is becoming a legitimate sport (as it is). The Eastern Europeans have a beautiful name for it. They call it Pylon Dancing. That's a Greek word, like the Ancient Olympics.
So Pylon Dancing is the closest sport to the Ancient Olympics.
I had no idea. 👍🏼
@@AndoMierzwa Pylon Dancing
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is the real Monkey Kung Fu.
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@@AndoMierzwa The Star Trek Mirror Universe exists.
Everything in the masculine martial art exists is in the feminine world of dance in a different form.
That's secret of Yin-Yang symbol that you wear. The Yang (masculine) has a mirror in the Yin (feminine) world.
It's in the movie the Wrestler. The wrestler and the stripper are mirror images of each other, the Yin and the Yang. That's why they gravitate to each other in the movie and in real life, Grasshopper.
To gi, or not to gi...that is the question...
I myself have been training in beach shorts for many years, going back to my upbringing in Hawaii -- outside where you can get some good Vitamin D.
Plus, shorts and a T-shirt or shirtless will reveal flaws in your stance, movement, punches and kicks. It's definitely a different sensation.
Though I find kobudo is easier to train when not wearing a gi. Less chance for your sai to get caught in the gi jacket. (Proof that kobudo was created before gi were invented!)
I save my gi for when it's cold, or in a formal situation. Plus, the less you wear the gi, the longer it lasts! (Especially with the pricey Shureido, Tokaido or Seishin brands)
Sensei! How did I not think of “To gi or not to gi”! Brilliant, sir! 😄
Also interesting thought about kobudo training. Thanks for thinking! Happy training!👍🏼
Ya,I do that,everyday in the shower..........
Same...
I shadowbox while my water heats up.
I actually fell in the shower a month ago. Careful in there! 😁
@@AndoMierzwa 🤣😂......it's a honor sensai mee tooo
😂👌🏾
🤣 I mean, a true martial artist needs to be ready for anything, whether it's a drunk at the bar, kidnapper at the mall, shooter at a school, a burglar while in the shower or home invader while you are sleeping in bed... 🤔 Man I used to live in such a shit hole.
Your past has prepared you for a safer future. Thank you for the comment!
In my point of view, training in naked state is not necessary (wearing only underwear is more than enough, specially if you are trying to master in a new level some "imaginary combat" exercises, like katas from Karate, Poomsae or Tul from Taekwondo, and others).
Thanks for the vote, Tulio!
katas are useless(note: i do karate too)
I'm not from California like you, Sensei, so I will never train naked; boxer shorts or a bathing suit at least. But thanks for a thoughtful and relevant lesson nonetheless: I often think about the difference between wearing a gi in the dojo vs. having to use self-defense skills while wearing street clothes in a real-life setting.
Greetings from Virginia and I know you mentioned recently moving to, I believe, North Carolina!
Yes, sir! I’m now in North Carolina where the biggest threat to my safety so far has been from mosquitos! Happy training!👍🏼
For larger ladies, naked, unless absolutely necessary, could be problematic. Just underwear may be the better option. Although the number of ladies I've seen training in poorly fitting bras in all sports makes me wince, so may not make all that much different.
I appreciate the extra insight, Serenity! Thank you! 🙏🏻
Larger here too, and for the time being I have the excuse of a rib injury for keeping my bra on.
True story. When I was a teenager in the 1980s, training suits were not what they are today. There weren't really any gi jackets cut for the female shape, and there were no ties to hold it shut. Also sports bras weren't really that common yet. With hindsight, this gives me more respect for the female martial artists than I or most men probably realised at the time they deserved. Lots of the women used to go topless under their gi, because nasty wire framed bras apparently were uncomfortable, and even a cotton t shirt would chafe. Nowadays of course there are really good materials for such purposes but not so then.
Scene set, there was the occasional wardrobe malfunction, where a gi jacket is held closed only by the belt around the waist, and there's nothing underneath, while a significant proportion of the moving parts so to speak are higher up. One time in sparring, one such lady stepped back to evade an incoming roundhouse kick. The kick still made contact, but instead of hitting the ribs as intended, it just made a glancing blow into the lapel of her jacket, whipping it open. I wasn't sparring her, I was in the middle of my own round with someone else, as was everyone else. We wouldn't really have noticed had we not heard a yell 'ooh my boobs', which of course in the male dominated environment of an 80s karate class, drew some attention. People literally stopped mid move. I think I was chambered for a roundhouse. It was like time froze and all faces pointed the same way. We all got an eye full. Luckily the lady concerned was very self confident and not bashful so she just laughed it off as she quickly redressed herself. It must have been awful in those days for ladies that were more easily embarrassed. No wonder the martial arts used to be so predominantly male oriented. I'm so glad it's more inclusive now, with sports gear manufacturers acknowledging that the female form is sufficiently different to the male form to warrant a range of suitable training attire.
@@anftrew3775 Times have certainly changed in some great ways.
Supposedly in the original Olympics athletes were naked when they competed. I don't think the Greeks had the same stigma the western world has about nudity.
Absolutely. It’s difficult to know your body better if you’re ashamed of it! Thank you for the comment, sir!
I took your advice and stripped down to my undies and practiced my self defense skills. Unfortunately, within about 3 minutes Walmart security came and removed me from the store. I will try again at home when I am released from custody. LOL
ROTFLOL!!!
HA! 😄 But for those three minutes, you were a glorious beast! 💪🏼 Good luck in lock up!
Very deep. Cracked me up though. Great Delivery as always :)
Thank you very much, Hina! 😁
I think you just watched Eastern promises 😅
HA! 😄
well I don't know about an entire training session naked I will through some punches and practice stances while I wait for the hot water or for the tub to fill. I often kill some time I'll practice kata before I leave for work. So in my charharts and steel toed boots. Also pull tools out of my belt as improvised weapons
Steel-toed boots definitely add power! 😄
@@AndoMierzwa well to be honest in an attempt to relieve tension and stress I did through a round house kick at a wall while wearing my steel toed boots. put a 3 inch hole in the half inch plywood.
@@sprk11 HA!
if your not sure if it's working, try practicing with a partner :)
Yeah, (SIGH), it would be so much better if my husband also did karate. Alas.
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I have trained in a pool an spa for 2-8 hours a day the last month so I'm pretty close to naked. The faster I move the more resistance /weight it adds too an it starts with a ton of resistance but also forces flow. I do not even own a gi
Sounds like good training! Water is an excellent piece of equipment. 👍🏼
And this is specially usefull for the rear naked choke. Keep martial application real. Jaja. But now seriously; I accept the challenge.
HA! 😄 Well done, sir. 👍🏼
That is cool advice. The most minimal I have trained with when alone, is a tank top and an underwear but never fully naked. And if you ever seen Dragon Ball, Goku would have disagreed with you on that one. As he is wearing 250 pounds clothes in every training, but than again he is not human so it doesn't count. And while not me, some people wear weighted clothing when training. SCI or no SCI I would never use weighted clothing because it seems to me unhealthy.
All training tools have merit. Carry weights and carry nothing. Do it all!😁👍🏼
@@AndoMierzwa Amen my dear wise brother🙂
@@eranshachar9954 🙏🏻
I train naked regularly and recommend it. Not only because of the exposure of faults in form (and nothing beats naked training for this, you see all the problems your body creates by bad posture expressed though the whole body). But, more important, if you are serious about self-defence you must train for those situations where you are at your most vulnerable. In an art like San Soo which is, as I understand, very much a self-defence/first strike art, it would make no sense not to prepare for the situation where you have literally nothing to hand apart from your body. Isn't that what empty hand is about? And - who'da guessed it - the comments show this approach is far from unusual (even if we are all weirdos, I mean those fights in the shower are serious! :-)
HA! 😄 It sounds like you have it all figured out! and I agree that if you can feel competent with literally nothing but your body, anything else you can grab is a bonus. Thanks for the insightful comment! 🙏🏻
Hey Ando. I have a very abusive brother right now, ever since I was 5, he has been bullying me in the house. Once it’s bed he always gives me insults,threats, and sometimes pain. 💔Heartbroken I am. Please reply and give a video of how to defend in this situation.
Hi Natalie! I replied to your comment on the other video. 🙏🏻
You never know where you will be attacked.
It could be at the gym in the locker room.
Many home invasions happen when people are in the shower.
You could be at the beach in only your swim shorts.
Training naked should be a regular thing.
Do it every morning til you break a sweat before you take a shower as a daily warm up.
Sounds good to me! Thanks for the comment!
This is a very valid advice and observation. Wearing clothes hides your imperfections.
I appreciate that. Thank you! 🙏🏻
Where I was raised, people were telling stories about naked burglars covered with oil so they were too sliding to be caught!
Hard to fight them too!
That’s crazy… and genius! 😄
i talked about it 2-3 yearw ago and a 'smar' guy tried to make fun of me. Now i would like to know your opinion about martial arts and weight lifting if possible. Thank you.
For me, you should either decide to be a weightlifter who does a little martial artist or a martial artist who does a little weightlifting. It’s hard to serve two masters. 💪🏼
I'll skip that one. Lol bin liner with my belt might work. Won't scare the kids quite so much.
Maybe stay away from kids altogether. 😁
Really putting my Friday night together, Ando.
Well, then Happy Friday! 😄👍🏼
LOL!!!
Great tutorial 👌
I appreciate that. Thank you! 🙏🏻
I do my Tiger techniques and forms naked. Oss.
That’s extra scary! 😁👍🏼
@@AndoMierzwa Yeah it is. LOL. Oss.
I've had training naked on my mind for awhile and was curious. Now I'm going to actually try it. Thanks for making this video!
Awesome! 😁👍🏼