Fun fact, that wung chun long pole is called "六點半棍" which I don't know how to translate it is 240cm-274cm / 94in-107in long, is used in one of those ip man's movie 👍
@@TheAlmightyPainThat's why sear is the best. somebody was like, damn this long stick kicks ass. What can we do to make it better? Make it pointy! Thus the spear was made 👌
Thanks so much for letting me teach you part of the Wushu spear form! I was really impressed by how well you pulled off the lotus kick - honestly looked better than mine!
When Sensei Seth was swinging that chain weapon around, I started having flashbacks of the time I got whipped in face by a wallet chain. I've been hurt far worse than that incident, but the wallet chain stuck with me psychologically, because it stung so bad, across the entirety of my face, and the sound it made still haunts me, haha.
Thank you for revisiting Wushu again and for continuing to be being open-minded! 🙂 0:02 Cameo by US Wushu Team member, collegiate Wushu champion and Pan American silver medalist Queenie Li, who also served as a fellow ENG Team member I was part of at the HYX 16th World Wushu Championships (footage courtesy of Matthew Choi aka Blue Hippo Films)! 1:10 Just a quick clarification, the modern Wushu Taolu (套路； tàolù, forms) apparatuses are derived from the four popular Chinese weapons in most Chinese martial arts styles, dao (刀； dāo, saber/broadsword), gun (棍；gùn, staff), jian (劍； jiàn, sword/straight sword) and qiang (枪； qiāng, spear), including Choy Li Fut (蔡李佛; càilǐfó) which is a traditional southern Chinese martial arts style, however most modern Wushu techniques and movements were standardized from the northern Chinese martial arts styles that include, but are not limited to, Chaquan (查拳; cháquán), Huaquan (華拳; huáquán; Flower Fist), Hongquan (紅拳; hóngquán; Red Fist), and Piguaquan (劈挂拳; pīguàquán, Chop-Hanging Fist) or Piguazhang (劈挂掌; pīguàzhǎng, literally “chop-hanging palm”). 5:35 Jiayou Hope!!!
Choy Li Fut looks a little more like a Northern style than other Southern styles do. One thing I always look for is the spear. In the Northern styles the left hand is in front and in the Southern styles the right hand is in front. There are exceptions, but that's one way to spot the difference.
I practiced Choy Li Fut for about a decade, I appreciate the callout! Flexible weapons like the chain whip are great for training sensitivity where you learn how to read the way that the weapon wants to move and how to guide it into the flow that you want it to be in. It's easy to "muscle" a sword into whatever swing you want it to be in, but doing so means you're fighting against the weapon and so are spending more energy to do less; the lessons that you take from the flexible weapons apply to every weapon you might pick up!
People bag on these types of martial arts because they have many elements of dance and gymnastics. These are seen as feminine and consequently of a lesser worth as they are not focused on more practical matters like dealing out destruction and death. However, this outlook is like the person who says that poetry and horticulture aren't important and then also wants to find someone to love them. Life is not meant to be separated into shards and sections where some are meritorious and others are not. All of life's experiences from pain to grief to embarrassment to hope and joy; from birth to life and death, all forms of life; from the seed to the mighty oak, from the sword to the rake from the stone to the mountain. All life has purpose and meaning. One simply has to be open to discovery and not rush to judge without experience. Seth understands this.
Really liked what you said in the end. Form competitions and the such always get trashed and kinda thrown to the side, but can easily be harder than sparring sometimes. I do like hearing when sparring athletes talk about how hard forms can be, tho. If you prefer to put some gear and possibly get kicked to the face, over doing some forms while being judged because it's too hard, then that means that forms athletes are not slacking.
I personally believe there are no generally fitter athletes than ballet dancers. It is gruelling physical effort and if someone can do standing split means they can kick the head as well.
@@FuryoTokkosho Honestly? If he looks at these movements and find ways to use them in combat whether only hand to hand or with guns, the forms will be performing their original job, being the interpretation "correct" or not. At the end of the day these (or the unadapted ones) were meant to be a handbook of techniques and strategies for fighters, so what ever you can use from them is a bonus and I'm all in for that!
@@danielfang749 IcyMike sometimes looks at things from a KravMaga standpoint, meaning that if no fire, electricity or pepper spray comes of it, why bother. You want him to spend years to understand just one weapon, he kind of wants to make course of three days and then mess up a biker bar. Maybe have a look at the knife fighting courses he did, short spoiler he never believed in knives before hand.
@@danielfang749 By the way Icy Mike did kung fu early on in his channel, look at some of his old videos or search for kung fu but i think he came to the conclusion that he hates it.
Chain whips are pretty fun. I learned the basics with them as a teenager and it helped a ton when i eventually moved on to rope dart, which is my favorite weapon that i still practice.
For the sword sounds, remember the internal force you learnt with Dmitriy and the hand moving fast enough to make sound? Maybe taking some of that knowledge into the swords could help them snap better.
I've done kung fu for 20 years because it's just cool... I had no judgement. I started Muay Thai for the same reason. Martial arts can just be cool, not always "the most effective". This hobby rules and you do an awesome job of showing that.
I really like how Seth is kind of silly but in a good way, with all the bad jokes and light content. If I had a son or daughter I definetly would watch these videos with them.
Man, you should totally practice Choy Lay Fut, it's a southern style with very strong fighting techniques, but also with a lot of weapons training. I practice Choy Lay Fut, along with Sanda and Shuai Jiao for some time, and this sequence of videos of yours hit too close to home, and I couldn't stop but to comment here. You did a very good job there, Congrats! We also use this log pole, it's supposed to be the mast of a boat.
At least for the southern styles (Choy Lay Fut, Hung Gar) the weapons are important to understanding the hand-to-hand techniques. Especially the staff and spear, but also the broad sword and butterfly swords. A lot of the dynamics are similar in how you shift stance, pull back, cover, bring weight down and forward into a move.
Wing chun guy here. It's called a dragon pole. My sifu said that they were originally giant sticks that boatmen used to reach the bottom of the water and push off the ground
Kevin Lee can explain the Wing Chun use of the long pole better probably, but my understanding is that 1) the long pole focuses on a lot of the same centerline principles as Wing Chun, 2) Wing Chun comes from the river trade and port cities of southern China and these long poles were readily accessible as they were used to push and guide the skiffs, and 3) the pole translates to spear, which was the primary weapon for commoners who might be drafted into the army.
Thank you again for stepping into the wushu and this time going through the weapons. I'm always impressed by your ability to pick up sections of advanced level forms with no wushu experience. So kudos to you. I really would like you to try nanquan (Southern Style) and it weapons and see how you like them. Like I said before, your build is much like mine and lends itself to nanquan but just like me your got the jumping ability that allows you to do changquan and its weapons. So hopefully that's your next wushu videos: to try nanquan and its weapons.
Some curious stuff: -where I learned, openning and closing the fan(producing a single BANG) in taijiquan/baguazhang, as well as controlling the spinning and sound of iron rings in hung gar are used as a fajin trainning measurement... I assume the same is being done with the wobbling blades in some schools... -some schools use weapons as guides to correct stace or the entire style (XingYiquan, Bajiquan...) -some staff movements can be used to train some throws and joint locks(do with someone's arm what you do with the staff)...
The extremely long pole, was using in China, to pull boats along the River / Shallow waters. These long poles ended up being used for combat, as they were widely available. Wing Chun adopted their use... as they hid many of their Rebellion fighters on Traveling Performer's Boats. These Junks (boats) carried "Chinese Oprah" troup performers. The Chinese Oprah is a combination of crazy Acrobatics, Mock Martial Arts battles, Storytelling, and a special kind of Singing. FYI - The long poles in this class, seemed to be way too Thin. The real longpoles, are like 1.75" thick, at the rear of the Pole. The pole has a very long "Taper", getting thinner and thinner... until you get to the Tip. I believe the tip is like that of a Pool Stick. About a fingers thickness. The real longpoles are made from a very dense hardwood, and are a lot heavier than a typical staff. The extra length also takes a lot more strength to wield them... as the extra length causes a "Leverage" effect, which amplifies the mass effect of the pole. This pole is not just used for combat... but also, for many different strength building exercises. As for the 9 Section Steel Whip Chain... they come in different forms. The kind you were holding, was made for high speed performance... not for Combat. The combat versions, use Thicker and Heavier Steel. The Whip Chain, functions very similarly to the Rope Dart... So once you master the basic moves of the Whip... you can also do the basic moves of the Rope Dart. However, the Rope Dart is exponentially more challenging, in the many other ways that it can be wielded. Many more complex "Tricks". And if you think getting hit by the whip chain hurts... ooh man... a real combat grade rope dart mass... is a whole other level of pain. I had my home-made rope dart mildly brush my kneecap... and I was done for the day. Luckily, it was moving at a slow speed... when it nicked my knee. Twirling it around your head (neck wrapping), was Infinitely more scary, than doing it with the Whip Chain. Of course, both of these Flexible Weapons, use very similar principles to the Chucks. So, its good to learn the Chucks first, then the Whip Chain, and then maybe the 3 Section Staff... finishing with the Rope Dart, as last. The Weapons of Wushu, are made with "Spring Steel". Its a very thin, lightweight, and flexible steel. They can not be used for actual Combat. The real Chinese weapons, are made from "Combat Steel" (High Carbon). They have some degree of flex... but nothing like spring steel. The real combat grade weapons, like the Jian (Double Edged Sword).. uses two different kinds of steel. The external steel is a low carbon "Mild Steel". Mild steel is semi flexible, so as to be able to take heavy impacts without shattering. However... Mild Steel cant hold a sharp edge, and dulls very quickly. The center core of a combat grade Jian, is made with High Carbon steel. This steel isnt very flexible... and on its own, Could easily shatter.. when struck heavily with another weapon. However... High Carbon steel can sharpen to a RAZORS edge (shaving level of sharpness)... and it can hold that sharp edge, for a very long time. In essence, the Jian is like a Pencil. A pencils wood cant hold a sharp point... but the graphite core, can be sharped to a medical needle like point. The graphite core is brittle on its own.. but the flexible wood, protects the graphite core from shattering. The Jian is fairly thin... but its still a little thicker than you might expect. To reduce the weight... they often put long grooves into the blade. Ive heard these are called "Blood Grooves", and are supposed to help keep blood from sticking to the blade / getting all over the sword wielder. I believe they also used the Tassel cloth, to help with that too. The Chinese Broadswords, have a rear "Spine" that is similar in thickness, to a Samurai sword (probably a CM thickness). However, the Chinese Broadswords have a much wider blade... which likely makes them much heavier than a Samurai sword.
Wasnt their something about the wing chun boat style being red silk or something and their wooden dummy is different?? Read a book about a ver very long time ago ??
So fun fact my Siheng once told us a story about the Kung Fu spear. The shaft is made of wax wood, and the hair was usually horse hair because the horses didn't need to be hurt to get their hair. The idea is to catch blood and keep you protected from splash back and provide a distraction. ❤ my favourite form was spear. Great video.
I really enjoy your videos! You're always having a laugh while still being respectful to the different martial arts. Have you ever tried Hapkido? I'd love to see that - especially because I still haven't quite understood what Hapkido at it's very essence.
Every time you do a video with these guys, the strait sword dude is the only one who seems happy you are there. the rest of them seem like they don’t want to be sharing this info with us.
Legend has it that in Qing dynasty, Wing-Chun practitioners would travel by cannal rivers in boats as circus or opera performers. They got assassination or personal protection jobs on the side as well. The long staff they use is the same ones they used to move the boat, hence it's long.
@senseiseth you're awesome dude! Thank you for the lineage reference. I know the video you got that clip from. That's my lineage, grandmaster Doc-fai Wong!
Modern wushu is not easy because they need a lot of practice and flexibility training. Very cool stuff Hope to see him try other TCMAs, like Bajiquan or Southern Mantis and notice the difference between modern wushu and traditional ones that aren’t as flashy
Hey Seth, with all the forms you have been trying I would LOVE to see you try (part of) the Nage no kata from Judo with a skilled partner. I heard a few people who were very surprised how different a form feels with a partner in contrast to all those forms you do alone :)
I really enjoyed this video 😁😁, This is modern wushu, which basically derives from the main traditional wushu style like Shaolin or wudangquan/ Taiji. Also wushu is the actual specific name for all Chinese martial arts to , Kung Fu(Gong Fu) is what it’s called in the west, but Gong Fu means skill and hard work, a good painter and chef can have Gong Fu. Wushu means ( Chinese martial arts). I hope you can learn more on these arts.
Look for Christopher Yang at Torrance Kendo Club He is the USA team coach and has been a very very strong competitor, he was in the team that beaten the Japan team, first time in history
One easy trick and your pole can be long like Wing Chun poles! Seth should really spend more time learning Wing Chun. The hand trapping surprises people all the time.
Nice content my fav weapons are saber and long pole. Often people compare the martial arts via mma , but when it comes to weapon styles there's no comparison to the weapons of gong fu ☯️
Seeing the training through your video, made me gain more appreciation for Jet Li. Impressive he won Taolu/Wushu comp when he was 12 Anyway, maybe you could try the sanjiegun / Three-section staff and I hope you can have an interview with Jet Li
As someone that has trained Shaolin style, I was told the proper length for a staff was standing straight with an arm raised, where your wrist is would be how long/tall your staff is. Needless to say, you'll see a lot of different lengths on staffs.
Despite not having a good body type for it you did well. If you are ever in Japan you should make a collab with 'lets ask seki sensei' and learn some stuff from their art, perhaps some kamajutsu
The secret to making those sounds with the weapon is to go back to your Fa Jing video. Use tendon instead of muscle, have a looser grip on the handle, thrust out your arm as if it was a whip instead of a solid object(relax muscle and let your arms just flow forward).
Somehow this explains why fight choreography in Hong Kong-action films generally is not alike that seen in Western films. Of course there is overlap in what makes good fight scene, but this seems to be foundation of that style. Sensei Seth showed both his lack of experience on this particular form and his magnificent willingness to learn everything useful.
Long pole NOWWW
Fun fact, that wung chun long pole is called "六點半棍" which I don't know how to translate it is 240cm-274cm / 94in-107in long, is used in one of those ip man's movie 👍
Long stick beats most other melee weapons
@@TheAlmightyPainThat's why sear is the best. somebody was like, damn this long stick kicks ass. What can we do to make it better? Make it pointy! Thus the spear was made 👌
Daddy give me long pole 😩
@@TheAlmightyPain Except when it needs to travel conveniently. There are reasons why there are so many weapons for hand-to-hand combat.
Thanks so much for letting me teach you part of the Wushu spear form! I was really impressed by how well you pulled off the lotus kick - honestly looked better than mine!
When Sensei Seth was swinging that chain weapon around, I started having flashbacks of the time I got whipped in face by a wallet chain. I've been hurt far worse than that incident, but the wallet chain stuck with me psychologically, because it stung so bad, across the entirety of my face, and the sound it made still haunts me, haha.
This was legit like watching Poe learn his first kung fu forms😂 you still did a great job. Better than most starters.
drunken kung fu is what you should try next
How has this not happened yet?
Choy Li Fut has an 8 Immortal Set. I've seen it before.
Together with Icymike for the hilarity and contrast 😂
Thank you for revisiting Wushu again and for continuing to be being open-minded! 🙂
0:02 Cameo by US Wushu Team member, collegiate Wushu champion and Pan American silver medalist Queenie Li, who also served as a fellow ENG Team member I was part of at the HYX 16th World Wushu Championships (footage courtesy of Matthew Choi aka Blue Hippo Films)!
1:10 Just a quick clarification, the modern Wushu Taolu (套路； tàolù, forms) apparatuses are derived from the four popular Chinese weapons in most Chinese martial arts styles, dao (刀； dāo, saber/broadsword), gun (棍；gùn, staff), jian (劍； jiàn, sword/straight sword) and qiang (枪； qiāng, spear), including Choy Li Fut (蔡李佛; càilǐfó) which is a traditional southern Chinese martial arts style, however most modern Wushu techniques and movements were standardized from the northern Chinese martial arts styles that include, but are not limited to, Chaquan (查拳; cháquán), Huaquan (華拳; huáquán; Flower Fist), Hongquan (紅拳; hóngquán; Red Fist), and Piguaquan (劈挂拳; pīguàquán, Chop-Hanging Fist) or Piguazhang (劈挂掌; pīguàzhǎng, literally “chop-hanging palm”).
5:35 Jiayou Hope!!!
Choy Li Fut looks a little more like a Northern style than other Southern styles do. One thing I always look for is the spear. In the Northern styles the left hand is in front and in the Southern styles the right hand is in front. There are exceptions, but that's one way to spot the difference.
You know a Wing Chun guy. Just ask Kevin Lee about the long pole. 😜
Man
They didn't get that speaker joke at all
bro wasnt expecting a dad joke. gen z doesn't tell dad jokes.
@@mndeg gen z is so multi dimensional irony pilled that a basic sarcasm sounds serious to us
I practiced Choy Li Fut for about a decade, I appreciate the callout! Flexible weapons like the chain whip are great for training sensitivity where you learn how to read the way that the weapon wants to move and how to guide it into the flow that you want it to be in. It's easy to "muscle" a sword into whatever swing you want it to be in, but doing so means you're fighting against the weapon and so are spending more energy to do less; the lessons that you take from the flexible weapons apply to every weapon you might pick up!
People bag on these types of martial arts because they have many elements of dance and gymnastics. These are seen as feminine and consequently of a lesser worth as they are not focused on more practical matters like dealing out destruction and death. However, this outlook is like the person who says that poetry and horticulture aren't important and then also wants to find someone to love them.
Life is not meant to be separated into shards and sections where some are meritorious and others are not. All of life's experiences from pain to grief to embarrassment to hope and joy; from birth to life and death, all forms of life; from the seed to the mighty oak, from the sword to the rake from the stone to the mountain.
All life has purpose and meaning. One simply has to be open to discovery and not rush to judge without experience.
Seth understands this.
So much yapping
@@cgigammez5749 I would wager that you will do more "yapping" when you mature and experience more of what life has to offer, friend.
As long as the culture also has martial arts that are effective
@@danm8004 not your friend, cringe larper
Well said!
Really liked what you said in the end. Form competitions and the such always get trashed and kinda thrown to the side, but can easily be harder than sparring sometimes. I do like hearing when sparring athletes talk about how hard forms can be, tho. If you prefer to put some gear and possibly get kicked to the face, over doing some forms while being judged because it's too hard, then that means that forms athletes are not slacking.
I personally believe there are no generally fitter athletes than ballet dancers. It is gruelling physical effort and if someone can do standing split means they can kick the head as well.
You gotta get icymike to try some kungfu😂
I don't think he'd be in to it. He's not as adventurous as Seth.
Icy Mike would probably find lots of ways to hide stuff in it or change their function into shooting or exploding
@@FuryoTokkosho Honestly? If he looks at these movements and find ways to use them in combat whether only hand to hand or with guns, the forms will be performing their original job, being the interpretation "correct" or not. At the end of the day these (or the unadapted ones) were meant to be a handbook of techniques and strategies for fighters, so what ever you can use from them is a bonus and I'm all in for that!
@@danielfang749 IcyMike sometimes looks at things from a KravMaga standpoint, meaning that if no fire, electricity or pepper spray comes of it, why bother.
You want him to spend years to understand just one weapon, he kind of wants to make course of three days and then mess up a biker bar.
Maybe have a look at the knife fighting courses he did, short spoiler he never believed in knives before hand.
@@danielfang749 By the way Icy Mike did kung fu early on in his channel, look at some of his old videos or search for kung fu but i think he came to the conclusion that he hates it.
Chain whips are pretty fun. I learned the basics with them as a teenager and it helped a ton when i eventually moved on to rope dart, which is my favorite weapon that i still practice.
For the sword sounds, remember the internal force you learnt with Dmitriy and the hand moving fast enough to make sound?
Maybe taking some of that knowledge into the swords could help them snap better.
And this is a situation why you need to wear shoes, because if the bo hits your feet, your scream would be seen in the moon
I've done kung fu for 20 years because it's just cool... I had no judgement. I started Muay Thai for the same reason. Martial arts can just be cool, not always "the most effective". This hobby rules and you do an awesome job of showing that.
I really like how Seth is kind of silly but in a good way, with all the bad jokes and light content. If I had a son or daughter I definetly would watch these videos with them.
You look great!!
With each passing week/lesson, Seth becomes an even greater danger--to himself 💥😫💥😫💥😫
Man, you should totally practice Choy Lay Fut, it's a southern style with very strong fighting techniques, but also with a lot of weapons training.
I practice Choy Lay Fut, along with Sanda and Shuai Jiao for some time, and this sequence of videos of yours hit too close to home, and I couldn't stop but to comment here. You did a very good job there, Congrats!
We also use this log pole, it's supposed to be the mast of a boat.
2:00 "dont tell me ehat to do!"
I wanna see long pole
That's what she said.
What*
Id love to see you try Guan Dao. And try out Shuai Jao if you can find an instructor near you.
Would be great to see you dig into different wing chun weapons. Actually in general more of any weapon art.
Things to try: Wing Chun Long Pole, Choy Lay Fut, Monkey Kung Fu, Kung Fu San Soo, Isshin Ryu Karate, Bokh Wrestling, this should get you started.
At least for the southern styles (Choy Lay Fut, Hung Gar) the weapons are important to understanding the hand-to-hand techniques. Especially the staff and spear, but also the broad sword and butterfly swords. A lot of the dynamics are similar in how you shift stance, pull back, cover, bring weight down and forward into a move.
Same for northern styles. I would say spear and long pole are important for those styles.
Man, that speaker joke is definitely gonna land the next time you try it 😂
As a (fairly) big dude myself I always envied the lithe, graceful types that did these sort of arts. It's just so dang fancy and pretty.
Bro pulled out the obi-ani spin from star wars
Wing chun guy here. It's called a dragon pole. My sifu said that they were originally giant sticks that boatmen used to reach the bottom of the water and push off the ground
CHOY LEE FUT is one of the best all around kung fu styles. combat, weapons, wooden dummies, lion dancing, n more
Kevin Lee can explain the Wing Chun use of the long pole better probably, but my understanding is that 1) the long pole focuses on a lot of the same centerline principles as Wing Chun, 2) Wing Chun comes from the river trade and port cities of southern China and these long poles were readily accessible as they were used to push and guide the skiffs, and 3) the pole translates to spear, which was the primary weapon for commoners who might be drafted into the army.
Thank you again for stepping into the wushu and this time going through the weapons. I'm always impressed by your ability to pick up sections of advanced level forms with no wushu experience. So kudos to you. I really would like you to try nanquan (Southern Style) and it weapons and see how you like them. Like I said before, your build is much like mine and lends itself to nanquan but just like me your got the jumping ability that allows you to do changquan and its weapons. So hopefully that's your next wushu videos: to try nanquan and its weapons.
i would like to see you try baji quan.
whether kaimen, wutan, or other traditional styles of it.
Some curious stuff:
-where I learned, openning and closing the fan(producing a single BANG) in taijiquan/baguazhang, as well as controlling the spinning and sound of iron rings in hung gar are used as a fajin trainning measurement... I assume the same is being done with the wobbling blades in some schools...
-some schools use weapons as guides to correct stace or the entire style (XingYiquan, Bajiquan...)
-some staff movements can be used to train some throws and joint locks(do with someone's arm what you do with the staff)...
DUDE!!! You went from the staff right to a whip!!! INSANITY! LOL
The extremely long pole, was using in China, to pull boats along the River / Shallow waters. These long poles ended up being used for combat, as they were widely available. Wing Chun adopted their use... as they hid many of their Rebellion fighters on Traveling Performer's Boats. These Junks (boats) carried "Chinese Oprah" troup performers. The Chinese Oprah is a combination of crazy Acrobatics, Mock Martial Arts battles, Storytelling, and a special kind of Singing.
FYI - The long poles in this class, seemed to be way too Thin. The real longpoles, are like 1.75" thick, at the rear of the Pole. The pole has a very long "Taper", getting thinner and thinner... until you get to the Tip. I believe the tip is like that of a Pool Stick. About a fingers thickness. The real longpoles are made from a very dense hardwood, and are a lot heavier than a typical staff. The extra length also takes a lot more strength to wield them... as the extra length causes a "Leverage" effect, which amplifies the mass effect of the pole. This pole is not just used for combat... but also, for many different strength building exercises.
As for the 9 Section Steel Whip Chain... they come in different forms. The kind you were holding, was made for high speed performance... not for Combat. The combat versions, use Thicker and Heavier Steel.
The Whip Chain, functions very similarly to the Rope Dart... So once you master the basic moves of the Whip... you can also do the basic moves of the Rope Dart. However, the Rope Dart is exponentially more challenging, in the many other ways that it can be wielded. Many more complex "Tricks". And if you think getting hit by the whip chain hurts... ooh man... a real combat grade rope dart mass... is a whole other level of pain. I had my home-made rope dart mildly brush my kneecap... and I was done for the day. Luckily, it was moving at a slow speed... when it nicked my knee. Twirling it around your head (neck wrapping), was Infinitely more scary, than doing it with the Whip Chain. Of course, both of these Flexible Weapons, use very similar principles to the Chucks. So, its good to learn the Chucks first, then the Whip Chain, and then maybe the 3 Section Staff... finishing with the Rope Dart, as last.
The Weapons of Wushu, are made with "Spring Steel". Its a very thin, lightweight, and flexible steel. They can not be used for actual Combat. The real Chinese weapons, are made from "Combat Steel" (High Carbon). They have some degree of flex... but nothing like spring steel. The real combat grade weapons, like the Jian (Double Edged Sword).. uses two different kinds of steel. The external steel is a low carbon "Mild Steel". Mild steel is semi flexible, so as to be able to take heavy impacts without shattering. However... Mild Steel cant hold a sharp edge, and dulls very quickly. The center core of a combat grade Jian, is made with High Carbon steel. This steel isnt very flexible... and on its own, Could easily shatter.. when struck heavily with another weapon. However... High Carbon steel can sharpen to a RAZORS edge (shaving level of sharpness)... and it can hold that sharp edge, for a very long time. In essence, the Jian is like a Pencil. A pencils wood cant hold a sharp point... but the graphite core, can be sharped to a medical needle like point. The graphite core is brittle on its own.. but the flexible wood, protects the graphite core from shattering.
The Jian is fairly thin... but its still a little thicker than you might expect. To reduce the weight... they often put long grooves into the blade. Ive heard these are called "Blood Grooves", and are supposed to help keep blood from sticking to the blade / getting all over the sword wielder. I believe they also used the Tassel cloth, to help with that too.
The Chinese Broadswords, have a rear "Spine" that is similar in thickness, to a Samurai sword (probably a CM thickness). However, the Chinese Broadswords have a much wider blade... which likely makes them much heavier than a Samurai sword.
Wasnt their something about the wing chun boat style being red silk or something and their wooden dummy is different?? Read a book about a ver very long time ago ??
So fun fact my Siheng once told us a story about the Kung Fu spear. The shaft is made of wax wood, and the hair was usually horse hair because the horses didn't need to be hurt to get their hair. The idea is to catch blood and keep you protected from splash back and provide a distraction. ❤ my favourite form was spear. Great video.
I really enjoy your videos! You're always having a laugh while still being respectful to the different martial arts. Have you ever tried Hapkido? I'd love to see that - especially because I still haven't quite understood what Hapkido at it's very essence.
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I'd love to see you try Cornish wrestling... Also Long Pole!
That chain weapon, the patterns being used there reminded me of when I was learning Poi.
Every time you do a video with these guys, the strait sword dude is the only one who seems happy you are there. the rest of them seem like they don’t want to be sharing this info with us.
Long pole techniques would be pretty cool to see.
Love the vids! You inspire me !
nice video :) - we did all the same weapons at Shaolin - i feel your pain - especially that steel whip! ;)
Legend has it that in Qing dynasty, Wing-Chun practitioners would travel by cannal rivers in boats as circus or opera performers. They got assassination or personal protection jobs on the side as well. The long staff they use is the same ones they used to move the boat, hence it's long.
Weaponry in wushu is awesome, the fact that you went for the whip is daring, that's not a thing to joke with
Great effort. I would like to see you try a 3 section staff
I remember seeing a local martial arts school demo some of the sword arts and the best did indeed make the weapon an extension of their bodies.
I think you'd be able to do a really cool video on Gau Kyun (dog boxing) - its a really wild form of chinese ground fighting
@senseiseth you're awesome dude! Thank you for the lineage reference. I know the video you got that clip from. That's my lineage, grandmaster Doc-fai Wong!
It's a highlight of "Ouch, my eye" clips.
Modern wushu is not easy because they need a lot of practice and flexibility training. Very cool stuff
Hope to see him try other TCMAs, like Bajiquan or Southern Mantis and notice the difference between modern wushu and traditional ones that aren’t as flashy
Hey Seth, with all the forms you have been trying I would LOVE to see you try (part of) the Nage no kata from Judo with a skilled partner. I heard a few people who were very surprised how different a form feels with a partner in contrast to all those forms you do alone :)
I really enjoyed this video 😁😁, This is modern wushu, which basically derives from the main traditional wushu style like Shaolin or wudangquan/ Taiji. Also wushu is the actual specific name for all Chinese martial arts to , Kung Fu(Gong Fu) is what it’s called in the west, but Gong Fu means skill and hard work, a good painter and chef can have Gong Fu. Wushu means ( Chinese martial arts). I hope you can learn more on these arts.
2 Things I wish you'd try:
1 - Koryu Bujutsu
2 - A discussion on Hoplology or the studies of Donn Draeger.
Have you tried silat yet? I train in it on the side and is fun. a good thing to add to what you already train in.
KENDO!
USA Kendo team is possibly the strongest
strongest after Japan and Korea, it will be amazing if you could make a training with them
@@igornovelli2292 where should I try and go??
Look for Christopher Yang at Torrance Kendo Club
He is the usa team coach
Look for Christopher Yang at Torrance Kendo Club
He is the USA team coach and has been a very very strong competitor, he was in the team that beaten the Japan team, first time in history
Kendo is very interesting for his theory ov timing "mittu no sen" and for his peculiari footwork
Love the video! Would love to see u try kendo!!
Trepidation and smiling with raised heart rate. ' You should move your hips more.' Yep. Sounds like you've found something you could love.
I did this as a kid and I'm very impressed how fast you picked up the sword.
I would love to see you try Kalaripayattu.
Pretty cool. I wanna see more weapons stuff
Choy Li Fut should definitely be a style you should try in the future if you have not already!
Great content Seth I would love to see you try pencak Silat next the standing and ground techniques
One easy trick and your pole can be long like Wing Chun poles!
Seth should really spend more time learning Wing Chun. The hand trapping surprises people all the time.
As someone who used to teach stick fighting and fights with a pole axe, I say you do good with staff.
Nice content my fav weapons are saber and long pole. Often people compare the martial arts via mma , but when it comes to weapon styles there's no comparison to the weapons of gong fu ☯️
Accuracy, flow, difficulty. I like this judging system for kata.
Man! Those sword moves would be awesome in a kitchen! Carrots: whoosh! Tomatoes: swich-shoowh! Salad: snap-swip-swoosh!
Seth gently tapping into his inner Donatello, with the staff.😂
Good to see Seth’s in his Kung Fu arc
Seeing the training through your video, made me gain more appreciation for Jet Li. Impressive he won Taolu/Wushu comp when he was 12
Anyway, maybe you could try the sanjiegun / Three-section staff
and I hope you can have an interview with Jet Li
As someone that has trained Shaolin style, I was told the proper length for a staff was standing straight with an arm raised, where your wrist is would be how long/tall your staff is. Needless to say, you'll see a lot of different lengths on staffs.
Can we see your long pole, Sensei?
Omg at 7:53 when he didn't get your joke, such a sweet guy lmao.
Despite not having a good body type for it you did well. If you are ever in Japan you should make a collab with 'lets ask seki sensei' and learn some stuff from their art, perhaps some kamajutsu
Come to think of it, the nine-section whip is probably legal to carry just because it's so obscure in American that they haven't made it illegal.
The big question what weapon is illegal in usa
I kinda want to see him try the ones on the racks there that you don't see as often, like the axe, or monk spade
Welldone seth keep on your journey 😉😊
Sticks are cool, sticks with metal at the end are even cooler
Long pole/staff next!
In NE US circus we call the "flower" sword flourish a "shotgûn," which I find very ironically American.
You definitely need to try ATA Martial Art’s Xtreme Martial Arts program!
Need a collab with Mike testing the nine section whip for self defense lol
Qing Dragon Broadsword and 8 Immortal's Staff are my favorites.
Come to LA to try Kudo at our Dojo :3
"so what do you think? 1 to 10?"
"Umm... What are you talking about? Donuts?"
Awww yeah!! You did it bro!! Nice!!!
Yes to the long pole!
The secret to making those sounds with the weapon is to go back to your Fa Jing video. Use tendon instead of muscle, have a looser grip on the handle, thrust out your arm as if it was a whip instead of a solid object(relax muscle and let your arms just flow forward).
I had my first Muay Thai class today but I also do MMA and mirea kuk sool
Good luck, darlin
Could you try some very basic strip mall styles: United Studios of Self Defense, Kuk Sool Won, that sort of thing.
Somehow this explains why fight choreography in Hong Kong-action films generally is not alike that seen in Western films. Of course there is overlap in what makes good fight scene, but this seems to be foundation of that style.
Sensei Seth showed both his lack of experience on this particular form and his magnificent willingness to learn everything useful.
nobody:
hisoka: 13:30
You should do shaolin with Ranton
2:38 is move for move part of Kilik's demo in Soul Calibur
I would love to see a co-lab between you and Funker tactical (can't remember his name) about knive work and self defense
I too would like a long pole. Dont know the differences in staff arts. Maybe man's a video on different styles and techniques.
Try and get to an Iain Abernethy seminar! He'll breath life and context into your kata.