Shaolin Monk destroys MMA Fighters?

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  • Опубликовано: 30 июл 2019
  • Shanghai based MMA coach Ramsey Dewey responds to the thousands of comments claiming that Chinese professional kickboxer Yi Long is both a Shaolin Monk and an MMA fighter. Neither of these things are true. Yi Long is a rare kind of fighter who is also a savvy fight promoter and an expert at turning a simple fight into compelling narrative - he’s monk in the same way as the Iron Sheik from the WWF pro wrestling days was Persian royalty. In short, it’s a gimmick. Why do gimmicks like this work to attract fans to combat sports? Simple: without the narrative structure of a story behind the fight, to the common man, it’s just incomprehensible chaos in a ring.
    Yi Long was kind enough to stop by for an interview. Check out the full podcast here:
    • Yi Long: Ramsey Dewey ...
    In this interview, Yi Long shares some incredibly wise words for traditional martial artists who want to compete in modern combat sports like he did:
    • Yi Long: Kungfu in Mod...
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  • @mangmerciless9606
    @mangmerciless9606 3 года назад +512

    I trained at a shaolin temple and went undefeated as an MMA fighter. Then I was recruited by the army for top secret assassination missions. I then went into a secret underground fighting tournament in china and won undefeated. It was the best video game ive ever played.

    • @UsmanMuhammadNooruddin
      @UsmanMuhammadNooruddin 3 года назад +25

      HIGHLY highly underrated comment!

    • @mangmerciless9606
      @mangmerciless9606 3 года назад +6

      @@UsmanMuhammadNooruddin Thanks!!

    • @LukeTEvans
      @LukeTEvans 3 года назад +4

      how could you be a shaolin buddhist

    • @yoshi4721
      @yoshi4721 2 года назад +5

      Ngl you had me in the first part

    • @Tr1s
      @Tr1s 2 года назад +4

      Damn I wanna play that shit

  • @GuitarsRockForever
    @GuitarsRockForever 4 года назад +583

    The monk was a commercial image his team marketed to sell for the view. It was a pure marketing strategy. He is a real fighter for sure.

    • @elenchus
      @elenchus 4 года назад +52

      and a very smart strategy. I think if I were a UFC or Bellator pro, I would be "caught" practicing some obscure martial art like wing chun or aikido when the film crew wanted to come to my gym to get some pre-fight footage for the hype machine. I think it'd be a really good way to throw your opponent off if he's thinking that you might be bringing in some weird stuff he's never seen before.

    • @elenchus
      @elenchus 4 года назад +35

      @Big Lebowski the irony would be that internet nerds would come through dozens of my fights to find evidence that I had actually been doing aikido all along. They'd find like 20 seconds of footage across an 8-year long fighting career that kind of look like aikido moves and declare that aikido works lol

    • @MONKEYSCHANNEL327
      @MONKEYSCHANNEL327 4 года назад +1

      @Big Lebowski 1 win 100 defeats. It was just a prank.

    • @paddor
      @paddor 4 года назад +1

      Thanks for summarizing the video.

    • @TheCultureCommentary
      @TheCultureCommentary 4 года назад +2

      He fought Buakow, so yes he probably is not fake fighter. Just a fake monk.

  • @sevoo1579
    @sevoo1579 4 года назад +561

    the Magic Shaolin Monk MMA fighter
    is neither magic, nor Shaolin, nor a Monk, nor a MMA fighter

    • @user-tc7lm9yg3m
      @user-tc7lm9yg3m 4 года назад +66

      The Holy Roman Empire was neither holy,nor Roman nor an empire

    • @zelenskysboot361
      @zelenskysboot361 4 года назад +7

      M1911 .45acp pistol is not a... , oh yeah it is!

    • @varanid9
      @varanid9 4 года назад +17

      @@zelenskysboot361 Epstein's suicide is not a suicide.

    • @ascend3654
      @ascend3654 4 года назад +6

      A real Shaolin Monk doesnt fight for fun. And I still believe a real Shaolin Monk with 10 years of practice will kill an mma fighter. In a ring with rules then he will be a fish out of water...

    • @andersonalves1254
      @andersonalves1254 4 года назад

      Sanda Fighter

  • @SuperSteve180
    @SuperSteve180 4 года назад +394

    So wait you mean I CAN'T learn to shoot magical beams out of my hands while yelling the technique name real loud?

    • @nwchrista
      @nwchrista 4 года назад +11

      Lol... I'm so damned sick of these magic martial arts movies. The Asians have seen them all and can even recite lines from them like it's a religion or something. It's sick!

    • @arthurbiddle4201
      @arthurbiddle4201 4 года назад +18

      HADOKEN!!

    • @brianlogsdon4824
      @brianlogsdon4824 4 года назад +5

      TaxTheFed nothing wrong with that. I can recite almost line for line Monty python and the holy grail. If it’s cool or funny you emulate

    • @nwchrista
      @nwchrista 4 года назад +3

      @@brianlogsdon4824 Yeah, we don't disagree. I'm just annoyed by their total lack of realism. Yet, that being said, they're STILL better than the FILTH from the Hollywood multiculturalism machine.

    • @leviaringo6770
      @leviaringo6770 4 года назад +2

      @@nwchrista dont use the term asians. Just call them chinese. They're the only ones who believe in magic monks.

  • @smradztoiek
    @smradztoiek 4 года назад +1566

    The Iron Sheik is a fraud? Riiight. Next you'll try to tell us Jake the Snake wasn't actually a snake. Preposterous!

    • @marvink2834
      @marvink2834 4 года назад +9

      Lol

    • @maxassasin911
      @maxassasin911 4 года назад +68

      He was the bodyguard of Iran's president and has a real wrestling background. Shieky baby was breaking backs and making people humble for real before WWE.

    • @carlmanvers5009
      @carlmanvers5009 4 года назад +22

      Next they'll be telling me that Hulk Hogan wasn't a real American.

    • @poorkwamoi
      @poorkwamoi 4 года назад +26

      I met Jake the Snake at his Prime with Sting, Road Warriors and JYD. He wasn't that nice. Then later one I met him and DDP, this was after he got sick.What a change. He was humble and nice. DDP is awesome in person. One of the nicest guys. I went to learn his Yoga.
      and yes, Sting don't really have Stingers, but he was great in the Cops, wait, the Police, and that's a different Sting....

    • @michaeldiebold8847
      @michaeldiebold8847 4 года назад +10

      Or Andre the Giant was a midget

  • @Sigrt
    @Sigrt 4 года назад +939

    Yi Long not a monk?! Ok, then how would you explain his yellow pants!? Check mate!

    • @yourmomcallsmedaddy7274
      @yourmomcallsmedaddy7274 4 года назад +19

      If I wear a police uniform does that mean I am a cop,or a firefighter,or a prisoner but in reality I am not?His looks mean nothing,what he does matters,and his style is kick boxing and I never seen him using shaolin bullshit type moves in his fight

    • @Dalziel45
      @Dalziel45 4 года назад +130

      @@yourmomcallsmedaddy7274 whoosh

    • @justiceleague1556
      @justiceleague1556 4 года назад +4

      😂😂😂👍

    • @hunterwildes3646
      @hunterwildes3646 4 года назад +33

      Your mom calls me daddy yikes it’s a joke

    • @uciha5386
      @uciha5386 4 года назад +4

      Saitama bald n wear all yellow

  • @exexpat11
    @exexpat11 4 года назад +174

    There is an Asian British Ex Monk on RUclips that quit and tells a lot about the Shaolin. He says it is very physical, lots of skills are taught, lots of acrobatics, lots of exercise, lots of endurance tests, study, etc. He mentioned fighting is not their main thing and really never was. The mythology came from the times when the temple did have to defend themselves and they prevailed. Yes they are into Martial Arts but they are not supermen. In fact the guy that quit said the rigors of their training was taking a toll on his body and he was having a hard time keeping up his studies with them. All sounded legit to me.

    • @colorblue7018
      @colorblue7018 3 года назад +19

      Are you talking about Ranton? He's German and was only a disciple. Very good creator and obviously this doesn't serve to detract from his exceptional ability however.

    • @exexpat11
      @exexpat11 3 года назад +9

      @@colorblue7018 Could be but the accent sounded Brit when he spoke English. Then again I knew a Thai that spoke English with a French accent.

    • @valerierodger7700
      @valerierodger7700 3 года назад +24

      @@colorblue7018 He was only a disciple, but he spent several years there, training not only with the monks but with the warrior monks. He certainly understands more than most westerners, especially those who are there for much shorter times and only as visitors.

    • @harveyquinn3535
      @harveyquinn3535 3 года назад +9

      You know there are different kinds of monks right? Some study philosophy and some train to fight all day.

    • @alexstewart8097
      @alexstewart8097 3 года назад

      Do you mean more like Circus training ...?

  • @yeoldeguard
    @yeoldeguard 4 года назад +181

    Santa Claus is real, I fought him in secret kumite in the woods

    • @stefanosprokopis6974
      @stefanosprokopis6974 3 года назад

      Who won?

    • @yeoldeguard
      @yeoldeguard 3 года назад +5

      @@stefanosprokopis6974 elven mob paid me to dive in third round.

    • @Tkokat
      @Tkokat 3 года назад +1

      @@yeoldeguard sounds legit

    • @ReapingBastard
      @ReapingBastard 3 года назад

      I fought all power rangers and their robots and won

  • @harageilucid4352
    @harageilucid4352 4 года назад +455

    “It is said that Shaolin monks can walk through walls.”
    -Some dude
    “it was not said by a Shaolin monk”
    -Kwai Chang Caine

    • @sankadill
      @sankadill 4 года назад +5

      Haragei Lucid
      The original Kung Fu!!

    • @shinjaokinawa5122
      @shinjaokinawa5122 4 года назад

      Nevertheless I was just Young enough to enjoy the Series and Believe
      that in the Future I would learn some Great Thing.

    • @shinjaokinawa5122
      @shinjaokinawa5122 4 года назад +3

      I enjoyed that Series Kung Fu and I was just young enough to believe that in the future
      I would learn some Great Thing.

    • @shinjaokinawa5122
      @shinjaokinawa5122 4 года назад +1

      Sorry Computer Glitch.

    • @bozzskaggs112
      @bozzskaggs112 4 года назад

      ..and sometimes they are thrown through walls.

  • @perrenchan6600
    @perrenchan6600 4 года назад +117

    Everyone knows that the monks are great football (soccer) players. I mean watch shaolin soccer...

  • @Aracne80
    @Aracne80 4 года назад +256

    Yeah, can't understand why people get so hung up on that gimmick either, except for, you know, it is quite a cool gimmick :)

    • @velkylev4217
      @velkylev4217 4 года назад +11

      I like all the shaolin and kung fu stuff , but only for health and as an art , not for fighting.

    • @brianlogsdon4824
      @brianlogsdon4824 4 года назад +5

      Shaolin monks are the coolest in movies but that’s it

    • @hellhound4777
      @hellhound4777 4 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/QtFWgDbAojo/видео.html

    • @silentdarkness6260
      @silentdarkness6260 3 года назад +3

      There's no secret except really knowing real martial arts lol. So that is the real magic? Martial arts like jiu-jitsu where they learn how to roll with the opponent and use their energy against them really work. I get what the guys saying, the sensei in a cave that teaches to be a badass is real, but he's just your everyday in normal martial arts expert lol

    • @shaitand69
      @shaitand69 3 года назад +2

      darkness rolling is great for matches but not a real fight where most people have something they can poke and stab with. The last thing you want to do is grapple with an opponent outside a controlled safe environment.

  • @ganondorfdragmire7886
    @ganondorfdragmire7886 4 года назад +17

    I discovered Yi Long today, and with virtually no knowledge of combat, it was still clear to me that he wasn't using Kung Fu.

    • @johanjonsson6504
      @johanjonsson6504 2 года назад +4

      Technically he is, since sanda (his base art) is a form of wushu. But yeah I get what you mean.

  • @TheChickenRiceBowl
    @TheChickenRiceBowl 4 года назад +263

    I'm so glad you decided to keep the name.

    • @urhor
      @urhor 4 года назад +3

      What name?

    • @TheChickenRiceBowl
      @TheChickenRiceBowl 4 года назад +15

      @@urhor Grand master hater Ramsey something something something or other. I don't remember how it goes, but it's great nonetheless.

    • @edrichlouw1790
      @edrichlouw1790 4 года назад +15

      Super URR “Hater sensei grandmaster chosen one”

  • @blurredlights5235
    @blurredlights5235 4 года назад +272

    I've been a fan of Yi Long for about 2 years
    thing is you can find this out in about 3 minutes with a quick google search.
    The fact that nobody seems interested in verifying this is confusing to me.

    • @elenchus
      @elenchus 4 года назад +43

      such is the power of the confirmation bias

    • @kingartifex
      @kingartifex 4 года назад +12

      Truth is overrated nowadays. People build their own truths nowadays, its called lego

    • @hotpenguin607
      @hotpenguin607 4 года назад +3

      Human love to believe in assumptions rather than facts you know!

    • @steelmongoose4956
      @steelmongoose4956 4 года назад

      People believe what reinforces their self image or what entertains them.

    • @MrBizteck
      @MrBizteck 4 года назад +2

      2019 ....... Why look up somthing when you can be told it by anybody even if its BS.

  • @creightonfreeman8059
    @creightonfreeman8059 4 года назад +211

    It is debatable if such a thing as a Shaolin Monk even exists today. A friend of mine visited Shaolin soon after the cultural revolution ended. It was deserted. The Shaolin Monk lineage was completely severed. Sure, some of the martial technique was was being trained outside the temple, especially in Malaysia, Taiwan, HongKong, Singapore, etc.. In the late 80's or 90's the Chinese government took martial artists from around the country and placed them at Shaolin and tried to rebuild the "Shaolin Fighting Monk" tradition, but it is doubtful it is what it was before the cultural revolution destroyed the temple. The direct teaching from master to student was irrevocably severed. I'm sure a few hundred years ago the Shaolin fighting monks knew how to fight. They didn't train to to fight tournaments and win trophies. They trained to defend the temple from armed bandits, irrate warlord's armies, and on at least one occasion the imperial army. If they didn't know how to fight well, they died in battle.

    • @shaitand69
      @shaitand69 4 года назад +24

      Maybe your definition requires a true scotsman but mine doesn't. Shaolin Warrior monks train for 7+hrs each and every day and lead lives of extreme discipline. They study internal arts (if nothing else this definitely teaches you how to harness the force of your core with more shallow movements, redirect force, and rapidly expand blood oxygen capacity). They undergo a stretching and strength building regimen that would make MMA champs run home crying. And they practice "iron" techniques which microfracture bones over and over increasing their density alongside greatly increasing pain thresholds. Oh yeah and they spend all day studying a range of actual martial techniques which encompass the repetoire of essentially every other art. And every one of them has to be a master athlete BEFORE they train with actual monks instead of in classes for foreigners. Are they ready for war? Maybe not, but if some real Shaolin Warrior Monks started taking MMA/Boxing seriously you might not see superhuman or total dominance without adaptation but you'd certainly see the same thing you see with everything else these monks do... total dominance through absolute discipline, hard work, mastery of every relevant technique and single minded determination. That isn't superhuman, that is being a human to its fullest and it is the very essence of working medititation. Can't get any more Zen than that. *tips hat to the warrior monks*

    • @shaitand69
      @shaitand69 4 года назад +4

      Here is what a Shaolin Warrior Monk has to say with regard to the lineage. ruclips.net/video/QtFWgDbAojo/видео.html

    • @Jason-me1bs
      @Jason-me1bs 4 года назад +35

      shaitand69 Silliest comment in thread so far. MMA/Boxers also train for hours each day to perfect their skills.

    • @shaitand69
      @shaitand69 4 года назад +1

      @@Jason-me1bs Indeed. Most don't disconnect from the world and dedicate themselves to that exclusively like warrior monks but there is nothing stopping them.

    • @alfoncemartin8635
      @alfoncemartin8635 4 года назад

      You guys should do more research about the shaolin here: ruclips.net/video/QtFWgDbAojo/видео.html

  • @NutACTIVATED
    @NutACTIVATED 3 года назад +145

    That’s enough bald men for the day

    • @GuitarGuy057
      @GuitarGuy057 3 года назад +7

      What's better, I got a hair loss reversal ad in front of this video.

    • @SamsungS23Ultr
      @SamsungS23Ultr 3 года назад

      @@GuitarGuy057 bahaha

    • @niveyoga3242
      @niveyoga3242 3 года назад

      😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @TheWazil
      @TheWazil 3 года назад +1

      Just remember, The Lord made pretty heads and he made ugly heads. He put hair on the ugly ones!

    • @DJEmirMixtapes
      @DJEmirMixtapes 3 года назад

      Wait... just one more LOL

  • @wildchilde69
    @wildchilde69 4 года назад +494

    I thought you were a shoalin monk Ramsey. You have the same haircut.

    • @wildchilde69
      @wildchilde69 4 года назад +27

      @Bugsy Segal It was a joke mate. Not a great one, but a joke nonetheless. :)

    • @deddyjong
      @deddyjong 4 года назад +16

      Bugsy Segal Ramsey is a mormon Monk 😂😁

    • @athenassigil5820
      @athenassigil5820 4 года назад +1

      @Bugsy Segal Chest? Your move!

    • @belalabusultan5911
      @belalabusultan5911 4 года назад

      @Rock Stone your logic was flawed, so I (and the other 8 people who gave you thumbs up) understood it was a joke , and we like it.
      don't beat yourself too much about it, it was not the greatest joke that was ever written in the history of all the 69 sentient species, but it was funny for some people, and that's what matters.

    • @wanxinwang5985
      @wanxinwang5985 4 года назад

      @Rock Stone That's not true, a shaolin monk came from india in history, he's an indian, he has beard and chest hair.

  • @OrkarIsberEstar
    @OrkarIsberEstar 4 года назад +510

    shaolin IS magic. How they get Wifi up there is a mystery unsolved. XD
    btw love how you own your title Hater sensei grandmaster chosen one *bow*

    • @lhkraut
      @lhkraut 4 года назад +15

      When people can not argue their point they must attack and show their hatred. Just glad Mr.Dewey is man enough to back up his opinions. When faced with facts, these fools simply start screaming and spewing nonsense.

    • @THEANPHROPY
      @THEANPHROPY 4 года назад +2

      Tight beam microwave bub!

    • @atcera8714
      @atcera8714 4 года назад +3

      @@lhkraut we can all agree on that but we all know that's not why they attacked him. It's not about what he said, it's how he said it. We all know a monk isn't gonna beat someone in the UFC, just as much as we knew who was gonna win the Mayweather vs McGregor match, but the guy basically just spit on Shaolin and that's what triggered all the guys that are doing what you said they were doing

    • @camsterdam3896
      @camsterdam3896 4 года назад

      Satellite(s) and ground receivers/projecters

    • @hemi5.7awdpursuit5
      @hemi5.7awdpursuit5 4 года назад

      Orkar Isber so true💯💯💯💯🌟🌟🌟

  • @jaybee1158
    @jaybee1158 4 года назад +22

    Bout time someone made a video about that guy. Anyone who’s ever fought or studied fighters knows his core techniques are not Shaolin based style. Great video a lot of people don’t know that a real shaolin monk doesn’t fight unless there really provoked and even then they don’t . They definitely don’t fight in rings.

    • @dotoroyuriha7411
      @dotoroyuriha7411 2 года назад +1

      Great comment. Basically explained everything. The kids/keyboard warriors spamming 'a shaolin monk wouldn't last in a UFC ring/boxing ring' has absolutely no idea wtf these people are capable of.

  • @vfranceschini
    @vfranceschini 4 года назад +1

    As always, loved the content chosen and - mainly - your approach! Your vids are always a pleasure to watch! Thanks for the entertainment and keep it up! cheers and all the best!

  • @bingbong6127
    @bingbong6127 4 года назад +240

    If you dont spar, you don't know how to fight, period.

    • @popanewone303
      @popanewone303 4 года назад +10

      Bing Bong say sike right now

    • @junkiejonesandthepicogang6598
      @junkiejonesandthepicogang6598 4 года назад +10

      Oh, is that right? Let's go then - you versus my truck. Any takers?

    • @fredbohm4728
      @fredbohm4728 4 года назад +7

      @@junkiejonesandthepicogang6598 ..are you really that stupid ?

    • @fredbohm4728
      @fredbohm4728 4 года назад +14

      @SilentEvil2 ...Sparring is everything. Drilling, mitts and bags to sharpen technique is necessary but in the end sparring is the most essential thing you can do to improve your fighting ability.

    • @WolfAeons
      @WolfAeons 4 года назад +14

      if you don't get into real non limited fights you don't know how to fight,
      everyone's the best fighter until the ground is cement and the person in front of you and everyone surrounding you are willing to potentially kill you with no tap outs, or medical assistance available or referee calls

  • @drumstick-marblebag
    @drumstick-marblebag 4 года назад +28

    Now I want see an authentic Shaolin monk fight a Muay Thai fighter and see who wins.

  • @rexstout8177
    @rexstout8177 4 года назад +10

    Yi Long is a badass like most sanda fighters I've met. Love that guy.
    I find it weird that a costume gimmick caused so much legit confusion.
    I wonder if it works in reverse, i.e do Chinese Internet trolls think Michael Katsidis is a real Spartan...

  • @tozhongguo1799
    @tozhongguo1799 4 года назад +11

    You have an outstanding voice. You should send Disney a demo tape. You'd be great voice for one of their animated features.

  • @robertfanai9066
    @robertfanai9066 4 года назад +142

    He's actually 'One punchman' who ran 10 km, did 100 push-ups and 100 sit-ups.. 😁😁

    • @devinaugur7047
      @devinaugur7047 4 года назад +3

      You gay.

    • @robertfanai9066
      @robertfanai9066 4 года назад

      @@devinaugur7047nope, maybe you are

    • @devinaugur7047
      @devinaugur7047 4 года назад +3

      @@robertfanai9066 I scientifically confirm that you have homosexual.

    • @Coinz8
      @Coinz8 4 года назад +1

      EVERYDAY!!

    • @Gofex1337
      @Gofex1337 4 года назад

      Look closely. Ramsey only has a receding hairline. Not full bald. Not Saitama yet.

  • @Aerational
    @Aerational 4 года назад +181

    I dunno I've been hit with some punches I definitely saw coming... just didn't see it in time xD

    • @elenchus
      @elenchus 4 года назад +13

      maybe you were just using that Anderson Silva-branded wing chun defense

    • @thisisbaxter1354
      @thisisbaxter1354 4 года назад +4

      Those are the worst punches lmaoo

    • @leoprzytuac3660
      @leoprzytuac3660 4 года назад +5

      oh, I constantly get hit with punches i saw coming from far away, it's just that my hands won't obey me XDD

    • @itzbebop
      @itzbebop 4 года назад

      i saw this punch as it hit me....in the highlight reels

    • @ficedulamortis6434
      @ficedulamortis6434 4 года назад

      S F done that more times than I can count while sparring haha

  • @onerider808
    @onerider808 3 года назад +7

    Ok, this episode got me to subscribe. I notice our society wants an easy solution; a magic pill, technique, or style which will make us an instant badass, great lover, or enlightened person. It’s all looking outside ourselves for answers that are within. Nothing beats practical training, practice, and experience.

  • @Baritoneewart
    @Baritoneewart 4 года назад +1

    I really enjoyed this video. And many others you’ve made. Thank you for your content.

  • @klinger_7207
    @klinger_7207 4 года назад +201

    Santa Claus isn't...real?! Oh, I need... I just need to rest a little bit along side with my unicorn.

    • @smradztoiek
      @smradztoiek 4 года назад +6

      I wouldn't. Geralt and Yennefer defiled it thoroughly... :)

    • @frealms
      @frealms 4 года назад

      Deep breaths, relax, it's not because it's on the internet that it's true! You don't have to believe this man! He ain't even from da streetz!

    • @klinger_7207
      @klinger_7207 4 года назад

      @@conventional124 ahahahahah

    • @rudolfogar1886
      @rudolfogar1886 4 года назад

      Unicors are real though. Look up the Rhinoceros Unicornus. You will find a one horned rhino. They are NOT horses with horns. That is a lie taken from a French made up story.

    • @namesareoldschool4533
      @namesareoldschool4533 4 года назад

      You mean with God?

  • @handcraftedgetget2918
    @handcraftedgetget2918 4 года назад +54

    The guy is good, people keep clickbaiting the monk nonsense though

  • @Scp716creativecommons
    @Scp716creativecommons 3 года назад +5

    Lesirda, saechen, lomenchanko all demonstrate what people see as "magical" in great fighters. That ability to remain calm, casually dance, and adaptivly think in the middle of a brutal competition. I'm certain the lore that surrounds shaolin, and all mythicized warriors, stems from historical individuals on this level, who seemed to play with serious opponents, for the exact same reason. Fighting from youth, with natural talent, and pushed to a point where they are more at home in combat then most ever feel in life, leaving us who witness flabbergasted and considering a magical source to their talent. Monks aren't special, tho their has likely been some special monks

  • @alexambu-an9814
    @alexambu-an9814 4 года назад +5

    some people just don't understand that MMA and Kickboxing is not the same

  • @temporaldisplacement
    @temporaldisplacement 4 года назад +84

    I hope people have been bombarding Joe Rogan with requests to get Ramsey Dewey in his studio while Ramsey is in california.

    • @mattparks954
      @mattparks954 4 года назад +2

      Ramsey Dewey on Joe Rogan would be as interesting as the Danaher interview for sure

    • @artygunnar
      @artygunnar 4 года назад +2

      Idk if joe rogan would like ramsay, joe pretty much disdains religious people and will push weed so hard

    • @temporaldisplacement
      @temporaldisplacement 4 года назад +3

      @@artygunnar He just had cornell west on ...so I dont think he has a major problem with religious people.

    • @aditsu
      @aditsu 4 года назад +9

      Ramsey is no bible thumper, I'm sure Joe would enjoy talking to him. I just don't know if Ramsey is on Joe's radar.

    • @felipecohenbichara
      @felipecohenbichara 4 года назад

      Kyle Brett I don’t think Ramsey would fit Rogan’s podcast. He’s either doing dirty humor or over hyping the topic they’re discussing. I don’t think he’d like Ramsey’s down to earth and humble approach. Rogan likes the showbiz and has a very in your face attitude.

  • @Docinaplane
    @Docinaplane 4 года назад +14

    From what I've seen, many monks are in great physical shape with amazing balance and flexibility. Those things go a long way towards being a fighter. So what if they don't fight? They're monks. Men of peace I would hope.

    • @moorshound3243
      @moorshound3243 4 года назад +2

      yes well said, that is the point of real martial arts to be a man of peace while training for war.

  • @managment1
    @managment1 4 года назад

    today I find ur videos I love it thanks, what is ur opinion of kyokushin?

  • @oniaiki
    @oniaiki 4 года назад

    Cool info. Thanks. So is there any good reference of what's Shaolin Monk can do against MMA of other MA? Would be nice an special on what they can do combat wise.

  • @sky4eyes
    @sky4eyes 4 года назад +40

    but any chinese guy no enough hair on top pf his head is a monk

  • @tangsun4797
    @tangsun4797 4 года назад +24

    The only magic ability they have is to talk about desirelessness and owning the latest IPhone at the same time.

    • @tangsun4797
      @tangsun4797 4 года назад

      Maybe the Shaolin monks don't know about it?

    • @tangsun4797
      @tangsun4797 4 года назад

      @Adam A. okay, I guess you know more then the Shaolin Monks.

  • @user-fu2cl4wb4z
    @user-fu2cl4wb4z 4 года назад

    I love that way of highlighting things, good job RD!

  • @kevinfamous2950
    @kevinfamous2950 4 года назад +1

    Well that explains it all. Thank you Mr. Dewey.

  • @narongroad7916
    @narongroad7916 4 года назад +138

    Shaolin monks do not only do tricks. They also do physically demanding acrobatics. So I would assume they have a lot of useful transferable skills. But I don't know anyone who thinks they would be competent mixed martial artists.

    • @KoinzellGaming
      @KoinzellGaming 4 года назад +9

      I am not a well informed person, only know that Shaolin does have weapons forms that are useful and practical (As far as I know, ancient Shaolin warrior monks, weren't as much as monks, but rather elite mercenaries to be hired). Those are all off the table in our current world.
      The fist forms might've worked back in the day, but that's because it wasn't their main weapon and training your body, fists and mobility to an extreme degree is going to be useful no matter what. In our current day, for 1 on 1 MMA fights, while mobility can be crazy good you also need to be able to read, lead and counter them. Which can only be done through heavy real life sparring. Just being able to move around quickly and having crazy good balance won't help you in a cage. You will still get cornered and you will need to be able to go fist to fist (With good grappling and ground play), which is where the people usually fall apart due to lack of experience and flexibility.
      Just having a hard head/neck also won't stop you from feeling the punches and the shock of those punches. You might not feel as much pain due to the training, but your body will still react to it, even if your brain doesn't.

    • @hallo84
      @hallo84 4 года назад +18

      @@KoinzellGaming When the Chinese took away weapons fighting Kung Fu is effectively dead as a form of killing technique. What is left now is acrobatics and exercise. Weapons forms are useless since you don't get to practice sparring and thus you have no idea how it is used practically in a fight. The Chinese army figured out the hard way in WW2 that the most effective way to kill people is still with a gun (cannons and mortars included). In close combat bayoneting is much simpler and much more effective hence the long spiked spears on even later automatic weapons such as the type 56 assault rifle.

    • @pvthudson5069
      @pvthudson5069 4 года назад +2

      Well people who believe they are magic and indestructible might think they couldn't be beaten by anyone in anyway. He's not referring to experts but laymen.

    • @ascend3654
      @ascend3654 4 года назад +10

      mma is more of a game. mma fighters play the game knowing the cheat codes. i still think a real tenured shaolin monk will kill an mma fighter. ive seen TOO many supposedly top skill mma fighters flailing aimlessly in the ring.

    • @Zedd550
      @Zedd550 4 года назад +2

      There are deinitely people who think they are legimate fighters

  • @emilianocaprili4160
    @emilianocaprili4160 4 года назад +140

    So can't I go in China, meet Master Shifu and became the new Dragon Warrior? You ruined my life.
    😭 😜

    • @b.28
      @b.28 4 года назад +11

      Are you black and white with a huge belly?

    • @darkwraithknyack126
      @darkwraithknyack126 4 года назад +2

      @@b.28 my names brian to. :) but i made a mistake on this account sonits bian...

    • @flyinghole
      @flyinghole 4 года назад +1

      @@darkwraithknyack126 You can edit your name. It's not a biggy. ;)

    • @darkwraithknyack126
      @darkwraithknyack126 4 года назад +1

      @@flyinghole thank you my friend has been makimg fun of that for years now

    • @michellecottrell3553
      @michellecottrell3553 4 года назад

      Lol

  • @monkeyskatan
    @monkeyskatan 4 года назад

    Just found your channel a few days ago. Great vidz. Thanx. 😁

  • @SnapshotSniper
    @SnapshotSniper 3 года назад

    Very good video especially at the end

  • @lhkraut
    @lhkraut 4 года назад +34

    Just wanted to wish you a great vacation before I watch the video.

  • @AThagoras
    @AThagoras 4 года назад +12

    Thanks for destroying my illusion. I was convinced that guy was a Shaolin monk.

  • @pandragon1974
    @pandragon1974 4 года назад

    So appreciate getting the straight facts from you in every vid. Keep it up.

  • @entertaichi
    @entertaichi 4 года назад

    Thanks for sharing! Have an awesome day!

  • @urhor
    @urhor 4 года назад +29

    When Ramsey kills 2 birds at once.
    I do magic & martial arts

    • @kevingonzalez3673
      @kevingonzalez3673 4 года назад +1

      I watch a video about how the kung fu that is in the movies is based on theatrical kung fu such as Jackie Chan style. It incorperates magic and larger than life movement. I imagine it to be in comparison to WWE and magic. So it makes sense about the monks.

    • @elenchus
      @elenchus 4 года назад +1

      you should become the James Randi of debunking "fake" martial arts stuff

    • @PillowKing
      @PillowKing 4 года назад +1

      You should combine the 2 and get rich.

  • @rudolfogar1886
    @rudolfogar1886 4 года назад +13

    How I knew this from the start...monks do not use their skill for recognition, but rather only for meditation and self control.

  • @toibis
    @toibis 3 года назад

    Nice, helpful info, thanks

  • @7caesar719
    @7caesar719 4 года назад

    Awesome , thank u for this information.

  • @panchopirata5593
    @panchopirata5593 4 года назад +45

    I have always loved chinese culture and martial arts. They have a huge legacy in many interesting topics.
    However, I feel some things about China are terribly misunderstood, in part due to the movies, in part due to that fantasy that some people sell for westerners.
    I think that they feel the need to show they are better than anyone, that no other country could even imitate them and they try to show it every time they can. But, in reality, they should feel very proud about, for example, their sports people, they are without doubt, one of the top Olympics medal winners. Also, they have some great fighters and this is my main point, there's no need to keep the illusion of magic, other than it's quite profitable to some people...
    Fighters like Wei Rui, Fu Gaofeng and Huo Xiaolong should be national pride. As a Sanda practicioner, I love to watch their fights and learn from them.
    The effectiveness of Sanda has been demonstrated many times and that's, in part, due to the fact that it's a mixed martial art. Not specifically "Kung Fu techniques applied", like some people say, but just useful techniques, regardless of which style they come from and that's one of the reasons I love Sanda.
    Anyway, I think it's great when you see a Kung Fu school, could be CLF, Hung Gar, etc, and they have some Sanda classes as well, where they put the traditional techniques to test. I can assure that many things that we see on Taolu are useful and effective and, for me, that's the magic, when we understand the applications and the instricacies of what we are studying.
    Excuse my long post, this is something I get really passionate about... Saludos desde Chile, enjoy your vacation! 🙏🏻

    • @13thchronicels
      @13thchronicels 4 года назад

      Lef KruX kung fu is more than just a martial art.Its a way of life where body and mind are conditioned to be in balance and reflect the teachings of buddha.
      It is much deeper in all what it represents than most other teachings who are only fysical and superficial.
      It was a Self defence system against beeing robbed for the first monks who followed and preached the teachings of Gautama the buddha.
      Thats where all the beauty of its practice lies to me....

  • @pavelzahariev5677
    @pavelzahariev5677 4 года назад +30

    What?!Next thing you're gonna tell me Michael Bisping isn't really a count and Andrei Arlovski isn't really a vampire

    • @juicydumpling7865
      @juicydumpling7865 4 года назад

      Pavel..... Arlovs

    • @FaithRox
      @FaithRox 4 года назад +2

      Bisping technically is descended from a Count though.

  • @Mamba503
    @Mamba503 4 года назад +4

    The RUclipsr Ranton was a monk, go check him out. I think a monk could be trained to be an insanely effective MMA fighter but that’s exactly my point, one could be TRAINED. They learn insane levels of physical control, flexibility, and pain tolerance. But they don’t spar. So they would have to build that skill set.

    • @LukeTEvans
      @LukeTEvans 3 года назад +2

      they are buddhists though, your being the demons advocate

  • @marcos5647
    @marcos5647 4 года назад +3

    Thank you! I finely got this "MMA monk" story straight!

  • @varanid9
    @varanid9 4 года назад +20

    Ramsey, I think you should adopt a 'gimmick', too. Say, 'The Storyteller'; before each fight, you tell, in storybook format, what's going to befall your opponent using your 'For Whom the Bells Toll' voice. Whaddya think?

  • @LordNuDTru141
    @LordNuDTru141 4 года назад +41

    He's a damn good fighter..different from 90% of these other fools you see fighting publicly!

  • @testrabbit
    @testrabbit 4 года назад +3

    lol, mad knowledge dude! Cool, thanks for sharing.

  • @rvasquez8057
    @rvasquez8057 4 года назад +22

    He has a doctorates degree in Wushu, emphasis in Wu....That just sounds funny😆😆😆

    • @NphiniT
      @NphiniT 4 года назад +1

      IKR!!

    • @appa609
      @appa609 3 года назад +1

      Wu means Martial

  • @shreeded
    @shreeded 4 года назад +6

    Thank you for explaining the background on that guy, because I thought for sure he was a Shaolin monk

  • @shokizm1
    @shokizm1 4 года назад +17

    the only successful fighter i know with a 'real' Shaolin base is Zabit magomedshapirov - having trained in shaolin style (nam pai chuan) for 15 years i can see a LOT of his shaolin roots in his style... but it's clearly mixed with other styles and adapted for mma!
    btw - check out Zabit if you haven't already! :D

    • @robertsothmann8110
      @robertsothmann8110 4 года назад

      That's not his name.

    • @shokizm1
      @shokizm1 4 года назад

      @@robertsothmann8110 what isnt who's name?

    • @robertsothmann8110
      @robertsothmann8110 4 года назад +1

      @@shokizm1 ...Zabit's last name isn't Nurmagomedov

    • @shokizm1
      @shokizm1 4 года назад

      @@robertsothmann8110 ahh jeez... I put Khabibs name!? Doh!!!! :D
      Thanks!!!

    • @Eidenhoek
      @Eidenhoek 4 года назад +2

      This is hilarious reading post-edit.
      Also, watch Khabib Nurmagomedov too, guys. I know it's off-topic but my *god* it's *hilarious* how dominant his last...three? wins were. The ground game is absurd.

  • @mikecallahan7903
    @mikecallahan7903 4 года назад +1

    Always good info. Quarantined in NJ - need entertainment.

  • @ExUSSailor
    @ExUSSailor 4 года назад

    Dedication, discipline, and, practice are the keys to EVERYTHING.

  • @underweightHater
    @underweightHater 4 года назад +78

    i dunno. i still suspect that the people who are the best at mma don't actually train at mma. What kind of dummy trains for the thing they are going to compete in? I've trained with many elite fighters, and they mostly practice meditation and kung-fu forms, to make themselves generally magical and awesome. When a fight comes they just wing it, because they never actually practiced takedowns, or chokes, or head movement. but its okay, because they remember some buddhist scripture and that gets them through. common sense, people!

    • @kevbas213
      @kevbas213 4 года назад +1

      Stupid

    • @charlessanders
      @charlessanders 4 года назад +3

      @@FatboiRebornshaolin monks would get destroyed in mma.

    • @fly672
      @fly672 4 года назад +3

      @@FatboiReborn Shaolin monks train dancing and acrobatics, half of the stuff they do is useless and training for long doesn't make you super good. Some people can train for decades and they will never reach the top while others may become a world champion in their 20s (youngest champion in mma was 23 I think).

    • @jayrp1695
      @jayrp1695 4 года назад

      This the stupidest shit ive eva read 😒😒 just stop dawg 😒😒

    • @duwang2324
      @duwang2324 4 года назад

      Huh?

  • @vaibhavgurung5585
    @vaibhavgurung5585 4 года назад +4

    As much as it feels great to believe that there’s some magical power out there that makes one invincible, there’s so much comfort in learning that there’s no magic, no secret way, everyone has to work hard and train hard and have discipline and work ethics that make you successful! It’s comforting because, it’s makes life fair. Everyone of us can be successful if only we put in the work. So one can’t blame the fate, the genetics, the prevelages for once failure, it’s a very fair universe we live in the true sense. 🌺

  • @Raz.C
    @Raz.C 3 года назад

    Does anyone know what that fight at the beginning of the video is?
    The size difference is staggering!! I'd like to see the whole match...

    • @RamseyDewey
      @RamseyDewey  3 года назад +1

      Hong Man Choi vs Yi Long

    • @Raz.C
      @Raz.C 3 года назад

      @@RamseyDewey
      Thanks mate :)

  • @inyalgaico1563
    @inyalgaico1563 4 года назад +22

    BALD ORANGE GI YOU TELLING ME HIS NOT GOKU!?
    How the hell he destroying this "MMA" fighters bruh i watched the whole vid pfft invalid but imma sub and like cause this is fire anayltical content

    • @Rubashow
      @Rubashow 4 года назад +8

      He isn't Goku he obviously is Krillin.

  • @manhwareader777
    @manhwareader777 4 года назад +7

    Hey Ramsey which is superior, the shaolin or the wu-tang?

    • @hsinhaowang
      @hsinhaowang 4 года назад +3

      Wu-tang has better music. Who ever heard of the Shaolin music group going platinum?

    • @qip089
      @qip089 4 года назад +1

      @@hsinhaowang lmao

    • @jas_bataille
      @jas_bataille 4 года назад

      @@hsinhaowang I would ad that Wu-Tang uses the latest weapon technology, so I don't think the monks stand any chance.

  • @ThanhTran-pv4kl
    @ThanhTran-pv4kl 4 года назад +4

    Thank you, Ramsey!
    I always thought that monks aren't supposed to fight in competition

    • @fightdsociety
      @fightdsociety 3 года назад +1

      With power comes responsibility

  • @jerry171460
    @jerry171460 4 года назад

    I love your unbiased viewpoint!

  • @rebal180
    @rebal180 4 года назад +2

    Wait a minute here. If Sanda is an actual good Chinese Martial Art why do they still make a big deal out of Wing Chun?

  • @drumstick-marblebag
    @drumstick-marblebag 4 года назад +4

    Looking at the thumbnail, for first few seconds I felt that bearded Yi Long says that Yi Long is not a Shaolin Monk. I was startled. Then I figured out that the speaker is someone else. This speaker looks so similar to Yi Long with shaven head.

  • @johnsomebody972
    @johnsomebody972 4 года назад +3

    Good information bro much respect ✊ to you as it takes a lot of courage to step into the ring be it boxing 🥊 MMA etc. I know because I boxed in armatures for several years.
    Take care and be safe

  • @666cowboy69
    @666cowboy69 4 года назад

    7:48 what is the name of this Chinese wrestling? also i herd of the same thing but done in japan also could not find a name help would be appreciated. im looking specifically for takedowns that leave the user in the standing position and frontal chokes or chokes while mounted, any insight or listing of moves would be appreciated.

    • @RamseyDewey
      @RamseyDewey  4 года назад

      Wrestling in Mandarin is 摔跤 shuai jiao. There’s no separate word for northern Beijing style Chinese folk wrestling. If a distinction is made, they might say 摔跤中国 shuai jiao zhong guo (Chinese wrestling)

    • @RamseyDewey
      @RamseyDewey  4 года назад

      As far as frontal chokes go: guillotine choke (“gag” in Catch Wrestling- slightly different technique) Mounted guillotine. Ezekiel choke (gi and no gi variations) Grovit (front facing neck breaking technique from Catch Wrestling) amounted triangle choke. Arm triangle from mount. Cross collar choke (gi only)
      To name a few.

    • @RamseyDewey
      @RamseyDewey  4 года назад

      Mounted gogoplata, is another one- but start with the basics before you start strangling fools with your shins.

  • @sifujack702
    @sifujack702 4 года назад

    Great informative talk Ramsey

  • @jadekayak01
    @jadekayak01 4 года назад +3

    Im glad you mentioned majic tricks because its a perfect comparrison.
    Ive seen a nam wha pai practioner perform the spear to throat trick
    Just a trick but boy if it goes wrong????

  • @MrRitmu
    @MrRitmu 4 года назад +16

    I, too wanna become a "hater sensei grandmaster chosen one".
    1. do you recommend anything i can do or train to get to my goal? like climbing (or letting people carry me for money) k2 or mt. everest?
    2. does your position as hater sensei gradmaster chosen one involve a lot of mediation?
    3. do i have to watch, what i eat, because i mostly like to just shovel in whatever i want?
    Thank you for your help!

    • @biohazard724
      @biohazard724 4 года назад +1

      You need a bald head, square jaw, and a soothing baritone voice (no nonsense approach to martial arts optional)

    • @meggaman7
      @meggaman7 4 года назад +3

      Just tell people the truth when they'd rather believe the lie. You'll be labeled a hater in no time.

  • @clerictamer
    @clerictamer 4 года назад

    Yi Long is so fun to watch. One of my favorites

  • @captdouche77
    @captdouche77 Год назад

    Gotta ask. What's your fighting background?

  • @petrolmonkey8339
    @petrolmonkey8339 4 года назад +65

    some dude: shaolin monks cant fight
    shaolin monks: we dont fight
    shaolin warrior monks: am i a joke to you?
    😂😂

    • @sparkytheelephant9105
      @sparkytheelephant9105 4 года назад +17

      It interests me that He says that he went to shaolin temple, but doesnt specify how long and it doesnt sound like he met any of the warrior monks or warrior monk masters who train 7-8 hours a day. Ranton also says that if you do something wrong you get beaten and you often spar other warrior monks.
      I would like to see a warrior monk who has trained a minimum of 5 years go up against an mma fighter.

    • @satriakurniawandjaenal9676
      @satriakurniawandjaenal9676 4 года назад

      @@sparkytheelephant9105
      Depends if they trained for the ring or not.

    • @lalboimanlun1230
      @lalboimanlun1230 4 года назад +1

      @@sparkytheelephant9105 mma though it's freestyle still has limitations and rules.

    • @mareczek00713
      @mareczek00713 4 года назад +10

      @@sparkytheelephant9105 They'd also lose - warrior monks aren't warriors, they're monks that do slightly harder sparring that makes them better warriors than normal monks.
      Still, they effectively master a single fighting style that's based on sparring with practicioners of the same fighting styles while MMA fighters use various fighting styles depending on the fighter and train to defend against as many moves as they can as they'll never be sure what styles enemy will use.
      Basically imagine a dude that trained with sword his entire life, sparring other swordsmen his entire life, dueling other swordsmen his entire life, being the stereotypical swordmaster as we imagine them in fiction, go to war.
      Yeah, he dies meeting a spear formation.

    • @korwynias_yt
      @korwynias_yt 4 года назад +3

      Sure, if you are basing on what they only show the public. Keep in mind there is a lot that the public is kept in the dark. Plus, the guy being interviewed that went to train with them? Yea I'm sure he only saw what they wanted him to see. He is obviously the type "You skinny so therefor are frail against me big muscles."

  • @poorkwamoi
    @poorkwamoi 4 года назад +13

    Saw Yi-Long Fight Buakaw. The second fight, thought Buakaw threw the fight. But Yi-Long is a very good stand up fighter.
    His myth of Shaolin Monk was demythified a few years back. There were videos showing him hanging on a rope with his neck that made people thought he trained in Shaolin Temple's secret Neck Hanging technique.
    I will say this about Shaolin Monks. The true Shaolin Monks are only a few, they live in San Huang Zhai. And it is Hsin-Yi-Ba that they practice. they practice that in everything they do. from farming to walking to eating. They practice constantly to bring their holw body in harmony. Hitting rocks and boards to harden their bodies are shunned upon. They practice healing as well as fighitng. A harmonious balance. But they must always be monks, never leave. and They dedicate their whole lives to learning and benefitting others. If one is to read true Chinese Shoalin history. They'd be surprised at how the martial arts were actually exercises that were used to help them move around after meditating for long periods of time.
    Through the years, generals that would escape persecution and political criminals would seek shelther. Those were the ones that added the martial aspects of it. But over a thousand years ago, the monks were only known for their staff work. That was documented by a famous Chines General who already stated that a lot of martial arts in general populace were simply exercises and useless in combat. He only named a dozen or little more as being useful and he named what their specialties were, when he mentioned Shaolin Monks, his comment was: Shaolin Style, great at Staff work.
    What are your thoughts on Shaui Jiao, Mr. Most hated coach? I dabbled in it a litlle bit, thought it could go head to head with Judo...

    • @elenchus
      @elenchus 4 года назад +3

      @@BBoysekushiboy judo does not come from shaui jiao.

    • @poorkwamoi
      @poorkwamoi 4 года назад

      @@elenchus , that's what I had thought also. But I am not familiar with Shaui Jiao's lineage. Was told it came from Ne Jen (Later on Manchu) and mixed with Mongolian during the Yuan Dynasty.
      Judo came from Jiu-Jit-su but I have heard stories of the mixture of Chinese arts because of the visits during the 1800's to challenge Chinese Martial Artists and took some of their arts. So I wasn't for sure.
      Thanks!

    • @elenchus
      @elenchus 4 года назад +2

      ​@@poorkwamoi "that's what I had thought also. But I am not familiar with Shaui Jiao's lineage. Was told it came from Ne Jen (Later on Manchu) and mixed with Mongolian during the Yuan Dynasty."
      When discussing the historic origins of Eastern martial arts, we have to keep in mind a couple of factors. One is the modern extreme nationalism of this region, where each culture wants to claim ownership of all inventions, art and so on of each other culture. This is a very frequent sticking point in the region.
      The other factor is that, in ancient times, the situation was somewhat reversed. You really wanted to claim your martial art, or your food, or your political views, what have you, came from China, the most cosmopolitan and influential region of the Eastern world at the time. It'd be like being somewhere in rural Arkansas and telling everyone that your clothes came from Paris or your watch from Switzerland.
      The reason I so quickly dismiss the claims that judo ultimately descends from Chinese martial arts generally is that the legend, as told by none other than Kano himself, is clearly not historical.
      Kano writes: "It is said that in the first year of Tenbun, 1532, a sorcerer came unexpectedly to the house of Takenouchi and taught him five methods of seizing a man; he then went off and he could not tell whither he went."
      There are some issues with this, however. The first, and most obvious, problem is that sorcerers aren't real, so we're already likely to be dealing with mythology here.
      The second problem is that Japanese wrestling distantly predates 1532. Sumo wrestling, for instance, is at least as old as the Heian period (beginning around AD 800), and, in my view, the Japanese emphasis on grappling has a very plausible transmission over the next 1100ish years into jujutsu and judo.
      None of that is to say that there wasn't cross-pollination between Chinese and Japanese martial arts, which was almost certainly going on. But the common claim that judo COMES from shuai jiao, implying some huge percentage of it, seems unfounded.

    • @poorkwamoi
      @poorkwamoi 4 года назад +1

      @@elenchus I would agree to a lot of what you said.
      I will also say this, I believe all regions have their own martial arts. That's just a natural progressin.
      There are people claiming all martial arts come from Greece/Roman, there are people claiming Martial Arts came from India because of its influence in China.
      I believe all regions had their own martial arts. It is like histroy. The one that dominates wins the rights to write how history goes.
      So, I think and believe Jiu-Jit-Su evolved as its own.
      There grappling techiniques in Kung-Fu. Qin-Na is part of it. But after the Mongolian rule, because of their love of wrestling and oppressive rules over China. Going to ground was considsered Savagery by the Martial Arts Practioners of the time. So only a few open minded folks practiced the grappling arts. How do I know that? I have a Chinese book that I bought in 1981, it was published in 1971, I bought it wandering the book shops of China town looking for martial arts books. And in this book, it had illustrations of many ground techniques it called San Sao. Including Kani Kesame which it states was very devastating. It had arm bar applications and toe holds. I kept this book through the years. It had 32 holds and 6 basical locks. over 1/2 of it is on the ground. I don't think they publish this book anyomre. This book was one of those that were on sale for a quarter...
      Either way, thanks for your input and information. I love reading up on informations and try to seek the truth from there.
      Have a great weekend

  • @ronbreton296
    @ronbreton296 4 года назад +2

    Thank You for doing this video. Everybody who tells me about the Shaolin Monk who beats kick boxers, does not believe me when I tell them he was a kick boxer not a Monk. I get into more arguments with people who does not want to believe the truth. Thank You!!!!

  • @thebyronicmann8292
    @thebyronicmann8292 4 года назад

    You should be doing voice overs for movie trailers. As a voice over artiste myself I can tell you that you have an amazing voice! 👏👏

  • @surajshaw9703
    @surajshaw9703 4 года назад +6

    That footage of him sweeping Buakaw...
    Yeah, he got destroyed in that match against Buakaw.

    • @smradztoiek
      @smradztoiek 4 года назад +2

      An elephant would get destroyed by Buakaw. That guy is made out of rosewood.

    • @felixdonar1015
      @felixdonar1015 4 года назад +4

      Not to forget he beats buakaw first. Then losr the second fight haha

    • @elenchus
      @elenchus 4 года назад +3

      @@smradztoiek precisely. Losing against Buakaw (much less beating him in the first fight) is not exactly some great disgrace

    • @surajshaw9703
      @surajshaw9703 4 года назад +1

      @@felixdonar1015 Yi Long is both Talented and Smart...
      If he ever fights in the UFC... He will be super famous among the kung fu nuts who the only fight they have been in, is the one inside their head.

  • @stevecastro1325
    @stevecastro1325 4 года назад +4

    Thx! We need a LOT of debunking in the martial arts world; I continue to hear all kinds nonsense in the studio & street.

  • @perrymalcolm3802
    @perrymalcolm3802 3 года назад +2

    As for the guy bending the spear with his throat, Bruce Lee once said “Let me hold the spear!”

    • @EveningGoDs
      @EveningGoDs 2 года назад

      👀 Bruce Lee was as fake as the spear trick

  • @davidsparks7088
    @davidsparks7088 4 года назад +1

    Can you do a video on how they do the tricks??? Or at least point us to where we can find it out? I'm very curious about that.

    • @RamseyDewey
      @RamseyDewey  4 года назад +1

      Sure. I’m working on one about the spear to the throat trick right now. Bear in mind “magic tricks” require a high level of training. Some bum off the street would hurt himself trying the spear stunt, the same way an untrained man couldn’t do a French drop coin trick.

    • @davidsparks7088
      @davidsparks7088 4 года назад

      ​@@RamseyDewey Awesome!

  • @poseidon5003
    @poseidon5003 4 года назад +3

    I love how you give us the straight dope. Thank you for filtering out the internet bullshit.

  • @AG_HP7
    @AG_HP7 4 года назад +9

    First ! Ramsey hello from Mexico, you are a great teacher for me my friend

  • @warlocksm1
    @warlocksm1 4 года назад +1

    When you talked about using tricks in fight i remembered one street fight i had long ago. I don't remember exact reason why it started but guy that was almost head taller than me and had at least 50% more weight than me come at me. He 1st pushed me away and rised hand in fist ready to punch me. I was acting frightened and ducked little and covered had with both hands, but was secretly looking at his feets. He jumped at me and when he was at right distance i used reverse back kick in his stomach. Because he was practically run into kick impact had more force and he just dropped on knees and started vomiting. I then run away because few of his friends was close.
    Sorry if i written something not right, english is not my main language.

  • @usmcdevildog6935
    @usmcdevildog6935 3 года назад +2

    This guy can do a voice over for Adam West (the 60s t.v. series batman)😂🤣😅

  • @obsidianstatue
    @obsidianstatue 4 года назад +7

    can you comment on the REAL Shaolin Martial Art "Xin Yi Ba"? it seems like you found the performance side of Shaolin Martial Art and attack it until the Sun goes down. why not comment on the more practical aspect of Shaolin Kung fu? I'm seriously curious.

    • @londiniumarmoury7037
      @londiniumarmoury7037 4 года назад

      Theres a shaolin temple not far from where i live, check out the master there called Shi Yanzi he is a real shaolin monk who can really fight. He is a very tough man who does steel jacket and his body is very strong, he isnt a Fake kumg fu guy like most and he does real shaolin.

    • @Tiotic_Destiny
      @Tiotic_Destiny 4 года назад

      That would be very interesting!

  • @dev6rehab666
    @dev6rehab666 4 года назад +7

    I wish your camp was in the US. I would love training with you.

  • @HappyFunTimeMedia
    @HappyFunTimeMedia 4 года назад

    Can you arrange an interview with Yi Long?

  • @jacklindsay9395
    @jacklindsay9395 4 года назад

    I LOVE THE WAY HE TALKS AND BRAKES IT DOWN TO FACTS AND SIMPLIFIES ITS AND MAKES IT RELATE TO SOME THINK ELES TO MAKE SENCES OF IT ALL VERY SMART GUY.

  • @neoshenlong
    @neoshenlong 4 года назад +5

    Wait, I'd thought YOU were a Shaolin Monk.

  • @abdullahparacha0
    @abdullahparacha0 4 года назад +4

    No matter if he is monk or not he is good at shoulin kung-fu the way he is defending and he is not fake

    • @sloppyjoe5263
      @sloppyjoe5263 3 года назад

      ramsay clearly said yi long studied in chinese kickboxing university not kung fu

  • @ostrowulf
    @ostrowulf 4 года назад +1

    Even if there was one monk who was really good at MMA, that does not prove that monks are good at MMA any more than saying that Ken Shamrock proves that WWF fighters can really fight, or Rich Franklin proves that math teachers are really good fighters. Using the one off example is flawed.

  • @SweSpartan
    @SweSpartan 4 года назад

    Great vid as usual