Learning Martial Arts from BOOKS ONLY
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- Опубликовано: 12 янв 2024
- I Tried to learn some of these Martial Arts moves but ONLY From Books for 7 days straight.
My Father's Book
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My Book
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The Bubishi
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Greek Martial Arts
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Book of 5 Rings
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"Can you learn martial arts from BOOKS?!?!"
[stares in HEMA]
underrated comment. Sad to not see e.g. Talhoffer in here, or Auerswald.
Nah fr, we do this literally on a class per class basis.
Imagine being at the local gyms and "oh here comes that giant with his unorthodox crap of the week. What do I even do?"
Amituofo. Be the giant. Keep training! ❤
"Unorthodox crap" ???
Use a stun gun
Unorthodox crap!!!
Watching Seth instead of the Mr beast video 🙏
Same bruh 😂
Omg sameeeeee
Sameee broo😅
Yes
😅whatever floats your boat guy. I’m watching a Sensei Seth Video instead of Hells Kitchen
As a teenager, I learned Shotokan Ryu Karate Do from a book. I really dedicated myself in learning the techniques. Years later, IHad the opportunity to go to a real dojo for a try and, to my surprise, the instructor asked me why I was wearing a white bell instead of my real degree. I had to tell him that I never joined a Karate dojo before and what I was doing was from my book study. So I think sometime you can really learn something valuable from martial arts manuals. Just a quick story : Kareem Aslim who teached French savate and Jeet Kune Do at Dan Inosanto's academy, learned Savate from a book, went to the qualification exam in France and came back with his certificate as a golden gloves. The main point is : You can really learn basic and even advanced stuffs from a book, but you have to train, not just read and think you're able to use it in real situation without practicing hundred of repetition and tests with partners ( I used my elder brother to validate my techniques ). Have a good day !
I happen to agree with you..at some point everything gets put in a book or comes from a book.
@madjidchouarbi3921
I call BULLSHIT! There would be no reason for him to ask you that. When switching or first going to a DOJO you always have to start over at White belt or Sash, so that alone proves you wrong. They wouldn't give a duck that you are white belt. Belt Systems don't matter. They have nothing to do with skill level!
@@GaryTongue-zn5di Dear Gary, You can call me a liar if you want but my story is true. I don't know how things goes in your country, but, here in France, if you join a dojo and had some ranking from another dojo, you're expected to wear the belt you previously won. Every season, some people make a try for a new dojo or a new style. The usual policy is to allow the newcomers to keep their belt. more interesting fact, The french judo federation had two separate curiculum, one was Kodokan Judo and the other was Ju Jutsu. Well if you were a ju jutsu black belt and wanted to get some lessons at a Judo dojo, you were considered as a Judo black belt as well. Different countries, different rules.Have a good day, thank you for your comment, I wish you the best.
@@GaryTongue-zn5di I agree, this is a nonsense story. I've sparred with a number of 'self-taught' players and they had no real ability. Maybe stationary or static single strikes but they could not move around the floor and spar.
genuinely interested, did he ask you this because of your knowledge of techniques, how you faired in sparring, or based on your kata?
Seth is always the most entertainment martial arts RUclipsr 👍
best martial arts youtuber imo
Idk armchair violence is pretty good
You can learn techniques from books, but you can't learn to properly use them in a fight without sparring. Great vid as per usual Seth
yup, same with any art involving body mechanics (ie dancing). books can help but physical practice is key
It is like with meditation, it depends on where you stand in life. If you have people with street fight experience or something, these guys relate much different to the knowledge in books. So if you already have a feel of how you move, you can do a lot with visualisations. There are a lot of top athletes using their imagination to boost their already available capabilities. Some people make for example fun on Usain Bolt of his quote how he beat the record, telling the journalists that he imagined himself fleeing from getting assaulted.
In fact, studying martial arts in books ( I mean REALLY studdying ) means you will test the techniques with a partner and you will spar as well. Reading isn't enough, practice is the key. But, if you really train, a good book can be a very good option, way better than Mc Dojos.
@@sightbride5148but in martial arts you can’t do it alone you need someone else
@MatthewSedgley
BULLSHIT! Sparring is Over Rated! It doesn't teach shit that can't be learnt from solo Practice! It is no better than Kata! Kata is under rated and far superior!
I read Bruce Lee's Tao of Jeet Kune Do as a kid, even practicing the forms that were illustrated. Still got bullied, relentlessly. After I started training, I put a stop to the bullying real quick and I never looked back, developing a life-long love of martial arts and combat sports. With that said, I revisited the book recently, and I'm in a much better position to learn from it now that I have the foundation of actual, physical training. Great video, Sensei Seth. I especially loved the quote, "I do my best thinking in the woods." Same, my dude. So do I. Being in nature is always a great way to relax and center myself, away from all of the noise and distractions.
The 'Bruce Lee's Fighting Method' books are a lot more practical. Tao of JKD is more philophical
Bro might be the main character(W comment btw)
Bruce Lee ... NEVER FOUGHT
@@SINdaBlock411Define "fought", because while he didn't get in the ring, he did spar.
@@shaeby8123 more than Musumeci did lol
If you’re of a certain age, books were all we had. I don’t know if you knew, and I’m sure you’ll be surprised by this, but RUclips wasn’t very good in the 1970s and 80s. If you wanted to learn something new, you got a book and worked through it. By the late 80s, training videos on VHS were starting to become available which was a much more efficient way to learn new stuff. Honestly, I wish we had RUclips in the 70s and 80s.
My initial guess before watching the video is that you can't learn it solely from books unless you already know a lot of very similar martial arts, then maybe, but books can be a good supplement to help you learn martial arts along with proper instructions.
I agree. Unless you have an idea of "fighting" in general, books are more theory...and you need to eventually put practice to theory.
Very well said, by both of you.
Wonder why seth not take books on kempo or something, but things he is not used to.
Depends on what you want to learn, like fitness boxing for example you can do, but most people probably lose interest cause no one is pushing them through the pain and people get bored. Other things are pretty commonly learned from books/manuals like in the jackie chan movie snake in eagles shadow, where he has the foot diagram on ground and jumping around all the foot steps. Similiar things were done in medievil times with sword fighting. But you basically need to know, how such books are supposed to be used and you need to understand the foundations behind it, like buddhist concepts of thought etc. if you lack this, you gonna fail with the book too.
So if the book is bad or the reader is dumb, there is no helping it.
This is more akin to military manuals. You can download the pdfs for the majority of US Army training manuals but they're meant to be used while you're in a military unit and thus you have facilities, instructors and a lot of soldiers to train the battle drills with. If you're alone in your room they may be interesting to read but they're not very useful.
A lot of ancient martial art were a foundation for combatives training for troops that ended up in close combat.
Imagine cornering someone yelling at your fighter to "trap the tiger in a pit covered in bamboo" over and over
😂☠️
A "jin" is roughly a pound, super conveniently! Loved this video format
I just wanna point out that seth’s white sweater has “sensei seth’s school of punch kickery” written on it, and thats really fucking awesome
I wonder if I can buy one
I mean books can certainly be a good reference, hema started with people examining historical manuscripts, so basically books, but even with that it still took a couple of decades to workshop everything adequately,
Books can also be a really good reference if you also have a proper place to train or adequate knowledge in something similar to film in the blanks
i mean, most accomplish HEMA dinosaurs also have background from sport fencing, or kendo or other Japanese sword arts or Kali......They know how to move the human body efficiently already. They're not scrawny nerds that just read books and decided to swing swords like uneducated outsiders think they're
You know you have a serious fighting style when some of the moves are designed for centaurs.
Seth I hope I can live a life just like yours, doing what I love everyday of my life, learning different martial arts. You inspire me to chase my dreams man🙏
Go for it!
The beginning of Seth's war on reading...
well the children of icy mike doubted already that seth has written the boxing gloves alone, that christmas video with pepper spray was really fun
I've learned different styles of fencing from books, styles which went extinct decades or a couple centuries ago.
But.....
1) I already had a background in fencing, FMA, and Silat. The basics of how to use a sword were already there.
2) These were manuals designed and written for the express purpose of teaching soldiers, sailors, and cavalry troops.
3) Most importantly, it became part of regular fencing practice. We did one person drills. We did two person drills. And we sparred integrating the new techniques a little at a time.
Bruce Lee's Tao of Jeet Kune Do was foundational to my love of the martial arts. Every now and then I dig it out and re-read it.
A lot of my martial arts life has been self-study, so I definitely think you can learn from books, but you have to be the kind of person who can translate verbal to physical. Usually in book instruction, there's either lots of biomechanics/anatomy terms or lots of analogies to paint a sufficiently detailed picture, but its not easy for the teacher to write or the student fully grasp without the innate connection and immediate feedback of live instruction. Some people just can't/don't learn physical skills that way.
You can learn, but how effective you will find it depends on your reading comprehension and time spent practicing. Pictures help too.
It'd do more for your mentality than your technique, but it'd still be beneficial.
I've been writing in a journal about my training process for years now and most of my pages are about breaking down concepts or different ways to coach/learn for efficiency. I never wrote down actual techniques. I can definitely say that writing notes and studying other content can help you improve mentally in combat strategies. I'm thankful for videos in this day and age because I struggle learning from books.
Oh there is the American Combat Judo book. Bernard Cosneck was a legit fighter, he was trained boxing, judo and catch wrestling with Jack Dempsey. He collaborated with Dempsey on writing a self defense/combatives book. Ramsey Dewey made a vidéo on Dempsey/Cosneck's book
I'd love a full on "Seth tries Panktration" episode if you can find an instructor in reach.
😉
I love the ancient Greek martial arts book. They take pics and sculptures from the past and recreate it from the art. It's such a fun book if you like art, history, or martial arts
Books are great to keep your practice fresh and pick up new moves to try. The sparring partners act as the move or situation filter.
Thank you for helping deliver the knowledge you obtained from the readings. It's very appreciated. Also i very much respect going out into isolated parks and forests to do this. Great for the focus. I think the book of five rings had a lot of useful and interesting ways of seeing and approaching combat and movement and surprise to one's advantage. bro i loved the musashi style teasings and taunts you were doing during sparring like undoing the guy's leg strap or shaking your foot in front of them. excellent. getting them off focus and throwing them out of the loop.
Absolutely love how much sparring footage we got your live rounds are always so entertaining.
this is a super accessible and cool way to try martial arts, great vid Seth!
If you already have a functional base you most definitely can learn from books or videos.
Seth being toxic to a dummy is a mood
Very cool, also. Love this spot you always go to!! must set a awesome vibe for you. Hope things are going well in the new year Seth!
Jack Dempsey's How to Fight Tough has some interesting grappling techniques. Ramsey Dewey did a video on most of the techniques in it.
Had a great laugh when he said "dude I don't want this to be weird but you smell really good" 😂😂😂
Love your video‼️
Keep it up like this💪 regards from Serbia🇷🇸
Sensei Seth: "Can you learn Martial Arts from just books?"
The entire HEMA Community: "F*ck. I hope so.".
14:38 Master Ken would be so proud watching this
this is how my wrestling coach learned as a kid
This is a great video idea! Love your creativity
When I was 9 I read Bruce Tegner's Self Defense. Tegner was an American 1950s and 60s karateka and judoka. Former GI. Old book from my grandmother's house.
It changed my life because I went from a tiny kid being bullied to a tiny kid who had learned how to make a proper fist. I still got my ass kicked but I fought back, I knew where to hit, I knew (better) how to hit, and I was scrappy. Probably more than made sense. I had confidence, and with it, my days of being bullied receded. Then I had a growth spurt. Now in my 50's I can say that book (while not a great source of training) put me on the road to the black belt I have today.
There's value to ttaining manuals, it's just not as good as an instructor.
Entertaining , I've joined a boxing gym and a capoeira class while I was studying from a book and deciding how I wanted my perspective on MMA to look like ; four years ago I moved to the Caribbean really hard to find MMA gyms here but I'm still reading the same books and I stay honest about the areas I need to work on . Still looking for gyms
Seth really is the modern day bruce lee. Trying different styles, training methods, and sources, then trying them out. And then sharing the information with the world via video/movie.
Ive looked at some books when i was ypunger, but not as extensively as seth did.
Should have done Bruce Lee’s book
Sensei Seth spars very well. It shows how much we missed back in the day not using pads and gloves and mouthguards (I did use a mouthguard). You can't throw hands at all bare handed in class. My instructor (5th deg TKD guy) just wouldn't listen to my suggestions to do so back then. He uses it all now, gah.
This is scarily relevant to me right now. I've discovered martial art textbooks and application of patterns books and am so tempted to buy some…
Great video!
Interesting how some stuff worked when everyone was tired.
I used to accumulate books and techniques, but it is as you say... You need to work the stuff live
The most useful books for me have been ones involving generalities. Like your dad's yin yang idea - that applies to grappling as well as striking. It's a style of tactic based on psychology rather than any specific attack combo. Meta.
12:50 in professional wrestling this move is called 'The Shining Wizard' and nothing has brought me more joy than knowing that this move is in a book about fighting.
Regardless of whether or not it's viable, it's something I constantly daydream about landing in a real fight.
ITS JUST SO COOL!!!
And before someone says "Hurr hurr wrestling is fake."
There's a big difference between something like a vertical suplex which requires both parties working together to make something look cool. And this.
This seems closer to a flying armbar but replacing a grapple attempt with a knee attempting to illegally immigrate into someone's brain.
That scissor trip looked a lot like Kani Basami, the infamous scissor takedown that is banned in many Judo and BJJ gyms due to how insanely dangerous it can be. If your partner's legs are angled differently to what you're expecting, you're almost guaranteed to hurt their knee - best case a sprain, worst-case obliterating their ACL/MCL.
You can do it in safe way
1 dont do a flying version have one arm on the floor
2 let go if the person leans forward
And will be just as safe as any other technique leg locks are also banned because they are "dangerous" and they are also safe
it's a very standard sambo takedown
@@mndeg It doesn't really matter if it's standard or not. If you're misaligned or you mistime, you're destroying their knee(s).
@@milofitness7726 Fully agree that there are safer ways to do it, but it's not something I'd do with anyone other than someone I trust completely, and without a solid understanding of how not to blow my knees out. In most grappling gyms it's seen as a bit of a dick move if you try it in sparring.
I didn't know the Bubishi was still in print!
I'll check it out.
To learn from books you have to have a partner or two to pressure test what your are studying. Solo only gets you so far. Coming from a HEMA background that is where we get most of what we study.
Most of my learning has been through books and movies, and shadow boxing. Sparred lightly with friends a couple times.
I love at 21:10, Seth's like GRAB MY LEG! And the other guy's like, noooo? And Seth keeps hopping at him, like JUST DO IT!
Anyhoo, if you do another of these, my picks would be:
This Is Karate!, Mas Oyama, 1965
Chinese Gung-Fu: The Philosophical Art of Self Defense, Bruce Lee, 1963
Bruce Tegner's Complete Book of Jukado Self Defense, 1970
Get Tough, William E. Fairbairn, 1942
Secrets of The Ninja, Ashida Kim, 1980
The Art of Shen Ku: The First Intergalactic Artform of the Entire Universe, Zeek, 2001
What Is Self Defense, Mitose Masayoshi, 1953
You would be such a fun instructor, Sensi Seth . I dont know why I point that there. Lol, you're the best .
Sensei Seth's works are really important, I mean, he really shows actual things, and it's quite a long time since I recognized that he is actually an agent of objective reality in a way as not too offensive as possible to anyone but really gives you insight about the reality of Marshal arts and hand to hand or leg to leg combat if you call it that way😅, anyway, his informations are really helpful for both fighters, competitors, or regular marshal artists including people who wants to learn to defend themselves. We know self defense starts from how you handle things to not get in trouble, and the next thing is what and how should you train or learn to improve your fighting or marshal arts skills, or self defense skills if in case you don't have a better choice but to defend yourself by fighting back.
Awesome job.
One thing I learnt from a book (before I started martial arts) was mae ukemi (forward roll). But then it took still years to get it really smooth 😁Nice video
Nice video, also interesting to see that some techniques have been there for thousands of years.
I have an idea for the next vid; try to learn a martial art only using social platforms like youtube, twitter, instagram and more.
Commenting for the algorithm, thanks for the video Seth.
You should make a vid breaking down the strategy side of the book of five rings, I listen to that book like once a week and it helps with my boxing when it comes to the broader ideas and strategies
Banger vid brother
As a kid in the 80s, I have a friend whose father has a library of martial arts magazine (Black Belt, Kung Fu Illustrated). I started reading those. I did learn more theory than anything else, how to form a fist. The most important lesson I learned, which was applicable when I joined my silat school 3 years later, was don't miss practice.
totally agree with the "step on the knee" one, I think most opponents would already crumple from a broken knee if us chonkers tried that XD
The scissor technique is very common in capoeira, from different bases and positions and also being able to lock on the hip of the target, both legs or even one leg (and sometimes even in the neck if you can jump high enough)
Ah yes, i am the annoying fan that is always talking about capoeira here, but well, here are some books on it:
drive.google.com/file/d/18GNPV9rXE72pA8xQ14-ckTL--V5R8wa2/view?usp=sharing
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I'm of the mind that if I can build an entire IKEA furniture set using the instructions and STILL have some parts leftover that I missed, I'm never going to get a full picture of how to fight using books 😂
What is that set of stairs for? Like ive seen it in a few videos, looks like a cool place to make videos like weather you're talking or doing something like, is it just stairs? Or is there something there with history? Dunno, thought id ask, looks cool haha, dope video, hope ya well :)
Always thought that learning just about anything from reading is like reading a menu at a restaurant when you’re hungry.
Seth you should know one that a ufc chsmpion alan belcher leerned to fight from books and videos. No joke. You know, the ufc champion middleweight in like 2005
Karate for Defense only!
Then why train?
So I don't HAVE to Fight!
@GaryTongue-zn5di are u responding to me ? I was talking about Alan Belcher here. ? Although I'll say that many karate classes used to emphasize that karate is for self defense and not for starting fights etc. This has changed though as now a days some karate dojos would train you for combat like mma or karate combat fc.
Reading is important though. My biggest guess is what is being written and how descriptive the books can be on learning how to do anything. Sometimes I'll look up something on my phone just for a quick crash course. I don't think reading numerous books will make you an ultimate fighter, but I believe there are still great benefits to reading.
I recommend your book, it's good!
love the vids i know this is a weird question but could you find a way to brace the dummy? like have something holding him up like a bag until you want to toss him around unvelcro and go? or like a rope just some hopefully helpful ideas could be dumb just wanted to help
You should check out the book Kill or Get Killed by Rex Applegate. He's one of the guys who help develop the Army's combatives program. It does have pistol shooting techniques in addition to martial arts. Also check out Defendu by William Fairbairn. It was written by one of the guys who trained special forces in WWII. So basically two of the most dangerous dudes who ever lived.
I trained in Aikido as a kid/teen, and one piece of advice my sensei gave repeatedly was "avoid a fight if you can. Running isn't a cowardly act. If you have to fight, end it as soon as you can."
that scissor takedown gets used a lot in capoeira, have a look at how they set up an enter for them.
I wish i could spar with you one day, you look like the kind of guy who is always fun to spar with 💜
11:52 - such a beautiful kick there
I would say absolutely yes you can.
We essentially did the same with manuals and literature about swords/spearmanship, archery, and warfare, as well as many other forms of martial arts
We did the same in many other disciplines, like engineering and medical science, to understand and learn from the people of the past
If you do this again you should get the books "Kumite volume 1" and "Kumite volume 2" from the "Best Karate" series, they are great books for any karate practioner's collection.
If you can get ahold of a good or new copy of "Full Contact Karate" that would be cool one too it's a dive into the old world of American or fancy pants style kickboxing.
Have you ever considered creating an audiobook platforms like audible?
I'm interested in listening to the audiobook version of the shooters stance book that was from your Dad.
Hello Seth, in 3 months my teenage students will have kata tournament. Could you give any advice on how to prepare them? For some of them it's first time to compete. Thank you in advance for your invaluable advice. Keep doing great job. Best regards :)
interesting topic but... can you learn to read only by fighting?
A lot of my stuff is packed in storage until I move from WV tgo NC, but I have a TON of martial arts books, some rather old. I haven't read all of them (Ok, most of them), but I love just having them.
Between learning from books and sparring and pressure testing HEMA has shown itself equal to a lot of living traditions in terms of sparring and weapons competition results under varying rulesets including Dog Brothers.
I love all the ratings without any explanation for how good they are
I definitely picked up some things for boxing from Jack Dempsey's Championship Fighting. But obviously you need to actually practice the things in a real setting, as Seth says at the end.
Boxing is stupid! Martial Arts teaches to avoid getting hit, while Boxing teaches to take getting hit! Defense vs Offense! Offense is stupid and over rated! Boxing is about Fighting, Martial Arts ( REAL MARTIAL ARTS) is about avoiding fights!
@@GaryTongue-zn5di lol....okay bucko.
Books, like instructionals work when you have a solid base of fundamentals. As a beginner you're still learning the vocabulary. I purchased Kazushi Sakuraba's instructionals along with instructionals by champions like Andre Galvao and Bernardo Faria, it didn't make sense because it's all greek to me and I was zoning out because I didn't understand the importance of what I'm learning. I do in my mind understand it but couldn't apply it. In the end, I only got his Kimura Grip armbar follow up to an RNC. I stopped going over instructionals and practiced for a year. Later on the instructionals made sense, and I look at it and know the technique. The same goes with books.
Other books that you might consider...
Tao of Jeet Kune Do (Bruce Lee)
Championship Fighting (Jack Dempsey on boxing)
How to Fight Tough (Jack Dempsey's take on WWII combatives)
H2H Combat (Greg Thompson)
All In Fighting (William Fairbairn)
Scientific Self-Defense (William Fairbairn)
Defendu (William Fairbairn)
Martial Arts Bible (Paul Vunak)
RAT Fight (Paul Vunak)
So has your mom?!? Dude... that was cold... LOL
as a HEMA'ist... I kinda thought all martial artists had a library relating to their discipline :/
This was excellent. Keep grinding seth ❤️
forest theater is a great spot! and gimghoul isn't the middle of nowhere!
It's quite impressive how effective that "hadouken" larynx testes double strike thing is huh?
So many of those funky kung fu postures are just ways to get to the opponent's neck and groin. It's quite funny actually. And quite terrifying how easy to land it sometimes simply because people don't see these kind of moves anywhere anymore and get confused by the weirdness. It's great. xD
It's always best to learn from an instructor, especially for proper technique. But you can definitely learn to fight from books and youtube videos, As long as you spar for appropriate feedback. Theoretically, You don't even need any instruction, like if you gave someone infinite lives and threw them into a cage with sean strickland or jon jones for a few years and just told them to go at it that person would eventually adapt and learn how to fight purely from experience.
Martial Arts isn't about Fighting! Karate for Defense only!
Don’t know if this is in the video yet but kodokan judo throwing techniques by Toshiro Daigohas improved my judo loads over the years as how detailed it has its on Amazon do recommend!!!! (It wasn't but fantastic video will recommend!)
As a HEMA guy I'll say you can absolutely learn technique from books... if you have friends to play with. Iron sharpens iron.
Lookin at you hema!
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1:12 That is The Forest Theatre at UNC Chapel Hill! ❤
In that period of time when mma started blowing up with the ultimate fighter and before RUclips grappling magazines really blew up. Should do this same concept based on those old magazines if you can find them
It’s good to have a little brother to try stuff on
Weird.. while watching this video, my phone is resting on (The training methods of 72 arts of Shaolin) what a coincidence 😊
I used to go home after jiu-jitsu class and refer to my library of books by various Gracie's. In them, I could always find an answer to problems that I had while rolling, and usually apply those techniques during the next class. It was great! However, when I was training kyokushin I had a book by Benny Urquidez that was full of his winning combos. Looking at that book didn't help my sparring one bit.
17:59
I may have to try that. I have never seen that before.
I myself am a 3rd degree black belt in taekwondo and my instructor is a6th Dan (degree) in taekwondo a 5th Dan in tang soo do and has black belts in a few other Korean arts and he swears by learning from books. I personally can’t do it but he says it’s easier for him.
To clarify he and I practice what he reads but he seems to be able to figure it out perfectly before we even try it
Thats actually what alot of my advancement in martial arts while in high school came from books
13:30 this is also an advanced/banned Judo technique known as Kani Basami. Extremely dangerous to try and practice given how much it instantly destroys ACLs especially with those who don’t train.