And it's not weird when I see my fellow martial artists wince in pain when the instructor does a joint lock or pressure point on them, and I enthusiastically raise my hand and say, "Me next!"
At the beginning of the video, I asked myself, why are you calling us weirdos? But I love how you did it. Yeah I am weirdo, for spending more then 2 decades training, I am a weirdo for fighting with concrete walls and pillars, I am a weirdo for adoring Tong-Po (not his evil actions, that I resent), I am a weirdo for continuing training after SCI, when by logic I should have stopped completely, but no, I just had to gear down. I am a weirdo, for learning a control in cold weapons over guns (which I do know how to use, but I trust the cold ones more, such a weirdo I am). I am a weirdo, that in the only competition I took part in my life, I fought a black belt in the finale, I didn't win, but I am a weirdo for still willing to fight a stronger opponent. I am a weirdo for listening to you (I am kidding my friend, I love you, you give me wisdom and amuse me at the same time). But I will tell you, for what I am not weirdo for. I am not weirdo, for not listening to my family. Who instead of driving me into success, they tell me that martial arts is a hobby, it's not serious, it won't bring me enough cash. That I should either leave it, forgetting about wanting to teach, which is probably easy and fun, and I should look for a profession. Martial arts is no profession, it worth nothing. That's what they told me, and so help me god, I will prove them wrong, no matter how long will it take. I am determent, not to listen to negative people, and to move my life in a positive direction. So for that I am not a weirdo, I am a guy who takes martial arts super seriously, for me it's my way of life, it's what I love and want to do every day. And if one day, I will be able, to pass my knowledge for others, and it will save their lives like it saved mine, then I did my own, and completed what I believe is my emissary. Thank you for the wonderful, interesting, fun video my dear friend.
This is such a fantastic video. It's really on-point, concise, and inspirational. I love it. Never give up! I love what you said at the end about being normal. No way. No how.
You have come to the right place Anas. Sensei Ando is a great teacher, we can all learn from him. I consider his podcasts to be the best martial arts instructional video's on the net!
Woooow! I checked every point on that list 🤣😄 (especially turning on the light with a front kick!). In Spain there are many people who think that martial arts are just extracurricular activities for young children, and they are surprised when I tell them that I practice (I'm 42 now). The first time I was told something like that I couldn't believe it. How can someone not like this? 😲 You have put a big smile on my face 😁.
Thank you for this video. People called me weird and made fun of me, because I practice the martial arts, called me weird for closing my locker at the gym with a crescent kick, for saying Oss, for doing kata in the racquet ball court, and some other things. You motivate me, like always. Oss. Master K, MA
The Military Aircraft manufacturing factory I used to work in had big rubber swing doors separating different sections of the factory. Every time I approached them I used to slide in with a Wing Chun stance and time my push against the doors with breathing out imagining I was putting my whole weight and energy into the movement. One time I caught a guy coming through the doors in the other direction and knocked him off balance and heard him comment "Weirdo" as I passed him by! 😀
Did someone already cite "I wanna have control I want a perfect body I want a perfect soul I want you to notice When I'm not around So fuckin' special I wish I was special"? If not, here you go...
I love you dude! You are not giving fish, but teaching how to fish. I found you yesterday with video about how to punch correctly (that fits) and more I watch, the more I'm impressed. Have nice day :D You can be sure I'll hit the subscribe (but correctly, from proper distance and with good stance)
some of these phrases refer to me. but I'm totally sure, that I can "take down a professional mma fighter in real fight" only by chance. I'm practicing martial arts since 6 years (now I'm almost 35), and well informed about my abilities. they are above average, but not even close to a man, who trains 6 hours a day and in his prime physical shape. I would also add "when I buy any new pair of footwear I try every type of movement, that I use in my martial art. choose another pair, if some movements were impeded by it" and "when I have to kill time waiting for bus or something like that, I also practice movements".
I actually put the shower head on message mode and try to punch in between the water bursts. I also buy jeans that I can kick in; I have to take up the legs a bit and wear a belt. Blood stains on my Karategi may become badges of progress if they don't come out in the wash.
I see my bruises as badges of honour and trophies, and I carry my canes like Bo staffs when I'm out and about- I'm proud to be in the weirdo club with you Ando 👍😁👍
@@AndoMierzwa Weirdos will take over the world under your goofy guidance Ando 😁 , I embrace more weirdo conditioning by having a cold blast of the shower first thing every day in the name of martial arts 👊 No flinching, yelping or swearing- it's one of your drills. Great for developing breath control too ! 👍
@@AndoMierzwa it's a great honour to be deemed a Grandmaster weirdo ☺️🙏😁, I'm learning from the best which is you Ando! 💯 I think "proud to be weird" t shirts need to be added to your merchandise range! 😀
PMSL.. i love your vids.... who isn't laughing at many of these because we have all done at least some of them.. loved the bowing at someone at work.. I've exited a few doors backwards bowing out and looking around to see if anyone noticed. .. breaking up boxes for the bin with knife hand strikes anyone? or those tv boxes with back heels?. front kick to turn lights on/off.. guilty as charged... Too good Ando..keep them coming 🤣🤣
Man I taught I was the only one that did some of these things, like turning the lights on with spinning side kicks and front kicks, thinking of combos to throw at someone while talking to them and hiding weapons under the bed. 🤣🤣🤣.
With a 5th or higher black belt in 5 arts- and 40 years experience, plus ranger-- and having been mashed between two trucks-- I've taken about all I am going to - although i do WATCH some and "LEARN " points vis that.. but will work with my cane now-- (hapkido cane- cane-do and more.) I do still mentally sit and go through a LOT every so often- and with some hypnosis- it's just as good as the real thing--as far as technique is concerned-- the mind can not tell the difference between real or imagined. and the reflexes stay strong that way.. :) GREAT VIDEO. I do MOST of that-- and it's NOT accidental-- and I personally don't give a rip if anyone likes it or not- or what they think. Opinions are like Aholes- everyone has one and most stink.!! AS to the wondering if I could take that guy down in a line-- I don't WONDER-- I PLAN-- I use softeyes a lot- and out of habit ANALYZE most everybody-- as point of habit- and it's kept me from LOSING several times!!! :)
Ok, I admit: I don't give a crap about people thinking I am weird, but nevertheless it is nice to know that I am not the only one throwing high kicks when trying a new pair of trousers 😂 Stay weird, my fellow martial artists, that's why there are so many unique and great characters among you ✊️
Hi Ando, I have a little osteoarthritis of the big toe, I find training helps with the mobility but I’m wondering if kicking pads can cause impact damage. I know We don’t kick with our toes, but my technique is a little sloppy…
I have the same issue on both feet. I usually wear shoes… and usually with orthotics. But the pain is a great way to clean up your technique! Just build good habits and take your chances. That’s what I’m doing! 😁👍🏼
Hello Mr. Ando, I've been your fan ever since and I admire you so much. I was just wondering if you could teach us how to control flinching. How to predict the other person's moves, is it going to attack you or they're just testing you by pretending to attack you, how will you be able to determine that. How to not caught off guard and stay calm in a fight for your life situation. Thank you so much I'd appreciate it!
Control flinching by reducing fear. Reduce fear by gaining confidence. Gain confidence by training. That’s the only answer I know! 😁 Thank you for the kind words! 🙏🏻
I think martial arts are their best when they help re-embody an individual and help somewhat overcome the deep alienation of life in the system. Having a practice that does this is an essential step in cultivating a relationship with material reality and each other such that we may liberate ourselves from the ecocidal machinery of Kapital and the tyranny of its highest servants, the ruling class.
@@AndoMierzwa thank you Ando :) (I wonder if part of me was wondering if you'd respond to a comment like that haha.. your commitment to and respect for your viewers is unmatched!)
Weird is the new cool... no, that'll be weird. You've been missing "weird for closing open drawers wird a roundhouse kick" 😉 Thanks for the content, a pleasure watching, as always.
Hahaha Ando Sensei, so right, just reminded me how I used a naeryo chagi to turn the lights on and open the front door in the onset of Covid 😆😆😆 Got me in trouble and nearly a fight with the housekeeper 😆
Discipline is seen weird and the majority of people are not disciplined like we martial artist are, to do the same for years is really weird, BUT HEY !!! WE LOVE IT THAT WAY WE LOVE TO BE WEIRDOS
Some people wants video games and theirs me the person who her room is filled with martial arts weapons like nunchucks katana kali sticks and shurikens im pretty weird as a teen
I've never been in a "dojo". I am a chess player. Chess is a martial art (war art). Why is a butterfly powdery? It is a defense against spider's web. The power sticks to the sticky web. The butterfly flies away. Nature is tooth and claw, poisons and thorns. Moves and counters. If you are not a martial artist, you don't understand Nature. "Every rose has its thorns, like every night has its dawn, like every cowboy sings his sad sad song Every rose has its thorns." Things don't come up "roses". That's a misnomer. Things come up roses and thorns.
There are three types of people in this world: sheep, wolves, and sheepdogs … Now, some people prefer to believe that evil doesn’t exist in the world - those are the sheep. And then you got predators who use violence to prey on the weak. They’re the wolves. And then there are those who have been blessed with the gift of aggression, and the overpowering need to protect the flock. These men are the rare breed that live to confront the wolf. They are the sheepdog. - Chris Kyle
I don't understand the concept of "weirdo". Ask oneself, which one is superior? I play chess. People consider it "weird". Chess is a martial art. Ask oneself, which is superior, a person who plays chess or a person who do not play chess? Even if you consider something weird, (consider, not re-acting, as in deeply thinking and consider.), things have a few surprises for you. I consider musicians and singers weird. In a chess club with 49 guys and 1 girl, once the time begins, all you can hear is the ticking of the mechanical clocks for 3 hours. I come from the world of quiet. Quiet is my weapon. Nature is quiet. A cat, a tiger, have padded feet, to sneak up on its prey quietly. Noise is the enemy of the cats. Musicians are cry babies to me. (Musicians agree). The only time we broadcast noise is when we were babies and we are in distress. It's an emergency siren. It's in the songs, "Crying over you" - Roy Orbison. "Love me tender, love me true, all my dreams fulfilled" - Elvis. Singing is just a form of being a cry baby. However, musicians are also recording artists. And they have to do the OPPOSITE. They have to have QUIET. They have to sound proof the recording room. They have to invent mechanical recording devices that CANNOT make sound, which is nearly impossible. They can create "sound stages" which are SOUNDLESS stages. They know how to make noise, but they also know how to make quiet as their tool. And musicians are good at picking up rhythms and patterns. Rose Namajunas said that Joanna Jędrzejczyk's Muy Thai "looks dangerous but it is rhythmic . . . on the beat", predictable to her. That's how she won the first fight easily. You underestimate someone different, you are in for rude awakening.
Perspective. Martial art (war art) is not weird. It is weird because we live in relatively peace time. America is at war for 30 years in the Middle East, but the average American is not aware of it. War is almost an abstraction. Like something out of Star Trek: A Taste of Armageddon. Wars go on, but our cities and infrastructure are untouched because America fights on foreign soil. It is not a real war. It's a "taste" of Armageddon. War is the arbiter of who lives and who dies. "War is a matter of life and death." Sun Tzu, the Art of War. This happened before in history. In the Meiji (Enlightenment) Period in Japan, when there is only 1 clan left standing after all the fighting (ala WWE Royal Rumble), and unified Japan in peace. During this peace time, men wear make up, and speak softly like women and adopt the mannerisms of women. (Like guys in South Korean guys do today, wearing make up and adopting feminine mannerisms. Si vis pacem, para bellum. If you want to live in peace, prepare for war. - The Punishes (2004) To survive war, you must become war. - Rambo, First Blood Part II.
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And it's not weird when I see my fellow martial artists wince in pain when the instructor does a joint lock or pressure point on them, and I enthusiastically raise my hand and say, "Me next!"
HA! 😄 Excellent!
At the beginning of the video, I asked myself, why are you calling us weirdos? But I love how you did it. Yeah I am weirdo, for spending more then 2 decades training, I am a weirdo for fighting with concrete walls and pillars, I am a weirdo for adoring Tong-Po (not his evil actions, that I resent), I am a weirdo for continuing training after SCI, when by logic I should have stopped completely, but no, I just had to gear down. I am a weirdo, for learning a control in cold weapons over guns (which I do know how to use, but I trust the cold ones more, such a weirdo I am). I am a weirdo, that in the only competition I took part in my life, I fought a black belt in the finale, I didn't win, but I am a weirdo for still willing to fight a stronger opponent. I am a weirdo for listening to you (I am kidding my friend, I love you, you give me wisdom and amuse me at the same time). But I will tell you, for what I am not weirdo for. I am not weirdo, for not listening to my family. Who instead of driving me into success, they tell me that martial arts is a hobby, it's not serious, it won't bring me enough cash. That I should either leave it, forgetting about wanting to teach, which is probably easy and fun, and I should look for a profession. Martial arts is no profession, it worth nothing. That's what they told me, and so help me god, I will prove them wrong, no matter how long will it take. I am determent, not to listen to negative people, and to move my life in a positive direction. So for that I am not a weirdo, I am a guy who takes martial arts super seriously, for me it's my way of life, it's what I love and want to do every day. And if one day, I will be able, to pass my knowledge for others, and it will save their lives like it saved mine, then I did my own, and completed what I believe is my emissary. Thank you for the wonderful, interesting, fun video my dear friend.
Keep loving the martial arts and they will keep loving you back. Thanks for being weird, my friend! 🤜🏻🤛🏼
I was a weirdo even before I got into martial arts 😎 xD
Edit: A wholesome and motivating video as always, Ando sir! Thank you ❤
Cool. Double down on being a weirdo.😁
@@AndoMierzwa Weirdos are the best people. After dogs, maybe.
"Throwing kicks while trying out a new pants"
Man, you got me there
The changing room is a dangerous place. 😄
U got the reply ,I'm really jealous 😏😋
@@somnaththakur735 Don’t be jealous. 😁
This is such a fantastic video. It's really on-point, concise, and inspirational. I love it. Never give up! I love what you said at the end about being normal. No way. No how.
Awesome. You can be weird and cool at the same time. Keep fighting, my friend! 👊🏼
I'm almost 27 ys now and I want to start my journey learning martial arts. Very inspired by your videos and advice. Thank you very much sir!
Good luck 👍
I love hearing that, Anas! If I can help along the way, let me know! 👍🏼
You have come to the right place Anas. Sensei Ando is a great teacher, we can all learn from him. I consider his podcasts to be the best martial arts instructional video's on the net!
@@stevebrindle1724 Thanks for the kind words, my friend! Having friendly people like you in the comments makes the channel even better! :)
Do it! Jump in with both feet! And don't stop! You'll be surprised what you'll be doing in 10 years.
Woooow! I checked every point on that list 🤣😄 (especially turning on the light with a front kick!).
In Spain there are many people who think that martial arts are just extracurricular activities for young children, and they are surprised when I tell them that I practice (I'm 42 now).
The first time I was told something like that I couldn't believe it. How can someone not like this? 😲
You have put a big smile on my face 😁.
HA! 😄 Every point? Then we are more alike than I thought! Keep being a role model to everyone, Mano! 🤜🏻🤛🏼
You're such a good person, Sensei.. You've always been an inspiration to me
I am honored. Thank you! 🙏🏻
Really needed to hear that today. Thank you so much, sensei.
Hang in there, Seth!
Brilliant video. Gonna show it to my family. They call me weirdo for loving martial arts. Thanks Sensei Ando.
You are right. They are wrong! 😄👍🏼
@@AndoMierzwa Absolutely.
Thank you for this video. People called me weird and made fun of me, because I practice the martial arts, called me weird for closing my locker at the gym with a crescent kick, for saying Oss, for doing kata in the racquet ball court, and some other things. You motivate me, like always. Oss. Master K, MA
HA! 😄 Kata in the racquetball court…I’ve done that! 👍🏼
@@AndoMierzwa Oss
The Military Aircraft manufacturing factory I used to work in had big rubber swing doors separating different sections of the factory. Every time I approached them I used to slide in with a Wing Chun stance and time my push against the doors with breathing out imagining I was putting my whole weight and energy into the movement. One time I caught a guy coming through the doors in the other direction and knocked him off balance and heard him comment "Weirdo" as I passed him by! 😀
HA! 😄 Well, he was right. Weird and awesome! Keep it up, my friend! 👍🏼
Did someone already cite "I wanna have control
I want a perfect body
I want a perfect soul
I want you to notice
When I'm not around
So fuckin' special
I wish I was special"?
If not, here you go...
Well done! 😁👍🏼
Creep.
😆
Thank you so much for an inspirational video! Keep it up, Ando!
Let’s both keep fighting! 👊🏼
Thankyou I had left practising because of this but now you charged me up, now I'm all set
Yes! Welcome back! 👍🏼
This is good, when I was younger I used to feel mentally ill for doing almost all the things you mentioned in the video.
HA! 😄 I get that!
Thank you.
Very welcome! 🙏🏻
I love you dude! You are not giving fish, but teaching how to fish. I found you yesterday with video about how to punch correctly (that fits) and more I watch, the more I'm impressed. Have nice day :D You can be sure I'll hit the subscribe (but correctly, from proper distance and with good stance)
Very glad you found the channel, my friend! Welcome! 🐠
Wow such a great video
Appreciate that, sir! 🙏🏻
Lmfao!!! 🤣 this girl right here is a proud Weirdo 🙌 I love practicing martial arts.
Then I’m proud of you, too… weirdo. 😁🙏🏻
@@AndoMierzwa 🤪
Hello from Germany, great stuff as always.
Greetings from the USA! Thank you for the kind words! 🙏🏻
Thank you again.
Thank you for watching, sir!
@@AndoMierzwa Your welcome. Thank you. I’m about to leave for class in a few minutes.
@@marvinguillot9327 Happy training!
@@AndoMierzwa thank you. It was great last night. We about to test second brown belt in Kempo jitsu.
@@marvinguillot9327 Excellent! Keep up the good work!
Great one Ando 💪🏻
Thank you very much! 🙏🏻
some of these phrases refer to me. but I'm totally sure, that I can "take down a professional mma fighter in real fight" only by chance. I'm practicing martial arts since 6 years (now I'm almost 35), and well informed about my abilities. they are above average, but not even close to a man, who trains 6 hours a day and in his prime physical shape. I would also add "when I buy any new pair of footwear I try every type of movement, that I use in my martial art. choose another pair, if some movements were impeded by it" and "when I have to kill time waiting for bus or something like that, I also practice movements".
Excellent! The bus stop is a perfect dojo. 👍🏼 Keep on keeping it real!
Couldn't agree more.Well said.
I appreciate that. Thank you! 🙏🏻
and yes, Sensei:
KEEP fighting for a happy life, always!!!
🙏🏽🙏🏽💪🏽💪🏽
Yes, Salvatore! Yes! 👊🏼
The emergency exit and scan for possible weapon availability…guilty of that one. 🤚
And here I’m told I’m paranoid. I thought I was unique…😩🤣
Just because your paranoid doesn’t mean everyone isn’t out to get you. 😄
With your permission, I'm going to show this to my students in class next week. We are a great group of weirdos.
I would be honored! Weirdos unite! 😁👍🏼
Thx 🙏
Thank you for watching!
a validated Weirdo here 🖤💯
Card-carrying member, yes! 😄
@@AndoMierzwa 👑😁🖤🙏🏻
I actually put the shower head on message mode and try to punch in between the water bursts. I also buy jeans that I can kick in; I have to take up the legs a bit and wear a belt. Blood stains on my Karategi may become badges of progress if they don't come out in the wash.
The shower head-genius! 💦🤛🏼😄
Ha! this is great, I haven't train in a long time but still do all those things... and I would go for the knees of the twice my size guy
HA! 😄 The moves are in the blood now. Excellent!
This is my favourite video!!!
Thank you very much!
I did. Saying Oss to trainer in gym. Bow to colleague. So We are WEIRD. Thank you, Ando, for motivating video.
Nothing wrong with us at all! 😄🙏🏻
I see my bruises as badges of honour and trophies, and I carry my canes like Bo staffs when I'm out and about- I'm proud to be in the weirdo club with you Ando 👍😁👍
I feel the same, Joanna! Weirdos onward! 😄
@@AndoMierzwa Weirdos will take over the world under your goofy guidance Ando 😁 , I embrace more weirdo conditioning by having a cold blast of the shower first thing every day in the name of martial arts 👊 No flinching, yelping or swearing- it's one of your drills. Great for developing breath control too ! 👍
@@joannaswift2284 Wow! 🥶💦 You are a Grandmaster Weirdo, my friend! Stay cool! 😎
@@AndoMierzwa it's a great honour to be deemed a Grandmaster weirdo ☺️🙏😁, I'm learning from the best which is you Ando! 💯 I think "proud to be weird" t shirts need to be added to your merchandise range! 😀
@@joannaswift2284 Tee shirts are a great idea! 😄👕 Plus, beanies with propellers on top. 👍🏼
Love it
Thank you, Sensei!🙏🏻
PMSL.. i love your vids.... who isn't laughing at many of these because we have all done at least some of them.. loved the bowing at someone at work.. I've exited a few doors backwards bowing out and looking around to see if anyone noticed. .. breaking up boxes for the bin with knife hand strikes anyone? or those tv boxes with back heels?. front kick to turn lights on/off.. guilty as charged... Too good Ando..keep them coming 🤣🤣
It’s good that you’ve admitted all of that. That’s the first step to recovery! Keep fighting, my friend! 😄👍🏼
But if every time I pick up a baguette at a supermarket and it becomes a lightsabre....is that weird?
That’s some advanced weirdness! Good job! 😄
You guys heard him. I'm not crazy! Yessssss!
Well… not 100%. 😄
Man I taught I was the only one that did some of these things, like turning the lights on with spinning side kicks and front kicks, thinking of combos to throw at someone while talking to them and hiding weapons under the bed. 🤣🤣🤣.
Carry on with your winning ways! 😁
Dude, I broke a ceiling light once with jump spin crescent kick. My dad didn't get mad; he just said "Good kick!"
@@jastermareel9641 Cool dad!
@@jastermareel9641 I almost broke a ceiling fan with a wooden Bokken on New Years Eve XD
@@rcarfang2 You mean you successfully swung in between the blades of the fan while it was on high :)
I don't care if I'm weirdo. I love martial arts
Exactly. Happy training!👍🏼
With a 5th or higher black belt in 5 arts- and 40 years experience, plus ranger-- and having been mashed between two trucks-- I've taken about all I am going to - although i do WATCH some and "LEARN " points vis that.. but will work with my cane now-- (hapkido cane- cane-do and more.) I do still mentally sit and go through a LOT every so often- and with some hypnosis- it's just as good as the real thing--as far as technique is concerned-- the mind can not tell the difference between real or imagined. and the reflexes stay strong that way.. :) GREAT VIDEO. I do MOST of that-- and it's NOT accidental-- and I personally don't give a rip if anyone likes it or not- or what they think. Opinions are like Aholes- everyone has one and most stink.!! AS to the wondering if I could take that guy down in a line-- I don't WONDER-- I PLAN-- I use softeyes a lot- and out of habit ANALYZE most everybody-- as point of habit- and it's kept me from LOSING several times!!! :)
Can’t do enough mental repetitions! 🧠
I did that for the last suit I had made; my tailor didnt know which way to look.
HA! 😄
I love being weird and beating the hell out of my horizontal sparring partner/therapist: the floor!
Oh. My. God. This is GOLD!!! I Love it!!!
Keep digging for the gold, my friend! 😁
😆 so true!
😁👍🏼
Ok, I admit: I don't give a crap about people thinking I am weird, but nevertheless it is nice to know that I am not the only one throwing high kicks when trying a new pair of trousers 😂
Stay weird, my fellow martial artists, that's why there are so many unique and great characters among you ✊️
Glad you’re on Team Weirdo! 😄
This is hilarious. I love this guy. 👍
I appreciate that. Thank you! 😁
Almost all those "I don't think you're wierd because.." quotes were relatable hahaha
You’re definitely not alone, my friend!
Whoa!!! That I-don't-think series quickly became personal...!😂😂
HA! 😄 Like I said, you’re not alone.
@@AndoMierzwa That baggy pants thingy really hit hard home... (as did a few others) 😄
@@shantanusapru You’ll eventually fall to all of them! 😄
@@AndoMierzwa 😂😂👍
Hi Ando, I have a little osteoarthritis of the big toe, I find training helps with the mobility but I’m wondering if kicking pads can cause impact damage. I know We don’t kick with our toes, but my technique is a little sloppy…
I have the same issue on both feet. I usually wear shoes… and usually with orthotics. But the pain is a great way to clean up your technique! Just build good habits and take your chances. That’s what I’m doing! 😁👍🏼
I definitely get weird looks when I exit a convenience store with my hands full and use my foot to hit the door handle 🤣
That’s a good one! 👍🏼
oh no!!! Sensei Ando knows where I hide my Bokken and Shinai! I must chose new hiding spots.
Leave them. Just add more! 😁
Hello Mr. Ando, I've been your fan ever since and I admire you so much. I was just wondering if you could teach us how to control flinching. How to predict the other person's moves, is it going to attack you or they're just testing you by pretending to attack you, how will you be able to determine that. How to not caught off guard and stay calm in a fight for your life situation. Thank you so much I'd appreciate it!
Control flinching by reducing fear. Reduce fear by gaining confidence. Gain confidence by training. That’s the only answer I know! 😁 Thank you for the kind words! 🙏🏻
I love this, thanks a lot sensei Ando, I really am weird for wanting people to hit me and choke me LOL
Weird and cool! 😎
@@AndoMierzwa
🤜🤚😎
99% sure everyone thinks I'm weird doing capoeira in the public park, combining spinning kicks, handstands, cart wheels, and more..lol. Nice video.
They’re all jealous. 😄
I get all sorts of weird looks when doing forms, like “look at him, waving those arms around!” 🤣🤣🤣
If they only knew. HIYA! 😄
I sometimes bow at work :p and even say 'arigato' or 'dozo' xD not intentional ofcourse.
Love the weird vid! Pun intended :p
Ha! I get it. It’s hard to stop. 😄
THIS. IS. GREAT! 😂🤣😂
Thanks very much,Kenneth! 🙏🏻
Back in the old days the Roman Soldiers they fought they used Martial art's & in Greece. 🙏🥋🥊🥊 God bless 🙏
Thank you for the comment, Frank! 🙏🏻
@@AndoMierzwa I think the Italians have a Martial art In Stick fighting Called Bastone Napolenano That's the Name of it. 🙏 God bless you brother
@@frankperrella1202 I'll look that up! Thanks!
Sign me up for the weirdo badge!
Great idea! Tee shirts to follow… 😄
lol, that’s what my kids say about my karate training
HA! 😄
@@AndoMierzwa 🥸👍🏽
My turtle was named Leonardo
Excellent! 😁
I think martial arts are their best when they help re-embody an individual and help somewhat overcome the deep alienation of life in the system. Having a practice that does this is an essential step in cultivating a relationship with material reality and each other such that we may liberate ourselves from the ecocidal machinery of Kapital and the tyranny of its highest servants, the ruling class.
I will reflect on this. Thank you for the comment!
@@AndoMierzwa thank you Ando :)
(I wonder if part of me was wondering if you'd respond to a comment like that haha.. your commitment to and respect for your viewers is unmatched!)
@@FeralWorker That was a thinker! I couldn’t ignore it! 😄
Weird is the new cool... no, that'll be weird. You've been missing "weird for closing open drawers wird a roundhouse kick" 😉
Thanks for the content, a pleasure watching, as always.
Yes! Round kicks are great for drawers and washing machines. Thank you for the comment, David! 😁
Hahaha Ando Sensei, so right, just reminded me how I used a naeryo chagi to turn the lights on and open the front door in the onset of Covid 😆😆😆 Got me in trouble and nearly a fight with the housekeeper 😆
Ha! Don’t let the housekeeper stop you! Keep kicking! 😄
I do workout exercises on balls ⚽⚽👀
And it's fantastic workout for my body 💪😃
Mentally I'm maybe a bit 🤪🤫
You are really pushing the boundaries, my friend… physically and mentally. 😄
Haha, what every martial artist didn't know they needed to hear.
Ha! Thanks!
Discipline is seen weird and the majority of people are not disciplined like we martial artist are, to do the same for years is really weird, BUT HEY !!! WE LOVE IT THAT WAY WE LOVE TO BE WEIRDOS
Yes, sir! Keep being weird! 😁
I’m happy being a weirdo and I’m lucky my whole family does martial arts, so we are all weird, ando please keep being weird
Good for you and yours, Paula! Keep it going! 😁👍🏼
Some people wants video games and theirs me the person who her room is filled with martial arts weapons like nunchucks katana kali sticks and shurikens im pretty weird as a teen
As long as you’re not hurting anyone, you’re doing just fine, Amy! 😁
LoL. It's like you read my mind. Have an Epic Day :)
Epic Day back at you, Hina! 😁
I googled weird and now I know its true meaning! Love to be weirdo
Doing the research-point for you! Keep fighting! 👊🏼
Thank you sensei, that was really insipring.
Thank you for the kind words! 🙏🏻
Weird is good, makes life's path a more interesting walk....like an empi uchi to switch off the lights, which I do a lot 😆
Interesting, indeed! Carry on, sir! 👍🏼
hi
Howdy!
I am finding that I have a common sense as far as self care is concerned which is very uncommon 🥋
Then you are blessed! Happy training!👍🏼
At least I'm a DEADLY "Weirdo!".
HA! 😄 Excellent.
No fear of being normal here. Even if I gave up the martial arts , my practice of falconry keeps me well rooted in the path of wierdoism.
HA! 😄 That’s double cool. 🦅
Shoutout to all weirdos out there! We rock!
Yeah! 😄💪🏼
I've never been in a "dojo". I am a chess player. Chess is a martial art (war art).
Why is a butterfly powdery?
It is a defense against spider's web. The power sticks to the sticky web. The butterfly flies away.
Nature is tooth and claw, poisons and thorns. Moves and counters. If you are not a martial artist, you don't understand Nature.
"Every rose has its thorns,
like every night has its dawn,
like every cowboy sings his sad sad song
Every rose has its thorns."
Things don't come up "roses". That's a misnomer. Things come up roses and thorns.
Roses and thorns, indeed! Thanks for another thoughtful comment!
I need a low impact martial Art .. Years of Taekwondo has my body wrenched!!! What's next ⁉️
BJJ? Tai Chi? Usually, no jumping or bouncing required. I’m sure there’s something!
We love you, Ando...you weirdo! This note comes to you from a couple of your weirdo friends in LA! :)
Coming from such a dynamic duo of weirdos is high praise, indeed! Love back to you! 😄💖
First!!! 😍😍😍😍
High-five! 😁👋🏼
This was a weird video.
😁👍🏼
Weirdo ftw
Always! 😄
There are three types of people in this world: sheep, wolves, and sheepdogs … Now, some people prefer to believe that evil doesn’t exist in the world - those are the sheep. And then you got predators who use violence to prey on the weak. They’re the wolves. And then there are those who have been blessed with the gift of aggression, and the overpowering need to protect the flock. These men are the rare breed that live to confront the wolf. They are the sheepdog. - Chris Kyle
I love that breakdown. Thanks for sharing, Christian! 🙏🏻
Yaaaaay! I'm a weirdo 🤪
Carry on! 😁👍🏼
And I don't think I'm weird if I think martial arts is a different way to build the life.
Not at all. 👍🏼
Proud to be a weirdo! 👍🏻
Excellent! 😄👍🏼
Beeing normal…almost puked at that one 😅
HA! 😄 Right?
Hahaha,how you know Im always fight with imaginary guy in bathroom?you so cool sir😂👍
Before i watch your videos,i think im the only one who did that.
We are both weird! Keep fighting! 👊🏼
I don't understand the concept of "weirdo". Ask oneself, which one is superior? I play chess. People consider it "weird". Chess is a martial art. Ask oneself, which is superior, a person who plays chess or a person who do not play chess?
Even if you consider something weird, (consider, not re-acting, as in deeply thinking and consider.), things have a few surprises for you.
I consider musicians and singers weird. In a chess club with 49 guys and 1 girl, once the time begins, all you can hear is the ticking of the mechanical clocks for 3 hours. I come from the world of quiet. Quiet is my weapon. Nature is quiet. A cat, a tiger, have padded feet, to sneak up on its prey quietly. Noise is the enemy of the cats.
Musicians are cry babies to me. (Musicians agree). The only time we broadcast noise is when we were babies and we are in distress. It's an emergency siren. It's in the songs, "Crying over you" - Roy Orbison. "Love me tender, love me true, all my dreams fulfilled" - Elvis. Singing is just a form of being a cry baby.
However, musicians are also recording artists. And they have to do the OPPOSITE. They have to have QUIET. They have to sound proof the recording room. They have to invent mechanical recording devices that CANNOT make sound, which is nearly impossible. They can create "sound stages" which are SOUNDLESS stages.
They know how to make noise, but they also know how to make quiet as their tool.
And musicians are good at picking up rhythms and patterns. Rose Namajunas said that Joanna Jędrzejczyk's Muy Thai "looks dangerous but it is rhythmic . . . on the beat", predictable to her. That's how she won the first fight easily.
You underestimate someone different, you are in for rude awakening.
Lots to think about. Thanks for the insights. 👍🏼
I'm a weirdo for sweeping my messy floor then doing 'spear (broom) techniques' and having to sweep all over again....mostly cause I broke light ^_^ v
HA! 😄👍🏼
Starts to channel Screech from Saved By The Bell. :30
HA! 😄
NORMAL?? i can't even find that in my dictionary!! ha.
😄
Join the, "WEIRDO CLUB," then we can all be friends!
I’ll keep paying my dues. 👍🏼
@@AndoMierzwa Yeh---just send me an, 'Open check!
Perspective. Martial art (war art) is not weird. It is weird because we live in relatively peace time.
America is at war for 30 years in the Middle East, but the average American is not aware of it. War is almost an abstraction. Like something out of Star Trek: A Taste of Armageddon. Wars go on, but our cities and infrastructure are untouched because America fights on foreign soil. It is not a real war. It's a "taste" of Armageddon.
War is the arbiter of who lives and who dies.
"War is a matter of life and death." Sun Tzu, the Art of War.
This happened before in history. In the Meiji (Enlightenment) Period in Japan, when there is only 1 clan left standing after all the fighting (ala WWE Royal Rumble), and unified Japan in peace.
During this peace time, men wear make up, and speak softly like women and adopt the mannerisms of women. (Like guys in South Korean guys do today, wearing make up and adopting feminine mannerisms.
Si vis pacem, para bellum. If you want to live in peace, prepare for war. - The Punishes (2004)
To survive war, you must become war. - Rambo, First Blood Part II.
Anyone who quotes Rambo is truly an intellectual.😁👍🏼
Hahaha
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I am.not weird. Just a little strange
Perfect!👍🏼
@@AndoMierzwa Yes I'm perfectly strange
@@stevejuszczak9402 Ha!
Lol I fight bad guys in the shower all the time.
I recommend a bath mat. 😄