"I do not know what it is like to hit a man twice" is probably one of the rawest quotes I've ever heard and I fucking love it.
@SpectralSound.2 жыл бұрын
Sounds like what a fake martial artist would say who's never been in a real fight before.
@AirLancer2 жыл бұрын
@@SpectralSound. Li Shuwen was noted to have engaged in a ton of fights, and killed quite a few of his opponents too, to the point where he allegedly died due to being poisoned by vengeful family members of one of his opponents.
@shinobidaniel_122 жыл бұрын
@@SpectralSound. if I was making a mcdojo, I would use that but the guy earned it
@minuano2ndtrueancestor8652 жыл бұрын
@@SpectralSound. If you know Li Shuwen history you would think otherwise. His martial art career start since he was young with the title "God Spear Li" then he have an accident making him unable to use spear again. After treatment he learn and spar with many form of Bajiquan and others martial arts and killed quite a lot of his opponent, that's why he had so much enemies and poisoned leading to his death. His quote of "Never strike the same opponent twice" is quite a boast but he have the skill to backup his boasting.
@SpectralSound.2 жыл бұрын
@@minuano2ndtrueancestor865 i said maybe he was a good martial artist,but those "achievements" are so full of shit.the same problem as in bruce lee case.they said even if he lived now,nobody could beat him....damn people are such idiots..
@novriltataki2 жыл бұрын
"As depicted in Fate" we're going to the most accurate sources I see...
@Alex-jz2hk2 жыл бұрын
Indeed Pretty based choice
@velvetwulf68032 жыл бұрын
really caught me off guard lol
@mrriki76332 жыл бұрын
of course
@dizzydude29642 жыл бұрын
Guilty bits god
@usmansubhani74822 жыл бұрын
Actually… King Artoria might not be that much of a stretch. I mean, Arthurian Legends started as a fan fiction of just a date of when the two people died. Anything else is just extra since it never specifically said the ‘King’ was a man.
@Ihavenolifeorvideos2 жыл бұрын
3rd Strike Yun: "I do not know what it's like to hit a man fewer than 15 times"
@Ramsey276one2 жыл бұрын
XD
@misterk64882 жыл бұрын
*Genei Jin intensifies*
@Flokoli12 жыл бұрын
HEY HEY HEY HEY HEY
@mishmash55762 жыл бұрын
I guess if he kills you off 1 touch then he's good
@tristiandang62362 жыл бұрын
Li Shuwen’s “never hit a man twice” thing refers to his spear skills, as his opponents always died in the first strike. As for why he used a spear Bajiquan is a martial art based on spear skills, so they naturally have spears forms in Bajiquan.
@xaviersmith9572 жыл бұрын
Thank. You. 🫡
@extrapressure2 жыл бұрын
oh wow. very interesting.
@arsenic-catnip2 жыл бұрын
Still metal.
@Chraan2 жыл бұрын
Not sure if that makes the quote better or worse though. With a spear you want to wear out an opponent, especially when he wears heavy armor because you need to go for non-vital but less defended parts of the body.
@granmastersword2 жыл бұрын
@@Chraan well, given his circumstances the type of armor he probably faced wasn't like metal plates as it was with western armors, but rather wood or other lightweight yet sufficiently resilient materials
@djoshawott28502 жыл бұрын
Ah, took another opportunity to poke fun at MK again at the end.
@huytungnguyen1192 жыл бұрын
Yeah, aside from janky animation of all games, the Bajiquan only appeared as a fighting style for Li Mei and seemingly haven't returned in NRS era.
@13Kr4zYAzN132 жыл бұрын
Of course MK got it wrong Again lol
@pn33milan112 жыл бұрын
lol, right? 🤣 I mean, I appreciate the effort, but when you combine their animations with their choice of styles, all you are left with is stuff like Li Mei's "bajiquan", Kenshi's "taiqiquan" or, worse, Sonya's "kenpo" 😓
@Serge-252 жыл бұрын
I was about to type this very thing as soon as i finished the video...i chuckled a lot
@seokkyunhong88122 жыл бұрын
@@huytungnguyen119 does MK even use real styles? Given the awkward animations it's hard to tell what they are even trying to do. I can only guess that Scorpion uses some form of Kung Fu due to the rope dart GETOVERHERE?
@Odisher72 жыл бұрын
Hearing about a real historical martial arts master and suddenly seeing an anime guy cracked me up xd
@Mr.Maguro2 жыл бұрын
didn't you know? the fate franchise is canon in real life lore.
@adzi61642 жыл бұрын
Fate b like that... it takes real people and makes them anime guys... or girls... regardless of their actual sex and gender
@hieple41642 жыл бұрын
Gotta admit. Wada made him looks hot af.
@jasonsmith5302 жыл бұрын
Li shuwen
@falternative14112 жыл бұрын
@@hieple4164 Wada makes anyone look attractive
@rampant1apart2 жыл бұрын
0:51 A cute lore bit for DOA. Helena Douglas, the Piquaquan master, tries to connect with her only recently discovered half sister, Kokoro, the Bajiquan master. Sister styles used by sisters. Cute. I like it.
@Ramsey276one2 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@Biouke2 жыл бұрын
What ? They don't even look alike XD Well forget it, we're talking about DOA, nothing surprises me any more :/
@frozezone29472 жыл бұрын
@@Biouke They have the same father but different mothers, thus making them siblings
@Biouke2 жыл бұрын
@@frozezone2947 Yeah, I understand that half-sisters have a common mother or father :p Still, it kind of comes out of nowhere ? To be fair I'm not well versed into this series' lore so maybe it had been previously hinted at but flew over my head ^_^;
@tricksalot22 жыл бұрын
wait people play doa for lore?
@therealHLY2 жыл бұрын
bajiquan just a cool style to watch, which I think helps it become such a common part of fighting games, and its a big part of general japanese pop culture too which, y;know, since a lot of fighting games are japanese helps too
@night19522 жыл бұрын
It's a martial art that has hit stop in it's moves, it's perfect for videogames.
@kevinh40422 жыл бұрын
This is probably the most important feature for it to be a good fighting game moveset
@1Diddums2 жыл бұрын
@@kevinh4042 Relatively speaking, why Wushu is quite rare.
@alfaeri21432 жыл бұрын
@@1Diddums there's also the interpretation of moves, which either can't be translated well, not found, or only made for the sport so it doesn't go well into fighting games for fighting.
@Xannyphantom9052 жыл бұрын
@@1Diddums The main reason being, japan doesn't take kindly to China, much less Chinese martial arts.
@shira_yone2 жыл бұрын
@@Xannyphantom905 need citations
@MrTheil2 жыл бұрын
The impact this style of kung fu had on Japanese pop culture is nuts
@IrishKyokushin2 жыл бұрын
I wouldnt be surprised if it had an influence in Karate's devrlopment given that they both use linear movements and power. And influenced Muay Thai as well with its use of all 8 limbs.
@EzeHSK2 жыл бұрын
Those are probably coincidence. Bajiquan is a Northern style and Karate was influenced by Southern styles like Wuzuquan and Baihequan. Bajiquan had a huge impact in Japan mainly thanks to Kenji a manga written by Ryuchi Matsuda who was a Bajiquan practitioner.
@IrishKyokushin2 жыл бұрын
@@EzeHSK True, but Li Shuwen's "I dont know what its like to hit a man twice" seems very close to Karate's "One Strike,One Kill" philosophy to just be a coincidence.
@EzeHSK2 жыл бұрын
@@IrishKyokushin Li Shuwen lived during the 20th century (died in the 30s) while Chinese influence on Japanese martial arts is a tad older at the very least. Some kenjutsu styles also favor that idea of one strike one kill. Again it's probably a common cultural denominator. It's always preferable to end a fight with one strike, but there's a reason kata/form applications have a lot of combos.
@Grim67894 Жыл бұрын
@@IrishKyokushin coincidences happen in the real world a lot more often than you think
@The4thSnake2 жыл бұрын
Bro, the flopkick is Bajiquan's most effective technique.
@JangianTV2 жыл бұрын
Why, hello there wayward traveller!
@dirckthedork-knight1201 Жыл бұрын
Oh hi Snake
@The4thSnake Жыл бұрын
@@dirckthedork-knight1201 o hi mark
@carltomacruz91382 жыл бұрын
In Mandarin Chinese, the Q is pronounced as a "ch" sound.
@Akaykimuy2 жыл бұрын
you'd think he would look up the pronunciation considering how many times he says it
@carltomacruz91382 жыл бұрын
@@Akaykimuy: He probably forgot that the word is Mandarin Chinese, and not Japanese, and that the two languages have totally different phonologies or sounds, even if they both use the Roman alphabet (Hanyu Pinyin for Mandarin, Modified Hepburn for Japanese)
@dasetman2 жыл бұрын
He's speaking English not Mandarin Chinese
@Akaykimuy2 жыл бұрын
@@dasetman it's a mandarin word
@jouagu20192 жыл бұрын
@@dasetman It's the ambiguity of the romanization itself. Some transliterations choose to write "ch". You can see this in words like qi/chi. Bajichuan is an acceptable transliteration of the phrase, if it makes you feel any better
@TheAuthorStudios2 жыл бұрын
Bajiquan master: Charges in for a killer attack Oponent: Moves to the side Master: Fuck he got me
@PhuNguyen-ph6lx2 жыл бұрын
You know, in the recent chapters of Kengan Omega where a bajiquan user fight, he had this exact same problem
@texteel2 жыл бұрын
@@PhuNguyen-ph6lx i must have read the chapters where i was asleep, i cant recall a bajiquan guy in any kengan manga
@PhuNguyen-ph6lx2 жыл бұрын
@@texteel Liu Dongcheng, he used a lot of baji quan moves
@H3r0oftheday06222 жыл бұрын
That's why you mix it with other martial arts
@BestWayKilla2 жыл бұрын
@@PhuNguyen-ph6lx While that was one of the best fights in the tournament, it also had some of the most artistic license for sure, since Nitoku absolutely should have finished him either when he suplexed him onto his head or when he broke his arm.
@adzi61642 жыл бұрын
lmao that MK's "version" of Bajiquan XDDDD
@cristobalalvarez14272 жыл бұрын
Actual baji Quan would most likely break mk's fighting system 😅
@lukejones71642 жыл бұрын
As bad as NRS animation is, the Midway era was even worse 😆.
@leonlegend2 жыл бұрын
@@lukejones7164 At least they told a good story, though.
@lukejones71642 жыл бұрын
@@leonlegend That's true. Midway era >>>>>>> NRS era when it comes to storytelling and character writing.
@austinreed73432 жыл бұрын
@@lukejones7164 The slope started at Deception, and things didn’t get irredeemable until MK11.
@leithaziz27162 жыл бұрын
I love these types of informative videos. I'm not a "casual" fighting game player (im a Guilty Gear lorehead), but this is the sort of content I wish the FGC had more of. Stuff that people can analyse or get engaged in without needing to understand fighting games at a high level. Your analysis of Strive is my favorite from your channel. It's the kind of content the casual side of me loves to watch about this genre.
@Iqzzy-KO2 жыл бұрын
Same, I play MK, Tekken & SF at a hardcore level & these types of vids interest me the most!!
@ikagura2 жыл бұрын
Sometimes knowledge outside of the technical aspect is good.
@danielgordon5288 Жыл бұрын
I do have to say personally i have liked every fighting video game i have played myself but i have practiced a lot of different moves out of play games and watching martial arts movies for mobility reasons being a bigger sized person. A lot of those moves actually work, but i mainly practice the sword, staff, chain whip, duel welding daggers, club, and swashbuckling sword and dagger, and use such moves for self defense.
@Impalingthorn2 жыл бұрын
Okay, so, real life martial artist here and I wanted to touch on something you expressed in this video because I feel it is an incredibly important thing to bring up specifically for those who are casual viewers and not actual combatants. That is "indulging in the FANTASY of martial arts". In the setting of a videogame, this is perfectly fine. Same with books or movies. They aren't beholden to reality, you can slip away and enjoy yourself. The reason you don't see any of these arts in MMA, however, comes with a VERY good reason. In fact, story time: I'm a black belt in JKD, that being the acronym for Jeet Kune Do; Bruce Lee's personalized and staple martial art. Bruce Lee was originally from China and studied under the fabled "Ip Man" and his art of Wing Chun. Wing Chun is a largely stationary martial art that does not emphasize footwork beyond micromovements for minor spacial adjustments as you strike and parry. In theory, the idea is that you shouldn't have to sacrifice your position if you can make concise, effective use of what space you already have and turn your own opponent's force against them; a simple redirection of momentum and power; becoming the immovable object. There's a problem with that in reality though: Real life is not the Ip Man movie. See, there's this phenomenon that happens in the real world where martial arts can become effective not as a matter of their own practical value, but because they are given space away from more pragmatic martial arts in favor of indulging in strict guidelines set by other, similar arts. This is a huge issue with a LOT of traditional Chinese martial arts. Basically, the reason they felt so effective was because Wing Chun practitioners would largely fight other Wing Chun practitioners, Kung Fu users would fight other Kung Fu users, etc etc. Their skill existed in a bubble where they did not have to concern themselves with the methods of outside forces. Which is why the moment Bruce Lee hit American soil and fought a Karate blackbelt who largely just (literally) ran circles around him the whole fight (before Bruce abandoned Wing Chun stances to chase him down, drag him to the floor, and pummel him), Bruce said, "This shit is dumb, we need footwork". And thus, he deconstructed Wing Chun and took certain ideas from it, abandoned others, and meshed them together with various other martial arts like Boxing. As a result, he created Jeet Kune Do, not the first but certainly the most important mixed martial art to ever exist; emphasizing movement and capitalizing on blunders down to a T. This is the story with a lot of Chinese martial arts. It's not that they have bad ideas per say. Wing Chun for example and its idea of "movement economy" is seen a lot in Boxing. There's a reason a boxing ring is smaller than the Octagon. The problem is most of the arts either lack crucial components to become fully realized or refuse to learn from their contemporaries. Emphasis on "refuse", because that there lies the problem: Chinese grandmasters and even the Chinese government cling to tradition to the point of self detriment. Xu Xiaodong is a self professed "amateur" mixed martial artist in China who did not like the attachment to tradition and the lies of fraudulent or naive martial arts being taught in mainstream China (to the point of Chinese schools pressing these arts down on students). He loathed the Chinese public effectively being sold a lie and that they could be trained to do things such as blast opponents with psychic waves. So... Being an amateur with something to prove, he started going around BEATING EVERY CHINESE GRANDMASTER WILLING TO FIGHT HIM just to prove how ineffective their arts were when faced with reality. Most of these fights go down the same way: The fight begins, Xu approaches them while they're busy striking their over embellished stances/guard, and then proceeds to punch them to the floor. China HATES him for this, but that's another story. The moral is this: When I see people willing to believe in the lies these martial arts teach, I see people being set up for failure, even potentially death if they are to try and defend themselves in the case of a real life attack. See, I didn't learn martial arts for sport. Next to JKD, I also hold a blackbelt in Kali/Arnis; real commando shit that is taught to police and military worldwide that is far more concerned with ending a fight at whatever means whether it be through beating someone to death, breaking limbs so they can't proceed, or simply gutting them with a knife. I've also trained Muay Thai, Kickboxing, Boxing, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and for the relevance to this video, a TEENY bit of Baji Quan. And I wanna say: Out of most of the traditional Chinese Martial Arts, Baji Quan is the most realistic. Use of the entire body's collective momentum to turn yourself into a battering ram is the realest shit. My only real complaint is that, once again, it's done in isolation. Most of what Baji Quan teaches is much more effective when combined with other contemporary martial arts where excessive leaps or slides are not necessary and instead you can use it to close gaps or combine it in grapples. That "Tetsuzanko" for example? Works great if you're setting someone up for a shoulder throw; why just try to load and hurl someone over your shoulder when you can slam into them like a battering ram first so they lose all their wind and footing? I know this has been a long post (I'm legit aspergic and go into way too much detail) so I'll wrap it up here: MMA is exceeding for a reason. Be CAREFUL of what fantasy you indulge in. And always remember: Wing Chun is some bullshit.
@SugarPunch2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the big reply, it's great hearing the perspective of someone with experience in the field and I'm always eager to hear more. I didn't mean to imply that traditional martial arts were in any way better or more practical than realistic MMA; decades of combat have pretty much provided the field testing for what is now the most scientifically practical fighting style, and I could not debate that even if I wanted to. And especially the bullshit that the CCP is trying to brainwash its citizens with by forcing *mandatory* kung fu lessons in the spirit of "cultural integrity" is outright disgusting, and Xu Xiaodong is a goddamn hero. That said, I will always love martial arts as an 'art' first and foremost. As a tradition and a philosophy, I think it is beautiful and inspiring, but I would never defer to it as a real means of combat. That's why I think fighting games are the ideal way for martial arts to express their power, in a virtual space where they get to be the strongest form of themselves.
@Impalingthorn2 жыл бұрын
@@SugarPunch Absolutely. You actually are the one that got me interested in animation as a whole and made me realize how interesting this whole subject is. If anything, I was a little surprised to hear that you were merely an observer rather than a martial artist yourself given how insightful some of your past remarks had been. I just heard that one comment and wanted to elaborate on it, I really do appreciate you reading that all and not taking it as anything aggressive (I am very used to people thinking that). And Xu is definitely a hero. If there was any take away I wanted to profess, it was that these martial arts I just shit talked all have a cool untapped potential that's being restrained. Baji Quan is an interesting outlier more than anything because I feel with most traditional arts, they're largely either primitive in nature as they were a product of the context they existed in or lack perspective. Baji Quan meanwhile just takes an incredibly cool and practical idea and works with it. I think it has its problems, but it's well and above its brother/sister arts. Love your work A.B.I., can't wait for your next video.
@alfaeri21432 жыл бұрын
what about some of wing chun's hand trappping? Does that work?
@Ramsey276one2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this!
@Impalingthorn2 жыл бұрын
In practice, the hand trapping can be useful as there is legitimately good parrying going on underneath the hood. The problem is the EXPECTATION that your opponent is playing the same game as you. The best way I can put this is like this: If you've ever played a fighting game and labbed the shit out of this sick, crazy combo thinking you were going to pull it off in a real match, and then went into a real match only for the stress, situational awareness, and linearity in your approach wound up making you get your ass kicked, then you understand exactly why Wing Chun's trapping can be seen as overrated. There is ironically a lot of overlap in fighting game mentality and real world fighting. Sidenote: In Jeet Kune Do, Bruce Lee actually kept a lot of the trapping methods. He condensed the parries down though, working with the philosophy that you should also hit the opponent when deflecting a blow. From how it felt in the 7 years I spent with it, a lot of the art is just waiting for your opponent to give you an opening in one way or another, then going ballistic on them the moment they hand it to you; throwing them off balance and rushing them into the floor.
@invincibleloonie2 жыл бұрын
One hilarious thing I saw regarding Li Mei's stance is that it's an actual thing in bajiquan, but it's a stance used as part of a series of warmup exercises that they isolated and made into her primary stance.
@seokkyunhong88122 жыл бұрын
Yeah, you are supposed to crouch and get up in that stance as a basic warm up. My knees say F that.
@sergioescobar13912 жыл бұрын
Disclaimer: Bajiquan shouldn't be confused Baguazhang, another Chinese martial art that you may have seen before, most notably as the Gentle Fist from Naruto. The main difference that sets Baqua from Baji is the use of circular motions through the use of circle stepping and rotational attacks. From a distance, Bagua resembles more of a dance than the straightforward, hard-hitting Bajiquan, almost as if it were its conceptual opposite. I also find it ironic that Baji would make its first fighting game debut in a 3D fighter, whereas Baqua would've been more fitting for that genre.
@OtaniNoAsagi2 жыл бұрын
Wait is that what the Hyuga style is based off of? Bagua?
@Fyrverk Жыл бұрын
Airbending
@DPXEntertainment Жыл бұрын
@@Tenchigumi Correction: Bad Jet Li uses Hsing Yi (Xingyi) as his straightline style of combat, which he discusses in his interview in The One.
@Tenchigumi Жыл бұрын
@@DPXEntertainment Whoops you're absolutely right. I wrote that while waking up one morning, clearly my head wasn't straight.
@DPXEntertainment Жыл бұрын
@@Tenchigumi I've had those kinds of mornings. All too often, actually. 😅
@Swordsage2 жыл бұрын
You have no idea how much I love that you made a video on this style. As a practitioner and admirer of Chinese Martial Arts styles, I've noticed Bajiquan in so many games, I've lost count. Even Fighter's History had a Baji exponent in it. Every time I saw it, I'd just smirk and think "there it is again..." It made me wonder if there would ever be a game with Piguaquan in it (as far as I know, there are only three fighting games I can think of that do... Garou: Mark of the Wolves (Hotaru), Dead or Alive (Helena), and Tekken (Ling Xiaoyu) ). You're the only person I can think of who pointed out how the Kenji manga influenced much of how Japan tends to portray Chinese Martial Arts, and Baji in particular. It didn't just spawn a bunch of virtual Baji experts, but it also influenced plot and design elements. The Shenmue series owes a great deal of its plot to Kenji, and Leo design from Tekken seems to be something of a homage (not just the style, but their second outfit... the one that looks like a Japanese gakuran). If you've never read Kenji, I suggest you check it out... there are a lot of tropes in modern Japanese martial arts plots in games and manga that I suspect originated in Kenji. Now if only I could see Baguazhang well represented in a game, then I'd really be happy. :P
@mc_zittrer87932 жыл бұрын
Hey man, you do good work. I'm looking forward to another crossover with you and Skall.
@diablorojo38872 жыл бұрын
If you like Bajiquan, go have a vacotion on Taiwan
@Ihavenolifeorvideos2 жыл бұрын
to possibly add to that piguaquan list Yang (Street Fighter) is _ostensibly_ a piguaquan character to complement Yun's bajiquan, although I can make no claim to the accuracy of that
@Swordsage2 жыл бұрын
@@Ihavenolifeorvideos It would make a lot of sense if Yang was a Pigua practitioner to be a contrast/compliment to Yun, sort of like Hotaru and Gato in Garou. However, if you look at Yang's movements, you quickly realize this isn't the case. Yang first started out as a clone of Yun, so they had the exact same style. When Capcom later decided to give Yang his own moves, you'd think they'd just give him the loose, whipping arm motions of Pigua, and at first glance, you think that was the case.. but then you look at the mantis like hands, and you realize that this is not really Piguaquan. Maybe they gave him those moves because Gen is supposed to be the guy who trained the two brothers, but no matter the reason, there really isn't any of the characteristic Pigua movements in Yang's fighting style. Missed opportunity, really. Then again, they don't make these games to educate people on different martial arts styles and movements. :P
@ExeErdna2 жыл бұрын
Just hearing the basic plot and I when "Oh Baki homages Kenji"
@izzymosley19702 жыл бұрын
It amazes me how immensely obscure and immensely popular touhou is at first when you don't know about what it is you don't notice it but then once you learn about what touhou is you start seeing it everywhere.
@smokey35042 жыл бұрын
3D MK had the spirit, it was just a little confused
@SaviorGabriel2 жыл бұрын
Not surprising considering Mortal Kombat had a bit of an identity crisis back then. It wanted to be Tekken, and Soulcalibur while trying to be Mortal Kombat all at the same time.
@MaoriGamerDood2 жыл бұрын
Talk about carrying Tradition on your Shoulders. Damn I love fighting games.
@dm-sx6wf2 жыл бұрын
This video is the greatest crossover on this channel. Yunnand Karin from SF, the legend Akira from VF. The small child Miyako, the effin chad Enkidu,A fully expanded Hong, Blazblue, More meming on MK, and so many more.
@ajshiro39572 жыл бұрын
That's what i love about fighting games. It makes more traditional martial arts shine in ways reality can't. While modern arts are more practical, they somewhat don't look fantastical in video games. Imagine if 75% of Streetfighter was ground game and submissions. Nobody would really play since every grappler would be unfair.
@drabnail7772 жыл бұрын
Absolutely true. But on the other hand it takes some pretty absurd linieances. Like my suspension of disbelief can only go so far.
@tyronechillifoot55732 жыл бұрын
It'd just be kick boxing and wrestling
@TheNEOverse2 жыл бұрын
There are ways to make things interesting with the 'practical' stuff, just as there are ways to actually bring something like Bajiquan into combat sports, believe it or not. That would involve a lot of trimming away all the hand jiving stuff and wacky stances though, but I do believe its possible. I mean, Stephen Wonderboy Thompson made cheesy 80's American Karate work in modern MMA at the highest level, I think anything is possible.
@fazares Жыл бұрын
@@TheNEOverse modern arts are more practical in ring fights..there is no better art...only better fighters...btw i used many times baji quan in street fights...MMA isnt the be all of martial arts eheh
@emilianosintarias7337 Жыл бұрын
As someone who started BJJ 20 years ago, this is not really true. Not only is there tons of wrestling and submissions in traditional arts, but people in traditional times all wrestled. The entire concept of TMA is what let's one wrestler overcome another. That and weapons. People say modern styles are more practical but the majority of the moves in mma are from traditional arts- from hammer fists to chokes to joint locks to oblique kicks and hip tosses.
@KazanmaTheSilverWind2 жыл бұрын
One of my personal favorite martial arts when put in fiction. The form, power, the iconic moves, etc etc, it's so cool to watch I hear in real life it's actually somewhat limited, mostly in effective range, bit it sounds like a great complimentary martial art too
@KazanmaTheSilverWind2 жыл бұрын
Also there's so many Baji practicioners that are just so cool Yun, Akira Yuki, Leo, Hong Meiling (technically Tai Chi Chuan)
@MagmaMKII2 жыл бұрын
That's true of all martial arts, actually, most of them wouldn't actually be that much useful in a real fight. Even Kung Fu, which fiction often portrays as this invincible fighting style that makes you untouchable.
@diablorojo38872 жыл бұрын
"great complimentary martial art" is a bad idea, baji particular characteristics make impossible to use with another MA, and being honest, unless you dream to become a pro fighter, 1 good martial art is more than ok
@Stroggoii2 жыл бұрын
People forget that these systems are just parts of larger training. It's like you told a kickboxer to exclusively fight peekaboo style never ever using drills from other systems and then saying kickboxing is not a real martial art and is too limited.
@diablorojo38872 жыл бұрын
@@Stroggoii no, they are complete thing, if they lack components because the world change and the founders only focused in only thing, is another history
@isaiahtorok70792 жыл бұрын
I didn't realize that kyo had some of this influence, He starts some moves with the elbow strike ( his anti air and command grab). the shoulder strike is his heavy attack, and he has the double kicks as a launcher, you could even argue his fighting style has that aggressive forward progress in it. I wonder if i'll notice it anywhere else?
@XernuhtZwei2 жыл бұрын
A lot of characters with 'unique' fighting styles are often just blends of real-world martial arts. Karin Kanzaki's Kanzaki-Ryu style is clearly a blend of Bajiquan's piercing strikes and defensive and throwing techniques closer to Aikido.
@JohnGaming552 жыл бұрын
“Command grab” lol
@tobyjones76822 жыл бұрын
@@JohnGaming55 hes not wrong, kyo does have a command grab
@MortimerZabi2 жыл бұрын
Athena has the flip kicks, Kensou in '99 and 2000 had the lunges. I think Athena uses a variant if the iron shoulder too during her Psychic 9 HSDM if memory serves.
@PaygunFGC2 жыл бұрын
@@tobyjones7682 well in most games Kototsuki (the elbow attack into a grab) is a mid attack instead of a command grab. The EX version in the newer games turns into a command grab however, so he’s not entirely wrong but not entirely right either.
@ok-tchau2 жыл бұрын
I'll never forget Virtua Fighter's Akira badass 3 hit combo that took a huge chunk of the life bar. It was so odd that the main character of the franchise was so hard to play with.
@parkermaisterra85322 жыл бұрын
Huh for some reason I never realized Enkidu used Baji. As for my favorite characters who use Bajiquan outside of Enkidu are all Type-Moon characters. Kirei Kotomine, Li Shuwen, and Miyako Arima It’s funny that even though they all practice the same style they’re not alike in the slightest.
@sutakira99922 жыл бұрын
I dunno if you'd really care to do it again but it'd be dope to see you cover other martial arts representation in fighting games because this instantly became one of my favorite vids from you.
@chestbumphero2 жыл бұрын
First thought Capoeira, we know to hate it because of Eddy Gordo, but I want to know more
@RandomOtaku172 жыл бұрын
Same here! I’d love to see a piguaquan next!
@romajimamulo2 жыл бұрын
You'll be getting your wish in Style Select
@tortoisesoup162 жыл бұрын
It's nice to see Touhou Hisoutensoku included in a fighting game video. Thank you
@everbornnjackson2 жыл бұрын
This video is ESSENTIAL viewing for all fighting game fans. Sharing this. And THANK you for this.
@circuitbreaker_6442 жыл бұрын
Ngl that quote is fire as hell
@BadassOverlord2 жыл бұрын
So cool to see Hisoutensoku in the examples. I'd love to see a video on the touhou fighting games, especially the post-13.5 ones with how unusual they are.
@yoshinpixels99242 жыл бұрын
Man, FGs using real martial arts is always the sickest shit I will never forget having a long winded conversation with my tutor, a Capoeirra Teacher/Practitioner, about the stylistic influences behind Elena and Eddy Gordo, Elena possessing a fair few legitimate techniques while also having a lot of, for lack of a better description, dancey bullshit, whereas Eddy is substantially more refined in his style and flows a lot more like a seasoned user of the form
@Drago95452 жыл бұрын
That's one of the big reasons i love fighting games, so much variety of styles, self defense and cuture from all around the world!
@yoshinpixels99242 жыл бұрын
@@Drago9545 fuck yeah! Even things like, I did Yoshin Kenpo when I was younger, and Kazuyas stance is EXACTLY the stance we're taught!
@Jyxero2 жыл бұрын
Shenlong from Bloody Roar is the one that I remember the most... And you got to love MK for their neverending amount of "resources" Have a great day, thanks for these videos
@haroonmohammed63512 жыл бұрын
But shenlong was never a bajiquan stylist. Long, the original guy was a master of kempo, but strangely has many moves resembling bajiquan, maybe the styles are quite similar. Shenlong used mostly leg variants of longs mostly hand based style.
@easygoingdude99902 жыл бұрын
The beauty of Leo's animations in t7 are what drew me to the character to begin with.. Clear and concise with so much feeling of impact
@livingmaulana2 жыл бұрын
and the voice actress bro, those "ngeeeehhh" is music to my ear. I fucking love Leo so much
@Cherry_Girrl Жыл бұрын
The only place I can ever see t7 Leo appreciation, it feels like everyone forgot them. 😭
@Arcbuddha Жыл бұрын
I like how everyone mentions Leo but not Feng in tekken lol.
@KyeCreates Жыл бұрын
@@Arcbuddha Feng does kempo though.
@anyany2021 Жыл бұрын
@@Arcbuddha Yea, Feng does Kempo, not Bajiquan.
@velvetwulf68032 жыл бұрын
The " I do not know what it is like to hit a man twice" is such a raw quote
@osaka_daioh2 жыл бұрын
Why did I never. Freakin. Realized. That my favorite characters to play in fighting games tends to use Bajiquan? GREAT video!
@mikeg44902 жыл бұрын
Great video. I love seeing Virtua Fighter getting some love from time to time
@Kinos1412 жыл бұрын
I studied some bajiquan and I love the style. Especially the "iron shoulder", as I used to call it.
@Zetact_2 жыл бұрын
My impression is that it's very easy to convey and is simple enough that it isn't necessarily limited to a specific body type or personality type. If you've practiced how to draw Baji Quan then you can slap it onto basically anyone in a different project, whereas if you actually went out of your way to find something more unique that works better for the character then there isn't really a guarantee. Also, the style basically has built-in key frames as opposed to many soft martial arts styles and even a lot of hard martial arts style. It's something that you can easily show in static manga frames, or easily convey in fast-paced animation be it in anime or video games. And there is a feedback loop, where due to other series using it, someone making a new character will be more likely to consider it as opposed to some obscure fighting style like Turkish Oil Wrestling. In case you haven't picked up, I think it is WAY overexposed and often just slapped onto a character just so the creator can convey "they know martial arts" rather than saying anything about their personality or physicality.
@seokkyunhong88122 жыл бұрын
It conveys "well trained." Style doesn't necessarily need to convey personality, because part of training in any field is to override base instincts with actual skill and knowledge. Same thing he's mentioned with Melty Blood designs where overt appearances aren't a necessity for a character to have personality.
@Zetact_2 жыл бұрын
@@seokkyunhong8812 Point I'm saying is that you can convey a ton of personality simply through a character's choice of martial art, though. For instance, Feng Wei in Tekken. His style is not said to be it, but it's obviously Hung Gar. Hung Gar is a stable, powerful style that emphasizes extremely long portions of training to simply standing in horse stance. This tells you already that Feng is heavily dedicated to fighting, he is patient, determined, and values strength above all else. Then let's look at how even using the same style, you can have the way that they use it differently to contrast their characters. Like Sagat's powerful, stable, patient Muay Thai that is built more on the style's kicks compared to Adon's hyper aggressive mobile Muay Thai that heavily goes for the elbow and knee attacks. Geese Howard, there's another example, in a case of someone who uses a fighting style that his body isn't even exactly built for. Usually, Aikido is used by smaller and weaker characters to convey that they need to redirect power to fight. Geese, however, uses it to convey his strength and dominance because you can tell from his physique just how strong he is, so not only can he smash your face in with his own muscle but he can turn your own attacks against you. Those are just a few examples of how simply picking the right fighting style can add so much personality to a character. It is capable of showing so much more than just "they learned martial arts." Baji has its place being an iconic fighting style but is it really worth it when you get to the point where it's basically "every game NEEDS at least two or three characters who just use Baji just to have Baji and everyone who uses it should just use the same moves in the same way"?
@seokkyunhong88122 жыл бұрын
@@Zetact_ you CAN You don't need to is my point. Because style being the character is just a different way of making the character one note. As an example, sumo characters except Hinako all lean into sumo super hard, and they all suck for it. The fact that bajiquan says so little is a positive thing as users are allowed to be their own characters by other avenues.
@rafaeltrindadelau2 жыл бұрын
As a -Fate fan- fan of Karin and Enkidu, Meiling main in Hisoutensoku and Miyako main in Type Lumina, I smiled like an absolute fool watching this video.
@HolyHadou2 жыл бұрын
Just random stab of MK at the end? Makes sense.
@gordondaniels93082 жыл бұрын
I couldn’t agree more with the bit that starts at 6:47.
@Glitch-Gremlin Жыл бұрын
2:55 GOD DAMN! You can almost See the Force he's exerting!
@Anonlyso2 жыл бұрын
1:50 Aw sweet, some one actually did notice that Symphogear gave their main punch girl a whole Bajiquan inspired transformation sequence. Bonus points that the in-universe reason behind half her fight style (on top off the completely fantastical "literally punch god with your mecha inspired fist" type moves) is CANONICALLY, she gets taught through binging kung-fu movies with her commander
@lilywong96722 жыл бұрын
I was hoping Li Mei's Bajiquan from MK: Deadly Alliance would make it in and get roasted.
@lilywong96722 жыл бұрын
Yes, it did! :D
@MagillanicaLouM2 жыл бұрын
Mes sitting down with me lunch pondering what to watch as I eat A.B.I: Have an interesting video topic with Virtua Fighter on the thumbnail Me; yessir
@casper47542 жыл бұрын
wonderful vid A.B.I. I honestly hope this may eventually become a series looking into the history of different martial art styles and their portrayal in fighting games.
@BenOlsberg19952 жыл бұрын
The speculations you made about how full contact fighting as seen in MMA has overshadowed other and more diverse Martial Arts seriously struck a chord with me. I fuckin love Martial Arts. It's endlessly fascinating and exciting to see such a wide variety of styles and techniques from all around the world and from all across time that are both similar and vastly different from one another. And while I certainly understand the significance and appeal of MMA (especially as someone who used to be a fan of it in high school), it really starts to feel stale after a while watching UFC matches where it feels like every match is between a pair of Thai Boxers who also know Brazilian Jiu -Jitsu or something. I think your observation about appreciating the diversity of Martial Arts perfectly sums up one of the reasons why I love the Fighting Game genre so much, even on the occasion when the presence of real life fighting styles is minimal within them.
@hyperdreamer948320 күн бұрын
Yeah since fighting games are fantasy they’re able to make pretty much any Martial Art look cool and feel how they look. Sadly though we’re in the real world where practically and efficiently rule or all things so more unique fight styles just aren’t ain’t practical anymore
@BenOlsberg199519 күн бұрын
@@hyperdreamer9483 Yeah I mean I wouldn't expect to be strolling down the street and suddenly see a pair of bystanders get into it where one of them starts performing Capoeira or something. And I do also understand and value the practicality of fighting styles. I just really love variety, especially when it comes to stuff like this.
@hyperdreamer948319 күн бұрын
@@BenOlsberg1995 Yeah, and it sucks that not all martial arts can work IRL but at least they’re neat to see and learn about
@BenOlsberg199519 күн бұрын
@@hyperdreamer9483 Definitely agree about that latter detail especially. Any time I hear the name of a new fighting style I'm not familiar with I always have to stop whatever I'm doing and look it up to learn about it. That's part of the reason I love fighting games like Tekken or Street Fighter or Mortal Kombat (in some instances anyway) so much, because they feature such a wide variety of martial arts, even if not all of them are real, so it gives me incentive to learn about them to see which of them are at' the very least.
@marplatense312 жыл бұрын
At first, I thought this video was going to be about Akira. lol Okay, I know you said "no more Mortal Kombat videos" but that last part of the video reminded me about how someone said the martial arts in Mortal Kombat (The 3D titles) weren't authentic, can you make a video about that?
@theotherky2 жыл бұрын
Linear movement? Closing the distance? A single decisive strike? Now I'm even more convinced that the Pokemon Urshifu was inspired by Bajiquan. Or at least its Single Strike form.
@SugarPunch2 жыл бұрын
I just looked up a picture of Ushifu and he's literally doing the Bajiquan elbow strike!
@SquidwardProfilePic2 жыл бұрын
Dude urshifu literally looks exactly like akira I mean cmon
@theotherky2 жыл бұрын
@@SugarPunch Look up its signature move Wicked Blow. It looks exactly like a stepping thrust punch from the enemy's POV!
@theotherky2 жыл бұрын
@@SquidwardProfilePic Yeah, I know that, and when I read about it I thought it was referencing Li Shuwen. But nobody I talked to cared about that when it first came out.
@KumaOso162 жыл бұрын
Both Urshifu forms refer to Bajiquan and Piguaquan respectively.
@JOJOAC2 жыл бұрын
I loved Bajiquan since I saw it in the Airmaster manga. Sadly, the character that used this fighting style never made it into the anime.
@garrickgoodwin83032 жыл бұрын
I fell in love with this style of martial arts when I saw daurgon C. Mikado do it on the game the "Bouncer" with one chained behind his back
@UpgradeJ2 жыл бұрын
I feel like I had a similar journey of connecting with baji, I read the Manga and then not only started noticing how many games include baji but also how they represent the art. At one point in time if a character in a fighting game used baji I would try my darndest to main them. Love this video sooo much
@NuckleBebop2 жыл бұрын
3:14 Leo-chan!! First character i learned Tekken with in T6 and fighting games in general, 2007 the year i stopped mashing #BajiquanGang. 8:15 I knew where this was headed lmfao, you gotta make this a series of videos, was truly awesome to watch
@Voleno2 жыл бұрын
I love stalking this fighting style in every game and fighting game possible. Always so satisfying to play and to watch! Thanks for all this background on it, and a quick guide on more games to track down to play it in.
@Hydrogue Жыл бұрын
Li Mei is back in the spotlight for MK1! ...She still doesn't do bajiquan.
@Neoxon6192 жыл бұрын
I hear that Smash remix of Min Min’s theme. You have my respect.
@lowtiersquad95532 жыл бұрын
So that's enkidu's fighting style origins, damn this is awesome.
@captainvafeas90182 жыл бұрын
I really love these videos about martial arts in fighting games, they are so interesting! Do you think you can do an episode on Muay Thai? I love seeing it represented in fighting games
@kuahee43342 жыл бұрын
Good vid. I'm surprised that SFV's Akira was missing in all the footage. She's kinda Capcom's bajiquan character right now.
@blueblade61742 жыл бұрын
I love watching these videos. They satisfy my intrigue of martial arts and also awaken an intrigue and appreciation for 2D fighting games.
@OccuredJakub122 жыл бұрын
Glad to finally know the origin of my favourite moves in all of fighting games (the double-palm strikes and double snap kicks)
@palamecianrider73852 жыл бұрын
Li Shuwen in Fate Extra was the most broken Assassin at the time. An Assassin that never breaks its invisible status. Though later it was changed
@lukejones71642 жыл бұрын
Another great video. We need more people like you in the FGC. Though, you forgot to show footage of Akira Kazama from Rival Schools & SF5, she also used the style.
@B3N_Youtube2 жыл бұрын
It’s me, there’s a beauty to seeing real life fighting styles portrayed wonderfully and media instead of just boring slap sticks
@jet77822 жыл бұрын
As a heads up, the "quan" (fist) character that you see in a lot of Chinese martial arts styles is pronounced more like "chuen". Nevertheless, this was a solid video, and I love the research you put into it and the several examples you included.
@jianng77952 жыл бұрын
every time he says ba ji kwan I die a little bit inside.
@thedragumox32 жыл бұрын
@@jianng7795 same
@starsgears92002 жыл бұрын
@@jianng7795 Same.
@milk23122 жыл бұрын
@@jianng7795 same
@jeffreychow8715 Жыл бұрын
@@milk2312 same. He can pronounce the Japanese but he doesn't research the pronunciation of the Chinese pronunciation.
@hundvd_72 жыл бұрын
2:08 Holy fuck, that is the most badass thing I've ever heard
@bluemage64952 жыл бұрын
My man added a clip from Hisoutensoku. This is why i love this channel. Also, I just love how martial arts styles look in DOA.
@Vesperitis2 жыл бұрын
Gonna be pedantic and correct your pronunciation of "Quan" which is pronounced more like "chwen" (Chinese to English alphabet spellings are weird). It makes more sense if you realize that the Japanese equivalent is pronounced as "Ken", meaning "fist". You can hear the similarities in both languages.
@tremassicotte31722 жыл бұрын
Yeah like how Tekken means iron fist.
@goranisacson25022 жыл бұрын
Ah, so more like "shu-wen" (spoken real fast) rather than "ku-wan"?
@Vesperitis2 жыл бұрын
@@goranisacson2502The 'q' is pronounce more like the 'ch' in 'chair'. If you want to get more technical, Chinese pronunciation differentiates both 'q' and 'ch' sounds. 'q' is spoken with the tongue flat, while 'ch' has the back of the tongue curled.
@mr.wiggles3622 жыл бұрын
Technically, it's pronounced Bah-Shii ChuAn. If you wanna use the Yale romanization of Mandarin. Which is easier to pronounce than Pinyin.
@Hinoga2 жыл бұрын
So this is the style of character I like that I never knew, I (almost) always picked the chinese fighters in a lot of fighting games because I thought the way they fight it's really cool like Jam, Litchi, Yun and Miyako (even thou she is not chinese) and so on and now I know that is because they use a lot of attacks are inspired by Bajiquan.
@romxxii2 жыл бұрын
I like how you brought up the disconnect between MMA and most traditional martial arts, especially kung fu. Note that some traditional martial arts survived the transition to MMA quite nicely -- judo, TKD, karate, and Muay Thai have their representatives in the sport -- but these specific martial arts get combat-tested _constantly_ as they have their own full-contact tournaments. As beautiful and artful as kung fu is, outside of some old sparring footage of Bruce Lee, we really don't see it tested often. That said, I need to see an MMA guy try the Bajiquan shoulder tackle as a surprise move, the way the spinning back elbow is used most of the time.
@sushibagle028 күн бұрын
If you noticed, most Bajiquan fighters have their feet perpendicular to each other in a fighting stance. We usually call this a 60/40 stance, in which the back leg is holding more of the body weight, while the front foot is lighter, being able to get off of the ground for an attack. For the stomping, we don't necessarily 'STOMP' onto the ground with force, but rather raise the foot and drop/fall our body weight onto the foot, making the signature 'STOMP' sound. This allows for a larger force to be applied to to the strikes while using the spine as the 'handle of the whip'. You would in a way 'explode', having your limb come out to strike with control. Do take this with a grain of salt, since these applications come from my Sifu's Wu Tan Lineage of Bajiquan. There are 9 lineages in total and I'm not sure if they all go in the same methodology, but the form does stay the same.
@NootyBooty2 жыл бұрын
As someone who fell in love with bajiquan in 3s because Yun had a hat, every character who uses this style in fighting games I will play simply finding things that relate to the day when I saw this style. This is definitely one of my favorite videos now
@Valcrist372 жыл бұрын
Kenji is one of my favorite mangas, and I really like Bajiwuan representation in games a lot as well. Great video! Hope we see more about other martial arts as well
@RocketSlug2 жыл бұрын
Didn't expect to see Vanguard Princess in the examples, but it was a pleasant surprise
@omegazero58842 жыл бұрын
There was a big story back around 2018-19 if I remember correctly about Xu Xiaodong a MMA fighter in China who fought a lot of Chinese Martial Arts "Masters" after he said that most of them are not practical, even though most if not all of these "Masters" claimed to be able to do so. Xu went on a fucking winning streak fighting against the "Masters" (even though a lot of the time it was claimed to be a tie). Now what does this horrible summary of Xu's story have to do with BajiQuan well it sorta explains why in the modern world you don't really see Kung Fu and it's variants used as most are deemed impractical for their intended purpose. (Not sure specifically about BajinQuan) However Fighting Games need not apply so go forth Shoulder that sends people to the fucking Sun.
@diablorojo38872 жыл бұрын
chinese martial are in the decline since 200 years ago (even martial arts of the past talk about this, to the point that the last dinasty try to revive by creating a ministery) and the final blow is that the cultural revolution destroyed EVERYTHING related with the chinese culture, and kung fu practioners are on the list.
@invertbrid11 ай бұрын
Xu went for mostly fake martial arts masters. He didnt even wanna mess with real acknowledged martial arts with long history like baji and others.
@KINSkully2 жыл бұрын
I also love that with every representative of Baji Quan there are almost always ridiculously hard to use. Shenlong from Bloody Roar, Akira from Virtua Fighter etc. Another Chinese Martial Art that I think deserves more representation is Xin Yi Liu He Quan which is argued as one of the first forms of Chinese Martial Arts ever discovered. Gen Fu from DOA, Uriko and Long from Bloody Roar, Gato from MOTW and Wang Jinrei use it and it's one of my favorite forms of Chinese Martial Arts to see and use in Fighting Games period.
@qpht74092 жыл бұрын
When I see this I immediately think of Long in Bloody Road. Remember that classic gem?
@deafmelonex69832 жыл бұрын
Most definitely
@PatriciaCross2 жыл бұрын
MMA focuses on 1v1 fighting. Bajiquan is one of those styles that both looks great to watch and has real life applications. It works well as a style for bodyguards because it can get attackers out of the way while you have a chance to deal with other attackers. While it seems very linear and forward moving, that really just works toward separating a single opponent out of a group so you can return to deal with another rather than be overwhelmed. Pushes, strikes that also guard you, and even the iron shoulder serves to push someone away while keeping an eye on other opponents and even changing direction. Short, quick and powerful attacks that you don't have to overcommit to and can immediately switch your focus or correct yourself. Move be opponent away forcefully and quickly with attacks that are effective even if blocked, go on to next opponent, repeat until nobody gets up. MMA fighting can't really use that; but between fighters of equal skill...the MMA fighter would have an advantage in the ring. Useful skills to add if you are likely to face multiple attackers. Visually in a fighting game; it is ideal in the 2d plane even 3d games tend to work in. The direct forward flow of the style really suits this (as you pointed out). It also showcases a lot of really satisfying feeling attacks. There is something satisfying to landing a blow which looks solid and like it hurts, and the style is full of them. Almost every move feels like a combo ender, and in a fighting game you wind up with combos filled with multiple of these satisfying solid hits.
@FLightingCoMBo2 жыл бұрын
S+ tier video, would be awesome to see more content about martial arts in fighting games.
@Ramsey276one2 жыл бұрын
8:25 MK being MK XD
@cephuwu2 жыл бұрын
Interesting thoughts I think it's mainly cuz of its very disciplined-looking strikes, they make for easy and distinguishable key poses Also cuz of the nature of extremes being romanticized in Japanese culture... The idea of One Strike is very appealing
@BrawlerGamma2 жыл бұрын
I was wondering if you were gonna use any clips of Hong from the Touhou fighting games. Ya did good, son. 👍
@justinhaddock66362 жыл бұрын
Great video my guy :) I can feel the passion you have for this subject through each video - it really stands out
@DrBaduba2 жыл бұрын
Damn, MK's representation of Bajiquan is whack even for MK's whackness standards lol
@lukejones71642 жыл бұрын
🤣
@strato9912 жыл бұрын
So I think i understand what you're getting at with what you said about MMA and that sort of "practical" style, but I think there's definitely something to be said for the art of all of that practicality! I'm not gonna argue that it's not as beautiful in the traditional definition but I think there is a certain beauty there. And, as you said, Bajiquan was taught with another style so...perhaps it was a Mixed Martial Art?
@grndragon7777777 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the new techniques and martial art style
@jelyse14 Жыл бұрын
here because Fei Fong Wong of Xenogears uses bajiquan so I was looking up more about the style again. Very interesting to see how many fighting games incorporated its various moves. Particularly, I love the sudden start/stop movements of its singular arm strikes when watching someone perform its' tao lu. btw, its pronounced "baji chuan" ;) think of the Q as being "CH" and the rest follows
@ren7a8ero2 жыл бұрын
Lets all be grateful to Yu Suzuki and his obsession for martial arts. Probably someone would make realistic fighting styles in a game, but he was the first serious about it.
@ShawnWeeded5102 жыл бұрын
Bajiquan is believed to be one of the bases for what would become Karate.
@Swordsage2 жыл бұрын
There are some similarities, to be sure, and Japan really seems to like the style ()the Kenji manga definitely helped with that), But you will find that the style that shares the most in terms of origin material for Karate is 5 Ancestors Fist. Check out the earlier Okinawan forms, and 5 Ancestors Fist, and you'll see what I mean.
@clickbaitpolice97924 ай бұрын
You don’t even understand how happy I am to see an entire video dedicated to my favourite fighting move
@Joutube_is_trash2 жыл бұрын
Champion Gundyr slapping me with this shit was the moment he became my favorite boss.
@Vegitodraws2 жыл бұрын
Recommendation, could you cover Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid on your channel, eventually?
@hanchiman2 жыл бұрын
I think Akira Yuki do the most realistic and accurate portrayal or Bajiquan then again his movement was captured and based on a real life famous Bajiquan practioner in the 90's
@user-rw9kc6qt5s7 ай бұрын
There is a misunderstanding that many people mistake martial arts for a fighting skill. But the fact is that martial arts is actually a technique specifically used for killing, and each martial arts has a unique weapon to match it. The weapons of the Eight Extremes Fist are a short sword and a shield. Imagine facing a soldier holding a shield and a short knife, who is taught to use all parts of the body as weapons to attack you. So there is also a rule among Chinese martial artists called "八极不上擂台"
@How2buildatinminecraft11 ай бұрын
Been a big fan of your channel, love the video as always. "Slight" nitpicking here~ the "quan" part of "bajiquan 八極拳 " should be read as (the way I would spell it in English) "chuan". Like you would say combining the word "chu" (as in "choose") with "yan" (as in Japanese "yen"). You'll see this word "拳" comes up alot in fighting style because it literally means in Chinese "fist/punch", or it can be loosely translated as "style" or any martial art style that uses primarily fist (as in "bajiquan 八極拳" = eight extremist fist/style, "zui quan 醉拳" = drunken fist/style, or "Tang Lang Quan 螳螂拳" = mantis fist/style ). That word is often spelled with the letter "q", as a Chinese myself, I really never understand why. It comes up in the word "qi 氣" as well, also should be read "chi". ;P Please keep making awesome videos.
@dragonken072 жыл бұрын
Really fun and interesting video as always, love ur content!
@bortverse74112 жыл бұрын
learn what was Bajiquan from Kirei and Miyako from the Nasuverse 😎
@DustOfOsiris2 жыл бұрын
I think Tohsaka Rin has also used bajiquan moves when she kicked Caster's ass.