sparring is the best way to cooperate to find each other's weakpoints.

So true

I've use block before for haymakers and kicks. I like dissecting forms and bunkai..

They are many path to the top of the mountain but the view is always the same.

Is that Jesse Enkamp quote you're breaking out now? :D

@@ArtofOneDojo more of a Chinese proverb that I also heard on Street Fighter Assassins Fist. But thanks for reminding me that Jesse also says this. Hey you won't happen to be planning something with him would ya? Because that's be awesome as well!

This is American TSD, which really seems to have lost touch with actual combat. Much of what this guy demonstrates is wrong accordng to the teachings of the Moo Duk Kwan, the original form of Tang Soo Do. The fist t the ear (terrible idea), the way he does teh high block, and various other aspects, are just bad.

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got to have the snap! I had an instructor say "If I can't hear a snap, you're doing it wrong."

That's right! I've trained in American Ninjitsu and Karate and was told the same!

Had the exact same challenge moving from California to Michigan trying to find an Ed Parker Kenpo school. Trying krav maga now. Not quite the same but some similar efficiencies.

@@TWN321 One of the Israeli soldiers that contributed heavily to Krav Maga was an Ed Parker student.

Palmetto NDN that makes sense. I see a lot of similar economies of motion - which is why I chose Krav. They seem to focus more on gross motor skills though, so they are not as precise/ sophisticated in their techniques. That has advantages and disadvantages that I’ve seen so far. Overall I would say it’s still a very effective style.

Mastered Ultra Instinct Eli As did I!

In kajukenbo. We dont block. Our blocks are like strikes. We try to break the attacking limb

Yeah, it seems different, but similar. In regards to this video, the first few forms (Katas/Hyungs/whatever you want to call it) taught you from the get go how to move with the blocks, as well as transitioning into strikes. Good memories, I studied TSD when I was younger, but broke my ankle a week before my black belt test...and being a kid going into middle school, I quickly lost interest waiting for my ankle to heal. 🤷‍♂️😑

That's awesome! I love hearing this and I love hearing that people are finding similarities in both of our systems in their arts. If you ever go on tour in South Florida, let me know! :D

thats how i was taught in shotokan.

In northern shaolin as well, it's the 5th basic technique we learn, but we learn together with a punch.

I use both, but I do like a lot of open hand techniques. Palm heels to the sides of the jaw or bridge of the nose can be powerful and effective strikes.

moo duk kwan here :)

Original style of Tang Soo Do is much more direct and efficient, very close in fact to Okinawan styles.

That's awesome, so it's cool to see even more similarities that Kyokushin has with our arts too. You having a connection with Tang Soo Do makes a lot of sense, since Shotokan is a root in both your lineages.

Wow is that martial art? Like Chun Kuk Do found by Chuck Norris?

I would like to. Perhaps it could be a future collaboration :) There are many arts I want to cover.

@@yosafatsurya1082 Soo Bahk Do is Tang Soo Do - the Moo Duk Kwan founder renamed his art from Tang Soo Do to Soo Bahk Do because it is a more Korean name, and they are claiming more Korean heritage than Chinese - it has more to do with nationalism than the actual art practiced. Moo Duk Kwan has had three names for the art they practice - Tang Soo Do, Tae Kwon Do, and Soo Bahk Do - the MDK was important in the early founding days of Tae Kwon Do but politics caused the founder to pull back from TKD and stick to doing what they always did, and it was not long after that they began calling their art Soo Bahk Do rather than Tang Soo Do. There are still Tae Kwon Do schools which claim a Moo Duk Kwan lineage. There may be minor tweaks between the styles - but the core is the same. They're not teaching a drastically different art.

That would make a lot of sense, Shotokan is a big part of Tang Soo do's foundation.

The best block is to not be there correct, but blocking as actually served me well in real life and in sparring.

@Limau Purut There is still more to that and it's that over simplification that people get so many facts wrong. Aikido has a lot more overly circular moves that are not featured in Aikijujutsu and does not have many of pinning techniques Aikijujutsu has. Depending on what line of Aikido one follows, they may have some strikes (atemi) but generally favors parrying as to not meet force to force. Aikijujutsu also is not just a harder version of Aikido sine it has many interesting use of Aiki and other moves that are just gone from Aikido. So many people tend to think it's just a violent form of Aikido and don't see that there is much more to that

This is an excellent question, Sensei Ichi may be more informed to answer this one as Tang Soo Do is his specialty. I will let you know you asked this. @senseiichi

Actually, if you cut and paste this question and put it as a comment on his video on blocks, he can probably answer you faster that way. Here is the link to his video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gNOUq5eTmJ_Lg30.html

Kenpo Karate has nothing to do with Chuck the truck, who kicked the Sun into existence.

@Rob Koch I do have a problem....I think you missed the bong both times it came around.... Take a valum relax.

That's called Chun kuk do right?

That's pretty interesting! What art do you study?

@@ArtofOneDojo It's a variation of Yang Style Tai Chi.

Sensei Ichi is half Japanese, and it's not too uncommon for a lot of TSD schools to call themselves Karate and use the word "Sensei". He chooses to use it for his background.

Art of One Dojo thank you sir.

Could be a possibility. Currently I'm working on "What kind of Karate is in Cobra Kai" Part 3 :D

@@ArtofOneDojo I ´´d love that too Thanks,

@Rob Koch I have reason to believe that you are correct

I absolutely am doing one on Shotokan but a few others are on the way out first. We are working on it :)

@@ArtofOneDojo thank you so much can't wait for it. Keep it up I love your channel. You are wel grounded and all your explanations make true sense

MyTwoCents this is a great question. In my opinion , we don’t see many traditional blocks in MMA because MMA is not traditional. The purpose of modern day MMA is not to show self defense , it is to put two top tier athletes against each other . MMA is not real life or death. It’s a sport. A lot of these techniques are taught to do a couple then counter and get out the situation. That’s not mma . A simple three step technique that isn’t legal in mma. An agressor come over the top to head grab you. Rising block, followed by a throat strike, then a round kick to the outside of the knee. Then gtfo.

This is one of the best answers to this question I have seen. Thank you for this :)

Art of One Dojo no worries , great job on the video . Check out my channel of you have a chance . Our style is American Tae Kwon Do.

albero maldonado Next year, in Tokyo - Karate will be making its Olympic debut. Long long overdue... As far as which styles are concerned, can’t help you there - sorry bud.

The olympics will allow 2 competitions for Karate...Kumite and Kata. The Kumite appears to be open division, most likely to a wide variety of arts. If there is a limit to the arts then I haven't found it. The Kata portion, according to wikipedia, is limited to Gōjū-ryū, Shitō-ryū, Shotokan and Wadō-ryū. Those are the katas that are allowed and this has apparently caused some criticism.

@@ArtofOneDojo You mentioned styles, not katas.

@@Meatisfood Right, as in it is limited to Katas from those Styles. They are only accepting Katas from Gōjū-ryū, Shitō-ryū, Shotokan and Wadō-ryū.

@@ArtofOneDojo Karate seems so shattered. In style wise.

PSH...I WISH I had Jonah Hill money....although I bet he wishes he had this power ;)

Ha.. what do I know!? A Martial Artist with fine taste of humor; Awesome!

Both combined is even better. Getting out of the way and if you can block you can redirect their leg which compromises their balance momentarily.

If you mean the young guy who's been training for 30 years and co owns and runs a school with his Father and earned a 7th degree then yes that's him. In Tang Soo Do, Grandmaster is a title applied to 7th dan or above.

@@ArtofOneDojo kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a7GPaayau93aqqM.html

You should have a question mark at the end of this as it's a question. You can still have some exclamation marks too if you want to highlight the energy of the question, but still, you're missing the question marks.

It's a blurred definition. Technically, it's not original Okinawan Karate. But then again, neither is Japanese Karate. They all blend and form other systems. Karate is from Okinawa and when it went to Japan, some of the systems merged and new forms arrived (such as Shotokan, which is formed from Okinawan Shorin Ryu and Shorei Ryu). Japanese Karate made it's way to Korea and new systems stemmed from that. Tang Soo Do formed greatly from Shotokan so you can consider it another generation of Karate. Is it technically Okinawan pure Karate? No. But these days with everything mixed it is often called "Korean Karate" because it has a lot of the same roots and characteristics.

@@ArtofOneDojo How about Taekwondo? I feel katas are a bit similar.

Even fuzzier but sometimes people will also consider that Korean Karate as well. There are similarities and differences.

Lol he was waiting to see how long it would be before someone asked this, he gets it so the time. He's half Japanese and Sensei just means teacher so he chose to use that instead.

I'm not clear on what you're saying. We stopped on our blocks have went?

You seem like you've had some personal bad experiences with martial arts. Are you ok? I will agree that there are a LOT of bad schools out there all about the money, but that's not every school. There are some really good schools out there if you know what to look for. I recommend checking out one of my earlier videos "What is a McDojo?". I'm sorry if you have had a negative experience. If I may ask, have you trained before and what art what is?

@@ArtofOneDojo ok yes I have had bad experiences, I learned karate all through my teen years and was still loosing in street situations, only now that I'm a lot older i realized is that you don't wait for them to punch you, you punch them straight away, once you do that they back off.

@@nicholaslucas6014 You are correct, you don't wait. But sometimes they punch before you can punch first. Sometimes you get hit, sometimes you can move in a way to lessen the hit, sometimes you can stop it. It's all about understanding timing and how the body moves. There is more to fighting than just throwing a knockout punch.

There are different schools of thought when it comes to blocking and different methods. You can stop a punch or attack before it enters your body zone or you can let it get in and shield up, as you suggest. The large sweeping motions are used in specific situations, they do NOT require pinpoint precision, quite the opposite actually, and can lead into tactics that disrupt an opponent's balance or ability to swing again. Most of the blocks shown by Sensei Ichi and myself have a wide blocking area, typically from wrist to elbow. That's not pin point precision, it's a built in margin for error. Your guard as you suggest works fine, but I will also tell you from experience so do ours. I use these blocks ALL THE TIME in sparring and I'm usually able to deflect 80-90%. For the remainder that get through I try to position out of the way or do what I have to in order to lessen the impact of the strike. I have used a few of these in real life too so I assure you if you know what you are doing, they can work.

I think the issue is with the word block, in Japan when the martial arts were introduced into the school systems the word block became attached to the movements. I am a Tang Soo Do guy of 19 years, if you take the word used for "block" which is mahkee in Korean and give it a better definition you get counter. With that in mind you may counter a punch with an inside block by first perrying the punch with one hand, then grabbing the punch with the other hand, and pulling them in to hit them in the jaw with your inside block. Hopefully that made some since, but in short, the issue is not with the movements but with the idea behind them, if you wouldn't use it in a sparring match as a block is not a block.

@@ArtofOneDojo I have to disagree on the grounds that--and I know you've heard this before, and I'm sure you're sick of hearing it--this theory absolutely does not work in MMA. When I evaluate my training, I always ask myself "How would this work against the best in the world?" and adjust my approach accordingly. Life is too fragile and too precious to assume my assailant will take it easy on me. I use this example a lot: If you watch boxing or MMA, people get punished brutally for tiny infractions. Their hands slip for a second, their shoulders sag when they punch, their chin rises slightly. And boom. Knockout. The margin of error is microscopic even when you're doing everything right. Yet when I see various forms of TMA, they don't even seem to consider these incredibly crucial things, often arguing "we just don't do it that way". They drop their hands, stick out their chins, and all but beg to get KOed, as if American Kempo or Tang Soo Do have a magical way to circumvent the basics. But the reality is that the second or two it takes to throw a wide block--as opposed to a tight one--is a relatively large and unforgiving window. Effective blocks rely on tiny movements that require minimal adjustments to your existing guard. Wide, sweeping blocks designed to microtarget specific strikes are infinitely harder to land because not only are they slower, but the point of contact has to coincide perfectly; otherwise, the rest of the motion is just wasted energy. That's not a personal preference; that's basic....everything. And this is why I worry. I'm not trying to be a condescending douche. Really, I'm not. But if these techniques regularly work in your sparring, then it raises questions to me about your specific training methodology. Maybe we can put this discussion to productive use, though. Have you considered making a video about your sparring methods at your dojo? I think that could be both fun viewing and an opportunity to broaden this discussion....if you don't mind interacting with asses like me. 😏

​@@LAVATORR I agree with many of your points, smaller moves work better in the context of an MMA fight or such. Even in MMA and Muay Thai, they practice blocks, and head caging that often involve large movements and you see these used in fights. But also let's go outside the cage and remember that there are things like pushes, grabs, hair pulls, attempted chokes. And inward or outward block absolutely can knock away someone's hand that's grabbing your shirt. The Inward and Outward Parry traps are one of my favorite, and I have had it work in real life. Some dude tried to sucker punch me and I sidestepped and did the parry combination and was able to trap his arm. I anchored my elbows and settled into my stance and he jutted forward off balance. I delivered an inward elbow to his ribs but I didn't blast him but rather gave him a firm push to let him know what could have happened. Thankfully, he backed off after that. I agree with you that action is usually faster than reaction, but part if it is also being able to read the other person and pick up signs of them telegraphing what they're going to do. My school closed a few years ago when my instructor moved out of state but I do go to another local school that often holds open sparring sessions for people of any style. So I fight people with less experience and a lot of people with more. I win some and I lose some, but one of my strengths is the defense and I'm usually able to block, evade or divert about 70-80% of what is thrown at me. The rest either lands with a solid strike and they were better than me and in those cases I try to do what I can to lessen the strike. That inward Kenpo block saved me from a knockout once. I was sparring a dude several years ago who was younger than me and trained longer and he had some absolutely WICKED kicks, most of them would land. He came in at me with a nasty spinning hook kick and thankfully he telegraphed it because I was able to stop it with a double inward block. Stopped the kick dead, he stumbled forward out of balance and I even rocked backward from the force. Had that connected and it would have been lights out. (he caught me at a later date with the same kick, I was able to clip it but not stop the entire thing and he shattered one of my back molars) I agree with much of what your saying, but I think it's inaccurate to say these can't work. It's all about knowing WHEN they apply and also knowing how to read the other person and be able to anticipate.

Really!