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Martial Arts Journey with Rokas
Lithuania
Приєднався 28 лис 2011
Exploring the truth in martial arts and self-defense
Learn more about the competitors of the Ultimate Self-Defense Championship: www.martialartsjourney.com/usdc
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Hi! My name is Rokas. I've been doing Aikido for more than 15 years, taught it and ran my professional dojo. Eventually I became disillusioned with Aikido and moved on to train combat sports such as BJJ, MMA and kickboxing. Now I am coming back to see one more time if Aikido can be made functional with the new knowledge I have from combat sports. I also question various martial arts and promote critical thinking in martial arts.
Check out the video which started my martial arts journey - Aikido vs MMA - here: ua-cam.com/video/0KUXTC8g_pk/v-deo.html
Check out how I am exploring if Aikido can be made functional: ua-cam.com/video/Ik1_WaSVSXc/v-deo.html
#aikido #martialarts #bjj #mma
Learn more about the competitors of the Ultimate Self-Defense Championship: www.martialartsjourney.com/usdc
Official merch: www.martialartsjourney.com/
Hi! My name is Rokas. I've been doing Aikido for more than 15 years, taught it and ran my professional dojo. Eventually I became disillusioned with Aikido and moved on to train combat sports such as BJJ, MMA and kickboxing. Now I am coming back to see one more time if Aikido can be made functional with the new knowledge I have from combat sports. I also question various martial arts and promote critical thinking in martial arts.
Check out the video which started my martial arts journey - Aikido vs MMA - here: ua-cam.com/video/0KUXTC8g_pk/v-deo.html
Check out how I am exploring if Aikido can be made functional: ua-cam.com/video/Ik1_WaSVSXc/v-deo.html
#aikido #martialarts #bjj #mma
Best Martial Arts Ranked by Undercover Police Officer
Former undercover police officer and SWAT operative Paul Sharp ranks the best martial arts for self-defense.
Learn more about Paul Sharp and his teachings here: www.paulsharpcoaching.com/
Watch 6 martial artists compete in self-defense challenges here: ua-cam.com/video/NdzuimQYswQ/v-deo.html
00:00 Intro
00:07 Boxing
02:22 Paul's story of fighting three people in the street
04:08 Is Boxing the best martial art for multiple attackers?
05:46 Kickboxing
07:08 Is Boxing better than Kickboxing?
08:34 Muay Thai
12:41 Lethwei
15:37 "Updating the software without damaging the hardware"
17:24 Capoeira
19:21 Jeet Kune Do
24:10 Why did Jeet Kune Do lose Bruce Lee's essence?
28:12 Karate
31:12 Taekwondo
34:30 Wing Chun
36:47 Japanese Jiu Jitsu
39:11 Aikido
40:16 Judo
41:55 Paul's story of using Judo in the street
46:50 Why is Judo not S?
48:47 Wrestling
50:16 Does Wrestling have an advantage in MMA?
52:53 Sambo
54:15 Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
58:14 Not being biased toward BJJ
01:01:45 Falsely believing you're a "natural"
01:04:38 Kudo
01:08:17 Ninjutsu
01:09:16 Tai Chi
01:10:13 Filipino Martial Arts (Kali-Escrima-Arnis)
01:12:33 "Anything can be used as a weapon"
01:13:14 Systema
01:13:34 MMA
01:15:59 Krav Maga
01:17:22 Pencak Silat
01:18:27 Catch Wrestling
01:19:59 Best martial art for knife defense
01:21:11 Best martial art for women's self defense
Learn more about Paul Sharp and his teachings here: www.paulsharpcoaching.com/
Watch 6 martial artists compete in self-defense challenges here: ua-cam.com/video/NdzuimQYswQ/v-deo.html
00:00 Intro
00:07 Boxing
02:22 Paul's story of fighting three people in the street
04:08 Is Boxing the best martial art for multiple attackers?
05:46 Kickboxing
07:08 Is Boxing better than Kickboxing?
08:34 Muay Thai
12:41 Lethwei
15:37 "Updating the software without damaging the hardware"
17:24 Capoeira
19:21 Jeet Kune Do
24:10 Why did Jeet Kune Do lose Bruce Lee's essence?
28:12 Karate
31:12 Taekwondo
34:30 Wing Chun
36:47 Japanese Jiu Jitsu
39:11 Aikido
40:16 Judo
41:55 Paul's story of using Judo in the street
46:50 Why is Judo not S?
48:47 Wrestling
50:16 Does Wrestling have an advantage in MMA?
52:53 Sambo
54:15 Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
58:14 Not being biased toward BJJ
01:01:45 Falsely believing you're a "natural"
01:04:38 Kudo
01:08:17 Ninjutsu
01:09:16 Tai Chi
01:10:13 Filipino Martial Arts (Kali-Escrima-Arnis)
01:12:33 "Anything can be used as a weapon"
01:13:14 Systema
01:13:34 MMA
01:15:59 Krav Maga
01:17:22 Pencak Silat
01:18:27 Catch Wrestling
01:19:59 Best martial art for knife defense
01:21:11 Best martial art for women's self defense
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Re: the point about wrestling also penalising passivity, think the difference is that you can’t just stiff-arm people in wrestling and judo penalises certain *offensive* methods that would have dealt with it
I'd like to participate in one of these. Looks fun 😀
Wait you HAD TO kick because pure boxers would win everyone??
Steven Seagal’s body is transforming into kungfu panda. This is the highest form of martial art. It takes years of practice
A boxer knows that on the streets there are no rules. I have been training in boxing for over 2 years almost and I also know in street fights you will get kicked. But you can just take distance or go forward really fast to make their kick ineffective or you can just grab their foot with ur hands. You dont really need a martial art for that it's instinct.
all top fighters should do a bit of each ...boxing, muay thai, bjj, judo wrestling... with those you can be the ultimate fighter on street or in mma
Miss-leading title. You are both Akido-practitioners who are also experienced in other grappling martial-arts. It's not just the individual techniques that matters, it's also how you practice. If you often spar against non-compliant opponents you are going to get better, faster and stronger. If you don't spar you are going to suck in a match/real life scenario. Your balance, stance, reaction, control of emotions etc doesn't come from Akido but from the Wrestling training that you have done in the past. If you only trained the way Akido-dojos train you would have gotten your @ss whopped by a Judo-brown belt. I'm not trying to be mean, it's just the facts.
knife fightin. 1 if lucky is going to hospital. the other 1 is game over. as just proven by these guys who also know what there doin. average joe. GAME OVER. unfortunately. a single puncture wound in the right but very wrong place is all you need. I'D AVOID IT
13:00 don't sleep on Ninja! The art of secretly killing you what's more self defense 13:00
1:50 Na no u mean you can't do it but if a person had the strength then they would be unstoppable 😂1:50
I get so nervous watching these martial arts rankings because so many martial arts enthusiasts would seriously put TaeKwonDo and Wing Chun on equal ranking with or higher than Muay Thai and Boxing. Im quite surprised at how low he ranked kickboxing. Kickboxing is easily a B at minimum going by his own words when describing other martial arts. Im guessing he’s thinking of old school kickboxing when a lot of karate guys were competing in it with a weird scoring system that required kicks.
Ranking Jeet Kune Do as a martial art makes no sense at all. Bruce Lee meant for it to be the philosophy of not being constrained to 1 style of fighting. Anybody who speaks of Jeet Kune Do as a martial art has been mislead.
Honesty your problem with Aikido is that you centered your focus at traditional Aikido which is less about fighting and more about spiritual coreography Aikido. If schools would stop teaching dance moves and do actual 1on1 Aikido could leave the past behind. People might not like it but Aikido could also be done offensive and more brutal which is not the spirit of the art for many
Is it just me or is his top teeth A lot whiter than his bottom? Lmao guy mocking fakes when he is rocking a set himself
Respectfully, if Aikido only works agains other Aikido practitioners and very drunk people, then it is not a very good martial art
Another thing which caught my attention was Paul talking about wrestler, who also emphasize boxing. This reminds me of Ramsey Dewey, who talked about learning both grappling and striking, I think Ramsey was saying the situation could change from a striking situation to a grappling situation, or a grappling situation to a striking situation. So the situation in a fight is fluid
Something I rarely see demontrated against an experienced opponent in striking, kickng,elbows and grappling but with the additional skill of "Sticking-hands" (someone like Erik Paulson). How would the skilled striker do against another striker whose main game is to not let you have control of your hands and feet after initial contact is made?
Kudo should at least be A closest martial art to MMA
Interesting that Paul Sharp is favorable toward judo. I have tended to think of judo as a useless sport. Maybe I don’t know how to “translate” my “textbook” knowledge to real life.
In a real fight, instead of Bamboo we use Sundang with is similar to Japanese Blade called Samurai Blade. Our is much more thicker and heavy.
With regards to the knife defence close to the end, practically, arming yourself with anything should be best response, broken planks, break the wall, break the door, furniture, take off your shirt steal the knife? But with the sports style rules, you could all possibly score best doing what the Japan guy did with Muhammad Ali, and lie or sit like a BJJ just keep kicking away. I didn't think the rules were fair, since you can't use lethal techniques against a lethal weapon. Yeah, why is everyone always empty handed. They can't beat skilled opponents with a weapon.
Hammer beats rock, paper and scissors.
Bro. Thanks for all the content you make. I will always enjoy and watch whenever you deside to release anything. Having someone make content to watch is a privaledge and im just grateful you do. So thank you for that. But truthfully at the end of the day i just wish you and your family all the best even if you decide to go off youtube and never make anything again. Ill just be happy that at some point you blessed us with your story and hard work.
Come on! This list is missing Jukka Lampila.
Man these ppl dont know what they are talking about
Actually with all these equipments, they have limited the good options that defenders have such as eye poking and biting.
Crazy they didn't include silat
Kudo and sambo are the most complete. Striking+throws+submission Sanda is close striking+throws
Dave Leduc is trash. He really thinks he can beat Buakaw
Amazing ❤
You do not want to hit the ground especially with two attackers. But good to know some judo or wrestling if it comes to that.
i watch all of these and they always disrespecting capoeira. capoeira has been proven to be very effective in and out the ring. capoeira has everything even weapons may be u should get a person that does capoeira on
I'd say, influencers get discovered. Rename the title with the names of the people you name. Honourable fight for calling people out
Bro just put Silat in F with no explanation
Everything is S and Everything is F
Rokas did you find out whether your nurse friend consciously aimed for your heart and liver and how many people he has killed?
Hi Jeff, As usual you are pretty much right ON when being put on the spot with very difficult questions, and yet always answering with your respectful and professional manner that honor the validity of all martial arts.....BRAVO!
Part of the reason that aikido is rightfully considered a joke by contemporary effective martial arts is because aikido "masters" don't actually have any understanding of the attacks they purport to counter. This is just about as vivid an illustration of that point as I've ever seen. No level-changes; no grips, either on the body or the gi; no understanding of base, angles, momentum, or even the basic direction of the attacks. Even just from an introductory wrestling or judo standpoint, this is garbage.
Natan Levy sucks, jews can't fight.
capoera have more than you seen
Respectfully. I honestly think he judged Karate too harshly. I don't profess that it's the most effective martial art in the world, but placing it beside Capoeira and Tai Chi seems unfair. Many of the bread-and-butter basics of MMA fighting (eg. Front kick, side kick, roundhouse etc.) originate from Karate, and several UFC champions (McGregor and GSP) have a karate background. I think Karate fighters (particularly practitioners of Kyokushin, or athletes from Karate Combat) in most cases would defeat fighters practicing other arts in this F category. I therefore appeal for its promotion to at least the D category, although personally I would give it a solid C (because I love it).
Nice discussion. 👍
If you think Bujinkan doesn't work, go to a dojo and challenge an instructor. Simple as that, then show the video. If you don't even have the courage to do this, the discussion ends here. Good luck
i AM CALLING nonsense!!
What about programs for military personnel, such as MCMAP or SOCP?
I love what you've done. I think you have actually taken some of the aikido back to its roots. よくできました!
Looking forward to season 2!
i stared training kudo because there is nothingother than that in my town and videos like this make me feel happy that my choice wasn't wrong
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