yo seth, i really like what you said about sumo. that is also one of the most important factors in aikido that i dont think ive ever heard ever mentioned by people who dont practice it. i learned practical aikido. so against resisting opponents. the first six months of training was literally just sitting down until i couldnt be pushed or thrown. seems simple but im sure youve done something similar. and that is really the only time aikido would be used in the real world. when somebody is trying to move you. hostage situation, somebodys trying to relocate you with a knife or gun. or just trying to push you or pull you someplace. everybody acts like "that wont happen in a fight" no, but people will try and drag you someplace before they beat and rob you. or if they see you go to pull a weapon "then the bad guy is magically, grabbing your arms like would never happen in a real situation" but yeah, sorry for the rant. but its strange hearing the most important lesson in aikido attributed to sumo. very similar and quite a few aikido books use sumo as reference also.
I really enjoyed watching you go from art to art and getting your butt kicked lol just kidding. It takes courage to put yourself out there the way you did. You are the best!
This is the reason Sensei Seth is by far one of the most fun people to watch in this community: we don't just learn from his teaching, we learn from his learning. The mind is fresh, the attitude positive and open, unafraid to be goofy, even his smile and speech are so welcoming. Sensei Seth puts the fun back in martial arts.
Seth is hands down, my favourite martial artist. I love that you are fostering a community of ALL martial arts, not just those you favour. It's easy to get caught up in popular sports and to poo poo others, but Seth finds an outstanding balance of respect and criticism. Keep on doing what you do, my guy!
Some of the things i learned in the styles i've practice are -Karate: Repetition makes perfect but it isn't always how it's going to come out but is better that something comes out rather than nothing at all -Taekwondo: If you can get kick in the face you deserve it. -Boxing: Just because something works really well in some scenarios doesn't mean it works well in everything. -Judo: Doing everything with force doesn't work -Mma: Just because you are good at something doesn't mean it works every time but sometimes being good at one thing is better than sucking at several things. -Jiujitsu: There can be a lot, A LOT of things to learn but sometimes one or two things is good enough -Wrestling: Hard work pays off hard.
I’m going through a hard time in my life right now and because of that I no longer feel I can train but watching your videos keeps my hope up that one day soon I’ll feel able to step foot in a dojo again. Thanks Seth for your videos.
What I've loved most about this is the community that's formed up between guys like you, Icy Mike, Wonderboy, Kevin Lee, Jesse Enkamp, and the many others with their own channels who collab with you. It's a very wholesome group that just gets together and shares tricks openly for the benefit of teaching others. Honestly someone should crowd fund a short film where you guys get to choreograph fights between each other using your favorite moves and whatnot.
Sensei Seth. Judo black belt here, who also train in BJJ and Muay Thai. I have to say your summary on Judo is spot on. Away from all the throws and all the choke and stuff...the single most important thing Judo taught me is balance on my feet. And it has helped me improved my skiing, rock climbing, even my swimming etc... This is such a cool vid and all those 28 episodes are interesting. Awesome job!
Seth, you're a major inspiration for me. Thanks to your videos and seeing you try things, it has pushed me to finally follow my dreams of being a martial artist. Thanks for your amazing videos.
You really bring open mindedness to the space of martial arts online. It is cool to see all the creators collaborating and showing cool things off, being nice to each others, it has not always been the case in martial art culture. I'd be cool if you try kendo sometime, you would have some fun :P Since I broke one knee it's pretty much all I can do safetly but I really enjoy it now.
I train Wing Chun and Judo (and used to train Shukokai) and honestly, I have so much fun with sparring with boxers or Muay Thai practitioners or having a throw/roll with a BJJ dude even when I’ve clearly lost simply because it’s experience and I love the stylistic match ups haha, love the videos Sensei, hope you carry on trying things out! 🥋 🔥
That was so good and the end was rather touching. When I first started watching your videos I was a cripple suffering from the effects of a useless liver and just watching you do what I love with humor and intelligence is one of a few things that got me off my futon and try to get back my life
Good conclusion 😁 Glad that you figured out what are the most important things in life: 1 always keep on going, never give up 2 life is not perfect but you can always improve your self 3 be thankful for what you have and for the people in your life 4 have fun 😊
I love your construction project as a metaphor for martial arts - You have an idea in your head of what you're trying to achieve, you use the tools and knowledge you have to try, but fail. But then for every failure is another time you got up, learned, and tried again. You may succeed at your goal and you may not, but the journey makes you better and fulfills you.
Hey Seth, as an avid Buhurtist myself, I'd really love to see you revist Buhurt. There are folks in Buhurt that are truly approaching it as a martial art, and incorporating MMA and other martial arts systems into Buhurt. If you can make it to Warlord Combat Academy in Dallas or Cerberus Emissus in Portland, you'll meet some seriously high-level folks who are some of the best in the world at Buhurt. If you DM me, I can put you in touch with the right folks. Hope you see this good buddy, I appreciate the hell out of your channel. Much Love!
After trying all those martial arts and still not having found what he was looking for, Seth is now moving on to learning how to play the banjo and make piggies squeal.
I love how open you are about your own learning processes. It's so refreshing and valuable. I don't practice karate myself, but I take away so much from these videos to my own practice.
One of the most fun parts of doing multiple martial arts for me has been seeing the similarities and differences and how it all comes together, as you said! Thanks for doing this and sharing your takeaways. 🙌
It's funny, I've practiced karate and boxing and wrestling and BJJ, but as a man, I think one of the most important things you modeled here was the text on the screen near the end saying, "I'm happy to have you guys as a part of my life." I think a lot of us could use some practice saying things like that. Great video.
One thing I've noticed about martial arts is you tend to get a different view of martial arts depending on how deep you go. There's a different perspective on something if you've: -Only heard about it through reputation or through fraud-busting videos. -Only seen videos about it on youtube or heard your friend talk about it. -Taken a seminar or taken a trial class. -Studied it for a short period of time (i.e. measured in months) -Studied it for a long period of time (measured in years), but at one location -Studied it under multiple teachers to the point where you've become a master or professor yourself I have a different experience with Taekwondo (2 Masters, over 13 years of training) than Hapkido (1 master for 8 years) than BJJ (1 professor for a few months). I've gotten a lot more out of Taekwondo and Hapkido, simply because I've trained them longer and have seen the evolution of my technique compared to when we get new beginners, compared with BJJ where I'm still essentially at that level. However, I also feel that in the last 6 months, I've gotten more out of BJJ than I could've gotten out of TKD or HKD, simply because I have a lot more to learn about BJJ than the arts that I'm already comfortable with.
I have to say, this editing is amazing. The overarching story of your woodworking project tied with each martial art... This video is a work of art! Great job Sensei :).
I haven't seen anybody make a full video just enjoying the journey of learning all sorts of martial arts and skills... AND do it so well. Awesome job Sensei!
I have done Shotokan for a while, but i focus on Goju Ryu karate (which has been my passion), capoeira because I love the music and moves, I’ve signed up to practice Bajiquan kung fu and it looks a lot like Goju but northern Chinese style. It’s so fun to practice other styles in order to compare and contrast and add to your main style Oh man! Seth made a makiwara! A true karateka
A retrospective like this is a great idea for Seth and his channel, it kinda feels like the culmination of all of the “I trained this martial art” videos!
When I first saw the title I was going to make a joke about how you haven't learned much if you still haven't tried Hockey. Following you more or less since the bottle cap challenge and for me this video was like the final episode from a season of a beloved show that I hope has many more seasons. It's been a pleasure to observe this journey. Thankyou for the inspiration and entertainment.
Taekwondo guy here; this is right on point. I don't study TKD to be the best, or because it's better than any other martial art. I study to be a little better than I was the day before. Mentally, physically, whatever, doesn't matter. Just a little tiny bit better. We do some cross-training of other styles and while specific moves may not always transfer (though I do like wushu punches in point sparring), the concepts and ideas often do. Really enjoy your content, thanks for sharing with all of us.
This is one of my favorite videos you've done. It's a good way to reflect on martial arts as a whole and life itself, with of course your usual nuggets of humor thrown in. I've only dabbled in a few martial arts here and there and currently train BJJ (just a white belt at the moment) but this video inspires me to train more.
Thumbs up for old school dad sparring footage, leaving on sexy goggles when no longer needed, and home made karate makiwara training tools! I love how your exploration video went on as you started building it , and after your journey, you ended up back where you began as symbolized in the completion of the makiwara.
Never met you nor I probably will, but you truly are an inspiration, Seth. And a clear proof that good guys can make it in this world. Wishing you all the best and cheers from Macedonia!
I definitely like the idea of getting really good at a couple of martial arts (eg. Bjj and kickboxing) then just start exploring all these different arts just for fun.
Thanks for this video. Your final thought "I'm living my dream," after reflecting not on each individual experience, but the whole, resonated with me too. I quit taekwondo as a teen right when I was about to test for my black belt. I had to train a little bit harder as I wasn't ready yet, but it was still a major blow for me; I grew up wanting nothing more than to do the martial arts. Then I started thinking on the things I did both before and in between going back to taekwondo this year. I read media, watched videos, and took classes in other martial arts styles. That reflection caused me to see I did the same thing you did- and I realized I didn't waste a bunch of years. I'm living the dream too- I just had to find ways around work and life, but I did it. I've done kenpo, wing chun, hapkido, fencing, and Tai chi. Nothing major in those arts; still very much a beginner, but that was the dream. Once again, thanks for the video and the reflection. Keep on kicking.... ... on.... yeah. Lol
I thought you were going to get emotional at the end, very inspiring man. Keep on. Martial Arts are beautiful, it's all about the struggle, learning & growing.
You outdid yourself with this one. How you weaved in the toolmaking with the martial arts lessons, and even managed to construct a logical space for the seemingly unrelated sponsor. You've just received your black belt in the craft of video. I bow to you.
Favorite video so far. I feel like I am the type of person that learns a little from everything in order to improve as a whole. This distillation of the brightest points in each martial art is exactly what I love about life.
I've recently taken my first martial arts (boxing) class after watching your channel for about a year, and am having so much fun. Am even considering taking classes in a grappling art too. Thank you for inspiring me!
Anybody watching--don't use a table saw the way Seth does! Always have a fence to guide your work, or when cross-cutting, use a sled. Seth was at a lot of risk of kickback if the post twisted just a little bit wrong in his hands, or if he moved either hand a little faster than the other. A table saw blade is moving ridiculously fast and will cut your fingers off faster than you can blink, and it can throw a piece of wood at you hard enough to break bones.
28 is quite a list! By culture: Japanese (5): Karate, Aikido, Judo, Sumo, Ninjutsu Chinese (5): Wing Chun, Tai Chi, Wushu, Hop Gar, Jeet Kune Do Korean (1): Taekwondo Southeast Asian (3): Kalaripayatu, Kali, Muay Thai Western European (5): Boxing, Wrestling, Fencing, HEMA, Buhurt Russian (2): Sambo, Systema Brazilian (2): Brazilian Jiujitsu, Capoeira Other Culture (2): Krav Maga, HAMA Mixed/Other (3): MMA, Tricking, Parkour
After i watched the video where you compare what martial arts hit the hardest, i started using movement in my boxing. Taking some inspiration from capoeira after you said that the hard hits seemed to come from the movement after you comoared to another martial art in the video. And as you mention here, the movement keeps you thinking, and you are always moving and ready to block hits from the opponent. Mike Tysons peekabo style is also based on movement, but for kind of a different reason, but still it’s based on movement and therefor it seemed logic to use movement when i box too.
Hands down, one of the absolute best channels on UA-cam. Thank you, Seth for being yourself, putting in the work and being generous and a regular guy who I’d love to hang out with.
One of my favorite videos of yours. Good production you did there too. First I went, wtf you doing that’s distracting. But you (literally) kinda tied it together and you had a really good choice of background music to go with it that fit the whimsical approach you took there. Thank you.
@@SenseiSeth Whoops my bad it wasn't meant to come off condescending, I was trying to say that even though it's unfeasible to get super good at every single martial art, the fact that you actually bothered to try so many is pretty badass on its own
Agreed. IMO: having done different arts myself too is pretty beneficial compared to simply just focusing on the usual BJJ, Muay Thai, and Boxing. I mean, I was even able to make Wing Chun work (I used the trapping hands to do standing grapples to my sparring partners). For TKD, I utilized its spinning kicks against my instructor in MT. Because in MT, they very rarely teach spinning kicks and as a result, it caught my instructor off guard.
This was lovely. Well, the sentiment. The makiwara... ummm... Love your videos, and having done a few different arts over the years (decades? fffuuu....) there's a lot of value in a lot of places, and it's awesome to find that.
Here's another art to add to your list: woodworking/joinery 1. Measure twice, cut once 2. Tablesaws/power tools are like firearms. They are dangerous and deserve respect, even when they are unplugged. Never get complacent. As for your project.. 3. Simpler solutions are always better. I would've recommended digging a post hole, dropping the 4x4 in, backfilling with dirt, then securing the rope with glue. Bing bang boom. 👌
Proud of you Sensei! Cross training is a wonderful experience in martial arts but not a lot of practitioners get to take the journey. You have my respect 😌🙏
One of your best videos and definitely the most impactful. I gotta say you’re one of the people that brought me into UA-cam martial arts and I continue to learn while also laughing 🥊😂
Hey sensei, the first video I saw from you was one teaching a kick under 15 minutes (maybe it was 30 minutes or 5, I can't remember. It was, at least, 2 years ago). As I was going to teach my first kickboxing class and I was looking for a way more approachable to teach it than in my background (Muay Thai). And I've watch ever video from you since. From the spinning shit with the bottle caps to your training on self defense and collabs with the other guys; down to this one. And I have only one thing to say: Thank you. Thank you for gifting us with your journey, your sense of humor and your wisdom. I'm not a karateka. But you have teach me a lot (more than how to teach a kick). or me, you are my sensei. Thank you. 🙏
I'm only starting to enter the world of martial arts, and videos like these really give me hopes of doing the best that I can. Building something, a skill, a style. My heart sometimes is overcome with fear and feelings of being not good enough, but I know I can still beat them and keep getting better at fighting not only the person in front of me, but the one that I'm controling. Love your videos.
I have loved watching these videos. Thank you for exploring and for sharing your insights with your signature humor. Yours is easily one of my favorite channels to watch. JB
I could write an extremely long text about how much help is giving to me your videos during a bad time in my life. But I will just summarise everything saying thank you for share your journey enjoying and learning martial arts. You can't imagine how inspiring and funny is always to watch your videos. I respect you a lot, as martial artist and as the person that you are. So skilled, humble, open minded and positive. 😊🙏
the best thing that you said about making video in youtube : is that you living your dream !!! and when you realized it , you begin to understand small things that is importants in life!!
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Seems like you are more than capable to make up your own makiwara and maybe the hojo undo weights for body conditioning, like in Okinawa
yo seth, i really like what you said about sumo. that is also one of the most important factors in aikido that i dont think ive ever heard ever mentioned by people who dont practice it.
i learned practical aikido. so against resisting opponents. the first six months of training was literally just sitting down until i couldnt be pushed or thrown. seems simple but im sure youve done something similar.
and that is really the only time aikido would be used in the real world. when somebody is trying to move you.
hostage situation, somebodys trying to relocate you with a knife or gun. or just trying to push you or pull you someplace.
everybody acts like "that wont happen in a fight" no, but people will try and drag you someplace before they beat and rob you.
or if they see you go to pull a weapon "then the bad guy is magically, grabbing your arms like would never happen in a real situation"
but yeah, sorry for the rant. but its strange hearing the most important lesson in aikido attributed to sumo. very similar and quite a few aikido books use sumo as reference also.
Bro is batman💀
I really enjoyed watching you go from art to art and getting your butt kicked lol just kidding. It takes courage to put yourself out there the way you did. You are the best!
This is the reason Sensei Seth is by far one of the most fun people to watch in this community: we don't just learn from his teaching, we learn from his learning. The mind is fresh, the attitude positive and open, unafraid to be goofy, even his smile and speech are so welcoming. Sensei Seth puts the fun back in martial arts.
i was impressed with his capoeira episode! he started doing some acrobatics!
Well said
Hunnit pacent 100%
"The best part of the process isn't usually being good at it. It's being able to do it again tomorrow."
-Sensei Seth
That's a hell of a quote
Put that on a t-shirt!
T-shirt, T-shirt, T-shirt!!!
great quote absolutely
Gold nuggets
Really love your videos and how open minded you are in your approach 👍
Yo look who it is!
Yooo! Thank you sir! Big fan
Collab when?
@@Edu-lu2wk yep i think a collab is a great idea
@@SenseiSeth I think it's time for Seth to learn the Shaolin style.
Seth is hands down, my favourite martial artist. I love that you are fostering a community of ALL martial arts, not just those you favour. It's easy to get caught up in popular sports and to poo poo others, but Seth finds an outstanding balance of respect and criticism. Keep on doing what you do, my guy!
I thought your favourite was bruce lee 🤔
@@rifaeerasheedh5166 Seth is the 2023 version of Bruce Lee. YA I SAID IT!
@@mattbeaulne2516 modern day Bruce lee
Some of the things i learned in the styles i've practice are
-Karate: Repetition makes perfect but it isn't always how it's going to come out but is better that something comes out rather than nothing at all
-Taekwondo: If you can get kick in the face you deserve it.
-Boxing: Just because something works really well in some scenarios doesn't mean it works well in everything.
-Judo: Doing everything with force doesn't work
-Mma: Just because you are good at something doesn't mean it works every time but sometimes being good at one thing is better than sucking at several things.
-Jiujitsu: There can be a lot, A LOT of things to learn but sometimes one or two things is good enough
-Wrestling: Hard work pays off hard.
I’m going through a hard time in my life right now and because of that I no longer feel I can train but watching your videos keeps my hope up that one day soon I’ll feel able to step foot in a dojo again. Thanks Seth for your videos.
Training isn’t the same for everyone, whatever you CAN do is your training 🙏
Same here 😢
Hey, Andrew, you got this. It's the same for me. Never give up. Take it a day at a time. But you probably know that. Because you got this 😀😃😄
@@jameswhitfield6220 Hey thanks man. I hope everything works out for you.
@@SenseiSeth thanks for the reply and thanks for the motivation. It’s awesome getting a reply from you.
What I've loved most about this is the community that's formed up between guys like you, Icy Mike, Wonderboy, Kevin Lee, Jesse Enkamp, and the many others with their own channels who collab with you. It's a very wholesome group that just gets together and shares tricks openly for the benefit of teaching others. Honestly someone should crowd fund a short film where you guys get to choreograph fights between each other using your favorite moves and whatnot.
I second that!
Their collabs are legit interesting, insightful and fun indeed
nicely said!
Sensei Seth.
Judo black belt here, who also train in BJJ and Muay Thai. I have to say your summary on Judo is spot on. Away from all the throws and all the choke and stuff...the single most important thing Judo taught me is balance on my feet. And it has helped me improved my skiing, rock climbing, even my swimming etc...
This is such a cool vid and all those 28 episodes are interesting. Awesome job!
Seth, you're a major inspiration for me. Thanks to your videos and seeing you try things, it has pushed me to finally follow my dreams of being a martial artist. Thanks for your amazing videos.
You really bring open mindedness to the space of martial arts online. It is cool to see all the creators collaborating and showing cool things off, being nice to each others, it has not always been the case in martial art culture. I'd be cool if you try kendo sometime, you would have some fun :P Since I broke one knee it's pretty much all I can do safetly but I really enjoy it now.
I would love to try kendo, I just haven’t found a place yet
I train Wing Chun and Judo (and used to train Shukokai) and honestly, I have so much fun with sparring with boxers or Muay Thai practitioners or having a throw/roll with a BJJ dude even when I’ve clearly lost simply because it’s experience and I love the stylistic match ups haha, love the videos Sensei, hope you carry on trying things out! 🥋 🔥
That was so good and the end was rather touching. When I first started watching your videos I was a cripple suffering from the effects of a useless liver and just watching you do what I love with humor and intelligence is one of a few things that got me off my futon and try to get back my life
The luck on your journey
Good conclusion 😁
Glad that you figured out what are the most important things in life:
1 always keep on going, never give up
2 life is not perfect but you can always improve your self
3 be thankful for what you have and for the people in your life
4 have fun 😊
I love your construction project as a metaphor for martial arts - You have an idea in your head of what you're trying to achieve, you use the tools and knowledge you have to try, but fail. But then for every failure is another time you got up, learned, and tried again. You may succeed at your goal and you may not, but the journey makes you better and fulfills you.
thanks for the video I struggled at school today but this was just a nice calming video that just makes you feel good about your life
I’ve struggled at school plenty of times. It gets better
1. Capoeira
2.Krav Maga
3.wing chun
4.Boxing
5.Bu hurt
6.tai chi
7.brazilian Jiu-jitsu
8.fencing
9.sambo
10.Wushu
11.tricking
12.parkour
13.sumo
14.systema
15.judo
16.wrestling
17.MMA
18.kalaripayattu
19.tibetan hop gar KF
20.jeet kun do
21.Kali/Filipino MA
22.Taekwondo
23.Ninjutsu
24.HEMA (Europeas)
25.HAMA (Africanas)
26.Muay thai
27.Aikido
28.Karate
Hey Seth, as an avid Buhurtist myself, I'd really love to see you revist Buhurt. There are folks in Buhurt that are truly approaching it as a martial art, and incorporating MMA and other martial arts systems into Buhurt. If you can make it to Warlord Combat Academy in Dallas or Cerberus Emissus in Portland, you'll meet some seriously high-level folks who are some of the best in the world at Buhurt. If you DM me, I can put you in touch with the right folks. Hope you see this good buddy, I appreciate the hell out of your channel. Much Love!
Everything Alexander just said.
After trying all those martial arts and still not having found what he was looking for, Seth is now moving on to learning how to play the banjo and make piggies squeal.
Thanks for letting me be a part of it!
Thanks for your help!
I love how open you are about your own learning processes. It's so refreshing and valuable. I don't practice karate myself, but I take away so much from these videos to my own practice.
One of the most fun parts of doing multiple martial arts for me has been seeing the similarities and differences and how it all comes together, as you said! Thanks for doing this and sharing your takeaways. 🙌
It's funny, I've practiced karate and boxing and wrestling and BJJ, but as a man, I think one of the most important things you modeled here was the text on the screen near the end saying, "I'm happy to have you guys as a part of my life." I think a lot of us could use some practice saying things like that. Great video.
Great video and cool message!!! Happy to have been a part of your journey!
One thing I've noticed about martial arts is you tend to get a different view of martial arts depending on how deep you go. There's a different perspective on something if you've:
-Only heard about it through reputation or through fraud-busting videos.
-Only seen videos about it on youtube or heard your friend talk about it.
-Taken a seminar or taken a trial class.
-Studied it for a short period of time (i.e. measured in months)
-Studied it for a long period of time (measured in years), but at one location
-Studied it under multiple teachers to the point where you've become a master or professor yourself
I have a different experience with Taekwondo (2 Masters, over 13 years of training) than Hapkido (1 master for 8 years) than BJJ (1 professor for a few months). I've gotten a lot more out of Taekwondo and Hapkido, simply because I've trained them longer and have seen the evolution of my technique compared to when we get new beginners, compared with BJJ where I'm still essentially at that level. However, I also feel that in the last 6 months, I've gotten more out of BJJ than I could've gotten out of TKD or HKD, simply because I have a lot more to learn about BJJ than the arts that I'm already comfortable with.
If there is anyone who fits the title of "Sensei", it's you Seth. Thank you for being an inspiration.
The safety goggles make you look like a offbrand version of Riddick
Oh… I mean, as far as comparisons, this one hasn’t hurt my feelings the most?
@@SenseiSeth Lol which one did insult you the most?
I feel like icy mike would say something like:
“yeah Riddickulous”
I have to say, this editing is amazing. The overarching story of your woodworking project tied with each martial art... This video is a work of art! Great job Sensei :).
I haven't seen anybody make a full video just enjoying the journey of learning all sorts of martial arts and skills... AND do it so well. Awesome job Sensei!
I have done Shotokan for a while, but i focus on Goju Ryu karate (which has been my passion), capoeira because I love the music and moves, I’ve signed up to practice Bajiquan kung fu and it looks a lot like Goju but northern Chinese style. It’s so fun to practice other styles in order to compare and contrast and add to your main style
Oh man! Seth made a makiwara! A true karateka
Goju-Ryu is awesome! I am only 1.75 years into it, but I really really love it! It is essentially a rebranded White Crane Kung Fu.
where did you find baji quan? i want to take it but i can only find an instructor with a home studio and he only takes 1 on 1 classes
Bajiquan is so underrated.
@@Nelson_WinI agree. When practiced and applied properly, it’s so good
@@georgefoley9793 always a fan of those who have a great Goju journey. Keep on going. I’m heading for my shodan (1st Dan) test in 2 months
A retrospective like this is a great idea for Seth and his channel, it kinda feels like the culmination of all of the “I trained this martial art” videos!
Alright this brought a tear to my eye.
Haha. Gotcha
As a Kenpo practitioner, I really want to expand my experience like this specifically to Wing Chun, Goju Ryu, Muay Thai, Taekwondo and Judo
I am really really happy for you.
I mean that sincerely and genuinely. Just through and through happy for you.
Jesus Seth - watching you use that table saw made me SO sweaty - like free handing a cross cut... I was just waiting for a kick back!
When I first saw the title I was going to make a joke about how you haven't learned much if you still haven't tried Hockey. Following you more or less since the bottle cap challenge and for me this video was like the final episode from a season of a beloved show that I hope has many more seasons. It's been a pleasure to observe this journey. Thankyou for the inspiration and entertainment.
Def still want to try hockey
Taekwondo guy here; this is right on point. I don't study TKD to be the best, or because it's better than any other martial art. I study to be a little better than I was the day before. Mentally, physically, whatever, doesn't matter. Just a little tiny bit better. We do some cross-training of other styles and while specific moves may not always transfer (though I do like wushu punches in point sparring), the concepts and ideas often do.
Really enjoy your content, thanks for sharing with all of us.
This is one of my favorite videos you've done. It's a good way to reflect on martial arts as a whole and life itself, with of course your usual nuggets of humor thrown in. I've only dabbled in a few martial arts here and there and currently train BJJ (just a white belt at the moment) but this video inspires me to train more.
Thumbs up for old school dad sparring footage, leaving on sexy goggles when no longer needed, and home made karate makiwara training tools! I love how your exploration video went on as you started building it , and after your journey, you ended up back where you began as symbolized in the completion of the makiwara.
For a video about the arts of hurting people, this was a warm hug of positivity. Good on you.
creative delivery and a practical result came about in making your makiwara. you remind us what it is to do martial arts, which is to "practice"!
Never met you nor I probably will, but you truly are an inspiration, Seth. And a clear proof that good guys can make it in this world. Wishing you all the best and cheers from Macedonia!
I saw what you did there. The learning experiences from the martial arts together with building the punching stand. Nice touch Sensei.
I definitely like the idea of getting really good at a couple of martial arts (eg. Bjj and kickboxing) then just start exploring all these different arts just for fun.
Fantastic video. Always love your balance between just doing fun stuff and enjoying it but also being a bit thoughtful and reflective
This, right here, is what martial arts is all about, thank you Sensei Seth for sharing your experiences and making us feel like a part of it
Thanks for this video. Your final thought "I'm living my dream," after reflecting not on each individual experience, but the whole, resonated with me too.
I quit taekwondo as a teen right when I was about to test for my black belt. I had to train a little bit harder as I wasn't ready yet, but it was still a major blow for me; I grew up wanting nothing more than to do the martial arts.
Then I started thinking on the things I did both before and in between going back to taekwondo this year. I read media, watched videos, and took classes in other martial arts styles. That reflection caused me to see I did the same thing you did- and I realized I didn't waste a bunch of years. I'm living the dream too- I just had to find ways around work and life, but I did it. I've done kenpo, wing chun, hapkido, fencing, and Tai chi. Nothing major in those arts; still very much a beginner, but that was the dream.
Once again, thanks for the video and the reflection. Keep on kicking.... ... on.... yeah. Lol
I thought you were going to get emotional at the end, very inspiring man. Keep on. Martial Arts are beautiful, it's all about the struggle, learning & growing.
Your video is really long but also informative. Like u keep the audience hooked without getting them bored! Keep up!
You outdid yourself with this one.
How you weaved in the toolmaking with the martial arts lessons, and even managed to construct a logical space for the seemingly unrelated sponsor.
You've just received your black belt in the craft of video.
I bow to you.
Favorite video so far. I feel like I am the type of person that learns a little from everything in order to improve as a whole. This distillation of the brightest points in each martial art is exactly what I love about life.
One of the coolest videos you've done. Love it when you are in a reflective mood
Sensei Seth the most underrated philosophy channel on UA-cam
This video is put together so well I can tell this took a lot of time👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
I've recently taken my first martial arts (boxing) class after watching your channel for about a year, and am having so much fun. Am even considering taking classes in a grappling art too. Thank you for inspiring me!
Anybody watching--don't use a table saw the way Seth does! Always have a fence to guide your work, or when cross-cutting, use a sled. Seth was at a lot of risk of kickback if the post twisted just a little bit wrong in his hands, or if he moved either hand a little faster than the other. A table saw blade is moving ridiculously fast and will cut your fingers off faster than you can blink, and it can throw a piece of wood at you hard enough to break bones.
I loved sparring anyone and everyone I came accross. If you lose, you learn, if you win, you learn. Respect.
28 is quite a list!
By culture:
Japanese (5): Karate, Aikido, Judo, Sumo, Ninjutsu
Chinese (5): Wing Chun, Tai Chi, Wushu, Hop Gar, Jeet Kune Do
Korean (1): Taekwondo
Southeast Asian (3): Kalaripayatu, Kali, Muay Thai
Western European (5): Boxing, Wrestling, Fencing, HEMA, Buhurt
Russian (2): Sambo, Systema
Brazilian (2): Brazilian Jiujitsu, Capoeira
Other Culture (2): Krav Maga, HAMA
Mixed/Other (3): MMA, Tricking, Parkour
After i watched the video where you compare what martial arts hit the hardest, i started using movement in my boxing. Taking some inspiration from capoeira after you said that the hard hits seemed to come from the movement after you comoared to another martial art in the video. And as you mention here, the movement keeps you thinking, and you are always moving and ready to block hits from the opponent. Mike Tysons peekabo style is also based on movement, but for kind of a different reason, but still it’s based on movement and therefor it seemed logic to use movement when i box too.
Awesome stuff! Love this honest exploration.
Hands down, one of the absolute best channels on UA-cam. Thank you, Seth for being yourself, putting in the work and being generous and a regular guy who I’d love to hang out with.
I learned this advice yesterday from Sensei Jessie explaining how having fun is the best way to learn
Thank you for everything Seth, can't wait to see more, especially the trying of other arts.
great video, really like the thoughtfulness about your experiences and how you put them all into context :D
Thank you for doing what you do, you're sharing of your experiences give the rest of us your experiences. It's a gift. Thank you.
So, I guessed makiwara before you even started the build, because I just started to build one and now that the rain has let up I can finish mine.
Love your content, Seth! Fantastic video as always
One of my favorite videos of yours. Good production you did there too. First I went, wtf you doing that’s distracting. But you (literally) kinda tied it together and you had a really good choice of background music to go with it that fit the whimsical approach you took there. Thank you.
This is easily one of your best videos man! Im glad you're able to represent the martial arts community in such a great open minded way!
I nearly teared up at the end. Great video Sensei Seth! I wish you nothing but the best on your journey.
Man skilled or not, being able to claim that you've learned 28 different Martial Arts is still one hell of a pedigree.
Is that supposed to be nice? Lol
@@SenseiSeth he just roasted you and tried to pass it as a compliment
Backhanded compliment. 😂
@@SenseiSeth Whoops my bad it wasn't meant to come off condescending, I was trying to say that even though it's unfeasible to get super good at every single martial art, the fact that you actually bothered to try so many is pretty badass on its own
Well, Batman "officially" learned 127, so there's still a long way to go
i wish hapkido was featured more
-thx for the kicking seminar recently
We are also happy to have you Sensei Seth.^^
Agreed. IMO: having done different arts myself too is pretty beneficial compared to simply just focusing on the usual BJJ, Muay Thai, and Boxing. I mean, I was even able to make Wing Chun work (I used the trapping hands to do standing grapples to my sparring partners). For TKD, I utilized its spinning kicks against my instructor in MT. Because in MT, they very rarely teach spinning kicks and as a result, it caught my instructor off guard.
This was lovely. Well, the sentiment. The makiwara... ummm... Love your videos, and having done a few different arts over the years (decades? fffuuu....) there's a lot of value in a lot of places, and it's awesome to find that.
Thanks so much for making this video Seth, it’s been a pleasure to follow your adventures and your videos always put a smile on my face
Great storytelling! Full of little gems. What a clever conclusion video!
Such a wholesome video! It's always fun to watch going on that adventures and make great videos like that, thank you
Well done. I totally enjoyed tagging along virtually for some of the journey. Bravo.
Great video, love your content! Would love to see you try ITF taekwondo!
you are a such a legend. Every video is video where we learn something and feel good again because of your positive vibes
Whooohooo, I'm a good face for Aikido!!! Thank you Sensei Seth, it was an honor
By far … my favorite video.. well done. Gambette!
Here's another art to add to your list: woodworking/joinery
1. Measure twice, cut once
2. Tablesaws/power tools are like firearms. They are dangerous and deserve respect, even when they are unplugged. Never get complacent.
As for your project..
3. Simpler solutions are always better. I would've recommended digging a post hole, dropping the 4x4 in, backfilling with dirt, then securing the rope with glue. Bing bang boom. 👌
Proud of you Sensei! Cross training is a wonderful experience in martial arts but not a lot of practitioners get to take the journey. You have my respect 😌🙏
The ending is beautiful. Thank you for showing your way
One of your best videos and definitely the most impactful. I gotta say you’re one of the people that brought me into UA-cam martial arts and I continue to learn while also laughing 🥊😂
Hey sensei, the first video I saw from you was one teaching a kick under 15 minutes (maybe it was 30 minutes or 5, I can't remember. It was, at least, 2 years ago). As I was going to teach my first kickboxing class and I was looking for a way more approachable to teach it than in my background (Muay Thai).
And I've watch ever video from you since. From the spinning shit with the bottle caps to your training on self defense and collabs with the other guys; down to this one.
And I have only one thing to say: Thank you.
Thank you for gifting us with your journey, your sense of humor and your wisdom.
I'm not a karateka. But you have teach me a lot (more than how to teach a kick). or me, you are my sensei.
Thank you. 🙏
Came to see weird and quirky styles and left with tears, beautiful video sensei seth.
I'm only starting to enter the world of martial arts, and videos like these really give me hopes of doing the best that I can. Building something, a skill, a style. My heart sometimes is overcome with fear and feelings of being not good enough, but I know I can still beat them and keep getting better at fighting not only the person in front of me, but the one that I'm controling.
Love your videos.
OORAH!! Good on you Seth! Keep living the dream MUCH respect
I have loved watching these videos. Thank you for exploring and for sharing your insights with your signature humor. Yours is easily one of my favorite channels to watch. JB
I could write an extremely long text about how much help is giving to me your videos during a bad time in my life. But I will just summarise everything saying thank you for share your journey enjoying and learning martial arts. You can't imagine how inspiring and funny is always to watch your videos.
I respect you a lot, as martial artist and as the person that you are. So skilled, humble, open minded and positive. 😊🙏
You're living dream for sure.
Thanks for sharing it with the rest of us.
Thank you for being one of the best martial arts UA-camrs out there.
The content is great in itself but we also enjoy the mood, the mentality, the open mind, it motivates us to go back to more learning and more fighting
Secondly, I didn't realize you have had the chance to work with so many top level martial artists. That's so cool, and inspiring
Great video, thanks for adding that little clip of me using you as my Uke.
❤ your whole video concept, it's actually emotional
the best thing that you said about making video in youtube : is that you living your dream !!! and when you realized it , you begin to understand small things that is importants in life!!