@@BarFlyChefdon’t be parasocial. Mikes a grown man with a family and it’s just after the holidays he’s probably spending time with family and on personal stuff.
Thank you for following up with Coach Lee and coming all the way out to Lubbock to both try and feature our sport of Wushu Sanda again, and for allowing me the opportunity to film for you, I hope I was able to live up to Zak’s quality camerawork! It was a privilege getting to know you a little better this past weekend! Also hope the Grappling with the Classics podcast with Cory Johnson and Professor of Classics David Larmour, went well! 😊
Coach had the “I’m genuinely impressed” look on his face. Great showing Seth….1 year of training later. “Well, I’ve been doing Sanda for 1 year, and I guess I’m competing in the world championships now” love it
TBH Seth really should do some more Sanda. It fits his own style so well, as well as would help eliminate some of his bad habits from Taekwondo, like heavily backfoot weighted high kicks with no setup. Every time he throws one of those I can't help but think "you know better Seth!"
That was pretty good advice, as in the end it boils down to being careful when in a stressful situation, because when you get jittery & overthinking (as in trying to guess), you're going to make mistakes. Remembering to only react to Strikes once the signs are there that it's coming and *already committed* (even if it can be redirected midway) is a good way to cool your head down under pressure. Of course, it might seem really obvious since it's a fundamental Fighting principle, but out of the great many Elements to keep track of in a Fight/during Sparring, thinking about this one is of great help to get instant results and Refocus.
I REALLY wish Sanda had a larger American scene. Crazy effective and interesting martial art but its federation only really cares about the Chinese Market and having to compete with K1 is hard.
Honestly, the name hurts it a lot. I think it’s distractingly close to Santa, both said aloud and read. The older name, sanshou, wasn’t too bad, imo. I still call it that all the time when I teach
Several years ago I heard someone saying that even in China more people are interested in curling (of all things) than in sanda. Not sure if it's true (of if it's still the case), but the thought of it...
Definitely underrated, for sure. I do Muay Thai, and I’d never seen many of the sweeps done here-they’re awesome. And I love that they leave open thr possibility of takedowns, even if it’s likited compared to MMA, sambo, etc.
@@Annokh if there’s an Olympic medal for it , the mainland Chinese government would push its people to get into it basically. If there’s no Olympic medal to be had , it’s really hard to encourage interest in it or they don’t actually care all that much to be honest.
Hey what's up Sensei Seth! It's Ryan Liu long time viewer since you were at less than 1k subs subscribers tryna learn the 720 kick lol. I was the Sanda guy who kept blowing up your comments with Chinese martial arts stuff in the martial arts ranking. Ian Lee is the head of my lineage, who taught Yang Pan my coach. I'm going to Sanda national trials in May 27th Memorial Day weekend in San Francisco. I would love it if you came!
Good luck for the tournment. I trained at Shaolin Temple UK with Shifu Shi Yan Zi. One of our guys got silver at the Worlds a while back. Muslim Salhaikov got gold.
Lee's son is probably the first child I've seen in America throw legit kicks and punches. (Obviously, I've seen insane talent in Thailand and whatnot, but rarely ever in America)
I realize that it’s a lot of work putting together your content but please know how much your work is appreciated. UA-cam is better with sincerely good folks like you out here!
Livingston is a great person to learn from he gave me my first ever thai boxing class at a gym in edmond Oklahoma. He is also a BJJ blackbelt. Bro is a top tier athlete. I never expected to see him here.
I'm glad the one guy acknowledged that the chest protector is to make sound, not to actually protect your chest. In my experience, chest protectors make body shots worse - your torso is a large target, and shots that might otherwise glance off transfer through instead. Same with headgear and head shots.
Seth, I’ve been watching you for years now and I’m very impressed with this sparring footage. I can tell you put the time in muy Thai and grappling, cross training to make you a formidable fighter. Thank you for sharing your journey and keeping me inspired.
This makes me so happy! Seeing Sanda get more and more recognized!! Thank you Sensei Seth for bringing us probably the best sanda video on UA-cam!! I truly love your channel and what you provide!
It's a shame most people don't realize sanda is what actual application of kung fu in a real fight would look like. Happy to see more and more exposure of sanda on youtube (TikTok as well).
@@scarred10 kung fu is literally just "chinese martial arts". So, yea sanda is kung fu. You probably thought kung fu equaled shaolin style kung fu (tiger, mantis, etc), which is a popular misconception and what the other guy was talking about.
@@MyZ001 tbf, I practice Shaolin kung fu myself and when sparring ut would be exactly like MMA. The problem lies with people trying to fight like in movies, thinking you should fight stylized. Actual application for Shaolin forms, for example, are exactly as what you see in Sanda. The stylized forms are nothing but a method for practicing techniques and conditioning the body.
Seth, as a long time San Da practitioner who comes from a Mongolian family ancestry(martial ancestry), there are multiple takes on all of this of course. My family is focused less on the sport of San Da than combat application but we competed to test. Our family motto was to use the Earth as a weapon to turn their neck into dust. Throwing people off of a Lei Tai is a unique experience, and winning via TKO from a throw is even more so. San Da/Kuo Shu should be WAY more popular than it is, such a great art and completely underrated. You did a great job and Coach Lee is correct, you look great for your weight class.
Traditional kung fu can enhance Sanda and qin a and joint locks. I did the same thing mixing traditional and modern and the were really complimenting each other
The ruleset for Sanda tournaments seem the most realistic, and it still retains a real world thinking that alot of fighting arts don't really have. From strike, catch, throw and then switching to another opponent I'd love to see a one vs multiple opponent match.
Fighting like this is soooo FUN, especially caching kicks! I don't practice sanda but the rules are almost the same as Viet vo Dao, apart from smaller things like the points are not based on sound and a kick to the head is 3 points. Other than that, DAMN THEY ARE FAST! Thanks Seth for making videos on chinese martial arts, they are so beautiful
I had the pleasure of training with a guy that went to sanda nationals and I cannot stress how insane his kicks were. Crazy fast and he could land them from anywhere. His takedowns were super unique as well because of the sanda ruleset not allowing a knee to touch the ground. Even in our jiu jitsu training, he would hit doubles and singles from almost a yogi squat position. Dude had some crazy power.
The compliments you received were really nice, especially how endearing it is to hear your dad's praise for teaching you such good fundamentals. Amazing video, how awesome those people really bolstered the videos quality.
I tried Sanda because of you're video, most exhausted I have ever been in training and I did sambo for a good few years, sanda was cool though try it if you're up for kickboxing with extra flavour
Sounds like fun! I've attended seminars for several different disciplines over the years, but my primary background is Muay Thai. Sanda is something I've never trained at all, but the original Sanda video and this one have me really intrigued. Plus, I have relatives near Lubbock, so I'm running out of excuses to not give it a shot.
@@TheElbowMerchant I did a lot of Kyokushin and wushu and I thought there'd be some Chinese similarities God Was I wrong tho, You should give it a go dude I had a blast because I got whooped and felt 'new' to martial arts again, hell of a nice feeling
@@jacobharris954 More similar than I thought they'd be sambo leads well to takedowns obviously and Sanda is catching kicks and sitting people on their arse, although some of the sanda dudes there ran circles around me just kicking me because my striking isnt that great but it was still fun.
The explanation at around 12:46 was REALLY interesting to me because it reminded me so much of fighting games. Obviously martial arts are REAL and physically intensive, but it sounds like there are extremely similar mindgames in terms of doing “safe” things to try and get a read on the opponent so you can find openings and counter appropriately. I just watched the wing chun wooden dummy video, and I love how things are broken down and explained. Thanks so much for sharing!
More so than Muay Thai, boxing and kickboxing, Sanda can be the best transition to MMA, especially if you want to be a striking based practitioner. A striking based practitioner with a unique style of takedowns and clinching mechanics.
If anyone near Boston wants to try sanda, come down to Redline Fight Sports in Cambridge on Wednesday nights. Yours truly teaches both levels E: i should add that i lost to both Livingston and Bruce back in 2016, but i guarantee that only makes the instruction better!
Seth, you are fucking good. I have trained MMA for years (including Sanda) and I am constantly impressed with how well you spar and compete in all these videos.
Great to see Sanda get Featured and start to gain some Momentum and the Recognition it deserves! It truly was a greatly put together Video too! Sensei Seth has mastered the Art of Storytelling through a Video!
Dope. There seems to be more like dodging in the pocket to get the counter than fully disengaging when the opponent tries to start an exchange and then like a hit n go mentality for when you start. Like Livingston was saying I think that makes for a really spectator friendly sport
I think I really enjoy the ruleset of this sport, thank you so much for showing all of us! Lovely respect shown, and a lovely compliment to your Father too, seemingly really good, nice people!
@senseiseth I've been a follower for a while now and i can honestly say I've never seen you legs do "the wobble" like they were with your boy Livingston. Dude was chopping wood. I have so much admiration for you and love watching your journey or this "Quest for knowledge" Keep it up dude thank you
Coach Li is absolutely right. Sanda/Sanshou was honed in modern wars and is composed of martial arts that have roots in older martial arts that were honed in older and even ancient wars. The mindset is based on actual combat, hence the need to win then and there and as soon as possible. Not like sport or modern day martial arts where setups can take as long as you want because min-maxing for points is the only priority or going to ground when you're losing doesn't mean you've lost, because the fight continues on the ground and you can take your sweet ass time down there.
Because those old kung fu movies were about shaolin, mantis, monkey style, etc, etc. Most of America's martial arts outlook is derived from classic movies. That's what I'm guessing.
Sanda is at the program of the Wushu world championships. It would gain far more reception from the audience if Wushu was at the Olympic Games (and since the IWUF is a recognized international federation by the IOC it could actually enter the Olympics in the future) but there are some obstacle to this: 1) The ITF (International Taekwondo Federation) which has its sport as part of the program of the olympics would probably try and block it (the same way they are not to warm with kickboxing or Muay Thai entering the olympics), for such a combat sport would obliterate in terms of audience their crappy point system which is just about placing your foot somewhere on the opponent no matter if it's with no pressure at all. 2) the WKF (World Karate Federation) which got already screwed in 1996 by the ITF (whose president was a close friend to fomrer IOC president, Juan Antonio Samaranch, and got Taekwondo to the program of the Olympics despite being a federation with less members worldwide than Karate), is desperate since over 30 years to have karate become a full program sport to the Olympics (and only managed so far to have it as a provisional sport in Tokyo 2020), also has some leverage to block any further martial art to enter the Olympics program until they're not in. And guess what? WKF has also adopted this lame scoring system the ITF uses. It's a bit better to watch than Olympic Taekwondo, but just a little... 3) China is the country that gets the most medals at the Wushu world championships. USA and China are in severe competition at every olympics to know which country is going to have the most gold medals, and each and every sports or events in a sports that is added or suppressed is closely checked by the sports managements of these two countries in order to make sure it's at their own advantage. As you can guess, China is actively pushing for Wushu to enter the Olympics, but on the other hand, the USA are not so warm since they aren't on the level of China yet in this sport and since the race is so tight between these 2 superpowers, bringing in a sports such as this one would give way more advantage in the medal race to China then to the USA. USA having more leverage on the IOC than China (for now), I guess we're not seeing Wuhsu (and therefore, we're not seeing Sanda) at the Olympics any soon.
Ramsey Dewey said in one of his videos that when he came to china it blew his mind how insanely good Sanda fighters are at catching kicks. and its true, we do train that a lot.
This was so amazing! I cant get enough of your exploration into the martial arts! Keep up the amazing work brother... you are truly the definition of a martial artist.
Yooooo Sanda , that’s awesome you are following up with the Sanda videos - this was really cool and all you guys look great , and great job Sensei Seth !
I have been practicing Martial Arts since age 12 and I haven’t seen a guy as large as Sensei Seth, moving the way he does. Amazing timing, combinations and moves. It reminds me of my Kempo crew from the late 80s and early 90s. Glad to see those skills still remains. It was a treat seen Seth sparring on this video. Usss!
Love Sanda, it’s ashame we don’t see it more. I’m seeing more television Karate bouts in pits now. Man I would love to see this with Sanda. This is definitely an underrated sport that needs attention. I train in Traditional Wing Chun, Boxing and Wrestling in my youth. Back in the day I sparred with Sanda guys and held my own. It opened my eyes to this fabulous sport.
I have been training in Sanda for many years. It is very effective. You also have takedowns wich makes it complete. I still don’t understand why it is so underrated. People only talks about thai boxe or kickboxing
mma, muay thai, boxing, they are basically competing the strongest and talented human body, meanwhile sanda is a next level which bring the fight to a semi street with no weapons. Throwing to the ground does way more damage than punch and kick, and you can image if a small guy holding a dagger use his foot work to throw punches to a bigger guy.
I like the moment at 13:51, it's like the roundhouse to the sidekick you demonstrated before. I also caught someone much better than me with this in my first ever kickboxing sparring session
Thank you for the upload Brother! Here is some advice from a 34th Generation Shaolin Warrior Monk: "you have to commit even if your set-up tricks fail to work. You must go straight through them. You MUST be FAST. You have to practise basic technique many thousands of times per day. This technique will make you very strong: very POWERFUL. You punch & throw at the same time. You kick & throw at the same time. Do not just try to throw, or just punch, or do some fancy kick. I do not care how fast you are. You set your end move up: do not just go straight to the end move. You condition their mind & then finish them. In a street fight you cannot do this which is why you do not just try to only punch or throw: if you get the opportunity then yes otherwise punch & kick & follow through with a throw." ok a wizard never reveals all of his tricks so that is enough for today!!! Peace & Love!!!
Dude I boxed back when I was a teenager until during my army days and I stopped which I regret, and always thought I should get into Muay Thai, but this seems like Muay Thai with extra steps, you just got a new subscriber and damn man thanks for sharing that I never seen it before and it’s pretty nifty!
This would be a great base for mma It reminds me of Sambo a bit but more striking focused and less grappling. We need to see an up-and-coming coming fighter with a background in sanda
Yan Xiaonan will fight the first Chinese UFC Champion Zhang Weili, both coming from Wushu Sanda backgrounds, at UFC 300 on April 13th. There is also Chinese UFC Bantamweight Song Yadong, who was a former Wushu and Sanda student of School of Songjiang Wu.
The best part of having a martial arts parent is not only the value of having a personal coach but also ur parents accepting ur request in joining a competition
I love my marital arts family! I have had the pleasure to be lead under Vincent as well as meet coach Lee. He is someone that inspires me and I look up to. I love that sanda is getting more attention! Also for sensei Seth, we don’t aim to just catch kicks off reaction. It is very rare to do so and as you have experienced it’s hard to do. You plan on it with set up. Like mason said, you’re setting them up from a counter. If you see they throw a kick after you kick or punch then you know they’re likely to do so and that’s when you go for catches. It’s like chess!
Really loved this video, super interesting to get some insights on Sanda and see some of the best going at it. Vincent's pendulum step was insanely fast, ridiculous how that back leg just snaps forward and backward, and even turns on it.
I started with Sanda. Then after switched to MMA and became a Pro but it gave me so much additional steps at first in MMA compare to my friends from other disciplines
Superb, have wanted to try Sanda for years (Savate is right at the top of the list too) but finding places in the UK is difficult- although Sanda seems to be better represented these days, shame I’m older and more creaky now but would like to try it at least once
I met Vincent at the 7th kuo shu world championship in Italy and the guy is an insane fighter so huge props to seth for keeping up both are amazing fighters😌💪
When a 12 year old can mop the floor with you, you know for a fact that the training will kick your butt. Man, this is awesome. I'm trying to get into a school for Sanda in my own country. Hopefully I can.
I didn’t know the coach was i. Lubbock. I live in Houston and have practiced in Sanda years ago and if i remember one thing is that it humbled the shit outta me
Coach Lee learned from two Shuai Jiao (摔跤； shuāijiāo, traditional Chinese folk wrestling) coaches, Ou Qinfeng who was his initial Shuai Jiao coach with judo elements, and national Taiwanese judoka Guo Shen, one of the last students of the famed and undefeated Shuai Jiao master Chang Dongsheng, dubbed the “Iron Butterfly”, with a judo influence. When I visited United Martial Arts Training Center for weeklong training camps, Coach Lee would make us drill uchikomi with a gi for all throws at the start of evening training sessions.
I have to be honest I miss my martial arts training. This is a very awesome channel that still allows me to learn even tho I stopped training. Thank you so much!
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No shout out to the spicy LMNTs, Seth? Whatever, stay salty.
Hey Seth, is Mike ok? Hope he's alright. Hasn't been posting in like a month. Maybe get at your boy, and check in.
Great video btw Sensei. Oos.
@@BarFlyChefdon’t be parasocial. Mikes a grown man with a family and it’s just after the holidays he’s probably spending time with family and on personal stuff.
@@tarettime9392 Psh.
“I think your father is a good coach” is probably the coolest thing another coach can tell you
Man, that compliment gave me shivers. That's some respectful shit right there.
Yeah that was great
Yeah, absolutely golden moment right there.
@@JivecattheMagnificent what up brother! Nice to see you here.
I Thought you were me for a second..
Thank you for following up with Coach Lee and coming all the way out to Lubbock to both try and feature our sport of Wushu Sanda again, and for allowing me the opportunity to film for you, I hope I was able to live up to Zak’s quality camerawork! It was a privilege getting to know you a little better this past weekend! Also hope the Grappling with the Classics podcast with Cory Johnson and Professor of Classics David Larmour, went well! 😊
Thank you for filming my man!! Did you see the email I sent you?
@@SenseiSeth Yes I did, thank you for your kind words, they are enough reward for getting our sport seen! 🙂
@@SenseiSethmans having a whole conversation on UA-cam comments 💀
@@SenseiSeth I couldn’t believe you came to Lubbock, I was only three hr away from seen you 😭
Dude, I LOVE your 2015 USKSF Lei Tai highlights video!
Coach had the “I’m genuinely impressed” look on his face. Great showing Seth….1 year of training later. “Well, I’ve been doing Sanda for 1 year, and I guess I’m competing in the world championships now” love it
15:06 Same! I was shocked at his speed, mobility, and high, head-hunting kicks...was def not expecting that from a "husky" guy, either!
@@blajingthe dude has done and is aware of several martial arts. The dude is legit a threat at any weight
TBH Seth really should do some more Sanda. It fits his own style so well, as well as would help eliminate some of his bad habits from Taekwondo, like heavily backfoot weighted high kicks with no setup. Every time he throws one of those I can't help but think "you know better Seth!"
I like that Mason gave you the same advice IcyMike would have given you about drawing them into the catch rather than trying to guess or reflex catch.
That was pretty good advice, as in the end it boils down to being careful when in a stressful situation, because when you get jittery & overthinking (as in trying to guess), you're going to make mistakes.
Remembering to only react to Strikes once the signs are there that it's coming and *already committed* (even if it can be redirected midway) is a good way to cool your head down under pressure.
Of course, it might seem really obvious since it's a fundamental Fighting principle, but out of the great many Elements to keep track of in a Fight/during Sparring, thinking about this one is of great help to get instant results and Refocus.
I REALLY wish Sanda had a larger American scene. Crazy effective and interesting martial art but its federation only really cares about the Chinese Market and having to compete with K1 is hard.
Honestly, the name hurts it a lot. I think it’s distractingly close to Santa, both said aloud and read. The older name, sanshou, wasn’t too bad, imo. I still call it that all the time when I teach
That said, it's certainly a very very small scene. Lubbock, San Jose, New York, Boston, maybe a handful of other cities with gyms?
Several years ago I heard someone saying that even in China more people are interested in curling (of all things) than in sanda. Not sure if it's true (of if it's still the case), but the thought of it...
Definitely underrated, for sure. I do Muay Thai, and I’d never seen many of the sweeps done here-they’re awesome. And I love that they leave open thr possibility of takedowns, even if it’s likited compared to MMA, sambo, etc.
@@Annokh if there’s an Olympic medal for it , the mainland Chinese government would push its people to get into it basically.
If there’s no Olympic medal to be had , it’s really hard to encourage interest in it or they don’t actually care all that much to be honest.
That girl at the end is brutal.
"Go for the head!"
😂
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My typea gal
The Sanda Saga continues! Love it.
Watch. Karate, sanda, and sumo will be Seth's top 3.
The energy of this gym is amazing, they all seems like great people to train with, i gotta say that.
Best gym I've ever been a part of and I've been in quite a few.
Hey what's up Sensei Seth! It's Ryan Liu long time viewer since you were at less than 1k subs subscribers tryna learn the 720 kick lol. I was the Sanda guy who kept blowing up your comments with Chinese martial arts stuff in the martial arts ranking. Ian Lee is the head of my lineage, who taught Yang Pan my coach. I'm going to Sanda national trials in May 27th Memorial Day weekend in San Francisco. I would love it if you came!
Good luck for the tournment. I trained at Shaolin Temple UK with Shifu Shi Yan Zi. One of our guys got silver at the Worlds a while back. Muslim Salhaikov got gold.
MORE Sanda content. I love watching the way they sweep the Leg so complex and so effective
Lee's son is probably the first child I've seen in America throw legit kicks and punches. (Obviously, I've seen insane talent in Thailand and whatnot, but rarely ever in America)
Its just people dont understand to use force two joints ahead, it bothers me insane….
I realize that it’s a lot of work putting together your content but please know how much your work is appreciated. UA-cam is better with sincerely good folks like you out here!
Means a lot to me 🙏🙏
"Go for the head!" lmao Great video again and I never knew Sanda had so many cool takedowns, interesting...
Livingston is an absolute badass. I remember him from the tournament video.
Livingston is a great person to learn from he gave me my first ever thai boxing class at a gym in edmond Oklahoma. He is also a BJJ blackbelt. Bro is a top tier athlete. I never expected to see him here.
That's why the best will always be the best. They don't let their own biases stop them.
I'm glad the one guy acknowledged that the chest protector is to make sound, not to actually protect your chest.
In my experience, chest protectors make body shots worse - your torso is a large target, and shots that might otherwise glance off transfer through instead.
Same with headgear and head shots.
That lunging teep that Vincent was doing is such a rad kick
It’s pretty slick
You did great Seth! You’ve never trained before and yet you competed with world athletes. Good job man!!
Limitless experimenting with the martial arts = Limitless potential
Seth, I’ve been watching you for years now and I’m very impressed with this sparring footage. I can tell you put the time in muy Thai and grappling, cross training to make you a formidable fighter. Thank you for sharing your journey and keeping me inspired.
Vincent's left inside low kick is a thing of beauty. 13:06
This makes me so happy! Seeing Sanda get more and more recognized!! Thank you Sensei Seth for bringing us probably the best sanda video on UA-cam!! I truly love your channel and what you provide!
It's a shame most people don't realize sanda is what actual application of kung fu in a real fight would look like.
Happy to see more and more exposure of sanda on youtube (TikTok as well).
Theres no kung fu in sanda at all,its kickboxing with Chinese wrestling
@@scarred10 your comment is exactly what I was talking about.
Thanks for proving my point.
@@scarred10 kung fu is literally just "chinese martial arts". So, yea sanda is kung fu. You probably thought kung fu equaled shaolin style kung fu (tiger, mantis, etc), which is a popular misconception and what the other guy was talking about.
@@MyZ001 tbf, I practice Shaolin kung fu myself and when sparring ut would be exactly like MMA. The problem lies with people trying to fight like in movies, thinking you should fight stylized.
Actual application for Shaolin forms, for example, are exactly as what you see in Sanda.
The stylized forms are nothing but a method for practicing techniques and conditioning the body.
@@MyZ001 I know exactly what sanda and kung fu are but theres virtually no kung fu techs in sanda outside shuai chaoi
Seth, as a long time San Da practitioner who comes from a Mongolian family ancestry(martial ancestry), there are multiple takes on all of this of course. My family is focused less on the sport of San Da than combat application but we competed to test. Our family motto was to use the Earth as a weapon to turn their neck into dust. Throwing people off of a Lei Tai is a unique experience, and winning via TKO from a throw is even more so. San Da/Kuo Shu should be WAY more popular than it is, such a great art and completely underrated. You did a great job and Coach Lee is correct, you look great for your weight class.
But Sanda has less than 50 years old. It is a VERY modern Chinese MMA. It is totally a combat sport. Your family was training some other martial art.
Lately I've been attending to kung fu classes which mix traditional kung fu with sanda techniques and it's the coolest thing ever
Where and what’s it called?
Sanda is Kung fu updated.
Traditional kung fu can enhance Sanda and qin a and joint locks. I did the same thing mixing traditional and modern and the were really complimenting each other
The ruleset for Sanda tournaments seem the most realistic, and it still retains a real world thinking that alot of fighting arts don't really have. From strike, catch, throw and then switching to another opponent I'd love to see a one vs multiple opponent match.
Loved having Sensei Seth visit our gym!
Fighting like this is soooo FUN, especially caching kicks! I don't practice sanda but the rules are almost the same as Viet vo Dao, apart from smaller things like the points are not based on sound and a kick to the head is 3 points.
Other than that, DAMN THEY ARE FAST! Thanks Seth for making videos on chinese martial arts, they are so beautiful
I had the pleasure of training with a guy that went to sanda nationals and I cannot stress how insane his kicks were. Crazy fast and he could land them from anywhere. His takedowns were super unique as well because of the sanda ruleset not allowing a knee to touch the ground. Even in our jiu jitsu training, he would hit doubles and singles from almost a yogi squat position. Dude had some crazy power.
Livingston teaches at a gym here in Oklahoma THE FORGE and bro got me started on my kickboxing career SOO. Knowledgeable so proud
The compliments you received were really nice, especially how endearing it is to hear your dad's praise for teaching you such good fundamentals.
Amazing video, how awesome those people really bolstered the videos quality.
I tried Sanda because of you're video, most exhausted I have ever been in training and I did sambo for a good few years, sanda was cool though try it if you're up for kickboxing with extra flavour
Sounds like fun! I've attended seminars for several different disciplines over the years, but my primary background is Muay Thai. Sanda is something I've never trained at all, but the original Sanda video and this one have me really intrigued. Plus, I have relatives near Lubbock, so I'm running out of excuses to not give it a shot.
@@TheElbowMerchant I did a lot of Kyokushin and wushu and I thought there'd be some Chinese similarities God Was I wrong tho, You should give it a go dude I had a blast because I got whooped and felt 'new' to martial arts again, hell of a nice feeling
Hell yeah Sambo and Sanda is a killer combo
What is like doing both, they both have striking and grappling
@@jacobharris954 More similar than I thought they'd be sambo leads well to takedowns obviously and Sanda is catching kicks and sitting people on their arse, although some of the sanda dudes there ran circles around me just kicking me because my striking isnt that great but it was still fun.
The explanation at around 12:46 was REALLY interesting to me because it reminded me so much of fighting games. Obviously martial arts are REAL and physically intensive, but it sounds like there are extremely similar mindgames in terms of doing “safe” things to try and get a read on the opponent so you can find openings and counter appropriately.
I just watched the wing chun wooden dummy video, and I love how things are broken down and explained. Thanks so much for sharing!
More so than Muay Thai, boxing and kickboxing, Sanda can be the best transition to MMA, especially if you want to be a striking based practitioner. A striking based practitioner with a unique style of takedowns and clinching mechanics.
These showcases on Sanda, pankration, or catch wrestling have been so cool and intersting
Hey Seth, I love the Video.
Have you ever considered trying out the martial art 'Shuai Jiao' its basically a really old chinese version of Judo.
I would love to see that as well
that would be a great video to see
PLEASE get this man to try Shuai Jao and eventually contact American Changai
If anyone near Boston wants to try sanda, come down to Redline Fight Sports in Cambridge on Wednesday nights. Yours truly teaches both levels
E: i should add that i lost to both Livingston and Bruce back in 2016, but i guarantee that only makes the instruction better!
Maybe one day, I’m in Ohio, and there’s only one or two gyms that I know of that teach Sanda/Sanshou
Nice I’ve only heard of Boston Sanda in Watertown
@@himmyturner101 yeah, it’s a weirdly big town for sanda.
Seth, you are fucking good.
I have trained MMA for years (including Sanda) and I am constantly impressed with how well you spar and compete in all these videos.
Yeah he adapts pretty well. He's living proof of Bruce Li's Be like water!
It really shows how the atmosphere of that Sanda gym seems to be great, in a good spirit of learning together, but still seriously.
Glad sanda got a video ive been looking into sanda and I absolutely love it and the energy behind it
Great to see Sanda get Featured and start to gain some Momentum and the Recognition it deserves!
It truly was a greatly put together Video too! Sensei Seth has mastered the Art of Storytelling through a Video!
Dope. There seems to be more like dodging in the pocket to get the counter than fully disengaging when the opponent tries to start an exchange and then like a hit n go mentality for when you start. Like Livingston was saying I think that makes for a really spectator friendly sport
I think I really enjoy the ruleset of this sport, thank you so much for showing all of us! Lovely respect shown, and a lovely compliment to your Father too, seemingly really good, nice people!
Definitely making a trip to Lubbock to have a Sambo and Sanda style cross over
@senseiseth I've been a follower for a while now and i can honestly say I've never seen you legs do "the wobble" like they were with your boy Livingston. Dude was chopping wood. I have so much admiration for you and love watching your journey or this "Quest for knowledge" Keep it up dude thank you
Coach Li is absolutely right. Sanda/Sanshou was honed in modern wars and is composed of martial arts that have roots in older martial arts that were honed in older and even ancient wars. The mindset is based on actual combat, hence the need to win then and there and as soon as possible. Not like sport or modern day martial arts where setups can take as long as you want because min-maxing for points is the only priority or going to ground when you're losing doesn't mean you've lost, because the fight continues on the ground and you can take your sweet ass time down there.
Why is Sanda virtually unknown when it is by FAR the most effective Chinese martial art I've ever seen...
Because those old kung fu movies were about shaolin, mantis, monkey style, etc, etc. Most of America's martial arts outlook is derived from classic movies. That's what I'm guessing.
Sanda is at the program of the Wushu world championships.
It would gain far more reception from the audience if Wushu was at the Olympic Games (and since the IWUF is a recognized international federation by the IOC it could actually enter the Olympics in the future) but there are some obstacle to this:
1) The ITF (International Taekwondo Federation) which has its sport as part of the program of the olympics would probably try and block it (the same way they are not to warm with kickboxing or Muay Thai entering the olympics), for such a combat sport would obliterate in terms of audience their crappy point system which is just about placing your foot somewhere on the opponent no matter if it's with no pressure at all.
2) the WKF (World Karate Federation) which got already screwed in 1996 by the ITF (whose president was a close friend to fomrer IOC president, Juan Antonio Samaranch, and got Taekwondo to the program of the Olympics despite being a federation with less members worldwide than Karate), is desperate since over 30 years to have karate become a full program sport to the Olympics (and only managed so far to have it as a provisional sport in Tokyo 2020), also has some leverage to block any further martial art to enter the Olympics program until they're not in. And guess what? WKF has also adopted this lame scoring system the ITF uses. It's a bit better to watch than Olympic Taekwondo, but just a little...
3) China is the country that gets the most medals at the Wushu world championships. USA and China are in severe competition at every olympics to know which country is going to have the most gold medals, and each and every sports or events in a sports that is added or suppressed is closely checked by the sports managements of these two countries in order to make sure it's at their own advantage. As you can guess, China is actively pushing for Wushu to enter the Olympics, but on the other hand, the USA are not so warm since they aren't on the level of China yet in this sport and since the race is so tight between these 2 superpowers, bringing in a sports such as this one would give way more advantage in the medal race to China then to the USA. USA having more leverage on the IOC than China (for now), I guess we're not seeing Wuhsu (and therefore, we're not seeing Sanda) at the Olympics any soon.
@@MoreAwsomeMetal don't you just hate petty politics...
I am doing muy Thai now, and let me tell it's just as brutal, and it's a practical martial art
I started training Shotokan Karate Do, now I'm doing Sanda. I love both styles.
Oss! 🤜🏾🫷🏾
Most enjoyable. Sanda is a terribly underrated martial art and I'm quite pleased to see it's getting some more attention.
Ramsey Dewey said in one of his videos that when he came to china it blew his mind how insanely good Sanda fighters are at catching kicks. and its true, we do train that a lot.
You need to get Vincent on the show in the future hes bloody ninja! What a cool combat sport!
This was so amazing! I cant get enough of your exploration into the martial arts! Keep up the amazing work brother... you are truly the definition of a martial artist.
Whenever i watch Seth, I'm always amazed by his speed and high kicks. That, together with his size, can KO most people in a street fight.
Yooooo Sanda , that’s awesome you are following up with the Sanda videos - this was really cool and all you guys look great , and great job Sensei Seth !
I have been practicing Martial Arts since age 12 and I haven’t seen a guy as large as Sensei Seth, moving the way he does. Amazing timing, combinations and moves. It reminds me of my Kempo crew from the late 80s and early 90s. Glad to see those skills still remains. It was a treat seen Seth sparring on this video. Usss!
Hi Seth great video I have a sanda club near me and been a few times and will go back soon
Love Sanda, it’s ashame we don’t see it more. I’m seeing more television Karate bouts in pits now. Man I would love to see this with Sanda. This is definitely an underrated sport that needs attention. I train in Traditional Wing Chun, Boxing and Wrestling in my youth. Back in the day I sparred with Sanda guys and held my own. It opened my eyes to this fabulous sport.
Vincent Meng is a G. Good dude!
Really cool to see more Sanda content, I'm hoping Sanda gets more popular
Getting that kid to coach you is Golden
I have been training in Sanda for many years. It is very effective. You also have takedowns wich makes it complete.
I still don’t understand why it is so underrated.
People only talks about thai boxe or kickboxing
mma, muay thai, boxing, they are basically competing the strongest and talented human body, meanwhile sanda is a next level which bring the fight to a semi street with no weapons. Throwing to the ground does way more damage than punch and kick, and you can image if a small guy holding a dagger use his foot work to throw punches to a bigger guy.
19:45 you know it's intense when a little girl casually says 'go for the head' with a smile on her face
I like the moment at 13:51, it's like the roundhouse to the sidekick you demonstrated before. I also caught someone much better than me with this in my first ever kickboxing sparring session
sanda is so overly underrated , good to see some recognition at long last
Man seth, your skills are improving, been following you for maybe 2 years, definite growth as a martial artist.
Vincent was fast but Livingston was fast AND seemed incredibly precise in his follow ups. Good video Seth.
Thank you for the upload Brother! Here is some advice from a 34th Generation Shaolin Warrior Monk: "you have to commit even if your set-up tricks fail to work. You must go straight through them. You MUST be FAST. You have to practise basic technique many thousands of times per day. This technique will make you very strong: very POWERFUL. You punch & throw at the same time. You kick & throw at the same time. Do not just try to throw, or just punch, or do some fancy kick. I do not care how fast you are. You set your end move up: do not just go straight to the end move. You condition their mind & then finish them. In a street fight you cannot do this which is why you do not just try to only punch or throw: if you get the opportunity then yes otherwise punch & kick & follow through with a throw." ok a wizard never reveals all of his tricks so that is enough for today!!!
Peace & Love!!!
Cool bunch of people, looked like fun to hang with and fun to train with. thanks for bringing us along!
Sanda is really cool I competed twice at the sanda internationals at Lubbock and it was an awesome experience and I was able to meet coach Lee
Dude I boxed back when I was a teenager until during my army days and I stopped which I regret, and always thought I should get into Muay Thai, but this seems like Muay Thai with extra steps, you just got a new subscriber and damn man thanks for sharing that I never seen it before and it’s pretty nifty!
This would be a great base for mma It reminds me of Sambo a bit but more striking focused and less grappling. We need to see an up-and-coming coming fighter with a background in sanda
Yan Xiaonan will fight the first Chinese UFC Champion Zhang Weili, both coming from Wushu Sanda backgrounds, at UFC 300 on April 13th. There is also Chinese UFC Bantamweight Song Yadong, who was a former Wushu and Sanda student of School of Songjiang Wu.
Just discovered a Sanda club near me, and this has made me want to finally try martial arts again at 26
I love sanda. Such an underrated style. They hit hard and when you least expect it you're on the floor.
My favourite sport, thanks for the continued Sanda content
Sanda almost seems like JKD. The concept is basically what Bruce Lee explained about striking but with more takedowns.
I like it.
I train Sanda myself and love to see you discovering it and sharing it with other people to give it more popularity.
The best part of having a martial arts parent is not only the value of having a personal coach but also ur parents accepting ur request in joining a competition
what a great video and sparring etiquette. reminds me a lot of my training in karate growing up.
Big guy, you're pretty good. I'm impressed by your agility and speed. Well done, hope you enjoyed the training.
I love my marital arts family! I have had the pleasure to be lead under Vincent as well as meet coach Lee. He is someone that inspires me and I look up to. I love that sanda is getting more attention!
Also for sensei Seth, we don’t aim to just catch kicks off reaction. It is very rare to do so and as you have experienced it’s hard to do. You plan on it with set up. Like mason said, you’re setting them up from a counter. If you see they throw a kick after you kick or punch then you know they’re likely to do so and that’s when you go for catches. It’s like chess!
Hope other PLAYERS can learn from you humbleness / and how not to let ego eat u…. Ur the best
Really loved this video, super interesting to get some insights on Sanda and see some of the best going at it. Vincent's pendulum step was insanely fast, ridiculous how that back leg just snaps forward and backward, and even turns on it.
lolol that little girl at the end saying "go for the head" haha savage xD
I want to learn sanda. Seems like one of my favorite arts, but there is no schools or trainers around me, I can't find within hours away
I started with Sanda. Then after switched to MMA and became a Pro but it gave me so much additional steps at first in MMA compare to my friends from other disciplines
Superb, have wanted to try Sanda for years (Savate is right at the top of the list too) but finding places in the UK is difficult- although Sanda seems to be better represented these days, shame I’m older and more creaky now but would like to try it at least once
I met Vincent at the 7th kuo shu world championship in Italy and the guy is an insane fighter so huge props to seth for keeping up both are amazing fighters😌💪
This was my fav video you’ve done in a long time! I’m definitely gonna have to look for a Sanda gym around St Louis
I've been waiting for this. Thanks for showing Sanda some love. A lot of those throws are found in "traditional" kung fu
sensei seth has a dad bod build but his kicks are still flexible and cool, nice work man
Great video team and Sanda studio
When a 12 year old can mop the floor with you, you know for a fact that the training will kick your butt. Man, this is awesome. I'm trying to get into a school for Sanda in my own country. Hopefully I can.
This sport/martial art looks awesome!
I didn’t know the coach was i. Lubbock. I live in Houston and have practiced in Sanda years ago and if i remember one thing is that it humbled the shit outta me
This warm up reminds me my Judo warm up, my trainer was of USSR Georgian school of Judo, makes me think if they are somewhat connected.
Coach Lee learned from two Shuai Jiao (摔跤； shuāijiāo, traditional Chinese folk wrestling) coaches, Ou Qinfeng who was his initial Shuai Jiao coach with judo elements, and national Taiwanese judoka Guo Shen, one of the last students of the famed and undefeated Shuai Jiao master Chang Dongsheng, dubbed the “Iron Butterfly”, with a judo influence. When I visited United Martial Arts Training Center for weeklong training camps, Coach Lee would make us drill uchikomi with a gi for all throws at the start of evening training sessions.
I have to be honest I miss my martial arts training. This is a very awesome channel that still allows me to learn even tho I stopped training. Thank you so much!
😂 the little girl casually saying "go for the head" with a huge smile killed me!
This sparring is so fun to watch. Love the takedowns and the back and forth.
that man, that coach who gave u details to fights and moves and styles and history...
thats a good mentor there for that whole gym.
I'm happy to see Sanda represented. Nice video, nice people... nice all around! Thanks for your great work