Although it looks cool, it is not any form of kata, but merely some perfected circus dance. Good for amusing kids, and proof of fantastic agility... but it has no connections to real martial arts.
@@ugabuga156564 I agree. The kama, bo, sai... ect. have no connection to "real" martial arts. That's why our modern military doesn't carry them. In the age of the gun, most people practice for self-perfection, not self - protection. Check out Keanu Reeves and Halle Berry at the gun range to see an example of civilians engaged in real martial training.
@@bongothom Kid, don't be silly. Those weapons are the only connections to real martial arts, but thats it. Those moves are cool and that guy is great gymnast, but what he is doing is pretending to look mean, do some moves and strike some poses. Those kind of acrobatics are as fake, as Wrestling. Sure, some wrestlers tried their luck in mma, but most are just bodybiuilders with charisma. Lets take this guy witk kamas. Dress him as Power Ranger and there will be no diference. Thats just a show, and people should not call it martial arts.
@@ugabuga156564 Again, I agree; very little of what is passed off as martial arts should be using the descriptor 'martial' without a qualifier such as 'old-fashioned', 'medieval' 'archaic', 'traditional' or 'pretend'. (To include this skillful demonstration). Nonetheless I stand by my initial post that the discipline, dedication and work ethic required to achieve that level of skill will likely carry over to other areas of his life increasing his chances of leading a successful life.
@@ugabuga156564 it's called tricking. has its roots in martial arts but isn't one itself. and he's definitely no gymnast. he didn't do a single gymnastics move in this sequence. he's not "pretending to look mean" people do tricking because it's fun and looks cool to a lot of people. a lot of trickers came from martial arts and tricking is used in martial arts demos, but it's not a martial art and nobody claims it to be. nobody does these moves with the intention that it makes them a better fighter or that they could use it in real combat. it's not "fake" it's just a different sport
Way to inspire others Tyler. You exemplify a true martial artist. This takes such focus and dedication. It's sad to see the people who can only tear others down for their hard work. Thank you for being a mentor to my own children and my students. We will have you down soon!
Dude I was just watching this to build ideas off for my second degree and wow amazing. I thought I was great then watched you amazing work. I hope I can do flips and gymnastics mixed with martial arts so awesome
I think it's great that Tyler Weaver has been able to overcome health issues to become a world champion. I've seen his traditional kata and his XMA kata. Fun to watch. He is an inspiration. He also is great with the kids during this demonstration.
It's too funny when people insult these guys. I LOOOVE XMA. It's not about who can fight, it's a mix between gymnastics and martial arts. It's meant for show. I fell in love when I found this Christian man who practiced it for himself. He did so because it gave him purpose and something to master. This kind of thing just demonstrates what the human body is capable of doing. It's astonishing, almost not human. I can tell you that 90% of the population probably can't do that. Even if it's not traditional or whatever, just imagine how fit and athletic these guys are. I bet the Monks at the Buddhist temple would be secretly impressed being that we're Americans.
I am sorry if you can not do flips and tricks with your kamas. These hyper kids have more talent than the vast majority. Don't hate on them, just appreciate what they can do. In real street weapons, they won't twirl and spin.. just know they are lightning fast with complicated moves. So expert level with your basic moves. Yeah they could mow you down if they needed to. Respect from me (regular old black belt) to the hypers of today.
I love all the comments acting like what you did wasn't impressive. It's like they don't know the kama can be the most lethal weapons on the planet if used correctly, and you just demonstrated a routine that, in my opinion, was convincing enough that you are very skilled with kama. All I'm saying is in one-on-one armed combat you could take on just about anyone in the world (minus a gun of course). Assuming it's a fair fight. That being said, there aren't really any fair fights in the real world anymore.
Isn't the biggest counter to karma just... decent arm armor? I mean I won't deny that they're good as a makeshift weapon for farmers back when it was actually used in combat.. And the routine he preformed is certainly impressive, but Kamas do have quite their limitations as weapons. Idk about taking on anyone in the world lol
While he is extremely good with kama and can obviously do tricks with them does he know how to actually use them to fight. Because know how to deflect an incoming weapon or hook/slash the right areas of the body is much different than just tricking. For example i can trick with my nunchucks and a good with them. BUT it does not correlate to fight ability if the other person has any knowledge of close quarters combat. I would get my butt kicked every time. I guess Im just curious if he trains with them in a historical (aka fighting) sense or is it all just this trick flashy stuff. Or how people in competition run their bow staff through their fingers while twirling sometimes but that would never be done in a fight no matter how cool it looks. Mainly because when adrenal kicks in most people lose a good portion of their fine motor skills especially with finger dexterity.
and spinning the kama around his finger is not a cool trick to me. This is because a real kama has a sickle blade where he is spinning it on his finger. Talk about a loss of finger dexterity.....
We all know that the first weapon we're grabbing when someone comes in with a bow and arrow is grab our kamas... because it's apparently 1456 and not 2019 where none of this nonsense your spouting makes any sense.
I understand that this took a lot of work. I understand that this took many hours of practice. However what I don't understand is how is this martial arts. I've been training since I was 4 years old. Something that has been drilled into my head since day one, is that we do not show off.When a true artist loses their humbleness , they lose their art. We only train for what is practical, we only train to be better and to be better than our enemy. This modern age martial arts is a disgrace. We need to go back to the basics. We need to understand that we our artist challenging ourself daily.
+Joshua Stallings Shut up. Please. Let him do XMA if he wants, it's what he likes to do. You have no right to say this is a digrace. Besides, he probably is very good at traditional martial arts techniques as well, you don't know that. I've been doing martial arts for almost 8 years and I know a ton of basic basic traditional martial arts: self defense, kata/poomsae, etc., but I also love to do extreme Kama forms for show. Nobody EVER said you can't do both.
+Joshua Stallings They are two completely different types of Martial Arts. XMA is made for competition and demonstration, while traditional is meant to keep you humble. I do XMA because I love to perform, but it doesn't mean I'm a show off. I always keep my skills to myself unless I am asked to perform. If you don't see how doing both is possible, that's you're problem.
Holy Moly Dude, What's up with youtubers.... I am simply giving my opinion which is my God given right. Nope... We got to get hostile. Now I'm wondering how can you call yourself a martial artist? Starting some bologna on youtube... ridiculous
The kind of dedication it took to perfect that kata will be useful for you throughout your life. Ignore the haters and stay focused on your goals.
Although it looks cool, it is not any form of kata, but merely some perfected circus dance. Good for amusing kids, and proof of fantastic agility... but it has no connections to real martial arts.
@@ugabuga156564
I agree.
The kama, bo, sai... ect. have no connection to "real" martial arts. That's why our modern military doesn't carry them.
In the age of the gun, most people practice for self-perfection, not self - protection.
Check out Keanu Reeves and Halle Berry at the gun range to see an example of civilians engaged in real martial training.
@@bongothom Kid, don't be silly. Those weapons are the only connections to real martial arts, but thats it. Those moves are cool and that guy is great gymnast, but what he is doing is pretending to look mean, do some moves and strike some poses. Those kind of acrobatics are as fake, as Wrestling. Sure, some wrestlers tried their luck in mma, but most are just bodybiuilders with charisma. Lets take this guy witk kamas. Dress him as Power Ranger and there will be no diference. Thats just a show, and people should not call it martial arts.
@@ugabuga156564
Again, I agree; very little of what is passed off as martial arts should be using the descriptor 'martial' without a qualifier such as 'old-fashioned', 'medieval' 'archaic', 'traditional' or 'pretend'. (To include this skillful demonstration).
Nonetheless I stand by my initial post that the discipline, dedication and work ethic required to achieve that level of skill will likely carry over to other areas of his life increasing his chances of leading a successful life.
@@ugabuga156564 it's called tricking. has its roots in martial arts but isn't one itself. and he's definitely no gymnast. he didn't do a single gymnastics move in this sequence. he's not "pretending to look mean" people do tricking because it's fun and looks cool to a lot of people. a lot of trickers came from martial arts and tricking is used in martial arts demos, but it's not a martial art and nobody claims it to be. nobody does these moves with the intention that it makes them a better fighter or that they could use it in real combat. it's not "fake" it's just a different sport
Thank you Tyler. You inspire me.
Way to inspire others Tyler. You exemplify a true martial artist. This takes such focus and dedication. It's sad to see the people who can only tear others down for their hard work. Thank you for being a mentor to my own children and my students. We will have you down soon!
Years later I still watch this and I’m just blown away. Absolutely amazing!
Awesome kama form looks absolutely amazing 👏 i went looking for kama videos to get more ideas for my own this will help a lot
Amazing work, but i was looking for a kama form i can actually do😂
Same lmao
lmao yup
Amazing form! He looked great! Great video!
Dude I was just watching this to build ideas off for my second degree and wow amazing. I thought I was great then watched you amazing work. I hope I can do flips and gymnastics mixed with martial arts so awesome
Super awesome! Any chance you can do a tutorial on the form? Really digged the slow motion Kama in the air toss switch-a-roo haha
woah! amazing!
I think it's great that Tyler Weaver has been able to overcome health issues to become a world champion. I've seen his traditional kata and his XMA kata. Fun to watch. He is an inspiration. He also is great with the kids during this demonstration.
Not a big fan of XMA forms but I like this one! AWSOME job!
I wish I could do this kind of bad ass form
impressed, wow, your side flip 180 flip into the cam's direction @ 1:11 very nice form Tyler
Fucking amazing, spectacular
Dang that boy is good
Nicely done. When you want it; there is a job waiting for you at Benihana!
Great showmanship.
Awesome Athlete
That was crazy
awesome
Can you make a tutorial on how to do the Kama combo that you did around 1:20? That would be great! You are fantastic :)
Im a bit late but if you slow it down to .5 speed you can see what hes doing in detail and just practice practice practice.
what the heck is this amazingness that I just watched!
XMA you should do it!
fluffycat200 its martial arts tricking
Nice
holy shit
Good tricks but one question: what’s the bunkai? 🤨
my little bro goes to this karatea
i also do kama in XMA forms, juniors xma
same
damn
Teach me
This dude must kill it at raves
I can do this...Hold my beer!
need it back?
What dj remix this song
Micheal Miles dardude sandstorm
0:53
tyler came to ventura ata
What song
+Ryan McNeill darude "sandstorm"
whats that music?
It's in the description
America's Got Talent anyone?
i like to say you kama skill are bad ass with al respect I like it keep it up thumb up
Can You show me a video to learn to use kamas? I do ninjitsu and i'm learning
en un combate real ya estaria muerto
Algo más serio X favor y déjemos la música para el boliche .
It's too funny when people insult these guys. I LOOOVE XMA. It's not about who can fight, it's a mix between gymnastics and martial arts. It's meant for show. I fell in love when I found this Christian man who practiced it for himself. He did so because it gave him purpose and something to master. This kind of thing just demonstrates what the human body is capable of doing. It's astonishing, almost not human. I can tell you that 90% of the population probably can't do that. Even if it's not traditional or whatever, just imagine how fit and athletic these guys are. I bet the Monks at the Buddhist temple would be secretly impressed being that we're Americans.
Leo Howard and Tyler should spar
+AwesomeDesertTortoises you spelled dance wrong
Lea Howard's a bitch
Tyler is an amazing performer. He should be doing wushu, not messing about with gardening tools.
I am sorry if you can not do flips and tricks with your kamas. These hyper kids have more talent than the vast majority. Don't hate on them, just appreciate what they can do.
In real street weapons, they won't twirl and spin.. just know they are lightning fast with complicated moves. So expert level with your basic moves. Yeah they could mow you down if they needed to. Respect from me (regular old black belt) to the hypers of today.
Wow I can front flip with pointy things in my hand and do tricks isn’t this kewl! Dude u show off
I love all the comments acting like what you did wasn't impressive. It's like they don't know the kama can be the most lethal weapons on the planet if used correctly, and you just demonstrated a routine that, in my opinion, was convincing enough that you are very skilled with kama. All I'm saying is in one-on-one armed combat you could take on just about anyone in the world (minus a gun of course). Assuming it's a fair fight. That being said, there aren't really any fair fights in the real world anymore.
Speaking the truth
Isn't the biggest counter to karma just... decent arm armor?
I mean I won't deny that they're good as a makeshift weapon for farmers back when it was actually used in combat..
And the routine he preformed is certainly impressive, but Kamas do have quite their limitations as weapons. Idk about taking on anyone in the world lol
Ryan Koch so what ur saying is.... Because it looks good its not good?
Yeah! Twirl those batons!
While he is extremely good with kama and can obviously do tricks with them does he know how to actually use them to fight. Because know how to deflect an incoming weapon or hook/slash the right areas of the body is much different than just tricking. For example i can trick with my nunchucks and a good with them. BUT it does not correlate to fight ability if the other person has any knowledge of close quarters combat. I would get my butt kicked every time. I guess Im just curious if he trains with them in a historical (aka fighting) sense or is it all just this trick flashy stuff. Or how people in competition run their bow staff through their fingers while twirling sometimes but that would never be done in a fight no matter how cool it looks. Mainly because when adrenal kicks in most people lose a good portion of their fine motor skills especially with finger dexterity.
and spinning the kama around his finger is not a cool trick to me. This is because a real kama has a sickle blade where he is spinning it on his finger. Talk about a loss of finger dexterity.....
You wont ever see kamas used for fighting, they arent used for weapons anymore.
Sorry I didnt read the rest Its just like a bo staff an extension of your hand normally used for tricking and XMA nowadays
We all know that the first weapon we're grabbing when someone comes in with a bow and arrow is grab our kamas... because it's apparently 1456 and not 2019 where none of this nonsense your spouting makes any sense.
Quite flashy and undoubtedly impressive, but I've been looking for a more pure combat oriented use of kamas.
this is some Hollywood crap a real ninja would never expose him/herself like this it was pretty bad ass though
Depends on what do they do and what is the plan.
Whitebread raps fuckin weeb
i dont think it's a good idea to have ceiling fans in the gym as the longer weapons might hit them
aww what a cute dance
I understand that this took a lot of work. I understand that this took many hours of practice. However what I don't understand is how is this martial arts. I've been training since I was 4 years old. Something that has been drilled into my head since day one, is that we do not show off.When a true artist loses their humbleness , they lose their art.
We only train for what is practical, we only train to be better and to be better than our enemy. This modern age martial arts is a disgrace. We need to go back to the basics. We need to understand that we our artist challenging ourself daily.
+Joshua Stallings Shut up. Please. Let him do XMA if he wants, it's what he likes to do. You have no right to say this is a digrace. Besides, he probably is very good at traditional martial arts techniques as well, you don't know that. I've been doing martial arts for almost 8 years and I know a ton of basic basic traditional martial arts: self defense, kata/poomsae, etc., but I also love to do extreme Kama forms for show. Nobody EVER said you can't do both.
You didn't study Traditional then. How are you to remain humble and showoff at the same time?
+Joshua Stallings They are two completely different types of Martial Arts. XMA is made for competition and demonstration, while traditional is meant to keep you humble. I do XMA because I love to perform, but it doesn't mean I'm a show off. I always keep my skills to myself unless I am asked to perform. If you don't see how doing both is possible, that's you're problem.
Holy Moly Dude, What's up with youtubers.... I am simply giving my opinion which is my God given right. Nope... We got to get hostile. Now I'm wondering how can you call yourself a martial artist? Starting some bologna on youtube... ridiculous
+Joshua Stallings But telling me I didn't study traditional isn't opinion lol, I never was hostile in the first place