Tang soo Do means hand of the Tang or Tang Hand (inner path), it came to Korea during 1905 by the Japanese and was teach in school. The name back then was Karate but in the meaning of Chinese Hand and the Tang in Tang soo Do refers to the Tang dynasty of China. After 1945 the change the name from Japanese to Korean. but I think some techniques of other Korean Marshallarts influenced Tang soo Do too.
Can u please do a watch and review of both Avatar: The last Airbender, (all 3 seasons), and The Legend of Korra, (all 4 seasons), once you finish Cobra Kai Season 4, both shows have extremely accurate and amazing martial arts and I'd love to get your take on them both. 🙌😃
I will don't understand why Kyler even joined Cobra Kai, guy seems to have a great life, what does he care for spending his afternoon leaning karate when he doesn't seem to even care.
Daniel also adjusts and listens to his students, and he succeded where Johnny failed. Besides if you start at way off course you _have_ to adjust, unless you want to be Kreese ... Johnny is an abusive teacher at the beginning, snapish!
@@dirgniflesuoh7950 Johnny is the one that succeeded. Johnny set out to train his students to be good fighters and his students won the All Valley both times. Danial set out to teach his students balance and wound up with his students starting a brawl that got one of their arms broken. In what possible way do you think "he succeded where Johnny failed?"
I feel the same way about Sam, as well... She always plays the victim, but she often starts crap... (she still hasn't actually apologized to Tory for kissing Miguel, yet claims that Tory is the bully)... The LaRusso's are definitely not as pious as they claim to be.
Daniel was always the bully, even in the original movie. In the season opener where someone in the "audience" yells "Bullsh-t, I heard you were the bully!" That individual basically represented us, the people who watched the movie and felt the same way.
Hawk: "There are no innocents! Not anymore! Any one of them could have stood up and said, "no, we won't behave like animals anymore." Time for Hawk Kai Dojo, we all know Hawk is the true protagonist.
If u notice, Robby acted THE EXACT SAME WAY THAT MIGUEL DID WHEN THEY FIRST MET AT THE PARTY IN SEASON 1!!! 🤯 It’s come full circle. One dove to the dark side, now the other one has.
Great reactions as usual! I love hearing all the little nuances about your culture like not throwing things at someone. Also, it never occurred to me that Daniel is the one striking first verbally. Good insight on that. I hope Daniel grows from this in the next season.
There's always provocation involved in fights, I think that's Miyagi-Do's best move because it also proves that they fight when they don't need to fight. The flaw is purposeful and inherently valuable, and it gives the message that "we don't fight, we defend". I think that's just a hint that Daniel warring against Cobra Kai has been the biggest betrayal of the Miyagi-Do creed, since it's the type of style where you cannot lose when you are being attacked and you cannot win if you are attacking. That's kind of why Mr Miyagi never lost, since he was never the person attacking (in a manner of speaking), and why Miyagi-Do never properly wins by itself in Cobra Kai unless its Daniel fighting in the choice moments where he has to. Robbie lost the tournament against Miguel because Robbie didn't need to win after his injury, and Daniel defeated Kreese because he had to win, otherwise there were people who were at risk. I know it's kind of an obvious thing to point out, but it is fairly interesting.
@Turtle God As a dude who lived in Asia for three years and is taking a Chinese course in College, watching Chopsticks used like that physically hurt. Granted, seeing a person stick them in a bowl also hurts but for a different reason.
@@shadowofhawk55 Yes, it's insanely rude in several countries (at least in Vietnam). But it's good to see that in the show: Johnny knows nothing about Asia and its cultures.
11:28 You're referring to American Ninja Warrior. Originally, re-runs of Sasuke were broadcasted under the name Ninja Warrior with subtitles before they acquired the licensing. Great show, definitely a hit in America. Weird that something I watched due to my interest in Japanese culture is now something my grandparents watch like any other American gameshow.
29:40 That is the biggest argument right there for the tournament, because without the tournament they are just going to keep fighting with no rules and with negative consequences.
Tiki bars are drinking establishments that have a tropical island theme. They try to recreate an idealized version of what you'd find on a beach in the South Pacific, Hawaii, or Polynesia. The bar is covered with bamboo and palm pronds, and some of the drink are served in coconut hulls.
i love your commentary on japanese culture . other videos like this talk about how a punch was bad but you have alot of cultural insight for someone like me who may never witness it for myself. thank you for your great work.
"I can never be happy watching this show." Omg SAME! I hate how poor Robby just cannot get a break ever. I mean everyone on the show has rough times but Robby gets it way worse. Poor kid doesn't even have a home anymore, or anyone he trusts. I really wish both Daniel and Sam had handled things better this season when it came to Robby.
Tiki (in this context) is an aesthetic used in a lot of bars and restaurants, which is a western fantasy of the Polynesian islands, and it doesn't look like the Miyagi-do garden. I think the line was meant to show that the board member was more than a little awkward. It's a style whose taste is often questioned from many angles. Those dragon rolls are very common in American sushi restaurants. The rolls are probably the way most people are introduced to sushi, and Johnny's response to it is very '80s. (The '80s movie "The Breakfast Club" has a character express a similar sentiment when the rich girl takes out a sushi lunchbox--it was just starting to make inroads and only upper class people trying to show off their sophistication had much contact with it. Now, of course, you can grab it in a cooler at a grocery store, so Johnny's response is another of his stuck-in-the-past moments.)
Actually it's a specific reference to a Disneyworld attraction called the Enchanted Tiki Room which is a tiki-style theatre where patrons sit and experience a "live" musical performance done by animatronic tropical birds.
I love how these started as reactions to the karate in the movies and kept the focus there, and over time, gradually involved to being completely invested in the story of Cobra Kai, while still commenting on the different karate forms and techniques as the show goes on. As cheesy as it may get at time, it's a great show and I know it really tickles my nostalgia bone. Watching these has definitely gotten my interest back into doing karate again. It's been over 20 years since I did it, but they say it's never too late. It was even a Shotokan dojo I went to then, so it's double nostalgic to hear Sensei Yusuke talk about things that are familiar to me from that time.
17:57 actually mongoose are insane. Those are the animals that could kill even the most dangerous snakes. I actually watched a documentary about them because of this scene. It was fascinating to watch 10/10 would recommend to everyone.
They move fast enough to dodge bullets, and they intentionally wait for a cobra to start its strike before dodging the attack and killing it. Crazy stuff - and well worth tracking down high speed camera footage of it if you can.
Song Moo Kwon was a student of Funakoshi, he learned his Shuri-Te. After the study he developed his personal interpretation of the "Chinese Hand" /Tang Soo Do together whith other koreans. So yes, it started around 1943...
Yup, what t2c2 said. Season 1 was over the course of one school year (Halloween on S1E03, summer party by S1E09), Season 2 was over the summer vacation up (Daniel's son preferring to leave for summer camp on S2E01, back to school on S2E10), and Season 3 starts two weeks after S2E10. So Kyler and his friend are less than a year older at this point.
"Karate" was an umbrella term back in the 80's, now it only refers to Karate-based styles (including the ones that are korean-based like KK and some forms of chinese-influenced kempo). Not as broad as it used to be, but still broader than its use in Japanese. Even then, because there's so much MMA around, karateka around here tend to learn a lot more grappling and western-style boxing. The Bubishi has also inspired a whole generation of western karateka to expand the art's arsenal.
I do Wing Tsun, so it was fun seeing the bamboo wooden dummy. I feel like they've been putting wooden dummy in every show or movie with martial arts recently. Also wanted to say I've been enjoying watching these videos, so thank you for uploading them!
Every flashback scene with Creese is best ignored. None of it adds to the story, all of it makes the show go from "absurd, but good story-telling" to "bad, so bad, worse than '80s Vietnam movie bad." Creese's character should have been presented as a competent karate competitor but who invented his combat experience and is living a lie, deliberately teaching kids because he craves the gullibility and hero worship it involves.
@@ahwhite2022 It shows the audience the how and why behind kreese's personality and motivation. Just because you didnt like it or wanted something else doesnt mean it didnt add to the overall story. 🤦♂️
Tang Soo Do Student here! I’m 1.5 years away from black belt pre testing! Tang Soo So has a very long history. Chuck Norris Is one of the grandmaster’s.
OMG! Bro, you literally made me choke on my dinner. I just finished cleaning my laptop, my tabletop, and the floor, because food was all over the place, because my mouth was full the moment you said, "I can never be happy watching this show" and it made me laugh so hard that I ended up breathing in some rice which made me start coughing and food went all over the place. That sucked, but it was the funniest thing I think I've ever heard you say.
When you mentioned American Ninja Warrior all I could think of was the original Japanese one called Sasuke like you said. Many years ago it used to air on the American TV channel called G4
he should done that to Kyler here , i felt he was coward that moment , kyler were much worse to him sadly he didnt destroyed but well is the tourney and redeemed hawk
The Enchanted Tiki Room is a reference to the attraction of the same name at the Disney parks in Florida and California. It is a rotunda-style theater attraction utilizing animatronic birds, flowers, and other decorations. If you'd be interested, here is the link to the entire show: ua-cam.com/video/QLrxgN-msZY/v-deo.html
25:10 - Crystal Light is a cheap powdered mix that uses artificial sweetener to make lemonade instead of real sugar. I personally prefer Country Time Lemonade as a powdered mix if you're in a pinch and can't use real lemons. But nothing beats REAL lemonade.
LOL, you're reaction at the end... EXACTLY!!!! And I also think they merge (since season 1 lol), but they are going to drag it out as long as possible for more drama.
Man your site is great. I've already seen the series, but I'm watching it all over again with your commentary. I'm learning Japanese culture, and karate as well. Thank you for this. You are so wise and have a great heart about you. Who can hold a candle to the knowledge of the art you have acquired. I wish I could go to Japan and visit your dojo. It would be an honor to be trained by you. I learned some kung foo San Soo mixed with boxing when I was younger. It would be great to add karate to the resume.
I feel your pain with that Robby appearance! lol BTW I learned Okinawa Karate - Do, my Sensei went to train there for several years. After that I practiced Kyokushin which I found very similar to the Okinawa Karate Do style but had certainly many different ways to approach things. I also recently learned that Mike Tyson learned and uses his signature move from a Okinawa Karate Do punching technique he calls "pee ka boo". I wonder if you have ever reacted to the fight between JAckie Chan vs Brad Allen?
Sasuke in the US is called American Ninja Warrior. Sasuke actually used to be aired in the US with English subtitles, and the show was named Ninja Warrior. Not too long after that, the channel that broadcast these episodes actually sent people to compete in Sasuke. Eventually, the channel came up with the idea of doing obstacle course competitions here in the US, which is how American Ninja Warrior was born, and they ended up constructing a course similar to the one in Sasuke so that they would not have to travel to Japan.
In the US we throw everything, probably hinged to our sports culture of football, basketball, where you routinely throw the ball to someone. Ironically, in basketball, when you play 1 on 1, it's almost disrespectful to hand the ball to someone, like an insinuation that they cannot catch the ball. Even more disrespectful would be to roll the ball to someone.
0:10 Johnny is a more informal version of John. Kreese's name is John. Most people lose the informal version when they become adults, but some people like Johnny Lawrence decide to keep it around. Bobby and Tommy are examples of informal versions of the names Bob and Tom, which are shortened versions of the names Robert and Thomas. I don't know if these kinds of things exist in Japanese naming conventions, but informal versions and nicknames are very common in the United states, even sometimes for adults. 5:30 karate is used as an umbrella term by people who aren't very familiar with martial arts in general, but by anyone who is it's understood to be different from Kung Fu or Jiu-Jitsu or other martial arts, even by people who don't practice martial arts at all. Similar to how people will use Nintendo as an umbrella term for any type of gaming console. 23:25 tiki refers to Tropical Island style decor, I guess. A common part of it is tiki torches, which are usually torches attached to the end of bamboo or similar sticks of wood that are there for decoration or to have insect repellent candles on them.
Yes Christal Light is a lemonade or tea that they sell in stores, it’s in packaging powder form where you just add water and mix, kinda like Lipton, kinda like instant coffee
The Japanese music you have at the beginning of Episode 7 during the Sam vs Tory fight fits perfectly with the rock music that the show had in the background!
I do TaeKwonDo, recently tested for my third Dan. It’s definitely interesting to see the differences between TaeKwonDo and Karate, even though they’re both similar martial arts.
Whn I first saw this, I was like "Damn, Kreese is very tactical." And yes, he strikes first. Both with the police to keep Amanda away and with his speech. Thankfully Miguel did show up just in time and saved the day with Sam, helping others see some sense.
Crystal Light is a sort of pre-packaged drink mix then you mix into water to add flavour. It's basically little flavoured sugar crystals; kind of like Kool-Aid
5:24 umbrella term in the U. S. Yes. Any open hand strike or any kick used successfully in a fight situation is [might be] labeled "Karate." Assume a posture before fighting or at the beginning of a fight different than fists-up, one in-front of the other, one higher than the other [might be each fist making a small vertical circle]; someone might say, oooOOhhhhhhhh. You (think you) know Karate" or "You gonna do some Karate???"-Ernie Moore Jr.
Grandmaster Lee was the Taekwondo Olympic champion from South Korea, he brought it over from South Korea and commercialized it. He now lives in the same town as me, and I trained until I reached Black Belt underneath him and his son. Really amazing people, taught me a lot of life lessons that stick with me to this day.
7:40 Welcome to the world of American-style sushi. Where they put like 2 different kinds of seafood and like 3 or 4 veggies in one roll and drizzle it to hell with eel sauce and spicy mayo.
"I can never be happy watching this show" Just like the first Karate Kid, takes till the end of the movie to hear "Cause you're the best around" song along with the tournament win.
I took Kuk Sool Won for a year when I lived in Rochester NY. One of the best things I learned in that class was how to fall and strengthen my bones. I’m 47 now and would love to get back into martial arts. As a female I’ve always been most interested in Wing Chun due to the Ng Mui story. Of course know one knows it’s true origins though. But I love and respect ALL martial arts forms. Would love to see your review of Ip Man movies from a Japanese perspective. ♥️ (If you haven’t already) I just found you through recommendations after finally watching this series myself. I have absolutely loved watching your videos. Your commentary has been both educational and entertaining! Your forecasts are spot on regarding what might happen next in the show. Lol I look forward to watching the rest.
23:16 Tiki refers to the native gods from South Pacific islands like Hawaii and Polynesia. Many of the design styles were brought to America in the 1930s to make Tiki bars. They became especially popular after WWII and now they're all over the world.
Tiki comes from Hawaii and some other islands. It describes a wooden natural area, usually with a bonfire of some kind. Crystal Light is a lemonade brand
In the Vietnam war, CCN Command and Control North, US Army Special Forces operations into North Vietnam, where planned from CCN. They had another base for Operation in South Vietnam CCS and a 3rd location for operations into Laos and Cambodia CCC.
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Tang soo Do means hand of the Tang or Tang Hand (inner path), it came to Korea during 1905 by the Japanese and was teach in school. The name back then was Karate but in the meaning of Chinese Hand and the Tang in Tang soo Do refers to the Tang dynasty of China. After 1945 the change the name from Japanese to Korean. but I think some techniques of other Korean Marshallarts influenced Tang soo Do too.
Can u please do a watch and review of both Avatar: The last Airbender, (all 3 seasons), and The Legend of Korra, (all 4 seasons), once you finish Cobra Kai Season 4, both shows have extremely accurate and amazing martial arts and I'd love to get your take on them both. 🙌😃
Mike Barns is supposed to be in Season 4
@@tonyyul703 ya sure
I gotta say, for as dark as it is, Hawk pummeling Brucks and staring down Kyler is one of the more cathartic moments of the series.
Hell yah, Kyler is always such a d-bag, to see him cower that way when Hawk looks at him was just *chef's kiss*
They are gonna use that scene for every "tell me your an alpha without telling me" meme from here on out
I will don't understand why Kyler even joined Cobra Kai, guy seems to have a great life, what does he care for spending his afternoon leaning karate when he doesn't seem to even care.
he should have done to kyler
@@miakid4159 Miguel
I personally think Johnny is the best teacher. He realizes when he makes mistakes and adjusts.
Maybe season 4 will turn that around.
Not really much competition since Mr. Miyagi died.
Daniel also adjusts and listens to his students, and he succeded where Johnny failed.
Besides if you start at way off course you _have_ to adjust, unless you want to be Kreese ...
Johnny is an abusive teacher at the beginning, snapish!
@@dirgniflesuoh7950 Johnny is the one that succeeded. Johnny set out to train his students to be good fighters and his students won the All Valley both times.
Danial set out to teach his students balance and wound up with his students starting a brawl that got one of their arms broken. In what possible way do you think "he succeded where Johnny failed?"
@@alphanerd7221 He taught Demetri, something Johnny never managed.
*girl is literally getting drowned onscreen*
Yusuke: Wow that's some clean water.
It's funny, because Danial is the one who always strikes first on Johnny in this series.
He just can't leave Johnny alone, lol
I feel the same way about Sam, as well... She always plays the victim, but she often starts crap... (she still hasn't actually apologized to Tory for kissing Miguel, yet claims that Tory is the bully)... The LaRusso's are definitely not as pious as they claim to be.
@@kharma7755 or for incorrectly accusing her of stealing purses at the country club despite knowing she was innocent
Daniel was always the bully, even in the original movie. In the season opener where someone in the "audience" yells "Bullsh-t, I heard you were the bully!" That individual basically represented us, the people who watched the movie and felt the same way.
Hawk: "There are no innocents! Not anymore! Any one of them could have stood up and said, "no, we won't behave like animals anymore."
Time for Hawk Kai Dojo, we all know Hawk is the true protagonist.
"I can never be happy watching this show"
truer words have never been said, when you think something good has happened it gets completely destroyed
If u notice, Robby acted THE EXACT SAME WAY THAT MIGUEL DID WHEN THEY FIRST MET AT THE PARTY IN SEASON 1!!! 🤯
It’s come full circle. One dove to the dark side, now the other one has.
This sensei's definitely tired of all of the BS😂😂 his reactions when things go sideways always has me on the floor😂
Yeah I lost it at the end when Robbie showed up and he just closed his eyes
i laugh when he reacted to Kreese saying Karate
Lol he doing the same reactions I had watching this show too lol
Great reactions as usual! I love hearing all the little nuances about your culture like not throwing things at someone. Also, it never occurred to me that Daniel is the one striking first verbally. Good insight on that. I hope Daniel grows from this in the next season.
There's always provocation involved in fights, I think that's Miyagi-Do's best move because it also proves that they fight when they don't need to fight. The flaw is purposeful and inherently valuable, and it gives the message that "we don't fight, we defend". I think that's just a hint that Daniel warring against Cobra Kai has been the biggest betrayal of the Miyagi-Do creed, since it's the type of style where you cannot lose when you are being attacked and you cannot win if you are attacking. That's kind of why Mr Miyagi never lost, since he was never the person attacking (in a manner of speaking), and why Miyagi-Do never properly wins by itself in Cobra Kai unless its Daniel fighting in the choice moments where he has to. Robbie lost the tournament against Miguel because Robbie didn't need to win after his injury, and Daniel defeated Kreese because he had to win, otherwise there were people who were at risk. I know it's kind of an obvious thing to point out, but it is fairly interesting.
"i could never be happy watching this show" That's true for most of us lol
That’s the way it’s supposed to be for shows that are about good vs. evil. Game of Thrones, Stranger Things, The Mandalorian, and on and on.
Yes.
Poor Robby!
Nooo, Robby ...
I experienced Kreese-like bosses in the Marines, years ago. This is not supposed to be normal, but it is effective.
His face when Johnny is eating Sushi is amazing.
@Turtle God As a dude who lived in Asia for three years and is taking a Chinese course in College, watching Chopsticks used like that physically hurt. Granted, seeing a person stick them in a bowl also hurts but for a different reason.
@@shadowofhawk55 Yes, it's insanely rude in several countries (at least in Vietnam). But it's good to see that in the show: Johnny knows nothing about Asia and its cultures.
11:28 You're referring to American Ninja Warrior. Originally, re-runs of Sasuke were broadcasted under the name Ninja Warrior with subtitles before they acquired the licensing. Great show, definitely a hit in America. Weird that something I watched due to my interest in Japanese culture is now something my grandparents watch like any other American gameshow.
Sam: *is in the process of getting drowned to death*
Waku : that's some clean water
29:40 That is the biggest argument right there for the tournament, because without the tournament they are just going to keep fighting with no rules and with negative consequences.
Has a tournament stopped that yet? 🤔
@@dizzy1369Banning the tournament won’t solve it either.
It really is a shame I can't watch it live with you. Your reactions are golden. It is funny how you get excited over a backpack 🤣
Tiki bars are drinking establishments that have a tropical island theme. They try to recreate an idealized version of what you'd find on a beach in the South Pacific, Hawaii, or Polynesia. The bar is covered with bamboo and palm pronds, and some of the drink are served in coconut hulls.
The lesson for us today is to pick our dojos carefully 😂😂🤣🤣
i love your commentary on japanese culture . other videos like this talk about how a punch was bad but you have alot of cultural insight for someone like me who may never witness it for myself. thank you for your great work.
"I can never be happy watching this show." Omg SAME!
I hate how poor Robby just cannot get a break ever. I mean everyone on the show has rough times but Robby gets it way worse. Poor kid doesn't even have a home anymore, or anyone he trusts. I really wish both Daniel and Sam had handled things better this season when it came to Robby.
Crystal light is a powder that you put in water than shake it up and then makes stuff like tea or lemonade
And Crystal Light is usually sugar free. Uses a sugar substitute to get the sweet taste.
Tiki (in this context) is an aesthetic used in a lot of bars and restaurants, which is a western fantasy of the Polynesian islands, and it doesn't look like the Miyagi-do garden. I think the line was meant to show that the board member was more than a little awkward. It's a style whose taste is often questioned from many angles.
Those dragon rolls are very common in American sushi restaurants. The rolls are probably the way most people are introduced to sushi, and Johnny's response to it is very '80s. (The '80s movie "The Breakfast Club" has a character express a similar sentiment when the rich girl takes out a sushi lunchbox--it was just starting to make inroads and only upper class people trying to show off their sophistication had much contact with it. Now, of course, you can grab it in a cooler at a grocery store, so Johnny's response is another of his stuck-in-the-past moments.)
Actually it's a specific reference to a Disneyworld attraction called the Enchanted Tiki Room which is a tiki-style theatre where patrons sit and experience a "live" musical performance done by animatronic tropical birds.
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I love how these started as reactions to the karate in the movies and kept the focus there, and over time, gradually involved to being completely invested in the story of Cobra Kai, while still commenting on the different karate forms and techniques as the show goes on. As cheesy as it may get at time, it's a great show and I know it really tickles my nostalgia bone. Watching these has definitely gotten my interest back into doing karate again. It's been over 20 years since I did it, but they say it's never too late. It was even a Shotokan dojo I went to then, so it's double nostalgic to hear Sensei Yusuke talk about things that are familiar to me from that time.
“I can never be happy watching this show.” Lol that was funny
"I hope things end.. just-" *sensei sees Robby* 😟HAHAHA 🤣
I think Eagel Fang and Miyagi Do are in Heart the same with different ways there, but they only need to find that common ground now
I love the show. It is without a doubt that Daniel and Johnny both are each their own worst enemies!
17:57 actually mongoose are insane. Those are the animals that could kill even the most dangerous snakes. I actually watched a documentary about them because of this scene. It was fascinating to watch 10/10 would recommend to everyone.
They move fast enough to dodge bullets, and they intentionally wait for a cobra to start its strike before dodging the attack and killing it. Crazy stuff - and well worth tracking down high speed camera footage of it if you can.
Song Moo Kwon was a student of Funakoshi, he learned his Shuri-Te. After the study he developed his personal interpretation of the "Chinese Hand" /Tang Soo Do together whith other koreans. So yes, it started around 1943...
Wasnt funakoshi s shuri te different from what he learned?
When you said " i will never be happy watching this show" made me chuckle. Then i realized, ohhh my sensei is young thats why. Lol
I thing song moo kwan means shotokan in korean.
I love how he acting like he's the sensei when he watches Cobra Kai
Its actually been 4-5 months since Miguels's injury.
Yup, what t2c2 said. Season 1 was over the course of one school year (Halloween on S1E03, summer party by S1E09), Season 2 was over the summer vacation up (Daniel's son preferring to leave for summer camp on S2E01, back to school on S2E10), and Season 3 starts two weeks after S2E10. So Kyler and his friend are less than a year older at this point.
I think it's pretty cool that you got to see learn some things about American culture that you never did while watching the series.
1:53 "if I had that, they would look at me like a creep" 😂
"Karate" was an umbrella term back in the 80's, now it only refers to Karate-based styles (including the ones that are korean-based like KK and some forms of chinese-influenced kempo). Not as broad as it used to be, but still broader than its use in Japanese.
Even then, because there's so much MMA around, karateka around here tend to learn a lot more grappling and western-style boxing. The Bubishi has also inspired a whole generation of western karateka to expand the art's arsenal.
"That's some clear water" when Tory is killing Sam. Best comment ever!
*sam literally getting drowned* “wow that’s nice water”
I do Wing Tsun, so it was fun seeing the bamboo wooden dummy. I feel like they've been putting wooden dummy in every show or movie with martial arts recently. Also wanted to say I've been enjoying watching these videos, so thank you for uploading them!
Every flashback scene with Creese is best ignored. None of it adds to the story, all of it makes the show go from "absurd, but good story-telling" to "bad, so bad, worse than '80s Vietnam movie bad." Creese's character should have been presented as a competent karate competitor but who invented his combat experience and is living a lie, deliberately teaching kids because he craves the gullibility and hero worship it involves.
@@ahwhite2022 It shows the audience the how and why behind kreese's personality and motivation. Just because you didnt like it or wanted something else doesnt mean it didnt add to the overall story. 🤦♂️
Tang Soo Do Student here! I’m 1.5 years away from black belt pre testing!
Tang Soo So has a very long history.
Chuck Norris Is one of the grandmaster’s.
The show is called American Ninja Warrior
My favorite part was his reaction to Robby showing up at Miguel and sans session 😂 just closed his eyes like REALLY???
OMG! Bro, you literally made me choke on my dinner. I just finished cleaning my laptop, my tabletop, and the floor, because food was all over the place, because my mouth was full the moment you said, "I can never be happy watching this show" and it made me laugh so hard that I ended up breathing in some rice which made me start coughing and food went all over the place. That sucked, but it was the funniest thing I think I've ever heard you say.
I can't stop watching!
Crystal Light is a Powdered additive to water, ... usually for people dieting who want to avoid sugar.
6:55 - Hawk was using palm strikes with his right, and fist and elbows with his left.
When you mentioned American Ninja Warrior all I could think of was the original Japanese one called Sasuke like you said. Many years ago it used to air on the American TV channel called G4
And it's the only one that matters.
@@jimmyrodriguez5670 fr bro. Makoto Nagano was the best
@@javiersoriano671 He's actually my favorite as well.
The female version, Konoichi, was fantastic as well!
10:40
> girl getting drowned
> "thats some clean water"
😅
I loved your reaction at the end lol we all felt the same way
I am a 1st Dan black belt in the Australian branch of the ITF traditional style Tae Kwon-do, pioneered by Grand Master Chong Chul Rhee.
Oh my, this is gonna be fun.
The scene with Hawk and Brucks is one of my favorites. Dude got what he deserved and I hope Kyler gets a similar treatment in S4
he should done that to Kyler here , i felt he was coward that moment , kyler were much worse to him
sadly he didnt destroyed but well is the tourney and redeemed hawk
We start the show thinking that Johnny has anger issue when in fact, Daniel have way worst anger issue than him 😂
The Enchanted Tiki Room is a reference to the attraction of the same name at the Disney parks in Florida and California. It is a rotunda-style theater attraction utilizing animatronic birds, flowers, and other decorations.
If you'd be interested, here is the link to the entire show:
ua-cam.com/video/QLrxgN-msZY/v-deo.html
Hawk beating up brucks is my favourite
25:10 - Crystal Light is a cheap powdered mix that uses artificial sweetener to make lemonade instead of real sugar.
I personally prefer Country Time Lemonade as a powdered mix if you're in a pinch and can't use real lemons.
But nothing beats REAL lemonade.
LOL, you're reaction at the end... EXACTLY!!!! And I also think they merge (since season 1 lol), but they are going to drag it out as long as possible for more drama.
This man always goes live when I’m sleeping lol
Man your site is great. I've already seen the series, but I'm watching it all over again with your commentary. I'm learning Japanese culture, and karate as well. Thank you for this. You are so wise and have a great heart about you. Who can hold a candle to the knowledge of the art you have acquired. I wish I could go to Japan and visit your dojo. It would be an honor to be trained by you. I learned some kung foo San Soo mixed with boxing when I was younger. It would be great to add karate to the resume.
Your reaction at the very end was priceless! ha. Robby showing up out of nowhere and Kreese evil smile! ha.
I feel your pain with that Robby appearance! lol
BTW I learned Okinawa Karate - Do, my Sensei went to train there for several years. After that I practiced Kyokushin which I found very similar to the Okinawa Karate Do style but had certainly many different ways to approach things.
I also recently learned that Mike Tyson learned and uses his signature move from a Okinawa Karate Do punching technique he calls "pee ka boo".
I wonder if you have ever reacted to the fight between JAckie Chan vs Brad Allen?
Sasuke in the US is called American Ninja Warrior.
Sasuke actually used to be aired in the US with English subtitles, and the show was named Ninja Warrior. Not too long after that, the channel that broadcast these episodes actually sent people to compete in Sasuke. Eventually, the channel came up with the idea of doing obstacle course competitions here in the US, which is how American Ninja Warrior was born, and they ended up constructing a course similar to the one in Sasuke so that they would not have to travel to Japan.
There's certainly an over reliance on people walking in at the wrong time on this show.
In the US we throw everything, probably hinged to our sports culture of football, basketball, where you routinely throw the ball to someone.
Ironically, in basketball, when you play 1 on 1, it's almost disrespectful to hand the ball to someone, like an insinuation that they cannot catch the ball. Even more disrespectful would be to roll the ball to someone.
Johnny and Daniel are 2 sides of the same coin, and so are their students.
Honestly all three sensei are crazy. Nobody could operate like them.
0:10 Johnny is a more informal version of John. Kreese's name is John. Most people lose the informal version when they become adults, but some people like Johnny Lawrence decide to keep it around. Bobby and Tommy are examples of informal versions of the names Bob and Tom, which are shortened versions of the names Robert and Thomas. I don't know if these kinds of things exist in Japanese naming conventions, but informal versions and nicknames are very common in the United states, even sometimes for adults.
5:30 karate is used as an umbrella term by people who aren't very familiar with martial arts in general, but by anyone who is it's understood to be different from Kung Fu or Jiu-Jitsu or other martial arts, even by people who don't practice martial arts at all. Similar to how people will use Nintendo as an umbrella term for any type of gaming console.
23:25 tiki refers to Tropical Island style decor, I guess. A common part of it is tiki torches, which are usually torches attached to the end of bamboo or similar sticks of wood that are there for decoration or to have insect repellent candles on them.
Season 4 is so close but seems so far 1 DAY!!!
I love your reaction videos to cobra kai, I just wish they could be longer so that we could see more of your reaction.
Mongoose are very well know snake eaters. I learned about them from a classic story that I read in school "Rikki Tikki Tavi" ^_^
There is a short movie of Riki-Tiki_Tavi as well, that I loved as a child.
I love your commentary on Japanese culture here and there.
6:51 I feel so bad for Hawk, his anger, his scream, he suffered too much 😔
Tang soo do has a lot of elements of shotokan especially its kata
I was watching some Shotokan katas last night from my past and couldn't believe how much I remembered over 30 years ago!
Yes Christal Light is a lemonade or tea that they sell in stores, it’s in packaging powder form where you just add water and mix, kinda like Lipton, kinda like instant coffee
If I were a kid today I'd go with Eagle Fang. Given Johnny's love for the movie Iron Eagle I had expected him to call it Iron Eagle Karate.
The Japanese music you have at the beginning of Episode 7 during the Sam vs Tory fight fits perfectly with the rock music that the show had in the background!
The Music U Play In The Videos Is Beautiful🙂👍
I do TaeKwonDo, recently tested for my third Dan. It’s definitely interesting to see the differences between TaeKwonDo and Karate, even though they’re both similar martial arts.
15:28 there’s a saying “you can lead a horse to water but, you can’t make him drink”
Yusuke you need an American sidekick!!! Let me help you understand things like Tiki, or Crystal Light... etc.
I'm imagining him with Jack Burton right now.
Whn I first saw this, I was like "Damn, Kreese is very tactical." And yes, he strikes first. Both with the police to keep Amanda away and with his speech. Thankfully Miguel did show up just in time and saved the day with Sam, helping others see some sense.
Crystal Light is a sort of pre-packaged drink mix then you mix into water to add flavour. It's basically little flavoured sugar crystals; kind of like Kool-Aid
5:24 umbrella term in the U. S. Yes. Any open hand strike or any kick used successfully in a fight situation is [might be] labeled "Karate." Assume a posture before fighting or at the beginning of a fight different than fists-up, one in-front of the other, one higher than the other [might be each fist making a small vertical circle]; someone might say, oooOOhhhhhhhh. You (think you) know Karate" or "You gonna do some Karate???"-Ernie Moore Jr.
"I could never be happy watching this show " got me good
Again, Tory is awesome.
Grandmaster Lee was the Taekwondo Olympic champion from South Korea, he brought it over from South Korea and commercialized it. He now lives in the same town as me, and I trained until I reached Black Belt underneath him and his son. Really amazing people, taught me a lot of life lessons that stick with me to this day.
No reaction to Miguel being able to stand again? Best moment in the season
Ur face when Robby showed up after the tournament meeting was HILARIOUS 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
7:40 Welcome to the world of American-style sushi. Where they put like 2 different kinds of seafood and like 3 or 4 veggies in one roll and drizzle it to hell with eel sauce and spicy mayo.
I love your reactions!
0:27 "CCN" stood for Command & Control North Quảng Trị/Phu Bai Combat Base. A U.S. base in North Vietnam.
Hawk is Life
In elementary school in the USA, I was enrolled in Tang Soo Do and it was colloquially referred to as 'karate'.
"I can never be happy watching this show" Just like the first Karate Kid, takes till the end of the movie to hear "Cause you're the best around" song along with the tournament win.
YEs you are right. It's crystal light and it's powder put into water to make your drinking water flavorable
Crystal Lite is a diet zero sugar powdered drink mix. They have flavors like fruit punch, lemonade, and iced tea.
1:57 I doubt Daniel understands that randosuru's are only for little kids, he's just picking up souvenirs from Japan/Okinawa. :)
I took Kuk Sool Won for a year when I lived in Rochester NY. One of the best things I learned in that class was how to fall and strengthen my bones. I’m 47 now and would love to get back into martial arts. As a female I’ve always been most interested in Wing Chun due to the Ng Mui story. Of course know one knows it’s true origins though. But I love and respect ALL martial arts forms. Would love to see your review of Ip Man movies from a Japanese perspective. ♥️ (If you haven’t already)
I just found you through recommendations after finally watching this series myself. I have absolutely loved watching your videos. Your commentary has been both educational and entertaining! Your forecasts are spot on regarding what might happen next in the show. Lol I look forward to watching the rest.
No karate isn't a blanket term. This is saying that Kreese clamed it was karate when it was something else. We see karate as specifically from Japan
23:16 Tiki refers to the native gods from South Pacific islands like Hawaii and Polynesia. Many of the design styles were brought to America in the 1930s to make Tiki bars. They became especially popular after WWII and now they're all over the world.
Tiki comes from Hawaii and some other islands. It describes a wooden natural area, usually with a bonfire of some kind.
Crystal Light is a lemonade brand
In the Vietnam war, CCN Command and Control North, US Army Special Forces operations into North Vietnam, where planned from CCN. They had another base for Operation in South Vietnam CCS and a 3rd location for operations into Laos and Cambodia CCC.
You're right it's American Ninja warrior.