I mean I believe Seagal is a narcissist but honestly his movies in the late 80's/90's were one of the best martial arts movies ever. The speed and intensity of his action scenes still hold up today. I know he's kinda fallen off recently but I still think he was an impressive action star for his time.

@paulbirkbeck1790

3 жыл бұрын

1988 to 1995 seagal was a badass

@alifuller1658

3 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah he was A FREAKING BADASS DAMN MAN 😛

@paulbirkbeck1790

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ali 👌😀

@machohogan

3 жыл бұрын

Good take

@williamsmith8790

3 жыл бұрын

The first four, and the Glimmer Man.

Bale didn't study Krav Maga, it was Keysi and it more closely related to Filipino Panatukan.

I had a chance to speak with Seagal and mentioned that I had met a tea instructor during a tea ceremony at the Hakone Japanese Gardens in Los Gatos, California, who told me that her husband was his student at his Aikido Dojo in Japan in the early 70s, and I asked if he still maintained contact with any of his earlier students to which replied “I do maintain contact with many of my earlier students. I have had thousands, so I may not remember all of their names, but I love them all.” We talked about several things but I appreciated that. I will always consider him legit.

@Mrcapps

3 жыл бұрын

I had also mentioned growing up in Tokyo and having lived on the American Embassy compound in the district of Roppongi, in the early 70’s as a young teenager, at the same time he had his Aikido Dojo in Japan. I inquired as to if he had ever visited the compound. He replied that he did recall going there once, and was with a group that visited the Marine Guards in Tokyo and other cities in Japan. He also spoke about Tokyo being one of his “favorite places in the world.”

@VikingSamurai

3 жыл бұрын

Cool, thanks for sharing.

Is Mario sitting in a Burger King?

Back in 2012, I sent Rigan Machado a personal message on youtube about Seagal. He has nothing but good things to say about Seagal.

@Katzenhase

3 жыл бұрын

What did he say about Seagal?

@rashidmartialarts9513

3 жыл бұрын

@@Katzenhase I shared with him a video of Seagal performing a technique during a seminar. He replied that "the technique comes from sword work and Seagal is really good at the sword. He invited me and my brothers to his house once and is really knowledgeable in the Japanese martial arts".

When I was 18 and going into the Navy, and after a bunch of Karate through my life, I felt invincible. In my mid/late 20's, getting into cage fighting/MMA..I felt invincible. Now, at 43 and a firearms instructor...I'm glad I carry a gun.. I'm not made of rubber and invincible anymore. Lol

I’m no Seagal hater, but a lot of the angst is self inflicted. As to martial arts, whether or not you like Aikido as an effective art, Seagal is a great practitioner of it.

@boshirahmed

3 жыл бұрын

Self promotion.. Shameless self promotion has always been part of showbusiness....not everyone does it though.. Maybe segal just enjoyed the effect it had on people..

@bigben9056

3 жыл бұрын

he knows more styles.

Viking Samurai, I like your fair and balanced views on Seagal. But Mario Rose is my new favorite delusional human meme.

@HarlanDorman

3 жыл бұрын

🤯oh😲 thank god someone else noticed😆 Samurai👨🏽‍💻💬 Q: "As a trained and professional martial artist, how would you describe your in-person experience in MN with Steven Seagal?" Rose👨🏼‍💻🗯 A: "Steven Seagal, actually IS a... 🕴🏻✔ 🕵🏻‍♂️✔ 👮🏻‍♂️✔ 🧜🏻‍♀️✔ 🏋🏻‍♂️✔ 🦅✔ 🥋🥊🥇 🦸🏻‍♂️✔" Samurai👨🏽‍💻💬 🤔......🤷🏼‍♂️🙃 lol🤦🏻‍♂️😂

@nunosantos00

3 жыл бұрын

Before i start i would like to say people call themselves whatever they like when they are KZreadrs,i don't judge that. I will not argue about Steven Seagal be a martial artist or as actor,he has some movies i like but i will argue about what kind of person he is from all the things i know he has done and some he said. Trashing people like Van Damme or MJW is a behaviour of an idiot and make no mistake,this will not make him superior to them,all he has is a very big mouth. Scott Adkins is much better than both of them and he respects them,he doesn't trash them. Is he a narcissist? Absolutely in a pathological way. If Steven Seagal wants people to respect him he needs to respect people too.

@z0netr1pper

2 жыл бұрын

@@nunosantos00 Finally someone mentions the fact that its actually Steven tha trashtalks most people, also he runs like a girl...

I'm skeptical of any overweight martial artists unless they practice sumo.

@boshirahmed

3 жыл бұрын

Andy ruiz can fight.. That makes segal dangerous..

@mykulpierce

3 жыл бұрын

@@boshirahmed I garauntee that andy ruiz is packing more muscle than fluff

Yeah, man. Saying “I only have change for a $20” instead of saying “I don’t have any change” sounds way more credible.

I’m dying with this Mario Rose guy 😂😂

@MartinhoRamos1990

3 жыл бұрын

From the name to the attitude. Guy's a total goof

@austincampbell2976

3 жыл бұрын

And he doesn't look like he's in training shape. Matter of fact looks like he's in a fast food restaurant in the video

@vaichan6437

2 жыл бұрын

Aikido is Mario's favorite M.A to train in but, has done it the least? 😂

Seagal was cool and unique back in the day. His theatrical releases were decent but as soon as he started putting on the weight and making poor b-movies, he's become a bit of a laughing stock unfortunately.

@robd1329

3 жыл бұрын

I agree..he got reallyyy fat and then women came out saying hes a groper and likes to fondle women

@christaylor7916

2 жыл бұрын

😂

@Devilsblood

2 жыл бұрын

I mean at least Van Damme can be honest about his past mistakes and come clean about the movie business. Steven Seagal is someone who calls out his own name during sex.

I believe the method of fighting in the Dark Knight Trilogy is called K.C. Fighting System. I can't remember how it's spelled but that's DEFINITELY how it's pronounced. The K and C are for the "creators" of the style. Tom Cruise also used it in Jack Reacher

I really was much for Seagal at the very beginning, but with the passage of time I've come to appreciate and recognise him as the real deal. He's the real deal. He may get some dates and stuff mixed up, but I tell you this guy is not to be trifled with.

@markfrost2707

2 жыл бұрын

are you kidding me!!??! WHAT MARTIAL ARTS!?? He is a complete FRAUD

Unfortunately the interview with this person whom ever he is, did not come across well. There are many many people who have no mastery of any martial art, they move from alleged fighting style to alleged fighting style but have no mastery of anything. This gentleman is now a middle aged 50 - 70 lb overweight guy who trained for a short time with or under Seagal when he was a young boy. Seal is 6’4:: a 210 or 220 when he as in shape. Obviously he could control a young boy. Blowing up an oil rig and packing a cave with c4 doesn’t corroborate nonsense CIA credentials, whether or no Seagal was or was not the director of the movie. That is what consultants are hired for. The techniques I’ve seen in his movies and in his demonstrations do not work plain and simple.not in the street or anywhere else other than the fact he is again, 6’4 and 220 or so. In a real fight street or ring he would have been badly hurt maybe killed if it went far enough against an experienced strong minimally experienced street fighter. Everything I’ve seen about him unfortunately screams mental illness. I knew most if not all of the real Karate masters in the 1970’s and 80’s. Most not all were Koreans right off the boat, were half the size of Seagal. I can absolutely assure anyone that all of those men, with the exception of Joon Rhee who was no martial art master, would literally destroy Seagal in any sort of fight, in the ring our out. Even Peter Urban an American who brought his form of Goju to America and who had his own issues would have made mince meat of Seagal. Seagal has a “mastery” of Aikido but the style is ineffective. His attempt to add what look like Shotokan front punches and front kicks do nothing to make it more effective. Frankly he is the Aikido version of FranK Dux with a good deal more ability and technique but he is no fighter. Making a man with obvious emotional and mental illness, who uses what looks like shoe polish for his hair color, who buys Buddhist titles, and conducts himself as some sort of bizarre mystic is not someone to emulate nor to set up as a martial arts master - he is not now and never was.

@zverev85

3 жыл бұрын

Steven is a Head Instructor in Russian Aikido Federation,he is Russian citizen,he has many seminars with special forces in Russia.And the told that his technics is great,and many elements they use in their work.

@consciousgentile5141

2 жыл бұрын

Unless you have fought Steven, you don't know whether he can fight or not.

I've asked some of the seniors at my dojo about SS. They agree that his skills are genuine. They also say that he's completely insane. Not a man to be admired in most respects, but a legitimate talent in martial arts.

@johnpjones1775

3 жыл бұрын

in your dojo? is it an aikido dojo with no pressure testing by any chance?

@aleksandarjankovic39

2 жыл бұрын

Aikido is useless

@Mondomeyer

2 жыл бұрын

@@aleksandarjankovic39 Such insightful commentary.

@aleksandarjankovic39

2 жыл бұрын

@@Mondomeyer it's truth. Im from county where is created real aikido and I think it's still big bullshit

@Mondomeyer

2 жыл бұрын

@@aleksandarjankovic39 Where would that be? Serbia?

i respect Steven Seagal as martial art, and love his early 90s movies... but i have more respect and love for this channel since it covers what i want to hear and know about these childhood hero's.... and more !

For him to say karate is a weak artform simply means he has weak karate

@carlosluismendez7392

3 жыл бұрын

karate is great, every art that do sparring can help you to defend yourself. There are right now karate people in mma doing great.

That was a pretty awesome interview. Very insightful. I must admit that I fell for the Seagal bashing as well but I never doubted his skill per se. I loved his first six movies and then I think we can all agree it went downhill fast after that. I guess I always held out hope that he was deep down a good guy but it was hard to find anybody willing to say that. Very cool interview. And by the way, get to watching Re: Born

A lot of people can't separate their hatred for him, from his actual legitimacy as a martial artist. He doesn't help matters by being (largely) unlikable. Whether or not he's a great fighter is questionable (as there's no footage of him fighting) but he's obviously highly trained in Aikido (and other arts)

@Katzenhase

3 жыл бұрын

and I would say that he belongs to a list of the five most famous martial artists ever.

Viking amigo, thank you for the video! as a martial artist I think Seagal is legit, just seeing his biography and the kind of training and where he did it speaks for itself, the issue now days is a lot of people compare everything to mma, and mma as cool as it is still a sports with rules and limitations where two opponents respect each other and they are not going to commit to an attack all crazy and wildly, street fighting and self defense in particular is quiet different in a sense that a mugger will see you as a victim, and will commit into your space (face to face, hand or finger in your face, or even attacking wildly) and that's where all these are like traditional karate, Krav maga, and to some degree aikido( if you add other arts like Seagal did) can be useful and practical to survive. Salute from South Florida man!

Seagal is legit, he's a great ambassador for Aikido. It does seem that he's become more humble as he's gotten older. I've always been a fan, would love to have seen him do more roles in Hollywood. A rom com starring Seagal, that I would have to see. lol

Seagal made some great movie's in the past glimmer man under siege ect ect but what I hated about him is when he talks bad of other martial artists like van damme jai white that's the only problem with him that I don't like

IMHO, the dismissal of Seagal's martial arts pedigree isn't due to the fact that people actually believe he's a fraud but rather his deeming of others (i.e. Chuck Norris, Dolph Lundgren etc.) as not real martial artists and phonies. Had has approach been more humble (like he was in the more recent Scott Adkins interview), more people would be receptive to him.

@danielhackett1581

2 жыл бұрын

Agree with this

My Sifu was hard as nails, always said SS was legit. Amazing technique.

Great video. I'm always interested in hearing stories of 80s action stars.

That Mario guy interview was rough. The most cringe thing I seen in a long time😳

@Liquidcadmus

3 жыл бұрын

yeah, I really like all the videos on this channel, but this time it was a little hard to bare. this guest sounds like he's got delusions of grandeur.

@justacasual7927

3 жыл бұрын

@@Liquidcadmus ähe spoke like he was Bruce Lee, combined with bat man and rambo

@mauto4370

3 жыл бұрын

@@Liquidcadmus Sorry you have a low self-esteem, sorry you hate yourself, sorry you’re a reprehensible keyboard warrior all your problems not mine.

@mauto4370

3 жыл бұрын

@@Liquidcadmus Look in the mirror boy I’m sure your martial art pedigree is nothing.

@mauto4370

3 жыл бұрын

@@Liquidcadmus Oh my bad your a male oh well everything I stated about you I’m sure is still conclusive.

Seagal can handle himself in a real fight. He's been doing martial arts for 50 years.

One of the stars who largely predated the internet era. It was still possible to get away with a lot of mysticism back in those days similar to pro-wrestling or magic. Nowadays the world is smaller, you can contact celebrities on the other side of the world with a click of your finger and combat sports have come a long way. Sports science has improved as well. I think that a gracious way of looking at stars from that by-gone era is they had confidence and they allowed other people to boost their reputation for them as well; they embellished a lot but always had enough street credibility to make you suspend disbelief for a bit. Andre the Giant was not nearly as big as he was made out to be and Ken Shamrock in pro-wrestling was not the 'world's most dangerous man' for real. I saw an interview of Sting, Steve Borden where the interviewer overestimates his size and Sting just smiles and nods instead of correcting him; Sting did not really lie at all, he just allowed the interviewer to keep believing whatever Sting was billed as in his prime and similarly in his day it was not Seagal telling you how amazing he is but his promoters trying to sell him as a legit fighter to make the movies more succesful and ultimately make money. 'Kayfabe' has been destroyed. Undertaker's tombstone move is not very practical in real life but he could force it on someone smaller than him and aikido wrist twisting does not work on men your own size; according to legend, pro-wrestler Curt Hennig easily broke out of a hold that Seagal tried to put on him many moons ago. People like Jason Statham and the like who have the right facial looks, voice and can be taught to move a certain way will carry on the tradition of acting hard on camera but kids will not be growing up looking up to them like they did in the pre-internet era.

Bale studied the Keysi Fighting Method for Batman

I think the big problem with Aikido is that Seagal brought a lot of attention to the discipline, and there’s many more traditional Dojos that have gotten very soft and almost ballet like. This gives it a less than favorable world view in the martial arts community. There are some more modern ones that haven’t gotten the same kind of attention that the more traditional ones. These Dojos have reintroduced some of the Jiu Jitsu and or other martial arts disciplines that were originally used to develop Aikido.

Segal has never competed or even released a live sparring video....so it's impossible to comment on his effectiveness based on his fighting skills. Segal is a gigantic human being so he might be effective due to his size. I'm sure he can do a vicious doublw arm windmill attack

@zverev85

3 жыл бұрын

About competitions,you must understand that all them have many rules,and in real life no unlegit techniques,you can you can hit in the eyes, in the throat, in the groin, on the head, break your fingers, choke until your opponent dies, etc.

@richardlegrand4697

3 жыл бұрын

@@zverev85 yes it's true completion is not a total simulation of real life conflict. Real life conflict Can include eye pokes, molotov cocktail, and a mob jumping one guy. All of these are effective. However competition has the value of a resistant opponent albeit within a rule. Eye pokes and groin hits may not be with rules but many other violent forms of resistance can be included, I. e. counter punching, sprawling, and reversing lock .This is at least a glimpse of how that skill set may work in real life with someone resisting. Guys like segal have demos and katas which are impressive choreographies but it is unclear how effective it would be against someone resisting.

@richardlegrand4697

3 жыл бұрын

@Darth Skeletroll 2.0 D-d-darth skeletroll?!!! I didn't know you would be here!! Forgive me. We all know you are the greatest fighter to ever walk the cosmos! Please forgive my arrogant comment!!

Mario instantly discrediting himself by saying he is a Bruce Wayne and that grappling comes naturally to him ( even though he'd like to learn more about a Kimura ) lol classic.

@evilshogunmaster

3 жыл бұрын

I know right plus he mispronounced just about everything. He is a big fake.

@lucianm5459

3 жыл бұрын

@@evilshogunmaster how dare you question that man !? isn't it obvious he's on the same diet as Seagal ??? Dat should tell you something about his leggitnes !

@mauto4370

3 жыл бұрын

@@evilshogunmaster For the last time you deplorable wanna be martial art loser, quit running your mouth online, you pathetic troll, and come see me in the streets.

@mauto4370

3 жыл бұрын

@@lucianm5459 Fist of all Neanderthal dat isn’t a word sorry you never graduated elementary school, second of all a persons physique has nothing to do with how skilled they are, so just like your boyfriend @Shark Karate come see me in the streets anytime boy.

@mauto4370

3 жыл бұрын

@@evilshogunmaster I didn’t miss pronounce anything moron you have never studied Japanese arts so you wouldn’t know anyway god your a loser .

I didn't need an explanation for your screen name... I got it right away... I figured you were part Nordic/Scandanavian and part Japanese... But regardless... It's your channel... Your personality... Your identity... Call yourself whatever you like... Awesome channel... Great videos and interview segments... And you look legit too💪💪... It's easy to tell you're a lifelong fitness enthusiast... Keep on being great bro👏👏👏

"Amygdala Hijack".. While studying at American Martial Arts in New Symrna Beach Florida, one of the Instructors thru a 23lb weighted cushion at my head while I was meditating on the mat, I opened my eyes for a split second to catch the visual of something heading towards my face, I parried and blocked the weighted cushion

If you want know more about Seagal,you need ask people,who trained with him,who was on his seminars.

@BRUCEJJ66

3 жыл бұрын

On the other hand, if you ran so much as half a block from him, & he tried to chase you, he would finish himself off for you! Come on, Steve, you can totally afford a personal trainer & a nutritionist!

@willy9204

Жыл бұрын

@@BRUCEJJ66 lol dudes in his 70's chill

I stumbled upon your channel and already watched about 15 vids. I love it! What do you and Stephen Lambert think about Adrian Paul? He fought Donnie yen in Highlander: Endgame. Is he the real deal?

If Sammo Hung is legit so is Seagal. Being over weight does not always mean you don't have skill.

@PatrickGreeneFearwriter

3 жыл бұрын

Differece is, Hung is still brilliant and athletic. Seagal can hardly move.

Once again I really enjoyed this video and the story of Steven Seagal being a bodyguard is mind blowing, I'm not sure if Steven Seagal HATERS realise what that means, Bodyguard has a serious responsibility like protecting an important person for example the president, celebrity etc. If Steven was a bodyguard in real life he knew how to use weapons obviously like disarming knives which goes back to his Aikido it's not just breaking wrists people Steven has more skills then haters realise.

@Kthomasritchie

2 жыл бұрын

A celebrity bodyguard could be a thug built like a tank with no to minimal combat experience. If you look the part, most people are not going to mess with the principal client. Steven Seagal's bodyguard clients' would have been celebrities. I believe he was once the bodyguard to his ex-wife Kelly LeBrock. High profile politicians are protected by members of Law Enforcement or the military. They are the real deal.

@MrMalum

Жыл бұрын

The only thing he could have protected was his lunch. That's why he has always has his knife. I wonder where the hides the spoon...

No one really criticizes Seagals early films, they were great for their time, introducing on screen fighting differently. His films are up there as Martial Arts classics of the 90s. Seagals only downfall is that his been his low quality films that he's done for the past few years. They've been pretty bad or just average. He uses stunt doubles involving anything requiring athleticism. He's just got old, and hasn't done it gracefully. So he's an easy target, his egocentricism hasn't helped either. Best way to take Seagal, just watch his old films, they're still great now.

I really enjoy on deadly ground Considering it was his first film as director It's beautifully shot

@0:35 You never get thumbs down for me whether I agree or disagree. Your videos are great. Generation is impeccable. You're just a great storyteller

it looks to me, that Seagal in a real life situation would be using karate. Seriously, he is a humungous guy with a legit blackbelt in shotokan . He likes the mae geri. and his range is insane.

@AztecUnshaven

3 жыл бұрын

Not Shotokan... Seagal trained moreso in the Okinawan Karate arts. He has some serious hand conditioning from decades of Makiwara work. He also has trained together with Sifu Samuel Kwok and Tetsuhiro Hokama sensei.

@20FreeWill

3 жыл бұрын

He runs like a girl

Seagal shihan isn't just an Aikido master. He's a mixed martial artists and what you're seeing in his first four action movies isn't orthodox aikido. What you see in his first four action films is a mixed martial art he created , with an Aikido base, by combining traditional Kara Te, Koryu Jujutsu, Daito Ryu, Wing Tsun, Jo-do, Katanajutsu , FMA and Aikido. His personal hybrid style is called Tenshin Gakuen Bugei Ryu. He's also an accomplished competitive firearm shooting champion. And he went through police S.W.A.T. training in Louisiana & Arizona. He was a celebrity bodyguard in Japan and United States. The dialect of Japanese which he speaks, reads and writes is actually an older, very formal, dialect that many younger Japanese no longer speak but the older generation speak it. He's an ordained priest in the Omoto Kyo sect of Shinto which Morihei Ueshiba was a priest in. He's ordained as a priest in Tibetan Buddhism. He speaks a little Spanish and Russian. He owns very large lavender farms which produce lavender oil. He owns martial Arts schools, owns the world's largest collection of antique samurai swords , is a gunsmith, is a Japanese calligrapher, professional blues guitarist and He's an accomplished writer, producer, director, fight coordinator and actor. He's also an outspoken conservative with strong right wing politics so he's very much hated by Hollywood. His derogatory comments about other Hollywood action stars with competitive fighting backgrounds earned him hate. And his support of Trump put the nail in his coffin with Hollyweird. Meanwhile celebrity pedophiles like Roman Polansky, Quentin Tarantino, Charley Sheen, Joe Biden are still adored by Hollyweird community.

This Mario guy seems to be the narcissist. I don’t believe most of what he’s saying unfortunately.

@evilshogunmaster

3 жыл бұрын

He is so full of crap! Mario skill set is of white belt at best.

@mauto4370

3 жыл бұрын

Ok tough guy I’m sure you have never studied any martial art in your life, and being a keyboard warrior troll gets you off have fun with that 👌

@mattdrago4660

3 жыл бұрын

@@mauto4370 that’s a real disciplined answer from a man that’s supposedly a practitioner of martial arts. You’re just a dude that has seen too many action movies and you’re trying to convince the world that you’re something you’re not. I can see right through the bullshit.

@mauto4370

3 жыл бұрын

@@mattdrago4660 Again soft keyboard warrior troll I know you wanted the spotlight on you, don’t cry everything‘s gonna be OK coward.

@mattdrago4660

3 жыл бұрын

@@mauto4370 I don’t need the spotlight on me to feel validated mate..I’ll let you go in front of the camera and spit bullshit. Calling me a coward is a way for you to deflect from what you feel is your true self, underneath all this bullshit bravado.

I don't like to think that Steven Seagal is a martial arts Fraud at all or a Narcissist but his movies are for sure entertaining.

Steven is a big guy he can kick ass with knowing martial arts 🥋, you can’t teach size

@johnpjones1775

3 жыл бұрын

...i mean you can...it's call nutrition.

I thought we just learned on this channel not long ago that Lebell didn’t choke out Seagal? He hit Lebell in the groin, Lebell let go of the choke and swept his legs, and that was it according to the fight coordinator who witnessed it. Are we back to the choke out story?

@boshirahmed

3 жыл бұрын

Technically segal won the fight. Segal stopped after hitting the balls, if he kept attacking lebel would not have recovered.. Egos, no big deal, everyone has it.

Really appreciate these guys being open minded. While I'm not a big fan of aikido, I don't agree bashing anyone for their choice of martial arts. I also learned a lot about Steven seagal that I didn't know before. However, we all know that the most badass and pretty much invincible martial arts form is ameri do te.

@z0netr1pper

2 жыл бұрын

Hahahah, yeah, I agree. Ameri Do Te is just... beyond everything :DD

He trained karate as a teenager under Fumio Demura. Before he went to Japan. He trained Wing Chun,under Samuel Kwok. FMA under Daniel Inosanto. Seagal shihan holds rank in a Koryu Jujutsu, Kenjutsu, Jodo and is a shihan in Aikido. He's also trained in Daito Ryu in Japan and Small Circle Jujutsu with Wally Jay in Hawai'i. He mixes his training together and created his own MMA for self defense. It's not really Aikido and he's far more than an aikido guy. Please stop saying he's only an aikido guy. It's like saying Lyoto Machida is only a karate guy when he's trained numerous arts. Alot of hurt souls are bitter they invested time & money into training aikido and didn't learn to fight like Seagal Shihan so they call him a fake. But they're ignorant to the fact that Seagal Shihan taught Aikido but his personal practice was an ecclectic blend of all the arts he holds rank in and cross trains in.

I was watching another KZread channel where the host said that he started training Shotokan karates a kid along with a friend of his. And he said that he and his friend at a certain point came to the realization that “this doesn’t work in real life.” However they both came to different conclusions, the host said that he decided to leave karate and began training in boxing, catch wrestling the other grappling arts. Whereas his friend concluded that “this doesn’t work, how can I make it work?” Instead of abandoning the art, expand upon the art itself, and strengthen its weaknesses. Philip and Simon Rhee have done this with their Tae Kwon Do, can Akido work? Some say yes, some say no, I say learn to make it work!

@MuhammadAli-qh8tg

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. No martialarts work for every kind of person meaning ultimately no one is officially superior to the other. There are always going to be adaptations in art style for the most skilled and things will always work from different styles for inderviduals learning and looking for true expression.

@robertnguyen9493

3 жыл бұрын

@@MuhammadAli-qh8tg There’s a saying that styles make fights. But I believe that victory lies not solely in the style, but in the practitioner.

@MuhammadAli-qh8tg

3 жыл бұрын

@@robertnguyen9493 I say martialarts do not make good fighters, they just make better fighters. A 3rd dan kempo guy i know froze at a knifepoint robbery. Me, before any martialarts training have faced off against big numbers by myself despite only being 5'6 and 9.5st and come out victorious. Without disipline skills cannot be gained but without heart battles cannot be won. I said no martial art is superior over another, that is because it is the skill level of the competitors that make the real difference.

@robertnguyen9493

3 жыл бұрын

@@MuhammadAli-qh8tg agreed

It has become popular to hate on Seagal. That’s why so many people do it and his attitude does not help the situation. However that does not negate any skill he has. It just makes people dislike him more.

Steven Seagal is a talented Martial Artist. It's a shame that so many Humans trash his name. When you think about it, it's very easy for humans to turn on you and to overextend certain things you say, just to ruin your name. No matter what the humans think, I'll always be a fan of Steven Seagal. TERRANCE OUT

Ive studied traditional Japanese karate for 35 yrs. Tbh ive noticed if it isnt bjj or muay thai ppl are bad mouthing it and disputing its effectiveness

@thepassionofthegoose5472

3 жыл бұрын

Right? It's like the entire history of martial arts didn't exist before the mid 90's and people just walked around helpless. Many reading this likely had a grandfather who fought in WW2 who was considerably more dangerous than the majority of gym rats walking around today.

@sliderx1897

3 жыл бұрын

@@thepassionofthegoose5472 i laugh. Like u guys do realize all that exists in traditional martial arts its not new u just werent doing it.

puts "steven segal" in the title talks about pizza for 20 minutes

Viking samurai, I have watch and enjoyed all your videos but you really dropped the ball with this delusional Mario guy. He is a total joke it was painful to watch and listen to him. I know I can’t be the only one of your subscribers that think that guy is a total loon!!!

@VikingSamurai

3 жыл бұрын

Judging by the comments, Mario, like Seagal himself, seems to be a polarizing figure... People love him or hate him, which is fitting for a Seagal video!

@VikingSamurai

3 жыл бұрын

@@RayTheProducer Thanks for your feedback, but I'm not going to apologize for someone else's comments. I already talked to Mario and told him he shouldn't engage so much with the comments. I'm not happy with the comments overall, but I also don't believe in censorship. KZread does a pretty good job a censoring the really bad ones, which I wouldn't want showing up anyway, so I let the algorithm do it's job. As far as your point about him critiquing On Deadly Ground, it has more to do with how much he loves and has studied that movie, there are very few people you can say that about in regards to On Deadly Ground lol. My next guest (where we discuss Steven Seagal) is a 2nd Dan black belt in Aikido who has his own dojo, has used Aikido (with footage) in real-life situations and has even trained with Seagal in Seagal's later years... I'm pretty excited to speak with him and I think you guys will really enjoy that video!

@VikingSamurai

3 жыл бұрын

@@RayTheProducer Perhaps I'll have you on a future Seagal movie breakdown then in the future... do you have a specific favorite? Or is there 1 that came out straight to video you think really sticks out and is worth doing a video on?

@Liquidcadmus

3 жыл бұрын

@@VikingSamurai Mario got really emotional with a comment of mine, I ended up deleting my comments/replies about/to him because I felt sorry for the guy, and I also don't like being one of those people arguing on social media or acting like a douche. But I do agree that this was a weird video and your guest raised many red flags that make him seem non credible. I think the quality of your channel and your diplomatic approach can open the door for you to interview a lot of guys working in hollywood. maybe you can try contacting scott adkins or jerry trimble, they have youtube channels. also loren avedon is very friendly and interacts with fans (he uses facebook), trimble and avedon are pretty awesome and it would be fun to see what stories they have.

@VikingSamurai

3 жыл бұрын

@@RayTheProducer Email me at RealVikingSamurai@gmail.com sometime, that's easier to stay in contact then these messages (that get buried deeper everyday under new messages lol) on KZread.

A Krav Maga master, named Moti Horenstein, fought in the UFC way back in the old days when it was still a no holds barred competition. Unfortunately for him, he ran into Mark Coleman and then Mark Kerr!

Might've already been stated here, but technically Putin is listed as being a *Judo* black belt (not Aikido, from what I can find) as well as training in Kyokushin and Sambo. Not a big deal, just wanted to add some trivia at least.

@z0netr1pper

2 жыл бұрын

Add Krav Maga to the list, yeah. He was pretty sturdy when he was our boss, me being a foreigner in the Spetznas, something rare, but the need for 'agents' abroad was always important, same goes for CIA, however, Steven Seagull was never in any type of special forces... maybe in the movies. Putin is a formidable opponent and I'd been glad if I got as far as he did in the certain fighting styles. I ended up doing LWS and C.I stuff and got canned when I got cancer roughly 3 years ago.

The biggest fight in history would have been Steven Seagal vs Frank Dux. It's not too late, it's still possible. With George Dillman vs Ashida Kim on the undercard. Please, take my money. And Mario Rose also deserves to be on the card as it seems.

Hey dude I really like your nickname The Viking Samurai ,I think it's a cool name , I've over 40 years of experience in martial arts ( various styles) fitness and endurance sports, I do a lot of marathons and Triathlons, I once ran 50 miles non stop. I'm 62 and I still lift 4 times a week and I'm natural never taken any substances. Anyways I just wanted to tell you martial arts and fitness kept me out of trouble as a kid , it kept me out of gangs and from drugs -- there's no better high then working out , something I'll do for the rest of my life. Your channel is awesome !🏃‍♂️👍💪🤠🥋🥊🏋️‍♂️🏋️‍♂️🚴‍♂️

@VikingSamurai

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing, the lifting and martial arts have kept me away from all that negative stuff too.

@randybarnett2308

Жыл бұрын

@@VikingSamurai that's great, too bad most people can't think like you and me ,seen too many young lives wasted. Well my friend take care and keep up the good work !💪😀

Anyone else found that KZread subtitles are totally incorrect most of the time???!!!!

Thanks I think I will! If I get into those arts it'll be for the street application.......why in the hell would anybody get into any martial art if it's only useful when competing......it's meant for self defense, NOT to harm anyone, to initiate fighting but to defend yourself when attacked or bullied!

Seagal got Serbian citizenship in 2016. I'm from Serbia, so he is legit in my book. :)

@robd1329

3 жыл бұрын

This is. AMERICAAAAA...AMERICAAA!!!! no one cares about serbia

@FilmolovacDule

3 жыл бұрын

@@robd1329 Sure you do. Or you wouldn't have written about it.

@imlinorama

3 жыл бұрын

@@FilmolovacDule Hahahahaha , al si mu rekao 😁👌

@imlinorama

3 жыл бұрын

@@robd1329 You heard that from Elizabeth Olsen , did you 😂😂😂 Admit it 😎

@FilmolovacDule

3 жыл бұрын

@@imlinorama 😎

I took kickboxing because of my personal hero Jean Claude Van Damme. On a personal note I never liked Steven Seagal as an actor. I think he only plays versions of himself in his movies. I know he studied and practiced but I honestly don't think he's ever been pushed to his actual limit in a very long time. I honestly think that that unchallenged arrogance drove a talented martial artist insane. That and a coke addiction.

Don't forget that workout with Anderson Silva. So that's 2 UFC champions who respect Steven Seagal's skills. That's good enough for me. People who trash Steven Seagal's skills are always the ones who never trained anything in their life.

Hey man , love your content. I'm also Viking as my background is 100% Scotland, Ireland and Scandinavia. My wife is from Taiwan which means my 2 kids are also South East Asian and Polynesian. I have been training since the age of 5 and have studied: Judo, Kung Fu, Aikido, Ju Jutsu, Ninpo Tai Jutsu, Karate and Krav Maga. I've trained my kids since birth... I guess I could call them Viking Dragons :-)

@VikingSamurai

3 жыл бұрын

They're definitely Viking Dragons! Great job on getting them started so early!

He has size. If he meets someone smaller that can't fight, he'll be fine.

@AztecUnshaven

3 жыл бұрын

he's applied techniques in front of skilled fighters and they showed him respect.

@notsure9079

3 жыл бұрын

@@AztecUnshaven and other MMA fighters laugh at him.

@Katzenhase

3 жыл бұрын

@@notsure9079 Let them laugh. Seagal is 10 times as rich and famous than any MMA fighter. That´s a fact.

@Ehrle6969

3 жыл бұрын

@@Katzenhase seagal got only 16 milion, Top mma fighters r all richer then him.

@Katzenhase

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ehrle6969 are you drunk? Her got 4 million for "Under Siege 2" alone and 4 million for his cameo in "Executive Decisions". Seagal made much more than 16 million in his life+commercials etc...

Seagal's first 5 movies are classics! Add to that The Glimmer Man, Executive Decision and Exit Wounds. Everyone should check out Scott Adkins interview with him where he talks about how the Aikido he learned was the pre-war Aiki-Jutsu that is more street-applicable than most of the Aikido being taught today.

Your striking technique is crisp and your heavy bag work is top-notch. We should do an action movie together. I volunteer to be the antagonist as the bad guy always has more fun... 😁

Still props to Viking Samurai to give Seagal a fair shake and not just jump on the public bandwagon.

Hey brother love the channel. Don't let those keyboard warriors get you sucked in to their game. I believe in your skills as a martial artist. Even though I recently started following your channel I can tell by the way you express yourself about the arts and other martial artist. In regards to Steven Seagal I don't knock his skills. I wouldn't want to get in a brawl with him.

i love that you disolved a situation without resorting to violence. i've done that more than once but to be fair in my case it's probably becasue i am a hopeless fighter and the other guy would make pizza out of me.

@pumpedupbro4200

Жыл бұрын

I would eat that pizza

I'm Viking, Samurai, Templar, Vampire 😎👍 Be what you wanna be is my opinion 😉...... I actually subscribed as I related to you, your video collection on display reminds me of my old bedroom. I'm covered in Nordic Tattoos, studied martial arts since childhood. I'm basically a warrior geek and that makes me happy. Keep it up brother 👍.

@z0netr1pper

2 жыл бұрын

Vampire, the... ? :p I don't mind the whole Viking Samurai thing, I mean, everyones got a right to a opinion and free speech still reigns, however, as more of the so called millenials join the neo-nazi youth movement in Europe and also in the states (mostly trump supporters and people who like conspiracy theories, tbh) :p If yer mixed race, yer in for a tough fight if Germany goes cray-cray a third time, tbh, they should've been disarmed aeons ago. Like some douche bag shoots two people and tries to shoot through a door at a jewish synagouge (spelling) just recently and it goes unnoticed and nobody really cares even tho it should've been a death sentence, considering the world let those germans who had their kids and grandkids live, even tho they knew what was going on, funnily enough Seagull, being half german/half italian is starting to jump on the train of conspiracy theories... cause, its a moneymaker and gets him a fanbase... also, he's not a real cop. He was a false-deputy, one that has no power or authority, except, you can't really tell Seagull that, since he has something wrong in his head. Personally, I know that Russia has more national socialist movements than communists, thats for sure, same goes for almost all of Europe, the norse countries are real bad at taking a stance. It's kinda sad to see it happen... I mean, Sweden in particular, considering they put up zero worth of fight, let Norway (who fought bravely, but fell...) Finland was busy with the Russians... or I'm sure the finns would've kicked some arse. Danes are like southern Swedes, pretty much *racists... :p I like JoBlo Videos, WTF Happened to Steven Seagull... (Seagal) and him appearing in MMA, coattailing and whatnot, it was all for show, I just fell upon the algorithm to this channel and found myself reading weird comments on how mr. facer... err, molesting 16-year olds on a daily basis had a fanbase... sorry for hijacking :p and all the best on your career as a uh, bloodsucker? ;P

@davidbetts2980

2 жыл бұрын

@@z0netr1pper Honestly, I didn't read this long essay. But sure it was interesting 👍

Love this content. Thank you. Above the Law inspired me immensely.

@z0netr1pper

2 жыл бұрын

How to break the law by... Steven Seagull? :p

Hitting the balls is effective. Speaking from personal experience. Seagal may have been holding back, or lebell was just that tough. But a tap to the balls can put someone into serious pain.

Karate is a “weak” art form? Since when? Never heard nonsense like that before

@saiyanninjawarriorz

3 жыл бұрын

Right!? Dude has no idea what he's talking about

@axelstone3131

2 жыл бұрын

@@saiyanninjawarriorz crazy man

How many times will people doubt Steven ??? Its ridiculous.....The guys a legend...that people like Mike White would one day hope to be.

I like how this guy starts telling his own Frank Dux type stories as a way to say Seagal is not like Dux lol

I'm not martial artist but i think that Steven Seagal is legit, but here is the thing: People saying that this or that martial arts will not work on the streets or in somewhere else. In my opinion, if you know what you are doing and how you are using any martial art, it CAN work in real life situations or anywhere else. So yeah, those people that saying that aikido will not work on the streets, they are wrong, cause like i said, it is not about how you are thinking about it, it's about how you are using it, and if you know what you are doing then you can do stuff that even great Bruce Lee did back in his days. That is what i think about it all.

Never meet Seagal but he is a legit martial artist and loved his early movies. Thankful to him for making me aware of Aikido.

@rogerwhitsett9436

Жыл бұрын

I love sensei Seagal he is so knowledgeable on the martial arts and he is own man. He is always doing something new and fresh! Thank you sensei Seagal!

He's a fraud since he presents himself as Many Many things he is not. He has been called out numerous times on making up things, hurting people, abusing or exploiting them, etc etc. If he presented himself purely as what he was and nothing else then no he wouldn't be a fraud, but he is. I grew up during that era and never got why people liked him. His acting was bad and was the least interesting on camera martial artist of the era IMHO (that comes down to purely opinion of course). Honestly I think defending Steven Seagal insults other martial artists (actors or not) that don't misrepresent themselves. The beginning clip is pure BS IMHO. It presents the problem with Steven Seagal as a whole... presenting that being an action star martial artist is the reason he's constantly mocked and insulted. It's not. Sure any actor or famous person of anything will get negative attention, but many of the other action stars of that era are riding high these days and never were hammered like Seagal was. His negative attention was purely of his own accord and nothing to do with being a martial artist but purely everything to do with being Steven Seagal. He created his own problems, don't pass that problem on to the rest of the Martial Arts world.

Just another enjoyable piece well done Viking

The actual training of the martial arts is as you said is not to fight unless you have to but is to avoid the fight when possible, I have some stories about avoiding fights that I have used and I can also say that each martial art has certain things that work in the streets and other things that don’t. I have even used a hip block on a number of people who said they were advanced martial artists and all that happened was all of them were injured so they weren’t walking good after they tried to kick and all I did was my hip block. So you just need to look at what the attack is as with the defense and realize that the biggest factor is not the martial art but the practitioner that is the key and the training is to the point that you don’t think, you just do.

for me what feels natural is going into "Kamae" for either Koppo or Taijutsu.

Hey bro, “Viking Samurai” would make for a great movie set some time in the past, considering how far out Vikings made it.

@robertnguyen9493

3 жыл бұрын

I’d see that flick!

@williamsmith8790

3 жыл бұрын

An anime, for sure.

@joeybutcher9491

3 жыл бұрын

💯🙏

@shadscott469

3 жыл бұрын

This guy comes off as such a narcissist. Bruce Wayne 😂.

You have great SA, good sir. Defusing a confrontation is true aikido.

It seems to me that both these guys are just as full of themselves as Segal is. You are not going to get an objective analysis of Segal on this channel.

It’s not the style of martial arts, it’s the system that fits the person. Whether it’s Akido or whatever style is irrelevant, anybody training martial arts comes the threat assessment and awareness. In fact a good martial artist won’t even actually need to fight as Viking Samurai says. Anybody whom regales you stories of fights with intimate details is talking bollocks anyway. Steven Seagal is definitely legit as a martial artist that much is clear, but I personally think he has embellished some of his memories for sure. Whether he can fight for real is probably leaning more towards yes than no, as I actually watched the real life sheriff series he did, and law enforcement is no kiddies playground. However I would also say that just because a person studies martial arts, also doesn’t mean they can actually fight either. There is a reality disconnect between martial arts and defence of one selves on the street. But stories are quite entertaining on KZread though lol.

Seagal is a legit martial artist, problem is that virtually every martial artist. Doesn't get that the words are self explanatory.. Martial ARTS it's a form of ART... FIGHTING has nothing to do with ARTS. Look up how actual fighters fight, you won't see them do a kata, or Tai chi series of moves, or scream and flex like Bruce lee did. That's the difference

@z0netr1pper

2 жыл бұрын

Akido is more arts than most forms of 'martial arts' though, its pretty much like capoei... frick, I actually did that for a year or so with a mate and it totally sucked cause its a dance, basically... I think the difference is that you can actually touch people in Akido, however, its a non violent approach. On the Bruce Lee subject, he did alot of street fighting, however there's not much witnesses... and from what I gathered from the few who had anything to say, when he fought off the screen, he was pretty collected. No screams or flailing of limbs and he either tko'd, used some sort of submission or choked out most people he fought, kinda like Cung Le, who's a movie star but also a 'martial arts champion' and iirc he fought in ufc and i think strikeforce... not sure, but I think he caught onto why Seagull was hanging about before everyone else did... they just had the old moron there to make fun of :p and ofc, promotional purposes... however, dumb as seagull is, he kept it up. //#1733 former Spetznas alfagroup

I remember seeing a video playing a guitar on stage. What was funny was it wasnt even plugged in. Hah

@20FreeWill

3 жыл бұрын

WILD THANG

Best and smartest way to defuse that situation!

The Hakama thing is not necessarily true. Some styles train exclusively wearing them regardless of rank (Chendokan Akido which happens to be the style I’ve trained in for example asked you to wear them if you could afford it), and some don’t wear them at all during training (Shodokan Aikido for example).

I did not even watch the video first and I still hit the thumbs up!! #Rebel

Why would steven seagal's tensing aikido NOT WORK against muai tai? Against jujitsu......just block and stop any attack from jujitsu so they can not get ahold of you to take you to the ground? Why can't that work? Seagal even shows that in his seminars......so again, why wouldn't it work?

Just a quick note, coming from a catch wrestler. BJJ is not the be-all, end-all of ground fighting. If you can find a catch coach, it would be a great addition to your ground game.

Humble and open-minded ! So good to hear something nice about Steven 🙂

I wouldn't say he's a fraud but, I don't believe he's as good as he claims. He was actually one of my inspiration for getting into martial arts in the 80's. He will decimate an unskilled guy though.

@z0netr1pper

2 жыл бұрын

Not no more, noticed how hes gotten to the point where he almost can't move his limbs, he used to be pretty fast, even tho he always had something off with his running thingie... looked like a woman needing to pee real bad-running kinda thing. I think a regular joe would be pretty equal to Seagull as for today. I mean, that is if he ever puts down his silly guns. :p

@ryanramsubhag9300

2 жыл бұрын

@@z0netr1pper lol.

I have heard that in aikido they learn Karate until yellow belt before going on to learn aikido is this true

What Seagal does have goin for him above all the other action stars... he somehow got Kelly LeBrock to marry him. Kudos sir. Kudos

I am not a Steven Segal Fan, because of so man lies of him. But the question is, is he legit? Of sure. A great Martial Artist and fighter. Maybe ,he is not as fit as in his Prime , but thats normal, i think. Nice greetings from Austria 🍻