Bring this guy back. The intonation in his voice naturally makes him sound wise haha. Cool vid.

@frankvonfrauner

4 ай бұрын

That's half the job.

@Kennypowers51

3 ай бұрын

He's so wise he thinks the spleen digests food. Haha

@templesnack

3 ай бұрын

@@Kennypowers51 Mofo thinks we have gizzards lmaoo GIMME SOME ROCKS

@nickcarroll8565

3 ай бұрын

@@Kennypowers51haha, it most definitely does not. But it does have connections with the liver in the sense of the portal venous system. His explanation though was the spleen would grind against the stomach, which I assure you does not happen. We have teeth to do that for us.

@kaydues

Ай бұрын

I agree, that is a very calming video. like the conversation and reactions.

This guy should be a narrator/reader for Chinese audiobooks. His voice and tones are perfect for that.

@K12war

2 ай бұрын

This!!!

The massager has a really nice voice, it is loud but weirdly soothing

@solexsahara

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, the tones of his voice is very calming, oddly

@lokifenris8133

2 ай бұрын

That's every martial master for you

@JackThaRipper

17 күн бұрын

Like a dictor

@LowSteaksGaming

15 күн бұрын

I feel like he should narrate a movie or opening to a movie

When Xiaoma starts swearing in English , you know its painful because he's forgotten how to swear in chinese

That foot massage sure is satisfying to watch. There's something about it that makes you relaxed as well as make you feel the inner peace from deep within.

@JHulse29

4 ай бұрын

I think its his voice. Very soothing, like an asmr

@MoistYoghurt

4 ай бұрын

You explained asmr lol but yea it is quite nice

@pewpewpower

4 ай бұрын

Exactly. Who cares if there is no western scientific backing. The way he explains it and his soothing voice is therapeutic enough.

Can tell Xiaoma has liver problems but can’t tell the smoke alarm needs a new battery.

@evijade1

4 ай бұрын

I thought it was the alarm battery in my house 😂

@anonymeister123

4 ай бұрын

Now I have two going off. The one in my house and the one on the video. Fml

@raider3327

4 ай бұрын

😅 Not fda approved and not fire safe

@jakeprewitt3009

4 ай бұрын

I hope Ari told him about it. A lot of people just don’t know what smoke detectors are or can’t hear it either due to deafness or just getting used to the sound.

@Sakurajima616

4 ай бұрын

Island capability this is called young padawan.

3:31 Xiaoma: "Wow." Masseuse: "Wow."

@SerenataImmortale0

3 ай бұрын

Underrated. 😂😂😂

I love how seriously he took your kill bill question

@TheKilopoo

4 ай бұрын

Xiaoma couldn’t help but take the piss a little bit 😂

@JMPERager

3 ай бұрын

@@TheKilopoo I was thinking that, no way he wasn't trolling xD

@nickcarroll8565

3 ай бұрын

I mean, don’t we all want to know? Haha😊

I love that you immediately asked about the 5 point exploding heart technique. B/c that was 100% where my mind immediately went.

@MeanOldLady

Ай бұрын

Why? That was just cringe.

Please do another video with him! Maybe massaging your back or more stretching. Very interesting and relaxing to listen and learn.

His description of the spleen sounds more like a bird gizzard than the spleen 😂

@JMPERager

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, the spleen is connected to the immune system and is for filtering out dead blood cells and creating white blood cells, not to grind down food...

@oscarcarrier3314

2 ай бұрын

Yeah doesn’t the spleen fight infections in the blood.?

@InternetLobster

Ай бұрын

@@oscarcarrier3314 Yeah, the spleen is part of the lymphatic system, not the digestive system. It's heavily involved in the body's immune systems.

@rusinoe8364

Ай бұрын

Made me question his medical acumen a bit, but I'm sure the massage felt nice at least.

Phenomenal that he mentioned both neigong and qigong in these videos, the bubbling well point (YongQuan) and how yoga and qigong are similar. I learned self qigong massage several years ago, and have done these types of massages on acupressure points and it's absolutely crazy how much it has helped me feel so much better. I hope you continue down this path that youre going,. perhaps you could do well from studying Chinese martial arts too. Taijiquan, just as he showed you at the end, would be an excellent place to start. There are several styles, Yang and Chen styles are the most popular, each having their own qigong practices associated with them

This was amazing. Absolutely love this guy. We need a repeat visit!!!

I was glued from start to finish.. Xiaoma's facial expressions are golden.

This guy is the living proof that if you sound smart and confident enough you could be waffling nonsense all day long

@rmp5640

2 ай бұрын

True, can't believe people still buy this reflexology craps as a legit tool to cure their liver, heart, eyes etc.

@HadaHussProductions

2 ай бұрын

​@rmp5640 the alternative take pills all day

@ChainsawGutsFuck

2 ай бұрын

@@rmp5640 Are you saying the spleen _doesn't_ grind food in the stomach into powder?!

@rustyshakleford5230

2 ай бұрын

If you can't dazzle them with your brilliance you have to babble them with bullshit.

@KidFutureYT

2 ай бұрын

@@rmp5640i hope people don't do it because they truly believe in it but because massages r just fun in general 🙏

10 years ago I developed an odd condition that gave me all over body tremors, especially internal tremors. I constantly felt as though I was shaking everywhere. It was affecting everything in my life!! Out of desperation I went to a Chinese Medicine doctor and he was a medical doctor as well as a master acupuncturist. Long story short: the Chinese doc fixed that condition for me. He told me my “liver meridian” needed treatment (just like in this video) except he used needles not massage. It took a few months of treatment, but the condition went away and never came back! Before that I had been to 5 or 6 doctors, including neurologists at two of the most prestigious hospitals in the US. None of those western doctors could help me. Chinese doc saved me from that awful condition. 🙌🙌

@staticcharm3808

4 ай бұрын

BS 😂 That is no different than thinking prayer can cure you. It's not science

@isnow6584

4 ай бұрын

@@staticcharm3808 it may have legitimately done something as it was acupuncture, on the contrary, since it wasn't a legitimate doctor I'm sure this will lead to other problems later.

@briang.7206

4 ай бұрын

​@@isnow6584what's a doctor an MD ? Mine is a OMD doctor of oriental medicine.

@user-yq7vl1dj7i

4 ай бұрын

​@@staticcharm3808But prayer can cure you. Where have you been?

@n.p.2653

11 күн бұрын

​@@staticcharm3808 You should try opening your mind, it just might help you

This looked like it was absolutely fantastic. Definitely need to return to see this dude again...

When you have cold feet and they come into contact with hot water, the pain you experience is called 'allodynia'. This is just a term that means pain stimulus that isn't caused by something typically painful. The idea behind it is when you do have some kind of injury (for example a broken bone) where movement or touch can have a negative affect on it (such as slowing healing) the body sends pain signals there to basically say "hey don't do that". Another condition this happens frequently is sunburns. In the case of cold feet, the body detects that they are cold and that same reaction occurs to say 'hey something is going on please be easy on that area'. This is partially the reason why when someone is suffering from extreme hypothermia, you should not dip them into a hot bath, but slowly warm them with something like a blanket; as this may cause extreme pain and subsequent shock. I know noone asked but I saw Xiaoma's response at the start and I thought about it, and who doesn't like learning something new. :)

@themadscientest

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for teaching me the word for that! I get it when I have cold feet in the shower.

@BeautifulDreamerK

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for mentioning this. My acupuncturist said I have cold feet, which isn’t normal. When I get a pedicure, the water is extra hot for me but normal for others.

@drakesilmore3760

3 ай бұрын

The reason why hot water feels hotter for cold feet is because human sensory cells don't actually measure absolute temperatures. Instead, they measure changes in their environment. When your extremities are cold for a longer time, there is little activity going to your brain except a baseline "coldness" that you are experiencing. This is the reason why you mostly don't notice the temperature you are in for longer periods of time during the day, except for when the body is overheating or becoming extremely cold. When you are used to your feet being cold, your brain expects the temperature to stay consistent. When you dip your cold feet in hot water, the difference between the water and your feet is very big, causing your sensory cells to fire far more rapidly than if your feet were warmer, causing you to perceive the water as very hot. This adaptive effect is also the reason why, after being in the hot water for a while, you no longer experience the hotness. In fact, after you leave the hot water, the normal room temperature will feel cold, even after drying your feet, as now your sensory cells perceive the difference of the outside being colder than your feet. The experience of extra heat or cold is exactly the way your body is supposed to experience it, and is not a health condition of any kind. Allodynia is a well defined health condition involving neuropathic pain that is absolutely unrelated to what's described above. The sensation of things being warmer than they are due to your body being cold is actually a very normal and expected sensation. Allodynia is pain caused by things that you don't usually experience as painful. This could be for example someone stroking over your arm eliciting pain. It is an experience of pain that shouldn't happen, but does due to an underlying cause in your nervous system. In fact, none of your examples qualify as Allodynia.

@robingruling5560

3 ай бұрын

⁠@@drakesilmore3760When I was a young girl and would run a high fever, I would get what my mother always called sore skin. Anything brushing against my skin would be painful. I always wondered what that was.

i really loved the way you could communicate with the masseuse and laugh with him .He clearly has much knowledge and you could see the mutual respect!

@spaniard8753

4 ай бұрын

yeah, knowledge of bullshit.

@Coach_Shiner

4 ай бұрын

​@@spaniard8753Hate to burst your bubble, but their understanding of this shit dates back centuries. It's traditional methods and styles. If you can't understand that then you're just ignorant

@HpFanGuy

4 ай бұрын

@@Coach_Shinerold doesn’t mean good, lol. Old usually means obsolete, in fact. This is bullshit. If it wasn’t bullshit it would be taught to real doctors, and studied as a science and not a massage technique.

@Numbabu

4 ай бұрын

@@Coach_ShinerI mean it’s a disrespectful way to put it but the effectiveness of treatments like this seems to be rather low when investigated using the scientific method

@spaniard8753

4 ай бұрын

@@Coach_Shiner If their knowledge is so good then why isn't it more common around the world? There is no science behind this type of treatment.

I actually watched the full sponsor spot just because it seems like a really lovely hotpot place. I'd love more hotpot places in America...

@Slim_T_ODB

4 ай бұрын

Same. It's possible to do sponsors and make them bearable. The crap creator's throw at me is just annoying and way to much like the commercials we used to have to watch on tv before cable came around. Like at least try to sell me something that has something to do with the content I'm viewing

I loved every bit of this video, Xiao-ari, sir! I have a question, though: have you ever gone to a Chinese establishment in NY, and recorded up the entire history, how they got there, how the business got there, etc?

How interesting would be to have this conversation with this guy in Mandarin while lerning from the source about Chinese medicine and having a painful but liberating foot massage; your hard work took you to an incredible place and I’m genuinely happy watching your video.

This practitioners crystal clear pronounciation makes me want to learn the language. It sounds so good!

ASMR and Chinese medicine knowledge 🤩 thankyou Xiaoma

I laughed all the way through. Best video yet! I sorta wished that massage dude was in my town.

This looks like one of those massages that is 90% uncomfortable or even painful, but the other 10% makes it worth it.

@Plxusible

2 ай бұрын

Those are the best ones. Horrible while it’s going on but immediate relief likeYou never had anything to begin with

Your videos are just the best because of your reactions! I love when you make faces and laugh. It's so good to see someone actually reacting to what's happening. I love going to Chinese massage places because they understand how everything in the body is connected.

wow, this is amazing...glad i found it. I have been doing Qi Gong since August 2022, though not consistently, and i can testify that it helped me heal my Psychosomatism! which exhibited like rheumatoid arthritis over 4years and my ulcers! I had a checkup through my feet(reflexology) and results came with advise of what i could do and eat to help my body, that's where i saw tai chi and looked it up. That's how i started doing Qi Gong and never looked back. I feel great, i have a clearer mind and i am just working on doing it consistently and properly. I use youtube videos but I wish I could find a master in Uganda! I would love to have this foot massage. Greetings from Uganda

@alanalfan4932

2 ай бұрын

Dont look around, you are now the master of Uganda

One time I got shin splints in Taiwan and went to get a leg massage. It's a miracle I'm still alive.

@KEVIN88GT

13 күн бұрын

Dead...literally did not expect that. Thanks for the laugh!

You should make this a series with more masters of different Chinese medicine modalities . Would be interesting and informative.

Mad respect for you bro :D much love happy holidays and new years . wish you great health too . Need me a foot massage like you got but for now a triggerpoint foot roller will do >~

Oooh I wanna go there! ❤ Happy new years X!

This was fascinating. Thanks for sharing!

I went and had a similar massage at 34w pregnant. He was asking me if I was ready to deliver and I jokingly was like yes. Bc I felt massive. My legs hurt and he was like yeah I can tell you need this. Blah blah blah. I went into labor the next day.

@mercelo6882

4 ай бұрын

Hello. I am a reflexologist. This person may have been able to tell, or not, however, what usually happens is that the woman goes into labour when it is time, it is not due to reflexology. Reflexology on pregnant women makes them feel a lot of relief from different things, and it may be that due to that women then go into labour soon after. But it is not because reflexology provokes it, it can't, it is the body that decides, and in fact reflexology only supports the body to access whatever needs rebalancing but it is the body that decides. Impressive that this person could tell you were about to deliver your baby.

@MGS.037

Ай бұрын

Oh man you’re not supposed to get massage when you’re pregnant. Did nobody tell you? 34 weeks is too early to give birth man. INSANE that the massage therapist didn’t know that!

@Nic-no8nf

7 күн бұрын

I’d actually be worried about this person & who gave them their license. The first and last thing they crammed into us was the dangers of massaging pregnant women’s feet. I thought even regular people knew this honestly

what an entertaining video. I loved the history and technical of it.

I love watching these wellness videos.

"I thought this is just a foot massage" lol 🤣

@wifeywubs

4 ай бұрын

That's what she said 😂

@adrianhempfing2042

4 ай бұрын

It looked like he was going to rip his body in half, rip off his leg head arm

I see the weight loss! You look good my friend :) keep up the hard work

The pain you go through so your viewers don't have to ;-)

I love this guy, so calm and understanding. I need to come here...

Oof, foot massaging. Im so sensitive with my feet that I have to physically prepare myself by writing this comment before venturing forwards! I wish I could enjoy things like that I love how much info this guy explains and even gives a citation. I question the efficacy, as you do it seems, but I love learning about other cultures and their interpretations on concepts ranging from medicine to life itself

That Looks AMAZING !! I Want A Massage Next.

As an RN for 14 years, i finally know what the spleen TRULY does. 😂

@acme2402

4 ай бұрын

i was looking for this comment haha

@Slim_T_ODB

4 ай бұрын

@acme2402 heck yeah 😂 apparently we're just like birds and have gizzards 😂

@GrammeStudio

4 ай бұрын

TIL white blood cells are used in digestion 😏😏

@Slim_T_ODB

4 ай бұрын

@@GrammeStudio 🫥

@Slim_T_ODB

4 ай бұрын

@GrammeStudio I mean. They digest micro organisms. So I guess in a round about way, you're .2% correct Edit I forgot the . Before the 2

A beautiful insight! Such fun conversaion too

Wow. This guy is amazing. Would love to see and hear more from him.

That jelly jiggling sound at 10:20 really got me 😂

Very informative, thank you.

That was a FANTASTIC lesson...i love learning other worldly tidbits but i honestly felt some of ur pain, mate!! More interesting lessons, please. Cheers😁😁😁👍👍👍

This video is wonderful to see and also keep the videos going.

After being on the Internet for a while, watching a foot massage makes me feel weird, but as someone who has experienced one firsthand, it's one of the most relaxing massages there is

I was in Thailand and got massages every other day. After the first one I was uncertain whether I was going to return again and the woman said “first we break you and then we out you back together”. Made perfect sense

This experience would be amazing but the smoke alarm chirping would drive me crazy.! 😂

Pressure points are amazing, I know the headache relief ones very well. 😅

I need to find someone like this near me. He's amazing! ❤

"Anyway, give me your feet" LOOOOOLLLLLLLL. Made my day

this is one relaxing massage damn let him do a body massage he got a lot of knowledge

that was amazing great video and very intresting thanks

lol i found myself reading the WHOLE convo. great vid! lol

I feel like 80% of stuff like this is "a long time ago some guy found a stone he liked and now its a holy stone with magic properties"

@joaquinferrazzi923

3 ай бұрын

maybe. but chinese culture is thousands of years old, and the chinese are not stupid

@idonthaveacreativename6504

3 ай бұрын

​@joaquinferrazzi923 Smart people believe in tones of stupid things.

@thebritishtwat1317

3 ай бұрын

I think alot of the pathway stuff actually sounds decently realistic. Like your bodies nervous system is pretty interconected I could see some spots being connected with acupuncter etc.

@heccmcgee4352

3 ай бұрын

@@thebritishtwat1317 I won't disagree there blood flow over all is healthier with massages and the like. Definitely proven. Just seems more traditional in some practices rather than practical.

@sparki9085

3 ай бұрын

​@@joaquinferrazzi923just because it's old doesn't mean it's right...

What an honor to receive a massage from a master like this.

Honestly, how did you feel after the massage? Relaxed? Comfortable? Calm? Did you felt any pain afterwards? I have never been to such place. But I have watches movies portraying such places as a go-to place to destress and sooth aching muscles.

definitely do this one again, maybe with less giggles lol, this guy was great

Your brain and your nerves are all connected down to your toes and allows you to feel that pain in those spots. What he’s saying is definitely real deal💪🏾💪🏾

@zepenance9571

2 ай бұрын

Its interesting because when the body doesn't understand where pain is coming from it can cause phantom pain in other parts of the body. Nerves and the psyche are very interesting things in massages and these sorts of situations.

The master speaking about pressure points, i felt it was soothing to watch.

id be very interested to see you do a check up with the doctor to see how accurate his health assessment was

The massage is soo cool..so much information

5:35 Something tells me that’s not what the spleen does 😂

@jishani1

4 ай бұрын

common sense, a middle school anatomy class, a 5 second google search. any of those?

Had to laugh at the massage guy's explanation of what the spleen does ("grinds food"), um no, that's not what the spleen does, it filters old red blood cells from the blood and plays a role in the immune system.

@Heart-rb8ez

4 ай бұрын

Google spleen Chinese medicine

@philpalmer4877

4 ай бұрын

Well then someone's got some 'spleenin to do. 😉

@amani7724

4 ай бұрын

@@philpalmer4877 🥁

@mercelo6882

4 ай бұрын

Right. They are different medicines. It doesn't mean that TCM is wrong about the spleen. In any case, if you don't agree with it, don't use TCM. There are many different medicines in the world. They have worked without the need for the others. And if it doesn't help you, you are free to try another system, or not, you choose what you feel will help you. In the meantime people use TCM and other types of medicines when the ones they were used to didn't find any solution. And vice versa.

@Greg29

4 ай бұрын

@@mercelo6882 If they think the spleen "grinds food" like a bird's gizzard then yes they are 100% wrong, it's not what the spleen does, full stop.

These are my favorite videos that you do

this is so cool, it looked like alot of fun, i wish i knew chinese to communicate with him now

Xiao Long Kan was one of the reasons I learn chinese now. I reserved a table 2 times, and both times they didn't register my registration, probably because they didn't understand a word I said (I'm german) ... So, now I will learn to speak chinese and then reserve my table in chinese ... ;-)

Xiaoma looking quite soft and supple like a dumpling. I hope your holidays have been nice 😅

@papayer

4 ай бұрын

he plump :3

@Puffster

4 ай бұрын

Weird part of the internet found on 10282023 :)

"Be careful with him." They are afraid they are going to break you. I do love the faces. I am not sure I fully understand everything. When they say problems with the liver, do they mean some kind of damage or is it more figurative. In either case, it might be worth a mention to your doctor at the next visit. Believe in it or not, they have enough personal experience to at least consider it.

"Internal dampness" The human body is 90 something % water..... The food looked aawsuum ❤

@emonsahariar9292

4 ай бұрын

Foot massage is good, and as usual most of the old oriental 'medicinal' theories are outdated.

@etow8034

4 ай бұрын

Westerners can't understand ! Why do you think your body produces earwax and scalp oil on your head ?

this guy is awesome.

Very educational. Thanks

Just hearing Arieh screaming at the top of his lungs is enough to get a laugh out of anybody.

you lookin good xiaoma. slimming down 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

I’ve had numerous foot massages before but none close to where this man has understood the… (couldn’t think of the word for) reflexology.

@Michael-el8nu

4 ай бұрын

Reflexology aka "flimflamerry" I'm sure Dr. Horace Apples here would love to walk you through the process for a modest fee

@Dbdbe1

4 ай бұрын

@@Michael-el8nuYeah reflexology is nonsense

This is amazing

You've got some stuff 'wrong' with you my friend!! That dining experience looks fantastic

Afterwards, like a few days, did you feel a difference in your digestion? Or other body functions?

This guy was great to listen to, where is this massage spot located in the city ?

I have had these type of massages on my feet many times in Sydney Australia and the Chinese woman I go to is very knowledgeable. The massage hurts like hell but afterwards you feel like a new person. I normally sleep 2-3 hours after my foot massage. I would love to see how he focuses on your back :)

@CasuallyClutching

3 ай бұрын

Can you actually feel anything in your organs? It's pretty hard to believe

@glswenson

3 ай бұрын

Oh im in Sydney as well, any places you recommend? This looks extremely relaxing

When Xiaoma starts a video off shirtless you know it's gonna be a wild one

@Xiaomanyc, please could you learn Tuvan? There is a huge community I am a part of that would love to see this. If you struggle for resources I can point you in the right direction. Love your vids man!

I LOVE hotpot, we do it at home sometimes with chicken stock, random veg and loads of noodles!

This is sue I’ve never laughed out loud as much your laugh makes me laugh and I relate to your sensitive feet and the pain of course 😂😂😂😂

Thanks for the video

That was really interesting. I noticed it wasn't meant to cure as anything, but to diagnose problem areas in your body. My husband went to a Chinese massage/reflexologist DG or chronic arthritis as ND fibromyalgia pain. He thought it helped a lot. He told him to eat beets every day (?).

@ericpettyfishing

4 ай бұрын

Beets increase blood circulation.

@EphemeralDust

4 ай бұрын

I am a very skeptical person, and don't believe in the internal medicine/energy aspect of Chinese medicine. But I do have major respect for their ability to use simple solutions for complex issues, such as massage for muscle pain and injury, something still done today in modern medicine, as well as their ability to find so many effective treatments via food, nutirtion, and herbs. Though I do wish they were more willing to let certain things go like using ivory and rhino horns as erection medicine, or pangolin scales for lactation. If all of traditional Chinese medicine was food recommendations like beets and massage I would have zero issues because at worst people feel better unlike chiropractors who can actually kill you by doing it wrong and at best its no better than a massage.

@goedelesaar

4 ай бұрын

@@EphemeralDust I agree. same thing really with beliefs in general. i'm an atheist myself but i find it very interesting how effective the placebo effect can be. its basically tricking your own mind into thinking something else. quite interesting

"A spleen grinds your food into powder form" 😂😂😂

How many languages do you speak? I saw the Thai massage one before where you knew some Thai, and now here you speak Chinese (Cantonese? EDIT: more likely Mandarin?); it's very impressive! EDIT: I looked at your profile, and you're a polyglot. My admiration has not changed; you have excellent language skills!

I need this massage in my life! I love Chinese Medicine!!

That looks amazing.

What is this type of massage called? I would like to find one near me. Thanks

Anyone who has ever done Reflexology understands this pain, and relief. Chi-gong aside, its hella good.

Okay he got the function of the spleen spot-on, sounds legit

Don’t need to be a Podiatrist to distrust this wizardry.

@charlesmcgill2974

4 ай бұрын

Why do they even have western medicine if they have this 😂 apparently much more effective than western medicine

More of these chinese medicine and massage stuff. Very interesting. Especially since you can talk to them. 👍

If it's not FDA approved, then it's beneficial.