You know what, this is why i love your channel, Viking Samurai. This is why i subscribed to your channel the moment KZread recommended it to me. Because, you bringing the truth to the people, and because you got so many interesting stories from different people, that is worth listening to. You are doing a very great job at it, and i wish that in the future, you can bring even biger stars to your channel to interview and tell some interesting stories. And as far as i know, no one on whole KZread are doing stuff like you do. And that is why your channel is unique. Cause, in the time when there is not that much of interesting videos and topics on KZread, you managed to bring something unique to people. Something so unique that no one ever did EVER! So yeah, you deserved more attention, more followers and more views. Keep doing your stuff, man. Your content is amazing!

@rademarinkovic4582

2 жыл бұрын

I agree totaly with you . Great Chanel, great Story, just amazing

@setokaiba200x

2 жыл бұрын

Same here.

@slappydoodle

Жыл бұрын

That's funny I feel the exact same way just found this channel like a week ago Really good channel

@TerenceSpencerYT

Жыл бұрын

You speak out my words! 😏

Conrad is awesome stunt Coordinator, he gave me a chance to fight Mel Gibson on LW 4. Him and Eddie Braun gave me a chance to double Jackie Chan. I owe him so much for my success in Hollywd. Really enjoyed listening to this interview, Thank you!

@VikingSamurai

2 жыл бұрын

I'm honored that the legendary Dae Han has appeared in the comments section. The audience would be very interested to see you on the channel if you're open to it. If so, please email me at realvikingsamurai@gmail.com

@ibbykhan942

2 жыл бұрын

Simon Rhee is the best of the best 😀, you must do an interview! Would be great to see you on here

@mattdayman9632

2 жыл бұрын

That,s very cool I remember Simon from Best of the best awesome action guy.That was the scene on the trailer on the freeway I'm pretty sure where he fought Mel

@baldersn4474

2 жыл бұрын

Wow Simon Rhee you sir are a legend

@ransomedavis2208

Жыл бұрын

Simon Rhee what an honour to have you amonst us and indeed commenting. full respect to you sir from one martial artist to another and to one movie fan to another i love all your work. and you are unforgettable as Dae Han. it wouls be great to have you as a guest with Samurai viking. please make it happen.

Well, people throw stones at Steven because he HAS done A LOT of terrible things in his life. Interview his ex wife or John Leguizamo or the NUMEROUS women that filed complaints against him. Being a decent martial artist doesn't absolve you of the crappy things you've done in your life! Jet Li is an amazing martial artist and he didn't have to beat up women or his co-stars to prove he was an alpha male.

@Katzenhase

2 жыл бұрын

He didn´t beat up Kelly LeBrock. Kelly said at the time: I was abused all my life but the media said it must have something to do with Seagal. Later LeBrock said: But that doesn´t mean that Steven had something to do with it.

@paulkeenan5378

2 жыл бұрын

Completely agree 100 %

@wantutosigh1117

2 жыл бұрын

@@Katzenhase This is what Lebrock said, "I had a life before Steven Seagal, and a life after him. This book is not about Steven Seagal. But good or bad, he is a part of my life." She was asked this when Seagal was being accused by three different women of sex trafficking and sexual harassment. She obviously didn't want to get into it. Certainly didn't defend him.

@Katzenhase

2 жыл бұрын

@@wantutosigh1117 Seagal didn´t beat her. Just lies from Seagal haters.

@nurse425

2 жыл бұрын

@@Katzenhase Keep thinking that! Why was it so easy for people to believe Mike Tyson was guilty of these things, but not Seagal? Dude needed protection from the mob for a reason and it AIN'T because he was a choir boy! He's lied about and been called out on said lies so often he might as well be Frank Dux spiritual brother!

Someone needs to send this video to Joe Rogan.

@castle6660

11 ай бұрын

Lol Why? Joe Rogan doesn't care about the truth. Rogan literally gets paid... to say the things he says.

@mitsubishikid1187

6 ай бұрын

​​​@@castle6660 well it wouldn't surprise me if Joe Rogan was wrong about something that someone else was claiming happened, I recall Joe had to be told peanuts were not grown on trees. side bar: when I was younger I used to grow a few of them in my parents backyard, i wish they grew on trees would have been a lot easier to harvest 😂.

@Martialarts1on1

3 ай бұрын

Rogan believed Seagal was in Ukraine fighting based off a movie poster. So yeah, not the sharpest tool!

I think some of what Gene LeBell has done in propagating some of this has to do with Gene LeBell's background. Gene and his family have really deep ties in professional wrestling. I think that if you listen to Gene LeBell talk about anything in public you often get "kayfabe" versions of events that are more about having fun and stirring the pot. Gene likes to tell stories and he will often roast other people just to get a rise out of people.

@AztecUnshaven

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed, same way that Gene exaggerates his tales of "teaching Bruce Lee". Bruce was already a savvy Judo player years before he met Gene, as Bruce trained with Fred Sato, Jesse Glover and others at Seattle Technical college.

@martinocelotl8326

Жыл бұрын

Lambert was there and he tells the story. Gene didn’t talk about it because of some legal agreement. But certainly, Gene was a showman. Lambert continues to tell the story and doesn’t get sued. You figure it out.

I have to admit, you may be one of the best investigative interviewers on KZread. Your videos have been more of a legit source of information for martial arts entertainment than Black Belt Magazine, and that's saying a lot. Keep up the great interviews 👍🏽

What I love about this channel is you don’t even have to be a martial artist to really get enjoyment from your videos. This is also a great channel for action lovers and film buffs.

@EricBrunoBorgman

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's me, I agree totally. Make the 80s great again! Is a perfect slogan for this channel!

It's a legal issue and Gene knows better not to say that in public because if he can't prove it then he's defaming Seagal and can be sued for ruining and damaging his carer, but nothing can happen to him if he does it in private where he could just deny it if things were to go south.

@zverev85

2 жыл бұрын

A Famous russian mma fighter,UFC 6 WINNER,Oleg Taktarov trained with Lebell.And he told that Lebell only wrestler,and he does not know judo well.I believe Oleg,he has black belts in Sambo and Judo.

@Durante_di_Alighiero

8 ай бұрын

@@zverev85 Any source for that? I've read similar stories about how Taktarov wasn't exactly satisfied with the training at the Hayastan.

I gotta be real, when you mentioned evidence, I thought you knew someone who had the pair of pants that Seagal was wearing.😁

1) I don't think Lebell choked out Seagal now that I know the details. The body guards probably wouldn't have allowed it. Plus I think there is validity to Conrad's take. 2) Conrad admits that stuntmen got injured, so that obviously did happen. How often is debatable. I can't be 100% positive on anything because I wasn't there. But I will give Seagal the benefit of the doubt.

Seagal should have sued Lebell for dragging him to the dirt.... Gene did it just because he was a clown and wanted to make a fuss over his name.

Best channel about these topics. Always premium content!

Marked for Death is such a great movie, Seagal was at his coolest and the Aikido was just straight up savage!

@Garrett316

2 жыл бұрын

I’m literally watching that film right now on Tubi. Like Seagal’s early films, but not a fan of him as a person.

@MatrixCobretti

2 жыл бұрын

@@Garrett316 Tubi is the best for action fans, I use it almost daily! There's nothing wrong with separating the art from the artist, I have a few guys like that too.

@Garrett316

2 жыл бұрын

@@MatrixCobretti Yes to everything you said.

@neotenylv09

2 жыл бұрын

Marked for death is my favorite movie from Seagal, Screwface used to scare me as a kid 😂

@MatrixCobretti

2 жыл бұрын

@@neotenylv09 It's my favorite as well, it's just a fantastic movie! Screwface is certainly one of Seagal's best villains.

I don't know, Steven Lambert's version sounds like the most believable. It doesn't sound like Conrad was paying much attention to what happened between them in the first place on that day. And I don't see why Lambert would cling to a version of events that doesn't really serve anyone's particular narrative. It doesn't make sense. On one hand, it contradicts the legendary "soiled himself" story and on the other hand, it doesn't really make LeBell look like he did anything more than throw a guy who'd already let him put him in a chokehold. I can't see what sort of agenda Lambert could have by standing by this story.

I always knew this channel was one of the very best on KZread. Honest information and Viking is not afraid to say the truth or blow smoke up someones backside. And he has a natural ability to let the person actually speak without butting in but equally without the story becoming long winded and getting off point. He always follows up with intelligent responses too somewhat knowing what question the viewer is hoping is asked next. Viking you are the man. I always thought this story was total nonsense and fabricated by someone with a grudge or looking to make some cash, however Seagal has been absolutely plagued by it and it's marred him. Somewhat off topic but as much as Seagal was my idol growing up in the late 80's and 90's and inspired me to do Aikido for 22 years and martial arts, he is somewhat the author of his own misfortune. He lost all his top students by the late 90's early 2000's. They deserted him because his arrogance and ego was at an all time high and beyond anything you could imagine, plus the fact by the mid/late 90's the UFC was gaining immense popularity and all martial arts were under increased scrunity because of the rise of Gracie Jiu Jitsu. There is no denying it though, Seagal totally let me himself go. He became morbidly obese, looked liked Fu man Chu, behaved odd and all this just fuelled the fire. It's a real shame. Not the best look or inspiration to his fans. His films after his fab four/five just began to get worse and worse and I think it was "Exit Wounds" that really did the damage using those daft wires in the fight scenes. Seagal did say it in an interview that he regretted using them. It's just been a decline for Steven mainly brought on by himself and his complicated character. I remember my Aikido teacher attended Seagal's seminar in Paris back in 1999. It comes to something when Seagal's ego is so out of wack that he made his top disciple/student put his "pink slippers" on his feet for him before he sat down because he was too arrogant or lazy to put them on himself. It's little things like this that turn into bigger things and those bigger things became huge. In Seagal's defence though, I can't imagine what it must have been like for him to suddenly go from just a struggling Aikido instructor in Japan who had absolutely no money and a family to support to becoming one of the biggest action film stars of all time literally overnight without any prior acting experience, suddenly finding himself on the same level as Arnold Schwarzenegger and Stallone. Even Sly and Arnold did some poor films before they found success, Seagal's first one rocketed to the top of the charts. Can you imagine that? It's truly unbelievable. Let's face it, things like that just doesn't happen. It's a one off and i think anyone could easily fall victim to their own ego in such circumstance, plus he was a good looking chap too. Not defending his downfall because it's a sad shame to Seagal the way he is now. I have seen a lot of Aikido instructors in my 22 years of Aikido and In my opinion, he is the greatest Aikido master I have ever seen. And am not saying that just because he was a film star. You can see his old demo's of Aikido from his days in Japan way before his move to Hollywood and the movies.

Thank you for getting all the sides not just buying into mainstream media. People just hate on Seagal. I loved his movies as a kid and his movies hold up so well. I just watched all his early movies this last week. They are still awesome I think people hate him because he doesn’t conform to what they want he is just himself. He is an amazing martial artist and he really does put his money where his mouth is when he is passionate about something. He did more for the environment with his movies and donations than all the politicians that only pretend to care.

This channel is just getting better and better. Viking samurai you are doing big things. Great video. 👍🏻

Lmao Conrad on Ariel Helwani: "I have no idea who he is" lol 😆 Freddie Prinze Jr was just on John Bradshaw and Jerry Briscoe's and tried to re-tell the whole Segal pissing his pants story but even admitted he wasn't there but was at Gene Lebells house when Lebell came home that day. I noticed the people like Rogan or Rousey only have second-hand information, "Oh yeah its 100% true cus Gene Lebell told me!" I think people should remember that Gene Lebell was also a professional wrestler for a time, and pro wrestlers have no problem exaggerating things lol

A lot of people tend to believe negative stories about Steven Seagal because of all the stupid things he says and does. he still has merit in a lot of things though, he's like MJW in that way. they have skills and talent, but have very difficult and/or controversial personalities.

Sound like Gene LeBelle talked a lot of crap.

Just came across your channel. This interview was outstanding. The prep that was done for this prior to is top notch. Great work brother samurai! Subbed

I sincerely hope this video puts the final nail in the Seagal/Lebell debacle coffin. Great vid, David! Thanks!

Great interview, Conrad seems like a nice guy. Good philosophy on stunts and fight scenes.

This is great stuff! You keep outdoing yourself with digging up these stories/interviews. I never thought anyone would ever get any serious info on the Seagal/LeBell incident. You've become THE top martial arts movie journalist.

Amazing content as usual but this is really special keep it up 💪😎

Great video viking samurai! Great content as always! Hope the channel keeps growing and that one day you get to interview Steven seagal/van damme.

You should do a video on Steven Seagal vs Frank Dux, who is the bigger story teller lol .

If they actually fought each other for real on set, Seagal would have beat the crap out of Gene. Gene was 58 years old at that time, Seagal was 38. Seagal is 6 foot 4 inches tall. Gene is 5'10.

@miesvaillanykyisyytta3252

2 жыл бұрын

You're basically saying that Seagal had nothing going for him but his size and age. And those are real advantages but extra height is not a pure advantage if your opponent understands grappling and you don't. Seagal does not understand grappling anywhere near on the level of LeBell. LeBell knows effective grappling, which does not depend on strength and arm waving like aikido but on taking the opponent's center of gravity. Seagal's high center of gravity, lack of muscle and lack of takedown defense would make him very vulnerable to takedowns from LeBell, after which he would be done for. It would look like some challenge match between a bodybuilder and a Gracie in his prime except faster because the bodybuilder would be able to resist for far longer because of his muscle.

@razzles5338

2 жыл бұрын

@@miesvaillanykyisyytta3252 I totally agree with all of that. But I'm just pointing out the obvious. If they were both in their prime Gene definitely wins.

@miesvaillanykyisyytta3252

2 жыл бұрын

@@razzles5338 I respect your view. I'm just not sure that Seagal would have won back when he was 38 and Gene 58. There was an American black guy who tried for the judo olympic trials at the age of 55. Late 50's is obviously well past one's prime but someone like Gene presumably starts falling from very high. He was wrestling bears in his prime and would have retained most of his maximum strength in his late 50's. Speed loss would be an issue of course.

@razzles5338

2 жыл бұрын

@@miesvaillanykyisyytta3252 You make a good point. But that Judo black guy is a rarity. You also have to factor in all the wear and tear on Gene's body at 58 years old. I mean, the man was involved in Professional wrestling, Judo and being a stuntman practically all his life. I'm sure everything wasn't fully functional. I was a half ass athlete myself, nothing on the level of Gene, and my ankle, knee, and shoulder are all messed up. And I'm only 42 years old, but I know I'm already way past my prime.

It was finding the truth about the Seagal, LeBell incident that led me to your channel, but stayed hooked as you have great content for us fans of the 1990s martial arts genre. Keep up the good work, this is one of my favorite channels.

Another great interview your show gets better and better sir

Seagals first example of Aikido was BEAUTIFUL. I’m a MMA Grand Prix champion. But right after Bruce Lee I settled for some Norris. But with Steven Seagal I saw submissions and breaking (Of Bones) that made him #2. I love that guy. He’s actually good at what he does.

@Katzenhase

2 жыл бұрын

And Seagal was a huge A-movie star. Norris' biggest box office hit was "Missing in Action" with 22 million in the US. Seagal´s "Exit Wounds" nearly grossed that on the first weekend.

@miesvaillanykyisyytta3252

2 жыл бұрын

Not to be dismissive but in a movie you can do anything Matt Damon, Patrick Swayze, David Carradine etc. have played tough martial arts guys despite lacking competition records or advanced belts in serious martial arts. There is no evidence that aikido works on people bigger than you. Sorry to be blunt but that's where the evidence points. Judo, BJJ and wrestling are grappling arts that are proven to work against resisting opponents. Aikido like kendo or fencing may slightly add to unarmed combat skills but is not a strong base.

@Katzenhase

2 жыл бұрын

@@miesvaillanykyisyytta3252 That´s the problem with all the Seagal haters. They all think that Seagal only knows Aikido. He introduced a lot of street fighting techniques on the screen. Watch "Above the Law", the chest punch against that big 6.6 inch tall guy or the elbow strikes in the bar scene. That´s not Aikido.

@miesvaillanykyisyytta3252

2 жыл бұрын

@@Katzenhase Jackie Chan punches and kicks people in the chest in movies too. Anyway films are fiction. These guys had a chance to prove their skills in MMA or other competition and that ship sailed. What else can we say?

@Katzenhase

2 жыл бұрын

@@miesvaillanykyisyytta3252 Watch at minute 2:47 and don´t compare an acrobat like Jackie Chan with Seagal: kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y3yr2tuSerG5Y9I.html

Thank you so much for getting to the bottom of this. I love your channel. Any way you could do something on Bolo Yeung? I would love to hear his history, not just in movies but in real life.

@VikingSamurai

2 жыл бұрын

There's a good Bolo segment here kzread.info/dash/bejne/hZagj9hxYaqwY8Y.html

@That_80s_Geek

2 жыл бұрын

@@VikingSamurai thank you. I would love to see that documentary if still in the works.

From people who were there, labell was showing a choke hold after talking about movie technique and segal smacked him full force in the groin so labell reacted and threw him on the floor, don't shoot the messenger, it's actually on this channel by that person who was standing in front of them.

Great follow through on this story! The truth is a noble pursuit.

Great video! Have you tried to contact the magazine who put out the story to see if you can interview the one who wrote it?

I think the reason so many people dislike Steven Seagal is because of his attitude and temperament towards others in the industry. He self aggrandizes whilst simultaneously belittling and deriding others. I think others attitudes towards him would change if he treated people with the same respect he would afford himself.

Great video as always. Much ❤.

Once again another eye opening interview thank you again my friend

The story has never made much sense to me. I think there was a lot of jealousy at the time of Seagal. He was on his way to over taking the other action stars by being unique and being in movies which were gritty and entertaining. It's a big conspiracy against him.

I had Stephens book bought for me for my birthday after you recommended it and yes it’s got tons of fantastic stories included

You are amazing viking. Exactly what steven seagal said to ariel helwani. If you want the truth about this story find conrad palmisano. And thats exactly what u did.

I guess when you get older you get away from fighting… It’s hard to believe he doesn’t know who Ariel H. Is .

Kevin Hart is such a LIAR! Oooh I heard

I bought Lambert's book. Can hardly wait to finish it.

Viking, First Off I wanna say THANKS for Digging in getting the Truth Out about this Story like this!!! Now you see the Problem is, Seagal is So Pissed about this that He Literally HATES LeBell for this Whole Thing!!!... And one thing I wanna Point Out about Seagal's Body Gourds He had with Him on Set of MARKED FOR DEATH is when Palmisano says His Body Gourds didn't do anything, if You Remember, Steven Lambert said Himself in His Story He said when Seagal's Body Gourds Reacted to the Situation, Seagal looked at them and Shook His Head "NO" as in Don't Do It... Just to Point Out that I Remember that in your Video with Lambert.

Nice one Viking Samurai good to have these inside stories thank you 👍

I appreciate that because I heard it from Kevin Hart and Joe Rogan and I believed it because they were so a matter of fact. Great video. I trust conrad over lambert. Something about lambert rubs me the wrong way. Maybe it's because of his van damn story. I didn't believe him fully. I'll explain he said van damn meant to hurt him. Not true van damn actually gets very emotional. When he accidently hurts someone . Thank you for shedding light on Steven Segal.

@salmansengul

2 жыл бұрын

Joe Rogan I can understand, but Kevin Hart? Come on man! 😂

There's no way Seagal is on the same level as Stallone, Arnold, or Van Dam. Replace Seagal with Jackie Chan or Mel Gibson.

@VikingSamurai

Жыл бұрын

Never

Best channel on KZread!!

Talking about Marked For Death made me think of the possible team ups for 80's and 90's martial arts movies we coulda had. A Segal and Brandon Lee team up film or a Loren Avedon and Dolph Lundgren film, or Van Damme with Thomas Ian Griffith. Can't imagine what crazy films we could've had.

Excellent interview I never believed that Story and it never made me look at steven any different I enjoyed his movies still watch them

Very Good Sir. As always.

Lebell choking out Seagal would have likely improved his reputation in that industry. NO ONE like Seagal, and he was known to injure both stuntment and actors during filming.

One of the biggest problems with perpetuating this myth ultimately falls on Gene Le Bell. He has had plenty of opportunities in many, many interviews to put an end to this story by just saying it did not happen, or what actually happened. Instead, he avoids or deflects the answer. Logically, something is up, and as good of a guy Le Bell is said to be, obviously his avoiding of a simple clarification says a lot. Especially after writing a letter that denies the incident.

@jskypercussion

2 жыл бұрын

Yep it says alot about Gene's character as a person.

@taods1

2 жыл бұрын

Labelle does not deflect or avoid, he repeats what happens, he tells a story as it happened. Just go look at his interviews with Rogan and Ariel. He choked Seagal unconscious with the rear naked when Seagal tried to rack him, Seagal shit his pants which happens sometimes when you go out. It actually isn’t a big deal it shouldn’t be embarrassing, that happens. Conrad has this proven nothing and I can’t believe you guys are drinking a bully’s Kool-Aid

@aplus1080

2 жыл бұрын

@@taods1 there's more evidence it didn't happen. What are you talking about?

@drml91

2 жыл бұрын

@@aplus1080 nope

@danielhackett1581

2 жыл бұрын

Yes not enough ppl calling out Labelle on this

I always knew this wasn't real, Seagal was hot at that time if he gets choked out in real life that LeBell claim to be then it would be in the news like Conrad saids, Thanks for this awesome interview Viking Samurai! I know Seagal isn't getting respect nowadays but he didn't let haters ruined him, I always adore his early movies and most of his movies in the 90s

Listening to Steven Labert and Conrad's version of events, it seems like neither are lying. most of the events which Steven described happened before Conrad was aware, by the time he knew something was heppening they had already made up, he yelled and they all went back to work. Stevens description of events are definately clearer than Conrads and I suspect at the time Steven Seagal didnt tell Conrad all of the events at the time and wouldnt even want to acknowledge being taken down at all at this point. But Steven Lamberts description of events seems realistic and he definately seems to have a clearer memory of events, while Conrad's is hazey and he wasnt even right there. Great work doing the research and presenting the facts.

I think Steven Lambert leaked the story to the press. He seems vindictive and Conrad said himself that he was a difficult individual to work with. Steven Lambert was probably jealous of Steven Seagal. Same first name, same genre of actor. That's my take on it

It was strange seeing Steven Seagal on Scott Akdins Podcast talking calm & normal with 0%ego and makes you wonder.

I believe Gene Lebell had somebody create this story, through the years he's always insinuated that it happened, even his niece Ronda Rousey to this day tells people it happened.... I'm really good friends with a guy named Glenn Odle who has trained with Steven Seagal since the mid 80s, he has a pretty good story to add to your video, I had him watch your video today and he says he's going to come on later tonight and comment, Glenn has had a one-on-one interaction with Noel LeBell who claims that Steven Seagal was choked in front of 30 people on the set of Under Siege, I know more about the inside of this story than most of you realize, Glenn also claims that there is a gag order in the LA county courts against Gene LeBell , I'm 100% positive Gene Lebell is behind all of this, its going to be quite interesting to read Glenns comment later tonight here.

@1_Bad_Z

2 жыл бұрын

Which Movie set did it take place on? It's Marked for Death, no it's Out for Justice, wait I think it was Undersiege. No one can get their story straight🤔

@ADAM_COLLECTS

2 жыл бұрын

@@1_Bad_Z It was Muppets 2.... hahahahaha

@bryanreyes7382

2 жыл бұрын

Ronda is not Gene's niece. Gene is a close friend of Ronda Rousey's mother and he knew Ronda since her birth

@TRANSPORTKING1988

2 жыл бұрын

@@bryanreyes7382 Yeah I just read that but I have seen interviews where she calls him "Uncle Gene" so only one would assume, I will take credit for not checking that out but that's not important right now, they may as well be related because they both have a big mouth.

@TRANSPORTKING1988

2 жыл бұрын

@@1_Bad_Z Like in this video it says, I believe they have crossed paths many times, I think it started out good and ended up bad.

Very interesting debate. Amazing how Steven Lambert has a different perspective of what happened. And Conrad palmisano also says it was a different scenario. Great video Again by Viking samurai. Steven seagal is certainly a great martial artist.

Love your channel, brother. Awesome work. I wonder on one thing Conrad said... he mentioned press and such getting ahold of a scenario like Seagal getting choked out. I don't know... I mean, I heard nothing about how Stallone was hospitalized after wanting to take a real shot from Lundgren to make Rocky IV seem as real as possible. First I heard of it was when Stallone himself revealed how powerful Lundgren really was. Who knows what to believe in all this stuff...?] Respect

@chiefhowlingwolfhannibal7360

Жыл бұрын

Yeah...Dolph about stopped Stallone's heart that day with that punch..that is tremendous power that Dolph was packing in his punches. He was a complete unit then too..

Is there a link to where we can see the hand-written letter from LeBell?

I have trouble with these Seagal videos. I'm fine with the incident about him and Lebell being debunked but, to question why people want to say bad things about him or have a problem with him is disingenuous. There are countless stories from stuntmen and co-stars about some pretty appalling behavior from him on sets. Not to mention quite a few women/co-stars who claim that he has assaulted them or was overly aggressive with them. There is a reason he moved out of America and went to Russia. He also straight up talks tons of trash about other martial artists and action stars. Not to mention he's a compulsive liar. He's just not a good guy.

@Katzenhase

2 жыл бұрын

But he didn´t lie about meeting Bruce Lee. That´s the truth.

@boshirahmed

2 жыл бұрын

Its about egos and everyone like the status of being a martial artist and compete about whos style is the best.

@wantutosigh1117

2 жыл бұрын

@@boshirahmed Chuck Norris, Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren never talked trash about their fellow action stars. Seagal just can't help himself. He has to do it. Especially other non-Asian martial arts action stars.

@boshirahmed

2 жыл бұрын

@@wantutosigh1117 look he has become famous for it.. No one is perfect..

@stevienightheat1

2 жыл бұрын

Wrong. He went to Russia because he was hired by Putin to train his soldiers in Aikido and he is also the personal trainer for Putin. I know this because I'm one of the very few people to book him at conventions in America. If he left the country to avoid the law why is he still doing conventions in the States? Seagal is a legitimate badass in the martial arts community. I also don't see where he lies like you suggest.

Seagal isn’t 1000% Aikido like he claims. FMA under Guru Inosanto. Karate out of a Legend Aikido out of a legend. And his size makes those skills 💯X better than most.

This is great. Its about time someone actually got the truth about what happened. It was 30+ years or so ago. Time to let it go. I am a lifelong Van Damme fan. To this day whenever I find out about a new movie coming out I get all excited. But I gotta say, Seagal is one of my top 5. Van Damme, Seagal, Sylvester, Arnold and Chuck Norris. In that order. I believe if we push the video enough we might get Seagal to talk to Viking Samurai. That would be awesome. And don't even talk about the story anymore (or the Van Damme story) unless he brings it up. Let the man be. He gave us some great movies. Let's appreciate it, and enjoy some of the classics.

@VikingSamurai

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, we need Seagal to show up here, it'll be one of the most welcoming, respectful and appreciative places for him on the internet.

@munchies4529

2 жыл бұрын

@@VikingSamurai Hell yes!!! That's what makes your channel special bro. You take a neutral stance. True martial artist. Humble and respectful.

@Katzenhase

2 жыл бұрын

@@VikingSamurai Not impossible, I suppose. He agreed to appear on Scott Adkins show where he all interviewed other martial artists and former fighters. Maybe Seagal will agree because you did some good stuffs to him in regards that you finally managed to get people on the internet who told the truth about this notorious rumor about him and LeBell. The problem is how to reach him because he´s often in Russia and not the US anymore.

@solotravelermart

2 жыл бұрын

@@Katzenhase only problem would be seeing vikings van dammes movies and poster in the background lol seagal to this day still hates van damme.

@Katzenhase

2 жыл бұрын

@@solotravelermart Yeah, that could be a problem.

I love Gene Lebell, but he has a history of being a “Story Teller”, even in the Professional Wrestling Community. Jim Cornette alluded to that in one of his ‘Corny’s Drive Thru’ clips uploaded to KZread. I can find it and link it if your interested, Vike?

@MatrixCobretti

2 жыл бұрын

I knew everything I needed to know about Gene's reliability and honesty after he said that Ronda Rousey could beat up Bruce Lee.

@boshirahmed

2 жыл бұрын

@@MatrixCobretti in the ground game yes, but not stand up. However its easy to say that from lebel since modern fighters have the benefit of modern mma learning.

@MatrixCobretti

2 жыл бұрын

@@boshirahmed Looking at Rousey's completely pathetic head movement I don't believe that the fight would ever go to the ground. BJJ is great stuff but it's absurdly overrated. LeBell's standpoint is simply to shill for whoever is currently getting him into the spotlight. Here's the thing, Bruce holds 7 unbroken world records in strength and speed and is, to be frank, a man. For Gene (or anyone else) to suggest that Rousey would be able to overwhelm him is just ridiculous and disingenuous.

@Garrett316

2 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/fHeqp86vYMnIebQ.html

@MatrixCobretti

2 жыл бұрын

@@Garrett316 Cornette is so much fun to listen to about anything really! He used good logic there to dismantle Gene's BS.

Great show as always Viking! Keep doing what you are doing. I think you could potentially over take Scott Atkins on guest content. My one question is, what's happened to A J Bakkar? Thank you again for providing great content. Only one bit of constructive feedback. What camera do you use as its a bit blurry and laggy? Ps - apologies if I got A J surname wrong 👍🏼

@VikingSamurai

2 жыл бұрын

It's a Logitech webcam, I'll need to upgrade. I set it at 60 fps, but I'm not sure of it's a compatibility issue between that and my editing software. What do you mean exactly by what happened to AJ? I talk to him during the week and plan to do more videos with him. Make sure to check out and subscribe to his channel if you're not already.

@mrradikal69alex59

2 жыл бұрын

@@VikingSamurai Awesome. I was just wondering when he will be back on the show 👍🏼

this is great work , too many keyboard warriors talking shit and just spreading hate

You know Lebell has come out in his older years and admitted this happened. You can find video of interviews here on KZread. I have always heard this was true from lots of the Inosanto group who you may know have huge Hollywood and stuntman ties. Lebell states he was trying to kill the story because Segal blackballed him in Hollywood for nearly a decade after this... So. Idk. I have trained with Gene and I know many people who have spent a ton of time with him. No one ever calls him dishonest. They may call him ugly and mean but never a liar. We can't say that about Segal, sadly. Segal has been known to hurt people on set on purpose. Including Guro Dan Inosanto. And there is a lessor known story there of another very prominent and amazing martial artist and stunt man which I won't post his name publicly, but he was there with Guro and had to put Segal in his place... So the gene Lebell story is not that far fetched when you look at everything

@vultureguy33

2 жыл бұрын

Post a link of these videos of Gene saying it happened

@nik.b430

Жыл бұрын

If you know soo much and "ALL THESE PEOPLE" then why are you commenting on youtube and none of us even know you lmao everyone throw shit at seagal but forget that he is the first Westerner to open a martial arts school/ aikido school in Japan. Now anyone with half a brain would know that to do that you have to be a real martial artist and be accepted by the martial arts community in Japan. Your all a bunch of girls who talk behind a computer but never have been in a real fight in your lives I bet your mummy still puts yous to bed awwww poor baby's

@GuroBillyBrown

Жыл бұрын

@@nik.b430 @Nik.B who are you talking to? I have hundreds of videos on YT and I sell training videos around the globe every day. And then they pay me good monetyto travel to those spots and train them in person. I am one of the most sought after martial arts Combatives instructors in the world and my resume and accomplishments speaks for itself. I have 40 years in this business. There are books being written about me. I'll send you a copy.. So I don't think you was running that mouth to me but if you were, *Google me then Google yourself*. You not knowing me makes tons of sense, but that doesnt mean Im not well known! Uneducated comments make you look like a idiot and waste my damn time. So before your little no name self starts talking sht about people you don't know, I leave you with these wise words of advice son. You better ask somebody! Thanks for such a "clever" comment. I have to get back to actually putting my valuable time to living and not playing in internet land behind that keyboard. But you have fun with it. Good luck...

@nik.b430

Жыл бұрын

@@GuroBillyBrown I'm talking to you wanker lol someone who needs to tell there resume and still no one knows you lmfao and I was Ip man's teacher 🤣. So do you know Richard Norton? He's my dads good friend you don't see me sharing any stories lol want to know why because it's not my place to say. If you wore such a real martial artist then shut up because obviously the guy who produced seagal movies is telling the truth you weren't there mr blackbelt lol

@nik.b430

Жыл бұрын

@@GuroBillyBrown I watched ypur videos with your bullshit stick fighting lmfao aaaahahahaha most sought after instructor my ass 🤣

Great episode 👍🏼

Another great video thanks viking

I made one comment already, my bad. I would love to hear some details about the JCVD and Steven Seagal altercation in Stallone's Mansion. Wish we had some actual witnesses to speak on that.

@DonWilkey2013

2 жыл бұрын

That too could be a lie :).

Sounds like Gene Labelle needs to come clean in public and set the record straight?

Viking Samurai: It would be cool if you would do an interview with Ron Balicki. Ron Balicki is an interesting character. Martial arts expert, married to Daniel Inosanto´s daughter and he has also an interesting point of view on the topic Seagal vs LeBell.

Gene was a totally legit tough guy but he was also known for major embellishments in his story telling like the humbling of Bruce Lee for an example then the Steven haters take these made up stories and run with them 🐑

Great interview! Still love seagal early movies to this day, his action was reality-based but still cinematic.

@aplus1080

2 жыл бұрын

Ya his first few movies have SICK cinematographic fight scenes

Really great investigation you 've done Viking Samurai!! Much better job than many of the so called ''journalists'' that make a completely different story depending on the company they work for in everey investigation. I take my hat off👏👌👌👍

Hello, Viking Samurai. I'm always gonna be a fan of Steven Seagal, but there are some crazy stories surrounding the guy. Despite such stories, I don't think it takes away from his Martial Arts abilities. You dont have to agree with the guy, to recognize that he is a beast period. TERRANCE OUT

I knew Gene didn't choke out Seagal. It makes sense about him hurting the stunt doubles.....I was wrong about that. I think next time people start saying things like that we need to ask "Can you give me the names of these stunt doubles he injured?" I've never seen a stunt men come forward to confirm this.

@theshooter1991

2 жыл бұрын

But if you ask Michael Jai white or Don the dragon they say stunt men told them seagal hurt stunt men all the time I believe Don told viking samurai this that a stunt man had a black and blue arm from Seagal hitting him...but it's seems he goes out of his way to make sure they're safe

@thecollector6746

2 жыл бұрын

LOLz..whut ? Seagal literally had the schott choked out of....there were people there who saw it...and Lebell has recounted the story for decades when asked with no deviation....but let's go with taking the world of a habitual liar and con-man....

@theshooter1991

2 жыл бұрын

@@thecollector6746 no dude watch the video... you'll understand LeBell is full of shit he said it was on the set of OUT FOR JUSTICE which was shot in new York...no he never choked out Seagal Seagal never shit himself like the dude in the video said if he did it would have been the biggest news story in the world but it wasn't... just take a minute to think about this... it's not rocket science to do research and find all this shit

@AztecUnshaven

2 жыл бұрын

@@thecollector6746 Are you delusional? Conrad Palmisano is literally one of the few people that was actually there, so was Steven Lambert! Yet you blindly believe Gene's claim even after Conrad literally showed a handwritten letter SIGNED BY GENE in 1991 that points out that story was false. Man, you are just blindly hating.

@danielhackett1581

2 жыл бұрын

Get Lincoln Simon on the show !!

If you guys still think Aikido is worth while, why not do a little experiment? Get a bunch of Aikdo guys to fight a bunch of boxers and see what happens. You could do this for kickboxing/Muay Thai, wrestling, BJJ etc (all the martial arts we KNOW work)

Its clear someone started the story because steve. Is such a massive prick but if it had happened its 100% believable the studio would have coverrd it up.

lambert was there. Conrad was busy. He even admits that he didn't know what was going on because he was busy.

I think it's so funny Gene told this story to Joe Rogan and Joe laughed and to this day he still believes it... even if you show him how many times gene changes the story on the incident...

I am so happy someone is sticking up for a childhood hero of mine. The internet and MMA have undeservedly and absolutely maimed his legacy and persona. You have solved this in my opinion the case is closed and I like many always felt it was untrue. When you have Mr. Palmisano back on I would like to know "how he got a long with the late iconic John Denver." He was his stunt double in "Oh, God" I would love to hear about that piece of this mans exciting life.

@jillianslowaterbanks7234

2 жыл бұрын

Kevin Hart rekindled it, 5 foot nothing mainstream garbage.

@theshooter1991

2 жыл бұрын

Never forget seagal taught Anderson Silva that front kick... people say oh it's just a front kick which is true but he showed him how to cock and lock it so it has more power...for lack of a better word

@wantutosigh1117

2 жыл бұрын

Never forget Seagal has assaulted many women and treats co-stars and stunt men like trash. He also talks crap about his action peers and is a pathological liar.

@theshooter1991

2 жыл бұрын

@@wantutosigh1117 Show me evidence and not just accusations... until he is arrested, charged and found guilty of sexual assault it's just talk

@wantutosigh1117

2 жыл бұрын

@@theshooter1991 Hey, whatever you got to tell yourself. There's a reason he left the US and lives in Russia.

Thank you for uncovering some additional details. Conrad was a stand up guest and you can tell how calm of his account was. Lambert's sounds much more frantic. Everyone can form their own opinion but rumors are BS, especially someone like Kevin Hart who is another type of artist with little integrity.

@JohnGrove310

2 жыл бұрын

Seagal was a great actor. You may not like him, but he was a great actor in his day.

Viking, can you ask Mr. Palmisano what the experience was like working with Jet Li (esp in Lethal Weapon 4) and Jackie Chan? I am curious as to how he managed to fit his "style" with that of HK action cinema. Thanks.

@VikingSamurai

2 жыл бұрын

Sure thing, I'll ask.

I grew up watching Steven Segal movies, and I still watch his movies, even his recently made movies. I heard the stories but I still enjoyed the movies. In the end, I am actually glad to see this video. I also have to admit, despite all the stories, I honestly haven't seen Steven Segal say anything to defend or debunk the stories. That's being humble. Marked For Death and Under Seige were my favorite ones. I saw Under Seige in the theatre. Great video, great interview, and seeing the letters for LaBelle is fantastic. This video made me feel good :)

@padsterblameme4822

2 жыл бұрын

You still watch Seagal films and you admit to it? 😂😂

Lambert guy sounded much more truthful. Conrad sounds like a he's defending himself or Segal doesn't come as honest.

Great interview, but Conrad comes off very much as being close friends with Steven, so I question how biased he is to killing the story for Steven. I'm not calling him a liar, but maybe he's being a good friend with his version. Outside of Gene and Steven coming together to put this story to bed, I think it will live on for a long time.

@Katzenhase

2 жыл бұрын

First, Conrad is also a good friend of LeBell. Lambert is also a good friend of LeBell. Why should they lying? It´s the truth and everybody with an IQ of 60 knows that there´s no way for LeBell to choke out a big A-movie star in front of his two bodyguards and so on.

@unclebacon6731

2 жыл бұрын

@@Katzenhase I'm not saying they're lying. There's several different versions of the story. The truth often lies somewhere in the middle.

@BRUCEJJ66

2 жыл бұрын

@@unclebacon6731 Also, what Seagal himself has said doesn't corraborate what his friends like Conrad are saying here. What did Seagal say happened between him & LeBell? "We did some back stretching exercises ..."

@b.c.7662

2 жыл бұрын

I put it this way, even if this event didn’t happen, which is pretty possible, 30 years ago Gene could’ve broken Seagal down like IKEA furniture in a real fight.

@Katzenhase

2 жыл бұрын

@@b.c.7662 That´s possible because LeBell was a beast when he was younger as a grappler. Everybody says that Chuck Norris, Benny Urquidez, Bill Wallace etc. but that´s not the subject. LeBell is a liar and therefore a disgrace for the martial arts community. He had 30 years to clarify that he didn´t choke out Seagal and that those rumors were wrong but he didn´t do that because those rumors brought him publicity (I was the one who choked out Seagal). But luckily there were enough intelligent people out there who knew that it was not possible to choke out a big A-movie star (at the time) on a film set(bodyguards etc.).

It seems alot of Gene's "fans and students" never read his autobiography. He says in there this exact same thing, that it was two martial artists sharing techniques. In his own words, his epic battle with Bruce Lee was him speaking up on him and picking him up from behind. That is literally it. And I have no idea where Tarantino got his stories, but it definitely wasn't from Gene who says Bruce was skipping lunch with the producers to workout and train with the stuntmen because "he was a rough guy and he liked hanging out with other rough guys." And while not Gene or Steven related Bruce Lee fought a bare knuckle scrap for the right to keep teaching westerners. Does any of that sound like a guy who hated whites or stuntmen?

@Katzenhase

2 жыл бұрын

But why didn't LeBell admit that he didn´t choke out Seagal? Instead he told everybody in private that he choked out Seagal. I totally lost my respect towards him. You don´t do that kind of shit to other people.

@twistedtrailerparktales2126

2 жыл бұрын

@@Katzenhase even if he did choke him out it's a bitch move not a bad ass one for someone to ask you how to do a choke and provide zero resistance why you put them in it and then go ahead and ignore the tap. That happens at your kid class you don't say hell yeah this is the place to make my kid resilient you pull them out asap.

@Katzenhase

2 жыл бұрын

@@twistedtrailerparktales2126 The whole rumor was so ridiculous. I didn´t believe in it at once. And I read about it in a movie magazine called "Prevue" that I bought in Germany in 1991. When I read that story, I instantly laughed and said to myself "no way".

@vultureguy33

2 жыл бұрын

I read his bio (Toughest Man Alive) and in fact I still have it somewhere. I dont recall him mentioning anything with Seagal in the book.

@twistedtrailerparktales2126

2 жыл бұрын

@@vultureguy33 tales of a sadistic bastard, right.

Oh it happened....just not literally. But I bet Seagal was shitting his pants figuratively.

Steven Seagal does not let any haters get to him he is better than that Respect To Seagal

Congratulations! You solve the myth about the Seagal and Gene situation. You should be a detective. Great Job, Great Episode. Thanks for posting.

@Katzenhase

2 жыл бұрын

Actually I told everybody 10 years ago that it didn´t happen because I asked Conrad Palmisano and Steven Lambert about it and they told me at the time it didn´t happen. Also Ron Balicki told everybody on youtube that LeBell lied about it. But the Seagal haters didn´t want to believe it because it´s such a great story. If the story is correct, is not important for them.

So or so: RiP Ivan Gene LeBell! He died yeseterday on August 9th, 2022, at the age of 89.

You are doing so good here brother! Sweet vindication for my man Seagal!

Seagal is a bit of narcisist knob...But Gene LaBell waa a fantasist who loved to wind people up...Great fighter thouugh..Early father of mixed martial arts Respect

Steven Seagal is legendary in the nineties But in 2003 hes dishing out Terrible direct to DVD that is completely Garbage

Thank you Viking samurai for this interview.

I think Steven made a mistake when he went for the ball shot. Steven's hands are fast and Steven may have misjudged his speed. I think it was a mistake, like Conrad said. Shit happens when you spar.

Do u have nasso on your impresses list of contacts. That would make a great vid getting inside info. When they why at the top of there game in the 90, before there fallout