BLACK BELT reacts to FILIPINO MARTIAL ARTS in a REAL Fight

If somebody is coming at you, attacking and slicing like a maniac. >> Yes. >> How can you defend yourself? >> You hit them first. >> Okay. >> That's why fighting, if you're going to protect yourself in any kind of self-defense, if you're not hitting, you are not winning. >> Wow. Okay. That is like karate kid. [clears throat] Strike first, strike hard, >> they're just going to go crazy like the question that WAS GIVEN, >> RIGHT? [laughter] I love how he's like HE WILL GO CRAZY like the question that you just asked. Like bro, what is this question even about? Like are you questioning this insane martial arts? Don't disrespect Filipino martial arts. What's up Philippines? Welcome back to another video with your host Nelly. I'm so happy about today's video because it is something that I can relate to a lot. We're going to react to do Filipino martial arts work in a real fight and we're talking about the Filipino martial art which looks so interesting. I personally did karate for many many years. I started when I was 11 years old. I am a black belt believe it or not proof here. And I've always been interested in martial arts. And when I heard about Filipino martial arts, I was like so intrigued and just wanted to see what it is about. and I almost tried it but then pmic hit and yeah but never say never. I wanted to see this video with you guys today just to see what it is about. And if you're new to this channel, I'm Nelly. I've lived in the Philippines for many years and started this reaction channel during the pandemic and you guys kept loving it. I kept doing videos and yeah, we learn new things. We love together and we are shocked together. So if you are new, please subscribe. Without further ado, I would say let's jump into this video. >> What if I do that? Yeah. See? And back. Now, unless I Now, watch this one. Okay, >> I'm going to do something different. [music] Ready? >> If somebody is coming at you, attacking and slicing like a maniac. >> Yes. >> How can you defend yourself? >> You hit him first. >> Okay. >> That's why fighting, if you're going to protect yourself in any kind of self-defense, if you're not hitting, you are not winning. >> Wow. Okay. That is like Karate Kid strike first strike hard. [laughter] Huge fan of that movie. Like I used to watch all of the martial arts movies from Czech Norris, Jeanclaude Vanam, Karate Kid, all of them. I wanted to become a ninja when I was a kid. So yeah, >> you're not defending yourself. Okay. So if here, let me give you an example. >> Okay. Look, I would attack knight tapping. Like if if I attack her. >> Whoa. >> Because that's how people would attack with the Yeah. See, and they have to work on that. And what we did is night tapping. It's called sensitivity drill. She has to follow where this is at any given time. That will do. Th this these are some of the stuff that they will do. They will come up this way. >> That's insane. >> And they have to follow until they can. But that's the drills that we do. It's not going to happen that way. If I do this, if you hit first, boom. Now that strike was supposed to be on my face. Okay. So, the strike to the forehead, that will make me go what? >> Whoa. >> Now, then she can do whatever she needs to do. Got to continue. Go. Continue. Go. >> Okay. And then now, do you notice she can use me as a shield for whoever is next? Cuz most of the time attack will be done by multiple opponent. So that's why you rotate. >> Okay. First of all, wow, that girl is badass. I love it. Like she's so fast with her hands. And I tried something similar which is called wing tong, which is a form of kung fu. And I remember going to the first class, it was all about just these fast movements. It's basically just redirecting energy from your opponent and using it against him. So when I did it, I was so confused because you had to like really get into this flow. Ah, getting goosebumps or just thinking about it. Getting into this flow and it's really so fast that you hit so many times. The next day my underarms were blue. Like so blue. I had bruises everywhere. And then I decided, okay, maybe this is not for me. >> A rapid attack like that, the key is you have to be hitting. If you're not hitting, I didn't say you're not going to get cut, right? If you go against somebody with a weapon or any kind, you're you are going to get, but it's much better if you're hitting. Your chances are higher if you're hitting, not when you're >> blocking. Sometimes when you see Filipino martial artists train, it looks so extravagant and people sometimes call it bullshidto or like it's a joke. >> Why do you think it is that some people think that it wouldn't be real? And what is it about it that is very good for self-defense >> for the Filipino martial? In the Filipino, we have a lot of drills like this to develop the attributes that you need that what if I do the go react. What if I do this? Okay. And back. Go ahead. Continue. Go. What if I do that? Yeah. See? And back. Now, unless I Now, watch this one. Okay. >> Okay. Just [clears throat] from somebody who knows how martial art works, this is really effective. Like, you can really see the energy is being redirected as well. Movements are very fast. It's very intuitive. Versus with boxing or karate, it's very straight forward like, you know, you can see the punch coming from far away, I would say. Versus with this one, you don't see it because the movement is just happening in front of you. It's a very short range of movement that you do, which makes a big difference in self-defense. Makes a huge difference if you go like this or just like I'm going to do something different. Ready now? Because I did it once. Now watch. Now, see, she was looking for that one. Okay. It's almost [laughter] you can't fight somebody dirty >> unless you know the art of >> dirty fighting. >> So you gota put So our goal is this. When pe when we train, >> it's not always she's going to be ready out there if she trains with me all the time because one, we both know the flow, right? Mhm. >> But where she's going to learn more is when when she worked with new people. >> Mhm. >> When she teach new people when another person that comes in that don't use the blade the same way I do. >> Yeah. True. >> That's when they learn the most. So that's why our goal is to be on this side. You see that on sign says learn to teach, teach to learn. Okay. You become a good parents after having kids, not before. Yeah, good point. >> So that's why we do that when they're here and they work with the new person. Oh, this person is stiff. >> That's when you're going to learn the most person here. Oh, he's so limber. You're going to learn more. Another new person that's over there, he doesn't even know how to use blade. You're going to learn more over there. He doesn't know how to feed. you will learn more from that person because the person that's going to attack you with this >> same they're just going to go crazy like the question that was given >> right [laughter] >> I love how he's like he will go crazy like the question that you just asked like bro what is this question even about like are you questioning this insane martial arts and I've tried a few I did karate I did boxing I did wing tong I didn't try judo but it's not my sport hai chi which is basically just more like meditative slow but yeah don't disrespect Filipino martial arts full stop >> you're going to do so that's why for you to be ready out there first you learn and train then you try to understand then apply >> do you think you could get somebody killed teaching them how to train with a knife >> you know what you can get people killed if you don't train anything is better than nothing >> you' be in worse situ situation if you're not training. >> And you know what? If you look at the statistics of all the people that have to ever use martial art, it's very low. Okay? So for me, if the worst thing that happens is I do this just to stay fit, just to maintain >> staying in in good health and to keep in mind that you know the balance. >> If that's the only thing, guess what? It's a win-win situation. >> Nice. I love that. Well, I'm a huge advocate for martial arts. If you have kids and want a second parent to discipline them, karate or any form of martial arts was a very crucial part of my life. I learned a lot about respect, discipline, and going beyond what I think is possible. So, positive side effect is I can defend myself. I am not shy to stand up for myself. So that [music] is a big win. But other than that, I personally believe that martial arts is just such a good practice for like he said, inner balance, keeping yourself fit with your mind, with your body, and just gaining more confidence. So yeah, I'm super stoked about Kali. 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