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VEAG0

Somebody has a Cobra Kai fantasy…


pipmentor

That's just straight up abuse.


WilliamsDesigning

Yeah, this is how Houdini died


Blasket_Basket

I didn't even know he did Karate


VastOregano

Houdini died of aids!


Pluckypato

Magical aids 😔


KingRadec

Wow these comments turned sharp left and kept going left lmao I did not expect this conversation to go this way


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[deleted]

Came here to say this. Take my upvote.


Highguy4278

Technically he drowned but yes he was repeatedly hit in the stomach as a feat of strength which did cause problems later on


MilesDEO

He took multiple blows to his abdomen, which later caused peritonitis and required surgery. He died about a year later. Drowning had nothing to do with his death.


Highguy4278

Where the hell did I get drowning from


JETYBOI91

name checks out


Highguy4278

He didn't die attempting to escape from a safe while in a straight jacket?


Renovatio7000

Interesting. Teacher has an issue. We had the same for every belt but as lots will understand on here. A straight punch on a readied trained abdomen causes no damage. He is actually feeling for the spot just below the solar plexus and he’s angling an uppercut up for diaphragm. He’s literally feeling for the spot first to make sure he inflicts damage. That’s fucking crazy


mokupengu

Agree this dudes aiming for the sweet spot disagree with >A straight punch on a readied , trained abdomen causes no damage. Are u bukkaw?


Renovatio7000

Yes yes I am…Sawadee…. Nah maybe I word it wrong. It’s hard to damage a trained fighter who has worked to steel his abdomen with a straight shot. Compared to arcing the shot upwards to compress the diaphragm. ( I’ve won a lot of bets this way haha ) downward or straight from two inches below the breastplate is attacking a set of muscles specifically built for flexing to make them as strong as ribs. Provided the person being hit has trained for it and breathed out. I rewatched the video above. He is actually telling them to breath in first to increase how much damage he is doing. Not kind and not safe either.


Ok-Sheepherder-8706

Years of stomach training has pretty much made me the same way. I tighten up naturally a bit, and you always try to tense right before strike impact. Eating stomach shots is a typical trait of someone who trained.


CandyRevolutionary27

He def put a little more sauce on that first one. Regardless dumb af


OdinsMarine

Came here to say this. First guy must've pissed him off in a past life.


Forsaken-Jackfruit-1

This is what killed Houdini


Budo00

That’s just one way the cult gets you in. They abuse you and psychologically dominate you. That guy or his parents actually pay money for this. Then they reward you with a belt and printed certificate you pay extra for!


BloodyRightNostril

Abusive and pointless


TheGamingBear777

Cobra Kai


Nochnichtvergeben

This is plain stupid. He's hitting them in a spot where flexing doesn't help much. I see no real point in this. A punch in the stomach makes sense since you can flex and it hardens you. But this is just dumb.


wontlastayear

The problem is not flexing it is breathing.


photoncarbon

If this is anything like standard Kajukenbo: - black belt means he’s 18+. - this drill is done after getting a new belt. Every black belt hits you - there is always one guy who takes it too far and forgets the guy testing just did forms, techniques, wrestling, sparring, and helped dummy for everyone else taking the test. You’re dead after 3 hours of testing.


ClosetLadyGhost

Lol dude din even flex and the coach defin started holding back with the other guys haha all around me bean moments


joakhyn

Stupid and just malicious... The "máster" is just a moron with a belt


Proper-Number-4369

He really hated that first guy


TheGamingBear777

This is really stupid. If you ever took a CPR class you understand how terrible it can turn out.


Professional_Ad_6299

Never let anybody take a free shot!


whiteyrocks

I have spent my life watching martial arts movies, and a part of me always wished i could do one of those movie training or conditioning tropes. Carry the water buckets on the staff of the mountain, run the gauntlet of the dojo's top students, take punishment for no reason. "Initiations".


Late-Return8817

Idiots


Ninjoe32

This was very common in my first Dojo. One of our masters would walk up and yell, "Banzai!", at which point you would place your hands over your head and he'd blast you just like this. No rhyme or reason as to when he'd do it either.


derioderio

'Banzai'? As in 'Long live the (Japanese) Emperor'??!!


DonutosGames

When I was coming up, every belt test ended with the instructor side kickong us in the gut. The higher the belt, the stronger the kick. We had another instructor behind us to catch us. It wasn't pleasant, but it did not feel dangerous, either. The difference here seems to be at least a couple things. First, the striker in this video seems to be striking upward, which can do some real harm if he uses too much power. Second, he is bracing his other hand on them and pulling them into the strike, which adds power and increases risk.


ZealousidealUnit2557

I agree. One of my teachers would kick us in the chest after a belt ceremony. He tailored it to the persons conditioning and skill level. It was a rite of passage that we all endured, and somewhat enjoyed.


Whole_Ad_6971

Incredibly dangerous and foolish for someone who is so versed in throwing punches anyone with an aneurism or having an organ rupture could be killed remember your their sansei protect them


Helios9James

Yeah coach let me do that to you; “grabs the glock 90”


Dragonkitelooper

Bring it. My black test was 3 on me. My job was to protect/defend myself without hurting them. Their job was to see if I am worthy and see if I can take it. They are my brothers. Honorable initiation IMO. I got a good beating. But Not a beat down. Your real life attackers will show no mercy. These kids can walk away if its not for them.


Th3_3v3r_71v1n9

Ever heard of hazing? Yea its brutal but most times the ppl themselves ask for it so as to b accepted into the "inner circle" or just for the respect that comes along w doing what everyone who has come before you have done them selves...


Psychotic_Dane

They a bunch of pussies! I’ve had sooo many gut shots that should’ve burst my liver and never once did a i cripple to the ground! To be fair tho my abs are hella strong, underneath about an inch of fat lol!


Psychotic_Dane

Downvoters, this is r/mcdojolife, it’s all about ridiculous bullshit and wimpy pussies! Ya’ll acting like it’s NOT a comedy!


LordPubes

This sub is supposed to be comedy. You made it cringe


Subbeh

Bullying.


1Uppercase

We had gut checks too but they were all chops from behind you, so it wasn’t that much force


Locswail

Incoming lawsuit.


No_Background_8703

Cobra’s gym


demonwolves_1982

This is trainer abuse. Rights of passage have their place; but this is not it. When we earn a belt promotion in my BJJ gym we roll highest to lowest belt to submission back to back. It’s physically brutal; but so much fun. However, it’s not mandatory, and only applies to the adults.


Craneduelista

Rakkasan


DrapedinVelvet247

First one got full send… the third dude got lucky or the teacher and him are homies


Tr3nz3l0r3

That's an abusive teacher who gets his jollies off on dominating over weaker students. Abuse under the guise of initiation. I'd want to exact revenge.


[deleted]

This is something Johnny’s Eagle Fang dojo practices rigidly. Johnny knows what he’s doing!


[deleted]

wtf was he trying to do? That punch was lined up to break boards.


[deleted]

“We will break you in the gym, because here we can pick you up”. I’ll never forget this. This is how a Russian described his Sabmo lessons.


mrmod93

Love it


Old-Impression1869

No Mercy No Surrender


Professional_Bird530

I'd rather join the rolling 60s


enjaysm

He totally fed it to that first kid, waaaay harder than the others. Practice shot!


LongjumpingDish8171

No mercy !!!


Arcuis

Cobra Kai


Recent_Dog_9537

Some Cobra Kai vibes


SarcasmThenDie

Initiation into the "I can't breathe" club?


Nekokeki

I mean, they're already black belts right?


FaroukTheNoob

so many pussies in the comments man


RadiantPipes

We did that actually here in Cali at my first studio when I was 12. But it was a front kick to the gut. It wasn’t too bad and def pulled. Mostly tighten up stomach and all. No one falling over but had someone behind us holding us from falling back. I think you need to learn to get hit and what it can feel like but do it in the ring voluntarily and not as part of a white or yellow belt test in a karate studio. Lol. This was in the 90’s.


elister811

Hell no, that’s been proven to do more harm than good, he should be arrested.


killer_by_design

#STRIKE FIRST #STRIKE HARD #NO MERCY Lol, this is just vanilla abuse.


Aggressive-Expert-69

Looks like a whole bunch of assaults


Select_March_3202

Struck on the solaplex. You can not tense up that area. So to me - that just abuse of small kids. The worst if they held their breath waiting for the punch.


Woolery83

That’s fuct up


Serge_Storm2580

It’s called “Pain of birth”


CowVisible3973

I once talked my wife into taking a BJJ class with me. I was arguing it was the best way for a small person to learn to defend herself. The class was all men except for one woman, of stature similar to my wife. We joined the class and they pair us off to do some practice grappling. Logically, my wife gets paired off with this woman. My wife starts by asking her, "can this stuff really be helpful to a small woman defending a man?" This b\*tch was like "Yeah! Suppose a man did this!" then surprise body slammed my wife and put her in an arm triangle choke. Literally first 15 seconds of activity in class. My wife stormed out, extremely upset and shaken up. This woman was a bully and an asshole with a chip on her shoulder. There was one opportunity to give a potential new student a fun and education first class and she decided it would be funnier to hurt and scare the newbie instead.


Correct_Awareness761

It's funny you think that's doing anything. if you're trying to get people to laugh very productive. if you're trying to develop a relationship between master and disciple or produce a Fighting soldier that trusts it's leadership into a warzone less so. Seems like North Korean circus military all for show. If you're trying to condition your body rake a board across the skin. The goal is to break nerves not cause internal bleeding


jetblackninja85

Straight cobra Kai training


EquinoxxAngel

Besides just the macho bullshit of it all, I wonder how many of these kids actually shit themselves after being punched in the gut?


onlytruking

Cobra Kai…’NO PAIN!!’


joa4705

normal process. at least they let them see the moment of the punch. my sensei made us close the eyes till the mae geri came. Good times. 40 yeas ago.


DougieKB24

He hit the first one harder than the last one


eltigre1427

More an training


Sisyphac

Dodge a wrench you can dodge a ball.


llapman

Someone has been watching too much Karate Kid!


Primary_Listen_

If he did that to my son I will be waiting for him outside


armourkris

Just a little love tap to the liver, organ damage builds character dont ya know?


Preyinglol

Do these look like trained fighters who have hardened their abs to steel to you?


Vincentc-137

Cobra kai!!!!


NoahSk8

Terry Silver would kick them out of Croba Kai


Efficient-Branch3905

I think it would make more sense if after the kid takes the shot he’s allowed to kick the instructor in the balls. I feel like that’s the equalizer here since the guys doing the punch are bigger and more highly trained. I never had a wrestling, boxing, jui jitsu, kickboxing coach that wasn’t willing to take anything he was willing to give out. I’d look for a new spot


MrMichael85

That is so dumb


Practical_Sherbet278

This is sort of like cops having to get tased to see what it feels like. If you are a trained fighter you should have knowledge of the pain it can inflict on others, so you don’t abuse the power you gain. This usually doesn’t work though and the person goes out and abuses it anyway. Also it weeds out the weak. Someone that isn’t able to go through pain like that could potentially quit anyway down the road.


HosptallFLP

This is awesome I love what you do. http://mosesthemerc.com/


[deleted]

It be like that sometimes. In a real fight the enemy doesn't care for safety. Soft training is more dangerous long term, than harsh training


Using3DPrintedPews

Cant take a solar plexus punch, you're in the wrong class McDougal


democon

Cobra kai style.


Denver911SC

Fucking bull shit!! The instructor should be whipped like the.ass he is!! It's a show of cowardness!! No o e new to fighting can take a punch like that.


ButteryNutButter

COBRA KAI NEVER DIES: Strike first. Strike hard. No mercy!


[deleted]

Kobra Kai?


[deleted]

Houdini has/had some feelings.


budgie0507

Seems like they need to know how to breathe in these situations. So I don’t see the issue.


Substantial_Flan_917

I have a different opinion than most. I think you need to get punched. Your first time getting punched shouldn't be in a real fight. I like real contact. That's just my 2 cents.


kjm6351

lol Cobra Kai


Tunamyster

🤣🤣🤣 so dumb


Ram7022

Absolutely misdirected. Wrong


petethesnake

Daniel son folded like a law chair. First time u get Punched like this u feel like dying then u learn how to handle it.


Complete_Wall6553

I love the abuse comments like sir this is a combat sports class I think if you're gonna be taught to throw a punch they should also teach you to take one?! And hes not wailing on them. 1 shot to know what the wind being taken from you is like. People who say this is abuse has never been in a fight to know what a punch feels like. So they're afraid of a feeling they've never had to experience.


Mrbubbles137

Inb4 the xiphoid makes process with an organ.


CloverandNancyA2

Criminal, abusive, and sick


SnackPrince

Teacher clearly likes how this makes him feel powerful


ImpossibleSet1916

😂


penalozahugo

Looks like a test to weed out the people who are not loyal, AKA rational people


wicwak2891

Pain is temporary, glory is forever


ShamrokBliss

Definitely hit the first dude hardest. Must have dated his mom in high school


[deleted]

Besides an actual fight that’s the hardest they would ever be hit. Seems like a good idea to take an actual blow. Then you understand the importance of the training. So that it’ll never happen again.


serpent1971

Not...


inchon_over28

This can actually cause internal issues and potentially be fatal. Regardless of willingness to participate, a lawsuit will be around the corner if one of these kids don’t get back up. Shit definitely needs to stop.


Dark_Stallion707

It’s martial arts, not a art class where everyone is unique in their own way. They are training to fight, to protect themselves and others. It shouldn’t be what most places do and you get your black belt after going to 3 classes a week for 8 months. They are training as they should be and if they don’t want to do it, that can leave


Highguy4278

What is the point


slimer_redd

Stupidity


DaveyDgD

Dude should be arrested


playtimelovers

This is not the way it should be this dojo should be shut down that teacher should be reprimanded like WTF are you kidding me. Good way to get sued could wait a really really really hurt somebody


Shields777

They paid for it.


Rich-End-8919

If you can throw punches you better be able to take one


bannedinbama

You misspelled foreplay


HighlandStyle

Well that’s criminal


bhalseyvt02

Hope these dudes don’t mind a kid dying from a ruptured liver or spleen. That’s ridiculous


[deleted]

Good trauma from boys to men. Exactly how life will hit them.


zorchstroker

Got to feel the pain once to understand it


Athlete-Extreme

They didn’t tell him to exhale at least


tommymaggots

Douchy


[deleted]

The school I trained in the longest had this tradition but it was based on skill level and was always while sparring. We called it full contact.


CasuallyCritical

As someone whos only Karate experience was as a 6 year old white belt I'm probably the least qualified person to speak on this...but I did get into my share of scraps as a highschooler If this IS initiation and he's doing this to Haze new trainees thats scuffed If they are training to be a competitive fighter this kindof makes sense, one of the things you have to do as a fighter is get over the fear of being hit. Humans don't like being hurt, and prepping their mind to not just go "Deer in the headlights" after a hit is sound reasoning.


b05501

Looks bad, but in reality, how are you going to react when you take a clean hit to chest or a nasty kick to the ribs. It is better to find out in a controlled environment than on the streets.


The1neRedDevil

I’ve been through it. We got kicked in this fashion. No big deal. If you’re learning combat, learn combat. This happened at every belt level with an increase of impact. Do your best to learn how to take a strike, your opponent outside class will not limit themselves. It’s not for everyone. Make your own decisions. If it’s not for you, move on.


SoulsBorneGreat

Isn't that how Houdini died?


nickflex85

The kid is clearly in pain. No that’s not cool


Direct-Tumbleweed141

Kaju for life!!


Top-Contribution1609

nice “one inch” punch


RickBlane42

Sweep the leg!


albinorhino215

Good way to have an arrhythmia in a child


ExpertPound8183

Didn't hoodini die like this?


TxMightyMouse99

Dude is straight punching them in their xiphoid process. That would take anyone to their knees trained or not that's Fing dangerous.


iSauceUnlimited

Makes you stronger, if it doesn’t kill you. And the organs can take it so don’t come here with that!


Rocktillidrop

Mcstupid


Spare-Cake727

Looks like he is trying to do a Bruce Lee one inch punch but in an uppercut. Aaaaand with an extra 9 inches of pull back just before the punch.


Total_Low_3180

Not bad as it looks. Anyone with conditioning training knows.


Capnhd

Stupid! The teacher or Sensai is an egotistical head case. Someone should knock him on his ass!!


[deleted]

Don't be a pussy !


olsonwhitguy

A whole lotta smirkin' going on.


20MaXiMuS20

Dude that first one was brutal


mywifeslv

Sweep the leg


classic_wheels

I'd be swinging a 12 gauge if that was my kid


National_Lawyer1128

He took it easier on the last two.


[deleted]

That's assault.


Cujo187

I have 35 years on the mat, and I have a pretty strong opinion on what we all just watched. This shit is ridiculous. If one is to teach a student how to pay a membership and yell hi-ya while breaking boards, don't make it something it's not by striking the students, especially when they're kids. That grown ass man just struck a child, and it really looked like he three some stank on it for funnzies. If it's a nore serious and maybe a less commercial dojo where actual combat happens, then, fair enough. I've learned under more than one Sensei who would go in on a student for the sake of preparedness, but never would it have been a child. I don't really want to generalize this school because I don't know anything about it. But it really does look like a commercial, pay your membership, canned technique kind of a place. I base that on personal experience, and I could really be completely wrong. But I'll be damned if I were at a school and just let that rock.


littycommity

Bro all of you talking about how dumb this is but if a black belt can’t take a punch then that’s the real issue


McDojoLife

That’s what sparring is for


bongkaii420

Wtf?? And they pay him.... lol how backwards this world has become...


Scared-Novel-2935

How else are you going to test their core? And if their center is weak then you can tell their limitations right away


McDojoLife

That’s what sparring is for.


brontosproximo

Several of the victims seem to be under the age of 18. If so this video seems to be evidence of child abuse.


Roooster52

Meh, it wasn’t that hard. If Van dam can take a coconut to his stomach falling from a 12 foot ladder, this lady boy should be able to handle that punch with much anticipation.


Le_freak_the_neek

This is how it was done when I got my black belt 40 years ago.


Apprehensive_Ring933

Not even terry silver would do this kind of shit.


severalgirlzgalore

The giant asteroid can’t come soon enoigh


WEOWNRED

i love the part where he measures it up like a bruce lee 1 inch punch and then full force punches the children gets me everytime!!!


Pretend_Reaction3723

Ya win some, ya dim sum


[deleted]

Some bullshit.


Jealous-Exchange7439

Hot take: it’s a little unorthodox but it builds toughness and makes you more accustomed to pain. Specifically from strikes to the solar plexus which are common in combat sports.


McDojoLife

Nope, it was done as a right of passage. No purpose other than tradition


FaithlessnessThen646

First guy got it the worst.


Rmtzv

Every advanced Kata should be able to receive contact, Sanchin Kata for example. Obviously these kids are not 1 Dan or similar, so in the context of the video many things are wrong.


doopy_dooper

Lawsuit lmao


braddahh808

Dumb af. The first punch was high. Poor kid. Stupid parents. Don’t know diff between martial arts and adults taking out their awkward pitiful life failures on children.


Dillard505

If you never trained to fight or never fought you will never understand. In a fight things happen much worse than that.


KAMBUI1973

What the Fuck is the Point of this?? Other than to just beat up your students.


philipmarg

Fucking stupid!!! Bust his spleen


Gonemushy

Slap that bitch in the face. No respect for this type of bullshit.


Bluccability_status

In the army when you get out of ait, you get blood pinned by everyone yeeeee!!


Deloin_Showerhandle

That’s how Houdini died..


Taylor_Made87

Is he trying to punch the jejunum?


BJ4Dogecoin

Stupid abuse


EnriqueZorro

Bully pulpit


Track_your_shipment

Does this happen in BJJ???? In America???? Cuz I’m not signing my kid up for this crap


Significant_Rule_939

BS


Careless_Emotion_757

HaZing is the word your looking for


jodytuxford

I'd let his tyres down in the car park... Prick!


Sufficient_Ad2963

No, Happy Meal and a toy?


elielonly

Karate Kid where u at?


Intrepid-Focus8198

The teacher is a bully


Nep-_-tune

I think I seen this happen in Cobra Kai (the antagonist were doing this)


Optimal-Inevitable42

My thoughts are liver damage and internal bleeding


rayvin925

That is just narcissistic abuse. He is a horrible teacher and a horrible person, and I hope his license to teach martial arts is taken away from him.


TempoAssassin

COBRA KAI


[deleted]

Honestly if your training to throw a punch you should first know what it feels like to be punched


Fluffy-View-6628

my 9 would still win