Hit Me With Ya Best Shot: The Wacky World of Martial Arts Frauds

In this week’s episode, we are going to be looking at “Bullshido,” a catch-all term for martial arts practices that are either fake, delusional, or just plain useless. This is the land of no-touch knockouts, touches of death, and mystical masters who can’t manage their own lives. We’ll be asking the question—should you learn self-defense from summon who struggles with basic reality? Spoiler, the answer is no, no you shouldn’t. 

This is a fun one, y'all. Nobody dies, and everybody is an absolute goober. 

Sources:
Interesting Stuff From Around the World YouTube channel (videos on Ashida Kim, George Dillman and Steven Seagal, plus much more): https://youtube.com/@interestingstufffromaround8014?si=E9-UiKKcTZQ4ng-J
https://ashidakim.com/
The Dance of the Deadly Hands https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Xw5wjwVkFc&t=36s
Ninja “levitation” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl3QF3t58Rk
Ninja curtains https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCaZmajZ_g4&t=258s
Kim catches a bullet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PJZjwWwFc4
Kim dodges bullets https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bc1sN7eeyvM&t=78s https://www.dillman.com/
George Dillman on tongues and toes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIL5nD2PQ0Y&t=326s George’s chi bullet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYez2RKQn8c&t=748s
George mostly resurrects a pet https://www.youtube.com/shorts/w7hgVWbPxG8
Seagal’s Lightning Bolt ad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IId64OJdCKM Seagal running weird https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwwXE-T4HPI Seagal’s very real Russian aikido demo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmEx8Moy7ro Seagal essential oils https://members.tripod.com/life_scents/oldfiles/seagal.html  

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