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we are all inspired about the greatest martialartists that ever lived. but did you ever wonder what made them the greatest? how comethey were different from everyone else? in the next 17 minutes, i will answer this questionby briefly looking at the history of the greatest martial artists.we will start our history by looking at 400 to 190 bc ancient greece, or more specifically– sparta. the spartans are famous up to
what's the best martial art, this day as creators of one of the first professionalarmies, where their warriors were intensely trained from the early age of seven, all theway up to 20, although their emphasis on military fitness began virtually at birth. all spartaninfants were brought before a council of inspectors and examined for physical defects, and thosewho weren’t up to standards were left to
die. spartan warriors were feared as the mostpowerful army in the greek world and commonly known that one spartan was worth several menof any other state. in 480 bc, in the famous battle of thermopoly, spartan king leonidas,personally lead an army of 300 spartans and few thousand greek soldiers into a battleagainst a much greater persian army of more than a hundred thousand. tactically usinga narrow coastal pass of thermopoly, also known as “the hot gateâ€, with their extremelydeveloped battle skills and tactics, leonidas and his small group was able to hold againstthe persians for more than two days of battle. eventually, they were killed because of alocal greek, betraying a secret path to the persians, which lead to the assault of thespartan army from the rear. having dedicated
their lives to the martial way, spartan warriorscould be easily considered to be as one of the first greatest martial artists of history.yet although they were exposed to grueling and sometimes brutal training, not many knowthat they were also taught poetry, music, academics and sometimes even dancing and politics.each spartan warrior followed a strict code of honor and placed emphasis on liberty, equalityand fraternity. to simply put, they had a deeper purpose for developing. they were nottraining to be simply brutal fighters, but rather to become pillars for their society.support of their community was the source of their passion for constant improving, whichsurpassed technical training only and lead them to be extraordinary warriors that arelegendary till this day.
to continue our journey, we’ll shift theattention further east, by looking at 5th century china, or more specifically - thefamous shaolin monastery, where shaolin kung-fu has been created. although it would be hardto point out the greatest shaolin kung fu master of all time, throughout centuries,many of them have displayed incredible skills in this martial art. by developing not onlytheir techniques, but also their bodies and minds, they are famous for being able to withstandincredible force and demonstrate amazing feats, such as breaking glass with a needle. manyshaolin kung fu masters have defeated various foreign opponents from japan, russia and europein duels, proving the effectiveness of their style, also proving them to be some of theearly greatest martial artists. yet here we
can ask again: where did those skills andpassion for their art come from? although it is not always confirmed, the creationof the famous shaolin kung fu is often dedicated to bodhidharma, an indian buddhist monk, thatbrought chan buddhism to china, which later became known in japan as the famous zen buddhism.bodhidharma was a bodhisattva – a buddhist term of a person seeking self-fulfillment,in order to help all sentient beings. it is clear that bodhidharma was lead by this motivation,as he spent nearly all his life developing himself in order to help others. bodhidharmaspent a big part of his life in the shaolin monastery. based on a famous legend, he livedin a cave next to the monastery for 9 years, where he spent his time meditating while gazingat a wall and being silent. it was also said,
that he was disturbed by the poor physicalshape of the shaolin monks, after which he instructed them in martial arts techniquesto develop both mind and body, thus shaolin kung fu was born. shaolin monks continuedto train kung fu, yet also alongside practiced meditation and the teachings of buddhism.they dedicated themselves to this path in order to develop themselves and thus, to betteraid others. in other words, they too possessed a deeper purpose for their training and didnot limit it to technique. to further this journey we will continue notso far from china - to ancient japan, 10th to 16 th century – where another legendaryclass of warriors has originated. japanese warriors known as the samurai, were famousnot only for devoting their lives to mastering
various martial arts, but literary arts aswell. samurai were expected to be cultured and literate, and admired the ancient saying"bunbu-ryodo" - or "the pen and the sword in accord". the samurai were also taught thatthe path of the warrior was one of honor, emphasizing duty to one's master, and loyaltyunto death. their devotion was so highly emphsized, that a samurai who has lost his honor or failedhis master, was meant to commit a suicidal ritual known as seppuku. as in our previousstories, we face again a devotion surpassing just martial arts, and also one focused beyondpersonal self, which lead to emergence of some of the greatest martial artists of alltime. there are many samurai throughout historywhich are famous for their skill in battle
and strategy, but myamoto musashi stands outas one of the greatest duelists and martial artists. born 1584, he was educated by hisuncle in buddhism, basic literary skills and also the sword. there are many controversialstories about musashi’s oddities, such as that he have rarely bathed or changed hisclothes as well as having suffered from a somewhat disfiguring skin condition. yet historyagrees about his excellence in the way of sword. musashi is said to that won his firstduel when he was just 13 years old and continued to travel through japan, engaging in morethan 60 duels, always undefeated. yet he did not limit himself to martial arts. havingmastered the sword, he also spent years studying buddhism and was an accomplished artist, sculptor,and calligrapher. musashi had little concern
for his own personal comfort or even his lifeand dedicated himself entirely to his development. at the end of his life he also attempted totransmit his knowledge of self-development and sword by writing a book called the bookof five rings. here he emphasized that samurai should understand not only martial arts, butother professions as well. his teachings said: “think lightly of yourself and deeply ofthe worldâ€. this connection of devotion which is not limitedto martial arts was also found in more modern day japan. the bridge from 19th to 20th centurybrought a few different great martial artists. jigoro kano, born 1860, early on became interestedin a japanese martial art known as jujitsu. kano's father was a great believer in thepower of education, and he provided jigoro
with an excellent education, yet being a slimchild, kano had a strong wish to become stronger. when a family friend told him that jujitsuwas a good way to develop strength, kano decided to find a teacher, which was not an easy task.at the time, jujitsu was becoming strongly unpopular, due to the decline of the samuraiand the beginning of a new era, yet that did not stop jigoro’s effort. he started goingto various body therapists, assuming that they should know the martial arts teachers.eventually one of the people indeed directed jigoro to a jujitsu instructor, which taughthim his knowledge. yet after mastering jujitsu, kano felt that learning technique was notsufficient, thus he started improving the learned techniques, while also adding an emphasison philosophy and self-development. this mix
in turn lead to the creation of what is nowknown as judo. sensei kano later stated that: “i therefore anticipated that practitionerswould develop their bodies in an ideal manner, to be outstanding in matches, and also toimprove their wisdom and virtue and make the spirit of judo live in their daily lives.[…] we should be able to move properly in response to our opponent's unexpected attacksand should also not forget to make full use of every opportunity during our practice toimprove our wisdom and virtue. these are the ideal principles of my judo.â€.just a few years after jigoro kano, in 1868, gichin funakoshi was born in okinawa, a japaneseisland where karate has originated. he was a weak and sickly child, yet nonetheless hisparents brought him to karate training, where
funakoshi continued to develop great skilland strength. in 1922 he moved to japan, where he stayed in a small room of a dormitory,doing cleaning and gardening during the day and teaching local students karate in thenight. later on, funakoshi opened his dojo and continued to introduced karate to thejapanese. he is considered the founder of shotokan karate-do, perhaps the most widelyknown style of karate, and is attributed as being the "father of modern karate". in additionto being a karate master, he was an avid poet and philosopher who would reportedly go forlong walks in the forest where he would meditate and write his poetry. during his life, funakoshiwrote “the twenty guiding principles of karate†where he laid out 20 rules by whichstudents of karate are urged to abide in an
effort to "become better human beings". oneof the principles state: “apply the way of karate to all things. therein lies itsbeauty.â€. during the same time, another renowned martialartists lived in japan. born 1883, son of a landowner, morihei ueshiba was a weak, sicklychild and bookish in his inclinations. in his early days he witnessed how his fatherwas beaten by a group of people. this experience lead ueshiba to take a promise, that he willbecome strong in order to protect people around him. ueshiba started studying several martialarts during his early life, and was well known for his physical strength. in 1915 he metsokaku takeda, a master of jujitsu, and was deeply impressed by his skills. ueshiba evenbuilt a dojo in his own house to invite takeda
as a permanent house guest, in order to continuallylearn from him. after years of training, he became a master of the art himself. ueshibabecame famous for his own martial arts skills, which lead to advanced practitioners of differentmartial arts coming to train under him. he was so respected, that people referred tohim as o’sensei – translated as “the great teacherâ€. yet ueshiba did not limithimself to martial arts. he also went under a regime of spiritual training, regularlyretreating himself to the mountains and performing purification meditation under heavy waterfalls.he was deeply concerned about other people and decided that a new martial art, basednot only on technical skills, but also on self-development is necessary, thus he createdaikido. morihei taught that: “life is growth.
if we stop growing, technically and spiritually,we are as good as dead.†another great karate master who was famousfor his strength and skill lived in the early 20th century japan. masutatsu oyama, commonlyknown as mas oyama – was born 1923 in south korea. he began studying chinese martial artsat age of 9 from a chinese farmer who was working on the farm. one story of oyama'syouth involves his first teacher giving young oyama a seed which he was to plant; when itsprouted, he was to jump over it one hundred times every day. as the seed grew and becamea plant, oyama later said that he was able to jump between walls back and forth easily.in 1938, oyama moved to japan, where in 1946 he started learning shotokan karate, fromthe second son of gichin funakoshi. mas, later
on became so devoted to karate, that he retreatedto mountains for fourteen months where he spent all his time training in isolation,followed by a second time, which lasted 18 more months. oyama became so strong, thathe did not only defeat various rivals, but was also able to fight and kill live bullswith his bare hands, sometimes even snapping their horns at the end. in 1957, he createdhis own karate style known as kyokushin, which emphasized grueling training and full contactpractice fighting. yet as our previous great martial artists, oyama also emphasized self-development.he was highly influenced by musashi’s “the book of five rings†and even wrote over80 books himself. he was passionate about sharing his knowledge and taught that “althoughit is important to study and train for skill
in techniques, for the man who wishes to trulyaccomplish the way of budo, it is important to make his whole life in training and thereforenot aiming for skill and strength alone, but also for spiritual attainment.".as we move further, our attention shifts to the west, where some of the greatest martialartists also lived their lives. born 1913, a brazilian child named helio gracie was frailand sickly. when his brother learned jujitsu and shared it with his family, helio wasn’tallowed to be a part of the training, which involved actual fighting, as he was to fragile.instead, he stood aside and tried to understand the mechanics by watching. faced with thisphysical problem, he started developing techniques, which were not based as much on strength,but rather on skill and became so good at
this, that when he was 18 he was given hisfirst no-holds barred fight against a boxer, which lasted less then a minute as helio chokedhis opponent out. helio and his brothers continued to develop his techniques what lead to thecreation of brazilian jujitsu. yet this style would probably have not developed, if it wasnot for the passion of helio to give a chance for the weaker to win against the strong,by creating a martial art, not based on strength. he saw this development surpassing martialarts and being also a development of character. as he once said: “jiu-jitsu is like a philosophy.it helps me learn how to face life.†as we move further in time, no list of greatestmartial artists of the west could suffice without bruce lee. bruce was born 1940,at the chinese hospital, in san francisco's
chinatown. according to the chinese zodiac,lee was born in both the hour and the year of the dragon, which according to traditionis a strong and fortuitous omen. indeed, it did seem to be true for his althought short,yet highly influential life. after lee’s birth, his family moved back to hong kong,where he spent his childhood. in 1957, after losing several fights with rival gang members- lee began training in wing chun kung fu, under a master named yip man. after a yearinto his wing chun training, most of yip man's students refused to train with lee after theylearned of his mixed ancestry, as the chinese were generally against teaching their martialarts techniques to non-asians. however, lee showed a keen interest in wing chun, and continuedto train privately with yip man himself. despite
his training, lee often got involved intostreet fights, which lead his father to the decision of sending him back to united statesto pursue a safer and healthier life. in 1959 lee began teaching chinese martial arts toall people of different race and cultural background. in 1961, bruce started studyingdrama in university, where he also studied philosophy, psychology, and various othersubjects. in 1964, after an impressive public demonstration of his martial arts skills,lee was invited for an audition to a television show and was chosen to play the sidekick ofa hero in a show called “the green hornetâ€. this brought him enough attention, that someyears later lee started playing main roles and getting more attention in the film industry,eventually becoming a super-star. with the
combination of his martial art skills andcharisma, he had a strong influence on both martial arts and the genre of martial artsfilms. yet he did not limit himself to physical technique only. lee himself was well-readand had an extensive library. he was influenced by teachings of taoism, jiddu krishnamurti,and buddhism. in 1967 he developed a martial art which he called jeet kune do, governedby a philosophy of self-development. bruce lee said himself that: “too much time isgiven to the development of skill and too little to the development of the individualfor participation. ... jeet kune do, ultimately is not a matter of petty techniques but ofhighly developed spirituality and physique.â€. born in the same year and also a friend ofbruce lee, although today chuck norris to
most is known as a form of humor, he was actuallya highly influential and prominent martial artist. as a child, he was nonathletic, shy,and scholastically mediocre. his father, went on alcohol drinking binges that lasted formonths at a time. embarrassed by his father's behavior and the family's financial plight,norris developed a debilitating introversion that lasted for his entire childhood. yetin 1958 he joined the united states air force where he became interested in martial arts,which helped him in his development. after he discharged from the military in 1962, hecontinued to train and teach karate, while also participating in tournaments. althoughhe had a varied beginning, experiencing both winning an loosing - in 1968, he won the professionalmiddleweight karate champion title, which
he held for six consecutive years. in 1969,he won karate's triple crown for the most tournament wins of the year, and the fighterof the year award by black belt magazine. chuck has also received a black belt in brazilianjujitsu and made history in 1990 when he was the first westerner in the documented historyof tae kwon do to be given the rank of 8th degree black belt grand master. yet his passionto martial arts was also not limited to technique. during his life norris created his own style,“chun kuk doâ€, translated as “the universal wayâ€, which gave great focus to self-development.he was also known as a philanthropist, political activist and a devoted christian and wroteseveral inspirational books. his determination that lead him to learn martial arts was alsopresent in all of his life. to quote chuck:
“ i've always found that anything worthachieving will always have obstacles in the way and you've got to have that drive anddetermination to overcome those obstacles on route to whatever it is that you want toaccomplish.†our last story, although arguably callinga boxer - martial artist, is about a man who brought boxing to the next level. muhammadali, born 1942, showed at an early age that he wasn't afraid of any bout—inside or outsideof the ring. at the age of 12, ali had his bike stolen, and told a police officer, thathe wanted to beat up the thief. the police officer, who was also boxing coach, suggestedthat ali should first learn how to box. thus his career began. ali showed great skillsand performance in matches, winning almost
all of his fights, including the light heavyweightgold medal in the 1960 summer olympics in rome and in 1963 the heavyweight championof the world title. ali was known for his lightning speed and fancy footwork. yet muhammadalso shown interest in various other subjects. he was concerned about religious freedom andracial justice, which led him to join a controversial movement for the rights of african americanpeople, called the “nation of islamâ€. this lead him to resist his draft to servein the vietnam war, what created various difficulties in his life, yet was an inspiring examplefor many. in later years he also became involved in philanthropy raising various funds fordeveloping countries and on other needs, thus going beyond his fighting skills. when heopened the muhammad ali center in his hometown
he said: "i wanted more than a building tohouse my memorabilia. i wanted a place that would inspire people to be the best that theycould be at whatever they chose to do, and to encourage them to be respectful of oneanother." most of us are so concerned about becominggood at martial art techniques, that as soon as we learn it, we stop, because we have nogreater inspiration to go further. yet looking at the examples of the greatest martial artists,it becomes clear, that the greatness of martial art skills does not end at physical development.each of the great martial artists, through all of history, saw a deeper reason for theirtraining. they had a concern for more than themselves and became devoted to master variousabilities and arts to aid others in their
development. when they learned their techniques– they did not stop. their passion for greater goals lead them to go further than anyoneelse. they devoted themselves to becoming the best they can be, thus becoming mastersnot only in martial arts, but also in life. which martial artist do you think was thegreatest in history? click on the image or on the links bellow to vote. also, what doyou think makes the greatest martial artists? join a discussion in the comments. if youliked the video, click to subscribe to know when the next video like this one will comeout. this is sensei rokas, and see you on the virtual mat again soon.
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