If you want a drinking game, down a shot every time it mentions "physical fitness" or "personal development" and you'll probably call an ambulance by the five minute mark.
The "kung fu suit" is actually just normal traditional Chinese clothing that would normally be worn in the past like the Tangzhuang amongst others. Its just after "kung fu" movies like Bruce lee came out where they would where them. So similar to the term "kung fu", these pieces of clothing became synonymous to Chinese martial arts. Its just like most other martial art origins, that they would where normal clothes to practice at the start and uniforms came along later. I hope this was of use to anyone. Edit: Feel free to correct me if you think I got something wrong.
Fun fact time! Technically there is a "Judo chop." Judo has a range of atemi-waza (read: striking techniques). One of these is naname-uchi, which is literally a chop, haha.
These striking techniques are preserved in single and two-person kata. Kano thought they were important but pulled them from randori for safety reasons basically. This is part of the reason they're not allowed in competition. 😊
Sambo stands for 'self-defense without weapons' in Russian. It was decently popular everywhere in the Soviet Union, and my oldest cousin did it back in Soviet Ukraine in 5th grade.
3:45 Nah, you're pretty much right. Kung fu is a skill gained through hard work. Except the term was already associated with Chinese martial arts before Bruce Lee.
Gi in Japanese just means clothing 着. Same for Kimono (着物) which means clothing. Kimono uses the same kanji as Gi (着 clothing) plus Mono (物 physical things.) So technically all martial art outfits in Japanese could be called a Gi. Judo Gi is just to differentiate what type of clothing it is
And a fun fact, seen a video on it from a Japanese guy: they never use word "gi" alone. It is a karate-gi, judo-gi, whatever-gi. And if you refer to an outfit in general, it is a gi-mono. Or, as foreigners pronounce it, "kimono"
The judo ideas of maximum efficiency and mutual benefit are essential in Kano's philosophy, but its proliferation and evolution as a combat sport has resulted in a lot of clubs/gyms downplaying or totally ignoring its philosophical teachings.
Says the Sumo Wrestler.