Human Weapon - Pankration: The Original Martial Art

[01sidiropoulos]

Realy american muscle wins every time?so what American is better than a Spartan?

[ktowntraceur]

I wish people would stop picking on Bill. He just hasn't had as much training as Jason.

[EMITYMETSAWTNOD]

Hosts are douches

[crocgator44]

@EMITYMETSAWTNOD how dude?

[EMITYMETSAWTNOD]

@crocgator44 I'm an American, and the way they so objectively compare their muscles to the foreign people; that so graciously offered them teaching is disrespectful.

[crocgator44]

@EMITYMETSAWTNOD i think they were just messing around man i mean yeah there's going to be competition here and there but its not like he was completely dissing the guy or the greek culture in anyway D:

[EMITYMETSAWTNOD]

@crocgator44 Watch the rest of the series they do this shit all the time. Fact in Point, they're douches.

[KIDWICKED369]

@EMITYMETSAWTNOD i think he was referring more to a victory over the shield. just a thought. im certainly not interested in an argument

[EMITYMETSAWTNOD]

@KIDWICKED369 He happens to do this in every single video he hosts in so I don't believe your right on this account.

[ZadroOtrebor]

@07:02...is that....LEONIDAS!?

[iToxicOPS]

Yeah the punch to the face was an "accident"

[playdropfiretopstop]

god bill beat that guy in my book

[johndominate]

@8;17 this is SPARTA!!!

[Sevv9220]

What material was that at 9:00

[Songspoint]

I tend to skip all Japanese martial arts.

[crocgator44]

@Songspoint you know jiu jitsu one of the worlds most prominent combat styles is japanese right ?

[RagingDemon89]

@crocgator44 JU-jitsu is. Not Jiu jitsu

[crocgator44]

@RagingDemon89 okay ty, but my point is JU-Jitsu is still one of the worlds most prominent combat art . :D

[RagingDemon89]

@crocgator44 Absolutley. I agree with you 100%

[621Money3]

If I Was A Spartan I Would Use My Helmet On My Hand And Punch The Fags In The Face

[RagingDemon89]

@621Money3 Spartans were "fags" too. Just like everybody else in ancient greece. Quit watching 300.

[621Money3]

@RagingDemon89 STFU Hater Get A Life And And It Wasnt Me It Was My Cousin He Sucks At Fighting So HE Probably watched this crap

[RagingDemon89]

@621Money3 Whatever dude.

[coolkidmiracle]

how does a half inch thick piece of particle board constitute as a solid wood shield?

[historybuff743]

bill looks like goldberg



[JAYZILL44]

This question will end life itself....

Pankration or MMA.

[theways20]

Did u know that jason chamber was a rapist

[historybuff743]

@theways20 later in the case it was found that she was falsely accusing him of said charges.or to say it less sophiscated she was a lying whore who ruined his bright future and got the show cancelled due to this bad publicity

[MicrophoneVII]

Gastrizein = THIS IS SPARTAAA

[spidermonkeyman69]

"american muscle wins everytime"... ya except for that first time

[Jethromcsheepherder]

Awesome. Thanks for posting.

[1sashenka]

This episode shows that with some boxing and wrestling, you too can create your own martial art :)

[electrokickassis]

@1sashenka It was made over three thousand years ago in ancient Greece, dumbass.

[1sashenka]

@electrokickassis right...whatever happened between now and then...no one knows for sure...these Greek MMA wannabes say themselves they brought back Pankration about 15 yrs ago. There isnt much info, and this comeback was based on scrolls and pictures...whos the dumbass...believe in fairy tails...bandwagon jumpers who cant fight for shit...basically it was like UFC is here, lets spin this...no one knows for sure what techniques were used...they went on looking at art...

[1sashenka]

@1sashenka ...what we have here is a missing link, if Pankration went on continuously from bc times til now, then I'd respect that, but no one practiced it and there were no master lines for the last...what...Im just gonna throw a number in there...2000 yrs. If I can throw a number, these wannabes can make shit up too, but at least they dont make those claims like you, so they dont look like idiots, what are you...a teenager full of shit information LOL

[1sashenka]

@electrokickassis Im old enough to know that there was no Pankration 20 yrs ago and was nothing but a myth at that point.

This new club has these uniforms and rules. Seems to me it was all made up by this very club as there just wasnt enough information otherwise so everything started from ground up when UFC rolled around based on the idea of Greek/Roman olympic games Pacrase, and old scrolls described basic wrestling and boxing. Were you there? No, so shut the fuck up

[1sashenka]

Bill mentions his wrestling in every show lol he's fat and big enough to be in WWE. Annoying host. He may have some power an strength, but to support his juicebag demeanor and sell the show, he needs to brush up on his: accuracy, balance, coordination, agility, flexibility, speed, and indurance. Jason needs a new wingman, I would like to see more than one season of this.

[eamonob84]

two issues. first is that no one actually knows what all techniques were found in pankration, because these modern teachers got it all from pictures and paintings. second, it is not a "MIXED" martial art. it is a COMPLETE martial art, meaning it includes strikes, grappling and wrestling.

[FusedBomb991]

anybody else notice tht black & blue on bills arm 22:13

[Kaveo415in]

Bill Owned this dude.

[Kaveo415in]

Wish they had a second season History channel has some dumb ass shows nowadays.

[TheAwsomeGeek678]

U can't learn martial arts this quick u have to practice

[alondite345]

@TheAwsomeGeek678 it's a TV show, just enjoy it.

[historybuff743]

@TheAwsomeGeek678 they only film a few days but they were actually there for like 3 weeks

[ReaperOfDaClans]

this is the kinda shit schools should be teaching.

[armytaskforce11x]

Ya but what fighting style did the Persian's use.

[2mfighter]

So mma has been around since ancient Greece, that'll shut up some of my boxing trolls

[6Anti6Hero7]

@2mfighter hell yeah brother!!!!!

[xXpr3sXx]

Not gonna lie, i think the krav maga israelis would beat the hell out of any of these other martial arts guys haha

[Kaveo415in]

@xXpr3sXx Fedor in Sambo and MMA with Bas Rutton, Randy and Eddie Bravo and the little TWD Professor who KO'd Bill would beat them easy.IMO But Krag Maga is sick..

[asian714cali]

@Kaveo415in krav maga is a "hybrid"form it use muaythai,jujuitsu,wrestling,et­c...in it

[Kaveo415in]

@asian714cali I dont remember asking but thanks..

[Ph0be]

Thumbs up if you think there should be a season 2!!!

[zz4r]

@Ph0be hell yea, but they've covered so many martial arts, which ones are left?

[Ph0be]

@zz4r I dunno, you are right though, they have been everywhere, maybe they could go to Africa or South America

[MrProfTeach]

Great fight at the end!

[historyfathead]

Thay should do a roman H&H combat video next time.

[pbugenstein]

Thisss is forr sparrrrtaaa!!!!

[DarkAndrew12345]

Jason and Bill are like the best for this show. Both are skilled, willing to learn, and they're hilarious together.

[mustlovecinema]

I love watching martial arts in action! That’s why I enjoy Kung Fu movies so much and got so excited when “Films of Fury” finally came out on demand. It had a bunch of great fight scenes and movie clips!

bitly .com/uBGPir

[tommy13z]

I like their Maps.

[thatfishbreeder]

BULL SHIT! Bill had that. Son of a bitch rules....wow. Nonetheless, I love this show :D

[IronDraken]

man i wish i could train all over the world like this!

[MuriKakari]

I'd love to see them fight the way the ancient Greeks used pankration at the games; in the nude.

[b00gam4n]

it seems to me like pankration is the combination of karate, muay thai and judo/jiu jitsu.

[LeifEricson123]

I like how the Greeks made a statue depicting ground-and-pound.

[105Seung]

goddam the commercials always startle me

[TheEpidemic66]

these guys remind me of rios and salem from army of 2

[madproductions2819]

I do Tang soo do and it is similiar.

[ari3ls0uza]

i think jason could have won this one!

[cocotiger77]

Omg they stop the match for a fucking cut on the toe..... wow

[cocotiger77]

That fat football player acts a bit too tough for my liking. In reality if he trained with anyone his size at a decent gym (be it BJJ, Striking, or Wrestling) he would get owned and cry for his mommy.

[TheUprisingNinja]

They realize there was 7000 other greeks with the spartans at Thermopylae and its only famous because when the greeks fell back the spartans stayed and fought to the death for the greeks retreat.

[MuriKakari]

@TheUprisingNinja According to the historical sources, the Spartans actually sent everyone but 700 Thespians away, and fought that final battle with just 300 Spartans and 700 Thespians.

[TheUprisingNinja]

@MuriKakari I suppose my 0's might have been off.

[Lance12313]

they are soo lucky

[djtragus]

Its 'B' its a "j' its a bj!

[SuperMetalflame]

Bas subbing Shamrock at 18:00!

[gamingsensei]

SPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARTAAAAAAA

[MaharlikaAWA]

Tang Soo Do is an important part of Pankration you can even tell because of the gym they use says so!

[twitchinzae]

new school pankration sucks old school was better

[lcy85]

7:45 Leonidas just taught us that "this is Sparta" kick!

[Bashallequally]

@Xexetrex they said first mixed martial art. Meaning it had sticks takedowns joints locks and whatnot.

[rainbowfirewave]

This Is GASTRIZIEN!

[punkuddha]

GREEKS are not the founders of Modern Philosophy.

wtf?

[ChiStriker]

"Hitting a 3-ton column isnt the best way to break your fall" lol bill duff come on you just touched it with your foot lolol

[Dominus96]

Egyptian boxing/wrestling, Kung Fu, and Kalaripayattu existed before Pankratian.

[lifes40123]

@Dominus96 dude.. the title was a exagerration.. -_________--

[KevinPresents]

hahaha



[Tippet76]

I didn't know that the ancient Greeks used particle board to make their shields.

[MrWillius18]

08:07 SPARTAN KICK!

[buzzsaw133]

Pankration was developed by alexander the great for his troops. The style was brought to other countries and adapted to suit the country's styles or needs.

[OVERCAPITALIZE]

@buzzsaw133

Uh you know, when humans started to migrate.. from Egypt, they were more likely to migrated in 2 groups. Which is now the Europeans and Asians.

[Bashallequally]

@OVERCAPITALIZE That's arguable Samarians, Chinese and the Indians are just as old if not older.

[OVERCAPITALIZE]

@Bashallequally

Ya, i'm just saying pankration isn't the first "mma" style.

[TheFANTOM187]

@OVERCAPITALIZE SO WHAT IS?

[OVERCAPITALIZE]

@TheFANTOM187

It's pretty obvious that any old civilization needed an all rounded warriors for their military.

[TheFANTOM187]

@OVERCAPITALIZE I SEE.

[dtdascl]

@ThaiBettas no they beleive pankration was one of like seven beginning arts that led to all the others inclueding those in indea

[ApostolosFilms]

It's sad nobody knows about this sport because if they continued that sport for more than 2000 years it would be well known like kickboxing or kung fu. but it's not sadly.

[matidyla418]

Gastrizien... THIS IS SPPAARTTTTTTAAAAAA

[GreetingWithGoodbye]

I know im not the only one who saw that ass grab at 15:01 D;<

[PeterLainas]

The description is wrong. They mixed it up with Krav Maga. Please correct this.

[RageMysterio]

the us should adopt this itto the games, it would honor where the games came from in the first place

[whydoesthismatter]

@RageMysterio Do you mean the olympic games? Because US doesn't decide that stuff by itself...

[hvapwns]

@RageMysterio the us doesnt control what goes into the olympics....

[Dtnzero]

dang i got this miss up with Kalaripayattu

[faylinnhuber]

Jason should have been the one in the fight. I think it would have been a better fight then. Bill seems to throw out a lot of excuses when he does things wrong or loses. lame.

[birsic3216]

bill looks like hes having a hard time doing the double leg takedown

[lamichael19]

First MMA. not first martial art. first i think was some kung fu stuffz.

[DeusMalleus]

"There'd better be a princess in this castle"

"Sorry Jason, ur Princess is in another castle"

[crackheadzach1]

bill should have won. in the last episode they should have bill and jason fight using every martial art they've learned.

[LeifEricson123]

@crackheadzach1 They should fight the Fight Quest guys.

[legomindstrom]

@crackheadzach1 what episode is that? can u tell me the title? thx

[THESGTHOLT]

next person to vote dislike is gay

[spicmanz]

what a big fuckin dummy bill, im counting three times hes punched someone in the face (in matches he wasnt allowed to) and i only watched 5 episodes so far.

[AmericanFenian]

Why does Bill bitch about being hot and on shitty mats? It is a show about fighting.

[ThePatrick770]

@vjt989 Im fairly confident in saying that American is not a language...

[AmericanFenian]

@ThePatrick770

Maybe so, but I love when people say "Speak American" especially when the person saying it says it in ebonics.

lol

[vjt989]

TRANSLATION

Greek: Gastrizien

English: Gut Kick

American: Spartan Kick

[americanliberal09]

Socrates was never a solider what the hell are these guys talking about?

he was a great philosopher but no he wasn't in the army.

that title will go to Xenophon and Themistocles

[0Wildebeest0]

@americanliberal09 I didn't think he was a soldier either, but a source (other than a Human Weapon segment) states that he "took part in three military campaigns" and had commendable "physical vigor." Another source describes Socrates using intimidation tactics against enemy soldiers. I can give you the links if you like.

[americanliberal09]

@0Wildebeest0 well o.k sure let me see them

[AmericanFenian]

@americanliberal09

With a name like americanliberal09, your ignorance doesn't surprise me. Please don't speak, without having fact to back up your statements.

Yes, Socrates stated he served in the military. Are you calling Socrates a liar?

[americanliberal09]

@AmericanFenian i didn't call Socrates a liar dumbass i never said that.

i stating these 2 guys are liars not Socrates geez.

always jump to conclusions.

and since when did he ever fought in military?

i watch tons of Greek documentaries and they never mention him being in the army

[americanliberal09]

@AmericanFenian o.k then he did serve in the military i was wrong I'm not afraid to admit it. i just never imagining Socrates fought in the army before i always think of him as a great thinker but never a fighter though :P

[AmericanFenian]

@americanliberal09

Just friendly advice, documentaries often lie or don't tell the whole story. Nothing replaces a good book, but one has to be careful who produces a documentary or publishes a book.

B.T.W Human Weapon and the History Channel in general isn't the best place to get information. The History Channel is a step above the BBC and that's not saying much.

[americanliberal09]

@AmericanFenian hmm o'k buddy I'm learning something new from you.

i have to agree that history channel especially other documentaries are bogus, i don't know what's up with them. meh nothing but garbage these days

[TrippyTheShroom]

@AmericanFenian Seeing 2 guys named AmericanLiberal and AmericanFenian makes me question whether or not your American...

[AmericanFenian]

@TrippyTheShroom

Really? Born and raised south of Chicago.

[TheMeestermeester]

the original martial art my ass! why do westerners try to claim everything? greece is not the cradle of democracy and it surely didn't spawn the first martial art. how could it? greek culture was developed on the back of egyptian culture and that is a fact that can't be disputed.that said, egypt has all kinds of evidence of systematic fighting methods, so . . .

[bboyphyskid]

almost like sambo damn thought bill was winning though..

[Brentor14]

This and the muay Thai are my two fav eps :)

[SushiSkatesOki]

25:19 get your foot off my nuts!

[ApostolosFilms]

SOMEBODY!! PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN ONTARIO OR TORONTO

[BlackOpsSnipa]

gastrizien= sparta kick

[Cadbil]

The description did not match with The Video.xD

[RaderizDorret]

"Hard to believe it was created in ancient times" my ass. Back in the day, if a technique was shit, its users would get killed and the technique itself would eventually die out. Nothing is really new in martial arts, even the concept of learning multiple styles and carving one's own path.

[2014402janus]

what kind of damage to the LEG does the Achilles leg lock do?

other than the damage to the tendon.

[tipman444]

@2014402janus Some bone might fracture

[RaderizDorret]

@2014402janus Tears the shit out of your ankle including the bones inside the ankle itself.

[TenteixSaigo]

Jason would have won this.

[xingichaun007]

I had always wonder about the European ancient martial arts-now I know...totally awesome. I luv that comment about women watching the Olympics thrown off a cliff lol

Awesome and instruction

[DeadlyNinja1702]

THIS IS SPARTAAAAAA!!!

[TheWertMan1177]

1 person is a crapsack

[prandawg]

Bill duff always boasts about his size

[billywitchdoctor100]

if i ever used a kick called a gastrizien, i would scream GASTRIZIEN! when doing it.

[GladiatorRexx]

@billywitchdoctor100 LOL I wouldnt be able to keep a straight face if I seen that

[shenlung10]

@billywitchdoctor100 I would scream THIS IS GASTRIZIEN

[Bonertronica]

The references to ancient Greece in the ending fight's commentary are pretty clumsy and forced. Odyssey of pain? Really?

[renottocs]

what a shitty "world champion" lol

[Karascool]

@renottocs bill out weights that guy by prob 30-40lbs 

[renottocs]

@Karascool i dont care they did say there is no weight class in that fighting style so that "world champion" should be used to weight differences...

[Karascool]

@renottocs well yeah he may be used to it but if a guy whose 30-40lb bigger than you charges you its not easy to stop all that extra weight. They also said that in the past the biggest fighters were also the champions because their size made them stronger. That's why weight classes were invented.

[historybuff743]

@renottocs he also had a carreer in wrestling and his size would probably work in his advantage also if youve ever watched football before you would know a football player could put you on your ass one hit

[epicjunker]

0:00

[zdkezios]

8:57 considering that many cultures back then were using light wicker and leather shields that may pretty damn close to what might have happened. impressive.

[Sensimuse]

"Strictly a man only event, any woman caught even watching the Olympics was thrown off a cliff."

That'll learn em.

[SaoMir1]

@Sensimuse Looks like English isn't your first language.

That's ok, I know how hard a foreign language is.

The proper way of saying the last part is

"That'll teach them."

[sHART1780]

@SaoMir1 um, what? People do say "that'll learn em".

[AlexBisHere]

@Sensimuse LMFAO