【Verification】Kung Fu Master fighting blindfolded!

0:02 Push Hands of Chinese Kung-fu.

0:04 What happens when he wears a blindfold?

0:08 Oh, he looks like a master.

0:12 Today's verification project is "Is Miyahira sensei strong even when

0:18 deprived of his vision?" Please watch carefully until the end.

0:30 In "Tai Chi", there is a practice of matching each other's wrists.

0:34 This is to read the movement of the centre

0:38 of gravity and whether it's "Kyo" or "Jitsu".

0:42 It's called "Ting-Jin".

0:43 Now let's get them both to do it.

0:45 Please put your wrists together.

0:51 Use this part to get information about your partner.

0:54 Do as you always do.

1:00 This is called "Push hands".

1:07 This is how you read your partner's movements.

1:13 You use this part.

1:16 You get the information from your partner by doing this.

1:20 Now they've done it with their eyes open.

1:23 They got the information from their cutaneous senses and visual perception.

1:27 The person on the left seemed more experienced and had the advantage.

1:36 Is that correct?

1:38 -Yes.

1:39 The person on the right slightly behind?

1:42 -Yes.

1:42 Next, as an experiment, he will close his eyes.

1:49 He close his eyes on purpose.

1:51 He can further concentrate here.

1:55 That's true.

1:58 Right.

2:06 He's suddenly become a master.

2:08 You didn't talk to him in advance, did you?

2:11 No.

2:14 I think people watching this video are wondering if this is true.

2:22 So, today, I've brought an eye mask that you can shut your eyesight completely.

2:29 I'd like you to put it on.

2:32 OK.

2:38 Is it completely dark?

2:41 Yes.

2:41 I can't see anything.

2:43 That looks cool.

2:44 You look like a superhero.

2:46 Could you try the "Push hands" with that?

2:48 OK.

2:49 Put your hand out.

2:51 OK.

2:52 Start.

2:53 Try different kinds of movements.

2:58 I see!

2:59 He responds precisely.

3:00 This is really great!

3:04 It makes a big difference.

3:10 He is visually deprived, but is doing a solid offense and defense.

3:15 Did you feel a difference?

3:18 -Yes.

3:19 He got about two levels higher.

3:21 What would happen if they both did "Push hands" blindfolded?

3:26 It would look the same as the first one

3:31 because they would both be under the same conditions.

3:36 I'm curious.

3:39 Can you see?

3:41 You can't see anything?

3:43 -No.

3:46 Miyahira-sensei, could you please help them?

3:49 Because they can't see each other.

3:51 Little closer.

3:53 OK.

3:56 Start from this side.

3:58 OK.

3:58 Start.

4:02 Right.

4:07 Make sure you relax.

4:19 OK.

4:20 As you said, it looked same as the first time.

4:25 -Yes.

4:25 They were under the same conditions.

4:27 For the first one, they could use sight and touch.

4:31 But now, they can use only touch.

4:32 As a result, it became same as the first one.

4:36 Please show us your movements while you are blindfolded.

4:41 I'll do it safely.

4:43 He is better to take it without the eye mask because it'll be scary.

4:48 As I guessed, you selected him.

4:52 Are you going to do "Push hands"?

4:55 -Yes.

4:56 Is this OK?

4:57 Yes.

4:58 Can you see?

4:59 No.

5:00 Is it dark?

5:01 -Yes.

5:13 I'm now blind.

5:28 I'm going to attack a pressure point here.

5:35 I pin him down.

5:40 He'll be in danger if I choke his neck here.

5:47 OK.

5:48 The other hand.

5:51 I go this way.

6:05 Can you move?

6:13 I know where the pressure point is even if I can't see it.

6:19 I'll deal with the other hand.

6:24 Try to move.

6:26 No, I can't.

6:30 This is how it is.

6:32 OK.

6:32 Thank you very much.

6:48 This is the same as I did earlier.

6:54 You can attack here.

6:58 I press here.

7:03 Sorry for asking you such a hard task.

7:06 It's really dangerous.

7:08 I'm sorry.

7:11 I feel sorry for you.

7:14 So being blind is not a problem for you?

7:17 No, because I know where the pressure points are.

7:21 If I do this, I can find a pressure point "Tentotsu".

7:26 I can also wrap his arm around like this.

7:30 If you do this, you can push the pressure point here.

7:34 I can also do this because arm joints are structured like this.

7:39 After this, I can kick here.

7:42 Thus, my body remembers which pressure points are located in the human body.

7:51 Did you feel that blindfolded Miyahira-sensei was different from usual?

7:55 He was scarier than usual.

7:57 He was faster and more accurate.

8:02 Some of them were something I had never experienced.

8:05 Really?

8:06 I see.

8:07 It was different for you too.

8:11 When you're blind, you're more reactive and can move in unexpected ways.

8:16 This practice seems to have many benefits.

8:20 Yes.

8:21 In a way, you limit the senses you use.

8:23 For now, I was deprived of vision.

8:28 So I was able to focus my attention on one sense of touch.

8:33 By limiting your senses you can improve your skills.

8:39 For example, in boxing,

8:41 they have very good punching skills because they can only use punches.

8:47 If they were allowed to do other attacks,

8:50 their punches wouldn't have developed that much.

8:53 So you specialize just one thing.

8:55 Earlier we practiced blindfolded, relying only on skin sensations.

9:02 That has the benefit of improving that sense.

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