The MMA Fighter On A Mission To Expose “Fake Martial Artists” in China (HBO) 

VICE News met with Xu at his gym in Beijing earlier this month when he was still preparing for the scheduled battle that ended up not happening. WATCH NEXT: bit.ly/2wdklJB

If your martial art is useless in the martial department then it's just art. Nothing wrong with art but don't pretend it's going to save a person in a street fight. That's irresponsible.

Everybody is hating on this mma fighter but the fact is the tai chi guy agreed to the fight so he obviously believed and was claiming that his tai chi was effective in real combat. he needed to be exposed.

I’m genuinely surprised he hasn’t “disappeared” yet

Nobody used Tai Chi in the battlefield. They threw punches and swung sticks. Tai Chi is the ritual reenactment of battle, separated by millennia from real combat. It has its place, and that place is not in global combat.

He demonstrated tremendous self-control by not bursting into laughter. A true martial artist indeed.

His social credit score dropped by the hundreds after this.

"I know what to say - otherwise, get out. Do you understand?" "I do" "Alright, get out" 🤣

He ate the producers lunch🤣🤣

This is what Bruce Lee was preaching over 50 years ago.

Things you guys didn't know is that in WuShu even though the "Tai Chi" master lost, he already punctuated his "Chi" into that MMA fighter's body and the MMA guy will die within 100 years.

I mean, he's a journalist. The hair is a mic. Makes sense.

Damn. For all that they tried to cover up his censorship, they basically confirmed it with that little spat between him and his manager; his resulting "my life and my work is normal, no problem at all," totally wasn't suspect 😒😒😒 He's still an absolute legend.

When Hey Arnold gets canceled and Vice is hiring

This journalist is single handedly cleaning the air of China with his hair.

Nice to see Gerald from "Hey Arnold" getting some work.

What's Marge Simpson doing interviewing people

He's pretty cocky, but respect to him for exposing these fake martial artists. He kinda reminds me of that Northerner bully from Ip Man tho.

Why is no one mentioning the fact that he stole the producer's lunch and ate it? lol

Everyone on here comparing this interviewer to Marge Simpson shows how many of y’all never watched Hey Arnold!

You know someone's tough when they can take someone's lunch and get away with it.

He's right. If you can't fight, don't bullshit the audience by advertising it as a combat martial art.. however I'm entirely confused, because why would a Tai Chi master, who should obviously know that tai chi isn't intended for combat, openly challenge an MMA? That's like beating up a toddler...

dudes fro is 3 feet high n rising

Bruce Lee made this his ENTIRE PHILOSOPHY and based Jeet Kun Do on this concept. Xu Xiaodong took this exact approach to his fighting and became a controversial fighter for exposing traditional techniques that don't work when faced with more practical ones. Major Kusanagi said it best: "Overspecialize and you breed in weakness"

martial arts essentially moves that look cool -saitama

Please tell me the dudes haircut caught you off guard 😐

You guys need to put a warning before that hair pops up. I was not prepared haha.

Western style fighter? No, MMA is a combination of all fighting arts which is Eastern. Bruce Lee is even considered the father of MMA. 😂

I like how he doesn’t let people bully him and try to control him. I respect that.

the chinese wushu association thinks the fight against the taichi guy was illegal actions that violated morals of martial arts? The so called "taichi master" agreed to the fight himself and it's his responsibility to accept whatever happens afterwards lmao.

“More violent western import”, lol god forbid there should be violence in a fight!!

What kinda haircut u want my man you ever watch hey arnold? I gotchu

I just found out about this guy tonight and he has 100% of my respect.True hero. Says what he means and means what he says regardless of what his government wants him to think and say.

they didnt mention his fraudulent ti chi magic beliefs. that guy he beat up, he is a delusional con man who thought he had magical powers and could knock people out without touching them with ki blasts. so yeah, it looks brutal seeing him beat that guy up, but that guy was SERIOUSLY asking for it.

I'm Chinese and trust me I hate censorship too.

Searched specifically for this video to see this guy, saw the interviewer for 1 second and had to pause because I was laughing so much. Never finished the video.

Xu's guide on how to be a real man: 1. Date a pretty girl 2. Drive an expensive car 3. Get in the ring by yourself This is how to be a real man!

fuckin hell that guys barber needs a word, not only does it look terrible on him, it's uneven lol and very visible.

I couldn't watch after seeing the interviewer.

It was them who claimed they can beat a MMA fighter. It was never his fault.

4:22 the look you give your friend when your parents are arguing and have wait for it to be over

Felt like I was watching a spoof when I saw that hair.

Why is marge simpson doing the interview?

Barber : what haircut you want my man Journalists : I used to have a crush on marge simpson when i was a ki.. Barber : alright fam say no more

The argument with the manager was such an act 😂😂🤣🤣

he stole the producers lunch and ATE it. ATE it.

More comments about hairstyle than martial art

Interviewer looks like Gerald from “Hey Arnold.”

If Chinese martial arts was so good then they could have easily tooken down this MMA fighter. I love relieving the truth, glad he expose the truth.

Charlie Zelenoff needs to kick this guy's ass.

The reporter looks like Gerald from Hey Arnold lmao

First of all. Tai chi and almost all the current Chinese martial arts can only trace back to 1600s at most, and almost all of them came from non-military background. What I am trying to say is that almost all of the Chinese martial arts survived Qing dynasty are not Battlefield tested or remotely battle ready. China lost most of its warrior elites in the Opium Wars to western guns and cannons either through loss of lives or willful complete abandonment of the practice after the practitioners who tend to be military completely migrated to modern industrial ranged warfare like how Qing reformed its banner armies who used to be Medieval style equestrian force to Beiyang army use exclusively guns, cannons, and battleships. Unfortunately, unlike Japan, the practical military martial arts of old Han/Manchu/Mongol were completely lost during the transition just like all the combat ready martial arts of Medieval Europe. Do you really think the old martial arts of Han, Manchu and Mongols used would be this ineffective and emphasize so little on pole-arm and mounted combat? (hint: all of them favor nomadic equestrian style of mounted warfare). Indeed, a big chunk of the modern Kungfu originated from late Qing dynasty and are connected to the Boxer Rebellion. These martial arts were invented by peasants with little experience of fighting real soldiers and warriors in mortal combat scenarios and are primarily designed for self-defense against untrained fighters or for sport entertainment purposes like pro-wrestling. Again. Most of these Kungfu martial arts were never meant to be used in warfare or kill or be killed military situations. The ineffectiveness of the Boxer Rebellion also inadvertently proves the point. In fact, the stand out martial arts from Kungfu sphere tend to be of more ancient practices such as Shaolin fighting styles which does not connected to late Qing era, but even them were not meant to be used for battlefield situations but rather for defense against highway men and bandits. The lack of teaching on pole-arm fightings or mounted combat in these martial arts while China and the entire North Asia were dominated by cavalry and pole-arm centric warfare before modern times clearly revealed the true origin of these Kungfu martial arts--they are not meant for battlefield or kill or be killed situations or was designed by and for soldiers and warriors. Simply put, they were never meant to be lethal or combat ready, they are always geared towards sport entertainment (traveling circus performance) and self-defense against urban thugs and highway men; and as it's pedigree dictates, the Kungfu as we know today truly belongs in cinema and not in the world of full contact fighting sport. Incidentally, Muay Thai was designed for life and death situations and battlefield. Indeed, the style is designed as substitute fighting style when proper battlefield weapons and gears are unavailable for whatever reasons--Muay Thai aims to use human body and limbs to imitate the effectiveness and quality of shield, armor, sword, axe, and clubs in combat as much as possible, and you see the difference in its effectiveness when compared to other self-defense martial art styles.

I didn't know that Gerald from Hey Arnold was a reporter 👍.

Traditional Tai Chi isn't really a thing anymore. It has been configured throughout generations to suit society's demands. The exercises in Tai Chi is what is left behind not the actual martial art.

Just gonna settle it once and for all: Tai Chi isn't used as a combat martial arts today, but it was historically important as a viable combat style. It's just that many of us have never seen anyone who uses Tai Chi regularly in combat today. It's also very possible that what made Tai Chi effective for fighting is either not taught or is lost in history.

just imagine beeing interviewd by this guy? just lol

Everybody's talking about the reporter's hair, but not a lot of people are talking about the darkest part of the interview at 3:59

Would love to see him take a pro mma fighters lunch. The Cocky attitude would be put in check. Exposing fake martial arts that takes people's money is a good thing. But being a bully and taking someone else's personal things (lunch) and teaching people that men only need three things in life, women cars and to get in a ring is a sign of immaturity. Who ever he had as a mentor if any has failed him. Hope he grows up. Right intentions. Wrong attitude.

Bruce Lee said it “The best style is no style.”

Thx Anh... showing may em HONOR!!!!

4:49 explained everything hahaha

He's a man that gets what he wants. "Stole our producer's lunch out of the fridge and ate it." I don't know why, but that made me laugh.

*GO DO YOUR STUFF AND BE QUIET*

Can't stop laughing!Nice haircut dude...lol

Interviewer got that Scotty 2 Hotty hair going on.

Judging from the way he eat people's lunch, he's a jerk nonetheless

100% of the people who think the Chinese MMA fighter is an asswipe have not seen any McDojos.

Once I saw the interviewer I just died.

Vice reporter: Give me the #2 pencil look Barber: Nailed it!

he might be douchey but he's real.

I'm sure the producer and interviewer are used to have their lunch taken.

"Preparing to face off against another tai chi master..." ...yeah, he's ready. No prep is necessary.

Is it just me or does our good natured interviewer look ridiculous? I know! He's the real life best friend, Gerald from Hey Arnold! 😂😅

Oh shit this is the dude that beat the shit outta that Tai Chi guy lol

How can someone be taken seriously with a haircut like that

THIS GUY IS THE REAL LIFE VERSION OF MASTER SHIN FROM IPMAN MOVIES ☠️☠️☠️

Xu stole the producer's lunch out of the refrigerator and ate it, that's gangster... LMAO.

Maybe they should have an interviewer who knows at least the basics of mma lol.

GET THIS MAN ON THE JRE PODCAST ASAP!

China need more tough guy like you. My mma fighter. I'm proud of you, bro. From South Korea.

I was all casual until the crazy hair guy came on @1:23.

Interviewer rocking that Marge Simpson look.

He should fight Seagal

Pause at 1:36. The expression+the hair+the glasses makes this look like a cartoon lmfao 🤣🤣🤣

04:30 I love how the journalist shat his pants and stood there still, scared for his life.

Okay okay okay... I was very interested in the video, seems like a very serious theme, a culture with so much history being challenged and questioned... But then that guy at 1:21 suddenly appers from nowhere and catches me off my guard. I started fucking crying ROFL

I do Chinese martial arts and I applaud this guy's actions. You can tell that the guy who got beat up have never even sparred in his life. A style can only be used in such a way for how the user intends it to be used. Just like a knife. It can be used to kill others or slice and dice meat for cooking. I disagree with with Chinese martial arts being bullshit but I totally agree with putting the scammers in their place. Sadly this is the majority of the Chinese martial art community-lets just call it the *21st Century Jianghu*. lol

I love this guy and Vice too. Keep up the good work, big fan of you both.

The journalist face looks like CJ from GTA san andreas 🤣🤣

GERALD MARTIN FROM HEY ARNOLD 1:26

4:09 he’s not a bully he’s just very passionate about this subject. I respect this man for what he did

Hey VICE! I think you should make a documentary about that interviewer's hair

When you know how to fight you can take anyone’s lunch lol

'Go do your stuff and be quite' 😂 this Nigga also ain't that producers food lol

The problem is not the martial arts themselves but lack of realistic sparring and more focus on perfection of form rather than application

I hold my laugh when i see that funny hair LMAO

Well, his attitude on stealing the producers lunch is the behaviour of a bully. For taking on the fake martial arts, its a good thing.

I will pay for that guy's haircut.

As a long time Wing chun student. Im all for Xu doing this and back him 100%. 👊

LMAO! Dude's hair popped up in the shot of the interview, and all I could think of was Gunny Ermy playing Sgt Hartman in "Full Metal Jacket" when he said "Holy Jesus...WHAT is THAT?...what THE FK IS THAT?!?!"