Channel Title: Armchair Violence Channel Description: A strange synthesis of philosophy video essayists, science communicators, and martial arts YouTubers that you never knew you needed. Welcome to the Mobius Chair of martial arts. Welcome... to Armchair Violence. <video> Dave Grossman: A Pseudo-Scientist's Experiment on a Nation Description: Thank you to https://www.instagram.com/res_editss_/ for editing this video! I definitely could not have done this on my own. Check out his page! 0:00 Who is Dave Grossman? 2:50 Midbrain Resistance 3:34 S.L.A.M. 10:43 Grossman vs. History 18:10 Video Games 22:15 Secret Murders 27:25 Trained to Kill 29:32 Sheepdogs 32:36 9/11 35:36 To Kill an Infidel... 39:30 Brainwashing Your Kids 41:27 Counselors As Psychologists SOURCES: Grossman’s Work: https://oceanofpdf.com/authors/lt-col-dave-grossman/pdf-epub-on-killing-the-psychological-cost-of-learning-to-kill-in-war-and-society-by-lt-col-dave-grossman-download/?id=001911746301 http://kropfpolisci.com/cognitive.grossman.pdf https://unicornriot.ninja/2018/bulletproof-warrior-training-manual-released/ https://youtu.be/8RDCtMEHFLM?si=RoWi-_0uvGjX9v4v Grossman Crticism: https://havokjournal.com/law-enforcement/on-grossman-how-a-pseudoscientist-pushed-our-understanding-of-killing-back-20-years/ http://www.journal.forces.gc.ca/vo9/no2/doc/16-engen-eng.pdf Aveni vs. Grossman: http://www.theppsc.org/Grossman/Main-R.htm http://www.theppsc.org/Grossman/SLA_Marshall/Main.htm S.L.A.M. Criticism: https://warchronicle.com/s-l-a-marshalls-ratio-of-fire/ http://www.theppsc.org/Grossman/SLA_Marshall/Bad-Firing-Data.htm https://gwern.net/doc/history/s-l-a-marshall/1988-spiller.pdf https://press.armywarcollege.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2159&context=parameters Gettysburg: https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/08/30/guns-gettysburg-found-loaded/ https://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/almost-every-rifle-recovered-at-gettysburg-was-fully-loaded-and-no-one-knows-why/ Video games: https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2020/03/violent-video-games-behavior https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rsos.171474 https://www.houstonchronicle.com/local/gray-matters/article/dan-patrick-violent-video-games-santa-fe-shooting-12934193.php https://europepmc.org/article/MED/15891492 https://proliberty.com/observer/20040507.htm https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-main-ingredient/201908/video-games-cause-crime-or-prevention Sports: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-playing-field/200807/are-sports-making-our-children-more-violent Drafted: https://cherrieswriter.com/2019/08/11/the-military-draft-during-the-vietnam-war/ https://www.nationalww2museum.org/students-teachers/student-resources/research-starters/research-starters-us-military-numbers </video> <video> Why Poirer Lost to Khabib Description: #shorts #mma #ufc #khabib #dustinpoirier #wrestling #grappling </video> <video> "Women Only" Classes Are Kind of a Bad Idea Description: A kinda response to @FreestyleMartialArtist? But in the most involved and long-winded way possible. Intro 0:00 How Learning Happens 0:45 Resources and Minority Groups 4:12 Women in Martial Arts 12:12 Fitness Industry 14:09 Equality and Equity 15:32 Self-Defense 16:36 Crowding Out 18:50 Comfort vs. Learning 22:27 Why Women Want Them 24:55 Men's Reaction 28:44 Rebuttals 31:11 Selfish Male Student 31:25 Selfish Instructor 32:19 Feminists 34:01 Inconsistencies 35:15 Conclusion 36:39 Men are more competitively motivated: https://globisinsights.com/purpose/dei/intrinsic-motivation/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ArmchairViolence?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator My Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArmchairViolenc Thanks to Metrolina Martial Arts for letting me film in their gym! Their channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqUADiQ8w4aqL1HUJO5zgtg (Metrolina MA does not necessarily endorse any views expressed in this video.) </video> <video> NATO, Russia, Philosophy, and John Mearsheimer Description: NOTE: When I say Ukraine has been "Westernizing," I don't mean that Ukrainian culture is being overwritten. I mean that they're moving closer to the West and that their political culture is liberalizing. INTRO 0:00 NATO 1:17 Not an Existential Threat 1:18 Expansion 3:19 Not the Cause 9:28 THE REAL REASON 12:30 Shared Destiny 13:56 CIA Plot 20:12 Russian Political Thought 25:47 Ukrainian Culture 31:59 Not Realism 35:43 FUTURE OF UKRAINE AND NATO 39:15 Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArmchairViolenc Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ArmchairViolence?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator Sources: 1. NATO Interventions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_836 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_1244 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_1973 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_1950 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_1838 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_1386 https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/115204.htm 2. Russia depleted borders: https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/09/28/russia-ukraine-war-nato-eastern-flank-military-kaliningrad-baltic-finland/ https://www.ft.com/content/f7587dc3-3518-4084-b68a-1dd00ab83e2e 3. NATO expansion was inevitable: https://sci-hub.ru/https://doi.org/10.1080/01402390.2020.1737931 4. NATO guidelines: https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/official_texts_24733.htm 5. US Assured Russia before invasion: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/11/putin-mearsheimer-realpolitik-ukraine-political-science.html 6. Historical Unity article: http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/66181#sel=68:55:L6w,68:122:vnx;77:33:36j,77:71:rQx;82:1:W3l,83:55:lx3 7. 2007 Munich Speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFlcWpBtQco 8. Tucker Carlson Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOCWBhuDdDo 9. Putin's History Debunk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzxBKcTpRe4&t=82s https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/russia-and-ukraine-one-people-putin-claims 10. Address to Duma in 2014: http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/20603 11. Colour Revolution Theory: https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/11/05/russia-putin-color-revolutions-insecurity-ukraine-graphic-novel/ 12. Russia has no ideology argument: http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/20603 13. Eurasianism: https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/eurasianism https://www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/russian-eurasianism-ideology-empire 14. Fascism explanation: https://youtu.be/1T_98uT1IZs?si=KbgNkE4axxKpXW_q 15. Putin and Ivan Ilyin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdFtqa54TuM&pp=ygUZaWRlb2xvZ3kgb2YgcHV0aW5zIHJ1c3NpYQ%3D%3D 16. Carl Schmitt influence: https://www.illiberalism.org/carl-schmitt-and-the-putin-regime/ 17. Video on Dugin's Fourth Political Theory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vn0IOuhv82U 18. 'Nazi" means enemy of Russia: https://snyder.substack.com/p/russias-genocide-handbook 19. Russia defining Ukrainian Nazism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D67njtpHj2E 20. Kremlin people agree with Sergeitsev: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Russia_Should_Do_with_Ukraine 21. Putin said Ukraine not a real country: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/27/ukraine-crisis-how-putin-feeds-off-anger-over-nato-eastward-expansion 22. Romania and Moldova article: https://www-g4media-ro.translate.goog/ambasadorul-rusiei-afirma-ca-modernizarea-armatei-romaniei-si-apartenenta-la-nato-transforma-tara-noastra-intr-un-avanpost-anti-rus-timp-de-aproape-200-de-ani-moldova-a-f.htmlxtr_sl=roxtr_tl=enxtr_hl=enxtr_pto=wapp 23. Russia "has no borders": https://x.com/PutinDirect/status/1747095045873041832 24. Mearsheimer Critique: https://euideas.eui.eu/2022/07/11/john-mearsheimers-lecture-on-ukraine-why-he-is-wrong-and-what-are-the-consequences/ </video> <video> The Worst Way To Learn Striking Description: Visit DIYOJ.com and get 10% off your order with code "Armchair10"!!! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ArmchairViolence?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator My Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArmchairViolenc Thanks to Metrolina Martial Arts for letting me film in their gym! Their channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqUADiQ8w4aqL1HUJO5zgtg (Metrolina MA does not necessarily endorse any views expressed in this video.) </video> <video> How to Pick a Martial Arts Gym Description: Thank you to https://www.instagram.com/res_editss_/ for editing this video! I definitely could not have done this on my own. Check out his page! My Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArmchairViolenc 0:00 Gym Culture Compass 2:38 Types 2:49 Rough & Tumble 3:45 The McDojo 4:34 Laid Back 5:35 Authoritarian 6:47 Fighter Mills 7:36 The Cult 8:11 The Experimental Archeologists 9:04 Fight Club 9:53 Comparing 12:20 A Place for Everyone? </video> <video> The Best Knife for Self Defense Description: 0:00 Intro 0:38 Design 2:18 Dumb Gimmicks 6:25 Fixed or Folding? 8:45 Opening Mechanism 9:55 Examples 12:42 What You Need Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ArmchairViolence?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator My Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArmchairViolenc Thanks to Metrolina Martial Arts for letting me film in their gym! Their channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqUADiQ8w4aqL1HUJO5zgtg (Metrolina MA does not necessarily endorse any views expressed in this video.) </video> <video> The Problem With Belt Ranks (Feat. @TheFightDialogue) Description: The Fight Dialogue and I discuss the problems with the belt system, alternative systems, and what belt ranks even mean. </video> <video> Does the Bump Stock Ban Matter? Description: Thank you to https://www.instagram.com/res_editss_/ for editing this video! I definitely could not have done this on my own. Check out his page! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ArmchairViolence?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator My Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArmchairViolenc Videos I took clips from: 3d Print gun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aubLuCFIejc Slowmo bump stock firing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2IOZ-5Nk5k VSO Gun Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LB8hN9X5z5M Bump Stock vs. Semi Auto: https://youtu.be/Dd9y8hHMUag?si=b2O63BNFmXak_VQw Recreational shooters review bump stock: https://youtu.be/Ap01PFshVoM?si=VEnqJ4_Hko6f-Gyh https://youtu.be/tsuZJnEnNDQ?si=bl1amwwfQxNP-OTx Bump stocks not practical: https://youtu.be/VJ1Xt3OzipA?si=FKRlOr0R0f3m-Hih Machine gun firing: https://youtu.be/FidGPhNC4sc?si=lZfkacjtPC4UWDzs 12 shot reload: https://youtu.be/WzHG-ibZaKM?si=Z8v7Cd6GP1Rvrdo5 </video> <video> How to Change a Gym Culture Description: 0:00 Intro 0:57 Signals 7:55 Stick 8:27 What You Punish 9:37 How You Punish 11:47 Carrot 11:58 What You Reward 13:11 How You Reward 14:52 Unintended Consequences 18:21 Values and Levers Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ArmchairViolence?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator My Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArmchairViolenc Thanks to Metrolina Martial Arts for letting me film in their gym! Their channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqUADiQ8w4aqL1HUJO5zgtg (Metrolina MA does not necessarily endorse any views expressed in this video.) </video> <video> Why All Violence Is The SAME (Feat. @TheFightDialogue) Description: Check out Part I of our conversation! https://youtu.be/FGcZPnIpAxg?si=IdBSBWj3KG3KogNC We talk about how competitive, zero-sum endeavors share similarities outside of a strictly martial arts context. </video> <video> Specialist or Generalist?: Conceptualizing Game Plans in Combat Sports Description: 0:00 Intro 0:52 Nodes 4:44 Bridges 9:35 Hubs 12:04 Strategy 14:21 Conclusion Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ArmchairViolence?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator My Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArmchairViolenc Thanks to Metrolina Martial Arts for letting me film in their gym! Their channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqUADiQ8w4aqL1HUJO5zgtg (Metrolina MA does not necessarily endorse any views expressed in this video.) </video> <video> I Watched 215 Knife Encounters and Got My Video Age Restricted Description: Which knife defenses work and which ones don't? I crunched the numbers. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ArmchairViolence?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator Sources and data: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LeZAlGcYq2ne53lcY3zxW0LLOl4RLrekbXl_z1UjpXk/edit?usp=sharing Some playlists of sources: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeBFFy3A_dl2AoCiLDVXRZNeVOM4FiHX4&si=TC109hO3j6OpjP-e https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr9w0uxRdNyupRNKZcb9do6SG_jh5jiM0&si=aTavVKLF3CrsJn3C My Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArmchairViolenc Thanks to Metrolina Martial Arts for letting me film in their gym! Their channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqUADiQ8w4aqL1HUJO5zgtg (Metrolina MA does not necessarily endorse any views expressed in this video.) 0:00 Intro 0:46 Sources 1:27 Terms 2:26 Successful Defenses 4:18 Unsuccessful Defenses 5:26 Other Data Points 6:31 Comparing Defenses 8:24 Weapons 11:00 Running 12:34 Grappling/Striking 20:10 Combinations 22:25 Best Options 23:40 Odds of Death 25:47 Switching Hands 27:48 Disarms 28:56 Limitations </video> <video> Judo is an Overrated Martial Art Description: Is Judo the worst martial art? Absolutely not. Is it incredibly overrated? Yes, absolutely. 0:00 Intro 1:34 Rule Set 4:04 Judo vs. BJJ 5:54 Judo vs. Wrestling 9:04 Presence in MMA 11:33 Judo vs. Da Streetz 15:12 Conclusion Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ArmchairViolence?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator My Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArmchairViolenc Thanks to Metrolina Martial Arts for letting me film in their gym! Their channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqUADiQ8w4aqL1HUJO5zgtg (Metrolina MA does not necessarily endorse any views expressed in this video. I cannot stress this fact enough. Stop whining to the owner about stuff. He doesn't control my content!) </video> <video> Why Men are Better at Fighting Description: Intro 0:00 Evolution 0:50 Strength and Power 1:54 Cardiovascular 9:28 Robustness 12:00 Other Advantages 15:49 Drawbacks 20:03 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ArmchairViolence?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator My Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArmchairViolenc Thanks to Metrolina Martial Arts for letting me film in their gym! Their channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqUADiQ8w4aqL1HUJO5zgtg (Metrolina MA does not necessarily endorse any views expressed in this video.) Brain: Reaction times: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4456887/ Spatial awareness: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6591491/ (tracking fast moving objects) https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/120907-men-women-see-differently-science-health-vision-sex Feel less pain: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3690315/ Soft tissues: Thicker skin: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6116811/ Less connective tissue injury: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2517312/ Larger muscles: Less fat: https://www.verywellhealth.com/body-fat-percentage-chart-8550202 Stronger tendons: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2517312/ Higher Force steadiness and different MUDR for different outputs: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33667116/ https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/apnm-2019-0958#sec-3 Different muscle types: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/002215540004800506 Worse muscular endurance: Increased type II fibers. Stronger muscles PfP: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7930971/ MUDR affects ballistic force: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/human-neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2014.00234/full Thicker neck: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7288875/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5980468/ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/joa.13448#.YIjSOewD6w4.facebook Cardiovascular system: Ribcage and breathing: https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/anatomical-basis-for-respiration-in-female-vs-male/241749840#5 Bigger lungs, lower pulmonary resistance, greater Flow-volume loop, lower physiological cost of moving a given amount of air: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5980468/ VO2max: https://www.firstbeat.com/en/blog/whats-a-good-vo2max-for-me-fitness-age-men-and-women/ Punching power vs. throwing: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/02/200205132404.htm Metabolize fat: https://www.businessinsider.com/women-better-at-burning-fat-than-men-during-workout-study-2021-3 Caloric need: https://www.livestrong.com/article/307924-how-many-calories-are-needed-per-pound-to-maintain-a-body-weight/ Skeleton: Thicker bones: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11999-015-4229-6 Bones heal faster: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10376157/ Maxilla and zygomatic: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9495862/ -These plus brow ridge makes eyes look small Mastoid process: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastoid_part_of_the_temporal_bone -Attachment point for several neck muscles Cranial airways (sinus cavities) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21994017/ -Accommodates increased oxygen consumption Carrying angle: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/269694459_An_Anthropometric_Study_on_the_Carrying_Angle_of_Elbow_among_Young_Adults_of_Various_Ethinicities_in_Malaysia Q angle: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5300795/ Ape index: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/58_tbl1_281526311 Hand index: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/average-hand-size#children https://www.researchgate.net/publication/257737146_Determination_of_sex_from_hand_dimensions_and_indexring_finger_length_ratio_in_Upper_Egyptians Hand size: https://jmedsci.com/index.php/Jmedsci/article/download/11/9 Rib cage: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5980468/ Ultramarathons: https://runrepeat.com/state-of-ultra-running Social intelligence: https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation?paperid=80152 Emotional intelligence: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_differences_in_emotional_intelligence#Sex_differences Answers to Skeleton Sexing: Female Male Female (this one is really hard, so don't feel bad) Male Female (The last two are pretty easy, as they are artificial examples) </video>

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