Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 20 hours ago
We have one of the coolest people from the East Coast. This is Shifu Novell Bell. He was the man behind the epic promotion Man Up Stand Up (MUSU) which seeked to encourage martial arts practitioners to examine their own styles and training and pressure test their assumptions. Let's talk about Novell's training and his interactions with martial arts, Kungfu people, and everyone in between. Let's hear some epic stories and some epic lessons about life! Novell will definitely be back!
Some of the links to explore more of the conversation with Novell Bell
youtube.com/user/blacktaoist
youtube.com/watch?v=Rd16F4Ta_jk
youtube.com/user/bckmma
youtube.com/watch?v=hcSfLrl8id4
youtube.com/user/wckwoon
youtube.com/c/sifuredmond
youtube.com/watch?v=ADp9v3oALZE
youtube.com/watch?v=YHfKzrT0eFo
youtube.com/watch?v=SeuQ5mSIXew
youtube.com/watch?v=2rvIiaQW_6c
youtube.com/watch?v=B2Nt2YSTNNA
youtube.com/watch?v=lVyrNR39m3E
xclusivemma.com/category/hawaii-mma-promotions/man-up-stand-up
dailymotion.com/video/xy5zxy
Please follow Xu Xiaodong here: youtube.com/channel/UCIXOIjR2mp8tHz78DE0vj2A
Follow Bruce KiVo:
youtube.com/channel/UCKhdy2XyFH6qHvQapWMtWVg
Follow Fight Commentary Breakdowns here:
youtube.com/c/FightCommentaryBreakdowns
Fight Commentary BJJ here:
youtube.com/channel/UCQfBeZEQXbiGfgR_BEySSPQ
Fight Commentary Rob Watt:
youtube.com/channel/UCeQsyqEoxMpzmtWi_ZLAaFg
Dean Rosenwald here:
youtube.com/channel/UCEhUu_b7x8_QIlDszsHiM9A
More awesome talks to come! #mmapodcast #boxingpodcast #martialarts #musu
Disclaimer: This channel is just a place for people to talk about martial arts, combat sports, and self defense. Please consult experts and train with legitimate instructors always. Please don't try anything you hear or see in these videos without consulting qualified teachers. We take no responsibility for what happens to you in your martial arts journey.
Timecodes:
0:00 How Novell got into kungfu
2:20 How to learn martial arts
5:47 How he came up with MUSU
7:07 Ben Hill vs Nakmeezy
7:53 Ben Hill vs Lyte Burley
8:43 Intellectual understanding vs usage
9:26 Peter Storm
9:48 Chinese martial arts beyond exercise
11:19 The ropes in the ring
12:13 Forms vs skill
15:42 Friend's experience in China
16:32 The amount of drama in kungfu
17:26 MMA Confidential
18:20 Not looking like a movie
25:45 Technology keeping you in check
29:22 How Novell found out about Fight Commentary Breakdowns
38:07 Tai Chi
39:05 A magazine that tried to justify something
41:15 Reacting to a hit
43:14 William Cavali (Dante)
46:02 Novell thinks about Style vs style
48:00 First MUSU event
54:11 Bring back MUSU?
56:34 Novell used to watch Jerry teach Mandarin
57:25 First video of FCBD that Novell saw
59:02 Emphasizing how much considering was put into MUSU
1:06:48 Imitators
1:07:43 Three things Jerry learned in his journey
1:11:40 Winding things down
We have one of the coolest people from the East Coast. This is Shifu Novell Bell. He was the man behind the epic promotion Man Up Stand Up (MUSU) which seeked to encourage martial arts practitioners to examine their own styles and training and pressure test their assumptions. Let's talk about Novell's training and his interactions with martial arts, Kungfu people, and everyone in between. Let's hear some epic stories and some epic lessons about life! Novell will definitely be back!
Some of the links to explore more of the conversation with Novell Bell
youtube.com/user/blacktaoist
youtube.com/watch?v=Rd16F4Ta_jk
youtube.com/user/bckmma
youtube.com/watch?v=hcSfLrl8id4
youtube.com/user/wckwoon
youtube.com/c/sifuredmond
youtube.com/watch?v=ADp9v3oALZE
youtube.com/watch?v=YHfKzrT0eFo
youtube.com/watch?v=SeuQ5mSIXew
youtube.com/watch?v=2rvIiaQW_6c
youtube.com/watch?v=B2Nt2YSTNNA
youtube.com/watch?v=lVyrNR39m3E
xclusivemma.com/category/hawaii-mma-promotions/man-up-stand-up
dailymotion.com/video/xy5zxy
Please follow Xu Xiaodong here: youtube.com/channel/UCIXOIjR2mp8tHz78DE0vj2A
Follow Bruce KiVo:
youtube.com/channel/UCKhdy2XyFH6qHvQapWMtWVg
Follow Fight Commentary Breakdowns here:
youtube.com/c/FightCommentaryBreakdowns
Fight Commentary BJJ here:
youtube.com/channel/UCQfBeZEQXbiGfgR_BEySSPQ
Fight Commentary Rob Watt:
youtube.com/channel/UCeQsyqEoxMpzmtWi_ZLAaFg
Dean Rosenwald here:
youtube.com/channel/UCEhUu_b7x8_QIlDszsHiM9A
More awesome talks to come! #mmapodcast #boxingpodcast #martialarts #musu
Disclaimer: This channel is just a place for people to talk about martial arts, combat sports, and self defense. Please consult experts and train with legitimate instructors always. Please don't try anything you hear or see in these videos without consulting qualified teachers. We take no responsibility for what happens to you in your martial arts journey.
Timecodes:
0:00 How Novell got into kungfu
2:20 How to learn martial arts
5:47 How he came up with MUSU
7:07 Ben Hill vs Nakmeezy
7:53 Ben Hill vs Lyte Burley
8:43 Intellectual understanding vs usage
9:26 Peter Storm
9:48 Chinese martial arts beyond exercise
11:19 The ropes in the ring
12:13 Forms vs skill
15:42 Friend's experience in China
16:32 The amount of drama in kungfu
17:26 MMA Confidential
18:20 Not looking like a movie
25:45 Technology keeping you in check
29:22 How Novell found out about Fight Commentary Breakdowns
38:07 Tai Chi
39:05 A magazine that tried to justify something
41:15 Reacting to a hit
43:14 William Cavali (Dante)
46:02 Novell thinks about Style vs style
48:00 First MUSU event
54:11 Bring back MUSU?
56:34 Novell used to watch Jerry teach Mandarin
57:25 First video of FCBD that Novell saw
59:02 Emphasizing how much considering was put into MUSU
1:06:48 Imitators
1:07:43 Three things Jerry learned in his journey
1:11:40 Winding things down
