6 Martial Artists vs Surprise Attacks
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ต.ค. 2024
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Season 2 is on the way: • Ultimate Self Defense ...
Ultimate Self-Defense Championship Episode 2. Six martial arts youtubers competing against each other in 7 self defense challenges to find out who is the ultimate self-defense champion. Our second challenge: fighting multiple armed and unarmed attackers.
Competitors:
Jeff Chan - MMAShredded
Icy Mike - Hard 2 Hurt
Sensei Seth - Sensei Seth
Rokas Leo - Martial Arts Journey
Ramsey Dewey - Ramsey Dewey
Matt Clinton - Reality Check Self Defense
Hosts:
Jeff Phillips - Western Combatives
Rokas Leo - Martial Arts Journey
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Welcome to the Martial Arts Journey TH-cam channel!
My name is Rokas. I'm a Lithuanian guy who trained Aikido for 14 years, 7 of them running a professional Aikido Dojo until eventually I realized that Aikido does not live up to what it promises.
Lead by this realization I decided to make a daring step to close my Aikido Dojo and move to Portland, Oregon for six months to start training MMA at the famous Straight Blast Gym Headquarters under head coach Matt Thornton.
After six months intensive training I had my first amateur MMA fight after which I moved back to Lithuania. During all of this time I am documenting my experience through my TH-cam channel called "Martial Arts Journey".
Now I am slowly setting up plans to continue training MMA under quality guidance and getting ready for my next MMA fight as I further document and share my journey and discoveries.
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You need to invite @Stevenstranglespeople I think he would dominate at alot of these competitions. But you never know and that's why I'd like to see It... Thanks for the content can't wait for season 2, hopefully you got my donation, I just sent it here in YT the other day
Jeff’s 100% gonna start looking for people with knives to try and give them money
If I follow him around enough, maybe I can pay off my mortgage! 😅
Haha, Seth 😂😂
😂😂😂😂
🤣🤣🤣
So true
I was really looking forward to participating! 👊 But then I realized I left my lucky socks at home. 🧦 Can't do anything without those socks! Hopefully I can attend next time instead. 😇
No socks, no game! Really hoping you can make it to season 2 Jesse! 🔥🔥🔥
Pleasee join the game hahaha
Damn you Jesse! 😄
You and your brother were definitely missed :)
Jesse joins the battle!
Jeff getting progressively more frustrated as he hears about the other participants winning the knife challenge without fighting is the funniest thing.
Haha, yeah, I was laughing out loud too both irl but also while editing 😂
I was cracking up over that too haha
Goes to show the difference in mentality for MMA training vs Self Defense.
@@LunaticReason yea but i feel like 90 percent of the people who train mma does it for self defense
@@qwertyki9367 That’s the difference though. You think you’re training for self-defence, but the mental conditioning in MMA is only for the ring. It never covers the mindset and goals of self-defence. It makes a difference in which techniques you select and how you apply them.
Honestly Icy Mike impressed me the most: He's the oldest, the smallest but he is still fighting hard for every little edge and advantage, his ball grab was even more impressive than his knife disarm
He also the most annoying js
And he is the least skilled. He lost a fight to an actual kid who had only been training for 2 years. He's a joke tbh
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Are you Randall’s ALT account?
I don’t get the hate for Icy Mike. Icy Mike is way smaller than the people he’s fighting and he’s still giving them a challenge.
@@Uuyrijies1123 Yeah dude is real small compared to everyone else, and quite a bit older than everyone else too besides Ramsey, but again, Ramsey is way taller and heavier than Mike.
Honestly seeing some of the guys react to the knife scenario by just giving their wallet is so immensely important. Seeing even these badasses not fighting that one really sends a paramount message of just not doing it. No matter how tough you think yourself.
I wish they'd try that on me, tho. I wouldn't give them anything but the asskicking of their life.
signed,
Keyboard warrior
@@WreckedRectum 🤣
@@WreckedRectumnot worth it since you could get injured or die
Nah defo agreed 💯💯 self defense is even verbal at times but you should only resort to physical means as a last minute thing
@@al-aminhussain8052 It was a joke, my man
If this was a show on Netflix or HBOMax, I’d be binging it every season. This is perfect display of everyone’s skills and how they can improve on their own
Factss!!
I was thinking the same thing. The production value is great, the story line is great. You could literally stress test every so-called expert on the internet as a basis for their expertise.
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@@sweynforkbeard8857 popp
Yea, this is better than most 'reality' tv shows out there.
It's just episode 2, but I feel like I want season 2 already. This is how you knew the video is great.
Thanks!
Dude we DEFINITELY need a season 2 are you kidding me
Your avatar's cursed as fuck!
But Monika approves it!
This is insanely good. Literally tv quality. Rokas needs to make a production company and sell season 2 of this. Icy Mike defending himself against guys way heavier than him was the most technically impressive thing for me, plus obviously Jeff Chan is professional level.
Icy mike had so much knife training the guy with the knife was at the disadvantage 😂
Thanks for the encouragement, guys. This was the hardest thing I've ever done. But yeah, the knife came out and I was like, "oh... i have something for this!"
@@hard2hurt Keep going!
I tend to agree, watching Icy Mike fight all I was thinking was, how would a man his size fair without combat training, I actually think it was pretty impressive.
@@hard2hurt As a tall guy, I am the most impressed by Icy Mike. At 6'5, I couldn't imagine fighting several 6'9 dudes that are stronger than me. Like I can't even imagine what I would do, but I just know that I would get absolutely annihilated and feel that it was unfair. He never complains and beats their asses at times. Unbelievable.
As a 47 year old in the UK who has just started martial arts for the first time I'm finding Icy Mike @hard2hurt and @RamseyDewey both very inspiring as guys in their 40's doing so well in these scenarios.
Hah, I'm older and smaller than Icey Mike...he's my hero, heh...although I like what I thought was a relatively smooth and good technical performance by Rokas...
It's never too late to start training. Started in my mid 30s and it's been 6 years. Keep it up!
Mike can be pretty arrogant (and often wrong) in my opinion, but he does have tons of practical advice that is quite solid. Ramsey is great from the zen and efficiency side, but gets a little arrogant in a smoother, less noticeable way. As he's saying good solid stuff, he sneaks some BS in there, and to be honest, him sneaking in his occasional political propaganda was getting tiresome.
@@bigguy7353 Do you mind giving some examples of these things?
@@bigguy7353 Ramsey is extremely unathletic. Like bottom 10% of the population.
Everyone else is super cool of course but god I absolutely love Jeff’s fighting style. His fluid Muai Thai seamlessly transitioning into takedowns and jiu jitsu is really a thing of beauty especially how he uses his skill in practical settings.
Jeff looks like he has choreographed half his fights, the guy is nuts.
Man, it sucks this series doesn't seem to be getting as much attention as it deserves. It's been awesome so far!
It takes time 😊
@@MartialArtsJourney, add the title to the thumbnail because it only says EPISODE 2, when you are browsing there are instances in which you do not read the name, and someone who is not aware of this series might just skip it.
True. It isn't going anywhere. This will spread, and get talked about for a long time..
@@MartialArtsJourney I think u should change the title and thumbnail I really think that would get u more attantion. I mean to something more dramatic and wild looking Kind of like mrbeast does it. Or like crazy facial expressions it really helps for the Algorithem.
Joe Rogan will watch this eventually and lose his mind. Next thing you know... You're the Dana White of self defense 😆
Poor Aaron takes one to the dome and everybody's talking about the knife lol. Shoutout to the unsung heroes: the guys at Western Combatives.
💯💯💯💯
Dead serious, you guys need to throw this at a major network or continue it on your own. The editing is next level and the idea is so amazing and original. This could easily become an annual reality show/competition that would garner millions of viewers.
Rokas you deserve a huge thumbs up in recognition of your journey so far.
Nah, Being lowkey is better. Have more control over your own creation instead of interference from studios n shit
even if the content stays the same, the cheese a network would pour all over this would make it less enjoyable.
13:55 I love the goal isn’t necessarily just fighting. It’s self defense. You can make it easier or harder for yourself. He might’ve not been the best “fighter” but he was able to calm down and think which is underrated.
Yeah, but I don't see how the guy who got stabbed won this point too x)
He won the point fair and square. But he still died on the way to hospital.
@@TKZprod You don't just drop dead after being stabbed in the side. When defending yourself against a knife you are most likely to get cut or stabbed, so you have to control the weapon or disarm them ASAP and get distance. He ended up controlling it pretty well so I think that's why he got the point. Lets hope his phone didn't break in his pocket so he could call an ambulance lmao.
Rokas, as many have told you this is amazing. please do not stop after this season, if you can get schedules on time this series deserves to be continued with different martial artists. love to see Shane Fazen, Jesse Enkamp, even someone OG like ginger ninja trickster.
we want commander dale brown,master wong, and grand master george dillman
Dave Leduc maybe :D
@@Goronsquad i think that dude is way too intense to play with rules prolly smacks camera guy in opening minute
Would love to see Jesse encamp and Dan the wolfman
I would also like to see Shane fazen here
Rokas, you have created an absolute masterpiece. This show is too good! The contestants are perfect too
Thank you 🙏
@@MartialArtsJourney masterpiece indeed! I wonder how much money you had to spend on this. It looks like something the Discovery Channel would do.
Yeah I want to binge watch! It really helps that I watch all these channels lol. I like how their personalities and styles come out in combat…. It’s like what you practice will come out in a combat scenario. There’s some other TH-camrs that I’d want to see also in a thing like this….
Apparently ramsey was recovering from covid at the time of the filming taking place, as stated by his recent video. And he went through the exhausting drills in his weakened state, and he's also in his 40s. Truly impressive
I don't think you'll ever hear him complain about it either, dude's a beast
What stands out to me is just basic common sense. Youth, athleticism, strength, size, fighting mindset, all are trump cards that get played in the show. Look how well the largest participants did versus the smaller. Exactly as you would expect. Not a lot of need for fancy technique, mostly just basic grappling.
@@sweynforkbeard8857 the basics are the advanced techniques.
Well what doesn't kills you makes you stronger i believe 🙏
That's impressive. I recall having absolutely no endurance after COVID-19 for at least a month, and needing 3-4 for full recovery. He's a beast
You know it's a great show when you don't even care who wins, you just want to see everyone do well
Pick a side!
@@hard2hurt Fine then, Ramsey. But only because he's the first one of this group I started watching. You all bring different skillsets though, so it's great to watch
@@hard2hurt yours my man
@@hard2hurt Always on your side mike! you were my first martial arts youtuber I subscribed to, so I will always root for you! plus you are the short king representing all of us!
The sides are you guys or the streetz
This series shows how far TH-cam has come. This is better content than most reality competition shows on cable. My hat goes off to everyone involved in the production.
This series is to TH-cam what Succession is to HBO... It's simply the best thing out there right now and I can't wait for the next episode!!!
😊🙏
Another banger! Mike kicking the knife out and Jeff's double leg shot against the armed attacker were my fav moments.
Yeah, definitly the most badass moment.
Movie type shit right there. Fucking dope.
Seems like none of you noticed that he was going for the head, the hand happened to be in the way. And headkicks are the last thing you want to do against an individual with a knife, in terms of risk-reward ratio.
@@exileatsushi7165 his decision to throw that kick was determined by the position of the attacker - his back was turned. That was an excellent move to do in that scenario.
@@exileatsushi7165 i was not only going for the head... i hit it... on purpose... because I've practiced that exact scenario... a lot. It's an uphill battle for you to try to convince anyone that's a bad idea given what we just watched.
My jaw literally dropped when Jeff hit that left body kick to double leg takedown in the first round. He's so damn smooth lol
I thought and commented exactly the same thing!
Yeah it was fucking beautiful dude. I think I shed a tear 😂
Bro I starting fanboying😂😂😂
Bro is a video game character its crazy
Dude is the only professional martial artist in this competition and it shows
Rokas has turned into a BEAST. He did just as well as Jeff, while spending half the sweat. What a guy.
😊🙏
And that's because, I would dare say literally, of his Aikido background. He has the ability to blend in with the kinetic energy of the attacker, better than Jeff, despite Jeff being a beast. But he has the cage mentality of a fighter, instead of the self defense mentality. You can clearly watch it with the knife.
@@basilistsakalos9643 This. I commented almost exactly the same thing. Everyone else was trying to win, Rokas tried to escape and not get hurt.
@@basilistsakalos9643 Jeff was just putting more energy into it.
@@mikeohara1055 it is the blend of everything he has practiced in my opinion.
This is the answer to all those who say "real fighting can't be interesting to watch". What a show. Bravo to all staff and fighters.
well this isn't "real fighting" either they're using protective gear and not trying to kill each other
@@itsoracle It's the closest simulation to real that's possible, Einstein. Thanks for your amazing input though.
mma fighting is literally more "real" than that
@@StrongestKryptonian No. Now drop your Fedora and actually think about stuff. Or, don't. Engage in sophistry to your heart's content.
@@StrongestKryptoniannah. Most fights aren't in big open spaces for like 20 minutes
Rokas is always amazing, seeing him start at Aikido and not feel so self confident and just the sheer progress and finally seeing him eat that Kumite/shark tank alive was so amazing. You're an inspiration brother
Thanks man!
Because aikido is a fake martial art. The shark tank was way nicer to him than literally all the other competitors.
@@Irrelevant66 BRUH, he's been boxing and doing bjj for YEARS homie
@@krusk3544 Yeah? I didn’t say HE is a bad martial artist. I said AIKIDO is trash. Rokas is a great guy. That doesn’t change the fact that aikido is bullshit? I’m rewatching the series now and the shank tank the guys went way nicer on him. Could be he got lucky.
@@Irrelevant66 I disagree, I think the shark tank guys were kinda tired by the time Romas had gotten in there, has nothing to do with a background in aikido, which you implied is why they "went easy" on him
I love how Sensei Seth goes from "Fighting two people is super tough" to much more composed in the weapon rounds, like part of his brain is going "Oh, a knife/bat? Not as crazy as the swords I've had to defend against in the last two years"
Amazing episode (and great job with the editing and videography).
Mike held very well for his size and age !
Agreed!
Nobel peace prize to Rokas for making these fantastic series!!! Blown away by the quality!
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Love how Matt stuffed that takedown with the second attacker. This series is seriously amazing.
This is just so amazing! I love that the judges did acknowledge that you could run away! So helpful to know in a true self defense situation. So much harder to remember in training!
This is so much fun! Icy Mike kicking the knife out of that guy's hand was a highlight for me. And awesome work on nailing all of the challenges.
They should have given me an extra point!
I agree, while most contestants did the "right thing" by passively handing over their wallet, Icy Mike displayed balls and skill with that kick.
Mike's police training would mean disarming the attacker rather than handing over whatever.
@@hard2hurt Lol, betting you were pretty proud, right then. Good shit.
This was intense! So cool to see that Rokas' journey paid off to such a huge degree. He's a real contender now!
the thing is that rokas is in really good shape and most of the guys dont
It's crazy to see what he has accomplished.
Also the fact that he actually paid for the bout have had some influence on the outcome...😆
It seems like Rokas is going to be the fighting sports newbie all the way up until he starts beating everyone out of nowhere. 😄
@hard2hurt
How jealous was everyone when you told them you kicked a knife out of the hand?
This now is my favourite TH-cam show. Incredible cast, incredible production values. Keep it up!
Thank you!
@@MartialArtsJourney where can I apply for the next season. :) If you need more old men, contact me...
Matts fights were definetly the most interesting ones to me. To see his more self defense focused kind of approach was really educating and as a smaller guy myself, I felt like I should for sure copy some of Icy Mikes tactics. Thank you for all the effort you guys went through to create such a good series
This is awesome. Rokas you have improved a lot. This should be a yearly thing with different contestants and fan favorites. Do a military version with U.S. forces Recon, Seals, Special Forces, Korean Rock Marines, IDF, JDF.
Nice to see Matt looking at escape and avoidance rather than confrontation. Great spinning back kick from Icy Mike too. I'm really enjoying this series!
One thing this drives home to me is that skill is a great equalizer, but physical attributes are more important. Size, strength, youth, cardio, these are all huge elements. That said, I think it's telling that Mike did very well in the weapons events. He needs to tell Craig and Aaron "Thank you". :D
I have... Ryan, Amber, Mike and Eli as well.
@@hard2hurt Mike, you did very well. It is fair that in this competition this doesn't count, as the scenarios they simulate don't count it either, but the fact you were rolling with guys with more than 100lbs on you make it that more impressive. Not to mention age.
It makes so much sense since he is former police and all about the street
Striking skill is somewhat mitigated in these scenarios though,
because of the protective equipment. And in this particular vid they're going 70%.
So you can't just land a few solid shots, take out your opponents and stay on your feet.
@@BWater-yq3jx Mitigated - yes. But striking when full of adrenalin unless hitting some soft spot (chin, kidneys, clear groin strike etc.) and putting someone out of commission in an instant is never that reliable.
Ramset Dewey handling the knife attack was golden
and jeff’s reaction:shut the f**** up 🤣🤣🤣
Ramsey had the correct answer, but Mike had the rock star answer.
Never heard of Matt before this but he did incredible. I am loving this series.
Yeah I thought Matt was amazing in the "shark tank" especially since he was a bit smaller than the guys he was fighting against
I love how each of the styles are really shine.. Matt did a good job of using those self defense techniques.. manipulating the head, using those knees… and Icy Mike’s kickboxing came through using a spinning back in one of those fights… good stuff.
All these guys are doing an amazing job, but I wanna say the combatives guys are amazing. What a difficult job they have. They play the bad guys and fight over and over again, taking shots, being aggressive while not injuring their partners. That's a tough gig. No lie, they are badasses.
1000%!
Matt was impressive, fighting smart and avoiding take unnecessary damage. Good self defense skills for street danger.
Love how he prevented the takedown by shoving his hand on the guys nose. The guy could knock him down but he would probably break his own nose.
Yeah matt was on fire!
The cleanest performance
Yep. Showed the value of real self defense training and not just martial arts training! Also, the fact that he was the only one who even tried to run away is really worrying for me. If I was a martial artists that'd be the first hole I'd try to plug - it's so easy to forget about the flight if all you are training in is the fight mode!
Honestly never seen Matt before in my life (last video excluded) so I didn't know what to expect but he impressed me!
This series is somehow the most entertaining and yet the most educational martials arts/self defense content out there.
As a person who was raised in traditional taekwondo and then studied Wing Chun and I know I finally started Brazilian jiu-jitsu, seeing this approach to self defense makes me very happy as it's not just about technique but mindset. That seemed particularly evident with the idea of attacking things like the groin to the chin and rotating the neck and once you get your opponent off of you running away or giving the money over to the guy trying to rob you instead of fighting him. I also love how well Rokas as it seems like he was using Brazilian jiu-jitsu more than anything and that was super effective
Bjj definitely helped, but it seemed like everyone went for the double leg.
Ok Rokas you were right, this was even better than the first episode! I love the variety of scenarios and different sized opponents you all had to deal with. Super intense while still being controlled as possible. Can't wait for ep3!
BROOOOOOO! Rokas! I just got to the point where you went in the circle drill and maaaaan! I've watched this channel since your early BJJ/MMA training, and you've come so far. That was awesome!
Also the production on this is incredible. Great job on this!
Thanks man!
I don't think anybody can say Mike cant grapple after this. He did a lot of awesome things under pressure that would make most people cave. Much respect.
I was so disappointed in that last one because up until getting reversed, I was wrestling my ass off.
@@hard2hurt Mike in my oppinion when u grappled the bigger guys u went for the legs, I think l saw u trying single leg, then to run the pipe, but the heavy guy was hopping around and u were holding on to the leg he was leaning on u and u were carrying his weight and u got exhausted. Would it be better if u hugged the waist or got the under hooks and tried to go to the back from there and do the "Best take down for the streets" move and buckle the back of the knee of your opponent. I would like to hear your answer.
This was double the length of the first episode yet still didn't feel long enough! 😭
I cannot wait for the rest of this series! 🎉
Awesome! This beats every tv show in my country without even breaking a sweat. Everyone is great! And It's cool how much Rokas grown as martial artist. Also Mike was like Woverine here and that's kind of warm my soul.
I am not an MMA guy, I'm not even subscribed to any of these guys, but I have seen some of the Rokas videos on how he evolved his Aikido and sought other martial arts. Least likely to win? What? You breezed through all challenges maaaan. Also him being proud of making his wife proud, very wholesome! Congrats for that big W!
Thanks!
One of the things I'm really loving about this series is the variety in contestant types. You have older younger and people in their primes, you have bigger and smaller guys, you have people with wildly varying training styles. Self defense is for everyone and seeing how they all handle the same situations is extremely enlightening.
Bravo for this series, Bravo.
Also Icy Mike's knife kick was 🤯🤌
I totally agree with u about The thing u said about "Variety in contestant types is wonderful." For example I'am a guy built like icy Mike, and I'm expecially watching him, how he tries to handle the situations.
Excellent point about the diversity in size, age and style.
You trully created something amazing here, Rokas. Good work dude!
Thank you! 🔥
Seriously, I was thinking the same thing. Great Work Sir! I also want to say, your impressing/surprising many since your… “wake up call.”
Your skill level is up there, especially considering the polled opinions.
Do the damage, while keeping your calm respectful demeanor, but do the damage. Your one I am rooting for!
So far this is my favorite miniseries on TH-cam lmao
Hopefully this gets popular
This is an amazing and refreshing idea in the mma/self-defense community. I can see this becoming something like what All Star weekend is for nba/mlb is for their players but for like famous ufc fighters/boxers/etc. Something fun to do with their skills while on time off or something. Wish this the best!
Thank you Rokas !!! Its awesome !!
I think you guys are insane
I mean mentally
I love it comoletely
Will follow next chapters of this insane championship
Seems like a lot of fun. Would totally participate altough i might no get many points
Rokas evolves by finding ways for everyone to evolve together , it's amazing, all the guys there including urban combatives are spectacular, I'm so inspired by this journey
We want to see the invincibles 9h degree masters there
That's a good way of looking at it, and really, it's reflective of Rokas' entire martial arts journey: It all began with the question of, "Do I _really_ know how to defend myself?"
Everything that's come after that has been in pursuit of answering that question, and as he learns, he shares his knowledge with all of us.
I, for one, cannot wait to see Rokas Leonavicius in his silver screen debut, _The Disciple._ Coming maybe to a theater near you
That really is a wonderful way to put it.
@@hard2hurt thank you for your reply, sir
Outstanding! This is terrific watching each of you handle all these scenarios. Very creative, without being hokey. Feels honest, real, and everything being a martial artist should be.
Need a girls edition down the road. I can totally see this as an annual thing now. Bravo
Absolutely need a women's edition
@jesusthroughmary if we get the common women self defense scenarios maybe we’ll get some of them throwing their stuff at their attacker? Lots of options there
Absolutely fantastic series so far. As a martial artist of around 25 years now, I've had plenty of conversations about the difference in mentality and techniques applicable between a ring, a street fight brawl and self defense. To see experienced individuals taking on challenges like this is absolutely fantastic. It also shows that in a self defense scenario, your conditioning(both mental and physical) plays more of a factor than your techniques or training background. Absolutely superb.
Fr , I have been training for 5 years and seeing these techniques in like real scenarios , won’t just see if it works or not it is still challenging your physical and mental.
This is one of the best things that have happend to the martial arts community in a while.
Both my brother and i are martial arts instructors and even though we have a different aproach to self defense we love watching this together
Awesome!
Matt was such a great addition to the series. He did VERY well in this challenge, especially if you remember he hasn't been training frequently. I love his channel and hope he will find the time and motivation to post again.
Roka! The amount of knowledge that these two episodes has put out on self-defense and martial arts is amazing. You have created something really special, and I believe it's going to change the world of martial arts and self-defense training.
Keep it up, brotha.
Thanks! Huge kudos goes to co-organizer Jeff Phillips though too!
This isn't new?
Yeah my favourite was Jeff's immediate reaction to knife, "idk what I did" and yet he's done a variant of what pretty much all combatives go for. The headbutts were based too, he screwed up with the submission attempt, should've tried to get both legs to the left for leverage and overpower knife hand (idk if letting go with non-knife controlling one was a possibility cuz camera angle). For someone who has no experience in such scenarios it was amazing!
My assessment:
1. Jeff is a pro MMA fighter, and being well trained and in shape, he managed to overcome the empty-handed challenges well.
2. Rokas' aikido background is showing in some areas, and he has great BJJ grappling skills that helped him survived. That aikido background seems to help him with the bat.
3. Seth is not as well conditioned as some of the guys here, but he still did great, and he is good with weapons defense.
4. Ramsey's age is showing, but I love the knife compliance. In fact, it is the best knife defense ever.
5. Matt really showed his stuff here, and his bat disarm is the best despite the helmet thing.
6. Mike's law enforcement background was well utilized, though he had a size disadvantage. He is in the worst shape like Seth, but damn! That was the best knife disarm ever!
Overall, regardless of the winner, these guys are great.
Great summary!
Matt's first bat disarm attempt looked like movie choreography with how well he did it fr
Why is Seth not conditioned? No one seems to have Jeff's condition but he is probably in same shape as the others.
Mike's age is showing, also on his streams he said that he has some kind of health problems that make him perform worse.
And yeah, Seth's shape is fine, really
DAMN! This was so exciting, even MORE than I expected considering these are all my favourite martial arts youtuber together. Like someone else said in the comments, this for me is like Avengers Infinity War was for others, the most epic crossover ever and the event is perfect, so realistic and exciting
Martial Avengers unite!
The kind of reality TV that we all deserved. More about the real skills and less about the drama, no bs, no scripts.
Rokas pulled a sneaky kotegaeshi for control, didn't expect that, damn so good!!!
Haha, I was wondering if someone will see it! 😁
@@MartialArtsJourney yes! Haha I was going to make a quick video on martial geeks to cover it and see if I was right haha 🙏🥋
I saw it too, it was great and unexpected.
Minute 16.39 for the ones they didn't noticed.
Jeff got some beautiful takedowns in this drill.
I love how they gave Ramsey the point for giving the knife-wielder his hypothetical wallet and phone.
It was the best move. Icy Mike was the only one that would have survived of the 3 guys who decided to fight. It is a self-defense championship after all, not martial arts.
He's got that big brain.
Yeah but after watching the guys that decided to fight, only Mike would have made it out alive. The others got stabbed. So if THEY can´t do it, giving your wallet is indeed the best choice.
Best show. No bullshit drama. Just awsome, competant guys doing the coolest self defense tests!!
Wish I was there 😄
This is by far the best martial arts & self defense content i have seen in years ! Congratulations Rokas, keep going, greetings from a fellow aikido black belt in Argentina.
...And of course great respect to those who play the adversaries, what and how they did was pretty impressive as well!
Jeff really dominate, it shows us that fitness and professional MMA experience really paid off.
Icy Mike manage to stand his ground and kick the knife from his opponent show his skill and determination despite his age and size.
Rokas manage to get 6/6 just show us he really become one of the best martial art practitioner ever since he left Aikido. Proud of you man.
Can't wait for episode 3😁
It was fun watching Jeff just dump almost everyone with a blast double. His reaction to how everyone got out of the knive challenge is the best part though
How about his jumping double punch!
@@alexwong7324 Imagine what those "bad guys" must have been thinking going into that and suddenly getting ragdolled by the main character. 😄
Yeah that slip into a double leg takedown at 5:30 was super clean. You can tell that Jeff is a professional fighter.
@@alexwong7324 Strike, Level change, blast double. It was beautiful.
Rokas and Ramsey Dewey strategy against knife attacker was the best xD
Thanks! Matt too 😊
Yes, I typed that comment in the middle of the video. Hahaha
This series deserve a billion views It's a dream come true from every martial artist enthusiast.
This is 100% the next evolution in martial arts training and fight entertainment 👏👏
This is such a great take on martial arts TH-cam. I love this! Please please please do sessions of this!
I love Mike's response to Jeff saying he's not in the best shape of his life. That's how I'd react lol
Yeah he didn't read the room!
I was looking for this comment! "Shut the F up with your 16pk abs!"
It's funny because Jeff comes off as earnest when he says it.
@Alex Wong jeff is earnest when he says everything lol he is a super genuine guy
@@hard2hurt 😄 yes, he's like the opposite of a bullshido artist.
Bro i swear if this was a real show, i'd watch every week, shout out to Matt, Ramsay and Rokas for not fighting thr knife guy, and shout out to Icymike for kicking the knife outta the guy's hand.
If it was a real knife he might have kicked the knife into the guy’s face. Perfect execution lol
@@rowlinzonvaldeavilla3964 Right?!
We dont need Netflix's..we got the real show on here on YT
This _is_ a real show.
And to Matt for actually running away!
INcredible, there's no other series that I'm actually looking forward to the release date for the next episode. This is just fantastic.
I love how the basics is what was the most effective; clinch, take down, basic grappling & basic strikes.
Glad to see the next episode. It really goes to show that no matter how good your cardio is, nothing can prepare you for how dangerously draining it is to be in such a high pressure situation. But it does definitely help to be in good shape.
If you've already watched this, consider watching it again. Have it playing in the background. Run it on .25x speed and let it play all day. The production value is insane and we need to convince the primordial chaos "blind idiot god" that is the TH-cam algorithm that this is worth promoting. This needs factors more eyes and views than it is getting. Great work Rokas, and fight that fight to break onto the front page of TH-cam!
No way
I've seriously been counting the days for more episodes. You're on to something here. And brought the dopest MA'S from YT! Only one missing is Fazen.
Mike! I can clearly remember you telling Seth that it's impossible to kick a knife out of a person's hand.
It's too bad Shane didn't see his invitation 😁
Master Wong, season 2.
Gabriel Varga?
That was the first video I ever saw with Mike in it! I love how full-circle this has come. He said he thought it was nonsense, then in the same video saw it happen in front of him. Mike's the kind of guy that adjusts his view based on new evidence. He went on to practice this and now he's pulled it off live for all of us to witness. If he didn't already have such a name for himself I might call him Knife Kick Mike. 😄
This video series is simply amazing. Most entertaining martial arts content I've seen on TH-cam!
Honestly, no matter who finally wins this, all of these guys are showing some pretty impressive ability here. Nice to see non-violent resolution as an option too!
This must be one of the most validating moments for you. You did incredible in that training. Amazing to see your progression.
Thanks 🙏
Brah. Im an instant fan of this show. I hope this never ends. Awesome!
This is the craziest series on yt, I can't wait for the next episode!!
and although everyone is doing great so far, Jeff Chan is a freakin monster ☠
His skill level is off the charts.
I (and everyone else) knew going into this that he was a fighting machine but he's really out here looking like a videogame character. Little Mac with added grappling skills.
It was interesting to me how effective your Aikido training was in this - not because of your fancy rolls and throws, but because you flowed around nicely with it all and gave until you space until you had your plan, which you were then able to execute.
This is so good. I am loving it. I really hope you this becomes an annual thing. Thank you all for making it.
This is insanely well done. The talent of the participants is only matched by the talent of the production. I can't wait to see more. Great work.
Thanks! 🙏
After being sick with a cold for the last week, the past two days being the worst, this made my week. 🤧👍
Nice! 🔥
Fuck yeah, this is the best series on youtube.
This is such a cool concept. We practice stuff like this at krav, but never with this kind of intensity (and since we don't have protective gear like this, and we have solid floors, we can't do it like that either). It's cool to see the realistic outcomes of scenarios like this, especially how many people actually chose to simply hand over the money when confronted with a knife. It's what we're always told to do as well.
Had high expectations and the episode didn't disappoint. One thing that struck me : with all the protective gear, the concern for injuries and the defender being blinded at first, striking wasn't as potent as it normally would and almost every fight seemed to be decided by grappling.
Looking forward to the next one!
Dude. Jeff is legit! So impressive! I’m definitely subbing to his channel
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dude you truly don't realize how good this episode is i really hope you keep doing stuff like this i think this is your best project yet! and if you keep doing these kinds of things i see you getting to be one of the biggest martial arts youtubers ever. keep up the good work
This was great. I think this is the best practical deconstruction of the myth in some martial arts circles that bring a martial arts master somehow puts you above a typical assailant when really it only gives you a slight edge and coming out of it will be so hard fought!
One piece of feedback: it would be great if the uniforms or protective gear were colour coded such that it's really obvious who is the attacker and defender, i.e. like Olympic judo. It would also help the watchability if each competitor had their own colour too so in the competitor v competitor fights you know at a glance who is fighting.
But overall I'd rate this the best martial arts content out there, feel more real than UFC!
Excellent show!
I fully agree. There appears to be different colors on each contestant's rashguard, but it was hard to see with all the gear in the challenges. If it would be possible to make each fighter's color stand out more in highlight if there is a season 2 it would help tremendously telling them apart in the scenarios with multiple assailants. I will definitely chip for crowd funding as well.
Very interesting self defense lessons I learned from this one:
Size definitely matters.
Conditioning matters more than expected.
Striking is the better choice in 1v2.
Fighting not always the best way out. (The ones that fought the knife did very well but got stabbed)
Training can potentially make you "blind" for defense options outside the usual ruleset.
These are all obvious but seeing these things play out in a semi realistic setting just goes to show how important some of those factors are...