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@@DoctorZisIN Announced 6 months ago: Meanwhile, here's a quick breakdown of season 2 confirmed contenders: Jesse Enkamp - Karate Black Belt and content creator with 655K followers on RUclips Ranton - a Shaolin Kung Fu Disciple and RUclips personality with 1.27M followers on RUclips Natan Levy - UFC Fighter (8-1-0) Jordan Teaches Jiu-Jitsu - BJJ Black Belt and content creator with 147K followers on RUclips Kevin Achampong - Professional Basketball Player with a TikTok following of 680K
One of the "dojos" (not sure what the appropriate word is tbh :D) in my town used to run these bus/tram fighting lessons a few years back. Not sure they still do, or register with the authorities, but it was definitely a sight when you weren't in on it :D
yeah he's just trained in S.pecial W.eapons A.nd T.actics, has years of real world experience as a bouncer, has his own dojo, fought in street beefs videos, regularly tests all the less lethal options he comes across with people like Seth shooting him and whipping him and shocking him, and has taken every pepper spray or pepper ball and chemical deterrent to the face on video. who hasn't done that🥱?
@@jacksonterrance8833 So when he was trying to escape during hide and stab, he climbed a ladder and shouted "I am theoretically kicking your face" as actually kicking the persons face in this situation is uncalled for and dangerous. He announced it so the individuals could react properly
indeed, i would have loved to see some alternative tactics in there, and then see how the judges react. stand there with poop man and ask what was up with the doodies while watching bloodbro. or😂 just start smearing yourself in waste to get them to stay away just tell the D3 seat guy "have a little sympathy, I'm the one who's gonna have to deal with hearing about this for years" and connect as men. or😂 tell the girl you have to get some popcorn as soon as she started complaining about you and dip out before even walking in. pretend you got a text and then record the boss and blackmail her for a promotion. or😂see how far the bosslady was willing to commit to the roll and tell her you have an open marriage where the wife likes to watch.
Two things: 1) I want to be part of this so bad FFS that's WAY beyond awesome 2) Icy Mike took the zombie apocalypse scenario way too seriously and I love him for that 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@Huacaya I'd be down for it, but I'm definitely way too out of shape for it right now. Sitting at a desk all day for work has taken a toll. Also, having exercise induced asthma doesn't help neither.
This was sick! I'm a cinematographer for UFC, and even though this was obviously super low-budget, guerilla-style production, I thought it was incredibly watchable and entertaining. Love it! Nice work guys.
@@MartialArtsJourney unsolicited thoughts from a viewer- there were a few times where multiple camera angles within a one second frame made it difficult to follow exactly what was happening in a quick clash when looking at nuanced movements. I understand it gives a more "dramatic" feel but just my two cents if you're loooking to improve production. This is just a small thing, other than that it was all put together really well considering what you were working with. I don't watch much RUclips stuff because much of it is poorly made or just wants to create drama or clickbait stuff to increase views, and I didn't feel this. Very well done and I look forward to the following season!
The escaping from the warehouse sensei Seth and Mike duo was like a tragic death in a movie. They came so far together, fixed a plan, and almost executed that plan, with one casualty 😢
Hi team, I am working professional and creating NGO for self defense against rising rape cases in India, doing my research on various real scenarios. I found this video so informative for my research specially Knife parts. Thanks for making this show mate, you won't believe my much it will help to teach defense to girls and women. Thanks mate again.
As far as reality competitions, this is the best I've ever seen, bar none, on RUclips or streaming. This cut is awesome and seeing the first season together helps you realize how well put together the whole thing is, and of course this is the most useful video you can watch and really learn about self-defense. Here's hoping a major streaming platform becomes aware of this and picks it up.
I don't blame him for killing the girl as in if it was real you wouldn't want to chance it. However given the situation, I wouldn't think they would make a little girl be a zombie in some way for the demonstration
@@Inaktha Yeah man, the one who did someone a real dirty here was the little girl who said her sister got bit. Someone decided she'd had enough sharing her dolls I guess. haha
Celebrating the fact that season 2 of the Ultimate Self-Defense Championship has been filmed and that it's now in the process of post-production (in other words me editing over 100 hours of footage for the next three months), I decided to release a supercut of USDC season 1 - a blend of all the episodes in one video. Not only will it make your viewing experience more convenient, since you won't need to switch videos for each episode, it is also a great opportunity to relive USDC1 as we are preparing for the upcoming season. PS: Read this post until the end if you want to know all the news about season 2. If you want to see the behind-the-scenes footage of season 1 go here: martialartsjourney.thinkific.com/ And if you want to know all the latest news about USDC2 and to be the first one to know when it' comes out, make sure to subscribe to our newsletter which features a behind-the-scenes look at the filming of the show, various bits of insider information and more. Subscribe to the newsletter here: www.martialartsjourney.com/newsletter
That is excellent news that Season 2 is done filming! I know you have a big process ahead of you trimming it down. I can't wait to see the end result. Thank you for putting it all together!
This show highlighted how unrealistic movie fight scenes are when it comes to knife attacks; even professional fighters struggle to avoid being stabbed
Don't get me wrong, it is hard, but these guys are mostly not trained for it. Watch HEMA or Silat guys doing it, yes it's still hard, but not as crazy unfair.
Icey Mike may never win these competitions, but he's by far my most favorite out of the group. It didn't even feel like 2.5 hours. That's how you know it was well done and entertaining.
At first I was like man he's musclin' into control (like aw let everyone shine!), but then I thought again and I was like my man is really in it, like he wants to keep everyone alive and he's working with the best system he knows to do so and like in a real apocalypse I think his strats were very sharp and legitimately would be huge for survival. Maybe they could have gone loose, but there were plenty of times they DID get attacked from behind or from unexpected angles that he was trying to keep everyone prepared for. I felt so bad when the misunderstanding happened for everyone involved, but honestly I can respect that he was in max zombie apocalypse mode coming out of what is practically a fighting competition and like the idea that you'd need to check kid survivors to make sure they weren't an unexpected zombie isn't really crazy in the context of an apocalypse scenario, I think the family just didn't expect to be questioned like that so they weren't prepared to say 'nah we're just here to be rescued don't worry' on the spot to assure it wasn't a game plot twist thing. The "I know what you must think of me" line hit so hard, and like it was a super cool immersiveness experiment and I think it was a valuable simulation to the point of causing players to need to make difficult improvised decisions on a time crunch and seeing how stressful decision-making is in a crisis. TL;DR yeah man mike is awesome and it was so cool to see tactical movement getting taught and applied in a 'compromised' situation on the fly!!
Yeah it really demonstrates how all cops are terrible and only make things worse. I love this series and I watch all the RUclipsrs involved but he legitimately did the worst and got innocent people killed just like all cops.
Great experiment. I think it's very useful for the further development of self defense. Also, the whole thing has an entertaining side, but it never looks like a silly reality show (well... set aside the zombie stuff...). It rather looks like you're sharing techical aspects and even the "emotional" part is essential to the idea itself of self defense and facing violence.
This was absolutely incredible entertainment. 10/10. I wish I had money to invest in this idea, it's excellent. And actually, y'know, the fact this isnt a glossy netflix production makes it 1000x better. You show us everything we need to see, warts and all. Cant wait for season 2. Hope you guys got some go-pros in the corner of rooms so we can see more of the action in wider shots!
As a lifelong martial artist (Wrestling, Judo, Eskrima-Kali, HEMA Longsword Fencing, Muay Thai)...bouncer for damn near 14 years at about a dozen different bars and clubs in St Louis City and East St Louis..along with being a fan of all these guys for years now..I thought that this was fucking AWESOME! I'm sure the logistics of it all, and making it all come together and happen was a freaking MESS! But definitely a labor of love for Rokas and those involved in the production, and a real pleasure to watch for all of us who love these guys and their content. I really like how even tho it wasn't said, it was shown that there is a difference between "martial arts", "fighting", and "self defense". Shown that even some very experienced fighters, MMA coaches, martial arts practitioners and instructors, self defense experts and instructors, former police and SWAT officers, etc, can and do FALL in real life scenarios. It wasn't perfect, but overall, this project did a pretty good job at demonstrating the randomness, unpredictability, chaos and confusion of real life, and just how much of a total cluster fuck things can become. I think that it did a very good job at demonstrating something I used to hear in the military: "Even the best plans do not survive contact with the enemy." And the zombie event they did as a team really demonstrated the important of good leadership when working as a group. Icey Mike really shined in that scenario event, and shown that he has some real skill and experience as a leader. R.I.P. Ramsey & Rokas, who fell while fighting to protect the team. Again, there were definitely things that could have been done better, and can be improved upon in the future. But this waa just so fucking awesome, and it would be great to see more of these kinds of events happen.
This is such an incredible idea and pulled through so perfectly, I've never seen anything like it for self defense. Great job Rokas. And now you even solved the search issue (literally the only bad thing here), kudos for this mastercut. Looking forward to season 2.
Very nice! This was super entertaining and educational. The quality of the edit is 10/10. Scenarios are also taught nicely. I like how you also showed the "non-violent" part of self-defense. And I thought that knife defense would be easier. Well, it's just a knife. But the knife destroyed everybody. Big respect.
Yea these boys are great value aren't they, love all of their channels. They represent the Martial Arts community in the best way, with a bit of Tom Foolery to go with it. 😁
Just re watched it all. 1st time I watched I trained Muay Thai for almost a year, I saw it in a view of striking and clinch. I now train BJJ exclusively and I’m going onto my 8th month and I see it in a total different view.
OMG Mike was great! The running on the beach circle, the hide and escape, the harassment scenario, cinema.. I laughed every time, but now respect the man soo much.
@@MartialArtsJourney you seemed to have taken all the worthwhile feedback into consideration so I have no doubt you guys improved it as much as you can 👍👍
Fantastic show and editing! I've done my second run through of the series and I can't believe each episode isn't in the millions. I would much rather watch this than anything on Netflix right now. Excited for season 2!
Matt was so agressive on the knife chalenge, I wonder how it would've gone if he was in the Challenge, dude is a beast and it's kinda of funny because he doesn't look like such beast of guy
When they said, true self defense often happens when your not prepared is 100% true. After Thanksgiving dinner my uncle put me in the hardest headlock I’ve been in my life for no reason. Very aggressive. All he knows is I just stared training martial arts. Anyways I grabbed his knee we fell to the floor hitting my head in the process, but I got out passed his guard to mount then got off him. He never said sorry, just walked away. I thought my own family at least wouldn’t harm me but you never know so be safe and always be aware.
@@MartialArtsJourney I heard something a few days ago which is apropos - the people who are most likely to attack you are people who know you, because people who don't know you don't care enough about you to want to kill you.
Something I realized while watching this, is if you are fighting with rules in the back of your mind you aren't going to win. In a street fight, if you fight like an mma fighter or boxer or whatever you are handicapping yourself. Go for the eyes bite, scratch, claw. Do whatever it takes to survive.
As an Aikido practitioner since I was 4, I can say that I used aikido only in real street conflicts situations, because we don't have competition in Aikido. That accounts for a lot cause I am conditioned by the absence of rules and my mindset is more savage and warrior like. When you feel like you might die soon, you really give it all you got.
Was super impressed with Ramsey's reaction to the knife assailant. There is no winning a knife fight. Yes, you MIGHT have a small chance to survive. But look at Jeff Chan, he's an absolute killer and still got himself stabbed multiple times. If you're being robbed you give them what they want. Plan B is run away. The desperation plan is to defend yourself if they are trying to kill you. These guys are great martial artists though and I am impressed with their ability to defend themselves. 30 minutes in and my guess to win is Jeff bc he is so fluid as an athlete and also a very highly martial artist. This is so cool. Edit: Glad Rokas did the smart thing too. Although it would have been fun for the sake of this setting to test his aikido.
weak move? so he should let his ego win and die just to prove strong move? What a stupid idea. the best way to fight with a knife is: Do not. The best think you can do is run or give everything you have and pray. Espetially if the attacker knows how to handle the knife well and is not an angry wife type of attacker. well now thinking abouth it the best thing for defence against a knife is a gun. @@gregorysomers3324
Yea I think the lads got a bit humbled by the knife fighting scenario, you would probably feel like years of training down the toilet with that one. Goes to show, where you can just exit that situation , not worth the consequences.
the guy is partiallly blind and he is recovering from Covid in this competition. From his reviews he approached most of this scenarios with a more realistic mindset.@@gregorysomers3324
Thanks , may Martial Arts Journey enjoy many party invitations after funding this . Ramsay Dewey is the name, I was trying to remember as he was discussing he RUclips Royalties ! (20p !!) Or 30 Cents !
@@MartialArtsJourney WOW MUCH love and respect for doing this!!! I want to make one day similar show but with knife/axe throwing, hope your health is better now.
Thanks Adam! Health is gradually improving and season 2 is starting to come together nicely 🙏 Would love to see more shows like USDC one day! Good luck to you too!
This was awesome. I'm a little sad the facility would be demolished soon, but the work is wonderful. Thank you, Rk. I just found out you spent your family savings on season one. This series was and continues to be great.
God watching Jeffs double leg shoot and his takedowns is as amazing the tenth time I see it as the first. His use of angles and shifting his footwork to apply a directional force instead of lift is insane
This was awesome. It was like UFC and American gladiators mixed. You should put more money into it and make it a show. Bring people in woth all kinds of martial arts backgrounds
This is the best, most creative, and most insightful idea turned to a real, immersive experience for both the fighters and the viewers that I have ever seen. Subbed!
What a great concept! As practitioner of martial arts for over 30 years, I imagined a few of these scenarios and experienced even two of them in reality. It's so awesome to see, how everyone dealed with these situations. Looking forward to season 02!
@@leonardcienciala2309 Busfight and the cinema situation, but it was in a coffeshop with my ex girlfriend, who was talented in getting us into trouble.
I don't know how you don't have 10 million views by now. This is such a great format! I couldn't stop watching. The no-fight situations were an eye opener. Also the closed quarters knife fight should become a competition. It was so intense!
This was perfect, the different applications of the fighting styles👏👏👏👏And the zombie part was the best, Netflix should hire you guys! And also everyone today thinks they can take on a knife, but wow, none of the top trained professionals could do it without getting fatally injured, proving that knives are just as dangerous as guns and not just something to deal with using some fancy wrist control techniques.
I just wanna say I was mugged at knife point, after cooperating the guy asked which leg he should break 1st, I am here because I fought,,,,, Self defense is a case to case basis, cooperation isnt always the way and fighting clearly doesnt always work. Be able to switch between the two and know when to use which the stakes are too high to commit wholly to one angle.
This was so good that it needs to be on a major streaming platform just for the financial support. You definitely did an awesome job! It was so good even my daughter watched the whole thing! An we have totally different things we like. Awesome job Rokas.
That video was shit hot Rokas, well done getting the boys together to experience this as a unit ,regardless of any differences between them, these kind of events change all that for the better. This is where you can really share ideas and learn, especially against knife attack and how vulnerable you are regardless of training or discipline, the reality check ! Zombie Apocalypse had me in stitches with how you guys took it so seriously. Great Facility and course organisers too, in my home country of Australia. Can't wait for the next one. 🇦🇺😁
Not Jeff Chan fighting a guy with a fake knife and only being stabbed like once until he tried to submit him cause he was in a sparing situation. Did the one thing they all tell you not to do lmao. Cool as fuck tho. I wouldn't do that tho lol
I enjoyed watching these videos so much when they came out originally, and it's nice to see them all put together in an easy to follow video now. I can't wait for Season 2.
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This is what reality TV should have been. Awesonome content and very insightful
This video is why I almost always carry a knife.
@@Nitin-hh9liyeah. I actually watched the whole thing. Really interesting and thought provoking
When begin the season 2? And Where Can We watch? Thx I can’t wait!
This is fun bring sensei Geoffrey next
If y'all enjoyed Season 1... you will LOVE season 2! 👊
Why are you not in the championship??
@@TenjikuMusashi I am! Get ready 😎
This would be a perfect time and place to leak the names of the other competitors if you happen to have any info...
@@DoctorZisIN Announced 6 months ago:
Meanwhile, here's a quick breakdown of season 2 confirmed contenders:
Jesse Enkamp - Karate Black Belt and content creator with 655K followers on RUclips
Ranton - a Shaolin Kung Fu Disciple and RUclips personality with 1.27M followers on RUclips
Natan Levy - UFC Fighter (8-1-0)
Jordan Teaches Jiu-Jitsu - BJJ Black Belt and content creator with 147K followers on RUclips
Kevin Achampong - Professional Basketball Player with a TikTok following of 680K
@PaMuShin Who the fuck even are you?
Average person: "You'd never kick the knife out of someone's hand. That only happens in Chuck Norris movies."
Mike: "And I took that personally..."
Watching Icy Mike go into SWAT mode on the zombie challenge was hilarious.
when he fought against knife it was impressive
the fact that they bite his head tho🤣
K
Yeah I was like yep no question he just went swat. lol
Absolute clown, led his team mates to death and didn’t let them focus on
"Can I go to the bathroom first?"
Damn... that was genious.
That twist of giving away your phone instead of fighting by Ramsey caught me off guard but I love it! Had a good laugh as well. Good one!
Hell yeah !!
It’s one of the best solutions to that specific scenario.
This was such a smart solution to that situation
Police Officer: "What is going on here?"
The guys: "Don't worry officer, we are just beating up each other... in the bus... for practice!"
I suspect they were pulled over for swerving, hard braking and other wild driving
One of the "dojos" (not sure what the appropriate word is tbh :D) in my town used to run these bus/tram fighting lessons a few years back. Not sure they still do, or register with the authorities, but it was definitely a sight when you weren't in on it :D
Jeff was so mad at everyone for giving the knife attacker their wallets lol
bcs he tried quite hard to fought the knife assailant part
Do you have a timestamp?
Yea that was really dumb lol not sure how they got the point for that
@@Skq-p8p you think it's smarter to fight a robber that has a knife????
@@Skq-p8pYou’re not too bright eh? Lol.
It's still amazing to me how Icy Mike was able to keep up with these guys that are younger, stronger, heavier and bigger than him. Dude is tough!
Man is really @hard2hurt
Need some serious skills to take on dudes with such a size difference, big up lil Mike
Mikey icey oso had the least experience in years. He's just a retired old cop guy
yeah he's just trained in S.pecial W.eapons A.nd T.actics, has years of real world experience as a bouncer, has his own dojo, fought in street beefs videos, regularly tests all the less lethal options he comes across with people like Seth shooting him and whipping him and shocking him, and has taken every pepper spray or pepper ball and chemical deterrent to the face on video. who hasn't done that🥱?
LOL like I said, Dude it tough! And still has all his digits and smile bones! LOL
This should be a part of everyone's martial arts training/ self-defense training
Including the zombie apocalypse? Cuz that’s awesome
It should not, it's not good self defense practice, especially number 3, number 4 is a bit better tho surprisingly
Oh my god this whole concept is just so genius. Please never stop doing this!!!
Season 2 is coming this year!
@@MartialArtsJourneyyou definitely need to get a boxer on the next one
@@JimmyJohnson7077 hell yes would be dangerous but yes
@@bensylver5113how would it be more dangerous?
@@smlyangz1829 knock out accuracy . A boxer Will not wrestle. He Will instinctively go for the ko .
The real MVPs were Matt’s theoretical kicks and Jeff’s panic sprawl
theoretical kicks??
@@jacksonterrance8833 Watch the video.
Nawh the real MVP was Ramsey's,"Alright here's my shit"
@@jacksonterrance8833 So when he was trying to escape during hide and stab, he climbed a ladder and shouted "I am theoretically kicking your face" as actually kicking the persons face in this situation is uncalled for and dangerous.
He announced it so the individuals could react properly
@@Inaktha Well that, and also he didn't want to actually kick him down the ladder which could lead to real serious injury.
The scenarios were so great. The competitors had no idea they WEREN’T going to fight.
indeed, i would have loved to see some alternative tactics in there, and then see how the judges react.
stand there with poop man and ask what was up with the doodies while watching bloodbro. or😂 just start smearing yourself in waste to get them to stay away
just tell the D3 seat guy "have a little sympathy, I'm the one who's gonna have to deal with hearing about this for years" and connect as men. or😂 tell the girl you have to get some popcorn as soon as she started complaining about you and dip out before even walking in.
pretend you got a text and then record the boss and blackmail her for a promotion. or😂see how far the bosslady was willing to commit to the roll and tell her you have an open marriage where the wife likes to watch.
Jesus Christ, though. MJ just straight up dropped a slur and then turned real toxic. I was like, "Maybe the goal is to fight her?"
@@allgreatfictionsthat shit was hilarious
@@david-468 I mean, I laughed, but I was like, "Maybe they should have edited that out, 'cause that's sort of not an okay thing to say."
@@allgreatfictions I mean they did bleep it lol I’m assuming most thought she said fu**er cause I haven’t seen any crazy’s complain yet
Two things:
1) I want to be part of this so bad FFS that's WAY beyond awesome
2) Icy Mike took the zombie apocalypse scenario way too seriously and I love him for that 🤣🤣🤣🤣
we need a just random selection of viewers to do this
@@Huacaya I'd be down for it, but I'm definitely way too out of shape for it right now. Sitting at a desk all day for work has taken a toll. Also, having exercise induced asthma doesn't help neither.
It was the only thing he had a chance of winning lol
All throughout this challenge mike is literally david vs Goliath incarnate
This was sick! I'm a cinematographer for UFC, and even though this was obviously super low-budget, guerilla-style production, I thought it was incredibly watchable and entertaining. Love it! Nice work guys.
Thank you man! Really glad to hear it. If you'd be open to share some feedback I'd love to hear it. We're at - info at usdchampionship dot com
Low budget enhances creativity 👍🏼
@@MartialArtsJourney unsolicited thoughts from a viewer- there were a few times where multiple camera angles within a one second frame made it difficult to follow exactly what was happening in a quick clash when looking at nuanced movements. I understand it gives a more "dramatic" feel but just my two cents if you're loooking to improve production. This is just a small thing, other than that it was all put together really well considering what you were working with. I don't watch much RUclips stuff because much of it is poorly made or just wants to create drama or clickbait stuff to increase views, and I didn't feel this. Very well done and I look forward to the following season!
56:30 :'' i would be kicking you on the face....theoretically '' got me laughing so much haha
Ohh okay. I would probably start with an oblique kick to leg. or if I can grab them in clinch throws the oblique kick from there.
😂😂😂
For the algo, season 1 was incredible, can't wait for season 2!
Thanks! Every viewing will help season 1 do better and will support season 2 🙏🙏
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@@MartialArtsJourneyyou should make this a real show
@@MartialArtsJourneyfuck yea!
1:37:05 ' I thought you were sensei not sensitive' had my dying with laughter.. but this is just amazing content mate
The escaping from the warehouse sensei Seth and Mike duo was like a tragic death in a movie. They came so far together, fixed a plan, and almost executed that plan, with one casualty 😢
Hi team, I am working professional and creating NGO for self defense against rising rape cases in India, doing my research on various real scenarios. I found this video so informative for my research specially Knife parts. Thanks for making this show mate, you won't believe my much it will help to teach defense to girls and women. Thanks mate again.
As far as reality competitions, this is the best I've ever seen, bar none, on RUclips or streaming. This cut is awesome and seeing the first season together helps you realize how well put together the whole thing is, and of course this is the most useful video you can watch and really learn about self-defense. Here's hoping a major streaming platform becomes aware of this and picks it up.
“Despite his troubled past” they really did icy Mike dirty lol
Especially since it was all Ramsey's fault! That man was dogshit at teamwork. :D Even a trained SWAT guy couldn't get him to follow instructions, lol.
I don't blame him for killing the girl as in if it was real you wouldn't want to chance it.
However given the situation, I wouldn't think they would make a little girl be a zombie in some way for the demonstration
@@Inaktha Yeah man, the one who did someone a real dirty here was the little girl who said her sister got bit. Someone decided she'd had enough sharing her dolls I guess. haha
@@brianhsly for real
Celebrating the fact that season 2 of the Ultimate Self-Defense Championship has been filmed and that it's now in the process of post-production (in other words me editing over 100 hours of footage for the next three months), I decided to release a supercut of USDC season 1 - a blend of all the episodes in one video.
Not only will it make your viewing experience more convenient, since you won't need to switch videos for each episode, it is also a great opportunity to relive USDC1 as we are preparing for the upcoming season. PS: Read this post until the end if you want to know all the news about season 2.
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Thank you so much for doing this! can't wait for season 2 to be ready.
That is excellent news that Season 2 is done filming! I know you have a big process ahead of you trimming it down. I can't wait to see the end result. Thank you for putting it all together!
Can't wait Rokas!
congrats! don't burn yourself on the edits this time! let it take the time it needs.
I am so fucking excited, this is going to be the greatest!
this was actually really good, held my attention for the full 2 hours can't wait for season 2 I wish I could have participated myself lollz
Awesome! Season 2 is coming in September 8
This show highlighted how unrealistic movie fight scenes are when it comes to knife attacks; even professional fighters struggle to avoid being stabbed
Don't get me wrong, it is hard, but these guys are mostly not trained for it. Watch HEMA or Silat guys doing it, yes it's still hard, but not as crazy unfair.
This was the best show anywhere last year! Can't wait for season 2. A network needs to pick this up.
A network would be great for the pay aspect of the people involved but they would ruin it with bs
@@tbunny6305 👍💯
Best way to ruin a show is to let executives get involved
FACT
@@BOOSTEDLASER 👍
The Flying Side Kick 🥹 LEGENDARY
Icy Mike The Peoples Champ
nah only of losers
@@Il-CaneProjecting much?
I love the zombie episode. Just seeing Mike get into tactical ninja mode is great!
The fact mike being so much smaller than the others and still did very well is insanely impressive. I would love to see him come back in some way.
"You just killed her!?"
"Yeah" 😂
Icey Mike may never win these competitions, but he's by far my most favorite out of the group. It didn't even feel like 2.5 hours. That's how you know it was well done and entertaining.
Mike's police skills were awesome in the z challenge. Kudos for Rokas and Ramsey for following along.
At first I was like man he's musclin' into control (like aw let everyone shine!), but then I thought again and I was like my man is really in it, like he wants to keep everyone alive and he's working with the best system he knows to do so and like in a real apocalypse I think his strats were very sharp and legitimately would be huge for survival. Maybe they could have gone loose, but there were plenty of times they DID get attacked from behind or from unexpected angles that he was trying to keep everyone prepared for. I felt so bad when the misunderstanding happened for everyone involved, but honestly I can respect that he was in max zombie apocalypse mode coming out of what is practically a fighting competition and like the idea that you'd need to check kid survivors to make sure they weren't an unexpected zombie isn't really crazy in the context of an apocalypse scenario, I think the family just didn't expect to be questioned like that so they weren't prepared to say 'nah we're just here to be rescued don't worry' on the spot to assure it wasn't a game plot twist thing. The "I know what you must think of me" line hit so hard, and like it was a super cool immersiveness experiment and I think it was a valuable simulation to the point of causing players to need to make difficult improvised decisions on a time crunch and seeing how stressful decision-making is in a crisis.
TL;DR yeah man mike is awesome and it was so cool to see tactical movement getting taught and applied in a 'compromised' situation on the fly!!
Yeah it really demonstrates how all cops are terrible and only make things worse. I love this series and I watch all the RUclipsrs involved but he legitimately did the worst and got innocent people killed just like all cops.
@@flysnak😂
To the crazy guy who thought zombies would be a good idea in a self defense championship:
Thank you, this was really great!
I'm amazed with the production quality. Shout out for the self defense instructor and all the actors. They were all amazing.
Damn, this was MADLY entertaining! I can see this becoming the new American Ninja championship...
Great experiment. I think it's very useful for the further development of self defense.
Also, the whole thing has an entertaining side, but it never looks like a silly reality show (well... set aside the zombie stuff...). It rather looks like you're sharing techical aspects and even the "emotional" part is essential to the idea itself of self defense and facing violence.
Ramsay's problem in the second challenge is that he followed the rules. Waited to open his eyes until the countdown was over.
This was absolutely incredible entertainment. 10/10. I wish I had money to invest in this idea, it's excellent. And actually, y'know, the fact this isnt a glossy netflix production makes it 1000x better. You show us everything we need to see, warts and all.
Cant wait for season 2. Hope you guys got some go-pros in the corner of rooms so we can see more of the action in wider shots!
As a lifelong martial artist (Wrestling, Judo, Eskrima-Kali, HEMA Longsword Fencing, Muay Thai)...bouncer for damn near 14 years at about a dozen different bars and clubs in St Louis City and East St Louis..along with being a fan of all these guys for years now..I thought that this was fucking AWESOME! I'm sure the logistics of it all, and making it all come together and happen was a freaking MESS! But definitely a labor of love for Rokas and those involved in the production, and a real pleasure to watch for all of us who love these guys and their content.
I really like how even tho it wasn't said, it was shown that there is a difference between "martial arts", "fighting", and "self defense". Shown that even some very experienced fighters, MMA coaches, martial arts practitioners and instructors, self defense experts and instructors, former police and SWAT officers, etc, can and do FALL in real life scenarios.
It wasn't perfect, but overall, this project did a pretty good job at demonstrating the randomness, unpredictability, chaos and confusion of real life, and just how much of a total cluster fuck things can become. I think that it did a very good job at demonstrating something I used to hear in the military: "Even the best plans do not survive contact with the enemy."
And the zombie event they did as a team really demonstrated the important of good leadership when working as a group. Icey Mike really shined in that scenario event, and shown that he has some real skill and experience as a leader. R.I.P. Ramsey & Rokas, who fell while fighting to protect the team.
Again, there were definitely things that could have been done better, and can be improved upon in the future. But this waa just so fucking awesome, and it would be great to see more of these kinds of events happen.
Mike? Mike KILLED a kid 😂. Joking of course. Zombies are hard to predict. I loved the show too. Great comment and summary
One of my favourite quotes.
“No plan survives contact with the enemy.” - Field Marshal Helmuth von Moltke
This is such an incredible idea and pulled through so perfectly, I've never seen anything like it for self defense. Great job Rokas. And now you even solved the search issue (literally the only bad thing here), kudos for this mastercut. Looking forward to season 2.
I haven't even watched it till the end yet and I can already say with confidence that this is one of the best reality shows ever to have been made.
jeff is freaking amazing man been following him for a while
mike taking the zombie ep so serious is so entertaining 😭
Very nice! This was super entertaining and educational. The quality of the edit is 10/10. Scenarios are also taught nicely.
I like how you also showed the "non-violent" part of self-defense.
And I thought that knife defense would be easier. Well, it's just a knife. But the knife destroyed everybody. Big respect.
Bro, the knife or ''shank tank'' was a pretty good eye opener on how actually fucked it is to fight a, well, shanker.
Wait, he lost points by closing the door talking to his boss about his job performance? That's wild
As soon as that door closes it becomes your word against theirs. Best not to take that chance.
Such a good concept followed through with proper filming and producing. Casting top notch.
Yea these boys are great value aren't they, love all of their channels. They represent the Martial Arts community in the best way, with a bit of Tom Foolery to go with it. 😁
This was an amazing video a lot of content and no bullshit just good quality content
The Zombie challenge was hilarious I didn't expect to laugh so hard throughout the whole challenge!
You did a hell of a job by putting it all together. That's awesome! Looking forward to season 2
Just re watched it all. 1st time I watched I trained Muay Thai for almost a year, I saw it in a view of striking and clinch. I now train BJJ exclusively and I’m going onto my 8th month and I see it in a total different view.
Season 2 is going to be one of the highlights of the following year, just as the first season was for this one! Keep it up, legends!
I wouldn't be surprised if this was on TV and was super popular. Jesus. Brilliant.
Okay the point to Rokas was bs, but everything else was brilliant.
Ex American cop kills innocent child bystander, yeah that checks out. Jokes. Get his logic, still kinda funny though.
OMG Mike was great! The running on the beach circle, the hide and escape, the harassment scenario, cinema.. I laughed every time, but now respect the man soo much.
This was my weekly pleasure. Cannot wait for season 2. I am sure the scoring system was upgraded as well
We did our best to learn as much as possible from season 1 to improve upon season 2
@@MartialArtsJourney you seemed to have taken all the worthwhile feedback into consideration so I have no doubt you guys improved it as much as you can 👍👍
@@MartialArtsJourney I can't find fault with season one. In fact I wonder if you're going to be able to improve on perfection. Good luck!
This is so awesome, how is this not more popular?????
Where was this all my life?
It's becoming reality now 😎 Season 2 is coming out September 8
1:08:12 Love that Gabi just had to get in on the zombie killing action and hits him with the double tap on the ground 😂😂
Fantastic show and editing! I've done my second run through of the series and I can't believe each episode isn't in the millions. I would much rather watch this than anything on Netflix right now.
Excited for season 2!
I loved the zombie apocalypse one most when Jeff got scared of the zombie in the toilet
He was so close to the tree
*At least I learned how to STOP fights that break out on the bus. Now all I need is to buy a whistle.* 🤣
This series amazing! Needs to be on Netflix or something. It deserves a full on production funding
Mate, you blew this series out of the park. As a former video editor, bravo. This is, like, TV quality.
Matt was so agressive on the knife chalenge, I wonder how it would've gone if he was in the Challenge, dude is a beast and it's kinda of funny because he doesn't look like such beast of guy
When they said, true self defense often happens when your not prepared is 100% true. After Thanksgiving dinner my uncle put me in the hardest headlock I’ve been in my life for no reason. Very aggressive. All he knows is I just stared training martial arts. Anyways I grabbed his knee we fell to the floor hitting my head in the process, but I got out passed his guard to mount then got off him. He never said sorry, just walked away. I thought my own family at least wouldn’t harm me but you never know so be safe and always be aware.
If I remember correctly most self defense situations happen with someone we are acquainted with. Probably even more so for women's self defense
@@MartialArtsJourney I heard something a few days ago which is apropos - the people who are most likely to attack you are people who know you, because people who don't know you don't care enough about you to want to kill you.
s3 better be on Netflix
1:37:00 i thought you were Sensei, not Sensitive😄👍
IMO icy mike was the only person who succeeded in fighting the knife in the circle, that kick was great
Something I realized while watching this, is if you are fighting with rules in the back of your mind you aren't going to win. In a street fight, if you fight like an mma fighter or boxer or whatever you are handicapping yourself. Go for the eyes bite, scratch, claw. Do whatever it takes to survive.
As an Aikido practitioner since I was 4, I can say that I used aikido only in real street conflicts situations, because we don't have competition in Aikido. That accounts for a lot cause I am conditioned by the absence of rules and my mindset is more savage and warrior like. When you feel like you might die soon, you really give it all you got.
Was super impressed with Ramsey's reaction to the knife assailant. There is no winning a knife fight. Yes, you MIGHT have a small chance to survive. But look at Jeff Chan, he's an absolute killer and still got himself stabbed multiple times. If you're being robbed you give them what they want. Plan B is run away. The desperation plan is to defend yourself if they are trying to kill you. These guys are great martial artists though and I am impressed with their ability to defend themselves. 30 minutes in and my guess to win is Jeff bc he is so fluid as an athlete and also a very highly martial artist. This is so cool.
Edit: Glad Rokas did the smart thing too. Although it would have been fun for the sake of this setting to test his aikido.
I thought it was a weak move, and a testament to Ramsey's inability as a martial artist.
weak move? so he should let his ego win and die just to prove strong move? What a stupid idea. the best way to fight with a knife is: Do not. The best think you can do is run or give everything you have and pray. Espetially if the attacker knows how to handle the knife well and is not an angry wife type of attacker. well now thinking abouth it the best thing for defence against a knife is a gun. @@gregorysomers3324
Yea I think the lads got a bit humbled by the knife fighting scenario, you would probably feel like years of training down the toilet with that one. Goes to show, where you can just exit that situation , not worth the consequences.
the guy is partiallly blind and he is recovering from Covid in this competition. From his reviews he approached most of this scenarios with a more realistic mindset.@@gregorysomers3324
unfortunately. for some criminals out there. altho we did give him the wallet, phone and etc. they will still stab us
Thanks , may Martial Arts Journey enjoy many party invitations after funding this . Ramsay Dewey is the name, I was trying to remember as he was discussing he RUclips Royalties ! (20p !!) Or 30 Cents !
Damn bro how much did you spent money for this? Great show tough.
Around 35k USD 😁 Was worth the penny though, even just for the experience itself
@@MartialArtsJourney WOW MUCH love and respect for doing this!!! I want to make one day similar show but with knife/axe throwing, hope your health is better now.
Thanks Adam! Health is gradually improving and season 2 is starting to come together nicely 🙏 Would love to see more shows like USDC one day! Good luck to you too!
@@MartialArtsJourney Cant wait to see Season 2!! Wish you guys all the best and strong health!
This was awesome. I'm a little sad the facility would be demolished soon, but the work is wonderful.
Thank you, Rk. I just found out you spent your family savings on season one. This series was and continues to be great.
God watching Jeffs double leg shoot and his takedowns is as amazing the tenth time I see it as the first. His use of angles and shifting his footwork to apply a directional force instead of lift is insane
This was awesome. It was like UFC and American gladiators mixed. You should put more money into it and make it a show. Bring people in woth all kinds of martial arts backgrounds
This is the best, most creative, and most insightful idea turned to a real, immersive experience for both the fighters and the viewers that I have ever seen. Subbed!
Awesome! Thank you. Season 2 is coming out in September 8 👊
What a great concept! As practitioner of martial arts for over 30 years, I imagined a few of these scenarios and experienced even two of them in reality. It's so awesome to see, how everyone dealed with these situations. Looking forward to season 02!
which ones did u experience?
The zombie apocalypse obviously
@@leonardcienciala2309 Busfight and the cinema situation, but it was in a coffeshop with my ex girlfriend, who was talented in getting us into trouble.
@@bwa_8 Somdays it really feels like it :)
@@HauptmannFritz Depending on where you live, I can definitely see it.
This hopefully becomes a Legit Sport. So influential and possibly Industry Shaking!
Rokas! THIS WAS FREAKIN AMAZING! Hats off to all of you to put your Reps on the line and putting your Egos on the side to do this. Kudos! 😃👍
Best video I've watched recently
Thanks! Season 2 is coming out on September 8 👊
@@MartialArtsJourney I'm about to watch it, can't wait to see Natan levi
JUST thinking how it would be if one the participants were a judo practitioner how would they fight in the bus🤔🤔..
Hopefully we'll find out in future seasons 😎
I almost never watch long videos, but this was great!
Humility is probably the greatest skill a person can develop.
Wrong. The greatest skill you can develop is a backflip.
Lol for some reason this comment has me dying 😂😂😂@@Sol_Badguy_GG
Season 2 on the way? Rewatch season 1 then, good thing theres this convenient supercut 😀
Thanks for the super cut and can’t wait for season 2!
Best thing I have seen on RUclips in years! Well done to everyone involved!
This shit is damn good.... to be honest...... every one think they are tough... until u try this😂😊
I don't know how you don't have 10 million views by now. This is such a great format! I couldn't stop watching. The no-fight situations were an eye opener. Also the closed quarters knife fight should become a competition. It was so intense!
So true!
This was perfect, the different applications of the fighting styles👏👏👏👏And the zombie part was the best, Netflix should hire you guys!
And also everyone today thinks they can take on a knife, but wow, none of the top trained professionals could do it without getting fatally injured, proving that knives are just as dangerous as guns and not just something to deal with using some fancy wrist control techniques.
Very Very cool, amazing production value, Should be on a streaming service
Please don’t say “got the V” again bro, just say “got the Dub” or “got the win” 😂
I just wanna say I was mugged at knife point, after cooperating the guy asked which leg he should break 1st, I am here because I fought,,,,, Self defense is a case to case basis, cooperation isnt always the way and fighting clearly doesnt always work. Be able to switch between the two and know when to use which the stakes are too high to commit wholly to one angle.
This was so good that it needs to be on a major streaming platform just for the financial support. You definitely did an awesome job! It was so good even my daughter watched the whole thing! An we have totally different things we like. Awesome job Rokas.
That video was shit hot Rokas, well done getting the boys together to experience this as a unit ,regardless of any differences between them, these kind of events change all that for the better. This is where you can really share ideas and learn, especially against knife attack and how vulnerable you are regardless of training or discipline, the reality check ! Zombie Apocalypse had me in stitches with how you guys took it so seriously. Great Facility and course organisers too, in my home country of Australia. Can't wait for the next one. 🇦🇺😁
i would say bring master wong also
Yea Master Wong for a laugh, and Doug Maciada for knife defence would be very interesting.
Not Jeff Chan fighting a guy with a fake knife and only being stabbed like once until he tried to submit him cause he was in a sparing situation.
Did the one thing they all tell you not to do lmao. Cool as fuck tho. I wouldn't do that tho lol
1:31:58 Jeff wanted to fight 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I enjoyed watching these videos so much when they came out originally, and it's nice to see them all put together in an easy to follow video now.
I can't wait for Season 2.
Dang it! I was just about to go to sleep! 😅
Haha! Sometimes sacrificing a few sleeping hours is worth it 😂