Gary ‘The Animal’ Spiers: The Kiwi Samurai | Documentary

[@craigwyss6035]

There need to be a movie made about this amazing man.

[@frankcampbell4093]

But was he amazing or just an out & out bully ? I'm not questioning his martial art skills. But there is always two sides to a story.

[@Mma-basement-215]

As a former bouncer and doorman myself starting at age 21 there nothing more annoying than dealing with drunk belligerent idiots when You're completely sober you really have to keep calm but stay alert you tried to diffuse all situations but I quickly realized how many people go out to be rowdy and to start fights listen people are crazy you have to always be prepared

[@Sonmz]

I've always had respect for people in your profession, you have to be on your guard all the time, you never know what to expect from the next drunk and aggressive moron/ And no matter how good the reputation of the place is, there will always be insane people with aggressive intentions. You're keeping us customers away from them or them from us)

[@chiappazzi]

I did it for almost 7 years most nights were easy you might have to use a stern voice. Other nights u might be yanking ears and fighting for your life mostly we had numbers to help but occasionally it would get almost riot like 20 vs 20 vs 25 bouncers those night felt like a road house movie.

[@tillgutierrez4213]

And most carry something... never underestimate anyone

[@axe2grind244]

There was a point where the hardest part of working doors in downtown Buffalo was constantly telling Marshawn Lynch he couldn’t bring his own booze into the club lol. He did this frequently 😅

[@MrWolf-le4nv]

I did it a little for a couple different places and some events that were one offs. I would usually have 2 or 3 beers over the course of a night just to take the edge off slightly. Alot of bouncers get damn near wasted though. ( which is ridiculous) Some of em do powder as well. Not all but some. I got asked to do it mainly because I was 6,4, strong, and alot of people vouched that I could handle myself well. Was a cool experience

[@therealawakener7]

Gary was a proper martial artist who followed a code of conduct and respect towards others that martial artists should follow. For Gary, martial arts was a life aspiration, and not a game or something to flirt with in ones ego. Ous... R.I.P. 🙏🏼

[@johnbrooke9948]

What a load of b×ll×cks. The guy watched too much water margin.

[@JohnWalker-pc8qm]

the fact those masters trained him and gave him those belts is enough for me ,no stories required

[@rylandmahoney1058]

​@batrocbjj7866 not from those masters in those days. They weren't mcdojos

[@bradadezus]

the blackbelt scare

[@jlove0311]

Actually M. Hughes is a BB in BJJ

[@jasonrose6288]

Read about him in a magazine as a kid. Captivated!

[@robotjox77]

I met him when I was a kid. He uses to train my brother in his Applied style. I have heard some great stories from my brother about their escapades.

[@loneronin6813]

I've never heard of this man until this video, but as someone who has love of martial arts, believes in serious self defense, and has dealt with being attacked as well as my dislike of people who victimize others, I have tremendous respect for this man and his life's mission of protecting people and teaching them to defend themselves.

[@ReshAleph]

Gary sounds like my little brother, and my Father and his father.....actually most of my family are like that lol....Yep and we're from New Zealand. My younger brother trains the Bulldogs NRL team in tackle applications using wrestling and BJJ systems, which in turn helps evolve the sport of Rugby League as well as the Martial Arts. My Brother is good mates with Mark Hunt.....who is by the way cut from the same mould as Gary....his wife and kids keep him pretty chill these days he's a good man, and my younger brother is one of the best men that have ever known. Thank you so much for this Documentary brother I enjoyed it.

[@suspectplayer]

My Grandad was known for doing a pub crawl with his brother, up and down the west coast of NZ, but instead of drinking, they were seeing how many people they could beat up. My dad worked with Hunt at blackmores before he went to Japan :D

[@ReshAleph]

@@suspectplayer Bro you just made my day.My Grandfather Jock was just like that. Granddad spent a bit of time on the Coast same with my Dad. My brothers Son grew up watching and learning from Mark while he trained with my bro and holy shit can that boy fight, but its ironic he ha no interest in fighting. We're from a little hik town called Canvastown , in between Blenheim and Nelson but now we are all in good ole Strayaya. Peace and love to you and your family brother. See ya.

[@tehydro315]

As a Māori I didn’t know this. Thanks!

[@julianjohnwilson3621]

The book working with warriors is a fantastic read well worth purchasing

[@ianfirth33]

I read all of this in Australian fighting Arts in 1989. My instructor Helmut Moldners(Shihan Goju Kai North Coast NSW Australia), trained with Gary in Melbourne and in Japan I think, he had great respect for Gary. What a thing to receive Shihan from Gogen "The Cat" Yamaguchi. Gary had the true form of Karate, it sad to think of Karate as ineffective. He would be disgusted to see the McDojo culture that we have today. Sad to hear of his passing, he was truly a legend.

[@mangoMango-ck3et]

the kiwi Gary was a hard nut,,a well travelled young man,,,,,trained with the most respected Karate Masters in Japan....like one other commenter put it...his life would make a good Movie..R.I.P. Gary Spiers.

[@jay8353]

Awesome, im a kiwi as well but didn't know that Gary was a kiwi. Good presentation about the man.

[@DarkSleuthSecrets]

Glad you enjoyed it!🙏🏼

[@Brdr685]

Im from nz and never heard of him. Thanks for this

[@Damon-o1c]

yeah same here never heard of this bloke

[@nathanbarnett8553]

Same here

[@DudeSilad]

I'm from Merseyside and although I never met him, I knew all about him. Some of the stories I've heard about him are incredible. His life would make a great movie.

[@johnbrooke9948]

The guy watched too many action films while gorging on food. This sadly led to his demise.

[@DudeSilad]

@@johnbrooke9948 He wasn't healthy, that's for sure. Unlike his mate Terry O'Neil. Terry was equally as hard. I used to train in the same gym as Terry and he was carved out of granite.

[@davidmckay2386]

​@@johnbrooke9948wrong

[@matthewjdouglas6471]

That move from gary was amazing. He would have taken your head off with that move. So fast and powerful

[@adam28171]

He was a legend in the UK. Shame his Applied Karate system hasn’t continued as Gary must have had a wealth of practical application.

[@danielnelson3136]

I think S. Carmen from Ummah Fight Camp explains why old karate faded out during modernity, which is IMO an interesting point. Basically back then most were blue collar culture, hard working with most labor type jobs, which developed tough hands, arms, and body. However, when tech industry was on the rise, and more office type jobs appeared, there was less blue collar work, and more people who worked IT or tech, needed to be more careful with their hands, and their lifestyle was becoming more unsuitable for the old school types of martial arts that demanded higher energy and higher tension outputs, for example karate demanded you to strike with high tension, in order to break bricks and ice blocks. Naturally overtime as more tech types of jobs arose, people just didn't want injuries to their hands and face, and the increase in mental demand and mental energy to do those office types of jobs meant there was less physical and mental energy to do old school karate or old school any martial arts to a high degree. And this is why today, soft arts like BJJ, watered down martial arts and combat sports due to white culture, capitalism, marketing, and American businesses curating to comfort customers with cozy versions of friendly and flowery martial arts takes priority over true hard old school karate.

[@Kev80ification]

I was with you till you called bjj a soft art. I can guarantee you it is anything but. I have all had had injuries in this sport and I've done multiple arts such as thai boxing (which I fought in), boxing, kali etc and I tell you this, to call bjj soft is very ignorant.

[@danielnelson3136]

@@Kev80ification Really? Take your complaint to S. Carmen from Ummah Fight Camp then.

[@Kev80ification]

@@danielnelson3136 OK guy 👍👍

[@Payote88]

@@danielnelson3136best explanation I’ve ever heard. 👍

[@superandz]

Great story thanks for sharing his legacy what a legend.

[@oMegaEddy13]

Big respect oss I am proud to have walk this path with y’all 🫡

[@garyhind1405]

Good doc brought back memories of training by him and terry O'Neal as well as many other greats forget how lucky I was you'll not find men like this nowadays

[@williammartin2842]

Perhaps we can't find them now, but there are little babies that will grow into those rough type.

[@garyhind1405]

@@williammartin2842 no no there isnt

[@PandoraChaser2]

Fascinating life and a great homage to him and video style to your research. RIP Gary Spiers

[@robertruff4391]

Awesome story about a warrior.

[@Davey-ll5ux]

Gary was a top guy and very good friend of my late dads they did the door together and grappled with tony buck another legend RIP

[@Dark_knight1980]

Thanks for the story awesome. Learning how to defend yourself was important living in Sidney especially in Mt Duitt 90s going to study during the day and security in the blue mountains with my father at night self defense did come in handy rest well Gary❤ 👍

[@francothedago6537]

At the 37 second mark he through an elbow that had such force of he would've connected he would've broke the guys jaw. Definitely a lot of force and snap behind that elbow,very good form 👍

[@suoquainen]

His toughness is impressive.

[@user-eb4iq2jw3y]

Great video-thank you!!!

[@keithpeterson6108]

Guys with a head the size of his are hard to knock out. He was built for brawling. He was big enough & string enough to handle multiple people, but the toughness he had was what set him apart. There are a lot of tough guys out there. But not all of them have the ability to absorb damage. This guy had it all.

[@johnbrooke9948]

@@keithpeterson6108 one punch from an experienced heavy weight boxer would be enough to put him on his arse no matter what type of martial art they claimed to be an expert in.

[@keithpeterson6108]

@@johnbrooke9948 Martial arts nor boxing gives you a chin. You're born with it. This man 💯% had the chin for fighting.

[@johnatkin1]

awesome legend of the art of professional violence

[@Floridaman2501]

I respect the discipline.🤙💯

[@huansitoaguilar9405]

Respect , Peace Be Upon Him .

[@Chad19996]

Awesome, most of these stories are from the book “working with warriors”

[@leej8119]

He was well respected in liverpool as a hardman .

[@brentonpope7774]

It's interesting that Karate has developed this reputation as not being effective on the street but in 70s and 80s a lot of doormen were using it very effectively.

[@runakobannister3316]

Thats because the focus of the training changed from self protection to making a quick buck and sport karate. Very few modern Karate schools are capable of producing students that can hold their own in a real fight. The ones that can, either crosstrained mmastyle or kept the traditional focus on self protection but updated their training methods. Also might i add that pressure testing whether on the street or in the dojo played a huge part in the 60s/70s/80s.

[@tommyh5]

@@runakobannister3316WTF is mma style? I fought pro in the combat league and train boxing, wrestled for 8 years and did kickboxing! if you train more than one martial arts that is mixed, do you even know where the word mma came from?

[@DocGoldboner]

It developed that reputation because an average boxer could walk right through most karateka.

[@MrProfchaos71]

I think because of how popular MMA has become . Most people can’t fight but watch MMA and in MMA it’s considered a weakness to just have one style and so that’s the common perception. Since in MMA it’s generally true. Back to the fact that most people can’t fight …. Which is the main thing that makes any martial art very effective because it’s mostly meant to handle people who can’t fight. Which is why it was so effective for doorman/security .

[@brentonpope7774]

@MrProfchaos71 I agree that a lot of people say that style can beat that style blah blah..the usual rants but like you say the majority of the time you are not having to defend yourself against other trained people as they are generally pretty chilled out and not aggressive anyway. Not to say that there are not very dangerous untrained people out there that can fight but a lot of the time it's probably going to be some drunken dickhead trying to be a hero. A street fight is so unpredictable you can never know what is going to happen.

[@easternknight13]

Well made sir 👏

[@tonywilson4339]

gary spiers was the 3 european to graduate from the japanese karate college in the world . 1 person out ot the 60 polynesian islands to be trained in karate in japan . 1 person to received a red and white belt personal buy master yamaguchi in the world . gary also trained with master higonna . r. i. p legend

[@olivere5497]

What school?

[@bradleypetsch7079]

The background music is very annoying, loud and repetitive, totally spoiling this video.

[@NatLeo-b2h]

Phenomenal man

[@Rickyk878]

Aw fark first time I’ve ever heard of this fulla.. half Maori too 👍

[@Lightandlovetoyou]

Kia kaha bro Good wee doco

[@maintain.faith.3657]

Life is full of spontaneity 💂‍♂️ 🙏

[@Apex_grind562]

He is a bad ass. Muscles dont mean sht. Love the dude.

[@AquilaTrainingCenter]

Believe me he has muscles.. just hiden behind his fat !

[@chrishayes5755]

carrying fat actually makes you incredibly strong as long as you're an active person. because your body has to adapt to carrying so much weight while doing all those movements. that mass carries over as power in certain people.

[@AquilaTrainingCenter]

@@chrishayes5755 🤝

[@andrewwright9064]

Maori 😎

[@mattmarzula]

​@@chrishayes5755active people aren't fat. Come on.

[@Johnjones0151]

Met gary in Southport he had flip flops on i said gary your toe nails are long he said there my swords i can use them as weapons but i was young and did not no who he was but now i now what he ment

[@tonymcgeachin9906]

I saw him in Birkenhead, I was with my daughter, she was about 8 or 9. It was the middle of winter, she asked me "why is that man wearing flip-flops".

[@Thecommentmolester]

I love how he just looks like a regular middle aged man

[@baldylfc]

A force of nature a real hard man trained with him and Terry O Neil when my instructor Steve Cattle brought him to train us

[@silverfox8801]

That’s impressive!!stumpy was a legit dude himself 👊

[@baldylfc]

He was also a great storyteller as well told me some great tales about Garry and Terry

[@jamisu5467]

Mr Cattle was a good ole boy.

[@baldylfc]

Certainly was I like to see these videos to remember these great martial artists and read the comments of people who knew them Alfie Lewis is always saying how good Garry & Steve were and look how good he is

[@jamisu5467]

@@baldylfc For sure Mr Lewis knows his onions.

[@martyc4599]

The place where Farmer and Spiers fought was the legendary Grafton Club in Liverpool aka 'Grab a Granny'.

[@G17-k6f]

That elbownat the beginning would have been nasty

[@garysmylie975]

It's great to hear about practical Karate..

[@danielnelson3136]

Yeah, just one look at Gary, and I know he's the real deal. I don't think he was lying when he said most of the fighters he fought he sent to the hospital, just seeing how he teaches here I can tell he's very dangerous!👍👍

[@Flippedwickii]

I dunno he seems like a beast, but people going to the hospital doesn't show skill, to me it shows power and danger no? A skilled fighter ends the conflict with minimal damage. At least when possible.

[@bchantz3056]

Different dealing with alcohol

[@albundy6804]

Half German half maori here n proud of it

[@TheLastLivin]

Chur.. bloke had some serious mana. RIP 🫳😝🫳

[@danielnelson3136]

I think S. Carmen from Ummah Fight Camp explains why old karate faded out during modernity, which is IMO an interesting point. Basically back then most were blue collar culture, hard working with most labor type jobs, which developed tough hands, arms, and body. However, when tech industry was on the rise, and more office type jobs appeared, there was less blue collar work, and more people who worked IT or tech, needed to be more careful with their hands, and their lifestyle was becoming more unsuitable for the old school types of martial arts that demanded higher energy and higher tension outputs, for example karate demanded you to strike with high tension, in order to break bricks and ice blocks. Naturally overtime as more tech types of jobs arose, people just didn't want injuries to their hands and face, and the increase in mental demand and mental energy to do those office types of jobs meant there was less physical and mental energy to do old school karate or old school any martial arts to a high degree. And this is why today, soft arts like BJJ, watered down martial arts and combat sports due to white culture, capitalism, marketing, and American businesses curating to comfort customers with cozy versions of friendly and flowery martial arts takes priority over true hard old school karate.

[@Memovox]

Hard times make strong men.

[@Nick-tj8ek]

Back then most kids left home at 15 to work

[@StuartAnderson-xl4bo]

Karate is only from 1936 in Okinawa where the Toudi masters called it Kara te Judo however was founded from a side branch of Ju jit su in 1882 by Jigaro Kano just saying they hide the fact Karate is modern and even stole from savate the Karate nerd Jesse Enkamp has a really informative video on it Ju jit su is from Samurai times circa 1500s

Bollocks. It's to do with it be useless in real life out side of dojos full of subservient 'Masters' that asian culture and the TMA are built on. The street proving it BS. And MMA. Steve Morris, mentioned in this vid trained with Gary and Yamaguchi in the 60's but he was too aggressive and wouldn't pull his punches and ruined the best students over there. Certain techniques that Gary used here, the elbow work, and some kicks, but as a rigid system that can take out anyone in a real fight under the stress of adrenal response and primal fear shutting down all but the most base motor skills? Nah.

[@danielnelson3136]

Okay keyboard warrior.

[@DavidAntunes-rm7dq]

RIP Gary!

[@mitchowenow3593]

Just a slight correction. The guy you call Farmer. His name was Eddie Palmer

[@davidmckay2386]

He used the name Falmer in a interview as Eddie palmer was still alive at time

[@ragingmouse5547]

Gary would come stay with boxer Tony Bellews cousin, a Liverpool boxing trainer / bouncer Jimmy Patton in Garston Liverpool .They both would come into the pub I ran . He said Jimmy was the best executor of the left hook since Alan Minter had some good stay behinds with them both . RIP to both ,both tough tough men

[@leevespa4564]

Me ma's boyfreind,used to hang around with a lad called Ritchie Herbert and micky walsh...Ritchie was on the cover with garry,of fighting arts magazine in this vid,he studied goju ru,think he was third dan,and worked the doors in Liverpool,new brighton birkenhead.....Ritchie was a gentleman,but fuckin scary....gary had been to our house a few times.....when your a young teenager,scary looking dude close up....two lads that were dealing in stolen goods with me ma's boyfreind,came back to our house when we were out,broke into the house,kicked me dog ,bodger...red and white staff,friendly dog and stole our video recorder,that me and me mum had saved 25 quid to get it .....anyway ....Ritchie came round and assured me mum everything would be ok,later on...Ritchie came back"sorry june,they sold it,but he wont come near you or hear again,gave me mums boyfreind a warning not to have any dealings with him again...rumour has it he walked into a pub in Seacombe,approached one of the guys,said "you broke into junes drum,wheres the video and why did you kick the dog"course the lad lied through his teeth,but the lads in the garage over the road where we lived,saw their orange cw camper van,and saw them climbing over our back wall,but didnt want to get involved...Needless to say,they atayed away from us....when Ritchie lived in Seacombe....there was a car crash outside his house late one night,he ran out in his boxers to help the people with the crash,some of the other neighbours came out as well....whilst he was directing traffic,a women going a little too fast,hit him with her car...flipped him over the car and he landed on the tarmac behind the car....woman stopped got out hysterical....Ritchie stood up from behind the car and said to the woman.....going a little bit fast there,weren't you luv....and carried on....he was one of the ones to escort gary spiers coffin back to new Zealand when he died....always looked up to Ritchie

[@howardreeder1018]

Wow!

[@rore410]

This man is the real deal who has friends all over the world you are warned

[@doorman437]

Steve Young right at the start with Gary

[@Daniel-me2vu]

Hurting people is easy Helping people is hard 🙏✝️💜🌟

[@NewJack-wr4bq]

Defending yourself from monsters is not easy…. Ya victimizing the young, women, weak is easy and disgusting. Christ said the greatest love is to give your life for that of a friend. This happens in war or fighting.

[@funnylads4131]

Terry O'Neil & Spiers were from the Wirral I was brought up around them

[@monitor4728]

Wow what an amazing story 👀

[@joachimcoonan6255]

What a fkn Legend 🤙 Mad As Bro!🤙

[@D00M3R-SK8]

Merciless, like Ming. Absolute beast, when he needed to be, but amazing, and kind fella, the rest of the time. Him and the Wrestler "Haku" AKA "Ming" have a very similar story. Tribal origins, massive, yet quick fella, incredibly strong, and no limits in a street fight (when it had to be done) I've heard of him legit, snatching eyes like Pai Mei. Look up the story about Ming, and the Yakuza.

[@kiwimon3204]

Yip Haku. Real name Tonga Fifita. Trained in Japan. Sumo and karate and other forms of martial arts. Wrestled in The WWF. Kind and Gentle guy. Family man. Until provoked. By troublemakers etc...

[@D00M3R-SK8]

@@kiwimon3204 yeah, this is what I mean. people would square up to them, on the road while wrestling, all the time. The stories I've heard, the dude was like a surgeon at taking facial features.

[@santander6317]

Trained under Gary so polite

[@nopointshorts5373]

Maori people are beautiful and genuine people but tough as nails I had a friend and he was just a monster and we both had combative in the mikitary against everyone in our weight class we both beat everyone in our class so they said we can choose anyone and we both were like u wanna and we did he grabbed my head and just shoved it into his chest until I couldn't breath and I tapped lol

[@eapc44]

He was a true professional and that was a great story about a guy who saved others lives every day Terry o Neil is top professional and Dennis martin They all worked the doors and protected the weak and kept the bad guys in check My friend *****in the ****in the uk told me about all these guys And how the worked and did close protection I find that every nz i met when i went over was so kind and loving to british and others Very real and i loved chatting to each one He trained and trained and his culture and his honest to keep others alive shone through God bless gary and terry and dennis martin for helping others in the journey of life And pilgrims masters we shall go over that glimmering sea or over that barred mountain Honour respect and kindness to others God bless and thank you 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧👍👍🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@mabeysid1774]

Wow legend

[@eapc44]

I train myself i seek the best who teach me to never use my special skills in anger save the life’s of weak poor and to every nice instructor I m met in my journey of life Military security door guys close protection teams and many many boxing coaches and martial-arts Go with a empty cup - take away knowledge stay safe god bless to everyone ❤🙏🙏🙏🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@weepeedee7110]

Pretty cool, i wonder if he ever ran into lenny mclean

[@tonywilson4339]

lenny mclean and gary spiers use to collet big debits together they were friends

[@brycecobb282]

R.I.P UNCLE❤

[@432htz3]

He's the uncle no one F's with. He truely is that guy.

[@legitprowrestling6653]

Rest In Peace!

[@eapc44]

My friend and instructor wrote a book to save lives all Over the world !!!! Published it about 50 Languages Sas survival book 🇬🇧🙏🇬🇧

[@GilesHartop]

He got the 5th Dan from goju yamahuchi his tensho was to dangerous what an achievement he was from the old school.

[@kikyguest7423]

Proper boyo

[@enquirer2.0]

Palmer not farmer Gary hid his real name. Palmer was killed by another liverpool hardman. Very skilled editing well done

[@DarkSleuthSecrets]

Correct. Thanks bro. Love your channel btw. Keep up the good work!

[@baldieman64]

"You've got a nice body. Take it away or I'll break it". - Gary Spiers

[@blacknapalm2131]

He's Immortan Joe's scary cousin

[@rogerthat10-47]

All 5'8 of me(fearless & reckless in equal measure) stopped him coming into a club, I had no idea who he was, & he looked like trouble, due to the fact he had just been in a fight & looked like an unmade bed, two seconds behind was my boss, they were out drinking,,,, whatever & someone kicked off, my boss was really apologetic about it, but GS said respect, he's doing his job, all went well & he seemed like a proper decent guy, he had some amazing stories, & I would like to think some of them were at least genuine., he is the third person from a GQ story on "The 5 Toughest Men in the World" the others were Master Sken & Royce Gracy, I almost met the Fighting Monk(whose name I have embarrassingly forgot), but I got called in to work the Back Up Car. I went from Royal Marine to Military Contractor to Close Quater Security, I got shot 3 times, stabbed quite a lot & in more altercations than anyfukcingbody could remember, but Never lost a principle, I have had a hell of a life, but it was also, a hell of a life, my only regret is getting ill, not related to the job, I jacked & got a degree in Mechatronic Engineering(just because we do that job doesn't mean we are stupid) & that started my second successful career, my beautiful wife SuperNurse was happier with me not getting shot at, & no mortgage & two brand new cars at 28 was fine by me(gifts from a grateful boss), it's a fukcing brilliant life for a single guy, the money can be fantastic & you travel first class all the way.

[@Jack-ru5mh]

Not sure which story you shared is more believable. Your confirmation with Gary, or the GSQ Top 5 Toughest Guys. Had to look up Master Sken because I've never heard of him. Although I didn't find any professional career record, I learned he trained multiple world champions, which is impressive in itself. Royce Gracie wasn't even considered the toughest in his family. Rickson, Carlson, Rorian or Roger were considered better fighters. Royce was actually chosen to be the family member because he wasn't as "talented" as his brothers. If you want to read up on some tough guys, Kickboxer Badr Hari and Fedor Emelienko, MMA legend are two that would probably make minced meat out of those guys.

[@goldeneagle99]

​@@Jack-ru5mh jack mountford Catch wrestler 8 dan judoka.......wigan man.

[@NabilAbdulrashidComedy]

@@goldeneagle99yea Jack was a tough old man.. really love all the catch wrestling instructional he did on here

[@patrickmurphy5842]

@@Jack-ru5mh Sken is a joke. Him and Toddy managed to con a lot of people in the North East. Both Tae Kwon Do . Nothing to do with Muay Thai. Made up some great legends about themselves. Badr got smashed up bad in the end in K1, there was other real loons/ nut jobs in K1 like Le Banner and Gilbert Yvel. When you go to Thailand and spend time around some of those guys most of them are involved in bad stuff as well. Agree on Fedor. He was unreal. Him and Don Frye , Ken Shamrock

[@ragingmouse5547]

Wtf are you actually talking about ?

[@dalegowler6436]

Not somebody to fall out with .hard fella

[@aceyace3150]

..shoutout to billy moore 👌

[@brianlamb8414]

Would have done well in MMA semed to have lots of disciplines

[@Pwillo80]

If every single word is real,, then it's a 👍

[@RecycledSoul]

He looks like a butcher. This is the dude you buy ribeyes off of 100%😂

[@mikehiers3332]

I don't think he ever stood in front of Fedor.

[@karlwulff7361]

but why would Fedor fight him?

[@mongoose621]

A succulent Greek meal?

[@DarkSleuthSecrets]

😂😂😂

[@mattmarzula]

Similar to a succulent Chinese meal...

[@MrJohnnybe123]

Correct, we don’t want to go to court

[@neutron7791]

Maori mountain 😮

[@peteborrie2646]

The geezer sounds fucking nails😮

[@rutiloromero446]

For all those that say Karate is fake and jui jitsu is number 1....?

[@JustWill1965]

I wonder what other self defense systems Gary learned abd taught So he was actually what Count Dante claimed to be?

[@StevenMoney]

Give me a fucking break there’s no way this guy is 6’5”. Unless Liverpool has a bunch of giants roaming around round taking judo lessons.

[@DarkSleuthSecrets]

Where are people getting 6ft 5 from? It clearly says he was 6ft in the video.

[@StevenMoney]

@@DarkSleuthSecretswell it was about 3am when I watched and coulda swore 6’5” was mentioned. If not, my bad.

[@Taniwha123]

Gary was 130kilo . At his biggest

[@mandoleenebando429]

Maori hard 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿

[@MrWolf-le4nv]

People nowdays think karate is useless. Thats so far from the truth its funny. Obviously if someone practiced mixed martial arts and is good at it they will stand a much better chance than the person w karate ( Depending on the individual) I started out when i was a kid at train at home/backyard boxing and wrestling. Then at age 9 or 10 i started Yoshukai Karate which i eventually got my brown belt in. I went to tournaments but hated point fighting.... When i was doing all this there was no MMA really. At least not in my area. The UFC 1 came out when i was like 13 or so. My dad was a cop and SWAT TEAM member that moonlighted as a bouncer. He really helped me translate everything i learned into real life applications. The actual fights you have will show you what really works and what dont. My son is 3 and im wondering when and what im gonna start him in. We have Gracie BJJ here but i also want him to have a good striking and wrestling base. In a small town though u gotta take what u can get.

[@peregrinepete]

I hate it when people say he was huge 6ft 5 “ then all the guys round must be giants no doubt he was hard as they come

[@morgan1985uk]

Got a bit of eddie hall look about him

[@marcd1981]

He obviously was not 6 foot 5. You can see two clips of him in a teaching setting in the first two minutes, and unless almost everyone there was 6 foot 5, he was not. There are so many claims from people that supposedly knew someone famous that are total BS, we will never know the truth about them without having been there. Perfect example of what I'm talking about is at around 6 1/2 minutes in, the tall tale of the knife fight, all illustrated in wonderful AI fake scenes. Of course that really happened. He had the most amazing plastic surgeon, too, because there isn't a single mark anywhere on his face showing it was "sliced in half", exactly what was said in this video. And they show his face without a mark on it, all while saying there was an 8 inch scar running down his face. Alright, I can't even finish this video. At about 8 minutes, Gary gets into a fight with two members of the military while he is eating dinner in a restaurant. Besides all of the narrator's claims about Gary still fighting after getting his head bashed in from a kick while he was on the floor, isn't anyone else wondering why this so-called expert in self-defense, this "beast of a man" that could kill anyone he fought, took the one guy to the floor when there was a second assailant there? That's self-defense 101, do not bring it to the ground when there is more than one person fighting you. But this "expert" decided to take it to the ground, get his head kicked in, and still did his best Chuck Norris imitation? Please stop posting garbage.

[@Taniwha123]

Yeah man stop posting rubbish.. the guy worked on the doors in Liverpool, enough for me ..where did you work as doorman - Target

[@BeachMongoose]

This would have been so much better without the AI.

[@joego9519]

Looks like sam kinnison

[@johnmontoya2398]

The music is definitely not needed.

[@kelvinstrickland263]

He died very young,He Rode Life Hard As Hell!! Im 59 and rather be unknown and healthy and alive lol,dr"gs, $lcohol,Stress,Cuts,Beatings, Unhealthy Eating, Not Sleeping,Yes Very Tough lol,Try Doing It my way lmbo, It's Hard At Almost 60 but i can run a few miles easy lol and take my lovely Wife out Dancing All Night Long And Not Fight With Bouncers lol

[@C.I.T.H.]

sooooo how he was defeated is too much eating sweets for him to get diabetes? he's no warrior then.

[@kelvinstrickland263]

@@C.I.T.H. Really?? Come In Now!! He was An Amazing Fighter,Great Talent,Just Lived Life Very Hard And Yes Sugar,Canned Food, Soda,All Bad ,You have to Take Care Of The Whole Body Not Just Your Fighting Health, Inside Organs,Great Fighter,Bad Life Style,Just My Opinion.

[@kelvinstrickland263]

@@C.I.T.H. fr**m*s*n I See Your Going For lol, Their is the symbol lol

[@C.I.T.H.]

@@kelvinstrickland263 he's no warrior not even ancient warriors die by sweets but by swords when fighting off enemies.

[@kelvinstrickland263]

@@C.I.T.H. whatever