I Tried the Most EXTREME Martial Art

[@MartialArtsJourney]

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[@khaledannajar]

How do you compare it to MMA

[@deeoss2445]

I'm Vietnamese and Kudoka from Viet Nam Can I create a VietSub file for you to add this Vid? Your vid is so great, and I wanna Vietnamese Citizen can easily watch and understand it as well as know Kudo more

[@dmfaccount1272]

@Waldi 3 separate martial arts can't be the most extreme martial art.

[@floresklisterc.6561]

Is this at Ukraine?

[@daxsheepard9344]

This should be far more popular. Grabbing the clothes and using headbutts and judo throws really changes your game when it comes to being an all around meaner fighter.

[@brianhild2519]

It is popular over in the Balkans. There is a USA Kudo team now training out of Colorado. The instructor looks like One Punch Man fittingly. JD Alexander. Awesome teacher. JD has tryouts for the team and invites fighters from all over the US to participate. It's a good mix of skills.

[@NomSauce]

Hell yeah, the irony of Judo is that its far more effective in real life compared to MMA because people actually wear clothes haha. If you have a hoodie on or let alone a jacket, a Judo practioneer will throw you around like a bag of rice

[@emilfilipov169]

@@brianhild2519 IDK about the balkans, but its huge in Russia. Also pretty big in Japan.

[@tronbonn]

Also grabbing clothes applies perfectly to self defense and street situations 💯

[@tronbonn]

@@NomSaucedon’t even need a hoodie or jacket. Grabbing a persons T shirt will work just fine for a throw. I’ve done this where I train we just buy a bunch of large and extra large shirt from second hand stores and spar in them. The shirt lasts for 2-3 throws depending on what’s done and then it’s toast.

[@iqbalrigido9558]

Kudo is a modern Karate in traditional look. Well done, Rokas. You're very inspiring.

[@MartialArtsJourney]

Thank you!

[@PhinTheShoto]

@@MartialArtsJourney now you can say you’re a Karateka like Jesse haha

[@dandruff3414]

I think it's the other way around. It's more of a traditional "primitive" karate in a modern look. Karate (or rather Tode) was basically the original Mixed Martial Art (I'm beginning to sound like Jesse Enkamp lol)

[@jedijudoka]

@@dandruff3414 hmm I think the other gent was closer. Kudo uses more modern stances and blocks. It’s quite literally a combination of kyokushin and judo.

[@Lynxtpm]

The founder of kudo daido juku was actually a black belt in kyokushin and judo.

[@cameronmiles7495]

This coach's control is incredible. Even when punching at full speed, he is able to maintain his control to not hurt his partner. He also hit the takedowns with control, making sure Rokas didn't hit the mat very hard, either. This is one of the things that separates top level coaches and fighters!

[@1individeo]

It is actually very easy to control in any style of karate. If you focus on scoring instead of hurting or knocking out your brain will control the strikes. But yes he does have a great control considering he has kyokushin background as opposed to shotokan for example

[@МихаилСтрогов-ш4ж]

@@1individeo Scoring in Kudo is based on damage caused, as is in kyokushin. You only learn this type of control in hard sparrings, where you need to maintain exact level of contact. Go too hard and sparrings will cease to be sparring and you ran out of sparring partner. I dont believe you can learn to moderate strenght in point-based karate styles. They dont work that way, how can they learn?

[@bloodyclovis5964]

That's why those mcdojo blackbelt farms piss me off it's like you pay me x money spend my time training will get you lmnop belts even the structure of the Gracie University is a joke if you ask me all respect for bjj

[@cesaralvesdemoraes3187]

​@@МихаилСтрогов-ш4жnah, point karate people are usually great at control in sparring

[@darkythecrazyninja5228]

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[@giorgiociaravolol1998]

Hi, kudo student here from Italy. I mean, is basically mma. A lot of guys here come from that sport to kudo simply because it's safer and you have something "yours": the black belt is such a great feeling for every martial artist and some mma guys don't want to miss that. Thank you for covering up Kudo, those dudes in Lithuania are imo the best in the world behind russians and japanese!

[@nr1NPC]

Its such a shame Adam Khaliev injured his neck when he joined UFC, right before his fight. He would have become a champ, I am pretty sure of it! I long to see a Kudo fighter becoming a UFC champ. Kudo was my favorite martial art I ever practiced. It was so much better than anything else (IMO). Osu!

[@AJVANBAKKER]

All that grabbing clothes, head-butting, pulling the people towards you then striking… it’s something that bouncers use a lot, it starts many times with us grabbing the clothes. Amazing video, and had honestly never even heard of this martial art before. Respect.

[@nysurdatu5012]

Same here. Never heard of it before . Seems like a great art to learn for street from top to bottom

[@AJVANBAKKER]

@@nysurdatu5012 Nice to Read I’m not the only one Amigo…. Yes this one actually in fact is a great art for the streets. Had no idea there was a martial arts where they head butted and grabbed people’s clothes for levarage to also keep them From blocking, Hair-Grabbing would probably be one of the few things left out in this art. Hair grabbing is very very effective to control people, I’ve done it way way too many times, not proud to say that also with women done this many times… Women will try to kill you in bar fights, they smash you with chairs, throw things etc… when you have to for example Kick out 2-5 girls cuz they fighting they start attacking you too, you n the middle of it all, many times hair grabbing is The best you can do … sounds bad, but it is what it is, works good with men too, if they have the hair to Grab Ofocurse.

[@dr.dylansgame5583]

@@AJVANBAKKER While I don't know any clothes grabbing ones besides Judo and BJJ which don't count since they don't incorperate any other stuff. One that uses Headbutts and most strikes is a sport called Lethwei. Or less commonly known as Burmese Kickboxing sadly Muay Thai thanks to the thai's having so much nationolstic pride killed any popularity other asian full contact sports would have had. Lethwei being the biggest one that got shafted on people knowing about it. It's basically just about how Muay Thai would be used in a real brawl the fights are quick and the ref even encourages you to go at each other if your being too slow feeling each other out. It's the closest sport I know outside of Kudo that's as close to a real fight as ruled sports can get. One wierd rule it has though if you get knocked unconscious the fight isn't actually automatically over. Your corner has like 2 minutes to resuscitate or revive you to have another chance to continue fighting. Granted it's not used an insane amount but there was a fight where a dude got revived and proceeded to body the other fighter winning the fight which just blew my mind. Oh and forgot to mention it doesn't use gloves either it either uses the traditional ropes somewhat, wraps rarely, and most fights are just straight up bare knuckle which is one more realism point.

[@AJVANBAKKER]

@@dr.dylansgame5583 what??? Damn ok thnx for that info, i got to see this… even though it’s 3:10am and just finished editing my next video(lol). Was about to sleep, but I’m too obsessed with Martial Arts lol. You have a good link you can send here? Appreciate the detailed explanation Amigo.

[@dr.dylansgame5583]

@@AJVANBAKKER Don't worry I got you man. Heres some videos kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKe8aKqwZr6bgsU kzbin.infoIM64H1svxcc kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4PLdWecfbuJa68 the middle one is joe rogan reacting and being stunned about it. The others are just general stuff on it. I myself as well study as many Martial Arts as I can get my hands on. Even the wierd niche stuff that people haven't heard of or won't think will work. My favorite that seems proven to not work is Wing Chun. But I took the fluff out of it mixed it with Boxing/ Muay Thai and other striking elements. Almost like my own varient of Jeet Kune Do. I use alot of the parries like lap sao, and especially bong sau, and I even use Chi Sao but don't force it and instead let it happen naturally through the aggression of the opponent. Mainly focus on defensive stances head movement footwork. And mixing vertical and horizontal punches. Could go on and on.

[@jitsroller]

Pretty realistic sparring. Definitely can show you where holes are in your street self defense. You have come a long way since you first sparred that guy years ago. I'd like to see another session now.

[@PHIplaytesting]

Hey that's a great video idea!

[@ЙцукенПетрович]

Certainly one of the most realistic and street ready styles out there. As a lightweight dude, I especially like their protective gear, with helmets instead of heavy gloves, thus allowing for more realistic punching by lightweights. What I find not so realistic is actually the general way fights evolve. Too much movement and footwork, and consequently not enough grappling and hand control. Street fights don't usually happen on flat clean mat floors with bare feet.

[@darthocclus9417]

I've been practicing kudo for almost a decade now and it's so cool to see that my favourite martial art is getting more attention!

[@eduardosperb2009]

What you guys do more at the training? I will not vê disappointed, I dream on doing it

[@darthocclus9417]

@@eduardosperb2009 Well, we normally have 3 training session a week. On the first session we work on the striking. Session starts with warm up and some stretching and then jumping the rope. After that starts the major part: pad work. Usually we work on a certain technique and approach it from different angles, playing different scenarios and different ways of applying the same technique. After that we spar trying to apply what we just learned in a real combat and in the end some general muscle training like sit-ups push-ups etc. On the second session we do throwing and grappling. It's what you'd expect to see in any judo class actually. And on the last session we work on certain combat situations and what we'd do if we ended up in them. Basically it's combination of what we do on both first and second session. Hope it was of any help. If you have some more questions feel free to ask.

[@BasedR0nin]

@@darthocclus9417 that sounds really cool where do you train?

[@darthocclus9417]

@@BasedR0nin Russia. I believe kudo is even more popular around here, than it is in Japan.

[@BasedR0nin]

@@darthocclus9417 just found out about kudo today so was researching it and you are correct. I train in shorinji kempo but if kudo was more available in the states I would definitely be into it

[@mrderp93]

Lethwei next!

[@SalsaBailaProductions]

And after that Salsa 😊

[@MartialArtsJourney]

Damn, I imagine Lethwei would be even more intense!

[@mrderp93]

@@MartialArtsJourney Could be fun to try i imagine it being like Muay thai with some changes here and there.

[@kenshirosama7227]

@@MartialArtsJourney Make our wish come true and spar with the Lethwei champion Dave Leduc

[@MakCurrel]

This seems a lot like lethwei, just with added gi and some Judo stuff.

[@TheShrike616]

Daito Juku Kudo always fascinated me. A seemingly perfect hybrid of Kyokushin and Judo it appears to be a very developed hybrid martial art. Not very well known though. Hard to find a club here in Belgium.

[@kudo2592]

Same here in germany i train in Kyokushin and MMA and always travel around to train and fight in kudo

[@Igor-my6ml]

It's mostly trained in Russia.

[@kudo2592]

Yes the Russian Kudo Federation is the biggest

[@kudo2592]

In Europe

[@Igor-my6ml]

@@kudo2592 Yes, I meant in Europe, because he's from Belgium.

[@skepticalfox27]

Something very important that was shown during sparring is that training grappling and striking separately does not automatically make you a good hybrid fighter. Like when he explained that you wouldn't throw strikes while on the clinch simply because it's not something you are used to doing in sparring. Training combat sports while adding "anything goes" mentality once in a while makes you a lot more likely to surprise a trained opponent in a street scenario. Nothing makes a BJJ practitioner more uncomfortable than another grappler that's used to striking on the ground. Great video, Rokas! You are doing really well!

[@dr.dylansgame5583]

Exactly I used to think myself I had no standing weaknesses as an all around striker with a defensive wrestling base. Then I met a BJJ guy who also was just about as good at me at striking as well. He proceeded to not only take me to the ground but pummel me granted I asked him to pressure me to show me my weaknesses. And at this time I had special defenses already designed to defend a beating on the ground specfically and even those didn't work. Since he used his grappling to manipulate my guards. Since then I learned every defensive and counter technique from BJJ I could not the offense though since I use the counters and defense to get out of a grapple and reset. Unless i'm in a dominant position and know i'm 100 percent safe and their is no easy counter that could turn the whole position around in one go.

[@mikeyMIKE777HJG]

I’ve been training kudo in Colorado , USA since 2015 and I really appreciate you doing this video so more people can learn about Kudo!

[@MartialArtsJourney]

🙏

[@CalebClark]

It seems the Iron Forged gym is the only one in the U.S.

[@brophymusprime593]

That's fucking dope man. Enjoy!

[@pangopod2969]

Hope Kudo will get the success it deserve

[@MartialArtsJourney]

100%

[@arthureaterofworlds5176]

@@MartialArtsJourney I hope not because if it becomes mainstream then it would get watered down for "safety reasons"

[@SpaceMarine500]

@@arthureaterofworlds5176 We just want to see it in MMA

[@ArkhBaegor]

@@arthureaterofworlds5176 I doubt it, it's way safer than MMA

[@unmessable12]

the headbutts are cool, but I think grabbing the gi in a striking context is something that sets kudo apart and makes it something very special (and arguably more applicable than other combat sports I might add)

[@CryptoX-kr3wu]

This style translates so well into street fighting and self defense. Much more so than standard MMA.

[@hypnoticskull6342]

You're so inspirational to me, Rokas. I have a dream about becoming the best fighter in the world, and I want to learn multiple martial arts and fight against them. Kudo is high on my list of those martial arts. Sidenote-I thought that Kudo and Kyokushin could be the perfect martial art to fix your aggression problem when fighting

[@kudo2592]

Thats exactly my goal i started with Kyokushin then i learned Muay Boran and started mma and now im doing kudo

[@lewisb85]

Kudo is a descendent art of Kyokushin a lot of Kudo dojos have pictures of Mas Oyama alongside Kano Jigoro and Takashi Azuma (kudo founder) on their walls.

[@renatodoe6661]

Best fighter in the world. Ok. Very Very Very few people will reach that level. Try a more realistic goal to start with like 'becoming a very good fighter'. It's already very challenging and it won't jeopardise you initial dream anyway.

[@kudo2592]

@@renatodoe6661 you are right my new goal is... TO BECOME GOD OF MARTIAL ARTS!!!!

[@Narutoboi1978]

I subscribe for when your dream comes true

[@frederickmorton275]

excellent video. never heard of kudo before but this guy was 100% legit. it's pretty much what self defence judo should look like(as this guy had a good understanding of throws and positionin and quite a bit of ground work too. loved it

[@AceInose]

Great coverage on Kudo. It was exciting to watch u grow thru the experience and much of the Martial arts essentials were well intergraded in the sparring. Wish it was more popular and more easily found like Karate and Judo which is in ever city of Japan.

[@두발라이크]

I hope Kudo will be popular and spread all over the world.

[@gregory4154]

Always great content. As a Hapkido practitioner, it's great to see someone see the amazing qualities that other arts offer, and literally goes out to learn these.

[@lestatg8]

Would love to see more Kudo!!! This is like modern karate, with more realworld situations in it…

[@edtheangler4930]

So ancient karate?

[@TroyIndureTillTheEnd]

@@edtheangler4930 yea that Okinawa karate.

[@y.wirasmoyo]

Actually Kudo is more like original Karate. Okinawan Te

[@leviefrauim1425]

Never heard of Kudo before. I can see the brutal, direct and more simplified approach of this fighting form, possibly something Bruce Lee would appreciate. It seems fairly well rounded too, like a modern karate/jiu-jitsu/boxing/judo combo- a true MMA. But I also can't imagine lasting long in this form. Too physically damaging for us older folks. I'm too old to punch and kick or get punched or kicked anymore! Good stuff though.

[@soronos8586]

How old are you? My grandfather is 96 and we constantly grapple and spar. He does just fine for being almost one hundred. Still walks a couple miles everyday, does some pull ups, does some dips, and throws down when the grand kids get feisty 😂

[@leonardomarquesbellini]

​@@soronos8586that's great to hear, but I feel your grandpa is the odd one out among people on their 90s.

[@Ektor-yj4pu]

They use a protective helmet to keep face and head safe.

[@andreapusterla5758]

I fought Vilnius in the 2019. It's a person who deserved a lot of attention. Weel done!!!

[@lewisb85]

Love kudo(I say this as a practitioner) it's like Japanese sambo, got into that and BJJ at one of my local mma gyms when I fell out love with bujinkan, I figured the guys training here are crushing people in Bellator and Cage Warriors so there must be something to what they are teaching. There's also nippon Kempo and Jieitaikakutōjutsu in the same arts family tree.

[@BFGalbraith74]

This 100%, especially about Nippon Kempo. Nippon Kempo may actually share some roots with Aikido so that might be fun to see!

[@gingercore69]

I know of kempo but never heard about the other one... Kempo is badass! Ive heard In mexico there are lots of japanese kempo schools... I find it amazing they do many standing armlocks and things like that in their tournaments... Saw a guy win with a standing udegarami in a tournament

[@gingercore69]

Since you seem to know more about kudo than me, is it allowed to do standing jointlocks? I hope it is💜

[@lewisb85]

@@gingercore69 The other one is the Japanese police/military martial art based on kudo/nippon kempo and a bunch of other arts, not competitive (unless you are a police officer or soldier in japan where they have inter unit tournaments), i mentioned it because it was in the same family of arts.

[@gingercore69]

@@lewisb85 sounds awesome

[@intothedojo724]

Thank you for making this video. I am a kudo black belt and it was good seeing you try kudo. That 2 Dan was being nice to you, sparring is usually like a maelstrom

[@nicholasmessina6406]

THANK YOU! Dude nobody talks about Kudo karate. You’re the best for trying this😂🙏🏻

[@Trickster7916]

Woah! A whole lot of catching the bullet, windshield wipers... Kudo incorporates a good amount of 52 blocks philosophy of striking while defending!!!! Great stuff!!!

[@CoachCoebryCombat]

Alot of people wouldn't have caught the 52 techniques in there good eye

[@adnaanu]

Never heard of kudo, thanks for bringing it to my attention.

[@kudo2592]

THANK YOU!!!!!! As a Kid i started kyokushin as a teenager i started muay thai then tried mma now im a kudo fighter its the best sport ever.

[@محمدالكناني-ق6ب]

Rokasi, you are distinguished by your choices and your extensive information about Japanese martial arts, especially akido and other styles. I wish you health and safety. You are number one in the world of martial arts.

[@edfmed1080]

I see i have been doing it wrong, instead of doing Karate and Judo separately, i should have done Kudo instead 😂

[@MartialArtsJourney]

😄👊

[@HeartlessKnave]

Jesse Enkamp has a video about how modern Karate is incomplete as it is, as Japan turned it into a national form of boxing. That said "The best style is no style." Don't get into Kudo to be a Kudoka instead of a Judoka and Karateka. Learn as many techniques as you can from where you can, and without bias or personal preference use what works and discard what doesn't. Remember that a fight doesn't care what style you do, what you can and are willing to do and then actually do are what matters. Additionally, you didn't do it "wrong", as it can be beneficial to learn stance&movement/footwork, striking&blocks, grappling&immobilizations/locks, and takedowns&throws separately and to spend your time focusing on each but remembering there is more than what you are doing available to you and your opponent. Then learn to use them together like is shown here in Kudo or in MMA, JKD, Krav Maga, Aikido and similar hybrid systems where your intention or goal is what matters rather than the techniques that people claim those systems have or don't have. Just my 2cents anyway. Edit: also I didn't even include tools/weapons because that is its own beast altogether.

[@limbroto]

@@HeartlessKnave I'm pretty sure he was making a joke

[@baldieman64]

@@HeartlessKnave Collecting techniques is all well and good, but the trick is finding a way to train them in an integrated manner against a resisting opponent. Kudo and SAMBO appear to offer that training opportunity.

[@lewisb85]

Actually no I came from Bujinkan and Shotokan, one of the guys I train with comes from a hapkido/tang soo do background, learning the elements before putting them together actually works.

[@JariPlaysBJJ]

This is one of the coolest videos you've done! :) Understanding how to grip while punching is the biggest lack modern MMA has when comparing the reality of training to actual fighting, especially in the colder climates. In Finland I'm wearing a jacket almost like 11 months out of a year, so most fights outside are not t-shirt fights. I've trained MMA with my BJJ gi, and been on the receiving end of a MMA guy training judo and boxing before jiu-jitsu, and it was an eye opening session. Highly recommend training method, even if you are doing it with just slaps. Some red cheeks will follow! :D A friend who used to get in to fights quite a bit, once said "It's pretty awkward how a tough kickboxer reacts when you grip him by the jacket and punch him to the face. All expected responses go away." :D

[@wagutoxD]

Kudo is crazy! Awesome! It would be great seeing more of this from you, Rokas! cheers!

[@artemvolkov8364]

Kudo is awesome. It's like MMA, but with a school (unified teaching strategy) and a way how to compete if you are not a pro (because of the helmet) Still don't understand why it is so unpopular. They need strong marketing help. (P.S. We also love Lithuania)

[@proceramic7422]

Go to a MMA gym and try testing this discipline. Really, its just a mix of striking, grappling, judo and jujitsu with headbutting and groin strikes... Lol

[@artemvolkov8364]

@@proceramic7422 I have trained Kudo in Donetsk and Kyiv for two years and even competed once (it was possible for a regular and not so young guy because of helmet and rules progression depends on your level) So it’s my experience

[@MA-fi1ie]

I've been asking and waiting for this video from you literally for years. Thank you.

[@Tr1s]

Good stuff man you inspired me to start training muay thai and I feel like I'm way further after a few months than I was after years of traditional martal arts, also in way better shape. Keep documenting this stuff man its genuinely awsome

[@MartialArtsJourney]

Really glad to hear that! I had the same experience. I learned so much more in such a shorter time in combat sports than what I learned during a decade in TMA

[@Adam.Rushing]

Thank you for always remembering to post the information to the person you're interviewing/training with. It gets frustrating (on other channels) when you see someone you follow working out with someone worth checking out, then there's no info! It's just too bad his page appears to be in Lithuanian, and if there's a "translate" button, I couldn't find it! lol. God Bless you Mr. Rokas.

[@joselnavarro4378]

Kudo is what karate was supposed to be by the founders in ancient Okinawa, but those techniques had to be rescued from Judo and boxing, cause they were lost , and Kudo is named as a MMA , but the truth is, that's how Karate should've looke like

[@CombatSelfDefense]

Great video. Kudo has recently become a fascination of mine and so this video came out at just the right time.

[@gingercore69]

Kudois one of the most well rounded competitions in japanese martial arts .. others being japanese kempo(similr to kudo but i think no headbutts allowed... But you are allowed to knee the face of the oponent on the ground until the referee stops you... Also there re many standing armlocks that look like sumo or aikido) And goju ryu karate, specifically for irikumi go(literl mma in a gi)

[@BFGalbraith74]

Yes like Lewis Barrett is saying, it would be interesting for Rokas to contrast this to Nippon Kempo.

[@gingercore69]

@@BFGalbraith74 totally! Its maybe not as brutal, but its much closer to aikido because of its relationship with sumo... The standing armlocks make the biggest difference... If you fight like you train and you want to do the "aikido standing jointlocks" kempo and sumo are the 2 styles(other than tomiki) that use them all the time

[@seanfrancishenry]

Awesome !! Looked like you had a great time and learned a lot. Your mma ground training paid off here as well !

[@pltp6904]

I love Kudo, so sad there was none in my City (or close). So MMA: MuayThai/grabling(judo) is m'y option :)

[@davidcrawford8583]

That was great. I think Villus is so confident and he moves so well, really shone through here and that made all the difference.

[@2kr0n3]

Nice! Really interesting seems to beach a good mix of karate and judo with all weapons allowed. Also the philosophy of Bruce Lee, especially with the helmets to allow for full contact.

[@javgoro]

That was very interesting. I knew about Kudo, but I hadn't actually watched a more in-depth look into it. You can totally see the blend of karate and judo in it, which makes it very appealing for a guy who trained the former (and a tiny bit of the latter).

[@TimRHillard]

When I saw the thumbnail I thought you were fighting the Space Force😁😁

[@MartialArtsJourney]

😂 The Kudo coach said many people refer to their helmets as space helmets 😂

[@richieellis6636]

I love hybrid arts. Always evolving and changing. KUDO 👏 to you all lol. Sorry bad joke. Still it's fun to watch

[@filipcesnjak2944]

If you want traditional philosophy of martial arts, and at the same time full contact, pressure tested, practial martial art, all of that is Kudo (kyokushin + judo + head strikes + grund submissions all in the gi and helmet) OSU

[@8unlucky8]

This martial art needs so much more love and appreciation then it gets

[@lordtains]

Yes! Kudo is so awesome! Too bad it's not well known, and in my country (Netherlands) it's not practiced anywhere.

[@MartialArtsJourney]

I was happy to discover Kudo is around in my country! I didn't expect it to be here either. Really too bad that it's not mainstream

[@redmetalpanda9051]

@@MartialArtsJourney at least we can learn some of the important lessons from it thanks to you! Ill certainly practice the headbutt. Thats a weapon not many trained fighters would expect.

[@dandruff3414]

For real? Semmy Schilt is a practicioner of Kudo

[@lordtains]

@@dandruff3414 As far as I know there is no school here. But I could be wrong. Just did a Google search and no school came up.

[@lordtains]

@@MartialArtsJourney It would be cool if you could follow a class there Rokas. Would be really curious to see what their training looks like!

[@arthemas8176]

what an amazing video, Kudo is one of my favorite martial arts. Very dynamic 🙏

[@BernardoWLopes]

What growth Rokas! I've been curious to try Kudo for a long time, but I haven't heard about any dojos here in Portugal. That aside, I really want to congratulate you on your journey, because the progress is more than apparent. Just by watching your stance/guard, your relaxed motions in an idling stance, the subtle foot work, the hopping, combination work, etc is miles ahead of what you started with. Those basic things are a great showing of someone's skill and a great way to gauge it. Keep it up friend!

[@kuj0767]

I’m so happy kudo finally gets a chance in the limelight cuz I never hear it being talked about

[@spiritbreaker5]

We need more Kudo!

[@peterflute2817]

Fair play to you to try kudo I've liked it for years when I came across it on KZbin I've done wado ru karate for about 23 years then in 2010 started ashihara karate full contact, OSU, enjoy your journey in the arts, karateka from Ireland 🇮🇪

[@gabor4diktator789]

Damn Rokas you really became a beast, look at that left hook @ <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="817">13:37</a>. Nice sparring!

[@MartialArtsJourney]

Thanks!

[@RRTNZ]

Damn, that looks awesome. Wish it had been around when I was a lot younger - although Ive had some sparring sessions that were similar, minus the headbuts. Also great to see headbutts shown correctly . Good on your for giving it a try.

[@bartniem9]

The sparing looks fun, would love to try it. Have you heard about Combat Ju-Jutsu? Not to be confused with Eddie Bravo combat jiu-jitsu. There are a few videos on yt, looks interesting.

[@petesky101]

Bring on more videos like this please! Trying different martial arts and end up with a sparring, here a few martial arts i would like to see: BJJ, Judo, Sambo, Wrestling, Boxing, Kickboxing, Lethwei, Muay Thai, Sanda, Savate, Taekwondo, Kali, Hapkido, Kajukenbo, Silat Harimau, American Kenpo, Jeet Kune Do and Wing Chun.

[@camiloiribarren1450]

This is truly a spooky fighting style but definitely can work because they can go all out.

[@pallyali786]

First time I've come across this martial art. Looks cool. The instructor is a gentleman.

[@kwanitaheie2968]

it's about time you tried "Daido juku karate" this art is awesome

[@haircutdeluxe]

I’ve been a subscriber for years and your growth as a martial artist has been tremendous to witness. Keep up the great work, your videos continue to impress.

[@tomo2807]

Uuuuu, this is epic, what a badass ruleset

[@lightningkamagong8028]

Wow from FMA to Kudo. This channel is amazing

[@MartialArtsJourney]

🙏

[@slimkillah76]

I thought it would be Lethwei, this is safer! Good one.

[@MartialArtsJourney]

I should try Lethwei too!

[@koksofura4719]

Vilius žvėris 💪įdomus video!

[@Kid-A2]

A very favorite Martial art of mine. inspired me to make similar arts with Chinese and Korean martial arts

[@InfamousAustinT0]

I'd be interested in seeing what an episode featuring Dave Leduc would be like. Your personalities seem extremely different and I could picture it making for an interesting contrast.

[@MartialArtsJourney]

I'd love to meet Dave someday and film a video on Lethwei with him

[@BacatauMania]

Hey Rokas! What did you think of judo in its purest form and judo throws in kudo? Is judo more complete? Is kudo more efficient? Is judo-only sparring essential to learn the throws or kudo sparring is enough? I've always asked myself this.

[@m5a1stuart83]

Judo throw is generic throw much like in every grappling arts. The evolution throws in Judo is different than what happen in Kudo. Kudo is more like practical, while Judo is more technical. I mean, you punchs and kicks to get someone out of balance and then do the throws or take downs. and go for the submissions or pinning and do rapid punching.

[@MartialArtsJourney]

Granted that I am new to this myself, I imagine kudo would make a more complete judoka, since once you grab you can expect to be punched at, or even punch yourself which is a much more realistic approach. Under these conditions you are forced to learn only judo that works really well and you can also benefit from shifting your opponents attention to other areas. Meanwhile while I think judo is great it seems to be so tightly attached to its rules that the practice ends up specializing itself to deal with the rules first and foremost instead of looking for the most efficient approach altogether.

[@BacatauMania]

@@MartialArtsJourney that's what I thought by studying these martial arts, but never practiced any of em. Thanks for always answering us, love your insights!

[@Haywood-Jablomie]

@@MartialArtsJourney You should check out SHIDOKAN Karate... it's also an offshoot from Kyokushin that includes grappling, but we also have a ruleset called Shidokan Triathlon Tournaments. 1st round is Kyokushin rules plus Judo and newaza for up to 30 seconds before standing up... 2nd round is Kickboxing that is similar to Muay Thai and Muay Chaiya... 3rd round is basically MMA rules. I think you'll enjoy it !!

[@Haywood-Jablomie]

@@BacatauMania I can't speak for Kudo but I can tell you that in Shidokan Karate, we Learn all Judo and BJJ techniques but we put more emphasis on the techniques that have a higher chance to work against a striking opponent, basically what Rokas said. We learn the whole list of techniques, but in reality you'll mostly focus on the ones that you personally can pull off more often. We try to not let our techniques be influenced by the rules because this will limit our scope too much. Instead we all pretty much agree that even "Illegal" techniques are worth exploring because we don't want to stand there hesitating and thinking, if you pause, you get hit. It's better to react and take a penalty rather than pause and get choked out . Just my opinion as a 4th Dan. START TRAINING !!!

[@gushlergushler]

Really really cool video, I'd love to see more of this! I also think it would be more comfortable to watch the video if there were fewer hard cuts in conversations, I personally don't mind if some of the sentences are not as straight forward and it makes it more relaxing to watch if there are less rapid cuts.

[@BFGalbraith74]

Wow this was at the top of my bucket list to see from Rokas, thanks for doing this video! Aikido and Nippon Kempo both have Sumo roots, so like what Gingercore69 and Lewis Barrett were saying, it would be fun to see you contrast Kudo with Nippon Kempo if you ever get a chance to cross train in Nippon Kempo.

[@lewisb85]

Whats interesting is one of the main UK Nippon Kempo dojos is 6 mins away from the Roger gracie academy and 10 mins away from the uk combat jujitsu academy, if someone was to manage their time right they could train in practical martial arts that are proved to work and the cross pollination ideas between Nippon Kempo and CJJ in respect to re enforcing what you have done training one or the other are endless.

[@wlgaming4990]

I want to see a Kudo vs Kyokushin Karate spar

[@abrahemsamander3967]

This looks awesome. Seems like a good way to pressure test Okinawan Karate. Or any art.

[@otherkorean]

Okinawan Karate vs Kudo would be an interesting test. I unfortunately live in a martial desert though so training is out of the questions.

[@godi.nicolas8588]

I was training Kudo for 4 years and i was totally in love with it! I love everything about this sport except the glass in the headgear. It was always difficult for me to breathe and see properly. I also lost a local tournament because of it in the semifinals and came 3rd out of 8 guys. But it's still an amazing and the most realistic martial art! OSU 🇬🇷🇯🇵

[@strider5474]

Lethwei has entered the Chat…. Laughs in two knockouts to win

[@MarcosAG90]

Lmao that cracked me up

[@rooseveltcade3935]

Nice stuff. This style should be brought to the states .🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@crazykocounters4741]

You should try silat next!

[@Hedgehog-plant]

I would love to see him do silat. Definitely want to learn it myself too, after watching all those indonesian martial arts movies

[@TheCCBoi]

I love Kudo, I’ve been wishing there was a school near me. Great video!

[@Sensei_Frog]

You should try Sambo

[@MartialArtsJourney]

Definitely on my list!

[@alexandre6583]

I am surprised to discover this form of martial art, I like it. I practiced koshiki karate for several years. I strongly advise you to go do some research, just the protective equipment looks strangely like what I was doing. Bravo for the channel, it is really appreciated.

[@bgaona]

What a cool channel!

[@MartialArtsJourney]

Thanks!

[@fletchkeilman2205]

kudo is awesome. AND practical. I'm glad it's starting to get the recognition it deserves. Rokas needs to go and meet the Dog Brothers next.

[@gingercore69]

Ohhhh that would be amazing too

[@TimRHillard]

Must be in the front row!

[@gustavodojokudodaidojuku9832]

Thank you for the opportunity to show everyone what Kudo Daidojuku is all about. Osu 🇧🇷.

[@definitlynotbenlente7671]

Rokas what is your oppinion on this style ?? Do you prefer it over mma??

[@MartialArtsJourney]

I'm still new to it so it's hard to give a definitive answer, but I do see its advantages over MMA, especially with the ability to grab clothes and headbutt. If I were to do either MMA or Kudo just for the ability to defend myself in a street fight, I would probably go to Kudo first

[@sardalamit]

Technically it is MMA- combining Judo, Karate and even Boxing. In the matches we saw everything: stand up, punches, kicks, elbows, knees, headbutts, clinch, throws, groundwork...heck..there seems be even even leg locks in there! Check 12:00

[@m5a1stuart83]

for reguler person like, I will choose Kudo over MMA, since, hey you get 1 package of martial arts, punching, kicking, elbows, knee, throwing, take down and submissions. while in MMA, you must train atleast kick boxing (pay), bjj (more pay), wrestling (more pay), muay thai (more pay). so yeah, Kudo is more like an amateur like me.

[@sardalamit]

@@m5a1stuart83 YOu covered the most important point!

[@scarred10]

@@m5a1stuart83 A good MMA school should be teaching and sparring all ranges together,not just separately. MMA is more realistic since you will ignore head defense in kudo due to the helmet.

[@ArkhBaegor]

Just started Kudo as my first ever martial art. Honestly it's SO much fun

[@MobaCry]

Nice video... But the music is annoying... I don't think you need the background music. The quality of the content is good enough. 😉

[@MartialArtsJourney]

Thanks for the feedback! I'll keep that in mind for future videos

[@HeartlessKnave]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="390">06:30</a> you want to be dropping down, not jumping up. Jesse Enkamp talks about this in a video. Those jumps up put you in the air and leave you vulnerable for longer, drops down like he (instructor/white/left) was doing take less energy, make you less sore, and most crucially allow you to transition or to change directions and move quicker & easier.

[@UnknownFeng]

Daido Juku. I love this art. It’s like a different version of JKD.

[@UnknownFeng]

I love the way they transition into different techniques from various attack ranges.

[@s1r155]

Very interesting style and a very good second round from Rokas. Kudos

[@pangopod2969]

Very similar to Combat Sambo ^^

[@MartialArtsJourney]

I figured now that Combat Sambo should be similar so I definitely want to try it out in the future too!

[@BacatauMania]

@@MartialArtsJourney combat sambo is similar but with a lot of groundwork, so it's like doing MMA

[@phmanurabandara6031]

I'm also a kudo player I have practiced since 2022 And I'm in the 9 kyu. But I'm only 12.This is a great video to know about Kudo for others too.

[@JohnnyAli98]

Kudo is the most complete martial art in the world 😶😶

[@raisnaix]

loved this one! I can really see how far you're coming since Aikido! Great work!

[@FightCommentary]

This is super cool!

[@skepticalfox27]

Yoooooooooo after 1000 years he finally made a video on Kudo! Awesome Rokas! Thank you!

[@MGKUDO]

Awesome, thank you for this video, Kudo to me it's the perfect combination of real fighting training and the principles of Budo.

[@valsanich]

We got one of the best schools of Kudo here in Russia. Especially at far east, cause it near Japan. I trained Kudo for several years being a student. Great martial art and great video. Thank you for remembrance.

[@glockster68]

Sadly, there are not really many dojo(schools) in the USA