Who's the Fake Martial Artist? (w/ Jordan Adika)

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[@milktea6676]

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[@bigschlomeysall-americande210]

Rather than just have one person off the street faking knowing a martial art I think they should just have all eight be doing that. The chaos of eight people all faking that they understand what's going on would be spectacular

[@EmmaIsAmme]

i think for production reasons that would be too dangerous

[@ruminationstation4200]

@@EmmaIsAmme I mean they let 1 person fake it, what's 7 more?

[@eoincampbell1584]

Or possibly even better, one person who is a legit black belt slowly everyone around them knows nothing.

[@digitalharmony26]

Omg that was my exact thought 😂😂 I’d 1000% watch that.

[@thebrutusmars]

There’s 7 impostors & one legit martial artist. None of the impostors know that anyone else is an impostor. They keep going until there are 2 left, and the final 2 get the money.

[@basementdwellercosplay]

Jiu Jistu guy: okay I'll demonstrate like I'm teaching a class Other contestants: it felt like he was teaching a class and was rehearsed

[@nuisance3345]

like jiu-jitsu (or any other grappling sport) has to have a person to demonstrate. you can’t do jiu-jitsu without a person, lmao

[@tarettime9392]

Ik what did they expect? For him to imanari roll one of the Competitors at random

[@joli1320]

@@tarettime9392 omfg that would've honestly been hilarious if that was their reasoning. "He didn't even attack any of us at random, pretty sus to me"

[@chaoticdetectivepeach]

@@joli1320 Now I wanna join this, and just straight up suplex one of the competitors, just to see what they say

[@caradanellemcclintock8178]

As someone who did Ju-Jitsu my whole childhood and my dad and all of my uncle's are Senseis this guys form was on point and his terminology was correct.

[@MaddyBlu9724]

I was so so confused when Keith poured his heart out and they were still like "nah keep going that bitch Jessica looked incompetent as hell."

[@shannonceleste5557]

Lmao I’m not that far in the video yet and holy shit I hope you’re not fucking with me

[@anenemystand5582]

To be fair. I would definitely declare myself traitor second round just to confuse and disorient people. It'd be funny

[@samaraisnt]

right.

[@TheSongwritingCat]

Poor Jessica 😂

[@calicoathena]

its cause they had two moles tho

[@Falonvel]

Jubilee really should do a session where all participants are imposters. It would be hilarious to see a bunch of people desperately trying to convince the others that they are actually martial arts experts and literally no one knows what they are doing.

[@brasspikachu]

I think they did one of those with sorority girls. All of them are guys pretending to be sorority girls and it was very funny. It was filmed during the pandemic though, so none of them Lauren person. But that added to the hilarity because none of them could see that the rest of them were guys too.

[@1amcrab]

I think it would be so funny to see the end where they say "May the mole step forward" and all of them step forward and you can see the confusion and shock in their eyes👁️👄👁️

[@gardenthefermentingsound6218]

@@1amcrab you thought I was the Alpbarius, but I was Alpharius all along.

[@maddieev23]

what kmks latest jubilee vid. it’s hilarious *and has nothing to do with this comment*

[@JaelynnKing-q4r]

Idk if this was mentioned already but the did this one “6 gay guys and 1 straight” and they were all straight lol

[@captainhook4258]

the "yelling does not strike me as very martial arts-y" is so funny bc i'm a second degree black belt in taekwondo and my instructor would tell us to yell as punctuation for every move to make it more strong, intimidating, and impressive. very useful in competitions lol

[@nolanwilliams1713]

@Agnez What the actual fuck

[@Oscarisaac_]

Same. My instructors always tell me to yell whenever you can bc it will make your form better, for strength and for performance purposes

[@MsAngel419]

My taekwondo instructors never followed that (then again, they just taught kind of weird in general), but I know other local schools/dojos did because the tournaments were fucking...loud and rife with it. I think I worked concessions one year and this one woman came up and asked if we had tea because her daughter apparently yelled so much it killed her throat

[@Zachattackd7]

Oh yeah, in muay thai we were told to make certain noises too

[@IsaacClodfelter]

Yeah, in karate my sensei would make sure that everyone was yelling and would single people out and make them do a few sets of our warm-up alone to if he thought they were just moving their mouth. If they still weren't yelling they would have to do push ups until they did. Incredibly emphasized.

[@jedbull8679]

In a bow, the longer and deeper it’s done the more serious and respectful it is, so the way that guy bowed was like 3 steps away from killing himself

[@JaredTSM]

yeah that was crazy

[@Shlosched]

I don’t understand why he felt the need to prostrate himself in front of them like that 😳,, it made me genuinely uncomfortable.

[@ProfessorBuge]

@@Shlosched i agree he really didn't need to go full dogeza, that whole part had me feeling real awkward

[@jamescole4317]

this is the funniest comment I've ever read in my life

[@keiracio7203]

this was literally so funny i cant imagine how weird those people must have felt

[@Phished123]

The Jiu-Jitsu dude was at such a disadvantage in the demonstration round, like how was he supposed to demonstrate he was a blackbelt without having a fucking sparring session. showing off any particular hold or choke or move like that is gonna look suspect and you could easily fake rolling around for 30 seconds and it would look bad also.

[@BobLogical]

Honestly. And they pick him over the one girl who did, like, the most basic, slow-ass kata in history? She's apparently a black belt in the end, but that's way more suspicious than a guy who talks like he actually does teach the stuff.

[@eidoln9206]

Also, they were questioning him about saying a triangle choke is used by white to black belts, but a ton of moves in Jiu Jitsu are the same. They're fundamentals. Triangles, armbars, kimuras, etc etc. They're the moves that are the base of the sport

[@NotAnotherKuromi]

@@eidoln9206 Surely it is the same in a lot of martial arts? Like adding onto or incorporating more complex moves with the basics, like a roundhouse kick in karate. Maybe they saw it more as justifying, or not seeing them as an equal, rather than the actual fact?

[@eidoln9206]

@@NotAnotherKuromi possibly. As for it being the same in other martial arts, I'm honestly not sure lol. I only did taekwondo for a year when I was like 5. It would make sense if that were the case though

[@milhousevanhoutan9235]

@@NotAnotherKuromi some martial arts have demonstrative competitions like tai-kwon-do where you can compete in forms, traditional weapons, and improvised weapons including sparring. The shit weapon specialists in TKD can do looks like it defies physics. My niece is highly competitive in national TKD (3rd dan black belt) and is being scouted potentially for the next summer Olympics (which isn't a huge deal at this stage they're scouting hundreds of people). She competes in sparring but traditional weapons, bostaff specifically, is what she really enjoys. She does this one set where she tosses the staff forward, grabs it at the end then plants it to use as an anchor to do a double kick and does an overhead swing as her feet hit the ground again. It helps shes like 5 foot nothing and 110 pounds of almost pure muscle (she's been doing this since she was 12 and she's 22 now). BJJ has no real demonstration competition it's 100% competitive sparring. There's not a lot of striking in traditional BJJ it's about grappling and submission of an opponent.

[@wongar1886]

Keith inner monologue: *Oh no! I'm the only one who didn't raise my hand! These guys are so good... they'll know I'm the imposter. Maybe I should try to shift blame? No! What would sensei say? They're all black belts, they're my superiors! I have to come clean... It's been a long year, but I've come too far to betray my honor.*

[@clarastevens8683]

when I read that I thought you said “no! they would sensei that!” and I almost cried😭

[@joi_9620]

Literally that whole time I was picturing a whole anime scene 💀🤚🏽

[@d.tsukuyomi1869]

Keith be the classic wholesome anime traitor

[@sabreen16]

that's such a perfectly anime monologue lmaooo

[@kuhinde]

LMAO

[@JordanAdika]

i though we were going to cut out my moves now everybody knows about my training

[@WetRatGaming]

Your secret is out, old man

[@아기곰-i4g]

Busted

[@ThexDynastxQueen]

This leaked info will be the start of someone's villain arc.

[@JordanAdika]

@@WetRatGaming watch it buddy 😠

[@Hydrophobiqe]

Rat’s out of the mouse hole, karate man

[@itsAustinGreen]

The Keith thing was so bizarre, especially bc he bowed to the blue hair girl so quickly - Why go on a game show based on a lying if you're worried they'd be mad at you for lying LMAO

[@ThexDynastxQueen]

Money, remember there is money involved so he probably focused on that until actually faced with everyone.

[@stephanieg7229]

That twist me oddly uncomfortable lol. I think just the awkwardness did me in

[@lrizzard]

Yes… exactly :/ what the heck

[@SissypheanCatboy]

@Yuri Lopes What an asshole thing to say lmao. Dude is being emotionally honest and some dweeb in the youtube comments calls him a "redditor fedora wearer"

[@lapris7380]

Same

[@TS-uf4ns]

Me too. Idk why but i was like 😳

[@rats_in_a_PACK]

yeah it was the secondhand embarrassment for me

[@madipo3158]

they need to do an episode of guess who’s the imposter British vs American with Jarvis and Jordan

[@jacksonlarson6099]

Would genuinely love to see a bunch of Brits and one American accent coach fight it out.

[@jacksonlarson6099]

The inverse would also be fun, of course, but it seems it's a bit easier for Brits to do an American accent.

[@ThexDynastxQueen]

Pip pip cheerio! Colour! We will never give up Northern Ireland! Bangers and mash! But seriously I wonder how far a Caribbean American would get as the former colonies have accents that can be almost indistinguishable from some native Brits.

[@StrawberryMatchaTea]

Random, but I’m in love with your pfp

[@laewo7944]

love your pfp of my best girl, and also some anime chick

[@alyxwarner2984]

As someone who did Aikido for a while, yelling is actually common in martial arts, and "killing" ish blows are pretty common in Kata s

[@LunarEleven]

Yep it's encouraged, one of the first things they teach you :) it's called a *kihap* in taekwondo.

[@raine2502]

I remember when I did karate for a very short amount of time, yelling was encouraged and if we didn’t do it they’d like, push us harder. I liked it, it feels goofy at first but it really pulls you into it

[@LunarEleven]

@@raine2502 it feels so awkward until you get comfortable and don't just feel insane 😂 SO much easier for little kids though. You tell them that they're in this place where yelling indoors is *encouraged* and they are all over it.

[@cameronhector9074]

@@LunarEleven Yeah, it's kiai in Japanese and we were taught to do it in Shorinji Kempo - the sensei basically said if yelling at an attacker weirds them out enough to give up mugging you, you're winning. Have never forgotten that fun piece of advice.

[@zwenkwiel816]

It's just theatrics though. Serves no real use in an actual fight.

[@ger0gie]

I felt so much second hand embarrassment when Keith said that he was the imposter among us

[@killuagon3561]

IT WAS SO FUCKING WEIRD LIKE WHAT-😭😭

[@kuhinde]

IM DEAD

[@Jomczx]

There were at least two things made me think that Adriana was the mole. Her performance literally felt like just a performance, not an actual form. She called Jessica's form "a color belt form", when it was actually a 2nd dan black belt form, even though she should know that form because she said she was a 3rd dan balck belt in taekwondo. So I decided to do a little digging. She has plenty of videos going around youtube from other performances she's done in competitions. She has an emblem in the back that's from the ATA XMA (Xtreme Martial Arts). Notice the X in Xtreme. They market themselves as "an elite level of training that blends martial arts with exciting acrobatics and performance-style presentation". And if you watch any students of this, you'll notice this exact thing. It's a performance. It's as much taekwondo or martial arts as the blue power ranger's performance. And that is literal. He (Mike Chat) created XMA. Which is not to say that there are no martial arts, but that obviously the priority lies elsewhere. So if she felt like a mole to you, this is why. Like it can look cool (which it actually does. Her performance here is somewhat meh, but her other past performances do look pretty cool) but I feel it's kinda iffy to say it's martial arts, much less specifically taekwondo. I don't know. Its just very uncomfortable.

[@DoomCabbit]

What's really suspicious is her using a weapon. Weapons can be incorporated into martial arts, but's much more about honing the body and turning it into a weapon. Plus the way she was throwing the sword around just didn't feel like it would work at all in an actual fight. You never want to let go of your weapon because your opponent will immediately take the opening.

[@Alter292]

I appreciate this and your research because with all the yelling and dumb sword moves I definitely thought she was a mole.

[@wiiink]

I did Tae Kwon Do growing up and stopped at red stripe when I had to move but yeah I thought she was the mole too because I've never seen her style before or swords being used, although if she were the mole it would take some serious guts to go in front of a bunch of black belts and the internet and twirl a sword around like a baton with no idea what you were doing

[@wyattp8479]

Not all martial arts are the same though. I've done martial arts involving weapons and forms or katas are very performative. Also people can make their own forms for performances. Take a look at Taylor Lautner's old videos. He does things much like her and he was a tkd champion I'm pretty sure. Also the way she performed it, I thought Jessica was doing a colour belt form and I'm a tkd black belt as well

[@Jomczx]

@@wyattp8479 Yes, there are some forms that look performative. There are even literal demonstration shows that are purely performative, but even those dont look like these. Like, even considering the shouting that is done in katas, the shouting here was just overdone. Like, Ive never seen shouting in between moves, while recovering from moves, AND at the end while youre **just** standing there screaming at the top of your lungs for 3 seconds. Not because you kicked, punched, or did some other intensive action. She literally just stood and shouted. Even purely performative stuff is too different from this, imo. Like, you may find something like that, but Ive never seen anythign displaying *all* of this together in the same form. I looked at taylor lautners stuff, but i can only see that hes also in XMA, and that his wins are also in this area or something like it. I cannot find evidence of him winning actual combat tournaments. And again, im not saying that there is no martial arts involved. There obviously is. XMA is based on it. But I feel comparting XMA artists to martial artists is like comparing people like justin beiber with classical musicians. Neither is *better* or *worse* or *more talented* or anything like that. Both are musicians, but the skills, repertoire, styles and focus are completely different. Theyre different skills. One is focused showmanship, and the other one isn't. It's also kind of weird, because I cant find what he does specifically. Some mention karate, some mention tae kwon do, some mention XMA. Maybe he does all three. WHo knows. It;s just weird. Sure, by itself thinking it was a such a form is not a big deal. It's *everything* I mentioned together.

[@roguestowl2280]

I haven’t finished the video yet, but my prediction is that the imposter is a brown belt, or other high rank, and that’s how they’re able to fake it …or not fake it.

[@alyxwarner2984]

I had the same thought

[@locholiday]

@Agnez what D:

[@fiaflora9585]

@@locholiday it’s a bot

[@LunarEleven]

I'm surprised they didn't get someone who just hadn't taken their black belt test yet, get them with a technicality. I wish the blue-haired girl was a mole and was entirely self-taught by watching anime.

[@londonreturns]

@@LunarEleven i like how you think

[@emmanuelfernandes8316]

Honestly the most frustrating thing was them voting out jiu jitsu guy. Like he clearly knew what he was doing. In the demonstration, Keith and Jessica were the most sus. I was not feeling Jessica’s kata but when she later demonstrated her kicks while being cornered I started to believe her.

[@emiliew5553]

"his demonstration felt like a rehearsed lesson, almost like he is a teacher who does the same lessons multiple times a year"

[@realnookes6482]

@@emiliew5553 Right that was so wild to me because in my head a teacher who would teach lessons must be a black belt right?

[@alwaysannoyedforever518]

@@realnookes6482 No they said it more like: "He took one class, memorized it, and came here to show it off" Like he was going through that because he didn't know how to properly apply the style in any other way.

[@bricknolty5478]

Like, what kind of jui jitsu demo were they expecting? You can't do solo forms, and no one else there was trained in it lol

[@katemartin113]

exactly! seeing a form and copying it and actually being able to do it (slowly especially) and talk someone else through it are completely different skills and one is a little harder than the other!

[@LunarEleven]

As someone who worked for a Taekwondo school I can say that the first guy's story about him acting up and getting enrolled in TKD by his mom represents like half the kids who are in it. It's basically a lot of lazy parents who don't want to discipline their kids and they heard from their other Mom friends how sending their child to TKD fixed them. To be fair it usually works out to the kid's benefit. Parents also love that they can bring their kid in every time they get in trouble to talk to the instructors because the kids actually respect their instructors and it works lol EDIT: Just rewatched the beginning and realized he said "a taekwondo gym".... It's a dojang 😂 he's confusing martial arts with Pokémon training..... Lolol

[@Chachixo]

!! That's why I believed his story. My uncle is an instructor and that's usually the situation with most of his kid students.

[@LunarEleven]

Oh and yes you can sign up for martial arts in a day! It's very expensive, very few schools are anything but eager to get you signing a contract committing to the thousands of dollars it's going to cost just to get to orange belt lol. At least at the school I worked for, you could call and schedule a free private lesson that same day. Then you meet with the formidable combination of a black belt in martial arts who is also a black belt in high pressure sales and it's over for you.

[@Bronnenheim]

Yup, can confirm. same thing. Though TKD is absolutely not a real martial art.

[@LunarEleven]

There's totally black belt maintenance too lol you have to go to a certain number of competitions to keep your black belt, at least in any official sense. So it's just more $$$$$ 😂 it never ends!

[@Bronnenheim]

@@LunarEleven yuup. It's garbage. It's a performance art not a martial art

[@SuperSisby]

I feel bad for the man who dropped out, but thinking about myself in the position of the participants, that was overstepping boundaries. They were just there to play a game. It's immensely awkward to be unexpectedly given a stranger's pain and tragedy, especially when they suddenly ask for your forgiveness. It's good for people to be emotionally honest, it's not good for people to force others into uncomfortable positions because you're being too honest. I've overshared and been told to roll back and I've told people to roll back their oversharing. It is not a fun experience to be put into.

[@fionamccoll534]

You said it perfectly.

[@kumatorahaltmanndreemurr]

Same, I was getting kinda frustrated the longer it went on. A game show is NOT the place to dump your trauma on a bunch of strangers. His whole shtick screams lack of social awareness.

[@superlolgal555]

Also I'm not sure how it is in other places, but when I was a black belt, that bow he did is *incredibly* respectful and this was *not at all* the place to give that. That's like, the bow you give to your instructor's instructor, who's like a 90 y/o 12th dan. Not to some colleague you're playing a game with, lol.

[@delilahdrummond4076]

Like he knew what he was signing up for? Went to the casting call, got interviewed, was explained the whole game, had to rehearse and plan how he would deceive. Just to trauma dump and talk about honor? It felt very performative to me. I felt bad for his story but it make me feel incredible second hand awkwardness for the other participants. And it completely threw off the game.

[@jayzonedc6474]

@@delilahdrummond4076 Maybe the script that the producers wrote had him doing his confession as a sacrifice so that the other mole was supposed to go to the end. Fake drama just to make the video more interesting, and then when the other mole got eliminated first round he just had to go with it and confess even though the original plan derailed.

[@WhosBean]

Keith turning himself in was the most weeb thing I've ever seen. It's a game of catch the impostor buddy, what were you expecting to do exactly?

[@nyalpiers7203]

It was so weeby 😭😭😭😭

[@YiPeaches]

As a Korean it was very uncomfortable to see him prostrate himself like that I've literally never seen anyone do that in my life

[@samaraisnt]

He obviously got into MA as a form of sobriety and recovering addicts take respect and ritual VERY seriously.

[@BlakeGeometrio]

It was so embarrassing. Who does that?

[@astrorob6985]

@@BlakeGeometrio it was embarrassing but he meant well🤷‍♂️

[@booorue4876]

After Kieth confessed I was so ready for someone to be like “I dunno I don’t buy it, I suspect Anthony still” or something.

[@ProdigalSunlite]

Shouting and yelling in martial arts is actually pretty common! In karate its called a kiai. It’s meant to be like, energizing. In popculture it’s become your stereotypical “hi-yah!” sort of thing. There’s your fun martial arts fact lol

[@Kyran1996]

But Master Jordan wouldn't lie to us.

[@elsie8757]

Tbh when he said "the yelling doesn't seem very martial arts-y", I figured he specifically meant the "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA" at the end.

[@minny1424]

Aren't kiais done with a strike for extra power? She just yelled out of the blue. Jordan is right it looks sus

[@blueismylove3128]

@@minny1424 Jordan is right. She literally is a performer and it feels kinda cheat for her to say she has a black belt in TKD and give a performance that's isn't TKD. Also, the fact that she didn't know Jessica's style as a 3rd degree was sus.

[@Saga_Anserum]

​@@blueismylove3128 Apparently the thing she does is more like martial arts tricking and performance stuff. At my place, they do teach swordsmanship, but it's as a separate Haedong Kumdo class.

[@anailahm]

Keith wanted to have his main anime protagonist moment so bad lmaoo

[@abluefishh8402]

True and he waited until it was all girls to

[@theimpaler98]

I love how everyone votes out Anthony who statistically could strangle and fuck up everyone in the room because he understands how basics work in real competition lmao

[@lizreiter138]

Keith's bit was so awkward but also so fucking funny to me, specifically cuz he said he's a recovering addict (so am I) and this is Exactly how dudes in AA/NA act whenever they feel bad. mans is practicing his tenth step 🤣🤣

[@PoemFoot]

So, I've done taekwondo for 12 years now and not once have I ever learned what "style" I learned taekwondo in. Its likely just something lost in translation as I've learned taekwondo only in korean but I also definitely would've frozen up if they asked me what "style" I learned taekwondo in

[@frogblossom8382]

Same. Not once in the 6 years I’ve done Taekwondo had anyone brought up anything about styles. I’m being taught by Korean masters and not once have they said anything about certain styles to Taekwondo. I definitely wouldn’t be able to say what “style” I learn

[@TenebraeLux]

If you're taught by Korean masters, and you don't use weapons, you're most likely doing a style that is ultimately called World Taekwondo. It's the one used in the olympics.

[@samaraisnt]

Yup that's literally not in the vocab of TKD, it's not Karate with Shaolin and 8,000 subdivided regional styles. She was speaking out of ignorance tbh.

[@kipoop]

yeah, would be categorized as what division you were in- ITF or WTF (international taekwondo federation, world taekwondo federation). WTF federation uses the tae geuk poomsae and chest protectors for kyorugi whilst ITF has different techniques.

[@billbill6094]

It's not an art that cares much for its lineage. I doubt most people could name which Kwan their specific style originated from because the point was all of them came together to make it, and old styles of training could be very informal. Maybe she could have said WTF or ITF but that's pushing it.

[@ceonixx2924]

I feel so bad for laughing throughout Keith’s crying 😭

[@nusi4043]

same 😭

[@schokilover2087]

i cant stop. i am the worst😭

[@chelseybrown2334]

It was just so shocking I couldn’t help it

[@Dorkaxe]

Why would you feel bad? It was cringe beyond belief. The point of the GAME is to play along and try to deceive the others. It's literally not real, there's no honor or whatever. What an absolute goober.

[@kaylalangley9513]

like that was so fucking weird ?!?!?!

[@august6790]

Jordan's martial arts is giving me life

[@Dootdodeet]

They give life to some, they give death to others. Jordan is a powerful being in the ways of martial arts.

[@joaopedromullerlima654]

Usually I kinda zone out during sponsored segments, cause I don't actively pay attention to what the product is, but man, that transition got my full focus and attention to the ad. That was gold

[@notturkeysalt1208]

It’s in the name

[@queer-ios3155]

Jarvis Johnson gold

[@FalconOfStorms]

GOOOOLD

[@Kyran1996]

The product being advertised isn't free (it isn't free), but you're still premium.

[@nonyab5640]

I chose the short girl all day long. They must have thrown her in there as a decoy because I was laser focused on her. Like why the guilty nervous face? Why the hesitation on terminology? I bet you they wanted her to act sus in purpose.

[@BobLogical]

She shot herself in the foot every single round and I have to wonder if she was trying to lose for some reason.

[@Dethamaranth]

she could just have been anxious about having to prove herself in order to stay in the game or something. i also had my eye on her at first but came to the conclusion that it's probably performance anxiety that's making her mess up.

[@ruminationstation4200]

@@BobLogical they should absolutely start throwing in reverse moles who are just there to mess with everyone's head.

[@sakuranovaryan9261]

I relate to her so much. She's might be a total clan boss or something but still nervous and has anxiety

[@NotAnotherKuromi]

@@Dethamaranth I mean performance anxiety & material arts don't go together well! Maybe it's just talking she is not very good at but better with action?

[@GwenShep]

That was so anticlimactic lmao, I can't believe he joined a show to lie and said he was uncomfortable lying? And just started pouring his heart out Like jeez dude chill lmao

[@caitlinwheeler7915]

I can’t imagine how unbearably awkward it would be to go onto a show to win money only to have some stranger trauma dump on you in front of a camera 😭

[@rgs8970]

that narrative arc was too much for me. I'm glad Jarvis and Jordan were there to accompany us on this journey 🙏🏻

[@JamieGamie]

That poor girl who they voted out last! I know she was having stereotype threat, where you feel like you're representing your group and accidentally showing off the negative biases/stereotypes people have about that group. She was so self conscious that she tripped over her own feet and that's what led to her getting out

[@myiachanmagicalgirl]

You are my new internet friend because you know the term stereotype threat. Bless you for raising awareness

[@Theo-di8qe]

The hapkido girls performance was really great, the reason why you guys thought it was bad is because the martial art, hapkido, is not used to instigate fights which explains why she waited for mr jp to start fighting. As well as hapkido being a style to counter attack she demonstrated how it worked well in various manners such as pushing them back, limb breaking, and killing

[@billbill6094]

Yes, that's how they _advertise._ Not that they would ever get into a real fight to prove it because conveniently not even sanctioned fights are good to them. Try that neckbreak on someone and they'll thank you for the nice crack and then yeet you into the atmosphere.

[@soldiaz7261]

@@billbill6094 found the redditor

[@vibez2806]

The performance is bad cause the martial art itself is bad...hapkido don't work at all, this have been constantly proven

[@masteryoda9304]

@@billbill6094 did you just unironically say "yeet you into the atmosphere" 💀💀 what a cornball

[@billbill6094]

@@masteryoda9304 Did you just unironically bother me for that? Like, that's all you had to say?

[@garbagesalt]

"that was very fast work from mum" that's exactly what my mum did when she signed me up for gymnastics when i was little lol, she found out i couldn't roll in a straight line and was like "you have to do gymnastics rn" and within the week i was signed up for classes, i no longer do gymnastics because turns out im disabled and we just didn't know lmao

[@emaahod8247]

💀

[@Chachixo]

That video was quite the ride lol. I felt bad for the girl they cornered because I believed her :( She just didn't have the terminology.

[@molluscumlore]

I also wonder if they grabbed her as a decoy for possibly either going to a bad studio or being out of practice. I know my dad officially has a black belt in (I think) Hapkido, but he doesn't count it because the sensei was just a weird, bad-at-teaching asshole. I feel real bad for her if she didn't realize she wasn't being taught well or how out of practice she was until then though

[@Chachixo]

@@molluscumlore I think you may be right! I was thinking maybe she got a black belt as a kid and that’s why she described her teacher as not very professional. I think that would also explain her being out of practice, doing the basic kata and not remembering the terms.

[@mallorybh]

no literally they pinned her in a corner and then she wasn’t even a mole ... like watch her face as the actual moles step forward and u can tell she’s like “i fucking told you guys”

[@theblaze5530]

She probably went to a McDojo

[@Saga_Anserum]

Yeah, I'm technically a black belt in tkd, but it was definitely just a place for fun + I was a child and do not remember anything except for keeping my guard up. Currently I'm an orange belt in a new place.

[@KirbyCom]

Well damn, Keith just set a new bar for all moles going forward

[@liohawkes5123]

when Jordan said "actually the best kind of combat is prevention" as a joke abt what the fake martial artist would say but there is actually a martial art called aikido that focuses sorely on defence - there are no attacking moves in the martial art itself and the focus is on redirecting the attacks (not just punches - we trained with fake knives, guns and katanas too!)

[@gab2386]

Jordan’s hands in the first 30 seconds in this video: ↪️⬆️↖️↩️↙️⬅️➡️↪️⤵️↗️⤴️⤵️⬆️⬇️

[@qasimheron8799]

ohmygosh, Keiths act of ownership feels so like generic and scripted but also like wholesome I DONT KNOW HOW TO FEEL ABOUT IT

[@Cuestrupaster]

Of course it's scripted, how can anyone belive in that e.e

[@adrianpink8144]

Seemed real to me. Or at least the part after when he was crying. Hope he’s doing better now.

[@kiiturii]

it was incredibly cringe and anyone who says it was honorable or something is delusional lmao, if he actually cared he wouldn't be there in the first place, now he just ruined the point of the game (unless it was scripted which it easily could've been)

[@veronicadar1382]

I don't think it was scripted because it kinda ruined the game. I was cringing at that part. it brought down the mood and ruined the fun

[@shlogo1119]

@@veronicadar1382 "how dare he regret his decision and get emotional, he really ruined the fun"

[@theodore1594]

IM SO SORRY BUT KEITH CRYING MADE ME LOSE IT WHY WOULD HE THROW AWAY THE GAME LIKE THAT

[@gregothy9190]

Like did he not sign up for it??????

[@cros2069]

Calm down y'all. The pressure of lying can be a lot for some people. Not to mention guilt he would most likely feel if they decided to stop there and he won all the money and they didn't get any.

[@slvttysmile]

@@cros2069 then don’t join the game..

[@kuhinde]

LMAO

[@drousey2unes]

@@cros2069 mf he signed up TO lie he was expected to lie

[@wh0aheavy]

I took karate for a few years. I didn't get to a black belt, but they definitely tell you to yell certain words or phrases. I can't remember exactly why.

[@genericname8727]

Part of it is intimidation and part of it is about breath. I believe, though I may be recalling wrong, it’s something about exhaling as you strike to avoid being winded if someone hits you.

[@ravenwilliams7636]

@@genericname8727 i don't think you're wrong! i was also taught that yelling like that engages your core which makes your strikes stronger

[@hellworm]

I think half power half intimidation. I could be wrong, i stopped when i was 11

[@enviisyk]

to let out your energy and intimidate the opponent

[@Magnum_Dong]

Having a little bit of knowledge of HEMA(European Sword Fighting) I was convinced Blue Hair was the mole until she showed a bunch of knowledge at the end. Because that sword routine was 99% ineffective BS, super flashy, and she was super immobile. But, some martial arts are just like that.

[@Ovasiig]

Also consider that for a demonstration that happens. In kenjutsu you’ll never see someone turn their back to you or break facing. In a demonstration meant to entertain I’ve 100% seen that. Spinning moves and slashes going in different faces directions.

[@McBlazington]

It's like being a competent fencer, and being really into theatrical fencing. Then showing a bunch of other fencers how good you are by showing a theatrical routines. The flashy moves aren't going to line up with what a real fencer would do.

[@radekchrabota]

I was thinking the same thing especially since Jordan and Jarvis mentioned the stunt performer theory and those flashy moves looked like they belonged on a movie set instead of actual martial art

[@AlexDayz]

Keith ratting himself out as the mole was so wholesome and sad at the same time. I don’t know much about martial arts myself but I know respect and honor tend to be a huge part of it

[@kiiturii]

it was cringe and nothing else lol

[@notaperson9831]

@@kiiturii I know. I feel bad for saying this but he had “step on me, mommy” energy lol

[@lis7063]

You're right honor and respect are a big part of it, but the black belts signed up to be lied to. They knew what they were getting into and it was just a fun game to try and find the mole. He's acting as if he trained with them in real life for a long time and was lying to them then

[@angelken777]

@@notaperson9831 especially cos he was bowing down to all women LOL

[@haileyj6902]

@@notaperson9831 fr lmfao. he was being really awkward

[@TrailMix135]

I don’t understand why he feels so shameful about deceiving these people. They all answered this casting call knowing what the premise of the show was. They showed up to the studio specifically to be lied to and he showed up to lie to people. I’m so confused

[@lunacampos5094]

As a former Kajukenbo student, It makes me happy to hear Kajukenbo still has representation in the martial arts world ^_^ I’ve definitely been tempted to re-enter a martial arts practice and learn Kajukenbo again.

[@2goblinsinatrenchcoat]

I know Adriana!! She was in my ring when I competed. She’s a sweetheart. And insanely talented.

[@thatjdmgirl6493]

❤️❤️❤️

[@2goblinsinatrenchcoat]

@@thatjdmgirl6493 miss you girl!

[@MWDoom]

15:19- I think the Adrianna vote is appropriate, she seems like she's very fit and flexible, but the sword demonstration feels to me like more of a show than actual combat techniques. But what do I know? Edit: What a twist! The way this ended was weirder than I ever could have imagined.

[@McBlazington]

Letting go of the sword or randomly spinning doesn't seem like an effective combat tactic.

[@sun-cj8cb]

@@McBlazington marta arts isn’t just about fighting ..

[@McBlazington]

@@sun-cj8cb martial means war or fighting. It's pretty much in the name imo.

[@jstarstudios7110]

If you look at some other comments, that's because she actually is trained in a purely performative form of the martial art! It's like how I've been trained in stage fencing - leaps and dynamic movement, blades clashing against each other and fake killing blows - but don't know actual fencing

[@Saga_Anserum]

Yeah, iirc she basically does martial arts tricking. What she performed was not tkd in any way I've learned it. My place does offer Haedong Kumdo (sword), but that's a separate thing and shouldn't be considered tkd.

[@bluebirdln]

Keith lying to the producers makes the most sense honestly

[@nikkio2497]

Does anyone find it weird that Keith let the two guys get eliminated before coming clean?

[@beebabeeb]

simp behaviour honestly

[@billbill6094]

He literally just wanted to force women into giving him positive attention and hugs. It's so transparent with the love bombing and pity party he threw himself.

[@drago3036]

Dammit. Now i can't NOT be suspicious.

[@shlogo1119]

@@billbill6094 who hurt you? The dude was having a breakdown after clearly regretting his decision to join, seeing the other 2 get kicked out probably just added to that regret but you can't help but project your own incel logic the situation. The dude had a moment and they comforted him, it wasn't strategically orchestrated like you seem to think

[@tineke4134]

“My dad didn’t want me to do ballet so he put me in martial arts” Bruh I trained in ballet until a pre-professional level and to this day, it’s the hardest sport I’ve ever done. I had to quit cause I kept getting stress fractures in my feet from pointe and overuse. Ballet ain’t no joke folks.

[@StarlitGlitch]

I think what you’re describing is exactly why he didn’t want her to do it lol

[@maxlindemann1429]

@@StarlitGlitch Lol. "Her dad didn't want her to do ballet?! Well I'll have you know that doing it fucked up my body."

[@tineke4134]

@@StarlitGlitch oh lmao I took it as the dad thought ballet wasn’t a “real” sport or something but I guess it could also be the other way around 😂

[@dal_eez_nutz]

I think it’s more about her dad knowing how toxic and draining ballet is. Usual choice of sport in an Asian household is martial arts or ballet due to the discipline factor. Like I’ve done both and my parents always preferred taekwondo because they started seeing how toxic ballet could be.

[@bbekah]

BuT iTs fOR GiRLs 😡

[@jacksonlarson6099]

I've seen this idea floating around on the internet and I would pay good money for it to be implemented: There are seven gay guys and one straight guy pretending to be gay. Except here's the twist: they're all straight, and they all think that they are the imposter. It's just eight straight men in a room all trying to convince one another that they are gay.

[@sofiasofia-em]

I feel like this would just turn out to be a homophobic mess.

[@ep5ram]

@@sofiasofia-em L

[@NshbrVrjsn]

it sounds funny, but its definitely going to be problematic

[@rae6390]

yeah i really don't want to watch eight straight men do their best impressions of gay men. sounds horribly offensive

[@ruminationstation4200]

@@sofiasofia-em do it in reverse, make the title some play on "gaydar".

[@walmartiancheese4922]

"A true black belt would team up with the mole and say you are the mole then split the money" -Sun Tzu probably, Art of War

[@Grace-er9ep]

Ad Jarvis looking so cozy while there's stuff all over his floor is a whole mood. Would make pancakes for him 10/10

[@dionstewart7394]

Could I also partake in some of those pancakes pretty please?

[@Grace-er9ep]

@@dionstewart7394 absolutely! Pancakes for everyone :D

[@slurpytoe8290]

vids with jordan are always the best keep up the great work

[@fromhell11112]

the ballerina thing makes sense cos theres alot of an obsession with looks and the point shoes can hurt your feet a lot. i don't feel like the kid lessons are as bad but i wouldn't start that snowball

[@shannonceleste5557]

Which part of the ballerina thing though? Bc she didn’t divulge anything other than her dad didn’t approve (unless she expands on that later in the video)

[@fromhell11112]

@@shannonceleste5557 well there could be other reasons but that's just my guess,

[@gummidoggi]

tbh jessica is so real, i played aoftball for 10+ years and i could 100% show you all the moves to be a good softball player, could not ever tell you any specifics or names of absolutely anything besides like the absolute basics. felt her fr

[@Ovasiig]

I understand and respect Keith. I started kenjutsu because I was suicidal. I’m nowhere near 7th or 8th Dan yet. I chose a katana because of my love for dmc and guilty gear. Vergil was so fuckin cold and Baiken I’ve been maining since 2006. Honestly if it wasn’t for Raven, my master, I don’t think I’d be alive today.

[@Kyran1996]

I'm glad you were able to find something to cling to and stave off those suicidal urges. I've also been suicidal before and still have my self-destructive episodes, but I also had people to help pull me out of it and push me to keep on fighting.

[@ThexDynastxQueen]

Good for you, keep going! I believed him cause I've seen some guy who looks like Eddy Gordo doing Capoeira and stuff so I just assumed gaming and anime fans who stuck with their training enough to become black belts existed. Plus I've met plenty gym and Kung Fu bros who list Dragon Ball as an inspiration so it seemed true.

[@Ovasiig]

@@ThexDynastxQueen like bro Vergil is just so cold. Slicing through time and space and styling on his opponents without being hit. I’ve been training for 11 years now and I’m not bad but I don’t claim I’m top tier either. I’d place myself at prolly 5th Dan. Which for being self taught all but 3 years I’d say that’s damn good.

[@Ovasiig]

I’ve trained for 11 years in kendo and iiado. I enjoy how it feels to use a katana. The blue haired lady made me smile. She said OAS. And the comment on yelling, yes we yell. It’s something we are actually are taught to do to make ourselves “more intimating”

[@ruminationstation4200]

I think shouting also amps people up and gets them in the right headspace. Like our brains are like "oh are we shouting? I didn't even realize we were angry. Better send some more adrenaline!"

[@Ovasiig]

@@ruminationstation4200 it does. I’ve always found I preform better after doing so

[@firstnamelastname9237]

That seems so weird to me. I can understand just doing it on impulse when doing something exerting. But that scream at the end would probably just get a weird look from me if I saw someone do that.

[@Ovasiig]

@@firstnamelastname9237 lemme phrase it this way for you, if you go to box someone and they screamin while they fight you’re gonna be terrified, no? That’s why. And it’s happened before, a pro boxer that yelled before a fight, Muhammad Ali, who did it to hype himself up and gain that confidence that let him do stuff like put sonny out 1st second 1st round 1st strike.

[@firstnamelastname9237]

@@Ovasiig Well, no, I wouldn’t. Noise coming from people usually doesn’t get anything out of me that matters. Whether it’s for hype or fear. Maybe it works for hyping themselves up. But it still just looks weird to me. Whether they’re on my side or against me. Cheering after you win seems normal. But yelling just doesn’t seem intimidating at all.

[@microlunchbox2657]

Jarvis, why do you second guess yourself? Threat Management with Jubilee will live in my heart eternally for the 10 seconds that it lasted

[@Pope_of_the_Church_of_Tea]

The last one voted out reminds me of a vastly more nervous version of this "black belt" who once randomly showed up at the dojo where I trained as a kid, then demanded to fight us. My sensei understandably thought the dude was either a jackass or an idiot, so he asked this guy (late teens, probably) a few questions before agreeing. I couldn't hear the conversation clearly, but it concluded with my sensei chuckling and saying, "Sure, feel free to ask any of these guys to grapple," while pointing to me and the other advanced students. The dude put on a tough face and pointed to the largest of my peers. As the two of them went to the mat, my sensei walked over beside me and just whispered, "McDojo", his derogatory nickname for a group of chain taekwondo dojo companies notorious for training which was an utter joke. Their black belts were the equivalent of a student starting their third year of training in the various styles and legitimate training groups I've interacted with over the years. My huge peer made the McDojo kid tap out in a matter of maybe 10 seconds. He stood back up, pissed, and pointed at another of my friends. They were the smallest of the group, so he probably figured that was a smart choice. It took my small peer about the same amount of time, and after being beaten by a literal child a foot shorter than him, he made some random snippy remarks and left. The only thing I ever saw in training funnier than that incident was a time when a pretty new student managed to pin the instructor (with some massive handicaps on what the latter was allowed to do) using what they loudly declared to be "The koala choke hold!" like an anime character calling out a kamehameha or something. So damned cute...

[@raechuuu510]

I was bummed there was no Chinese Martial Arts representation in this video, but then I realized the actual title is "5 Black Belts vs 2 fakes" and I went AHHH, kung fu doesn't traditionally do a belt system so there's no "black belt". Still bummed though.

[@Ovasiig]

The bow Keith had was so telling. The lower the bow the more apologetic/respectful. Man was literally one step away from literally killing himself. Holy shit.

[@maeve5023]

i'm a massive taekwondo fan and i do not understand how that girl with a bleck belt was so bad i'm so sorry was she TRYING TO LOSE????

[@pnak0tic]

I mean she demonstrated a form that any WTF taekwondo person would recognize (which encompasses something 50% of taekwondo dojos I think). I found the blue hair girl much more sus, like yeah I do Taekwondo let me do sword spins and throw my sword in the air, something that literally has nothing to do with taekwondo The "What style do you do" thing was also kind of cringe, people are used to "styles" from kung fu movies and stuff but usually olympic martial arts like taekwondo or judo don't have "styles" (taekwondo has two different federations (WTF and ITF) that teach things slightly differently which is the closest to different "Styles" I could figure)

[@maeve5023]

@@pnak0tic idk i mostly just know traditional korean style taekwondo and in my opinion, it was very amateur and i do think her kicks were off. but also yes, i agree with you about the blue haired girl.

[@darkphoenix9812]

@@pnak0tic There are different styles, such as Kukki, Jhoon Ree, Chong-hon, and Songham; it’s just that WT and ITF each do one of those styles, and those are the most popular, so they have become known as the WT and ITF styles, rather than by their actual Korean names.

[@es-yy2cm]

@@pnak0tic If you watched carefully, you should have seen sword girl's insane vertical sidekick. That right there is a 100% indication of a black belt.

[@crat420]

I took a Taekwondo class for a couple of years and I will say that yelling was like a main part of it in a way. My instructor would also tell us to yell anytime we landed a blow or after we finished certain routines. So the yelling is actually very martial art like.

[@localdreamer13]

I remember when my brothers did karate when they were younger; they wanted to go much further with it but I think they only got to the purple belt and were close to getting the next one. The studio the lessons were held in was switched like three times and then some new lady was instructing and taught nothing new, so they weren't really advancing. They really enjoyed it though. One of them has always liked stuff like that; I remember at one point he was practicing his moves in the living room and did a kick in the air and fricken kicked the light on the ceiling fan and busted it- it was hilarious, he took off running thinking he was in trouble and my mom's just like "Holy crap, are you okay? You did that?" Ah, good times.

[@justanoverconfidentguitarist]

petition for Jarvis Johnson! PLANTINUM only for super premium viewers

[@dionstewart7394]

But, but, could I possibly be platinum?

[@Yourhandleneedstobeatleast]

​@@dionstewart7394you ARE platinum , my guy.

[@ryph0bic]

actually when our studio was still open, our instructor told us to yell and make "chhk" noises when sparring or during forms as an intimidation tactic (and also because it helps you put more force behind your blows) edit: I would also like to mention that the form Jessica performed is one that is taught to higher belts in our federation (because the two are companion practices) and helps to teach patience and balance. not all forms are high energy and fast paced and offensive, which to me says that she is probably a more experienced student

[@ishathakor]

honestly keith ratitng himself out was like really sweet like you could tell that he really did respect them so much as black belts

[@Jasmine-gk4re]

he seemed so genuine and kind-hearted!! so endearing!!

[@damienedmiston3195]

I did taekwondo for years and I could have sworn Jessica was the fake. She showed the skills I would expect a yellow belt to have. But I guess her class runs differently... Also, yelling is a very martial arts thing. I was told that it helps you release your breath and create more power while also scaring your opponent.

[@SlowV6Mustang]

As soon as I saw Keith’s demonstration I knew it was him. If he rotated those wooden planks by 90 degrees he wouldn’t have been able to chop through them. The fact the other martial artists didn’t see through this incredibly common sham that many fake martial arts instructors infamously use to get sales saddens me.

[@kiralonely]

I think I get why Keith chose to back out. He turned his life around completely via martial arts, and lying about that, even for a game or whatever, could totally feel like taking a shit on everything he's done to be a better person and the person he wants to be. Like, he thought it'd be fine and fun at first, but the guilt got to him, and he realized he didn't want to be that person again? He even apologized about ruining the game. What a genuine guy, and respect to him for sticking to his morals and how he feels, and respect to everyone else for being understanding in how obviously impactful martial arts has been for him. EDIT: HOLY SHIT, KEITH, MY MAN, YOU LIVED IN MY STATE IN AN AREA I'VE LITERALLY LIVED IN, WTF, I'M EVEN MORE IN AWE, DUDE--

[@CharlieApples]

I was hoping Adriana was going to go in for a hug and then flip him with a reverse piledriver like a true warrior

[@totallyrealnotfakelifeadvi7547]

22:00 with the old people having black belts thing, there's different age categories once you're over 50 I believe. Also, a black belt isn't as valid if you haven't done any training for longer than it took to get the belt. Perhaps that rule is not universal though.

[@NotAnotherKuromi]

Can you explain more about how a black belt isn't valid if you haven't don't the training? In my sister's karate class there were 6 year old twins who were about to get their black belt & was shocked at how they were able to achieve that in such a short length of time? Obviously they were gifted (their mum was idk how you say a professional karate person?) But they must have only been doing it for a couple of years max, maybe they practiced hard core?

[@totallyrealnotfakelifeadvi7547]

@@NotAnotherKuromi Not to be too judgmental, but I'm not sure how a 6 year old could achieve a black belt. It also seems impossible for someone to reach such a high level in only two years, especially since even four years is considered too short by many to be legitimate. Then again, I can not know.

[@glyphoteque]

To be fair to Jessica, most TKD schools belong to one of two styles, WTF or ITF, and most of the time the instructors don't tell their students about this distinction because it isn't really important. The main difference between the two is that the curriculum forms might be taught in a different order, and WTF style is recognized and allowed by the Olympic committee and ITF is not. Other than that there are no meaningful differences between the two styles. That would also explain why the one girl said "your form looked like a color belt form" but in Jessica's school it was not. Thirdly!, not being able to explain a side kick is not the hallmark of a faker. This is just the basic difference between expert and teacher. You can be an expert at something while being a horrible teacher of it, and not every black belt has an instructor role. Some just train to work on their own practice. IDK, I feel like they came down too hard on Jessica.

[@CatastrophicGay]

Keith admitting he's the mole made me so uncomfortable I almost stopped watching

[@srtatropicalia]

Oof same, just buried my head into my pillow and cringed so hard. Thankfully I remembered that there's the option to just skip :)

[@lucaslovesclouds]

SAME

[@lrpmendes]

Same here, had to read the comments to chill, this is my second hand embarrasment pit stop

[@aliyeeeeha]

omg me too, I'm currentlyhaving a break 💀

[@k.k.7797]

Y’all I’m muting that part of the video rn. I just see him face down on the floor with the cc’s on

[@neivilde.1242]

guys the yelling is very martial-art-y, it adds power to your kicks/punches, it's like when you breathe out on a punch, same thing

[@xero1119]

When i joined my taekwondo studio i would stay after to practice for my white belt test there would be the competitive team practicing as well, i would be in the middle of practicing and just here the most blood curdling scream from them and it scared the shit out of me. It’s so normal to me now as someone who is now on the team that im like “oh i forgot this is weird to most people” the reason we yell for each move is for emphasis and also to help make sure you’re breathing. the yelling is very traditional.

[@totallyrealnotfakelifeadvi7547]

This came out at such a perfect time for me, I test tomorrow for my first dan black belt (: Edit: Just got back from the test... I passed! Thank you everyone for the good luck wishes (:

[@2goblinsinatrenchcoat]

Good luck and congratulations!!

[@slowlyrunning]

good luck!

[@ravenwilliams7636]

good luck! I'm sure you'll do great!

[@ThexDynastxQueen]

Good luck and tell us how you did!

[@Jasmine-gk4re]

Aww! Best of luck!!! You've got this :D

[@raechuuu510]

"If you're watching this, you're a martial artist" *has done kung fu for 19 years* Jarvis how did you know?!

[@bluephoenix2783]

bro what a coincidence ive done martial arts for at least a little more than or just about 1 ish or maybe more years. approximately.

[@jevilcore]

Me, a black belt in Card Jitsu in Club Penguin: Yeah I’m a black belt. Oh, my style? I go for a low-number fire twice and then hit em with the high-number snow.

[@YesIlikebananasSo]

Possum of culture

[@littleleakyleakythere]

All that yelling is absolutely a part of martial arts. I do krav maga (not sure if that counts as an art or not but w/e) and we're supposed to using yelling as a part of self defense and to punctuate attacks

[@elsie8757]

What about the 8 second scream at the end, though, is that typical?

[@littleleakyleakythere]

@@elsie8757 not for krav but it seemed like a release of the energy she built up during the display so I wouldn't say it's abnormal :)

[@bambitakami8882]

keith- these guys rock and theyre talking about being black belts from their heart of hearts

[@annabellealpar5285]

Jordan’s comment about them not being able to identify the black nerd is fucking hilarious

[@greencreepyghost5927]

As someone who got a brown belt in Judo I immideatly guessed the jiu jutsu guy would get voted out at the demonstration lol. There are only very little *flashy* things you can do compared to Taekwondo, since there is no punching or kicking so people can dismiss it easily. He demonstrated his technique very well tho! I'm still sad he got voted out by everyone

[@str4wb3rrypup]

I like the pancake bag , just walking around and when you’re feeling hungry just open that bag and ‘ Boom ‘ pancakes ( should start bringing around the syrup cup , just open the cup and dip the pancake in . )

[@stormRed]

Keith "I'm out here pretending to be a black belt, and I'm just like WOW, these people _ROCK!"_

[@shroom2267]

"And I'm just hoping that I'm BLACK BELT enough!!!"

[@emifukakado-msjoke]

Okay, imagine being a mole that was left in the box after Keith revealed himself… like “damnit! WTF DUDE! YOURE JUST GONNA LEAVE ME HERE?!”

[@babyingjesus]

These new gold videos are great and i love watchin em!! Keep bringin jordan on i love yalls dynamic!

[@rio6653]

As someone who has done quite a bit of different martial arts, including Jiu Jitsu, that guy could’ve done something cool at least to be entertaining but there’s stuff they teach white belts that look complex and would’ve kept him from getting voted out 😭

[@arizonamaki3949]

As someone who does martial arts, listening to Jordan and Jarvis point out things that were very typical as sus was highly entertaining honestly

[@notmanagingmymischief]

as someone with a black belt in taekwondo, this video was hilarious rtydhgfb

[@amazingducks1647]

they need to make an episode where there is no imposter and they just vote each other out for no reason

[@Kameab1213]

What we are experiencing in this man delivering his apology is honor. When you truly grasp what it means to be involved in a martial art you know that this was the only outcome for him.

[@SirIsaac1313]

This guy needs some serious group therapy and hugs

[@nmejiag5030]

I don't like KZbin collabs, I don't know why, but I love this two together.

[@zero-chan1830]

I was in mixed martial arts for 10 years. Got to my 1st degree black belt and then left for college. After I left tho I was able to reflect on my time and realized that my instructor was very mentally abusive. No matter what I did I was never good enough and I found myself trying so hard to please him. He was also extremely sexist and favored the orange belt boys over me because I'm a girl. I was there for almost every class teaching other students and jumping through hoops while he praised the boys who'd been there a month for all the help they gave him. I'm glad I got out of that situation but it left me with some issues about self worth unfortunately.

[@AlexTenThousand]

Ok, bit: belts aren't all that important. They can indeed be a measure of skill, but when the west came into contact with Japanese martial arts, it took the belt system waaaaay too seriously (Karate didn't even have one originally, it originated in Judo and when Karate became mainstream in mainland Japan in the 1930s, they pushed it onto the style alongside several changes). Black belt isn't the end of the training, it's just another step forward.

[@ladysaturn3876]

What gave the first guy they voted off away is that he said he got his Black Belt in Taekwondo in 8 years, it usually takes a bit longer with that and Hapkido because there are so so many different things to learn and remember, like moves, kicks, pressure points, about the flag in general and country of origin, etc etc (more in number in comparison to other marital arts. I took Hapkido for 7 years and only reached my Green Belt. Also I believe you keep going up after Black Belt..continue to get stripes, honors and whatnot.