6 Martial Artists Compete in Self Defense Challenges

[@MartialArtsJourney]

Test yourself in the Ultimate Self-Defense challenges at the USDC retreat! Learn more about it here: www.usdchampionship.com/retreat

[@mikespector7187]

For a future season I would like to see Shane Fazen, Oliver Enkamp, Wonderboy and Kwonkicker It would be interesting to see what these guys are capable of in a non-sporting situation 👀👀👀

[@philipptoni257]

😊

[@Imagetherealist]

Yall forgot jkd or the full name jeet kun do it is a different martial art than all martial arts wrapped into a singular greater martial art trust me if you ever meet Tommy Carruthers or John Paul Daily they are probably the 2 top JKD martial artists at this time since Bruce Lee and his Pupils

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Thanks for having me on the show Rokas! 🙏 Hope people enjoy watching as much as we enjoyed participating! 💪

[@MartialArtsJourney]

Thank you so much for being there Jesse!!! Wouldn't be the same without you

[@Completely_Manageable]

HEYHEY HEY BRO GIVE ME A FULL ROAD MAP ON WHAT AND HOW TO LEARN!!! KARATE!!! LIKE EVERYTHING STEP BY STEP IN ONE VIDEO!!!

[@gabrielbonghanoy6257]

Sensei Jesse Enkamp, I want to express my gratitude for your unique, inspirational, and knowledgeable content. Through your videos, I have gained a deeper understanding of karate, its philosophy, and its history. Your work has inspired me to research different styles, understand their principles, and learn how they differ from each other. You've helped me realize why karate may not work in some scenarios and guided me in balancing sports competition karate with traditional Okinawan combat karate, making it more effective. You've truly enriched my karate vocabulary and knowledge. Thank you! i hope sensei on my next school vacation you can teach me personally more about karate i hope you can give me a karate seishin gi to improve my karate performance because good dogi give more appealing kata performance and make a karate experience better i hope we will have time to speak

[@NotJsh]

just abt to watch it

[@SneakyBc]

good job Jesse!

[@wasabi5338]

Others: UFC fighter, Shaolin monk, BJJ blackbelt, Karateka, Aikidoka, ONE fighter Craig: AUSTRALIAN

[@MartialArtsJourney]

😂

[@jeizeeh]

I think that means "Born Badass" :D

[@crispybacon9917]

You mean dad strength

[@CraigHunterTheRegAussieBloke]

😂😂😂

[@Jamoni1]

They brought in a ringer!

[@GISLE5959]

Jordan falling not only once but TWICE on flat ground proves that the horror cliché is actually realistic after all. You absolutely can and will trip and fall from "nothing"

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

Especially when sprinting downhill, barefoot on concrete lol

[@TKZprod]

Exactly my thought haha

[@3941602]

I thought he was butt scooting to the truck since he is a bjj player

[@kallepikku4991]

He was being true to his jiu-jitsu: going barefoot.

[@3941602]

@@kallepikku4991 haha nice1

[@matn7743]

Having a regular bloke in the mix is genius. It appeals to so many of us.

[@imstupid880]

"yeah i could definitely take 6 dudes on, i daydream about it all the time"

[@Saucemaster251]

@@imstupid880In a fight right. In a *fight* right?

[@crazyboii.01]

@@Saucemaster251hahahahah

[@aviatornic2839]

​@@Saucemaster251 :3

[@RealRanton]

Oh boy 🫣

[@alexw1681]

go hide, my boy!

[@MartialArtsJourney]

Haha. Chin up my friend!! You owned the awareness challenge 😎

[@ThatGuy-se2iu]

rantonii I love u mate😚

[@Completely_Manageable]

RANTON TEACH KUNG FU COMPLETE IN ONE VIDEO OR ATLEAST GIVE A ROADMAP BRO I WANNA LEARN BUT NO DOJOS AROUND HERE!!!!!

[@edmunddantes5351]

Ranton pulling the makestuffup-no-jutsu was awesome in the second challenge xD

[@vsbung]

all the other participants: running, fighting, using weapons craig: metal gear solid

[@CraigHunterTheRegAussieBloke]

😂

[@ItsPlebble]

​@@CraigHunterTheRegAussieBloke it's the chosen one

[@ExtraLexical]

I can't believe how unfair they made this season. They put 5 martial artists against a GENUINE AUSTRALIAN. Respect to Craig for hiding his true power to make it anywhere near fair for the others.

[@bensylver5113]

he won round 1 lmao

[@CraigHunterTheRegAussieBloke]

🤠🤙🏻😂

[@LaurenW7493]

@@CraigHunterTheRegAussieBloke Mate if you win this you're gonna be up there with Bradbury!

[@marcosyy87]

Show will go on untill someone say: That's not a knife...

[@Arashekhoeur]

Yea... My first with thought too... Those Aussies live, marry and train daily with monsters like salt croc, sharky, dingo, giant spider, snake, razorback,...

[@kevinstobbs9134]

If Craig wins Martial Arts KZbin will never recover lmao

[@MartialArtsJourney]

Haha

[@owenwoolley3394]

Best self defence style: be an Aussie

[@WhenYouveGoneGuru]

Fortunately they probably don't have any challenges that involve crocodiles or venomous snakes.

[@donovanscott7598]

😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@pullupenthusiast3800]

He’s trained tho

[@danielhance3325]

"So now we both have knives" 😂😂😂 Jesse and Jeff being the ultimate team. I didnt know I needed this until now 😂

[@pinecone4610]

“Aye gday, I’m Craig” yep, already found my favorite contestant

[@CraigHunterTheRegAussieBloke]

🤙🏻

[@mooini]

Yea and in their most recent bar fight video Craig was actually really impressive you'll love it

[@CraigHunterTheRegAussieBloke]

@@mooini 🍻

[@TheOrientalHero]

Craig is a definitive Aussie, as proven when Natan asks "what's in the box?" as Craig enters the room where they are about to begin a 5 day competitive journey to find the Ultimate Self Defence Champion across multiple and diverse challenges!! ...and Craig replies "Beers" :D

[@CraigHunterTheRegAussieBloke]

🤷🏻‍♂️🍺😂😂

[@jamtime4978]

​@@CraigHunterTheRegAussieBloke Mate, everything you did in this video made me so fucken happy but bringing the carton a piss a day before the event had me pissing myself laughing 😂

[@CraigHunterTheRegAussieBloke]

@@jamtime4978 it’s rude to turn up without a box 😂😂😂

[@jamtime4978]

@@CraigHunterTheRegAussieBloke Mate, you're a legend. May every tap you drink from be cold and carbonated perfectly 😂😂

[@CraigHunterTheRegAussieBloke]

@@jamtime4978 you too my fulla…. 🍺🍺

[@Maelthorn1337]

HUGE props to Craig for filling the slot on such short notice. That's a big commitment.

[@CraigHunterTheRegAussieBloke]

🤙🏻

[@The_Stickle_Cell]

Ranton getting points for the awareness challenge in the most Ranton way imaginable

[@MartialArtsJourney]

😁 True

[@JZStudiosonline]

Their hallway approach was a much better idea than Jeff and Jesse. They're funneled in a hallway so you're tackling 1 or 2 guys instead of 4, it only failed because they stopped short. Natan also had a longer reach weapon, which kept them at a distance, and should've been very effective in head shots.

[@derdox6720]

@@JZStudiosonline meh. when you are ambushing someone from somewhere you can't see from, then you put yourself at a disadvantage from the start, as you saw in their example. ranton was hiding well, but behind a closed door, so he wasn't just hidden from them, they were also hidden from him and had gotten out a second earlier he would have been right in between 4 attackers with knives, while jesse wasn't as well hidden, but could actually ambush them, because he could tell were they were. trust me, i have never been in a situation like that, so i've got to have all the right answers. or something like that

[@fightingstudent2363]

Man Jesse performed a sucessful knife defense and showed his skills under a lot of pressure, well deserved win for him!

[@Benw8888]

Yeah that was awesome, shame Jeff was only given 3 points though, he slayed

[@TheKyleMark]

Jesse continually defeating the karate allegations by being a terrifying monster.

[@highrollreviews4260]

@@Benw8888Yeah, Jeff definitely deserved second place credit on that one even if he didn’t physically get closer to the truck than the folks above him. Ah well. Still a blast to watch and I look forward to the rest of the season.

[@muchluck7981]

@@highrollreviews4260 While I respect Jefft, it's understandable. He continued to fight on and it eventually got to him. It's one thing to keep fighitng but also knowing one's limits is important. he could have gotten 3rd at least

[@highrollreviews4260]

@@muchluck7981 As a counter point, he was the only “fatally stabbed” person who could have survived in a real situation. By taking care of all the immediate attackers and helping Jesse to survive relatively unscathed, he had someone on hand to administer first aid, dial 911, or take other life-saving actions.

[@TheReaperOfChess]

Bro Jesse and Jeff Chan just showed the world a real life Cobra Kai scenerio actually played out hahaha. 4 or more vs2 thats crazy

[@glassfibersweater6063]

Calling it now - the winner is us, the viewer.

[@MartialArtsJourney]

Haha 😁👊

[@segundacuenta726]

I know right? This is so GOOOD!

[@Hero.pheonix]

💯

[@TheAtomicBear]

Just curious, we run a live show after the show. We had Jeff Chan today, prizes and preview of episode 2. Would you like a pass?

[@christianferreris9927]

Lame

[@ktowntraceur]

Jeff and Jesse taking out 4 guys with knives together is the Avengers Assemble moment we all needed!

[@johnwave7308]

Right ??? I was so sad when Jesse got caught 😭😭

[@williamcornell5001]

Thank you for working so hard to make this happen. And I hope your leg recovery is going well and you are able to train again soon (if not already).

[@MartialArtsJourney]

Thanks so much! 🙏🙏🙏

[@Jamoni1]

Today I learned the only clothes that Jesse owns are Gis.

[@bacul165]

Yea i can totally believe he both sleeps and travels wearing a gi 😅

[@keyciannouncer8743]

Did you really expect anything else!? 😂

[@トーキ-g8v]

Basically Ryu from Street Fighter

[@junjun_8070]

I think the gi is just a part of him - Jesse spawns in with the gi

[@Ultr4l0f]

Its a good thing Rokas had gotten the sponsors to make some clothes for him. Otherwise it would just have been a parade of gis 😅

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

What a great time this was. Can't wait for everyone to watch 😁 Edit: just want to clarify a couple things! 1. I forgot my running shoes at the Airbnb which was 10 mins away. I didn't forget to bring them to Australia lol. I fell because I was sprinting downhill, barefoot. Not a great idea in hindsight 😩 2. I chose not to pair up as I had already found a really good hiding spot. They told us it was totally our choice if we wanted to pair up or go solo. The clip in the video was not the actual conversation we had. It was Craig confirming we're going solo right before the attackers were about to come in. Craig was all good with it and it worked out in the end as we both did really well in the challenge. It's tough to get the full context when it's edited to be fast paced so I just wanted to clear up a few misconceptions.

[@MartialArtsJourney]

🥰👊

[@MartialArtsJourney]

A great time it was!! Finally time to share it with the whole world

[@SneakyBc]

thank you jordan!

[@NotJsh]

WHOOOOOOO

[@-jack-6801]

You’ll have me on the edge of my seat the whole time

[@buttermychicken9070]

I love how everyone shows up as normal and Craig brings a whole box of Great Northern! What an absolute mad lad :')

[@CraigHunterTheRegAussieBloke]

🍻

[@SalesJourneyMan]

I love how the karate guy's first instinct is to go for a RNC and a armbar and the BJJ black belt MMA fighter just throws a head kick.

[@kbanghart]

That's real karate

[@トーキ-g8v]

True Karate isn’t just all about striking baby

[@kbanghart]

@@トーキ-g8v or striking adults either

[@nicholasneyhart396]

Well, they both are using things that used to exist in their respective styles. That would like being shocked at a judoka throwing a punch and shooting on a leg then finishing with a knee bar or ankle lock.

[@Jenjak]

Jesse trains MMA, don't be fooled.

[@TheLumpyLump]

Natan in challenge 1: Hehe hello friends, what fun and games we'll have Natan in challenge 2: Axe kicks a guy through the floor with the power of 1000 suns

[@kallepikku4991]

Natan learned quickly. Jeff is still learning..... after 1 full season behind him.

[@jasonpoilovs4903]

Whoever these guys are in Australia really have something different. Their approach is definitely unique. Great show Rokas!

[@JeffPhillipsSelfDefence]

🙏

[@aaronkahn-bork1120]

The "average joe" participant trying to gather every weapon from every room was honestly the highlight of this for me. Champion mindset 💪

[@SpasticElectric-q7k]

Ranton coming out of a portal in Pyongyang was something I did not expect to see this year 😂

[@chinesisch-kafka]

He did take some quiz that made him out to be more German than Chinese. I guess he didn't like that. Also notable that the Chinese subtitles said something like "1 2 3 4 5 6 7. Where is my friend?"

[@theKashConnoisseur]

I laughed pretty hard at that. Also it seemed like they put the "subtitles" for his intro in 2, maybe 3 different languages lol.

[@jonathanee9847]

@@chinesisch-kafkathe first 2 lines are from a children’s song. The third line is from a song that was really popular from a while back

[@DarkTheFailure]

​@@chinesisch-kafka the subtitles are a meme. At first It's a children's rhyme, (一二三四五六七，我的朋友在哪里/yi er san so wu liu qi, wo de peng you zai na li). Then the second half is a reference to the viral Chinese song "little apple" (你是我的小苹果儿）

[@moranjackson7662]

But why North Korea?! :D

[@02inthefranxx]

The Chinese subtitles for Ranton at the start literally just says"One, two, three, four., five, six, seven. Where is my friend. You are my little apple" which is absolutely hilarious.

[@slumptydumpty3058]

Jeff and Jesse switching fighters was hype asf lmao 🤣 Im so hype for the next episode.

[@mattr4375]

"Steven Seagal taught me,"- my fingers got tense, got off the couch. "Just kidding". Almost had a heart attack!

[@greyngreyer5]

LMAO same. WHAT NOOOOOoooo ok

[@iamapokerface8992]

cringe

[@blqhamuha]

😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂

[@Lochnesstoilet]

Hearing "Steven Seagal taught me" gave me a good laugh

[@dustybizzle1]

He did actually train with Seagal, funny enough lol

[@LtFrankDrebbin]

"there is no right answer" probably one of the most truthful statements ever when shit goes down

[@AlexStar6]

Craigs biggest benefit in all of this is his lack of assumption. 5 trained fighters confident in their skills, consistently underestimating things, pulling punches etc... 1 dude who rightfully assumes everything is a credible threat and is alert for any advantage he can have at all times. So far if anything has been proven it's that self-defense is as much about mind-set as it is everything else. We saw this in Season 1 with Rokas himself who consistently felt he was outclassed by the rest of the group, and consistently performed very well because he had a mindset of vigilance.

[@Idiskjsjsjjsjsjsbhshshshsh]

Yeah, you should always have the idea that even if the threat seems very miniscule you should get any advantage possible. Your chances of failing something are never zero.

[@tomiwaaina5499]

Jeff and Jessie, killed that first challenge. It was like a movie

[@orionbeattie5197]

I know right!

[@axecept]

"I came in not as the underdog, but the under-cockroach-" I love Ranton!

[@michaellebovitz2414]

CRAAAAAAIIIIIIIIG!!!! This is absolutely the model the Olympics should have. Just one casual in every event for comparison.

[@Jeffro5564]

Eddie the eagle was that but olympics use Eddie rule to remove normal people to do olympics

[@b_o_o_g_i_e__]

Well, they had it in female breakdancing 🤷‍♂️

[@CraigHunterTheRegAussieBloke]

@@b_o_o_g_i_e__😂😂😂

[@NOT-A-Monolith]

​@@b_o_o_g_i_e__ Btw believe it or not, You might want to check google. She won athlete of the year😂

[@michaelu3055]

​@@b_o_o_g_i_e__😂

[@raccoonmyroom6861]

Jesee's Steven Segaul comment killed me. I loved Season 1. This looks super fun!

[@Joobkl]

Just need edit of Segal eating a 🥕

[@kommisar.]

@@Joobkl I think Seagal looked so awkward eating a carrot because he's normally eating much more unhealthy foods, so he's not used to it. Look at the dude's gut.

[@AwesomeOpenSource]

If I could give this 10 thumbs ups I would. Love these series, adn super happy to see you've got some solid sponsors helping to fund it! Well done!

[@MartialArtsJourney]

Thank you!!

[@go1988]

Uploaded 5 minutes ago? This is it? This is really the start of Season 2?! Incredible! I know what incredible amount of time, effort, work, and love you put into this project! So happy to finally see the video! Congratulations, Rokas!

[@MartialArtsJourney]

Thank you 🙏

[@SavageEntertainmentYEAH]

This really actually surprise me because I did not expect Jesse and Jeff to straight up take down 4 attackers before dying lol I didn’t think it was realistic for anyone honestly but that is pretty awesome ngl

[@truchonj]

Jeff sacrificed himself for Jesse… this is loyalty! Let’s see if this sticks…

[@irregularinformatives5287]

So you didn't think that USDC season 1 champ and fighter with pretty much the longest range (considering karate kicks, natural height, and personally who is also a great team player) are probably the best combination for the first challenge given the other 2 teams? I think knowing a bit more of their background could multiply your enjoyment, I recommend to check out their contents too (martial arts/self defense related). Have a great evening! : ) (definitelynotJessefanletsgokaratenerd)

[@SavageEntertainmentYEAH]

@@irregularinformatives5287 I watch both of them. Matter of fact I watch everyone’s channel who is featured here. It’s the fact that knife defense isn’t that easy. I didn’t expect anyone to do well based on last season

[@kbanghart]

​@@truchonj love it! They did well.

[@TheLuconic]

Jesse and Jeff are the J team. The ultimate fighters!!!!!

[@zerobudget8355]

I think having a regular bloke, still decently sized and strong is actually the best thing about this, it shows the reality of chaos of daily life or street fights. Every single one would absolutely destroy Craig on the mat or in the ring, but in real life anything can happen, training as shown helps a lot, but there can be so many variables in real life, that even if you are trained its best to avoid the fights, im surprised how this season no one tried to talk their way out of the fights, cause i do think this can work. P.s thanks for amazing content as always; I guess in street anything can happen and i was surprised how a regular bloke can actually hold its own in certain scenarios. I need to post this whole journey to as many "fighting commentators" as i can. Bradley martins of the world and others, P.s For next season invite "im 260 bro" Would be awesome, this style of content is next level. I guess both camps were wrong, the truth is as always somewhere in the middle, yes trained fighter will generally win, but no, untrained dude if he has the size and strength will not always be just a useless victim, anything can happen in real world and the unknown variables and chaos, so its BEST to avoid the street fights and test yourself out in proper settings vs proper, willing people. I still cant thank you enough for this content, for me the best and most interesting fighting content in youtube. (P.s you prolly wont even see this comment, but if you do please at least make the playlist, since its hard to link people this content from episode 1 in a easy to watch playlist fashion).

[@sabbi2896]

Hurray! I waited so long for this. The fact that this is for free on youtube is insane. Thank you!

[@MartialArtsJourney]

🙏

[@fred9796]

Jesse is myth-busting the myth-busters that say traditional knife disarms don’t work

[@geoffdavids7647]

I watched a little bit of the season one version of this that you guys did, and I just want to just say the step up in production value and quality is just fantastic. You help us get to know the contestants better, it's more clear what martial arts are being used in each scenario, you have the fighters in more distinctly differently colored gear to help us easily differentiate them - and just generally the pacing and storytelling is significantly improved. And of course, the edition of Craig is top tier. Fantastic job guys, I can't wait to watch the rest of this series!

[@Hector-bj3ls]

I love how Craig and Natan just picked up every weapon they saw.

[@tw_trad]

Turns out, looting all the chests in video games is the real self defence all along

[@TruthMatters411]

They were the smart ones. If you feel that you're likely to be attacked by multiple armed assailants, why would you pass by all those improvised weapons without at least grabbing a few choice equalizers?

[@Hector-bj3ls]

@@tw_trad I was going to say. This is how I play everything. Why not apply my only skills to real life too haha.

[@zeroblade6599]

If you always train unarmed, it might be logical to go without collecting weaponry as you go? Maybe next time get some people from weapon based martial arts in as well, like a fencer or a hema type guy, just to see what happens

[@haydenford3794]

@@zeroblade6599 at the very least if they take all the weapons the attackers cant just grab them and use them

[@ulfhazelcreek8108]

That awareness test is genius.

[@jindrichnovotny2740]

First of all ROKAS. Thank you for this super realistic show. I took many hours of your effort to do this. I really appreciate and thank you to show people what real defense looks like compared to unrealistic moves. I hope you saved some lifes in this world by this. I know what happened to you with your leg and honestly it pissed me off knowing how careless some people behave today.

[@go1988]

Wow, the trailer for the next day already showing Natan throwing a spinning back kick and an axe kick to an opponent on the ground :O I guess he really did manage to change his mindset!

[@MrAgit62]

Maybe he imagined it was a Palestinan

[@shraeg]

​@@MrAgit62 not even 5 minutes in and bro was pulling the antisemitism card, shit cracked me up

[@MrAgit62]

@@shraeg normal for jews

[@tarettime9392]

@@MrAgit62 If he imagined that why didn't he just call for a f-16 while drinking the Aussie's beers?

[@PauIdenino]

@@shraeg Well it's a legitimate card. There's a lot of antisemitism going on right now.

[@mabsurmomen2397]

Is no one gonna talk about Jesse's knife disarm? Bro used BUNKAI Way to go

[@raccoonmyroom6861]

That was one of the top 3 moments in this episode for me. I hope we get to see more Bunkai application from him.

[@BayKedi-MrCat]

Well bunkai is basically karate

[@X-Kid_Z]

@@BayKedi-MrCatBunkai is the soul of Karate.

[@BayKedi-MrCat]

@@X-Kid_Z bunkai isnt soul of it, bunkai is karate itself🤦

[@janvobruba3988]

the attack seemed at like 20% speed and aggression...

[@kongatron2983]

A series like this would bring spike tv back from the grave. Dopest series ever

[@oskyconk5652]

USDC II has exceeded my very high expectations! This was so much fun. I m rooting for Jesse all the way. Also, the inclusion of a "regular guy" seems genius. I very much like to see the difference in mindset when compared to professional athletes. Remarkable work everyone and especially Rokas for making this a reality.

[@MartialArtsJourney]

🙏🙏🙏

[@ommey8319]

lol ranton opening the door awkwardly expecting a hug that is so ranton

[@robingibson9759]

love how everyone was in a life or death scramble except for jeff and jesse, who are living out their martial arts action film dreams

[@heresjonny666]

MAAAAAAN Jesse and Jeff fighting those 4 dudes was like a fucking kung fu movie that was SICK. And Jesse using actual knife defense techniques was excellent too. Can't wait for the next one!!!

[@DasFlamboMan]

Ranton’s intro fit him perfectly 😂 LETS GOOO

[@MartialArtsJourney]

Haha. Agreed

[@MYung023]

LOL why is he from North Korea?

[@Hoopladoopa]

When I saw the “Pyongyang” I was like this is Ranton’s editing for sure lmao

[@PaulDickau-l2y]

@@MYung023 Especially when the backdrop is a crop field somewhere in Germany. :D

[@R3TR0J4N]

​@@PaulDickau-l2yAHAHAH yea climate can't hide it

[@Laggerslam]

By the way :D i love that you can see some scenes with Camera People in it. They are the best going all out full Energy to keep up with the contestants! Love that, special thanks for the crew to deliver on that awesome level!!!

[@hard2hurt]

So I'm already mad lol.

[@MartialArtsJourney]

Whaat?! What did I do? 😂

[@FuryoTokkosho]

@@MartialArtsJourney You introduced belt and trophy. Have a look at the last season what mike was fond about and you gonna know.

[@jovanleon7]

😂

[@antonioflores425]

@@MartialArtsJourney IcyMike was the one who got the closest to the tree in season one and got 0 points I believe, under this score sistem he woulded got 6 points for sure.

[@aluminiumknight4038]

Sad you're not here this season

[@benbratko9904]

You know what. I’m voting for Craig. He used common sense and common sense is the best self defense

[@beefchief2320]

I like that his strategy was to just lay down in some bushes and then just walk out the door. He almost made it, too.

[@linguisticness]

Never thought I'd see "Truck Driver" in S tier of different martial arts ranked for SD, but I am so here for it!

[@Orimthekeyacolite]

Regular guy beating martial artists just by not being arrogant about his abilities. Now that's a proper lesson in humility

[@Steste561]

Yea because the regular guys are using unfair tactics to win. You can argue that that’s how street fights work, but when fighters are cocky about their abilities they mean 1v1 no weapons. Most fighters know that street fights are unfair.

[@cosmicbricks3339]

@@Steste561still

[@MidnightBikerHostility]

​@@Steste561 yeah, still.

[@andrewmaurer9011]

What's fair in a fight where you're trying to seriously injure someone? Fair fight is two people in the street allowed to do anything?

[@bautispidey8864]

2:30 this text says "1 2 3 4 5 6 7" , the one after that says "where are my friends" and the one after that says "you are my little apple" for anyone who was wondering (in chinese)

[@sandman7883]

Since the last season I had made it a habit to turn on notifications just for this series. Amazing series I can’t get enough.

[@seangilmore3901]

This is the best! "Just some Aussie guy" is currently leading the way

[@stefensanders3807]

I love that Craig got the most points on the first day.😂

[@schoolofselfprotection]

If you need a new contestant: sign me up. 🙏🏻

[@MartialArtsJourney]

Hi! Thank you for your submission. We'll consider your participation 🙏

[@schoolofselfprotection]

@ thanks for the reply! All the best to you and your channel!🙏🏻💪🏻

[@grandmastercomics]

Great first episode! At first I wasn't digging the non linear nature of the edit but as it went on I appreciated it and that choice actually kept me engaged throughout. Can't wait for episode two. Worth the wait.

[@truchonj]

Rokas is a master!!🎉

[@TheHungryRomanian]

I thought the exact same thing! I think it still needs some improvement, but it definitely can work. Well done, Rokas. We appreciate you!

[@JR-ch8rt]

Lmfao!!!! First homie got caught slacking with them crocs 😂 That had me rolling because it’s not like he is not in a self defense challenge 😅

[@jaefrmbk2k]

😂💯

[@FlyingGreenTea]

We all have been waiting for this! Thank you! I hope you are doing well, brother. God bless!

[@charlesdourado8292]

The editing here is simply amazing, can't wait for the next episodes hahahahahaha

[@MartialArtsJourney]

Thank you 🙏

[@TheAtomicBear]

Rokas is genius!

[@dilly2000]

Craig is the main character of the story.

[@CraigHunterTheRegAussieBloke]

Thanks heaps!! 🍻 But the boys are all legends, they are all the main characters I reckon.. 🤙🏻

[@jcpshd]

Thanks for making this possible, brother! I hope you leg is healing up well. Looking forward to the next episode!!

[@mr.sketser1468]

16:05 AINT NO WAY BRO DID A WHOLE BATMAN ARKHAM ASYLUM STEALTH TAKEDOWN MID FIGHT 😭😭☠️

[@rcbmmines4579]

@@mr.sketser1468 HAHAHA I was thinking of that too. The knife disarm was like one of the combo disarms too lol.

[@brucewayne795]

Truly beautiful

[@KirraZirra]

Jesse is a beast lol

[@tttITA10]

I like this makes it look like Jesse just wears his Karate-Gi as his regular street clothes.

[@trevorlybbert3640]

This scratches an analytical martial arts itch that nothing else does. Thank you!!

[@shadow_crne1030]

Facing 6 knife attackers is not a self defense scenario. That's an all out gang war .......you need to call the cops for that.

[@ogkrispy]

LMFAOOO

[@nekomoves1714]

Call the cops and then… what? You have to hide and fight.

[@ogkrispy]

@@nekomoves1714 thats why im laughing cus this challenge is kind of stupid lmao

[@shadow_crne1030]

@@nekomoves1714 Hide. That's all you can do. I doubt even Donnie Yen or Jackie Chan could handle six at a time.

[@zedfule6533]

other fighter: "im very confident, i have a lot of martial arts in my background and im very thoughtful" Craig: i bought beers 😀

[@crazyboii.01]

I love this show already ‼️

[@derdox6720]

also ranton "i am a cockroach"

[@BioShaftBand]

This is the kind of content I pay KZbin premium for. Better than anything Netflix could possibly do.

[@SG-xo2dc]

Rokas, I barely comment on KZbin , but thank you for bringing us this season, especially with the insane journey you had to go through. What a terrific start ❤️

[@MartialArtsJourney]

Thank you

[@GibsEdits]

Wow this hits so much more knowing that you battled through long covid and a crazy BJJ injury to make this happen! Thank you Rokas! Truly admirable

[@MartialArtsJourney]

Thank you 😊🙏 It was a tough journey but I'm really glad it all turned out well!

[@Anktor1]

It really is, I watch a lot of content and I don't think I have ever seen so bad luck to someone so undeserving of it...

[@R3TR0J4N]

Yep crazy

[@bensweeney5878]

I am SO GLAD that this got to happen! I REALLY wanted to see Ranton do this! Also congrats Rokas for getting this done despite everything! You're a REAL MVP!

[@MartialArtsJourney]

Thanks!

[@sants4560]

The detail of creg's jersey having a cross on the last person then creg in marker is awesome

[@SuperKitteHeX]

Glad to have this series back, but gotta give some criticism for the first challenge. Natan made a perfect example of the flaw in the rules. What I mean is the "bad guys" having a big adventage in a sense that they don't have to respect the guys fighting back. Getting smacked with a stick across the face and brushing it off like nothing, a stick/staff not being usable for thrusting attacks due to it not being a real wooden weapon is also quite a nerf. The attackers feel like game NPCs with infinite health that you have to somehow cheese to win. And sure, some people might get smacked in the head and try to rush you, but they sure won't do it like they don't care if they get smacked again. Sorry for the long rant, I just feel like while it's a huge improvement from last year, there is still a few issues that make it less fair/realistic in certain situations/aspects.

[@MartialArtsJourney]

Feedback received

[@SuperKitteHeX]

Glad you're going through all of the comments and taking your time to listen to your audience, big respect there, and keep up the good work

[@liorgoldshtein2373]

@@MartialArtsJourney thats so cool

[@yingyang7448]

You have no idea how excited I am to see season 2, Rokas! I hope you've been doing better with your health. Please take care.

[@phillmor1405]

Time for Season 2 !!!!!. I just miss Icy Mike !!!. And I would have loved for Shane ( fighttips) and Nick Drossos to participate there too . Have a great time !.

[@timft4606]

Maybe we'll get a review of the episodes by Icy Mike or Ramsey Dewey!

[@clinicallydepressedcat3497]

Ramsey us a salty turd lol​@@timft4606

[@OverSooll]

That show is the most exciting and game chamging thing about martial arts ever since UFC1,

[@truchonj]

I have to agree.... Do you like Season 2 beginning better than Season 1 so far? I do.

[@OverSooll]

@@truchonj yes the production level went up

[@chris06v1]

I just watched season 1 last week so I'm super excited season 2 is already going! Thinking forward to season 3 some challenge ideas I had are: - Active shooter simulation with paint balls - Home invasion where the goal is to escape with all of your family - Escaping an emergency situation where others may inadvertently harm you while also trying to escape

[@ollie-f7y]

Oh yes baby Season 2 on KZbin

[@KoinzellGaming]

Found out about this competition from Ranton's channel - it's frankly crazy amusing seeing the difference in mindset. 1. Trained martial artist (Ranton) with 0 real combat experience. 2. Craig the every man, who is decently fit and tries to get the edge with his creativity. 3. Skilled martial artists with real life combat experience. It felt like the capacity to flip a switch to take the competition seriously for the ones with combat experience is also amazing. Just a recommendation would be to have maybe some padded body gear as well (especially for the fighters with knives), so the fighters feel a bit more comfortable to put in more strength into each punch and move. Technically I feel like there were multiple scenarios where punches were pulled when they shouldn't have (because it was self-defense). Haven't watched the first season, but I think I'll changed that soon.

[@kevinlake9007]

Have been so keen to see this season. Way to put yourself out there Rokas and create something so brilliant. This will be huge it's amazing!!!!

[@MartialArtsJourney]

Thank you

[@TheNamesDitto]

Daamn Jesse and Jeff went for all the smoke lmao

[@KSikkema-p8r]

I really love this man. I can see you have learned from the previous season. Keep up the good work! Thanks everyone who helped create this.

[@alexanderren1097]

The key part of Craig’s plan isn’t whether drinking beer right beforehand is going to effect him, it’s about whether it’ll affect everyone else ;)

[@CraigHunterTheRegAussieBloke]

Haha 😅

[@muteqx]

Yeah it's a smart ninja move to reduce his competitors' abilities by giving them beer!

[@NoNoNah306]

My favourite youtube show is back and looking even better.

[@JeanPhilippeBoucher]

I'm hoping this gets remonetized as it's really high value educational content. Great season so far!

[@MartialArtsJourney]

Thank you Jean Philippe!

[@timgwallis]

Been waiting forever for this. I really wanna see the USDC become as mainstream as the UFC.

[@darrianwilliams5746]

Still watching as I type so I have no say for his skill, but I love the addition of craig, regular guy filling in, showing people how an ordinary person would handle these situations is a twist I really like.

[@CtheWolfe]

This is genuinely some of the best content I’ve seen on KZbin. Keep it up!

[@deathkillkong5388]

26:22 Ladies and gentlemen, we just witnessed a murder

[@mr.sketser1468]

No more Mr nice guy 💀🔫

[@ezypzy2235]

Hooooly shit

[@HecPeverell]

I'm glad you made it, man. Thanks for your hard work. It's a great show with an incredible cast. As a karateka, I'm rooting for Jesse. But I loved all the contestants. I see you next week!

[@tonistudio6123]

Thanks for making season 2. This is my favorite show. 🎉

[@MartialArtsJourney]

Awesome!

[@AbsoluteStorm]

There are so many things I love about this, both from a realism perspective and humour perspective. Seeing the fighters receiving their scroll inviting them to tourney - classic.