Only the strong survive when training Muay Thai in Thailand

[@mattjack3983]

Its so awesome to see how far Rokas has come. When I watched the very first time he ever tried making his Aikido work against an actual fighter, i never in a million years imagined watching the same guy training at TIGER MUAY THAI, of all places.. looking, moving, and training like a real fighter. The transformation is truly impressive. Well done Rokas!

[@MartialArtsJourney]

🙏🙏

[@thecarnosaurchannel2819]

Rokas is a rat in the aikido comunity

[@alexandrealves2877]

I'd like to see him go to Japan to train AIKIDO at Dojo Central. There in the Land of the Samurai, he would learn to respect AIKIDO and AIKIJUJUSTU. Or he could go to Berkeley in the USA and meet Shibata Sensei, then he would easily leave with a broken arm. Kicking and punching are primitive things, the lethality of AIKIDO is the result of much higher mathematics.

[@alexandrealves2877]

@@MartialArtsJourney Why don't you go to Japan to train AIKIDO at Hombu Dojo? Your tongue has no bone, so you like to speak disrespectfully of the Art. There you will be very quiet! Or, be a man and find Shibata Shihan in Berkeley, have your health insurance up to date.

[@mattjack3983]

@@alexandrealves2877 I've been to Aikido schools in Japan. Aikido was as non-functional there in Japan as it is in Europe, and North America, and pretty much everywhere else Aikido is taught. I know of a few people who have made their Aikido functional, and guess what? Its looks just like JiuJitsu, and Judo, and Wrestling, and Boxing once its been adapted to work against a fully resisting opponent or assailant. You obviously don't watch many of Rokas videos, or know much about him at all. EDIT: No Aikido dojo ive ever been to, and ive been to alot of them, has ever honored an actual challenge fight. Thats not what they do in Aikido. But I can guarantee you that any Wrestling room..Judo dojo..JiuJitsu academy..or Boxing and Kickboxing gym, would happily honor a challenge fight against anyone. What you are saying about Aikido dojos and Senseis doesn't even make any sense.

[@kirbygriffin836]

I love how in the past couple of years this went from an aikido channel to an actual journey. keep it up!

[@alexandrealves2877]

I'd like to see him go to Japan to train AIKIDO at Dojo Central. There in the Land of the Samurai, he would learn to respect AIKIDO and AIKIJUJUSTU. Or he could go to Berkeley in the USA and meet Shibata Sensei, then he would easily leave with a broken arm. Kicking and punching are primitive things, the lethality of AIKIDO is the result of much higher mathematics.

[@Vitorruy1]

@@alexandrealves2877 O rokas já falou em vários videos sobre pessoas que falam que ele largou aikido porque não aprendeu o aikido "de verdade". Mas a verdade é que vc não vê nenhum campeão de MMA usando aikido por um motivo, mesmo as lutas dos "mestres" são coreografadas e nada realistas.

[@alexandrealves2877]

@@Vitorruy1 Hahahaha, mas aí você ofende minha inteligência. Me fazer responder isso chega a ser um insulto. O que o Rokas falou ou deixou de falar, é irrelevante. Ele é ruim demais e não é referência nenhuma como opinião sobre artes marciais. O Aikido dele é uma vergonha! Eu vi os movimentos dele nos vídeos, é ridículo como ele não entendeu o básico. Eu não vejo nenhum campeão de MMA usando Aikido por um outro motivo, porque ELES NÃO SABEM AIKIDO. Como eles vão utilizar algo que não sabem? Porém, você está fazendo uma enorme confusão entre Arte Marcial e esportes de combate. MMA é esportivo, tem regrinhas de tempo, pontuação, ambulância, corner dando palpite e é SEMPRE um contra um e desarmado. Isso não reflete a realidade. Na vida real eles sempre estão em maior número e tem armas. Se fosse liberado puxar uma faca de dentro do calção e esfaquear o outro, o MMA teria outra postura e ninguém iria se agarrar daquela maneira ingênua ou ficar de bundinha pra cima no chão. Se o inimigo estiver em três ou quatro, se agarrar é suicídio.

[@alexandrealves2877]

@@Vitorruy1 Veja os ataques de AIKIDO e as técnicas e veja os das outras lutas e tente encaixá-las nessa situação aqui. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioClpmNorZ6Zb7c

[@asharedo]

@@alexandrealves2877 BJJ, Judo and Wrestling all destroy Aikido, the main reason is because they are created with pressure testing, Identifying what techniques work and eliminating what only works in theory and not reality. Aikido is all theory, and due to no pressure testing most of the techniques are not aligned with reality, and therefore are ineffective.

[@tboon9399]

Seeing you make the journey to Tiger Muay Thai brings a big smile to my face. I’m so glad you made the journey!

[@J3Cho]

Muay Thai - one of the few Traditional Martial Arts that is always seen in MMA (UFC, Bellator, One FC). It goes to show that with honesty to oneself, heavy pressure testing, robust training methods, frequent sparring, any TMA can be useful.

[@madmaxiemartialartsnerd485]

Honestly even Wing Chun has a lot of good ideas in it, just after being oppressed for far to long by outdated ideas and cultural views in how it should be trained, it was unfortunately kept down from its true potential. Like when you really study wing chun it's really in my opinion a martial art about what to do when you get really up close and personal with someone when boxing.

[@asharedo]

Some TMA crumble under heavy pressure testing and frequent sparring though that's the problem. Muay Thai has those aspects heavily intertwined into it, which is why the art is so effective, it exposes what works for us all to see.. Same as Wrestling, submission grappling, boxing etc. Wing chun has spent so much time without pressure testing, that the majority of techniques aren't aligned with reality, with respect to what actually works in the physical world we live in, and what does not.

[@bobbyhartanto6827]

Wing chun work only in ipman movie

[@AdolfHitler-lk4vo]

"traditional", ancient greeks wrestled almost 3 thousand years ago and did pankration, wing chun is only about 300 years old, idk why its called traditional

[@madmaxiemartialartsnerd485]

@@AdolfHitler-lk4vo Tkd isn't even a hundred years old nor is karate but is also called traditional : P It's more so a branding thing to reel in people

[@denisonunglaub]

congrats on your journey… I’ve been folkowing since your first sparring with the lithuanian mma fighter and decided to embark on my own martial arts journey… having zero experience at 33 I’ve been testing different martial arts, reading, watching and training at a local gym you’re an inspiration! greetings from Brazil

[@ArnasLeo]

Well done bro!

[@MartialArtsJourney]

🙏🙏

[@chubbymoth5810]

Congrats with your new found beastliness. It was there already. bur you certainly grew a lot sturdier since you changed the way you train from Aikido practise.

[@MartialArtsJourney]

🙏

[@alexcasals9945]

Rokas, what a transformation!! from a meek looking ponytail wearing Aikido boy to this menacing beast! Your shoulders bulging your ripped abs, powerful kicks and punches, menacing look, real bad ass! Your journey is an inspiration to all, scared of you! ... (one little secret: you where always a beast, you just didn't know it )

[@MartialArtsJourney]

😊🙏

[@hopLight2322]

Love your channel and love the journey you’ve taken. I’m currently going through a pretty tough patch in life and watching this has given me the motivation to get back into beast mode. These shots you filmed reminded me of just how therapeutic training is. You’re an inspiration man, keep on doing what you do, it’s making differences in peoples lives.

[@MartialArtsJourney]

Thank you so much! Your words mean a lot to me

[@mortalkomment8028]

Rokas, I'm so proud of you. You'll become a killer in no time. It's so satisfying to see your transformation step by step. Keep grinding!

[@shumookerjee293]

Sometimes our journey brings us right back to our doorstep. Turns out you were a Beast all along. Great video, Rokas!

[@fightpsych]

That’s awesome that you made it to Thailand. That has always been a dream of mine to go. I hope you have a great time 💪🏝🎉

[@alexandrealves2877]

You need to learn AIKIDO! Muay Thai is to basic.

[@asharedo]

@@alexandrealves2877 Aikido only works in choreographed movies Alexandre, sorry to say. BJJ, Judo and Wrestling all destroy Aikido (as well as any striking art that has full contact sparring intertwined into training e.g. muay thai), the main reason is because they are created with pressure testing. Identifying what techniques work and eliminating what only works in theory and not reality. Aikido is all theory, and due to no pressure testing most of the techniques are not aligned with reality, and therefore are ineffective. The evidence is all around you, there's thousands and thousands of videos showing actual fights and what happens during a full contact street altercation or planned fight such as tournaments.

[@alexandrealves2877]

@@asharedo Of course not... Geez, who talks that kind of shit in your little heads? You don't know anything and think about sports when it comes to martial arts. Notice how much bullshit you said! I teach Aikido classes to practitioners of BJJ, Muay Thai, MMA, Capoeira, Boxing, TKD, Judo... Everyone wants to learn the secrets of AIKI and they thank me every day after training. You come here talking nonsense as if life were a cartoon. I'm 40 years old on the mat, I was a national Judo champion in Brazil, I have a collection of BJJ medals. They deceived you!

[@alexandrealves2877]

@@asharedo You are confusing sport with military art, martial art. In a real life situation like this, do you think BJJ or Judo will work better than Aikido? Do you think Muay Thai will help you a lot? In real life they are always outnumbered and armed. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioClpmNorZ6Zb7c

[@implodingllama2092]

@@alexandrealves2877 you are in every thread that mentions aikido. In a different thread you said you taught it to everyone around the world. I think you spend your days living in your fantasy while talking smack on KZbin comment sections. As I said to you in a different thread, if you think it is a perfect martial art then get yourself into the UFC and walk the talk.

[@forhadahmed4854]

Had the pleasure of training at tigers Muay Thai in Phuket and venum in Pattaya both awesome gyms!!!

[@sugoiboi6969]

I have high doubts it would be difficult for someone to make a film about your experiences. You've come so far in this journey that the Rokas from 5 years ago and the Rokas now feel like completely different people. Keep doing what you're doing, everything's only getting better and better for you right now.

[@micaylapresley]

I'd love it if Rokas went and made a whole movie, because his journey has been an adventure!

[@christians9564]

As soon as I saw that you had gone to Thailand, I knew that you would learn a valuable lesson. Keep training and learning. To let the beast out means you have to try to really hurt the opponent and I think that is the main thing you struggle with, but you are learning and your skills are improving.

[@petemedina7373]

This video made me smile. I’m so happy for you Rokas! :)

[@discofoot6443]

Rokas, I must say... it's been both an honor and a pleasure watching you grow in martial arts. Seeing the changes you went through, even your down times, your up times, hell even your... Assassins Creed'esque outfit phase, but most of all, just seeing you grow.

[@MJRLHobbyStuff]

Rokas, congratulations! You now see how far up the mountain you are. Actually, you have (in a strange way) the benefit of having trained Aikido. You know what not good training methods and techniques look like. So when you train in a place like this you can see how effective the methods and techniques are.

[@anarchyinba]

Rokas, my man, I could absolutely not call you anything but BEAST.

[@alexandrealves2877]

hhahhahahah

[@tommytaylor2799]

I like watching your journey. That's why you should never give up. Your journey helps make yourself better; it also impacts many who watch you. Keep it up.

[@MartialArtsJourney]

🙏

[@thadcruz8623]

I was literally there a a few days ago and last week as well! I just started Muay Thai six months ago and started to enjoy it. I also wanted the opportunity to go train at Tiger Muay Thai and was lucky to attend there even for a short time. I can concur that the Krus and trainers there are so warm and friendly in whatever level youre in. I had the opportunity to do privates with Kru Oron & Kru Oh to learn Krabi Krabong & Muay Boran. How I wished I got to see you there! That would have been awesome!

[@kcwliew]

Rokas - man the last 15 seconds of your video made me laugh - 'I had become a beast!' your innocence, passion and humility are just so obvious and fun to see.

[@MartialArtsJourney]

😊🙏

[@ivanildocafu3452]

Finally you took fighting to the next level!!! 👊💯👌👌

[@mr.q337]

You living the dream of every martial artist out there. Be able to travel and learn from all the best all over the world

[@reieli87]

Wow, hope this just a trailer to more up coming content in Thailand 😅. Thats amazing and what a journey. I'm inspired by drive and courage to ask such high levels if you can train with them. You never missed an opportunity to grow. Yup.. Your a Beast 🦾🙌💪

[@adim00lah]

Congrats on your journey into self discovery within the martial arts. You have come a long way man, very inspiring!

[@RadicalTrivia]

Dude, I know the feeling you described at the end. Someone two days ago at open mat gave me the ultimate martial arts compliment. They said I was... like water. I said they were singing to my soul.

[@silverfox8801]

Martial arts journey is the best reality show on KZbin !!!!

[@michska53]

I knew I remembered you from somewhere! It was the Aikido vs MMA sparring video! Truly amazing how far you've come! I was blown away when I found out it was you. Keep doing what you do man. It's inspirational! :)

[@MartialArtsJourney]

Thank you :)

[@littlegiantrobo6523]

Holy crap! That was a great video essay! Thank you! Also, that training facility looks really freaking amazing.

[@MartialArtsJourney]

Thanks!! The gym is definitely impressive

[@Hedpound]

You've gained a subscriber mah man. I been doing Judo and won over 20 competitions, I started Muay Thai during the pandemic with the goal of become whole as a martial artist. You just inspired me to do this training trip, it's gonn be next year for sure. I love your videos, keep it up.

[@MartialArtsJourney]

Thank you 🙏 Keep owning your journey! 👊

[@JKX94]

Great video again! Wish it was longer, would love to see more of your Thai Journey!

[@2kReels]

Witnessing your transformation is wonderful. It's true...in the beginning you had not much of a fighter in you, I'd say...and I'm the first to admit that I thought this would never change. But you lived to prove that with hard work, dedication and an open mind, you can be a fighter. You're Aikido vs. Actual fighter Video really woke me up so I could come to peace with my judo background and started practice again (in big part also because of my son) Thanks and keep on grinding! ;)

[@fredazcarate4818]

Roka I am glad you are living your dream. You are becoming your authentic self. God bless you and your family.

[@raincitysumo]

What one man can do, another can do. It's all about putting the work in, good job!

[@MartialArtsJourney]

Love the quote.

[@uzojusworkin4185]

No one is really born a beast a beast is made on this journey called life not everyone’s journey is the same we all have hardships and walls of our own and through the completion of these hardships we turn almost beastly but ultimately have fun

[@Plantaman]

Hey Rokas, your kicks look SO MUCH BETTER :D Your work shows!

[@TomahAwkDJ7]

Please continue like this, I love following your journey ! You're such an inspiration man, hope you travel all over the world to discover new skills

[@scottyg5403]

I got to say I love these training videos! Keep them coming! And yes you are a beast!

[@marcusgottlieb2307]

Come visit us in Los Angeles at dynamix martial arts. Not only does coach antoni hardonk have one of the most impressive lineages in striking arts but his system is build solely on understanding the ‘why’.

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

Great ending. You ARE a beast!

[@MartialArtsJourney]

Thanks Jordan!!

[@MarkoObradovich]

Man, I wish you to become the best fighter that you can. I am whole my life in martial arts and it's not the question of the how strong or are you a beast, it's just a way of life. And I think that's the next step for you, to find your own rhythm and live your martial arts life in full 😁

[@VMP666]

Ah man, I love this. That's the thing with training combat sports, they help you grow your confidence (because you're getting better) but at the same time stay humble (because there's always someone better). I like going to different gyms from time to time to see how I look among other people. When you do the session and don't feel out of place it's the best feeling.

[@scottn7cy]

Dude are you kidding me? You're fearless. Nuts but fearless. Your journey is no BS. Respect.

[@Krissada1000]

I am a Thai living in Thailand. Welcome to Thailand, bro. 😁😁

[@juanbarbosa1405]

You're a beast Rokas, you've achieved more than many do in a lifetime!

[@MartialArtsJourney]

Thank you 😊🙏

[@shinjibaka6702]

I'm not a fighter, but I think martial arts are fascinating. And this channel is wonderful. We can learn lessons to apply in our lives, even if we are not a fighter. I am inspired by your journey, discipline, motivation, and examples. Thank you.

[@MartialArtsJourney]

Thank you!

[@gingercore69]

Next episode: "i traveled back in time and trained with spartans" Jokes aside, you are really doing so many cool things, its getting pretty amazing! Now that you have mma experience and some other combat sports... I am curious about your opinion on 5 tournament types of rulesets 🤔 1st, standing grappling specific styles like sumo and shuai jiao, but mostly sumo, wich also has strikes and weight divisions are not a thing... 2nd, striking styles that have some grappling in them, like jka ippon shobu karate tournaments, sanda, sabaki challenge, shoot boxing... 3th, styles that try to be mma by themself, like irikumi go, japanese kempo and kudo... 4th, styles that mix up weapons and hand to hand, tomiki aikido with knives, sqay with swords and kicks, and tankendo with swords and grappling And 5th, styles that are ridiculously specific to a set of skills, like stationary push hands, sticky hands, toshu randori tomiki aikido, boxing, bjj, etc... Like... What would be better for self defense, but also, wich would you find most fun? I separate standing grappling from specific skillsets because even if it is a specific skillset, it feels like... Very different... I mean, tomiki technically fits there too, but one of the things all those styles have is that they usually allow throws the styles that go to the ground do not allow... Like armlock throws found in sumo and aikido, or belt lifts and drops like belt wrestling...

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

This is kind of a hard question haha. I would say that all of them have value for a self defense scenario, my favorite one has to be #1, but that's just my favorite one. I need to point out that Sticky hands and push hands are not a fighting style but a fighting drill/exercise. If they were an actual style, they would be one of the worst things ever lol. Anyways, i'll try to give my thoughts on the list, i would say that #1 is awesome because if there is no weight divisions, you are forced to learn how to defeat a stronger/bigger opponent, and standing grappling by itself has always been awesome for self defense, powerful throws like ippon sepi nage or a suplex can end a fight by themselves. #2 is really, really good because styles like Sanda and Muay Thai will give you a lot of tools. You will learn to punch and kick, but also how to clinch and to strike from it (which is SO damn helpful), you also learn how to takedown opponents while striking which is something that you could be doing a lot in street fights, catching kicks is usually not taught in grappling styles, but styles like Muay Thai? Hell yeah #3 On paper, these styles are awesome but they are mostly trained in a pretty unrealistic and ineffective way, but if you are able to make them work (it will probably take a lot more time than the other choices, unless you have a partner that is willing to help) but if you do, you will probably surpass the other options #4 These are also aweome on paper, but for a self defense scenario, you will probably not be carrying weapons. If you do carry weapons like knives to defend yourself, then this is the best option. Btw, don't take a sword/spear martial art, you will not be able to use it haha, take a knife or stick fighting one, like Kali or Silat. #5 Similar to number 3, this one will take a lot of time to reach the others, but if you get a partner to train your specific ruleset against someone that does not follow it, you will be able to use your art effectively, this, like the others, depends on the situation. It does not matter how good you are at ground fighting, if you go against three guys at the same time, they will mess you up. Anyways, if you practice boxing against someone that kicks and grapples, then you will learn how to get around it, and as sports like boxing amd Aikido do not have as many techniques as other arts, you have way more times to get really good at each one, this also applies to Taekwondo, you have way more time to get good push kicks, and spinning kicks, but you need to train them agaisnt someone that isn't going by Taekwondo rules or otherwise, you are not going to be able to use it effectively.

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

Hope i helped, my main martial art is Judo (my Judo is kind of Japanese Jujutsu trained in a Judo way lol) hence my answer, but i did practice some chinese internal and external martial arts, sometimes do Muay Thai and did try Capoeira but dropped it quickly, it was to hard for me lol, i didn't want to spend too much time on learning the different flips and that kind of stuff.

[@gingercore69]

@@jestfullgremblim8002 great answer! I know some are drills but there are competitive versions of it, not as a style but as a tournament ruleset used by many styles, I have similar opinions, my experience is in bjj, shotokan, soo bahk do, sipalki, chang quan(with sanda competitions) bujinkan and boxing, also tried lther stuff but those are the ones i practiced the most

[@PHATT_TV]

@Martial Arts Journey you truly have become a beast Bro 😎 & your transition is inspiring! Love how humble u are too 💪🙏

[@MartialArtsJourney]

🙏

[@bbglas007]

This is so wholesome dude!

[@SalsaBailaProductions]

congrats man what a journey!!! love following it ;)

[@MartialArtsJourney]

Thank you!

[@RedSplinter36]

One day! ONE. DAY. Living my dream brutha! Love it!!!

[@JimmyPtheman]

That whole street in Chalong where Tiger is at is amazing. Murder's row. Dragon Muay thai, Rawaii, Top team, so many great gyms on it..not just Muay thai either. MMA gyms as well. Bangtao just opened up in Phuket and I can't wait to train there as well. Phuket, to me, is just the pinnacle of combat martial arts training in the world. Inexpensive food, massage ( very important for fighters ), crossfit gyms, beaches, martial arts...what else in the world could you ask for? magical

[@dylan_krishna_777]

Your a true warrior Rokas ! If one door close another one will open and discover yourself i hope my martial art journey will be great too 🥋🙏☯️⛩️🇯🇵

[@georgi5191]

Great job man! It's really amazing to be able to follow your journey. Thank you for making so authentic and informative content. Keep it up!

[@microagressionist1516]

Rafael fiziev is a monster!! That’s cool you got to train in the same environment, kudos to you and all of your progress. I believe you’re going to win your next mma fight. I’ve always wanted to do wrestling, because it’s kinda OP. Every champion has strong wrestling in their arsenal

[@bigboss8647]

Yes, i feel like everyone should incorporate wrestling into their training, or at least drill the TDD, people like Volkanovski, Adesanya, Whittaker, etc doesn't necessarily wrestle, but they have very good TDD and sub def.

[@-YEET-101]

much respect to you and your martial arts journey I feel i can relate to the wanting to be a beast ive trained various martial arts for a few years now and still feel the need to improve to become at least decent much respect for going all the way to Thailand to train with some absolute legends

[@eastafrika728]

Now this is more like it Mr. Rokas, you're strength is in the standing striking moves, I hope you do all the drills and repetitions. To be ready to fight, your padwork has to be good, when you feel ready with the padwork, the you are ready for the ring. Thailand is the home of the Muay Thai I studied and practice, we had brutal coaches that used bamboo to condition us. 3 fights 3 wins and you are a class C fighter, 6 fights 6 wins class B, 12 fights 12 wins class A fighter.

[@adamnhobbs5545]

Great video long may your journey continue most enjoyable.

[@dougsmith5920]

This is inspiring, I want to learn Muay Thai now! It looks daunting as I am starting from 0

[@wolfhawk1999]

Naw, dag. Not daunting. If you find the right gym, you can start from scratch without worries. People start all the time. Some get pretty good in a short amount of time. You get what you put it. Look at the pedigree of the trainers and the gym culture. Do a trial. See how everyone there is, including the coaches. Should be little to no ego. If it's a bunch of pricks, it's not the right gym. Good luck, hope you get started

[@FredKuneDo]

Rokas, I know you are very fixated on MMA because your "journey" was started when you wanted to test your Aikido in MMA first... but since then you trained and learned a lot of other stuff... Ever considered to not do a "Amateur MMA Fight" next, but just focus on Muay Thai/Kickboxing and train for a Muay Thai- or K1-match next? It seems you are having much fun with this now.

[@MartialArtsJourney]

I'm definitely thinking about it :)

[@Skiamakhos]

@@MartialArtsJourney if you do, seek out Kru Bunpot - here he is sparring with Saenchai a while ago: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fV61lWSml9CtjKs A lot of westerners only really learn the femeu style, the distance game, sniping and sweeping, and throwing from the clinch as soon as possible, but Bunpot is a knee fighter. Watch how he controls the clinch & uses those strong knees. A fighter like that can knock out an opponent with a knee to the liver. It looks brutal & it is but there's a whole science to the stand up grapple that is the Muay Thai clinch.

[@jonathanwilson5724]

There are some natural born beasts, but hard work and dedication can turn anyone into a beast. You are the perfect example! Love the channel. Thank you!

[@MartialArtsJourney]

🙏👊

[@Damin-Danger-Ledford]

Good shit brotha! Stay up. Your Journey has been impressive. I enjoyed this video.

[@MartialArtsJourney]

🙏

[@Bazilisk_AU]

I can’t wait to see Rokas experience the absolute strategy game that The Thai Clinch is like ! It’ll all tie back into Stand-up Wrestling… I think you’re gonna have so much fun learning it ! It even ties back into something like Catch Wrestling which back in the day was like Aikido but trained more like Wrestling.

[@theodorealenas3171]

Yeah it looks simple until someone twists and twirls and knots you in alien ways

[@RealTalkLonDON1]

Thank you Rokas. That was a great video. I love seeing you progress. Keep up the good work.

[@akitole6839]

I'm happy for you rokas. You look much better 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@jerrymartin2275]

Thi genuinely warmed my heart. Sawadee kap

[@jay-xj2fx]

your striking has improved immensely each time I see your videos/fights. not to mention your grappling. it’s insane to see someone with no understanding of range/distance control the first time you tried to fight the mma fighter to someone who is managing distance, feinting and setting up shots in your last fight. it’s amazing to watch your growth and also your physical transformation. such a drastic change from the seagal hairstyle days lol to your current body/conditioning

[@alexandrealves2877]

He need to pratice AIKIDO with good masters in Japan. So he will understand the Art of the Samurais.

[@douglasjamesmartin]

Videos made around personal classes with diverse high level trainers could be amazing..

[@TastyScotch]

Jelly. Always wanted to train in thailand but i havent gotten the chance so far. I was lucky enough to train with saenchai when he did a seminar here. I love Muay Thai, hope theres more of it in your martial arts journey! 💪

[@unknownperson3649]

I have been watching your videos for a couple years now thank you for sharing your journey.

[@MartialArtsJourney]

🙏

[@jamesslaughter7859]

I always see 30 degrees is hot but that is only 86 degrees over here in Texas it gets to 97 degrees and 100% humidity so now I am not to worried about going to Thailand. Finally someone who explained the temperature

[@MartialArtsJourney]

Do take in mind that this video was filmed in December! So it's much hotter in Thailand in summer :)

[@gajorg69]

I am not going to lie. I was about to flip out if I had to hear the word beast one more time, but as someone who has done some taekwondo, boxing, and now does judo and jujutsu with the commitment I've followed Rokas's whole journey, and from one martial artist to another I do have to say I admire the transformation. That being said I appreciate very much the growing respect you give to some of the traditional or less quality controlled martial arts. For example, I train Japanese jujutsu along with my judo, and Jujutsu has an iffy reputation, but if you find a good place it's incredible.

[@darrenstettner5381]

Congrats Roku. Been very cool to follow your path of discovery.

[@blacklion2432]

Can't wait to see the follow up videos. Been following your journey since the first aikido vs mma video. keep up the good work

[@LRkun]

Glad you're pacing yourself now. Very good and entertaining episode

[@MartialArtsJourney]

🙏

[@GrasshopperandtheBear]

Already knew you were a Beast Rokas!!! Keep going 💯👍🤛🏻✊🏻

[@chrisofmelbourne87]

Well done man. Love your journey!

[@mallamuaythaichaiya]

Glad to see that you enjoy with Thai martial arts!

[@bambreez]

Good job mate! Love to see progress in other people

[@estebanandres3108]

Great video man, greetings from Chile 🇨🇱

[@dylanfitzpatrick9423]

Heading to Thailand myself this summer, you've got me absolutely stoked about it! Any suggestions on making the trip as smooth as possible would be appreciated!

[@whoknows8223]

Rehydrate a lot

[@KissakiShinobi]

Congrats on your beast experience!!

[@CombatSelfDefense]

Your form and movement looks really good! You’ve come such a long way from just “that aikido guy”

[@angelpr0237]

wow this video really motivated me to become a beast myself, loved it.

[@MartialArtsJourney]

Awesome!

[@Bambam-jg4vo]

Man you met some LEGENDS at the LEGENDARY Tiger Muay Thai. Crazy. Tune in to Rafael Fiziev vs RDA, July 9. Haha.

[@robincarvey7492]

Beautiful ending, you rock dude!

[@MartialArtsJourney]

Thanks man!

[@knightofsilla]

You should make a video where you compare Aikido and Hapkido.

[@randalltoth7478]

nice video ,tiger muay thai changed alot ,when I was there ,it was just one area to train ,great coaches and great people but one area and only muay thai. great video . nice work as well.

[@NobleVagabond2552]

This was truly inspiring

[@johnnyboy6429]

Cant wait to watch this!!!

[@michaelschmidt4352]

I've really enjoyed this journey.

[@MartialArtsJourney]

🙏

[@audaxartsmartiaux4027]

Mad respect to you. I just stumbled upon this but I remember your first videos when you still had your Aikido club. I transitioned from Karate Shotokan to Kyokushin to Olympic TKD then did some boxing BJJ a little MMA to finally specialize in Kickboxing/Thaï boxing. Since all the rule change in TKD many of my fellow coaches who own clubs have been telling me behind closed doors about their displeasure with where their martial arts is now. To which I would reply, just change your school... Like you I choose just move on. Styles don't matter, being honest and objective with yourself and what you teach is. Kudos. You got a new subscriber, would love to see more of your training at Tiger MuayThai.

[@Satchamo_Jones]

It's so cool seeing how far you've come brother!

[@eloverlord96]

Amazing video and very inspiring, I'm making my own way to become a beast so, so much of what you said reached to me, I would loved if I could go to train to Thailand, maybe someday. Keep it strong man and take care!

[@mattiauk]

Beast! Nice one and congrats!

[@josueel-azeem548]

Excellent storytelling!

[@LIVEvil789]

It's really cool to see someone undertaking a modern day Musha Shugyo! You remind me a bit of a real life Ryu; turning into a real World Warrior lol. If you're able, I'd love to see you spend some time in Okinawa (the birthplace of Karate) and study the various styles of karate. It really is much different from what modern karate in mainland Japan and the rest of the world usually practice.

[@alvarojm750]

You never know how far you've come from the start untill you look back and see all those behind you just starting. I never realized how much I'd grown from my first two years of lifting untill I met up with an old friend who we used to be similar build (scrawny).

[@danielpagan2848]

God damn, I got goosebumps at the end. Great stuff!

[@MartialArtsJourney]

😊🙏

[@BrenTenn]

Well done on becoming a beast!! Hopefully some day i will join you!! 🐯