Ancient vs. Modern Weapons 

Who won - EAST or WEST? 🤔

Oh I got weapons!

At what point do you show hanging the pineapple nuts around your neck? Did you cut that part out?

“Are these legal?” “Dude this is the American South, everything is legal.” This is very accurate since like 90% of the weapons in this video are illegal in the country I live😂

Man it's crazy how precise and accurate Jesse is with his strikes. Even with something not so standard like hitting fruit flying at you, the guy makes it look like machine accuracy. Literally demonstrating his incredible skill and dedication by hitting tomatoes with his hand.

Well, the most brutal kill shot in this video was when (at 2:30) Mike said, "Modern weapons, they are all about getting the most bang for your buck in a small package." and then the camera zooms to Mike's groin.

I'll say again - these collabs (with Seth, Wonderboy & Oliver too) are GOLD. Educational and entertaining

The flashlight *IS* a great self defense weapon. Even more disorienting if it has a strobe effect. On a random note, I read once that ninjas allegedly used eggshells or paper balloons filled with pepper or crushed glass. They would supposedly throw them at the ceiling, leaving a cloud of dust. This sounds like it could be pretty effective if you were being chased down a hallway.

I think it's beautiful with how much respect and fun you treat each other. It's not about who's best, it's about synergy.

The absolute best part was Icy Mike's silence after Jesse used some random stick. It's rare to see Mike at a loss for words but that truly surprised him I think.

I was really impressed how well and precise you managed to use an ordinary stick as a weapon.

Now we just got to glue the weapons together and make a deadly combo, like a flashlight on a katana.

I agree with the flashlight thought . I've owned a gun for more than 20 years and only felt compelled to pull it twice and both times just the sight of the thing did the job. Meanwhile I probably chased off a dozen suspicious characters and assholes just by shining a flashlight in their direction

What I'm most impressed by is just how accurate Jesse is in all his strikes

I love how Jesse sticks to tradition his videos always make me want to go do my kata

This was great! But in future I'd love to see a more pre-planned version of this where you pair the traditional weapons to their closest modern analogs for the back-to-back comparisons

7:51 - interesting question from Icy Mike. The funny thing is that the Shiruken is just as 'real' as his favourite modern self defence weapon. It's the same as the high powered torch. It distracts the opponent so that you can get away and/or get in quick for a more lethal strike.

The discussion of the usage of Sai is quite interesting. It’s similar to how the Jutte (or Jitte) was used in mainland Japan for law enforcement. Many of the baton movements that Mike shows are also present in modern Juttejutsu and Juppo Sessho.

Jesse really surprised me,i tought Icy Mike would be better with more real life and fighting experience,but his movements where fast,powerful and without any wasted effort,almost unreal to the sight. I never thought somebody would be able to do things like those in real life. The cut,the nunchuk strike,the bo,the shuto,were almost to fast for the camera,and so clean that were almost sharp.

I have been jumping back and forth through your video history. Was noting how grounded in your stance you are before during and after your strike,clearly showing how ready you were for a follow up if necessary. That was impressive and also how enjoyable the collaboration was between you and mike with Sensai Seth and Oliver in the background

17:48 stick and rock were the first two weapons.

Jesse's superhuman accuracy with everything he picked up was quite impressive. great video guys, I guess I'll be playing with my kali sticks today lol

Shadversity would love to see the mightiest weapon of all time, the Stick, being used so well.

God, Mike beating you to the birth place of karate punchline golden. 🤣

Jesse's movements are complete insanity. He looks cool and then there's absolutely no extraneous movement when it comes to the strike - point A to point B in an instant.

I love Icy Mike/Jesse crossovers. You guys always seem like you're having fun together.

I love how impressed and speechless Icy Mike was after the "stick" demonstration. Traditional Martial Arts depend on the teacher more than ever.

Now I wanna see a video of Jesse testing how well he can use improvised weapons

This was a fun and interesting video. There was a safety disclaimer at the beginning, but I wished Jesse would have explained that the "sword" he used to cut the tomato wasn't considered a sword. I thought the Japanese used such an item more like a carrying case to house a blade before actually making it into a sword. It's actually quite dangerous to use that item because it has a sharp blade with no hand guard. Some folks from the Sword Forum site used to talk about how dangerous such a "sword" was to the user because some people have nearly lost fingers using it.

This was immensely entertaining while also being practically informative… gracias

The Stockholm Slap is one of the most deadly weapons known to man. Only the original Stockton Slap is more deadly, but the secrets of the Stockton Slap are only known to 2 brothers.

I really love how each side learns from each other rather than deciding on a true victor.

That looked like you both had a great time. I liked the honesty from both Icy Mike and Jesse. Well done video guys!

"Are these legal?" "Dude, this is the American South. Everything is legal." HELL YEAH!

WOW!!! Awesome content Icy Mike and Jesse! Impressive skills! But huge respect to Jesse showing his weapons techniques! The knife hand cutting the tomato was incredible! It reminded me of Mas Oyama using the knife hand to cut through a watermelon!

Im super impressed on how fast and precise Jesse is able to chpp/slice/hit things. Just amazing

Great video as always. Thank you 🤘

Legendary moment at 1:47. he finally said "okinawa, the birthplace of karate" on his own! 😜 love the video Jesse, keep them coming!

I’ve been saying it for years… what you’ve displayed in this great video. Learning the skills from traditional weaponry can be applied to modern and even improvised weapons. Thank you, and Icy Mike for creating this!

Thank you for bringing us peak Icy Mike!

You should do an analysis on escrima, hema, and other weapon based martial arts and compare them to Kobudo.

This has to be my most favourite so far, Jesse's timing and co-ordination with weapons and striking is Amazing! imo

I really like this guy. He seemed so fascinated with the new age weaponry.

The two of you make a fantastic duo. This calls for a collabo-channel!

What I like the most about this video, is that Mike was the guy critisizing you rather heavily some years ago... Now the both of you really seem to enjoy each other's company! Well done! :-)

Keep up the great work sensei, you inspire me and motivate me to train for my martial arts and just get better at them every single day. Karate was my first martial art, now I train for mma but I'm not gonna lie everytime after watching one of your videos, I just wanna get back to karate. I started at 7 years old and I have a strong feeling I'll end it all with karate.

This was both FUN AND INFORMATIVE. You can't beat that. Good job to the defenders and the filmers.

Flashlight is absolutely my favorite self defense weapon. Only thing I’ve ever had to use and it has worked every time. People change there mind really quick when they can’t see and you are barking at them to get back. They don’t know if you have your gun out or what is going to happen next.

I like Mike's practical views and Jesse's dedication to traditions

Its so blatantly obvious you guys are having a such a blast it makes it fun to watch you guys have so much fun. It really feels more like watching two bros being goofy and doing stupid shit together than a collaboration without even trying. This some 100% non-gmo, pesticide free, pasture raised, FAD approved quality content you got there.

Damn been watching hard2hurt for years y’all should do more collabs was very entertaining/informing you see you both give diff perspectives on modern/traditional weaponry

Extremely entertaining and fun collaborative episode 😂 I watch both Mike's and your content; it's a good match and you have a good dynamic.

Love this. 🙏❤️. I agree that a flashlight is a great self-defense tool even when you’ve trained in traditional Martial Arts. But you both forgot about pocket sand! 😅

This video was so great! I was blown away by Jesse's obvious talent. I loved what Mike brought to the table, and I was also really impressed by his answer at the end when he was not afraid to admit that training in Kobudo was impressive. Imagine the modern weapons Mike was using in Jesse's hands. Mike was also very impressive. I was very skeptical when he brought out brass knuckles because almost anyone who has tried to Actually full on punch something with them knows they are not as functional as movies portray, similarly he was incredibly accurate with the small defense knife, but modern day weapon are designed for low training, high results, and I am sure that if you took a novice, and handed them all of these weapons, they would excell more with more of the modern weaposn rather than the ancient ones, however Jesse did a fantastic job of proving that his training is more relevant than the weapon he is actually using.

Awesome video, and the best one I have seen with Icy Mike. Excellent interactions, and fun

13:10 Before the nightsticks became standard equipment for the Swedish police, they (just like so many others) had sabres. Those had a sharp(ish) edge, but the normal usage was to strike with the flat of the blade to empathize commands, or the rigid back for effect.

Jesse is the most humble killing machine I've ever seen 😂

I loved your interactions. Great idea. Awesome stick work.

I appreciate the simple explanation of when to use a gun. More people need to hear that.

Karate nerd and icey mike collaboration so good and entertaining as well. Loved it!

"Any tool is a weapon if you hold it right." - Ani DiFranco "A weapon is a device for making your enemy change his mind." - Lois McMaster Bujold

This is the coolest video I've seen in such a long time!

Shurikens are fascinating. The star shaped ones were mostly used as a distraction and didn't do much real damage but were commonly used with poison. The most deadly shurikens we're actually the spike shurikens. Takes more skill and aren't nearly as cool looking, but... Turns out if someone throws metal spiked rods into your body, it hurts and does damage. Who knew?

Jesse’s training was the most formidable weapon. 🙏🏼

Great video Jesse, I'm very impressed with your skills not only as a Karateka, but as a RU-vidr.

Jesse you’re always impressing us with all the new boundaries you’re willing to push.

Just found your videos not that long ago, fun to watch but learned alot as well.

I've just started learning nunchucks, and it was incredible to see you strike the pineapple and still retain control over the weapon. We finally have proof it's a weapon!

It would be nice to watch a friendly sparring with trainer versions of these weapons!

This was great. Thanks for sharing

This was a pleasure to watch :)

Jesse needs his own show on TV! This is some high quality entertainment!

I quit karate as a kid a few years ago, now I wanna try it again as a teen after seeing this channel, tysm jesse!!

Awesome video!! And props to mike for recognizing that the best defense is not getting into trouble in the first place, these are all for a last resort scenario.

Jesse, you are one accurate individual. Your hand-eye coordination is something else. Thanks for such a fun video. The PR-24 baton that police used to use (I guess everyone's gone to Asps, CEWs, or OC spray) surely grew out of the tonfa. Blocks, punches, the spin... lots of uses and good for blocking blades, clubs, and bare arms/hands. The Ninjutsu practitioners I knew of (a friend came half way across Canada to train with them) would tell you that the shuriken was also used as a distraction (like chucking a rock in the bushes/night), a lure (if someone sticks one of them in you, you might go after them with a sword and some friends) or as something you could either throw at a pursuer (aiming for the knee, thigh etc) or the fancy head shot Jesse did (great throw!). They could also be sunk into the ground and the guy coming after steps on it and it takes him out of a pursuit. Most of what Ninja training revolved around misdirection, breaking contact, and disabling pursuit. They have kicks which mix kick and forward roll driven by the kick to gain distance. Mind you, my friend one time made one out of about 5/16" thick iron stock. (a 6 pointed star like the Star of David). It easily outweighed any star I saw made of stainless or of thinner construction. With one of those, you'd have shorter range, but when we tested it at his place by throwing it at an aluminum garage door (throwing overhand with the star vertical) from about 10', it blew *right through* the aluminum door with no real trouble. A heavy star like that could actually do a lot of damage if it caught you in the neck, head or a hand with the power of the impact and the sharp edges on the star being driven by that. Another modern self defense thing is the tactical pen. Some are made of titanium, others high grade aluminum or brass, and they have a tip (could be on the end or at the cap) that is designed to concentrate force on a *small* area and that is designed to take you pounding it into someone's body (held like the flashlight your buddy had). Some of them would literally punch through the bones in the skull and if it hit the softer parts, you could do even worse things. No screwing around - very short range though. I'm a fan of one of the tools used in Aikido training - the shorter staff (Jo). The Jo training is useful because it can handle bare handed, sticks, clubs, blades, etc if you know what you are doing. And a walking stick is only slightly shorter than that so you can carry one of those almost anywhere (just get a hardwood one of solid construction). Walk with it and if you must, defend with it.

14:31 That sound was pretty satisfying

Happy New Year to all! Hopefully the making of interesting and informative karate videos will continue for a long time to come.

Another good video. Thanks , Jesse.

Well done both of you! I love the Shirkin to the face as a distraction

Wow! If I think Ice Mike used to make fun of you, is so nice to see now how respectful and friendly he’s become. Nice context bu the way, and east came out on top. “Can’t beat the classic”

The man was a fully humble gentleman I've ever seen, gave us the whole 8 years experience in a matter of seconds...

grea video. i liked how you guys basically showed that the weapon origin doesn't matter, you can get the same effect if you know what your doing.

One of the funnest episodes I have seen and a great collaboration. You guys rock.

Man...Ya'll snapped! This was like an episode that could've easily have been broadcasted on a basic cable channel like History or Discovery. Very good shit.

That was a pretty neat weapons test! And what he said about the flashlight was really interesting. And I mean, who's gonna tell you to leave your flashlight behind?

2:34 "in a small package" *zooms in* don't do the man dirty like that 😂

Great content. And after watching this video I'm willing to learn from you whenever it might be possible.

I love how much fun everyone had and the mutual respect shown here. That's the lesson I'm taking away from this.

I'm so glad yall all got so many content together!!!

Jesse slicing that tomato with the sword was text book movie scene 🤣

Just stumbled upon this video. I love how humble and laid back Icy Mike is. I appreciated his discussion about the levels of street violence and self-defense in general. There are very few martial artists who emphasize the principle of not hurting your opponent too much in a minor brawl or conflict. Kudos, very mindful.

This was a lot of fun to watch

That staff improvisation was impressive

More of those collabs, please. Love the vibe and educational values here, Jessie.

Omg! all of these weapons are awesome! Both Jesse and Mike made good points about them!

its awsome how all the self defence and martial arts guys I follow are colabing now

I think the eastern weapons win in terms of practical application for more of their weapons but lose in terms of concealability in the modern day, plus laws being pretty random about whether they're outlawed or not. Such a great demonstration, I never really saw an icy mike video before these collabs but it is so cool to see different people come together and just geek out over martial arts

Fantastic video! I loved this collaboration from start to finish. Your martial arts skills were really impressive and definitely showed the benefits of rigorous, consistent training.

Gotta say, mad respect for your martial art and demonstrated mastery of it. Impressive

I absolutely love Mike's reaction to the ancient law enforcement sai. History is so cool in it's own right. I make comics so I know all about embellishing but the truth is amazing too.