Fake Martial Arts Master vs Pro Fighter

Подписаться 466 тыс.

Просмотров 83 тыс.

50% 1

After doing Aikido for 13 years I decided to try it out against a pro MMA fighter.
---
Welcome to the Martial Arts Journey RU-vid channel!
My name is Rokas. I'm a Lithuanian guy who trained Aikido for 14 years, 7 of them running a professional Aikido Dojo until eventually I realized that Aikido does not live up to what it promises.
Lead by this realization I decided to make a daring step to close my Aikido Dojo and move to Portland, Oregon for six months to start training MMA at the famous Straight Blast Gym Headquarters under head coach Matt Thornton.
After six months intensive training I had my first amateur MMA fight after which I moved back to Lithuania. During all of this time I am documenting my experience through my RU-vid channel called "Martial Arts Journey".
Now I am slowly setting up plans to continue training MMA under quality guidance and getting ready for my next MMA fight as I further document and share my journey and discoveries.
---
If you want to support my journey, you can make a donation to my PayPal at info@rokasleo.com
SUBSCRIBE to see when the next videos will come out:
► bit.ly/1KPZpv0
Check the video "Aikido vs MMA" which started this whole Martial Arts Journey:
► • Aikido vs MMA - REAL ...
If you want to support me and this channel on a regular basis check my Patreon page:
► / rokasleo
#mma #martialarts #aikido

Опубликовано:

26 сен 2024

Ссылка:

Скачать:

Готовим ссылку...

Добавить в:

Мой плейлист

Посмотреть позже

Комментарии : 389

@camiloiribarren1450 Год назад

It’s awesome to see your journey from being a full aikidoka to an well rounded martial artist, and making aikido useful in some parts. Good on you, Rokas

@andrewrex9041 Год назад

he studied MMA to make aikido work

@leoxanxe3420 Год назад

@@andrewrex9041you can't make aikido work in a street fight, rokas has been able to become a competent guy in self defense because of his mma training and other combat sports with sparring like bjj and muay thai

@allbthatmom2153 Год назад

@@leoxanxe3420 duh dummy who said it would work in a street fight? you wannabe tough dudes always wanna bring up the streets when in most situations u should just de-escalate it.

@aviv9400 Год назад

@@leoxanxe3420 im training in mma myself and i think anything can work in a fight. You just need a stong base and after that you can train whatever you want and make it useful. And also i can see ways aikido can help in some situations in the street(not many of them)

@ristopoho824 Год назад

Aikido as a supplementary art seems like a good choice. Not as a primary form, but a solid understanding of controlling the opponent seems useful when the situation arises. And thinking of street fights, Less trained opponents making haymakers at you, yea the hand is there go grab it and wrist throw. Zero pressure training is bad but that's why you take classes of something else too.

@TheLuconic Год назад

Learning how to fight isn’t the only thing Rokas learned. He learned how to make a proper series and enough tension to hook us viewers to wait and even need to see the next video.

@mckenziecreative Год назад

Love your honesty and transparency. After almost 40 years of training martial arts, I have learned that there are basically two groups of people. Those who are truly seeking the truth and those who do not want their world view to be challenged. Keep it up and continue to seek the truth.

@PandaEFX Год назад

As someone who drank from the Aiki Kool Aide, your original video was something I already experienced first hand. Your videos hit the source, prove the point and in a professional manner.

@academyofstreetdance1107 Год назад

Had the same thing with wing chun. Sparred a boxer and woke up pretty damn quickly. Truth is truth! Have to be honest withourselves and our arts.

@JSmithski Год назад

@@academyofstreetdance1107It’s all about the perspective. I did both Wing Chun and Aikido and they are both very nice to train, but if you start thinking it’s going to make you a fighting beast you’re lost. And it’s not even because those MAs don’t work. It’s how they are taught. In MMA you learn how to fight and become a sportsman. In MA it’s completely different attitude.

@-tzadakim-7805 Год назад

The ending gave me chills man. Rejected by who you thought was family, and accepted by who was your true family all along.

@Jenjak Год назад

I've been following almost the same journey with a little bit of delay, and off camera. Coming from taichi and tried many combat sports to test myself, and faced the same doubts and remarks from my taichi peers. But following your journey just kept me motivated to keep challenging myself and learn the real thing through different combat sports. I don't have access to as many gyms has you but my experience was eye opening as well.

@LairdErnst Год назад

Do you practice Tai Chi Chuan? That’s supposed to be the combative form of Tai Chi after you learn the forms yeah?

@Jenjak Год назад

@@LairdErnst Taichi is just taichi Chuan for short. Most people just practice forms for the health benefits and folklore. But in some places like Chen Village, Taiwan and Malaysia, it's still practiced as a fighting art, with sparring and competition.

@yannickhuysseune9182 Год назад

1:01 " I trained 14 days per week"- Rokas, 2023

@MartialArtsJourney Год назад

What can I say... I'm a talented guy squeezing out 14 days out of 7 😎

@safdarkh786 Год назад

Haha. I was about to say that🤭.

@orderofscribes Год назад

I remember watching your video when i was very new to mma, your willingness to go in there and get your ass handed to you in order to reveal the truth was awe inspiring to me. Thanks for being you Rokas, and for advocating for truth in an ironically blind community.

@MartialArtsJourney Год назад

After the Ultimate Self-Defense Championship was over I thought long and hard what content I will release in between season 1 and season 2 of USDC, and that's when the concept of Aikido Quest came about. One of the biggest requests I received on my channel over the years was to deep dive into trying to make Aikido into a functional martial art, and while I was resistant for a long time, I decided that it's finally time to give a shot and to see where this journey will take me. In order to begin the journey of exploring what functional Aikido would look like, first I decided to recap what happened until now in a series of episodes produced in the highest production quality that I can deliver, and once I will summarize my story to a new audience and refresh the memory of everyone who's been on this ride together with me for a while, I will start pressure testing and evolving my Aikido with other martial arts.

@saurocapozza7512 Год назад

Would it be interesting to see in which instances it could be useful/effective? E.g. against different kinds of opponents? (Someone untrained in combat/ma vs trained in combat).

@thestruggler340 Год назад

Training 14 days per week is insane 🤣

@PhilosoFox Год назад

Christopher Hein's approach to Aikido seems similar in direction. Another collab in the making? I'm curious to see where the both of you are standing a year later☺️

@kaanaslim Год назад

Just training with real randori (sparring) will do the job.

@PhilosoFox Год назад

@@kaanaslim Agreed! But as long as it's empty hands sparring, typical aiki grab and stab defences will rarely get a chance to be shown either.

@j.murphy4884 Год назад

The physical transformation from old Rokas to new Rokas is inspiring in and of itself.

@ProfessorShnacktime Год назад

He was so pretty. 🥲

@prointernetuser Год назад

@@ProfessorShnacktime now he's a badass

@TimRHillard Год назад

Excellent, can't wait to see the next one. It won't be long before you are a Hollywood bigshot making martial art films. You have the talent and vision, keep going👍👍

@vonb2792 Год назад

We néed a New Bruce Lee! Go Rokas... Btw when Rokas mentionnéd His âge..i réalized i am older (by2year!). Yet i thought he was older but ageless

@Erime Год назад

I'm also looking forward to 'the making of' series about this series, plus a 4D remastered version of the original first video on limited edition Blu-ray.

@magyarbondi Год назад

I'm not a fighter, but I've been keeping an eye on your journey since that epic beginning because it is inspiring. The real lesson I learnt here was that the same dynamics apply in any other field of expertise: it's very challenging to disprove common myths and demonstrate how things really work. I've been building a channel and although I get a lot of encouragement I never expected in a 'niche' market, but no matter how hard I try and demonstrate the correct approach to solve problems, people still keep asking me the same old and wrong questions. It is truly a journey.

@justinwallace269 Год назад

This was very important for people to see. Especially those in the Aikido community who don't realize they're training an art that's been heavily abstracted. Can't expect to take on a trained fighter with kata. Traditional Aikido doesn't show any realistic attacks or any realistic entry points into its moves, but the moves themselves are actually grounded in a true understanding of anatomy. Steven Seagal's hand deflections were a game changer for Aikido. Have you ever considered seeking him out? Or continuing talks with Lenny Sly? I don't think Aikido is hopeless, but it needs to be translated and updated. Going back to its Daito-ryu roots might also prove worthwhile.

@MaaZeus Год назад

This is my understanding too. Aikido/Aikijutsu does have its roots in actual Samurai combat but as time has passed and art has stopped seeing real life "stress testing" it has become more like a dance than a proper martial arts. But the basics are there and could be incorporated back into something actually functional, something before it got watered down and what was actually used by soldiers back in the day to preserve their lives if their main melee weapon was lost in the heat of battle.

@justinwallace269 Год назад

@MaaZeus Yep. You've got it right. Post war Japan frowned heavily on killing arts. They changed a lot of it into safer variants like Judo, or abstracted kata like Aikidio. Even Aikijutsu went the same route. Luckily, enough was preserved for people to translate it and bring it back. With pressure testing and sparring based modifications, I can easily see this being excellent self defense. Not so much sport fighting due to the rule set, but definitely self-defense

@vicarious7858 Год назад

I was one of those MMA people that found that video a few days after you published it. I cant believe it's been six years already! Cant wait for USDC2 btw!!

@thomasgrable1746 Год назад

It takes serious courage to step outside of your comfort zone and put your skills to the test. Your journey is quite inspirational.

@austinharvey8992 Год назад

Love your videos so much Rokas. As someone who's been doing Judo/Jiujitsu/Kickboxing for about 10 years, I've had a lot of friends that were in martial arts "cults" that thought things like aikido or tai chi were effective in real life situations. You may be the only one I've seen that was willing to test it for real, and for that, i have nothing but incredible respect. You went out, got your butt kicked, and became better. Much love and support❤

@Arcknight9202 Год назад

As someone who is currently learning aikido, I very much appreciate your honest approach. I'm under no illusions about its effectiveness in many situations but I don't have many options to train things where I live. Something is better than nothing and it's a great place to start martial arts as someone who isn't exactly a young man anymore. I'm hoping to round it out with some kick boxing at some point, too. I would say that I think you're often much too harsh on your past. It's important to know that you are where you are precisely because of the past you chose. You might not be anywhere near as open-minded now had you not dedicated so much time to something and tested its flaws. That is incredibly humbling but also some of the absolute best wisdom someone can obtain. Nothing is wasted if you learned something from it. That said, I love your aikido videos. I've used a few to help me practice some things! Especially mae ukemi! I look forward to your future videos. Thank you so much!

@gregory4154 Год назад

You know, that is the truth of things for so many of us. I was learning Judo in Japan and wanted to continue, but when my father was stationed in the States, my particular location was limited mainly to Taekwondo. Sometimes you just use what you have and the choices aren't there. And yes, thinking you can learn via a video isn't the same. You need an instructor with the knowledge and partners who share your goals.

@shadowfighter6445 Год назад

Man I remember when that video came out. What you did before and after it happened is absolutely inspiring. I wish to be an MMA fighter while also in pursuit to learn Japanese Jujutsu, Judo, and Aikido ☺️.

@Static_artist90 Год назад

I feel that what you did and continue to do is absolutely necessary. Many people benefit from your thought experiments and honesty. So many people turn to martial arts to better protect themselves and you’ve shown vulnerability that all those people share, doubts they have, and created a path for them to seek the skill and confidence to walk taller in life. You and Sensei Seth dabbling in the conventional and unconventional show us where the truth and the deception lies in various arts as well as clearing up misconceptions. You took it to a new level with the Self Defense Championship! Great work and thank you!

@guilhermebotelho8691 Год назад

Man, I already love this new series. I'm so glad you made that video. The world needed (and still needs that). My admiration and respect.

@trapperscout2046 Год назад

It's good to see that you're working towards making your Aikido functional.

@crippledham7927 Год назад

Just realized you are the same guy who was from the first Aikido vs MMA, big character growth!

@Phxric Год назад

You have a lot of main character energy, your journey is very interesting and inspiring. I cannot wait to see where it will go from here. Your journey can be adapted into a light novel or a show. Cant wait to see where it will go 🙏

@Zatoichi82 Год назад

Truth is of paramount importance for every foundation. I'm glad you found this more important than self-indulgence. Keep up the good work.

@PatrickBurdine Год назад

Man, your editing is getting really legit Rokas! Love this new series.

@MartialArtsJourney Год назад

Watch all the episodes: ru-vid.com/group/PL4FJXg8RNp-nVt9624wqEc9XMR6cSo6je

@chrisfain2353 Год назад

It takes a lot to step out of your comfort zone and truly test your skill. I'm sure your martial arts has improved greatly as you have made it your own. Much respect.

@MattIsLoling Год назад

the master of anticipation sheesh whole video was an intro for a future video lmao

@MartialArtsJourney Год назад

Haha 😂

@frankmorris2603 Год назад

Huge balls Rokas. Total respect to you for facing sheer danger in the name of truth. 💪👍

@joh_kun5530 Год назад

Your transformation to a full pledged fighter was amazing. You questioned the dogma, explored around and learn real fighting, but also manage to at least make an attempt to preserve the art that you've loved for so long. The way you went so deep outside of the comfort zone and came out on top? Willing to risk deep connections and entire communities for the search of the truth? That's about as manly and as much of a warrior as you can get, and I hope I can get there myself.

@smol_hornet613 Год назад

It really is inspiring. All the achievements and opportunities within the Aikido community at hand, but in the end... what really matters is the art itself. What you can do with it, and what you can do *for* it. Rokas is the kind of martial artist that makes martial arts good.

@svensvensson2724 Год назад

Tadas' takedown was like he's putting a baby in a crib. No slam at all. Pretty funny.

@MartialArtsJourney Год назад

Very nice of him 😊 I think he was the Aikido expert at that moment 😁

@morelius Год назад

Wow. What a nice video. Thank your honesty and work. After watching that first video 6 years ago, I left Aikido for MMA. Never looked back. Looking forward for the whole series!

@thefulcrum Год назад

I have so much admiration for you putting your reputation and ego to the side in search of what works. Such intellectual honesty is refreshing! You're a treasure!

@alfredomogavero5765 Год назад

I practiced Aikido for more than 10 years, became 2nd dan black belt then left when I simply could not stand it anymore. I was in my late twenties, everyone considered me a fighter because I had a black belt in Aikido, still deep inside I knew I would not have stood a chance in a five minutes sparring session in any combat sport. This feeling brought me to some sort of imposter syndrome until I could not go on anymore. The politics of our organization (affiliating to some distant dojos affiliated with more distant dojos in Japan and paying incredible amounts of money to get graduated by some old master who came to us once in a blue moon to show you super slow techniques and collect his cash) were the final nail on the coffin. I left martial arts for 10 years, I dedicated myself to other things and other passions. At 40 years of age, to give a change to my daily routine, I started BJJ. I'm 43 now and a blue belt in BJJ and man, that's hard, but that's the best decision I could have taken. I salute your journey and I think you are an inspiration for many out there. Keep learning, keep growing, keep enjoying and making friends along the road. All the best to you.

@imaperson5852 Год назад

Good job Rokas.

@fredrickshorten5466 Год назад

I personally love that you did this rokas. Very honest and very accountable. ❤❤ keep on grinding

@billedefoudre 11 месяцев назад

This is so freaking right xD I LOVE how humble you were in going through all this. In fact the same honest motivation to get trial by (gentle) fire and get better drives me, nowadays. Because once you know your own truth, is so much easier to progress forward!

@ibbyseed Год назад

just finished watching your ultimate defense championship series and I’m honestly very hyped to see season 2 and what y’all bring to the table! your videos have been a big reason I’ve gotten back into kickboxing/mma. praying for nothing but the best for you and your channel man. respect 👊

@McDojoLifeGermany Год назад

You are doing so much for the Martial Artist Community, thank you so much Greetings from Austria

@FightDivisionKempo Год назад

The complete origin story! Super excited!

@The_Content_Pirate Год назад

Dang i totally misunderstood that video. Props to you for being an honest bad ass.

@rumsbums3113 Год назад

You and your Journey is One of the Best Things on the Internet

@donovanloreman Год назад

Not going to lie, I only came to your channel originally for the Self Defense Championship. But I like what you are doing, keep it up!

@MJRLHobbyStuff Год назад

I’ve been following you all these years. Everyone is gonna have haters. But I love you man

@jonasbalkefors761 Год назад

Yeas! 😃❤️ More in depth personal martial journey stuff! I love it!

@Planosconstructivos Год назад

I´ve been following your channel since it was named aikido jurney, I bet that was a defining moment in your life, but what came out afther that it´s so much better looking forward to what you bring next.

@shinobi3337 Год назад

Even though i have watched most of your content i love this new series. Keep them coming bro and we love you! And thank you. A year ago or better i found your channel and you n9t only helped me rediscover my passion for martial arts, but also lead me to a handful of other great youtube channels!

@solipsisme8472 Год назад

Do you realize you are a shonen main character ?

@wolveschangerivers4339 Год назад

I always love your honesty and respect that you show all Martial arts. Thanks for you content.

@nekomiaou Год назад

Nice idea to look back on your journey and explaining it fully. Seeing how you used aikido during the USDC in an effective way, i'm pretty sure that now that you have aquired some reals skills in figthing sports, your aikido and how to use it in real figth will shine. To my limited knowledge, none of the pro figther i'm aware of have an extensive background in aikido, so maybe you could be the first.

@facuuugb Год назад

You deserve the merit for being honest, humble and for having good intention.

@galain Год назад

So much truth in this clip Rokas. Some of the nicest, most welcoming, most open and friendly people I've met in martial arts have been from mma/sub wrestling/bjj. Especially compared to a lot of TMA people I've met and who I still know - including some very big names who have seen a lot. I don't know if you understand how many people you've inspired with your journey.

@anthonyholmes8114 Год назад

I just wanted to say thanks Rokas. I've been wanting to do a martial art so I can build up a little confidence and improve my health. I watched your self-defence tier list video today, the one with Icy Mike, and it inspired me to sign up for a local Muay Thai gym, so this is the beginning of my marital arts journey now.

@MartialArtsJourney Год назад

Awesome! Congratulations

@michaelmartinez3893 Год назад

You're gonna love it. Muay Thai is great :)

@vicarious7858 Год назад

Good luck! Muay Thai is a hard slog but well worth the effort and bruised legs.

@davidrodrigueztoro6512 Год назад

You are one of the best martial arts RU-vidr on this platform. Keep up the amazing work!

@vincentlee7359 Год назад

Been here since your first self realization and martial journey! So great to see where you are now.

@rafalongo7 Год назад

Grande Rokas!! aguardo el siguiente video!

@ulfar8283 Год назад

I really appreciate what you're doing Rokas. I come from TKD/grecco-wrestling in my teen/younger years and nowadays (past 7 years) I train ju-jutsu and I do see that mma/bjj gets more and more incorperated into the styles at large. Not that we don't have plenty of groundtechnics, though we call it ne-waza. But to evolve and make our "selfdefence" better we do need adapt and you're showing why these older and more traditional styles needs it. Keep it up ;)

@raisnaix Год назад

ROKAS! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO!! I followed you in the Aikido days and had the same conclusions, but wanted to learn for the art's sake. When that first Aikido vs MMA vid dropped, it was EXACTLY what I had been looking for since I started TKD as a pre-teen: HONESTY. The content has only gotten better and the Self-Defense Championship was the most amazing thing I've ever seen.

@4hedgesfamily Год назад

I like your honesty. I admire the fact that you were willing to not only study hard and train hard, but to put it to the test, and point out what works and what doesn't. I've studied Shorin Ryu karate for 13 years, and before that, Kyokushin and Tang Soo Do. There are things I like about each style, and things I don't. There are techniques in each style I will never use, simply because I don't like them or think they will work. There are things I've implemented from other styles like Krav Maga that other karate practitioners have "corrected" me for. A true warrior accepts what is, what works and what doesn't, is brave enough to test it, and is open-minded enough to learn more. I applaud you, and I'm looking forward to the next video!

@HenrikBgelundLavstsen Год назад

That video was the one that, got me subscribed. But your exploration into different martial arts kept me coming back to view more vids.

@jadriellaracuente2692 Год назад

Its been awesome watching you grow as a martial artist throughout the years. Great video, keep it up!

@senbonzakurakageyoshi662 Год назад

Ok that's amazing! Thabks for the work!

@84erMaxe Год назад

I was saying that already, but if you upload 600 more videos, I will keep saying it at least 600 times: this ist the most honest channel for Martial Arts, I ever found. OK, until I found out about all the other channels from your USDC-bunch. But as a former Aikido-student (not as intensivly committed as you were) I feel you so much. And your transformation is tronsforming myself (as much as so many others). I went back to the roots (of my journey) and startet again with my first MA: Judo. It es so much more fun right now, then in those days.

@hfng08 Год назад

Wow, I really love your series. Amazing story teller!

@MHAKIMify Год назад

For real, i love your channel. It's amazing. Give spirit from Indonesia🔥

@madmike1708 Год назад

Damn, this makes me feel old. I've been an on and off viewer since the first mma video. I've earnestly been interested in your progression. I'm just a basic bjj guy who ran a uni bjj group, we did a friendly mma sparring session on Saturdays and seen a few traditional guys get humbled. I'm happy you took the experience well, better then some of the guys i sparred. I remember giving you a grappling tip in the comments about gift wrap position but you said you didn't feel confident. If you read this, I'm telling you, start to play with Gift Wraps, Dagestani Handcuffs and Hammerlocks. They legit worked against me when I rolled with an akido guy/bjj blue belt, his grip strength and wrist control from Akido really helped him get those position's.

@cosmichef75 Год назад

I think Aikido techniques like Wing Chun and Tae Kwon Do will elevate your MMA to a much higher level. Your honesty is refreshing.

@angelosmortis3081 Год назад

So proud of you rokas ... You really evolved and reach new heights, I was a fan during your aikido days but now I'm a more huge fan as I watched you grow and evolve to a great well rounded martial artist.... keep it up ..love from the Philippines..osu..

@tinodinh3181 Год назад

Love your courage & persistence & humility Rokas. Wish I had this channel when I was training Aikido 20yrs ago…would have saved me years of effort.

@lazersondesign Год назад

Oh look, it's another documentary!!! This time about Rocas! You really fell for this Style and I like it a lot^^

@GiordanoFanti Год назад

You are so humble and open minded! That made you grow as a Wise man, and martial artist. I thoght people still don't understand what martial art is. It deserves more recognition as Art. It's not conceived for fight, but for disipline, philosophy, self control and consciusness. Don't underestimate this, Art is one of the most important aspects in life.

@nunninkav Год назад

I've been with you the whole journey Rokas.

@MartialArtsJourney Год назад

Awesome

@tomo2807 Год назад

So cool to see your journey in this format, love it!

@BGErdi51 Год назад

OMG Rokas! What is wrong with you? Banget after banger? Damn, man. Keep this up and that 1M plaque is coming soon

@MartialArtsJourney Год назад

🙏

@LairdErnst Год назад

The fact that Rokas approached MMA with an open and honest interest in applying his training in a sparring environment made me like it bc it wasn’t about boasting that his aikido was better than brute force mma but about making the effort to go the extra mile with his training. There may be aikido martial artists out there who have done the same thing (Steven Seagal for instance) but none I know of who willingly put themselves out there for the whole world to see an criticize before they’ve mastered it so it “looks good.” Keep it up hoss! Can’t wait for the next one.

@yakumste1060 Год назад

The Greater Good.. Honesty in Martial Arts.. Keep up your good work man..

@The_Stickle_Cell Год назад

I'm really enjoying the episodic approach to videos. Keep up the great work Rokas!

@MartialArtsJourney Год назад

Thanks!

@Razueck19 Год назад

Good job on the Video and the Journey!! Love the format keep them coming!!

@denisonunglaub Год назад

you’ve inspired my own martial arts journey… i’ve experieced briefly 15 different MAs and practiced 5 : mhuay thai, BJJ, jeet kune do, kung fu and kali thanks, keep inspiring us greetings from brazil

@raydrexler5868 Год назад

Honesty is the only reputation anyone should ever worry about.

@andrewinman1687 Год назад

Let me just say you're the reason I'm in mma now. I didn't like your criticism of wing chun originally. But what you said about preasure testing made me passionate to learn other things. I made myself rethink everything I thought I knew. Now I'm in bjj and muay thai.

@MartialArtsJourney Год назад

That's awesome!

@heartbeatbillionaire Год назад

Awesome vid Rokas. Please include a Krav Maga practitioner in the next self defence championship! It's never been done before and would be interesting to see his effective Krav turns out to be in realistic scenarios

@kohy76 Год назад

I love your videos so much, keep going and doing what you love 💪

@yang_yin Год назад

👏 😊 this is a great story, and very important for martial world.

@Gzussss Год назад

love the retrospective.

@kmmahmud7177 Год назад

Very nice and insiteful video.

@ryan201087martin Год назад

Looks like its going to be another banger of a series Rokas! Looking forward to the next one.

@gregory4154 Год назад

This in and of itself was a brave act. It's hard to respect the truth of things no matter where it takes you. Aristotle said it like this, and I'm paraphrasing: "a friend is dear, but the truth even more so." What's so funny is as I defend Judo and BJJ, the perception of a BJJ or even a Judo practitioner is that of a "meat head," like you say. The anger is so real and almost cult-like. It just shows you who really has the real bias.

@marcosyy87 Год назад

👍looking forward to the next episode of this saga

@ben17012 Год назад

I hope this series will turn into "now that i know how to throw a punch and a kick and block one, can i have another take on aikido technics ?". As an aikido + boxing practicionner, i've always thought that aikido was a very very advanced martial arts for people that *already* know how to fight, but want to reach to higher concepts ( and you can see that when you look at the resume of all the first students of Ueshiba, who were all of trained already trained in judo, kendo, or ju-jitsu). When you look at what rickson gracie is now teaching in his seminars ("invisible jiu-jitsu"), it looks a lot like aikido teachings.

@goodboi1725 Год назад

I remember someone else on the internet discussing just that. The aikido founder took the best of the best, tried and true fighters to teach his concepts. The applications might just be limited precisely because they are advanced techniques.

@Sx-xy2zi Год назад

So proud of all that you've done Rokas :)

@Ciscvs Год назад

Exactly Rokas, people are eager for the truth and you gave it to them.

@thngjiacheng1765 Год назад

1:01 Man was so dedicated he trained 14 days per week,what a legend

@MartialArtsJourney Год назад

That's how good I was I guess... Squeezing out 14 days out of seven 🤔

@bartniem9 Год назад

that's because 5 days a week he trained 3 days a week

@bartniem9 Год назад

It's inspiring how you not only have great ideas, but believe in them and are able to implement them.

@temple-dojo Год назад

Awesome to revisit your journey Rokas! I hope we get to train again soon

@lontrex Год назад

Again and again, I can only thank you Rokas, and share the happiness of your success :) Congrats on the amazing job, hope to get to meet with you someday! Kindest regards from Brazil.

@BurntEdgez Год назад

Honesty in art

@aaronwright7266 Год назад

I'm not an aikidoist but involved in martial arts for over 25 years. I think there's merit in most major martial arts including aikido. It depends on training, the individual, the school/instructor, and recognition that most martial arts were intended for basic self-defense and not combat sports against each other. “The techniques of kata have their limits and were never intended to be used against an opponent in an arena or on a battlefield” - Choki Motobu So, approach your martial arts journey whatever way you want. But respect the different arts and why people train. There are plenty of aikido practitioners who have used aikido effectively in self-defense. There's a gentleman in the UK who does security work especially in bars and has used it effectively countless times. Again, the individual, how they're taught, how they train, etc. I know I wouldn't want to attempt to lay a hand on people like a Christian Tissier, a Ryuji Shirawaka or a Bruno Gonzalez to name a few.

@BMO_Creative Год назад

You worked out 14 days per week?!? LOL Great video as usual Sir!

@lewisb85 Год назад

think he means twice a day, those intensive aikido programs have you doing a morning and afternoon/evening session.

@MartialArtsJourney Год назад

I'll write a book one day how to train 14 days per week 😂

@BMO_Creative Год назад

@@MartialArtsJourney LOL well man, I don't think those years doing Akido were a waste. We love the person you have become, and you would not be this person if you did not do what you did!