The Ultimate Self-Defense Championship 

The USDC is just Ninja Warrior for martial artists

Of course. Should be armed with hot coffee or a rolled up porn mag though.

Damn that looked painful! How is your knee and your back after that?! You might want to take an Icy bath

I'm jealous I couldn't give this a go (and lose the hardest).

Hahahahahahahaha

And here I thought it had peaked at groin shots in a bus. 🚌💥🌰🌰

The hype!!!!!!

sick head kick btw, Rokas was not expecting that😂😂

That kick from the seat!!! 👍👍

3rd Thompson

It is Hella fun to watch.

By far wow just wow im so happy

The crowd funders have helped quite a bit, but I still came back from Australia with an empty bank account 😂 I think it was worth it though

@@MartialArtsJourney Hopefully you can monetize this stuff enough to make some kind of profits off of it. This series is fantastic

@@MartialArtsJourney All the way to Australia of all places!? Damn, no wonder you broke😆

This is way more entertaining to me than mma by far!

Kevin Lee, Jesse Enkamp, Oliver Enkamp for Season 2 please!

That's sad, i was preparing to cheer for you and be on your hypeteam lol.

That was a Smart funny comment ! Hope to Sée you in season2

@@rocelderamos3013 I support this

One day jesse one day

especially mike. He's the smallest and one of the eldest

The take away is that big guys have an advantage against small guys yet there is an X factor called scrapiness. The seat giveth, the seat taketh away.

@@yacined4882 I think he did well against Jeff taking into account the advantages that Jeff had over him.

Best bald bros

Small people age better. Physics is hard on big bodies.

That's so cool to hear! Thanks!

and knees. He's got sharp knees all day, better than the others. What a difference-maker.

For sure they could sell this series to a Channel like Discovery or to a streaming service like netflix if they wanted to

Thanks!

No kidding! If I had a nickel for every time a random gang of unarmed attackers wearing football pads attacked everyone on the public transit conveyance I was riding on, I'd never want for anything again. It's important to train for these hyper-realistic situations.

@@MrMagnaniman LOL Dude I hope your comment is not being sarcastic, but yeah, the whole thing presented in this video is like a simulation of a random situation in reality because we basically don't know what will happen in real life. Assaults, in this case, on buses do happen and they may not go similarly like this video depicted, but at least opening up to another possibility on what to expect can help us raise situational awareness, from which we can learn to technically visualize our own possible responses for such scenarios then take action if necessary, to reduce the risks of worse-off outcomes due to not having the slightest idea of what might happen. So, it is indeed important to train both our mind and body for this kinda shit.

Really? Theyre literally pulling there shots. Putting like 10% into punches and kicks etc.

@@mikimiyazaki Bro, I get you, but that's why it's "simulation" at best, cuz if something "real" happens, it just happens once, and the rest is just "die or survive", there'd be no "training", dude. 😂

Also crazy how the turns and sudden stops switched up the outcomes.

This is probably where standing joint lock and standing choke will work.

Hopefully it will get them 😊 Fingers crossed

Haha, and 3 hours long video!

This is c tier at best

6 more episodes are still coming up! And if season 1 does well we are thinking about doing a season 2, so you can share episodes of season 1 with all people interested since essentially that's what season 2 depends on 😊

​@@MartialArtsJourneyCongratulations and good job. Already shared, and training for season 2, 😂. "All my training has prepared me for this moment. DIE! DIIIE!"

@@MartialArtsJourney I've sent them to everyone. Hope this season will do well. Any martial art fan watching this will love it I'm pretty sure. Keep up the good work Rokas! 🥋

Physical 100!

@@MartialArtsJourney Make it a yearly thing if it possible

I TOTALLY agree. This is what we have been missing!

Another few minutes and I reckon Mike turns that one too, you could see him start to build at the end!

That up kick was solid. Best shot I saw land in the whole video.

Ramsey is huge man, this was not a 5 round fight in order to care about age and stamina. Bigger = better in such a confined space.

@@copa593 ramsey has just the mouth too open... so now im happy

That had me rolling 🤣🤣🤣

zero g muay thai

@@feidtublec ohh shit next episode is gonna be them sparring in one of those zero g planes lmao

​@@shaeisgae8952 you never know when you might find yourself on a zero g plane and some douchebag scuffs your shoes.

Mike was horrible. Those knees were weak and he got dominated every time.

Thank you 🙏

Various self defense challenges are still coming up 😎

@@MartialArtsJourney Awesome! I'm excited!

Being younger than everyone and in his prime also helps you know

@@yacined4882 it doesnt in the context that the old dudes here is always training to maintain their physical state, and the fight only last about a minute long, id argue (ofc things might be different for you) that stamina is the defining factor that differentiates the old guys to the new guys and not really stregnth. Atleast here in my area youd be surprised by how strong people here are who are in their 50's and 60's. A personal story from me but i fought my drunk uncle once and my dumbass think that taking him to the ground is a good idea (both of us has no experience in grappling so we can only resort to our stregnth) and to say the least i nearly didnt win if we didnt get back up to our feet, and that guy was at his 45-50's.

​​@@heraldofoblivion727 stamina isn't the only disadvantage. Your ability to get rocked gets worse with age as well. Also, a man's testosterone decreases at a rapid pace 35+. Meaning explosivity also takes a hit.

@@heraldofoblivion727 Power is the last thing to go and any man up to his 60s that isn't in garbage shape can give you a rough 50 seconds.

@@Bucephalus84 im not saying that it is the only disadvantage, im just saying its a defining one, a factor that really stands out, and obv i aint disagreeing with you that being old is disadvantageful, im just saying that in the context of this scenario or spar, considering the old dudes who participating here, the rule set of the scenario and so on, being old didnt gave them much of a disadvantage.

Word

Thanks!

Not the nut hammerfists?!

@@SenseiSeth that to but you did extremely well Sensei

Seth delivered a number of highlight reel worthy material 😎

I enjoyed that kick too totally didn't see that coming haha

@@maexpert11 I certainly didn't see it coming either totally unexpected

I'm glad to tell you that your wish will be fulfilled starting from Episode 2! It will be longer, with even more action, but also down moments, interactions and reflections! Stay tuned for April 9 😁

@@MartialArtsJourney Can't wait! :)

​@@MartialArtsJourney 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Definitely agree that the episodes should be longer ❤

Agreed 100%. Edit out less of the action but also show more discussion, commentary and reflection. This ended too fast!

Thanks! Me too

If they do a next season, you might get your wish if they can get Master Wong to participate. Hoping he and Jesse Enkamp can make it on.

@@gmork1090 maybe. But I think the prospect of them squaring up against MMA/boxers would frighten a lot of those traditional guys and make them not sign up. I think an MMA guy would know how to use Wing Chun though once they see a shot and evasive footwork/angles become irrelevant when there are walls and chairs everywhere. Karate katas I think will be more relevant with multiple attackers too. Everyone makes fun of katas but that stuff is useful when it comes to hiding your back from multiple opponents.

Kevin Lee would be perfect since he already knows half the guys and teaches a form of wing chun that some of this years participants (Seth and Jeff) vouch for

Thanks! 😊🙏

And other cool and unpredictable conditions in next episodes!

🙏

It seems that the less space there is the less options there are and the more positional domination and strength matters. A good lesson for martial artists to learn!

@@JudoP_slinging Like Icy Mike said on his channel. This comes down to straight up greco wrestling skill which takes alot of strength to pull off.

I agree. In confined spaces the size advantage is magnified.

@@phillipadams4691 Absolutely, I've been trying to set up some sparring in an elevator and record for a video on my channel to test that likely hypothesis and other things... but I haven't had the opportunity. Hopefully that will be tested in this series, either way, I'm excited for all the episodes.

@@ZenDragonRU-vidChannel Well, as a smaller guy, my primary advantages are speed and mobility. I am very interested in experimenting with ways to solve the problem of a larger opponent in close quarters. I would be willing to bet on element of surprise, deception and sheer aggression.

Haha. More things will surprise you, trust me 😁

Thanks! That's a good point 👊

Agreed 👍💯

Thanks!

Yep good point Their weight height reach , fighting style and experience years , some mini journey story so that people can connect with them

Good point. I already know most of these guys, so I was already filling in the blanks you mentioned on my own. But a reel of each fighter would help newcomers connect and root for a fighter.

Those are 2 really good points. Backstory and, something that is probably much harder to accomplish than it even seems to, work on the Marketing aspect of the series to give it better visibility and reach. Though that's something that is difficult to do when the YT Algorithm has so much power over these aspects. Given the international nature of the series, Marketing becomes an even bigger issue to deal with, with much bigger potential rewards, as all the efforts to promote it on different levels (town, region, State/Country, Continent & International, etc.) are going to be more dispersed, less concentrated in one area so there's that issue with the more local promotion. It all depends on the means/resources available to spend on Marketing, and there needs to be a minimum of effort deployed in each area you wish to increase your visibility to reach a critical point so that it's effective. A smaller scale production means that in this case, International Marketing makes things harder if they choose to try to reach that large. The best thing we can all do is talk about this to our friends, post Links on Social Media to raise Awareness in our larger circles of Contacts, try to get others to talk about it and finally, to use the additional Communication Platforms that are available to us if applicable (ie: Radio Station, Local TV, Community Center, etc., ... even Church for those who frequent these). I have no idea what kinds of means and strategies have been used by Rokas & co. to promote the Seroes, so I can't comment at all on what they did, but the fact that I only heard about it very recently, just a few days before it was released, means that there are probably additional things that could be done in the future to help. Of course, I'm probably not the typical target audience as I don't have people in my social circle who practice Martial Arts or have an interest in them, contrary to most viewers I presume. I still wish the very best for this Series and all the great people who have been involved in it!

Awesome!

Thank you 😊

Thanks!

Thanks!

Awesome! Thank you

Episode 2 will be definitely longer! 😊

I beat you to the punch. I did this 25 years ago as a freshman in highschool. I won. The bus driver pulled me off him and he was turning purple. But still conscious. I punched him a bunch and then choked him. He was the school bully. And I finally grew big enough to whup him. He was bullying a girl in the back... I told him he was a dick and not a good person. He came over and pushed me in the side of the head. And whipping began. I also beat him at foosball during lunch in the cafeteria. And I had bow staff skills. Still have bowstaff skills.

Seth is 28 ????? I alway assumed he was in his mid 30.....

Team Jeff Chan for the win💪🔥🔥

Team Sensei Seth!

It's going to be a close one. If you do this again, I hope I can be part of it.

Thanks!

Thank you 🙏 Big kudos goes to Jeff Phillips, the co-organizer as well! He's the mastermind behind the challenges

A little better than slapfight, that's for sure.

Thanks! Next episodes will be even better!

Can't wait!

It was intense but fun!

@Martial Arts Journey "Intense but fun", isn't that the best kind of fun?

Thank you 🙏 Big kudos goes to Jeff Phillips as well for making this happen

Episode 1 was designed to be explosive, next episodes will have more downtime and interactions, plus even more action!

@Martial Arts Journey that's really good to hear! I hope Ramsey gets a comeback! All of you guys are skilled and love all of your content. Kind of feels like a fever dream that you guys are doing this lmao

Me too!

Me three 😁