We Became Japan's WORST Kendo Masters | Trash Taste Special 

Ok so... Connor won the Archery one... so he's the Welsh ranger Joey won the Kendo won... so he's the Japanese warrior And now we need a Muay Thai especial to consagrate Garnt as the Monk Fighter

FLASHBACKS TO THE LOST SPECIAL

That joke about “while you were having s*x I studied the blade”. But I actually skipped prom to go to kendo practice

the sensei really putting off them "i cant teach them shit in a day, so lets just have fun" kinda vibe

I did Kendo for a couple of years. Thought I was making pretty good progress. Got curve stomped by a 6 year old japanese kid at a tournament. Never recovered from the shock.

0:34 For those wondering what Garnt's subtitle says: It's 希望の星 (kibō no hoshi) or translated "star of hope"/"ray of hope" or simply "promising talent"

At 18:56 I actually thought the Champ was so good and Confident he was going in Blindfolded

Connor: "Are you naked right now?" Kendo Master: O///O yes..?

"I don't want to yell at him, I just met him!" Connor is a cinnamon roll confirmed.

Trash Taste Shogun adaptation looking great! Can't believe they got John Blackthorne's actor to play in this.

Screaming is the best way to hype yourself up for a sword fight.

The lost special has finally been found

I've been practicing Kendo on and off for 20+ years. What a treat this is. Thanks for the special.

Joey's take on fighting screams is... Unique. What a revolutionary.

the epilogue to Garnt's Monk Arc

8:00 for that Manly shout, Conner is way too gentle 😂

THE KENDO SPECIAL IS REAL!

Joey is a natural at this

I like how Connor was "the pilot" and Joey was "the japanese" and Garnt was just Garnt

21:18 The kendo master against Connor be like: "'c'mon, do something..."

Joey them being polite and then Conor walks in “Damn” 😂

As a kendoka I just wanted to sincerely thank you for this special. It’s really exciting to see RU-vidrs with no experience trying kendo. It really helps increase its popularity in the west.

Kendo is legitimately fun to watch. What an underrated sport.

"joey the japanese" sounds like some mid western 80's movie lol

Connor (and Garnt) were trying so hard to get cancelled with all the comments about Kendo being in Joey's blood LOL. It is hilarious that he ended up winning both times. And bravo to the production team! Keeping track of 3+ cameras, 3 GoPro's, all the mics, and getting that lighting set up is not an easy feat but it all blended together into a great video!

6:40 the boys' reactions when he hits the guy on the head LMAO

The boys shouting MEN reminded me of the episode of Fairy Tail when everyone got turned into Ichiya 😂

The first lesson for hitting each other with a sword to be how to sit and bow properly is so Japan, I love it.

great to know how Connor prepared for his role on Shogun

OMG This episode was so nostalgic for me! I did kendo in high school and that was my intro to Japanese culture! I was one of two girls in the club. The debate over whether or not to practice "freedom kendo" (as my sensei called it) or to wear underwear is ancient and fraught with superstition. Kendo is also the slinkiest martial art because the armor absorbs so much sweat. Whenever I tell Japanese people I did kendo, they almost always say "ahhh, stinky!" in surprise, lol. It is a hell of a work out, running around screaming and swinging that sword over and over. Loved watching the boys go through a kendo practice. That game with the balloons was hilarious, I had never seen that before.

Connor was at the end like Last Samurai. The visual and sound effects really enhanced the special. The anime references were just a bonus

This is the MOST adorable thing I've ever seen. How excited and terrified the boys were. Also Conners sweet inability to scream in front of a stranger lol. Also loved that the instructors were having gun too.

Connor screaming: MAN! MAN! Joey screaming: meeeh~ meEeeeh~

"I feel like Yamcha" How dare you. Yamcha can blow up planets, you guys can't even blow a load! XD Oof, that first point the champ scored on Joey was god damn light speed.

Connor as the pilot was def a shogun reference 😂

I'm a 1 Dan Jodan player and love seeing this kind of content. Not many people are aware of Kendo's existence in the West, and videos like these help spread awareness. Great work guys!

This is some cross-cultural pollination

No shot y'all actually have a special on something I do for once :O 4th Dan in Kendo. Nice to see the boys trying it :D

I like how on the thumbnail Joey looks like the serious mentor figure in an anime while Garnt looks like the clueless protagonist and Connor is the clown/comedic relief. Perfect.

I hope that boys do more activities, would be cool to see them try archery, or take a surfing lesson from Felix! I love how Garnt doesn't have any title in the beginning credits like Joey and Connor have, just Garnt. (I was wrong, someone corrected me)

Anjin's training arc before the Battle of Sekigahara.

After studying Kendo for 4 years at University in Japan it's quite entertaining to see these three learning it for the first time, though I am surprised they weren't taught how to properly hold the shinai first -- maybe it's part of the content they had to cut for time constraints?

They learned Drifting, Shooting, Archery and now Swordsmanship... They're completing their Anime Protagonist training Edit: The power of friendship and shouting their attacks are just the icing on the weeb cake

I did kendo in highschool and it's so much fun. I really miss it. This was so entertaining to watch and remember 😂

Editing deserves ultra credit this time round boys

Not going to lie, it was partially because of anime & manga that I got into fencing, so I totally understand the desire to learn kendo. Love that the boys got to actually show us a Kendo Special! And amazing work, editors!

It was funny and amazing to watch the boys practising Kendo...

Really love the character select screen edit. And i can only imagine how intimidating it was for Joey to go up against a champion when he's fresh from the tutorial 🤣

This is awesome as a kendoka myself Kendo for mainstream!!!

That intro was wicked sick then the video game character select screen though 🤣 but the training and actual beating the shit out of each other looked awesome

WOOO YEAH BABY!! Banger special ❤ Glad you took your time it turned out great. Loved the visuals

As a Kendoka I have been waiting for this for ages. Happiness.

This special was a long time coming; excited!

That is a lot for a "first" lesson. But you guys did pretty good. With a few months I think you guys would be pretty good and train good fumikomi and suriashi Tips: A lot of movements with the shinai are done with the wrist instead of lifting up the shoulders. It will be faster and more efficient. For the men strike imagine just lifting your fore arms slightly and controlling the shinai with your left hand. After hit just try to run through, hitting the back of your head is illegal and if you run into them into tsubazeriai (clashing guards) hikiwaza (backwards striking) isn't that hard if you try it a few times. (If you don't include fumikomi). Distance is something you will have to get a feeling for. But the essential is that you begin form tips touching 😳. After taking one step you should be perfect distance to hit while taking another step (with fumikomi).

Omg You guys should check out Taiko drumming!!! If you look up Kodo and their training process, it's crazy, I want to see them suffer them 🤣

Thank you Trash Taste for doing the great kendo special! I'm doing kendo myself and was ecstatic when I saw that this video came out. Also, congrats on winning the Trash Taste Kendo Tournament Joey!

At the beginning of Trash Taste I kept wondering who that British guy was next to Joey and Garnt. I had absolutely no idea who he was and had never seen any of his videos. But as time went on, I started to respect him more and more. Really like his character.

Since they started doing these specials, I was hoping they would do a kendo special. Safe to say, it turned out great seeing them try kendo out.

3:55 Connor be looking like Joey's and Grant's child

That was hilarious. I swear Joey just did the best by being aggressive. As for the National champion thing, I had South Africa's as my sensei. Needless to say training was painful and brutal. Though you guys did well given you went from nothing to armour. It took me like 2 years to get into armour and that first session felt like getting a concussion from one of the sensei literally every time he hit me. You guys definitely had the spirit though, even if Connor was oddly suppressed and the balloon battle was a glorious reminder of my old shiai days. Good video tho

I’m so happy you all finally got the kendo special done right!!! This came out so beautifully, the quality is top notch in every aspect Good job boys!!!!

thie narrative editing on this was awesome! i thoroughly enjoyed the player selection screen.

As a kendo fighter of 7 years This was my most hyped special to see in my feed. You guys looked better than some of my junior at the very least XD Honestly really fun to see this episode and glad to see more kendo representation in western media =D

We appreciate your dedication and hard work. Keep working hard.

That was my favorite one of the specials so far. I loved the video game edits. So nicely done. Looked like a blast. I'd love to try it.

Man, this was fun! I did some kendo back in uni, and it's crazy how quick some of the senseis are - I've been on Joey's side of being spawn-sniped a second into the match! I can also confirm it's sweaty as heck, even before you put on the armor. Trash Taste boys did surprisingly decently for their first time - the stiff wrists were the most obvious show they hadn't really done this before, but it was a great effort for a pretty intense sport.

if anyone wants to a deeper look into kendo, try the manga Bamboo Blade. Its a good mix of genuine action and comedy.

Good special! Can't wait for the next one :)

There's quite a few foreigners practicing kendo in Japan. The next World Kendo Championship is this year in Italy. If anyone finds themselves down in Kyushu, feel free to cone join us for a practice at Ritsumeikan APU University kendo club (majority international membership, one member representing Mexico in the upcoming WKC), and let's enjoy kendo together!

No matter how the bois feel about the quality of this special, I can definitely say that we can feel the love and effort you guys always put into every videos, I mean the intro alone is a BANGER. I'm glad this didn't become an actual lost special. ❤️

Needed this rn!

This kind of trainings are very nostalgic to me, I used to do aikido in my childhood, and we had some sort of kendo trainings.... That special makes me want to do aikido again

Joey “The Japanese” Connor “The Pilot” And… Garnt.

Bro that was fire its my fav special so far

LETS GOOO IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS 😭🎉

I've wanted to try learning Kendo for a long time now, but unfortunately the closest place to learn near me in the US is like over 60 miles away

Besides kendo excitement, the editing job for this vid is awesome!! 😍

Connor really looks like that White guy from Shogun after Schlutty mentioned it.

I used to do Kendo back in the day! The only part I didn't enjoy was having to travel super far just to take the ranking tests. I was sparing on par with 1st Kyu and even 1st Dan on a good day, but I was still totally unranked. I'm so nostalgic seeing these guys do Kendo! Edit: I love how Connor's Do Strike is just completely wrong but he's being praised so much for it.

Yooo! I was just going back and watching all of the specials! What timing

This was really cool, definitely fun watching the guys go against each other

I was gonna say I'm early, but the first thing I heard opening this video is "Are you naked right now?" and Joey screaming as if he just got spanked. Just 2 seconds in. 🤣

15:13 Garnt had the higher ground, LOL

Yes, YES! MORE, more Trash Taste SPECIALSSSS!!! Well directed. Awesome.

This was amazing 😆 love it great content boys 😂😂😂

Despite the fact that as a kendoka I am cringing so much right now (too much right arm, not keeping a straight back, bashing instead of swinging the shinai 🤦‍♂). I am really glad to see kendo getting some love from our Trash Taste boys.

Conor is the true Pilot 😂

Let’s gooo!! 🎉 IT HAS RETURNED ALSO THE EDITING IS INSANE

Finalllyyy! The boiis have come back... With another special! 🎉😁

THE KENDO SPECIAL IS REAAAALLL

The lost special has finally made a comeback

Honestly I love watching more side of Japan. You never get to see the real beauty of Japan. Ps you’ve been growing more and more each time I see your page. I remember when you were just starting these Channels as well as your instagram

Such a fun special. So glad we finally got to see the boys try out kendo. Joey truly has the bloodline advantage.

You can tell that the Sensei is having so much fun teaching & watching these lads!

Cycling special is still the best one, we NEED a cycling special 2!!!

I used to do Kendo years ago, and man, does this bring back some memories. Honestly, it kinda makes me want to pick it up again. Still got my old Shinai.

I like this type of video cause I'm into martial art. Hope you guys make another one 😂

Trash Taste Sumo Special????

first comment, ik no one cares

I love how excited the Master/naked sensei was yelling "Ike! IKEEEE!!!" really fun episode !