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Welcome to the Ultimate Self Defense Championship Season 4 the ground-breaking self-defense reality show. In USDC Season 4 I bring martial artists from across the globe and put them in self-defense situations so you can learn from their good and bad decisions, and to find who becomes the ultimate self-defense champion.
In this season: a bouncer, a strongman, Sambo champion, Taekwondo champion, HEMA champion and a regular person (metal head)
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Response to criticism about judging: the reason I went with two judges sharing their subjective opinion is because I believe there's inherently a lot of subjectivity in self-defense. Ask the opinion of five different self-defense instructors and they will most likely give very different answers about the same situation. There's rarely one answer to self defense. That's also the vision behind the judging in season 4. One judge may give a 10 where the other gives a 1 and they both have their arguments. The average is the middle ground between two opinions that becomes the score. But don't worry: I hear you and if you've been a fan of the show for a while, you already know – I read comments and seriously consider feedback to improve upon future seasons. Having said that, this season has already been filmed and no matter how much criticism the scoring system will receive that will not change how the scoring was handled. Will I continue to improve the judging system for future seasons? You bet. But right now my hope is that you'll see what the vision is behind this system and that you'll be able to enjoy the show and appreciate it for what it is. The best way to learn fast, is to fail fast and learn from it.
It's funny Fred should mention, when he said he's a bodyguard for YouTubers who do prank channels in Episode 1, my 1st words were, "Oh man, people must really hate you." I'm only 5 minutes in, & I don't think I've decided who I'm rooting for yet. I'm actually really wondering, given safety has historically been such a concern for this show, how it was worked out what should or shouldn't be done for the "sucker punch" challenge?
Okay, I'm a little further on now. Welcome to my habit of editing comments as I go. Dang, Adam's really doing impressive. I feel like I'm somewhere between him, Arturo, & Christian right now. Rescue mannequin, huh? I don't know if that came with the Sorudo facility, but either way, I see the logic of using it. I have to wonder how much of that I would've thought of in a similar scenario. I did kow the Staying Alive/Another One Bites The Dust trick, mostly because I watch Dr. Mike, but I don't actually know how to perform CPR outside of anything he's mentioned in his videos. I had a chance to learn it in high school, but I would've had to stay after class, & I lived 45 minutes away, so y'know. And then you have to consider the adrenaline/anxiety factor. I don't know if I would've thought to check the pulse or the pockets. Though I'd argue that, realistically, it's pretty unlikely I wouldn't be carrying a phone myself. Cool scenario.
This shit is dumb lol how about giving point to fighter that land possible fight ending blow……a simple punch or kick can disabled untrained fighter. Obviously running away is the best but I wouldnt be watching it.
I'm thankful I'm not a contestant. The scoring would have frustrated me so much.
Judge 1: He let the attacker hit him in the head. He should have not been hit and run away. 2 points Judge 2: He took too much time defending himself from the punches. He should have charged in aggressively. 2 points
In high school in Los Angeles i watched 2 guys enter a bathroom and stab a guy from behind who was peeing. What i took from that was maintaining situational awareness and where the b line is for the exit but being attacked while usimg the restroom is goimg ne an uphill experience
I was so stoked with this cast. Unfortunately, this season pales in comparison to the other seasons. A lot less thought in judging, scoring, scenarios, surroundings and staying consistent between contestants. There's a lot I could say and wanted to type but I just hope things improve as the season progresses.
This episode was better than the first as far as the tasks. I fought 3 guys after their female friend was trying to distract me in June 2025 so these exercises more closely matched that experience. I ended up getting stitches to my jaw but otherwise was fine. Fortunately none of the 3 guys attacking me had weapons
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Response to criticism about judging: the reason I went with two judges sharing their subjective opinion is because I believe there's inherently a lot of subjectivity in self-defense. Ask the opinion of five different self-defense instructors and they will most likely give very different answers about the same situation. There's rarely one answer to self defense. That's also the vision behind the judging in season 4. One judge may give a 10 where the other gives a 1 and they both have their arguments. The average is the middle ground between two opinions that becomes the score. But don't worry: I hear you and if you've been a fan of the show for a while, you already know – I read comments and seriously consider feedback to improve upon future seasons. Having said that, this season has already been filmed and no matter how much criticism the scoring system will receive that will not change how the scoring was handled. Will I continue to improve the judging system for future seasons? You bet. But right now my hope is that you'll see what the vision is behind this system and that you'll be able to enjoy the show and appreciate it for what it is. The best way to learn fast, is to fail fast and learn from it.
As someone trained in first-aid and CPR it was painful to watch how bad they were, especially the terrible CPR technique!
It's funny Fred should mention, when he said he's a bodyguard for YouTubers who do prank channels in Episode 1, my 1st words were, "Oh man, people must really hate you." I'm only 5 minutes in, & I don't think I've decided who I'm rooting for yet. I'm actually really wondering, given safety has historically been such a concern for this show, how it was worked out what should or shouldn't be done for the "sucker punch" challenge?
Okay, I'm a little further on now. Welcome to my habit of editing comments as I go. Dang, Adam's really doing impressive. I feel like I'm somewhere between him, Arturo, & Christian right now. Rescue mannequin, huh? I don't know if that came with the Sorudo facility, but either way, I see the logic of using it. I have to wonder how much of that I would've thought of in a similar scenario. I did kow the Staying Alive/Another One Bites The Dust trick, mostly because I watch Dr. Mike, but I don't actually know how to perform CPR outside of anything he's mentioned in his videos. I had a chance to learn it in high school, but I would've had to stay after class, & I lived 45 minutes away, so y'know. And then you have to consider the adrenaline/anxiety factor. I don't know if I would've thought to check the pulse or the pockets. Though I'd argue that, realistically, it's pretty unlikely I wouldn't be carrying a phone myself. Cool scenario.
"how come you didn't dodge that sucker punch from behind you .01 seconds after the towel came off your head? 2 points"
This shit is dumb lol how about giving point to fighter that land possible fight ending blow……a simple punch or kick can disabled untrained fighter. Obviously running away is the best but I wouldnt be watching it.
I'm thankful I'm not a contestant. The scoring would have frustrated me so much.
Judge 1: He let the attacker hit him in the head. He should have not been hit and run away. 2 points
Judge 2: He took too much time defending himself from the punches. He should have charged in aggressively. 2 points
In high school in Los Angeles i watched 2 guys enter a bathroom and stab a guy from behind who was peeing. What i took from that was maintaining situational awareness and where the b line is for the exit but being attacked while usimg the restroom is goimg ne an uphill experience
How funny it will be if the "regular guy" wins the whole thing!😆
I was so stoked with this cast. Unfortunately, this season pales in comparison to the other seasons. A lot less thought in judging, scoring, scenarios, surroundings and staying consistent between contestants. There's a lot I could say and wanted to type but I just hope things improve as the season progresses.
This episode was better than the first as far as the tasks. I fought 3 guys after their female friend was trying to distract me in June 2025 so these exercises more closely matched that experience. I ended up getting stitches to my jaw but otherwise was fine. Fortunately none of the 3 guys attacking me had weapons
Miss our mojo guy…. Nathan
10:40 someone said "run away" thats not fair