Martial Arts Journey

29/04/2026

I Screwed Up

27/04/2026

This is not Karate!

25/11/2025

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28/08/2025

September 20-21 I'll be teaching a special series of seminars covering all major parts of my life: Aikido, USDC and the inner workings of YouTube.

If you want to learn some functional Aikido, try out some of the USDC season 3 self defense scenarios, or you want to learn how to create a successful martial arts YouTube channel - come down to Rebels Martial Arts festival at Nuremberg, Germany.

Also, since you haven't stop reading yet, I'll tell you a secret... To all the attendees of my seminar, I will also give an exclusive, early sneek peek at the Ultimate Self-Defense Championship season 3 😎

See you there!

22/07/2025

One of the best parts of Jiu Jitsu is that you get to meet and learn from some of the most amazing people. Thank you to and for an amazing BJJ camp at

09/04/2025

The second ever Ultimate Self-Defense Championship Workshop took place last weekend at in United Kingdom.

It is a seminar during which we take a look at various Ultimate Self-Defense Championship moments breaking them down together with the attendees by analyzing what the contestants did right and wrong, then turning those moments into practical self defense drills.

At the second half of the workshop we did various self defense scenarios where the contestants had a chance to experience what it feels like to be a participant in USDC, while also giving a chance for everyone to analyze each approach, discussing how each attempt could be improved.

The format of this workshop is proving to be really fun and educational. If you want a USDC workshop at your location, shoot us a DM.

Ps: thank you Jack Heritage of for inviting me and for the awesome time spent in UK!

18/03/2025

It's been a while since I last posted. For those who haven't checked the Martial Arts Journey YouTube channel make sure to check out my latest project - the Ultimate Self-Defense Championship, a reality series where I got six martial arts experts from across the globe to compete in various self-defense challenges.

This unique show was enjoyed by over 15 million people and season 3 is already in development!

You can check out the show here:

Test yourself in the Ultimate Self-Defense challenges at the USDC retreat! Learn more about it here: https://www.usdchampionship.com/retreatSeason 3 is confi...

08/02/2021

This is my story of how I was afraid of being attacked mostly because I didn't know what to do when I did, although I was training Aikido. Only later I understood that relying on Aikido in those situations was the very core of the problem.

Here's the full story: https://youtu.be/hPzuapbdlw0

Anyone relates?

12/01/2021

Cobra Kai is an amazing show. Not everything though makes sense in it. In this video I look at the pros and cons of the approaches by both schools: Cobra Kai and Miyagi Do.

Cobra Kai is an amazing show but its martial arts aspect shouldn't be taken too seriously. While some things in Cobra Kai make sense, a lot of them doesn't. ...