I Lived a Day as a Japanese Samurai!
Cole Anderson-James
0:00 I'm training to become the ultimate Japanese warrior.
0:04 During my time in Tokyo,
0:06 I thought what better way to spend my time than accumulating all
0:09 of the samurai and ninja skills become
0:11 the supreme embodiment of a Japanese warrior.
0:15 First things first, sumo wrestling.
0:18 Ah, konnichiwa.
0:21 Hello.
0:21 Hello.
0:22 I'm Sam.
0:23 Cole, nice to meet you.
0:24 Okay, this is sumo.
0:26 Let's take a look here.
0:26 What are these you've got?
0:28 What have you found?
0:29 What are your briefs are?
0:30 Olivia, are these for you or me?
0:32 Me?
0:32 Are they yours?
0:34 I've They're mine now.
0:36 They're mine.
0:36 Are you getting nude?
0:38 Are you Are you getting What are you doing?
0:40 You putting them on?
0:41 Right.
0:42 Okay, I just want to make sure I'm not
0:43 the only one going to come out with me no bell.
0:45 There's no changing room here.
0:46 No, it's fine.
0:47 Just in a sort of utility closet.
0:49 Okay.
0:51 No blocks tiny.
0:54 Is this all right?
0:58 Yep.
0:59 It's like a little nappy.
1:00 Well, I come fresh out the womb.
1:04 Yeah?
1:05 Just be careful.
1:06 They're going to slap your face.
1:08 I didn't know that was allowed.
1:09 They're going to slap my face.
1:11 I don't want to be slapped by that.
1:12 One guy died.
1:16 Died?
1:16 Yeah.
1:17 That's why I asked about the insurance.
1:19 No, it's fine.
1:19 I've got I've got I've probably got insurance somewhere.
1:22 You guys are ready?
1:23 Yes, sir.
1:24 Let's do First time stepping in a sumo ring?
1:27 I think he's gearing up to So,
1:30 before we start training, let's do some stretches.
1:40 Getting on all right?
1:42 Getting on all right.
1:42 It's Even that's tiresome.
1:44 He said I'm doing all right, but I don't know if I am.
1:46 My balance isn't brilliant and it's quite
1:48 intimidating when they've got no pants on.
1:51 I'm going to slip inside one of them, I'm sure of it.
1:54 I'll get sucked in, but What's he got What the What's this?
1:58 A watering can.
2:00 What's he doing?
2:00 Doing a bit of [clears throat] bad agriculture.
2:02 Oh, he keeps looking at me like that.
2:06 I'm getting abused.
2:07 The last one is called butsukari.
2:10 Butsukari.
2:11 Boots curry.
2:17 Strong big baby.
2:18 Which one are we going to be?
2:19 Are we going to be which one?
2:20 This one.
2:21 Yeah.
2:22 Okay.
2:24 Look, I'll let someone else go first [laughter] this time, I think.
2:29 Push him.
2:30 You're facing his boobs.
2:32 Get him out.
2:33 Yeah.
2:34 Come on.
2:37 [cheering] Nervous.
2:37 I'm nervous.
2:38 Ah, here we go.
2:40 This is me.
2:41 Yes, in the boobs, like this.
2:43 Okay.
2:43 Copy boobs.
2:44 Copy Copy boobs.
2:45 Ready?
2:54 Push push, you bastard.
2:55 I'm trying.
2:58 [screaming] Come on.
3:00 Yes.
3:02 I did it.
3:04 Oh, he smells delightful.
3:05 More?
3:06 Hit him more.
3:06 Hit him more.
3:07 MORE, YEAH.
3:08 READY?
3:12 DON'T PUSH.
3:13 OH, SORRY.
3:14 OKAY.
3:15 I HIT YOU IN THE CHIN, I'M SORRY.
3:16 I head butted him.
3:17 It's okay.
3:18 It's okay, he doesn't care.
3:19 Yeah.
3:20 More?
3:20 Yes.
3:21 I don't know if I've GOT MUCH MORE.
3:25 [screaming] I REALLY BURNED.
3:32 OKAY.
3:32 [applause] OKAY.
3:34 NICE.
3:34 OH, YEAH.
3:35 OKAY.
3:36 OH, GOD, I'm What happens if mid fight one of their nappies comes off?
3:41 Embarrassing.
3:43 Who knows?
3:46 [laughter] Who knows?
3:46 Look at him.
3:47 Yeah.
3:47 Do it to kids.
3:48 God, I might have just seen that in your window in the morning.
3:51 Aw, the little little kids look like little Legos.
3:54 They're cute.
3:55 Don't let them stand there too long for sake.
3:58 God, they're going to be permanently scarred.
4:00 I can help.
4:01 Both fists down on the ground.
4:05 You can knock me out, OKAY?
4:07 GO.
4:14 HE'S GOOD.
4:15 I'LL TELL YOU [applause] YOU OKAY?
4:21 YEAH, I'M PERFECT.
4:22 I'M I'M SEEING RED NOW.
4:23 I'm going to be You ready for round two?
4:26 Yes.
4:26 Okay, let's go round two.
4:28 Let's go.
4:29 Round two.
4:31 GO.
4:43 I THINK YOU SLIPPED ON FIRST.
4:50 AFTER CONSUMING MORE BABY OIL THAN Puff Daddy,
4:53 it was time for some real ninja theatrics.
4:57 Hey there.
4:57 Here at AAC Stunts Gym, we deal with all sorts of action.
5:01 You hear everything from Power Rangers to Godzilla.
5:05 In fact, over here, that's Godzilla right over there.
5:08 Jesus, is he Is he okay?
5:10 So, we're going to be flying in the air?
5:12 Yes.
5:12 And then what else?
5:13 to be flying, you're going to have swords,
5:15 you're going to be doing like spin kicks and uh Wow.
5:18 You'll do some basic stuff.
5:19 Flying is basic now.
5:21 Where are you from, Benna?
5:22 I am from Canada and I'm I got out of there in Yeah, 20 years now.
5:27 Wow, why here?
5:28 There's Indians pooping all over the place.
5:31 Okay.
5:32 [laughter] Fine.
5:33 No offense.
5:34 Oh, god, we've got an Indian here as well.
5:38 [laughter] He'll be kicking you in the neck week in a minute, mate.
5:40 Will you teach him?
5:41 Do you prefer a brown Kinder Bueno or a white one?
5:43 I uh I don't discriminate any shades.
5:47 Just in Just doesn't like Indians.
5:50 [laughter] I'm being robbed.
5:51 Yeah, you're fine wearing this stuff.
5:52 Am I?
5:52 Yeah.
5:53 Might get a bit hot.
5:54 But it looks just like Under Ninja.
5:55 Under Ninja now on Netflix.
5:57 This guy's like a walking advertisement.
5:59 So, who's uh going to go first?
6:02 The Indian will try.
6:04 Cuz then don't matter to you.
6:06 He gets [laughter] Yeah, sacrificial Indian.
6:10 Here we go.
6:11 What's he Does he even know what's happening?
6:15 [laughter] How did you find this place?
6:16 One of my mates actually just recommended it.
6:18 I just went down a dark alley upstairs.
6:20 It's like Bueno didn't come out of the lurking just like Go with the flow.
6:24 All right, next up.
6:25 Should I go?
6:25 Yeah.
6:26 Okay, let's do it.
6:27 Okay, bear in mind this is my first time, Bueno.
6:30 Tell these guys go easy ON THE ROPES.
6:32 WHOA.
6:34 NO, I'm good.
6:35 My balls aren't really got many balls after sumo, SO IT'S FINE NOW.
6:38 OH, [screaming] I EVEN Where am I?
6:42 I don't know what to do up here.
6:44 I'm very defenseless.
6:45 Look at the camera and say 6 7.
6:47 That's terrible from you, Bueno.
6:50 Bueno.
6:51 Okay, so what we're going to do now, we're going to do some kicks.
6:54 We're going to say say no,
6:56 which is like the Japanese ready and Ready and Gotcha.
7:00 Gotcha.
7:00 Ready to go try?
7:01 Yeah, ready?
7:02 Let's go.
7:03 Ready?
7:03 Say no.
7:09 [laughter] I don't know what I'm doing.
7:08 Say no.
7:11 Ow.
7:12 I'll walk you through the the action part now.
7:14 Yes.
7:14 Mind your own business, be like, "Man,
7:16 that sumo was big." And then all of a sudden Hey, Cole.
7:22 I'll kill you.
7:23 Yeah, I'm going to rip your little Justin Bieber haircut off your prick.
7:26 He doesn't have any insurance, so if you kick him in the face It's my life.
7:30 that's on you.
7:31 So, aim for his face.
7:32 Got it.
7:32 Rehearsal and action.
7:35 Down at the park.
7:36 Yeah?
7:37 I'll kill you.
7:38 Yeah, I'm going to EAT YOUR ASS.
7:42 [screaming] I JUMPED TOO QUICK, DIDN'T I?
7:45 YEAH, you You had a little bit of wedgie there, right?
7:47 Yeah, it hurt.
7:48 I wasn't going to mention it, but Is that good?
7:50 Yeah.
7:51 The best you've ever seen?
7:53 He's laughing.
7:53 It's laughter of joy.
7:55 Yeah?
7:55 Yeah.
7:56 Oh, good.
7:57 You love me?
7:58 What?
7:58 What?
7:58 When I say action Yeah.
8:00 I just get into a stance.
8:02 When they say hi, they're going to lift you up again.
8:05 And then you want to go 1 2 3 and THEN YOU LAND.
8:11 [screaming] OKAY, THANK YOU.
8:19 THAT WAS PERFECT.
8:20 THANKS, BUENO.
8:20 NO WORRIES.
8:21 We still got one more to go.
8:22 Am I?
8:23 Well on my way to be a samurai master, then.
8:27 Oh my god, help me.
8:30 That's actually good.
8:30 That's actually good.
8:31 Is it?
8:32 Are you sure?
8:33 Is this what happens in the movies?
8:35 Bueno.
8:36 There you go.
8:37 So, are you ready to rehearse it?
8:38 Yes.
8:39 Okay, rolling.
8:40 Yeah.
8:40 1 2 3 [screaming] CUT.
8:48 PERFECT.
8:48 THAT WAS AWESOME.
8:49 THAT WAS REALLY GOOD.
8:50 really good.
8:50 It felt good.
8:50 That was really good.
8:51 Get me off these things.
9:00 Yeah, what's up, mate?
9:03 Try it.
9:04 Bastard.
9:16 [music] [screaming] [music] [music]
9:41 Now that I'm dangerously close to becoming a threat to society,
9:44 it was time for a break at the ninja cafe.
9:51 Okay.
9:52 Right, there's nobody in here, so that can't be a good sign.
9:56 I actually don't know where I am and what I'm doing.
9:58 I was told to come to the Ninja Cafe for some reason.
10:01 So now we [music] wait.
10:02 Thank you for coming.
10:04 Thank you for having me.
10:05 Do you know what is this?
10:07 Um that looks like a scroll.
10:12 The menu, fantastic.
10:14 What What's your best drink?
10:16 Oh, ninja ale.
10:18 I will have one of those.
10:19 Okay, so Ninja ale.
10:21 Ooh, the ninja ale coming my way.
10:24 I'm going to be the ultimate samurai geezer after this.
10:27 I think I'm pretty much Japanese now.
10:29 This is your ninja costume.
10:31 Wow.
10:31 Oh, there's instructions.
10:35 Got to do homework.
10:36 What you doing here?
10:37 You stand up all this and check and put it on.
10:40 Gee, what?
10:41 It's a dress code for a cafe.
10:43 This will be interesting.
10:45 Does she help me or do I Am I on my own for this?
10:48 I'm sure I can just wing it.
10:49 You help me?
10:50 Yeah.
10:51 Oh.
10:52 Perfect.
10:53 What's your name?
10:54 Uh Yuri.
10:55 Y U R [music] I Yuri.
10:57 I like Yuri.
10:58 Oh, thank you.
10:59 You're very welcome.
11:00 Do what you want with me.
11:03 We should do it to show.
11:05 How How old are you?
11:06 Uh 23.
11:08 23?
11:08 Yeah.
11:09 Oh, I'm getting receding hairline.
11:12 Kakkoi, what's that?
11:13 Kakkoi means cool.
11:14 Oh, I feel like I look a pillock.
11:18 However, I will embrace the ninjarity.
11:21 Bring me the ninja ale.
11:23 Fine lady, she's going to poison me.
11:25 Is ninja ale Ninja ale?
11:28 What What is in ninja ale?
11:30 What's in it?
11:30 It has bamboo charcoal.
11:32 Bamboo charcoal?
11:33 Charcoal.
11:34 Charcoal.
11:36 [laughter] Uh that's all right.
11:36 Charcoal.
11:38 I'm drinking charcoal.
11:39 It's good.
11:40 Oh, thank you.
11:41 It's good.
11:44 It's not good.
11:44 Are you ready for training?
11:46 Am I ready for training?
11:47 Yes.
11:48 Yes.
11:48 Let's start training.
11:49 Ready?
11:49 Okay, yeah, let's do it.
11:50 The first training is katana training.
11:53 Raise your sword.
12:02 Me, bigger voice.
12:03 Yes, more bigger Oh, okay.
12:05 ME.
12:09 YEAH.
12:10 YEAH, SHE'S TURNED ON.
12:14 I'VE got it.
12:15 I've And then shake the blood off.
12:17 Bang bang bang, get rid of the HIV.
12:19 Right way up.
12:20 And then what you want to do, love, is [applause] Take it.
12:27 This is how I woo the Japanese ladies.
12:30 What now?
12:31 The katana training is over.
12:32 You're a katana master.
12:34 [applause] Ninja.
12:35 Thank you.
12:35 Thank you.
12:36 Wow.
12:37 So cool.
12:39 What What does that mean?
12:39 Uh Very cool.
12:41 Yes, cool and handsome.
12:43 Handsome.
12:44 There you go, it works.
12:45 It works.
12:46 So that is this ninja star.
12:48 Ninja star.
12:49 First, pinch here.
12:50 Pinch.
12:51 Yep, pinch.
12:52 Okay, so uh three fingers.
12:53 Three fingers.
12:54 Yes.
12:54 Always three fingers in Japan.
12:56 Like this, yeah?
12:57 Okay, ready?
13:00 It's all right.
13:01 It's okay.
13:02 Should I go again?
13:03 I'll go one more time.
13:04 I'll get bull's-eye this time, shall I?
13:06 Oh, that Sorry, START DOING ANOTHER ONE.
13:12 [screaming] COME ON.
13:14 FLIRTING WITH ME.
13:16 OH MY GOD, I've almost killed you.
13:18 Do it again.
13:20 Watch this.
13:21 No look shot.
13:22 Roberto Firmino.
13:25 In the hard one as well.
13:26 So that's what I was actually aiming for, you see, Yuri.
13:30 I'm very I'm very strong.
13:31 Do you want to feel that?
13:32 Feel.
13:33 Yeah.
13:35 She's loving it.
13:36 Every second.
13:38 So skilled, strong, handsome.
13:40 Anything else?
13:40 Yes.
13:41 Last training is blowgun training.
13:44 Okay, blowgun.
13:45 Okay, let's try it.
13:47 What?
13:48 Extension, little silencer.
13:51 Jesus, she's got the mods.
13:52 Okay.
13:56 Baby.
13:57 Yeah, I've completed it then.
13:59 Yes.
13:59 Next level.
14:00 Next level?
14:01 There's another level?
14:02 Are you making this up?
14:05 I'm on it again.
14:06 I'm bang on the money.
14:09 Trigger finger me.
14:10 Very good.
14:11 That was wrong.
14:12 I don't think this is You're just make You do this with other customers?
14:18 Oh, no, trust me, I need to get used to it.
14:21 Go on.
14:21 It's probably the smallest balloon I've ever seen in my life.
14:26 I'll do it.
14:27 I can Trust me, I can Do you get on it?
14:32 Trust me.
14:33 This doesn't HINDER MY ABILITIES.
14:38 [screaming] BOOM.
14:37 VERY GOOD.
14:38 VERY GOOD.
14:39 Thank you, Yuri.
14:41 I love you.
14:42 Very good.
14:43 Let's head back.
14:44 Ninja training finish.
14:45 Me.
14:46 Thank you for training.
14:47 Thank you for training.
14:48 [cheering] Thank you.
14:49 You are already a great ninja.
14:51 Bye.
14:51 I have to go.
14:52 Bye.
14:53 Oh.
14:58 What's just Hi.
15:00 She's there.
15:01 There she is.
15:02 Ooh, this ninja's taking it out of me.
15:03 I'm really eating today either.
15:04 [music] So I'm just I'm just buzzing off the fumes here.
15:07 All the ninja fumes.
15:09 She's giving me confidence left, right, and center.
15:11 Beat some guy at sumo.
15:13 So I'm I'm feeling good.
15:14 I'm feeling proud.
15:15 I think I've I think I've hit the nail on the head here with everything.
15:18 I can't be stopped.
15:19 Lastly, I needed to put all of my skills
15:21 to the test in front of a live audience.
15:23 This is my time to prove [music] that I really have what it takes.
15:28 Okay, so we're here at a sumo show.
15:30 This is the final part of the evening.
15:34 We're going to have a front row seats to actual professional sumo show.
15:38 And at the end, [music] apparently,
15:40 you can put your hand up and get in the ring with one of them.
15:43 So hopefully they pick me.
15:44 If not, it's annoying, but I will try and GET IN THERE.
15:53 WOULD YOU GET DOWN THERE?
15:55 YOU WOULDN'T.
15:57 [laughter] [cheering] [screaming] THE FIRST STEP, HEY ALL.
16:22 [music] [cheering] Come on.
16:33 Right.
16:33 So I won the raffle with these lovely people
16:36 and it looks like we are taking on the sumo wrestlers.
16:41 COME ON.
16:42 [screaming]
16:45 [cheering] WHAT IS YOUR NAME, SIR?
16:51 I'M Cole Anderson James.
16:53 You are going to be facing the Sekitori.
16:55 Oh oh.
16:56 Cole, please bow to pay your respects to your Yeah.
17:00 Okay.
17:01 Oh, I'll get him.
17:03 Jesus [cheering] Christ.
17:09 I don't know the rules yet.
17:10 I don't know if this is giving you the go OR WHAT.
17:23 [screaming] I WIN.
17:36 [applause] THANKS, MATE.
17:37 THANK YOU.
17:44 AND THAT IS THE end of today's video.
17:45 Thank you very much for watching.
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