1 00:00:15,307 --> 00:00:17,100 - Tonight America's top bladesmiths, 2 00:00:17,100 --> 00:00:19,269 martial artists, and knife experts 3 00:00:19,269 --> 00:00:20,771 put their blade-wielding skills 4 00:00:20,771 --> 00:00:22,439 to the ultimate test. 5 00:00:22,439 --> 00:00:25,651 Whoa! Total carnage! 6 00:00:25,651 --> 00:00:27,194 Who will be skilled enough, 7 00:00:27,194 --> 00:00:28,862 and which blades are sharp enough, 8 00:00:28,862 --> 00:00:31,782 to earn the $20,000 grand prize 9 00:00:31,782 --> 00:00:33,825 and the title of "Knife or Death" champion? 10 00:00:44,378 --> 00:00:46,797 - I just love bladed weapons. 11 00:00:46,797 --> 00:00:48,924 When I trace my finger over a blade, it'll make 12 00:00:48,924 --> 00:00:51,051 a certain sound if it's good steel. 13 00:00:51,051 --> 00:00:53,053 So it has its own soul, its own sound. 14 00:00:53,053 --> 00:00:54,805 - Ever since I was a kid, 15 00:00:54,805 --> 00:00:56,682 I've always wanted to be a blacksmith. 16 00:00:56,682 --> 00:00:59,101 Whenever I make a weapon and I'm able to actually test it 17 00:00:59,101 --> 00:01:01,645 on something, I just like that feeling. 18 00:01:05,691 --> 00:01:07,442 - Blade wielders, 19 00:01:07,442 --> 00:01:10,237 welcome to the most extreme, most punishing 20 00:01:10,237 --> 00:01:12,990 knife competition ever created. 21 00:01:12,990 --> 00:01:15,409 Complete two courses, and the winner earns 22 00:01:15,409 --> 00:01:18,328 a cash prize and a spot in the Grand Champion Showdown 23 00:01:18,328 --> 00:01:20,747 at the end of the season... 24 00:01:20,747 --> 00:01:23,875 vying for $20,000 and the title 25 00:01:23,875 --> 00:01:26,461 of "Knife or Death" Champion. 26 00:01:26,461 --> 00:01:29,214 All of you have different reasons to be here, 27 00:01:29,214 --> 00:01:31,425 but one thing is certain-- 28 00:01:31,425 --> 00:01:33,427 that purpose won't be realized 29 00:01:33,427 --> 00:01:36,972 until you get through Knife Fight. 30 00:01:36,972 --> 00:01:39,099 The Knife Fight course is a true test 31 00:01:39,099 --> 00:01:41,351 of speed and power. 32 00:01:46,064 --> 00:01:48,108 The two that make it the farthest the fastest 33 00:01:48,108 --> 00:01:50,193 will move on to our second, even more grueling 34 00:01:50,193 --> 00:01:52,779 course challenge-- Dead Run. 35 00:01:55,157 --> 00:01:57,701 I am honored to introduce to you 36 00:01:57,701 --> 00:02:01,079 U.S. Army veteran Tu Lam. 37 00:02:01,079 --> 00:02:04,124 - To know oneself is important, 38 00:02:04,124 --> 00:02:07,627 but to know yourself in relation to your blade, 39 00:02:07,627 --> 00:02:11,673 well, that's critical and considered good strategy. 40 00:02:11,673 --> 00:02:13,717 Our two-time "Forged in Fire" Champion 41 00:02:13,717 --> 00:02:16,678 and blade expert Travis Wuertz will give your blade 42 00:02:16,678 --> 00:02:18,221 one final test. 43 00:02:18,221 --> 00:02:20,307 He finds anything wrong with your blade, 44 00:02:20,307 --> 00:02:22,517 you could be eliminated. 45 00:02:22,517 --> 00:02:24,519 - Only two of you will move on. 46 00:02:24,519 --> 00:02:27,147 Good luck! Go get your blades ready. 47 00:02:27,147 --> 00:02:29,650 - Hi, I'm Joel Rice. I'm 30 years old. 48 00:02:29,650 --> 00:02:32,110 I'm a campus supervisor and security officer 49 00:02:32,110 --> 00:02:33,612 out of Casper, Wyoming. 50 00:02:35,364 --> 00:02:36,948 I've had extensive martial arts training, 51 00:02:36,948 --> 00:02:39,117 ranging from karate, jiujitsu, 52 00:02:39,117 --> 00:02:41,453 to Filipino martial arts. 53 00:02:41,453 --> 00:02:43,038 With the growing rate of violence happening 54 00:02:43,038 --> 00:02:45,624 in schools, I use my martial arts training 55 00:02:45,624 --> 00:02:46,958 to see things before they happen 56 00:02:46,958 --> 00:02:48,168 and to keep other people safe. 57 00:02:50,170 --> 00:02:52,005 - So what do you got there? 58 00:02:52,005 --> 00:02:54,007 - So this is a Techno SS. 59 00:02:54,007 --> 00:02:56,551 It's based on the Kambantuli. It's a Filipino design. 60 00:02:56,551 --> 00:02:58,553 It's a short-range Filipino weapon. 61 00:02:58,553 --> 00:03:00,514 - Okay, so where'd you get this blade? 62 00:03:00,514 --> 00:03:02,474 - So it's out of Victoria, British Colombia. 63 00:03:02,474 --> 00:03:05,394 Friend of mine named Jeremy smiths out there. 64 00:03:05,394 --> 00:03:07,896 - So here's your 12-inch blade, but you have a handle 65 00:03:07,896 --> 00:03:11,233 where I can grip either here up close, 66 00:03:11,233 --> 00:03:13,318 rotating around the center of mass, 67 00:03:13,318 --> 00:03:15,779 or if I choose to do so, 68 00:03:15,779 --> 00:03:17,698 I can take that one hand 69 00:03:17,698 --> 00:03:20,283 and come back here and increase 70 00:03:20,283 --> 00:03:21,827 my effective length. - Absolutely. 71 00:03:21,827 --> 00:03:23,704 - Or a person can take two hands. 72 00:03:23,704 --> 00:03:25,580 I'm gonna take a few swings, see how it feels. 73 00:03:25,580 --> 00:03:26,706 - Thank you. 74 00:03:31,086 --> 00:03:32,879 - Your blade cuts well. 75 00:03:32,879 --> 00:03:35,841 It has good edge geometry. It has overall sharpness. 76 00:03:35,841 --> 00:03:38,301 And it gives the user 77 00:03:38,301 --> 00:03:40,303 quite a bit of variation to swing from. 78 00:03:40,303 --> 00:03:41,805 Congratulations. 79 00:03:41,805 --> 00:03:43,390 It makes the cut. 80 00:03:43,390 --> 00:03:45,767 Good luck. - Thank you. 81 00:03:46,935 --> 00:03:49,187 - Up the steps, Joel Rice. 82 00:03:49,187 --> 00:03:50,730 A lot of people come to this show 83 00:03:50,730 --> 00:03:52,441 for a lot of different reasons. 84 00:03:52,441 --> 00:03:54,276 This guy came for a higher purpose. 85 00:03:54,276 --> 00:03:56,361 He wants to be the most proficient security guard 86 00:03:56,361 --> 00:03:58,071 so he can protect kids. 87 00:03:58,071 --> 00:04:01,366 - Joel comes today with a 13-inch blade. 88 00:04:01,366 --> 00:04:03,660 I like the modifications to the handle, 89 00:04:03,660 --> 00:04:05,620 which will allow him to double up on the blade. 90 00:04:05,620 --> 00:04:08,290 He's a practitioner of Eskrima, 91 00:04:08,290 --> 00:04:09,875 which is Filipino martial arts. 92 00:04:09,875 --> 00:04:12,169 As you can see, the circular patterns 93 00:04:12,169 --> 00:04:14,129 that he's swinging that blade into now, 94 00:04:14,129 --> 00:04:16,590 those are the angles of attack. 95 00:04:16,590 --> 00:04:18,800 - First up, Trifecta. 96 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:20,677 Remember, the competitor must cut three objects 97 00:04:20,677 --> 00:04:22,971 in half, release the falling torches. 98 00:04:22,971 --> 00:04:25,098 Well, here he goes. 99 00:04:25,098 --> 00:04:28,018 Joel Rice up at the bamboo. 100 00:04:28,018 --> 00:04:30,061 - Very proficient in those circular motions. 101 00:04:30,061 --> 00:04:32,272 - Boom, right through it. He got through there quick. 102 00:04:34,024 --> 00:04:35,859 Oh, boom. Talk about quick. 103 00:04:35,859 --> 00:04:37,277 Right through the PVC. 104 00:04:37,277 --> 00:04:38,904 Now on to the rope. 105 00:04:38,904 --> 00:04:40,655 Oh, my God, he just killed it. 106 00:04:40,655 --> 00:04:44,075 - He has a lot of power. - Joel Rice through Trifecta. 107 00:04:44,075 --> 00:04:45,827 Next he steps up to Box Cutter. 108 00:04:45,827 --> 00:04:47,370 Remember, he has to go 109 00:04:47,370 --> 00:04:50,081 all the way through both boxes. 110 00:04:50,081 --> 00:04:51,875 - He's at the end of that blade handle, 111 00:04:51,875 --> 00:04:53,335 giving him more power in his swings. 112 00:04:53,335 --> 00:04:55,378 His angles of attack is dead on. 113 00:04:55,378 --> 00:04:57,339 He's not in front of that box. 114 00:04:59,591 --> 00:05:02,260 - There he goes. First box eliminated. 115 00:05:02,260 --> 00:05:04,596 - Notice how he's using his body to control 116 00:05:04,596 --> 00:05:06,640 the "spinature" of that box. - He is. 117 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:08,809 Catching up to the spin, waiting for it to stop. 118 00:05:08,809 --> 00:05:10,811 Joel Rice... 119 00:05:10,811 --> 00:05:12,187 finishes up Box Cutter. 120 00:05:14,648 --> 00:05:16,316 He's stepping up to Decapitator. 121 00:05:16,316 --> 00:05:18,151 He's got to cut all the way through 122 00:05:18,151 --> 00:05:19,778 all of the objects with one strike 123 00:05:19,778 --> 00:05:21,238 through each object. 124 00:05:21,238 --> 00:05:23,448 Okay, first swipe. 125 00:05:23,448 --> 00:05:26,701 Miss, right off the bat. 126 00:05:26,701 --> 00:05:28,245 Got that one. 127 00:05:28,245 --> 00:05:30,872 Wow, Tu, that was close. 128 00:05:30,872 --> 00:05:32,374 Oh, nice, he got that one. 129 00:05:32,374 --> 00:05:33,917 Two out of three done. 130 00:05:33,917 --> 00:05:35,919 Only one penalty there. 131 00:05:37,754 --> 00:05:39,840 On to Thrice. 132 00:05:39,840 --> 00:05:43,301 Cut completely through all three ice blocks in order. 133 00:05:45,512 --> 00:05:47,597 Two strikes, and he's through the first one. 134 00:05:47,597 --> 00:05:49,307 One strike through the second. 135 00:05:49,307 --> 00:05:51,101 Uh-oh, one penalty because he's not 136 00:05:51,101 --> 00:05:52,936 going in order. 137 00:05:56,106 --> 00:05:59,818 Moving on to Life Line-- sudden-death elimination. 138 00:05:59,818 --> 00:06:02,237 If he does not go through that chicken with one strike 139 00:06:02,237 --> 00:06:03,363 he's going home. 140 00:06:05,073 --> 00:06:06,700 - Nice. - Boom, right through. 141 00:06:06,700 --> 00:06:08,743 Beautiful slice right through the chicken. 142 00:06:08,743 --> 00:06:10,620 Now he moves on to the tube. 143 00:06:10,620 --> 00:06:12,497 Right through the tubing. 144 00:06:12,497 --> 00:06:14,916 Next up is the fish. 145 00:06:14,916 --> 00:06:16,710 Let's see the line of attack. - Nice. 146 00:06:16,710 --> 00:06:18,670 - Beautiful stroke, great follow-through. 147 00:06:18,670 --> 00:06:20,505 - Look at those angles, Bill. 148 00:06:20,505 --> 00:06:22,132 That is a practitioner in Filipino martial arts. 149 00:06:22,132 --> 00:06:23,425 It's all about hitting angles. 150 00:06:24,509 --> 00:06:26,845 - Next up, Kill Shot. 151 00:06:26,845 --> 00:06:30,015 You must fully slice through all six ratchet straps 152 00:06:30,015 --> 00:06:31,808 within three swings. 153 00:06:31,808 --> 00:06:35,061 - He only has 13 inches of cutting edge here 154 00:06:35,061 --> 00:06:37,480 to get through all the ratchet straps. 155 00:06:37,480 --> 00:06:40,066 He needs to pick his angles right. 156 00:06:40,066 --> 00:06:42,193 - Okay, here we go. 157 00:06:42,193 --> 00:06:43,862 That's not a good start. 158 00:06:46,114 --> 00:06:48,700 Oh, now he's got one strike to get through four straps. 159 00:06:53,246 --> 00:06:54,664 Whoa. 160 00:06:54,664 --> 00:06:56,916 Joel Rice taken down by Kill Shot. 161 00:06:56,916 --> 00:06:59,377 He was unable to cut all of the straps 162 00:06:59,377 --> 00:07:01,212 with three strikes. 163 00:07:01,212 --> 00:07:02,672 - Joel. 164 00:07:02,672 --> 00:07:04,466 Let me take a look at that knife again. 165 00:07:04,466 --> 00:07:07,886 You really made what's a smaller blade perform 166 00:07:07,886 --> 00:07:10,055 like a much bigger blade because you're treating 167 00:07:10,055 --> 00:07:13,558 this longer handle as a multiple-position grip. 168 00:07:13,558 --> 00:07:15,644 - Right. - Completely changes 169 00:07:15,644 --> 00:07:18,313 the weight and the balance, and the power 170 00:07:18,313 --> 00:07:20,231 that this knife can deliver. 171 00:07:20,231 --> 00:07:23,401 You still have to see if you made it far enough 172 00:07:23,401 --> 00:07:25,028 and if you made it here fast enough. 173 00:07:25,028 --> 00:07:27,489 - Let's hope. - Well, keep hoping. 174 00:07:27,489 --> 00:07:28,657 And good luck. - Thank you. 175 00:07:28,657 --> 00:07:30,116 - Thank you. 176 00:07:31,451 --> 00:07:33,078 - I'm Ken Woodbury. 177 00:07:33,078 --> 00:07:34,746 My background on sword fighting 178 00:07:34,746 --> 00:07:36,748 is actually medieval combat. 179 00:07:36,748 --> 00:07:39,876 Either I get a shield and sword or a spear, 180 00:07:39,876 --> 00:07:42,629 and we get into armies and we have full-on melees. 181 00:07:42,629 --> 00:07:45,340 - Looks like you got a kukri. - That blade-- 182 00:07:45,340 --> 00:07:48,093 I had specially made just for this competition. 183 00:07:48,093 --> 00:07:50,345 It's an 18 1/2-inch blade, 184 00:07:50,345 --> 00:07:54,015 15 inches cutting surface, with a 8-inch handle. 185 00:07:54,015 --> 00:07:57,435 - The first thing comes to mind is bending. 186 00:07:57,435 --> 00:07:59,896 I see some wiggles in the profile of this, 187 00:07:59,896 --> 00:08:04,234 and then we're sharpened at a very blunt edge, 188 00:08:04,234 --> 00:08:06,611 so we're just sharp-ish. 189 00:08:06,611 --> 00:08:09,155 But we'll see how it does. 190 00:08:09,155 --> 00:08:10,699 All right. 191 00:08:16,204 --> 00:08:19,249 I would have liked to see a thinner cutting edge, 192 00:08:19,249 --> 00:08:22,752 but this profile creates basically an axe section there 193 00:08:22,752 --> 00:08:25,046 and should be a phenomenal chopper. 194 00:08:25,046 --> 00:08:26,423 Congratulations, it makes the cut. 195 00:08:26,423 --> 00:08:28,091 - Excellent, thank you. 196 00:08:28,091 --> 00:08:31,261 - Here he comes-- Ken Woodbury. 197 00:08:31,261 --> 00:08:32,512 40 years old. 198 00:08:32,512 --> 00:08:34,848 Full-time production grip, 199 00:08:34,848 --> 00:08:37,475 part-time sword fighter. - This guy is confident. 200 00:08:37,475 --> 00:08:40,395 He's coming today with this hybrid kukri. 201 00:08:40,395 --> 00:08:42,147 This is 18 1/2 inches. 202 00:08:42,147 --> 00:08:44,441 A normal Kukri is about 12 to 15 inches. 203 00:08:44,441 --> 00:08:47,861 Travis does have concern that this blade is very dull. 204 00:08:47,861 --> 00:08:49,279 - Okay, here he goes. 205 00:08:49,279 --> 00:08:51,865 Ken Woodbury takes on Trifecta. 206 00:08:54,159 --> 00:08:57,245 - This is the perfect geometry 207 00:08:57,245 --> 00:08:58,913 for this type of cut. - He's one strike away. 208 00:08:58,913 --> 00:09:01,041 There he goes. Right through the bamboo. 209 00:09:01,041 --> 00:09:03,918 Next up, PVC. - With the recurve 210 00:09:03,918 --> 00:09:07,213 it's gonna allow that chopping power he needs. 211 00:09:07,213 --> 00:09:08,506 - Okay, should be one or two more. 212 00:09:08,506 --> 00:09:10,300 One and he's through. 213 00:09:10,300 --> 00:09:11,843 Next up, the rope. - He needs to hit this 214 00:09:11,843 --> 00:09:13,928 at an angle. - We can see that blade 215 00:09:13,928 --> 00:09:16,514 bouncing a little bit, and Travis Wuertz said 216 00:09:16,514 --> 00:09:19,142 it is not that sharp. 217 00:09:19,142 --> 00:09:20,727 - There he goes. 218 00:09:20,727 --> 00:09:22,187 Finally through the rope. 219 00:09:22,187 --> 00:09:24,147 Next up, Box Cutter. 220 00:09:25,899 --> 00:09:27,525 He has to go all the way through, 221 00:09:27,525 --> 00:09:29,861 and those boxes do not stop. 222 00:09:33,114 --> 00:09:35,283 - Wow, that's a huge hit. 223 00:09:35,283 --> 00:09:36,785 - Nice. - Strategically placed. 224 00:09:36,785 --> 00:09:37,911 Good job. - He needs to move on. 225 00:09:37,911 --> 00:09:39,579 - Okay, second box. 226 00:09:39,579 --> 00:09:41,915 - Needs to counter that spin. 227 00:09:41,915 --> 00:09:44,501 - Oh! 228 00:09:44,501 --> 00:09:46,211 Lost that blade a little bit. - That's what I was 229 00:09:46,211 --> 00:09:48,171 concerned about. - Readjust. 230 00:09:51,674 --> 00:09:54,344 Okay, he sliced the box off of the tether. 231 00:09:54,344 --> 00:09:55,887 That is a penalty. 232 00:09:55,887 --> 00:09:57,972 Stepping up to Decapitator. 233 00:09:57,972 --> 00:10:00,141 Now, remember, this blade is very dull. 234 00:10:00,141 --> 00:10:02,102 - I like his approach here. 235 00:10:02,102 --> 00:10:03,686 - Did not complete it. 236 00:10:03,686 --> 00:10:05,313 Penalty number one. 237 00:10:05,313 --> 00:10:07,398 Oh, he went through the celery. 238 00:10:09,150 --> 00:10:10,568 - Nice. 239 00:10:10,568 --> 00:10:12,028 - Right through the pineapples. 240 00:10:12,028 --> 00:10:13,947 One penalty on Decapitator. 241 00:10:13,947 --> 00:10:16,449 Ken Woodbury moves on to Thrice. 242 00:10:16,449 --> 00:10:19,619 Cut completely through all three ice blocks in order. 243 00:10:21,454 --> 00:10:23,540 The Kukri should be the perfect weapon. 244 00:10:23,540 --> 00:10:25,250 He's got height, he's got power. 245 00:10:27,127 --> 00:10:29,462 - That is raw force and power. 246 00:10:30,797 --> 00:10:32,799 He hit the wrong piece of ice. 247 00:10:32,799 --> 00:10:34,926 That is a penalty. 248 00:10:34,926 --> 00:10:37,137 As always, you got to pay attention to the rules. 249 00:10:37,137 --> 00:10:38,596 Stepping up to Life Line. 250 00:10:38,596 --> 00:10:40,557 He's got to dial it back. 251 00:10:40,557 --> 00:10:42,600 Remember, he must cut through all three objects. 252 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:45,603 One cut, or you're done. 253 00:10:45,603 --> 00:10:49,107 In compensation for the lack of sharpness on that blade, 254 00:10:49,107 --> 00:10:52,569 he needs to put a lot of power behind it. 255 00:10:52,569 --> 00:10:54,237 Okay, here he goes. - Nice. 256 00:10:54,237 --> 00:10:56,990 - Oh, beautiful cut. - Made it up with speed. 257 00:10:56,990 --> 00:11:00,493 - Bam, right through. - I love his angles. 258 00:11:00,493 --> 00:11:02,662 - Beautiful cut there. He's 6'4", remember. 259 00:11:05,039 --> 00:11:06,791 - Nice. - Beautiful cut on the fish. 260 00:11:06,791 --> 00:11:09,169 He is moving on to Kill Shot. 261 00:11:09,169 --> 00:11:12,922 Three chances to cut through six different ratchet straps. 262 00:11:12,922 --> 00:11:15,300 Okay, one down. 263 00:11:17,969 --> 00:11:20,096 Okay, two down. 264 00:11:20,096 --> 00:11:22,432 One more strike and he's got to get three. 265 00:11:26,769 --> 00:11:28,104 Oh! 266 00:11:28,104 --> 00:11:30,732 One strap short! 267 00:11:30,732 --> 00:11:33,860 Ken Woodbury taken down by Kill Shot. 268 00:11:33,860 --> 00:11:35,778 - Ken. 269 00:11:35,778 --> 00:11:39,199 - That was actually an extremely impressive run 270 00:11:39,199 --> 00:11:41,868 'cause this knife was extremely dull. 271 00:11:41,868 --> 00:11:44,746 But you're still left with a blade that has a chance 272 00:11:44,746 --> 00:11:46,539 if this is far enough and if you made it here 273 00:11:46,539 --> 00:11:49,083 fast enough to continue on to Dead Run. 274 00:11:49,083 --> 00:11:50,668 - Hi, my name is Chad Remus. 275 00:11:50,668 --> 00:11:52,670 I'm from Baytown, Texas, and I'm 35 years old. 276 00:11:52,670 --> 00:11:54,714 My two firsts swords that I made 277 00:11:54,714 --> 00:11:56,633 were 5160 katanas. 278 00:11:56,633 --> 00:11:58,051 I've been playing with knives 279 00:11:58,051 --> 00:11:59,928 since I was about six years old, 280 00:11:59,928 --> 00:12:03,139 and I've been forging for about two or three months, 281 00:12:03,139 --> 00:12:05,516 ever since I saw this show. 282 00:12:05,516 --> 00:12:06,893 - So what do you got there? 283 00:12:06,893 --> 00:12:09,604 - I got a 5160, 4-foot long, 284 00:12:09,604 --> 00:12:12,148 3-foot blade, double-edged sword. 285 00:12:12,148 --> 00:12:14,108 - Who made this knife? - So I made it myself. 286 00:12:14,108 --> 00:12:15,944 - What do you have for heat-treating equipment? 287 00:12:15,944 --> 00:12:17,570 - A custom-made forge I used. 288 00:12:17,570 --> 00:12:20,281 I built a three-burner forge. 289 00:12:20,281 --> 00:12:22,408 - You kind of have two different bevels here. 290 00:12:22,408 --> 00:12:24,744 It looks like this was maybe designed to be 291 00:12:24,744 --> 00:12:26,621 a sharper bevel. - Yes, sir. 292 00:12:26,621 --> 00:12:29,791 - And it's ground to a pretty sharp edge. 293 00:12:29,791 --> 00:12:31,501 What's this guard? 294 00:12:31,501 --> 00:12:33,127 - That's a spring from the shop. 295 00:12:33,127 --> 00:12:35,004 - So when did you weld it in here? 296 00:12:35,004 --> 00:12:38,883 - I actually welded this one before I quenched it. 297 00:12:38,883 --> 00:12:41,803 - You welded this on first and then quenched the blade. 298 00:12:41,803 --> 00:12:44,138 - Yes, sir. 299 00:12:44,138 --> 00:12:47,016 - This is a no-no spot to weld a blade. 300 00:12:49,143 --> 00:12:51,938 By arc-welding this right at this critical juncture, 301 00:12:51,938 --> 00:12:53,940 we have essentially... 302 00:12:53,940 --> 00:12:56,985 very significantly damaged the steel. 303 00:12:56,985 --> 00:13:00,071 I can think of no example 304 00:13:00,071 --> 00:13:02,240 where welding a guard on a blade 305 00:13:02,240 --> 00:13:05,285 with an electric arc welder would be advisable, 306 00:13:05,285 --> 00:13:08,121 acceptable, recommended, or even safe. 307 00:13:08,121 --> 00:13:11,499 This is a blade that I cannot in good conscience 308 00:13:11,499 --> 00:13:13,710 allow to compete 309 00:13:13,710 --> 00:13:17,380 for the safety issues that I see in this. 310 00:13:17,380 --> 00:13:20,717 I'm sorry, but this blade does not make the cut. 311 00:13:20,717 --> 00:13:23,303 - Appreciate it, sir. Thank you. 312 00:13:23,303 --> 00:13:25,388 It's pretty disheartening. 313 00:13:25,388 --> 00:13:28,224 I built a blade real quick in a few weeks, 314 00:13:28,224 --> 00:13:30,685 made some mistakes in the process of welding. 315 00:13:30,685 --> 00:13:32,603 Oh, I'll be here for next season. 316 00:13:32,603 --> 00:13:34,897 Next sword I'll build won't have any welding involved, 317 00:13:34,897 --> 00:13:38,026 and I'll just forge it all out of one big piece of steel. 318 00:13:38,026 --> 00:13:40,194 - I am Zack Gulick. I am 19. 319 00:13:40,194 --> 00:13:41,946 I just got done graduating high school, 320 00:13:41,946 --> 00:13:44,282 and right now I'm in the middle 321 00:13:44,282 --> 00:13:45,783 of starting out apprenticeships 322 00:13:45,783 --> 00:13:47,368 with horseshoers to become a farrier. 323 00:13:47,368 --> 00:13:49,287 I have been making blades for about two years now. 324 00:13:49,287 --> 00:13:51,539 I brought a modified kukri. 325 00:13:51,539 --> 00:13:54,167 It is about 12 inches long for the cutting edge. 326 00:13:56,210 --> 00:13:58,463 - So what do you got there? - A kukri that I made. 327 00:13:58,463 --> 00:14:00,506 - All right. How long ago did you make this? 328 00:14:00,506 --> 00:14:02,175 - Six months ago, and it's all made 329 00:14:02,175 --> 00:14:05,636 out of one piece that I just hand-forged on my anvil. 330 00:14:05,636 --> 00:14:08,639 - Our profile's definitely a little odd. 331 00:14:08,639 --> 00:14:10,767 You would have had a lot of mass forward... 332 00:14:10,767 --> 00:14:12,894 - Mm-hmm. - But we have a lot of mass 333 00:14:12,894 --> 00:14:15,063 in this...back here. - Yes, sir. 334 00:14:15,063 --> 00:14:16,564 - What do you call this thing? 335 00:14:16,564 --> 00:14:17,857 - Don't really have a name for it. 336 00:14:17,857 --> 00:14:19,525 I just thought that would look cool 337 00:14:19,525 --> 00:14:20,568 and function and make it so my hand can't really fall 338 00:14:20,568 --> 00:14:21,986 out the back of the knife. 339 00:14:21,986 --> 00:14:23,738 - What I'm kind of feeling back here 340 00:14:23,738 --> 00:14:26,115 was making sure that there weren't really any sharp edges. 341 00:14:26,115 --> 00:14:28,326 There kind of are right here. 342 00:14:28,326 --> 00:14:30,078 That stretches out the leverage... 343 00:14:30,078 --> 00:14:31,913 - Mm-hmm. - But then it also puts my hand 344 00:14:31,913 --> 00:14:34,290 right in contact with this. 345 00:14:34,290 --> 00:14:37,335 We've had problems on the show with knives that didn't have 346 00:14:37,335 --> 00:14:40,963 a proper handle, and the user would get hurt. 347 00:14:40,963 --> 00:14:42,924 So I'm just gonna take a few swings for safety. 348 00:14:42,924 --> 00:14:44,801 - All right, sweet. 349 00:14:47,929 --> 00:14:49,972 - This is not a pretty blade. - Yeah. 350 00:14:49,972 --> 00:14:51,933 - But it cuts great. - Yeah. 351 00:14:51,933 --> 00:14:54,143 - Even thought we have this little bit of exposed tang, 352 00:14:54,143 --> 00:14:55,978 there's plenty of real estate to grab the handle properly... 353 00:14:55,978 --> 00:14:57,855 - Yeah. - And away from those 354 00:14:57,855 --> 00:14:59,774 sharp deals. 355 00:14:59,774 --> 00:15:02,026 So I'm not too worried about that. 356 00:15:02,026 --> 00:15:03,820 Congratulations, it makes the cut. 357 00:15:03,820 --> 00:15:05,530 - Perfect. Thank you, sir. 358 00:15:05,530 --> 00:15:07,740 - Good luck. - Thank you. 359 00:15:09,784 --> 00:15:11,744 - Zack Gulick, 360 00:15:11,744 --> 00:15:14,288 the young fighting farrier. 361 00:15:14,288 --> 00:15:16,415 This kid shoes 20 horses a day. 362 00:15:16,415 --> 00:15:20,670 - This country-strong kid brings a modified kukri. 363 00:15:20,670 --> 00:15:23,714 Normally used by the Nepalese Gurkhas. 364 00:15:23,714 --> 00:15:26,884 These Gurkhas, they're one of the most fierce soldiers. 365 00:15:26,884 --> 00:15:29,846 My only concern is it's not really made to slash, 366 00:15:29,846 --> 00:15:31,514 and that could cause some problems on Kill Shot. 367 00:15:31,514 --> 00:15:33,307 - Let's see how he takes on this course. 368 00:15:33,307 --> 00:15:35,726 You know, youth can be an asset 369 00:15:35,726 --> 00:15:38,437 or a detriment. 370 00:15:38,437 --> 00:15:40,231 Boom! One slice right through 371 00:15:40,231 --> 00:15:41,399 the rope. - I like the double-- 372 00:15:41,399 --> 00:15:42,984 the double grip. 373 00:15:42,984 --> 00:15:44,485 He needs to come in at a angle. 374 00:15:44,485 --> 00:15:46,154 - Yep, that's a vertical slice. 375 00:15:49,198 --> 00:15:51,117 Boy, he crushed that. 376 00:15:52,952 --> 00:15:54,662 - Wow, he put his whole body into that. 377 00:15:54,662 --> 00:15:56,289 - He did, and we've seen kids 378 00:15:56,289 --> 00:15:57,707 with the youthful exuberance before 379 00:15:57,707 --> 00:16:00,042 using it against their time. 380 00:16:00,042 --> 00:16:02,712 This kid looks calm, he looks collected. 381 00:16:02,712 --> 00:16:04,422 - He knows how to generate power, 382 00:16:04,422 --> 00:16:05,673 as Long as he stays lead of that target 383 00:16:05,673 --> 00:16:07,633 and meet that force. 384 00:16:07,633 --> 00:16:08,926 Look at that, Bill. He comes in at the corner. 385 00:16:08,926 --> 00:16:11,429 He's really accurate. 386 00:16:11,429 --> 00:16:14,307 - Wow, what a great shot! 387 00:16:14,307 --> 00:16:17,185 - He's--he's slowly picking his angles of attack. 388 00:16:17,185 --> 00:16:20,521 He's not just rushing it, he's not just swinging freely. 389 00:16:20,521 --> 00:16:22,815 - Okay, Zack moves on to second box. 390 00:16:25,359 --> 00:16:27,945 - He needs to counter-spin. - Not the proper strategy 391 00:16:27,945 --> 00:16:29,655 on that second box. - He's doubling up. 392 00:16:29,655 --> 00:16:31,532 He's trying to generate more power. 393 00:16:31,532 --> 00:16:32,950 - Well, what he's doing right now is he's generating 394 00:16:32,950 --> 00:16:35,244 more of a spin on that box. 395 00:16:35,244 --> 00:16:37,371 Oh, and the box is released! 396 00:16:37,371 --> 00:16:39,582 That is a penalty. 397 00:16:39,582 --> 00:16:41,667 You know, he spun that box so much it literally fell off. 398 00:16:41,667 --> 00:16:43,044 And that's part of the rules. 399 00:16:43,044 --> 00:16:44,670 You got to cut through the box. 400 00:16:44,670 --> 00:16:46,380 You can't knock it off its platform. 401 00:16:46,380 --> 00:16:48,507 Stepping up to Decapitator. 402 00:16:48,507 --> 00:16:50,301 - All right, he needs to compose himself. 403 00:16:50,301 --> 00:16:53,262 He needs to drop his level, get that horizontal cut, 404 00:16:53,262 --> 00:16:55,473 and then swing right through all the items. 405 00:16:55,473 --> 00:16:57,934 - Here he goes. 406 00:16:57,934 --> 00:17:00,228 Oh, very poor effort. 407 00:17:00,228 --> 00:17:01,604 There's one penalty. 408 00:17:01,604 --> 00:17:03,439 Oh, he got the second one now. 409 00:17:05,024 --> 00:17:07,944 Nope, he missed the last pineapple. 410 00:17:07,944 --> 00:17:10,446 Two penalties on Decapitator. 411 00:17:10,446 --> 00:17:12,615 He rushed it a little bit, too. - He did. 412 00:17:12,615 --> 00:17:14,700 - Steps up to Thrice. 413 00:17:14,700 --> 00:17:16,535 Remember, cut completely through 414 00:17:16,535 --> 00:17:19,413 all three ice blocks in order. 415 00:17:19,413 --> 00:17:21,207 - He has the youth, he has the power 416 00:17:21,207 --> 00:17:23,042 to get through it. - That's power. 417 00:17:23,042 --> 00:17:24,877 - Boom, third strike right through the first block. 418 00:17:24,877 --> 00:17:26,796 - He's not going in order. 419 00:17:26,796 --> 00:17:28,422 He hit the wrong piece of ice. 420 00:17:28,422 --> 00:17:30,424 That is a penalty. 421 00:17:30,424 --> 00:17:32,301 You have to pay attention to the rules, Tu. 422 00:17:32,301 --> 00:17:34,887 Next up, Life Line. 423 00:17:34,887 --> 00:17:36,931 - Geometry on his blade will hook that item 424 00:17:36,931 --> 00:17:39,016 back on the blade path. 425 00:17:39,016 --> 00:17:41,519 - Beautiful job. Sliced right through the chicken. 426 00:17:41,519 --> 00:17:43,813 Take his time. Got to go right through the tubing. 427 00:17:43,813 --> 00:17:45,773 - Look how he's driving down from the ground. 428 00:17:45,773 --> 00:17:47,942 - Next up, the fish. - Nice. 429 00:17:47,942 --> 00:17:51,362 - Beautiful job. Great follow-through, great power. 430 00:17:51,362 --> 00:17:54,031 - Now, Bill, I am concerned about Kill Shot. 431 00:17:54,031 --> 00:17:57,451 He only has 12 inches of recurve blade. 432 00:17:57,451 --> 00:17:59,704 That means this is more of a chopping blade 433 00:17:59,704 --> 00:18:02,748 versus a slashing blade. - Here we go. 434 00:18:06,294 --> 00:18:08,421 - Oh! Two swings, two straps down. 435 00:18:08,421 --> 00:18:10,089 He's got to get four more straps. 436 00:18:12,341 --> 00:18:14,343 - You have to slash those ratchets 437 00:18:14,343 --> 00:18:16,012 and not chop at it. 438 00:18:18,431 --> 00:18:20,433 - And he did not get any more. 439 00:18:20,433 --> 00:18:23,102 Zack taken down by Kill Shot. 440 00:18:23,102 --> 00:18:25,062 - He more went with an impact swing 441 00:18:25,062 --> 00:18:27,982 versus a slashing swing, and I was concerned about it 442 00:18:27,982 --> 00:18:30,109 because the geometry of the kukri 443 00:18:30,109 --> 00:18:32,528 has a recurve on it-- he ran out of blade. 444 00:18:32,528 --> 00:18:34,614 - I'm happy with the way that my blade help up. 445 00:18:34,614 --> 00:18:36,115 I just wish I probably would have put 446 00:18:36,115 --> 00:18:37,783 a little bit sharper of an edge on it. 447 00:18:40,703 --> 00:18:43,164 - I'm Bobby Cannon. I'm 49 years old. 448 00:18:43,164 --> 00:18:44,957 I began my martial arts training 449 00:18:44,957 --> 00:18:47,209 when I was five with my Uncle Jess. 450 00:18:47,209 --> 00:18:49,879 He trained me until I was 13. 451 00:18:49,879 --> 00:18:53,716 He taught me to do everything with both hands... 452 00:18:53,716 --> 00:18:56,594 and so he named me "Little Bobby Two-Hands." 453 00:18:56,594 --> 00:18:58,346 Two days after I graduated high school, 454 00:18:58,346 --> 00:19:00,097 I went to the Army, 455 00:19:00,097 --> 00:19:01,807 trained with people from all over the world, 456 00:19:01,807 --> 00:19:03,559 became who I am today. 457 00:19:03,559 --> 00:19:06,520 - What do you got there? - This is a clave. 458 00:19:06,520 --> 00:19:10,399 Long enough that I wouldn't consider it a combat machete, 459 00:19:10,399 --> 00:19:13,402 but not as long as I would consider it a sword. 460 00:19:13,402 --> 00:19:16,906 I commissioned for this blade to be made in this fashion. 461 00:19:16,906 --> 00:19:18,991 - So the recurve of this 462 00:19:18,991 --> 00:19:23,663 would be this slight S shape, or this drop in the profile 463 00:19:23,663 --> 00:19:26,290 that creates more belly. - Yes, sir. 464 00:19:26,290 --> 00:19:28,459 - If this came straight in here, 465 00:19:28,459 --> 00:19:32,088 we wouldn't have quite this proud curve right in here. 466 00:19:32,088 --> 00:19:33,464 - Correct. - And so, by having 467 00:19:33,464 --> 00:19:36,550 that indentation, what it does for us-- 468 00:19:36,550 --> 00:19:38,135 and I'm not actually gonna swing it-- 469 00:19:38,135 --> 00:19:40,721 but as we come through here, well, my wrist 470 00:19:40,721 --> 00:19:42,515 can only go that straight forward, 471 00:19:42,515 --> 00:19:45,267 and having that contour drop 472 00:19:45,267 --> 00:19:47,937 or the handle drop creates 473 00:19:47,937 --> 00:19:51,273 a better approach in the most powerful part 474 00:19:51,273 --> 00:19:53,275 of this blade. - Yes, sir. 475 00:19:53,275 --> 00:19:56,112 - I'm gonna go ahead and strap in. 476 00:20:00,199 --> 00:20:02,243 - Wicked nice, ain't she? 477 00:20:04,495 --> 00:20:06,706 - It has a great weight and balance. 478 00:20:06,706 --> 00:20:08,666 Congratulations. - Thank you much. 479 00:20:08,666 --> 00:20:10,501 - This definitely makes the cut. 480 00:20:10,501 --> 00:20:11,877 I look forward to seeing what you do with it. 481 00:20:11,877 --> 00:20:12,878 - Thank you, sir. 482 00:20:18,008 --> 00:20:19,719 - Here he comes-- Bobby Cannon, 483 00:20:19,719 --> 00:20:21,637 "Little Bobby Two-Hands," 49 years old, 484 00:20:21,637 --> 00:20:23,264 Greensboro, North Carolina. 485 00:20:23,264 --> 00:20:24,765 Surgical assistant, 486 00:20:24,765 --> 00:20:26,892 martial artist, and Army veteran. 487 00:20:26,892 --> 00:20:29,979 - He comes to us today with a 20-inch cutting-edge blade. 488 00:20:29,979 --> 00:20:32,481 I love the geometry on this blade, Bill. 489 00:20:32,481 --> 00:20:34,567 This is a cutting weapon. 490 00:20:34,567 --> 00:20:36,360 This thing is made to slice, 491 00:20:36,360 --> 00:20:37,862 and it's made to chop. 492 00:20:37,862 --> 00:20:39,613 - Martial arts background-- 493 00:20:39,613 --> 00:20:43,492 we see that in his attire today. 494 00:20:43,492 --> 00:20:46,203 Bobby Cannon steps up to Trifecta. 495 00:20:46,203 --> 00:20:48,914 - Boom, right through. 496 00:20:48,914 --> 00:20:50,666 - This thing is a powerful blade. 497 00:20:50,666 --> 00:20:52,877 - Powerful, and look at his body positioning. 498 00:20:52,877 --> 00:20:54,670 He is putting everything he has into that swing. 499 00:20:54,670 --> 00:20:56,213 - He needs to come in at a angle. 500 00:20:59,759 --> 00:21:02,178 - Through the bamboo. Next up, the rope. 501 00:21:04,388 --> 00:21:06,140 - He comes in at a angle, 502 00:21:06,140 --> 00:21:07,850 or that blade's gonna snap back at him. 503 00:21:09,894 --> 00:21:11,520 - Done with Trifecta. 504 00:21:11,520 --> 00:21:13,898 Bobby Cannon moves on to Box Cutter. 505 00:21:13,898 --> 00:21:15,858 Okay, here he goes. 506 00:21:19,069 --> 00:21:20,738 - He needs to counter that spin. 507 00:21:20,738 --> 00:21:22,406 Doesn't look like he's very accurate 508 00:21:22,406 --> 00:21:24,408 in his attacking approach. 509 00:21:24,408 --> 00:21:27,369 - They're powerful strikes for "Bobby Two-Hands." 510 00:21:27,369 --> 00:21:30,498 He is almost through the first box. 511 00:21:30,498 --> 00:21:32,583 And he gets it. 512 00:21:32,583 --> 00:21:34,251 - He's not moving on with a purpose. 513 00:21:35,836 --> 00:21:38,297 - I don't like these flat strikes on the box. 514 00:21:38,297 --> 00:21:40,049 - You have to hit the corners of this box. 515 00:21:41,801 --> 00:21:43,803 - Wasted a lot of energy, lot of time here 516 00:21:43,803 --> 00:21:45,054 at Box Cutter. 517 00:21:45,054 --> 00:21:46,430 Finding it a little difficult 518 00:21:46,430 --> 00:21:48,224 to get through that second box. 519 00:21:52,102 --> 00:21:54,021 - Second box eliminated. 520 00:21:54,021 --> 00:21:55,940 Moves on to Decapitator. 521 00:21:55,940 --> 00:21:59,151 Let's just see how he attacks Decapitator. 522 00:21:59,151 --> 00:22:01,737 Here he goes. - He missed it. 523 00:22:01,737 --> 00:22:03,781 - No horizontal strike through. 524 00:22:03,781 --> 00:22:06,075 He didn't lower his body. 525 00:22:06,075 --> 00:22:08,577 Got the second one. 526 00:22:08,577 --> 00:22:11,163 And the third one, got that. 527 00:22:14,333 --> 00:22:17,127 Little Bobby Two-Hands moves on to Thrice. 528 00:22:17,127 --> 00:22:18,671 - Proper technique with his power, 529 00:22:18,671 --> 00:22:20,422 he will cut them through no problem. 530 00:22:20,422 --> 00:22:22,842 - First one. Two strikes, done. 531 00:22:22,842 --> 00:22:25,135 Bobby Cannon moves on to the second obstacle. 532 00:22:25,135 --> 00:22:26,387 - Wow! - One strike, done! 533 00:22:26,387 --> 00:22:28,472 - That power! 534 00:22:28,472 --> 00:22:30,558 - Ah, he was relying on one strike there. 535 00:22:30,558 --> 00:22:33,686 Two strikes, Thrice completed. 536 00:22:33,686 --> 00:22:35,855 He's moving on to Life Line. 537 00:22:35,855 --> 00:22:37,982 - He's making incredible time through this. 538 00:22:37,982 --> 00:22:40,317 Let's see if he hits the proper angle. 539 00:22:40,317 --> 00:22:42,695 - Boom, right through. 540 00:22:42,695 --> 00:22:44,446 He should have everything in place 541 00:22:44,446 --> 00:22:46,407 to complete this task. - Nice. 542 00:22:46,407 --> 00:22:48,617 - Right through the tubing. - I like his angles. 543 00:22:48,617 --> 00:22:50,578 - Steps up to the fish. Can he do it? 544 00:22:50,578 --> 00:22:52,496 - Studying the fish. - Boom! 545 00:22:52,496 --> 00:22:54,373 Beautiful stroke right through. 546 00:22:54,373 --> 00:22:56,625 Nice twirl on the blade. 547 00:22:56,625 --> 00:22:59,253 Stepping up to Kill Shot. 548 00:22:59,253 --> 00:23:01,005 And most importantly, he needs to pick 549 00:23:01,005 --> 00:23:03,924 the proper way through these six straps. 550 00:23:03,924 --> 00:23:05,467 And that is not it. 551 00:23:05,467 --> 00:23:07,845 First swing, one strap. 552 00:23:09,471 --> 00:23:11,265 Okay, he left three hanging. 553 00:23:11,265 --> 00:23:13,267 Second swing-- - He can do it! He can do it! 554 00:23:13,267 --> 00:23:15,185 - One more strike, and he's through. 555 00:23:18,856 --> 00:23:20,149 - Yes! 556 00:23:20,149 --> 00:23:21,942 - Boom, and he's done! 557 00:23:21,942 --> 00:23:24,028 What a recovery! Bobby "Two-Hands" Cannon... 558 00:23:24,028 --> 00:23:25,571 - Wow! - Moves on, 559 00:23:25,571 --> 00:23:27,781 completes Knife Fight. 560 00:23:27,781 --> 00:23:29,074 - That was impressive. 561 00:23:29,074 --> 00:23:31,118 - That was a hell of a recovery. 562 00:23:31,118 --> 00:23:32,995 - I was a little bit concerned after that first swing. 563 00:23:32,995 --> 00:23:35,706 - He changed his approach mid-obstacle, 564 00:23:35,706 --> 00:23:36,874 and he completed it. 565 00:23:36,874 --> 00:23:39,126 Kill Shot, he made his bitch. 566 00:23:41,337 --> 00:23:45,090 - I am so happy to be greeting you here 567 00:23:45,090 --> 00:23:47,092 at the finish line of Knife Fight. 568 00:23:47,092 --> 00:23:48,761 - Amazing. 569 00:23:48,761 --> 00:23:51,847 - This blade has held up actually very well. 570 00:23:51,847 --> 00:23:53,599 We got a few little burrs in here... 571 00:23:53,599 --> 00:23:55,017 - The way they should be. 572 00:23:55,017 --> 00:23:56,727 - And then pristine edge, a burr. 573 00:23:56,727 --> 00:23:58,437 You got to be thinking about, 574 00:23:58,437 --> 00:24:01,398 how is this gonna do 575 00:24:01,398 --> 00:24:03,400 with your chances going in to Dead Run? 576 00:24:03,400 --> 00:24:04,860 - Right. 577 00:24:04,860 --> 00:24:06,987 - Here's your blade, and good luck. 578 00:24:06,987 --> 00:24:09,490 - I need a IV. That was exhilarating, 579 00:24:09,490 --> 00:24:11,450 exhausting, wonderful. 580 00:24:14,244 --> 00:24:16,956 - I'm Rashelle Hams, I am 51 years old, 581 00:24:16,956 --> 00:24:18,624 and I am living in Portland, Oregon. 582 00:24:18,624 --> 00:24:20,292 I'm a bladesmith and blacksmith instructor 583 00:24:20,292 --> 00:24:21,961 at an outdoor survival school. 584 00:24:21,961 --> 00:24:23,963 I was on "Forged in Fire." I came in third. 585 00:24:23,963 --> 00:24:26,173 And now I'm looking for a little bit of redemption. 586 00:24:26,173 --> 00:24:29,009 - So what do you got there? - Got a gladius I made. 587 00:24:29,009 --> 00:24:30,803 - How long ago did you make this? 588 00:24:30,803 --> 00:24:33,097 - A few years ago. - So what's the blade steel? 589 00:24:33,097 --> 00:24:35,182 - 5160. - Nice springy, tough steel. 590 00:24:35,182 --> 00:24:36,892 - Yep. - We have a hidden 591 00:24:36,892 --> 00:24:38,852 tang construction that means there's 592 00:24:38,852 --> 00:24:40,771 very little weight in this handle, 593 00:24:40,771 --> 00:24:42,898 and with that double-edge construction, 594 00:24:42,898 --> 00:24:44,733 it can make this a very formidable cutter. 595 00:24:44,733 --> 00:24:46,610 Let's take a few swings for safety. 596 00:24:46,610 --> 00:24:48,320 - All right. 597 00:24:51,991 --> 00:24:54,576 The dynamics of this blade cut very well, 598 00:24:54,576 --> 00:24:56,787 although for my hand... - It's a little small. 599 00:24:56,787 --> 00:24:58,998 - This handle's a little bit on the skinny side 600 00:24:58,998 --> 00:25:00,666 and a little on the... - Yeah, yeah. 601 00:25:00,666 --> 00:25:02,668 - And so that's gonna be a big deciding deal 602 00:25:02,668 --> 00:25:04,420 because it's not made to fit my hand. 603 00:25:04,420 --> 00:25:05,838 - Right. - Congratulations. 604 00:25:05,838 --> 00:25:07,631 Your knife makes the cut. - Thank you. 605 00:25:07,631 --> 00:25:09,049 - Good luck. - All right. 606 00:25:10,801 --> 00:25:14,346 - Portland, Oregon's own Rashelle Hams-- 607 00:25:14,346 --> 00:25:16,598 the blacksmith and bladesmith instructor 608 00:25:16,598 --> 00:25:18,017 and a survivalist, 609 00:25:18,017 --> 00:25:20,602 "Forged in Fire" veteran. 610 00:25:20,602 --> 00:25:23,731 This, Tu, is one tough cookie. 611 00:25:23,731 --> 00:25:25,482 - Definitely. She comes today 612 00:25:25,482 --> 00:25:28,027 with the modified Roman gladius sword. 613 00:25:28,027 --> 00:25:30,487 It was used by Roman foot soldiers. 614 00:25:30,487 --> 00:25:32,364 Devastating on the battlefield. 615 00:25:32,364 --> 00:25:35,576 - Today she starts with Trifecta. 616 00:25:37,578 --> 00:25:40,122 - Wow. - She just destroyed 617 00:25:40,122 --> 00:25:41,915 that PVC. - That's a lot of power. 618 00:25:43,917 --> 00:25:46,003 All right, see how she's coming in at those angles? 619 00:25:46,003 --> 00:25:48,672 She's creating that gap. 620 00:25:48,672 --> 00:25:51,675 - Look at the power she's got. 621 00:25:51,675 --> 00:25:54,386 Now she steps up to the rope. 622 00:25:56,055 --> 00:25:57,973 She is through. - Rashelle knows how 623 00:25:57,973 --> 00:25:59,558 to generate power, you can see, 624 00:25:59,558 --> 00:26:01,602 through her body mechanics. 625 00:26:01,602 --> 00:26:03,937 - She's about to step up to Box Cutter. 626 00:26:03,937 --> 00:26:06,440 Here Rashelle goes. 627 00:26:06,440 --> 00:26:08,567 - I like how she's attacking the corners. 628 00:26:08,567 --> 00:26:10,819 - Two hands on that sword-- looks like a good strategy. 629 00:26:10,819 --> 00:26:13,238 - She's putting her whole body into the swing. 630 00:26:15,824 --> 00:26:18,202 - Okay, one final swipe at that box, 631 00:26:18,202 --> 00:26:20,704 moves to number two. 632 00:26:20,704 --> 00:26:22,956 - She came in more of a steep angle. 633 00:26:22,956 --> 00:26:24,958 Notice how she's attacking the corners now, Bill. 634 00:26:24,958 --> 00:26:27,044 - Very smart. 635 00:26:27,044 --> 00:26:29,129 - Wow! 636 00:26:32,049 --> 00:26:34,718 - That second box is done. 637 00:26:34,718 --> 00:26:36,762 Rashelle Hams moves on. 638 00:26:36,762 --> 00:26:40,057 Now, she is taking a couple deep breaths there. 639 00:26:40,057 --> 00:26:42,559 Stepping up to Decapitator. 640 00:26:45,395 --> 00:26:47,606 Ooh, that's a miss. 641 00:26:47,606 --> 00:26:50,067 She's gassed. She's got to take her time 642 00:26:50,067 --> 00:26:52,402 and take it down the way it should be. 643 00:26:52,402 --> 00:26:54,321 Nope, another miss on the pineapple. 644 00:26:54,321 --> 00:26:56,323 Steps up to the celery. 645 00:26:56,323 --> 00:26:57,741 Right through it. - Nice. 646 00:26:57,741 --> 00:26:59,827 - One for three on Decapitator. 647 00:26:59,827 --> 00:27:01,537 She's got to be disappointed 648 00:27:01,537 --> 00:27:03,539 at what she just did on Decapitator. 649 00:27:03,539 --> 00:27:05,124 Next up, Thrice. 650 00:27:05,124 --> 00:27:06,917 - I see her generating 651 00:27:06,917 --> 00:27:08,836 a lot of power through this apparatus. 652 00:27:08,836 --> 00:27:10,921 - Here she goes. - Wow. 653 00:27:10,921 --> 00:27:12,297 - Good technique. 654 00:27:12,297 --> 00:27:14,216 Compromising both sides. 655 00:27:14,216 --> 00:27:15,801 Boom, she's through the first one. 656 00:27:15,801 --> 00:27:19,054 On to the second block of ice. 657 00:27:19,054 --> 00:27:22,057 She is using both sides of this blade. 658 00:27:22,057 --> 00:27:23,892 There she goes. Number two complete. 659 00:27:23,892 --> 00:27:24,935 Number three... 660 00:27:27,229 --> 00:27:30,232 - Look how she's winding up for that power. 661 00:27:30,232 --> 00:27:33,694 - Boom. there she goes. 662 00:27:33,694 --> 00:27:35,237 - Look at her, she's winded. 663 00:27:35,237 --> 00:27:37,155 She's basically gassed. 664 00:27:37,155 --> 00:27:38,949 That's why cardio is so important 665 00:27:38,949 --> 00:27:41,034 when it comes to this competition. 666 00:27:41,034 --> 00:27:43,370 You know, she needs to dig deep and focus. 667 00:27:43,370 --> 00:27:45,205 - Here she goes. 668 00:27:47,791 --> 00:27:49,251 - Nice! - Beautiful job. 669 00:27:49,251 --> 00:27:50,252 Right through the chicken. 670 00:27:50,252 --> 00:27:52,004 Next up, the tubing. 671 00:27:55,340 --> 00:27:57,301 Boom! Great job. 672 00:27:57,301 --> 00:27:59,261 Blue powder exposed. Next up, the fish. 673 00:27:59,261 --> 00:28:01,847 Let's see how she attacks it. 674 00:28:03,599 --> 00:28:05,976 Wow, Rashelle takes that fish down. 675 00:28:05,976 --> 00:28:07,311 Beautiful slice. 676 00:28:07,311 --> 00:28:09,563 - That is the perfect example 677 00:28:09,563 --> 00:28:12,649 of angles and power-through. 678 00:28:12,649 --> 00:28:14,735 - Let's see how she attacks Kill Shot. 679 00:28:14,735 --> 00:28:16,069 - You know, Bill, I'm a little concerned 680 00:28:16,069 --> 00:28:18,405 about her mind-set here. 681 00:28:18,405 --> 00:28:22,326 Up until now, she's been doing more of a impact type of swing. 682 00:28:22,326 --> 00:28:25,954 If she attacks this with more of a slash back, 683 00:28:25,954 --> 00:28:28,415 with the sword pulling back on her body, 684 00:28:28,415 --> 00:28:30,417 it's gonna generate enough power on that slash 685 00:28:30,417 --> 00:28:32,336 to cut through. 686 00:28:32,336 --> 00:28:34,755 - Whoa! She only got one strap there. 687 00:28:34,755 --> 00:28:37,049 Two more. 688 00:28:37,049 --> 00:28:39,384 Only one strap. 689 00:28:39,384 --> 00:28:41,803 This is gonna be a tall task. 690 00:28:41,803 --> 00:28:44,806 One strike to get through four straps. 691 00:28:44,806 --> 00:28:46,391 And boom. 692 00:28:46,391 --> 00:28:48,852 Taken down by Kill Shot. 693 00:28:48,852 --> 00:28:51,605 Rashelle Hams, unfortunately, 694 00:28:51,605 --> 00:28:54,316 did not have the right strategy on Kill Shot. 695 00:28:54,316 --> 00:28:56,902 - When she walked up, she's more impact type of hit 696 00:28:56,902 --> 00:28:59,446 versus a slashing hit. 697 00:28:59,446 --> 00:29:02,491 - Rashelle, I'm sorry that I'm meeting with you here. 698 00:29:02,491 --> 00:29:04,952 You weren't taking no light swings, 699 00:29:04,952 --> 00:29:08,372 and the way that this knife held up throughout the course-- 700 00:29:08,372 --> 00:29:10,207 we'll just see if it's impressive enough 701 00:29:10,207 --> 00:29:11,792 to put you outside. - Thank you. 702 00:29:11,792 --> 00:29:13,418 We'll hope so. All right. - Thank you. 703 00:29:19,049 --> 00:29:20,384 - Blade wielders, 704 00:29:20,384 --> 00:29:22,511 congratulations on your efforts today. 705 00:29:22,511 --> 00:29:25,055 However, only one of you completed Knife Fight. 706 00:29:25,055 --> 00:29:28,058 With a time of 3:55, 707 00:29:28,058 --> 00:29:29,977 Bobby. 708 00:29:29,977 --> 00:29:31,603 Congratulations. You're moving on to Dead Run. 709 00:29:31,603 --> 00:29:32,854 - Thank you, sir. 710 00:29:32,854 --> 00:29:34,106 Confidence is strong. 711 00:29:34,106 --> 00:29:36,066 If I can equal what I just did, 712 00:29:36,066 --> 00:29:38,235 I have a good chance to win it all. 713 00:29:38,235 --> 00:29:41,279 - You four made it as far as Kill Shot. 714 00:29:43,198 --> 00:29:44,783 With a time... 715 00:29:44,783 --> 00:29:47,327 of 4:01... 716 00:29:49,496 --> 00:29:52,541 The competitor to face Bobby in Dead Run is... 717 00:29:58,046 --> 00:29:59,715 Joel. 718 00:29:59,715 --> 00:30:01,425 - I'm super proud to be here. 719 00:30:01,425 --> 00:30:03,176 I'm super proud of my performance. 720 00:30:03,176 --> 00:30:05,012 I can't wait to do Dead Run. 721 00:30:05,012 --> 00:30:06,722 I can't wait to see what the course has in store for us. 722 00:30:08,807 --> 00:30:10,809 - Congratulations, Bobby and Joel. 723 00:30:10,809 --> 00:30:13,353 Whatever you did to prepare yourself 724 00:30:13,353 --> 00:30:15,522 for today's course, you'd better ramp 725 00:30:15,522 --> 00:30:17,482 that puppy up times ten, 726 00:30:17,482 --> 00:30:21,069 because Dead Run is a whole different animal. 727 00:30:21,069 --> 00:30:23,613 Gentlemen, go get your blades ready. 728 00:30:23,613 --> 00:30:25,490 - I'm super proud to be here. 729 00:30:25,490 --> 00:30:27,868 I'm super proud of my performance, and I'm honored. 730 00:30:27,868 --> 00:30:29,786 - I can smell it. I can taste it. 731 00:30:29,786 --> 00:30:30,871 I am ready to face Dead Run. 732 00:30:33,081 --> 00:30:35,542 - While Knife Fight was the ultimate test of blades, 733 00:30:35,542 --> 00:30:38,670 Dead Run is the ultimate test of speed, timing, 734 00:30:38,670 --> 00:30:40,881 accuracy, and precision. 735 00:30:40,881 --> 00:30:42,591 Remember, in Dead Run, 736 00:30:42,591 --> 00:30:44,468 the clock never stops. 737 00:30:44,468 --> 00:30:46,178 For every challenge not completed, 738 00:30:46,178 --> 00:30:48,472 a 20-second penalty will be added. 739 00:30:48,472 --> 00:30:51,558 Okay, we have two traditional martial artists 740 00:30:51,558 --> 00:30:54,227 going head-to-head-- 741 00:30:54,227 --> 00:30:57,397 different styles, different approaches. 742 00:30:57,397 --> 00:30:59,983 Let's see if they have similar runs. 743 00:31:01,943 --> 00:31:03,987 Joel Rice takes on Dead Run. 744 00:31:03,987 --> 00:31:06,198 He's got youth on his side. 745 00:31:06,198 --> 00:31:08,742 He's not worried about wasting too much energy 746 00:31:08,742 --> 00:31:12,621 because he is dancing in the ring of fire right now. 747 00:31:12,621 --> 00:31:15,040 - Trained in Kali martial arts. 748 00:31:15,040 --> 00:31:16,792 He should be able to be proficient 749 00:31:16,792 --> 00:31:18,418 at moving targets. 750 00:31:18,418 --> 00:31:19,961 - Okay, here he goes. 751 00:31:19,961 --> 00:31:21,922 Stepping up to Chopper. 752 00:31:21,922 --> 00:31:24,216 We have two mats, and we have two pieces of wood. 753 00:31:24,216 --> 00:31:26,051 He's got to cut through all of them. 754 00:31:26,051 --> 00:31:28,261 First up, 1x3. 755 00:31:28,261 --> 00:31:29,930 Strategic strikes. 756 00:31:29,930 --> 00:31:31,556 Powerful. 757 00:31:31,556 --> 00:31:33,391 Good strike-- he's almost there. 758 00:31:33,391 --> 00:31:36,019 - He has proficient body mechanics, Bill. 759 00:31:36,019 --> 00:31:38,063 - That he does. 760 00:31:38,063 --> 00:31:40,774 Ooh, okay, missed there. 761 00:31:40,774 --> 00:31:43,151 - Nice, he's through. - He's all the way through. 762 00:31:43,151 --> 00:31:45,987 Moving on to the mat. - Look at his footwork. 763 00:31:45,987 --> 00:31:47,781 He's moving as the target is moving. 764 00:31:47,781 --> 00:31:49,991 - Not over-leading himself. 765 00:31:49,991 --> 00:31:51,952 Beautiful. He's right through the mat. 766 00:31:51,952 --> 00:31:54,704 Now he moves on to the wood again. 767 00:31:54,704 --> 00:31:56,581 Nice, powerful strike. - That is power! 768 00:31:56,581 --> 00:31:58,667 - Two strokes right through, on to the last mat. 769 00:31:58,667 --> 00:32:00,710 Doesn't look like he's wasting much energy. 770 00:32:02,254 --> 00:32:03,755 There he goes. - Nice! 771 00:32:03,755 --> 00:32:05,507 - Okay, moving on to Ball Buster. 772 00:32:05,507 --> 00:32:07,175 Nine balls coming down-- he's got to slice them 773 00:32:07,175 --> 00:32:09,052 before they hit the floor. 774 00:32:09,052 --> 00:32:10,887 - Let's see how he does with his angle of attack. 775 00:32:12,806 --> 00:32:14,599 - Missed it. 776 00:32:14,599 --> 00:32:16,226 Okay, oh-for-two. 777 00:32:16,226 --> 00:32:18,562 He's got to figure out a way to get this done. 778 00:32:18,562 --> 00:32:20,647 One for three. 779 00:32:20,647 --> 00:32:22,566 Two for four. - Notice how he changed up 780 00:32:22,566 --> 00:32:24,192 his pitch, his angle. 781 00:32:24,192 --> 00:32:25,902 - Boom. Great strategy change. 782 00:32:27,362 --> 00:32:28,989 Nice. 783 00:32:28,989 --> 00:32:30,699 - Look at the size of that blade. 784 00:32:30,699 --> 00:32:32,617 Perfect blade for this apparatus. 785 00:32:32,617 --> 00:32:34,619 - Got that one. 786 00:32:34,619 --> 00:32:36,746 He's thinking on his feet. He's doing a great job. 787 00:32:36,746 --> 00:32:38,999 - Wow! - What a terrific showing 788 00:32:38,999 --> 00:32:40,625 at Ball Buster. 789 00:32:40,625 --> 00:32:42,377 Only two penalties. 790 00:32:42,377 --> 00:32:44,546 Moving on to Flying Target. 791 00:32:44,546 --> 00:32:46,715 Remember, the competitor must cut three ropes 792 00:32:46,715 --> 00:32:49,843 that each release a swinging piece of meat. 793 00:32:49,843 --> 00:32:53,180 Meat must be cut so that one half lands on the grill 794 00:32:53,180 --> 00:32:54,973 behind the competitor. 795 00:32:57,684 --> 00:32:59,811 Oh! Just missed on the first one. 796 00:32:59,811 --> 00:33:01,438 - Little bit too late. 797 00:33:01,438 --> 00:33:03,607 He needs to adjust his point of aim. 798 00:33:05,358 --> 00:33:06,651 Nice! - Got that one! 799 00:33:07,986 --> 00:33:09,279 Last one. 800 00:33:09,279 --> 00:33:10,614 See how he does. 801 00:33:13,742 --> 00:33:15,785 Nope, missed the grill. 802 00:33:15,785 --> 00:33:17,537 - You don't want to cut too low. 803 00:33:17,537 --> 00:33:19,080 - Two penalties. 804 00:33:19,080 --> 00:33:21,041 Up next, Free Fall. 805 00:33:21,041 --> 00:33:24,336 He needs to cut each piece of fruit as it drops. 806 00:33:24,336 --> 00:33:26,213 Oh, boom. Got the first one. 807 00:33:26,213 --> 00:33:28,340 One for one. 808 00:33:28,340 --> 00:33:31,843 Two for two. - He needs to move with speed. 809 00:33:31,843 --> 00:33:33,637 - Three for three. Great job. 810 00:33:34,679 --> 00:33:36,264 Four for four. 811 00:33:36,264 --> 00:33:38,141 - It's all about precision here. 812 00:33:38,141 --> 00:33:39,643 - Boom, right through that one. 813 00:33:41,061 --> 00:33:43,104 - Flawless in his technique. 814 00:33:43,104 --> 00:33:45,357 - He's doing a great job. - He's perfect right now. 815 00:33:45,357 --> 00:33:46,608 - He is perfect. 816 00:33:47,734 --> 00:33:49,319 Great job. 817 00:33:49,319 --> 00:33:51,404 - Yes! - Final one at Free Fall. 818 00:33:51,404 --> 00:33:53,531 - Wow. - He gets it! 819 00:33:53,531 --> 00:33:55,492 Moving on to Fire in the Hole. - He got it all, Bill. 820 00:33:55,492 --> 00:33:57,869 - Cut completely through the 400-pound block of ice 821 00:33:57,869 --> 00:33:59,829 to trigger the flame. 822 00:33:59,829 --> 00:34:01,581 - He has an extra-small blade. 823 00:34:01,581 --> 00:34:03,500 He needs to generate a lot of power. 824 00:34:05,293 --> 00:34:06,836 - Wow! Nice! 825 00:34:06,836 --> 00:34:08,755 - Two strikes, and he's through! 826 00:34:08,755 --> 00:34:10,632 Boy, that was a great job. 827 00:34:10,632 --> 00:34:12,342 Moving on to Crash Landing. 828 00:34:12,342 --> 00:34:14,010 Cut completely through the flying targets 829 00:34:14,010 --> 00:34:16,096 as they zip past you. 830 00:34:16,096 --> 00:34:18,265 After that, destroy the crate to release the contents. 831 00:34:18,265 --> 00:34:20,183 Beautiful strike! 832 00:34:20,183 --> 00:34:21,851 - His timing is perfect. 833 00:34:23,478 --> 00:34:24,813 Nice! - Great job! 834 00:34:24,813 --> 00:34:26,314 Moving on. 835 00:34:28,650 --> 00:34:30,360 That's not all the way through. 836 00:34:30,360 --> 00:34:31,861 - That's a penalty. 837 00:34:35,365 --> 00:34:38,368 - Another penalty. - This blade is 13 inches. 838 00:34:38,368 --> 00:34:40,662 Not a lot of cutting edge. - Okay, here he goes. 839 00:34:40,662 --> 00:34:42,789 He's got to release that red ball. 840 00:34:42,789 --> 00:34:45,292 - He needs to stop that spin. 841 00:34:45,292 --> 00:34:46,376 - And he did. 842 00:34:46,376 --> 00:34:47,502 Great job. 843 00:34:48,878 --> 00:34:50,922 There we go! - Yes! Go! 844 00:34:52,257 --> 00:34:54,217 - Moves on to Fire Storm! 845 00:34:56,928 --> 00:34:58,513 He ascends the stairs. 846 00:34:58,513 --> 00:35:00,932 One final cut, and he is through! 847 00:35:00,932 --> 00:35:02,934 - Let's just hope his time 848 00:35:02,934 --> 00:35:05,312 was fast enough to make up for all of those penalties. 849 00:35:05,312 --> 00:35:07,856 I love this kid. I like his spirit. 850 00:35:07,856 --> 00:35:11,318 I love his mind-set, his accuracy here. 851 00:35:11,318 --> 00:35:14,404 - That was almost flawless. 852 00:35:14,404 --> 00:35:16,740 But let's see what he got in penalties. 853 00:35:16,740 --> 00:35:19,284 Joel had... 854 00:35:19,284 --> 00:35:22,412 six penalties. 855 00:35:22,412 --> 00:35:26,708 Wow, Tu, lots of penalties but a very fast run. 856 00:35:26,708 --> 00:35:29,169 Next up facing Dead Run-- 857 00:35:29,169 --> 00:35:33,340 Little Bobby "Two-Hands" Cannon. 858 00:35:33,340 --> 00:35:35,091 - You know, when I'm looking at Bobby, 859 00:35:35,091 --> 00:35:38,136 I would look at more of his precision. 860 00:35:38,136 --> 00:35:41,556 This guy is more seasoned. He has more experience. 861 00:35:41,556 --> 00:35:45,101 He has better blade geometry over Joel. 862 00:35:45,101 --> 00:35:46,978 - I've spent my whole life in the service, 863 00:35:46,978 --> 00:35:49,105 my whole life in the service of my family, 864 00:35:49,105 --> 00:35:51,608 and I want to finally put on a showcase 865 00:35:51,608 --> 00:35:53,485 and show them who Bobby Cannon is. 866 00:35:53,485 --> 00:35:55,987 And I want my name to mean something. 867 00:35:55,987 --> 00:35:59,658 - He was the only one that completed Knife Fight. 868 00:35:59,658 --> 00:36:02,202 Former combat medic from the 101st-- 869 00:36:02,202 --> 00:36:05,330 he's here to demonstrate how proficient he is on the blade. 870 00:36:05,330 --> 00:36:07,248 - Well, he better be proficient. 871 00:36:07,248 --> 00:36:10,919 You know, I got to say, this is an absolute toss-up. 872 00:36:10,919 --> 00:36:13,588 This is one hell of a final, 873 00:36:13,588 --> 00:36:15,840 and I'm very excited to see it. 874 00:36:17,384 --> 00:36:18,927 - Stepping up to Chopper. 875 00:36:18,927 --> 00:36:20,387 What's first? 876 00:36:20,387 --> 00:36:21,971 - That's a lot of power. 877 00:36:21,971 --> 00:36:23,682 - He put his whole body into that swing. 878 00:36:23,682 --> 00:36:25,642 - Yeah, and nothing happened, though. 879 00:36:25,642 --> 00:36:27,560 - He has to come in more angle. 880 00:36:27,560 --> 00:36:29,354 - Yep. Another vertical strike. 881 00:36:29,354 --> 00:36:31,773 - Now he's tracking it. 882 00:36:31,773 --> 00:36:33,817 Look at his footwork, Bill. - He's tracking it. 883 00:36:33,817 --> 00:36:35,485 He's doing a good job. 884 00:36:35,485 --> 00:36:37,654 He is taking his time. 885 00:36:37,654 --> 00:36:40,657 Kept his body positioning proper. 886 00:36:40,657 --> 00:36:43,451 - Now he's dropping his knees. - Through the mat. 887 00:36:43,451 --> 00:36:45,912 On to the wood. 888 00:36:45,912 --> 00:36:48,123 - Wow! - One strike right through! 889 00:36:49,916 --> 00:36:51,710 - All right, trying to do same thing there. 890 00:36:51,710 --> 00:36:54,379 - He's almost through. That's a lot of power. 891 00:36:54,379 --> 00:36:56,214 - Three strikes right through the second mat. 892 00:36:56,214 --> 00:36:58,675 Moving on to the last piece of wood. 893 00:36:58,675 --> 00:37:00,510 - Nice! 894 00:37:00,510 --> 00:37:02,595 - One shot right through. - He needs to move! 895 00:37:02,595 --> 00:37:04,097 - Beautiful job. 896 00:37:04,097 --> 00:37:05,932 On to Ball Buster. 897 00:37:05,932 --> 00:37:09,144 That is one difficult obstacle right there... 898 00:37:09,144 --> 00:37:13,022 with a blade of such length. 899 00:37:13,022 --> 00:37:15,900 Slice nine balls in half before they hit the floor. 900 00:37:15,900 --> 00:37:18,153 - No, he missed it. 901 00:37:18,153 --> 00:37:19,529 - He got that one. 902 00:37:20,864 --> 00:37:22,365 Miss. 903 00:37:23,658 --> 00:37:24,617 Got that one. 904 00:37:26,161 --> 00:37:28,329 He got it, he sliced a bit off. 905 00:37:28,329 --> 00:37:30,123 Tu, using two hands... - Wow. 906 00:37:30,123 --> 00:37:31,958 - He is near perfect. 907 00:37:31,958 --> 00:37:33,209 Got that one. 908 00:37:33,209 --> 00:37:34,377 There's a miss. 909 00:37:36,129 --> 00:37:37,964 Oh, and got the red one, too. 910 00:37:39,090 --> 00:37:40,717 Three penalties. 911 00:37:40,717 --> 00:37:43,261 Next up, Flying Target. 912 00:37:43,261 --> 00:37:46,556 Not really in any hurry. - No. 913 00:37:46,556 --> 00:37:49,225 - Is that gonna come back to bite him? 914 00:37:49,225 --> 00:37:51,895 - And that comes down to situation awareness. 915 00:37:51,895 --> 00:37:53,730 Okay, one for one. - Nice! 916 00:37:53,730 --> 00:37:55,607 He found his sweet spot, and he cut just the amount 917 00:37:55,607 --> 00:37:58,234 of meat to land on the grate. - He definitely did. 918 00:38:00,111 --> 00:38:02,447 And he is two for two. - Oh, he is on it, Bill. 919 00:38:02,447 --> 00:38:04,073 - He's 100% so far. 920 00:38:04,073 --> 00:38:06,075 One more flying target. Can he do it? 921 00:38:07,952 --> 00:38:09,537 Yes, he can. - Nice! 922 00:38:09,537 --> 00:38:11,498 - Three for three at Flying Target. 923 00:38:11,498 --> 00:38:13,333 - Perfect. - Very systematic approach. 924 00:38:13,333 --> 00:38:15,084 Very calculating. 925 00:38:15,084 --> 00:38:16,628 - Time is something you don't have here. 926 00:38:16,628 --> 00:38:18,338 He needs to move. 927 00:38:18,338 --> 00:38:19,756 - He's through the first one. 928 00:38:20,924 --> 00:38:22,884 Second one, boom, down. 929 00:38:22,884 --> 00:38:24,636 That blade is not tracking very far. 930 00:38:24,636 --> 00:38:26,387 Not much movement. 931 00:38:26,387 --> 00:38:28,264 - He's really accurate with it. 932 00:38:28,264 --> 00:38:30,350 - Doing a hell of a job. 933 00:38:30,350 --> 00:38:32,101 He is four for four. 934 00:38:32,101 --> 00:38:34,813 Five for five right now as we speak. 935 00:38:34,813 --> 00:38:36,773 Okay, first miss. 936 00:38:38,983 --> 00:38:41,152 - Okay, he got that one. 937 00:38:42,654 --> 00:38:44,113 - I think he cut through the top. 938 00:38:44,113 --> 00:38:45,615 - Got that. 939 00:38:47,784 --> 00:38:49,869 - Ah, got a penalty on the last one. 940 00:38:49,869 --> 00:38:51,371 His aim was off. 941 00:38:51,371 --> 00:38:52,872 Two penalties. 942 00:38:52,872 --> 00:38:54,290 Next up, Fire and Ice. 943 00:38:54,290 --> 00:38:55,875 How many strokes is it gonna take 944 00:38:55,875 --> 00:38:59,128 for him to get through this 400-pound block of ice? 945 00:38:59,128 --> 00:39:01,381 He is very concerned about his stamina, 946 00:39:01,381 --> 00:39:03,550 and so am I. 947 00:39:05,635 --> 00:39:08,763 - Well, making up some time here. 948 00:39:10,640 --> 00:39:13,059 There he goes. Just cut the block. 949 00:39:13,059 --> 00:39:14,394 Moving on from Fire and Ice. 950 00:39:14,394 --> 00:39:15,520 Next up, Crash Landing. 951 00:39:15,520 --> 00:39:17,438 He is making this... 952 00:39:17,438 --> 00:39:19,440 this way closer than it should be. 953 00:39:19,440 --> 00:39:23,152 If he had some urgency, he would run away with this. 954 00:39:23,152 --> 00:39:24,821 - Nice. - Okay, great job. 955 00:39:27,031 --> 00:39:28,658 Right there he didn't have the accuracy. 956 00:39:28,658 --> 00:39:30,326 - He missed that one. He needs to move. 957 00:39:32,161 --> 00:39:35,540 See, his situation awareness isn't there. 958 00:39:35,540 --> 00:39:37,375 He missed one. - He missed that. 959 00:39:39,085 --> 00:39:40,837 Got that one. 960 00:39:40,837 --> 00:39:43,006 There's two penalties. 961 00:39:43,006 --> 00:39:45,508 Okay, he's moving on to the box. 962 00:39:45,508 --> 00:39:47,427 Remember, he's got to destroy the box... 963 00:39:47,427 --> 00:39:49,804 - Wow, that's a lot of power. - Dislodge the red ball. 964 00:39:49,804 --> 00:39:51,389 Then he can move on. 965 00:39:51,389 --> 00:39:52,849 It's a lot of power, but we don't see 966 00:39:52,849 --> 00:39:54,726 much destruction going on. - No. 967 00:39:54,726 --> 00:39:56,185 He stayed on the ice blocks way too long, 968 00:39:56,185 --> 00:39:57,896 and it dulled that blade. 969 00:39:57,896 --> 00:39:59,564 - Now he's losing a little technique, 970 00:39:59,564 --> 00:40:01,482 but it might work to his favor. 971 00:40:01,482 --> 00:40:03,192 And boom! There goes the ball-- 972 00:40:03,192 --> 00:40:04,819 exposed on the ground. 973 00:40:04,819 --> 00:40:07,280 Moving on--Firestorm. 974 00:40:09,157 --> 00:40:11,367 Cut one more rope, ascend the stairs-- 975 00:40:11,367 --> 00:40:13,828 - He needs to move with a purpose, Bill. 976 00:40:13,828 --> 00:40:16,080 - I think it's gonna be close. 977 00:40:16,080 --> 00:40:18,416 - Wow. - Why he's going so slow 978 00:40:18,416 --> 00:40:20,126 I do not know. 979 00:40:20,126 --> 00:40:22,003 Single strike right through. 980 00:40:22,003 --> 00:40:23,379 He is finished. 981 00:40:23,379 --> 00:40:27,008 Little Bobby "Two-Hands" Cannon 982 00:40:27,008 --> 00:40:30,470 with a very respectable run on Dead Run. 983 00:40:30,470 --> 00:40:32,555 - I mean, he was accurate. 984 00:40:32,555 --> 00:40:34,432 He didn't accumulate a lot of penalties. 985 00:40:34,432 --> 00:40:37,560 My concern is his pace. 986 00:40:37,560 --> 00:40:39,354 - Well, I don't know how many penalties he got. 987 00:40:39,354 --> 00:40:41,147 There were very, very few, 988 00:40:41,147 --> 00:40:42,774 but it's gonna come down to time. 989 00:40:42,774 --> 00:40:44,901 Bobby had... 990 00:40:46,736 --> 00:40:50,198 Seven penalties. - Ooh, that's gonna hurt. 991 00:40:50,198 --> 00:40:53,076 - I have absolutely no idea who's gonna win this one. 992 00:40:53,076 --> 00:40:54,869 It was tight. 993 00:40:54,869 --> 00:40:57,080 One penalty separates both of them. 994 00:40:57,080 --> 00:40:59,040 - It's still anybody's game right now. 995 00:40:59,040 --> 00:41:02,251 - Joel's time with penalties was... 996 00:41:03,920 --> 00:41:07,256 4:43. 997 00:41:08,508 --> 00:41:10,176 - Good job. - Thank you. 998 00:41:10,176 --> 00:41:13,179 - That was a fast run. - That's a good time. 999 00:41:13,179 --> 00:41:15,765 - Bobby's time with penalties was... 1000 00:41:18,267 --> 00:41:20,561 5:48! 1001 00:41:20,561 --> 00:41:22,814 both: Congratulations, Joel! 1002 00:41:22,814 --> 00:41:24,190 - Good job, man. 1003 00:41:25,900 --> 00:41:27,402 Fantastic. - Thank you, brother. 1004 00:41:27,402 --> 00:41:29,570 - I had to pace myself at my age 1005 00:41:29,570 --> 00:41:31,239 and at my cardiovascular fitness level. 1006 00:41:31,239 --> 00:41:34,325 I did the very best job I could do, 1007 00:41:34,325 --> 00:41:36,744 but I wasn't quite fast enough between the obstacles. 1008 00:41:36,744 --> 00:41:40,707 - You performed more than admirably, 1009 00:41:40,707 --> 00:41:42,458 my friend. 1010 00:41:42,458 --> 00:41:44,502 Okay, you got to regroup, come back here, 1011 00:41:44,502 --> 00:41:46,004 and kick some ass. 1012 00:41:46,004 --> 00:41:48,214 - I feel excellent. 1013 00:41:48,214 --> 00:41:51,467 I just took each challenge as it came, used my skills, 1014 00:41:51,467 --> 00:41:54,178 and fell back to my knowledge and just did the best I could. 1015 00:41:54,178 --> 00:41:56,014 Kept looking forward. 1016 00:41:56,014 --> 00:41:57,849 I'm ready to come back and give everything I've got 1017 00:41:57,849 --> 00:41:59,308 to this competition.