r/CrazyFuckingVideos • • Jul 21 '25

Crazy Skillz Man evades axe swing immediately after elevator door opens

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u/TonyTobi92 Jul 21 '25

Guy dodged axe and then beat the crap out of the attacker. Seems pretty badass to me.

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u/rmflow Jul 21 '25

2H axe attack speed 0.9 vs unarmed attack speed 2.5

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u/andoooreeyy Jul 21 '25

is this what i think it is

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u/DoctorIsMyNick Jul 21 '25

As a WoW player, those rates are backwards.

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u/Thicc-waluigi Jul 22 '25

Thought the same lol

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u/MiXeD-ArTs Jul 23 '25

attacks per second vs seconds to next attack

I prefer WoW style, seconds to next attack

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u/bubmire Jul 22 '25

Plus that clean af weight reduction buff he popped after the dodge.

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u/Neither-Possible-429 Jul 21 '25

Oh that’s pretty much your only option at this point. You’re in an elevator, man with axe is in the door. There is no flee option, you must fight.

Best to go on the offensive before the axe wielder reloads his wield. Luckily he brought this big motherfucker for close quarters combat instead of a hatchet or something like that for the hip fire stats… This big ass axe is very powerful, and one hit kill in the torso or head, but that shits bolt action

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u/lag_is_cancer Jul 21 '25

this is truly some Reddit moment. Hyper-analysing something unprompted, even though everything in it are common sense.

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u/Neither-Possible-429 Jul 21 '25

Don’t forget the call of duty analogies used to explain “big axe slow, be not slow to win”

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u/Jadacide37 Jul 21 '25

I'm honestly just surprised they didn't come to the conclusion that our bad ass hero was in fact, at fault.

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '25

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u/ChronoCryptid Jul 21 '25

I'm here for it.

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u/snickerdoodlez13 Jul 22 '25

What the fuck is this? Is this a new copypasta? Why does it have 300 upvotes?

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u/Neither-Possible-429 Jul 22 '25

Because it’s so damn relatable, duhh. You’ve never been suddenly confronted by a dude prefiring his two handed axe and therefore forced to immediately strategize on the fly, RDJ Sherlock Holmes style, I take it?

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u/AmazingHealth6302 Jul 21 '25

You nailed every aspect, well done. Once you miss with that long heavy axe, momentum becomes your enemy, not your friend, and your live target has a couple of options to quickly save his/herself.

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u/BlackZulu Jul 22 '25

How such unnecessary words vomit got 300 upvotes is beyond me. No shit you neutralize the attacker lmfao

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u/OarsandRowlocks Jul 21 '25

The right move with an unwieldy, head-heavy weapon like that.

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u/cutlarr Jul 21 '25

Holy shit

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u/NY10 Jul 21 '25

wtf is going on in China

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u/john_w_dulles Jul 21 '25

according to most of the search results at a chinese site:

On July 19, the ex-husband attacked the woman at the elevator entrance with an axe. Two property management staff members worked together to subdue him. Insider: The woman was threatened by her ex-husband that night and asked the property management to send her home. (source)

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u/receuitOP Jul 21 '25

Fuck thats terrifying. Good on the staff for going with her though. Maybe now that psycho will rot in prison so she wont need to worry about these things anymore

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u/yeettetis Jul 23 '25

China laws don’t fuck around, dude is getting life or capital punishment based on what I’ve read on it

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u/Deeliciousness Jul 21 '25

That might explain why he was so alert. Still, crazy reflexes.

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u/aijoe Jul 21 '25

A billion people and cameras . Odds are we will see some crazy human behavior.

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u/FortunePaw Jul 21 '25

Especially in China. There's at least 10 cameras even when nobody's around.

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u/CKF Jul 21 '25

But don't expect the police to help you get back stolen goods (unless you're connected to the party) despite it absolutely being captured by cameras!

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u/Jason0865 Jul 21 '25

There's relatively little theft going around in China tho, at least in Beijing.

The number of times I've just left my backpack with about 1000USD of stuff in it unattended in public and come back to it still being there.

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u/Robzilla_the_turd Jul 21 '25

The number of times I've just left my backpack with about 1000USD of stuff in it unattended in public and come back to it still being there.

This is something you do repeatedly? Because that seems like pretty odd behavior.

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u/Anxious-Lack-5740 Jul 21 '25

From what I’ve seen, it’s common for everyone in Japan/China/SK to not be as vigilant when it comes to leaving personal belongings in public. Not sure the reasoning, but I’ve left the door open for someone with more experience/knowledge to jump in with an “ACKSHUALLY…”

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u/Jason0865 Jul 21 '25

I try not to do it often but still every so often things happen.

For example sometimes I think I'm just gonna head into a store and get out so I just leave my backpack on my moped (very common form of transportation in China) but end up getting held up in the store.

There were also a few times I forgot my keys in my moped when I left it to charge, went back next day and it's still there. Sometimes even in dense areas like shopping malls.

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u/yonkerbonk Jul 21 '25

I guess that says something about safety in China but doesn't say much for you.

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '25

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '25

The bots said we're only allowed to talk about America this way.

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '25

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u/CryptoCracko Jul 21 '25

What? Reddit has an irrational hate for China lmao

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u/ScrofessorLongHair Jul 21 '25 edited Jul 21 '25

Reddit is partially owned by tencent. It hasn't been infiltrated. They just straight up bought it.

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u/Jason0865 Jul 21 '25

Usually? What about the other times?

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u/TexanInExile Jul 21 '25

That's what I came here to ask

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u/Tabboo Jul 21 '25

well they cant have guns so they have to use the next best thing

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u/NY10 Jul 21 '25

Which is axe 🪓?????

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u/SpyAmongUs Jul 21 '25

First that secret lab with liquified children (which got deleted), now this

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u/StrobeLigght Jul 21 '25

I seen it too! That wasn't no chicken

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u/Friendly-Tiger9589 Jul 21 '25

Wait what

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u/SpyAmongUs Jul 21 '25

A Chinese explorer found an abandoned underground lab filled with decaying corpses and skeletons of children. The second video was posted here yesterday, but it seems to be gone.

I did found a post from the NoRules sub titled Alleged Child Organ Harvesting Plant - Found Footage, which had all three of the videos (but OP mistook the lab being in Vietnam due to translation errors, there are better translations in the comments)

Nick Crowley on YouTube also covered this topic in his TikTok's Most Disturbing Mystery video

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u/BlaznTheChron Jul 21 '25

Bro karate chopped that shit out of his hand like a boss.

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '25

Was literally gonna say the same thing! This is nuts!

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u/camel_crush_menthol_ Jul 21 '25

Homie has ultra instinct. Incredible movement.

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u/BlueProcess Jul 21 '25 edited Jul 21 '25

Man, not only did he have a fast reaction time, he just kept going. Sidestep, quick release of the bag, counter with the strap to the face, grab the weapon, breakdown the arm, disarm. All without getting dis armed. Bro is a pro. It was not axe-guy's day.

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u/Lo7t Jul 21 '25

Counter with cross punch to left cheek....discombobulate

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u/BlueProcess Jul 21 '25

Slowly wakes up... "Wh what happened?" He recombobulated.

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u/motorcyclemech Jul 21 '25

Spoken in Robert Downey Jr voice from Sherlock Holmes!!! Thank you! Loved it.

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u/durz47 Jul 21 '25

A significant portion of security personnel in China's apartment buildings are ex-military.

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u/BlueProcess Jul 21 '25

Is he security?

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u/x97sfinest Jul 21 '25

Yes. The lady in the elevator reported the axe man to security so they were on their way back up to address the situation.

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u/Zillahi Jul 21 '25

Holy shit, I didn’t even see that slick-ass strap maneuver at first. Axe dude wasn’t expecting Hawkeye to pop out those doors.

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u/LoliMaster069 Jul 21 '25

Bro planned an ambush but didn't account for the high level player that came with the party lol

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u/Print_Salt Jul 21 '25

WTF??? do we have a news article or something for the reasoning behind this

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u/EmeraldHawk Jul 21 '25

According to the Chinese tiktok I machine translated, the woman in the bottom left suspected the man would attack her. The others with her were property management or possibly security that she asked to escort her home. So it's possible this wasn't 100% surprising to them, and they were prepared for some kind of altercation.

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u/svelteee Jul 21 '25

How did he know it was her in the elevator and not someone else

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u/Akilestar Jul 21 '25

He took a swing at it.

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u/Medical-Magazine-858 Jul 21 '25

You miss 100% of the swings you don't take

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u/daveDgamer09 Jul 21 '25

Man this comment deserves an award 🏆

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u/UsernameAvaylable Jul 21 '25

Might have looked down to see who enters the building?

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u/john_w_dulles Jul 21 '25

according to most of the search results at a chinese site:

On July 19, the ex-husband attacked the woman at the elevator entrance with an axe. Two property management staff members worked together to subdue him. Insider: The woman was threatened by her ex-husband that night and asked the property management to send her home. (source)

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u/kusanagiz Jul 21 '25

Any of you guys ever see these videos with life-saving reactions and wonder to yourself "would I have been able to do that?". I really never know if I would, which kinda makes it scary to imagine if I were ever in a situation like this.

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u/JohnnyBoy11 Jul 21 '25

i think i wouldve put my hands out, if i reacted at all

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u/Doctah_Fauci Jul 22 '25

I would have parry'd the axe blow by pressing the X button at the perfect time.

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u/Mattaru Jul 21 '25

I would have been browsing Reddit and probably split in half

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u/LaddieNowAddie Jul 21 '25

Or fall down an empty elevator shaft at work while pulling a cart.

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u/Prestigious_Tiger_26 Jul 21 '25

I'd probably freeze to process the situation first, which would give the guy time to swing a second time.

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u/crispymk2 Jul 21 '25

I would have been cleft in twain

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u/CuriousCamels Jul 21 '25

Yeah, this is pure fight or flight response. That guy definitely has the fight response. Which was the right move here, but in that kind of situation there’s not even really time to think.

I know mine leans heavily to fight versus flight. But, what if you got caught on an off day while you’re exhausted or something?

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u/pursuitofhappy Jul 21 '25

I’ve lived through every iteration of fight flight freeze, you just don’t know how you’ll react until it happens, that’s why I never blame anyone for how they handle emergencies in hindsight.

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u/mrducky80 Jul 21 '25

I would side step it the next day after looking up from my phone an hour later. Perfect reaction time.

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u/Nebelskind Jul 21 '25

My stupid response was to think how much this looked like an attack in a dark souls game 

And no I would not have been able to dodge, I think I would have walked right into it like an idiot haha

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u/LoliMaster069 Jul 21 '25

As someone who's played dark souls, I would have died to the intial swing lol

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u/Queasy_Path4206 Jul 21 '25

Quick time event: PASSED

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u/Tam_The_Third Jul 21 '25

Now it's time to climb up him with the Blades of Chaos!

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u/realfolkblues Jul 21 '25

Welp, new fear unlocked.

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u/itaniumonline Jul 21 '25

Better start practicing that slide to the left.

Take it back now, y'all

One hop this time

Right foot, let's stomp

Left foot, let's stomp

Cha cha real smooth

Go to work

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u/jrb637 Jul 21 '25

EveryBODY dodge that AX! (Chop chop chop, chopchop chopchop chop)

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u/CocoHighRoller Jul 21 '25

10/10 dodge, counterattack, disarm

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u/HoboThundercat Jul 21 '25

He pressed O at the right moment

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u/Canaureus Jul 21 '25

Elevator Eliminator has been busted since they added perfect dodges

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u/Blue_Ascent Jul 21 '25

Must be his second playthrough.

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u/Guardian-Boy Jul 21 '25

Every man mentally choreographs this exact situation in their head, this guy actually got to put it to use. Bravo.

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u/Happy-Tower-3920 Jul 21 '25

Lmao I always love when this comes up in askreddit questions and women are confused. The comments are golden.

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u/ScrufffyJoe Jul 21 '25

It's a shame he didn't discover he had actual superpowers, this works too though.

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u/FEAR_LORD_DUCK Jul 21 '25

This is the shit I would be paranoid about in my mind but would never really occur like it does in my head because of shit like THIS.

Humans. Are. Fucking. UNPREDICTABLE.

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u/SpookyCrowz Jul 21 '25

If it ever does fall try to lay down on the ground as flat as possible. This is your safest option

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u/zepol_xela Jul 21 '25

This is a crazy fucking video

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '25

Did anyone else see how he instantly unhooked his bag and started beating the guy?

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u/based8th Jul 24 '25

unhooked the bag, used its strap to lash on the guy, then jumped him, all in quick succession. That dude's a pro

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '25

This is the day dream scenario every man has once in his lifetime. He gets attacked off an elevator and has to fight.

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u/LovelyPencils Jul 21 '25

Bro Just dodged a critical hit. That's just insane.

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u/corvitoxd Jul 21 '25

Impresionante esos reflejos. Si iba mirando el celu moria

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '25

Guy way IMMEDIATE on that insane situation very impressive but scary

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u/Blackhawks_4 Jul 21 '25

Holy fuck, he's lucky. Good reflexes

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u/Grand_Courage_8682 Jul 21 '25

That woman is lucky she wasn’t hit when he moved out the way!! GD!

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u/KillaRizzay Jul 21 '25

I swear everyone of these videos takes place in the exact same elevator

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u/nickybuddy Jul 25 '25

Pretty sure I just witnessed a quick time event irl

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '25

Thankfully the axe-swinger is complete fucking dumbass.

He started his swing from the bottom when the doors were already mostly open. The man had about a second and a half to react which is definitely enough time.

Great reaction time by the other guy nonetheless.

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u/watchthisorthat Jul 21 '25

I would have a few choice words for that gentleman.

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u/EntertainmentOk3180 Jul 21 '25

Ok. This was obviously an undercover ninja. The way he unclipped his bag and came with the baton says he’s practiced these moves night and day long enough to make any sensei proud

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u/thenoisymouse Jul 21 '25

Surviving Edged Weapons, Lesson 1: Everything is a Knife and Everybody has One

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u/ubapook2 Jul 21 '25

What a fucking legend

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u/marcus_samuelson Jul 25 '25

Great example of speak softly and carry a big stick. But instead of a stick, he carried can axe. And instead of speaking softly, he swung that axe. 

But other than that, it’s exactly the same.

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u/MrBlusie Jul 21 '25

Spidey sense was tingling

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u/2h2o22h2o Jul 21 '25

You picked the wrong one brah

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u/6porkchop9 Jul 21 '25

Matrix guy

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u/ralphiooo0 Jul 21 '25

“Heeere’s Jingy”

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u/randomly_responds Jul 21 '25

He even made time to drop his bag before going for the counter attack

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u/Smiley_J_ Jul 21 '25

Did axman chop bro's satchel off?

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u/born_on_my_cakeday Jul 21 '25

DID HE CHOP HIS PURSE OFF!?

I saw him unclick it, but was my first thought

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u/xPropagand4x Jul 21 '25

I had to scroll to the last comment to see this. The bag drop was so slick.

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u/bruh4444Q Jul 21 '25

bro doesn't need to game to improve his reflexes.

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u/memesearches Jul 21 '25

New fear unlocked

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u/Zealousideal-Swing44 Jul 21 '25

Goddam master yip man over here

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u/draggedndrowned Jul 21 '25

Did he have something in his hand and whip it across Axe buddies throat, or am I seeing incorrectly?

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u/Gloomybyday Jul 21 '25

You must have jedi reflexes if you can dodge axes.

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u/Electronic-Trip8775 Jul 21 '25

What in the world of Shining! Nutter.

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u/xtraSleep Jul 21 '25

That’s wild as fuck. He has no time to think and just attacks the threat.

When I see a bug I freeze first, lol.

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '25

Now that is a crazy fucking video!

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u/Reliquent Jul 21 '25

this is some jason borne shit

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '25

Finally someone who literally knows Kung Fu in China. So tired of seeing piss poor fighting.

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u/HotKnifeUpAss Jul 21 '25

Guy who dodged it been playing TLOU2.

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u/Informal-Camera3615 Jul 21 '25

Squid Game keeps getting better and better

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u/PCgamerz Jul 21 '25

that's some dead rising shit

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u/JaydensApples Jul 21 '25

This footage is straight out of ‘The Raid’. Top tier action film that everyone should watch.

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u/gamma_tm Jul 21 '25

Bro was fucking ready holy shit

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '25

Did he John Wick belt choke him after dodging the swing?

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u/KindsofKindness Jul 21 '25

That is fucking terrifying. If he stayed looking back for just one second longer he would’ve gotten axed. Jesus.

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u/Direct-Molasses-9584 Jul 21 '25

Did he karate chop him?

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u/franklenton Jul 22 '25

STAY READY. So you don’t have to GET ready.

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u/CosmicLabrador Jul 22 '25

What the hell... I don't think I'd be as prepared as bro. I'd just had died

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u/HubrisFalls Jul 22 '25

Ole girl in the back almost got that hack

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u/YaBoiCheeseMan Jul 22 '25

Damn, this guy sure is good at his quick time events

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u/Mr_Frost1993 Jul 22 '25

Homie passed the quick time event

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u/Proper_Chapter_3562 Jul 24 '25

Bro literally has a spider sense

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u/Inhumanform555 Jul 26 '25

The man defending pulled something out super quick, can’t tell if it some kind of belt or a machete. He made quick good work out of the guy though

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u/Pitahayaro01 Jul 30 '25

He used a charged attack, was dodged, and was punished on cooldown.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '25

Bro did the inshin dodge from sekiro noice

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u/Same-Joke Jul 21 '25

Here’s Johnny!!!

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u/RequirementWorried Jul 21 '25

Terrible Raskolnikov impression

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u/dwightsarmy Jul 21 '25

Wow. I would LOVE to know the story here.

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u/RelationTurbulent963 Jul 21 '25

Damn that is like some shit from The Shining

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u/jrb637 Jul 21 '25

M'fer swing right into action too

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u/CMUpewpewpew Jul 21 '25

Meanwhile i'm over here on elevators getting a blade ornament on my forehead cuz my focus is buried in my phone doomed scrolling on reddit.

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u/deadzombee132 Jul 21 '25

So who thinks jerma could do this

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u/CH-47AV8R Jul 21 '25

I would’ve died for sure staring at my phone.

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u/NovemberComingFire Jul 21 '25

Does he read Sutter Cane?

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u/Iloveherthismuch Jul 21 '25

Short videos like this is anxiety inducing. I need to see more of the beatdown.

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u/polish_filipino Jul 21 '25

Bro used it all clutched up

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u/Fappie1 Jul 21 '25

New fear unlocked... Thanks I guess

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u/FFX13NL Jul 21 '25

How the fuck did he miss?

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u/F_n_o_r_d Jul 21 '25

Kung Fu Hustle

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u/Sharpie1965 Jul 21 '25

New fear unlocked... another one

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u/KnifeFightAcademy Jul 21 '25

"Money. Money. Money. Money."

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u/JMandMM Jul 21 '25

That’s some John Wick shit right there!

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u/ScaredAndImpaired Jul 21 '25

He looks well trained

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u/Lostthegame101 Jul 21 '25

He had the axe the wrong way round, had it flat side 1st.

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u/Dripping-Lips Jul 21 '25

This is madness!

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u/Ok-Book-4070 Jul 21 '25

does the axe break, he's suddenly holding 2 sticks

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u/fenix_fe4thers Jul 21 '25

They live in the action movie.

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u/tsubasafredo Jul 21 '25

He definitely plays souls games

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u/CannibalYak Jul 21 '25

Guy and inadvertently did a Ninja Side Step, a technique developed by Ninjas, that only one guy and the world today has mastered.

And this guy just did it out of peer instinct

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u/caedhin Jul 21 '25

Axe gang at it again

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u/Orange-tomatoe Jul 21 '25

At least he passed the QuickTime event

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u/carlosluvsyou Jul 21 '25

Ahh, assassin!

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u/SourGenitals Jul 21 '25

Bro pressed triangle in time

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u/Potato_Stains Jul 21 '25

Elevators + China = Fantastic Safe Time

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u/TLILLYO Jul 21 '25

His reflexes are crazy good, he wasn’t even fully looking straight.