David Blaine: Do Not Attempt Season 1 Episode 6
David Blaine: Do Not Attempt Season 1 Episode 6
David Blaine: Do Not Attempt Season 1 Episode 6
David Blaine: Do Not Attempt Season 1 Episode 6
David Blaine: Do Not Attempt Season 1 Episode 6
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00:00In magic, the smallest details can make the biggest difference.
00:16My favorite performers will spend thousands of hours
00:20just to create one fleeting moment of wonder.
00:24And this is what draws me to Japan.
00:30Where meticulous attention to detail
00:35is honored more than practically anywhere else in the world.
00:40A place with people that value the discipline of repetition.
00:48That constant quest for improvement.
00:53I'm here to explore their endless pursuit of mastery.
00:57And find people pushing beyond their limits to create real magic.
01:02In Tokyo, there's an incredible mixture of tradition and innovation.
01:10It's the most populated city in the world.
01:15The streets are busy and filled with energy.
01:16And yet, within the chaos, it's easy to find order and harmony.
01:20It's a mindset that intrigues me.
01:24It's a mindset that intrigues me.
01:25It's a mindset that intrigues me.
01:26It's a mindset that intrigues me.
01:31So good, huh?
01:32Damn!
01:33So good, huh?
01:34Damn!
02:05I'm a famous magician here.
02:06The first time I saw his fire trick, it completely fooled me.
02:11Ooh!
02:12And I'm still blown away by it.
02:15Whoa!
02:16That looks crazy!
02:20It's safe?
02:21I hope so.
02:22Great.
02:23All right, let's do this.
02:24Ready?
02:25Wait, wait until I put this in.
02:26I'm excited to team up with Cyril to create magic with him while I'm here.
02:33Mastery here in Japan is a lifelong pursuit.
02:38And I know that's the same for David.
02:42I believe here, he's gonna be inspired to push his own magic further.
02:47Cyril's introducing me to a renowned artist and his favorite collaborator.
02:55The amazing Jiro.
03:00I'm excited to meet Jiro.
03:02He thinks like a magician.
03:05You must be Jiro.
03:07David, David, Jiro.
03:08Very nice to meet you.
03:09I'm Jiro.
03:10Man, I've been a huge fan of yours forever.
03:12Thank you so much.
03:13After my first TV show, so every time the camera crew would be out, like I would be swarmed
03:18with people.
03:19And that posed a big challenge.
03:22I thought to myself, what if I was able to disguise myself?
03:29That's where I met Jiro.
03:33You made everything in this room?
03:35Yeah.
03:36Very impressive.
03:37Very impressive.
03:38So, this is just the beginning of your surprise because he wants to use this to create something
03:43special.
03:44Yeah.
03:45Yeah.
03:46It'll take about another week to deliver your surprise, so just, we don't want to tell you too
03:51much.
03:52Oh my gosh.
03:53Wow.
03:54Wow.
03:55He's also been pioneering special arts makeup.
03:59Jiro, let me show you.
04:00Okay.
04:01Wow.
04:02So, that's not Photoshop.
04:03That's amazing.
04:04It's like magic.
04:05Yeah.
04:06Ooh, this is crazy too.
04:07Is that possible?
04:08Yeah, yeah, yeah.
04:09This one?
04:10Yes.
04:11Today?
04:12Today, yeah.
04:13We can do that?
04:14Yeah.
04:15Yeah.
04:16Jiro has dedicated tens of thousands of hours to his craft and he's always innovating.
04:39He's inspired by a Japanese concept that describes the three stages of mastery.
04:52Can I take a sip of coffee, Jiro?
05:20What happened to me?
05:22How about you?
05:23How about you?
05:24How about you, too?
05:25KOREA-NIKO-SHAKEASA?
05:26We can have a new life put up upon a new course.
05:28I mean, I'm not a special one just to give myself.
05:30If you're on this, I'll be fine.
05:31How about you?
05:32How about you?
05:33We should be in a new teacher's field to save you.
05:34And when you take a look at the next mission, you've created a new instruction, when I learned to the tutor.
05:37And it's a series, you're exposed to the future journey.
05:39Yeah.
05:39What can do you learn?
05:40How about you learn to learn from the field, like I learned from this experience.
05:45So I can also learn from you.
05:46Here's a very common journey.
05:47Those days were made that I'm so happy.
05:49Jiro's artistic approach is inspired by the principles of Shuhari, but that concept
06:08relates to many practices here, including magic.
06:12This is beautiful.
06:13Stunning.
06:14There's a friend that I want to introduce you to.
06:17He's a tezuma performer, which is a traditional ancient art of magic.
06:24Tezuma translates to te means hands, and zuma means lightning.
06:30Hands like lightning.
06:47It's beautiful.
06:49It's beautiful.
06:50It's beautiful.
06:54It's beautiful.
07:15I can see how this performance has affected magicians around the world that have
07:22followed.
07:23He wants to share this with you.
07:24He wants to share this with you.
07:25He wants to share this with you.
07:26Tezuma's old book.
07:27It's 150 years ago.
07:28It's about 150 years ago.
07:29It's about 150 years ago.
07:33Wow.
07:34This is the act that he did.
07:35It's fascinating that this book, not only takes a lot of time, but also takes a lot of time.
07:40It's about 150 years ago.
07:41It's about 150 years ago.
07:42It's about 150 years ago.
07:43It's about 150 years ago.
07:44It's about 150 years ago.
07:45It's about 150 years ago.
07:46It's about 150 years ago.
07:47It's about 150 years ago.
07:48It's about 150 years ago.
07:49He wants to share this with you.
07:50He wants to share this with you.
07:51Tezuma's old book.
07:53150 years ago.
07:54It's about 150 years ago.
07:55It's about 150 years ago.
07:56It's about 150 years ago.
07:57Wow.
07:58This is the act that he did.
08:00It's fascinating that this book not only teaches the butterfly act, but also many of the secrets
08:07I've been searching for throughout my career.
08:10So this is sword swallowing.
08:12This is how to swallow a katana from 150 years ago.
08:16What a beautiful book.
08:26Tezuma creates the illusion of a superpower.
08:30Lightning-fast hands.
08:34Now I'm heading to meet a modern-day samurai who demonstrates that superhuman speed, but for real.
08:42Yeah.
08:49Whoa.
08:50My house was a home of the day-to-day samurai, when I was a kid, and I was 5 years old.
09:05Isao Machi is a master of Ayajutsu, a martial art that showcases the skill of quickly drawing a katana.
09:13I don't know how to move the right hand and left hand, but I don't know how to move the right hand and left hand.
09:27How long did it take him to learn that?
09:31How many years did it take him to learn that?
09:33It took me seven years.
09:35Seven years to learn just how to remove the sword?
09:38Just that.
09:39What?
09:41Dating back to the 12th century, samurai were elite warriors defending their communities with katanas, swords so sharp they could effortlessly slice through flesh and bone.
09:54They were considered sacred weapons.
10:05Did you ever try playing cards?
10:11Wow.
10:12So that must happen within a fraction of a second. How is that possible?
10:14How is that possible?
10:15How is that possible?
10:16How is that possible?
10:17How is that possible?
10:18How is that possible?
10:19How is that possible?
10:20How is that possible?
10:21How is that possible?
10:22How is that possible?
10:23How is that possible?
10:24How is that possible?
10:25So that must happen within a fraction of a second. How is that possible?
10:55Oh my god, this is crazy.
11:14It's clear that Machi has devoted countless hours to achieve this level of precision and speed.
11:22I couldn't even see the BB flying through the air.
11:25It's just thousands upon thousands of hours of countless repetition.
11:31They're pushing themselves to a place that nobody else probably would want to.
11:37The result is you actually feel like something is happening that's almost impossible.
11:55When I first saw this video, it sent shivers through my body because this is a guy who actually turned his hands into deadly weapons.
12:05I've never seen anybody bend an aluminum baseball bat barehanded.
12:11Okada Koki has dedicated his life to Kyoku Shin Karate, the full contact version of the sport.
12:19It's core philosophies are hard training, self-improvement, and extreme physical and mental endurance.
12:26Like this?
12:28Yeah.
12:29Like this?
12:30Like this?
12:31Yeah.
12:32Like this?
12:33Yeah.
12:34Yeah.
12:35Yeah.
12:36Like this?
12:37Yeah.
12:38Like this?
12:39Like this?
12:40Like this?
12:41Like this.
12:43Like this?
12:44Like this.
12:45Like this.
12:46Like this.
12:48Like this.
12:49Like this?
12:50Like this?
12:51Like this?
12:52And this is the same later.
12:53Like this.
12:54Like this.
12:55Like this?
12:56Do you well?
12:57Oh, you know what?
12:58I forgot what I was doing, but it was a block.
13:27And then just like this?
13:47And then just like this?
13:51Like that?
13:52And then just like this one.
13:59How's your hand?
14:02Boards don't hit back.
14:06You've changed the physiology of your hand from a hand to a weapon.
14:09I can't even imagine the amount of repetition and pain.
14:15I'm concerned for your head.
14:18This is really hard.
14:25This is really hard.
14:32This is really hard.
14:33This is really hard.
14:39Oh man, that's crazy.
14:46Oh my god, that's crazy.
14:49Oh my god, it's open.
15:16Can I see your hand?
15:25Even though it's painful to watch, Cokie exhibits much more than brute force.
15:29It's a remarkable display of sacrifice and commitment.
15:33He's punched through so much wood, aluminum, anything he could, coconuts, that he's actually
15:39changed the physiology of his hands.
15:41So this is from one punch.
15:43This is just hitting a board one time.
15:46This is a hand from tens of thousands of hits.
15:51He's developed an immense pain tolerance.
15:54And it's all his mind over his body.
15:58So many of the people that I'm obsessed with have a willingness to push themselves to a place
16:07where most would just give up.
16:09They're creating magic with their bodies.
16:16Magicians like Harry Houdini, the death-defying showman.
16:20Mack Norton, who transformed himself into a human aquarium.
16:24And Haji Ali, who became a human fire hydrant, were extreme examples of this.
16:31This is the video that changed the course of my life as a magician.
16:35Haji Ali would store a large amount of water in his stomach and then use it to put out a fire.
16:43The reason I studied it obsessively is because I was sure it wasn't a trick.
16:48It was real.
16:50Starting at 18 till about 30, I tried to do it and failed miserably.
16:58I could not learn it.
17:03Then I saw a video of a man in Liberia, Africa who could actually do it.
17:08Winston.
17:09I flew to meet him and to learn the technique.
17:12Within the first hour, I started to understand it.
17:17I'm constantly trying to make it appear more magical by making it less of a struggle.
17:24Of all the difficult acts in my stage show, the most painful is rapidly putting four liters of water in my stomach.
17:33I still haven't mastered it.
17:35There's somebody in Kyoto who may know more about this than almost anyone.
17:46I'm gonna demonstrate what you put in your stomach.
17:50Legendary competitive eater, Takiro Kobayashi, can store more in his stomach than anyone I've ever heard of.
17:56This is what you're walking around with in your stomach.
17:59Yeah.
18:01This is the craziest thing ever.
18:04Takiro Kobayashi, shattering the world record.
18:08Takiro Kobayashi became an overnight sensation when he won the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in 2001.
18:14He could put 50 hot dogs in his stomach within minutes.
18:21It was twice the amount of the previous year's winner, and I was fascinated by him.
18:26The top-ranked eater in the world.
18:29Kobayashi is pushing the limits of human potential, willing to stretch his stomach to four times normal capacity.
18:36So you're undoing your belt to make this much room for all of the water.
18:47Like any serious athlete, Kobayashi follows a rigorous training routine.
18:53He drinks an immense amount of water to stretch out his stomach, which allows him to ingest shocking amounts of food.
19:01How long to stretch your stomach this far?
19:04This far?
19:06This much?
19:07Yeah.
19:08Six liters.
19:09What?
19:15What?
19:17All three?
19:19No!
19:21Drinking large amounts of water within minutes can actually be very dangerous.
19:26It can lead to water intoxication, gastric distention, and even death.
19:34Right?
19:35Yeah.
19:36Okay.
19:37Go!
19:51Damn!
19:54Crazy!
19:55Damn!
19:56That's cool.
19:57Oh my god!
19:58Oh my god!
19:59He's putting a deadly amount of water into his stomach at once.
20:00Wow.
20:01I can see the blood leaving his face.
20:02Wow.
20:03Wow.
20:04Wow.
20:05Oh.
20:06Wow.
20:07Wow.
20:08Wow.
20:09Wow.
20:10Wow.
20:11Wow.
20:12Oh.
20:13Wow.
20:14Wow.
20:15Wow.
20:16Wow.
20:17Wow.
20:18Oh my god.
20:19I've never seen anybody in the world ever do that.
20:20Yeah.
20:21Yeah.
20:22Yeah.
20:23Yeah.
20:24Yeah.
20:25Painful.
20:26Painful.
20:27Yeah.
20:28Painful.
20:29Yeah.
20:30Yes.
20:31It's the most painful thing that I've ever noticed.
20:32Yeah.
20:33Yeah.
20:34Yeah.
20:35Yeah.
20:36Yeah.
20:37Yeah.
20:38Yeah.
20:39Yeah.
20:40Yeah.
20:41Yeah.
20:42Yeah.
20:43Yeah.
20:44Yeah.
20:45Yeah.
20:46Yeah.
20:47It's already I feel the dizziness everywhere.
20:49I feel the stomach stretching.
21:07Yeah.
21:08Yeah.
21:10Yeah.
21:11Yeah.
21:12Yeah.
21:13Yeah.
21:14Yeah.
21:15I feel the stomach stretching.
21:29Wow.
21:43Wow, this is intense.
21:46You start to feel lightheaded.
21:51I felt like I was gonna burst.
21:53Like my stomach was about to pop.
21:55Like, actually pop.
21:56I might have to take a break.
21:57Yeah.
21:58I'll try one.
22:02I couldn't even hold that amount of water.
22:04And when I brought it up, there was blood in the sink.
22:08I can't see this. I don't want to see myself.
22:11No.
22:17After failing in front of Kobayashi,
22:19I want to show him that he can still teach me his techniques for swallowing food whole
22:24without worrying that I'm gonna choke.
22:26I don't know.
22:27I'm gonna choke.
22:28I don't know.
22:29I don't know.
22:30I don't know.
22:31I don't know.
22:32I don't know.
22:33I don't know.
22:34I don't know.
22:35I don't know.
22:36I don't know.
22:37I don't know.
22:38I don't know.
22:39I don't know.
22:55I don't know.
22:57So you eat three times that?
23:00Three times, yeah.
23:03There's a long history of competitive eating in Japan.
23:21So your technique is to swallow without chewing?
23:25So, like this.
23:27Like this.
23:37That's it?
23:38Yeah.
23:40You can easily do that.
23:43You would just look at it and think,
23:45oh, they're just shoving their mouths with food,
23:47but it's nothing like that.
23:49What he's doing is a very diligent, repetitive,
23:52well-thought-out approach that he created.
23:54I'm so nervous about this.
23:56It's crazy.
23:58So you just swallow it?
24:00Like that?
24:01Just swallow?
24:02Yeah.
24:03Yeah.
24:04Yeah.
24:05Okay.
24:06Ending.
24:07Yeah.
24:08Okay.
24:09And did you invent the technique of separating this, this, dipping, this, this?
24:14Yeah.
24:15Yeah.
24:16Yeah.
24:17Yeah.
24:18Yeah.
24:19Yeah.
24:20Okay.
24:21And did you invent the technique of separating this, this, dipping, this, this?
24:24Yeah.
24:25Yeah.
24:26Yeah.
24:27Yeah.
24:28Okay.
24:29Yeah.
24:30Yeah.
24:31Yeah.
24:32Okay.
24:33And did you invent the technique of separating this, this, dipping, this, this?
24:36Yeah.
24:37Yeah.
24:38That's right.
24:39I've found the technique that I've found myself.
24:42And now, the competitors have become standard.
24:47So, you turn the whole idea of competitive eating into something nobody has ever even thought
24:53of.
24:54And the suffering that you went through, nobody can understand.
24:57Yeah.
24:58I'm happy.
24:59It's spectacular.
25:00It's spectacular.
25:16Kobayashi has changed my approach to one of the most physically demanding acts that I
25:21do.
25:22Yeah.
25:23He's the godfather of competitive eating and a true master.
25:30I've seen mastery in all of the people I've met here.
25:40They've spent thousands upon thousands of hours learning, perfecting, and evolving their craft.
25:48I understand that dedication.
25:50For me, it's to magic.
25:52So for my final night in Japan, I want to return to doing what I love the most.
25:57I don't know what I love the most.
26:04I realized that my process, like Shuhari, also has three steps.
26:13First, it's practicing training through constant repetition.
26:16The two of hearts, it jumped up, and it landed under her watch.
26:22Turn your wrist over.
26:25No!
26:27No!
26:28No!
26:29No!
26:30No!
26:31No!
26:32No!
26:33No!
26:34No!
26:35No!
26:36No!
26:37No!
26:38No!
26:39No!
26:40No!
26:41No!
26:42Step two is experimentation and trying to add new elements.
26:45Yeah.
26:46The card that you're thinking of?
26:47I'm going to make your card appear.
26:52No!
26:53No!
26:54No!
26:55No!
26:56No!
26:57No!
26:58No!
26:59No!
27:00No!
27:01No!
27:02No!
27:03No!
27:04No!
27:05No!
27:06No!
27:07No!
27:08No!
27:09No!
27:10No!
27:11No!
27:12No!
27:13No!
27:14No!
27:15Turn them both over.
27:19Zero, I'm going to try something I haven't done before.
27:22If you have bills, who has bills?
27:26Dialogue 1.
27:26appliances, $1,쉽, $2,000, $1,000.
27:28Yes, $1,000.
27:29OK, yeah.
27:30That's big.
27:31These are a little plates.
27:32I'll give a little receipt, so that way here, a little one.
27:36A little one, just a little receipt like this.
27:39Can you hold the receipt?
27:43Now I'm going to make the bill disappear.
27:48Can you help with this?
27:49You want me to help? Yeah.
27:50All right.
28:03Oh, now it's really disappearing.
28:05See? The bill is disappearing.
28:13Come on.
28:14Come on.
28:22The bill is gone.
28:25I'm going to find the bill.
28:27The pieces of it.
28:28Come on.
28:29Come on.
28:30Come on.
28:31Come on.
28:32Come on.
28:33Come on.
28:34Come on.
28:39No!
28:40No!
28:41No!
28:42No!
28:43No!
28:44this isn't just any bill that was in my stomach this is a 10,000 yen bill since
29:00the 10,000 yen bill this isn't just any 10,000 yen bill it's missing a corner
29:06when you check if that's the exact piece see if that the exact piece can everybody
29:12see that yes you see now look hold on
29:42over the last year magic has taken me on an incredible journey I was on a search to discover
30:03fascinating people with incredible secrets but what I really discovered was kindred spirits
30:18they were willing to give me a glimpse into their world it looks incredible
30:33thank you there's a strong determination within everyone that I met
30:41they're on a quest to achieve something remarkable and they're willing to push themselves to the
30:51breaking point and then go even further
30:55oh god they're so driven by their passion and that's when you discover something within
31:04yourself that you never thought was possible
31:06that's as close to magic as it gets
31:13zero
31:18oh my god that is crazy
31:28look at this
31:32my mind is blown by the realism of Giro's creation and as a magician the possibilities are endless
31:51none of the exceptional people that I've met would consider themselves masters
32:16wow you are a genius because there's always something new to create something unexpected to uncover
32:25an endless curiosity and that's what I love about magic
32:46yeah
32:50so
32:54so
32:57so
32:58yeah
33:04yeah