Stunt School: How To Get Hit in the Groin

What goes into convincingly taking a fake hit to the groin for the camera? Patrick and Stephen find out through hands on training with stuntwoman America Young.

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[ScarySkele]

Honestly, I think all the stuntwoman should’ve done to show them “your cherries are safe with me” by making them put on jockstraps/cups under their shorts then knocking on them with her fist “Hello, anybody home down there?”. That would’ve gotten my confidence up to do this. SIGN ME UP 😂

[Wellithinkitsfunny]

Hi! That IS me! Being in this video was almost more fun than being Katniss! These guys were great! - America

[Wellithinkitsfunny]

Thanks so much for having me guys! Can't wait to do it again! - America

[NationalFilmSociety]

Thanks, America! Definitely looking forward to the next time!

[wolbi]

GUYS omg. All those groin shots reminded me when I was younger >.< bad memories, ones I still remember but would rather forget but their pretty funny though. Great to see you guys staying dedicated to making videos, its always worth the wait.

[CrisKamurai]

I'd take a shot if it meant I got to shake hands and meet with the talented and beautiful America Young. ;)

Always great to see you being awesome.

[SancheezieLoco]

I love the over compensation of the protection, Patrick. Stephen is a natural!

[svmathtutor]

LOL, that was so awesome. All 3 of you should be in some action-comedy movies together -- like the old Jackie Chan Rush Hour movies.

[NationalFilmSociety]

Thanks for sharing our pain with us. That makes us feel a little better.

[stalkingself]

Wait! Is she the girl that plays Katnis on the BAMF videos?! I have to remember to look it up when I'm on my computer. If so, that's awesome!

[NationalFilmSociety]

We do have some bloopers, but honestly the best shots made it into the cut. The shots that we ended up losing were ones were she missed.

[gunnargift]

I have been kicks kneed and steped on I told my friend about this and I was heading to school and she just hit me hard in the jewelry

[ForensicGuySC]

I study Hard Qigong so I took 100's of them in Training great Video

[NationalFilmSociety]

You can never be too careful when it comes to protection.

[NationalFilmSociety]

Thanks, man! We're going to include your comment from the last video in a new video. Thanks for the comments!

[NationalFilmSociety]

Infotainment! Yup, we made sure to leave as much legit information in this one as possible, so it balanced with all of the crotch shots.

[gaby]

omg i love you guys ur so funny. you did terrible though considering you had on padding XD

[CrisKamurai]

....and my America Young fantasy just got a little bit more scary. ;)

[Vodnik]

It was awsome when she just randomly hit you guys in the groin.!

[stalkingself]

Omgosh! I'm subscribing you! You and the other girls are fun to watch on BAMF! These guys are pretty funny, too :) Thanks for replying!