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Bensei's wooden turkey-leg hammer gets a plea for mercy
Polerin's "Meatier Hammer" survives tires and ice, but viewers want the exhibition piece spared a final concrete test.
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instructor_bensei
@instructor_bensei · The channel on YouTube
Chosen for "Five creators worth discovering", week of November 1, 2026
In short
On YouTube, instructor_bensei has 653,000 subscribers and 487,098,336 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 4,000 subscribers and 3,265,679 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 2,959 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 45 of 68 in category "Fitness and training".
YouTube: The numbers today
subscribers
653,000
▲ 4,000 in the last 7 days
▲ 30,000 in the last 30 days
▲ 30,000 in the last 30 days
total views
487,098,336
▲ 3,265,679 in the last 7 days
▲ 23,385,594 in the last 30 days
▲ 23,385,594 in the last 30 days
views a day (current pace)
364,075
on a typical day: 674,868
Videos on the channel
1,476
15+ uploaded in the last 7 days
Last upload
yesterday
November 10, 2026
Views per subscriber
745
Next milestone
750,000 subscribers
at the current pace: in about 97 days
YouTube: What happened lately
November 10, 2026 4.2x its usual first day "Sinker Swim" by @mrnobody89! #benseiarmy #meteor… The video opened at a pace of 134,940 views a day, 4.2 times a normal first day on this channel (31,944).
This week on the channel +3.9M views this week
Bensei's week brings maker entries and castle-side sparring
The muckler test drew roughly 350,000 views, while newer community entries now carry the channel's strongest daily momentum.
Video taking off 5.6x its usual first day
Bensei's steel toad survives the hits, but shreds the line
Stein Steel's recycled axe head gets a tire, ice and concrete workout in the Meteorsmith Challenge.
The video drawing the most views now
The Meatier Hammer by @polerin! #benseiarmy #meteorhammer
- Video published
- November 9, 2026
- Video views so far
- 328,172
- Video views, pace per day
- 169,363
- Views on its first day
- 270,395
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YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Fitness and training | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 2,959 of 5,393 | 45 of 68 |
| By views gained this week | 1,468 of 5,274 | 17 of 68 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 1,032 of 5,043 | 11 of 58 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 1.6% of all views the category's channels gained this week
- Subscriber growth this week
- 0.6% on this channel, 0.0% on the category's middle channel
Subscribers in the category Fitness and training
Views gained this week in the category Fitness and training
YouTube: Subscribers, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 624,000 subscribers → November 11, 2026: 653,000 subscribers
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 464,084,807 views → November 11, 2026: 487,098,336 views · average: 793,569 views a day
YouTube: The channel's latest videos
The last 15 videos uploaded to the channel, with today's numbers. Click a video to play it here.
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views | Per day | First day | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 6: Shadow hop #benseiarmy #trickshot #meteorhammer | November 10, 2026 | 0:19 short | 10,125 | 23,639 | 10,125 (7 hours) | 1,266 | 19 |
 Too nice of a space to not flow🤩 #benseiarmy #meteorhamme… | November 10, 2026 | 0:20 short | 11,967 | 20,823 | 11,967 (10 hours) | 2,218 | 40 |
 "Big Bang Theory (Applied)" by @Bad_Idea_Department #bensei… | November 9, 2026 | 3:00 short | 114,860 | 71,658 | 96,911 | 14,753 | 259 |
 The Meatier Hammer by @polerin! #benseiarmy #meteorhammer | November 9, 2026 | 2:57 short | 328,172 | 169,363 | 270,395 | 35,926 | 1,953 |
 "Sinker Swim" by @mrnobody89! #benseiarmy #meteorhammer | November 9, 2026 | 2:53 short | 169,714 | 71,538 | 135,133 | 24,176 | 350 |
 5: Reverse anchor smash shot #benseiarmy #trickshot #meteor… | November 8, 2026 | 0:20 short | 29,365 | 5,628 | 20,096 | 2,594 | 31 |
 🪨Legends say some are still there to this day👀 #benseiarm… | November 8, 2026 | 0:46 short | 30,867 | 7,655 | 19,983 | 3,856 | 52 |
 4: Footshot #benseiarmy #trickshot #meteorhammer | November 7, 2026 | 0:13 short | 36,496 | 2,122 | 24,464 | 2,983 | 31 |
 All Ranking is completely arbitrary and has no basis in pra… | November 7, 2026 | 1:11 short | 75,962 | 4,728 | 51,071 | 8,800 | 95 |
 3: Knee shot #benseiarmy #trickshot #meteorhammer | November 6, 2026 | 0:12 short | 64,157 | 3,171 | 43,577 | 3,738 | 51 |
 @Tater_the_Bard bro I've been punched harder and folded les… | November 6, 2026 | 0:13 short | 120,989 | 2,884 | 81,502 | 9,257 | 153 |
 MSC going so well I had to make a new series 😂 Thanks y'al… | November 5, 2026 | 0:47 short | 37,965 | 1,514 | 24,437 | 4,026 | 33 |
 @stein_steel.co (insta) What a wonderful entry! #benseiarmy… | November 5, 2026 | 2:23 short | 219,748 | 3,798 | 156,225 | 25,668 | 529 |
 SUPER BATTLE GOLF Ft. Echo! | November 5, 2026 | - | 5,332 | 42 | 4,247 | 53 | 1 |
 Work and vibes stream | November 5, 2026 | 2:00:26 | 5,010 | 21 | 3,978 | 74 | 1 |
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 111 in the category: 24.1
- comments per 1,000 views
- 2.9 in the category: 0.5
- a video's usual first day on this channel
- 31,850 views
- short vs long
- 13 short (up to 3 minutes), 1 long
average views per short video: 96,183
average views per long video: 5,010
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Meteorhammer & Ropedart: A comprehensive beginners guide | June 16, 2025 | 22:18 | 93,215 |
 Min-Maxed: A Fireside Chat | April 26, 2026 | 1:07:39 | 64,707 |
 So you rabbit holed meteor hammer... | January 19, 2026 | 15:28 | 58,310 |
 Min-Maxed tries Fae snacks! (Ft. Drewuno, Echo, and Clark) | October 19, 2026 | 28:17 | 55,091 |
 My experience with @SellswordArts [normal speed] | February 2, 2026 | 6:15 | 54,820 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Calling this a horizontal bonk feels....😅 #benseiarmy #met… | August 18, 2025 | 0:08 | 133,805,995 |
 I felt like an anime protagonist 🤣 #benseiarmy #sword #mar… | August 19, 2025 | 0:07 | 33,196,358 |
 I only hear this from fake fans🤷🏾♂️ #benseiarmy #meteorh… | May 29, 2026 | 0:20 | 27,112,046 |
 Hear me out... Bensei Snow cones??👀 #benseiarmy #trickshot… | September 4, 2026 | 0:11 | 19,752,012 |
 Dude literally one of the most fun videos Ive I've ever mad… | August 17, 2025 | 0:06 | 15,959,807 |
YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- Video taking off"Sinker Swim" by @mrnobody89! #benseiarmy #meteor… The video opened at a pace of 134,940 views a day, 4.2 times a normal first day on this channel (31,944).
- Video taking offThe Meatier Hammer by @polerin! #benseiarmy #mete… The video opened at a pace of 276,343 views a day, 8.7 times a normal first day on this channel (31,944).Read the story
- Video taking off"Big Bang Theory (Applied)" by @Bad_Idea_Departme… The video opened at a pace of 100,288 views a day, 3.1 times a normal first day on this channel (31,944).
- Video taking off@stein_steel.co (insta) What a wonderful entry! #… The video opened at a pace of 177,507 views a day, 5.6 times a normal first day on this channel (31,944).Read the story
- Video taking offTime to test the MUCKLER!!! #benseiarmy #meteorha… The video opened at a pace of 193,207 views a day, 6.2 times a normal first day on this channel (31,357).Read the story
- Video taking off@The Jesters Journey (tt) Thank you for your entr… The video opened at a pace of 197,704 views a day, 6.4 times a normal first day on this channel (30,659).Read the story
- Video people are talking aboutThank you all so much for the birthday wishes! It… The video drew 1,094 comments in its first day, 15 times a normal first day on this channel (73).Read the story
- MilestoneJacob. This is S I C K🤯 #benseiarmy #meteorhamme… The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- Video taking offAn incredible entry from Jarod! #benseiarmy #mete… The video opened at a pace of 201,045 views a day, 6.7 times a normal first day on this channel (30,208).Read the story
- MilestoneYOU'VE BEEN ASKING, SO WE GOT TESTING! #benseiarm… The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- Video taking offIt's been WEEKS🤤 #benseiarmy #renfaire #whip #Ju… The video opened at a pace of 105,640 views a day, 3.5 times a normal first day on this channel (29,988).
- Video taking offThe Thagomizer strikes again 🥲 #benseiarmy #tric… The video opened at a pace of 107,356 views a day, 3.6 times a normal first day on this channel (29,988).
Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
Stories
Video taking off 8.7x its usual first day
Bensei's wooden turkey-leg hammer gets a plea for mercy
Polerin's "Meatier Hammer" survives tires and ice, but viewers want the exhibition piece spared a final concrete test.
This week on the channel +3.9M views this week
Bensei's week brings maker entries and castle-side sparring
The muckler test drew roughly 350,000 views, while newer community entries now carry the channel's strongest daily momentum.
Video taking off 5.6x its usual first day
Bensei's steel toad survives the hits, but shreds the line
Stein Steel's recycled axe head gets a tire, ice and concrete workout in the Meteorsmith Challenge.
Video taking off 6.2x its usual first day
Bensei's muckler combines a shield with a meteor hammer
An outdoor sparring session turns a strange hybrid weapon into a practical question: what happens when defense comes with a swinging weight?
Video taking off 6.4x its usual first day
Bensei puts a railroad-spike mushroom to the concrete test
The Jesters Journey's forged Meteorsmith Challenge entry survives the impacts, but its cotton rope tells a different story.
Video people are talking about 15x its usual comments
Bensei gives his birthday cake the meteor-hammer treatment
The outdoor celebration brings a dinosaur-spiked party hat, protective goggles and an unusually busy comment section.
Video taking off 6.7x its usual first day
Bensei puts Jarod's washer-built "Laundromat" through its paces
A homemade meteor hammer survives tires, ice and asphalt, though it comes away looking rather less tidy.
Video taking off 19x its usual first day
Bensei's whip experiment gets a reverse-grip solution
Jacques the Whipper joins him to test a viewer suggestion, and the useful weight turns out to be at the other end.
Video taking off 19x its usual first day
Bensei tests a meteor hammer made entirely of chainmail
Omnimaille's handmade challenge entry puts craftsmanship and impact resistance on very different footing.
Views jump 6.7x the channel's usual pace
Bensei's martial-arts menu makes room for "Fae snacks"
A British snack tasting with the Min-Maxed crew accompanies a sharp rise in views and a fast-starting Rope Dart Academy upload.
Video taking off 15x its usual first day
Cowboy boots complicate Bensei's meteor-hammer lesson for Jack
The ice-block trick shot starts with a wooden target, patient coaching and a student dressed for a different kind of footwork.
Video taking off 7.1x its usual first day
Bensei gives Jacques ze Whipper an ice-block challenge
A chain-section whip, a slow-motion break and an ill-advised hydration joke bring an unusually fast start to the martial arts channel.
This week on the channel +3.1M views this week
Fifteen shorts, a Min-Maxed season and a pocket hammer for Bensei
Between meteor hammer trickshots credited to his viewers, Bensei teased Season 2 of the tabletop show Min-Maxed.
Video taking off 14x its usual first day
Beautiful, then ugly: Bensei's 'S I C K' strike, addressed to Jacob
Viewers have already nicknamed the weapon a pocket hammer, and several want a rematch against a bigger block of ice.