Go Always a Little Further
Kia ora, G’day — welcome.
I’m Joe Hotai. This channel is primarily home to reaction and commentary videos, mostly around military content, interviews, and conversations related to service, selection, and the culture surrounding it.
From time to time, I’ll share other perspectives and discussions that sit alongside those themes.
For deeper, long-form content focused on reality, lived experience, and cutting through myths around SAS selection, service and post military life, I also run a second channel: 👉 SAS Reality Check
No matter what you’re facing, keep turning up. Progress isn’t always loud or fast — sometimes it’s just about turning up, staying in the fight, putting one foot in front of the other and taking one day at a time.
Go always a little further.
Who Dares Wins & Who Cares Wins.
Big mana 👋 🌊 ❤️ for you All!
Go Always a Little Further
Received some messages from a few people about injury struggles/frustrations and a handful of messages from a few recently discharged service personnel. Was fortunate to connect with them and have a chat - those convo's prompted these thoughts and reminders. Hope it helps... Mana 👋 🌊 ❤️ 🫡
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PSA: Kia ora, G'day all,
You'll be pleased to know - I won't be 'video' spamming you as much in 2026 as I did in 2025 😂. Thank goodness for that I hear you say lol.
Video uploads are switching to twice per week now, instead of the daily uploads you've been kind enough to tolerate from me 😂. Video upload days will be Mondays and Fridays.
I'll no doubt likely throw in the occasional extra video from time to time, so apologies and you're welcome in advance 😂 .
Mana 👋 🌊 ❤️ for you all! 🫡
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"We have a 100% success rate of getting through our hardest days. Use that data the next time we doubt our ability to handle what’s coming next."
Mana 👋 🌊 ❤️
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"We are more capable than we realise, and although past performance is never a guarantee of future success...It can be a powerful reminder of what we can do, when we put our minds to it and take action"
If you haven't taken action yet on that thing you've been meaning to get around to - Start now!
Mana 👋 🌊 🫡 ❤️
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Kia ora, G'day All,
FYI: Screenshots of upcoming videos scheduled to pop up on the recently created YT Channel youtube.com/@SASRealityCheck starting next week Monday 19th Jan 2026.
This new channel is where the majority of the questions I receive will be posted going forward. Feel free to stop by, ask questions, share your take/experience and/or support if you like. Mana 👋 🌊
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Kia ora, G’day all,
Thank you sincerely for the time, support, and encouragement you’ve shown me since starting this channel in March 2025. It has genuinely meant the world to me 💯🙏
I hope 2026 is off to a strong start for you all — and if it isn’t, I trust you’ll keep turning up, staying in the fight, and doing the best you can with what’s in front of you.
Over the past few months, a number of you who’ve supported this channel for a long time have reached out asking when I’d be adding memberships again, or even just a simple “support the channel” option. Thank you. I’ve heard you.
I’ve added a single channel membership option — "Channel Supporter" $1.99/month youtube.com/channel/UCZTRlssHSTR2NQvRyScG22A/join
Please note: This isn’t about perks or promises. There’s no special access and no expectations. It’s simply a way for those who have expressed a desire to want to support my little space a bit more, with the opportunity to do so - nothing more!
No pressure at all — watching, commenting, or sharing the videos already means and helps a lot. 🫡 💯 🙏
A Big Mana 👋 🌊 From me to you, filled with my Aroha, Respect, Appreciation and Gratitude for you All!
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FYI: Starting this evenings live earlier - Around 1800/1815hrs, instead of starting at 1900hrs. If you're there - you're there 👍
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Kia ora, G'day All,
Apologies there will be no live this evening at 1900hrs - instead I'll do a live tomorrow during the day.
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