This is what I tell my self-defense classes (it's a class offered as a PE at the university--came with the other classes I teach). I also tell them I can't teach them self-defense as I'm not a legal expert--I'm teaching them fighting, conditioning, and escaping.
I dunno, I think alcohol is a shortcut to violence.... insult someone when you're both sober, they insult you back... or roll their eyes, throw that same insult to that same person when they've had a few drinks... violence insues.
Funny enough, the best advice for self defense i ever heard was from one of those cosplaying ninja guys that do LARPing with a side of martial arts... He said "self defense is first about avoiding dangerous situations, second about getting out of dangerous situations snd if you cant get away from the dsngerous situation, you have to either de escalate/negotiate your way out... Try to solve the problem instead of going for the throat... And if thats not an option and violence is the only way... Your objective is not to beat the snot out of the attacker, is to create an oportunity to escape... And the example for that was "if im in a public bathroom and you come through the door and try to attack me... I could try to fight you to the bitter end... Or i could throw you with a hip toss that anyone with a white belt can learn to a relatively good level tonuse it against untrained people with confidence... And then i run out the door... That was the best advice ever... So many "self defense schools" sre like "if someone grabs your wrist, you break their elbow, kick their balls, oull out their eyes, throw then head first out of a window into the trafic down the street, jump from said window to land in a double stomp on their sternum, tea bag them, piss on their mouth, walk upstairs again to your appartment, get a knife, go bsck down, stab them 37 times with each hand and then run" And this ninja dude was like... If you get attacked, throw them away and run to the nearest exit...
@@rangda_prime the more inthink about it, the better what the guy did looks... His class was 20% weird forms that look unpractical, 20% very regular strikes that anyone can do(front kick, back kick, crescent kick) but hitting bags, each other, pads, etc...and RARELY in actual sparring... 20% weird looking grappling that actually works but isnt like... The highest % of effectivity and always assume the other guy has some kind of weapon even if practiced unarmed... Or whitebelt level grappling from judo... 20% weird acrobatic stuff that was for like... Jumping from a roof and not hurting yourself... 20% repeating all the other stuff but with a wodden sword or knife in your hand... But at the same time 100% crazy body conditioning at the same level of kyokushin guys... And 1000% trying to make you think of "better to run than to fight... So, any blackbelt in the style is basically like... Having a yellowbelt in judo, a yellowbelt in kyokushin, a yellowbelt in one of those aikido schools that think of themself as modern warriors and actually go at it with esch other holding knives and things like that... And a basic knowledge of how to play chasetag with an attacker whonchades you with a sword
I mean, compared to my boxing, bjj, sanda, karate and other sport oriented styles i did... He was much closer to something you could call self defense... Boxing class was 25%cardio 25%drills and excercises with bags and pads 25% both muscular and "hitting/getting hit" conditioning like doing a hundred situps and then get punched in the stomach... Or hit the bag hard forna minute non stop after doing a bunch of pushups... And 25 sparring... The conditioning was less brutal, the techniques much higher % of success but all of them strikes eith the hands... It was the best way to prepare for the sport of boxing and you can defend with it, but we never even tried to grapple, because its not the objective lf the sport... Bjj class was like, 20% shrimping and doing bridges and things like that, 20% drills related to positions, be it grip fighting or hownto pass guard, escape sidencontrol, grt someone in side control, etc...40% either submission drills or takedown drills... Rarely both st the same time... And 20% rolling of wich most for white belts was from the knees... Conditioning fornanything ither than cardio was basically non existent compared to.boxing or this ninjutsu guy... Sanda class had a similar level.of.conditioning to.boxing but higher, there were kicks, we did throws every class, butnitnhad the same problems of the other 2 of being specifically for sport... Karate was quite similar tonninjutsu, except less grappling, 0 weapons, 0 acrobatic and fighting with tournament rules instead of try anything you can come up.as the ninja made his students fight... Damn, i hope that guy still teaches... With my actual combatsports training, i bet i could make the weird stuff there work... I mean, the shoulder crank used in ufc was one of the weird forms i thought could never work that thisnguy taught, he called.it mushadori...
@@gingercore69 It is not like there isn't some legit old jujutsu and karate stuff in the Bujinkan for example, at least in some dojos here and there. I learned a lot of solid body mechanics when I trained, but nothing that allowed me to apply it, that I had to learn for myself. And some of the modern guys have brought some actual self defense into it as well. But the packaging is pretty much just that, a package to sell you on their thing. And that's where it can become tricky for a beginner to know what's what. Which is my biggest critique of ninjutsu, it sells you the LARP idea of itself and so many instructors end up drinking their own Cool-Aid.
@@rangda_prime yeah, thats probably it... Im right now practicing a martial art thatbis similar to bujinkan but korean and has full contact tournaments, i found myself using many bujinkan techniques that are technically in bujinkan, but they dont look the same... Like, i threw a guy with one of those gyaku nage throws and it ended up looking like an ippon seoi nage but the wrong way arround instead of the fancy way it looks in demostrations... But to be fair, no martial art looks exactly the same while doing kata than when fighting... Also, ganseki nage... I pull that one off one third of the times someone tries a collar grip on me... The other 2 thirds i either pull a muso dori(doesnt surprise me, that one is also found in judo, bjj, wrestling, etc... Its what judo calls ude gatame basically) or when i dont manage to pull any of those and i get either thrown down or hit from that grip
Best moves/skills for self defense are: -Jab -Hook -cross -Basic Grappling skills -At least 1 reliable takedown -Decent footwork -Good guard/defense -Knowledge of how to handle getting punched & keep your head in a fight -Aggression These are all things you can get by learning any half-decent martial art
@@MynameisBrianZX unfortunately certain countries have laws against carrying weapons in public even if the person is carrying them for self defence and are perfect citizens.
@@deeznuts5972 In Canada and the UK, you cannot have weapons intended for personal defense even in your own home. You could get in to legal trouble if you kept a baseball bat near the door in case of home invaders. However, if there was a bat there incidentally it could be used in reasonable self defense. Very strange laws.
@@tyrusmfrechs7025 He is right about a lot of things. I bet youre some goof who did some "self defense training" who thinks he can fight but you'd crumble like a crouton in a real altercation
I think the best thing I ever learned doing various martial arts was how to avoid fighting. Like, stepping out of the way and letting someone fall over is probably the most effective move that you might see in a movie. Drunks actually fall over if they don’t hit what they’re aiming for. And you don’t have to talk to a police officer after it happens, you just go home.
Saw you on a Icey Mike video of yours that popped up, just started watching more of you! Really good material guy, good editing & writing, like your light approach but pointed views that seem well thought out & researched. You got a subscriber here, added you along side with my Icey, Ramsey & Seth favorites!
Best self-defense is not be there when fight happens. Avoidance is the best option. If you can't avoid, de-escalation and trying to get away from the situation is the best bet. Learning to recognize a bad situation is a vastly underrated skill that will save a lot of troubles and pain.
To add to this, knowing when to punch and when to not. If some guy bumps into you on the street and says "watch where you're going" then don't punch. If some guy starts laying hands on you and shouting, then it's usually best to get the first shot in. Also getting the first punch in gives you more time to run if that's what you wanna do
Some self defense classes teach what you're saying in this video. So they're not all a waste of time. : ) My niece once asked me to teach a church group some self defense and I focused most of the time dispelling myths, talking about situational awareness, and talking about the benefits of general athleticism. I also gave them a good strong talk about not blaming victims and always reporting abuse. I showed them some moves, but just as a way to break up the seriousness of the other discussions.
🤦 oh yeah, because if there's something in this culture that needs to change, it's totally that we hold victims too accountable for their poor situational awareness. We really need to stop blaming those guys walking down dark alleyways at 3:00 in the morning with their wallets hanging out. It's so uncool to tell them that's a stupid thing to do.
@@SeanWintersYou can teach people situational awareness and deterrence and also teach them that victims aren't responsible for the actions of criminals. You can even do both in the same class, as OP demonstrated.
“If you’re cross faded hangin with the crips at Waffle House at 2 in the morning, I hope you have an updated will” Lmfao this made me laugh so hard, and I really needed that tonight. Great video.
Very good points all over the place. Fighting is always risky, no matter how good you are and getting actually good at it means you have to fight for real, a lot. It is not for everyone and honestly shouldn't. People who work with stopping violence need to know it, and then there's those who have been touched by it and can't not stand not knowing how to afterwards. Most others are happy amateurs and being happy and unhurt is a very valid life goal.
It's a valid life goal, but violence in a sense should be for everyone. Conflict makes you strong. Not saying violence has to be the way to do that but conflict often floats around violence or rather violence brings conflict. Better to be sharp and maintain yourself then be unhurt and defenseless.
That is absolutely the truth! Many schools provide certification and a false sense of confidence and send their "students" out like lambs to slaughter. I used to sit through hours of belt testing and cringe at the headlock escape at 3:43. (Isn't it nice that your fellow student is allowing you to escape) that's very respectful of them. Avoidance, situational awareness, and being physically fit will save your life.
All seriousness though, great video. Very concise and easy to understand, perfect explanation for someone who wants to learn ‘self defence’ but doesn’t know where to start. Keep it up 🙏🏻
I'm going to start marketing self-defense classes and when people show up, I'm just going to have them run wind sprints for 45 minutes. The last 15 minutes of class will be discussing how to dial 911 on their smart phones from a variety of compromised positions.
For all the shot Rener catches, I took his GST for LE course. It was phenomenal, totally implemented LE tools and Use of Force policies with real situations cops deal with. Took the course as a black belt and former mma fighter and still learned a lot of great stuff. The teaching methods alone were worth it
People who already have a lot of skills like the way he sort of does a bunkai to implement more practical uses or drills or scenarios for skills you already have. The flak he gets perhaps is for the marketing. Though his defenders say well at least he gets beginners on the right road and if it leads to their taking up more serious longer term training so much the better. But on its own it doesn't do what it says on the packet if it claims it's all you need for self defence. But maybe he doesn't really claim that for his courses.
You've gained 5 subscribers in 10 minutes. You have a leprechaun to thank. He probably owes you an apology for sending me here. Im certainly not apologizing.
Another Great Video… Damn Dude.. really… I think you are one of the best Martial Arts You Tubers out there… that said in my opinion there aren’t many. Don’t care how many viewers a channel has… that does NOT guarantee what this channel DOES have the word is “QUALITY” this is quality content, Dank Je Wel for reading Amigos.
Interesting this. I'm starting a new capoeria class (teaching) and had the guy who did my advertising alter the flyer so it didn't include the term self defence knowing full well that capoeira taught like capoeira wouldn't teach a lick of self defence. That being said in my wild youth I did do a lot of training with bouncers, soldiers, body guards all of whom had combat systems geared towards effective fighting, not really for self defence but for security and control and restraint. As you say I was always taught 98% of self defence is avoidance.
Great video! I like how you break a lot of what is passed around as knowledge. I've also heard the whole shpeil by people who don't train at all saying "I'll just get mad" or "I'll be going on adrenaline", like their opponent isn't angry or pumping the same adrenaline XD.
Well if you want to get technical self-defense is really the legal argument to justify a use of force that would normally be considered assault but the situation warranted it due to the imminent threat / danger to oneself or another. But, you know, semantics. Self-defense has become short hand for "I want to spend the least time and effort possible to be able to take on 500 armed ninjas in a back alley." However go to any combat sport school and say you want to learn to fight effectively but not compete and they will think you want to get into street fights, but saying I want to learn for self defense and the meaning of "I'm not an asshole. I don't feel safe and just want to be able to protect myself/others when neccessary" gets across.
Learning a martial art is expensive and time consuming. The person whose going to a self defense seminar isn't going for a easy fix they're going because they have few options. It's not much but it's better than nothing. Now exercising is absolutely the best thing a person can do, if nothing else to give you the ability to effectively run away from a situation.
found you threw icy mike, you are a really smart dude and i love your points and as someone who wasted his time at basically a strip mall teakwondo school as a kid i really agree with everything you said.That being said why dont you talk about training with guns and shooting as a skill when quite frankly in the world of post 19th century combat most combat is done with firearms not without .
@@ArmchairViolence I find in my experience (I’m a midwesterner) when I hear people talk about self defense they are really saying when is it ok to empty a clip in someone lol
Yeah my self defense is 2A all day and situational awareness. Keep your head on a swivel and pay attention to the things around you and yours and don’t hesitate to destroy or evade threats when required.
If someone's choking me against the wall like that, I hope they're wearing a cup or safety glasses. I don't need a fancy self defense class to know how to cause un-ignorable pain from most positions lol. I'm a human, so I know what makes humans stop everything they're doing and recoil
Exactly, seminar self defence (or self-protection I’d rather call it) should be the teaching of soft skills to minimise risk… aka awareness skills you can practice on your own or the basics of avoidance and tactical escape from dangerous places. The only physical thing I would teach in a seminar would be boundary setting and distancing which can in itself be used to deter and de-escalate
I applaud your virtuosity and appreciate your wit young sir, but as you well stated- military combative methodologies have context as do self defense techniques. Self defense is not only the application of less lethal fighting techniques. We must understand that there are no absolutes when advising some one on life and death matters. This was a brilliant video to be sure, but each of these techniques required context that was not applied. Spacial awareness could have provided an out for most of the scenarios depicted. A last resort is lethal force, which must always remain on the table despite jurisprudence in support of duty to retreat. In point of fact: most Self defense is a few well placed techniques, sound judgement, and good thinking at the end of the day. Beyond that, just don't be where bad things happen most frequently (as you said). Furthermore, in defense of my brothers and sisters employed in the civilian world now, military combatives like "LINE MCMAP" can be effective with the application of cold arms or a force multiplier (as it is referred to by some). As to legality- even those employed by the state and (or) department of public safety are legally civilians, and private security contractors, police, licensed armed bonded fugitive recovery agents alike must operate within the same contextual body of law as the average civilian (in most states). Keep making great videos young man.
I like the point that you made about adrenaline. Something else on the same topic is that the attacker is also going to be experiencing just as much of an adrenaline rush as you are. And they likely are going to be able to cope with the side effects and better use the benefits of that adrenaline rush because they likely have more experience with adrenaline in a violent situation than the average person. The best self defense skills are going to be verbal judo (the art of talking yourself out of a fight or dangerous situation) and situational awareness to keep yourself out of harms way in the first place. After that it’s going to be regularly training to fight, and thirdly having a weapon on your person and knowing when and how to use it effectively. Notice I said training with each of the two options that included using violence. Without training you will not be able to effectively utilize these skills, or be in good enough shape to pull them off. Just my opinions here, stay safe, stay blessed.
It's a great video! Self-defense is available all over the world, but you can't tell if it's really effective until you actually fight. I think the reality is more difficult than training, and you can't beat the opponent as you want.
I'm an amateur boxer, I can tolerate pain fine in a controlled setting and probably stand a chance with a random drunk half my weight. However, I would likely get my life beat out of me by a ball-kicking, bat swinging, belly-shanking, or trigger happy thug with real life fighting experience.
The reverse wrist grab actually does work if you roll your hand towards their thumb instead of the opposite direction. It is a move they teach you in amateur wrestling.
There's like a million decent ways to escape from a wrist grab. The person in the original video demonstrated one of the only versions that absolutely doesn't work lol
@@ArmchairViolence one thing she didn't show is a quick step back to straighten the arm. You really yank it straight, so it's more like wringing out a towel than arm wrestling. It's still really low percentage.
if you're a large, strong, disciplined young man, and give it 30 hours per week,, in a proper-sized class (2-3 men per class) and you focus on covering up your head and ribs with your foreams and do front snap kicks at the bladder/knees and stop kicks at the shins/knees, you can be pretty competent in 5 months. Such classes will cost you about $30 per hour. Do you want/CAN you give it 30 hours and $900 per month.
I love your content! The way you present and break down interesting topics is right up my alley. I really hope, your channel blows up! One small thing I‘d change is the music in the background. I found it very distracting while listening to your arguments and could have done without it. Anyways, good luck, ma man, I‘ll be here to watch you succeed 👊🏼
Awsome video, had a lot of fun watching it. You need to do something with the audio though, listening on headphones with the speech on one ear and the music on the other is quite irritating^^
You're right about most of it, but anticipating the techniques (because you know in advance what's coming) is easy to make any technique not work. Not only shitty self defense techniques, you can do it with any mma technique as well.
What do you think of the Active Self Protection seminars? I have seen video of the guy giving seminars at legit martial arts academies and he seems to understand true self defense. He teaches situational awareness, maintaining distance with the right EDC tools, such as a blinding flashlight and verbal acknowledgement (when you first anticipate a threat), verbal warning with pepper spray if the threat continues to advance, and gun if the threat warrants it, and martial skills only as a last resort plan B tool set. Check it out, let me know what you think. I value your opinion.
When every mma guys make these "self defense techniques don't work" videos why do you MMa guys try to discredit the techniques by applying the techniques incorrectly in the first place? In the first video the girl doing the technique has her arm fairly straight but when you grab Kaylen she had her arms bent, same with yourself when you tried it on your male friend and the you even struggled with a tiny person because you bent your arms. Try this technique again with a straight arm on film and see if it even works and when it does apply resistance and see if it works again or not, the main thing is do the techniques correctly
So if I ever get into a real situation let me jus remind my opponent “hey can you straighten your arm out so I can do my move correctly?”We know self defense is about ending the situation as quick as possible.so the moves have to quick and fast but also realistic,to me I would say get a basic understanding of striking and grappling.
@@AyeJordan7 dude, this not the first time I've seen mma guys poorly execute a technique they've seen done by traditional Martial arts, by deliberately applying said techniques incorrectly, its easy to show the techniques doesn't work when you change the position of the arm. This reminds me of magicians applying slight of hand, when the audience doesn't notice the subtle change it looks amazing but when you know the tricks it's not so amazing, the comment you made shows how ignorant of the actual issue with how he tricked you into believing that the technique doesn't work, if he actually applied the techniques exactly like the video and it failed I'd 100% believe him that technique doesn't work but that's not what he does at all. Also your comment shows you don't understand that the "defender"of the wrist grab is actually bending their arms on purpose rather than having their arms straight. Its the defender not the attacker that made the techniques fail.
@@Projectdarksource like I said my attacker in real life is not gonna bend his arm a certain way for me jus so I can pull off my move,if your martial art isn’t teach u skill first then idk wat to tell u.
@@Projectdarksource like I said my bro my attacker in real life is not gonna fix his arm so I can do my little wrist lock…this is why skill is more important then “moves “…….plus this is exactly how karate started before it was even called karate,back when it was called Chinese hand…the skill set of fighting was taught first then kata and “self defense “besides realistically self defense is basically how u react,it jus has to be quick and easy,simple bc your goal is to get away not stay there and fight..you can’t prodict how your attacker is going to attack u only thing u can do is have a basic understanding of striking and grappling..not saying u have to be a master jus basic understanding.once again jus like how karate USE to have a basic understanding of grappling,a lot of toutie and tegumi techniques were practiced back then.u can find this in the bubishi the Bible of karate,or jus simply look up Okinawan jiu jitsu bc that’s wat karate was called,skill will always be more important then”moves.jus bc something’s a tradition dosnt mean it’s good,martial arts is always about evolving,keeping wat works rejecting wat dosnt
@@AyeJordan7 again you show more ignorance with your comment by talking about the attacker, it's the defender in the video thats purposely bending their arms(and no it's not their reaction, its designed to make a technique look bad purposely)when the original technique shown is done when the defender has their arms straight, this is not the only dishonest video where an mma instructor or what have you demonstrates a technique done in a video and then go apply them incorrectly on purpose, I've seen another mma instructions where they purposely get the defender to hold the attackers arms in a raised arm position when the original video they're imitating the defender has their arms down. I'm not against mma, I'm against a dishonest display of techniques and claiming they didn't work. Any technique applied poorly will fail 100% of the time. Please watch the video carefully.
I have grown up to realize that Master Wong teaches self-defense for himself lol This stuff won't work for average people against geniunely aggressive average people
Regarding you guys testing the wrist grab, your form was sloppy. You need to step toward the person to increase your leverage to break out of the wrist grab. I grapple and use a similar move to break out of wrist grabs and prevent arm drags.
Like i said to a squash opponent, the problem with that shot your doing to win the point is that the other guy is trying to stop it. That applies here. All these moves etc always require compliance from the attacker. Running away is winning and your life is defended. Standing going toe to toe is not self defence it is fighting. Watch animals in the wild. First sign of danger and they split. If the confrontation is still brought to them, they strike out to break the engagement, then split again right away.
Self defence is situational awareness verbal communication control ego phscyological strategy and understanding of basic law fighting is the last option of self defence
There are many problem with the selfdefence: 1. People has no idea about mostlikely threads as a consequences cannot react when it happens. 2. Hand-2-hand approach to an yet unavoidable (so when the violence came to your well closed house, which is not quite likely but more likely than a massshooting/stabbing everyone so afraid of) thread has an obvious problem, when you engaged it is difficult to disengage. 3. People who invested time into selfdefence either quiteunlilely target from the beginning or planning to do risky things consciously (be a policeman or a guard). Yep an attacker isn't eager to attack a huge guy with a gun, a dog, behind the metal door and signalisation unless the price covers all expences. 4. The main problem with weapons they are not with you at the monent because of many different reasons.
Fight Master, can you please make a video on how channels like Kung Fu and Tai chi center with Jake Mace and others exist with so many subscribers and people in the comments saying it actually works. I'm baffled watching their street fighting vids and techniques.
most of the self defense classes I saw before tiktok fell into 3 categories (with some overlap): Situational awareness and adopting confident behavior Clawing the fuck outta someone's eyes, then taking out a knee and stomping violently on their groin (or bladder if it's a woman attacker).. but you're trying to make everything pop, and then run way. An interactive ad for taking their brand of martial art for $x/mo.
The way I see it is like you said, know how to fight= train and practice frequently and hope that if you do get attacked that the person is just some generic street thug who doesn't know what they're doing
I believe that some of us forget that we've training for so many years. I think sometimes we forget that non of these techniques work when working with someone who is prepped and knows what is coming next. Not that they work much better when you surprise someone with them either but marginally better, AND they work even worse when you have to stop and think about them first. Yes you are completely right in that those weekend classes on self defense don't work... unless you are the person going to a class every weekend, and then it would be cheaper to just join a club. But that's my thought , I could wrong, but there it is.
Good video and very true. But that is the culture we live in isn't it? Spend minimal time to get maximum results through shortcuts and zero effort ==> doesn't work. Just to note: looks like you've panned the vocal audio to the left channel by accident?
@@ArmchairViolence record your voice on mono track, you have one mouth so it's going to be mono anyway - even if you record on stero track it will still be mono signal but taking up 2x hdd space(unless you have stero mic). Peace
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Excuse me?!
My self-defense works quite EFFECTIVELY just so you know.
Its called "Staying at home"
I think that's nothing to be proud of. Sorry
@@BalkanShipyards hes making a joke genius
@@RodieLEE I hope he was... Yet, was he truly joking??? I suppose we will never know...
@@BalkanShipyards seems like you cant tell the difference between real statements to a satirical one..
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I have made up my mind
Parkour is the best self defense
Not in elevator, but if running away is an option, do it!
@@tprnbs parkour runners don't take elevators
Hell, they don't even take the stairs
@@someguy-zb4kh 🤔 good point! :)
This is what I tell my self-defense classes (it's a class offered as a PE at the university--came with the other classes I teach). I also tell them I can't teach them self-defense as I'm not a legal expert--I'm teaching them fighting, conditioning, and escaping.
queue Icy Mike's takedown of why just running away often is a terrible idea.
"There are no shortcuts to violence."
Perfect.
Sure there are. A hard stare and a hard shove at a drunk young man gets you there in no time, sir! 😉
Yeah. And I like "As if adrenalin is indistinguishable from super soldier serum." 🙂
I dunno, I think alcohol is a shortcut to violence.... insult someone when you're both sober, they insult you back... or roll their eyes, throw that same insult to that same person when they've had a few drinks... violence insues.
Well there's something called League of Legends lmao
Yes there are, it's called guns
As a long time practitioner of the ancient American art of gun fu, I can confidently say that my self defense does indeed work.
Funny enough, the best advice for self defense i ever heard was from one of those cosplaying ninja guys that do LARPing with a side of martial arts... He said "self defense is first about avoiding dangerous situations, second about getting out of dangerous situations snd if you cant get away from the dsngerous situation, you have to either de escalate/negotiate your way out... Try to solve the problem instead of going for the throat... And if thats not an option and violence is the only way... Your objective is not to beat the snot out of the attacker, is to create an oportunity to escape...
And the example for that was "if im in a public bathroom and you come through the door and try to attack me... I could try to fight you to the bitter end... Or i could throw you with a hip toss that anyone with a white belt can learn to a relatively good level tonuse it against untrained people with confidence... And then i run out the door...
That was the best advice ever... So many "self defense schools" sre like "if someone grabs your wrist, you break their elbow, kick their balls, oull out their eyes, throw then head first out of a window into the trafic down the street, jump from said window to land in a double stomp on their sternum, tea bag them, piss on their mouth, walk upstairs again to your appartment, get a knife, go bsck down, stab them 37 times with each hand and then run"
And this ninja dude was like... If you get attacked, throw them away and run to the nearest exit...
As a former ninjer, I have to confirm that even broken clocks are right twice a day.
@@rangda_prime the more inthink about it, the better what the guy did looks... His class was 20% weird forms that look unpractical, 20% very regular strikes that anyone can do(front kick, back kick, crescent kick) but hitting bags, each other, pads, etc...and RARELY in actual sparring... 20% weird looking grappling that actually works but isnt like... The highest % of effectivity and always assume the other guy has some kind of weapon even if practiced unarmed... Or whitebelt level grappling from judo... 20% weird acrobatic stuff that was for like... Jumping from a roof and not hurting yourself... 20% repeating all the other stuff but with a wodden sword or knife in your hand... But at the same time 100% crazy body conditioning at the same level of kyokushin guys... And 1000% trying to make you think of "better to run than to fight... So, any blackbelt in the style is basically like... Having a yellowbelt in judo, a yellowbelt in kyokushin, a yellowbelt in one of those aikido schools that think of themself as modern warriors and actually go at it with esch other holding knives and things like that... And a basic knowledge of how to play chasetag with an attacker whonchades you with a sword
I mean, compared to my boxing, bjj, sanda, karate and other sport oriented styles i did... He was much closer to something you could call self defense...
Boxing class was 25%cardio 25%drills and excercises with bags and pads 25% both muscular and "hitting/getting hit" conditioning like doing a hundred situps and then get punched in the stomach... Or hit the bag hard forna minute non stop after doing a bunch of pushups... And 25 sparring... The conditioning was less brutal, the techniques much higher % of success but all of them strikes eith the hands... It was the best way to prepare for the sport of boxing and you can defend with it, but we never even tried to grapple, because its not the objective lf the sport...
Bjj class was like, 20% shrimping and doing bridges and things like that, 20% drills related to positions, be it grip fighting or hownto pass guard, escape sidencontrol, grt someone in side control, etc...40% either submission drills or takedown drills... Rarely both st the same time... And 20% rolling of wich most for white belts was from the knees... Conditioning fornanything ither than cardio was basically non existent compared to.boxing or this ninjutsu guy...
Sanda class had a similar level.of.conditioning to.boxing but higher, there were kicks, we did throws every class, butnitnhad the same problems of the other 2 of being specifically for sport...
Karate was quite similar tonninjutsu, except less grappling, 0 weapons, 0 acrobatic and fighting with tournament rules instead of try anything you can come up.as the ninja made his students fight...
Damn, i hope that guy still teaches... With my actual combatsports training, i bet i could make the weird stuff there work... I mean, the shoulder crank used in ufc was one of the weird forms i thought could never work that thisnguy taught, he called.it mushadori...
@@gingercore69 It is not like there isn't some legit old jujutsu and karate stuff in the Bujinkan for example, at least in some dojos here and there. I learned a lot of solid body mechanics when I trained, but nothing that allowed me to apply it, that I had to learn for myself. And some of the modern guys have brought some actual self defense into it as well. But the packaging is pretty much just that, a package to sell you on their thing. And that's where it can become tricky for a beginner to know what's what. Which is my biggest critique of ninjutsu, it sells you the LARP idea of itself and so many instructors end up drinking their own Cool-Aid.
@@rangda_prime yeah, thats probably it... Im right now practicing a martial art thatbis similar to bujinkan but korean and has full contact tournaments, i found myself using many bujinkan techniques that are technically in bujinkan, but they dont look the same... Like, i threw a guy with one of those gyaku nage throws and it ended up looking like an ippon seoi nage but the wrong way arround instead of the fancy way it looks in demostrations... But to be fair, no martial art looks exactly the same while doing kata than when fighting...
Also, ganseki nage... I pull that one off one third of the times someone tries a collar grip on me... The other 2 thirds i either pull a muso dori(doesnt surprise me, that one is also found in judo, bjj, wrestling, etc... Its what judo calls ude gatame basically) or when i dont manage to pull any of those and i get either thrown down or hit from that grip
Best moves/skills for self defense are:
-Jab
-Hook
-cross
-Basic Grappling skills
-At least 1 reliable takedown
-Decent footwork
-Good guard/defense
-Knowledge of how to handle getting punched & keep your head in a fight
-Aggression
These are all things you can get by learning any half-decent martial art
weapons really help too, unarmed combat is a last resort for most of human history and now movies have convinced people it’s the go-to approach
@@MynameisBrianZX unfortunately certain countries have laws against carrying weapons in public even if the person is carrying them for self defence and are perfect citizens.
@@deeznuts5972 In Canada and the UK, you cannot have weapons intended for personal defense even in your own home. You could get in to legal trouble if you kept a baseball bat near the door in case of home invaders. However, if there was a bat there incidentally it could be used in reasonable self defense.
Very strange laws.
@@Valchrist1313 yh very strange, I always tell people to join a cricket club so they have a reason to keep a cricket bat in their homes lol
Dude did you even watch the video🤭. These are gonna get you in jail. How could you call these self defense,
Dunning & Kruger effect is best shown in fighting tutorial videos on RUclips.
Ironic cause that’s how I feel about his channel. Just a bunch of youthful arrogance and bs
@@tyrusmfrechs7025 He is right about a lot of things. I bet youre some goof who did some "self defense training" who thinks he can fight but you'd crumble like a crouton in a real altercation
Except there's no BS. Guy is right and he's debunking myths that are related to martial arts and self-defense.
My left ear loved this video!
I think the best thing I ever learned doing various martial arts was how to avoid fighting. Like, stepping out of the way and letting someone fall over is probably the most effective move that you might see in a movie. Drunks actually fall over if they don’t hit what they’re aiming for. And you don’t have to talk to a police officer after it happens, you just go home.
Saw you on a Icey Mike video of yours that popped up, just started watching more of you! Really good material guy, good editing & writing, like your light approach but pointed views that seem well thought out & researched. You got a subscriber here, added you along side with my Icey, Ramsey & Seth favorites!
Any self-defense system that doesn't incorporate running away is incomplete.
Self defense for me keep a silent mouth and calm mind ,and avoid toxic people🙂💎⭐
Best self-defense is not be there when fight happens. Avoidance is the best option. If you can't avoid, de-escalation and trying to get away from the situation is the best bet. Learning to recognize a bad situation is a vastly underrated skill that will save a lot of troubles and pain.
To add to this, knowing when to punch and when to not. If some guy bumps into you on the street and says "watch where you're going" then don't punch. If some guy starts laying hands on you and shouting, then it's usually best to get the first shot in. Also getting the first punch in gives you more time to run if that's what you wanna do
is this a summary of the video?
No, beating the other guy is the best option.
@@MrCmon113 said like a true idiot
Some self defense classes teach what you're saying in this video. So they're not all a waste of time. : )
My niece once asked me to teach a church group some self defense and I focused most of the time dispelling myths, talking about situational awareness, and talking about the benefits of general athleticism. I also gave them a good strong talk about not blaming victims and always reporting abuse.
I showed them some moves, but just as a way to break up the seriousness of the other discussions.
I was also taught some related stuff but it wasn't in a self-defense marketed school, but one where you learn Sanda
Wow, that sounds so great! Thank you! 😊🥰
🤦 oh yeah, because if there's something in this culture that needs to change, it's totally that we hold victims too accountable for their poor situational awareness. We really need to stop blaming those guys walking down dark alleyways at 3:00 in the morning with their wallets hanging out. It's so uncool to tell them that's a stupid thing to do.
@@SeanWinters tell me ur a r@pist without telling me ur a r@pist
@@SeanWintersYou can teach people situational awareness and deterrence and also teach them that victims aren't responsible for the actions of criminals. You can even do both in the same class, as OP demonstrated.
“If you’re cross faded hangin with the crips at Waffle House at 2 in the morning, I hope you have an updated will”
Lmfao this made me laugh so hard, and I really needed that tonight. Great video.
it was quite shocking how this white-boy knew where we chill at 2am.
@@notusingmyname4791 😭😭😭
Very good points all over the place. Fighting is always risky, no matter how good you are and getting actually good at it means you have to fight for real, a lot. It is not for everyone and honestly shouldn't. People who work with stopping violence need to know it, and then there's those who have been touched by it and can't not stand not knowing how to afterwards. Most others are happy amateurs and being happy and unhurt is a very valid life goal.
It's a valid life goal, but violence in a sense should be for everyone. Conflict makes you strong. Not saying violence has to be the way to do that but conflict often floats around violence or rather violence brings conflict. Better to be sharp and maintain yourself then be unhurt and defenseless.
Very well said!!!! That is the exact reason, why I despise such "self-defense classes".
You can either learn to fight or be very big and very strong
Learning to use for example OC spray may be easier. But I totally agree that there is no quick fixes.
Why i go to the gym instead of the gym ;)
Ideally you should do both
"Every 20 pounds is worth one belt"
-Unknown-
i've done taekwondo for over 20 years, I would say the best self defence move i"ve ever leaned is running
“Best defense, no be there!”
- Karate Kid 2
That is absolutely the truth! Many schools provide certification and a false sense of confidence and send their "students" out like lambs to slaughter. I used to sit through hours of belt testing and cringe at the headlock escape at 3:43. (Isn't it nice that your fellow student is allowing you to escape) that's very respectful of them. Avoidance, situational awareness, and being physically fit will save your life.
All seriousness though, great video. Very concise and easy to understand, perfect explanation for someone who wants to learn ‘self defence’ but doesn’t know where to start. Keep it up 🙏🏻
"no short cuts to violence" is a banger quote
I'm going to start marketing self-defense classes and when people show up, I'm just going to have them run wind sprints for 45 minutes. The last 15 minutes of class will be discussing how to dial 911 on their smart phones from a variety of compromised positions.
Your content about martial arts is one of best i have found mainly for beginners.
Debungs all these shortcuts with demostration.
Good job!
When people ask me what the best style is for self-defense, I saw situational awareness and a gun.
For all the shot Rener catches, I took his GST for LE course. It was phenomenal, totally implemented LE tools and Use of Force policies with real situations cops deal with. Took the course as a black belt and former mma fighter and still learned a lot of great stuff. The teaching methods alone were worth it
People who already have a lot of skills like the way he sort of does a bunkai to implement more practical uses or drills or scenarios for skills you already have. The flak he gets perhaps is for the marketing. Though his defenders say well at least he gets beginners on the right road and if it leads to their taking up more serious longer term training so much the better. But on its own it doesn't do what it says on the packet if it claims it's all you need for self defence. But maybe he doesn't really claim that for his courses.
Bas Rutten is the best self defense instructors because he just tells you how to beat the shit out of people.
I like that you also called out the stupid stuff on the Gracie youtube channel
Unfortunately, it had to be done!
"Don't mistake the trademark for the truth"
Bro you are gonna blow TF up. This video is amazing
You've gained 5 subscribers in 10 minutes. You have a leprechaun to thank.
He probably owes you an apology for sending me here. Im certainly not apologizing.
Another Great Video… Damn Dude.. really… I think you are one of the best Martial Arts You Tubers out there… that said in my opinion there aren’t many. Don’t care how many viewers a channel has… that does NOT guarantee what this channel DOES have the word is “QUALITY” this is quality content, Dank Je Wel for reading Amigos.
Interesting this. I'm starting a new capoeria class (teaching) and had the guy who did my advertising alter the flyer so it didn't include the term self defence knowing full well that capoeira taught like capoeira wouldn't teach a lick of self defence.
That being said in my wild youth I did do a lot of training with bouncers, soldiers, body guards all of whom had combat systems geared towards effective fighting, not really for self defence but for security and control and restraint.
As you say I was always taught 98% of self defence is avoidance.
Situational awareness is the best self defense. Everything else is just a contingency plan.
My awareness sucks so I learned muay thai and jiu-jitsu to compensate
Situational awareness is a weird buzzword and I don't think people are generally speaking about the same thing.
The only key is sparring … that’s why all these self defense style not work in reality .
Thank you sir! 😀👍
Exactly self-defense isn't fighting and MMA isn't self-defense either
“Crossfaded hanging out with the crips at a Waffle House at 2am” 🤣these scenarios always get me
This is an outstanding video that sums up everything people need to know about self defence and martial arts.
Controversial title, logical explanation after defining terms....got me again.
Great video! I like how you break a lot of what is passed around as knowledge. I've also heard the whole shpeil by people who don't train at all saying "I'll just get mad" or "I'll be going on adrenaline", like their opponent isn't angry or pumping the same adrenaline XD.
Well if you want to get technical self-defense is really the legal argument to justify a use of force that would normally be considered assault but the situation warranted it due to the imminent threat / danger to oneself or another. But, you know, semantics.
Self-defense has become short hand for "I want to spend the least time and effort possible to be able to take on 500 armed ninjas in a back alley."
However go to any combat sport school and say you want to learn to fight effectively but not compete and they will think you want to get into street fights, but saying I want to learn for self defense and the meaning of "I'm not an asshole. I don't feel safe and just want to be able to protect myself/others when neccessary" gets across.
Learning a martial art is expensive and time consuming. The person whose going to a self defense seminar isn't going for a easy fix they're going because they have few options. It's not much but it's better than nothing. Now exercising is absolutely the best thing a person can do, if nothing else to give you the ability to effectively run away from a situation.
I think it can even do more harm than good
Make time for options. Bad options are useless.
I actually agree with everything that you have said !! 🖐👺 FIVE STARS !!
Omg he just stood up and walked of with her still holding the headlock 🤣🤣🤣 I'm deceased
Thank you for this video!! OMG!! You hit the nail on the face!
Is there a P.O. box or something where we can send our souls and earthly possessions?
I think it may be P.O Box 666, zip code 66666
found you threw icy mike, you are a really smart dude and i love your points and as someone who wasted his time at basically a strip mall teakwondo school as a kid i really agree with everything you said.That being said why dont you talk about training with guns and shooting as a skill when quite frankly in the world of post 19th century combat most combat is done with firearms not without .
Mainly because I'm not that good with guns yet.
@@ArmchairViolence I find in my experience (I’m a midwesterner) when I hear people talk about self defense they are really saying when is it ok to empty a clip in someone lol
Absolutely good information and this guy is right
My left ear enjoyed most of this
5:45 what the people saying this forget is that the attacker will also have adrenaline, especially if you start to win for even a moment.
The first minutes of this video are golden so good you don't need the rest
Yeah my self defense is 2A all day and situational awareness. Keep your head on a swivel and pay attention to the things around you and yours and don’t hesitate to destroy or evade threats when required.
If someone's choking me against the wall like that, I hope they're wearing a cup or safety glasses. I don't need a fancy self defense class to know how to cause un-ignorable pain from most positions lol. I'm a human, so I know what makes humans stop everything they're doing and recoil
I had to take a break and laugh for 5 minutes at @4:35
Exactly, seminar self defence (or self-protection I’d rather call it) should be the teaching of soft skills to minimise risk… aka awareness skills you can practice on your own or the basics of avoidance and tactical escape from dangerous places. The only physical thing I would teach in a seminar would be boundary setting and distancing which can in itself be used to deter and de-escalate
I applaud your virtuosity and appreciate your wit young sir, but as you well stated- military combative methodologies have context as do self defense techniques.
Self defense is not only the application of less lethal fighting techniques. We must understand that there are no absolutes when advising some one on life and death matters.
This was a brilliant video to be sure, but each of these techniques required context that was not applied.
Spacial awareness could have provided an out for most of the scenarios depicted. A last resort is lethal force, which must always remain on the table despite jurisprudence in support of duty to retreat.
In point of fact: most Self defense is a few well placed techniques, sound judgement, and good thinking at the end of the day. Beyond that, just don't be where bad things happen most frequently (as you said).
Furthermore,
in defense of my brothers and sisters employed in the civilian world now, military combatives like "LINE MCMAP" can be effective with the application of cold arms or a force multiplier (as it is referred to by some). As to legality- even those employed by the state and (or) department of public safety are legally civilians, and private security contractors, police, licensed armed bonded fugitive recovery agents alike must operate within the same contextual body of law as the average civilian (in most states).
Keep making great videos young man.
I like the point that you made about adrenaline. Something else on the same topic is that the attacker is also going to be experiencing just as much of an adrenaline rush as you are. And they likely are going to be able to cope with the side effects and better use the benefits of that adrenaline rush because they likely have more experience with adrenaline in a violent situation than the average person. The best self defense skills are going to be verbal judo (the art of talking yourself out of a fight or dangerous situation) and situational awareness to keep yourself out of harms way in the first place. After that it’s going to be regularly training to fight, and thirdly having a weapon on your person and knowing when and how to use it effectively. Notice I said training with each of the two options that included using violence. Without training you will not be able to effectively utilize these skills, or be in good enough shape to pull them off. Just my opinions here, stay safe, stay blessed.
When you stood up with your lady helper I just lost it! Not only are you very articulate but you’re funny as hell!😂😂😂
Finally someone who says the truth
It's a great video! Self-defense is available all over the world, but you can't tell if it's really effective until you actually fight. I think the reality is more difficult than training, and you can't beat the opponent as you want.
I agree with 95% of what you say ,however I have used the headlocknose group before several times and it work!!
I'm an amateur boxer, I can tolerate pain fine in a controlled setting and probably stand a chance with a random drunk half my weight. However, I would likely get my life beat out of me by a ball-kicking, bat swinging, belly-shanking, or trigger happy thug with real life fighting experience.
Awesome insight man.
it hurts that the gracie bros have to be in this
I too was disappointed. They obviously know how to fight. I think they just recognize that there is money to be made in the self defense industry.
The reverse wrist grab actually does work if you roll your hand towards their thumb instead of the opposite direction. It is a move they teach you in amateur wrestling.
There's like a million decent ways to escape from a wrist grab. The person in the original video demonstrated one of the only versions that absolutely doesn't work lol
@@ArmchairViolence that's mostly true, this can work if done immediately on first contact, not after a grab has settled and solidified.
Just bite
@@ArmchairViolence one thing she didn't show is a quick step back to straighten the arm. You really yank it straight, so it's more like wringing out a towel than arm wrestling. It's still really low percentage.
if you're a large, strong, disciplined young man, and give it 30 hours per week,, in a proper-sized class (2-3 men per class) and you focus on covering up your head and ribs with your foreams and do front snap kicks at the bladder/knees and stop kicks at the shins/knees, you can be pretty competent in 5 months. Such classes will cost you about $30 per hour. Do you want/CAN you give it 30 hours and $900 per month.
Fantastic Video! Keep it up!
I love your content! The way you present and break down interesting topics is right up my alley. I really hope, your channel blows up! One small thing I‘d change is the music in the background. I found it very distracting while listening to your arguments and could have done without it. Anyways, good luck, ma man, I‘ll be here to watch you succeed 👊🏼
You are a good man!
I'am very exited as i'am starting Krav Maga next week !
How’d it go
How it go???
Awsome video, had a lot of fun watching it.
You need to do something with the audio though, listening on headphones with the speech on one ear and the music on the other is quite irritating^^
You're right about most of it, but anticipating the techniques (because you know in advance what's coming) is easy to make any technique not work. Not only shitty self defense techniques, you can do it with any mma technique as well.
My left ear really enjoyed this video
"Crossfaded Crips at Waffle House" is my new band name
I request videos debunking self defense videos! So fun
Great Video!
What do you think of the Active Self Protection seminars? I have seen video of the guy giving seminars at legit martial arts academies and he seems to understand true self defense. He teaches situational awareness, maintaining distance with the right EDC tools, such as a blinding flashlight and verbal acknowledgement (when you first anticipate a threat), verbal warning with pepper spray if the threat continues to advance, and gun if the threat warrants it, and martial skills only as a last resort plan B tool set. Check it out, let me know what you think. I value your opinion.
When every mma guys make these "self defense techniques don't work" videos why do you MMa guys try to discredit the techniques by applying the techniques incorrectly in the first place? In the first video the girl doing the technique has her arm fairly straight but when you grab Kaylen she had her arms bent, same with yourself when you tried it on your male friend and the you even struggled with a tiny person because you bent your arms. Try this technique again with a straight arm on film and see if it even works and when it does apply resistance and see if it works again or not, the main thing is do the techniques correctly
So if I ever get into a real situation let me jus remind my opponent “hey can you straighten your arm out so I can do my move correctly?”We know self defense is about ending the situation as quick as possible.so the moves have to quick and fast but also realistic,to me I would say get a basic understanding of striking and grappling.
@@AyeJordan7 dude, this not the first time I've seen mma guys poorly execute a technique they've seen done by traditional Martial arts, by deliberately applying said techniques incorrectly, its easy to show the techniques doesn't work when you change the position of the arm. This reminds me of magicians applying slight of hand, when the audience doesn't notice the subtle change it looks amazing but when you know the tricks it's not so amazing, the comment you made shows how ignorant of the actual issue with how he tricked you into believing that the technique doesn't work, if he actually applied the techniques exactly like the video and it failed I'd 100% believe him that technique doesn't work but that's not what he does at all. Also your comment shows you don't understand that the "defender"of the wrist grab is actually bending their arms on purpose rather than having their arms straight. Its the defender not the attacker that made the techniques fail.
@@Projectdarksource like I said my attacker in real life is not gonna bend his arm a certain way for me jus so I can pull off my move,if your martial art isn’t teach u skill first then idk wat to tell u.
@@Projectdarksource like I said my bro my attacker in real life is not gonna fix his arm so I can do my little wrist lock…this is why skill is more important then “moves “…….plus this is exactly how karate started before it was even called karate,back when it was called Chinese hand…the skill set of fighting was taught first then kata and “self defense “besides realistically self defense is basically how u react,it jus has to be quick and easy,simple bc your goal is to get away not stay there and fight..you can’t prodict how your attacker is going to attack u only thing u can do is have a basic understanding of striking and grappling..not saying u have to be a master jus basic understanding.once again jus like how karate USE to have a basic understanding of grappling,a lot of toutie and tegumi techniques were practiced back then.u can find this in the bubishi the Bible of karate,or jus simply look up Okinawan jiu jitsu bc that’s wat karate was called,skill will always be more important then”moves.jus bc something’s a tradition dosnt mean it’s good,martial arts is always about evolving,keeping wat works rejecting wat dosnt
@@AyeJordan7 again you show more ignorance with your comment by talking about the attacker, it's the defender in the video thats purposely bending their arms(and no it's not their reaction, its designed to make a technique look bad purposely)when the original technique shown is done when the defender has their arms straight, this is not the only dishonest video where an mma instructor or what have you demonstrates a technique done in a video and then go apply them incorrectly on purpose, I've seen another mma instructions where they purposely get the defender to hold the attackers arms in a raised arm position when the original video they're imitating the defender has their arms down. I'm not against mma, I'm against a dishonest display of techniques and claiming they didn't work. Any technique applied poorly will fail 100% of the time. Please watch the video carefully.
The RIP Kaylen bit had me in crying lol😂
The best self-defense I know is savagery. Basically, fighting like a madman.
i got that joestar secret technique
I have grown up to realize that Master Wong teaches self-defense for himself lol
This stuff won't work for average people against geniunely aggressive average people
Regarding you guys testing the wrist grab, your form was sloppy.
You need to step toward the person to increase your leverage to break out of the wrist grab. I grapple and use a similar move to break out of wrist grabs and prevent arm drags.
Like i said to a squash opponent, the problem with that shot your doing to win the point is that the other guy is trying to stop it. That applies here. All these moves etc always require compliance from the attacker. Running away is winning and your life is defended. Standing going toe to toe is not self defence it is fighting. Watch animals in the wild. First sign of danger and they split. If the confrontation is still brought to them, they strike out to break the engagement, then split again right away.
Please do a video on urban combatives 👌
"It depends."
-Ryan Hoover has entered the chat
Self defence is situational awareness verbal communication control ego phscyological strategy and understanding of basic law fighting is the last option of self defence
There are many problem with the selfdefence:
1. People has no idea about mostlikely threads as a consequences cannot react when it happens.
2. Hand-2-hand approach to an yet unavoidable (so when the violence came to your well closed house, which is not quite likely but more likely than a massshooting/stabbing everyone so afraid of) thread has an obvious problem, when you engaged it is difficult to disengage.
3. People who invested time into selfdefence either quiteunlilely target from the beginning or planning to do risky things consciously (be a policeman or a guard). Yep an attacker isn't eager to attack a huge guy with a gun, a dog, behind the metal door and signalisation unless the price covers all expences.
4. The main problem with weapons they are not with you at the monent because of many different reasons.
Interesting concept you have. I’ve seen so many of the fake moves lol. Good coverage
Best defence is swallowing your ego and diffusing the situation like the big mature adult you are
Fight Master, can you please make a video on how channels like Kung Fu and Tai chi center with Jake Mace and others exist with so many subscribers and people in the comments saying it actually works. I'm baffled watching their street fighting vids and techniques.
This is a great question, and I'm probably going to make a video on it now
Nah man, all you need is a flashlight. I wOuLD JuSt BliNd aN AtTaCkER! Just ask Icy Mike for his Olight sponsor
Icy mike literally says you need to know how to fight before using a flashlight.
Jakobe Bryant Issa joke
Doesn't work with me. I can look directly at the noon sun and feel no difference.
@@sandupamaliyanage9951thats great, i wont even need a torch with you when your eyes are already fried
Weapons were developed because unarmed combat is highly ineffecient
Actually unarmed combat bareley even existed at all because people used swords to fight.
@@gersonencarnacion3744exactly
@@gersonencarnacion3744 long before that, they used clubs, spears, and sharp rocks, held in the hand.
Great content!
most of the self defense classes I saw before tiktok fell into 3 categories (with some overlap):
Situational awareness and adopting confident behavior
Clawing the fuck outta someone's eyes, then taking out a knee and stomping violently on their groin (or bladder if it's a woman attacker).. but you're trying to make everything pop, and then run way.
An interactive ad for taking their brand of martial art for $x/mo.
The way I see it is like you said, know how to fight= train and practice frequently and hope that if you do get attacked that the person is just some generic street thug who doesn't know what they're doing
I believe that some of us forget that we've training for so many years. I think sometimes we forget that non of these techniques work when working with someone who is prepped and knows what is coming next. Not that they work much better when you surprise someone with them either but marginally better, AND they work even worse when you have to stop and think about them first. Yes you are completely right in that those weekend classes on self defense don't work... unless you are the person going to a class every weekend, and then it would be cheaper to just join a club. But that's my thought , I could wrong, but there it is.
I've been in headlocks and EVERY time, when I grabbed them by the nuts, they SO wanted to get away from me.
Good video and very true. But that is the culture we live in isn't it? Spend minimal time to get maximum results through shortcuts and zero effort ==> doesn't work.
Just to note: looks like you've panned the vocal audio to the left channel by accident?
The mic only recorded one channel, and I didn't realize it. I switched mics and the problem went away
@@ArmchairViolence record your voice on mono track, you have one mouth so it's going to be mono anyway - even if you record on stero track it will still be mono signal but taking up 2x hdd space(unless you have stero mic). Peace