I am really serious. I am 74, 220 lbs, don’t exercise like I should, have a small balance problem. How other than running can I defend a from a guy that wants to fight and gets well within my space. Help
@@philg.7013 I definitely, would carry some kind of tactical weapon as well learn and train situational awareness to learn how to detect and avoid a threat
G'day mate, new subscriber here. This is a great channel and I'm enjoying your content immensely while learning some handy new tricks, so thank you. Regarding always having your hands up in a potential violent situation, which is a must, I can add a bit more to that from when I used to work the doors at some of the rougher pubs and clubs here in Australia. This is not for a knife attack, just a general confrontation with an out of control drunken punter, or any potential un-armed fight situation in life. When talking to an aggressive punter, I always had my left hand up to my face pretending to scratch my chin and my right arm up across my lower chest with my left elbow slightly resting in my right hand. (This hand position and gesture can also convey to the punter you are listening to what they are rambling on about, which in itself can diffuse the situation a lot of the times) I used this because the 90% of the population are right hand dominant. And all drunk punters will try the big haymaker with their dominant hand, so I was able to block the big haymaker which was coming my way with the left pretty effectively. My right hand was up enough too, so I was ready to release it to do what was needed after blocking the right haymaker or block a punch coming from a left handed punter if need be. It's a trick I learned from a fellow student way back, and I used it very successfully in a lot of ugly situations at work. So again, thank you, and keep the videos coming. Cheers.
Exactly brother, I’m out of it myself and would have my son, friends, supporters and who ever wanted to help, I’m trying to teach a friend from afar, I used to do a ladies
If possible it’s always better, love to know what eria he was in Hereford , as I’ve been involved, enough said was he called Frank by any chance, always nice to hear
Im 66 now. When I was much younger, I taught self defense using mixed martial arts and basic street fighting much like your teaching here. My body has suffered some pretty serious injuries that have made things much more difficult to do. I mostly stick to the basics and try to do maximum damage as quickly as possible. Everything I can damage or even break quickly. I cant run anymore, but I will try to avoid putting myself in bad situations as best that I can. Eyes, neck, collarbone, elbows, knees, groin, wrists, and a few arteries/pressure points. I have found that when there are multiple threats, if you destroy the first one within a few seconds, usually, the rest will back off after seeing that the first one is on the ground and needs medical services. Eyes, throat, collarbone breaks and broken wrists or forearms are dramatic, completely incapacitating, easy and quick. If they can't see, stand, or even breath much, they sure as hell cant be a threat anymore, and they need their friends help to get to a hospital. You dont have to be big or a martial arts master to do many of these things. Just about anyone can do them once they have been taught how to do them, and they are extremely effective. Hit the enemy fast, hard, and repeatedly. Multiple injuries as quickly as possible. Then you know you have time to get away. There is nothing "Fair" about getting attacked, so you do not fight it fairly. Everything you can do without a weapon, is on the table and appropriate. You have to consider that they were going to attack you and maybe leave you for dead or worse. Any damage the enemy suffers, is their own fault and the Karma that they worked so hard for. You must have the mindset that the attackers are going to try to kill you. You do everything you can to stop that from happening and making sure that they cant chase you. With my personal situation, it isnt an option as I cant escape quickly on foot. I hope that more people who appear to be easy targets, watch your videos and learn more about defending themselves. Great work.
Valioso su comentario. Una pregunta: a su edad de 66 años, con todl lo que dijo.acerca de su salud, si usted tuviera una pelea o incidente callejero, podríasalir airoso teniendo en cuenta esos años y lesiones? Em otras palabras: sirve a usted lo que sabe de las MMA? O SE NECESITA UNA SALUD IMPECABLE PARA DEFENDERNOS? LE AGRADECERÍA SU RESPUESTA. MIS RESPETOSY SALUDOS!!
@@JoeFerber Brain damage. Can leave you Pissing In a bag No limbs move Any more No speech. The list goes on. Would you rather be dead.? Euthanasia is illegal. They won't do it
The ability to read body language is super super valuable. I have completely avoided fights and altercations on a few occasions just by reading the guy's body language and expressions, and exiting the situation altogether.
@@KorithStoneheartthat sounds boring and many times not possible unless you want to be a victim. Get a reputation as unhinged and violent. Everyone fears pain especially now with so many tender woke boys so giving 1 person severe pain the rest back off.
@@shawnkelly695 Violence begets violence. Or.... he who lives by the sword.... My Dad went this way and got a reputation as a hard Bastard. He said they never stopped coming at him, because someone else always wants to be top dog, and they only get there by beating the current one.
I’m 57 now and went through one of the best police academy’s in the US in 1989. I was 6”3 205 lbs. was an athlete through college. Only real fight training I had was with my father who was an airborne ranger in Ww2,Korea and Vietnam and taught me certain skills but the main thing he taught me was u don’t quit injured or not. I was called out by a 4th degree black belt hand to hand instructor to the mat for a full speed example. I won 3 n a row by just overwhelming a guy with my reach and strength. Long story short u can slow motion fight but when it’s real life it doesn’t always work
Yeah it’s amazing how different the situation’s can be and what works and what doesn’t, I ended up in a situation that I absolutely thought I was going to get a real hiding and it was three recently badged paras from uk airborne forces, they picked their time as my mate went to a shop as we where in a nightclub queue, I believe it was fear and me knowing that I could control it reasonably well, they were jealous really because we had a top notch posting with uk special forces, as signals intelligence, . Fortunately two were taller than me probably by 4-5 inch, I did chins shins, and neck chops as the guy who I got the arm of twisted away and I turned the other guy and gave him a kick that ended up being from behind cos he kept turning, by the time my pal ran up I’d give the mouthpiece a heel to kidney and he screamed apparently that was the worst injury because he ended up losing his career but they were the aggressors and bullied me but I believe fear just made me perform, pretty much cos I managed to control it. Years later l had a fall out with a game keeper and we fought over a gate then on both sides of the gate both on the same side, he kept vaulting the gate getting composure and started again, I wouldn’t say there was really a winner, but fuk me what a guy, and dealer boots really hurt, believe he was like bat man , many years later I had a drink with him and he told me he was pretty much drunk from a social shoot he was on that day and someone took his guns off him,.. well one lucky guy, I was argue over a route to run on , tut tut,
What was the full speed example you were called to the Matt for? Were you boxing each other or grappling each other to a takedown or submission? Or were you starting from a position and working off of it?
As a former bouncer who has taken martial arts, boxing, wrestling, and has been a street fighter, Several of your tips I have used on multiple occasions over the years and they work. A lot of instruction I have seen on youtube may look good when your partner is letting you do the technique but they won't work in a real world application. I know from personal experience that your tips that I have used actually do work, and work well.
Lol until someone reads your eyes and body language and you get hurt bad. Your eyes will let the other person know where and when you gonna punch. As you swing you are not as ballanced and will find yourself on the ground being boot stomped. I learned to never swing first especially smaller guys that can move so fast. You swing then shit they on your back tearing you up before you even realise your punch never landed or your movement and size has been used against you and you are on the ground. Big guys usually have bad knees and or bad back. Watch their moves and attack the weak points. Big guys may land a hard punch but move so slow and easy to tire them out.
"We all have a plan until we get punched in the mouth " -- i got stabbed 7 times paying for gas at a gas station. When i went to pay i felt a punch clock me in the side of the face. You might say i won the fight because I tackled the attacker to the ground and while hugging him tight to stop him from stabbing me more i kept head butting him in the face knocking him out in the process and giving myself a concussion and broken jaw because i went into hulk survival mode just hitting him with my head and face as hard as i could to hold him down until police arrived ... but I lost the fight because I was in the hospital for 3-4 weeks after and PT and other appointments for almost a year after . I wish myself now at 38 would have told my 22 yr old hot head self to just walk away because 80 bucks for gas wasn't worth it . And now i always use my debit/credit card for gas... videos like this may teach you something . But the best weapon in most cases is your words to try and defuse the situation . Granted my situation i didnt have a chance to use words but most cases words can save your life . Even if you feel you can win the fight . Ya never know if there is hidden friends or weapons
U said it,,have to look at the big picture..is it going to be worth it..few dollars getting robbed so be it,,atleast r in one piece and have another day to live and earn ,important u have ur body and wellbeing in one piece...even a tiger backs out if it sees a wild Buffalo in prime..Not worth the fight and getting injured ..we humans have a family to feed ,,,Heroism looks good in movies ...as long as it's not life threatening for family and honour ,,, Overlook and get on with life
That’s what Mike Tyson said. Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.😂 it’s so true too lol sry for your luck bud glad you survived that I’ve been stabbed with a butchers knife i was sticking up for a woman who’s boyfriend was beating her the girl need turning around and stabbed me bc I was beating her boyfriend up from him beating on her i did knock her out I felt bad but she stabbed me for sticking up for her after that i don’t jump in a couple fight anymore fudge that shyt
The palm strike under the chin sends the head backwards, very hard to hold your balance when your head is now looking up,this will cause the opponent to fall over ,doesn't take alot of force and the follow up ,hitting opponent as they are falling helps alot ,I have done this many times against larger opponents.
Yeah even a two handed to the chest is great, also if you’re in a position where there’s more than one and it’s a street fight, once you palmed that guy a heel to the sternum, and essentially pivoting to turn around 180 because you could bet your bottom dollar that someone would be looking at you from behind, like the scumbags do, possibly not but no rules mess, is exactly that and some are too fair when others arnt fortunate to have had that beaten out of me lol
@@Viv8ldi If you can not talk it down, or walk away, or run away.. but are forced to fight... expect it to be life or death... so you do not care if you break the enemies neck, or make them blind or paralyzed or dead. BUT, if you are scared you might hurt your enemy... you will hold back, and if you hold back... you die. How ever, 99.9999999% chanse you will never end up in a situation that you can not talk, walk or run away from.
Even California law allows preemptive strikes if you have reasonable fear of being attacked and had to strike first to defend yourself. The secret is to articulate the danger. The circumstances. Are you outnumbered? Is the attacker belligerent and threatening? Did he seem to be inebriated and you've tried to talk your way out. Is he much bigger than you? Be able to describe all the ways you rec8tnzed as reasonable fear of being attack to support your preemptive self defense. The prosecution. Has to disprove your self-defense beyond a reasonable doubt once you raised self defense. I'm a retired prosecutor and know the value of being able to articulate all the facts to support your self defense. But once your attacker is neutralized, you are not allowed to inflict unnecessary force. But what is the line? What if I blocked his punch and had him in an arm bar then broke his arm? Well, I'm a small guy (5'5") and old (63 years old). I'm not going to trade punch for lunch. I had to neutralize him as fast as possible and as far as necessary. I had to pull his arm into an arm bar hard to prevent him from breaking free to further attack me. Oh, I broke his arm? I'm sorry. He shouldn't have resisted so hard. I was afraid he would kill me if he could break away. So I had to hang on as hard as he tried to break free. If you had not taken any formal classes or certification, great. That way no ine can claim you should have used your skills to minimize force. I have no official self defense training. So no one can pull out my black belt certificate and claim I'm a trained killer. I'm just flopping around as best as I could, ladies and gentlemen of the jury.
unless you have it on camera or voice recorded where you insist they go away, don't come near me, leave me alone etc. Especially you capture them making threats.
Great video. Also if they snuck you and got you pinned either on the ground or against something and you can't attack the eyes, throat or groin look for the ears. He'll be very close and you want to go with hammer strikes until they get back from you. Aim low so if you miss, you're not hitting skull you'll be hitting his neck. Then you can alternate low and high strikes. The ear is sensitive and they will have to free up their hands, enough for you to get the space you need to get away from him. It doesn't take much to make an ear bleed. It's also very painful and their balance will be affected enough for you to get the hell out of there. Thank you for the training sir.
Thank you for the excellent tips. I would add a tip from a police perspective. When the cops arrive both combatants will claim to be the innocent party. So the cops will interview witnesses. If they can’t determine who started the fight all go to jail. If witnesses didn’t see the start of the conflict, turning only after the noise starts and seeing you winning they may conclude you started the fight. And you may be the only one going to jail. I really like your open hands attack. Before the fight they look harmless. I also suggest verbally trying to descale the conflict so witnesses can hear you.
Solid point. This method requires an absolute ferocious killing instinct of first strike and lethal force non--stop until the opponent is out. Not for the feint of heart, but for me, I must train this mentality. After getting older and the one-shot KO strike to the jaw not laying guys out like it once did or just wobbling big guys, now it just stuns people around my weight too, and often I've just stood back and kinda watched them to see the effect, and let them back in, when a few follow ups and staying inside and being rapidly offensive would have put them out once they were stunned. But legally that is a double-edged sword. You do need to adopt a sociopathic mindset or at least act/appear like one to make this method work, and you could even kill people with the throat strikes. That is the missing element. Nick is the real deal in a sea of complete BS, as his training methods lead to getting into that intense state of output needed to come out on top and thereby survive.
Great video Nick! I walked into an elevator with someone who was visibly loaded. I used the techniques we worked on and kept myself and others safe in the elevator. Scary situation but it worked out. I felt scared but in-control thanks to my training with you!!!!
The legendary Nick Drossos! It's so good to see you well and healthy, man.👍 I've been a subscriber since 2009. I remember the first video I saw from your channel was the Knife Defense with the Red Markers slashed on white t-shirts. I said to myself, "wow this is a pretty realistic training, in real life you can't survive a knife attack, this guy knows his stuff." 👏 Been a subscriber since. Thank you so much for your helpful videos all these years. I wish you all the best, Nick. Stay healthy and keep contributing to the community. God bless. ❤
I was waiting for a series of strikes to finish a fight in 3 seconds but instead was given 3 ideas about getting to the point of ending a fight in 3 seconds. My man just gave a master class on chess openings for a fight. If you play chess you know that if you make mistakes in the opening then you'd better hope your opponent isn't very good or you are going to lose.
my dad use to box and so I did some boxing here and there, then went into the ol karate but one thing that never changed is when engaged I always focused on opponents waist because peripheral (if its good) will see everything coming from arms and legs and especially where opponent is moving. Always helped but fortunate to not have to get into tons of brawls. Mostly sparring. Smashing nose is a good first strike, namely due to eyes filling with water/blood and yes totally attack and finish attack before splitting scene. Good points here
Good points. But talking as a member of a security team, bear in mind that if the opponent is only talking smack, has no weapon, and you make the preemptive strike, you could be putting yourself in legal trouble. Obviously this has all kinds of facets. In a violent situation, yeah, make the strike. If you're just dealing with a blowhard, you may win the fight but find yourself in jail with a lot of legal battles. You have to follow a continuum of force....you up his level of force by one level. Just going from talking to striking makes you legally look like you're the instigator of the fight. Fight to win, but fight smart. Too often, instructors ignore the legal aspects of a fight, especially involving a deadly weapon. There's always some yahoo videoing a situation. The best fight is one you don't have.
Ive used the palm to cram nose upward n break it with intense speed aswell as side close-lines... keeping hands above to distract & when the opponent is massively tall/like 400 pounds a side kick to shins forces him to bend over then a hard chop to back of neck out cold for 20 mins 😂...poking eyes works gr8 too & then rush into body to lift him up then crash down to ground...super fast chin jab is also gr8 if u clip it hard enough will cause knockout aswell...i dont like to go for balls but if they got a gun or knife and u dont know arm locks to break it/disarm then its last resort for survival 😉
A three second fight, like any other fight, is such a live experience that you only have to remember to go for soft targets, i.e. eyes, throat and groin. You can also leg sweep to off balance your opponent and trip him. Go savage to conclusion.
Iam as vell a bodyguard. Worked also in security in a big mall, bouncer work also in bars/ restaurants etc... Brainmuscle is the number one. Whatever tactics you ever use. If you fight, you fight hard! And win. I have never lost a fight, but i have trained boxing, wrestling, karate, kickboxing, muy thai, kung fu.
All great tips. However, in many jurisdictions a pre-emptive strike can be seen as battery, perhaps assault, even if the other guy is the one initiating the aggressive behavior. Better to use strong, direct language akin to "back off", "stop where you are", "I don't want to fight you", "I will defend myself if you dont back away", etc,...plus put your palms up as you make it clear you want him to back away. This gives you a plausible story to tell police, especially if there are witnesses who saw and/or heard you, that you were not the aggressor, that you tried to disengage, and that you had no choice but to defend yourself.
No stand your ground laws? Dang. I think in a normal World if a person is within arms reach yelling aggressively at you Id think talking is over. Would it be the same if it was an angry Man and a Woman? or a Kid? Would anyone think the guy was going up to them to talk?
Yes I totally agree with you. Your comments are reflecting my exact thoughts like a mirror. I always like to tell any aggressor not to come any closer with my palms up and a firm voice tell them that I WILL defend myself. I used this technique in my local liquor store with some doofus on my case. I live in Ontario, Canada and we have no stand your ground laws and striking first is never a good option here. You will go to court if you do.
You basically described most of Europe, I'm a former RAF commando and I've had to belay so much of my own self defence training in civilian life avoiding combat it's very disconcerting to throw out 20 years of training because of the liberal weakness of the "civil" Europe.
I feel people on the highways/roads protesting are holding people hostage because they cant leave. I feel they should be charged as such. I seen this video of a small blonde lady get out of her car walk over to the people sitting on the highway. She pinched/grabbed the hair on the back of his neck and walked him off the road. lol It look like it hurt sooooo bad. lol The guy didnt dare walk back on the road. lmfao She looked like a conservative mom around age 30 in nooooo way was they keeping her away from her kids.
Superb video! Great coach who knows what he’s talking about! Saying goes when learning from a coach” two ears one mouth.” Listen to what’s he’s telling you before you speak. A lot can be done in 3 seconds and yes demonstrating takes somewhat longer the just 3 seconds!
Growing up I took an Amid Kung Fu system which I have not heard of a system like it today. We were never taught to fight only self defense, survival. All the techniques we were taught were to cause serious injury as quick as possible, to eliminate the threat without expending unnecessary energy. It was an extremely effective system which fortunately I’ve only had to use what I know a couple of times. It’s a humbling thought knowing you can cause so much damage to an individual.
Thanks Good Stuff. To the point. As a former Prison Officer for 22 years I used some of those techniques to survive many attacks while on duty and off duty.
Good advice! so much to consider, but you have to be a step ahead. A shame in todays world we have to watch out for these things, always someone trying to give someone a hard time or intimidate them.
Practice 3 hours of rugby for a game 80 minutes. Get the details correct otherwise you'll the whole thing wrong, then practice it over and over so that it sticks in your brain and become second nature...common sense nowadays huh🤦🏽♂️
Man I have a problem. Arthritis keeps my old middle fingers too stiff to make a tight fist. What are my best moves to protect and end ? I'm 5ft9 and can use palm strike ok. thx.
Stiff fingers work great to the eyes. The old judo chop to the side of the neck is illegal in almost every fight competition. This is why you want to use it, it works to well.
Great advice if you're on the street and no one else is around but, if there are witnesses or CCV cameras, don't you open yourself up to assault charges by striking first?
Well keep your hands up, and distance always move and show that you are being passive and trying to diffuse but when you have no options, then you have 2 choice you let him attack first or you go pre emptive
I’m only 5’3 and aiming for the throat or face is hard for me. I practice punching the solar plexus. Sometimes I’ll jab to the chin then go low to the solar plexus with non stop punches.
This is excellent advice to someone already properly trained in self-defence, capable of open-handed technique, and who knows only ever to apply this in a do-or-die situation with no witnesses. Otherwise terrible advice, because being seen (which is likely) to strike first and repeatedly will very seriously work against you when it comes to court (and it will). It'd be responsible to start the video with this caveat. Thanks for sharing!
You said you never like to strike the same level, that you alternate high and low (or vise-versa). But your follow-up strikes to the face or throat were then followed up by more strikes to the same area. Could you please explain? Thanks!
I doubt there are any need in additional punches after properly placed palm to the chin. With some details not covered here - as footwork and hit direction - its a pretty dangerous move and your enemy will probably sleep on the ground ( also you will be searched by the cops but thats another story lol )
Hi Nick, thank you for the video. You demonstrated some great self-defense options but, which one would you choose first? The hand strike to the eyes? The palm up through the chin? The throat punch? For those of us without the training you have, we have to pick one. Which one has the highest degree of success?
Thank you, very informative. I was wondering how to knock an opponent out without breaking my knuckles. Now I know. Anytime you jar an opponents head backwards ( with the palm or elbow), it causes the brain to bounce back and forth within the cranium, causing a knock out.
This started reality good. The fight philosophy, stance, distant and steppins all that was great. Fingers to the eyes really bad idea. That's easy miss. You could just do an open palm to the nose. Basically the same move & disabling effect, and hard to miss. An open palm upper cut even better. Groin shots are very risky it's an easy miss.
That is exactly I'd told my kids, the 3 most sensitive spots and don't let the bullies know you're going to strike first. Most bullies usually will blah their mouths before they even do anything.
You're teaching them possibly to unlive... you seriously better be mindful that doing so . having that knowledge can be a charge..and failed attempt too ... huge difference between a fight and war... huge difference between a Military personal and civilian Life.. furthermore having that knowledge ... that makes you more of intent in a court system...I knew what I was doing...now they're dead...and at fault for doing so ..and I hit first .. further more showing aggressions...
I had a dream about being at a gathering of some kind where I was faced with a large attacker. I feel strongly that dreams mean something and show us what we are lacking or afraid of. I’m here to learn how to handle and attacker just in case. I have only been in a few stressful fight situations in my younger years and there is so much adrenaline pumping it’s hard to think logically. Thanks for the video. I think everyone should learn how to handle themselves.
Great vid man! The follow up is more important than the first strike, since ending the confrontation has become your only way to walk away... keep up, the Force is with you.
Hitting first creates legal problems. You have to be able to show that you tried to avoid the confrontation, and that option was not a realistic expectation. First I would advise to be aware of your surroundings, and avoid getting into the situation in the first place. For the times that avoidance is not an option, and extreme force is required, body positioning, distance, available weapons in the immediate area, and vulnerable targets are something everyone should be familiar with. Plus are you expecting to fight one person who's standing in front of you without noticing his four friends behind you. Environmental awareness is something that should never be neglected. You do still need conditioning, timing, and repetitive training to create muscle memory of proper movement, and tolerance of impact . Also your level of force should be limited to what is necessary. If a threat can safely be neutralized through joint manipulation, don't go overboard by using fishhooks, ripping their eyes out, or cracking their head open on a cement floor. Those methods can be used in survival situations against serious threats to life. What you can do depends on your skill level and the abilities of those who pose a threat. Don't treat a 90lbs drunk girl with bad coordination in the same manner as you would respond to a physically imposed threat by a 6'4" 300lbs felon who escaped from prison. For serious, unavoidable threats to life, do follow the advise of this video, and keep fighting.
I agree with the above commenter I AM a second degree black belt in ninjusutsu and an asssistant instructor and also the highest student you know striking first if you cannot even sure there is potential for loss of life I think that could run you in to legal problems in fact part of our martial arts rules says never be abusive or offensive sup ringly even though ninjas just is called the assassin art while many moves may cause serious injury I think few actually approach deadly techniques the things this guy is telling you seems more dangerous than what ever learnbin Class My Sensei is careful to stated what ever you do you need to be able to say you had a legitimate reason to do it
Good advice. Starting position always hands up. My own method was arms semi folded but ready. The body twist or thrust is key to final application of the strike. I survived nearly three decades as an officer with HMPS using exactly these methods but the average 'hard man' in the street is usually shanked up and will stab you for no reason. It seems fashionable now to stab first to show how tough you are. My best advice is to walk away whenever you can and avoid confrontation. Street fighting only looks cool in movies.
Thank you Mr. Drossos for your professional techniques that takes seconds to finish off an opponent with a great opportunity of reading body language. I think you have to be well concentrated in the mind to initiate a quick blow to the chin that will knock you off the feet and balance. Excellent
100% enjoy your training more than any other RUclips instructor... one thing that I do find though, is usually when instructing the person being demonstrated on is of equal size or physically slightly lesser build than the instructor. Is a key thing not to even stay around and run if the guy is built like a fighter and knows what he's doing and you're smaller build and only learning from RUclips.
To many comments are coming at this from a fighting sparring mindset, Nick is not teaching you how to fight, he’s teaching you self protection and how to end a threat. Why would you want somebody to attack you first, he could be a golden glove boxer, or a college champ wrestler, you don’t know who your dealing with. The altercation starts way before it gets physical, if somebody is approaching your personal space threatening you he’s telling you he’s going to hurt you, you should take him at his word, then you should preemptively strike use the element of surprise on him and follow up, and the second you have an opening to escape and leave the situation you should. This is not a fighting this is self protection. I been to one of Nicks seminars he knows what he’s doing.
@@NickDrossos hey what’s up Nick, I was at your Seminar back years ago when you had it in Manhattan, the one with the older cop there, I came with with my brother.
Yes totally agree. Once they've been verbally aggressive or threatening you cannot allow them into your personal space, you hav to strike first or move away ideally very quickly to create space.
@@shavas100 but when you're in an enclosed space like a jail cell then there's no chance to run away and he might have friends that help him. Then what.
"Three second fighter" by Geoff Thompson is a book I read in the 1990s. Geoff was a bouncer in the Coventry area. Maybe this video is taken from his book?
Your attacks are too complicated. If you wanna win in 1 second you put a full strike ( a jab) with your fist in his throat and the end of story. You don't need to use fingers or elbows at all.
@@warrennicholsony.fernando4513 Sure and because that 3 seconds are too much at all. 1 second with 1-2 strikes in the vital place and the end of the story.
Listen, you can't control things like this, you can give it a go, and use skill and training and hope he doesn't move, there are zero guarantees in any fight. I've had hundreds of fights, sparing sessions, and a few actual combat situations, first truth we must all understand, you can train , you can work, but it is never guaranteed. Have series of.blows , blocks and even then be prepared to switch. A solid fight iq says, you can only control yourself, you want a fight to end, don't be there!
Use your fear to your advantage... it's a tool. It's how we've survived for thousands of years. If the attacker is "ACTING" like a badass.. it's likely that is all he is doing. Kill the EGO. Train to BE the badass, and never lose your fear.
Well you have to take the entire attack in context and at the end it’s your life, you can wait for him to attack you first or you can be prepared and if and when you feel you life is in danger you make your move.
Great video as usual Nick!, quick question on the palm strike, would it be better for an upward strike to the nose instead of chin or am I over thinking it, I am a 62 huge fan Nick!
Good stuff! Swinging the head to the left and puts more umph in the punch This also moves the shoulders left and down slightly adding more power to the punch Looking forward to more videos. My punching bag told me it hurt. The bag said that hurt you be been watching Nick again!
If you strike first, you will be the one arrested for battery. You have the option to walk away, unless cornered and you are lucky enough to claim "Stand Your Ground"
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I am really serious. I am 74, 220 lbs, don’t exercise like I should, have a small balance problem. How other than running can I defend a from a guy that wants to fight and gets well within my space. Help
@@philg.7013 I definitely, would carry some kind of tactical weapon as well learn and train situational awareness to learn how to detect and avoid a threat
G'day mate, new subscriber here.
This is a great channel and I'm enjoying your content immensely while learning some handy new tricks, so thank you.
Regarding always having your hands up in a potential violent situation, which is a must, I can add a bit more to that from when I used to work the doors at some of the rougher pubs and clubs here in Australia.
This is not for a knife attack, just a general confrontation with an out of control drunken punter, or any potential un-armed fight situation in life.
When talking to an aggressive punter, I always had my left hand up to my face pretending to scratch my chin and my right arm up across my lower chest with my left elbow slightly resting in my right hand.
(This hand position and gesture can also convey to the punter you are listening to what they are rambling on about, which in itself can diffuse the situation a lot of the times)
I used this because the 90% of the population are right hand dominant. And all drunk punters will try the big haymaker with their dominant hand, so I was able to block the big haymaker which was coming my way with the left pretty effectively. My right hand was up enough too, so I was ready to release it to do what was needed after blocking the right haymaker or block a punch coming from a left handed punter if need be.
It's a trick I learned from a fellow student way back, and I used it very successfully in a lot of ugly situations at work.
So again, thank you, and keep the videos coming.
Cheers.
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I am 62 years old, and VERRY PEACEFULL PERSON. I hate fight, but sometimes you just can not avoid one. This has been fantastic, THANKS
'...sometimes you just can not avoid one.' Absolutely right!
Exactly brother, I’m out of it myself and would have my son, friends, supporters and who ever wanted to help, I’m trying to teach a friend from afar, I used to do a ladies
So true!
I'm 77 and I understand you.
I’m 62 squared too congrats , this is setting up to be my best year ever because of crypto!
My husband was in the SAS for many years, he told me walk away these days as too many idiots drugged and with knives. Stay safe and avoid at all costs
The most effective self defense technique in the world are carry a capsicum spray.
@@VanTran-ne4yf you, brits and your capsicums :)
X Increment soldier here. Great advice.
@@VanTran-ne4yfnow I have to jerk a capsi? aw cmon...
If possible it’s always better, love to know what eria he was in Hereford , as I’ve been involved, enough said was he called Frank by any chance, always nice to hear
Im 66 now. When I was much younger, I taught self defense using mixed martial arts and basic street fighting much like your teaching here. My body has suffered some pretty serious injuries that have made things much more difficult to do. I mostly stick to the basics and try to do maximum damage as quickly as possible. Everything I can damage or even break quickly. I cant run anymore, but I will try to avoid putting myself in bad situations as best that I can. Eyes, neck, collarbone, elbows, knees, groin, wrists, and a few arteries/pressure points. I have found that when there are multiple threats, if you destroy the first one within a few seconds, usually, the rest will back off after seeing that the first one is on the ground and needs medical services. Eyes, throat, collarbone breaks and broken wrists or forearms are dramatic, completely incapacitating, easy and quick. If they can't see, stand, or even breath much, they sure as hell cant be a threat anymore, and they need their friends help to get to a hospital. You dont have to be big or a martial arts master to do many of these things. Just about anyone can do them once they have been taught how to do them, and they are extremely effective.
Hit the enemy fast, hard, and repeatedly. Multiple injuries as quickly as possible. Then you know you have time to get away.
There is nothing "Fair" about getting attacked, so you do not fight it fairly. Everything you can do without a weapon, is on the table and appropriate. You have to consider that they were going to attack you and maybe leave you for dead or worse. Any damage the enemy suffers, is their own fault and the Karma that they worked so hard for. You must have the mindset that the attackers are going to try to kill you. You do everything you can to stop that from happening and making sure that they cant chase you. With my personal situation, it isnt an option as I cant escape quickly on foot. I hope that more people who appear to be easy targets, watch your videos and learn more about defending themselves.
Great work.
When you stated " leave you for dead or worse " I want to know, what is WORSE than death???😂😂😂
@@JoeFerberparalysis, brain damage, certain kinds of trauma, maybe disfigurement idk a lot of it depends on your mindset
Valioso su comentario. Una pregunta: a su edad de 66 años, con todl lo que dijo.acerca de su salud, si usted tuviera una pelea o incidente callejero, podríasalir airoso teniendo en cuenta esos años y lesiones? Em otras palabras: sirve a usted lo que sabe de las MMA? O SE NECESITA UNA SALUD IMPECABLE PARA DEFENDERNOS?
LE AGRADECERÍA SU RESPUESTA. MIS RESPETOSY SALUDOS!!
@@JoeFerber
Brain damage.
Can leave you
Pissing In a bag
No limbs move
Any more
No speech.
The list goes on.
Would you rather be dead.?
Euthanasia is illegal.
They won't do it
im with u m8, stay confident, they only try when they smell doubts, imagening its weakness they could feed on
The ability to read body language is super super valuable. I have completely avoided fights and altercations on a few occasions just by reading the guy's body language and expressions, and exiting the situation altogether.
Best way to win is not to fight. You both win
@@KorithStoneheartthat sounds boring and many times not possible unless you want to be a victim. Get a reputation as unhinged and violent. Everyone fears pain especially now with so many tender woke boys so giving 1 person severe pain the rest back off.
@@KorithStoneheart I believe that's a Bruce Lee quote.
it's 100% possible!..
@@shawnkelly695 Violence begets violence. Or.... he who lives by the sword.... My Dad went this way and got a reputation as a hard Bastard. He said they never stopped coming at him, because someone else always wants to be top dog, and they only get there by beating the current one.
I’m not a fighter but if I ‘m forced to fight this is so important could save your life . Thank you !
I’m 57 now and went through one of the best police academy’s in the US in 1989. I was 6”3 205 lbs. was an athlete through college. Only real fight training I had was with my father who was an airborne ranger in Ww2,Korea and Vietnam and taught me certain skills but the main thing he taught me was u don’t quit injured or not. I was called out by a 4th degree black belt hand to hand instructor to the mat for a full speed example. I won 3 n a row by just overwhelming a guy with my reach and strength. Long story short u can slow motion fight but when it’s real life it doesn’t always work
So true!
Yeah it’s amazing how different the situation’s can be and what works and what doesn’t, I ended up in a situation that I absolutely thought I was going to get a real hiding and it was three recently badged paras from uk airborne forces, they picked their time as my mate went to a shop as we where in a nightclub queue, I believe it was fear and me knowing that I could control it reasonably well, they were jealous really because we had a top notch posting with uk special forces, as signals intelligence, . Fortunately two were taller than me probably by 4-5 inch, I did chins shins, and neck chops as the guy who I got the arm of twisted away and I turned the other guy and gave him a kick that ended up being from behind cos he kept turning, by the time my pal ran up I’d give the mouthpiece a heel to kidney and he screamed apparently that was the worst injury because he ended up losing his career but they were the aggressors and bullied me but I believe fear just made me perform, pretty much cos I managed to control it. Years later l had a fall out with a game keeper and we fought over a gate then on both sides of the gate both on the same side, he kept vaulting the gate getting composure and started again, I wouldn’t say there was really a winner, but fuk me what a guy, and dealer boots really hurt, believe he was like bat man , many years later I had a drink with him and he told me he was pretty much drunk from a social shoot he was on that day and someone took his guns off him,.. well one lucky guy, I was argue over a route to run on , tut tut,
What was the full speed example you were called to the Matt for? Were you boxing each other or grappling each other to a takedown or submission? Or were you starting from a position and working off of it?
Yawn.......
As a former bouncer who has taken martial arts, boxing, wrestling, and has been a street fighter, Several of your tips I have used on multiple occasions over the years and they work. A lot of instruction I have seen on youtube may look good when your partner is letting you do the technique but they won't work in a real world application. I know from personal experience that your tips that I have used actually do work, and work well.
Thanks watching and comment!
Lol until someone reads your eyes and body language and you get hurt bad. Your eyes will let the other person know where and when you gonna punch. As you swing you are not as ballanced and will find yourself on the ground being boot stomped. I learned to never swing first especially smaller guys that can move so fast. You swing then shit they on your back tearing you up before you even realise your punch never landed or your movement and size has been used against you and you are on the ground. Big guys usually have bad knees and or bad back. Watch their moves and attack the weak points. Big guys may land a hard punch but move so slow and easy to tire them out.
@@shawnkelly695you couch warriors really have a lot to say about fictitious scenarios thst have little probability to manifest .
Agreed.
@@shawnkelly695thank you for the knowledge brotha
"We all have a plan until we get punched in the mouth " -- i got stabbed 7 times paying for gas at a gas station. When i went to pay i felt a punch clock me in the side of the face. You might say i won the fight because I tackled the attacker to the ground and while hugging him tight to stop him from stabbing me more i kept head butting him in the face knocking him out in the process and giving myself a concussion and broken jaw because i went into hulk survival mode just hitting him with my head and face as hard as i could to hold him down until police arrived ... but I lost the fight because I was in the hospital for 3-4 weeks after and PT and other appointments for almost a year after . I wish myself now at 38 would have told my 22 yr old hot head self to just walk away because 80 bucks for gas wasn't worth it . And now i always use my debit/credit card for gas... videos like this may teach you something . But the best weapon in most cases is your words to try and defuse the situation . Granted my situation i didnt have a chance to use words but most cases words can save your life . Even if you feel you can win the fight . Ya never know if there is hidden friends or weapons
U said it,,have to look at the big picture..is it going to be worth it..few dollars getting robbed so be it,,atleast r in one piece and have another day to live and earn ,important u have ur body and wellbeing in one piece...even a tiger backs out if it sees a wild Buffalo in prime..Not worth the fight and getting injured ..we humans have a family to feed ,,,Heroism looks good in movies ...as long as it's not life threatening for family and honour ,,, Overlook and get on with life
That’s what Mike Tyson said. Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.😂 it’s so true too lol sry for your luck bud glad you survived that I’ve been stabbed with a butchers knife i was sticking up for a woman who’s boyfriend was beating her the girl need turning around and stabbed me bc I was beating her boyfriend up from him beating on her i did knock her out I felt bad but she stabbed me for sticking up for her after that i don’t jump in a couple fight anymore fudge that shyt
Yep money can be replaced survival not so much
I disagree, I think your 22 y/o self was right. It's the principle of the thing.
The palm strike under the chin sends the head backwards, very hard to hold your balance when your head is now looking up,this will cause the opponent to fall over ,doesn't take alot of force and the follow up ,hitting opponent as they are falling helps alot ,I have done this many times against larger opponents.
I am afraid it might snap his neck?
Yeah even a two handed to the chest is great, also if you’re in a position where there’s more than one and it’s a street fight, once you palmed that guy a heel to the sternum, and essentially pivoting to turn around 180 because you could bet your bottom dollar that someone would be looking at you from behind, like the scumbags do, possibly not but no rules mess, is exactly that and some are too fair when others arnt fortunate to have had that beaten out of me lol
@@Viv8ldi If you can not talk it down, or walk away, or run away.. but are forced to fight...
expect it to be life or death... so you do not care if you break the enemies neck, or make them blind or paralyzed or dead.
BUT, if you are scared you might hurt your enemy... you will hold back, and if you hold back... you die.
How ever, 99.9999999% chanse you will never end up in a situation that you can not talk, walk or run away from.
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Yes that's why pro boxers keep their chins tucked in low
Striking first works on the battle field but looses horribly in court rooms unfortunately
That's Right *everyone wants to be first but can't hold the spot *Defense Wins
Even California law allows preemptive strikes if you have reasonable fear of being attacked and had to strike first to defend yourself. The secret is to articulate the danger. The circumstances. Are you outnumbered? Is the attacker belligerent and threatening? Did he seem to be inebriated and you've tried to talk your way out. Is he much bigger than you? Be able to describe all the ways you rec8tnzed as reasonable fear of being attack to support your preemptive self defense. The prosecution. Has to disprove your self-defense beyond a reasonable doubt once you raised self defense. I'm a retired prosecutor and know the value of being able to articulate all the facts to support your self defense.
But once your attacker is neutralized, you are not allowed to inflict unnecessary force. But what is the line? What if I blocked his punch and had him in an arm bar then broke his arm? Well, I'm a small guy (5'5") and old (63 years old). I'm not going to trade punch for lunch. I had to neutralize him as fast as possible and as far as necessary. I had to pull his arm into an arm bar hard to prevent him from breaking free to further attack me. Oh, I broke his arm? I'm sorry. He shouldn't have resisted so hard. I was afraid he would kill me if he could break away. So I had to hang on as hard as he tried to break free.
If you had not taken any formal classes or certification, great. That way no ine can claim you should have used your skills to minimize force. I have no official self defense training. So no one can pull out my black belt certificate and claim I'm a trained killer. I'm just flopping around as best as I could, ladies and gentlemen of the jury.
unless you have it on camera or voice recorded where you insist they go away, don't come near me, leave me alone etc. Especially you capture them making threats.
LOL--- easier to argue with a judge ....then an undertaker.
Better I get sued or arrested than get my ass whipped or killed.
Great video. Also if they snuck you and got you pinned either on the ground or against something and you can't attack the eyes, throat or groin look for the ears. He'll be very close and you want to go with hammer strikes until they get back from you. Aim low so if you miss, you're not hitting skull you'll be hitting his neck. Then you can alternate low and high strikes. The ear is sensitive and they will have to free up their hands, enough for you to get the space you need to get away from him. It doesn't take much to make an ear bleed. It's also very painful and their balance will be affected enough for you to get the hell out of there. Thank you for the training sir.
Thank you for the excellent tips.
I would add a tip from a police perspective. When the cops arrive both combatants will claim to be the innocent party. So the cops will interview witnesses. If they can’t determine who started the fight all go to jail. If witnesses didn’t see the start of the conflict, turning only after the noise starts and seeing you winning they may conclude you started the fight. And you may be the only one going to jail.
I really like your open hands attack. Before the fight they look harmless. I also suggest verbally trying to descale the conflict so witnesses can hear you.
Those are all great points you made.
Except in all the jurisdictions where mutual combat is permissible and you need an actual complainant that wants to press charges.
Exactly!
Solid point. This method requires an absolute ferocious killing instinct of first strike and lethal force non--stop until the opponent is out. Not for the feint of heart, but for me, I must train this mentality. After getting older and the one-shot KO strike to the jaw not laying guys out like it once did or just wobbling big guys, now it just stuns people around my weight too, and often I've just stood back and kinda watched them to see the effect, and let them back in, when a few follow ups and staying inside and being rapidly offensive would have put them out once they were stunned.
But legally that is a double-edged sword. You do need to adopt a sociopathic mindset or at least act/appear like one to make this method work, and you could even kill people with the throat strikes. That is the missing element. Nick is the real deal in a sea of complete BS, as his training methods lead to getting into that intense state of output needed to come out on top and thereby survive.
Great video Nick! I walked into an elevator with someone who was visibly loaded. I used the techniques we worked on and kept myself and others safe in the elevator. Scary situation but it worked out. I felt scared but in-control thanks to my training with you!!!!
Thanks, Nick! I'm a 59-year-old woman living alone. I always think about defending myself and escaping if I'm cornered in my home.
The legendary Nick Drossos!
It's so good to see you well and healthy, man.👍
I've been a subscriber since 2009.
I remember the first video I saw from your channel was the Knife Defense with the Red Markers slashed on white t-shirts.
I said to myself, "wow this is a pretty realistic training, in real life you can't survive a knife attack, this guy knows his stuff." 👏
Been a subscriber since. Thank you so much for your helpful videos all these years.
I wish you all the best, Nick. Stay healthy and keep contributing to the community.
God bless. ❤
Thanks for watching and support
Can you please train me 😢
I’m in Ghana
It gives me great joy to see Nick Drossos tearing it up on RUclips! 💪💪💪
Thank you. Great points. Distance is critical and the best defense.
I was waiting for a series of strikes to finish a fight in 3 seconds but instead was given 3 ideas about getting to the point of ending a fight in 3 seconds.
My man just gave a master class on chess openings for a fight. If you play chess you know that if you make mistakes in the opening then you'd better hope your opponent isn't very good or you are going to lose.
my dad use to box and so I did some boxing here and there, then went into the ol karate but one thing that never changed is when engaged I always focused on opponents waist because peripheral (if its good) will see everything coming from arms and legs and especially where opponent is moving. Always helped but fortunate to not have to get into tons of brawls. Mostly sparring. Smashing nose is a good first strike, namely due to eyes filling with water/blood and yes totally attack and finish attack before splitting scene. Good points here
I have been watching your videos for years thank you for doing them it's so important to learn how to defend yourself
Thanks for watching and supporting
Good points. But talking as a member of a security team, bear in mind that if the opponent is only talking smack, has no weapon, and you make the preemptive strike, you could be putting yourself in legal trouble. Obviously this has all kinds of facets. In a violent situation, yeah, make the strike. If you're just dealing with a blowhard, you may win the fight but find yourself in jail with a lot of legal battles. You have to follow a continuum of force....you up his level of force by one level. Just going from talking to striking makes you legally look like you're the instigator of the fight. Fight to win, but fight smart. Too often, instructors ignore the legal aspects of a fight, especially involving a deadly weapon. There's always some yahoo videoing a situation. The best fight is one you don't have.
Stay calm no over thinking,,!! An victory always follows !!
Ive used the palm to cram nose upward n break it with intense speed aswell as side close-lines... keeping hands above to distract & when the opponent is massively tall/like 400 pounds a side kick to shins forces him to bend over then a hard chop to back of neck out cold for 20 mins 😂...poking eyes works gr8 too & then rush into body to lift him up then crash down to ground...super fast chin jab is also gr8 if u clip it hard enough will cause knockout aswell...i dont like to go for balls but if they got a gun or knife and u dont know arm locks to break it/disarm then its last resort for survival 😉
A three second fight, like any other fight, is such a live experience that you only have to remember to go for soft targets, i.e. eyes, throat and groin. You can also leg sweep to off balance your opponent and trip him. Go savage to conclusion.
Mr you're a good instructor the way you're teaching is really absolutely. Keep it up
As a former bouncer, Bodyguard and little guy I say this is pretty much gospel. All gems stacked one atop the other. I'm saving this one.
Bravo!
Iam as vell a bodyguard.
Worked also in security in a big mall, bouncer work also in bars/ restaurants etc...
Brainmuscle is the number one. Whatever tactics you ever use.
If you fight, you fight hard! And win. I have never lost a fight, but i have trained boxing, wrestling, karate, kickboxing, muy thai, kung fu.
Thanks 🙏
Thank You for not being in a rush but taking the time to give us detail and the opportunity for comprehension. 👊 💪 👍
Thanks it’s important to go through as much as possible, and the details are what can make a difference.
All great tips. However, in many jurisdictions a pre-emptive strike can be seen as battery, perhaps assault, even if the other guy is the one initiating the aggressive behavior. Better to use strong, direct language akin to "back off", "stop where you are", "I don't want to fight you", "I will defend myself if you dont back away", etc,...plus put your palms up as you make it clear you want him to back away. This gives you a plausible story to tell police, especially if there are witnesses who saw and/or heard you, that you were not the aggressor, that you tried to disengage, and that you had no choice but to defend yourself.
No stand your ground laws? Dang. I think in a normal World if a person is within arms reach yelling aggressively at you Id think talking is over. Would it be the same if it was an angry Man and a Woman? or a Kid? Would anyone think the guy was going up to them to talk?
Yes I totally agree with you. Your comments are reflecting my exact thoughts like a mirror. I always like to tell any aggressor not to come any closer with my palms up and a firm voice tell them that I WILL defend myself. I used this technique in my local liquor store with some doofus on my case. I live in Ontario, Canada and we have no stand your ground laws and striking first is never a good option here. You will go to court if you do.
You basically described most of Europe, I'm a former RAF commando and I've had to belay so much of my own self defence training in civilian life avoiding combat it's very disconcerting to throw out 20 years of training because of the liberal weakness of the "civil" Europe.
I feel people on the highways/roads protesting are holding people hostage because they cant leave. I feel they should be charged as such.
I seen this video of a small blonde lady get out of her car walk over to the people sitting on the highway. She pinched/grabbed the hair on the back of his neck and walked him off the road. lol It look like it hurt sooooo bad. lol The guy didnt dare walk back on the road. lmfao She looked like a conservative mom around age 30 in nooooo way was they keeping her away from her kids.
Awesome!
Im a Marine and now that I am in my 70's I am still a Lethal Weapon .
congratulations
I am sure a lethal weapon wouldnt say that
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😂😂😂....oh okay....Mel Gibson 😂
Semper Fidelis Salute.. 13 weeks ..
Superb video! Great coach who knows what he’s talking about! Saying goes when learning from a coach” two ears one mouth.” Listen to what’s he’s telling you before you speak.
A lot can be done in 3 seconds and yes demonstrating takes somewhat longer the just 3 seconds!
Awesome teaching, man! Thank you!
Growing up I took an Amid Kung Fu system which I have not heard of a system like it today. We were never taught to fight only self defense, survival. All the techniques we were taught were to cause serious injury as quick as possible, to eliminate the threat without expending unnecessary energy. It was an extremely effective system which fortunately I’ve only had to use what I know a couple of times. It’s a humbling thought knowing you can cause so much damage to an individual.
Yes, however it's a valuable tool. And words speak louder than the death grip. I know. Xx❤
0:59 as a lawyer who has “SOME” fight training, “Strike First” = LEGAL FIGHT YOU DONT WANT.
Good tips I teach TKD and incorporate much of this in training my Black Belts and upper ranks...
strike first, don't stop..if you can breathe, you can fight....survival affirmations that I will commit to memory
Thanks Good Stuff. To the point. As a former Prison Officer for 22 years I used some of those techniques to survive many attacks while on duty and off duty.
Good advice! so much to consider, but you have to be a step ahead. A shame in todays world we have to watch out for these things, always someone trying to give someone a hard time or intimidate them.
Thank you for going thru all elements for us with limited experience. Excellent reminder of things with upmost importance.
your sincere help really helps me
It's so good to see you well and healthy, man
8 minutes to show how to end a fight in 3 seconds.
I am GRATEFUL for that LENGTHY discussion!!!
😂😂😂
Its call tutorial you stupid b*tch
Practice 3 hours of rugby for a game 80 minutes. Get the details correct otherwise you'll the whole thing wrong, then practice it over and over so that it sticks in your brain and become second nature...common sense nowadays huh🤦🏽♂️
Should've explained it longer. Stopping a fight in 3 seconds takes focus and accuracy.
I just shared the link with my daughter that is away at college... Its about survival...🇺🇸
Thank you for sharing your knowledge, experience with us.
Great video, brilliant advice and I'll try my best to remember what you've shown. Many thanks. Steve.
Man I have a problem. Arthritis keeps my old middle fingers too stiff to make a tight fist. What are my best moves to protect and end ? I'm 5ft9 and can use palm strike ok. thx.
Stiff fingers work great to the eyes. The old judo chop to the side of the neck is illegal in almost every fight competition. This is why you want to use it, it works to well.
Great advice if you're on the street and no one else is around but, if there are witnesses or CCV cameras, don't you open yourself up to assault charges by striking first?
Well keep your hands up, and distance always move and show that you are being passive and trying to diffuse but when you have no options, then you have 2 choice you let him attack first or you go pre emptive
I like your advice about following up with more strikes. Thanks for this.
Glad it was helpful!
very smart. good tips. finish it before it starts.
Thanks 🙏
I am very impressed and have learned something again. Many greetings from Berlin (Germany) and thank you very much!
Great to hear!
I’m only 5’3 and aiming for the throat or face is hard for me. I practice punching the solar plexus. Sometimes I’ll jab to the chin then go low to the solar plexus with non stop punches.
For sure that can work, but also a palm strike under the jaw line can work, if they are taller.
Try liver shots.
nut shot
This is excellent advice to someone already properly trained in self-defence, capable of open-handed technique, and who knows only ever to apply this in a do-or-die situation with no witnesses. Otherwise terrible advice, because being seen (which is likely) to strike first and repeatedly will very seriously work against you when it comes to court (and it will). It'd be responsible to start the video with this caveat. Thanks for sharing!
You said you never like to strike the same level, that you alternate high and low (or vise-versa). But your follow-up strikes to the face or throat were then followed up by more strikes to the same area. Could you please explain? Thanks!
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I doubt there are any need in additional punches after properly placed palm to the chin. With some details not covered here - as footwork and hit direction - its a pretty dangerous move and your enemy will probably sleep on the ground ( also you will be searched by the cops but thats another story lol )
Powerful lesson of using One's power explained powerfully. Thank you 🙏👍👊
Great video, everything makes so much sense. ❤
Hi Nick, thank you for the video. You demonstrated some great self-defense options but, which one would you choose first? The hand strike to the eyes? The palm up through the chin? The throat punch? For those of us without the training you have, we have to pick one. Which one has the highest degree of success?
No Retreat No Surrender ! 👌
Thank you, very informative. I was wondering how to knock an opponent out without breaking my knuckles. Now I know. Anytime you jar an opponents head backwards ( with the palm or elbow), it causes the brain to bounce back and forth within the cranium, causing a knock out.
Great stuff. I’m going to definitely add your techniques to my training. I’ll start today at my training facility. Thank you. 👊👊.
Thanks
Great point! Once the first strike has been delivered, you gotta continue striking + waste no time
Exactly!
That's great advice "strike first" and then get sued for everything you have 😂😂😂
Well that depends.
@@NickDrossos everyone in the comments bringing up the legal jeopardy your video technique creates and THAT'S all you've got to say about it?
I LIKE IT...PLEASE KEEP ON DOING THIS. PLUS AN ADDITIONAL SLOW MOTION FOR WE TO PRACTICE. THANKS A LOT
This started reality good. The fight philosophy, stance, distant and steppins all that was great. Fingers to the eyes really bad idea. That's easy miss. You could just do an open palm to the nose. Basically the same move & disabling effect, and hard to miss. An open palm upper cut even better. Groin shots are very risky it's an easy miss.
That is exactly I'd told my kids, the 3 most sensitive spots and don't let the bullies know you're going to strike first. Most bullies usually will blah their mouths before they even do anything.
You're teaching them possibly to unlive... you seriously better be mindful that doing so . having that knowledge can be a charge..and failed attempt too ... huge difference between a fight and war... huge difference between a Military personal and civilian Life.. furthermore having that knowledge ... that makes you more of intent in a court system...I knew what I was doing...now they're dead...and at fault for doing so ..and I hit first .. further more showing aggressions...
Outstanding Nick!❤️👍🏽
I had a dream about being at a gathering of some kind where I was faced with a large attacker. I feel strongly that dreams mean something and show us what we are lacking or afraid of.
I’m here to learn how to handle and attacker just in case. I have only been in a few stressful fight situations in my younger years and there is so much adrenaline pumping it’s hard to think logically. Thanks for the video. I think everyone should learn how to handle themselves.
Here we go!🤙🤙
Great vid man! The follow up is more important than the first strike, since ending the confrontation has become your only way to walk away... keep up, the Force is with you.
That's right!
Hitting first creates legal problems. You have to be able to show that you tried to avoid the confrontation, and that option was not a realistic expectation. First I would advise to be aware of your surroundings, and avoid getting into the situation in the first place. For the times that avoidance is not an option, and extreme force is required, body positioning, distance, available weapons in the immediate area, and vulnerable targets are something everyone should be familiar with. Plus are you expecting to fight one person who's standing in front of you without noticing his four friends behind you. Environmental awareness is something that should never be neglected. You do still need conditioning, timing, and repetitive training to create muscle memory of proper movement, and tolerance of impact . Also your level of force should be limited to what is necessary. If a threat can safely be neutralized through joint manipulation, don't go overboard by using fishhooks, ripping their eyes out, or cracking their head open on a cement floor. Those methods can be used in survival situations against serious threats to life. What you can do depends on your skill level and the abilities of those who pose a threat. Don't treat a 90lbs drunk girl with bad coordination in the same manner as you would respond to a physically imposed threat by a 6'4" 300lbs felon who escaped from prison. For serious, unavoidable threats to life, do follow the advise of this video, and keep fighting.
I agree with the above commenter I AM a second degree black belt in ninjusutsu and an asssistant instructor and also the highest student you know striking first if you cannot even sure there is potential for loss of life I think that could run you in to legal problems in fact part of our martial arts rules says never be abusive or offensive sup ringly even though ninjas just is called the assassin art while many moves may cause serious injury I think few actually approach deadly techniques the things this guy is telling you seems more dangerous than what ever learnbin Class My Sensei is careful to stated what ever you do you need to be able to say you had a legitimate reason to do it
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Good advice. Starting position always hands up. My own method was arms semi folded but ready. The body twist or thrust is key to final application of the strike. I survived nearly three decades as an officer with HMPS using exactly these methods but the average 'hard man' in the street is usually shanked up and will stab you for no reason. It seems fashionable now to stab first to show how tough you are. My best advice is to walk away whenever you can and avoid confrontation. Street fighting only looks cool in movies.
Thank you Mr. Drossos for your professional techniques that takes seconds to finish off an opponent with a great opportunity of reading body language. I think you have to be well concentrated in the mind to initiate a quick blow to the chin that will knock you off the feet and balance. Excellent
Thank you ! Great brush up course. Im ready again!
Thank you. Very helpful tips on self-defence. It may come in handy one day. I appreciate this video.
100% enjoy your training more than any other RUclips instructor... one thing that I do find though, is usually when instructing the person being demonstrated on is of equal size or physically slightly lesser build than the instructor. Is a key thing not to even stay around and run if the guy is built like a fighter and knows what he's doing and you're smaller build and only learning from RUclips.
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I'm not small however being shorter sometimes has it's advantages. Technique, power, quickness.
ONE OF THE BEST DEFENCE VIDEOS I SEE SO FAR ON RUclips!
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Great stuff!
What about after your first strike
You poke him in the eyes?
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Awesome video!! Great insight and information!
Quite interesting. The mind control is necessary too. Keeping fear away.
Fear is the mind killer..
Excellent advice and effective techniques . Them streets don't play, but soundproof advice.
To many comments are coming at this from a fighting sparring mindset, Nick is not teaching you how to fight, he’s teaching you self protection and how to end a threat. Why would you want somebody to attack you first, he could be a golden glove boxer, or a college champ wrestler, you don’t know who your dealing with. The altercation starts way before it gets physical, if somebody is approaching your personal space threatening you he’s telling you he’s going to hurt you, you should take him at his word, then you should preemptively strike use the element of surprise on him and follow up, and the second you have an opening to escape and leave the situation you should. This is not a fighting this is self protection. I been to one of Nicks seminars he knows what he’s doing.
Thanks so much for the comment, where dd you attend a seminar?
@@NickDrossos hey what’s up Nick, I was at your Seminar back years ago when you had it in Manhattan, the one with the older cop there, I came with with my brother.
@@jimmyh7529 oh yes Jimmy long time, hope you’re doing well.
Yes totally agree. Once they've been verbally aggressive or threatening you cannot allow them into your personal space, you hav to strike first or move away ideally very quickly to create space.
@@shavas100 but when you're in an enclosed space like a jail cell then there's no chance to run away and he might have friends that help him. Then what.
Sir Good day! I really impressed ur best aggressive techics, prevent possible counter attack and bring down in split seconds. All the best.
Btw I just turned 40 and appreciate your fit over 40 videos as well
Thanks, for coming soon!
"Three second fighter" by Geoff Thompson is a book I read in the 1990s. Geoff was a bouncer in the Coventry area. Maybe this video is taken from his book?
Your attacks are too complicated. If you wanna win in 1 second you put a full strike ( a jab) with your fist in his throat and the end of story. You don't need to use fingers or elbows at all.
I am teaching and giving options, instead of just one hit.
@@NickDrossosthank you for all the options. 👍🏽
It's good to have contingency or a set of techniques ready. What is important is that you defend yourself and end the situation quickly.
@@warrennicholsony.fernando4513 Sure and because that 3 seconds are too much at all. 1 second with 1-2 strikes in the vital place and the end of the story.
Listen, you can't control things like this, you can give it a go, and use skill and training and hope he doesn't move, there are zero guarantees in any fight. I've had hundreds of fights, sparing sessions, and a few actual combat situations, first truth we must all understand, you can train , you can work, but it is never guaranteed. Have series of.blows , blocks and even then be prepared to switch. A solid fight iq says, you can only control yourself, you want a fight to end, don't be there!
Great video Nick! hate to fight, but you never know. Thank you!
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Very good content! But how not to be afraid when the attacker is acting like a badass?
Thanks, but I will have to make a video for that.
Use your fear to your advantage... it's a tool.
It's how we've survived for thousands of years.
If the attacker is "ACTING" like a badass.. it's likely that is all he is doing. Kill the EGO. Train to BE the badass, and never lose your fear.
You are good buddy. You explain everything nice and simply and effectively...
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Strike first? That will never stand up in court.
Well you have to take the entire attack in context and at the end it’s your life, you can wait for him to attack you first or you can be prepared and if and when you feel you life is in danger you make your move.
Good job on this video, amigo. Great message,especially in the last 60 seconds of the video.
i hope tommorrow im not cooked
Did you survive
Thank you very much❤
Specially your talk, carries so many valuable information.
I'm 55 and have never ever been in a fight or even close. I guess if you want a fight you will find it.
That is for sure, the way you walk around and carry yourself, if you look for it, you will find it.
Great video as usual Nick!, quick question on the palm strike, would it be better for an upward strike to the nose instead of chin or am I over thinking it, I am a 62 huge fan Nick!
Oh, the magic move. If only we'd known this all these years of training.
What is the style you teach Nick ,
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I never start the fight... Dont like attacker become a victim
Good stuff! Swinging the head to the left and puts more umph in the punch
This also moves the shoulders left and down slightly adding more power to the punch
Looking forward to more videos. My punching bag told me it hurt. The bag said that hurt you be been watching Nick again!
If you strike first, you will be the one arrested for battery. You have the option to walk away, unless cornered and you are lucky enough to claim "Stand Your Ground"
Thanks Nick. Good things to follow !
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