Awesome! If you want to go deep with this kind of self defense content, check out Fight SCIENCE channel with Dr. Mark Phillips. I really like his content.
This was BY FAR the best class abour knife defense I've seen in many years. Thank yu so much for this awesome interview. I just wish it was longer or at least that he will come back to the channel.
@@georgezener9527 really seems that way. Being capable to synthetized a LOT of knowledge in simple "game scenarios" takes YEARS of dedication, trial and error. And this are the first ones that seem to prepare you somewhat to a real scenario. Amazing stuff
I love that Jesse is so willing to put himself into the "student" role. No ego of "I'm a blackbelt instructor." Willing to be tested, so show the learning cycle. And Paulo is a great instructor. Great concepts. Great drills. Loved this episode.
Good martial artists know there is ALWAYS something to learn. you never know it all and you never run out of things to learn. Sometimes a seasoned martial artist will even learn something super basic that they had never been taught or come across before.
Every really talented black belt I've trained with is like this. As soon as you start thinking you're the baddest guy in the room and there is nothing left to learn, you plateau and stagnate, you become George Dillman and start believing your own legend. Both of these gentlemen put the 'art' in 'martial artist'.
@@FunkerTactical Bro, you made me completely rethink my approach to the concept of unarmed defense. In a YT video. That is friggin epic and you should be proud. Read all of these comments saying the same thing! Next level.
Working in corrections, I've been attacked many times, with and without a shiv, and half the battle is trusting your instincts and recognizing that a weapon is in play before the fight even starts. I've been stabbed twice, but probably should have been injured many more times considering the attempts made against me. Listen to your intuition, surround yourself with competent people, train to hone your skills, and hope that lady luck will smile favorably upon you, but understand that sometimes she won't. Absolutely awesome video, Sensei Enkamp!
@mclovinthewalrus2375 Can't say that I have. I've been slashed at with a safety razor melted into a ballpoint pen, and stabbed with modified plastic cutlery and a filed down wheelchair brake handle (that was a close call). The worst injury I suffered was from a tube sock full of AA batteries. Prisoners get points for creativity when it comes to turning (relatively) safe objects into potentially deadly implements.
Hey, thanks for the feedback. What do you think about wearing stab proof clothing for those working in such environments? I can think of 2 things: inconvenience and heat. Yet to me it seems like a necessary thing since there would be no need for ballistic protection, yet you never know when someone could have a improvised weapon.
In 20 years of training and teaching Krav Maga, I have to say that this is one of the most incredible knife defense explanations I’ve ever seen. Absolutely brilliant!!
I think most of it is good, but what about at 17:10? He first suggests the Russian tie, which is a good idea, putting his weak attacking side close to your body. His next suggestion seems dangerous. The "inside two on one control" which puts his strong attacking side close to your body. Seems that control is the opposite of where you want to be, as it takes very little for him to create enough separation for a strong stabbing movement toward your body. The 'knife switch" there is nonsense as well, as he could have stabbed to the stomach or thigh much easier than switching the knife from that position.
you saw realism in the self defense championship, the other guy wanted jesse to come close to whisper something in his ear by that time the knife was already at his throat while he was distracted by the other hand
@@2gunzup07 At one point yeah, but this is also reminding me distinctly of a lot of sus conversations I’ve had that just didn’t feel right. Now I know why. That’s the scary thing.
If I am not mistaken, isn't this the guy that use to run funker tactical? Went by gun noob? I miss the heck out if that channel. If that's not the same guy, then damn do they look very similar and have the same great insights! Jessie, you should see if you can do a colab with Doug Marcaida!
Honestly one of the best instructors I've seen so far. Extremely concise, not aggressive, at the same time teaching aggressive techniques. The best demonstration I've seen so far in the psychological aspects to look for, going to a point where you feel the tension during training. Showing techniques without randomly contacting you when you're not expecting it like so many of these instructors do and the person learning doesn't know if they should react or not react and it looks awkward. Definitely would love to see more from Paulo, you two were awesome together too and how you interact.
He include all the subconscious and instinctive counterpart , this is probably the best of all the teachings on self défense that I have saw! This guy is great❤
This was probably the best self defense video I have seen! The method and the intelligence shown by Paulo is just practical, smart and I can see being an amazing way to address how to protect yourself in a menacing environment. He is so right that factors outside training are infinite. Hoped other “self-defense gurus” actually saw this! They would learn! Thank you Jesse for this! You have an amazing channel!
@Druid_Ignacy oh cool running into you, what are your poisons? For me it's been indie dev (PC mostly), teaching programming / bit of design, and practicing jujutsu (mostly self defense) alongside bit of karate and aikido 😁
The reverse blink thing was genius. That .04 seconds or whatever is exactly what you'd see if someone was surprise attacking. Training to take all the information you can and formulate a reaction that you get from that is a great idea.
Yes it is. I had to give it a try. In the corner I have an old golf set that I don't use. So I closed my eyes looked in its direction and reversed blink. Once my eyes were shut I tried to count the clubs from memory of the blink.
At a young age when I was searching for myself and a martial art that I would like, I stumbled upon many different people training many different things. Once I was doing a "knife defense" scenario with my friend, who have been training Krav Maga and he was quite sure about his skills. I took a marker, pretending it's a knife and not following the scenarios they have trained, just attacking I painted his whole with that marker. Other time I was trying to train with my friend who was part of "medieval bratherhood". In addition to sword fighting, axe fighting, or medieval wrestling, they also trained intensively in knife fighting. Encouraged by my previous experiences with the marker, I decided to try my hand at it. But I was very surprised when they completely destroyed me. Then I thought - it's not about defending yourself against a knife that you need to learn, but about fighting with a knife, it allows you to think and predict the way your opponent will use it. Now I'm not the youngest anymore and I certainly wouldn't want to defend myself against an attacker with a knife, and certainly not without something "bigger" at hand...
Absolutely, to defend against any kind of weapon, you have to know the weapon. You only start to know a weapon if you train to use it. So actually training to use a knife is half the training to defend yourself against a knife.
Been training krav maga for years and the training methodology has shifted and isn't about a defense for this/that/the other, mainly about situational awareness and the aforementioned pre-attack indicators. We also train more ground/jiu jitsu where it wasn't a thing before.
His take on this is just so realistic, unlike other people that usually overclaim what they can do in real life. This one has a nice balance of reality, solution, and expectation. Hope you have more content with him in the future. For me, this 22 minutes, although I learned a lot, it's definitely not enough. Kudos for you Jesse, of getting such an expert to talk in your video, and also on how you carry this interview/lesson.
Although I do not practice martial arts right now, I've been following your channel and other martial arts channels and I wanted to thank you for your channel, character, professionalism, and humility. I'd also like to thank you for conducting this training with Paulo GN Rubio as I really liked his instruction and the way he articulated them. Absolutely amazing.
This video is Gold! It has drills for all levels that are easy to follow. The biggest problem I have with knife defense seminars is that although the instructor is quite skilled he has a hard time translating that skill into workable drills for the rest of us. You walk away thinking , ' He was great! I have no idea how to do any of that stuff at the end...' In THIS video he gives someone like me 3 or 4 drills that I could use right away. Excellent video!!
I remember the early days of Funker Tactical. Like over a decade ago. Man, you have grown a lot. You've become a good teacher. Always rooted for you, thanks for representing for us asian ninjas.
The bit I found most fascinating was when you were discussing mental attitude. I've known several people - practising martial artists with at least several years of training - who had never been in a street fight. And when someone went for them with real malicious intent, they froze and didn't fight back.
@@epics306 doesnt matter what martial art it is. if you arent trained to deal with antisocial violence, there is a chance youll freeze, for at least a moment. ive seen MMA guys do it, karate guys, tkd, even boxers and wrestlers (though they both seem to freeze less often in my experience).
Watching this demo triggered all my memories of street fights when I was younger😂. Many facts pointed out, but I also feel most of MARTIAL ARTS, koryu or budo, include these "subconscious" behaviours studied too. Very nice video as always Jesse!
As semi Retired Law Enforcement I found this video extremely informative. This is an approach to training that I can identify with and work into my current training. Thank you for sharing.
Two excellent self-defense teachers - realistic and eloquent. It seems it's best to get rid of all emotions and focus mainly on distancing, techniques, and tacticss - including creating space for running away to safety. Great video. (I, too learned how to swim the hard way: my uncles threw me out of the boat in Laguna Bay and told me to "swim". Another uncle taught me a few karate techniques and told me to fight. What the hell ?!?).
Jesse, I'm your subscriber on all my Google accounts, I've been following you for years. I've watched many Filipino knife experts but this guy just connected with my fight instincts right away. Thank you very much PAULO! MABUHAY! I like your style of teaching.
GN has been training knife techniques for a long time...I've watched his progression and learning from his teachers and now it is exciting to see him return the knowledge to others....and the method of explaining and "playing" is undeniably effective!!
HAHA jesse's gonna have tricks up his sleeve the next time he gets into a shank tank. Awesome vid! Knife defense is def one of the hardest topics to properly get into, and this vid really showed us alot in such a short amount of time! Would love to see more of this guy
Multiple knife encounter survivor here. All of this is gold. I had martial arts training long before my first fight, but it didnt matter. Adversaries were all unskilled, training meant nothing. Important note, neither of us reacted to slashes or stabs until distance was gained. I didnt feel two 12 inch slashes (commercial kitchen bread knife) on my leading arm until the medics started stripping my shirt off, 5 mins after encounter. Best advice i have is control their elbows and wrists, the rest follows when they are trying to stab. Be careful out there.
This has just become one of my favourite videos of all the ones you’ve done so far, Jessie! Excellent advice from the instructor in knife defence and on self-defence versus generic combat training!
I dismissed that video the first time it came up because it was about knife defence and I more a combat sports guy but omg that was an absolute hidden Gem 💎 just in training methodology I completely understand what was being explained the way he made that drill flow was incredible there's bjj coaches and boxing coaches I've met that could use that methodology I'm going to try to use that to make a drill to work on head movement and just see how it works out
Jessie, this guy is a very good teacher. He taught you the basics in a very short time. If you spent two weeks with him you would be like Jason Bourne.
I was so skeptical, I was borderline getting annoyed. I often forget to set aside my ego and just watch, learn, and study the video. This was lovely. I learned a lot. Thank you.
Bruce Lee spoke on film about the subconscious mind will act / react for You in an instant. He suddenly tossed his car keys at the interviewers face the interviewer caught them. Bruce said See you acted instantaneously without thought, combined with training makes You exactly what the teacher here a was also teaching. Bruce Galloway in his Inner Tennis book said I was being chased down a Boulder strewn hill jump & running from Boulder to Boulder so quickly i had no time to think and i was amazingly fast 😊 22:00
In my pencak silat class, even in basic training without knives, we always train right/left and then let our partner decide which side without telling us. That way, we learn to read body signs and train our reaction.
Guy said ecological dynamics, and I was hooked. Super interesting video, thanks guys. (Also side note, I see the 82nd Airborne flag on the wall! That was my unit back in the day...)
The knife and defense techniques were awesome, but the camarederie overflowing in this video is amazing! I hope they keep in contact, they make a great duo
Have seen that. Have felt that. Have dealt with that. Never seen the knife but I've seen people get anxious and start indexing their weapons and taking a stance or what he calls blading. Didn't need training to understand what was going on. Started talking and talked my self out of it. I think I did fine.
Paulo Rubio is incredible. One of the few people in "martial arts" that I completely trust that he knows what he's talking about and how it will work out in reality.
Bro. I was going to post the same thing. I had never seen that before. It was both amazing and terrifying. It shows just how fast you can lose your life.
Excellent video! Let's be realistic; if you are a 200 lbs. person and you face someone with a knife that weighs not much over half of that, running away is just not a realistic option. Your opponent probably will run faster and have more stamina and you present your back as a huge target to stab. In my opinion, just going along with everything your opponent demands will prevent you from getting stabbed, is also naive. Just the fact that you don't put up a defense does not mean that the opponent will not try to hurt you anyway.
There was a video of a guy in Brazil complying with everything a knife armed assailant ask of him. The stabbed him to death and he didn't even try to fight back. There's no safe option. Your only chance is to read a situation correctly and react accordingly.
Been following GN for a long time, since way before he started his journey into FMA. And my god this is the easiest dynamic drill to understand both from the technical and psychological perspective.
I remember him from his Funker Tactical days & it’s amazing to see how he’s studied both martial arts & the psychology of violence instead of just practicing martial arts. He’s made set drills really practical instead of just trying to teach by rote.
So much valuable content in this video, especially the teaching techniques Paulo uses. He was really generous in showing his work and made me feel like taking his course, even though I don't really need it. 🙂
@6:30 "That's why I have never been in a real fight...because I always avoid them" --- Bro, lets be real. You have never been in a real fight because thugs avoid YOU! You're a muggers worst nightmare lmao Definitely not the guy criminals are looking for when they want to steal a wallet.
There's some deep psychological truths contained in this. Stuff you don't really expect to get out of a knife defense class. Things like the difficulty for us to separate what's real from what's powerfully imagined. I've been impressed lately... noticing myself applying the same mindsets that fighters use to my own non-fighting life situations. Gives even more credence to that adage concerning the advantages of being a warrior in a garden, over being a gardener in a war.
the indicators were probably the only good things, knife fights are not exactly about luck, its about space. If you are in an elevator, in a staircase, in a small room of a bank subsidary or a a subway you are basically dead if you are not prepared either
Excellent. Probably one of the best martial arts videos I have watched. As a FMA, BJJ, and Judo practitioner, I am going to explore how to apply these concepts.
I had low expectations for this because so many self-defence (and particularly knife defence) gurus are selling snake oil, but Paulo's approach was so measured, considered and well-articulated, and seemed practically applicable. Thanks for the vid!
@@skafu9229 yeah brooo I wish I could donate a lot of money for the fund raising so that it can happen but I'm kinda broke lol. I hope it happens cause I'm excited for the surprise contenders.
Very good, honest and dynamic. I've faced blades in my career before retirement and even taught personal protection for 8 years, let me tell you no amount of training prepares you for the cold shock of facing the real thing but what it does do, which is crucial, is put a load of responses into your muscle memory and you so need that. Knives are so dangerous in this context. Great video.👍
100% I have actually experienced some of those things he was displaying. I always found it hard to express to others. I am glad you were able to meet with this guy to share that info. Awareness is always key, but how does One explain noticing those subtle unconscious actions of an incoming attack? I was never able to express it.
Great knife instructor. Most of the time if you get stabbed you wouldn't even feel it, so there is no need to think about it in order to not be shocked. Your body immediately releases adrenaline, which will prevent you from feeling the cut, typically until after the fight.
So everyone is saying the same thing I was going to say, by far, the BEST knife defense "philosophy" I have ever seen. I am also of the age (though much older) that learning to swim did not involve a course at the YMCA. My father picked me up and threw me off the pier at out summer cottage. Swim or sink, believe me I learned. Why did I learn? Because every animal on the face of the earth has the instinct to do so, they may not like it, they may not be good at it but they all have it. If we listen to our gut, if we use our instincts, we survive. I love that analogy, and the one with the goalie making the save. Paulo explains it so wonderfully and concisely. I wish he was around when I was younger, I hold a 2nd degree black belt in Karate and though I am older now (65) my training has helped me in my life and thankfully I was never attacked by someone with a weapon. But I would have loved this type of knowledge and training. This is what every martial artist strives for, trains for, and Paulo made it look like a science, something that can actually be taught. Well done Paulo and well done Jesse for having him on your channel.
I have a sad story about running away as a knife defense. A friend of mine was chased by a knife wielding maniac an amusement park some years back you think he’d be able to escape his assailant or his assailant would give up the Chase. He didn’t end up getting stabbed in the back of his neck. Thankfully, he still alive but serious complications, which permanently disabled him from a job where he was one of the in the at I think of him every time when someone says just run away
I foresee entirely new foundations for martial arts instruction arising from this channel: an elegantly simple methodology that can increase skill for everyone from non-athletes to black belts of multiple arts. Can't wait to see it develop.
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You are livin the life bro
Awesome! If you want to go deep with this kind of self defense content, check out Fight SCIENCE channel with Dr. Mark Phillips. I really like his content.
Wow 😮
This was BY FAR the best class abour knife defense I've seen in many years. Thank yu so much for this awesome interview. I just wish it was longer or at least that he will come back to the channel.
I think a part 2 would be great.
I was lucky enough to take a 2 day seminar with Paulo. He is a gifted teacher.
Couldn't agree more. Great stuff!
@@georgezener9527 really seems that way. Being capable to synthetized a LOT of knowledge in simple "game scenarios" takes YEARS of dedication, trial and error. And this are the first ones that seem to prepare you somewhat to a real scenario. Amazing stuff
Yeah, this is FANTASTIC.
I love that Jesse is so willing to put himself into the "student" role. No ego of "I'm a blackbelt instructor." Willing to be tested, so show the learning cycle. And Paulo is a great instructor. Great concepts. Great drills. Loved this episode.
Good martial artists know there is ALWAYS something to learn. you never know it all and you never run out of things to learn. Sometimes a seasoned martial artist will even learn something super basic that they had never been taught or come across before.
Every really talented black belt I've trained with is like this. As soon as you start thinking you're the baddest guy in the room and there is nothing left to learn, you plateau and stagnate, you become George Dillman and start believing your own legend. Both of these gentlemen put the 'art' in 'martial artist'.
He is the best at this. And a stellar content creator as well. Killer combination. _Paulo
@@FunkerTactical Bro, you made me completely rethink my approach to the concept of unarmed defense. In a YT video. That is friggin epic and you should be proud. Read all of these comments saying the same thing! Next level.
Have this Guro back! One of my favorite videos in a long time.
Awesome!!
For sure more content from this guy!
this one and the silat guy.
I want to train with that guy 😂
@@bitkarek Maul Mornie.
Working in corrections, I've been attacked many times, with and without a shiv, and half the battle is trusting your instincts and recognizing that a weapon is in play before the fight even starts. I've been stabbed twice, but probably should have been injured many more times considering the attempts made against me. Listen to your intuition, surround yourself with competent people, train to hone your skills, and hope that lady luck will smile favorably upon you, but understand that sometimes she won't. Absolutely awesome video, Sensei Enkamp!
Glad you made it! Thanks for sharing 🙏
@KARATEbyJesse Thank you for the continued excellence in your content!
Have you been attacked by someone with a razor sharp arrow tip dagger?
@mclovinthewalrus2375 Can't say that I have. I've been slashed at with a safety razor melted into a ballpoint pen, and stabbed with modified plastic cutlery and a filed down wheelchair brake handle (that was a close call). The worst injury I suffered was from a tube sock full of AA batteries. Prisoners get points for creativity when it comes to turning (relatively) safe objects into potentially deadly implements.
Hey, thanks for the feedback. What do you think about wearing stab proof clothing for those working in such environments? I can think of 2 things: inconvenience and heat. Yet to me it seems like a necessary thing since there would be no need for ballistic protection, yet you never know when someone could have a improvised weapon.
These 22 minutes felt like 5 minutes. I literally had to double check the timestamp at the end of the video. Fantastic stuff.
only your comment made me realize it too :D
I couldn't get past 5 minutes 😂
@@Bzrkr_73 lol different strokes, I guess =P
wwait i legit just did the same thing lmao
In 20 years of training and teaching Krav Maga, I have to say that this is one of the most incredible knife defense explanations I’ve ever seen.
Absolutely brilliant!!
I think most of it is good, but what about at 17:10? He first suggests the Russian tie, which is a good idea, putting his weak attacking side close to your body. His next suggestion seems dangerous. The "inside two on one control" which puts his strong attacking side close to your body. Seems that control is the opposite of where you want to be, as it takes very little for him to create enough separation for a strong stabbing movement toward your body. The 'knife switch" there is nonsense as well, as he could have stabbed to the stomach or thigh much easier than switching the knife from that position.
lol doesnt surprise me when all u did is KVM
@@strammerdetlef it’s not the only thing I’ve done 😎 but yeah, I understand what you’re saying.
Great, a really "realistic" video about knife defense. A "probability and mentality question", rather than a "technical" question
This is the way ✊
you saw realism in the self defense championship, the other guy wanted jesse to come close to whisper something in his ear by that time the knife was already at his throat while he was distracted by the other hand
Not going to lie. His demonstration of body language before an attack brought back a lot of memories.
Right!?
You been attack alot?
Are you a racist? Why are you using a racist character
@@2gunzup07 some people have believe it or not. most people have never experienced anything close
@@2gunzup07 At one point yeah, but this is also reminding me distinctly of a lot of sus conversations I’ve had that just didn’t feel right. Now I know why. That’s the scary thing.
I like that his teaching style is super respectful. You can tell he's trained people from a bunch of different backrounds!
If I am not mistaken, isn't this the guy that use to run funker tactical? Went by gun noob? I miss the heck out if that channel. If that's not the same guy, then damn do they look very similar and have the same great insights! Jessie, you should see if you can do a colab with Doug Marcaida!
Thank you. I have travelled the world consulting with the best mentors. -Paulo
Honestly one of the best instructors I've seen so far. Extremely concise, not aggressive, at the same time teaching aggressive techniques. The best demonstration I've seen so far in the psychological aspects to look for, going to a point where you feel the tension during training. Showing techniques without randomly contacting you when you're not expecting it like so many of these instructors do and the person learning doesn't know if they should react or not react and it looks awkward.
Definitely would love to see more from Paulo, you two were awesome together too and how you interact.
More than knife defense, I learned how to "teach" with this... Great video!!
He include all the subconscious and instinctive counterpart , this is probably the best of all the teachings on self défense that I have saw! This guy is great❤
Thank you so much. There's more to this. -Paulo
This guy is so great. You rarely see such a good teacher in fighting.
But does he restomp the crotch?
This is the densest and most comprehensive self-defense lesson I've ever seen. Paulo is a fantastic teacher.
The collab I never knew I dreamt of.
Glad to hear 🙏
@@KARATEbyJesseas always Paulo never ceases to disappoint. The funniest is that he was reluctant to teach at first.
yeah
This was probably the best self defense video I have seen! The method and the intelligence shown by Paulo is just practical, smart and I can see being an amazing way to address how to protect yourself in a menacing environment. He is so right that factors outside training are infinite. Hoped other “self-defense gurus” actually saw this! They would learn! Thank you Jesse for this! You have an amazing channel!
This was absolutely amazing! Solid wisdom on both knife defense and teaching/training methodology. Thank you!
As a game designer, an educator, and a martial artist I am so happy to have watched this.
Hehe same here, this was eye opening
@Druid_Ignacy oh cool running into you, what are your poisons? For me it's been indie dev (PC mostly), teaching programming / bit of design, and practicing jujutsu (mostly self defense) alongside bit of karate and aikido 😁
Remove the educator part and I would be all the things mentioned in the comment
The reverse blink thing was genius. That .04 seconds or whatever is exactly what you'd see if someone was surprise attacking. Training to take all the information you can and formulate a reaction that you get from that is a great idea.
Yes it is. I had to give it a try. In the corner I have an old golf set that I don't use. So I closed my eyes looked in its direction and reversed blink. Once my eyes were shut I tried to count the clubs from memory of the blink.
I remember doing this exercise at a Tony Blauer seminar in the late 90's.
@@williamsisk2897 you need a repeatable experiment. Some website with visual rng would work.
I think that reverse blink would be good with different types of training.
Exactly.
I love that Paul specified hugging/ dapping after doing a drill to reset emotions.
Super important.
The UK should be experts at this. Very interesting video.
No doubt they have experience
Oh yeah! But we're not allowed to talk about it.
UK 🇬🇧 - United Knifes 🔪
@@KARATEbyJesse Yeahy will it very scary situations in the UK
But.... making guns illegal stops murders... right? 😂😂😂
Out of so many knife defense videos I've seen, this was THE BEST.
Thank you. -Paulo
At a young age when I was searching for myself and a martial art that I would like, I stumbled upon many different people training many different things. Once I was doing a "knife defense" scenario with my friend, who have been training Krav Maga and he was quite sure about his skills. I took a marker, pretending it's a knife and not following the scenarios they have trained, just attacking I painted his whole with that marker. Other time I was trying to train with my friend who was part of "medieval bratherhood". In addition to sword fighting, axe fighting, or medieval wrestling, they also trained intensively in knife fighting. Encouraged by my previous experiences with the marker, I decided to try my hand at it. But I was very surprised when they completely destroyed me. Then I thought - it's not about defending yourself against a knife that you need to learn, but about fighting with a knife, it allows you to think and predict the way your opponent will use it. Now I'm not the youngest anymore and I certainly wouldn't want to defend myself against an attacker with a knife, and certainly not without something "bigger" at hand...
Thanks for sharing
Absolutely, to defend against any kind of weapon, you have to know the weapon. You only start to know a weapon if you train to use it. So actually training to use a knife is half the training to defend yourself against a knife.
Excellent point !
Been training krav maga for years and the training methodology has shifted and isn't about a defense for this/that/the other, mainly about situational awareness and the aforementioned pre-attack indicators. We also train more ground/jiu jitsu where it wasn't a thing before.
If everyone carried sideswords it would make everyone much safer
That reverse blink is an epiphany and is gold. Gonna practice myself and teach it to my fiance as well
His take on this is just so realistic, unlike other people that usually overclaim what they can do in real life. This one has a nice balance of reality, solution, and expectation. Hope you have more content with him in the future. For me, this 22 minutes, although I learned a lot, it's definitely not enough. Kudos for you Jesse, of getting such an expert to talk in your video, and also on how you carry this interview/lesson.
Thank you so much!
Right on
Although I do not practice martial arts right now, I've been following your channel and other martial arts channels and I wanted to thank you for your channel, character, professionalism, and humility. I'd also like to thank you for conducting this training with Paulo GN Rubio as I really liked his instruction and the way he articulated them. Absolutely amazing.
This video is Gold! It has drills for all levels that are easy to follow. The biggest problem I have with knife defense seminars is that although the instructor is quite skilled he has a hard time translating that skill into workable drills for the rest of us. You walk away thinking , ' He was great! I have no idea how to do any of that stuff at the end...' In THIS video he gives someone like me 3 or 4 drills that I could use right away. Excellent video!!
Wonderful, so glad to hear!
Thank you
This dude knows his stuff. Great way of teaching.
What a fantastic teacher! His instruction is all meat with no fat. So glad you connected with this guy, Jesse!
Right on
I remember the early days of Funker Tactical.
Like over a decade ago.
Man, you have grown a lot. You've become a good teacher.
Always rooted for you, thanks for representing for us asian ninjas.
The bit I found most fascinating was when you were discussing mental attitude. I've known several people - practising martial artists with at least several years of training - who had never been in a street fight. And when someone went for them with real malicious intent, they froze and didn't fight back.
Common!
What" martial arts" do you mean exactly,
@@epics306 doesnt matter what martial art it is. if you arent trained to deal with antisocial violence, there is a chance youll freeze, for at least a moment. ive seen MMA guys do it, karate guys, tkd, even boxers and wrestlers (though they both seem to freeze less often in my experience).
@@ssthsThe Fight-or-Flight response is very strong and very basic!
@@ssths also, cam you share the situations you saw , and describe how they looked?
Watching this demo triggered all my memories of street fights when I was younger😂. Many facts pointed out, but I also feel most of MARTIAL ARTS, koryu or budo, include these "subconscious" behaviours studied too. Very nice video as always Jesse!
I love that word, concentrating a lot on the psychology of your opponent in this video and the pre-fight signs.
@@1massboy Yes! It’s essential 👍
As semi Retired Law Enforcement I found this video extremely informative. This is an approach to training that I can identify with and work into my current training.
Thank you for sharing.
Two excellent self-defense teachers - realistic and eloquent. It seems it's best to get rid of all emotions and focus mainly on distancing, techniques, and tacticss - including creating space for running away to safety. Great video. (I, too learned how to swim the hard way: my uncles threw me out of the boat in Laguna Bay and told me to "swim". Another uncle taught me a few karate techniques and told me to fight. What the hell ?!?).
Jesse, I'm your subscriber on all my Google accounts, I've been following you for years. I've watched many Filipino knife experts but this guy just connected with my fight instincts right away. Thank you very much PAULO! MABUHAY! I like your style of teaching.
Mabuhay kapatid. -Paulo
This is the video we waited for ❤
Thank you!! So glad to hear 😃
GN has been training knife techniques for a long time...I've watched his progression and learning from his teachers and now it is exciting to see him return the knowledge to others....and the method of explaining and "playing" is undeniably effective!!
HAHA jesse's gonna have tricks up his sleeve the next time he gets into a shank tank.
Awesome vid! Knife defense is def one of the hardest topics to properly get into, and this vid really showed us alot in such a short amount of time! Would love to see more of this guy
Multiple knife encounter survivor here. All of this is gold. I had martial arts training long before my first fight, but it didnt matter. Adversaries were all unskilled, training meant nothing. Important note, neither of us reacted to slashes or stabs until distance was gained. I didnt feel two 12 inch slashes (commercial kitchen bread knife) on my leading arm until the medics started stripping my shirt off, 5 mins after encounter. Best advice i have is control their elbows and wrists, the rest follows when they are trying to stab. Be careful out there.
YES!!! After BJJ, I was hoping Jesse would tackle this topic! Let's Go!!!
🔥🔥🔥 Much more coming!!
Icy Mike would strike first! LOL Wonderboy or Seth would get out of there first, but if you followed them, they would kick the crap out of you! LOL
This has just become one of my favourite videos of all the ones you’ve done so far, Jessie! Excellent advice from the instructor in knife defence and on self-defence versus generic combat training!
Glad you enjoyed it. -Paulo
This dude's so chill it looked fun learning all that. There's no ego. It felt like that other video with the kung fu dude.
I dismissed that video the first time it came up because it was about knife defence and I more a combat sports guy but omg that was an absolute hidden Gem 💎 just in training methodology
I completely understand what was being explained the way he made that drill flow was incredible there's bjj coaches and boxing coaches I've met that could use that methodology
I'm going to try to use that to make a drill to work on head movement and just see how it works out
Jessie, this guy is a very good teacher. He taught you the basics in a very short time. If you spent two weeks with him you would be like Jason Bourne.
I needed 30 more minutes. -Paulo
I was so skeptical, I was borderline getting annoyed.
I often forget to set aside my ego and just watch, learn, and study the video.
This was lovely. I learned a lot. Thank you.
nice
This guy's method is absolutely brilliant.
Much appreciated. -Paulo
Bruce Lee spoke on film about the subconscious mind will act / react for You in an instant. He suddenly tossed his car keys at the interviewers face the interviewer caught them. Bruce said See you acted instantaneously without thought, combined with training makes You exactly what the teacher here a was also teaching. Bruce Galloway in his Inner Tennis book said I was being chased down a Boulder strewn hill jump & running from Boulder to Boulder so quickly i had no time to think and i was amazingly fast 😊 22:00
Most realistic knife “instruktor” I have ever seen. By far the best in many ways. Ty
In my pencak silat class, even in basic training without knives, we always train right/left and then let our partner decide which side without telling us. That way, we learn to read body signs and train our reaction.
Good stuff
Love that he included the basic hand switch. I Loved doing Aikido, but that dead/flailing other arm thing used to "perplex" me.
Guy said ecological dynamics, and I was hooked. Super interesting video, thanks guys. (Also side note, I see the 82nd Airborne flag on the wall! That was my unit back in the day...)
I was taught several knife defense skills. This video takes it to another level. Thank you for this very insightful demonstration.
The knife and defense techniques were awesome, but the camarederie overflowing in this video is amazing! I hope they keep in contact, they make a great duo
One of the best instructors of any topic or technique I've ever seen. He's truly mastered his craft!
Have seen that. Have felt that. Have dealt with that.
Never seen the knife but I've seen people get anxious and start indexing their weapons and taking a stance or what he calls blading. Didn't need training to understand what was going on.
Started talking and talked my self out of it. I think I did fine.
Well done!
Such a good respectful energie between you both. Much Love sensei
Paulo Rubio is incredible. One of the few people in "martial arts" that I completely trust that he knows what he's talking about and how it will work out in reality.
I think that was the best video you've done so far, Jesse. Really useful. Cheers from Brazil
4:47 that knife draw was lightspeed
Bro. I was going to post the same thing. I had never seen that before. It was both amazing and terrifying. It shows just how fast you can lose your life.
Finally! A knife defense methodology that is practical, fluid, instinctive and HONEST. Thank you.
Finally a new video !
@@heractor9292 Enjoy 😁
Love how he broke it down. Well done.
Excellent video!
Let's be realistic; if you are a 200 lbs. person and you face someone with a knife that weighs not much over half of that, running away is just not a realistic option. Your opponent probably will run faster and have more stamina and you present your back as a huge target to stab.
In my opinion, just going along with everything your opponent demands will prevent you from getting stabbed, is also naive.
Just the fact that you don't put up a defense does not mean that the opponent will not try to hurt you anyway.
There was a video of a guy in Brazil complying with everything a knife armed assailant ask of him. The stabbed him to death and he didn't even try to fight back. There's no safe option. Your only chance is to read a situation correctly and react accordingly.
Excellent episode, Paulo is a gifted communicator / teacher ! The ideas on how to "read" the situation and spontaneity of the drills give real insight
Thank you so much
Been following GN for a long time, since way before he started his journey into FMA. And my god this is the easiest dynamic drill to understand both from the technical and psychological perspective.
I remember him from his Funker Tactical days & it’s amazing to see how he’s studied both martial arts & the psychology of violence instead of just practicing martial arts. He’s made set drills really practical instead of just trying to teach by rote.
So much valuable content in this video, especially the teaching techniques Paulo uses. He was really generous in showing his work and made me feel like taking his course, even though I don't really need it. 🙂
Right on - Paulo
@6:30 "That's why I have never been in a real fight...because I always avoid them" --- Bro, lets be real. You have never been in a real fight because thugs avoid YOU! You're a muggers worst nightmare lmao Definitely not the guy criminals are looking for when they want to steal a wallet.
Both could be true though.
Never a "real" fight cuz he either ends em with lightspeed or he avoids it
There's some deep psychological truths contained in this. Stuff you don't really expect to get out of a knife defense class. Things like the difficulty for us to separate what's real from what's powerfully imagined. I've been impressed lately... noticing myself applying the same mindsets that fighters use to my own non-fighting life situations. Gives even more credence to that adage concerning the advantages of being a warrior in a garden, over being a gardener in a war.
Jesse this is hands down one of your best videos! All the talks about pre-attack indicators were sooo useful! Thanks so much for sharing it 🙏❤
Glad it was helpful!
the indicators were probably the only good things, knife fights are not exactly about luck, its about space. If you are in an elevator, in a staircase, in a small room of a bank subsidary or a a subway you are basically dead if you are not prepared either
Excellent. Probably one of the best martial arts videos I have watched. As a FMA, BJJ, and Judo practitioner, I am going to explore how to apply these concepts.
This is why I love FMA
It's as closest to the real situation , i've seen on knife defense videos. Pretty informative❤❤❤
He perfectly described PTSD during the first demonstration, and I don't think he even realized it.
I had low expectations for this because so many self-defence (and particularly knife defence) gurus are selling snake oil, but Paulo's approach was so measured, considered and well-articulated, and seemed practically applicable. Thanks for the vid!
Thank you for that.
Like if you want to see GN in USDC Season 3 Shank tank.
Yaaay 🤘🔥
They said USDC S3 gonna have 8 participants 🔥
@@skafu9229 yeah brooo I wish I could donate a lot of money for the fund raising so that it can happen but I'm kinda broke lol. I hope it happens cause I'm excited for the surprise contenders.
I even felt that second example where he wanted kill...now I need a hug lol! Paulo is a superb teacher. That's an area of mastery all on its own.
Is that GN from Funker tactical?
Yes sir!
Paulo is a very good communicator!
Thank you
What an awesome instructor! Part 1 of 100 I hope...
The best!
Finally someone who actually knows real combat!! This is the martial arts I signed up for!
Very good, honest and dynamic. I've faced blades in my career before retirement and even taught personal protection for 8 years, let me tell you no amount of training prepares you for the cold shock of facing the real thing but what it does do, which is crucial, is put a load of responses into your muscle memory and you so need that. Knives are so dangerous in this context. Great video.👍
100% I have actually experienced some of those things he was displaying. I always found it hard to express to others. I am glad you were able to meet with this guy to share that info. Awareness is always key, but how does One explain noticing those subtle unconscious actions of an incoming attack? I was never able to express it.
Situational awareness. -Paulo
This was a fantastic training method, good job
Absolutely fascinating watch! I learned so much without even really realising I was doing so.
Great chemistry and thought provoking - nice job guys!
I have a crush on Jesse lol. -Paulo
@@FunkerTactical ahaha - y'all need to take the bromance into a cheeky action movie
This was absolutely brilliant training..
these guys seem so friendly and cool :)
This was brilliant. Knife work is scarier than gun because it’s just a sharp fast punch and ugh.
This was very educational. Gave me a lot to think about the way I've been learning martial arts.
Thanks for the new viewpoint. 🙏
Really interesting. Excellent concept!
This was absolutely amazing... I learnt a lot...
Great knife instructor. Most of the time if you get stabbed you wouldn't even feel it, so there is no need to think about it in order to not be shocked. Your body immediately releases adrenaline, which will prevent you from feeling the cut, typically until after the fight.
So everyone is saying the same thing I was going to say, by far, the BEST knife defense "philosophy" I have ever seen. I am also of the age (though much older) that learning to swim did not involve a course at the YMCA. My father picked me up and threw me off the pier at out summer cottage. Swim or sink, believe me I learned. Why did I learn? Because every animal on the face of the earth has the instinct to do so, they may not like it, they may not be good at it but they all have it. If we listen to our gut, if we use our instincts, we survive. I love that analogy, and the one with the goalie making the save. Paulo explains it so wonderfully and concisely. I wish he was around when I was younger, I hold a 2nd degree black belt in Karate and though I am older now (65) my training has helped me in my life and thankfully I was never attacked by someone with a weapon. But I would have loved this type of knowledge and training. This is what every martial artist strives for, trains for, and Paulo made it look like a science, something that can actually be taught. Well done Paulo and well done Jesse for having him on your channel.
Man this video was great. Thank you very much for sharing it
I have a sad story about running away as a knife defense. A friend of mine was chased by a knife wielding maniac an amusement park some years back you think he’d be able to escape his assailant or his assailant would give up the Chase. He didn’t end up getting stabbed in the back of his neck. Thankfully, he still alive but serious complications, which permanently disabled him from a job where he was one of the in the at
I think of him every time when someone says just run away
What an amazing video! Thank you for sharing ❤
This was fantastic, I am very impressed with this video. WOW
Thank you.
Nice video. Well thought out tactics for a terrible situation. Thanks.,
I foresee entirely new foundations for martial arts instruction arising from this channel: an elegantly simple methodology that can increase skill for everyone from non-athletes to black belts of multiple arts. Can't wait to see it develop.
What a great inspiring lesson this is ❤!