Mike, video suggestion! Do a deep dive into BREAK-FALLS. I have always been skeptical of the "Slap the mat to disburse your energy" thing. I get that it's important to NOT break your fall with your hands, because a broken arm or wrist is worse than a broken rib in a fight, but it always made more sense to me to simply tuck my arms in in a sort-of fighting stance to keep a guard up and protect my arms at the same time.
Man...even Brock Lesnar or guys like this would be mauled like a shit by a grizzly or a lion. One hit and you are fucking out plus claws, fucking jaws etc...
My experiences with primary school geometry, and jujitsu later in life are basically the same thing. It was a long time ago, I barely remember any of that shit, and I got fucked up by triangles more often than I care to admit.
I actually _did_ beat a wild rat in a fight once. I didn't start the fight, but was forced to end it. That was one of the most frightening experiences of my life and I will never trust another park bench again.
Ive been a prison guard for the last 17 years and Ive seen over 100 fights and been involved in breaking up dozens of them. Heres some things Ive picked up about fighting: 1) No one knows how to throw a punch. In 17 years Ive seen exactly two good punchers. 2) 99% of people have 30 seconds of fury before they get tired and slow down. 0% have over 60 seconds. 3) A persons willingness TO fight is far more important than that persons ability to fight.
Yep, I haven't been in any sort of fight as an adult because I got really good at not being in a position where it was called for. That being said, I do think that a lot of it does come down to expectations on the outcome and whom it is that you're fighting. One of my big beliefs is that if you can get out of a fight, you should always take that option. If you're not up against a wall, physical or psychologically speaking, you're not going to be as strong as you could be. When I was a kid, I'd generally win the fights because I didn't have a choice in having the fight and they weren't trained fighters. As an adult, I have more options than I did as a kid, and the likelihood of the other party having training or hardware is a lot higher.
One of my most favorite Martial Arts Stories evahr involves a young man who studied Aikido. He studied for years, and years, and became very proficient. But he never had a chance to practice his art in a "Real-Life Situation, and that was making him sad. So, he started watching carefully, hoping to see a situation where he could jump in and play "Captain Save a Ho." One day, sitting on the bus, he saw a middle aged man get on, obviously drunk and belligerent. He snarled at the Bus Driver, and was rudely pushing his way past other riders. As he was getting more and more excited, as this man was getting closer to him, and he was thinking he might actually get to ply his Art... An older man said to the drunk, "Hey, Buddy, sounds like you're going through a really tough time. Why don't you sit next to me, share your drink with me, and tell me about it?" And the drunk sat down, handed the old man his bottle, and just started crying on his shoulder. And our hero was sitting there, stunned. As he realized, "Now, THAT'S AIKIDO!!"
Martial arts masters and gun owners have the same mentality. "I have this incase something terrible happens and it's not the end of me. But I hope I never have to use it." Most martial artists who have trained a long time, and responsible gun owners have enough knowledge and discipline to avoid confrontation. It's a sobering reality for a martial artist to know intimately well how badly they can hurt or even possibly kill someone.
@@alexanderrahl7034 Please forgive me, but I feel the need to correct you: _Mature_ and _wise_ Martial Artists and Gun Owners never want to. Many young "Primitive Minded Alpha Males" glorify it. Until they experience it, and learn the horrors. And then there are Combat Veterans who love the combat, and pray for more. These people are called Psychotic Psychopaths.
If you've ever been punched in the face hard enough, you tend to want to de escalate because the reality of violence is much different than people think. It also (at least for me) doesn't feel good to hurt people. Well maybe a little in the moment but not much after
Wow this video made me realize some things. I thought I could beat a gorilla because I used to fight gorillas all the time when I was younger, but I have to admit that I'm past my prime now, and my chances of winning would be low. Thank you for this. It's time to accept reality.
Wait who the fuck fights gorilla on a basis common enough for them to say "i used to do it when i was younger"? Also I sincerely doubt if you really did those gorillas were actually fighting, they were most likely play fighting because no way in hell a human could go one on one with such a strong motherfucker.
In all seriousness though, I did some boxing training in HS for a year, stepped away for a long time. Came back to kickboxing (though I’ll admit my coach was horrible, and as soon as I realized it I left his gym) for the past 3 years I’ve been an avid Muay Thai practitioner (5 days a week) with the occasional BJJ class. I know I can defend myself, but that doesn’t make me want to go pick a fight with random people. If training has taught me anything it’s been respect, controlling emotions, thinking about what I want to setup, and most importantly…. Some of the most unassuming, nicest and harmless looking people will absolutely whoop your ass if you push them to.
Altercations in public are almost always going to happen on pavement, concrete or tile. People might be armed. People hold grudges. Shit can escalate from fists to handcuffs fast. Generally... don't fondle my girl and don't come into my home uninvited... otherwise I need to find a way to back out of this no-win situation. If I'm smart.
@@hhiippiittyy my dads best friend is doing 15 for beating the man that was sleeping with his wife. He was a wrestling coach(used to be a state level wrestler) and practiced Muay Thai, I use to watch him fold a bag I. Half when he’d kick it. The guys wife found out he was cheat with dons wife and had don beat him up. Don stopped but the guy went brain dead and because of it he was given 15. The shit the guy said to don provoking him also didn’t help. I’d probably do the same if in his shoes.
Hey man I know you made this comment awhile ago but gotta long after HS was it that you started training again? I’m in the same situation, stopped boxing after doing it for a few months in highschool and have been thinking of starting Muay Thai.
@@bakedcrystal915 oh man honestly it was about 5 years or so. I just couldn’t afford it anymore but I wish I could find my old trainer. He was in Lake Elsinore last I heard of him and was helping train Mike Tyson’s son. I’d say go for it man, Muay Thai is humbling. You’ll get swept by smaller more experienced guys and girls but in the end it’s all worth it. You learn how to utilize all your limbs, learn how to stay composed in the clinch, trips/sweeps. Overall I may be a bit biased but it’s a great all around discipline to learn. The confidence you gain after dedicating yourself for some time is awesome
@@bakedcrystal915 I might add, if you know boxing and pick up muay thai, try to get some ground game too. It's generally a bad idea to go to the ground in a street fight as the dude's buddies will have an easy time stomping your head, but wrestling and bjj round out striking well and can help prevent you from being taken down. Judo footwork is good for that too. One of the most obscure but solid non combat practices but combat effective techniques I ever ended up engaged in was to kick a soccer ball against a corner wall at various distances, aiming for weird angles. Basically horizontal foot dribbling. If you can find a buddy to do it with even better. Somehow it translates incredibly well to footsweeps and ankle picks, judo style.
Humans do have highly evolved fighting abilities: we throw things really fast and really accurately compared to every other species on the planet. Doesn't have to be a tool - a human with a rock is deadly within 100 feet.
Very intriguing theory about our human ancestors trying to avoid hurting one another seriously during a fight. It reminds me of fighting with my brother when we were both kids - the first time we ever punched each other in the face was the last time we had a physical fight - hundreds of fights resulted in no serious injuries, just a lot of bruises.
I wish my mother and aunt werent so afraid of every little thing. Me and my cousin loved wrestling every time we could, and we never hurt each other. Except we could almost never do it because our mothers refused to even entertain the idea, so we could only do it in secret and if we got caught theyd scream us out like banshees. Bizarre fucking world we live in where you cant let kids experiment and do kid stuff because youre so worried about a small risk of an injury that will easily heal for a child.
@@andrek6920 It wasn't my mother and aunt but rather my dad. My brother and I grew up watching martial arts movies and playing fighting games. We would spar with each other and would never even attempt at seriously injuring or hurting each other. When we did we would feel really bad. We just like to showcase and learn new skills
You know, there's this great phenomenon I have seen many times; I call it "the wingman pull-away". It's when there's a fight brewing between two guys, and their friends pull them apart, each of the would-be fighters muttering, "Yeah I totally coulda taken him". Honor is preserved, and nobody gets hurt. I wonder how far back this behavior goes.
There is a book “on combat” which explains the phenomenon he explains, where people in war were reluctant to kill another person even if they had the person in their sights dead to rights. The belief was similar to this, that innately we are wired to not kill each other because it is counter productive to a species surviving which is why normally animals of the same species don’t just kill each other on a grand scale for no reason.
@@soulwatcher4690 The more i learn about anthropology the more i realize that the development of civilization might have done more harm than good for us. I guess we ll find out for sure if we end up nuking ourselves
Happened to me freshman year I noticed how much of an idiot me and this kid about to fight looked . This dude who didn’t like me ran outside the classroom calling me out over something I don’t even remember anymore. I was scared and walked up on him while he was telling me to fight and I was pulled away by my friend who was a huge senior right before getting close enough to swing . We walked away telling each other to meet at each other’s house it was so cringe man. I never wanted to be seen again lol I was scared too because I was in bjj and they would kick you out if they found out about you fighting outside of gym like at school unless it’s self defense . I learned my lesson and got better at handing those scenarios
Lol. A lot of what he says isn’t actually that difficult to learn or know though, it’s more so just extrapolation of knowledge for the purpose of his points
@@Jonathan-A.C. But it's also an unverifiable scenario. We don't know how hierarchical and dominance oriented humans are before we invented complex societies. It is wrong to outright say that humans would fight each other for dominance within groups, because its conjecture, and its also unlikely. We can't go back and directly view ancient humans to determine what groups would really look like. Our two closest related ancestors are Chimps and Bonobos who are diametrically opposite when it comes to this scenario. Bonobos are incredibly peaceful, live in matriarchal groups, and practice open "free love" sex. Chimps on the other hand are incredibly violent, patriarchal, and highly dominance based. We can't know what ancient human groups were like, and our closest related relatives are vastly different to each other.
2:40 I remember seeing a clip about the role of dancing in society, how and why it appeared and such. And one idea is that to present to your community the level of ability, stamina, strength, flexibility and whatnot, overall a good hint regarding young men's ability to fight. Which would automatically created some sort of social status for everyone and be more or less attractive to the women attending at that ritual. So instead of fighting and break bounds that were really important later during the real hunt, people invented the next best thing, a fun simulation of that. Pretty much what games and sports are too. We challenge each other without making enemies of each other or killing each other, because we do need each other to work together.
America would be more fun, if we had dance-offs instead of bar fights. "Why you lookin' at my girl, bruh? You wanna dance? No, not like that - I mean, literally dance."
@@666BIGBLOCK Vikings were overrated. They raided at night when everyone was sleeping and have been documented running from situations instead of fighting. I say this as a guy with viking ancestry.
@@colt7526 A fisher is the North American equivalent of a weasel. They tend to live in taiga and boreal forests. I believe this is the fisher he's referring to.
The reason we think of ourselves as good at fighting is because it's a survival skill. You have to believe you can win a fight before you get into the fight. If not you've already lost.
I had a big dude scare the shit out of me swung I ducked. when I went to straiten up he was over me attempting to gab my torso from in front and above me. Back of head hit his nose snap blood Tears. I apologized laughed and said well I'm leaving before cops come good luck. He was utterly blinded by the pools of tears welling up in his eyes and had difficulty breathing with all the blood in his throat. People are fragile a finger or thumb in an eye can take the biggest man down quick as hell. He talks about sport is not a fight its a challenge. Sport fighter against untrained killer even if the MMA tard wins he loses.
@@Madmoody21 so he grabs to scare you and trying to not hurt you, and you punch him until bleed and laught about it? usually if someone wants yo fight just punch, i dont have al the context but How do you tell is like you re some kind of agresive...
My reasoning for why I will win a fight is because I am willing to do things that are considered highly unethical in a fight biting attempting to break bones and tendons by putting people in positions that no human should ever go into stuff like that and of course just flinging people clear into blunt objects like street poles.
geese are literally a 0% threat level to a human, it is all posturing. the worst a goose can do to you is break your skin a little with its beak. meanwhile you are the animal best at grabbing things on the planet, and the goose has the most grabbable, flimsy neck on the planet. geese are food for almost all animals on the planet and they know it, which is why they are mean.
@@pipsqeak7104I actually fought a goose once lol I didn't start it I was just chilling at a lake and one got mad at me for being too close to it's baby's (I wasn't messing with them) I just kicked it and backed off lol I don't think they're that scary
Thing that struck me when I started training (besides my opponents) was how easy it was for a superior fighter to eat a lucky punch from a lesser fighter. Then started noticing how often this happened in lower level MMA. Really appreciate how much of fighting is about defense, the punches that don’t get thrown because the opponent is so elusive, the timing of distance management. Some have more natural talent to work with but none of that technique is inborn and it’s really effing hard.
It happens in high level MMA too. UFC 263 on the early prelims, pro kickboxer Fares Ziam was clearly leaps and bounds the better striker than Luigi Vendramini. Luigi comes out in the 3rd round clearly behind with nothing to lose and blitzes him - very nearly gets the knockout. Same thing happened in the 5th with Nate Diaz vs Leon Edwards. Fighting is way too risky. You might win 9 out of 10 tens against someone untrained, but that tenth time you get stabbed or stomped out.
Theres no such thing as certainty in a fight. I laugh at anyone who says they can beat 10/10 avg people in a fight. It only takes one moment of someone doing something so stupid u never saw it coming for you to get hurt.
And that's in an environment designed to make sure skill is the decider as much as possible. In the real world there are uneven surfaces, things to trip over, sun to get in your eyes at the wrong moment, etc.
My philosophy is: Too many shows and things teach people about what to do when they get lost in the woods. Not enough teach people about how to not get lost in the woods in the first place. Learning martial arts and all is good for both health, competitive, and self-defense purposes, but there are reasons why they say that martial arts should always be the absolute LAST line of defense, and never any earlier than that. No matter how good you are, the enemy/opponent only needs to get lucky once.
I boxed very diligently in high school. I took about six years off and recently started going at it again, not very often admittedly...I’m very aware of how many people there are who could absolutely blow my teeth out. I’m 80lbs overweight and I was never that good to begin with. With that in mind, I also know that if you have no training and aren’t substantially bigger and stronger than me, I’ll slap you silly. The most practical value of learning these skills, in my opinion, is being able to predict violent behavior and outcomes well enough to avoid violence. I know that the drunk homeless guy who wondered into the open mic I was hosting isn’t actually going to hit me even if he keeps shouting in my face. I also know that if he did hit me I’d be okay. The net result of this is that I was able to continue talking to him for the half hour it took for him to leave on his own. If I had panicked or taken him at his word when he threatened me, I would have ended up in an unnecessarily dangerous and embarrassing scrap with a guy who probably just wanted to be warm for a bit.
The biggest problems I had really were 1 getting inside 2 breathing pellet l properly 3 balance. The rest were all go. I too was overweight a well though.
The better-than-average-effect is very real. About two-thirds of people think that they are above-average intelligence. People overrate everything about themselves, especially stuff like pain tolerance. I'm not relating that to fighting as much as I am chronic illness (which is my main reason for looking into training videos anyhow) because nearly every single person you talk to will tell you that they have a high tolerance for pain and that if they had whatever someone else has, they'd tough it out without treatment, meds, etc. Obviously, it's nearly always bullshit.
I'm 48, I've worked in the trades since I was 14, worked weekends doing "security" at clubs for 4 years... I've never been in a fight in my life. I'm proud of that fact. So, I'm one of the few that will outright tell you- I don't know how to fight... properly.
That's a great thing actually. Keeping the fight from happening to begin with is a much better skill than actual fighting. Most fights can be avoided by just talking, or one of the parties walking away (because most fights really aren't important enough that you can't just leave the situation)
I've trained military dogs (to a level that doesn't exist anymore/kill everyone on sight) and know how to handle ONE of those. Learning how you can stop a dog trained to go for the throat is beneficial in that particular situation but you might lose a hand. Handling two such dogs Is impossible. Stay away from fights you might lose!
I know a guy who was in the war (Croatia vs. Serbia), a professional from the Yugo army - he and his team used every opportunity to have good relations with the opposite side, because, as he told me, war is not killing, war is problem solving. They disarmed the opposing unit and let them leave, they called after a while the same commander to release some of our POWs and the commander returned the favor. Playing Rambo in the war provoked reprisals and unnecessary deaths and torture. Rambo players would be the first to die or be captured. There were also units that had fake fights arranged to avoid bloodshed. When you hear things like that and you hear that someone can beat a grizzly bear or a gorilla with their bare hands...Any comment is unnecessary.
I noticed I won more fights when I thought I was good at it. As I got older, and had a more "keeping it real" mentality, all my confidence went down the drain, and I avoid fights if I can.
It's people like this guy that kill confidence in men who just simply need to know they still can fight to either protect themselves or their loved ones. The moment you doubt yourself in front of an attacker is the moment you lost, so it's a thumbs down for this video from me if he thinks all people who think they can fight are just looking for a fight for no reason. I had to leave training martial arts because you can't have the time for ALL the things you'd like to do in life and at the time I was confident what I learned was enough for the streets, in case I ever had to fight some douche that couldn't be persuaded otherwise. It's been a while since last I've been to a gym, though, but I like to hone my technique from time to time, when I feel like it, so that muscle memory can get some dusting off because I might soon need to be sure of my own movement.
Couple of years ago I had to deal with a guy younger and even bigger than me (and I'm big), a typical camper/brawler who was used to fighting and not losing......he had the chance to just leave but dumb as he was he took the swing at me and then I proceeded to beat him to pulp, not taking any risk.....and pulp he was, off to the hospital. I was like hmmmm approaching 50 but I still got it. 🤣 Never did any martial arts, not necessary. Experienced fighters tend to overestimate themselves waaaay too much. This list I can win against an elephant or a gorilla......funny, very funny. 🤣
To me it's similar but different. When I was young and untrained I was always fighting in the street, and losing something like 40% of the time. And ever since I started training MMA I haven't fought anyone except once in basic training. Unless you count sparring in which case I still lose quite a bit lol but nothing like before
I grew up in a rough neighborhood and had my first fight when I was 2 months old. It was a pretty tough fight but I managed to dismember the adult male and all the bystanders. From then on it was a downward spiral, I became addicted to bludgeoning other humans until I found god at the age of 18 months. I’m 38 years sober, but just know I can win in a fight against anything that has a heartbeat and a breath. This all reminds me of a life quite I live by from my legend sensei. “Bring me the largest guy in the world, and I’ve done this before, and I’ll put him down with just these two fingers” -George Dillman
Great intro but I highly disagree with Emerson. Not just on that one quote mind you, I think Emerson in general is a philosopher I rarely agree with. But the idea that the love of testing one's self against an opponent is primitive, or childish, is an incredibly narrow minded view. How on par for Emerson.
@@mr.doctorcaptain1124 I don't think he said that testing oneself(as in a sport) is primitive, but the constant urge to show that you are a superior fighter is quite primitive... Physical superiority is rarely useful these days Just my humble opinion
@@jayaphukan07 well let's break apart the quote. "It is the ignorant and childish part of mankind that is the fighting part. Idle and vacant minds want excitement." So right off the bat we can see he doesnt discuss the frequency of combat, nor does he disparage fighting as a sign of insecurity. Rather, he calls the desire to fight ignorant and childish. He further clarifies that the desire for combat is fueled by an idle and vacant mind. Meaning either a lazy or an uneducated mind. Yet those of us who do fight know that combat sports are some of the most mentally intensive endeavours you can take on. Its like a game of chess, only faster and with less room for error. I adore combat because I revel in the opportunity to test myself, as I said, and the bible articulates this point very well, "As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another." - proverbs 27:17 Emerson is insinuating that the fighter does not preoccupy himself with the philosophy or mentally intensive aspects of combat. He sees fighting as a brawl between two bored children. And that could not be further from the truth. But that was always Emerson's flaw as a philosopher. He sees things from his perspective, rather than trying to understand the perspective of those who engage in whatever topic it is he wants to pontificate on.
@@jayaphukan07 I do think emerson was most likely discussing this from the perspective of two guys brawling in the street, rather than in a war, combat sport, or defending the honor of another. But that's literally why I dont like emerson. Because he looks at one very narrow perspective, then creates a blanket statement that he can wrap over every aspect of that one philosophical concept. Its like a child hating brocolli so he writes a thesis on why all vegetables are disgusting and horrid to mankind, nevermind the countless people who are happier and more satisfied being vegans.
The more I’ve learned and trained to fight, the more I realize I can’t fight. I find myself assuming everyone out there is as good as the best guys in my gym.
I agree! In a way getting better humbles most people to not underestimate others. And as an added positive of expecting the worst; You might not get caught off guard by somebody pulling clinch, getting full mount or sending a kick when you're out of range of punches.
This right here! I think that's the right mindset to have. Always assume your opponent is faster, stronger, and more technical than you. Always strive to improve yourself. And if that day ever comes where you are put in a self defense situation, you will probably be able to protect yourself and your loved ones just fine.
I've seen so many people bluff or get lucky in a fight or match that I long ago gave up on the idea of skill as a sure thing. It's great to have but it's not a cheat code.
As far as I am in, there are key skills that guarantee you will win more fights, and a crapton of skills that may help you or not. Key skills I listed are : - knife blocks - quick knock-out punch - kicks/knees to the groin - basic armbreak locks You can apply those four sequentially against one or more opponents and win most fights. First block, then disturb, then disable. Rinse and repeat. Distance mastery is mandatory. Doesn't apply to sports for obvious reasons.
Since getting my black belt in karate and stepping into the MMA cage, I learned real fast that every master is just someone else’s student. And losing matches does not show on one’s skill level. Like a fight on the street, it almost comes down to who is willing to do what and how much okay with losing you are.
@@hafnium4358 im curious as to your perspective. I agree with the op. Is your statement a legit different perspective? If so I'd like to learn. Or is it just a pissing contest statement?
"People who pretend to train on the internet" - Ouch! It's been 20 years since I've trained seriously, but I can still deliver a blow to the Bob bag in the media room :) I've fought enough outside of the dojo and the ring to have learned early on that fighting isn't fun. It's ugly, it's hurtful, it's painful - I've NEVER walked away from a fistfight glad that it went down that way. There was fear that something worse was coming from other people or law enforcement, and being mostly ashamed of myself for participating, my feelings hurt that someone wanted that badly to lash out at me. I believe that anyone who says "Yeah, I kicked that guy's ass and it felt GREAT" is either a liar, a psychopath, or someone who has suffered a tragic amount of abuse from someone they trusted at a developmental stage. I know I'm a year late to the party, but thank you for this. It's always nice to see someone who is serious about training but doesn't feel the need to act like a psycho or an a-hole. You do a legit service to others in your profession.
'.' I might actually be able to do that, I'm severely ocd & have spent inordinate amounts of time training in parkour while carrying things to try and settle down a phobia of experiencing vertigo, but I'm far too much of a pussy to try xP
@@redrick8900 weight classes exist within trained people. Physical strength is in most cases peaks within certain weight classes. There are exceptions some people have the ability to output more raw strength then their weight class. An untrained opponent is not going to have the pure strength or speed to back up his weight. Theres a difference between being 120kg of muscle and 120 kg of meatbag. A 70 kg person can manhandle the second but probably not the first. Weight classes only matter between people of relatively similar training. Its a marginal advantage that has to be considered in a competition environment but its not as big as people make it seem. An example is strikers if 2 strikers face off it has almost no impact in fact a larger person is just a larger target theres a reason striking only martial arts dont often see weight classes boxing happens to be an exception.
@@texascultdeity8904 Nope. Your average 220 pound man can beat the crap out of professional lightweights. Larger strikers have a huge advantage. They have reach and strength on their side.
@@texascultdeity8904 You can't beat any health man up. "the average 220 pound man cant pick up another 220 pound man." You have us confused with the weaker sex. We have upper body strength.
@@redrick8900 i can and i have on multiple occasions. and theres no such thing as a weaker sex the difference is just the average woman trains less then the average man the line where muscle mass % actually matters is body building territory which isnt ideal body typing for fighters regardless. heres the thing most lesser trained fighters dont know how to utilise their weight they only throw 5-10% of their body mass into strikes and 30-40% of their mass into grounding themselves or proper grappling. if ur only utilising 5-10% of your weight against an opponent half ur weight thats properly utilising their waist hip shoulders and back muscles to make use of 20-40% of their mass then your weight difference does nothing mroe then somewhat compensate for your bad form or technique. and if u dont have proper technique your strikes are just slow and cumbersome and will probably not have reach. stuff like knowing how to plant your feet and how to utilise your waist is all about making more efficient use of your mass sure u theoretically have longer arms but if you dont twist your shoulders and hip properly or know how to dropstep then your reach is significantly reduced and weight does not mean shit for reach thats ur height. i am a little too tall to show the reach disparity 187 cm is my height. but if i purposefully use bad tecchnique my reach is going to shorter then someone of 160 cm utilising proper technique. the difference with kicks is even more massive proper technique will double your range
@@kermit1211 There's some technique and zazzle that goes into it, stuff you learn with experience. Actual physical stamina and endurance is important too, as the whole thing is pretty much just partnered cardio.
Tough guys are a dime a dozen in the martial arts. Technicians too. Thoughtful philosophers are rare indeed! In every walk of life! As a lifetime martial artist in my golden years and having seen the fight sorts explode in terms of training and effectiveness it is refreshing to see such sophistication in the mixed martial arts! Well done! @
Just imagine being an early human in a fight for survival and you decide to just haul off and hit something with your delicate, clawless hands instead of picking up a rock or a stick or basically any other object.
@@deriznohappehquite Lmao, what kinds of predators? A rock isn't gonna stop a curious bear, let alone a big feline wanting to eat you, let alone an angry 2 ton herbivore defending its territory. 8 guys all armed with sharp sticks could do that though
I genuinely thought I could beat up most people until I went to an mma gym when I was 18 and got completely rag dolled. I’m really glad that happened because I probably would have ended up getting myself killed.
My first fight taught me a lot of things. 1) I'm actually pretty tough, I can take a lot of abuse and keep going. 2) I'm a dog shit fighter. I got dog walked by a dude in dress shorts, and bled all over my new Affliction shirt. It was a rough night, but I wouldn't trade that ass beating for anything because those 2 pieces of wisdom have paid dividends in my life, knowing I'm not made of glass and that I can handle adversity, and knowing anyone can get it, any time anywhere, from anyone. I stand by my belief that every human should be punched in the mouth at least once in their life. It changes your whole world view. "If you'd ever been in a real fight you wouldn't be so keen for another." -Wayne, Letterkenny.
@@captainomoplata643 Sadly i have no room where i live. But i have been doing alot of shadow boxing and even VR boxing. I like to add resistance bands too to make it more intense. But im mainly wrestling my friends and mma buddies. Lots of judo wrestling and bjj. Its funny because when i was younger i only liked striking and now im so passionate about grappling haha.
I dunno. I say a well-placed 9mm shot says that I don't have to know how to fight with my hands. Learning to use tools and weapons is how we climbed to the top of the food chain and why, after 200K years, we're still here.
@@Thumper770 The use of firearms will lead to severe consiquences. Also where im from you cant carry a gun. Lastly you dont always have your tool on hand but your knowledge is.
@@KurNorock You could absolutely lose to a rat. They're sneaky, they're smart and clever, they bite really hard and are known to carry diseases. On a bad day, a rat could destroy you.
@@TheEndKing That's the dumbest shit I've read all day. This is about winning or losing a fight, not about what animal can eventually kill another animal through random chance of catching diseases or infections after the fight is over. I've had pet rats. I've been bitten by rats. It hurts but it in no way is ever going to kill me or make me stop fighting if my goal is to fight the rat. If a rat can stop you with a bite then you are just a pussy.
So apparently I'm in the minority on this one, because i had the exact opposite belief in my fighting skills prior to ever having been in a fight. I was absolutely terrified of getting into a scrap, (and i mean terrified). My fear originates in the fact that i was, and still, a extremely skinny and tall, and in the few wrestling matches with some friends in elementary and Jr high, i would always be absolutely dominated by my opponent no matter who it was for the most part. This fear started to lesson by high-school due to me being a 6'5" and athletically gifted - i was a really good basketball and football player. But when it became apparent i was never going to be an NBA player, combined with how much i always wanted to try my hand at mma, i started training and eventually went on to start competing. However i was never all that good, but what mattered more to me was getting over my fear of getting into a fight.
Great anecdote, man. My experience is similar. And remember this… The crappiest competition fighter is going to have no problem handling himself against 97% of the worlds population who doesn’t know how to fight.
@@Topsealguy Pretentious? What, the part about me being terrified of getting into a real fight growing up? Or the part about how when i finally did try to train and fight - that i wasn't very good? Im responding to the topic of the video, that most people apparently think they'd be awesome in a fight before ever getting into one, which is the exact opposite of how i thought i'd do. And as for lying... yes - yes am am lying. I mean after all, who wouldn't lie about being pretty much a lil bitch growing up to then being a shitty fighter once they actually tried fighting???? Go eff yourself
When I was a little kid, people would say that martial arts training was useless because somebody will just use a gun and shoot you dead. The sad part is, at that time in that part of the world, it was a reality. You were always afraid to look anyone in the eye just in case they had a gun and thought that eye contact was a provocation.
Pro tip that always worked for, when someone comes looking for trouble, I just look them in the eyes and go "Daniel?" or any other random name, and then ask them if they went to the same school/sport as me a few years back. If they do, instant defuse, if they don't, you just say they look A LOT like your known person and you thought they were them, sorry, and 9 outta 10 times that's that
I grew up boxing and I'm now a purple belt in BJJ at 48. I've learned 2 things after all those years of training; 1. There will always be someone tougher than you. 2. The most important fighting skill to learn, is how to avoid a fight!
This is called “bro-science” which isn’t science. Side note; those people who have that “in this house we believe” sign on their front lawn? Yeah, they don’t know science either
I am so glad someone finally pointed it out in these terms. We werent meant to fight like MMA and martial arts. And I love how he points out the old "if you dont use it, you lose it", which is true in all things we do....except eating and getting fat. We will always be good at that.
I had a friend who liked to remind me that even the most realistic combat sport had rules and therefore wasn't a real fight. I remember letting SO many easy nut shots go in TKD. Or headbutts. Yeah, you find out if you can fight when you're fighting, you find out how good you are/how much you enjoy it while you're healing.
That’s a really dumb argument. We weren’t meant to drive cars or fly in airplanes yet we do. The fighting back then wasn’t done like today because those martial arts didn’t exist. That bald dude is a total idiot. Obviously you wouldn’t want to break your hand on someone but who is the say humans back then had weak hands like ones today? Stop listening to this clown he doesn’t know anything about anything
If you find yourself in a streetfight, 90% of what you learned in the dojo goes out the window. Your pumped mind strips the BS in 1 second and your core knowing part weaponizes what remains.
@@MORNINGSTAR190 spoken like a man who has never once been in a real life-threatening, violent scenario. We can’t all be as calm and as cool as you are, my man.🙄
Anyone who can't remember how to find the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle, given the lengths of the legs either grew up in an Amish community or is developmentally disabled. It is so incredibly simple.
i majorly suck at geometry, my lowest grades in school were all during geometry classes and its been over 10 years since i've finished highschool and I could still do geometry today. And given that I don't have to learn formulas by hearth and I can just google them, things become a loooooot easier His example with electric circuits is the same. I suck at physics , I don't even know how to interpret a drawing of an electric circuit, be it a board or a design for a house or device. But I still understand that if I put this cooper wire there, electricity will go thou it...
Fighting is not like other skills. Like you said, it is closely tied to our ego & self worth. When you can fight, other people will respect you. period
I like how you came to the conclusion that the survey measured how much of an asshole the public is, rather than how well the public thinks they can fight.
@@sonofaquack6987 There ais also an implication of a measurement of baseline idiocy. Nobody in their right mind would even begin to know how to hurt an elephant or a crocodile, yet there are 8 % thinking they can take one on. Another hint: only 6 % think they can mess with a grizzly, but it's 8 % for the elephant. Shows you how that the people that were asked are not too familiar with wildlife outside their own country.
I think this also ties in with something interesting when it comes to weapon combat. Japanese and European historical weapon masters all speak on how difficult it is for people to actually stab each other. They speak of how easy it is to cut each other, but that stabbing is somehow contrary to our fundamental nature. You can get cut a lot more than stabbed and still be functional, stabbing is far more lethal than cutting.
I think you're confusing cutting with slashing. Like, if you really cut someone in a deep way it's gonna be way worse than a stab (unless the stab is aimed at the heart or head, which would lead to death from either cutting and thrusting). Slashing on the other hand is the least lethal technique in sword fighting. It leads to a lot of blood but the wound itself isn't very very deep like it is from a cut or thrust. Anyways, sorry to bother you about this comment from a year ago. Have a great day :)
@@yoavjacoby8246 No, people like Musashi explicitly state that it is far more natural for a person to execute a cut than a stab. We also see this in afghan bladed weapons used against the British. A british doctor treating the wounded once said, that they would have experienced far greater casualties if the Afghan's had stabbed instead of cut with their blades. For whatever reason, however, they didn't. You're no bother to me.
Yeah, just like that guy on the internet, he pretends he knows history and human evolution without any schooling whatsoever and makes a babbling video about how others don't know what they're talking about...
I have to add, I love the way you describe conflicts in real life, particularly form the caveman era. I once had a poor judgment kid (I was 21 he was around 17) who was in gangs and likely in drugs, constantly asking for a fight, he was trying to make a reputation for himself as bad@ss. I always managed to avoid such since honestly, he didn't represented much of a treat to me physically. One day, i saw him in the street, he was recovering from being literally destroyed in a street gang fight and was wearing a cast in his broken arm. He began insulting me and calling me out to fight him (I didn't). How stupid mentality is that one? Already an arm broken? I could have easily finished the job on him,seriously injuring him or worse. What drives people to do these things? I have no clue. Your comments on how we all would be dead if we fight this way back in the beginning of humanity, describes perfectly my attitude and philosophy over confrontations. To me, anyone trying to hurt me is a life threatening scenario. I need my body to live, I have no intention to hurt nobody nor fight, and I tend to concede some liberties like taking insults lightly etc in an attempt to avoid physical conflict. Once it gets physical to me it means kill or be killed, when people realize this in my actions, look, behavior, they usually back off and that's perfect with me. I don't care about proving nothing to no one. Great talk. Best regards
Sometimes, people's narcissistic ego is stronger than their fear of pain/death. They'd rather die fighting than look bad, weak, or pathetic :/ It's just a sad and dark part of human nature.
Evolved human male psychology is the ultimate answer to your question. It's interesting to note that in addition to being built for status and dominance striving, the sex which displays intra-sexual competition for the other sex (i.e., the sex that invests more in care of offspring) is always larger, tougher, and more aggressive than than the higher investing sex. In 90% of mammals it's the males that engage in extra-sexual competition, and the higher the levels of competition and conflict, the greater the sex differences in size.
"Once it gets physical to me it means kill or be killed" Thats why if someone ever attacks me and thinks they're starting a fist fight they're going to end up with a couple of thumbs tickling the back of their eye sockets. Why do people want to risk that for their fucking ego!?
@@the1onesquirrel9 I can see you’ve never actually been in a fight and you’re clearly one of these “I’ll just eye gouge them” people Lmfao. You’d get annihilated if you try any of those shenanigans
@@the1onesquirrel9 I think you would have better luck trying to knock the eyes out from the temple by fighting conventionally. I mean, the eyes ain't gonna roll out but that's better to try than thumbing the sockets of someone who's arms are un-bound.
I have some experience with fighting animals, living on a farm with a livestock guard dog and stuff. I can tell you that people can beat most animals in a fight, (alone), although if you run into a wolf or a dog in the wild and it's alone it's going to run instead of trying to fight you. Bears and Elephants and Moose or whatever are obviously going to wreck a human though.
I mean, there have been people who survived alligator and shark attacks by shoving their fingers into their eyes. Maybe that could work with a bear or moose if you're lucky enough to somehow get close enough without getting mauled before. Fending off an animal attack is a win in my book. If you want to go mano-a-mano for a death match, that's something different though.
@@angelsjoker8190 nah The bear would just strike you into two pieces and Mosses have big horns protecting their skull which even Tigers and Lions can't reach so it would be foolish for you to try It works with Sharks because they cannot swing an arm at you
@@angelsjoker8190 with a gator on land you could jump on its back and hold its mouth closed and basically shove your fingers in its eyes all day... that would probably cause death, but in the water with a gator god that would suck
As myself, being a guy that isn't really into the whole "me beat up everyone mentality" I think I'm ok at fighting. I know and practice basics of boxing, wrestling and a few martial arts moves (basic throws, stances, strikes but not a trained fighter by any means), exercise regularly (basic weight, cardio, and calisthenics), and have been in roughly 30 or so fights in my life and never had to be in a hospital for any injury. Besides basic health, and the knowledge that I don't freeze up if someone starts a fight with me and pretty reactively fight back, that unarmed practice is just a hobby that's fun to me and doesn't make me better at fighting. What makes me any good at fighting is I don't rely on my hands to defend myself, if you sucker punch me I'll usually jump to hitting you with any weapon I could if its not knocking me out and not looking to dive into hurting myself pointlessly. I will swing something that won't risk hurting me at an attacker with intention of it making a difference and keeping me from harm. In a circumstance where there is no ref and rules, I take aggression as an attempt on my life, and I don't enjoy provoking or starting fights, so really anything works. People that fight with "honor" after randomly attacking a stranger they only swung on because they thought they are weaker and dumb. The best way to remain undefeated is to not fight at all. If someone forces you too, don't let pride get you hurt, do what you gotta to be safe. Sports are awesome, fighting is bad without a good reason.
I have never been in a real fight in my entire life, just pushing and shoving stuff. I was in the martial arts my last 2 years of high school, and then on and off through my 20's. Then when I was 50, I wanted to try some sort of sparring again, while my body still had some physical ability left, but didn't want to have to start over as a white belt again. I always liked to watch boxing, so I found an old school boxing gym nearby (not a cardio kickboxing thing with a bunch of young girls, but the real thing). Anyway, I started training there, and we quite often sparred during class. We would spread out across the floor and pair up with someone, switching partners after each 3 minutes. Even though the style and rules were different from karate, and I hadn't sparred in over 20 years, I was able to hold my own with guys half my age. Muscle memory, and the knowledge of how to keep or close the distance was still in my brain. I fought a little differently from most the guys. Instead of just bobbing and weaving, or just absorbing punches on your arms (instead of your face), I used some martial arts blocking techniques to deflect some punches. I wasn't skilled at pure boxing techniques, and I would get nervous sometimes, so I would just tell myself, "You know how to fight, so just fight without thinking about it. Just react." Doing that, I did just fine, except that I had to "unlearn" a few things, like don't throw a spinning backfist (like I did a few times, but luckily stopped just in time before it connected). After the first month, because I was an "old man", when we sparred, the instructor would tell guys who hadn't sparred with me before, "Hey. Don't underestimate him!" That made me feel good.
Until a group of dudes pound on your head. Street fights are never fair and completely dangerous. Some dude recently was on the news for getting jumped at a bar and is in critical condition, he was also a bjj black belt and mma fighter. Which is best to avoid fights and only fight as a last resort.
@Spodo bbb and mma is not end all be all fighting style u can research to find your own bc and the end of the day you should be enjoying yourself that's what makes fighters go all out (its to be fun after all).
I love how you show yourself slipping while kicking, not once but several times. It gives me 100% more confidence that you're not bullshitting us. Not that I ever thought you were bullshitting us.
Precisely. A Japanese friend asked me what was the martial arts from native brasilians, and I told him that native Brazilians from the past usually fought with all sort of weapons, from bow and arrows and wooden sticks and stone swords. Hand to hand fight is a modern invention, besides variations of wrestling.
I refuse to believe that hand to hand fights are a modern invention. Fists are the most primal and basic weapon a human being has. Unless you mean it as a competitive fighting sport, that sounds more reasonable.
@@indrickboreale7381 Perhaps. Its difficult to say what a cavemans weapon of choice was when they sometimes flew into a murderous rage for whatever reason where their life wasn't exactly in danger, like finding out their mate cheated on them etc.
@@Da1337Man Pankration is the earliest known regulated fighting competition with rule and a training "Style" its quite possible all other lineages are derived from it (after it was spread over the world by the Greeks) there is a difference between a martial training for war and martial arts for sport, the sport aspect usually only occurs when civilizations are advanced enough that some of their citizens have the leisure to do tomfoolery like punching and kicking each other for fun.
"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." - Socrates I think it's likely cavemen would just brain each other with a rock whenever the other was asleep lol. Or wait till the hunt gets sketchy and just *don't* save them from the mammoth's tusks xD
Socrates actually knew how much he knew more than everyone, but he also knew being openly smart is foolish, being openly foolish, is smart. He knew that he knows ALOT! And that he is smarter than everyone around him, but he was smart enough to even beat his own instincts to appear as smart as he is. That man is a legend.
@@Hexclar the "I know I don't know" phrase was a trick actually, when he was discussing things istead of expressing his ideas directly he pretended to be ignorant and asked questions, the he made the other person contradict himslef and and basically won every argument without even having the possibility to lose since he didn't expess his position making him unatackable
"I'll knock out a blue whale", ha ha! That was funny. This was the first video I've seen of Mike's, and now I'll have to watch more. I also agree with the comments below about not ever being in a fight as an adult. My last fight was with my best friend when we were in 8th grade! I am very happy I've never been in a fight as an adult, and I plan on keeping it that way.
I saw a tennis player miss a shot and lose his balance because of it. On the one hand he missed the ball. On the other hand, his brain had calculated the force of the ball hitting the racquet and made such fine adjustments to his posture to compensate, that when he missed the ball he was thrown off balance. The human hand can make precise marks on paper we take for granted, called writing, has the dexterity to create and use intricate tools, and can make complex maneouvres like typing, sign language and even tying knots. Forming it into a club to bash an opponent with its intricate and fine matrix of bone, nerves, flesh, and muscles is not only a waste, but a disgrace.
Professional whalers ship named Essex was destroyed by a whale was the inspiration for Moby Dick, which was a white whale, sperm whales turn white as they get older.
@Fishy Vagina it's actually a bit of a misnomer that KK practitioners never punch to the face. They don't do it in competition. But they do sometimes in their school sparring. Go watch Fighting Black Kings (1976) I'm pretty sure the guys training for the competition in that movie are doing Kyokushin
@Spodo bbb please stop telling people I'm a tough guy - every idiot and his sensei will want a shot at the title. And I don't have the time to be kicking ass and taking names irl. Keyboard warrior undefeated at your service snuggles.
I used to think I was good at fighting growing up because I got in alot of fights and never lost with 99% of the time knocking the guy out within 2 punches. I've also fought 3 people that were jumping my brother and knocked all 3 of them out with one punch each. Not once have I started a fight but I grew up in bad neighborhoods so either trouble always found me or I was protecting people I cared about. Young and dumb is a good example of my youth. I pulled myself out of that lifestyle and have never had to fight since.
Having trained people (with previous martial arts backgrounds and newbies) over the course of my life, I can honestly say that I have encountered no one who demonstrates any natural fighting abilities. We all have to be trained.
@@andreilukyanov4286 Some have natural advantages like size or strength but give me anyone without any previous training and they will always do things awkwardly.
Had a friend long time back low IQ very dumb but boy could he hit like a bull he seem not 2 care about pain or takin a punch every punch he throw was just deadly he also fought dogs and beat 3 young hoodlums bloody but he had no training or like fighting
@DasGoodSoup Yes, or ones that are too stupid to even bother and just go out there like Tyson and clean your clock before it's really even started. That being said, pretty much anything that one could do without training is likely to be countered by somebody who knows what they're doing. A large part of the point of training is to avoid doing things that are easily countered, and to learn to counter what people are likely to do. That being said, I have always believed, and it has generally bore out , that how much you have to lose has a lot more to do with it than anything else. Somebody with nothing to lose, backed up against the wall is going to be incredibly hard to defeat even with training.
I think it really depends on what you mean by "natural fighting abilities". Most fights that occur on a day to day basis are between two people with no training, and some people absolutely do have a natural advantage in that setting. They lucked into a superior stance and balance to their opponent, they've thrown a few punches in their time and know how to make it hurt, etc. Yeah nobody out there is going to be performing complex martial arts on instinct, but some people do have an instinctual understanding of the basics: hit hard, don't get hit, and throw the other guy to the ground if you can that can carry them pretty far in the context of "some random chucklefuck picked a fight with me at school/on the street/in a bar".
gators are fightable bare handed, but I can tell you from experence, its a lot easier to deal with em when you have just a stick lol. Louisiana, keep em a good distance away from you. Get em to bite down on some stick or something, and pin them. Ive seen my uncle do that when out fishin once.
You made a lot of good points here and I like your perspective. My siblings and friends would often fight, but wouldn't do a huge amount of damage to each other maybe a broken nose and some bruised ribs being the worst. However its a primal instinct to attack the face of your attacker in a situation when you feel you're are in danger. Or even choke your attacker with your hands. Very interesting how instincts work. The "can you fight" topic has always made my mind run wild. Your reality and true reality can be vastly different. Here are some thoughts and perspective on my personal experience on natural ability to fight: I think that MOST men and even martial artists that haven't experienced violence outside the gym seem to have a view that they will smash the average man. I will tell you that the AVERAGE man will likely not be the one trying to fight you. The one trying to fight you will likely to have higher testosterone and with higher testosterone come more strength and muscle mass with a history of violence in the STREET. You have to understand that they might not drill things the same way as you but they DO know what's worked for them in the past. You can't know what degree of natural ability someone could have in the street. Have you even defended an eye gouge? Maybe someone striking at your family jewels? Is your mental toughness higher than the person across from you? How about a knife fight? Have you brushed up on your training on how to become bullet proof? Do you know how to talk someone down? Most of the people I know that practice a martial art were initially non athletes doing it for something... mental toughness, to defend themselves, get out of a bad home situation, and to get in shape. My local boxing gym is full people who are overweight trying to better themselves. It seems to be rare that we see actually gifted athletes in the gym walk in the door. Many gifted athletes choose other sports. a lot of the people I've talked to at the gym they just want to better themselves. Most don't LIKE to fight. I do know some people that do. A friend of mine for example is a great athlete. No fight experience other than knocking multiple dudes out at the bar. He joins boxing for 6 months. Has like 8 amateur fights in 2 years 7 by knockout. He just won his pro debut by knockout as well. Some people are truly gifted at fighting and they're just regular dudes until you're fighting them. I've trained martial arts sporadically for half of my life.. Kickboxing background some BJJ and some Muay Thai. I no longer practice at any gyms due to a busy life, but I still drill what I learned in the gym, on the mat, RUclips of course, and in life. My girlfriend is a golden gloves boxer and in law enforcement so we sharpen each other up as now we live in a bad area. I've had the pleasure of getting in a few "street fights". AGAIN PEOPLE WILL SURPRISE YOU. A lot of martial artists can't speak on street fights. They're dirty and primal and strikes aren't coming from angles you've drilled to protect yourself from. Remember knockouts aren't always about power its about the strike you didn't see coming. I had someone pull a knife on me and let me tell you, HALF of YOUR technique will go out the window in a true scramble for your life. Another thing is that they will cost you something. It's not fun going to jail over something stupid. Costing you fees for your attorney even in self defense. It could cost you your life too. You don't know what they have on their person. Even BJJ has its weaknesses. In a scramble you can be stabbed in a vital area without you even perceiving a threat of a knife. Its best to avoid fights. Seriously. You dont know who your fighting. We often forget that other people can have exceptional athletic abilities. Even yourself. I remember the first time I got to roll with other white belts. It was VASTLY different from person to person. I quickly realized that I was WAY stronger than all the other white belts even above my weight class. I even gave the blue belts a really hard time to submit me. I know leverages well. I grew up on a farm and have been a carpenter for 11 years. We wrestle and fight out here for fun. In these trades Strength is really important to get things done. Once I have a grip on something I wont be letting go. We do crazy stuff to test feats of strength for shits and giggles for example i found out I can punch through a 7/16 sheet of OSB. I was able to rag doll 80% of our wrestling team and the other 20% were 225lbs+. (I was 155lb at the time) HOWEVER despite my experience my first 2 weeks an an MMA gym I was getting whooped by a literal teenager as a grown man. Being a multi sport athlete my ego hurt. It definitely toned down my cockiness for sure. What's crazy is some of my coworkers in my lifetime have been exceptionally strong and agile.. Like freakishly. I wouldn't want to fight them even if you gave me a metal pipe. Long story short... MOST people are capable of violence. If you put them in a ring with boxing rules of course a boxer would win. Its like putting someone who only knows checkers in a chess game. Humans use tools available to them. Were fast and crafty. DON'T UNDERESTIMATE people. When people ask if you can fight they really mean can you win a high percentage of your fights with the average person. If a stranger says they can fight.. its SMART to believe them. I can fight. Will I win every fight? Its impossible to know who you're dealing with. That's why were capable of picking out battles. When to flee and when to fight.
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Mike, video suggestion! Do a deep dive into BREAK-FALLS.
I have always been skeptical of the "Slap the mat to disburse your energy" thing.
I get that it's important to NOT break your fall with your hands, because a broken arm or wrist is worse than a broken rib in a fight, but it always made more sense to me to simply tuck my arms in in a sort-of fighting stance to keep a guard up and protect my arms at the same time.
I fn love mindsmash vids lol that was great
Man...even Brock Lesnar or guys like this would be mauled like a shit by a grizzly or a lion. One hit and you are fucking out plus claws, fucking jaws etc...
Well said sir. I have no idea who the hell you are but Spot on! Your vid ended up on on my morning coffee spin and watch game I created and you won!
My experiences with primary school geometry, and jujitsu later in life are basically the same thing. It was a long time ago, I barely remember any of that shit, and I got fucked up by triangles more often than I care to admit.
That was Hilarious!😂
Lol
☝️this...
ahahahaha dude.....nice one!!!
But you have a future as a comedy writer. So there's that.
28% of people: I think a rat could beat me
8% of people: I could totally take on an Elephant
Amazing
It’s the 8% of the 72%
Tbh against some people the rat would win by default as they would be too grossed out to touch it.
@@MaticJ29 i mean i could with a anti material rifle
People who have seen rats crawl out of people's mouths in horror movies, maybe?
I highly doubt a human could output the force needed to even be threat
I actually _did_ beat a wild rat in a fight once. I didn't start the fight, but was forced to end it. That was one of the most frightening experiences of my life and I will never trust another park bench again.
I wish I could have been a fly on the wall...er...tree during that one lmao
I have taken out a lot of rats with a .44 magnum
@@dingusdingus2152 Good for you but you don't need to wear a gun if you date them
@@TENthe10th?????
@@TENthe10th what
Ive been a prison guard for the last 17 years and Ive seen over 100 fights and been involved in breaking up dozens of them. Heres some things Ive picked up about fighting:
1) No one knows how to throw a punch. In 17 years Ive seen exactly two good punchers.
2) 99% of people have 30 seconds of fury before they get tired and slow down. 0% have over 60 seconds.
3) A persons willingness TO fight is far more important than that persons ability to fight.
Gotta swing from the hips for the hard lnes and the shoulder for the quick ones.
Yep, I haven't been in any sort of fight as an adult because I got really good at not being in a position where it was called for. That being said, I do think that a lot of it does come down to expectations on the outcome and whom it is that you're fighting. One of my big beliefs is that if you can get out of a fight, you should always take that option. If you're not up against a wall, physical or psychologically speaking, you're not going to be as strong as you could be.
When I was a kid, I'd generally win the fights because I didn't have a choice in having the fight and they weren't trained fighters. As an adult, I have more options than I did as a kid, and the likelihood of the other party having training or hardware is a lot higher.
that is good info, friend...what kind of prison did you work in?
Id add that the person that lands a solid punch first has pretty much won.
I think part 3 is critical, unless there is a huge degree of skill difference involved.
The first dude that ever threw an elbow in a fight must have been a god to the people around him🤣
“He no break hand” 😮
that caveman got clubbed
Ancient Thailand 🤣🤣🤣
Probably happend by accident, caveman threw a punch missed and followed threw clipping his op with an elbow
Imagine the first spinning heel kick ko though
I’m VERY impressed with both your ideas AND presentation.
Thanks uncle chael! This almost makes up for the time you said I was fat and couldn't fight!
No wayy
Wow
undisputed undefeated
28% think they can't beat a rat in a fight?
They might be afraid of rats.
@@mashedpotatoes8163 makes sense
@@codinginflow Also, you can't beat it if you can't catch it.
I'd assume that the rat would just scurry away before I could do anything.
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One of my most favorite Martial Arts Stories evahr involves a young man who studied Aikido.
He studied for years, and years, and became very proficient.
But he never had a chance to practice his art in a "Real-Life Situation, and that was making him sad.
So, he started watching carefully, hoping to see a situation where he could jump in and play "Captain Save a Ho."
One day, sitting on the bus, he saw a middle aged man get on, obviously drunk and belligerent. He snarled at the Bus Driver, and was rudely pushing his way past other riders.
As he was getting more and more excited, as this man was getting closer to him, and he was thinking he might actually get to ply his Art...
An older man said to the drunk, "Hey, Buddy, sounds like you're going through a really tough time. Why don't you sit next to me, share your drink with me, and tell me about it?"
And the drunk sat down, handed the old man his bottle, and just started crying on his shoulder.
And our hero was sitting there, stunned. As he realized, "Now, THAT'S AIKIDO!!"
Martial arts masters and gun owners have the same mentality.
"I have this incase something terrible happens and it's not the end of me. But I hope I never have to use it."
Most martial artists who have trained a long time, and responsible gun owners have enough knowledge and discipline to avoid confrontation.
It's a sobering reality for a martial artist to know intimately well how badly they can hurt or even possibly kill someone.
Very few times are long comments on YT worth reading. This is one of those rare moments.
@@alexanderrahl7034 Please forgive me, but I feel the need to correct you: _Mature_ and _wise_ Martial Artists and Gun Owners never want to.
Many young "Primitive Minded Alpha Males" glorify it. Until they experience it, and learn the horrors.
And then there are Combat Veterans who love the combat, and pray for more.
These people are called Psychotic Psychopaths.
i knew this was going to be an aikido joke but damn, it was way more wholesome than i thought
If you've ever been punched in the face hard enough, you tend to want to de escalate because the reality of violence is much different than people think. It also (at least for me) doesn't feel good to hurt people. Well maybe a little in the moment but not much after
Wow this video made me realize some things. I thought I could beat a gorilla because I used to fight gorillas all the time when I was younger, but I have to admit that I'm past my prime now, and my chances of winning would be low. Thank you for this. It's time to accept reality.
You would... Fight gorillas??
Lol
@Mike African acid freak...
Wait who the fuck fights gorilla on a basis common enough for them to say "i used to do it when i was younger"? Also I sincerely doubt if you really did those gorillas were actually fighting, they were most likely play fighting because no way in hell a human could go one on one with such a strong motherfucker.
@Mike lmaoooooo
In all seriousness though, I did some boxing training in HS for a year, stepped away for a long time. Came back to kickboxing (though I’ll admit my coach was horrible, and as soon as I realized it I left his gym) for the past 3 years I’ve been an avid Muay Thai practitioner (5 days a week) with the occasional BJJ class. I know I can defend myself, but that doesn’t make me want to go pick a fight with random people. If training has taught me anything it’s been respect, controlling emotions, thinking about what I want to setup, and most importantly…. Some of the most unassuming, nicest and harmless looking people will absolutely whoop your ass if you push them to.
Altercations in public are almost always going to happen on pavement, concrete or tile.
People might be armed. People hold grudges. Shit can escalate from fists to handcuffs fast.
Generally... don't fondle my girl and don't come into my home uninvited... otherwise I need to find a way to back out of this no-win situation. If I'm smart.
@@hhiippiittyy my dads best friend is doing 15 for beating the man that was sleeping with his wife. He was a wrestling coach(used to be a state level wrestler) and practiced Muay Thai, I use to watch him fold a bag I. Half when he’d kick it. The guys wife found out he was cheat with dons wife and had don beat him up. Don stopped but the guy went brain dead and because of it he was given 15. The shit the guy said to don provoking him also didn’t help. I’d probably do the same if in his shoes.
Hey man I know you made this comment awhile ago but gotta long after HS was it that you started training again? I’m in the same situation, stopped boxing after doing it for a few months in highschool and have been thinking of starting Muay Thai.
@@bakedcrystal915 oh man honestly it was about 5 years or so. I just couldn’t afford it anymore but I wish I could find my old trainer. He was in Lake Elsinore last I heard of him and was helping train Mike Tyson’s son. I’d say go for it man, Muay Thai is humbling. You’ll get swept by smaller more experienced guys and girls but in the end it’s all worth it. You learn how to utilize all your limbs, learn how to stay composed in the clinch, trips/sweeps. Overall I may be a bit biased but it’s a great all around discipline to learn. The confidence you gain after dedicating yourself for some time is awesome
@@bakedcrystal915
I might add, if you know boxing and pick up muay thai, try to get some ground game too. It's generally a bad idea to go to the ground in a street fight as the dude's buddies will have an easy time stomping your head, but wrestling and bjj round out striking well and can help prevent you from being taken down. Judo footwork is good for that too.
One of the most obscure but solid non combat practices but combat effective techniques I ever ended up engaged in was to kick a soccer ball against a corner wall at various distances, aiming for weird angles. Basically horizontal foot dribbling. If you can find a buddy to do it with even better. Somehow it translates incredibly well to footsweeps and ankle picks, judo style.
Humans do have highly evolved fighting abilities: we throw things really fast and really accurately compared to every other species on the planet. Doesn't have to be a tool - a human with a rock is deadly within 100 feet.
@@MrCmon113 For elephant just throw explosives.
fling a rock at some of those bigger animals and they'll snap you like a twig.
@@MrCmon113 a rock won't down an elephant just like that, but don't forget ancient humanity hunted down mammoths with pointy sticks
@@maestreiluminati87 I can confirm, I was there.
@@MrCmon113 really ironic considering mammoths were primarily killed with rocks. maybe read instead of just assuming you know everything inherently.
Very intriguing theory about our human ancestors trying to avoid hurting one another seriously during a fight.
It reminds me of fighting with my brother when we were both kids - the first time we ever punched each other in the face was the last time we had a physical fight - hundreds of fights resulted in no serious injuries, just a lot of bruises.
I wish my mother and aunt werent so afraid of every little thing. Me and my cousin loved wrestling every time we could, and we never hurt each other. Except we could almost never do it because our mothers refused to even entertain the idea, so we could only do it in secret and if we got caught theyd scream us out like banshees. Bizarre fucking world we live in where you cant let kids experiment and do kid stuff because youre so worried about a small risk of an injury that will easily heal for a child.
@@andrek6920 "Screaming Banshees" is the name for your rock band. ;)
@@andrek6920 I feel like the best way for them to have prevented yall from getting hurt is actually to train you better
@@andrek6920 this is partially why men grow up not knowing how to defend themselves. Those same women though, want a man that can protect them.
@@andrek6920 It wasn't my mother and aunt but rather my dad. My brother and I grew up watching martial arts movies and playing fighting games. We would spar with each other and would never even attempt at seriously injuring or hurting each other. When we did we would feel really bad. We just like to showcase and learn new skills
You know, there's this great phenomenon I have seen many times; I call it "the wingman pull-away". It's when there's a fight brewing between two guys, and their friends pull them apart, each of the would-be fighters muttering, "Yeah I totally coulda taken him". Honor is preserved, and nobody gets hurt. I wonder how far back this behavior goes.
*heimskyr voice*
"Since the DAWN of TIME"
There is a book “on combat” which explains the phenomenon he explains, where people in war were reluctant to kill another person even if they had the person in their sights dead to rights. The belief was similar to this, that innately we are wired to not kill each other because it is counter productive to a species surviving which is why normally animals of the same species don’t just kill each other on a grand scale for no reason.
All the way back when mammoths started talking shit about AJ’s girl
@@soulwatcher4690 The more i learn about anthropology the more i realize that the development of civilization might have done more harm than good for us. I guess we ll find out for sure if we end up nuking ourselves
Happened to me freshman year I noticed how much of an idiot me and this kid about to fight looked . This dude who didn’t like me ran outside the classroom calling me out over something I don’t even remember anymore. I was scared and walked up on him while he was telling me to fight and I was pulled away by my friend who was a huge senior right before getting close enough to swing . We walked away telling each other to meet at each other’s house it was so cringe man. I never wanted to be seen again lol I was scared too because I was in bjj and they would kick you out if they found out about you fighting outside of gym like at school unless it’s self defense . I learned my lesson and got better at handing those scenarios
hard2hurt: "People who haven't been trained to fight can't fight"
Also hard2hurt: "I can do prehistoric anthropology"
Underrated comment
This.
Lol. A lot of what he says isn’t actually that difficult to learn or know though, it’s more so just extrapolation of knowledge for the purpose of his points
Lol
@@Jonathan-A.C. But it's also an unverifiable scenario. We don't know how hierarchical and dominance oriented humans are before we invented complex societies. It is wrong to outright say that humans would fight each other for dominance within groups, because its conjecture, and its also unlikely. We can't go back and directly view ancient humans to determine what groups would really look like. Our two closest related ancestors are Chimps and Bonobos who are diametrically opposite when it comes to this scenario. Bonobos are incredibly peaceful, live in matriarchal groups, and practice open "free love" sex. Chimps on the other hand are incredibly violent, patriarchal, and highly dominance based. We can't know what ancient human groups were like, and our closest related relatives are vastly different to each other.
LoL... that mindsmash impression was pure gold 😂😂
Thanks for the reference 😅
Plus the ridiculous video filters lmao
The yhello was missing from the intro 🤣🤣
Lost my shit. His impressions are always spot on.
Had to make sure I clicked on the right video lmao
2:40 I remember seeing a clip about the role of dancing in society, how and why it appeared and such. And one idea is that to present to your community the level of ability, stamina, strength, flexibility and whatnot, overall a good hint regarding young men's ability to fight. Which would automatically created some sort of social status for everyone and be more or less attractive to the women attending at that ritual. So instead of fighting and break bounds that were really important later during the real hunt, people invented the next best thing, a fun simulation of that. Pretty much what games and sports are too. We challenge each other without making enemies of each other or killing each other, because we do need each other to work together.
America would be more fun, if we had dance-offs instead of bar fights.
"Why you lookin' at my girl, bruh? You wanna dance? No, not like that - I mean, literally dance."
Yeah Viking warriors did a lot of ballet.
@@666BIGBLOCK Vikings were overrated. They raided at night when everyone was sleeping and have been documented running from situations instead of fighting. I say this as a guy with viking ancestry.
"I can knock out a blue whale.... More than 6% of people are assholes." Priceless
Yeah , this guy is brilliant haha
Icy Mike: kicks ass and spits facts!
That may be priceless. But, with everything else, there is Mastercard.
🤬🤜🏻🐋
ME WIN 😆
😂😂😂
I’ve fought a rat, a goose and a large dog bare handed and “won “ them all . My battle with a skunk went much differently though
My dog got sprayed by the skunk not me luckily I pulled him away before he got much.
I had to kill a live fisher that was in a snare by chopping a hole in ice with hatchet and drowning it by the wire snare. That was an experience.
@@c_li_nt3779 you might wanna edit that to say “fish” lmao it says fisher which makes it seem like you murdered a human being by drowning him
I see ya haven't learned you lesson,
You still talking tuff huh ?
- 🦨
@@colt7526 A fisher is the North American equivalent of a weasel. They tend to live in taiga and boreal forests. I believe this is the fisher he's referring to.
The reason we think of ourselves as good at fighting is because it's a survival skill. You have to believe you can win a fight before you get into the fight. If not you've already lost.
I had a big dude scare the shit out of me swung I ducked. when I went to straiten up he was over me attempting to gab my torso from in front and above me. Back of head hit his nose snap blood Tears. I apologized laughed and said well I'm leaving before cops come good luck. He was utterly blinded by the pools of tears welling up in his eyes and had difficulty breathing with all the blood in his throat. People are fragile a finger or thumb in an eye can take the biggest man down quick as hell. He talks about sport is not a fight its a challenge. Sport fighter against untrained killer even if the MMA tard wins he loses.
Now a days it's primarily about masculinity rather than primitive instincts.
@@hafnium4358 I'd say it's about both actually.
@@Madmoody21 so he grabs to scare you and trying to not hurt you, and you punch him until bleed and laught about it?
usually if someone wants yo fight just punch, i dont have al the context but How do you tell is like you re some kind of agresive...
My reasoning for why I will win a fight is because I am willing to do things that are considered highly unethical in a fight biting attempting to break bones and tendons by putting people in positions that no human should ever go into stuff like that and of course just flinging people clear into blunt objects like street poles.
The fact that goose are apparently considered more of a threat than a dog is both surprising and completely understandable at the same time
geese are literally a 0% threat level to a human, it is all posturing.
the worst a goose can do to you is break your skin a little with its beak. meanwhile you are the animal best at grabbing things on the planet, and the goose has the most grabbable, flimsy neck on the planet.
geese are food for almost all animals on the planet and they know it, which is why they are mean.
Not to me
I don't understand that at all. How is a bill more dangerous than canine teeth?
@@forgottenrights351goose is scary man
@@pipsqeak7104I actually fought a goose once lol I didn't start it I was just chilling at a lake and one got mad at me for being too close to it's baby's (I wasn't messing with them) I just kicked it and backed off lol I don't think they're that scary
Thing that struck me when I started training (besides my opponents) was how easy it was for a superior fighter to eat a lucky punch from a lesser fighter. Then started noticing how often this happened in lower level MMA. Really appreciate how much of fighting is about defense, the punches that don’t get thrown because the opponent is so elusive, the timing of distance management. Some have more natural talent to work with but none of that technique is inborn and it’s really effing hard.
It happens in high level MMA too. UFC 263 on the early prelims, pro kickboxer Fares Ziam was clearly leaps and bounds the better striker than Luigi Vendramini. Luigi comes out in the 3rd round clearly behind with nothing to lose and blitzes him - very nearly gets the knockout. Same thing happened in the 5th with Nate Diaz vs Leon Edwards. Fighting is way too risky. You might win 9 out of 10 tens against someone untrained, but that tenth time you get stabbed or stomped out.
Elaborate a little bit lol i train boxing now , almost a little over a year. Didnt quite get what you were saying.
Theres no such thing as certainty in a fight. I laugh at anyone who says they can beat 10/10 avg people in a fight.
It only takes one moment of someone doing something so stupid u never saw it coming for you to get hurt.
And that's in an environment designed to make sure skill is the decider as much as possible. In the real world there are uneven surfaces, things to trip over, sun to get in your eyes at the wrong moment, etc.
My philosophy is: Too many shows and things teach people about what to do when they get lost in the woods. Not enough teach people about how to not get lost in the woods in the first place. Learning martial arts and all is good for both health, competitive, and self-defense purposes, but there are reasons why they say that martial arts should always be the absolute LAST line of defense, and never any earlier than that. No matter how good you are, the enemy/opponent only needs to get lucky once.
I boxed very diligently in high school. I took about six years off and recently started going at it again, not very often admittedly...I’m very aware of how many people there are who could absolutely blow my teeth out. I’m 80lbs overweight and I was never that good to begin with. With that in mind, I also know that if you have no training and aren’t substantially bigger and stronger than me, I’ll slap you silly. The most practical value of learning these skills, in my opinion, is being able to predict violent behavior and outcomes well enough to avoid violence. I know that the drunk homeless guy who wondered into the open mic I was hosting isn’t actually going to hit me even if he keeps shouting in my face. I also know that if he did hit me I’d be okay. The net result of this is that I was able to continue talking to him for the half hour it took for him to leave on his own. If I had panicked or taken him at his word when he threatened me, I would have ended up in an unnecessarily dangerous and embarrassing scrap with a guy who probably just wanted to be warm for a bit.
The biggest problems I had really were 1 getting inside 2 breathing pellet l properly 3 balance. The rest were all go. I too was overweight a well though.
There’s a great Onion video called “the average person overrates their toughness by 4,000%” Goes along with what youre saying and is very funny
Onion is really cool. Satire.
That Onion video is pure gold!
The better-than-average-effect is very real. About two-thirds of people think that they are above-average intelligence. People overrate everything about themselves, especially stuff like pain tolerance. I'm not relating that to fighting as much as I am chronic illness (which is my main reason for looking into training videos anyhow) because nearly every single person you talk to will tell you that they have a high tolerance for pain and that if they had whatever someone else has, they'd tough it out without treatment, meds, etc.
Obviously, it's nearly always bullshit.
@@XXXX-yc6wv haha i love it. Its painfully accurate too
Is that the "one good punch" video? That was brilliant
I remember getting my first black belt and thinking, “Congratulations, you passed the tutorial.”
You got me with the MindSmash impression for a second, I thought I'd clicked on the wrong video!
Intro by MikeSmash
Dammit i woulda used that if I'd thought of it.
Fancy seeing you here
Yoooo ELI
I'm 48, I've worked in the trades since I was 14, worked weekends doing "security" at clubs for 4 years... I've never been in a fight in my life.
I'm proud of that fact.
So, I'm one of the few that will outright tell you- I don't know how to fight... properly.
That's a great thing actually. Keeping the fight from happening to begin with is a much better skill than actual fighting. Most fights can be avoided by just talking, or one of the parties walking away (because most fights really aren't important enough that you can't just leave the situation)
Funny but I was thinking the same:
In my adult life I’ve never even been close to getting into a fight. And I’m
Totally good with that!!
What kind of clubs are these? Knitting clubs?
I've trained military dogs (to a level that doesn't exist anymore/kill everyone on sight) and know how to handle ONE of those. Learning how you can stop a dog trained to go for the throat is beneficial in that particular situation but you might lose a hand.
Handling two such dogs Is impossible. Stay away from fights you might lose!
Coming from my background thats not even possible. Some neighbourhoods won't allow you to get away from violence.
I know a guy who was in the war (Croatia vs. Serbia), a professional from the Yugo army - he and his team used every opportunity to have good relations with the opposite side, because, as he told me, war is not killing, war is problem solving. They disarmed the opposing unit and let them leave, they called after a while the same commander to release some of our POWs and the commander returned the favor. Playing Rambo in the war provoked reprisals and unnecessary deaths and torture. Rambo players would be the first to die or be captured. There were also units that had fake fights arranged to avoid bloodshed. When you hear things like that and you hear that someone can beat a grizzly bear or a gorilla with their bare hands...Any comment is unnecessary.
I noticed I won more fights when I thought I was good at it. As I got older, and had a more "keeping it real" mentality, all my confidence went down the drain, and I avoid fights if I can.
It's okay, life isn't always about beating things up.
It's people like this guy that kill confidence in men who just simply need to know they still can fight to either protect themselves or their loved ones. The moment you doubt yourself in front of an attacker is the moment you lost, so it's a thumbs down for this video from me if he thinks all people who think they can fight are just looking for a fight for no reason.
I had to leave training martial arts because you can't have the time for ALL the things you'd like to do in life and at the time I was confident what I learned was enough for the streets, in case I ever had to fight some douche that couldn't be persuaded otherwise. It's been a while since last I've been to a gym, though, but I like to hone my technique from time to time, when I feel like it, so that muscle memory can get some dusting off because I might soon need to be sure of my own movement.
Couple of years ago I had to deal with a guy younger and even bigger than me (and I'm big), a typical camper/brawler who was used to fighting and not losing......he had the chance to just leave but dumb as he was he took the swing at me and then I proceeded to beat him to pulp, not taking any risk.....and pulp he was, off to the hospital.
I was like hmmmm approaching 50 but I still got it. 🤣
Never did any martial arts, not necessary. Experienced fighters tend to overestimate themselves waaaay too much.
This list I can win against an elephant or a gorilla......funny, very funny. 🤣
There's a reason for that, over the long term even the best fighter will lose.
To me it's similar but different. When I was young and untrained I was always fighting in the street, and losing something like 40% of the time. And ever since I started training MMA I haven't fought anyone except once in basic training. Unless you count sparring in which case I still lose quite a bit lol but nothing like before
I grew up in a rough neighborhood and had my first fight when I was 2 months old. It was a pretty tough fight but I managed to dismember the adult male and all the bystanders. From then on it was a downward spiral, I became addicted to bludgeoning other humans until I found god at the age of 18 months. I’m 38 years sober, but just know I can win in a fight against anything that has a heartbeat and a breath. This all reminds me of a life quite I live by from my legend sensei.
“Bring me the largest guy in the world, and I’ve done this before, and I’ll put him down with just these two fingers”
-George Dillman
W h a t
@@yeeb368 if you ever need training. Just look up George Dillman and he will get you squared away
@@GooseRider808 bro are you high
@@GooseRider808 bro I thought this was ironic but reading this I'm not even sure
@@yeeb368 I’m high on life, drug free for me. I just like to joke around
That intro was deep af bro
Great intro but I highly disagree with Emerson. Not just on that one quote mind you, I think Emerson in general is a philosopher I rarely agree with.
But the idea that the love of testing one's self against an opponent is primitive, or childish, is an incredibly narrow minded view. How on par for Emerson.
@@mr.doctorcaptain1124 I don't think he said that testing oneself(as in a sport) is primitive, but the constant urge to show that you are a superior fighter is quite primitive... Physical superiority is rarely useful these days
Just my humble opinion
@@jayaphukan07 well let's break apart the quote.
"It is the ignorant and childish part of mankind that is the fighting part. Idle and vacant minds want excitement."
So right off the bat we can see he doesnt discuss the frequency of combat, nor does he disparage fighting as a sign of insecurity. Rather, he calls the desire to fight ignorant and childish. He further clarifies that the desire for combat is fueled by an idle and vacant mind. Meaning either a lazy or an uneducated mind.
Yet those of us who do fight know that combat sports are some of the most mentally intensive endeavours you can take on. Its like a game of chess, only faster and with less room for error.
I adore combat because I revel in the opportunity to test myself, as I said, and the bible articulates this point very well, "As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another." - proverbs 27:17
Emerson is insinuating that the fighter does not preoccupy himself with the philosophy or mentally intensive aspects of combat. He sees fighting as a brawl between two bored children. And that could not be further from the truth.
But that was always Emerson's flaw as a philosopher. He sees things from his perspective, rather than trying to understand the perspective of those who engage in whatever topic it is he wants to pontificate on.
@@jayaphukan07 I do think emerson was most likely discussing this from the perspective of two guys brawling in the street, rather than in a war, combat sport, or defending the honor of another. But that's literally why I dont like emerson. Because he looks at one very narrow perspective, then creates a blanket statement that he can wrap over every aspect of that one philosophical concept.
Its like a child hating brocolli so he writes a thesis on why all vegetables are disgusting and horrid to mankind, nevermind the countless people who are happier and more satisfied being vegans.
It was a parody of a channel called mindsmash
We all want to believe we are the main character, and that when we take action it will be so
The more I’ve learned and trained to fight, the more I realize I can’t fight. I find myself assuming everyone out there is as good as the best guys in my gym.
I agree! In a way getting better humbles most people to not underestimate others. And as an added positive of expecting the worst; You might not get caught off guard by somebody pulling clinch, getting full mount or sending a kick when you're out of range of punches.
This right here! I think that's the right mindset to have. Always assume your opponent is faster, stronger, and more technical than you. Always strive to improve yourself. And if that day ever comes where you are put in a self defense situation, you will probably be able to protect yourself and your loved ones just fine.
Ayo I still do this sometimes and I’m 6 years in😂
I've seen so many people bluff or get lucky in a fight or match that I long ago gave up on the idea of skill as a sure thing. It's great to have but it's not a cheat code.
As far as I am in, there are key skills that guarantee you will win more fights, and a crapton of skills that may help you or not.
Key skills I listed are :
- knife blocks
- quick knock-out punch
- kicks/knees to the groin
- basic armbreak locks
You can apply those four sequentially against one or more opponents and win most fights. First block, then disturb, then disable. Rinse and repeat. Distance mastery is mandatory.
Doesn't apply to sports for obvious reasons.
Since getting my black belt in karate and stepping into the MMA cage, I learned real fast that every master is just someone else’s student. And losing matches does not show on one’s skill level. Like a fight on the street, it almost comes down to who is willing to do what and how much okay with losing you are.
Yeah I never saw it that way, maybe that's the difference between a kickboxer and a karate accompanist, you see it as drive, I see it as ability.
LOVE THAT, starter!
@@hafnium4358 im curious as to your perspective. I agree with the op. Is your statement a legit different perspective? If so I'd like to learn. Or is it just a pissing contest statement?
@@MadHeadzOz It sounds exactly like a pissing contest statement to me lol.
I think your “The Winner of fights doesn’t actually want to kill the loser of fights” is spot on
You never fought a woman.
"People who pretend to train on the internet" - Ouch!
It's been 20 years since I've trained seriously, but I can still deliver a blow to the Bob bag in the media room :) I've fought enough outside of the dojo and the ring to have learned early on that fighting isn't fun. It's ugly, it's hurtful, it's painful - I've NEVER walked away from a fistfight glad that it went down that way. There was fear that something worse was coming from other people or law enforcement, and being mostly ashamed of myself for participating, my feelings hurt that someone wanted that badly to lash out at me.
I believe that anyone who says "Yeah, I kicked that guy's ass and it felt GREAT" is either a liar, a psychopath, or someone who has suffered a tragic amount of abuse from someone they trusted at a developmental stage.
I know I'm a year late to the party, but thank you for this. It's always nice to see someone who is serious about training but doesn't feel the need to act like a psycho or an a-hole. You do a legit service to others in your profession.
hard2hurt: “You suck at fighting. You’re being fooled by movi-“
Me: “I bet I could do that.” 🤔
Our battle will be legendary!
Id imagine if rabbits evolve into having civilisations, maybe their sense of worth might be on whos best at doing parkour (running away)
This is comedy gold.
'.' I might actually be able to do that, I'm severely ocd & have spent inordinate amounts of time training in parkour while carrying things to try and settle down a phobia of experiencing vertigo, but I'm far too much of a pussy to try xP
lmao I did that in the back of 2 pickup trucks, i would *not* recommend it unless your a crazy hillbilly
Trained is always better. Nothing beats repetition until it becomes muscle memory. That goes for any sport, and anything in life.
If that was true there wouldn't be weight classes.
@@redrick8900 weight classes exist within trained people. Physical strength is in most cases peaks within certain weight classes.
There are exceptions some people have the ability to output more raw strength then their weight class.
An untrained opponent is not going to have the pure strength or speed to back up his weight. Theres a difference between being 120kg of muscle and 120 kg of meatbag. A 70 kg person can manhandle the second but probably not the first.
Weight classes only matter between people of relatively similar training. Its a marginal advantage that has to be considered in a competition environment but its not as big as people make it seem.
An example is strikers if 2 strikers face off it has almost no impact in fact a larger person is just a larger target theres a reason striking only martial arts dont often see weight classes boxing happens to be an exception.
@@texascultdeity8904 Nope. Your average 220 pound man can beat the crap out of professional lightweights.
Larger strikers have a huge advantage. They have reach and strength on their side.
@@texascultdeity8904 You can't beat any health man up.
"the average 220 pound man cant pick up another 220 pound man."
You have us confused with the weaker sex. We have upper body strength.
@@redrick8900 i can and i have on multiple occasions. and theres no such thing as a weaker sex the difference is just the average woman trains less then the average man the line where muscle mass % actually matters is body building territory which isnt ideal body typing for fighters regardless.
heres the thing most lesser trained fighters dont know how to utilise their weight they only throw 5-10% of their body mass into strikes and 30-40% of their mass into grounding themselves or proper grappling.
if ur only utilising 5-10% of your weight against an opponent half ur weight thats properly utilising their waist hip shoulders and back muscles to make use of 20-40% of their mass then your weight difference does nothing mroe then somewhat compensate for your bad form or technique. and if u dont have proper technique your strikes are just slow and cumbersome and will probably not have reach. stuff like knowing how to plant your feet and how to utilise your waist is all about making more efficient use of your mass
sure u theoretically have longer arms but if you dont twist your shoulders and hip properly or know how to dropstep then your reach is significantly reduced and weight does not mean shit for reach thats ur height. i am a little too tall to show the reach disparity 187 cm is my height. but if i purposefully use bad tecchnique my reach is going to shorter then someone of 160 cm utilising proper technique. the difference with kicks is even more massive proper technique will double your range
"Fighting is like sex, everyone thinks they're good at it" -taken from some random post in internet
I didn't know sex requires skill
@@kermit1211 Apparently, you are one of those people the quote is talking about.
@@jirkazalabak1514 I already knew fighting takes skills but I didn’t know sex also requires skills. Sorry I never did it
@@kermit1211 Sex doesn't require skill, but skill is the difference between "Was is good?" and "How about a sandwich?"
@@kermit1211 There's some technique and zazzle that goes into it, stuff you learn with experience. Actual physical stamina and endurance is important too, as the whole thing is pretty much just partnered cardio.
Tough guys are a dime a dozen in the martial arts. Technicians too. Thoughtful philosophers are rare indeed! In every walk of life! As a lifetime martial artist in my golden years and having seen the fight sorts explode in terms of training and effectiveness it is refreshing to see such sophistication in the mixed martial arts! Well done! @
Just imagine being an early human in a fight for survival and you decide to just haul off and hit something with your delicate, clawless hands instead of picking up a rock or a stick or basically any other object.
Hahahaha lol but the arm bar
Humans mostly threw rocks, which was pretty effective in deterring predators.
@@deriznohappehquite That's a good point. I never thought of that before.
@@deriznohappehquite Our body type also proves very effective for throwing. We excel in throwing.
@@deriznohappehquite Lmao, what kinds of predators? A rock isn't gonna stop a curious bear, let alone a big feline wanting to eat you, let alone an angry 2 ton herbivore defending its territory. 8 guys all armed with sharp sticks could do that though
Plot twist, 100 people were lined up and 6 successfully fought a grizzly bear on the spot and won.
That grizzly was softened up by the first back to back 94 people fighting it
this person is one of the winners😆👍👍💪🐻🐻🐻
What did haüpen with the 94 ppl?
@@egorex7735 a little over there, a bit hanging over there, some over there...
@@panteleymonschekochikhin-k1978 the grizzlys belly was full and they started jumping on it when he was laying down to relax so he choked
I genuinely thought I could beat up most people until I went to an mma gym when I was 18 and got completely rag dolled. I’m really glad that happened because I probably would have ended up getting myself killed.
My first fight taught me a lot of things. 1) I'm actually pretty tough, I can take a lot of abuse and keep going. 2) I'm a dog shit fighter. I got dog walked by a dude in dress shorts, and bled all over my new Affliction shirt. It was a rough night, but I wouldn't trade that ass beating for anything because those 2 pieces of wisdom have paid dividends in my life, knowing I'm not made of glass and that I can handle adversity, and knowing anyone can get it, any time anywhere, from anyone.
I stand by my belief that every human should be punched in the mouth at least once in their life. It changes your whole world view.
"If you'd ever been in a real fight you wouldn't be so keen for another." -Wayne, Letterkenny.
Lol! "Rag Dolled"
@@michag4337 LOL! "Dog Walked!"
There is no “winning” in a fight. There is only surviving another day.
Semper fi earthlings
Literally this.
There is absolutely a winner in a fight it's not that deep lmao
"People who pretend to train on the internet" ouch. Its not my fault i got so passionate about mma during lockdown 😅😂
Get a heavy bag and start working your basic boxing technique
@@captainomoplata643 Sadly i have no room where i live. But i have been doing alot of shadow boxing and even VR boxing. I like to add resistance bands too to make it more intense. But im mainly wrestling my friends and mma buddies. Lots of judo wrestling and bjj. Its funny because when i was younger i only liked striking and now im so passionate about grappling haha.
@@islayyourhoyo conditioning is what separates MMA guys from karate guys. Get good conditioning and you'd already have a headstart.
I dunno. I say a well-placed 9mm shot says that I don't have to know how to fight with my hands. Learning to use tools and weapons is how we climbed to the top of the food chain and why, after 200K years, we're still here.
@@Thumper770 The use of firearms will lead to severe consiquences. Also where im from you cant carry a gun. Lastly you dont always have your tool on hand but your knowledge is.
the fact that 28% of people know they'd get handled by a rat is the best take away from that poll :D
"Hantavirus is no joke dude!"
Being afraid of a rat doesn't mean you'd lose a fight to one. You couldn't lose a fight to a rat if you tried. You would hurt it accidentally.
@@KurNorock You could absolutely lose to a rat. They're sneaky, they're smart and clever, they bite really hard and are known to carry diseases.
On a bad day, a rat could destroy you.
@@TheEndKing if a rat got the plague it isn’t a fight no more it’s a race
@@TheEndKing That's the dumbest shit I've read all day.
This is about winning or losing a fight, not about what animal can eventually kill another animal through random chance of catching diseases or infections after the fight is over.
I've had pet rats. I've been bitten by rats. It hurts but it in no way is ever going to kill me or make me stop fighting if my goal is to fight the rat.
If a rat can stop you with a bite then you are just a pussy.
Finally, the hard2smash video we have all be waiting for
Were we? Lol
@@hard2hurt I kinda was, it's good to know why.........everybody else but me can't fight. ;)
I could kill a gorilla with my bare hands. The trick is to fight them, when they are infants.
@@DiplomChiller with a loaded shotgun
So apparently I'm in the minority on this one, because i had the exact opposite belief in my fighting skills prior to ever having been in a fight. I was absolutely terrified of getting into a scrap, (and i mean terrified). My fear originates in the fact that i was, and still, a extremely skinny and tall, and in the few wrestling matches with some friends in elementary and Jr high, i would always be absolutely dominated by my opponent no matter who it was for the most part. This fear started to lesson by high-school due to me being a 6'5" and athletically gifted - i was a really good basketball and football player. But when it became apparent i was never going to be an NBA player, combined with how much i always wanted to try my hand at mma, i started training and eventually went on to start competing. However i was never all that good, but what mattered more to me was getting over my fear of getting into a fight.
Most people(at least in first world countries) never fought and therefore can't assess their level
@@jimmcneal5292 so true
Great anecdote, man. My experience is similar. And remember this… The crappiest competition fighter is going to have no problem handling himself against 97% of the worlds population who doesn’t know how to fight.
This comment is so pretentious stop lying
@@Topsealguy Pretentious? What, the part about me being terrified of getting into a real fight growing up? Or the part about how when i finally did try to train and fight - that i wasn't very good? Im responding to the topic of the video, that most people apparently think they'd be awesome in a fight before ever getting into one, which is the exact opposite of how i thought i'd do. And as for lying... yes - yes am am lying. I mean after all, who wouldn't lie about being pretty much a lil bitch growing up to then being a shitty fighter once they actually tried fighting???? Go eff yourself
Lmao all those fail jumpkicks always gets me 😂
Lol wonderboy literally moved one inch to avoid it
Jump kicks are the last type of kick you should do in ANY combat situation. When it works, be surprised, and don’t do that shit again
@@CNote825 too risky attack
Jump kicks are used by people who are good at fighting and want to flex
@@DarkTheFailure yeah its the type of shit you'll only see in a MMA fight
"Trained in martial arts.. or pretend to be trained on the internet" this is way way too true bro
When I was a little kid, people would say that martial arts training was useless because somebody will just use a gun and shoot you dead. The sad part is, at that time in that part of the world, it was a reality. You were always afraid to look anyone in the eye just in case they had a gun and thought that eye contact was a provocation.
well, it’s better to know how to throw a punch properly than don’t know at all
although when faced with a gun, there’s no choice but to just run
I was taught that the purpose of martial arts is avoiding physical altercations. Getting punched and punching hurts.
Pro tip that always worked for, when someone comes looking for trouble, I just look them in the eyes and go "Daniel?" or any other random name, and then ask them if they went to the same school/sport as me a few years back. If they do, instant defuse, if they don't, you just say they look A LOT like your known person and you thought they were them, sorry, and 9 outta 10 times that's that
Definitely best to keep your head down, then, but also carry.
Enter Gun Kata
I grew up boxing and I'm now a purple belt in BJJ at 48. I've learned 2 things after all those years of training;
1. There will always be someone tougher than you.
2. The most important fighting skill to learn, is how to avoid a fight!
Bald, has beard, knows science.
Confirmed, he's the Vsauce of martial arts
Grew up in the Appalachian mountains, drives a '68 Shelby. He's an excellent marksman too.
i mean, does he? Guy isn't an anthropologist, anything he says about this topic should be taken with a whole salt shaker, even if it sounds credible.
I can tell you, he certainly does not know science...
Vsauce reads whatever they tell him to read.
This is called “bro-science” which isn’t science.
Side note; those people who have that “in this house we believe” sign on their front lawn? Yeah, they don’t know science either
Me: "Yeah, I'm a badass. I can beat a rat". --Rat: "Yo, dude, ever hear of the Black Death?"
Have you ever been to Cleveland at night? The rats walk on hind legs and molest the baby bears.
@Dan Won False. It was the lice on the rats.
Rats- rabies anyone?
@@redrick8900 at least someone knows some history
That was immune system Vs Yersinia pestis
I am so glad someone finally pointed it out in these terms. We werent meant to fight like MMA and martial arts. And I love how he points out the old "if you dont use it, you lose it", which is true in all things we do....except eating and getting fat. We will always be good at that.
I had a friend who liked to remind me that even the most realistic combat sport had rules and therefore wasn't a real fight. I remember letting SO many easy nut shots go in TKD. Or headbutts. Yeah, you find out if you can fight when you're fighting, you find out how good you are/how much you enjoy it while you're healing.
That’s a really dumb argument. We weren’t meant to drive cars or fly in airplanes yet we do. The fighting back then wasn’t done like today because those martial arts didn’t exist. That bald dude is a total idiot. Obviously you wouldn’t want to break your hand on someone but who is the say humans back then had weak hands like ones today? Stop listening to this clown he doesn’t know anything about anything
@Bass Player good point.
If you find yourself in a streetfight, 90% of what you learned in the dojo goes out the window. Your pumped mind strips the BS in 1 second and your core knowing part weaponizes what remains.
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Very true.
@@K9Mike not true at all have to master calmness and muscle memory
@@MORNINGSTAR190 spoken like a man who has never once been in a real life-threatening, violent scenario.
We can’t all be as calm and as cool as you are, my man.🙄
@@K9Mike o I have that's y itrain and full contact sparring
That montage of Mike flopping his jumping kicks was Magnificent
so good haahha
“You used to do geometry when you were younger, but you’re not gonna come over here and figure out this hypotenuse”
Gold
a golden triangle? can we get a gnomon too?
A squared plus B squared equals C squared.
Anyone who can't remember how to find the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle, given the lengths of the legs either grew up in an Amish community or is developmentally disabled. It is so incredibly simple.
@@tzaphkielconficturus7136 That's hysterical. The Amish are much more likely to know that than you. They build barns to survive.
i majorly suck at geometry, my lowest grades in school were all during geometry classes
and its been over 10 years since i've finished highschool
and I could still do geometry today. And given that I don't have to learn formulas by hearth and I can just google them, things become a loooooot easier
His example with electric circuits is the same. I suck at physics , I don't even know how to interpret a drawing of an electric circuit, be it a board or a design for a house or device.
But I still understand that if I put this cooper wire there, electricity will go thou it...
"Who gets the sturdiest, child birthinest babes" pure gold, bro!
"I'll get all the less primo cave babes"
Fighting is not like other skills. Like you said, it is closely tied to our ego & self worth. When you can fight, other people will respect you. period
I like how you came to the conclusion that the survey measured how much of an asshole the public is, rather than how well the public thinks they can fight.
I think the pressing issue is most of the public don’t realize how strong animals are
@@sonofaquack6987 !! good point!
Yeah no one is stupid enough to fight chimps
Or maybe
@@sonofaquack6987 There ais also an implication of a measurement of baseline idiocy. Nobody in their right mind would even begin to know how to hurt an elephant or a crocodile, yet there are 8 % thinking they can take one on. Another hint: only 6 % think they can mess with a grizzly, but it's 8 % for the elephant. Shows you how that the people that were asked are not too familiar with wildlife outside their own country.
I could beat a lion if I worked out ngl there heads are open and ours aren't y'know
I think this also ties in with something interesting when it comes to weapon combat. Japanese and European historical weapon masters all speak on how difficult it is for people to actually stab each other. They speak of how easy it is to cut each other, but that stabbing is somehow contrary to our fundamental nature. You can get cut a lot more than stabbed and still be functional, stabbing is far more lethal than cutting.
this even pops up in modern military conflicts where a lot of soldiers deliberately miss their enemy.
@@ravenof1985 Yeah, something like 70% or more, I think is what I heard.
Against our fundamental nature? In what way?
I think you're confusing cutting with slashing. Like, if you really cut someone in a deep way it's gonna be way worse than a stab (unless the stab is aimed at the heart or head, which would lead to death from either cutting and thrusting).
Slashing on the other hand is the least lethal technique in sword fighting. It leads to a lot of blood but the wound itself isn't very very deep like it is from a cut or thrust.
Anyways, sorry to bother you about this comment from a year ago. Have a great day :)
@@yoavjacoby8246 No, people like Musashi explicitly state that it is far more natural for a person to execute a cut than a stab. We also see this in afghan bladed weapons used against the British. A british doctor treating the wounded once said, that they would have experienced far greater casualties if the Afghan's had stabbed instead of cut with their blades. For whatever reason, however, they didn't. You're no bother to me.
Gotta give credit to Mike for opening with a highlight montage of his fails, when he’s one of the few among us who actually is a good fighter.
ONE OF THE FEW WHAT
That's a boss move.
Doming things with rocks was probably our most viable means of lethal attack during most of our evolutionary history.
The very last line had me laughing out loud: "It's the Internet! I can do that!"
Yeah, just like that guy on the internet, he pretends he knows history and human evolution without any schooling whatsoever and makes a babbling video about how others don't know what they're talking about...
You just called my dad an asshole. Thanks that made me chuckle a little.
"why cant you do geometry?"
Listen, I only have 2 brain cells left and they're already fighting each other.
A crazy thing I being seeing is people pushing weight as fighting factor.
They say would win a fight because are heavier, even against trained people.
icy mike just invented the word "childbirthin'est" 😅
I’m impressed 😂
The childbirthinest women do be thick though
"Cave Babes"
I like how he put civilized in air quotes
Me too cause that taxes bs is bs
That geometry analogy is legit! Good stuff.
I have to add, I love the way you describe conflicts in real life, particularly form the caveman era. I once had a poor judgment kid (I was 21 he was around 17) who was in gangs and likely in drugs, constantly asking for a fight, he was trying to make a reputation for himself as bad@ss. I always managed to avoid such since honestly, he didn't represented much of a treat to me physically. One day, i saw him in the street, he was recovering from being literally destroyed in a street gang fight and was wearing a cast in his broken arm. He began insulting me and calling me out to fight him (I didn't). How stupid mentality is that one? Already an arm broken? I could have easily finished the job on him,seriously injuring him or worse. What drives people to do these things? I have no clue. Your comments on how we all would be dead if we fight this way back in the beginning of humanity, describes perfectly my attitude and philosophy over confrontations. To me, anyone trying to hurt me is a life threatening scenario. I need my body to live, I have no intention to hurt nobody nor fight, and I tend to concede some liberties like taking insults lightly etc in an attempt to avoid physical conflict. Once it gets physical to me it means kill or be killed, when people realize this in my actions, look, behavior, they usually back off and that's perfect with me. I don't care about proving nothing to no one. Great talk. Best regards
Sometimes, people's narcissistic ego is stronger than their fear of pain/death. They'd rather die fighting than look bad, weak, or pathetic :/ It's just a sad and dark part of human nature.
Evolved human male psychology is the ultimate answer to your question. It's interesting to note that in addition to being built for status and dominance striving, the sex which displays intra-sexual competition for the other sex (i.e., the sex that invests more in care of offspring) is always larger, tougher, and more aggressive than than the higher investing sex. In 90% of mammals it's the males that engage in extra-sexual competition, and the higher the levels of competition and conflict, the greater the sex differences in size.
"Once it gets physical to me it means kill or be killed"
Thats why if someone ever attacks me and thinks they're starting a fist fight they're going to end up with a couple of thumbs tickling the back of their eye sockets. Why do people want to risk that for their fucking ego!?
@@the1onesquirrel9 I can see you’ve never actually been in a fight and you’re clearly one of these “I’ll just eye gouge them” people Lmfao. You’d get annihilated if you try any of those shenanigans
@@the1onesquirrel9 I think you would have better luck trying to knock the eyes out from the temple by fighting conventionally.
I mean, the eyes ain't gonna roll out but that's better to try than thumbing the sockets of someone who's arms are un-bound.
I have some experience with fighting animals, living on a farm with a livestock guard dog and stuff. I can tell you that people can beat most animals in a fight, (alone), although if you run into a wolf or a dog in the wild and it's alone it's going to run instead of trying to fight you. Bears and Elephants and Moose or whatever are obviously going to wreck a human though.
I mean, there have been people who survived alligator and shark attacks by shoving their fingers into their eyes. Maybe that could work with a bear or moose if you're lucky enough to somehow get close enough without getting mauled before. Fending off an animal attack is a win in my book. If you want to go mano-a-mano for a death match, that's something different though.
@@angelsjoker8190 nah
The bear would just strike you into two pieces and Mosses have big horns protecting their skull which even Tigers and Lions can't reach so it would be foolish for you to try
It works with Sharks because they cannot swing an arm at you
@@therealslimshady6763 Yeah, that was the "If you're lucky to get close enough without getting mauled" part about 😅
@@angelsjoker8190 which is impossible
@@angelsjoker8190 with a gator on land you could jump on its back and hold its mouth closed and basically shove your fingers in its eyes all day... that would probably cause death, but in the water with a gator god that would suck
I’m having a good time imagining cave men throwing perfect 1-2s and knocking each other out. Good times
Imagine every ufc match had already happened in cave age
Lol same
They didn't punch they fuckin clobbered each other using their arms like clubs
As myself, being a guy that isn't really into the whole "me beat up everyone mentality" I think I'm ok at fighting. I know and practice basics of boxing, wrestling and a few martial arts moves (basic throws, stances, strikes but not a trained fighter by any means), exercise regularly (basic weight, cardio, and calisthenics), and have been in roughly 30 or so fights in my life and never had to be in a hospital for any injury. Besides basic health, and the knowledge that I don't freeze up if someone starts a fight with me and pretty reactively fight back, that unarmed practice is just a hobby that's fun to me and doesn't make me better at fighting. What makes me any good at fighting is I don't rely on my hands to defend myself, if you sucker punch me I'll usually jump to hitting you with any weapon I could if its not knocking me out and not looking to dive into hurting myself pointlessly. I will swing something that won't risk hurting me at an attacker with intention of it making a difference and keeping me from harm. In a circumstance where there is no ref and rules, I take aggression as an attempt on my life, and I don't enjoy provoking or starting fights, so really anything works. People that fight with "honor" after randomly attacking a stranger they only swung on because they thought they are weaker and dumb.
The best way to remain undefeated is to not fight at all. If someone forces you too, don't let pride get you hurt, do what you gotta to be safe. Sports are awesome, fighting is bad without a good reason.
I have never been in a real fight in my entire life, just pushing and shoving stuff.
I was in the martial arts my last 2 years of high school, and then on and off through my 20's. Then when I was 50, I wanted to try some sort of sparring again, while my body still had some physical ability left, but didn't want to have to start over as a white belt again. I always liked to watch boxing, so I found an old school boxing gym nearby (not a cardio kickboxing thing with a bunch of young girls, but the real thing).
Anyway, I started training there, and we quite often sparred during class. We would spread out across the floor and pair up with someone, switching partners after each 3 minutes. Even though the style and rules were different from karate, and I hadn't sparred in over 20 years, I was able to hold my own with guys half my age. Muscle memory, and the knowledge of how to keep or close the distance was still in my brain.
I fought a little differently from most the guys. Instead of just bobbing and weaving, or just absorbing punches on your arms (instead of your face), I used some martial arts blocking techniques to deflect some punches. I wasn't skilled at pure boxing techniques, and I would get nervous sometimes, so I would just tell myself, "You know how to fight, so just fight without thinking about it. Just react." Doing that, I did just fine, except that I had to "unlearn" a few things, like don't throw a spinning backfist (like I did a few times, but luckily stopped just in time before it connected). After the first month, because I was an "old man", when we sparred, the instructor would tell guys who hadn't sparred with me before, "Hey. Don't underestimate him!" That made me feel good.
@@someguy7805 This is really late but have been in real fights with pushing and things a fighting is a physical struggle
"Me can fight cause me important" got me dying hahaha
"The avrage male thinks thay are 4000% more effective in a street fight"
"onion have many layers"
Until a group of dudes pound on your head. Street fights are never fair and completely dangerous. Some dude recently was on the news for getting jumped at a bar and is in critical condition, he was also a bjj black belt and mma fighter. Which is best to avoid fights and only fight as a last resort.
@Spodo bbb don't worry there disrespectful asf you should even waste ur good time trying to explain why you like something to some idiot bro.
@Spodo bbb and mma is not end all be all fighting style u can research to find your own bc and the end of the day you should be enjoying yourself that's what makes fighters go all out (its to be fun after all).
“Me can fight, cause me important” hilarious
I love how you show yourself slipping while kicking, not once but several times. It gives me 100% more confidence that you're not bullshitting us. Not that I ever thought you were bullshitting us.
Precisely. A Japanese friend asked me what was the martial arts from native brasilians, and I told him that native Brazilians from the past usually fought with all sort of weapons, from bow and arrows and wooden sticks and stone swords. Hand to hand fight is a modern invention, besides variations of wrestling.
Poisoned blowguns are a common weapon there, not sure how ithey stack up against bjj tbh, they just use them to kill stuff not really "fight".
I refuse to believe that hand to hand fights are a modern invention. Fists are the most primal and basic weapon a human being has.
Unless you mean it as a competitive fighting sport, that sounds more reasonable.
@@Da1337Man It isn't that unlikely. It's easy to grab a rock to hurt someone
@@indrickboreale7381 Perhaps. Its difficult to say what a cavemans weapon of choice was when they sometimes flew into a murderous rage for whatever reason where their life wasn't exactly in danger, like finding out their mate cheated on them etc.
@@Da1337Man Pankration is the earliest known regulated fighting competition with rule and a training "Style" its quite possible all other lineages are derived from it (after it was spread over the world by the Greeks) there is a difference between a martial training for war and martial arts for sport, the sport aspect usually only occurs when civilizations are advanced enough that some of their citizens have the leisure to do tomfoolery like punching and kicking each other for fun.
"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." - Socrates
I think it's likely cavemen would just brain each other with a rock whenever the other was asleep lol. Or wait till the hunt gets sketchy and just *don't* save them from the mammoth's tusks xD
Socrates actually knew how much he knew more than everyone, but he also knew being openly smart is foolish, being openly foolish, is smart.
He knew that he knows ALOT! And that he is smarter than everyone around him, but he was smart enough to even beat his own instincts to appear as smart as he is. That man is a legend.
@@Hexclar the "I know I don't know" phrase was a trick actually, when he was discussing things istead of expressing his ideas directly he pretended to be ignorant and asked questions, the he made the other person contradict himslef and and basically won every argument without even having the possibility to lose since he didn't expess his position making him unatackable
Why do you think you can win a fight?
[I'm a trained fighter] 3%
[I just go dark bro I see red and when bodies drop] 97%
This is probably my new favorite video on the internet and I sincerely wish I had seen this many years ago. Thank you!
"More than 6% of people are assholes." This is genius!
"I'll knock out a blue whale", ha ha! That was funny.
This was the first video I've seen of Mike's, and now I'll have to watch more. I also agree with the comments below about not ever being in a fight as an adult. My last fight was with my best friend when we were in 8th grade! I am very happy I've never been in a fight as an adult, and I plan on keeping it that way.
The internal fight is the hardest!
I saw a tennis player miss a shot and lose his balance because of it. On the one hand he missed the ball. On the other hand, his brain had calculated the force of the ball hitting the racquet and made such fine adjustments to his posture to compensate, that when he missed the ball he was thrown off balance.
The human hand can make precise marks on paper we take for granted, called writing, has the dexterity to create and use intricate tools, and can make complex maneouvres like typing, sign language and even tying knots.
Forming it into a club to bash an opponent with its intricate and fine matrix of bone, nerves, flesh, and muscles is not only a waste, but a disgrace.
Professional whalers ship named Essex was destroyed by a whale was the inspiration for Moby Dick, which was a white whale, sperm whales turn white as they get older.
HOLY FUCK THE MINDSMASH IMPERSONATION. 😂😂
Mike, you’re done. You’ve mastered the art of impressions
Everybody can fight, but not good at it.
Those 6 dudes that said they could beat the grizzly were Kyukoshin black belts
Underrated comment 👏
@Emerson Amaya i studied kyokushin years ago. And I can confirm your assessment is correct.
@Fishy Vagina it's actually a bit of a misnomer that KK practitioners never punch to the face. They don't do it in competition. But they do sometimes in their school sparring. Go watch Fighting Black Kings (1976) I'm pretty sure the guys training for the competition in that movie are doing Kyokushin
@Fishy Vagina but apparently they enjoy your scent quite a bit. I'm not sure though, seems a little off. Sounds kinda fishy.
@Spodo bbb please stop telling people I'm a tough guy - every idiot and his sensei will want a shot at the title. And I don't have the time to be kicking ass and taking names irl. Keyboard warrior undefeated at your service snuggles.
I once got punched by a kid, after that I lose all confidence. All crows in our area started to make fun of me while pigeons laugh at me.
@[Blue]Total[Green] It's been a month, I don't remember WTF I'm trying to say.
Jesus sounds like son sad, bleak, Russian novel
You just took it?
@@thatguywithamustache9455 bro what did you smoke while writing that i need that shit right tf now
Crow-ned
Okay your officially talented at this.
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@@Deathskull0001 e
I used to think I was good at fighting growing up because I got in alot of fights and never lost with 99% of the time knocking the guy out within 2 punches. I've also fought 3 people that were jumping my brother and knocked all 3 of them out with one punch each. Not once have I started a fight but I grew up in bad neighborhoods so either trouble always found me or I was protecting people I cared about. Young and dumb is a good example of my youth. I pulled myself out of that lifestyle and have never had to fight since.
Sensei Ira says I’m ready to fight anyone. I have watched countless UFC fights and have hundreds of hours sparring Mose.
Dude. Yes.
It’s been along time since I’ve done karate or MMA, and I’m now in my 40’s and this perspective is what I wish I’d had back in the day.
'He'll yeah I'll say that, because I'm an asshole...' Self knowledge is the greatest wisdom
BEAUTIFULLY EXPLAINED
Having trained people (with previous martial arts backgrounds and newbies) over the course of my life, I can honestly say that I have encountered no one who demonstrates any natural fighting abilities. We all have to be trained.
@@andreilukyanov4286 Some have natural advantages like size or strength but give me anyone without any previous training and they will always do things awkwardly.
Had a friend long time back low IQ very dumb but boy could he hit like a bull he seem not 2 care about pain or takin a punch every punch he throw was just deadly he also fought dogs and beat 3 young hoodlums bloody but he had no training or like fighting
I think some people have a natural instinct for it but without the right conditioning and practice it isnt going to get them far
@DasGoodSoup Yes, or ones that are too stupid to even bother and just go out there like Tyson and clean your clock before it's really even started. That being said, pretty much anything that one could do without training is likely to be countered by somebody who knows what they're doing. A large part of the point of training is to avoid doing things that are easily countered, and to learn to counter what people are likely to do.
That being said, I have always believed, and it has generally bore out , that how much you have to lose has a lot more to do with it than anything else. Somebody with nothing to lose, backed up against the wall is going to be incredibly hard to defeat even with training.
I think it really depends on what you mean by "natural fighting abilities". Most fights that occur on a day to day basis are between two people with no training, and some people absolutely do have a natural advantage in that setting. They lucked into a superior stance and balance to their opponent, they've thrown a few punches in their time and know how to make it hurt, etc.
Yeah nobody out there is going to be performing complex martial arts on instinct, but some people do have an instinctual understanding of the basics: hit hard, don't get hit, and throw the other guy to the ground if you can that can carry them pretty far in the context of "some random chucklefuck picked a fight with me at school/on the street/in a bar".
Whats is freaking me out is that 2 of the 8 people who think they could kill an elephant think that they couldn't kill a grizzly
Fur allergies
That assumes they all voted elephant. The same people who voted grizzly may be afraid of rats.
@@tuesdayforever2150 This is legit the funniest thing I've read today. What is my sense of humor?
gators are fightable bare handed, but I can tell you from experence, its a lot easier to deal with em when you have just a stick lol. Louisiana, keep em a good distance away from you. Get em to bite down on some stick or something, and pin them.
Ive seen my uncle do that when out fishin once.
A human trying to fist fight an elephant looks like what hulk did to loki in the movie, and the human is not the hulk in the scene.
You made a lot of good points here and I like your perspective. My siblings and friends would often fight, but wouldn't do a huge amount of damage to each other maybe a broken nose and some bruised ribs being the worst. However its a primal instinct to attack the face of your attacker in a situation when you feel you're are in danger. Or even choke your attacker with your hands. Very interesting how instincts work. The "can you fight" topic has always made my mind run wild. Your reality and true reality can be vastly different.
Here are some thoughts and perspective on my personal experience on natural ability to fight:
I think that MOST men and even martial artists that haven't experienced violence outside the gym seem to have a view that they will smash the average man. I will tell you that the AVERAGE man will likely not be the one trying to fight you. The one trying to fight you will likely to have higher testosterone and with higher testosterone come more strength and muscle mass with a history of violence in the STREET. You have to understand that they might not drill things the same way as you but they DO know what's worked for them in the past. You can't know what degree of natural ability someone could have in the street. Have you even defended an eye gouge? Maybe someone striking at your family jewels? Is your mental toughness higher than the person across from you? How about a knife fight? Have you brushed up on your training on how to become bullet proof? Do you know how to talk someone down?
Most of the people I know that practice a martial art were initially non athletes doing it for something... mental toughness, to defend themselves, get out of a bad home situation, and to get in shape. My local boxing gym is full people who are overweight trying to better themselves. It seems to be rare that we see actually gifted athletes in the gym walk in the door. Many gifted athletes choose other sports. a lot of the people I've talked to at the gym they just want to better themselves. Most don't LIKE to fight. I do know some people that do. A friend of mine for example is a great athlete. No fight experience other than knocking multiple dudes out at the bar. He joins boxing for 6 months. Has like 8 amateur fights in 2 years 7 by knockout. He just won his pro debut by knockout as well. Some people are truly gifted at fighting and they're just regular dudes until you're fighting them. I've trained martial arts sporadically for half of my life.. Kickboxing background some BJJ and some Muay Thai. I no longer practice at any gyms due to a busy life, but I still drill what I learned in the gym, on the mat, RUclips of course, and in life. My girlfriend is a golden gloves boxer and in law enforcement so we sharpen each other up as now we live in a bad area. I've had the pleasure of getting in a few "street fights". AGAIN PEOPLE WILL SURPRISE YOU. A lot of martial artists can't speak on street fights. They're dirty and primal and strikes aren't coming from angles you've drilled to protect yourself from. Remember knockouts aren't always about power its about the strike you didn't see coming. I had someone pull a knife on me and let me tell you, HALF of YOUR technique will go out the window in a true scramble for your life. Another thing is that they will cost you something. It's not fun going to jail over something stupid. Costing you fees for your attorney even in self defense. It could cost you your life too. You don't know what they have on their person. Even BJJ has its weaknesses. In a scramble you can be stabbed in a vital area without you even perceiving a threat of a knife. Its best to avoid fights. Seriously. You dont know who your fighting.
We often forget that other people can have exceptional athletic abilities. Even yourself. I remember the first time I got to roll with other white belts. It was VASTLY different from person to person. I quickly realized that I was WAY stronger than all the other white belts even above my weight class. I even gave the blue belts a really hard time to submit me. I know leverages well. I grew up on a farm and have been a carpenter for 11 years. We wrestle and fight out here for fun. In these trades Strength is really important to get things done. Once I have a grip on something I wont be letting go. We do crazy stuff to test feats of strength for shits and giggles for example i found out I can punch through a 7/16 sheet of OSB. I was able to rag doll 80% of our wrestling team and the other 20% were 225lbs+. (I was 155lb at the time) HOWEVER despite my experience my first 2 weeks an an MMA gym I was getting whooped by a literal teenager as a grown man. Being a multi sport athlete my ego hurt. It definitely toned down my cockiness for sure.
What's crazy is some of my coworkers in my lifetime have been exceptionally strong and agile.. Like freakishly. I wouldn't want to fight them even if you gave me a metal pipe.
Long story short... MOST people are capable of violence. If you put them in a ring with boxing rules of course a boxer would win. Its like putting someone who only knows checkers in a chess game. Humans use tools available to them. Were fast and crafty. DON'T UNDERESTIMATE people. When people ask if you can fight they really mean can you win a high percentage of your fights with the average person. If a stranger says they can fight.. its SMART to believe them.
I can fight. Will I win every fight? Its impossible to know who you're dealing with. That's why were capable of picking out battles. When to flee and when to fight.
The only thing any training in any thing I've ever trained taught me was, I'm not as good as I believed, and there is always someone better than me.