Part 6 (Improvised tool 5) Umbrella I can easily see an umbrella, and certainly this umbrella, being an effective tool to remove or destroy some element of an attacker's ability to attack. You've covered umbrellas before and reviewed all of those ideas and principles in this video.
Part 5 (Improvised tool 4) Rolled up magazine You've covered this one many times, and I believe your teaching on this one completely. I believe you that it could be used to remove or destroy some element of the attack. I believe that it could be used to defend.
Part 1 Introduction Thanks for the video. I miss you being in the martial arts school that you used to have, but at this point in our society's history, I can see where having you protecting children in a school is more valuable. I'm not a big fan of "God's will" explanations for anything, but if I were, I could see where your losing the school is working out to provide protection in a place where protection is very important. In terms of the value of these improvised self-defense tools, I'll quote the many young people who are fond of the phrase, "It's complicated." After watching your videos for over four years, I'm naturally going to think in terms of "what can I remove or destroy for self-defense." You've programmed that mindset into me very effectively. I'd like to start by analyzing these ideas in those terms. I don't want to call any of these ideas "garbage" or whatever term you suggested, but I want to look at strengths and weaknesses as I see them. For the hundredth time, I'm an amateur, so I'm not evaluating these with your expertise.
The backpack is a yes I would use it as a shield. Not only could I block or deflect it would conceal what I'm using behind it. Football is a no for me. It would jam up my wrist from past backyard experience. A water bottle is a meh for me. Rolled-up paper or magazine is a yes. Death by 1 thousand paper cuts.😂 Sorry couldn't resist but it is a yes. The charger is a yes if you could get a paracord or sturdy way to sling it. Umbrella is a yes. I have a self-defense umbrella. I've practiced so that when I come through with a strike I open the top hand so I can roll it back around with my wrist and swing back in the opposite direction.
Another interesting, well presented video Matt. For a Last Resort self defense situation only: 1) I'm making a palm sap. A palm sized piece of steel concealed by an ace bandage, wrapped around my hand and wrist. It would look like I'm wearing an ordinary ace bandage wrap on my hand. 2) How about a toy water pistol filled with bleach? My apologies if this sounds too extreme.
Part 2 Backpack I'm skeptical that the average person could swing a backpack with enough speed to remove or destroy anything. A backpack is not going to concentrate force on one point of an attacker's body. Because the backpack will tend to distribute force rather than concentrate force, a backpack will be the opposite of a palm stick. A backpack is also going to have air resistance that will slow its movement. On top of that, a heavy pack will be difficult to move at high speed. Plenty of us have been hit with backpacks when we were kids or in college. Being hit with a backpack might hurt, but I don't remember being hit with enough force that the hit would remove or destroy anything. I think an attacker could block a backpack fairly effectively with a forearm and not have any fear of being cut by making that block. Putting very heavy objects in the backpack will increase the momentum, but most people won't then be swinging the backpack even slower. To me, your backpack swings seemed to force you to move so that the backpack was behind you instead of being between you and the attacker. I won't say that a backpack is a horrible self-defense tool, but I'd be worried. I'll add a few caveats. As you've said, anyone who is making a determined effort to resist can dissuade some attackers. Some evil people just want to feel that they are dominating and hurting someone. If the intended victim resists in any way, the attack is no longer fun. In those situations, using the backpack as a weapon ruins the fun for the attacker who is likely to stop the attack. I also have to wonder whether one could use the backpack as a blocking tool before making some other strike. For instance, if the attacker has a knife, could one take a two-handed grip on the backpack and smother the knife hand. That doesn't fully remove or destroy anything, but once the knife is temporarily neutralized, maybe the defender could throw some other strike to stop the attack. For instance, one could smother the knife and follow through with an elbow to the jaw or kick to the leg or groin.
Part 3 Football I'm also skeptical that most people could remove or destroy anything with a football. I understand that holding the football in two hands and jamming one point into the attacker's face could concentrate force a little bit, but I still don't think that strike would be as effective as a palm strike. The compression of the football will absorb a little bit of energy, and many people's hands aren't big enough to grip a football so strongly that slippage won't happen. Slippage would also lose some of the force of the strike. If one is gripping with two hands, I don't think that the football increases one's range. Most of us can't grip strongly enough with one hand to keep the football from slipping on the strike. As a "remove or destroy" tool, I'm skeptical of the football. As with the backpack, I can see some value to the football as a blocking tool. Again, any kind of resistance will ruin the fun for some attackers, and if the football gives the defender more confidence to defend with less hesitation, then the football has value. If the football catches a knife blade and protects the defender from a cut, the football has value. I still believe that I'd need to use some other kind of strike to remove or destroy something to make the attacker stop. Maybe I wouldn't have to do a good job removing or destroying something to make the attacker decide to leave me alone, but if I'm defending with a football, I'm going to try to kick, knee, punch, palm strike, or elbow the attacker to remove or destroy something.
I took your advice about the carabiner but when I looked for one I found in the same area a large oblong ring with the nut in the middle that to me is better for me. The nut is something to grip and it fits my hand better . Thanks for the valuable suggestion and I can carry it in my back pocket and will be just as effective as brass knuckles. Especially when it is not exactly over the knuckles but a little below the knuckles. Very good information. Thanks again!
The back pack can be a useful tool, but practice with it. If it's heavy, bulky etc then the swing may well be slower than you expect. This is especially important as the momentum can make the return swing very slow.
Everything you suggested is a good idea. I don't see myself carrying around a football, but it's creative and would help. Some say use your belt, but if you'd lose your pants, keep your belt on. Neck tie could be useful. Shoe might be good for dog.
Part 4 (Improvised tool number 3) Water Bottle That Filipino martial arts experts believe that they could remove or destroy something using a water bottle makes me less skeptical of this idea. On the other hand, I'm not sure that I have the skill to remove or destroy something with the kind of water bottle that you are showing. Those cheap, disposable water bottles feel as if they would crumple under the force of a blow. That crumpling would absorb energy that one would want to be transmitted into the attacker. Under even pressure, they will hold quite a bit of pressure, but when used as a striking tool, the pressure is not even. That will cause them to collapse. RUclips is full of videos of people testing knives by driving them through a cheap plastic bottle. While the bottle would have some chance of deflecting the blade, one can't depend on a cheap, disposable bottle stopping a knife stab. Again, I won't say that they can't work when people who are trained martial artists say that they can work. I'm just skeptical. If we go from the cheap, disposable water bottle to a good water bottle, the situation is different. I have a few of those narrow aluminum water bottles that I got for giving to various causes and campaigns. I can imagine one of them holding together fairly well under a strike. The heavy-duty plastic bottles would hold up pretty well under a strike. If one is using one of those, the force of a strike could go entirely or almost entirely into the attacker and remove or destroy some element of his ability to attack. Those water bottles would be more effective in deflecting a blade. At the very least, they make stabbing more difficult for the attacker. Beyond the ecological issues, the sturdiness of a good water bottle is another reason to carry substantial water bottles rather than buying the disposable ones.
Pretty much the only time I have my back pack it’s got my Cpap in it so so be unto anyone that gets smacked with it. I also have two sling bags that wouldn’t feel good to get whacked with.,which I always have with me EXCEPT in non permissive environments. Also have at least two heavy duty caribiners hanging off each bag to add insult to injury. In non permissive environments (metal detecting)I always carry a made by Cold Steel cigar sized permant marker called the Pocket Shark (discreet kubaton). Always carry a Harbor Freight 6” or so long rechargeable flashlight (kubaton like). I’m 68 yo and not in as good a shape as I used to be so you can be sure I’m always on red alert with my situational awareness and armed as heavy as I can be for where I’m going and what I’m doing. Having said that it’s always smart to be looking around yourself for possible improviseable weapons if something kicks off. I always have a bandana in my back pocket to thread through my keys for an impact weapon. I especially like the short portable umbrellas as well for impact. I can easily carry that anywhere no problem. Thanks for all the videos Mr P,
Work on staying more focused on the video. You get off track too much, and no one cares who is watching, and you don't need to say hello to everyone. It takes up to much time, and no one cares. Also, no one cares what you have in the backpack or how busy you are and how much you've been working. Keep the video short and stay on point!
Bought. The wife a big stainless Caribbeaner yesterday! Thanks
Part 6 (Improvised tool 5) Umbrella
I can easily see an umbrella, and certainly this umbrella, being an effective tool to remove or destroy some element of an attacker's ability to attack. You've covered umbrellas before and reviewed all of those ideas and principles in this video.
Part 5 (Improvised tool 4) Rolled up magazine
You've covered this one many times, and I believe your teaching on this one completely. I believe you that it could be used to remove or destroy some element of the attack. I believe that it could be used to defend.
Part 1 Introduction
Thanks for the video.
I miss you being in the martial arts school that you used to have, but at this point in our society's history, I can see where having you protecting children in a school is more valuable. I'm not a big fan of "God's will" explanations for anything, but if I were, I could see where your losing the school is working out to provide protection in a place where protection is very important.
In terms of the value of these improvised self-defense tools, I'll quote the many young people who are fond of the phrase, "It's complicated."
After watching your videos for over four years, I'm naturally going to think in terms of "what can I remove or destroy for self-defense." You've programmed that mindset into me very effectively. I'd like to start by analyzing these ideas in those terms. I don't want to call any of these ideas "garbage" or whatever term you suggested, but I want to look at strengths and weaknesses as I see them. For the hundredth time, I'm an amateur, so I'm not evaluating these with your expertise.
Good stream god bless y’all
The backpack is a yes I would use it as a shield. Not only could I block or deflect it would conceal what I'm using behind it.
Football is a no for me. It would jam up my wrist from past backyard experience.
A water bottle is a meh for me.
Rolled-up paper or magazine is a yes. Death by 1 thousand paper cuts.😂 Sorry couldn't resist but it is a yes.
The charger is a yes if you could get a paracord or sturdy way to sling it.
Umbrella is a yes. I have a self-defense umbrella. I've practiced so that when I come through with a strike I open the top hand so I can roll it back around with my wrist and swing back in the opposite direction.
Excellent breakdown and feedback. Thank you!
Great class, thanks Matt 🙏
Excellent ideas on improvised self-defense!
Best regards!
thanks Matt!!!
Excellent, once again very interesting!
Another interesting, well presented video Matt.
For a Last Resort self defense situation only:
1) I'm making a palm sap. A palm sized piece of steel concealed by an ace bandage, wrapped around my hand and wrist. It would look like I'm wearing an ordinary ace bandage wrap on my hand.
2) How about a toy water pistol filled with bleach? My apologies if this sounds too extreme.
Thanks Matt. I would use the back pack if I had to but I like the rold up magazine the water bottle & the uzzy umbrella .
Outlet cord. If you carry electronics for travel, then you can use the cord like a tactical stinger whip.
Great idea!
Part 2 Backpack
I'm skeptical that the average person could swing a backpack with enough speed to remove or destroy anything. A backpack is not going to concentrate force on one point of an attacker's body. Because the backpack will tend to distribute force rather than concentrate force, a backpack will be the opposite of a palm stick. A backpack is also going to have air resistance that will slow its movement. On top of that, a heavy pack will be difficult to move at high speed. Plenty of us have been hit with backpacks when we were kids or in college. Being hit with a backpack might hurt, but I don't remember being hit with enough force that the hit would remove or destroy anything. I think an attacker could block a backpack fairly effectively with a forearm and not have any fear of being cut by making that block. Putting very heavy objects in the backpack will increase the momentum, but most people won't then be swinging the backpack even slower. To me, your backpack swings seemed to force you to move so that the backpack was behind you instead of being between you and the attacker. I won't say that a backpack is a horrible self-defense tool, but I'd be worried.
I'll add a few caveats. As you've said, anyone who is making a determined effort to resist can dissuade some attackers. Some evil people just want to feel that they are dominating and hurting someone. If the intended victim resists in any way, the attack is no longer fun. In those situations, using the backpack as a weapon ruins the fun for the attacker who is likely to stop the attack. I also have to wonder whether one could use the backpack as a blocking tool before making some other strike. For instance, if the attacker has a knife, could one take a two-handed grip on the backpack and smother the knife hand. That doesn't fully remove or destroy anything, but once the knife is temporarily neutralized, maybe the defender could throw some other strike to stop the attack. For instance, one could smother the knife and follow through with an elbow to the jaw or kick to the leg or groin.
Part 3 Football
I'm also skeptical that most people could remove or destroy anything with a football. I understand that holding the football in two hands and jamming one point into the attacker's face could concentrate force a little bit, but I still don't think that strike would be as effective as a palm strike. The compression of the football will absorb a little bit of energy, and many people's hands aren't big enough to grip a football so strongly that slippage won't happen. Slippage would also lose some of the force of the strike. If one is gripping with two hands, I don't think that the football increases one's range. Most of us can't grip strongly enough with one hand to keep the football from slipping on the strike. As a "remove or destroy" tool, I'm skeptical of the football.
As with the backpack, I can see some value to the football as a blocking tool. Again, any kind of resistance will ruin the fun for some attackers, and if the football gives the defender more confidence to defend with less hesitation, then the football has value. If the football catches a knife blade and protects the defender from a cut, the football has value. I still believe that I'd need to use some other kind of strike to remove or destroy something to make the attacker stop. Maybe I wouldn't have to do a good job removing or destroying something to make the attacker decide to leave me alone, but if I'm defending with a football, I'm going to try to kick, knee, punch, palm strike, or elbow the attacker to remove or destroy something.
Old one is a tightly wrapped newspaper that’s folded in the middle, probably harder than a magazine
I took your advice about the carabiner but when I looked for one I found in the same area a large oblong ring with the nut in the middle that to me is better for me. The nut is something to grip and it fits my hand better . Thanks for the valuable suggestion and I can carry it in my back pocket and will be just as effective as brass knuckles. Especially when it is not exactly over the knuckles but a little below the knuckles. Very good information. Thanks again!
The water bottle- strike with the cap end as the impact is focused.
A tourniquet makes an excellent garotte, and can be used to restrain someone.
The back pack can be a useful tool, but practice with it. If it's heavy, bulky etc then the swing may well be slower than you expect. This is especially important as the momentum can make the return swing very slow.
Hope all is well with you and your family..
Good video,good info..
Bill, vegas
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I like the umbrella. Wondering if it requires a concealed carry permit?
How bout shoving rolls of nickels in a sturdy leather glove. Instant sap cleverly concealed.
Excellent idea. Thanks! I’ve been working on different ways to use the sap.
simple answer is YES, when no other choice.
Great answer!
@@pasquinilli thank you sir, as im old school, started 1969, would be great meet with you.
Everything you suggested is a good idea. I don't see myself carrying around a football, but it's creative and would help. Some say use your belt, but if you'd lose your pants, keep your belt on. Neck tie could be useful. Shoe might be good for dog.
Great list. Thank you!
No.1, a lawyer.
Part 4 (Improvised tool number 3) Water Bottle
That Filipino martial arts experts believe that they could remove or destroy something using a water bottle makes me less skeptical of this idea. On the other hand, I'm not sure that I have the skill to remove or destroy something with the kind of water bottle that you are showing. Those cheap, disposable water bottles feel as if they would crumple under the force of a blow. That crumpling would absorb energy that one would want to be transmitted into the attacker. Under even pressure, they will hold quite a bit of pressure, but when used as a striking tool, the pressure is not even. That will cause them to collapse. RUclips is full of videos of people testing knives by driving them through a cheap plastic bottle. While the bottle would have some chance of deflecting the blade, one can't depend on a cheap, disposable bottle stopping a knife stab. Again, I won't say that they can't work when people who are trained martial artists say that they can work. I'm just skeptical.
If we go from the cheap, disposable water bottle to a good water bottle, the situation is different. I have a few of those narrow aluminum water bottles that I got for giving to various causes and campaigns. I can imagine one of them holding together fairly well under a strike. The heavy-duty plastic bottles would hold up pretty well under a strike. If one is using one of those, the force of a strike could go entirely or almost entirely into the attacker and remove or destroy some element of his ability to attack. Those water bottles would be more effective in deflecting a blade. At the very least, they make stabbing more difficult for the attacker.
Beyond the ecological issues, the sturdiness of a good water bottle is another reason to carry substantial water bottles rather than buying the disposable ones.
Pretty much the only time I have my back pack it’s got my Cpap in it so so be unto anyone that gets smacked with it. I also have two sling bags that wouldn’t feel good to get whacked with.,which I always have with me EXCEPT in non permissive environments. Also have at least two heavy duty caribiners hanging off each bag to add insult to injury. In non permissive environments (metal detecting)I always carry a made by Cold Steel cigar sized permant marker called the Pocket Shark (discreet kubaton). Always carry a Harbor Freight 6” or so long rechargeable flashlight (kubaton like). I’m 68 yo and not in as good a shape as I used to be so you can be sure I’m always on red alert with my situational awareness and armed as heavy as I can be for where I’m going and what I’m doing. Having said that it’s always smart to be looking around yourself for possible improviseable weapons if something kicks off. I always have a bandana in my back pocket to thread through my keys for an impact weapon. I especially like the short portable umbrellas as well for impact. I can easily carry that anywhere no problem. Thanks for all the videos Mr P,
Just about anything can be used as a weapon with a good imagination. Prisoners do it all the time.
Excellent point!
Use what you have.
Backpack is not a good weapon. The football is not a viable defensive weapon. A water bottle as a weapon, come on. This is a waste of time.
How about the umbrella?
A brick in a backpack))) two brick?
Work on staying more focused on the video. You get off track too much, and no one cares who is watching, and you don't need to say hello to everyone. It takes up to much time, and no one cares. Also, no one cares what you have in the backpack or how busy you are and how much you've been working. Keep the video short and stay on point!
Agree, I don’t care who is watching and all the hello stuff in his videos, otherwise the content is always informative.