The Ultimate Self Defense Rant
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- Опубликовано: 2 июн 2021
- From someone who has been training to fight for 15 years, competed at a world class level in Brazilian Jiujitsu, and been in a stupid amount of actual street fights.
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Basicaly :
-Ground is unforgiving stay on TOP
-Learn things that are applicable and make sure It works In the heat of the moment
-Size, strenght and overall athlecism does matter and spastic crackheads are dangerous to deal with
-Chokes and Takedowns are king, there is no tapping In street
-You will get hurt sometimes even If you do things right
-If your gym/dojo does not let you spar to your fullest potential then Its a Mcdojo
-Variables can quickly change In a street fight, you need to be aware of those variables otherwise you will get kicked while playing your guard game
-Just learn to double leg bruh
-Its far better to carry a knife or a gun then to drill a cool technique you learned from the wing chun for 7 years
Seems like a solid assessment 🧙♂️
@@WiltseBrothers I love how true you are to yourself and to those who you're around Andrew. Keep destroying those cultish boys, love you dude stay safe.
In a lot of states, you stab someone that's unarmed.....you are going to do time. Straight up.
@@VoltedSoldier Doesn’t stop people from doing it though
when i was a kid this dude wanted to fight me (he had 3 year judo experiance i watched a lot of bruce lee movies)
he grabs me and i nearly break his fingers
tell me do you train that in mma?
"Ive lived in the gym for 8 years, ate ramen for 7, you cant hurt me." - Andrew Gangster Wiltse
Lol but Gangsters care about their bottom line more then anyone
More like Andrew the Stoic
I’m 59 and a new white belt at a Gracie JJ gym.
I havent been in a fight since grade school and will always walk away if possible, but I hope to learn enough in a few years to protect myself. We will be traveling outside the US so cant carry a gun. We roll HARD. Hoping it will help a bit ? ....should I quit ? Thx....appreciate your opinion.
@@bananapatch9118 IMHO. Absolutely do not quit. Training an effective art is infinitely better than not training. Just be honest about your capabilities. Compete if you can, at least once or twice. It is humbling. At your age (I am 52yo bbs2) be careful with the athletic white belts they can and will accidently hurt you. Most of all, have fun. GJJ/BJJ is amazing and very real (if you spar live)
Yah, I lowkey do think that's probably the most ganksta shit I ever heard.
As a kid in El Salvador says…” cute I live on a dollar a day”
Defiantly, I won’t hurt you but 7 years of eating ramen did.
The ground isn't just undefeated. It also has a 100% connect rate. Never misses.
nice
'The ground never misses' is an old expression itself.
I’m 49 and have black belts in three arts, which includes BJJ. No way in hell do I actually want to fight for real. I know that I am good, but real fighting will mess me up, just like you say. There’s no real fun or glory in it - I’ve had a couple of scraps in my younger years and I want no more of it. I’d rather scrap in the gym and then buy my training partners dinner after 😊
I'm 39 with experience in MMA (I went 5-2 in my younger years) and have had situations where I had to defend myself in the street and it sucks so much worse than MMA or Muay Thai...
This 46 year old 3 stripe wb agrees with that too.
@@rupturedspeaker3684 BB by sixty!
@@NotKimiRaikkonen imma do it!!
@@rupturedspeaker3684 my instructor promoted a 54 year old with thirteen years experience a couple years ago.
Never forget, 'a black belt is just a white belt that never stopped showing up'
People make fun of the spaz but I find it fascinating because that shit is strong. Its like trying to control a wild animal
Increased muscle recruitment is no joke
The reason why even small wild animals can fuck you up. They ALWAYS go full spaz.
Makes me feel better, I’m a spaz so my form is bad but predicting my strikes is impossible when I’m fighting like a rabid squirrel lol
As much as I try to avoid them, and now that I think about it, we actually need the spaz.
@@cameronhopewell641 May you grow from a rabid squirrel and become a rabid racoon one day.
I work security and live in a place where we have a lot of roiding "street fighters" come to train occasionally and I couldn't agree more.
Learning to deal with giant angry people spazzing on the mat/in the ring and trying to kill you is the most useful skill I've built training. Real fights hurt.
I was a fighter before MMA came into existence, I was a kickboxer, and I have a black belt in TKD, but I also trained in Boxing, judo, and Japanese jūjitsu. Bjj was unheard of when I started my journey 44 years ago. The reason, I trained in multiple disciplines in the 70s and 80s was due to a fear I had. I never wanted to lose a street fight against a fighter in disciplines I was unfamiliar with. I later became a cop, and I am grateful for my brief career in kickboxing as well as my training in multiple disciplines. I agree with 99%. I disagree with you on the leg kicks, I once had a drug dealer who decided to fight instead of consenting to be handcuffed. He sucker-punched me, I hit the ground because I was blindsided. Because of my kickboxing background, I was able to not panic, thus quickly getting back to my feet. I immediately hit the guy with a leg kick. The fight was over, with a little added Jujitsu to cuff the guy. Because I trained with a Muay Thai Champion, I knew instinctively that a street fighter would be unable to absorb or check such a kick. It is highly effective in a street fight! I agree 100% about a fighter should not hit the ground. I want bore you with all the fights I had during my career including fighting not to lose my sidearm. I was able to use different techniques from my martial arts training. Thankfully, I never lost! I will offer this bit of information, if you find yourself in a real street fight, fight as if your life is in jeopardy because it is in jeopardy. We were taught in the Police Academy to never lose the will to survive, and this attitude may require you to break a limb. Also, the point you made about guns is on point, the chances are very high if one attempts to fight a guy with a knife or gun the end will result in death!
Just a question…. What do you recommend from a self defence point of view for wrestling/ grappling training? Here in Australia wrestling is almost nonexistent so the real alternatives are judo, BJJ and no-gi submission grappling (which I suppose is just BJJ). Unfortunately Judo almost never is taught in no-gi and where I live most of the year people are just in t-shirts. Also judo doesn’t grab legs anymore… but on the other hand I wonder if spending so much time on the ground as in BJJ is really good use of one’s time from a self defence point of view?
@@pablotapiafineart My advice would be to train in multiple disciplines. For starters, I would suggest BJJ along with Muay Thai Kickboxing. You made a great point, the last place a fighter should be on his his back in a real street fight. Imagine a BJJ is applying an arm bar while lying on the concrete, unbeknownst to him his adversary's friend could stomp his head from behind. In a street fight, I would advise volunteers to go to the ground. The best case scenario is for that BJJ guy to not only train in BJJ but to train in Muay Thai, thus he would not be afraid of getting punched in the face by a big drunk college/pro linebacker! The BJJ guy will have in his back pocket the ground game just in case the Linebacker was able to tackle him to the ground. I will advise against traditional Tae-Kwon-Do etc., despite having a Black Belt in that art. But the TKD of 45 years ago is not what is being taught now. During my law enforcement career, I credit my kickboxing skills for getting me out of what could have been a life-threatening situation. I was suckered punch resulting in me hitting the ground. Because of my ability to recover fast from a knockdown, I was able to recover very quickly ending the fight! As far as wrestling goes that is an excellent base, one of my few regrets was not learning to wrestle in high school.
If youre well trained in kicks (military korean tae kwon do, thai, ect) and leg kick someone, the fight is done. Lol
Im 5'9 n weighed 155 about 10 yrs ago. A 6'3 dude sucker punched me n after me hittin his eye he was weary but came back at me. 1 leg kick n his leg buckled, he was limping trying to stand n screaming call the cops while i was laughing sayin "you sucker punched me....
Cops saw him tryin to walk n didnt believe me i only punched back once n leg kicked once n arrested me.... Had to subpoena security footage to get charges dropped..... Shoulda sued the dept.
I wish they would teach officers to never lose the will to go to the gym and practice shooting proficiency. You're a rare one.
As an ex cop who's spent a LOT of time rolling around on concrete arresting f*ck-heads, this rings so true! The amount of accumulated damage from just being on the ground is considerable
thats why you have taser guns and your pistol...
to dont get involve in stupid fights with criminals
@@user-hl3qv8qg2s no, in UK, we don't. Some have taser, not all.
@@user-hl3qv8qg2s Not all cops carry Tasers because they do not want to have electricity pulsate through their bodies as a certification requirement.
Wow what a grossly incompetent officer you’d have to be to spend “a LOT” of time rolling around on concrete. Glad you’re no longer on the force, you’re probably just looking to fist fight people for living while also having a gun on your hip and backup. Good job, officer Fife.
@@user-hl3qv8qg2speople like you are why cops are assholes, the gun is their first defense according to you.
I have a petite female friend who is half my size and initially thought she could defend herself against me. I told her to run, carry a weapon, or avoid scenarios where she would get into a fight.
She very stubbornly would not accept that, even while allowing her to attack me and demonstrating how easily she was defeated every time.
If I were to fight a man twice my size, I would have about a 0% chance of winning. It is dangerous to believe otherwise.
Women get egos from being coddled by men who are too scared to hurt them.
A jiu-jitsu school that doesn't allow live rolling?!?! Wow, I didn't know that those existed.
Their more defined as martial arts schools with a bjj program in general. When I was a blue belt like 8 years ago a school wanted to hire me to do a jiu jitsu program for the teens. But no chokes.. No subs.. No real rolling... I can teach how to defend them but not actually have the teens submit people. It was so messy.
@@FFmaxxx Wow...
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@@Seegie16 Wow they don't sparr at valente brothers ?? I don't belive that ... They didn't learn that way ... I don't know in America but here in Brazil we do sparring ( sport jiujitsu and 2 times a week we roll doing jiujitsu with strikes) ( with MMA gloves or sometimes with just open hands ) it's a common training here at Gracie' schools in Brazil
@@lowaimnobrain had nothing to do with that. It's a martial arts school. There's prob more details in a proper hook kick than a rnc. Kids /teens are smart enough to get rnc. It has more to do with them babying the kids to the point you might as well just hire me to do soft form of baby wrestling.
Andrew, just start a podcast, do solo ones and with others, and just let the people's love flow.
You said it:
Size, strength, speed, stamina, skill.
I completely agree. Schools that teach “self defense” with no live rolling or fights are a fraud and should be criminalized for theft. Glad to see you addressed the size and speed issues too. Many places allow their students to think differently and that is wrong. At our BJJ school we do bow onto and getting off the mat and line up to belt rank. Yet do any of the upper belts think they are untouchable. Not for a second. Even our Sensei will tell us (often) he is a move away from being tapped, snapped or napped and has been with no loss of pride. Not one of our higher or lower belts think they are invincible. To me I don’t mind the rank structure since it is just my way of saying thank you for passing on their knowledge and time. I don’t mind the bows since it is a way for me to bow down to my own ego and remind myself how much sweat and pain we put out to learn. But I also understand that at many McDojos these are used to mentally mess with lower belts and keep the delusions up for the higher belts. Many use it as a cult focused following and that is wrong. No one at our school would ever think that way and that is taught from the Black Belts down.
Passing and Receiving knowledge OSS
Masvidal: Get a really good lead right hook and 200 yd dash.
As someone who owns a gym with "self defense" in the title, I am offended by this rant. Just kidding, you are actually spot on. I had to do some serious thinking about the public's perception of MMA or self defense, and went with SD since I am trying to attract "regular" people that want good training instead of people looking for competitive MMA training (no hate to MMA fighters, just not my wheelhouse). That said, we do spar (a lot), grapple (a lot) and there's a BJJ school across the street that I and as many of my students that I can convince cross-train with to challenge ourselves and improve our skills. Sadly, I have encountered too many SD schools with the "our techniques are too devastating to practice" or "I don't do well in sparring cuz I can't kick balls or blow out knees" attitude that, like you said, shouldn't exist. These are usually the same fucks who can't even land a decent strike of any kind because their timing and distance management suck and get worked over like a heavy bag.
You probably will get some hate for this post but it's RUclips so that's to be expected. You'd think people in the fight game wouldn't be so fragile, but hey if you're ever in Tucson, AZ you are welcome anytime. I don't mind showing my students that even though I can dominate any of them on the ground, the same can be done to me because levels. Keep up your good work.
Andrew is right. I started at a "self defense" gym but after about a year, I wanted to compete and realized that the shit I was learning wasn't really even going to help me in the street because we never did any of the techniques full speed and we barely ever rolled. 6 years later I'm at Brazilian Top Team and competing and winning in IBJJF and other tournaments. My first gym reminds me of a McDojo to be honest.
Sport BJJ won't work in a street situation either alone
@@JEFFMAN90 sport bjj won’t work in the street 🤡
@@JEFFMAN90 but it'll work better than "self defense" BJJ
Love this. So many people need to hear this. I was a bouncer like you in a big city and everything you say in this video about street fighting is what I try to explain to everyone but some just won't get it until they are face down on the concrete unfortunately.. anyway great video Andrew you are the man
Big fan here of your work and PSF. This was an awesome rant video. Please make more.
For me personally this video answer questions I have had for a long time. I knew I was going the right direction but now I feel more sure of myself.
I feel this topic you covered really affects a lot of in the community as we all want to choose the most effective system and not waste time or money. Especially for us hobbyists trying to balance family life and training.
The comments so far posted down below also helped me out as well.
Thank you again Andrew.
God Bless.
Love the content. And I agree with much of what you said in this video - especially about not accepting bottom position in a "street fight".
I cross train at a half dozen comp clubs and have mad respect for them. But let me say a couple things about training at a BJJ club that focuses on self defense vs sport. First off, there are a lot of people out there who don't have what it takes to train at a sportive club. They might join and even stay a few weeks or even months. But the reality or fear of getting injured or having past traumas triggered in higher intensity sport clubs makes them quit sooner than later. The sad part is that these are often the very people who need self defense training more than anyone. They're often not terribly assertive or outgoing. They tend to be agreeable and often are the types to get bullied. The ones who tend to stick around the longest at sport clubs are often the last ones to get picked on by others.
So how do you get these people who need it most to stick around? I have the benefit of training at a sportive club for several years before they affiliated with an organization that pushes self defense over tournaments. I've experienced the difference training modalities and have witnessed who stays and who doesn't. I'll admit I was very skeptical in the beginning but I'm in my 12th year of grappling now and have watched as students who would have quit or have even come to us after being scared away from sportive clubs have kept coming back and have some skills now. They might not have the same grit as most who stick it out at a comp club. But they pushed through and are likely to fair much better in the event an actual fight erupts than they would have otherwise. I've been genuinely surprised at the progression by many. And that's not even talking about all the other reasons why people train. Some keep coming back because of the strong friendships they've built and for the other social benefits. Some come just for exercise. Some to tune out all the other problems in their lives.
I was quite skeptical for a number of years. But my opinions have been swayed somewhat by what I've witnessed first hand. To each his own.
The biggest thing BJJ has helped with (personally) is getting caught in that pride/ego thing of escalating a situation because you feel like you need to prove your manhood. When you train and battle it out in the gym, you know where you stand. It's way easier to just let things slide or try to walk away now.
That's also a product of parenting. Parents have to teach their children how to deal with confrontation, and that responding to words with violence makes you the bad guy.
Someone should tell that to the early Gracie brothers...
100%
Boxing for me and knowing I can lay people out without rolling around on the ground
What about just becoming a better person as a result of training instead of feeling like you have a advantage over someone
I love the fact that you stated that you learn most of your techniques by watching competition, because that’s how you’ll know it’ll truly work from a legit resisting opponent.
Also I can totally agree that wirey spazes are some of the most dangerous people to roll with. We commonly train expecting the reaction of a trained person, but sometimes the untrained can have a dangerous edge. I’ve probably received more injuries from untrained spazes than experienced jiu jitsu practitioners. Control is the best thing you can do to people like that.
Thank you!
People sometimes get so comfortable not rolling with those big spazzy whitebelts but my first coach always stressed. That’s pretty close to a street fight since a lot of these guys would do crazy things. I have had people do front flips in triangles roll me in my neck. I have even had people slam me then try and bend my fingers for no damn reason. And it will throw people in for a loop training with guys like that who are not used to it.
It was always odd to see some of these blue belts even purples having a hard time with those whitebelts and avoid them. As I have matured I have grown to impose top position because those guys are crazy especially if it’s the local highschooler football guy that outweighs you by 60+ pounds. I know some of those guys could melt me with one hit regardless of belt.
Thanks for bringing awareness to this I tell people to train all the effective martial arts and to start wrestling more if self defense is what they really want and to start carrying.
Right on. Well said. All of it.
One thing you didn't mention that I would add would be that there is at least one self defense skill useful for anyone (and especially women) that CAN be learned in a short amount of time at least enough to practice on one's own. That skill is situational awareness.
I trained kickboxing for 8 years, and then started BJJ because I quickly realized if I ended up on the ground… I was screwed 😂
Same lol.
Do you still train in kickboxing or do you strictly focus on BJJ
After watching a few of your videos, I was really drawn to your style, it's undeniably entertaining: very intense, fast paced and looks like you fight with all of your being: it's captivating. I subscribed to your channel after watching your "cross training" video, because I think you are very thoughtful, and disillusioned about BJJ. Your ideas and "rants" about BJJ make sense to me. So, thanks for sharing your rants. This video is important to me, so thanks for sharing your fight stories, it's important to the context. Think this video is important, overall. Keep bringing out content please. Respect.
Big respect to you brother, you echo a lot of the same things covered by Tim Larkin and this reality needs to be spread. Staying "left of bang" is always preferable. Even if you "win", if you accidently kill someone you will have to fight for your life in court. I endeavor to avoid social conflict if possible!
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These videos have been awesome, any chance you’d start a podcast? It’d be great to hear more from yourself and the other members of the Pedigo team.
Probably one of the best videos on this I've seen. Many thanks for posting this and sharing your experiences.
Any woman who has ever considered taking a self defense seminar, please fast forward to 22:35, take notes, then watch it again for good measure.
Bbut bbbbut he’s not supposed to tell the actual truth! He’s supposed to tell the truth invented by society about women’s empowerment 🤷♂️
Here’s what an average woman can do in 5yrs of BJJ training:
ruclips.net/video/vmZNiSqBFyg/видео.html
I really don’t know how I stumbled across your channel. I loved the rant and started looking through your other vids and holy shit.. your content is exactly what I’ve been looking for. Just real-world practical look at martial arts and self defense
Keep up the work and your channel is going to explode
Great video!!! Love honesty and I completely agree with the points you make.
The mma gym I go to does live sparring, striking and grappling, from day one. And we drill scenarios and techniques live, as well. So you really see what works and doesn't.
"Your confidence in your ability to fight is probably unfounded" 💪💪💪💪💪💪💯💯💯💯💯
Prof. Wiltse, I'm one of your BJJFanatics students--hope to personally meet you one day! (I love your instructionals). You are so right in every word of your rant... A five-minute standing applause to you.
I've followed your grappling for a while, but you just won yourself a subscriber 😊. Excellent video
This video is so good man. Thank you for sharing 👏🏼
You’re right. Having been in several situations in which the best option was begging for my safety and being vocally annoying, I’m not sure any amount of grappling experience could have prevented what happened. It could have resulted in a more dangerous situation if I had fought back. Being 5’4” the odds of me “winning” against a 6’+ man just aren’t good. Unfortunately women are most likely to be assaulted by someone they know, which means their guard is down and they likely won’t have the pepper spray or gun in reach.
I am definitely going to keep training because I love it, but rolling with the big spazy guys vs the other women is night and day.
Thank you for sharing your wisdom. Invaluable. This makes so much sense.
Thanks for motivating me to go to the gym more haha, everyone I've ever met has downplayed the importance of size and strength. They say speed and flexibility is an equally powerful trait, when it just isn't. If you've ever rolled with a 60kg elastic band versus a 120kg footy player, you know that size and strength is many fold more difficult to deal with.
real fights are very dangerous, people like to think light of it due to all the joke vids and memes made out of streetfights even with MMA training it is a very stupid idea to even think of doing that. I know someone who lost an eye from a punch in a fight, it is the sad reality... you can only hope to leave with your life and minimal damage at best.
Even winning the fight your hands can get busted up.
Great video. Here is some toughts on the subject:
One thing you didnt mention in this video is stuff that happens pre fight. If you have the initiative and act first your chances of winning and also not getting hurt go up signifcantly. On the other hand you if you just stand there and wait for the other person to strike no amount of training is gonna help you if you take 2-3 punches to mouth. You will simply not be able to operate when punches are raining on you.
I use BJJ in my work as a bouncer and security all the time. I always try to take the first action. For example a drunk guy refuses to leave i ask him is there anything i could say to make him change his mind. If he says no i arm drag and take back control and remove him by force. I kinda disagree with the gun and knife because in most social violence situations you cant be exactly sure if there is going to be a fight. You cant just start stabbing someone if they are behaving in a threatening manner and calling you a faggot. On the other hand this kind of situation can turn violent in seconds so you really dont have time to grab your weapon.
BJJ is great for self defence and LE use of force. Only thing i would add is scenario training and takedowns from face. Face grabbing works great for takedowns and is safe but you must first establish back control or at least get past their hands. Scenario training helps you control the addrenaline spike. If you have drilled a similar situation you wont as likely freeze in real world situation cause your brain remembers what to do in this kind of scenario. Scenario training should not be confused with sparring. In scenario training you should "win" always. Kinda like drillin in BJJ. Sparring is obviously the most imporant if you genuinely wanna win fights.
People are watching another one of your videos today and couldn't help but the comment yes you are right!!! My best friend was a Green Beret and he straight up told me you gotta learn it all. Much respect for you telling it the way it is
The only thing I would disagree on slightly is that the spazzy, athletic white belt is harder to deal with than the technical black belt. Jiu Jitsu for you is obviously something incomparably different to Jiu Jitsu for me, a regular old blue belt who doesn't compete high level. But for me I find I dominate the strong, spazzy white belt fairly easily 95% of the time - I almost always get destroyed by the technical black belt. Loving the work, man. Love from England
Appreciate the videos. Very well put.
Really appreciate the honesty and truth of what proper training entails. Say it how it is. I trained with real people who continually tested me week in, week out. I went to combat courses and tried all the techniques on my 3 partners when i went back. They usually destroyed me and showed why most techniques don't work. My love and appreciation always to S, G and M.
TS.......
New subscriber! Appreciate your perspectives on fighting. Life long martial artist. You speak the truth. Wrestling, striking, chokes.
That was a really good post. I am actually teaching somewhat of a myth busting class all day Saturday and we’re are largely on the same page. You brought up some good points I am going to add. And you are right about damage, even in several of the street fights that I won I still had to go to the hospital for repairs let’s just say. And I know I had a larger bill than the guy I beat.
Touch base if you’re ever in Houston area!
Differentiate between fighting, sport fighting and self defense. Love the rants.
If someone pulls a gun on you, it would be a very bad idea to fight that person (unless you know they are going to kill you). I can agree with that statement. However if you think that just because you are carrying a gun that means that you will also never lose, that is stupid to think. If you are carrying a pistol (unrealistic to carry a rifle around) it is typically going to be chambered in 9mm or .40 S&W or .45 ACP. Those rounds typically have the same penetrating force and deal about the same damage to a person. If you miss your shot (which is easy to do under that type of stress) and you don't hit center mass, you are not going to stop that person from attacking you. And if it is a short distance away, you might get off one shot, and now that person is on top of you fighting for that gun. You could shoot someone in the chest without hitting a vital organ, they could kill you with your own gun, and not have even known that they were shot until they got to the hospital or when the adrenaline wears off. Same thing goes for a knife, unless you have a lot of experience fighting people with real knives (which would mean you have been stabbed many times), you probably don't know how to fight with knife.
With all of that being said, I still carry a gun and a knife with me every where I go, because I know it gives me an advantage with my BJJ and Muay Thai training. In all reality though I live in a safe area, I don't drink, I don't go to nightclubs, I doubt I will ever have to fight anyone again in my life. I used to work in a jail, I didn't have any martial arts experience, and I learned that fighting really sucks lol. Luckily I sit at a desk all day now looking at excel spreadsheets.
perfect streetfight technique : flying armbar
Please no
wrong, flying triangle is better, flying armbar is super unrealistic, because if they tap you cant let go ! (unlike the flying triangle) duh
@@sammyboy843 noooo don't do this
Flying guard pull
always respect the tap in a life or death situation
"The ground is hard and undefeated"
wise words from Andrew 🙏
16:06, this is brilliant. For real, Andrew should start a podcast. Amazing insights backed by huge experience
I could listen to this for hours. It's a very important topic!
BJJ in the past was more prepared for MMA, I guess. Now that competition is huge, some mcDojos will surely grab students under the self defense flag.
Great video. Great advice. I don’t leave comments. But you and this video deserve it. Wish you much success.
This has been such helpful advice. I started BJJ two months ago, love it but I’m training so I can defend myself and my nephews from someone within our family dynamic and he’s huge. Your videos have really helped me realize the realistic side of what my odds are even if I cross train consistently, stay fit etc… there’s so much bullshit in the industry, especially in gyms that are marketed specifically towards women. I hate that there’s a culture that is generally accepted in the fighting world where it is somehow okay to take advantage and mislead women who are actively trying to learn how to defend themselves as a result of VERY REAL dangers that threaten them in the real world
Dude you summed it up perfect!
This is the single greatest combat sport related channel I've ever seen
Dude, great commentary. You are spot on. Everyone needs to hear this, but especially women who think they stand any chance against the average guy unless they have a serious weapon and know how to use it
Hey man great video- thank you for keeping it REAL! :D
Great stuff as always boss!!!!
That's why people should stay in their lane and stop acting tough leave the egos at the door because there's always someone bigger no matter how much training you put in Good point Andrew great video bro
probably one of the most real answers i've heard on the subject. this answer should only be reserved for ppl who have experienced street violence.
bottom line: if you've never been in a street fight/altercation and choose to talk about it, then you're always just going to be an armchair warrior. doesn't matter how many years you've been doing martial arts for. does the theory imitate real life, or does life imitate the theory? this constant reappraisal is important for a martial arts, self defense system.
@Wiltse Brothers BJJ I appreciate your insights. I have thought of studying BJJ. I studied wrestling in school and it was very effective in the fights I have been in keeping me alive and also from losing to the concrete. I am in my 50’s and seeing what is coming down the pike, I need to plug some skill holes.
I watched the nfl story this my second video. I love how realistic you are im subbing
I’m 53, and I absolutely love jiujitsu, and I took isshinryu for several years. Long story short, a self defense guy at a field party started it up with me, and I tried to walk away, but when he said that’s what I thought white belt. Belts really don’t mean as much in jiujitsu as other arts. I slapped him, and choked him out. Apparently he could teach it, but not use it. Thanks for the great video.
The best self-defense art for a woman to study is the 100-meter dash. Any combat seminar that tries to teach women to square up and go toe-to-toe with men is grossly negligent. Grappling should be used enough to get them to their feet. From there it's run and scream for help.
Hey Andrew I totaly agree with you, I Also think that self defense should be taught as the hability to keep yourself safe and I mean your emotional, mental and physical integrity because these are necessary to make asertive and efficient decisions so someone can stay away from situations that put them in a vulnerable position. Factors like confidence, self steem, self awareness and objectivity about your fighting skills are More important to keep yourself safe and out of fights than knowing how to RNC someone in a Sportive enviorment.
So refreshing to hear the truth for a change!
So many myths and outright lies told in gyms and dojos and on YT as well.
These facts are what should be the basis for defending yourself.
more ppl need to see this - a public service and safety gold mine right here.
Great perspective, you got my sub brother
Although there’s some many great lines to pick from...
The best test is to match yourself against the “Spazzy white belt who’s maybe a f#cking crackhead outside the gym and see how well you do..
Didn’t come off like much of a rant. I think you handled that well for an on the fly video. Lot of interesting stuff. Thanks for sharing
A lot of stuff that needed to be said. Outstanding.
Bro, you need your own show!! Like seriously
I don't do organized martial arts but I've practiced self defense and my own concepts as far as fighting goes. And I 150% agree with everything you've said. Pressure testing and concepts are my biggest thing beyond any technique. I don't profess to be a master or anything or even want to teach what I do. But I definitely side with you over any self defense gyms trying to scam the meek
The spazzy white belt analogy was deep. I will look at rolling with them differently now, in a more positive way.
Very wise and intelligent perspective!
100% spot on
Andrew your right ……it’s very important that people know the reality of street fights …. Someone almost always ends up in jail or the hospital. I train bjj and really would just try to walk away given the opportunity it’s not worth it .
You ll have to fight your ego too. Thats the real enemy. Good luck !
1000% correct! Well said. Coming from Kyokushin this is preached as well. Everything has to be pressure tested for self-defence. Everything else is sport and hobby.
Thank you for this real world perspective! A UFC fighter who coached me in BJJ told me that if he were in a street fight situation he would run away immediately. That's my default plan. I'm not a tough guy!
I’m about to get back into fighting after doing wrestling in high school years ago. My plan was to do BJJ, Muay Thai/kickboxing, and wrestling/grappling. I feel like that’ll give me a solid foundation to be a good fighter for self defense.
I love a good sacrifice throw, but ill be damned if I'd ever try that in a street fight type scenario. Granted I'm doing everything I can to avoid a fight at all costs, there's nothing to be gained from it aside from living another day.
I’m loving this video so far (about ten minutes in) you ever thought about doing a collab with some other RUclipsrs like via zoom or something? I’m sure they’d love to have you do a collaboration as a top level jujitsu athlete! (People I’m thinking of are Rokas from Martial Arts Journey, Sensei Seth and Ramsey Dewey)
Demian Maia made some collabs about this, I think he'd make one with Andrew if he asked.
We all need that!
Love your real talk. Big fan.
I got tired of saying it. But I really appreciate you saying it.
This is a great mf video. We all need a reality check when it comes to fighting.
Good day sir
I’d love to train with you one day brother. I study your game and I love it man. You’re a monster🤝 oh and Panda Express on me 👌🏽
17:00 needing to not have any respect for belts, important and everyone needs to hear it. That’s my favorite part of nogi.
Coming from 12 years of wrestling (5 NCAA div II) I find the whole belt thing really odd and even to the point of being dumb. I think it makes sense from an academic or study perspective (just knowing positions, names, techniques, etc), but from a practical standpoint it makes no sense. I've had wrestling coaches who were great coaches but not great wrestlers, and bad coaches who were great wrestlers. The two things are not at all the same thing even though "generally" good coaches were good wrestlers. I really think its a mistake to conflate belt with ability, but that's precisely what bjj has done. Granted, I don't really have a better metric to signify that "this particular guy knows what he's talking about" other than application. However, I still think its not right.
I do mma and I love bjj BUT the best martial art for self defense is cross country or better yet GUN
I agree with you about jiu jitsu being a good fall back martial art. I had someone double leg me by surprise as a bouncer. I front head locked him as I got up. I ended up with him in side control on a staircase. I tried to choke him unconscious but stairs got in the way
Couldn't agree more. Worst part of actual fighting with more than one person is not knowing where anything is coming from.
Andrew is so damn honest! I love this guy! People with a belt and a fighting system...can keep their pants up. Not in anyway being disrespectful to training or martial arts. Andrew worked bar security with his brother for years. No one will ever have your back like your brother and they are both WORLD CLASS fighters and they both have been injured by big untrained dudes. Always stay humble. Always look for what you can't expect.
A lot of spazzy white belts have been smashed in the last 24 hours due to this video 🤣
The poor white belts at my gym...
Well said sir!!!🥋
I whole heartily agree real life is chaotic and ever changing learn to adapt to surroundings change mindset of fighting another to survival of your life. If the enemy strikes your flesh you break his bones if the enemy breaks your bones you take his life. Put your life in the moment of mortal combat think neither of victory or defeat.
Thank you Andrew for your input.. Its all true about our female training partners... however there are some specimens , like Gabi Garcia or Chris Cyborg and as a male you will have a big chance of being mauled, sqished.
I am black belt now, and when I was blue/ purple I had no problems with tapping female black and brown belts. Strength and size plays huge role.
Finally someone speaking sense. One thing you must all remember is sometimes when someone is fighting for the right reasons they can become unbeatable.
Thank you!! Used to work at a homeless shelter. Had a dude that was smoking crack try to fight me with a baseball in a sock, swinging it wildly. Thank God we were able to de escalate it somehow. I have no clue how I would've closed the distance to even try to wrestle him down.
Shit is legit scary
Don't ever mess with a man and his Crack
@@iiapplypressure269 Lmao
Wise words. I’m sure a lot of people have seen the video of the MMA fighter beating up the football player at OU. Despite the fact that was a one-sided ass-whooping, the MMA guy still walked away with a torn bicep. Like Andrew is saying, you will take damage.
Just witnessed a fight that spilled out onto the street from a bar. Two guys were fighting, that couldn't fight, so not much damage either way. Then someone jumps in, throws guy to the ground. Ground did the damage, poor dude is hurt. Next, some dude from the small crowd, walks over and kicks dude on the ground, in the head. Unbelievable.