How to defend against a street fight punch / avoid a one punch knockout - Victor Marx
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- Опубликовано: 22 июн 2013
- www.VictorMarx.com
Lesson #1: How to not get knocked out
Ok this is a first and your seeing it. My first instruction executive level personal protection video on RUclips. So this is my gift to you in lesson #1 "How not to get knocked out" in a self defense situation. Watch, like, share and you're on your way to becoming your own body guard! :-)
"Recently he [Victor] walked into a conflict area of Burma and helped to train our Free Burma Ranger ethnic humanitarian relief teams. His humility, faith, humor, world class speed, fighting skills, and back ground as a U.S. Marine, created instant credibility and rapport. His humor, humility and honest sharing of his life experiences and the tragedies he has endured, creates an instant bond with those who have suffered.”
- David Eubank (Maj. R. 2/75 RGR, 1st Special Forces Group (A); Founder, Free Burma Rangers
"Victor Marx comes with my strongest recommendation. He is an exceptional martial artist and trainer. His techniques are practical, efficient, fast, and deadly. In my opinion, he teaches a superb system for combat. In over 30 years of service, mostly with Rangers and Special Mission Units, and having been taught a myriad of combatives and H2H techniques, Mr. Marx’ abilities and teaching methods surpass any I have seen. Victor Marx is a true warrior and combatives instructor and any military unit would benefit from his instruction and techniques."
- Sergeant Major Greg Birch, U.S. Army (Ret.), Service included 75th Ranger Regiment and the 1st SFOD-D, SM of Asymmetric Warfare Group (AWG)
"Victor is an subject matter expert (SME) and instructor in Hand to Hand combative and edge weapons for special operations forces. I recommend Victor for any work with conventional, insurgent and native military/para-military forces.”
- Jeffery Strickland Ph.D, LTC (Ret) Professor at West Point Military Academy,
Author of Mathematical Modeling of Warfare and Combat Phenomenon
"Despite everything he endured he continued to press forward, to fight, to persevere. I am a better man for knowing him and I am thankful to count Victor Marx a friend and a brother.”
- Senior Chief David A. Hansen, Navy SEAL 
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"There's a difference between a fighter and a self-defense practitioner." That is perfect.
because a fighter would just grab your fingers and break them?
It's actually the opposite where the self defence practitioner can grab your punching arm and bend your elbows in the opposite side.
I like this dude. He’s not all cocky and full of himself.
“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth” MT
What if this just makes my wife angrier?
I love watching these type of videos and immediately scroll down to the comment section to read all the expert comments....😂
So I have had to break up many fights at my job, I find this stuff useful but no bar/ street fighter ever cooperates. Its best to wrap someone and control them. If you have to throw a punch. Keep it to the body. Most of them are out of shape and its over.
"One lesson i learned on the streets of Leningrad 50 years ago - When the fight is inevitable, you must hit first" - Vladimir Putin
Victor, great advice. One thing I'd change though- when you've got his arm locked and your head close to his shoulder and telling him to calm down- some people will bite you if you are that close. Hate to have a chunk of my cheek missing because I was being "nice". The rest is gold. Advice about the witnesses- worth about 5 grand in legal fees.
Over 50 years of MA experience, ex bouncer, former PD instructor now retired. My 2 cents: Very good video and advice.
Kind regards
acere58 Chuck Norris my two cents I agree
VWRabbit2008 i see what you mean. But at least with these videos, he can give an effective overview of his knowledge so that people can become easily equipped with a safer mindset, should they be in such a situation. Training, as you mentioned, would more so perfect the execution of such a technique and work out the specific details that can't be simply overviewed in a video such as the one above. It would be like giving someone a gun in a zombie apocalypse and telling them to aim for the brain, versus working with them on aim, proper positioning, and so on and so forth.
VWRabbit2008 Videos are a great way to learn...
acere58 hey this is Nikki
It all depends on the skill of the attacker!!!!
People keep talking about being sucker punched. You need to keep your distance, don't square up to anyone, and if the other person decides to enter your space, try to back off if possible. Distance is key.
yeah it's very hard to land a sucker punch when someone is so far they will see it coming
Scut Farkus head butts as well
Sometimes it could be the best to get in close in up against there face.it could make them move back back but if you keep.in there face they will be unable to throw a sucker hook punch but then you have to watch out for the upper cut or the head butt
Absolutely!
Control the distance.
Fuck your a genius.
The sign of our times - self defense video starting with legal considerations :)
The Smurf granpa dude 😂 - made me continue watching
You might of just saved my life, i had a fight in school today, i used your method and i didnt get beaten up! Thanks for this!
Jason Pickering Jason, Glad it was an effective response for your situation. GBY stay safe.- Mr.Marx
+Victor Marx Hi Victor nice example ,, what is your discipline ? Judo or Bjj?
+Victor Marx I just disagree with your arms totally extended in front of an aggressor. That exposes you to some dangerous factors.
+Jason Pickering jesus christ wow
+Jason Pickering LOL
I like this guy.
"Stay tough, not hard. God bless you."
I studied three different styles, all of my teachers were excellent. The first rule is to stay away from places where there are fights in the first place -like bars- and otherwise be observant for trouble and run away if possible.
I'm a security guard and I deal with very aggressive people. This video was very informative. Keep up the good work.
Nice. So many people concentrate on attack and forget to defend. That head protection move you just showed actually saved my face from a pool table when I was 19. (150 years ago :) ). Too often people underestimate their opponent. Good advice.
+P. Smith WTF!!!?? 150 years ago?
+Rahil Wazir Yes, he's 175 yo... lol
+Rahil Wazir ...perhaps a Highlander?
+P. Smith Why'd you have to turtle up against a pool table?
edawg792 You're not bright are you. She got my hair and tried to smash my face in the table. Ain't no turtling here. Ever.
I was a teacher for 30 years. It is my strong belief that every teacher in the U.S. should have some of this kind of training. If schools are going to be safe, every person that is in that building will need to be trained to keep it safe. That includes the students. They can be trained to help the adults keep everyone in the building safe.
Tom Winchester I agree
Wow, even before I came across this video, I had come to the same conclusion. When some jerk is approaching you with his hands up, be prepared for a sucker punch. But if your hands are down, you'll never block that sucker punch in time. So hold your hands up, open and palm facing outward. I already had the same conclusion as this instructor. To witnesses and videos, you appear non-aggressive and conciliatory, with your hands open and facing the assailant, almost in a pleading way. But the secret is, you are covertly covering your head and face, the targets of the sucker puncher. More, if you get hauled into court, witnesses and any videos will show you didn't bring on the fight and you were the one attacked.
You just typed the video dude
Pro:
1. Great way for self defense statement for that police report.
2. This will work great versus someone who is not thinking as they are fighting.
Con:
1. If your first move is to turtle up and raise your shoulder to protect your jaws and temple. A punch towards your armpit is enough to disable that side of your defense. If you have any doubt have someone punch that part at 50% strength while you are on guard..
2. Arm locking your attacker isn't going to be easy. It's something you will see often in movies. But street fight as I know is fast and furious. The person who is coming at you is intended to unleash everything at you in the 30 - 60 seconds. If you are going to follow this defensive stance. Be prepared to absorb 50 fast full force punches for a minute.
I recommend to anyone who's looking to learn self defense. Learn your foot work. Unless you are in a tight space there is no room for you to dance. Use this video as a guide if that is the case. A person attacking you with their fists will often show you which arm is going to have the most power. (The arm that is tuck behind the forward arm). Example, if the person is coming at you with their right hand tucked back and left arm straight or lifted high and outward. Move your body to their right (Not your right). Keep your arms up and let them burn up some of their energy. Keep your mind focus on their body movement and learn how they throw their punches. Look for opening and counter to disable. Here's a few areas you can go for;
Jaw, temple, ears, eyes, elbows, armpits, fist area below the knuckle.
I don't advise the neck because it can kill...
To defend yourself like a professional. You must learn to know your body well. Practice with your friends and learn different skills to react to different scenarios. This will not only strengthen your body and mind. Your body will react to physical threat naturally.
Thanks for reading. Good luck and stay fit!
Ha...someone agrees with me. There's a difference between fighting and self-defense. Self-defense isn't about beating the shit out of someone. It's about surviving an encounter.
+ronin2167 Agreed. I've never been a natural fighter, but I've always been able to defend myself very well.
+ronin2167 Survivors are winners. Self-defense should be about how to avoid or receive punishment, not relying on choreographed techniques in controlled environments to destroy the attacker. This video is a wonderful demonstration.
+Phibes Lives Best strategy is AVOIDANCE. I'm learning this after many years. Fully capable of fighting (6' 240lbs) but NOT WORTH the legal problems or injuries to one's self (broken knuckles, etc).
I totally agree.
You run away or punch first.
32 fights in the boxing ring, 2 pro. 32-0 when I met my wife and quit. Bouncer, ex-military, blah blah. This advice is absolute gold. George Foreman used something similar in his later years, with great success. Awesome stuff.
Nice one; I like "there's a big difference between being a fighter, and a self defense practitioner" - excellent!!
Use: down, forward, and any punch button.
Awesome! One of the only videos that points out the importance of keeping a self defense mindset and even making a self defense display for legal protection.
As some who worked in a bar, 99% of all the fights I saw were sloppy swings to the face followed by loose grappling until it got broken up.
I both bartend and bounce at work. It can get pretty gnarly at times. I love your vids brothers. Exactly stuff I want. Not to hurt others. But be able to defend and neutralize God willing and again without harming anyone on any serious level. God bless you guys for these!🙂
After 3 hours of browsing street self defense videos, this seems the most realistic and useful.
I already bought the Rex-Kwon Do DVD lessons.
Can I use this method with my mother in law?
chris chan can i use this on my boyfriend
No dude!!!........ There's another video for that :D
Oh yeah!
No doubt!!! Ha
I usually recommend to try first on rats but MiL is good too.
Did I hear him say Smurf grandpa? LOL
+Andrew Ng Smurf grandpa dude patow!!!!
He was fishing . . .
Ng, did you just called Victor grandpa? You wouldn't last more than half a split second.
I used this against my nephew, he said uncle …
I remember meeting this guy back when I was 16....real motivational and honest guy...respect
Grab my hand, the other hand, no MY other hand
There are a number of things that a person can do that "automatically" limit a opponent's potential options such as establishing a proper opening distance, for example. A "proper" opening distance, (as taught in some Aikido Schools), is where your opponent has to take a step before they can initiate their attack. Another option is to avoid static, (stationary) positions of body, arms etc.
Of course, that option isn't always available to you, but if you can learn to Respond to any situation rather than simply React, you can increase you potential significantly.
Excellent instruction. After thirty years of instructing the martial arts with thirty years of bouncing in bars i can attest this is one of the things i pass on to my students. There is no perfect technique but there are superior ones. This is one of those.
Lol
Ten years of diligent training in a very traditional karate style with all the "secret" kata movements slowly revealed = being good at punching the air. Learned more in 5 minutes in this video.
Thank you for sharing this. Studied Kenpo karate with J. T. Will. This is one of the first defenses taught. Gain control of the arm. To this day it’s muscle memory. Blessings.
I think this is very helpful. Most untrained "tough guys" do headhunt with a looping right cross.
If you're up against a trained boxer he might throw a body shot, gunning for the liver, upper cut to the gut and chin, kidney shot, left hook to the ribs then chin, bolo punch to the solar plexus.
I don't know anything about grappling so no idea what a Ju-jitsu guy would do.
That said, most trained fighters don't attack unprovoked.
+John Barry "most trained fighters don't attack unprovoked" That's a great point. I watch a lot self-defense videos, since I currently can't afford martial art classes, and a lot of people seem to assume that everyone you fight is highly-trained in Krav Maga or Jiu-Jitsu. It's good to know how to fight someone who also *knows how* to fight, and you should never assume that an opponent is untrained. But if you're a nice person, you aren't likely to get into a fight with someone unless they're a total idiot, so it makes sense for the layman to learn some simple moves for such a situation.
Same arm grab (aka whizzer) and leg trip takedown seen here is one of the techniques we'll use in BJJ. Possibly a more common counter would be to shoot in for a single or double leg takedown. Both have advantages and disadvantages. Using the whizzer/leg trip combo is a good setup for an armbar, but a secondary move is necessary first to secure control of the attacker's body once they're on the ground (never attempt submission without positive positional control first). If you shoot in, you can quickly take the person down and control their hips simultaneously. There's a greater risk of getting hit on the side of the head, though it's more likely to be the person's upper arm - which lacks hardness as well as force. Disadvantage with the single or double leg takedown is that the attacker can still use at least one arm to strike with, though it won't be with as much force if the ground in blocking their backswing. Once on the ground, we aren't so likely to use strikes as we are to gain control over the body first, then will more often look for a joint lock or choke to apply.
The best thing about Victor is that he keeps it simple and easy to understand cos most people that try to train people by tutorials use technical terms and assume their audience is familiar with the fight or self defence game and that's how they put the novice off, but this way everyone should come away from the video with a good understanding of what they need to do in the situation covered in the video. Kudos Victor
100% effective if I’m getting attacked in slow motion!
*Grabs opponent 'gently' by the throat
"Hey man you need to calm down"
Opponent : "no but you!"
Thank you from a fellow Christian martial arts practitioner! Glad to know there are still true teachers out there teaching ethics as well as just techniques.
I ALWAYS practiced with the assumption that the other guy would attack first. Rather than just jumping in ( while sparring/training) being aggressive, I let the other guy strike first because that's how it would be on the street. I would be the defender - NOT the attacker.
Most guys follow the the old " The best defense is a good offense". That might work in the ring or tournaments but I feel it is bad practice. The first time a street thug makes the first move, the aggressive practitioner would be at a disadvantage. Legally speaking, it is better to take a defensive position...too many video cams! You could find yourself as the bad guy on the internet. Then there is the courts!
Good advice, Sensei!
I love it. You never know people intentions now days. This is a great way to prepare for that initial attack After your attackers first swing you know his intent and you didn't get dazed to figure out you're in a fight. Just by keeping your attacker at a distance means he has to lunge or make an aggressive move to enter your space. The rest is on you. At least you have a fighting chance. Instead of layed out on the ground.
great tip and good reminder for those who did not understand, getting in past the elbow will for sure save many problems in the seconds to follow
Great teaching and especially the moving to show hand placement and angles. AWESOME!!
I don’t know how I didn’t see this video sooner. I was locked up for 10 years. Boxed for 4 years and studied a number of martial art styles. We used to call the left block “pushing the button” -as in pushing an imaginary button at the base of the skull, thus raising the elbow to an adequately defensive position. I broke my hands 3 times over the years (bad 3 hook technique), but I can’t tell you how many times that block kept me from getting knocked out. Also, it opens the door for an inside counter. Great, great video. If I hadn’t been raised in foster care, I probably would’ve taken up martial arts at a young age.
This is such a practical approach to “self defense.”
Cochons
Street fighting😎
There are very few in this world who will stand up to a street fighter. Most people back down, run or take the punch. Truth be known I don’t know how I’d react, my situational awareness has never placed me in a place of conflict.
Great tip! I've seen quite a few self-defense teachers use this, or at least something VERY similar. Most of them said practice grabbing the back of your neck and keeping your head down when someone punches if you don't have those fine motor skills developed yet to avoid taking one behind the ear and getting ko'd. This tip does that AND uses the other arm to block to avoid taking on the chin as well. Me likes!
OUTSTANDING!!!
Sam technic I used since high school never lost a fight school wrestling taught me this thanks for INFO
this is effective if this is your thing and train everyday but for the average person this would just go right out the window when it comes time to throw down
trick384 Your absolutely correct. This is a simple technique that most people can do without much thought & who knows, even if they just cover their head...that would be beneficial.
+trick384 REALLY HELPS THANKS TWO THUMBS UP
+trick384
Don't be silly. Obviously if you want to stay safe you HAVE to train. It does not MATTER what you know how to do. Your instincts matter. This is why if you want to actually be able to defend yourself you need to practice certain motions hundreds of times a week and you need to have a live partner you simulate fighting with.
Doesn't matter how much you know, when the chips are down your instincts kick it. What matters is how you've cultivated your instincts
trick384 I disagree. I think it will be the first thing that pops out. If you’ve never learned anything else, all you got is what you’ve learned. People wonder if they will use their martial arts in a fight. If course you will, it’s all you know. Everything you do in a fight will be what you’ve learned for the simple fact that you know nothing else.
bkzunltd000 Thats a very true statement. Nothing in a fight is planned. Its all about making your body do something (correctly) automatically through repetition.
All of these videos should end with gloves on and full speed attacks.
You rock man. I profoundly respect your manner of how to calm down tough situations
I just followed up to see who Victor Marx is. A man of god. A man for the people. God bless brother.
Thank you Mr. Marx for this excellent technique. Most people just want to start swinging and those of us who are "Self-defense Practitioners" practice on how not to get hurt. It is a great response to the violence in this world.
Is it possible to boil down 20 years of training down to a 5 minutes video?
Yes- mr. Marx has just done it!
Thanks for sharing
Great Video!
I always liked telegraphing that wide hook punch, and immediately going into a leg sweep when people cover up,
up top.
Loved the movie! I've been a martial artist for a long time and I love learning something new. Thank you!
richard stone Thanks for your comment and taking the time to watch it Richard.
That seems pretty doable & effective. Thank you
You are one of the best out there! that is great advice and simple enough to apply. 75% of the street fights with untrained people, they grab with the left and punch with the right. If you have those hands up like that they can't charge right up the middle. The courts system is generally a part fo the fight and the real fight is in court, you can save months of misery with that open handed stance on tape.
Not once in history has anyone calmed down when told to calm down.
good stuff well display I've used that technique almost naturally he knows what he's talking about
Haven't been in a fight in 42 years.
This is the best block I've ever seen! It gives full protection to the face as nobody will punch someone on the forehead, and it doesn't matter whether the attacker is left or right handed. Blocked!⭐👍🤘👌⭐
love this so much, GOD BLESS YOU SIR!
Thanks Victor for that demo! I think your technique of blocking with two arms is the most effective I've ever seen! Thanks.
Grand Wonder I agree with you. Now if the rest of the clowns/trolls would take the time to realize that he is not performing it in real time because he's trying to be safe and educate those who watching. Don't make the mistake of running up on him thinking you know better.
A TRUE EXPERT.
This is so right on so many levels.
1. Law and court true.
2. Technique is direct from Grand Masters of many styles.
3. Bar fight tested.
4. I would love to see Him engage against a weapon with this technique.
NOT because I doubt but because I believe.
Dan
dirty fighting missing. adrenaline fighting and not having techinuque's neural wiring in CNS over practice of years not told. so you follow the rules you get rib shoted and your knee-balled crumbling to your demice but you can protect hooks and straight punches most common fighting styles.. at least face covered with this. but if you have experience in fighting you see hedhog position and you find weak spots as fast and attack most painful i mean(dirty things that comes with that adrenaline because you want to win when it comes to it).. when on that stage nothing is sacred even oponent's life. you have to strike him down to defend yourself and disarms never fix problems why he would had attacked you in the first place. you have no time to think and your vision are blur in adrenaline state. technique not trained would be worst thing you could in the fight... if you MASTER all techeniques deeple wired to reflexes you are good then. THATS WHAT SHOULD BE TOLD IN THOSE VIDEOS..
If someone ever tries to bring harm to me and I use this and it works I'm going to be so proud of myself. Lmao
My personal rules:
Rule #1: Do NOT allow potentially hostile people to enter your personal space and get within punching range of you.
Rule #2: If they insist on getting in your personal space and look intent on getting something started with you then make sure you strike first, strike fast, and strike hard and then get the hell out of there. ;)
"All the techniques are good, but some don't work" 🤔 😂
He said "most", not "all".
so I feel very tempted to make fun of your assistance Under Armour gi pants. in all honesty this is one of the better videos I've seen on RUclips showing simple techniques for people defend themselves in street fights. I think you got both the philosophy and the instructions correct. well done.
AUTHENTIC Krav Maga, "sorts this out in FAR LESS TIME", NO PROBLEM.
Telling an agitated person to calm down is basically the best way to elevate hostility to violence.
ill just block his fist with my face !
Some people you just can’t teach how to fight. I should know, I’m one of them.
This is a very effective method for proper defense in the street. you can't do the same boxing style defense with guard up because our knuckles can hit ourselves in the head which hurts in a bare knuckle fight but in a boxing match it works because we have gloves
I liked this instruction for a few reasons. 1 you are protecting yourself, although it can be difficult to resist getting into a fist fight. 2 The best way to dictate the encounter is to control your opponent and his body movements. From the point of controlling the attackers arm you have numerous ways to direct the forward momentum of your opponent. It is much easier to engage a simple submission hold when having control of any limb and hopefully de escalating the encounter, which in my opinion is preferable. Aggression is not needed for most physical confrontations. Keeping calm and understanding basic holds and restraints will more often than not, allow you to end an initial attack. Striking is overly emphasized in most martial arts and in a street fight do not translate into a practical form of self defense.
I am no expert. Just someone who has practical, real life experience. I learned more about what not to do (and getting my ass kicked) than having actual training. But there are basic moves like this one that can help you defend yourself.
Excellent video. So true on keeping your hands open. It portrays that you want peace. That was an excellent take down also. I have had to use that same technique before and it works so well, no matter what size the guy is. For someone to effectively use this it should be practiced at least 50 times so there is some memory or you will forget it in an attack. Stay safe.
Excellent! Smart and practical. Thanks.
Plain, simple, informative, effective. Bravo.
I've seen various self defense videos on RUclips and this one actually looks useful.
Thx Victor. Although I’m a Karate practitioner, I like your practical advice
Very, very wise Sensei. A good teacher.
Great advice! Something so simple, yet I wouldn't never figured it out on my own. 😃👍
its a good shielding block and it can be changed quickly, one of my mates has used it to shield himself from multiple attackers
BRO! Thank The Lord you're bringing integrity based self defense to the public. This video was short, concise, simple and POWERFUL. Fantastic short lesson and amazing content. Great video gents, so well done. Please keep them coming, you got an instant fan. God Bless you guys. Big uPs dudes!
Good advice Sensei, my Deshi, taught me that block as my first block good work.
That was a great demonstration. I recall a sensei (karate) saying the best defence is to run. If you have your wife with you, pick her up and run! But your technique allows someone to prepare to run.
I will use if if needed. Thanks so much again.
I am old now but back in the day I was very involved in martial arts and self defense training. I only used my training one time because I was a peace loving man. The one time I did the man had me by 45 lbs and a few inches, his hands moved like they were arthritic. Training really does help and the truth is the average person does not know how to defend themselves, not everyone but most do not.
Here's something that a lot of people have probably never thought about. Have you ever someone bumped the front of your shin bone on something hard? If you did do you remember how painful that was and I'm not saying you just drew back and kick your shin against something oh, I'm just saying a somewhat solid bump on your skin. A lot of men will wear either tactical boots or construction boots that have steel toes in it, in all honesty if that person get close enough but yet you have your hands up I would highly suggest and you can practice this striking the shin as hard as you can with your more dominant leg using the toe of that boot and watch how long it will take before that person hits the ground that will give you time to back up and get away
Well done Victor Marx. Good video and you didn't get into a battle with people in the comments. I understand its not a cure all for every situation but a very good first line of defense. I do agree it should be practiced many times because in a fight things happen very fast.
Ben Voeller Thank you Ben for that compliment. Practice any type of self defense is better than not doing squat :-)
It really happened to me and all of those evil false witnesses tease me every now and then. It started by words a year ago and now they kicked me and I blocked the kick and they ran away when it was my turn. They just don't want to calm down. They bully me and give killing threats to me but none of them wants to have a clean fight with me. It seems to me that their aim is to make me do a mistake that will throw me in jail. They usually stop my bike in public and tease me and if any stranger tries to protect me they simply give bribes to make him get away from there or join them to tease me. They also threaten me that they will break my phone if I call police. They know I am stronger to hit 2 of them but not 10.
How should I end these teasing guys? Shall I knock them down or play defence ? If I knock them then they record the fight and make false witnesses. Sometime they ask me to suicide. I also ask them to suicide. They tease me as if they have the whole day until the crowd gets much bigger.
what the...
Nathaniel Peter just wait you until you see them alone,then get em 1 by 1.
My views! Over 20 yrs of Shotokan Karate and many nights as a crowd controller, we used a similar technique in scenarios like this. And let me tell you it works. Fear is what causes doubt!
Thanks. Love your humor. God bless you too.
Getting in a fight with Victor is a great way to ruin your day lol. I can’t imagine the aftermath would be pretty.
from a retired but long time martial artist I would say this is fantastic adice and moves. Like your approach and ethics. Keep it going Mate
It's very important to keep out of range when trying to diffuse the situation. Use preemptive strikes if he insists on coming within range to attack you. Keep pressing your offence with a continuous series of kicks and chops to his carotid artery until you K.O. him! Then run away.
Thanks master victor
Excellent advise. I recently went through this with a young combative female on the street. I was able to follow her and from a distance give the police her location. Waiting outside the apartment complex she approached me and without myself interacting with her verbally the brother and her came out to confront me. She was visibly upset I told the brother he doesn't want to get involved and he slowed his pace. A family pulled up also ready to unload their groceries.
The young lady approached and started swinging at me. Look, I'm not going to hit a 5'4 young soaking wet 130 woman. So using the advice here in this video with open palms I was able to deflect a majority of her "swings". They were more in frustration than "I'm going to kill you" type for the moment.( If any of you had sister and she swung at you then you know the type of swings) Slapping away a few, backing three or four times while deflecting her swing still a couple light ones grazed my ear. It's only when she loudly said "I've got a knife and I'll stab you if you don't leave" did I close the gap immediately and took her down and held her there until cops came. Once on the ground all fight left her. So did the knife.....
Once on ground I calmly talked to her so other could hear also "If I let you go will you be chill" Her response was "I'll stab you". Ok...
Now here's the thing. Not once did I ball my fist up or clock her. I believe it was this action in MY situation and the non threatening response to her swings by using an open palms while dodging and weaving at the same time backing up did the brother not get involved or the bystanders. She was the aggressor. Always be aware of your "audience" and surroundings while defending yourself. Use ONLY the necessary force needed. I know we all talk crap and say "If a woman hit me I'd RING HER BELL an on and on.
Well, that's not always the best decision for your safety and others.
Lucky for me I went home safely. After talking to the brother and I apologized he was cool with my response to her.
Be careful out there guys & stay safe.
All great -- in theory. In a real situation, 1,000,001 different things can happen, instantaneously. Distance is your best weapon....
I have been involved in the martial arts for 25 years, this is awesome advice!
Thanks, Victor. Most appreciated. Practical, effective, common sense advice, particularly in anticipation of legal proceedings.
Love the choke hold ! Gives so many options