This is a well thought out situation. Not trying to be a badass and a tactical wanna be. Simply doing the smart thing to do. Way too many unknowns in a situation like this. I commend you for sending the right message. Not trying to rig up some bullshit reason to go on the attack and get yourself hurt or others. Looking forward too more videos. Stay safe and strike responsibly.
I had a similar thing happen to me, I was in Moscow, I don't speak much Russian but I know enough, I just gave him what ever I he wanted... but then less than 10 minutes later, he got caught after I informed the police and I got my stuff back.. We were near a populated location and he had the knife right on my liver and was pressing it in.. I could have disarmed him, but I didn't want to risk it so I just gave him the stuff and found the closest police officer and 10 or so minutes later they had him and my stuff.
Great points! I totally agree that if you can get away with deescalating and/or just giving your stuff away, that's absolutely what you should do. But i you ever had to act, a few things jumped out to me in this video that I had never really thought of before. 1- Keeping your hands up and encouraging them to take your wallet out of your pocket open up a huge window for you. You still have two hands in play, they have one busy digging in your pocket, and their attention is away from their weapon and focussing on the pocket. 2- If you gesture towards that pocket with your left hand, it won't be seen as a threatening movement and allows you to slightly sneak inside his guard, which will give you the chance to deflect the blade to the outside, away from your neck. 3- If you turn your head even slightly, it moves the blade onto the muscle of your neck, and away from the carotid, giving you an extra few millimeters between the blade and a fatal cut. So if well practiced, it seems you could keep your hands up, gesture to the inside towards the pocket and turn your head towards it as well, both which would be hidden movements. Then when their attention is down and one hand and their attention is occupied, that's your window, you deflect the knife away from your neck, and deliver the hard open handed strike to the jaw that you can, which will be compounded by the fact that the attacker is looking down at your pocket. If done right, they should be quite unconscious. But like you said, if done wrong, it's a baaaad situation. Just mentally processing some small opportunities and nuances that I've never picked up on before. Cheers, Nick, thanks for the videos!
A guy came up to me in a city once and asked for money for the bus. I was actually lost and was looking for my car in a downtown area I was not familiar with. I noticed at a very particular hour the police and a large number of the crowd simply vanished from the streets despite daylight still out. At the time the guy tried to come up to me, I spotted him from 50 feet distance walking in an unusual pattern and closing distance on me. So I tried moving to a place where I was more visible with people around, even scant but he still marched right up to me. So when he came up to me alone, some 6'1" (I'm 5'5") the first thing I did was put a hand out. He was forced to keep distance, walk straight into my hand, or shake it. He knew that if he pressed in closer that I would already be aware of an aggressive act or if he didn't really mean any harm (which prevents an escalation from a stupid argument of offense) he would keep his distance. He opted to keep his distance and I said, "Hi, what's up?" to him first letting him know I was prepared to greet him. When I pulled out my wallet, I did not take my eyes off of him. I was in a particular "stance" (not a typical feet-together) and I was partially bent low and on the balls of my feet. He knows instantly from body language I am ready to fight him if I need to. He probably knew from experience that most people make the mistake of looking at the ground when they walk or at their pockets when they reach for something or at the doorknob when they open a door, and I didn't. I talked first before he did with a prepared response. All of these subtle things add up to him knowing I'm aware of him. I showed him I had $4. I even let him reach for my wallet when I fingered out the dollars for him but my other hand was still angled towards him slightly. I also have the advantage of being left-handed so I did not even have to move my right hand away from him to get the wallet and dexterously finger out the money for him to take. I'm ready to fight him, he knows it, and he's going to have to be prepared to risk fighting someone that is aware and at least looks like knows what he's doing and and is not intimidated by his size over 4 little dollars. It's not worth it, but my life is. With my other hand I was making gestures and pointing, "The closest bus stop is probably over there." Having social and psychological control of the situation with all of my unusual preparedness (and his body language and eyes told me he was actually confused and a bit surprised), he followed the direction of my finger pointing and never looked back. - - A second time a longer time ago I was at a Wal-Mart with my sister at just after midnight. As we were leaving I noticed a guy wearing a large hoodie overcoat, sunglasses, and a ball cap (near the end of summer) with his back to the wall and looking around, wiping his face and watching people. I spotted him from halfway across the store and kept an eye on him. The second reason people get attacked frequently is the inability to notice oddities and watchers. I can follow people without being seen easily because they simply aren't aware of me doing so. Looking at a phone, looking at where they're walking, looking for an item in an isle, looking in the purse, staring intently at someone's eyes in a conversation, etc. Unfortunately, he did not seem to notice that I was keeping an eye on him. As we walked by, he came and walked right up behind us pretty close, and being the only 3 people walking out the door there was no need to be that close with such wide spaces available. So I pulled out my eyes, jingled them really hard while keeping him in my peripheral vision, and then clenched a fist around my long car key sticking out between my the knuckles of my pointer and middle finger. I was, without saying anything rude, without confronting him, without even looking directly at him stating, "I am preparing to fight you with my fucking car key. When I punch you in the face I am going to stab you with it. If you want to come at me, I'm ready. You might have a knife or a gun, but I'm willing to fight you, I won't be easy, and I probably know what I'm doing and you probably don't. You can't get the jump on me." As soon as we exited, he walked as fast as he could along the edge of the building directly away from us towards no where in particular. The whole time my sister had no idea he even existed. I live in a very safe place in the world. People are generally polite to each other because most of my immediate population recognizes and accepts the fact evil exists and 1 in 4 persons are prone to carrying a gun on them. And these 2 potential incidents still happened. First time I was too young for a conceal and carry permit, the other I had not gotten one yet. In a foreign country, this potential has got to escalate. As a tourist, you stick out like a sore thumb and all of the locals would know it.
M_Teague Nice to hear another person who is situationally aware. Especially at Walmart it's a necessity these days. So many situations could have been avoided if people were more aware of what's going on around them.
Hey Nick, found your channel, and I must say, being myself a self-defense specialist, that you provide a lot of relevant advices. Concerning this video, I was once in a similar situation : we were 2 guys (I was the only one who knew how to fight) and 2 girls against 2 very agressive unarmed guys in an isolated place we didn't know, that circled us, at night. I prefered defusing the situation and making a shield of myself, protecting the others while we were heading toward the exit. And I didn't respond to the few punches that hit me, because I was feeling too much insecure about this place : we were actually 2 against 1 and I had 2 girls to protect in this potentially dangerous place. The end of the story gave me reason, because at the very end of the exit were 4 guys "just chillin", waiting for us to get into the fight. Even with my black belt and self-defense teaching background, we would never have made it without serious damage. Long story short : always keep your head calm and straight, you don't want to risk your life or you friends' for material stuff such as cellphone, or stupid things like pride. Think through the situation about how you're gonna make it with minimum damage caused to anybody. Violence is rarely the best option, just be smarter than your opponent. Once again : congrats for the great advices Nick ! Cheers !
The most sensible self defense video around. Excellent presentation & concept, just like your other videos, Nick. Nothing flashy. Just good, strong ideas to take away.
I absolutely loved the “foreign country” thing. That small detail is a real game changer. We have a saying that roughly translates to “In another’s neighborhood, even the sidewalk tiles are stacked against you”. In my own country I know how to keep my situational awareness in check, how not to get into trouble or if despite all that, things still take a turn for the ugly, I would most probably talk myself out of it. If this too fails, there is still the safety net of the concealed automatic on the back of my waist once I have regained both the range advantage and initiative. Of course, I am not talking about shooting someone in the back while he is fleeing or when I am no longer in immediate danger. However, for a firearm to be even considered, one must always have it on one’s person. To boost my discipline into always carrying it, my safe is not within easy reach and all my trousers for the week are already belted with a holster on them. When the alternative is accessing the safe, as I would never leave a firearm at home unattended, and going out with an empty holster on my waist guess what I opt for. Unfortunately all this becomes absolutely irrelevant in a foreign country and the only thing left to do is research beforehand, keep your guard up and carry your id and main cash hidden in a backup ankle wallet or something. That way, if you get robbed, you will part only with your pocket wallet. As far as wearing a thousand dollar watch on a walk in a strange place, one should know better. As a side note, recently a boxer friend of mine was on vacation in Marseille. While walking with his wife, he saw two French Arabs pissing on the wall of a cathedral and called out to them at which point both charged at him. Being what he is, both were promptly lying cold on the ground and he moved on. The next morning, his SUV was torched in front of the hotel he was in and his vacation was over on account of dealings with the police, insurance agents, etc.
Thank you for making this video and it exemplifies why you're one of my favorite self-defense video creators. It seems that far too few people discuss when it is and isn't appropriate to fight back and I fear that it's going to get people killed. So once again, thank you.
Good, solid, sound advice as always Nick. Most vids out there lull you into a false sense that you can escape this scenario. You, however, reinforce the underlying principle that is STAYING SAFE. It's better to have wounded pride and walk away than suffer a lethal cut to your carteroid artery
***** intimidation is a factor in every scenario also, weather it is positive for you or not...definitely a benefit if one is able to control this factor...
Very Realistic, thanks a lot for being unique in assessment of how risky the situation is, which most trainers would put into considerations, thanks again.
Best advice actually, even though he could've attacked the attacker back... There's too much to risk and your life ain't worth what you got... Thanks for the video dude I'm glad I subbed... :)
makes every sense !! I always prefer this thing, unless it comes down to life threatening situation, no point in being a hero !! Money isn't worth life !! Nice work
What if you see him coming and have a chance to intercept the knife arm before it reaches you? Is it really worth it to take the chance on believing that he will just hold it there instead of immediately cutting you?
I didn't have to see the video, I agree with you 100%. I also see the chances, but the risk involved is more importatnt. That's what I like about your videos, almost everyone focus in technique, but this is the real advanced level, to know when act and why. The rest is just a physical matter. Thank you very much!
Hey Nick, great video! i was always taught that when it comes to being robbed and stuff of that nature that you always give them everything material, phone, money, keys etc. Until you have nothing to give but your life and if they want that then you should then react and do what you can to make it out alive
Hey man, one question. Don't you think maybe reaching for the purse would've given him a signal that you were reaching for a weapon or something? I think that may have been a bit dangerous, what do you think?
Subbed and liked... Very practical and informative videos. Thanks for sharing your knowledge... Being able to defend yourself is something everyone should know how to do.
how do you defend yourself if you are with your family and a group of people attack you and each one has a knife or a dangerous weopon and thay hold you and surround you and your family what do you do ???
When handing over the wallet, one hand and eyes are distracted, counter shank him and his partners.... depends HOW skilled you are and assuming you know what you are doing.
thx man. great vid. great advice. in street defense the best stike is always no strike. the problem with most youtube warriors is they watch too much tv. liked and subbed. keep up the good work. btw, your woman is hot. she got a sister?
what stupidity you are saying, too much tv? c'mon it is not someone else's fault that you or those like you are not as skilled as those who will have the ability to overcome this kind of situation with the robber not getting his way.
i used to teach self defense in my country (ecuador) , i know knife disarming techniques, also gun disarming (yh ecuador is a pretty dangerous place in the wrong places) , i`ve been robbed 6 different time at gun point, once everything was perfect to take the guy in front of me, and make him being sorry, but a gun is no joke, so i had to really think about it, like 2 minutes past, and when i was ready to defend myself another guy with another gun came behind me. and bye bye phone XD, also in really dangerous places with a lot of gangs its not smart to fight, if they lose , they may come back with more ppl or weapons, as an selfdefense yinstructor , i say "no no" to street fights . and btw i like your vids the are really good.
I got lucky once with my then girlfriend, whose now my wife. But the memories of being in that situation still gives me chills. What if my heroics went out bad? What i realized was that.. to avoid is a better self-defense. If you are familiar with the place, the best thing to do is to avoid that dangerous place. But in a foreign land you can not always be sure of the risks in where you are going. Try to read about, ask about where you are going. It could help. But if it does happen, i indeed agree. Dont try to be a hero. Thanks!
as a guy whos been robbed at knife point, dont fuck around and just give them your shit. A knife is more deadly then a gun at close range and its scary as fuck having a knife to you. You will never know the feeling till it happens to you. Id much rather somebody rob me at gun point then knife.
Nick , what if they want more , not only our money. i mean your girl.... what should we do when encounter this situation. If money , we can just give to them
Sometimes the best defense is no defense. In some situations you've got to think wisely and be sensible about your reaction. One wrong move could get you killed, and for what...a watch or a wallet? There is no sense getting killed or hurt over that. You may loose a few valuables and be traumatized for a while, but the only thing that gets hurt is your ego. At the end of the day it's all about preservation of life isn't it. Thanks
we have to avoid any chance (of course in ours possibilities) of being attacked and wearing jewels isnt a good thing, specially in some zones..on a red carpet you can wear your Valentino dress, your Gucci bag and your Blanhik shoes without problems
As everyone that wached some of you videos i'm interested in real life self-defense and conflict situations.Untrained or poorly trained people tend to underestimate the danger of a sharp metalic object in a fight or the danger that you are in then trying to protect some other person. Is a valid option to try to give him the money and everthing.A good option whould be to keep only low amount of cash on you.Depending on the situation a fire weapon caried by the girl might save both and your money. Any body puncture on the uper body or neck can have fatal implications.And a strong person with a knife is a verry dangerous oponent.If you attacker is sober and wants to hurt you it becomes a real threat.One day i tested with a friend the maximum range and time required by a attacker to kill you with a knife. If he use some scrima like moves is about 3 metters and 1-2 seconds to deliver at least one fatal blow.At that close range anyone is in real threat even having a good training.You might try to hit him and get distance but that is for you to evaluate. Since you don't know for sure the situation giving him a part of the money is not a bad call. But if you girlfriend is well trained both mentaly and phisicaly and you get your attacker of guard you can retaliate.Those that do must keep in mind that he might have killed you for that money.Don't give him any chance. i like the realistic scenario.great job
Also, I noticed your girlfriend has a nice Gucci bag-it might as well have neon lights blinking...in this economy and times-she shouldn't be walking around with a bag like that...she's begging to get robbed.
So you can correctly throw two hard and accurate punches without moving your neck and execute them quicker than an adrenaline fueled, focused criminal can flick his wrist. If your going to kill your ego, you'll need a better technique than your self defense, which by the way, is supposed to keep you alive.
1st question how did the guy even get a knife to your throat?? Someone kinda wasn't paying attention to his surroundings.. Sure someone comes at you with a knife.. But to actually get it to your neck like that you must have been asleep?? But good point about it not being worth your life
This is a well thought out situation. Not trying to be a badass and a tactical wanna be. Simply doing the smart thing to do. Way too many unknowns in a situation like this. I commend you for sending the right message. Not trying to rig up some bullshit reason to go on the attack and get yourself hurt or others. Looking forward too more videos.
Stay safe and strike responsibly.
I had a similar thing happen to me, I was in Moscow, I don't speak much Russian but I know enough, I just gave him what ever I he wanted... but then less than 10 minutes later, he got caught after I informed the police and I got my stuff back.. We were near a populated location and he had the knife right on my liver and was pressing it in.. I could have disarmed him, but I didn't want to risk it so I just gave him the stuff and found the closest police officer and 10 or so minutes later they had him and my stuff.
Great points! I totally agree that if you can get away with deescalating and/or just giving your stuff away, that's absolutely what you should do.
But i you ever had to act, a few things jumped out to me in this video that I had never really thought of before.
1- Keeping your hands up and encouraging them to take your wallet out of your pocket open up a huge window for you. You still have two hands in play, they have one busy digging in your pocket, and their attention is away from their weapon and focussing on the pocket.
2- If you gesture towards that pocket with your left hand, it won't be seen as a threatening movement and allows you to slightly sneak inside his guard, which will give you the chance to deflect the blade to the outside, away from your neck.
3- If you turn your head even slightly, it moves the blade onto the muscle of your neck, and away from the carotid, giving you an extra few millimeters between the blade and a fatal cut.
So if well practiced, it seems you could keep your hands up, gesture to the inside towards the pocket and turn your head towards it as well, both which would be hidden movements. Then when their attention is down and one hand and their attention is occupied, that's your window, you deflect the knife away from your neck, and deliver the hard open handed strike to the jaw that you can, which will be compounded by the fact that the attacker is looking down at your pocket. If done right, they should be quite unconscious. But like you said, if done wrong, it's a baaaad situation. Just mentally processing some small opportunities and nuances that I've never picked up on before.
Cheers, Nick, thanks for the videos!
Some great points for sure.
Got robbed in Brazil but the guy had a butchers knife. Scariest shit ever. Not worth trying to fight back.
A guy came up to me in a city once and asked for money for the bus. I was actually lost and was looking for my car in a downtown area I was not familiar with. I noticed at a very particular hour the police and a large number of the crowd simply vanished from the streets despite daylight still out. At the time the guy tried to come up to me, I spotted him from 50 feet distance walking in an unusual pattern and closing distance on me. So I tried moving to a place where I was more visible with people around, even scant but he still marched right up to me. So when he came up to me alone, some 6'1" (I'm 5'5") the first thing I did was put a hand out. He was forced to keep distance, walk straight into my hand, or shake it. He knew that if he pressed in closer that I would already be aware of an aggressive act or if he didn't really mean any harm (which prevents an escalation from a stupid argument of offense) he would keep his distance. He opted to keep his distance and I said, "Hi, what's up?" to him first letting him know I was prepared to greet him.
When I pulled out my wallet, I did not take my eyes off of him. I was in a particular "stance" (not a typical feet-together) and I was partially bent low and on the balls of my feet. He knows instantly from body language I am ready to fight him if I need to. He probably knew from experience that most people make the mistake of looking at the ground when they walk or at their pockets when they reach for something or at the doorknob when they open a door, and I didn't. I talked first before he did with a prepared response. All of these subtle things add up to him knowing I'm aware of him.
I showed him I had $4. I even let him reach for my wallet when I fingered out the dollars for him but my other hand was still angled towards him slightly. I also have the advantage of being left-handed so I did not even have to move my right hand away from him to get the wallet and dexterously finger out the money for him to take. I'm ready to fight him, he knows it, and he's going to have to be prepared to risk fighting someone that is aware and at least looks like knows what he's doing and and is not intimidated by his size over 4 little dollars. It's not worth it, but my life is.
With my other hand I was making gestures and pointing, "The closest bus stop is probably over there." Having social and psychological control of the situation with all of my unusual preparedness (and his body language and eyes told me he was actually confused and a bit surprised), he followed the direction of my finger pointing and never looked back.
- -
A second time a longer time ago I was at a Wal-Mart with my sister at just after midnight. As we were leaving I noticed a guy wearing a large hoodie overcoat, sunglasses, and a ball cap (near the end of summer) with his back to the wall and looking around, wiping his face and watching people. I spotted him from halfway across the store and kept an eye on him. The second reason people get attacked frequently is the inability to notice oddities and watchers. I can follow people without being seen easily because they simply aren't aware of me doing so. Looking at a phone, looking at where they're walking, looking for an item in an isle, looking in the purse, staring intently at someone's eyes in a conversation, etc. Unfortunately, he did not seem to notice that I was keeping an eye on him.
As we walked by, he came and walked right up behind us pretty close, and being the only 3 people walking out the door there was no need to be that close with such wide spaces available. So I pulled out my eyes, jingled them really hard while keeping him in my peripheral vision, and then clenched a fist around my long car key sticking out between my the knuckles of my pointer and middle finger. I was, without saying anything rude, without confronting him, without even looking directly at him stating, "I am preparing to fight you with my fucking car key. When I punch you in the face I am going to stab you with it. If you want to come at me, I'm ready. You might have a knife or a gun, but I'm willing to fight you, I won't be easy, and I probably know what I'm doing and you probably don't. You can't get the jump on me."
As soon as we exited, he walked as fast as he could along the edge of the building directly away from us towards no where in particular. The whole time my sister had no idea he even existed.
I live in a very safe place in the world. People are generally polite to each other because most of my immediate population recognizes and accepts the fact evil exists and 1 in 4 persons are prone to carrying a gun on them. And these 2 potential incidents still happened. First time I was too young for a conceal and carry permit, the other I had not gotten one yet.
In a foreign country, this potential has got to escalate. As a tourist, you stick out like a sore thumb and all of the locals would know it.
+UnrealVoicebox You mean you pulled out your keys, not eyes, right? :D
M_Teague Nice to hear another person who is situationally aware. Especially at Walmart it's a necessity these days. So many situations could have been avoided if people were more aware of what's going on around them.
Another pragmatic, sensible way to deal with a situation. Very professional.
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Hey Nick, found your channel, and I must say, being myself a self-defense specialist, that you provide a lot of relevant advices.
Concerning this video, I was once in a similar situation : we were 2 guys (I was the only one who knew how to fight) and 2 girls against 2 very agressive unarmed guys in an isolated place we didn't know, that circled us, at night. I prefered defusing the situation and making a shield of myself, protecting the others while we were heading toward the exit. And I didn't respond to the few punches that hit me, because I was feeling too much insecure about this place : we were actually 2 against 1 and I had 2 girls to protect in this potentially dangerous place.
The end of the story gave me reason, because at the very end of the exit were 4 guys "just chillin", waiting for us to get into the fight. Even with my black belt and self-defense teaching background, we would never have made it without serious damage. Long story short : always keep your head calm and straight, you don't want to risk your life or you friends' for material stuff such as cellphone, or stupid things like pride. Think through the situation about how you're gonna make it with minimum damage caused to anybody. Violence is rarely the best option, just be smarter than your opponent.
Once again : congrats for the great advices Nick ! Cheers !
Another quality bit of info and explanation. No nonsense, practical and realistic advice. Great stuff and keep them coming!
The most sensible self defense video around. Excellent presentation & concept, just like your other videos, Nick. Nothing flashy. Just good, strong ideas to take away.
Real talk. Thank you Nick.
Thank you for taking the time to simulate this. You are not always afforded "practice" at this kinda thing. It helps to be prepared.
I absolutely loved the “foreign country” thing. That small detail is a real game changer. We have a saying that roughly translates to “In another’s neighborhood, even the sidewalk tiles are stacked against you”.
In my own country I know how to keep my situational awareness in check, how not to get into trouble or if despite all that, things still take a turn for the ugly, I would most probably talk myself out of it. If this too fails, there is still the safety net of the concealed automatic on the back of my waist once I have regained both the range advantage and initiative. Of course, I am not talking about shooting someone in the back while he is fleeing or when I am no longer in immediate danger.
However, for a firearm to be even considered, one must always have it on one’s person. To boost my discipline into always carrying it, my safe is not within easy reach and all my trousers for the week are already belted with a holster on them. When the alternative is accessing the safe, as I would never leave a firearm at home unattended, and going out with an empty holster on my waist guess what I opt for.
Unfortunately all this becomes absolutely irrelevant in a foreign country and the only thing left to do is research beforehand, keep your guard up and carry your id and main cash hidden in a backup ankle wallet or something. That way, if you get robbed, you will part only with your pocket wallet. As far as wearing a thousand dollar watch on a walk in a strange place, one should know better.
As a side note, recently a boxer friend of mine was on vacation in Marseille. While walking with his wife, he saw two French Arabs pissing on the wall of a cathedral and called out to them at which point both charged at him. Being what he is, both were promptly lying cold on the ground and he moved on. The next morning, his SUV was torched in front of the hotel he was in and his vacation was over on account of dealings with the police, insurance agents, etc.
Thank you for making this video and it exemplifies why you're one of my favorite self-defense video creators. It seems that far too few people discuss when it is and isn't appropriate to fight back and I fear that it's going to get people killed. So once again, thank you.
Good, solid, sound advice as always Nick. Most vids out there lull you into a false sense that you can escape this scenario. You, however, reinforce the underlying principle that is STAYING SAFE. It's better to have wounded pride and walk away than suffer a lethal cut to your carteroid artery
***** intimidation is a factor in every scenario also, weather it is positive for you or not...definitely a benefit if one is able to control this factor...
Very Realistic, thanks a lot for being unique in assessment of how risky the situation is, which most trainers would put into considerations, thanks again.
Best advice actually, even though he could've attacked the attacker back... There's too much to risk and your life ain't worth what you got... Thanks for the video dude I'm glad I subbed... :)
Wonderful! Why be a dead hero when you can live for another day. Thank you for another slice of common sense. Excellent advice.
This is one of the BEST Self defense Videos I've seen so far! God Job!
The unequal society we live in created criminals/offenders. Great video.
The best self defense techniques allow to walk away alive. Thank you, Nick!
you're right...even if it's a Chanel bag..
makes every sense !! I always prefer this thing, unless it comes down to life threatening situation, no point in being a hero !! Money isn't worth life !! Nice work
Once again a practical and actually useful self-defense video.
Thank you very much Nick.
great vid! hey friend, off subject, what brand cargo pants are you wearing?
So just let the guy take what ever he wants? hell nah, I'll die first
they might not let you go anyway
Good video Nick. But show us what strikes would you do and how to control de wrist to get the knife.
"Give him the f*ing purse" should be taught more often in self defense videos! I just subscribed
nice to see someone who's not acting as a "Hero" and who's using his brain in order to survive.
What if you see him coming and have a chance to intercept the knife arm before it reaches you?
Is it really worth it to take the chance on believing that he will just hold it there instead of immediately cutting you?
I didn't have to see the video, I agree with you 100%. I also see the chances, but the risk involved is more importatnt. That's what I like about your videos, almost everyone focus in technique, but this is the real advanced level, to know when act and why. The rest is just a physical matter. Thank you very much!
Hey Nick, great video! i was always taught that when it comes to being
robbed and stuff of that nature that you always give them everything
material, phone, money, keys etc. Until you have nothing to give but
your life and if they want that then you should then react and do what
you can to make it out alive
Nick do you have a school in Canada?
who else was expecting some jackie chan shit?
John Derman This guy literally just talks...he's a fraud. Search up for Master Wong, gets straight to the point.
+David Harrison thanks... i was thinking that too
+David Harrison I highly advise against getting straight to the point, you might end up 'on the dinner table', lol.
+David Harrison .......You guys are some damn idiots. Nick is as real as it gets. "Jackie Chan" shit is not realistic and will get you killed
Ezequiel Dejesus Jackie Chan studied Kung fu from the age of 6. His "not realistic" kung fu will land you six feet under.
Hey man, one question. Don't you think maybe reaching for the purse would've given him a signal that you were reaching for a weapon or something? I think that may have been a bit dangerous, what do you think?
Are there any good advantages of being left handed in any fight in general?
great stuff nick
Thanks man...
I need a video on how to position your hand as a defensive guard appropriately. Please help me!!!!
Subbed and liked... Very practical and informative videos. Thanks for sharing your knowledge... Being able to defend yourself is something everyone should know how to do.
how do you defend yourself if you are with your family and a group of people attack you and each one has a knife or a dangerous weopon and thay hold you and surround you and your family what do you do ???
well said!!
Good stuff brother!
Don't you conceal/open carry?
When handing over the wallet, one hand and eyes are distracted, counter shank him and his partners.... depends HOW skilled you are and assuming you know what you are doing.
Finally someone who is realistic! Thank you! :)
Awesome! Informative!
There is no shame giving up valuables for your life.
thx man. great vid. great advice. in street defense the best stike is always no strike. the problem with most youtube warriors is they watch too much tv. liked and subbed. keep up the good work. btw, your woman is hot. she got a sister?
what stupidity you are saying, too much tv? c'mon it is not someone else's fault that you or those like you are not as skilled as those who will have the ability to overcome this kind of situation with the robber not getting his way.
In these videos its done so well that its scary and for that a thumbs up! ;)
Just like many others, this video is what gave me the respect to subscribe to you...keep it up :D
digging the video bro.
I would still engage the threats, they have absolutely no right to take what is mine or threaten me and my friends/family.
nick video for couple robbed at gun point please
***** Bruce Lee would do it why can i try too?
i'm always saying this guy is unique
forget your stuff, give it up and stay alive
That tattoo on his forearm looks like a tooth
if the girl even hesitates about giving away the purse...dump her.
if these guy working out why they are all like bubble boys?
great videos nick! i am new subscriber :)
i used to teach self defense in my country (ecuador) , i know knife disarming techniques, also gun disarming (yh ecuador is a pretty dangerous place in the wrong places) , i`ve been robbed 6 different time at gun point, once everything was perfect to take the guy in front of me, and make him being sorry, but a gun is no joke, so i had to really think about it, like 2 minutes past, and when i was ready to defend myself another guy with another gun came behind me. and bye bye phone XD, also in really dangerous places with a lot of gangs its not smart to fight, if they lose , they may come back with more ppl or weapons, as an selfdefense yinstructor , i say "no no" to street fights . and btw i like your vids the are really good.
What you should do is train your girl to stay out of your way so in a situation like that she don't get both of you fucking killed.
***** Even better is to have your girlfriend trained in some martial art such as Krav Maga and have her carry a gun as well.
Your girl friend is very beautiful! :)
"just give him the fucking purse" baha classic.
I got lucky once with my then girlfriend, whose now my wife. But the memories of being in that situation still gives me chills. What if my heroics went out bad? What i realized was that.. to avoid is a better self-defense.
If you are familiar with the place, the best thing to do is to avoid that dangerous place. But in a foreign land you can not always be sure of the risks in where you are going. Try to read about, ask about where you are going. It could help.
But if it does happen, i indeed agree. Dont try to be a hero.
Thanks!
U Greek Nick?
Awesome, you have a new subscriber :)
I usually trap the knife with my neck, and break the blade.
nice video man,
as a guy whos been robbed at knife point, dont fuck around and just give them your shit. A knife is more deadly then a gun at close range and its scary as fuck having a knife to you. You will never know the feeling till it happens to you. Id much rather somebody rob me at gun point then knife.
And this is why I don't Cary a purse
simple but effective
But as a pro I saw that knife coming; thug still had no chance.
what's the name of the girl? :D
scary scenario.
Very great video. Anyways better to stay safe to try to be the hero. Especially because your gf was there. If you mess up that's yours and her life.
and he still got the watch ^^
Nick , what if they want more , not only our money. i mean your girl.... what should we do when encounter this situation. If money , we can just give to them
Crack him when he's distracted asking for stuff
good
Sometimes the best defense is no defense. In some situations you've got to think wisely and be sensible about your reaction. One wrong move could get you killed, and for what...a watch or a wallet? There is no sense getting killed or hurt over that. You may loose a few valuables and be traumatized for a while, but the only thing that gets hurt is your ego. At the end of the day it's all about preservation of life isn't it. Thanks
we have to avoid any chance (of course in ours possibilities) of being attacked and wearing jewels isnt a good thing, specially in some zones..on a red carpet you can wear your Valentino dress, your Gucci bag and your Blanhik shoes without problems
you watch too many movies that can't be applied in real life situations
or better yet carry teach your gf how to defend herself and you. after all partners can protect one another.
But whenafter he runs away you call him back let's see him point that knife
how do you subscibe
I think you're going to the wrong foreign country dude...
As everyone that wached some of you videos i'm interested in real life
self-defense and conflict situations.Untrained or poorly trained people
tend to underestimate the danger of a sharp metalic object in a fight
or the danger that you are in then trying to protect some other person.
Is a valid option to try to give him the money and everthing.A good
option whould be to keep only low amount of cash on you.Depending on the
situation a fire weapon caried by the girl might save both and your money.
Any body puncture on the uper body or neck can have fatal implications.And
a strong person with a knife is a verry dangerous oponent.If you attacker is
sober and wants to hurt you it becomes a real threat.One day i tested with a
friend the maximum range and time required by a attacker to kill you with a knife.
If he use some scrima like moves is about 3 metters and 1-2 seconds to deliver
at least one fatal blow.At that close range anyone is in real threat even having a good
training.You might try to hit him and get distance but that is for you to evaluate.
Since you don't know for sure the situation giving him a part of the money is not a bad call.
But if you girlfriend is well trained both mentaly and phisicaly and you get your attacker
of guard you can retaliate.Those that do must keep in mind that he might have killed you for
that money.Don't give him any chance.
i like the realistic scenario.great job
Watching this so I can rob people better know what to not do
Also, I noticed your girlfriend has a nice Gucci bag-it might as well have neon lights blinking...in this economy and times-she shouldn't be walking around with a bag like that...she's begging to get robbed.
High Heels can be used as a weapon!!!
So you can correctly throw two hard and accurate punches without moving your neck and execute them quicker than an adrenaline fueled, focused criminal can flick his wrist. If your going to kill your ego, you'll need a better technique than your self defense, which by the way, is supposed to keep you alive.
1st question how did the guy even get a knife to your throat?? Someone kinda wasn't paying attention to his surroundings.. Sure someone comes at you with a knife.. But to actually get it to your neck like that you must have been asleep?? But good point about it not being worth your life
Nice i subbed!
Can you show me how to avoid arrest and beat the cop up AND get away??? PLS
I need to take some force-on-force classes with handguns and Simunitions rounds. Hopefully I'll never get into that situation but you never know.
As interesting as I find a lot of these videos, I still find myself coming back, because that girl is just so damn pretty.
Are you saying its her fault for having a nice purse ? Let guess you must think its a womans fault if she gets raped too.
0:14 kick knees, counter shank, throw knife to his partner's throat.
looks like girls like older guys.
Take my wife, please, take my wife.