Yep, 😂total Martial Arts comedy Gold there lol. I just hope most the audience got the joke, but I doubt younger crowd did…..it’s an OG RUclips Martial Arts 🥋 🥊 thing haha
My apologies for the audio my shotgun mic battery died and the dji mic was having trouble getting good audio. Plus it seems how it sounded on my system sounded really different than when I played it back from online.
Coach JD! Love the ongoing collaboration with these folks, keep it up! "Flipping the switch" is such an important concept, to be able to go from 0 to 100%, can and will save you when the situation arises. People greatly under estimate their ability to escape, fight, etc. when its absolutely needed, under duress and stress. One thing I totally agree with is what IcyMike said "Real Self Defense Training is not ego confirming, because everybody sucks" is what we need to hear more of. Last, not sure if you have a video for this, would be some more "user friendly" drills people can to do train to push themselves; like run the gauntlet, or what I call it, "Zombie Horde", people trying to grab and slow you down when you are moving through them. Here's to you getting 15K Subs!
Shane Fazen is the nicest, most humble being to walk this earth ...... he just happens to walk this earth in the body of a deadly warrior Do not let that quiet demeanour fool you
For anyone who didn't get the mouthguard joke in the beginning, Mike was making fun of Shane for a very old video he made where he talks about keeping a mouthguard on him at all times in case he gets into a fight lol
@@martialartsunlimited01 if police gets called to some brawl or whatnot here they're usually checking pockets of anyone involved, they definitely will if someone says you used a mouthguard. If you're unlucky you might even get checked without having thrown a punch yourself if you're just "a friend of that dude there". Depends of the situation of course, but having weapon related charges against you is a thing better to avoid even if it's as trivial as a mouthpiece.
If you're worried about getting in trouble for a mouthguard move to a new country. Otherwise get a note from your dentist saying you need it due to mouth clenching/grinding problems.
I've defended myself a bunch of time. People react diffrently. But I always try to understand why the attack is happening and what I can mostly likely do to stop it. Do they want something, give it to them, do they wanna feel powerful, just run. The times where people just wanna hurt you are pretty rare in my experience. The few times I've had to actually had to use force its been a nice straight lead right into their face. Not because it was planned, but that is what I just happend.
If it was a technique I had to teach, I would say a front kick. But if it's a principle, I would say that your goal is to get home and worry about it after
a lot of people tend to confuse self defense with actually training to fight. The two are completely different. When you train to fight you are working your butt off in the gym and trying to hone your skills to the next level to one up the other fighter. In a self defense situation there are so many variables like situational awareness, etc. Anything goes and there are no rules like there are in a fight. Self defense is about getting home safe to your family which means biting, breaking someone's knee cap, arm, smashing their head into the pavement etc. All bets are off as it's your life on the line. Once again a fantastic and informative video guys.👍🏽
I agree with Mike on this one. Real world shit is scary and you don't know what the assailant(s) intend to do to you. That's something g all yhe fighting technique in the world won't help because that kind of stress obliterates that nice, cool facade we all wear all of the time. Things you learn while relaxed are very difficult to recall under stress. And no one wants to train all the time under that kind of stress. But if real world self-defense is your goal, it's really important.
I agree with this. I've been doing martial arts since I was 9 (I'm 30), and I've been trying to learn how to teach "self-defense". Based on what I've learned from more experienced martial artists and self-defense instructors that I know, what they said checks out. It feels weird when folks ask me to teach them self-defense, because I'm aware enough to know that it's more than teaching them a martial arts system; I hope to learn how to teach what I know to equip folks for self-defense situations in the future. Great job y'all.
Check out Lee Morrison, Mick Coup and Craig Douglas. It will become apparent that the overlap between martial arts and self defence in nowhere near as big as people think.
@@baldieman64 Great point! I've been following Craig Douglas for a while. It seems like the ideal is to get folks to become martial artists with an emphasis on training for self defense scenarios. I'll check out the others too! Thank you!
@@mythx123 I cringe when I think back on some of the "self defence" that I taught as a young black belt". It wasn't until I got involved with Geoff Thompson's British Combat Association that the penny started to drop. Most self protection is soft skills - where you go, what you wear, how you act, the ability to recognise and avoid trouble makers, how to de-escalate, how to manage your own fear etc - and of the hard skills, hitting first and keeping going until the threat is no longer a threat is the absolute number one strategy. Best advice for women's self defence is: "Don't go to dodgy places, don't dress or act provocatively, don't get intoxicated and take a taxi home".
Ok, I get where you're going, yet someone putting the kids in the car and is all of a sudden attacked. What advice would you give for a situation like that? This happened at my job years ago.
Besides all they said regarding mentality, I’d say that everyone needs to learn a few high percentage and “multi-situational” techniques…if I have to name 1 I’d say the push kick/stomp, that is fairly simple, versatile, powerful and easy to practice…but, to name a few, I’d add the knee from the clinch, a basic elbow strike, a simple frame against the neck, some grip breaks, one good takedown…in summary, simple, versatile and high percentage techniques
learning how to fight & how to de-escalate when needed. You can teach people how to fight but everyone is not a fighter. How to avoid & de-escalate for me then flip the switch & do what is necessary when the time comes. Also helps to be baptized under fire when training or competing. Great video 👍
For quick results work on your grip strength and your core strength. Also no matter how good/tough you are don't be listening to loud music on headphones and/or distracting yourself with a mobile device in a public place.
I teach and practice sword fighting for SCA rapier and HEMA, so that informs everything else I do. That being said, I find that playing games with objectives other than "win the sparring" tends to get people to click into higher gear more easily and helps them discover how to do that in different situations. Something like setting up a line on the ground, putting someone in the way and having the goal be to get over that line.
When I do a self defense seminar it's similar to what Seth said. "Hey, I'm gonna show you some things and you'll realize how much you can't do that you thought you could. Keep training." I do a presentation beforehand with awareness tips and some (not so) common sense tips like don't put your keys, phone, wallet, and weapon in your purse - and "have an exit strategy for wherever you go."
I would add; getting used to getting hit and pressured, so that you can remain somewhat calm and coordinated when faced with unexpected pain and stress in a self defense situation
My thought for the one technique: strategic disengage. How to properly make distance so you can run away or fight. Hands up, eyes up, good balance. Don't turn and run until you're clear, and if you have to close distance keep your guard and stance.
My philosophy/style/system: Fight And Flight. Fight to flee Flee but be ready to fight Quote from "The Tick" "I'm not running away, I'm retreating, strategically."
Just like Shane said, learn to accept the necessity of violence, then go full ham. If you can do that, learn to avoid and deescalate such situations, and learn technique. Judo basics, safe falling, bit of boxing and kicks goes a long way.
#1 rule I was always taught was "stay in chi" which is my uncles way of saying stay aware of your surroundings. Avoiding conflict before it happens is nearly 100% effective.
Id say training your mind to be prepared for violence and HOW to be violent is the best “technique” you can train, cause you can know how to punch, kick & do all these cool techniques but if your mindset isn’t right & you get caught in some situation outside the gym, it’s a whole different story then & if you freeze up cause you weren’t mentally/emotionally prepared then all those techniques you know go out the window…Training the mind for real violence plus training your techniques & all that should go hand in hand.
'Making a quick exit'. That might be running, but it might be leaving the building, driving quietly away, or even never hanging around with those people again.
Situational awareness or presense of mind, quick physical reactions or reflexes, mental strength or toughness, composure or self-confidence, resourcefulness, the instinct or the will to fight back and defend yourself, knowing when to fight back or when to just run away as fast as you can, avoiding people places and situations that potentially lead to heated altercations or violent encounters, and your martial arts/fighting/self-defense skills and techniques (if you have any or some) which you have spent long periods of time practicing and training, can drastically increase your chances of successfully defending yourself and surviving potentially violent self-defense encounters. Speaking based on my personal experience as a self-defense practitioner.
Best people to talk to about this are Lee Morrison (Urban Combatives), Tim Larkin, and Dr Mark Phillips from UKWCKFA You guys should definitely collaborate on something 🔥🔥
I agree with the switch. From how my instructor says and how I would approach it is I would try to avoid conflict as much as possible until I have no choice. And when I have no choice, you fight like an animal. You use everything at your disposal to maul the bad guy and then leave. You may have a panic attack or throw up afterwards. But if you have to fight, you fight like wolverine pissed off!
@@martialartsunlimited01 best way I think without cause PTSD would be a certain self-defense scenario where they have to do the best answer for said attack in a 5 second count down. Exposure therapy in a self-defense way where there are padded weapons and instructors/trusted students that are suited up to take minimal damage.
The mouth piece was fantastic😄. Fun story that reminds me of this- do some thing crazy-. I did TKD/judo and I was 145 lbs and my instructor was maybe 225? Anyways we are practicing grappling (randori) and we all were sweating. As we were rolling around my hair brushes against his face. He stops dead in his tracks and says “ did you just lick me? “ my reply “no… but it made you stop attacking me”. So that was a kind of running joke -lick their face and throw them off. 😂
It strikes me a bit that none of you mentioned focusing on techniques that would be more suitable for fighting with shoes, with walls, and of course on concrete. I really recommend checking out John Danahers feet to floor volume one. Last chapter has a lot of good points for street fighting. More focused on a perspective of a bouncer but still valuable view
I get where you're coming from, yet it isn't a question of street fighting. It is self defense for people that don't fight. At least for me those are very different things.
@@martialartsunlimited01 oh thats right you did say that in the video. My bad! Absolutely different things. Good content, I am very glad seeing my favourite fighting youtubers cooperating and sharing views :)
Personally i think the best think to know is how to avoid fights and attacks. For example, walking home through lighted areas the lobger way and avoiding shot cut back alleys by youself at 2 in the moring
My pick if I'd had to name a technique would be distance management/footwork. Those go hand in hand and can prevent a takedown or avoid kicks and punches and set you up to escape. If you have that nailed down you can go into the punck kickery. If you don't it's not a vise decision on the streets. J always tell people that the bigest difference between the gym and the streets is that in a street fight no one cares about your safety.
Hi, Mike! I ❤ your videos! I've always been interested in the martial arts. I'm 45, female, I want to learn how to fight and defend myself. Are there classes strictly for women?
You gotta develop an alter ego that holds all your anger n shit in it and basically hates everyone and everything about everyone and you gotta turn into this alter ego when shits start to go down for real. But you need to be able to control the switch.
Interesting, and how to teach that. I'm reading Never Finished by David Goggins and he is talking about essentially the same thing. Creating that alter ego that can handle the tough stuff so you can survive.
Distance - You won't even need to flip the switch if you don't take yourself into potential trouble zones and leave if your area is becoming one. In a more face to face sense people can't steal, punch, kick, stab, or surprise attack you if you're too far away.
I think having cardio built up through sparring and wrestling must be good for maintaining that high level of violence for good self defense. I think if you can keep up a high output of noise and aggression you stand a better chance than relying on particular techniques. And being used to being hit.
Interesting thought, although is that a technique you think anyone can learn and use? As I was thinking the mom that doesn't train Martial Arts or really workout.
I don’t have source for this (if somebody knows more about this correct my mistakes please), but there’s a study claiming that in a crisis situation (not just self-defence, but fire, sea disaster, traffic disaster etc) about 10% just freeze completely, 40% panic, 40% started running around like headless chickens and maybe 10% can actually stay calm and act. Prob 95% of people of course think they will be able to act, but really you don’t know unless you’re a cop, fireman, soldier, first aider etc. Ypu can be a big strong man and just freeze, not being able to act, when a real mortal danger is present. So I don’t think most people can ”flip the switch” nor that it can be taught. You can prepare like you prepare for a fire or a sea disaster, but I think it’s best to be honest for oneself. Martial arts raise confidence, but it’s best to understand that nothing really prepares for life threatening situations (except experiencing them first hand of course, but also, y’know, you propably die).
Having a plan is better than not having a plan. But no plan will work for every scenario. Obviously same goes for training. If all else fails, fight fire with fire. Escape if and when you can.
Another Internet martial artist, Art of One Dojo, likes to say what you learn in martial arts class is like learning to form a sentence is school. The specific techniques are more of examples of what could happen rather than the totality of what will happen. The good students will be able to apply part of technique A and part of technique B into a completely different one should the situation warrant it for example.
If I was really limited on what I could show and only had one choice, I would probably spend my segment on laying down and standing up. The rest of the stuff out there is pretty much what Seth said... one in a million chance that you chose to work on the right technique for the given situation. If I was forced to recommend something offensive, I would have to cheat (because this still encompasses a wide variety of techniques and options) and say look for damage that stops fights in professional sports. Blood in the eyes, breathing issues, broken bones, head kicking a downed opponent, etc. If it would stop a fight in a pro match, it will most likely stop a street fight.
1 technique is listening to your gut. If you're just paranoid 99% of the time, no one is hurting but that 1% of times where shit could go down, you get out of bc you listened to your gut. If we are talking fighting moves i would say anything that can create distance, clench breaking, or teeps.
First of all I want to say that all of this videos are the most amazing thing that ever happened on RUclips. Than you 🙏 Second, how you change that mind set of a soccer mom, from a level 1 (so to speak) when she learn some basic techniques, to the second level when she has to become "the agresor" to defeat the agresor?
Thank you, it was a fun weekend. As for the second thing, I think you pose a great question. One that I'm sure doesn't have a clear answer as everyone is different.
I think it depends on whether engaging or disengaging is your best option. If you have no chance of winning you should act super aggressive get really loud and bluff like your a badass then get out of there at your first opportunity - look to nature on how prey evades predators. If engaging is your best option striking fast, hard and by surprise if possible is the way nature teaches us to do it.
I've been asked this exact question several times and my response is whether you're being attacked by a person a lion a bear or a shark if you jab them in the eye hard enough their attack against you will stop then RUN i can't think of anything more effective than that can you?🤔
While I don't disagree with you that an eye jab is a solid and effective move. I feel that teaching that to someone who doesn't train will be scared and trying to hit a 1" target is asking a lot.
Icy Mike is the best example for a talented guy who is not able to translate/adapt to an average person. It makes no sense for a 50 year old soccer mom to learn kickboxing for self defence... because she is to slow, to light, to weak and has no reflexes! Away from that she will not learn to deal with common threats like being hold on the ground, being grabbed, weapons, multiples....
I usually teach a handful of techniques instead of one... But usually the things that stay on my students are just a handful of things that come natural to them... So, i usually teach, osoto gari, o goshi, ippon seoi nage, some variation of footsweep, and one sacrifice throw... Then teach push kicks(front, side, back) and a handful of palmthrust, slaps and shoves... Then teach basic ground positions... And at least one oen2 ways to choke out or jointlock someone... Then make them practice all those a few times a week... By the end of the first month they usually have at least ome technique of each group that comes naturally... Once that happens, i make them work on thta one twice as much as they work the others... But still make them work on all of them... That way, by the end of month 2 they can pull that off against any non fighter that doesnt outweight them by over 100 pounds... By the end of month 3 they can pull it on guys with some fighting training, and they can now pull off the others on someone who isnt a fighter ans does not out weight them by 100 pounds .. and by the end of month 4 they can pull any of them on someone slightly trained in fighting and probably pull off their main stuff on someone who is either noticeable larger than them or has like... A yellowbelt on karate or judo... (Mostly because the fact that the amount of techniques is much less, 4 months of just practicing those gives you much more prsctice time for each technique) by the time they have been training for a year, they can pull off any of their techniques on someone larger or trained up to yellow belt... Wich doesnt seems like much but for self defense is usually enough... I also teach alot on how to run away, hide climb, escape grips, etc... But for the fighting specifically, its what i just said... And every class ends with everyone sparring everyone else for at least a minute with just the techniques i tsught Followed by "anything goes" sparring so they can use things they learnt somewhere else after they have been training for at least 2 months... This is so they have experience against other stuff besides what i teach... That way if they get attacked by a boxer they will knownwhat it looks like to get punched by one... And things like that...
Look, I'm going to make this real simple. Here is the one thing that you really need for self-defense in any situation. I'll break it down into two simple words killer instinct. Killer instinct is the one most important thing for any Street defense. Now that is a frame of mind that you have for self-protection. It's something you kind of have to have already instilled in you. It's not really something any instructor out there, I don't care how good they are or say they are. I can really instill into you. Now any good instructor can teach you how to fight. But without that killer instinct already in you. You may not be effective enough, to save you in a real Street situation. Only you, and you alone. Can make yourself effective in a street situation. You must instill into your mind. That real need to survive. And this means to have no conscience during that situation. No care, no mercy, and no remorse. There's plenty of time for that conscience. After you walk away alive and well. It's a harsh reality yes. But it is the real world. You fight like your life depends on it. Because it just may and probably will. You want to survive? Instill that killer instinct into yourself. But in the end. Your best bet is to stay away from altercations in the street at any cost.
Some examples: Instructor can • hire a counsellor to deliver a group presentation to students and offer individual sessions for students. • Teach students to control fear by recognizing / understanding physical responses • Teach controlled breathing to reduce stress • Offer progressive sparring starting from simple partner work • Offer role play between students to simulate difficult situations @@martialartsunlimited01
@@martialartsunlimited01 Unfortunately the only way to do that is by fighting. I have my instructors attack me at random during our sessions. Sometimes with warning, sometimes without. The problem? Most students don't want to get hit and most teachers wouldn't appreciate my aggressive reaction.
I'm a little skeptical of Shane's advice: get primal. I'm not saying he's wrong. But somebody will take that out of context, will never train, and will say, "oh if I ever get into a fight I'll just go primal." Now we have someone with false confidence.
Learn how you reapond to crisis. Most people will freeze, flee, or fight as a knee jerk reaction and most people don't know which one they'll do until they get blindsided with some kind of event. Also, fight is usually not the best one.
Quite true, as I think many people have seen the most unlikely results from various people. The big guy freaking out, someone who doesn't seem to be the leader or whatever rise during the moment of crisis. Which is why we need all these times in our lives to fall, fail, and deal with stuff. That stuff helps us prepare for the bad stuff to come.
Ways to win interpersonal conflicts: 1. Learn to de-escalate with your words - "Hey man, you're right. I'm sorry."; 2. Be bigger and stronger; 3. Train the basics of how to fight and practice on the regular; 4. Carry a can of Mace. A painful blast of chemical nastiness to the face will deter most attackers; 5. If all else fails, go bananas. All things being equal, the meanest m'fer in the fight will win. If you are willing to gouge a guy's eye out and eat it in front of him, I guarantee you will win the fight.
Love it!!! Coach Erik Paulson Shares a video ruclips.net/video/-4UEgtt4ZPM/видео.html which is one of my all time favorite ones, and have shared this insight with my own students on several occasions. Thanks for watching, and taking the time to comment.
I would say drill baby drill. Haha. But for real, if you don’t practice on repeat it’s gonna be hard to develop any reflexes or mental awareness of what’s going on. And I don’t just mean spar a lot, I mean drill the scenarios you think might happen. FBI and global violence watch groups usually have a list of most common attacks. Definitely a good place to start a self defense drill. I know some of these guys are Aikido haters, but randori practice with multiple attackers helped me IRL more than my focus on striking, grappling, sparring, etc. it’s just not the same. Different strategies and different mindset. Even at the fundamental level of randori with shoulder grabs they would see how your mind and body must change compared to 1:1 sparring. I wonder how different those drills would have went if you taught them some light randori drills emphasizing that the strategies of movement is the point of the exercise, technique doesn’t matter so use what they know. I bet it woulda came out slightly better. IMO. Then you increase the intensity and add real attacks and weapons, and you have at least simulated what it might be like and mentally and physically you must adapt very quickly. But evasion, constant movement in the space, using attackers as shields from the others, THROWING attackers into each other…these are things that you don’t learn just sparring. It’s one of the few practices in aikido that I think are unique to the art (and weapons), and though many schools only train at the beginner/fundamental level of randori and weapons, it is very easy to raise the intensity and advance the attacks to build on. Much more than sparring and combat sports. IMO. In the handful of real scenarios I’ve experience IRL I rarely used anything I learned in sparring/striking/grappling…it all laid in the aikido realm, and once a karate backfist. But that was just came out. 😂😂😂 Love the content!
IDK maybe verbal and non-verbal communication? I don't think self-defense is really a thing. You can learn to fight but you can never really prepare for the real-world situations. The facilities where they have fake bars and stuff to train in are cool and probably as close as you can get but it's never gonna be the same as real life. Mike's definitely right in that the exercise needs to involve unplanned elements, that will through ppl off. Also, Men's and Women's self-defense is very different, they will have different threats to deal with, probably in different locations and almost certainly with different intentions. And then you have to worry about all the stuff that isn't fighting related that women need to worry about like watching their drinks, not talking to the wrong person etc. hell in my town ppl were getting injected with date-rap* drugs in clubs. How do you train self-defense for that other than don't go outside? Maybe just surround yourself with people you trust. But then what if you're a new university student going out for freshers? You're probably not gonna know anyone well enough to trust them with your life. For men, it's way easier, if you need to fight it'll probably be drink-related out in public. Elbows? They're pretty cool.
I allways saying that "selfdefense it is everything before fight starts... When somebody throw the first punch then it is only "you can fight or you can not" there is no shortcuts and no magic tricks that you can do one wristlock and you can runaway.. you can fight or not" but i am just keyborwarrior and i am not expert hehe it is just my opinion heh This is why i like what Mike said that he teach "fighting" in his selfdefense school heh but Shane is also right about "beast mode". Bonus: i know one guy who allways cary his mouthguard in his back packet. Heh
So...I mostly agree with Shane and IcyMike, but I think I'd phrase it a little different. Shane made it sound like the trick is being able to go into a Wolverine-style rage to save your life. I don't think that's right. The foundational thing is being able to react productively to stress/fear/pain so that you are able to make focused, sound decisions for your life. That includes (like Shane said) knowing when to go feral to fight for your life, but it also includes being cool enough to know to duck into a 7-11 to wait for an uber when you feel threatened, to quickly survey escape routes at the start of a verbal confrontation, to cover your drink at a party, to watch for people watching you, etc etc. As for a single technique... The simplest, most vital thing in the fighting aspect of self-defense is being able to separate yourself from an opponent that wants to move to close range in order to beat, choke, restrain, tackle, etc. In that respect, the two techniques that I think EVERYONE should know, regardless of their body type, athleticism, age, gender, clothing, environment, etc. are 1) a simple frame -- forearm at an oblique angle, point of your elbow in contact with the bad guy and 2) a shoulder bump -- generate power from your hips and drive your shoulder up and forward. Those techniques are the two most widely applicable and simplest building blocks. They keep someone off you and potentially give you space to scream, run, or manipulate an object.
Yeah my shotgun mic battery died during filming and the lapel mic was having a hard time. Plus fcp made it sound good on my system ,yet playing through RUclips is sounds not as good.
Haen't watched the video yet, it's sort of a meaningless question but if i have to answer either How to step back in a comfortable stance with your hands up or Cross with your right arm against your face.
Best technique would be a taxi home - 'cause if you're hands-on, your "self-defence" has already failed. Best fighting technique for a smaller person who is being grabbed and molested? Probably a chin jab with the palm heel. It's super close range, they don't see it coming, and it's one of the few techniques that allow a smaller person to do serious damage with one shot.
I'd argue more than anything else, it's proprioception and the ability to move in any direction in complex terrain like an ape (scrambling like an idiot), whether offensive or defensive. The same natural instincts everything in nature uses well. UNLESS you're in an open space with a perfectly flat floor and no complications...but who gets that? And who trains to scramble over moving chairs and tables covered in random knicknacks?
Mike grilling Shane on the old mouthpiece video is pure comedy gold
One of the core memories I have of youtube lol
it's hilarious cos i actually do carry a mouthpiece with me (because of that video) if i know that i'd be walking through sketchy neighbourhoods later
Yep, 😂total Martial Arts comedy Gold there lol. I just hope most the audience got the joke, but I doubt younger crowd did…..it’s an OG RUclips Martial Arts 🥋 🥊 thing haha
My apologies for the audio my shotgun mic battery died and the dji mic was having trouble getting good audio. Plus it seems how it sounded on my system sounded really different than when I played it back from online.
Concept: de-escalation.
Mindset: Recognize danger and react.
Technique: Teep. A lot.
Great tips/concepts from everyone!
Most definitely
Coach JD! Love the ongoing collaboration with these folks, keep it up!
"Flipping the switch" is such an important concept, to be able to go from 0 to 100%, can and will save you when the situation arises. People greatly under estimate their ability to escape, fight, etc. when its absolutely needed, under duress and stress.
One thing I totally agree with is what IcyMike said "Real Self Defense Training is not ego confirming, because everybody sucks" is what we need to hear more of.
Last, not sure if you have a video for this, would be some more "user friendly" drills people can to do train to push themselves; like run the gauntlet, or what I call it, "Zombie Horde", people trying to grab and slow you down when you are moving through them.
Here's to you getting 15K Subs!
Shane Fazen is the nicest, most humble being to walk this earth ...... he just happens to walk this earth in the body of a deadly warrior
Do not let that quiet demeanour fool you
He is also super chill and fun to work with.
Only OG’s know about the mouthpiece
Best for self defense. Learn where to go, where not to go, when to leave, and how to not look like a victim.
I like your answer, probably one of the most practical answers.
For anyone who didn't get the mouthguard joke in the beginning, Mike was making fun of Shane for a very old video he made where he talks about keeping a mouthguard on him at all times in case he gets into a fight lol
Do you need a permit to keep one of those in your pocket all the time? LOL
@@AKyoutube150 in quite some countries you'll get trouble if police finds you have one with you, especially during, say, public gatherings
Really? I haven't heard that. More interesting question, how would they know.
@@martialartsunlimited01 if police gets called to some brawl or whatnot here they're usually checking pockets of anyone involved, they definitely will if someone says you used a mouthguard. If you're unlucky you might even get checked without having thrown a punch yourself if you're just "a friend of that dude there". Depends of the situation of course, but having weapon related charges against you is a thing better to avoid even if it's as trivial as a mouthpiece.
If you're worried about getting in trouble for a mouthguard move to a new country. Otherwise get a note from your dentist saying you need it due to mouth clenching/grinding problems.
"You wanna scrap man?!"
*Inserts mouthpiece*
"Hold up, this guy brought equipment?"
To quote Bill Burr haha
Self defense technique: strike first, strike hard, no mercy -> get judged by 12
Cobra Kai Dojo all the way.
I've defended myself a bunch of time. People react diffrently. But I always try to understand why the attack is happening and what I can mostly likely do to stop it. Do they want something, give it to them, do they wanna feel powerful, just run. The times where people just wanna hurt you are pretty rare in my experience. The few times I've had to actually had to use force its been a nice straight lead right into their face. Not because it was planned, but that is what I just happend.
If it was a technique I had to teach, I would say a front kick. But if it's a principle, I would say that your goal is to get home and worry about it after
a lot of people tend to confuse self defense with actually training to fight. The two are completely different. When you train to fight you are working your butt off in the gym and trying to hone your skills to the next level to one up the other fighter. In a self defense situation there are so many variables like situational awareness, etc. Anything goes and there are no rules like there are in a fight. Self defense is about getting home safe to your family which means biting, breaking someone's knee cap, arm, smashing their head into the pavement etc. All bets are off as it's your life on the line. Once again a fantastic and informative video guys.👍🏽
Yeah that's how I teach SD at my gym. SD is getting home by whatever means necessary.
Ummm,... Pretty much as I stated. Killer instinct!
I agree with Mike on this one. Real world shit is scary and you don't know what the assailant(s) intend to do to you. That's something g all yhe fighting technique in the world won't help because that kind of stress obliterates that nice, cool facade we all wear all of the time. Things you learn while relaxed are very difficult to recall under stress. And no one wants to train all the time under that kind of stress. But if real world self-defense is your goal, it's really important.
I’d recommend learning situational awareness and understanding how to avoid being a target.
You guy have been putting out the best content on the web!
Excellent!
I agree with this. I've been doing martial arts since I was 9 (I'm 30), and I've been trying to learn how to teach "self-defense". Based on what I've learned from more experienced martial artists and self-defense instructors that I know, what they said checks out. It feels weird when folks ask me to teach them self-defense, because I'm aware enough to know that it's more than teaching them a martial arts system; I hope to learn how to teach what I know to equip folks for self-defense situations in the future.
Great job y'all.
Check out Lee Morrison, Mick Coup and Craig Douglas.
It will become apparent that the overlap between martial arts and self defence in nowhere near as big as people think.
@@baldieman64 Great point! I've been following Craig Douglas for a while. It seems like the ideal is to get folks to become martial artists with an emphasis on training for self defense scenarios.
I'll check out the others too! Thank you!
@@mythx123 I cringe when I think back on some of the "self defence" that I taught as a young black belt".
It wasn't until I got involved with Geoff Thompson's British Combat Association that the penny started to drop.
Most self protection is soft skills - where you go, what you wear, how you act, the ability to recognise and avoid trouble makers, how to de-escalate, how to manage your own fear etc - and of the hard skills, hitting first and keeping going until the threat is no longer a threat is the absolute number one strategy.
Best advice for women's self defence is: "Don't go to dodgy places, don't dress or act provocatively, don't get intoxicated and take a taxi home".
Self-defense is being aware of what is going on around you in the environment that you're in and having it exit strategy if things go bad
Ok, I get where you're going, yet someone putting the kids in the car and is all of a sudden attacked. What advice would you give for a situation like that?
This happened at my job years ago.
Being strong pushing hard
Besides all they said regarding mentality, I’d say that everyone needs to learn a few high percentage and “multi-situational” techniques…if I have to name 1 I’d say the push kick/stomp, that is fairly simple, versatile, powerful and easy to practice…but, to name a few, I’d add the knee from the clinch, a basic elbow strike, a simple frame against the neck, some grip breaks, one good takedown…in summary, simple, versatile and high percentage techniques
learning how to fight & how to de-escalate when needed. You can teach people how to fight but everyone is not a fighter. How to avoid & de-escalate for me then flip the switch & do what is necessary when the time comes. Also helps to be baptized under fire when training or competing. Great video 👍
Bro that fucking thumbnail
I'm dead and you killed me
For quick results work on your grip strength and your core strength. Also no matter how good/tough you are don't be listening to loud music on headphones and/or distracting yourself with a mobile device in a public place.
Holy shit i forgot about this
Yeah a lot happened that weekend. Thanks for being a part of the video.
I teach and practice sword fighting for SCA rapier and HEMA, so that informs everything else I do.
That being said, I find that playing games with objectives other than "win the sparring" tends to get people to click into higher gear more easily and helps them discover how to do that in different situations.
Something like setting up a line on the ground, putting someone in the way and having the goal be to get over that line.
That's so hilarious! I totally use to keep a mouthpiece with me as a kid! it kept me out of a lot of fights! LOL
When I do a self defense seminar it's similar to what Seth said. "Hey, I'm gonna show you some things and you'll realize how much you can't do that you thought you could. Keep training." I do a presentation beforehand with awareness tips and some (not so) common sense tips like don't put your keys, phone, wallet, and weapon in your purse - and "have an exit strategy for wherever you go."
I would add; getting used to getting hit and pressured, so that you can remain somewhat calm and coordinated when faced with unexpected pain and stress in a self defense situation
That's not really a thing I feel we can sell to moms for a SD class. Here let us hit you a bunch so you are ready.
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Just hitting moms repeatedly in the hopes that they are ready to defend themselves was not really what I suggested lol
My thought for the one technique: strategic disengage. How to properly make distance so you can run away or fight. Hands up, eyes up, good balance. Don't turn and run until you're clear, and if you have to close distance keep your guard and stance.
My philosophy/style/system:
Fight And Flight.
Fight to flee
Flee but be ready to fight
Quote from "The Tick"
"I'm not running away, I'm retreating, strategically."
Just like Shane said, learn to accept the necessity of violence, then go full ham.
If you can do that, learn to avoid and deescalate such situations, and learn technique. Judo basics, safe falling, bit of boxing and kicks goes a long way.
#1 rule I was always taught was "stay in chi" which is my uncles way of saying stay aware of your surroundings. Avoiding conflict before it happens is nearly 100% effective.
How to create distance is the best thing to know
Id say training your mind to be prepared for violence and HOW to be violent is the best “technique” you can train, cause you can know how to punch, kick & do all these cool techniques but if your mindset isn’t right & you get caught in some situation outside the gym, it’s a whole different story then & if you freeze up cause you weren’t mentally/emotionally prepared then all those techniques you know go out the window…Training the mind for real violence plus training your techniques & all that should go hand in hand.
learning how to do basic punch and how to block punches well because most people dont know how
'Making a quick exit'. That might be running, but it might be leaving the building, driving quietly away, or even never hanging around with those people again.
First thing is first is situational awareness and second thing is descalation and if all those fail then fight for your life
Perfect content
situational awareness
Mike would surely disagree
Situational awareness or presense of mind, quick physical reactions or reflexes, mental strength or toughness, composure or self-confidence, resourcefulness, the instinct or the will to fight back and defend yourself, knowing when to fight back or when to just run away as fast as you can, avoiding people places and situations that potentially lead to heated altercations or violent encounters, and your martial arts/fighting/self-defense skills and techniques (if you have any or some) which you have spent long periods of time practicing and training, can drastically increase your chances of successfully defending yourself and surviving potentially violent self-defense encounters. Speaking based on my personal experience as a self-defense practitioner.
Best people to talk to about this are Lee Morrison (Urban Combatives), Tim Larkin, and Dr Mark Phillips from UKWCKFA
You guys should definitely collaborate on something 🔥🔥
Distance control and timing is the core of any martial art
I agree, yet we are talking Self-Defense and not martial arts. So what do you think for them?
Keep your eyes open
What I've heard from ex cons is in a multiple attacker scenario is grab the smallest person you can over power and use that person as a shield.
I agree with the switch. From how my instructor says and how I would approach it is I would try to avoid conflict as much as possible until I have no choice. And when I have no choice, you fight like an animal. You use everything at your disposal to maul the bad guy and then leave. You may have a panic attack or throw up afterwards. But if you have to fight, you fight like wolverine pissed off!
So now the question becomes how do you teach that? How do we get little Timmy's mom to flip that switch?
@@martialartsunlimited01 best way I think without cause PTSD would be a certain self-defense scenario where they have to do the best answer for said attack in a 5 second count down. Exposure therapy in a self-defense way where there are padded weapons and instructors/trusted students that are suited up to take minimal damage.
Wrist control and positional sensitivity!
Icy Mike taught a cool wrist/arm control drill in the class before we did the video.
The mouth piece was fantastic😄. Fun story that reminds me of this- do some thing crazy-. I did TKD/judo and I was 145 lbs and my instructor was maybe 225? Anyways we are practicing grappling (randori) and we all were sweating. As we were rolling around my hair brushes against his face. He stops dead in his tracks and says “ did you just lick me? “ my reply “no… but it made you stop attacking me”. So that was a kind of running joke -lick their face and throw them off. 😂
Alol, now that's pretty funny. Thansk for watching and sharing. I will totally be trying that.
It strikes me a bit that none of you mentioned focusing on techniques that would be more suitable for fighting with shoes, with walls, and of course on concrete. I really recommend checking out John Danahers feet to floor volume one. Last chapter has a lot of good points for street fighting. More focused on a perspective of a bouncer but still valuable view
I get where you're coming from, yet it isn't a question of street fighting. It is self defense for people that don't fight. At least for me those are very different things.
@@martialartsunlimited01 oh thats right you did say that in the video. My bad! Absolutely different things. Good content, I am very glad seeing my favourite fighting youtubers cooperating and sharing views :)
Personally i think the best think to know is how to avoid fights and attacks. For example, walking home through lighted areas the lobger way and avoiding shot cut back alleys by youself at 2 in the moring
From a female perspective, the top tip has always been alot simpler:
Get loud and be noticed.
My pick if I'd had to name a technique would be distance management/footwork. Those go hand in hand and can prevent a takedown or avoid kicks and punches and set you up to escape. If you have that nailed down you can go into the punck kickery. If you don't it's not a vise decision on the streets. J always tell people that the bigest difference between the gym and the streets is that in a street fight no one cares about your safety.
Hi, Mike! I ❤ your videos! I've always been interested in the martial arts. I'm 45, female, I want to learn how to fight and defend myself. Are there classes strictly for women?
Single most important technique?
Owning swords.
Multiple.
You gotta develop an alter ego that holds all your anger n shit in it and basically hates everyone and everything about everyone and you gotta turn into this alter ego when shits start to go down for real. But you need to be able to control the switch.
Interesting, and how to teach that. I'm reading Never Finished by David Goggins and he is talking about essentially the same thing. Creating that alter ego that can handle the tough stuff so you can survive.
Two words, right hand.
Distance - You won't even need to flip the switch if you don't take yourself into potential trouble zones and leave if your area is becoming one. In a more face to face sense people can't steal, punch, kick, stab, or surprise attack you if you're too far away.
Structured/Rooted Wrist Control/Steering
I guess composure and self-confidence may help in detering bad guys.
I'll answer this one for you. Violence of Action!
I think having cardio built up through sparring and wrestling must be good for maintaining that high level of violence for good self defense.
I think if you can keep up a high output of noise and aggression you stand a better chance than relying on particular techniques.
And being used to being hit.
Headbut the best self defense techniq because it as good technicaly as it is mentally( positive to u, and frightening to ur opponents)
Interesting thought, although is that a technique you think anyone can learn and use? As I was thinking the mom that doesn't train Martial Arts or really workout.
I don’t have source for this (if somebody knows more about this correct my mistakes please), but there’s a study claiming that in a crisis situation (not just self-defence, but fire, sea disaster, traffic disaster etc) about 10% just freeze completely, 40% panic, 40% started running around like headless chickens and maybe 10% can actually stay calm and act. Prob 95% of people of course think they will be able to act, but really you don’t know unless you’re a cop, fireman, soldier, first aider etc. Ypu can be a big strong man and just freeze, not being able to act, when a real mortal danger is present.
So I don’t think most people can ”flip the switch” nor that it can be taught. You can prepare like you prepare for a fire or a sea disaster, but I think it’s best to be honest for oneself. Martial arts raise confidence, but it’s best to understand that nothing really prepares for life threatening situations (except experiencing them first hand of course, but also, y’know, you propably die).
Aggression, running.
Slap/twist/tear
Having a plan is better than not having a plan. But no plan will work for every scenario. Obviously same goes for training. If all else fails, fight fire with fire. Escape if and when you can.
No plan will work for everyone scenario, sadly that most often leads to failure or a much longer road to success.
Another Internet martial artist, Art of One Dojo, likes to say what you learn in martial arts class is like learning to form a sentence is school. The specific techniques are more of examples of what could happen rather than the totality of what will happen. The good students will be able to apply part of technique A and part of technique B into a completely different one should the situation warrant it for example.
If I was really limited on what I could show and only had one choice, I would probably spend my segment on laying down and standing up. The rest of the stuff out there is pretty much what Seth said... one in a million chance that you chose to work on the right technique for the given situation. If I was forced to recommend something offensive, I would have to cheat (because this still encompasses a wide variety of techniques and options) and say look for damage that stops fights in professional sports. Blood in the eyes, breathing issues, broken bones, head kicking a downed opponent, etc. If it would stop a fight in a pro match, it will most likely stop a street fight.
1 technique is listening to your gut. If you're just paranoid 99% of the time, no one is hurting but that 1% of times where shit could go down, you get out of bc you listened to your gut. If we are talking fighting moves i would say anything that can create distance, clench breaking, or teeps.
When calling for help, don't make it generic: if you can see anyone else, single someone out, do not allow them to be a bystander.
First of all I want to say that all of this videos are the most amazing thing that ever happened on RUclips. Than you 🙏
Second, how you change that mind set of a soccer mom, from a level 1 (so to speak) when she learn some basic techniques, to the second level when she has to become "the agresor" to defeat the agresor?
Thank you, it was a fun weekend. As for the second thing, I think you pose a great question. One that I'm sure doesn't have a clear answer as everyone is different.
I think it depends on whether engaging or disengaging is your best option. If you have no chance of winning you should act super aggressive get really loud and bluff like your a badass then get out of there at your first opportunity - look to nature on how prey evades predators. If engaging is your best option striking fast, hard and by surprise if possible is the way nature teaches us to do it.
I've been asked this exact question several times and my response is whether you're being attacked by a person a lion a bear or a shark if you jab them in the eye hard enough their attack against you will stop then RUN i can't think of anything more effective than that can you?🤔
While I don't disagree with you that an eye jab is a solid and effective move. I feel that teaching that to someone who doesn't train will be scared and trying to hit a 1" target is asking a lot.
Icy Mike is the best example for a talented guy who is not able to translate/adapt to an average person. It makes no sense for a 50 year old soccer mom to learn kickboxing for self defence... because she is to slow, to light, to weak and has no reflexes! Away from that she will not learn to deal with common threats like being hold on the ground, being grabbed, weapons, multiples....
Combat grappling is the #1 form of self-defense in my opinion. Otherwise just carry a gun and know how to use it.
I usually teach a handful of techniques instead of one... But usually the things that stay on my students are just a handful of things that come natural to them...
So, i usually teach, osoto gari, o goshi, ippon seoi nage, some variation of footsweep, and one sacrifice throw... Then teach push kicks(front, side, back) and a handful of palmthrust, slaps and shoves... Then teach basic ground positions... And at least one oen2 ways to choke out or jointlock someone... Then make them practice all those a few times a week... By the end of the first month they usually have at least ome technique of each group that comes naturally... Once that happens, i make them work on thta one twice as much as they work the others... But still make them work on all of them... That way, by the end of month 2 they can pull that off against any non fighter that doesnt outweight them by over 100 pounds... By the end of month 3 they can pull it on guys with some fighting training, and they can now pull off the others on someone who isnt a fighter ans does not out weight them by 100 pounds .. and by the end of month 4 they can pull any of them on someone slightly trained in fighting and probably pull off their main stuff on someone who is either noticeable larger than them or has like... A yellowbelt on karate or judo... (Mostly because the fact that the amount of techniques is much less, 4 months of just practicing those gives you much more prsctice time for each technique) by the time they have been training for a year, they can pull off any of their techniques on someone larger or trained up to yellow belt... Wich doesnt seems like much but for self defense is usually enough...
I also teach alot on how to run away, hide climb, escape grips, etc... But for the fighting specifically, its what i just said... And every class ends with everyone sparring everyone else for at least a minute with just the techniques i tsught Followed by "anything goes" sparring so they can use things they learnt somewhere else after they have been training for at least 2 months... This is so they have experience against other stuff besides what i teach... That way if they get attacked by a boxer they will knownwhat it looks like to get punched by one... And things like that...
Look, I'm going to make this real simple. Here is the one thing that you really need for self-defense in any situation. I'll break it down into two simple words killer instinct.
Killer instinct is the one most important thing for any Street defense. Now that is a frame of mind that you have for self-protection.
It's something you kind of have to have already instilled in you. It's not really something any instructor out there, I don't care how good they are or say they are. I can really instill into you.
Now any good instructor can teach you how to fight. But without that killer instinct already in you. You may not be effective enough, to save you in a real Street situation.
Only you, and you alone. Can make yourself effective in a street situation. You must instill into your mind. That real need to survive.
And this means to have no conscience during that situation. No care, no mercy, and no remorse. There's plenty of time for that conscience. After you walk away alive and well.
It's a harsh reality yes. But it is the real world. You fight like your life depends on it. Because it just may and probably will. You want to survive? Instill that killer instinct into yourself.
But in the end. Your best bet is to stay away from altercations in the street at any cost.
Control your fear & emotions so you are able to do what you need to do.
So how do you think an instructor would teach that?
Some examples: Instructor can
• hire a counsellor to deliver a group presentation to students and offer individual sessions for students.
• Teach students to control fear by recognizing / understanding physical responses
• Teach controlled breathing to reduce stress
• Offer progressive sparring starting from simple partner work
• Offer role play between students to simulate difficult situations
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@@martialartsunlimited01 Unfortunately the only way to do that is by fighting. I have my instructors attack me at random during our sessions. Sometimes with warning, sometimes without. The problem? Most students don't want to get hit and most teachers wouldn't appreciate my aggressive reaction.
I'm a little skeptical of Shane's advice: get primal. I'm not saying he's wrong. But somebody will take that out of context, will never train, and will say, "oh if I ever get into a fight I'll just go primal." Now we have someone with false confidence.
Better bite somebody's nose or ear off than freeze like a rat before a snake
Great video. Something weird is happening with the audio though. Anyone else notice that?
There is, I was having mic issues. Did my best to clean it up. Also sounded much better on my rig, once played back through RUclips it sounded worse.
Learn how you reapond to crisis. Most people will freeze, flee, or fight as a knee jerk reaction and most people don't know which one they'll do until they get blindsided with some kind of event. Also, fight is usually not the best one.
Quite true, as I think many people have seen the most unlikely results from various people. The big guy freaking out, someone who doesn't seem to be the leader or whatever rise during the moment of crisis.
Which is why we need all these times in our lives to fall, fail, and deal with stuff. That stuff helps us prepare for the bad stuff to come.
Where’s the video where the Sacred Boxing dude does takedown to Seth? Is coming? On whose channell?
Ways to win interpersonal conflicts: 1. Learn to de-escalate with your words - "Hey man, you're right. I'm sorry."; 2. Be bigger and stronger; 3. Train the basics of how to fight and practice on the regular; 4. Carry a can of Mace. A painful blast of chemical nastiness to the face will deter most attackers; 5. If all else fails, go bananas. All things being equal, the meanest m'fer in the fight will win. If you are willing to gouge a guy's eye out and eat it in front of him, I guarantee you will win the fight.
Love it!!! Coach Erik Paulson Shares a video ruclips.net/video/-4UEgtt4ZPM/видео.html which is one of my all time favorite ones, and have shared this insight with my own students on several occasions. Thanks for watching, and taking the time to comment.
what is the one core technique that anybody should know for self defense?......AWARENESS!, the one technique not taught in any self defense school.
I would say drill baby drill. Haha. But for real, if you don’t practice on repeat it’s gonna be hard to develop any reflexes or mental awareness of what’s going on. And I don’t just mean spar a lot, I mean drill the scenarios you think might happen. FBI and global violence watch groups usually have a list of most common attacks. Definitely a good place to start a self defense drill.
I know some of these guys are Aikido haters, but randori practice with multiple attackers helped me IRL more than my focus on striking, grappling, sparring, etc. it’s just not the same. Different strategies and different mindset. Even at the fundamental level of randori with shoulder grabs they would see how your mind and body must change compared to 1:1 sparring. I wonder how different those drills would have went if you taught them some light randori drills emphasizing that the strategies of movement is the point of the exercise, technique doesn’t matter so use what they know. I bet it woulda came out slightly better. IMO.
Then you increase the intensity and add real attacks and weapons, and you have at least simulated what it might be like and mentally and physically you must adapt very quickly.
But evasion, constant movement in the space, using attackers as shields from the others, THROWING attackers into each other…these are things that you don’t learn just sparring.
It’s one of the few practices in aikido that I think are unique to the art (and weapons), and though many schools only train at the beginner/fundamental level of randori and weapons, it is very easy to raise the intensity and advance the attacks to build on. Much more than sparring and combat sports. IMO.
In the handful of real scenarios I’ve experience IRL I rarely used anything I learned in sparring/striking/grappling…it all laid in the aikido realm, and once a karate backfist. But that was just came out. 😂😂😂
Love the content!
IDK maybe verbal and non-verbal communication? I don't think self-defense is really a thing. You can learn to fight but you can never really prepare for the real-world situations. The facilities where they have fake bars and stuff to train in are cool and probably as close as you can get but it's never gonna be the same as real life. Mike's definitely right in that the exercise needs to involve unplanned elements, that will through ppl off. Also, Men's and Women's self-defense is very different, they will have different threats to deal with, probably in different locations and almost certainly with different intentions. And then you have to worry about all the stuff that isn't fighting related that women need to worry about like watching their drinks, not talking to the wrong person etc. hell in my town ppl were getting injected with date-rap* drugs in clubs. How do you train self-defense for that other than don't go outside? Maybe just surround yourself with people you trust. But then what if you're a new university student going out for freshers? You're probably not gonna know anyone well enough to trust them with your life.
For men, it's way easier, if you need to fight it'll probably be drink-related out in public.
Elbows? They're pretty cool.
Verbal de-escalation and then maybe composure?
The best self defense technique is having a good 100-meter time.
My answer "don't be there" and I mean avoid a confirmation or run an avoid that's number 1 number 2 is getting physical
I allways saying that "selfdefense it is everything before fight starts... When somebody throw the first punch then it is only "you can fight or you can not" there is no shortcuts and no magic tricks that you can do one wristlock and you can runaway.. you can fight or not" but i am just keyborwarrior and i am not expert hehe it is just my opinion heh
This is why i like what Mike said that he teach "fighting" in his selfdefense school heh but Shane is also right about "beast mode".
Bonus: i know one guy who allways cary his mouthguard in his back packet. Heh
So...I mostly agree with Shane and IcyMike, but I think I'd phrase it a little different. Shane made it sound like the trick is being able to go into a Wolverine-style rage to save your life. I don't think that's right. The foundational thing is being able to react productively to stress/fear/pain so that you are able to make focused, sound decisions for your life. That includes (like Shane said) knowing when to go feral to fight for your life, but it also includes being cool enough to know to duck into a 7-11 to wait for an uber when you feel threatened, to quickly survey escape routes at the start of a verbal confrontation, to cover your drink at a party, to watch for people watching you, etc etc.
As for a single technique...
The simplest, most vital thing in the fighting aspect of self-defense is being able to separate yourself from an opponent that wants to move to close range in order to beat, choke, restrain, tackle, etc. In that respect, the two techniques that I think EVERYONE should know, regardless of their body type, athleticism, age, gender, clothing, environment, etc. are 1) a simple frame -- forearm at an oblique angle, point of your elbow in contact with the bad guy and 2) a shoulder bump -- generate power from your hips and drive your shoulder up and forward. Those techniques are the two most widely applicable and simplest building blocks. They keep someone off you and potentially give you space to scream, run, or manipulate an object.
one quick tip my man, look into the audio next time
Yeah my shotgun mic battery died during filming and the lapel mic was having a hard time. Plus fcp made it sound good on my system ,yet playing through RUclips is sounds not as good.
@@martialartsunlimited01 oof, sometimes we just get the case of bad luck, but the content is top notch my friend
@BUDAPEXTE thanks, I'm doing my best. And thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment
I think it's a body lock outside trip takedown. You can do it first or off a punch or grab. Concrete, the fight's over.
Haen't watched the video yet, it's sort of a meaningless question but if i have to answer either
How to step back in a comfortable stance with your hands up
or
Cross with your right arm against your face.
Number one self defense technique is just stay inside and never talk to anyone ever. Easy!
Wow, okay then. What about break ins? Hmmmmmm
Just one technique? Overhand right...or left if you're left-handed
At least you considered the lefties. So many comments were right hand.
@@martialartsunlimited01 if anything an overhand left is more useful 90% of the time EVEN IF you're right-handed
Best technique would be a taxi home - 'cause if you're hands-on, your "self-defence" has already failed.
Best fighting technique for a smaller person who is being grabbed and molested?
Probably a chin jab with the palm heel. It's super close range, they don't see it coming, and it's one of the few techniques that allow a smaller person to do serious damage with one shot.
Running
One combo for self-defense...spit in the eyes, hard headbut to the nose, run, and scream. Anyone can do it lol
I'd argue more than anything else, it's proprioception and the ability to move in any direction in complex terrain like an ape (scrambling like an idiot), whether offensive or defensive. The same natural instincts everything in nature uses well.
UNLESS you're in an open space with a perfectly flat floor and no complications...but who gets that? And who trains to scramble over moving chairs and tables covered in random knicknacks?