If only Bruce Wayne's parents took self defense classes. Like, REAL ones. An Introduction to Self Defense Chapter 1: Do Not Walk Down Dark Alleyways Late At Night Unarmed While Clearly Being Loaded With Cash
The secret: Alfred killed Bruce's parents. It makes perfect sense. He knew where they were going and he only killed Thomas and Martha and spared Bruce.
Bas Rutten's favorite saying is "You don't think I don't know how to poke you in the eyes? I bet I can do it better than you". He's exactly right, and any MMA fighter can do the illegal stuff better than a non MMA fighter because they are better at positioning, distancing, timing, and speed.
And that's all obvious and apparently needed facts of course, street fighters aren't aliens (much less than that, just lesser and confused fighters) and much less all those human and normal and primordial techniques and moves, that will just help the competent and proper fighter (though he/she doesn't need any), add up to his arsenal, bringing stuff that he can normally counter and even just replicate better anyway and shorten the span of the fight considerably. Just like for the Ramsey vs Wong topic in particular, what no rules and overwhelming situation? The 40 year veteran fighter and coach would just spare himself and the spectators/his viewers the fleeble question on aggravating his injuries by freak stuff (Wong wouldn't touch even his fingers of course) because he would shut down the pretender even faster if he wanted and decided to tap into that, let alone Rutten or GSP or Tony Ferguson and all.
@@jizzrag5411 Yes exactly, and it's not like it's that easy to touch his eyes even if he wasn't holding a Rear Naked Choke on you. People don't realize how hard it is to land even a punch or kick on any part of the body much less pin point a 1 inch target. When I first started sparring, it was shocking how hard it was to land a punch or kick on any part of someone's body who doesn't want you to. It took practice and hard work to land strikes on people. If you can land a good jab, you have a chance at landing an eye poke. If you can reliably land leg kicks or teeps, you have a good chance of landing a groin kick.
Rules for Street Fighters: 1. First quarter on the screen gets next 2. No one plays if they got sticky food on their hands Thank you, Master Sensei Sifu Dailo Dewey, Captain Gentleman Sir
*How to Defend yourself in Da Streetz:* Step 1. Pretend to get hurt and tell the assailant to call an ambulance.... then pull out your Dim Mak death touch hand and say, "but not for me" Step 2. Realise that you died somewhere on Step 1
@@DaCrazyO let's not gloss over those EX-CONS now! they're even STRONGER than street fighters! 'cuz despite having ZERO actual combat training,they just got outta "THE JOINT",man! 😱
I have been in 0 fights as an adult. I've found most "street fights" can be avoided by simply staying off the streets. Don't hang out in places of mass intoxication like bars, nightclubs, etc. Be aware of your surroundings as much as possible, surround yourself with good people, and above all else just don't be a jerk. Manners seem to go a long way for me. Also, my capacity to ignore jerks helps a lot. I can't control what others do or say, only how I react to it. P.S. I love that thumbnail so much.
@@mdtisthebest6249 you don't get to decide if you are being a jerk or not, that's up to everybody else if multiple people on multiple occasions separately arrive at the conclusion that your behavior is not ok you have to consider the possibility that maybe they are right
I second this. Never really been in an altercation as an adult "on the street" that wasn't avoidable. I work at a bar now as a bouncer and it's like stepping into a different world. The probability of violent altercations increases exponentially. Seeing the things I've seen has made me never want to drink or step into a bar again.
Exactly, do you go to the gym and 2-4 guys just start wailing on you from behind, charge you $80.00 a month steal your wallet and say “see you next week!”? Next week rolls around and they meet you at your car and start pounding your head in with a bat screaming about you cutting them off.
I think it's a silly argument concern. You don't need to train to kick someone in the balls. If a "self defense instructor " and a Muay Thai guy were in a ball kicking contest. I would go for the Muay Thai guy. Lol
@@hakachukai it was trap Mauy Guy Thai always wears a steel cup with screws sticking out. *He let's you go and first you hurt your foot and he kicks you in the head*..
There's actually this one video of a boxer who got attacked by multiple guys on the streetz in Turkey. He kept creating distance and knocked out quite a few of them. I'm not sure anymore how it really ended, but it looked really impressive. Real smart fighting
Most guys don't want to learn self-defense. They want to be ready to hurt those who insult them. That's insecurity and no amount of knowing how to fight will fix that.
I don't know if anyone's going to read this, but I just need to write it. About a decade ago a friend of mine, a brown belt in Aikido, got in problems with the police, after he used his skills in the art to defend himself from a knife attack. I don't remember the details - it was a long time ago - but, IIRC, he saw the shining blade, reacted instinctively and applied a kotegaeshi lock on the attacker's wrist and injured him rather badly. Then there was some talk about pressing charges against my friend, although in the end he got away with it. However keep this in mind - if you beat the feces out of someone and word gets out that you're a trained martial artist, you may end up in trouble - purely legally - because of this. Sadly, a lot of people, including judges and prosecutors, still get their knowledge on martial arts from movies where you see someone like Steven Seagal beating 567 people in one fight scene. Keep this in mind. When you're practicing a martial art, you're not practicing self defense, even if there is some overlapping. Your Aikido instructor is not obliged to disclose to you the legality of bashing someone's head with a wooden sword or applying a dangerous wrist lock on someone who doesn't know how to do a proper breakfall. Your MMA instructor is not obliged to disclose to you the legality of ground and pound in a bar fight. And so on. Another story. A bar fight, maybe a bit more than a decade ago. I wasn't there, so... An acquaintance of mine with some experience in Jiu-Jitsu or something like that tries pulling guard... and succeeds. He lands, back first, on a broken bottle. You can imagine the result. So... Although any martial art can be applicable to a self defense situation, again, you're not studying self defense. Guard pulling may be a great strategy for winning a BJJ competition and it may even be helpful in a bar fight, but I'm not sure you're supposed to use it, when you don't know what you'll land on or how many people you'll have to deal with... What if you did it successfully and some of your opponent's friends came and stomped your head? And what if you did it successfully, but then your opponent pulled a knife out of his rear orifice and stabbed you with it? Again, it's not the art that's at fault here, it's the way it was used. Another story. At least a decade and a half ago. I was still in high school, I had no training whatsoever, other than what I'd seen in maybe a hundred martial arts movies. (My classmates used to call me a Shaolin Master because of my interest in this genre.) So... Someone pressed a knife at my throat. I don't even know why, he just did that and started yelling something that I don't even remember at my face. I defended myself by doing exactly the most idiotic thing you could think of - I grabbed the knife by the blade and yanked it out of that moron's hand. He was so startled that he actually let go. Now, obviously, I wouldn't recommend this. I just lucked out and I know that. But... Self defense situations are often unpredictable. You don't know what will happen and what will save you. Maybe kotegaeshi will help you. Maybe pulling guard will help you. Maybe acting like a complete idiot will help you. Or maybe it will not. Or maybe you will freeze, regardless of your training.
Thanks for sharing your story. I agree that fighting is very chaotic. We never know what the other can do, especially if they're not in their right mind (drunk or very angry). I remember Dewey once said to just give money or whatever asked indtead of fighting a knife armed robber. In a fight many thing can happen from accidentally slipped on nothing to unintentionally hitting a spot that caused permanent damage.
*video opens with a rap music beats and Ramsey in a backwards hat, shades and chains* Hey its DJ Ramsey reporting from da streets of Shanghai motha effas! *women shouts at Dewey from a distance*" "ramy you better not be cursing down there young man" *Ramsey crosses his arms and huffs yelling back* "but mom! I'm trying to show them how the streets work!" Dj Ramsey's mother " you can do that all day young man but the lords name will not insulted in my house now do your laundry and your homework!"
You should learn how to cook. Then we can call you Chef Ramsey. Here's an idea! Have Gordon Ramsay teach you how to cook, and you can teach him how to fight! You can be Chef Ramsey and he can be Coach Ramsay, and you can show up to eachother's jobs and confuse eachother's coworkers.
@@kain7513 he wont acept cause he does not care about your sickness about attention.. try to attack him in real life and see by yourself if its bullshit or not lol
This thumbnail speaks to my soul. I like your ethic, Ramsey. You're not necessarily an authority figure, more like someone who can authoritatively help out people if they seek it from you. A caveat though: you said you're nobody's master. You're nobody *else's* master, but I think you've demonstrated well enough that you've been the master of your destiny ;). Thanks for your perspective.
"Sometimes too much, sometimes not enough"... Exactly the truth. The ability to discern which is which is vital and require a high level of awareness and self discipline. This is the definition of escalating levels of violence. A part of traditional martial arts lacking in their modern counterparts.
That's a grim take on martial arts Ramsey haha. I got beat up a lot but the thing that helped me the most was positioning myself in ways that the blows wouldn't hurt me. That's the solution martial arts gave me. I didn't let a part of me die. Violence was already part of my routine. Part of me, if you will. Going to the gym just surrounded me with people who understood it better than me (Which helped 10yo me a lot). Realizing that glancing blows didn't really hurt when compared to precise ones changed my life
The last part of your message touched my heart. I grew up on the Houston North Side, under the tutelage of a very violent father. From the youngest age, I learned how to solve problems with violence. How to deal with bullies, and how to handle gang bangers... If I could I would trade any want to be Batman the physical, emotional, and spiritual scars that made me a good brawler for whatever fears or anxieties that make you want to be a tough guy. It's not worth the price I paid, or the demons I still carry. There is always someone bigger stronger or meaner than you
People often forget that if you're preparing for participating in a violent altercation, you've probably ignored a dozen or so other factors to prevent getting to that point.
Situational awareness is so important yet so underrated don't believe be go to worst neighborhoods and find a little old lady why because they know for a fact went they're when safe and when they're not+0000+
I'm glad all great coaches think the same My MuayThai coach says it, similar: "If you want to defend yourself because of bullying, You have to Find Out how to Not get bullied by many other, all in preparation for *but one.* " 🙂 Love that thumbnail
As usual, Coach, you make a great deal of common sense. My personal self-defense style, Avoido, is useless for MMA, true, but works very well for self-defense. It's more about UNlearning automatic responses--like getting angry enough to physically attack someone just because they spoke inciting words to you--"Fightin' Words", as they call them in the Southern United States where I was raised. But I live in Canada now, and am fairly certain that if I hit a man simply for using an Anti-Semitic slur on me, I'd be charged with assault. Walk away if you can; you have nothing to prove. No one really "wins" a street fight.
I'm glad I did Gracie combatives because the whole idea was jiu jitsu in a fight and using it for self defense. One thing my instructors said was "What does it look like to someone from the outside? If all a random passerby saw was you on top and striking someone, it's not going to look like self defense. That's why we wanna do minimal damage to this person."
For a video with a thumbnail this comical, this is one of the most insightful videos I've watched regarding training and self defense. You offered a very unique perspective there at the end which I think a lot more people need to hear. Super good video ramsey
I'll never forget the time I decided to test my "street" striking against a trained boxer. I got clowned and realized how sub par my striking truly was. Best thing to happen in my martial arts journey. Edit: if you truly think mma "wont work in the streets" go to your local gym and spar with someone that's trained and let us know how it goes.
Man, there's some pretty deep and intense stuff in this video. "How much do you want violence." "Are you willing to let a piece of you die." The two core questions you need to answer if your motivation to learn martial arts is self-defense.
For the few schoolyards fights I've been in, I've noticed it can actually end up either similar to a 'consential match' and sometimes not. Usually, if someone starts pounding their chest and trying to intimidate you... use the techniques that you learn for MMA or boxing or whatever... but if they jump you and ambush you.... usually doesn't work if you do not train for clinching. Training your clinch is very helpful for when ppl jump you since they usually try and get very close and hit you or suplex you. From that clinch, learning throws and strikes within the clinch usually helps. This is what I'm saying after I have both done sparring and been jumped. Now the thing that sports combat dudes don't usually think about are groin kicks and eye attacks. Now eye attacks are a whole different story, best bet is don't let them do the strike or if you can't, just close your eyes. For groin kicks, try and make sure you keep your stance not -straight. Always have your stance angled a bit, I personally use around 45 degrees or more which allows you to keep distance between your groin and the opponent and have enough time to defend if they try and attack it. Anyway, that's what I've been doing, feel free to disagree and discuss.
This video is answering my personal life question. I am not a martial artist, but have seen some violence acts at my neighborhood and fantasizing if I have to fight, I eye gouge my opponents. The emotions always high, with internal conflicts. This video could give me some progress in my contemplations. Thank you so much Mr. Ramsey. 🙏🙏🙏
I have to say, the wisdom and rationality of your discourse here and on all your other vids I watched is inspiring, refreshing, admirable and humbling all at the same time. Please continue your work of excellence. I think yours in an important voice to be heard., your words important words to be thought about and shared. Needless to say I wholeheartedly agree with your assessments. I understand perfectly and fully agree with your firm reluctance with the word ''master.'' My own teacher prefered the word ''guide.'' So I will salute you with the title ''coach'' you prefer because you aptly deserve it.
"Da Streetz" are not a war zone, there are rules that you are expected to follow or you end up being the bad guy. The response to violence has to proportionate to the threat in question.
Ramsey, intendedly or not, you grasped an interesting case - a kano paradox. What kano paradox is telling us is that techniques that are in theory not lethal/permanently crippling are more effective than lethal/permanently cripling ones. It's because you can't practice for example an eye poke with you sparring partner because to practice it effectively you would make him blind, ergo you'll never be proficient in using any lethal/permanently crippling technique because you can't practice it. Meanwhile a hook or leg kick could be practiced for hundreds, or even thousands of times not injuring significantly your sparring partner, thus getting overwhelming proficiency in it. It always makes me laugh when I hear some "street fighter guy" trying to explain that "on da streetz" there are no rules, so he can beat up any UFC fighter by just kicking him in the balls and biting his nose or whatever bullshit like that. If he try that, he would get reality checked by kano paradox. And by the way, more or less kano paradox is discussed by Joe Rogan and Bas Rutten in this video: ruclips.net/video/Kd_oBd5DENk/видео.html Hilarious!
Very True. I work with a bunch of guys who think they can use a gun against an unarmed attacker if they just repeat the magic words I was in fear for my life. I laugh & tell them to click their hills & repeat the phrase when standing before a jury or judge. You need to make a T shirt that says Self Defense is a legal term followed by a funny tag line. I can’t believe I’ve never heard that. The most simplistic ideas are always the most genius. Thanks Coach Dewey. I wish I could find a coach like you near me. Maybe it’s all the years you’ve lived in Asia that gives you such a Zen like spirit. You really think about what your saying & drop jewels I keep scrambling to pick up. 🙏🏻
The best thing we can do in a bad situation is not be there....We don't HAVE to be in a dark alley at 2 in the morning if we're not buying drugs, we don't have HAVE to be in dive bar and get into a bar fight, etc, and we should always listen to "Something"....we don't all believe in "The voice of God" but we all believe in "our gut" or "our instincts" or "Something" because we've all had those experiences where "Something" told us not to push an issue with someone, or "Something" told us not to walk down that street today or "Something" told us to get away from someone....we should listen to "Something" because Something is smart, and if we listen to "Something" we will avoid situations of potentially needing self-defense more easily and more often
I don’t know about other people’s title for you but since I’ve started watching your videos, till now, the titles I’d say best describe you are “Enlightened”, “philosophical”. possibly my favorite attribute about you, you are always “consistently honest” and over my many years on this rock, I have a 6th sense for bullshyt and you sir, have none.
Awesome video. This hours so close to home for me. I've been doing juijitsu for years but added Muay Thai a month or so ago. I thought that I was comfortable with violence, but now I see that over only scratched the surface.
Knowing how to fight is the best form of self defense iyou'll stay more calm in a threatening situation, possibly defusing it and if it escalates you'll most likely be able to recognize an attack and have a better chance of defending yourself
Poignant and well articulated as ever. It's a fact we see regularly. Those who are the best at what they do, have often suffered immensely, directly or indirectly, on their path to where they are.
Great video as always. I find this channel so awesome because of the wisdom and the amount of information that we get. Thanks mr. Dewey. And about that point when you mentioned the motivational speaking and you can achieve any thing in life if you put the hardwork, I would love to know your perspective in life about this topic "goals and achieving them" Thanks once again and I always get out there and train 😎✌🏼💪
I usually don’t take street cred advise from guys named Dewey but I’ll make an exception this time. Lmao. Informative video. This is good advice that can help someone survive a violent encounter. I really like the line about there being more rules in the “streets”. If you don’t use the “right” amount of force to stop the threat that’s bad, if don’t see a bad situation before it happens you can’t defend yourself. There are to many variables and awareness and avoidance is the best bet.
if some guy gets up into your face in da streetz, sticks his finger out, puts it in your chest: secure the wrist, break the finger, break the wrist, break the elbow, break the jaw, smash the groin, break the nose, break the knee, break the ribs, restomp the groin, knee-drop the pelvis, hit the head, stomp the head, stomp the back of the head, restomp the groin...
The reflexes to avoid getting hurt by a guy trying to hurt you in the ring in MMA are the same reflexes to avoid getting hurt by a guy trying to hurt you on the street. Any fighting training teaches you how to confront and overpower an opponent. Parkour or track running teaches you how to deal with the opponents you have no chance of overpowering (if you don't learn a combat technique, this is probably all of them). I personally think that if you have to choose *ONE* self defense class and only one, you should learn parkour. But if you can, take a martial arts class too.
I train for violence every single day almost. I run! A lot! I run up in the mountains, I run on the tracks and I even run on da streetz! I trained in boxing for a while as well as some self defence classes but I've never been in a situation where combat would serve me better than running. If someone pulls a knife I'm better off getting out of range than fighting. If someone pulls a gun, I'm dead anyway. Stay safe guys! Run fast and run hard!
Your view of the world is amazing, how did you develop such unique insight and wisdom. I believe much of it is personal experiences. The only reason I have taken up sport fighting is to find more wisdom and enlightenment from it. Am I wrong in doing so, would the price be to high?
Reading your bio on your website. I too, began training because I was bullied, in 1994. I study Kuniba-ha Shito-ryu and a little Kobudo. Your bio is very impressive. I'm not much of a cage fighting fan, but I do like Lyoto Machida and yourself. Stay safe out there, sir.
Here's an analogy: learning a classical language like Latin won't enable you to speak a living language like Spanish. Latin will help you understand individual words and grammatical concepts of Spanish but you won't actually be able to speak or understand Spanish. Latin and Spanish are related but in the end, they're different languages, different codes, different systems. I think the same applies to fighting. Take me for example: I'm only a beginner in the whole "scene". I did a few years of Karate when I was just a teenager but I haven't trained seriously in about twenty years. I still remember a few stances and movements, I remember that you need to move your hips and flex your muscles when striking - but that's about it. I've an idea of what a martial art is but I have zero first-hand experience in a combat sport or in self-defence. I don't know how to take a strike to the head, how to properly grapple or how to fight a guy who's using a knife or a bottle.
All I can say, coach, is that it doesn't sound like anybody is calling you THEIR master. A title like that means you've mastered YOURSELF and most of us have not.
The best reflex to train for a street fight is how to avoid being caught up in one. The 2nd best reflex is how to get out of one if you do get caught. EDIT: Also guns are extremely bad in a street fight as they immediately escalate almost any encounter from "preventable" to "life or death." Not everyone reacts to a gun with surrender, so if you evoke one, you really MUST be ready in your mind to kill. Furthermore, if you evoke a gun, you must maintain intent to kill until the threat has completely retreated. Since you've already signaled intent to kill, you can't simply trust that they don't have a gun and aren't waiting for you to lower your guard to pull it. All of that is BEFORE the law and public opinion complicates things. Like if you view it in the context of getting robbed in a parking lot or something, giving up your wallet is likely to be cheaper and less risky than drawing a gun.
The best self defense for me was my speed, it does not matter if i am out numbered. I'll just run like the flash until they give up. (This is considering i am alone)
One Alternative Perspective to the Phenomenal, accurate points is why are you doin' it? Is it protection of one's self? Are you willing to sacrifice to protect other's lives? Why are you Fighting?
Great respect for your message about there being rules on the street. There's so much that goes into avoiding violence before a confrontation ever starts such as questions like 'am I in immediate danger,' 'are others in immediate danger,' 'can I/we get away,' 'can I/we call for help'. I agree you practically have to train specifically for self defense and especially more so for firearms. Imagine being in a crowded room when someone 15 feet away draws a knife and threatens to kill you. You draw, but adrenaline is making your hands shake at the fear of being killed, killing someone else, and wondering if you've considered all the options. A few degrees to the left or right makes the difference between hitting your attacker or an innocent bystander. Heck, those large calibers I've seen many love to tote would probably go through the attacker and hit someone else. If you subdue someone with a gun, is that someone going to hit anyone if they start firing out of panic while you're trying to take the gun away? Self defense clearly isn't simple, but I think its for these same reasons that people should some basic level of training in these areas. The alternative are these inevitable misconceptions. Drilling avoidance, familiarization with local law, training to make decisions under stress, ambushes, training in measured response; I believe these things will best equip you for... 'da streetz'. Another reeeeeaaaally big means of avoiding violence is to simply stay out of areas prone to it. Do you really need to have a drink at a bikers' bar, or take a leisurely stroll down that dark, graffiti strewn alley? In the end, I wish that people never have face this issue in the first place. But let us be honest that in some places the law doesn't help, or even works against you (speaking from personal experience). If you can be a light by doing good and being patient, showing love and being merciful, you will have a good life whether its short or long. LLAP
When you were talking about the inside leg kick and the groin kick I was reminded of Rico Verhoeven from Glory Kickboxing, who has a weird ability to inside leg kick the BACK leg....he's the only kickboxer I've ever seen do it regularly, or even at all
I have actually used an eye gouge in a self defense scenario, but I also grew up in violent home and was beat up by people much bigger and stronger than me on multiple occasions. I wasn't able to do that because I had spent time in the gym practicing it, but because I had the presence of mind, while a big strong man was choking me inside of a club, to see an opening and exploit it. I had never practiced eye pokes, but I had definitely practiced getting a bigger stronger men to stop choking me and I had already experienced real violence in my childhood. That said, I totally agree, getting abused as a kid is a great way to learn how to take a beating, but it isn't worth it, and if you live your life right, you can very much minimize the chance of something like that happening. I was a bouncer, so I really was putting myself in a position that risked such encounters. Also, trust me, it is very disturbing to know what shoving your finger in another mans eye ball feels like, and you'd much rather just never have to do it.
Great message today Ramsey. I’m sure you’ve helped some people who feel bad about a time they froze up in a violent situation. Hearing a professional fighter say it puts the bigger picture into perspective. Also, a lesson I get from it is that anything you do needs to be practiced regularly. Most activities do not end up with you getting hurt though! One of the Klitschko brothers said in regards to Chess and boxing (really the conversation was about Chessboxing) that in chess everybody plays but no one is an expert. In boxing, everybody is an expert but nobody fights. Have you seen Chessboxing? It’s one of the more curious sports out there.
Ramsey you can practice groin kicks if you are working combos on a heavy bag just adjust the height so that the base of the bag is groin height and itll also be the hardest part of the bag so youll get use to the guy having a cup on or if your attacker really likes you.
Effective self defense isn't necessarily about "neutralizing the threat" but simply about avoiding injury. Effective self defense, therefore, is a result/outcome, not a system because no system can guarantee you that outcome regardless of the circumstance.
0:13 yes guys, stoping calling him master. You should know by now that his title is hater sensei grandmaster chosen one!! 🤣 Great video btw, I love the thumbnail
You probably laughed while editing that thumbnail. xD
Definitely laughed seeing it lol
he been hitting the streetz for so long that he forgot how to laugh
Haaaaa hehehe legit tho
I imagine a small, baritone Ramsey chuckle or two was had.
I laughed more at the all might picture
If only Bruce Wayne's parents took self defense classes. Like, REAL ones.
An Introduction to Self Defense
Chapter 1: Do Not Walk Down Dark Alleyways Late At Night Unarmed While Clearly Being Loaded With Cash
Chapter 2: Carry a gun
@@artygunnar Chapter 3: Get A Good Lawyer
Especially if it's known as "crime alley."
The secret: Alfred killed Bruce's parents.
It makes perfect sense. He knew where they were going and he only killed Thomas and Martha and spared Bruce.
Ye i always struggled with how they could possibly not have personal security.
Bas Rutten's favorite saying is "You don't think I don't know how to poke you in the eyes? I bet I can do it better than you". He's exactly right, and any MMA fighter can do the illegal stuff better than a non MMA fighter because they are better at positioning, distancing, timing, and speed.
And that's all obvious and apparently needed facts of course, street fighters aren't aliens (much less than that, just lesser and confused fighters) and much less all those human and normal and primordial techniques and moves, that will just help the competent and proper fighter (though he/she doesn't need any), add up to his arsenal, bringing stuff that he can normally counter and even just replicate better anyway and shorten the span of the fight considerably.
Just like for the Ramsey vs Wong topic in particular, what no rules and overwhelming situation? The 40 year veteran fighter and coach would just spare himself and the spectators/his viewers the fleeble question on aggravating his injuries by freak stuff (Wong wouldn't touch even his fingers of course) because he would shut down the pretender even faster if he wanted and decided to tap into that, let alone Rutten or GSP or Tony Ferguson and all.
"If you touch my eye, I'm gonna break your neck." is good too
@@jizzrag5411 Yes exactly, and it's not like it's that easy to touch his eyes even if he wasn't holding a Rear Naked Choke on you. People don't realize how hard it is to land even a punch or kick on any part of the body much less pin point a 1 inch target.
When I first started sparring, it was shocking how hard it was to land a punch or kick on any part of someone's body who doesn't want you to. It took practice and hard work to land strikes on people. If you can land a good jab, you have a chance at landing an eye poke. If you can reliably land leg kicks or teeps, you have a good chance of landing a groin kick.
Jon Jones trains for eye gouging during his official matches.
@@daniel-zh9nj6yn6y lol
Rules for Street Fighters:
1. First quarter on the screen gets next
2. No one plays if they got sticky food on their hands
Thank you, Master Sensei Sifu Dailo Dewey, Captain Gentleman Sir
hahahahahah
This man stacked bodies in Street Fighter in the arcade I bet. He knows the arcade code of conduct.
@@bullfrogjay4383 Arcade code of conduct: *d i s c o m b o b u l a t e*
OMG, this brings back memories. I wonder how many under 40 year olds reading this have no clue what this comment means.
@@bullfrogjay4383 lmao
*How to Defend yourself in Da Streetz:*
Step 1. Pretend to get hurt and tell the assailant to call an ambulance.... then pull out your Dim Mak death touch hand and say, "but not for me"
Step 2. Realise that you died somewhere on Step 1
That's Wong
Lmao
STEP 3. DUCK!
Dux ninjutsu is just as effective believe me!
AK-47..
Ahh, the mythical "streetz" where nothing works and everyone is an expert.
T DW yeah man, street fighters are so strong man it’s incredible😫
@@DaCrazyO let's not gloss over those EX-CONS now! they're even STRONGER than street fighters! 'cuz despite having ZERO actual combat training,they just got outta "THE JOINT",man! 😱
@@hostilegraveyard2849 no bro gangter rappers are the toughest and their unbeatable on da streetz G!!!
@@robertredroff2161 oh,snap! MY BAD,dawg! bustin' rhymes & BUSTIN' NUTZ ftw! them beats is dope,yo! they supafly! they PHUNKY PHRESH!
@T DW Try to take a good boxer down and u'll sleep before u touched him
I have been in 0 fights as an adult. I've found most "street fights" can be avoided by simply staying off the streets. Don't hang out in places of mass intoxication like bars, nightclubs, etc. Be aware of your surroundings as much as possible, surround yourself with good people, and above all else just don't be a jerk. Manners seem to go a long way for me. Also, my capacity to ignore jerks helps a lot. I can't control what others do or say, only how I react to it.
P.S. I love that thumbnail so much.
I've found most fights are better won with wit
What if you’re not being a jerk but people see you as a jerk anyway?
Lol you must live in a nice place, my first real fight was at 12 against 2 guys trying to take my phone and split my sh*t wide open
@@mdtisthebest6249 you don't get to decide if you are being a jerk or not, that's up to everybody else
if multiple people on multiple occasions separately arrive at the conclusion that your behavior is not ok you have to consider the possibility that maybe they are right
I second this. Never really been in an altercation as an adult "on the street" that wasn't avoidable. I work at a bar now as a bouncer and it's like stepping into a different world. The probability of violent altercations increases exponentially. Seeing the things I've seen has made me never want to drink or step into a bar again.
"I train for the streets" = I don't actually train and only watch youtube tutorials
Nice kick man
@@user-rg5hz5tm8c I hope, you don't ever forget to restomp dat groin.
Exactly, do you go to the gym and 2-4 guys just start wailing on you from behind, charge you $80.00 a month steal your wallet and say “see you next week!”? Next week rolls around and they meet you at your car and start pounding your head in with a bat screaming about you cutting them off.
That’s not true, I started training boxing at 15 cause I got beat up so much in the street
@@crustyjuggler382 then you're gonna be good at BOXING not "self defense"
These self defence guys really love criticising mma. “If you can kill someone you can also not kill them” - Bas Rutten
Well there was the one Brazilian MMA fighter who was shot on a bus. So....
@@jessmith7324 So what?
@@jessmith7324 well there's also thousands of armed self defense guys getting shot
@@MinZilla Very true. A street situation is never a guarantee no matter what you know
The best self defense skill is knowing when you are in danger ahead of time so you can actually do something, MMA or a gun doesn't use itself.
I think it's a silly argument concern. You don't need to train to kick someone in the balls. If a "self defense instructor " and a Muay Thai guy were in a ball kicking contest. I would go for the Muay Thai guy. Lol
I would pick whoever kicks first
Lolz. Wham Shabo ya for it! I go first! :-D
@@hakachukai it was trap Mauy Guy Thai always wears a steel cup with screws sticking out. *He let's you go and first you hurt your foot and he kicks you in the head*..
But most self defence guys are 150 pounds heavier than mma guys, you got to take that sh*t into account
If Daniel Cormier has proved anything is that you can cross train MMA and eye pokes
Yeah I taught him that. I taught Myohsick as well
Did Cormier just surpass Jon Jones as the new eyepoker meme??
@@SteveSimi there's so much on Cialis that we don't even know where to begin
Jon Jones is a far worse eye poker than DC, don't know why he became the main eye pokes meme.
@@raimiralles
Jon is the teacher, DC was the student.
Thumbnail looks like every social media profile pictures in the 2007-2010's internet era
There's actually this one video of a boxer who got attacked by multiple guys on the streetz in Turkey. He kept creating distance and knocked out quite a few of them. I'm not sure anymore how it really ended, but it looked really impressive. Real smart fighting
"Happy Slap Goes Wrong" was always a classic as well: ruclips.net/video/tUNhNj9Ehf8/видео.html
NB: The girl is shouting at the boxer to stop in Czech.
Most guys don't want to learn self-defense.
They want to be ready to hurt those who insult them.
That's insecurity and no amount of knowing how to fight will fix that.
Funny thing is, that I almost never do the inside leg kick anymore, because I always end up hitting someone in the balls by mistake.
Learn how to aim boii
I don't know if anyone's going to read this, but I just need to write it.
About a decade ago a friend of mine, a brown belt in Aikido, got in problems with the police, after he used his skills in the art to defend himself from a knife attack. I don't remember the details - it was a long time ago - but, IIRC, he saw the shining blade, reacted instinctively and applied a kotegaeshi lock on the attacker's wrist and injured him rather badly. Then there was some talk about pressing charges against my friend, although in the end he got away with it. However keep this in mind - if you beat the feces out of someone and word gets out that you're a trained martial artist, you may end up in trouble - purely legally - because of this. Sadly, a lot of people, including judges and prosecutors, still get their knowledge on martial arts from movies where you see someone like Steven Seagal beating 567 people in one fight scene. Keep this in mind. When you're practicing a martial art, you're not practicing self defense, even if there is some overlapping. Your Aikido instructor is not obliged to disclose to you the legality of bashing someone's head with a wooden sword or applying a dangerous wrist lock on someone who doesn't know how to do a proper breakfall. Your MMA instructor is not obliged to disclose to you the legality of ground and pound in a bar fight. And so on.
Another story. A bar fight, maybe a bit more than a decade ago. I wasn't there, so... An acquaintance of mine with some experience in Jiu-Jitsu or something like that tries pulling guard... and succeeds. He lands, back first, on a broken bottle. You can imagine the result. So... Although any martial art can be applicable to a self defense situation, again, you're not studying self defense. Guard pulling may be a great strategy for winning a BJJ competition and it may even be helpful in a bar fight, but I'm not sure you're supposed to use it, when you don't know what you'll land on or how many people you'll have to deal with... What if you did it successfully and some of your opponent's friends came and stomped your head? And what if you did it successfully, but then your opponent pulled a knife out of his rear orifice and stabbed you with it? Again, it's not the art that's at fault here, it's the way it was used.
Another story. At least a decade and a half ago. I was still in high school, I had no training whatsoever, other than what I'd seen in maybe a hundred martial arts movies. (My classmates used to call me a Shaolin Master because of my interest in this genre.) So... Someone pressed a knife at my throat. I don't even know why, he just did that and started yelling something that I don't even remember at my face. I defended myself by doing exactly the most idiotic thing you could think of - I grabbed the knife by the blade and yanked it out of that moron's hand. He was so startled that he actually let go. Now, obviously, I wouldn't recommend this. I just lucked out and I know that. But... Self defense situations are often unpredictable. You don't know what will happen and what will save you. Maybe kotegaeshi will help you. Maybe pulling guard will help you. Maybe acting like a complete idiot will help you. Or maybe it will not. Or maybe you will freeze, regardless of your training.
Hmm
Yeah bar fight stories never happened
@@Steven-pp3yx If you say so...
Thanks for sharing your story.
I agree that fighting is very chaotic. We never know what the other can do, especially if they're not in their right mind (drunk or very angry). I remember Dewey once said to just give money or whatever asked indtead of fighting a knife armed robber.
In a fight many thing can happen from accidentally slipped on nothing to unintentionally hitting a spot that caused permanent damage.
*video opens with a rap music beats and Ramsey in a backwards hat, shades and chains*
Hey its DJ Ramsey reporting from da streets of Shanghai motha effas!
*women shouts at Dewey from a distance*" "ramy you better not be cursing down there young man"
*Ramsey crosses his arms and huffs yelling back* "but mom! I'm trying to show them how the streets work!"
Dj Ramsey's mother " you can do that all day young man but the lords name will not insulted in my house now do your laundry and your homework!"
Hahahahaha!!!
"Self defence is GET A LAWYER". Perfect
You should learn how to cook. Then we can call you Chef Ramsey.
Here's an idea! Have Gordon Ramsay teach you how to cook, and you can teach him how to fight! You can be Chef Ramsey and he can be Coach Ramsay, and you can show up to eachother's jobs and confuse eachother's coworkers.
Upvoting this for the coach to see~!!!
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That thumbnail is glorious, Master Ramsey
4:48 "Master Wong, is wrong", Ramsey spitting some rhymes 😎
Right
@@masterwrong4933 HE'S HERE
@@kain7513 he wont acept cause he does not care about your sickness about attention.. try to attack him in real life and see by yourself if its bullshit or not lol
@@masterwrong4933 BIG PROBLEM ;)
This thumbnail speaks to my soul. I like your ethic, Ramsey. You're not necessarily an authority figure, more like someone who can authoritatively help out people if they seek it from you. A caveat though: you said you're nobody's master. You're nobody *else's* master, but I think you've demonstrated well enough that you've been the master of your destiny ;). Thanks for your perspective.
"Sometimes too much, sometimes not enough"... Exactly the truth. The ability to discern which is which is vital and require a high level of awareness and self discipline. This is the definition of escalating levels of violence. A part of traditional martial arts lacking in their modern counterparts.
That's a grim take on martial arts Ramsey haha. I got beat up a lot but the thing that helped me the most was positioning myself in ways that the blows wouldn't hurt me.
That's the solution martial arts gave me. I didn't let a part of me die. Violence was already part of my routine. Part of me, if you will.
Going to the gym just surrounded me with people who understood it better than me (Which helped 10yo me a lot).
Realizing that glancing blows didn't really hurt when compared to precise ones changed my life
The last part of your message touched my heart. I grew up on the Houston North Side, under the tutelage of a very violent father.
From the youngest age, I learned how to solve problems with violence. How to deal with bullies, and how to handle gang bangers...
If I could I would trade any want to be Batman the physical, emotional, and spiritual scars that made me a good brawler for whatever fears or anxieties that make you want to be a tough guy.
It's not worth the price I paid, or the demons I still carry. There is always someone bigger stronger or meaner than you
I’m from Houston’s north side and knew some these gang bangers most never amounted to much
Brilliant video Ramsey. Thank God there are still some voices of reason such as yours
People often forget that if you're preparing for participating in a violent altercation, you've probably ignored a dozen or so other factors to prevent getting to that point.
Situational awareness is so important yet so underrated don't believe be go to worst neighborhoods and find a little old lady why because they know for a fact went they're when safe and when they're not+0000+
I'm glad all great coaches think the same My MuayThai coach says it, similar:
"If you want to defend yourself because of bullying,
You have to Find Out how to Not get bullied by many other,
all in preparation for *but one.* "
🙂 Love that thumbnail
As usual, Coach, you make a great deal of common sense. My personal self-defense style, Avoido, is useless for MMA, true, but works very well for self-defense. It's more about UNlearning automatic responses--like getting angry enough to physically attack someone just because they spoke inciting words to you--"Fightin' Words", as they call them in the Southern United States where I was raised. But I live in Canada now, and am fairly certain that if I hit a man simply for using an Anti-Semitic slur on me, I'd be charged with assault. Walk away if you can; you have nothing to prove. No one really "wins" a street fight.
Hit them if they threaten you.
Thank you coach Ramsey. I learn a lot of self defense today from you. What you explain is real and the truth.
That’s the best thumbnail I’ve ever seen.
Coach! You give better advice than many masters in life and otherwise. You are a blessing for sure to those who watch and share. God Bless Coach.
“I am the danger! I’m the one who knocks!” I couldn’t help but think of breaking bad when you mentioned being the danger.
Here’s me being a hipster: my fighter nickname was “The Danger”, way before Breaking Bad was a thing.
Even Master Wong frequently references rules of the streets, such as getting divorced once your face gets jacked up.
I'm glad I did Gracie combatives because the whole idea was jiu jitsu in a fight and using it for self defense. One thing my instructors said was "What does it look like to someone from the outside? If all a random passerby saw was you on top and striking someone, it's not going to look like self defense. That's why we wanna do minimal damage to this person."
For a video with a thumbnail this comical, this is one of the most insightful videos I've watched regarding training and self defense. You offered a very unique perspective there at the end which I think a lot more people need to hear. Super good video ramsey
I'll never forget the time I decided to test my "street" striking against a trained boxer. I got clowned and realized how sub par my striking truly was. Best thing to happen in my martial arts journey.
Edit: if you truly think mma "wont work in the streets" go to your local gym and spar with someone that's trained and let us know how it goes.
So many truths . I have experienced most of what the Coach has said here .Spot on.
Man, there's some pretty deep and intense stuff in this video. "How much do you want violence." "Are you willing to let a piece of you die." The two core questions you need to answer if your motivation to learn martial arts is self-defense.
For the few schoolyards fights I've been in, I've noticed it can actually end up either similar to a 'consential match' and sometimes not. Usually, if someone starts pounding their chest and trying to intimidate you... use the techniques that you learn for MMA or boxing or whatever... but if they jump you and ambush you.... usually doesn't work if you do not train for clinching. Training your clinch is very helpful for when ppl jump you since they usually try and get very close and hit you or suplex you. From that clinch, learning throws and strikes within the clinch usually helps. This is what I'm saying after I have both done sparring and been jumped.
Now the thing that sports combat dudes don't usually think about are groin kicks and eye attacks. Now eye attacks are a whole different story, best bet is don't let them do the strike or if you can't, just close your eyes. For groin kicks, try and make sure you keep your stance not -straight. Always have your stance angled a bit, I personally use around 45 degrees or more which allows you to keep distance between your groin and the opponent and have enough time to defend if they try and attack it.
Anyway, that's what I've been doing, feel free to disagree and discuss.
"... be the one who instigates the aggravated assault..."
lol how true! Hence, Connor McGregor...
This video is answering my personal life question. I am not a martial artist, but have seen some violence acts at my neighborhood and fantasizing if I have to fight, I eye gouge my opponents. The emotions always high, with internal conflicts.
This video could give me some progress in my contemplations.
Thank you so much Mr. Ramsey.
🙏🙏🙏
Thanks for the video Sensei Dewey 🙏🙏
I have to say, the wisdom and rationality of your discourse here and on all your other vids I watched is inspiring, refreshing, admirable and humbling all at the same time. Please continue your work of excellence. I think yours in an important voice to be heard., your words important words to be thought about and shared.
Needless to say I wholeheartedly agree with your assessments.
I understand perfectly and fully agree with your firm reluctance with the word ''master.'' My own teacher prefered the word ''guide.'' So I will salute you with the title ''coach'' you prefer because you aptly deserve it.
Thank you for the wisdom, Master Coach. 🙇
"Da Streetz" are not a war zone, there are rules that you are expected to follow or you end up being the bad guy. The response to violence has to proportionate to the threat in question.
Ramsey, intendedly or not, you grasped an interesting case - a kano paradox. What kano paradox is telling us is that techniques that are in theory not lethal/permanently crippling are more effective than lethal/permanently cripling ones. It's because you can't practice for example an eye poke with you sparring partner because to practice it effectively you would make him blind, ergo you'll never be proficient in using any lethal/permanently crippling technique because you can't practice it. Meanwhile a hook or leg kick could be practiced for hundreds, or even thousands of times not injuring significantly your sparring partner, thus getting overwhelming proficiency in it.
It always makes me laugh when I hear some "street fighter guy" trying to explain that "on da streetz" there are no rules, so he can beat up any UFC fighter by just kicking him in the balls and biting his nose or whatever bullshit like that. If he try that, he would get reality checked by kano paradox. And by the way, more or less kano paradox is discussed by Joe Rogan and Bas Rutten in this video:
ruclips.net/video/Kd_oBd5DENk/видео.html
Hilarious!
Self defense is a legal term. That’s genius. I’ve never heard that before in the martial arts community
Martial arts communities are often made of up fear mongering salesmen who know very little about the law, and even less about martial arts.
Very True. I work with a bunch of guys who think they can use a gun against an unarmed attacker if they just repeat the magic words I was in fear for my life. I laugh & tell them to click their hills & repeat the phrase when standing before a jury or judge. You need to make a T shirt that says Self Defense is a legal term followed by a funny tag line. I can’t believe I’ve never heard that. The most simplistic ideas are always the most genius. Thanks Coach Dewey. I wish I could find a coach like you near me. Maybe it’s all the years you’ve lived in Asia that gives you such a Zen like spirit. You really think about what your saying & drop jewels I keep scrambling to pick up. 🙏🏻
The best thing we can do in a bad situation is not be there....We don't HAVE to be in a dark alley at 2 in the morning if we're not buying drugs, we don't have HAVE to be in dive bar and get into a bar fight, etc, and we should always listen to "Something"....we don't all believe in "The voice of God" but we all believe in "our gut" or "our instincts" or "Something" because we've all had those experiences where "Something" told us not to push an issue with someone, or "Something" told us not to walk down that street today or "Something" told us to get away from someone....we should listen to "Something" because Something is smart, and if we listen to "Something" we will avoid situations of potentially needing self-defense more easily and more often
I don’t know about other people’s title for you but since I’ve started watching your videos, till now, the titles I’d say best describe you are “Enlightened”, “philosophical”. possibly my favorite attribute about you, you are always “consistently honest” and over my many years on this rock, I have a 6th sense for bullshyt and you sir, have none.
Awesome video. This hours so close to home for me. I've been doing juijitsu for years but added Muay Thai a month or so ago. I thought that I was comfortable with violence, but now I see that over only scratched the surface.
Won me over at "don't call me Master". I feel the same, it's weird.
7:33 " you're going to freeze" yeah, the more stress the faster your conscious mind checks out
"lets go back to that groin kick" not gonna lie i was expecting a clip for some reason lol
From now on you will always be known as Master
Knowing how to fight is the best form of self defense
iyou'll stay more calm in a threatening situation, possibly defusing it
and if it escalates you'll most likely be able to recognize an attack and have a better chance of defending yourself
"Master Wong is Wrong" would make for a killer T-Shirt
Damn brah that went deep. Shout out Ramsey Dewey for spitting out tha good words, like an og freestyler
Poignant and well articulated as ever. It's a fact we see regularly. Those who are the best at what they do, have often suffered immensely, directly or indirectly, on their path to where they are.
I wanted to say just that I like your new addition of meme -like video captures
Great video as always. I find this channel so awesome because of the wisdom and the amount of information that we get.
Thanks mr. Dewey. And about that point when you mentioned the motivational speaking and you can achieve any thing in life if you put the hardwork, I would love to know your perspective in life about this topic "goals and achieving them"
Thanks once again and I always get out there and train 😎✌🏼💪
I usually don’t take street cred advise from guys named Dewey but I’ll make an exception this time. Lmao.
Informative video. This is good advice that can help someone survive a violent encounter. I really like the line about there being more rules in the “streets”.
If you don’t use the “right” amount of force to stop the threat that’s bad, if don’t see a bad situation before it happens you can’t defend yourself. There are to many variables and awareness and avoidance is the best bet.
if some guy gets up into your face in da streetz, sticks his finger out, puts it in your chest: secure the wrist, break the finger, break the wrist, break the elbow, break the jaw, smash the groin, break the nose, break the knee, break the ribs, restomp the groin, knee-drop the pelvis, hit the head, stomp the head, stomp the back of the head, restomp the groin...
Thank you Master Ramsey.
The reflexes to avoid getting hurt by a guy trying to hurt you in the ring in MMA are the same reflexes to avoid getting hurt by a guy trying to hurt you on the street.
Any fighting training teaches you how to confront and overpower an opponent.
Parkour or track running teaches you how to deal with the opponents you have no chance of overpowering (if you don't learn a combat technique, this is probably all of them).
I personally think that if you have to choose *ONE* self defense class and only one, you should learn parkour. But if you can, take a martial arts class too.
I love that you are a MMA expert and tell it how it is.
Hyper-vigilant state is what occurs unless you have experienced real violence.
I train for violence every single day almost. I run! A lot! I run up in the mountains, I run on the tracks and I even run on da streetz! I trained in boxing for a while as well as some self defence classes but I've never been in a situation where combat would serve me better than running. If someone pulls a knife I'm better off getting out of range than fighting. If someone pulls a gun, I'm dead anyway. Stay safe guys! Run fast and run hard!
Your view of the world is amazing, how did you develop such unique insight and wisdom. I believe much of it is personal experiences. The only reason I have taken up sport fighting is to find more wisdom and enlightenment from it. Am I wrong in doing so, would the price be to high?
The price of ambition too high is self-destruction.
Reading your bio on your website. I too, began training because I was bullied, in 1994. I study Kuniba-ha Shito-ryu and a little Kobudo.
Your bio is very impressive. I'm not much of a cage fighting fan, but I do like Lyoto Machida and yourself. Stay safe out there, sir.
Probably the hardest distinction to make. Good evaluation of the possibilities and complications.
You've outdone yourself with this thumbnail coach!
epic thumbnail
I pray regularly to use the right amount and kind of force on the streets if I need it.
His pauses are masterful. The timing, the tone the expressions, giving the viewera brief moment to really marinate on the point being made.
“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth”
~Tyson
Here's an analogy: learning a classical language like Latin won't enable you to speak a living language like Spanish. Latin will help you understand individual words and grammatical concepts of Spanish but you won't actually be able to speak or understand Spanish. Latin and Spanish are related but in the end, they're different languages, different codes, different systems.
I think the same applies to fighting. Take me for example: I'm only a beginner in the whole "scene". I did a few years of Karate when I was just a teenager but I haven't trained seriously in about twenty years. I still remember a few stances and movements, I remember that you need to move your hips and flex your muscles when striking - but that's about it. I've an idea of what a martial art is but I have zero first-hand experience in a combat sport or in self-defence. I don't know how to take a strike to the head, how to properly grapple or how to fight a guy who's using a knife or a bottle.
No one knows how to properly fight a guy with a knife. Empty hands against a blade is a losing battle.
thank you for talking about how important it is to train with your firearm. If you don't do that, it is just a false sense of security.
At first I thought you were asked a stupid question but after listening to you I see I overlooked alot. Thank you for the wisdom
Thank you Coach Master Ramsey
Thank you, Master Dewey! :-D
Seriously though, that was a great realignment of perspectives. Thanks!
All I can say, coach, is that it doesn't sound like anybody is calling you THEIR master. A title like that means you've mastered YOURSELF and most of us have not.
The best reflex to train for a street fight is how to avoid being caught up in one. The 2nd best reflex is how to get out of one if you do get caught.
EDIT: Also guns are extremely bad in a street fight as they immediately escalate almost any encounter from "preventable" to "life or death." Not everyone reacts to a gun with surrender, so if you evoke one, you really MUST be ready in your mind to kill. Furthermore, if you evoke a gun, you must maintain intent to kill until the threat has completely retreated. Since you've already signaled intent to kill, you can't simply trust that they don't have a gun and aren't waiting for you to lower your guard to pull it. All of that is BEFORE the law and public opinion complicates things.
Like if you view it in the context of getting robbed in a parking lot or something, giving up your wallet is likely to be cheaper and less risky than drawing a gun.
The best self defense for me was my speed, it does not matter if i am out numbered. I'll just run like the flash until they give up. (This is considering i am alone)
If you don't have to fight, your self-defense is working perfectly. Violence is the last resort in trying to keep yourself alive and safe.
It does work if your a fast runner. Remember when I was 8 these older kids tried to hurt me I outran every single one of them.
I used to tell everyone the best self defense is running shoes and cardio.
One Alternative Perspective to the Phenomenal, accurate points is why are you doin' it? Is it protection of one's self? Are you willing to sacrifice to protect other's lives? Why are you Fighting?
Oh, man. HAHAHAHA. Thank you so much for the amazingly hilarious thumbnail for this video. You just made my week with that.
He is not a master, because in tha streetz the only master is life
Jiu-jitsu for MMA is also taught for self defense. And if done properly, you can gauge your violence as needed to stop the person.
Great respect for your message about there being rules on the street. There's so much that goes into avoiding violence before a confrontation ever starts such as questions like 'am I in immediate danger,' 'are others in immediate danger,' 'can I/we get away,' 'can I/we call for help'. I agree you practically have to train specifically for self defense and especially more so for firearms. Imagine being in a crowded room when someone 15 feet away draws a knife and threatens to kill you. You draw, but adrenaline is making your hands shake at the fear of being killed, killing someone else, and wondering if you've considered all the options. A few degrees to the left or right makes the difference between hitting your attacker or an innocent bystander. Heck, those large calibers I've seen many love to tote would probably go through the attacker and hit someone else. If you subdue someone with a gun, is that someone going to hit anyone if they start firing out of panic while you're trying to take the gun away?
Self defense clearly isn't simple, but I think its for these same reasons that people should some basic level of training in these areas. The alternative are these inevitable misconceptions. Drilling avoidance, familiarization with local law, training to make decisions under stress, ambushes, training in measured response; I believe these things will best equip you for... 'da streetz'. Another reeeeeaaaally big means of avoiding violence is to simply stay out of areas prone to it. Do you really need to have a drink at a bikers' bar, or take a leisurely stroll down that dark, graffiti strewn alley?
In the end, I wish that people never have face this issue in the first place. But let us be honest that in some places the law doesn't help, or even works against you (speaking from personal experience). If you can be a light by doing good and being patient, showing love and being merciful, you will have a good life whether its short or long. LLAP
When you were talking about the inside leg kick and the groin kick I was reminded of Rico Verhoeven from Glory Kickboxing, who has a weird ability to inside leg kick the BACK leg....he's the only kickboxer I've ever seen do it regularly, or even at all
I have actually used an eye gouge in a self defense scenario, but I also grew up in violent home and was beat up by people much bigger and stronger than me on multiple occasions. I wasn't able to do that because I had spent time in the gym practicing it, but because I had the presence of mind, while a big strong man was choking me inside of a club, to see an opening and exploit it. I had never practiced eye pokes, but I had definitely practiced getting a bigger stronger men to stop choking me and I had already experienced real violence in my childhood. That said, I totally agree, getting abused as a kid is a great way to learn how to take a beating, but it isn't worth it, and if you live your life right, you can very much minimize the chance of something like that happening. I was a bouncer, so I really was putting myself in a position that risked such encounters. Also, trust me, it is very disturbing to know what shoving your finger in another mans eye ball feels like, and you'd much rather just never have to do it.
I’ve eye poked before and I can confirm this, I have occasional nightmares of the feeling
"I'm nobody's master..." Best response any martial artist should give.
Hey Ramsey do you have a source for the music mix you use of Master Wong's "for da streetz" ?
It cracks me up everytime you pull it off.
Great message today Ramsey. I’m sure you’ve helped some people who feel bad about a time they froze up in a violent situation. Hearing a professional fighter say it puts the bigger picture into perspective. Also, a lesson I get from it is that anything you do needs to be practiced regularly. Most activities do not end up with you getting hurt though! One of the Klitschko brothers said in regards to Chess and boxing (really the conversation was about Chessboxing) that in chess everybody plays but no one is an expert. In boxing, everybody is an expert but nobody fights. Have you seen Chessboxing? It’s one of the more curious sports out there.
Secret to the streetz become a eunuch
Thank you master Dewey
Ramsey you can practice groin kicks if you are working combos on a heavy bag just adjust the height so that the base of the bag is groin height and itll also be the hardest part of the bag so youll get use to the guy having a cup on or if your attacker really likes you.
Oh snap its Thug Ramsey and the Dewey crew coming to take your gym for da streetz!
Effective self defense isn't necessarily about "neutralizing the threat" but simply about avoiding injury. Effective self defense, therefore, is a result/outcome, not a system because no system can guarantee you that outcome regardless of the circumstance.
0:13 yes guys, stoping calling him master. You should know by now that his title is hater sensei grandmaster chosen one!! 🤣
Great video btw, I love the thumbnail