1 REASON YOU Will ALWAYS SUCK in Self Defence
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- Are you only as good as the way you train for self defence? It doesn't matter how good your self defence technique is, you will FAIL without this approach in your training regardless of how good you are at martial arts. Credit to @Kalahsystem @McDojoLife @TotallyPointlessTV @c1n2h3a go check their channels out.
1 REASON YOU Will ALWAYS SUCK in Self Defence... FIX this NOW!!!
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A lot of the "self defence" trainings will work great when the attacker complies with your moves.
The “aggressor” has to comply during training or he/she can get hurt.
Never heard of an aggressor " complying " with a victims request
@@manborg84 the uke gets upset when you throat strike them before you throw them.. when I'm the uke I comply so my limbs stay intact, real life situations are different.. best to distract the victim.. uhhh.. i mean aggressor first...
What Mark said about looking people in the eye is right on the money. Fighting isn’t just limited to physical movement it’s also a mental skill. You have to adopt an eccentric mindset which may even the odds in your favour.
Eye contact is a powerful form of communication, the most obvious and it’s seminal in that your body language shifts due to what you are looking at and how you feel in that present moment. In effect when someone looks at you, it dictates how you react to them. I would seriously recommend people look their potential attacker dead in the eye with intent and focus. No one likes to be examined, glared at etc.
It’s a psychological prerequisite that can make or break a situation.
The amount of times I’ve been involved in arguments, potential fights with others knowing full well they could have me but my eye contact instantly shuts them down, because I use intent, focus and energy into what who I’m looking at.
An example: I once went to a club with my girlfriend, we left but she waited outside as i dashed to the loo, when I returned there was ten, TEN guys surrounding her, hugging her, trying to seduce her.
The leader of the pack even had his arms around her I took one look at him and all of them FLED!
If they wanted to, they could have threatened me, surrounded me, nope, I gave them that terminator look 👀 and they not only apologised for talking to my women but they were prettified. Ten big, tall guys and here’s skinny ol me but the look on my face said it all. Even my girlfriend was impressed and surprised how I was able to deter them. My friends say it’s because Im black but I don’t think so.
Anyways you have to learn to act or at least take a problem seriously. Use eye contact, body language as a warning tactic before your forced to engage. Good luck.
I think the best self-defense is to strike first and strike hard to avoid it from escalating out of control, other than that is to run away really fast.
In the first clip, the big guy started off well. Getting her in the "right" mindset. But then, he took the "foot off the gas" if you will, when he seemingly relaxed after she fought back. In a real scenario, your attacker will escalate the violence, once you fight back. The biggest problem I see with these self defense classes. Is that they always end up making the attacker compliant to your moves. In a real attack scenario, your attacker will be many things. Compliant isn't one of them.
Exactly. The first video clip is a stupid fantasy. Dangerous, even.
Yes the reality is that when you fight back, your opponent is going to become more enraged, unless they are highly trained. You make a great point.
i get it, if Karen is not violent enough against Donut Joe, there, she'll only piss him off. but if the attacker is not in it for their life and is just trying to assert dominance or horse around (let's call that "bullying" 🤣) but the victim shows a ferocity equal to cats trying for their life not to get into the bath tub, then yeah, i can see a big dude backing off after experiencing some shrieker shit. now on the other hand, if professionals are involved, like fuckin sicarios out to get housewife Karen (can barely type this, lmao 🤣)... yeah... bye bye Karen and her afternoon self defense class. i know i used a bit too much color but you get the picture. depends what you train for. law enforcement and paramilitary should always train with 100% violence of action. Karen, can get a pass, sometimes, don't you agree? I am assuming that is a class for everybody who pays... the "sensei/renshi/kyoshi/hanshi/sifu/whatfuckingever" has to make a living somehow ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
It's the infinite paradox of sparring. You're supposed to train realistically, but you never actually know unless someone tries to take you out. When I used to train people would hit you hard enough to hear the bells ring. But I guess this is often not socially acceptable, certainly when it concerns female self defense. I reckon for women the only way to figure it out is through actual competition leading to ko or submission.
@@84NZ41 that's the big problem, right? There just simply aren't enough serious people in the world to fill up classes and keep the lights on. Too many casuals that THINK they want to learn self-defense or a martial art, but drop immediately when they are exposed to a stress like realistic drilling or sparring. Like you said, the instructor has to make a living and is forced to water it down for the masses to retain clientele. It's a hard situation.
I grew up in a neighborhood with a growing gang problem. My friends and I each trained in a different martial arts and then we cross trained each other using likely scenarios. We quickly eliminated techniques that wouldn't work in real situations. One of our group was jumped by five guys. They fractured an arm with a baseball bat, which he didn't know until later. He put three of them in the hospital. The other two ran off. I would say we trained well.
Well done man
Five against one & at least one of the five had a baseball bat as well. Three of the five ended up in the hospital & the other two ran off. Did they attack your friend one at a time? I'm not calling Bullshit however I can definitely smell it in the air.
And then everyone clapped
i know it has been awhile but how many were in the group that got jumped?
ACHOO. Sorry I'm allergic to possible bullshit
The phrase "can't learn to swim without getting in the water" comes to mind.... LOVE THE VIDEO... and YES- this is good.
Wow, I’m honoured to be on the channel!! Keep up the great work guys and thanks for tagging me 👌
You're welcome Sir. Love your work too. Wish you future success. 🙏
I love both your guys channels. Keep up the fantastic work you guys do🤜
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That women's self defense session was quite memorable. At the first watch, it made my blood boil. Able to have a good laugh this time.
@@QuantumPyrite_88.9 Have you watched that channel?.So damn funny!
I completely agree that there should also be “trauma” in training. I have witnessed first hand people who have trained in martial arts for years freeze in a real life situation.
"I said emotional content, not anger."-Bruce Lee
I am a small guy and have always looked for ways to learn for self defense my whole life. here are my conclusion. 1.athleticism is super important ( strength, speed, reaction...ect), so go and get involved in some sports for fun ( its good for everything in your life) 2. only learn something that you can train everyday for it to be effective. 3. a good pepper spray is a must. 4. situational awareness is super important. Thats it! everything else is all bullshit unless you are willing to train fulltime and have a good size and good physical condition.
It´s not the size of the dog in a fight, but the size of a fight in a dog
Bruce Lee warned about these fake trainings 40 years ago. Apparently not many people listened, not even martial arts practitioners sadly.
@@Kmasse8 I wish what you say was true but in reality is size does matter and criminals normally have more experience on the street, plus they prey on easy targets, meaning they must be much bigger or out-number a victim or they wouldn't do it.
@@QuantumPyrite_88.9 you are only 1/2 right. sure, athletics who are not trained specifically in fighting would have a hard time fighting someone who has had experience in fighting, but because of their ability to react and move fast plus strength. I bet you they can avoid being hurt or would handle themselves much better than most of normal folk. After all fighting in general requires athleticism just like in any sport.
@@namnguyen1969 size is just a size is like outer shell reality is more simple and practical it's the inner strength . You can't see strength you feel it when get in contact with somebody they may not put you down u but one will have a harder time wrestling them
I absolutely agree with the eye contact point. Some years ago I was sent to an Open University summer school in a dodgy area of Manchester. I was walking back to the campus on a wide city street when I saw that someone on the other side of the road had seen me and started to cross the road at an angle that would mean we would meet. Alarm bells rang! I kept my walking rythm the same but shortened my stride, so for the same number of steps I was covering half the distance and he arrived on the pavement some yards ahead of me. I watched him all the way. Eventually he said he wanted to see what was on my tee shirt. Yeah right! You do that don't you? Anyway, I am convinced that because I was aware of him and he knew it, the potential danger was averted.
This was before I had taken up any martial art. After my graduating with my degree I took up Wing Chun under Sifu Shaun Rawcliffe and I have been one of his students for 20 years now. In the class we do simulated street defence, where it is outside of the classroom, the ground isn't smooth and even, it is poorly lit and the scenarios can be 2,3,4 or even 5 on one. They may attack or they may not, just like in real life. You can't just eye gouge anyone who looks dodgy, you have to respond to what happens.
I'm not reading that lol
I understand your point that we need to train our women with realistic scenarios. At the same time, you won’t get many women, especially the ones who need it, to train with such aggression. There needs to be a balance. I’ve been attacked before so I know how useless martial arts is. Also, I’ve left most schools because they were too aggressive and it triggered my ptsd. Thai aggressive Krav Maga system just doesn’t work. I do agree that we need mental and emotional training first. Most women who are attacked are disempowered. So getting them to be confident is first priority. And when we smile and enjoy it, we learn better and faster. So once again, I do believe we need balance.
As someone who has been an instructor and taught self defense to women, this has been my experience as well. Men are more likely to pay to go through something like that in order to come out with the most "bad ass" fighting skills. Women don't do well being yelled at, even when they understand that it is "all an act" and will many times drop out of classes if they find that the instructors are too aggressive.
@@GenXSpiritWarrior you obviously know a lot of weak women. Maybe I should introduce you to my mother, sister and girlfriend. There are three humans on this planet I fear more then them and I’ve fought all three of them.
Not all women are weak. That’s a stupid stereotype perception to have. You obviously don’t know a lot of strong people who can handle themselves, female or not.
You said the key phrase, "The mindset" mastering that is key. people will do anything to put the hurt on you
Being an older woman, I'd sign up for the tough one in a heartbeat. No playing around.
Much respect to you.
What Mark said about looking people in the eye is right on the money. Fighting isn’t just limited to physical movement it’s also a mental skill. You have to adopt an eccentric mindset which may even the odds in your favour.
Eye contact is a powerful form of communication, the most obvious and it’s seminal in that your body language shifts due to what you are looking at and how you feel in that present moment. In effect when someone looks at you, it dictates how you react to them. I would seriously recommend people look their potential attacker dead in the eye with intent and focus. No one likes to be examined, glared at etc.
It’s a psychological prerequisite that can make or break a situation.
The amount of times I’ve been involved in arguments, potential fights with others knowing full well they could have me but my eye contact instantly shuts them down, because I use intent, focus and energy into what who I’m looking at.
An example: I once went to a club with my girlfriend, we left but she waited outside as i dashed to the loo, when I returned there was ten, TEN guys surrounding her, hugging her, trying to seduce her.
The leader of the pack even had his arms around her I took one look at him and all of them FLED!
If they wanted to, they could have threatened me, surrounded me, nope, I gave them that terminator look 👀 and they not only apologised for talking to my women but they were prettified. Ten big, tall guys and here’s skinny ol me but the look on my face said it all. Even my girlfriend was impressed and surprised how I was able to deter them. My friends say it’s because Im black but I don’t think so.
Anyways you have to learn to act or at least take a problem seriously. Use eye contact, body language as a warning tactic before your forced to engage. Good luck.
Good video! You have to be comfortable being uncomfortable - if your first time being punched hard/grabbed/taken down is in the street you're screwed
I agree with every word, I started wing Chun training but I left after 2 months, not because of the techniques that I was learning but I felt that I wouldn't be able to use it because I was not in the right mindset at the time. That killer instinct was not being taught, that emotional aspect of it was not there.
What did you decide to train in instead, assuming you wanted to.
Now that you're aware of emotional content, simply add to your training, no matter the system/style. Introduce it to the instructor & training partners too!
And we really that you're not practicing the right martial arts. Wing Chun is one of the worst martial arts in the world.
Most martial arts do not fight enough for fear of running off there customers. But you have to fight to learn how to fight. Distance and timing.
Train in muay thai and jiu-jitsu then you will become a complete fighter
I was teaching a class where we were showing techniques how to break a grip and a girl asked me why I was gripping her wrist so tightly. She didn't understand that someone on a street wouldn't be trying to be gentle with her.
You know, I never went this deeply in the training I've done with my students. We've done maybe a quarter of this type of training. I think after viewing this insightful video I'll make those adjustments.
At 4:27 in the video, I'm appalled. As a 5th Dan Hapkido practitioner with 35 years experience it is irresponsible and incompetent to teach beginners wrist locks as part of a "practical self-defense" course. I believe that wrist locks have their place after years of practice they have a 50% failure rate among the experts and a 99.999% failure rate otherwise. You use them when you know what you are doing only. This instructor (seems can barely do one herself), is teaching a beginner a wrist lock for self-defense is almost criminal.
Agreed 100% As police officer wristlocks sometimes come in useful but not if the person's behavior escalates further. Passive aggressive people can be controlled with wrist locks. Only if you are trained in their use.
Self defense...not a chance.
Teach and practice what works. People are not going to do a graduation in self defence and are never going to be ever ready to fight back when jumped. One has to be really paranoid to expect and attack . But when it does learn to protect vital point and break out of holds and damage a pivotal joint and escape. Yea been jumped learned karate useless. But judo is what works
@@robertarnold7187 agreed. Law enforcement here also. People also forget that the fine motor skills go out the window when shit hits the fan. Trying to grab and do a fancy wrist lock is just not realistic, where as gross motor skills like a body lock takedown or tackle become much more realistic.
As with any lock, its really hard to lock a wrist, shoulder, arm etc in a fight at high speed, mainly because a good and proper lock is really a precision thing to do, couple of milimeters off and its useless, i am always struggling in my trainings with the locks, maybe its experience, but in a real fight i think its really hard.
@@fullmerfitmindandbody agreed absolutely. Judo gets a bum wrap but what people who dismiss it don't realize is that judo can save your life..especially when trying to get loose or get away from situation, even if it can create space long enough for you to use other tools, which in our case could be on our belt. To the same extent, pressure point knowledge is a must. Whether for applying pressure or strikes. It's easy to know when you are on target with them. Those are another story though I guess.:) stay safe!
I took a model mugging course for men so that I could experience fight or flight stress. Have a video on it. I learned some things. One thing I learned is that gross motor defense techniques, high margin of error moves work best in a real situation. Forget anything fancy. Your coordination is going to be off in real situation so learn a few gross motor techniques, simple moves really well targeting soft areas.
👍...leave the fancy stuff to Hollywood movies...
He's right...I;m lucky to be blessed with very quick reflexes, defensive awareness, KO Punching and kicking power in the ring, but felt more "street complete" when I trained full-contact with a SEAL for 10 years lots of weapons drills and grappling , and it's served me well in a street fight quite a few times .....(I live in a rowdy small town) Those no-contact drills are useless,..them folk are wasting their money. The training in the opening minute is the way to go.I love this channel..to the host, keep up the great work!
Self defence is NOT SPORT......
THE FIGHT FOR YOUR LIFE HAS NO RULES AND IS NOT A GAME THE DEFENDER HAS TO GIVE THEMSELVES PERMISSION TO DO ANYTHING NECCASSARY!
@Matt THX 9n .
What Mark said about looking people in the eye is right on the money. Fighting isn’t just limited to physical movement it’s also a mental skill. You have to adopt an eccentric mindset which may even the odds in your favour.
Eye contact is a powerful form of communication, the most obvious and it’s seminal in that your body language shifts due to what you are looking at and how you feel in that present moment. In effect when someone looks at you, it dictates how you react to them. I would seriously recommend people look their potential attacker dead in the eye with intent and focus. No one likes to be examined, glared at etc.
It’s a psychological prerequisite that can make or break a situation.
The amount of times I’ve been involved in arguments, potential fights with others knowing full well they could have me but my eye contact instantly shuts them down, because I use intent, focus and energy into what who I’m looking at.
An example: I once went to a club with my girlfriend, we left but she waited outside as i dashed to the loo, when I returned there was ten, TEN guys surrounding her, hugging her, trying to seduce her.
The leader of the pack even had his arms around her I took one look at him and all of them FLED!
If they wanted to, they could have threatened me, surrounded me, nope, I gave them that terminator look 👀 and they not only apologised for talking to my women but they were prettified. Ten big, tall guys and here’s skinny ol me but the look on my face said it all. Even my girlfriend was impressed and surprised how I was able to deter them. My friends say it’s because Im black but I don’t think so.
Anyways you have to learn to act or at least take a problem seriously. Use eye contact, body language as a warning tactic before your forced to engage. Good luck.
@Matt THX …. We’re Yanks…. There’s no National Healthcare Services to applaud. Our CMS ( Centers for Medical Services) is a different species all together
If you can stay composed while a heavily built 6ft+ man is slapping you about and still be aware of what you need to do then you stand a chance
Grateful to you for sharing these excellent videos Sifu 🙏🏽
If your a woman you have no chance.. Unless you have a gun.
@@jackhammer0101 stupid statement. I’ve seen woman beat men senseless. You obviously don’t know strong women.
Any form of self defense training will boost your confidence and that shows in your posture and awareness. That alone makes you a less likely victim because predators prey on the weak. Most of them are not very useful in a real street fight. And than you see instructors with really long hair but you have to grab their wrist according to scenario. :)
To clarify- it is reasonable to START your training with more relaxed, "fun", and smiley style situations while you are teaching your students the basics and movements of the techniques.
This should ramp up to training against more resistance, and eventually to training during a stressful environment. This is a natural ramp up of training.
Look at any military training regimen, they begin with how you hold the weapon and how you use the weapon in a relatively low stress environment then ramp it up from there.
Three things to master for self-defense:
1. Calming your mind
2. Reacting quick
3. Running
Easier said than done
What Mark said about looking people in the eye is right on the money. Fighting isn’t just limited to physical movement it’s also a mental skill. You have to adopt an eccentric mindset which may even the odds in your favour.
Eye contact is a powerful form of communication, the most obvious and it’s seminal in that your body language shifts due to what you are looking at and how you feel in that present moment. In effect when someone looks at you, it dictates how you react to them. I would seriously recommend people look their potential attacker dead in the eye with intent and focus. No one likes to be examined, glared at etc.
It’s a psychological prerequisite that can make or break a situation.
The amount of times I’ve been involved in arguments, potential fights with others knowing full well they could have me but my eye contact instantly shuts them down, because I use intent, focus and energy into what who I’m looking at.
An example: I once went to a club with my girlfriend, we left but she waited outside as i dashed to the loo, when I returned there was ten, TEN guys surrounding her, hugging her, trying to seduce her.
The leader of the pack even had his arms around her I took one look at him and all of them FLED!
If they wanted to, they could have threatened me, surrounded me, nope, I gave them that terminator look 👀 and they not only apologised for talking to my women but they were prettified. Ten big, tall guys and here’s skinny ol me but the look on my face said it all. Even my girlfriend was impressed and surprised how I was able to deter them. My friends say it’s because Im black but I don’t think so.
Anyways you have to learn to act or at least take a problem seriously. Use eye contact, body language as a warning tactic before your forced to engage. Good luck.
@@master-of-mind5881when you look someone who is agressive and crazy in the eye, all you surely get is a violent attack from that person. No crazy dudes like to be stared at, esp. in the eye, You were very lucky back then, to subdue all those people by looking them in the eye
Thats what makes boxing awesome. Theres actual contact sparring.
And muscle memory.
What? I don't suck at self-defense! I had to fight only once in my adult life, some 20 years ago, when my mother's neighbor knocked down my old mother and threw her spouse down the stairs. I came to her place, argued with the guy, found out that I just cannot start a fight out of fear from going to prison, so I turned to leave, the guy kicked me from behind to throw me down the stairs, but I was in shape back then (today, this would send me to the hospital), I turned the fall to a jump, landed safely below the stairs, ran back up the stairs (I was seeing red like wild buffalo), I punched him just once in the face, he flew through a glass pane, pulled a gun and aimed at my face, but did not shoot me (later, police found out it was a replica with blanks), we were both fined for "violating the neighborly peace", and sentenced to pay 1000 CZK, which we both promptly did, and that was the end. It lasted just seconds, and I did not need any of the technical finesse I studied in all those schools. My mother then won the lawsuit, the guy (son-in-law of my mother's spouse) had to leave the house, and that was it, my only fight of my adult life, some 20 years ago. Now I am crippled due to my arthritic knee (courtesy of too many lunges during my fighting days), but nobody still picks a fight with me. I was beaten a lot as a child, since I was a small, cowardly, scrawny kid, but I practiced and practiced (judo, then karate, then aikido - worthless by itself, but it taught me to fall safely, how to move around [tai sabaki IS useful!], then HEMA), and somewhere along the road, people just stopped picking fights with me. Just like that, suddenly, the beatings stopped. And that's my life's story, really. I admit that you guys would beat me to a pulp today, as I am too fat and old and ill, but you are no crooks, and I am not stupid to pick fights I cannot win, so I conlude - I don't suck at self-defense!
Training has to be real good choice of words
Ear slaps are very underestimated and rarely highlighted. Cup your hands and smash those ears making sure to push air in, same with high heel toe stamp. A thumb in eyes also works.These are good because if he has grabbed you at least one of the options is open to you.
High intensity boxing and kickboxing during 2-3 minute rounds is a decent compromise.
So is BJJ rolling and Judo Randori. Okay
Agreed. I honestly love this channel. Y'all put out real content this is important.
So many places out there put you in a comfortable environment. Which is B.S.
As long as you have consent to push your students, and they have a safe word of sorts, I actually like it
I have caught shoplifters in a retail setting for the better part of 20+ years in the US. Many fights, struggles, verbal judo, etc. has heightened my alert system to such a high it's hard to turn off. All of the interactions have taught me so much about what to expect from people...I always expect the unexpected and constantly move out of the way to not be an easy target.
IF you can find a trainer that puts you into realistic, difficult positions in real life scenarios, feel lucky you got that training.
I had no say something when I read your post and mentioned "verbal judo" as that was one if many things we were taught in Police Academy. I've never seen it mentioned anywhere until now. We had a fond nickname for it as it was known as "gerbil voodoo" or at least we pronounced it that way. That is a course that many people should read about and grab the book. It is useful for many aspects of life....but de-escation and dealing with hostile people are it's best uses. My 2cnts.
I would love to talk to y’all about what y’all just defended. You definitely should have watched the actual breakdown about the man, company and training you just defended.
Hit me up so we can discuss this. Appreciate you mentioning me but you missed all the issues I had with them. Like shooting a student, conning people put of money, illegally handling firearms.
If you’re defending that that is an issue.
Practice Dirty Self Defense Not Pretty,
As always I enjoyed the Fight SCIENCE video. But... must respectfully disagree with your conclusions, especially in regard to the Kalah training that is shown. I'm sure everyone here is acquainted with the concept of "As you train, so you will fight". (Or words to that effect.) But that does *not* mean that the soldier who has endured the cruelest training will prevail, far from it. Tough (and smart) training is one thing, being tormented by a sadist (or shot with a live round as was one Kalah trainee - now deceased) is another.
So what is Kalah teaching you? To be be bitch slapped and/or verbally abused for 5-20 minutes before you engage... incrementally? Assuming one of those slaps doesn't knock you out (especially if inflicted by a much larger, much stronger aggressor) or at least down so hard that you bounce your head off of the sidewalk... you are still physically and psychologically on your backfoot with little likelihood of ever gaining control of the situation. And all the while the victims delayed response gives members of the bad guys posse plenty of time to surround him/her.
So wrong, in so many ways.
Great video. The best martial arts lesson I ever had was when my kickboxing instructor lined up everyone that wanted to spar, and walked down the line punching each in the face with a glove on. He hit us hard enough to knock us back a few steps. Very quickly determined who actually wanted to spar full-contact. The look of shock on some of the students' faces was telling.
I disagree with this method. It's never going to be real. It's a dojo, you paid for classes, you KNOW it's not real. Any idiot knows the difference. Students play along because they don't want to admit that they wasted money. The difference between using what you know and freezing is not a few slaps in the gym. It's having built the muscle memory, fitness and confidence through knowledge and practice. There are no shortcuts, sorry to say. If you teach good technique respectfully and safely, eventually you won't need to teach self-defense.
After years of Krav Maga style martial arts, I did more jiu jitsu/wrestling and was not prepared for the sensation of a stranger (especially heavy and sweaty) directly on top of me with all their bodyweight. Easy to get anxious and lose air. Important lesson though.
I trained the Kalah System at Kalah Cape Town and can say from personal experience, the best way yo train by far. 100% recommended.
I immediately pretend faint, nobody wants to hit a dead body. Then when their backs turned I nip at the legs. Seriously though I mostly agree. I do think repetition is key as well. I remember training simple self defense with a cop years ago and applying the techniques in a barracks tussle. Training and retaining but also keeping a fighting mentality.
Ever since I heard the advice, don't try to plan how to deal with an attack but instead have a strategy this has fundamentally changed my approach to training. Thanks guys! :)
You guys are spot on! An attack in the street is down right nasty. Ugly . Brutal and maybe deadly. You can be highly trained in a fight style and get whacked. You need to go on the attack like the animal who’s attacking you. Being in touch with and aware of the reality of potential violence and it’s nastiness is of upmost importance.
Thanks Mark, Your videos are always worth watching and learning from.
I wish all global masters to kick out all ass.who learn not to protect the society and people,just hurting and ruin the names of the art of global martial arts.Thank you.
I think realistic training like this is absolutely brilliant and I do quite a bit of it myself I think one of the first creators of it was Geoff Thompson with animal days and it's getting more and more popular there's a lot of clubs doing it now👊
The emotional content really is the key. The overwhelming majority of people have never been on the receiving end of explosive anger, which is a completely different animal to normal angry outbursts. That difference alone may be the determining factor in whether you win or lose and in a defensive encounter losing could very well mean losing your life.
While I agree with the need for simulating aggression in earnest, I would express concerns when the simulation of violent behavior seemingly crosses into actual violence. What if you traumatize the trainee? What if they have been traumatized by past assaults? The short clip shown at the beginning shows nothing about whether proper discussions and preparations were made prior to the demonstrated exercises. They may inspire misguided individuals into modeling their training protocols according to what they have seen here.
I would also caution not to equate violence with aggression. Not all aggressions are violent. Yet some non-violent aggressions can be far more traumatizing to individuals than physical violence. And while some violent behavior can be sustained, aggression can often start quietly and slowly escalate; to seemingly ignore the escalation period, and not teach trainees how to spot non-violent aggressive behavior and address it, can equally be of disservice.
Overall, I think the core idea is quite important to highlight, but it perhaps should have been discussed in further length to include more context and subtleties.
There is no such thing as truly 100% realistic training. We can try to get as close as we can, but we can never truly replicate it.
@@TheRisky9 Agreed.
Thank you for the balanced and thoughtful review. I'm one of the women shown, and I want to express my appreciation for your professionalism while reviewing our self defense and combat system.
I've been training KALAH for two years now, and all training and pressure tests throughout happened with my full consent. What's more, I thank my training partners and teachers for their care in setting up the simulations as safety conscious as humanly possible. I believe the techniques/principles in KALAH to be effective, and the pressure we put ourselves under in training to be the closest approximation we can safely come to a real self defense situation.
If the Intention is to make People Stronger and they Agree with this type of Hard training i don't see nothing Wrong with that
in th end of the day it's TRAIN HARD FIGHT EASY.
How to handle those trained guy who is intending to hurt those untrained ones is very significant.
Ripped shirts, angry slurs and aggression is a great way to stress test your techniques, i am fairly confident in my ability to escape a situation with minimal damage and feel comfortable in s sparring scenario.
My huge downfall is how uncomfortable i become in verbally aggressive arguments, even when i know its very unlikely to become physical i still feel strange, almost like im waiting for it to get physical so i can calm down.
This was really interesting. I never thought about it like that. Thank you! Love this format by the way 👍
Stress training is the best way to truly understand how you are going to be able to react in self defence situations and I do wish that more self defence clubs and traditional martial art would implement this style of training in some way , also not be afraid to say that this technique won't always work but here is 3 or 4 other things that might and must always reaffirm that self defence is about survival for the student and thier loved ones
Well stated. I believe self defense classes should always have an element of this style included. Clearly we need to be brought outside of our comfort zone. We will not be in our comfort zone if involved in a real life situation...so never training that way is not wise. I'm not suggesting it for every training session..as technique and execution of the moves need to be practiced frequently. However to not include the more realistic style and see how we react outside of our comfort zone is a disservice to the students in my opinion. Stay safe. :)
I think it's ethically ok to push students as long as they are informed beforehand
Lmao I always suck at everything I do wym brotha
Thank you all kind master's.
I feel sorry for some of these ladies, they're swapping hard earned cash for an ego boost. Some of the JKD concepts drills we used to do would leave us emotionally drained due to the realism... nothing like being put in a sleeper whilst 5 people simulate stabbing you to death just to let you know what happens if you get the next drill wrong.
Great video! That's unfortunately very true that almost nobody would sign up for a really effective self-defense training. I wondered for a long time why there are no real pressure tests or realistic scenarios like this anywhere, and I wondered what would be the ideal training, but I realized that it would be unsalable. People will always believe in shortcuts and they are pretty good at convincing themselves exercising slow choreographed moves with a non-resistant opponent will prepare them for the real violence.
I am a big advocate for reality based self-defense and stress testing your training. You definitely need to gradually increase the stress. I wouldn't go into day 1 of a class teaching with full strikes. I always tell people that if the technique doesn't seem like it's real at 30% give me the benefit of the doubt and get it down and then we will Amp it up to 70% and see if you still feel that way after. If so then it's my job to analyze my techniques and see where they are failing. My wife is my biggest critic. I'll show her something slow and she will swear it's not real and I say OK your turn to be the bad guy and fair warning, you're coming off your feet.
Wrist locks are useless against bigger attackers unrealistic nonstressed training is useless watch combative training with Lee Morrison very aggressive and effective and I love your videos also.
I wouldn’t say that it’s useless against bigger attacker. Cops have successfully used them on bigger aggressors before. Understand, it’s about about how well you do it and if you know what you are doing. Mentality is key.
Any Self Defence method should be paired with Combativs/Krav mindset of Assault countering. Incuding people screaming and running into you.
This is absolutely true! A real scenario is totally different from a girl's perspective, I have trained in martial arts too and I always ask myself if I got threatened in real life how am I supposed to respond to a male's aggression coz all we ever do in training is playing cool along the way 🤷♀️
That's why I love this video because it's fact.
I agree with you here 100% that the emotional aspects of these situations is so important in training.
70% of fighting is mentality.
I fully agree with the fact that trainers should make the situation as real as possible for maximum effectiveness!
It's called stress drills 💯💯💯👍🏾🤨
My mua Thai Instructor was ranked 3rd in the world as a heavyweight in Thailand, he spent 8 years there and left when the gangsters rigging fights were going after him.....I have seen him break many inspected Louisville Slugger bats with both shins
He was not a nice man and training was brutal....him..."it's supposed to be hard, your training to be fighters not dancers!!"
He’s breaking bats with his shins?
@@changlongwang9898 both legs....at one tournament i was in he did 2 in a row with left and 2 AT THE SAME TIME with right leg....Simon Posnier was 5"10 about 205 when I trained in the 1990s
Even kinda looked like frank shamrock, scary dude man
How to get good at self defense:
Train Kick-boxing/Muay thai.
Train BJJ/SW.
Compete in these.
Stick with it for some years.
If you stick with this you'll be unbeatable in unarmed combat in 1on1 and maybe 2on1 against people with less or no experience. You will be better prepared than 99% of the population.
You will know what it really means to actually fight.
As soon as knives, guns and shit come into the picture the game changes again.
Train full contact or don't train at all. Competing is the closest you can get to a "real" fight.
That might be good to train mindset but it's still lacking in causing damage to the enemy. That lady can headbutt the big guy all she wants, but I bet even 50 headbutts later the big guy still not knocked out but the lady will get concussion first.
Human have train martial arts for thousands of years but still can't find training method that's really realistic. Maybe a few decades later we'll get super realistic VR system that can be used to train self defense where people can go all out to 'maim' and 'kill' their training partners without putting real harm on their real bodies.
The realistic training, even though effective, has the disadvantage of the participants being injured.
You're supposed to know what you're signing up for.
@@chucklefuck well yes. Even though you know, the chances of injuries still goes up.
Much of the material on this channel is great.
These dogmas are widely held by many people, but not functionally correct.
Adrenaline training is useful and recommended, but by no means is it a necessary prerequisite to effectiveness with mechanics one has trained in an actual fight.
As long as people are paying for self defense training out of their own pocket, they will always choose the system that looks the easiest. Most men and women don't train MMA and don't want to. Most people who take MA classes are taking something like karate or tae kwon do. Techniques and training are watered down for their enjoyment. Schools want to keep students and keep them for the long term. Somehow I bet that the kind of training Kalah offers is probably something that they mostly offer as short term seminars. I can't see someone paying to go to this kind of training multiple times per week for months or years, but then again, if the training is sound you shouldn't need to keep going back for long term training.
Hi guys, thankyou very much for a more realistic take on self defense. I've seen a few of you video's and really like your style and logic.
When it comes to the color system and these more realistic self defense classes. I agree that it is a much better way to train for life's dangerous situations, considering the scenarios and emotional extremes that are the reality of finding yourself in these bad situations.
I do feel it is important to consider that training people in this way is extreme and students that already have anxiety or other personality issues may not benefit the same way as someone that really is mentally prepared for this type of training. If a student is not mentally prepared for this kind of training, I can imagine that they could potentially become overwhelmed by the wrong kind of emotions and understanding of the training and either act very irrationally in the real world being hyper afraid or even aggressive.
So basically I'm just suggesting that while this kind of training is certainly better than those unrealistic and to soft examples you showed, it should be wise to make sure there is a focus on the students phycological health and understanding when taking on this more realistic and extreme training.
I don't expect my opinion is perfect , just wanted to share my thoughts. Thanks again for all the work and effort you put in to teaching and helping others. : )
Competition Wrestle, judo, Jui Jitsu.... followed by competiton golden gloves boxing, Full Contact kickboxing, Muy Thai.
Concealed carry training and certification. Other than hiring full-time bodyguards, that is THE BEST way. Compete in grappling, compete in striking. Competition keeps you from melting down when the SHTF
Great video! I would definitely sign up for that intensive training in that Kalah system.
An excellent assessment, in a world of frauds and fools, you and your channel provide a legitimate resource for all who are at risk. Thank you.
Great video, as usual. If I could just say one thing: it might avoid some confusion on the part of some of your viewers to specify that you DO need to train the emotional content/stress-related stuff, but you DON'T need to train it ALL THE TIME. Because, as we know, that particular pedagogical environment is not conducive to learning all the skill sets we need. Like developing good body mechanics, for example. Just saying, I'm afraid what some people will hear is "You're not training unless there's the stress component," when what I hear you saying is, "Your training is INCOMPLETE without the stress component." Thanks for reading, cheers.
Wanna get better at throwing hands...learn to box
Wanna learn solid throws... learn judo
Joint locks? Learn jiujitsu
This reality stuff makes me cringe big time.
I learned to give and take a punch to the face at Fight Club.
Fight Club is great, and I'm telling everyone about Fight Club.
I missed the first 5 minutes of the first lesson, when they told everyone the rules, but I'd definitely recommend Fight Club.
Join Fight Club.
Ex Police officer here. Did my "officer safety training" in a dojo ( as a new recruit ) at an empty RAF base, in a windowless bunker. It was the first of a new type of training back then in 2006 and was very aggressive. We had 4 instructors, the main one was hardcore to say the least. I spent the two weeks there terrified and excited at the same time. It was brutal, insulting, and painful. The place was set up with mock bars/public places as well as the Dojo. I learnt a lot and unfortunately have to agree with you on that the emotion of fear and terror almost has to be experienced for truly effective learning. At times I thought they were going to kill me, but I made it though and was so pleased to finish 😁😎
I fought against six people once.
I knocked the two of them down, and got beat up pretty good.
I was in my 17 years of age.
Good thing there were adults around to separate us.
Best day of my life, because I didn't back down.
Next day I found those clowns again and we were 6 vs 6.
And of course we won.
Nothing can prepare you for a real street fight.
Everything is bullsh*t.
Like one wise man said.
You can't learn to swim if you're not in the deep water.
Wanna learn self defense?
Choose a legit place that they spar.
But like I said,
Nothing will ever prepare you for a real fight
Yes
You will get more confident,
But real fights are always dirty and sometimes lead to death or permanent damage.
What you call "exposure" will actually make a person less calm and collected when these situations happen. It basically trains a person to go into fight or flight mode. While that may seem like a good idea at first, it's actually counterintuitive. The best thing to do is train people to use muscle memory while staying calm. If you want "exposure" then you can spar. You DO NOT want to be trained to run on adrenaline. You play how you practice. So, if you train to run on adrenaline and in the fight or flight mode, you will defend yourself under the influence of those mindsets as well, which is a bad idea. Muscle memory is the way to go.
Are you an effeminate boy who gets their rush by abusing the weak? Have you had troubles with the law because you are not a real man and take it out on women? Worry not, now you can do it legally! Become a certified Kalah instructor and take out your frustration on dozens of female volunteers! You can even abuse an occasional man, they won't hit you back, you're the instructor. Make people feel bad so that you feel better every week! The more you denigrate people, the more you guys from "Fight SCIENCE" will praise you for being realistic on UA-cam. Thousands of fanboys are on the standby to defend them and call those who disagree a sissy. Stop feeling worthless because you don't know the first thing about being a real man, this is your opportunity to feel like an alpha: Call now!
One element to look at is that we actually want to get the discursive and emotional mind completely out of it. The body should be fighting reflexively, so proper training is ingraining an automatic response that has been repeated many times. FMA/Arnis/Eskrima is ideal for this, the first thing that happens is (although it does take a little time) we get our hand speed up to stick speed. The line of an incoming strike or grab is checked with the defender's live hand, after several hundred repetitions, that hand just goes there automatically. In any lesson, we could be doing that one move 20-30 times in the space of 90 minutes. After just a few months, you have a hard-wired physical reflexive response. The counters are also coupled with it, not only do you have the check grooved, the follow up strike is also automatic. At advanced levels, you add more moves that also become reflexive, now you have a 'chain' of strikes and counters that are automatic. Also anything I can hold in my hand becomes a weapon- a book, a newspaper, a cane, pair of scissors....even a coffee mug. I'll even go one step further and say any legitimate system that is effective must address this or have some component of it. We also assume any attacker is both trained and armed, so we are not overconfident. The problem is that you can't do 1 weekend seminar and then assume you are okay and can handle yourself, this will need follow-up. Especially with all the UFC fanbois out there. Thanks Dr. Phillips, sorry to be longwinded, hopefully we will meet IRL someday.
I was part of eyes, eyes, knee, knee training once but including full contact blows towards the guy inside the protective gear. Nothing like this thing you showed us here, which exist and I was also with them recently and of course and I got away from them because there wasn't any real pressure over the students. And it was a bunch of hooey. In fact I would never use it as that to teach my students yelling anything more than "get away from me" or dealing in the most possible correct way verbally with the threat if necessary before the inicial contact.
Since I always look your videos interview or podcast style, you should know the laughs, the smiling, the jokes are something really so necessary to self defense training because we are dealing with horrible matters and people trust in as to handle that aspect. Without it, the class become a mass, a day in the church or a funeral. And personally I hate cults. People use it to release their tensions since they discover themselves in an stressful environment when we are talking about a self class not a martial arts class. Laughing, smiling and jokes they're good in the first classes and there are steps to reach out that high level of stress and pressure. And people need to go through those levels to be prepared for some real stressful scenarios of raping, knifing, kidnaping, killing whatever might be. Why you didn't mention that?
In my personal point of view I asked hounded of times to my martial arts friends not to show acrobatics styles demonstrations, breaking beisbol bat with the shin, breaking thick piece of wood with the head because everyone now knows what it this useful now. Plus than a concussion or a broken leg? What is useful people asked all the time making about finding bad anwers to themselves. All those stuff made them run away of any training even self defense. These instructor s and systems are frightening the people just to looking tough or as innovators ??
With Israelis system I don't work too with them. In a revently course where I didn't know they would be there as teachers I told them treat me respectfully or I'm going to go, thing I ended up doing it, for that reasons and other reasons. Because they doctrine and this is plenty abuse.
I had very harsh scenarios saying very cruel things and being hard with my students but they got that level to endure it. AND OF COURSE I WILL NEVER SHOW UP IN A MAINSTREAM MEDIA LIKE THIS.
Unleash for the scenario get some helmets for the students.
Final thoughts that's almost 40 % I will never teach again, dealing with all this stuff which many people are not ready, they don't want to train seriously and they choose another activities, demonstrating social hierarchy is so much important than survival for them.
I don't agree with your conclusions. Plus the only one full contact hit was from the instructor to the students landing in their faces. Not a good deal. This is bad for self defense as martial artists broken beisbol bats with their shins.
One of my sensei would beat on everyone in my class growing up to make scenarios
More realistic, it's definitely a better system 20% technique, 20% realistic scenarios, 10% new defensive/offensive moves,and then 50% rest of the time full contact sparring, a few KOs ensued a few times
It was awesome training but of course someone's parents complained and classes got watered /dumbed down and
Monitored by people watching,then it went 2 shit and eventually students just quit showing up!
At my college, there's a class for women on self-defense against r@pists. Well, I respect this absolutely beneficial class, but I do not like how men can't be students. If I approached whoever started the class, and asked why guys--who can in fact be r@ped by women--can't enroll, I'm under the impression the person would say something about how it's odd for a woman to successfully do that to a man. That a man should be able to fight her off. No one said that, but the women-only rule implies that, as far as I'm concerned. Oh, what, is it wrong for a guy to get r@ped by a woman? Should I speak my mind against this double standard, so guys can be in the class too?
I agree, training should be expansive, and exploitative to a limit; but fighting is an adaptable phemoninan. Why does it exsist, and Its smarter then us. The only way to bypass its presence, is to organize what we do, not what we feel, or you become inhuman, and over time lose sensitivity to your fellow man.
Martial Arts training, is not about emotional content, but hypnotic permanence. When you fight, you should feel as if your in a trance. Not thinking of the outcome, but transformed by the flow, being fully Equipped. If you don't then your concepts should be questioned.
As well, if your body isint sturdy, and hard... ligaments, elbows, shins Kneese, feet, legs, solar plexus, forearms, knuckles, mind and spirit, then your training is meaningless.
True Martial Artist are the Gate keepers to the chambers of war. When a person sees that, they will see clearly.
Call me crazy, but I'm always smiling when I'm training especially when we're actually fighting each other with contact.
I literally have video clips of me giggling doing randori in judo.
Because it's fun to train with contact in my opinion, because you're actually training for real
Judo randori is excellent training but it still doesn't replicate the emotions you would feel in a street attack. I think the unknown elements increase the adrenaline levels.
Smiling, giggling, WOW you must be a tough bad ass
The more it hurts, the more I smile !
What Mark said about looking people in the eye is right on the money. Fighting isn’t just limited to physical movement it’s also a mental skill. You have to adopt an eccentric mindset which may even the odds in your favour.
Eye contact is a powerful form of communication, the most obvious and it’s seminal in that your body language shifts due to what you are looking at and how you feel in that present moment. In effect when someone looks at you, it dictates how you react to them. I would seriously recommend people look their potential attacker dead in the eye with intent and focus. No one likes to be examined, glared at etc.
It’s a psychological prerequisite that can make or break a situation.
The amount of times I’ve been involved in arguments, potential fights with others knowing full well they could have me but my eye contact instantly shuts them down, because I use intent, focus and energy into what who I’m looking at.
An example: I once went to a club with my girlfriend, we left but she waited outside as i dashed to the loo, when I returned there was ten, TEN guys surrounding her, hugging her, trying to seduce her.
The leader of the pack even had his arms around her I took one look at him and all of them FLED!
If they wanted to, they could have threatened me, surrounded me, nope, I gave them that terminator look 👀 and they not only apologised for talking to my women but they were prettified. Ten big, tall guys and here’s skinny ol me but the look on my face said it all. Even my girlfriend was impressed and surprised how I was able to deter them. My friends say it’s because Im black but I don’t think so.
Anyways you have to learn to act or at least take a problem seriously. Use eye contact, body language as a warning tactic before your forced to engage. Good luck.
I was first assaulted with a jacknife on my neck when I was 6 yrs old in Brazil. I was bringing a bucket of milk to home when this bigger older kid decided I was his next victim. Never underestimate the essencial need to REALLY know to defend yourself.
Regular boxing or Maui Thai I believe best training for defence, trained striking, especially kicks..seldom expected in an attackers repertoire, while one could never train for every scenario that's possible, being comfortable with hitting, and getting hit..are essential.IMO
Totaly true : if you want to train yourself for self defense, you had to be pushed to your limits. Without that you never no what en agression. You hae to train with bigger and stronger oponent to see that your 1,2,3,4 solution doesnt work. In real agression you dont have dozen chance to place your techniques :you have ONE or max TWO chance to place punch.
Think and state what you want. But as a student of Aikido for several decades. I became envolved with a small group of almost 50 other Aikidoist that meet if and when we have the time and practice our various technics using real life hands on experience. Though the weapons are dulled and or to some degree padded. We don't hold back, when practicing.
Aikido has received a bad rap becasue when it comes to competive events; It just doesn't work. But when it comes to real life, and parcticed as we do. The element of surprise gives one a slight advantage. And generally speaking, that's all one need in the majority of issues that one may come up against.
No martial arts regardless of one skill, works all the time in every situation. The majority of crimes are from perps deliberate victims based on their observations as to how easy is it going to be. Such as bigger than smaller, older than younger. Though I've only been in a position to utilized my aquried skills a very few times. Only three of which were acually life threatening. The majority of the few times were just individuals being Richard Noggins or Dick Heads or just plain Dicks.
If and when one has deceided that you are to be a victim. And actually commits themselves to the process. Unless one has spent the years traning as professionals due. Which how among us really has the time to do. Even then, if the perp has made a commitment. A professional though may not be killed or seriously injured. Will still no that it wasn't a good day.
One can read a book, view movies, and even join various dojo's to learn any of the many techniques that basically only gives them a slight edge when choosen as a victim. And unless one practice to various degrees usig actual contact. it generally doesn't do very well. Most indivdiuals never develop the mind set one needs when being confronted. We are all taught as children to turn the other cheek. And breaking or changing that programming isn't easy, and takes an effort. Most can not nor will not willing to make such a commitment.
Interesting comments - got a fair few years in training to the point of it being part of the way I am - this is like a kind of physical and emotional muscle memory thing, which, for instance, most good students of boxing will also have until they die. However, that aside, first, fast and vicious- with the emphasis on vicious - and a mindset that switches to kill or be killed in a second - it’s self defence after all NOT point scoring or a contest or Marquess of Queensbury; - the serious mindset can’t really be taught. The mindset that is “if he dies, it’s his hard luck.” This is why avoiding any such conflict that might lead down that road must in Conscience be the priority. Bend over backwards, even if it makes you look weak. Killing people is a serious thing. If your ego can’t take it, sort out your ego first before learning how to bash people - with your ego all balanced and evened out, you might discover you lose the appetite for fighting. Best.
So is there a middle ground here to these approaches? Some way to get both meaningful but sedate training (not 'eyes - eyes - eyes' though) AND pressure testing? What you showed from the color system looked extreme to me, but I recognize is certainly going to be effective. It could also be stressful to the point of washing out folks who need something in between. I guess I'm asking if you think effective pressure testing is "all or nothing"?
Making eye contact is massive. I've saved myself from at least 3 definite muggings in south London by simply looking at the bloke (often behind me) and then also crossing the road while continually looking back. I always cross over the road to test potential muggers out. If they cross to your side, cross to the other side. If they cross back again, you cross again. This has saved me quite a few times..don't be embarrassed to do it, it works. Good video lads.
A dude pointed a rifle at me on my own property saying I was trespassing, I was so mad I grabbed his 308 rifle and beat him with it, then properly destroyed to rifle in front of his bloodied face...
That was dangerous and stupid on my part but that fkr never came back
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.
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By the way I forgot to ask about the political situation in RSA, coz I've seen the news on BBC & CNN that there was some massive riots broke out in the wake of Zuma's arrest on alleged corruption charges, people were burning/vandalizing public or private property, looting shops and stores, how's everything now?
06:12 So that's why you don't smile anymore! GEEEZZZ! That's how I remember those self defensive moves yous present! jk.