Boxing Training and Self-Defense - My Story
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- Опубліковано 1 тра 2022
- Go Here to Download Your Book - www.myboxingcoach.com - In this video I talk through one of the most frightening self-defense situations I've faced. This night involved a short car chase, two assailants and a late night dark road.
This was a full-on self-defense situation, one of those really intense and frightening experiences that lives with you from that day on.
The question is, did my history of boxing training help me? Was I able to leverage the skills that I'd learned during my years of boxing training to help me get through the situation?
Well, the answer of whether my boxing training assisted with self-defense is 'yes', but probably not in ways that you might think.
Cheers
Fran
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The real killer feature for a boxer in a self defense situation, is the endurance and fight fitness, in my opinion. The average person simply cannot keep attacking for very long.
+Raymir totally agree with you. I've watched several videos where boxing coaches did analyzations of street fights involving a boxer and it was mind-blowing how one guy fights off 3-5 guys, which involved being aware of your surroundings, not allowing anyone to get behind you and proper foot work, so as to not trip and utilizing power blows. This impressed me greatly, because just think you may have defend yourself or your loved ones and it's great to have boxing in the arsenal!!
Not to mention punching power ... !!!
I do these vdos brother ... not very often tho ... Coz I'm skinny af... It took me 2 months to get to the 10k punch mark ...
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Yeap, the adrenaline dump, in highly intense situations, people forget to breath and tire quickly, that's when a boxer's instincts kick in
@@rwdchannel2901 how much of boxing training like a year or 6 months
I don't think you look weak at all brother. You are too modest. Like superman wears glasses and becomes Clark Kent, and no one notices 🤪. You look kind, like a guy who'd help someone out they didn't even know. Evil and stupid people frequently mistake kindness for weakness. Good for Mr Kent👍👍.
Had a similar situation leaving a club. Some idiots that felt disrespected and wanted payback. 10 years of Muay Thai helped me out in the same way. Just went into fight mode.
That guy has issues
You are a great story teller .
You are a natural
Thank you so much 👍
My biggest regret in a fight was peppering an attacker with a bunch of short straight punches rather than lining them up properly and rocking them with a left hook or cross, (which worked on other occasions). I then got stuck fighting two guys when my first shot/volley should have reduced it to one.
I never knoked a guy out on a street fight i did drop one during a quick exange once but he came back up
Note to self, "don't buy a red car"
Love you Fran, keep up the good work
😂 If there's one thing to take from it, that's the thing!
In all the self defense training I've seen running away is a perfectly acceptable solution if you can. Nothing to be ashamed of. When you can't, everything is "fair". Groin strikes, head butts, biting, whatever you have to do to end it and go. You just can't tell when somebody might pull out a gun or other weapon or when reinforcements might arrive.
Thank you for sharing this Fran. It's so important to be prepared and equipped with some semblance of self-defense skills. You never know who or what's around the corner, and boxing skills give you a base level of spatial awareness and violence. Also, appreciate your message with the feedback on my sparring!
Thanks Hassan, and no worries at all 👍
You're a very good man, Mr. Sands, for not putting that guy in the hospital for what he did to you. You could have easily stomped his face in after you dropped him with those body shots. I hope those two punks learned their lesson. Eddie sounds like a one in a million friend.
Yes, Eddie definitely is that 👍
Boxing, kickboxing, wrestling, muai thai, anything that makes you live spar opponents will give you a knowledge of violence. That alone is extremely advantageous in a self defence scenerio.
I couldn't help but chuckle when you mentioned getting punched in the back of the head and thinking "oh okay, this is fine". Tuck your chin, head down and against untrained people with no gloves on you should be okay for the most part.
Just be careful you don't conditioned to sporting violence. Never forget that some schmo might headbutt, eye gouge, groin shot, pull a knife, have friends around the corner and just ignore any and all perceived honor. Sport fighting, if we aren't careful, can lull us into thinking that we don't need to worry about those things. Even an unskilled person can rupture a professionals eyeballs in a flurry of fear. Safe training, all!
@@gonzo5648 Yeah,, not stating that these sports will give you a 100% chance of surviving or dealing well with an attacker on the streets, rather saying it dramatically increases your chances. But to argue one of your points, in no world would I ever let a stranger close enough to headbutt me. Boxing is great for learning how to gauge distance and how to see punches being loaded up. These tools alone are key to one on one fights.
@@Fightingat40 we are for sure on the same page. I'm super newb boxer with a smidgen of grappling skills. It really makes me feel pretty confident, but I still have bad feelings about fighting because of all those variables. But the fighting experiance just helps me stay out of confrontation to begin with.
Love the honesty & how it describes how messy real situations can become so quickly.
Great story coach. My entire calmness and demeanor changes since I started training boxing and calisthenics.
Great story! You kept your cool fought back and and had a true friend to stand beside you
Thank you for sharing this experience with us. Also, regarding what you mention at 16:24 - 16:47 good grief that is ridiculous...but the most important thing is that you were able to walk away safely from that encounter, and that was the end of it.
I enjoyed your action packed story Sir. Thank you for sharing it.
Great story, thank you!
Very enjoyable story .thanks Fran.
Hi Fran, thanks for sharing that story! The One thing that boxing or Any martial art for that matter, adds to you is a certain level of composure.... if ur ever in a situation like that ,Its Always a better to have had some training and experience dealing with aggression coming at you, than to have none at all... Whether you've trained 1 yr or 40 plus yrs , it can only Help ...many people you initiate fights have no serious training whatsoever, only uncontrolled rage.
Great point and very well made. Thanks Pal 👍
Really good stuff Fran 😎
Great story. Enjoyed it.
Great story. My dad had a red Ford Escort. Had nothing but trouble with it. 😆
😂 Common theme there!
Excellent work
Great talk- Just wished we were @ a dive bar.
Appreciate your time. Thank you
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Thanks for sharing
Thank you for watching
My friends stood by and watched me go to the hospital. You have a good mate
Thank you coach!
Thank you for watching.
I admire how the people who can fight are always so calm and gentle until the time to fight can be avoided.
Nice to meet you sir.
one of the only men I can listen to all day,
coach sands, the Boxing Surgeon
Thank you buddy 👍
Great story
Really enjoyed the story. I always think I'm weak too and usually train alone at home but then when someone lays a hand on you. You think what that's all you got and confidence starts to kick in 🤣
Good story!
Punching-hitting is a survival instinct and Being able to throw a boxer punch is an ACE card , But from what i hear from your story, Boxing gave you the most important tool in that situation- being able to work with the unknown and adapt to the situation, you being a boxer have had hundreds of moments in the ring where you had to control and handle your own emotions and nerves.
The story was great, but the way you tell it was greater, i had a propper laugh. Thank you coach.
P.S- red cars are the best.
Red cars 😂 Thanks pal. Yes, I think managing to think and maintain a bit of clarity helped massively. Scared shitless afterwards mind!
I think I remember when you played guitar in Cafe' Nervosa and the two Crane brothers, Frazier & Niles, protested but the owner told the two brothers to kick rocks cause she liked your music.
Glad to see you're doing well.
I also look like a easy target.
Sometimes I would play submissive and the second he/they dropped the guard I would launch me self at them and turn the tide. People can be so surprised😮
Psychology is quite interesting thing.
Take care Fran.
Really like your lessons.
All the best to the audience.
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nice one Fran told the story with no ego , unlike some .
Thanks Lee👍
I had to defend my life twice. A good 1-2 and rear naked choke helped me take control of the situation. It’s a horrible feeling after the fact. The training helped me be comfortable in a shitty situation. Glad you’re ok coach.
Yes fran you showed restraint, calmness to not have jumped all over him, when that red mist decends over ye.
Excelent advice!
I always knew you were a bad ass coach😄
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To be honest I hope something everyone got out of this story is to never let the police know you successfully defended yourself.
Stomach and face punches, ball grabs, eye pokes... Sounds allot like Krav Maga😁😁👍👍. I love it when 'they' say eye gouges and ball strikes are not effective. However, those two things in the ufc cause fight stoppages, and sometimes point deductions. Thanks for sharing your story.
➡I think something you had not mentioned, is that boxing gets you acclimated to fists coming at you. You didn't freeze, you were able to formulate a quick plan, change the plan and tactics as things went down, come up with another loan, reengage execute it etc. Things you do over and over in the ring, right?
The first part of what your said resonates with me. There is a reason why eyes were off limits even in the early UFC. Also biting. People tend to say "only people who try to discredit grappling bring up eye gouging". That's nonsense. Also we're not talking little eye pokes, we're talking fingers or thumbs into the eyes as deeply as possible. If people think that's not a huge threat, they are delusional.
Fair point Tim, yes. I think some people get a shock when someone intends hurt them. It was part of my every day life for a very long time, so yes, great point
SALUTE!
Great story, can never be too careful, these days people carry weapons or they will come back to shoot you. Thank you Fran. First shootings in Liverpool started in the 90's Fran, the State nightclub was the initial start in 90's, on a black and white cctv vhs cassette, people where shocked everywhere... and then it all began.. from Toxteth to Maghull, Liverpool became vice city. Good job it happened on outskirts of Southport haha, take care mate.
Yes mate, funny isn't that my first thought was 'armed response police'. It was a bit wild west then!
Coach, I cannot afford training right now. Is it a good idea to practice drills and shadowboxing at home with proper technique? Also, will it help me improve at boxing/fighting to any extent without sparring?
Boss channel Fran, did u train Jazza by any chance?
I found this an important and interesting video. Unfortunately, there are an ever increasing number of idiots around these days (especially on the roads) and everybody should learn some form of self-defence.
To Mr Fran Sands: terrific story!The scariest part was that guy punching the back of your head while you're doing a good job to the first thug.... What a pity that the agressors didn't get their punishment!!!!!!
I love Fran so much. If Fran ever got out of a car to confront me, I'd negotiate. And Fran, my friend, I'm pretty sure I have 6 inches and 30-40 pounds on you--and I think you have me by about four years. Estimating, of course.
In any case, I'd negotiate. I've followed and watched you since at least 2016. Great video, Fran.
Thanks, again.
Thank you pal, that's really kind and I appreciate you sticking with what I do 👍
At a (Tommy Moore) seminar, we tried throwing the big right hand towards an attacker running towards us. It was interesting how different it was to ring sparring. The timing is very difficult and I probably wouldn't try it.
How's it different?
@@seetsamolapo5600 the distance and approach speed change the rythmn significantly. Try it.
Hello Fran. I have trained bjj for 4 years now and consider myself to be a strong grappler. However unlike most other bjj guys i realise it's limitations especially when it comes to self defense. There are so many issues with going to the ground in real life. Even if you are lucky enough to only be attacked by one unarmed person, you could quite easily get a bystander come up and kick you in the head while you're applying some kind of choke, because they think you are the aggressor.
I consider boxing to be the single best unarmed chance you can give yourself when running is not an option and for that reason i am so drawn to it. However, I am petrified of the potential damage. I've been working hard the last few years to get myself a good job and I don't really want to throw that away.
Having said that, i've only ever done striking in a village hall where safety, proper defensive technique and correct matching were never given any consideration, so i feel my perception of it may be tainted. I think i'd feel more comfortable with a coach like you. You seem to have zero ill effects from your time fighting and that must reflect in the way you run the gym.
Any advice for someone in my shoes?
Maybe start with learning how to shadow box. It incorporates everything from footwork, head movement and so on. Not to mention the conditioning aspect. Learn the punches, little by little. Although you're not sparring, you're learning proper technique. If you want to add power, move into the heavybag. I know they don't hit back, but the average person can't punch and don't have proper footing. You'd have both, just from shadowboxing or hitting the bag properly. There's plenty of channels with boxing info. I hope this helps.
Legend ! 😂
First 5 seconds of video ..
Yaaaaaaaaaaaa!! !!!!!!
Im using Frans lessons for my professional career, if it doesn't go well ...
So for self defence it should be kept really simple and one doesn't have to train for years in order to be able to defend themselves..
Train to have one or 2 good powerful punches and cover, keep fit, don't get plastered, avoid dangerous places, understand basic awareness, stay reasonably alert without being paranoid, don't be a clown..
This will keep most people right..
oh and work on staying on your feet at all costs..
also I would say - dont stop the car for anyone unless you know them or you can be sure its genuine.
10:05😂🤣🤣🤣😭
But who is eddy ???
14:05 maaan 😥
U have such big lovly heart
Even though they are bullies and attack u u still didn't want cause him any damage when he is weak
I know alot people would really cause him head and brain damage in tjis sitiuation
I always watching ur videos and ur character any they way u teach is what I like the most
It's my understanding feeling adrenalised, but focused at the time and shakey afterwards is fairly common for those who have trained. Others are more likely to be adrenalised, unfocused and shakey at the time rather than afterwards. Am fairly sure I was.
Don't you dare apologise for a long video. Your singing might be shit (mine's brilliant when I'm drunk 😱) but you are an awesome storyteller. Talk about edge of the seat. I was in a cold sweat through most of it. Can we have some more stories? As long or as short as you like. 👍🥊🥊
Thanks Charlie, really appreciate that pal
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Thanks for sharing! I have a question: I’ve been hit in the back of the head before in sparring, and it was super jarring and made me woozy in a way other punches never had. I also think back-of-head punches are banned in boxing and MMA.
So I’d be pretty worried about being hit in the back of the head. But you weren’t worried about it! So it’s interesting. Would you mind explaining your reasoning?
Hi Maxwell. Yes, they were high up on the back of my head. Getting hit in the back of the neck is a different conversation (known as rabbit punches). So, punches to the back of the head are banned in boxing because they are not far off rabbit punches. With the guy having no protective gloves on his hand would break before my head would. Don't get me wrong, wasn't pleasant and I had some terrible lumps and bumps afterwards.
Got it - makes sense - thanks!
Finding yourself in that situation is never pleasant. You don't know how much it's going to escalate before you can get to safety. I've been there before on a few occasions. Luckily no weapons were pulled because that changes the way you have to defend yourself. I must say it does suck in the UK you can't have a firearm for your personal safety should you find yourself in an extremely life threatening situation.
Very few attackers in the UK have a firearm either. On balance, most of us prefer it that way
Love your channel. Old kyukoshin guy and ex military. You have to train for the addrenalin dump. That being said, there are three rules to a fair fight. One, take a weapon to the fight. Two, find a weapon at the fight. Three, forget defense and kill them. If you had another option you shouldn't be fighting, and you really have no idea were it is about to go. Hands are fine, Jesus created the force multiplier for a reason. My two cents.
Horrible situation. I really do bet you didn't get much sleep that night with the adrenaline. I was attacked a couple of years ago and, sadly, had drunk too much to put up an effective defence. All I could do was try and stay on my feet and leg it, otherwise I would have been in big trouble. I'd recommend that if all else fails. Forget pride - it won't console you when your teeth are gone
You are a badass
If im doing boxing just for self defence, how often should I hard spar?
Before boxing I was a Streeter I was slowed down do to ibs imma say after 90 days of training I was knocking dueds out with body shots by mistake in street fight
If that old boy who was driving knew the rear make choke, or hit at the base of your skull, or even nailed the kidneys, you might not be here. Thank God they didn't.
Exactly, too many variables - literally taking your life in your hands Tim...hopefully never again 👍
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He lives in the Beatles' hometown!
A little boxing goes a long way in a street fight.
How little is little?
About how long like 6 months or a year
my boxing self defense moment. I was working as a bouncer at night club and some electronic music DJ, I don't remember. Must have been popular DJ in drug culture because we were confiscating alot of drugs at door, pat people down baggy falls out but do what you can but people are going to get high. End of the show people are leaving getting their coats, guy is on dance floor just kinda wandering around, Boss tells me to get him out. I approach him, he is mumbling to himself, I tell him time to leave. "I have to get water" No you've had all night bar is closed. "I gotta go restroom." No I say "we are closed you have to leave now". I walk him to side door that leads to outdoor smoking lounge, it has gate that has been opened to parking area. We are heading down stairs about 6 steps down and we are outside, he is talking to himself under his breath but I definitely heard " Crystal meth Mother F $%^r!" he is getting very aggravated. He is more looking at me and not where was going and bumps into woman, this is what he wanted any excuses to escalate the situation he flys into a rage "you made hit a woman! you made me hit a woman I am going to kill you!" and lunges at me hands out like he was going to claw my eyes out. Now at the time I was 28 29 I had done Boxing and Muay Thai in early 20s and at this time of my life I was getting into power lifting, about 218 pounds squatting upper 400s and benching mid 300s. This is about a second or two in real time, he leaps at me his hands forward, me pivot right cross into his mouth "POP" spins him around lands on ground to my left side, my right knee drops into his stomach. As I am telling him to cool down as he spits out about half his teeth (not that they were in good shape to begin with). he is screaming and flailing, so I grab a handful of his greise blond shoulder length hair and drag him to parking lot, tossed him out like yesterdays garbage. I am at my post about 5 minutes later boss come to me and says cops are here and to hide in DJ booth. So I do about this time my hand is throbbing I notice pieces of teeth are sticking out of my knuckles. So I am on floor under turn tables for what feels like hours probably 45 minutes. Boss says its all good here is your pay. I had go hospital for blood test and stitches in hand, still have the scar. My one Bruce Lee moment was with some tweaker in a dumb alleyway.
Amazing story. Imagine if you or they had a knife, you'd be dead. Dont carry knives.. no matter what
Or run with scissors.
100% 👍
I always thought america and london is same 😄
You forgot to bite the ear. Legitimate boxing technique.
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As most of comments mention: an average street fighter can't keep throwing punches continuously for more than 2, let's say 3 minutes.... Probably he ll totally miss 80 %and land some 20%not real hard punches..... Most of the people will be totally exhausted after 2minutes of intensive physical effort....
Funny story, coach. Usually when an adult is telling me about a fight they got into, I'm thinking "you shouldn't have been there" or "you should know better at your age, dummy." In this case I don't know what you could have done to avoid that. Now post some of your Pink Floyd covers, please.
Sir,, could you please list the most common boxing moves that would save you in a fight?
Coach who u got to win
Ur man canelo or bivol ???
Skill and power who u think is gonna win
Just choose one 😅
Does bivol russian stylr has any chance against the pund for pound?
I think Canelo on points. He can struggle against E Euro style (I thought GGG won the first fight clearly). GGG more experienced than Bivol. Besides, if it goes the distance no judge would go against Canelo :-)
@@myboxingcoach can I tell u somthing coach ? But don't get mad at me 😅
I think bivol style is the same way u teach a boxer
bivol is all time on toes like u teach don't get me wrong
But his punches are weak
When I was watching his tapew of him punchung bag or shadowbox he look like robot and got no rythm
And I think this is why u couldn't ko that dude in street with the cross becz u was on toes maybe !!
Canelo is more flat footed and he can generate craazy power and break people faces too
And he got amazing headmovent too
So Iam going for canelo all day everyday babbby lessss goooo😆
@@myboxingcoachcan u give me a respond ??
What is ur thought
@@Brucelee-pv6uf Oops it seems as if Bivol is the best. Canelo never won a round there. I knew you are an idiot as soon as I saw Bruce Lee ( stuntman ) as your profile . picture
Boxing comes from the streets
Mom will never take my ps5 again
Yeah I used Boxing, kickboxing mix martial arts, Bokator (Push the Lion Cambodian martial arts ) not for competition this is a jungle warfare hands to hands combative and weapons we used this ancient martial Bokator during Thailand invasion the Cambodian warriors destroy them the city now named after the battle Siam Reap ( Thailand lead out) that's the best of meaning the art got stolen made it to competition during Khmer rouge and Vietnam war which they called Mauy Thai
Why should "guys from the military" or every policeperson know anything better per se?! Poor argument of authority.
Because they are trained to deal with violent aggressors. They are literally the first line of defence against violence.
Please take this seriously for goodness sake
@@Fightingat40 have you ever trained with a soldier? Or even shot? They are great with a rifle, but nearly every single one sucks with pistols. Their unarmed training has nothing to do with fighting, it's only about regulating emotions. Their form of combat has nothing to do with civilian combat.
Idk if you have ever trained with the police, but... Look at the cases that were in the media the last month and years about the killed blacks in USA. Especially the last one which were badly pulled to the ground and than shot in the back of the head after he snatched the taser. They are no fighters. If there is serious violence it's up to Swats. That assumptions are irrational and about assumptions out of emotions.
@@user-vl3tm4co4b Guess what S.W.A.T is? A branch of the POLICE force. Get out of your basement and get some air my friend.
This is a silly take. I don't know where you are from but the US isn't the center of the World. In all of the club I've trained to(sambo, mma, grappling, etc), at least one of the coach was also in the police, the regular one and not some special force. And they also did pistol and selfdefense training. I'm not saying all of them are some kind of Punisher but they have armed/unarmed combat training. To disagree with the idea that state forces are generally more equipped than the public (other than combat experts) to face violent situation is really silly
I love your honesty and how you felt during your attack. You handled your self well