I'm watching this video for the third time and really listened. You can tell these guys love boxing and know boxing, they were from an era where boxers were kings. Truth is that boxing by the rules is not enough to separate yourself in a fight against another boxer. These guys added other stuff, improvised, learned from practical experience that most ppl don't get. I think what they got sounds good and makes sense.
I honestly dont care anymore who i learn legit fighting from. Honestly learning from a prisoner who has to fight to survive is more convincing than ever
Thats cause most people dont onow shit about boxing. They thing you swing your arms and its boxing. Truth is boxing turns your whole body into a gun. The arms are just the end point.
I love how people are saying this is shit take a step back and look at the practicallity of this art it takes most of its moves from boxing which is proved time and time again as a great fighting form so as bruce lee once said absorb what is useful use discard what is not and use what is uniquely your own and i cant think of any other style where these words apply so true
@hey heyhey so what if they've never grappled (and you're assuming that this is the only art they know) they're from the streets ie no rules/no tap out and anything goes.
@hey heyhey "mma would destroy this style" it's mma smart one😑 of course no pure style is gonna beat a mixed one. Yoel romaro has used and mixed this style in his game plenty of times n it's proved to be effective. "They've never grappled a day in their life" 🙄 yea cause a man who grew up in a time where mma wasn't a thing and boxing was king is gonna think about going to take up grappling right? 🤦🏿♂️Think!
@@kamo7923 These guys are "Street Fighters" 1st and Foremost, Don't get it Twisted, Growing up in Detroit in the 60's and 70's we did a HELLUVA Lot of Grappling, Only difference is that if WE go to the Ground, Your gonna Loose and Eye, Ear and Maybe your Nose if my Mouth is Close enough! Nothing like a Thumb in your Eye Socket to Get your Attention Hahahaha!
I used to be an actor, and was on set once with an actor who bought his bodyguard, a guy who had done serious time. Between takes, he showed me some jailhouse moves - the focus was on swiftly immobilizing an opponent with strikes from unusual angles and then breaking contact as quickly as possible, before his buddies or corrections officers roll up on you. It’s true grappling wasn’t nearly as popular back then, but I don’t think you want to fight on the ground in prison if you can avoid it. I was a fairly decent boxer and I didn’t see any of it coming. Most of the strikes also lent themselves to a short-bladed dagger when available.
R.I.P born Justice a legend in Brooklyn he added boxing to the 52. Han style and let's not forget old man Sha Sha, black Messiah. Bo pete these are a few of the street fighting legends
Every fighting style that is effective has some form of boxing in it, the point made about passing down the art to the next generation is a key to keeping that art alive, Well said.
As a Kick boxer and jiu jitsu guy, this idea is actually kind of fascinating. I won't go off the handle and claim this looks like a world class system. But I can say these guys can throw hands. Peoole put so much emphasis on style. When it reality fighting is hitting something/someone. Techniques don't make you a better "hitter" just teach you how to hit. What these gentlemen have (they seem very personable and probably most are violent criminals lets be real) have the one thing that makes you a real hitter. Thats called work ethic. They don't out punch you they out work you simple as that. Mad respect for taking jack shit and making the best they could out of it. You don't defeat a person with a technique you crush them with blood, sweat, and tears.
@@pahwraith exactly and he has technique. Hes not just a brawler or an average boxer. Hes techniquel and hes good at counter punching which makes him a beast.
Let me say this from my own experience, if you aren't groomed as a boxer ,with an educated lead hand,have proper form and a basic understanding of defense than this skill set may be a waste of time. But if you wrap this around your boxing knowledge you'll make the most out of this art. Things I've learned in basketball helped me in my inside fight. So it works if you work it. But that foundation is an absolute must.
52 blocks have excellent striking techniques. They throw traditional punches as well as unorthodox ones from multiple angles. They have great foot work and awesome guard. Give credit where credit is due!
Pretty impressive. When it comes to the martial arts most times the best ones come from the harshest environments. Hard to think of many environments harsher that the prison system. My hat is off to these guys for developing a unique system.
In Georgia a similar style was invented at the Alto prison called the Alto shuffle. It consists of punches, elbows, knees and much more dazzling hand movements intended to distract and confound an opponent.
Rue U That shit is power rangers fighting. Look up their drills dude it looks so impractical. The only reason people think its so cool is because its no holds barred and used by some military. It has no answer for takedowns and the way they block straight punches is to push the punches away from you as they are being thrown like someone is gonna walk up to you and throw 5 of the exact same straight punches and shoulder level with no curce at all and then stand straight up like a plank of wood while you pick a time to shoot in, stand up, get into position, and then do a fancy hip toss. Does it look badass? Absolutely but its about as practical in a legit fight as tai chi
Rue U What are you talking about? I dont wanna take a martial art that I dont think is a further improvment of regular grusome fighting. If you just give up as soon as you hit the ground and know no takedown defense than youre forever going to be one bums rush away from losing a fight. Krav maga is all about getting up close and finishing quick while your average brawler is about the same basic shit..."fuck this guy up". When two people move in at the same time they collide. If you dont know how to grapple and you and a larger man, lets say a middle aged shiploader, clash like that than your whole fight just ended, is that what youre saying.
Rue U no he did, you just all bout that street defense mentality where u dont think u have to worry about takedowns in a fight. most people on the streets dont go for takedowns but when people do it ends their
I'm not saying this doesn't work, but I can attest to Krav Maga being effective. Many of the UA-cam videos of Krav don't show Krav as it is taught by the IDF. It is violent, aggressive, and to the point. There isn't a techniques that we use where we employ the hip throw, if a house wife can't so it, it isn't used. There are 2 schools of thought on Krav, civilian and military. I can only speak on the military Krav Maga.
"Using the elbow as a blade" to destroy a persons jabs comes from the action of holding the knife in reverse or (earth) grip after drawing it and putting it parallel to your forearm. When you're empty hand with no knife your elbow serves as a blade. That technique was shown to me by my Guro and reiterated by his Guro's Ron Balicki and Dan Inosanto when I studied from them. Not to name drop but its seriously a common technique found in most of Inosanto's DVD and even Demo's here on UA-cam.
What a lot of people don't know is that most modern martial arts training incorporates FMA into its curriculum. What these guys are doing is not really their own version of an FMA system in its traditional form, but just incorporating what works for them into their own system which is based on fighting in situations where weaponry is a dimension that needs to be covered and taught quickly. And what better martial art for weaponry is there than FMA?
A lot of keyboard warriors tearing into this video. Some guy in ancient China trains in a martial art and then branches off into his own style, it is a respected style and goes down in the books. However, in modern times, when new martial arts are created, they are frowned upon. Much respect. Thanks for posting!
Yo this style is real! I havent lost a fight in over a decade becuz of this technique and didnt realize i was using it till years later! Peace to da god born justice
I've been in tae kwon do since age 5-6 and after a while I seen things that I've added to over the years. I trained with the FOI a couple of times when I was a sturdy student at the Mosque in Newark and here in Columbia, SC. I learned some other thing's but studying a certain piece of knowledge but I won't reveal that right now. The jumping technique is the most deadliest of all. My father taught me that one at the age of 12. Good to see our people heading back to their culture and arts. Peace.
MasterCipher Supreme I have studied several styles as well,, Tae kwon do was one of them then Tiger Shark HAPKIDO,, then Elite HAPKIDO/combat hapkido,,,, but I can't stand it when people put down martial arts of certain styles when they never tried to learn it and understand it,,,, that's what I liked about Bruce Lee he never put down any style he actually Incorporated so many styles into JKD and while he was making movies he was challenged by so many that if he seen something new he liked he would learn it and add it in to the JKD system,,, he actually while filming game of death studied hapkido and was going to incorporate it into JKD but died while filming game of death.... So long story short,, if all these people on here would stop saying that this is better than that and just be like water like Bruce Lee said then they can be true martial artists,,,, it's not about what's better it's about inner peace,, bettering your health,, staying fit,, to help sustain owns life,, building respect for self and others,, discipline,, controlling emotions.. ect ect ect.......
Thats real especially in jail when the fights happen IT HAPPENS IN A VERY TIGHT SPACE AND THE FIGHTERS HAVE TO HURRY UP AND DUKE IT OUT AND THEN SQUASH IT 52 HANDBLOCKS JAILHOUSE ROCKS =) 🔥🔥🔥 100
We blacks have our own hand to hand martial arts. 1. Engolo ( father of capoeira ) 2. Dambe ( one handed striking art that has kicks, grabs, wide swings, parries, and punch that is kind of similar to a straight right ) 3. Lutte Traditionelle ( ancient African wrestling ) 4. Knocking and kicking ( created by African slaves in the USA ) 5. Senegalese wrestling ( which has strikes unlike Lutte ) 6. Capoeira ( created by African slaves in Brazil ) 7. 52 blocks/Jailhouse Rock ( created by African Americans in the USA ) 8. Gidigbo I got all this from someone who posted all these styles here on youtube. Makes me even more proud to be black.
This comes from a boxer named George Benton it’s called the slip style. This evolved into the shoulder roll technique that Floyd Mayweather made popular on a mainstream level but this style has been around forever. This style would be good for counter punching and inside fighting.
52 Blocks is science, just like the bar/calisthenics training. In a lot of ways this, 52 blocks and bar training is superior to traditional stand-up and conditioning. These guys are sharp, and should be recognized as such.
I'm always curious to see any new styles or variations of styles come out. I think when someone says "x" style can beat "y" martial art etc, you also have to keep in mind that the practitioners, or fighters are also a big part of that scenario. Tae Kwon Do and karate were thought to be useless, then Machida, Wonderboy, Pettis etc, showed up, Judo has great applications, boxing, muay thai etc. I think there is something good in 52 blocks, maybe it's not better than "x" or "y" for YOU, maybe it is, but why straight up $h!t on something is beyond me.
Machida, Wonderboy and Pettis use the stances from those fighting styles. They don't strike or block like those styles beyond occasional kicking. It's an awkward stance to defend against but the hand work in TKD and Karate is crap when it comes up against kickboxing and real boxing. Having your hand so low is asking to get KO'd. Plus barely anyone in MMA does those fighting styles so it's hard to find sparring partners to train for those guys. They're great starting blocks but as what you should take with you to fight a trained opponent. Not nearly enough.
This is what was so cool about the old UFC. It wasn't so much of a blend of martial arts like it is today. It was more like, who would win in a fight between a boxer and a taekwondo practitioner? It was pitting different fighting styles against each other.
I don't see why this wouldn't work. It's realistic, proven in fights in 'prison' and when you have nothing better to do, why not practice what you know and gain what you don't know?
Much love to these brothas that are keeping the art of 52 alive and also to lyte burly that is keeping it going too if I stayed in ny I would love to have these guys as teachers
Ive boxed, Ive played at Wing Chun, and a variety of other martial arts over my 40 years. 1. All this racists shit means nothing, proves nothing(except what manner of trash the poster is) and should treated as nothing. 2. The function of all Martial Arts, or Martial systems is at their heart, discipline. A well trained man is a well trained man. If you train hard you will develop keen eyes and quick reflexes, so to dismiss 52 Blocks is stupid, and to think that 52 Blocks will make a lazy fighter a good fighter is also stupid. 3. A caveat-- I have never sparred with, trained with, or in person encountered a 52 Blocks disciple. Not being stupid enough to believe youtube is a good example of a fighting system I confess my ignorance of the system. 4. If you love martial arts than take this video as introduction to something you arent familiar with, if you are a bigot against black people why the fuck are even bothering watching the video, and if you are a bigot against white people why the fuck are wasting mental energy reply to youtube racists. 5. If you are on youtube anonymously telling people how tough you are and how you will fuck them up, you are in point of fact a coward. 6. Thank you uploader for the video. I know the Blacks(tend) at the local Mosque practice Wing Chun, but I will surely keep an eye out for 52 players to see if I can afford myself a legit encounter with the system. God bless you all. EDIT: grammar and spelling errors
So what if they have a Bruce Lee poster? Most black households also have a bunch of Jesus imagery scattered around, but over 75% of those households are a *single mother* with a bunch of bastard kids by multiple fathers. Just cause you rep with a poster or some shit doesn't mean you know anything or are truly dedicated to it.
I'm only seeing racial bs from black people posting, talking about how boxing was never European. Pls stfu you blacks are the most racist folks in the US, every immigrant learns that when living in the inner cities for a year or two.
PC Principal did you really defend 52 block style? This is full of shit. I mean I'm opened minded but this crap against a MMA or a BJJ/Vale Tudo....useless.
Dunno the effectiveness or legitimacy of the "52" but your 100% right, it's their art and how they want to do it is up to them. By the way this clip is produced like a trailer of a movie. Well done guys.
He was fast and big at 6'4"...If he trained MMA he would be deadly. Especially on the steroids today's athletes use. The same with Tyson...Do you really think anyone in MMA would stand a chance against either of these guys with muay thai and jujitsu training?
It also looks a lot like they incorporated some kali or sinum bagay(I hope i spelled that right) into their system. It looks very practical and effective. FMA rarely gets the recognition it deserves.
cant personally think of a environment where you have super tough dudes with nothing but time and ABSOLUTE necessity to develop a system that works within a boxing type style. in short i will listen to these men for sure when they are talking! i'm probably to old and slow to apply it but i have no doubt i will gain some great insights, thanks for sharing, much respect.
Lmaoooo maybe cuz it's a joke? Lol naw respect to these dudes but just watch floyds fights over n over if u really wanna learn some shit n just learn that Philly shell fuck all this 52 shit. Let them get in the ring with a boxer like me an try this shit. They will get feinted out of position so much that Ima have them punching themselves lol
Started at 12. Greater teachers than money alone couldn’t make it happen. I was trained by a recent Golden Gloves champion. His best weapon a 52 blocks style left hook for 8 first round knockouts. That was decades ago & I am still studying , practicing & refining. I learn from all systems but organized around aikido, boxingb& ippon kiru moves). Mostly I just learn one or 2 ways of improving one thing. But 52 blocks will get a lot of my attention now.
This man looks like fighting him is only an option when choosing which hospital you'd like the emts to take you to. I'd suggest Lenox Hill, if you've got the bread.....
almighty prime the peekabo guard came from Cus D’Amato, not the 52 per se. in fact, the peekabo guard probably was incorporated into the 52 after Mike Tyson should success with it in the ring.
Jealousy is at a all the time High, when I was in the military on board the USS Enterprise, we will all get together all the practitioners all those who love the sweet science and share knowledge oh, so I know where this guy is coming from and we got down! We fought oh, what else you got to do out at Sea 6 to 8 months we was machines
Every art has something to offer. What I take from this the importance of cloaking your shots and protecting the head. That said, it's weaknesses are: circling the opponent instead of coming in direct straight line, FOOT TRAPS, MUAI THAI ankle, calf and knee destructions from outside boxing range.
Why not challenge openly other styles to demonstrate? Why not just give a demonstration? Its hard to imagine this style without seeing it against a boxer, MMA, street fighter? With all due respect.
Bobby Mobay because the point isn't to prove anything. it's survival. they don't care about being the best fighter in the world or proving their style is the best. they just don't want to get raped or murdered. this is also why shaolin monks don't try to prove their skill
High kicks don't work outside of a cage bro. You don't know wtf you are talking about. You going to try to kick someone in tight spaces? No you can't. I can go on. Ufc is not the same as real life no rules or mats. Pretty kicks are good for movies.
Hey are you familiar with a Hip Hop dancer named Mr. Wiggles? He's from the Bronx to. He does some 52 moves in this video. ua-cam.com/video/xcFCEWsCILE/v-deo.html
I would love to learn this. This is tried and true, straight out the box, pure. Wished I live in NY, nothing like this, that I know of, in the Midwest.
if your jab and hook come from "anywhere" the chances they got nothing on them is incredibly high and a real fighter makes a guy throwing air pay and pay and pay.
ill buy that- but the jab is intended primarily to impair vision or illicit a desired movement. guys with on-balance shotgun jabs are a rare breed indeed. as for the hook- ive seen more guys get knocked out by punches they didnt see coming- or didnt expect than anything else..
Tuesday 19th March 2024. 17.55pm. "Dear Sir/Madam. How are you? I trust you are well. Thank you, for the video on 52 Boxing. I really appreciate it." Yours Faithfully. The Bull of Lewisham. 🐂
I like what he's saying and doing. Basically he is saying no fighting style is complete and can be adapted and added on to so it can fit for any situation. All styles are unique but at the same time no style is unique. Very smart.
i love that you showed the stepping shoulder bump like that when people try to get close, anything to change their momentum is great. like the shoulder bump. and about the jabs that is great too. by far my most useful punch for myself is a uppercut/jab/hook that most people don't know what being thrown till their hit, just be creative and understand that whoever your up against is going to be GOING EXACTLY AS HARD AS YOU ARE.
Dang B.J.! I remember you from Riverview. I got there in September 2000. You was always hitting the bag in the gym or in the yard, gittin' it in. I left the view in May 2004. I think you were gone by then. I used to hang with the god Rahmel. We were both young kids at that time. Good to see you prospering brother. Keep at it.
My friend has uncle that goes in and out of jail his last time was 7 years after that he convert to christianity and left his criminal lifestyle he teach young punk about the prison hard life but he also teach fighting style similiar to 52 Block in the weekends,opening small gym in our neighbourhood he said self defense is the only lesson from the prison he truly graceful of
I'm watching this video for the third time and really listened. You can tell these guys love boxing and know boxing, they were from an era where boxers were kings. Truth is that boxing by the rules is not enough to separate yourself in a fight against another boxer. These guys added other stuff, improvised, learned from practical experience that most ppl don't get. I think what they got sounds good and makes sense.
Aah the og
@precision striking yo precision striking thanks for chiming in here I learn a lot from your channel
Hey coach! Nice to see u here.Always learning hi from spain
Good for you all the time
When you see the greatest boxing coach of yt in the comments you instantly know that the video is gold!
I honestly dont care anymore who i learn legit fighting from. Honestly learning from a prisoner who has to fight to survive is more convincing than ever
A lot of people now days don’t appreciate the art of boxing.
i agree 100% and they forget its a martial art. Most knockouts in MMA and kickboxing comes from the hands.
Thats cause most people dont onow shit about boxing. They thing you swing your arms and its boxing. Truth is boxing turns your whole body into a gun. The arms are just the end point.
Nope
I had a good trainer he learned from an old timer born in 1900.
@@EYEZAYZEL facts. It’s called the sweet science for a reason.
love how passionate they are about the game. Active minds led by active hearts . Thank you for posting.
Gama You Sho/Right
Like to see the fights
I love how people are saying this is shit take a step back and look at the practicallity of this art it takes most of its moves from boxing which is proved time and time again as a great fighting form so as bruce lee once said absorb what is useful use discard what is not and use what is uniquely your own and i cant think of any other style where these words apply so true
@hey heyhey so what if they've never grappled (and you're assuming that this is the only art they know) they're from the streets ie no rules/no tap out and anything goes.
@hey heyhey "mma would destroy this style" it's mma smart one😑 of course no pure style is gonna beat a mixed one. Yoel romaro has used and mixed this style in his game plenty of times n it's proved to be effective. "They've never grappled a day in their life" 🙄 yea cause a man who grew up in a time where mma wasn't a thing and boxing was king is gonna think about going to take up grappling right? 🤦🏿♂️Think!
@@kamo7923 These guys are "Street Fighters" 1st and Foremost, Don't get it Twisted, Growing up in Detroit in the 60's and 70's we did a HELLUVA Lot of Grappling, Only difference is that if WE go to the Ground, Your gonna Loose and Eye, Ear and Maybe your Nose if my Mouth is Close enough! Nothing like a Thumb in your Eye Socket to Get your Attention Hahahaha!
Your 1st mistake was quoting Johnny Cage
I used to be an actor, and was on set once with an actor who bought his bodyguard, a guy who had done serious time. Between takes, he showed me some jailhouse moves - the focus was on swiftly immobilizing an opponent with strikes from unusual angles and then breaking contact as quickly as possible, before his buddies or corrections officers roll up on you. It’s true grappling wasn’t nearly as popular back then, but I don’t think you want to fight on the ground in prison if you can avoid it. I was a fairly decent boxer and I didn’t see any of it coming. Most of the strikes also lent themselves to a short-bladed dagger when available.
Former CO....i can tell you that this teacher is the Real Deal. Shit in prison is for real for REAL.
PROPS to the OG
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Amen my brother!! You nailed it. 40 plus years of training and I learn stuff every day. At 68 I am humble but smart. Peace
I’d go with the fake heart attack grab gun approach
R.I.P born Justice a legend in Brooklyn he added boxing to the 52. Han style and let's not forget old man Sha Sha, black Messiah. Bo pete these are a few of the street fighting legends
RIP
Every fighting style that is effective has some form of boxing in it, the point made about passing down the art to the next generation is a key to keeping that art alive, Well said.
bjj n wrestling?
@@flowrepins6663I was gonna say this lol
@@flowrepins6663 For self defense purposes, why not?
Shit just got taken to a nebble lebble
Hahaa
Hahahah
Timonsaylor hahaha
Shit gets real on a nebble lebble.
lmao
Black version of 8 trigram 64 palm
lmaooooo
lmao pure comedy
im so weak
+FRED SMARTSTONE what?
ROTATION!!
As a Kick boxer and jiu jitsu guy, this idea is actually kind of fascinating. I won't go off the handle and claim this looks like a world class system. But I can say these guys can throw hands. Peoole put so much emphasis on style. When it reality fighting is hitting something/someone. Techniques don't make you a better "hitter" just teach you how to hit. What these gentlemen have (they seem very personable and probably most are violent criminals lets be real) have the one thing that makes you a real hitter. Thats called work ethic. They don't out punch you they out work you simple as that. Mad respect for taking jack shit and making the best they could out of it.
You don't defeat a person with a technique you crush them with blood, sweat, and tears.
Danky Memerson with my mind on my money and my money on my mind
Techniques absolutely make you a better hitter... are you crazy?
So why has mayweather never been defeated?
@@justincarrillo9228 he's Det one of the hardest workers in the game. He never gets out of fight shape.
@@pahwraith exactly and he has technique. Hes not just a brawler or an average boxer. Hes techniquel and hes good at counter punching which makes him a beast.
Let me say this from my own experience, if you aren't groomed as a boxer ,with an educated lead hand,have proper form and a basic understanding of defense than this skill set may be a waste of time. But if you wrap this around your boxing knowledge you'll make the most out of this art. Things I've learned in basketball helped me in my inside fight. So it works if you work it. But that foundation is an absolute must.
How did you use basketball to help?
R.I.P Born Justice Brooklyn finest
Damn...what hppnd? RIP🙏
Yea what happened to him?
52 blocks have excellent striking techniques. They throw traditional punches as well as unorthodox ones from multiple angles. They have great foot work and awesome guard. Give credit where credit is due!
Pretty impressive. When it comes to the martial arts most times the best ones come from the harshest environments. Hard to think of many environments harsher that the prison system. My hat is off to these guys for developing a unique system.
Favelas in Brasil makes prisons in America look like kindergarten
perfect example of how continued training will keep you in great shape even to the later ages of life. good vid btw
In Georgia a similar style was invented at the Alto prison called the Alto shuffle. It consists of punches, elbows, knees and much more dazzling hand movements intended to distract and confound an opponent.
💯💯💯💯 And it fucking wrecked dudes if you were lucky to see it
Alto was gladiator land 2
This is Tim Witherspoon 2X Heavy weight champion of the World. I really like what you brothers have going on!
Morpheus ua-cam.com/video/hapGVHNar5s/v-deo.html
this should be listed under "education" not "comedy"
Dr.SYN-Q shit i didn't look at it as funny..learning something new
Morpheus ua-cam.com/video/hapGVHNar5s/v-deo.html
_"Whether_ _broke_ _callisthetic,_ _any_ _style_ _you_ _set_ _it/Beat_ _niggaz_ _toothless,_ _physically_ _cut_ _up_ _like_ _gooses._
_But_ _with_ _iron_ _on_ _their_ _sides_ _thugs_ _took_ _no_ _excuses/Therefore,_ _your_ *_Fifty-two_* *_Handblocks_* _was_ _useless.."_
*-GZA*
My man 60 Sec Assassin was well versed in those techniques.
This is dope. I new a Capeoria Angola instructor who dropped the science on Jail House Rock.......Respect...I am excited about this system.....
52 blocks and capoeira Are ancestral cousins
I teach Krav Maga this dude knows what he is talking about we use the same techniques in Krav Maga
Francis Allen yeah but krav maga is Bullshit.
Rue U That shit is power rangers fighting. Look up their drills dude it looks so impractical. The only reason people think its so cool is because its no holds barred and used by some military. It has no answer for takedowns and the way they block straight punches is to push the punches away from you as they are being thrown like someone is gonna walk up to you and throw 5 of the exact same straight punches and shoulder level with no curce at all and then stand straight up like a plank of wood while you pick a time to shoot in, stand up, get into position, and then do a fancy hip toss. Does it look badass? Absolutely but its about as practical in a legit fight as tai chi
Rue U What are you talking about? I dont wanna take a martial art that I dont think is a further improvment of regular grusome fighting. If you just give up as soon as you hit the ground and know no takedown defense than youre forever going to be one bums rush away from losing a fight. Krav maga is all about getting up close and finishing quick while your average brawler is about the same basic shit..."fuck this guy up". When two people move in at the same time they collide. If you dont know how to grapple and you and a larger man, lets say a middle aged shiploader, clash like that than your whole fight just ended, is that what youre saying.
Rue U no he did, you just all bout that street defense mentality where u dont think u have to worry about takedowns in a fight. most people on the streets dont go for takedowns but when people do it ends their
I'm not saying this doesn't work, but I can attest to Krav Maga being effective. Many of the UA-cam videos of Krav don't show Krav as it is taught by the IDF. It is violent, aggressive, and to the point. There isn't a techniques that we use where we employ the hip throw, if a house wife can't so it, it isn't used. There are 2 schools of thought on Krav, civilian and military. I can only speak on the military Krav Maga.
"Using the elbow as a blade" to destroy a persons jabs comes from the action of holding the knife in reverse or (earth) grip after drawing it and putting it parallel to your forearm. When you're empty hand with no knife your elbow serves as a blade. That technique was shown to me by my Guro and reiterated by his Guro's Ron Balicki and Dan Inosanto when I studied from them. Not to name drop but its seriously a common technique found in most of Inosanto's DVD and even Demo's here on UA-cam.
2:12 This guy has beautiful technique. He is obviously throwing from his hips with perfect fluidity. Very few people I see throw like this.
I learned 52 blocks and jail house rock in Rikers in 84.
You meet Mother Goose?
definitely effective in avoiding assrape
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Erick Fs
Rule #1 of 52 blocks: Cover yourself with soap before dropping it to make you harder to grapple lmao
What a lot of people don't know is that most modern martial arts training incorporates FMA into its curriculum. What these guys are doing is not really their own version of an FMA system in its traditional form, but just incorporating what works for them into their own system which is based on fighting in situations where weaponry is a dimension that needs to be covered and taught quickly. And what better martial art for weaponry is there than FMA?
When Jon Bones Jones was in the cage, it looked like he was using some of the 52 in close quarters
Them elbows..
Also Anderson Silva, Nick Diaz.
@@ronaldwilkins6056 now Dustin poirier when he fought McGregor
Yeah it's called boxing
Yeah but you have to remember Jon Jones comes from the Muay Thai system, which predates 52 buy like 50 something years
"when we came in contact with one another it was like fusion, I just exploded..." said with his arm around the other guy. Interdasting.
You spend that many years in prison ...
One of the most legendary fighting styles ever 💯
A lot of keyboard warriors tearing into this video. Some guy in ancient China trains in a martial art and then branches off into his own style, it is a respected style and goes down in the books. However, in modern times, when new martial arts are created, they are frowned upon. Much respect. Thanks for posting!
Yo this style is real! I havent lost a fight in over a decade becuz of this technique and didnt realize i was using it till years later! Peace to da god born justice
what up dawg you want top throw down? i'm make it quick - i'll make it real quick, just for you bb
Bull shit ass vlown. You've never been in a fight in your life
BUT IM GLAD TO SEE OTHER OLDER BROTHERS BEEN UP ON THIS ART FOR A LONG TIME. THATS A BEAUTIFUL THING.
Morpheus ua-cam.com/video/hapGVHNar5s/v-deo.html
I've been in tae kwon do since age 5-6 and after a while I seen things that I've added to over the years. I trained with the FOI a couple of times when I was a sturdy student at the Mosque in Newark and here in Columbia, SC. I learned some other thing's but studying a certain piece of knowledge but I won't reveal that right now. The jumping technique is the most deadliest of all. My father taught me that one at the age of 12. Good to see our people heading back to their culture and arts. Peace.
MasterCipher Supreme
I have studied several styles as well,, Tae kwon do was one of them then Tiger Shark HAPKIDO,, then Elite HAPKIDO/combat hapkido,,,, but I can't stand it when people put down martial arts of certain styles when they never tried to learn it and understand it,,,, that's what I liked about Bruce Lee he never put down any style he actually Incorporated so many styles into JKD and while he was making movies he was challenged by so many that if he seen something new he liked he would learn it and add it in to the JKD system,,, he actually while filming game of death studied hapkido and was going to incorporate it into JKD but died while filming game of death.... So long story short,, if all these people on here would stop saying that this is better than that and just be like water like Bruce Lee said then they can be true martial artists,,,, it's not about what's better it's about inner peace,, bettering your health,, staying fit,, to help sustain owns life,, building respect for self and others,, discipline,, controlling emotions.. ect ect ect.......
+MasterCipher Supreme What kind of training did you do with FOI?
I studied Clobagymkata since I was 5 and now I'm a master. Lots of people have not heard of this either but it takes fighting to another level.
Thats real especially in jail when the fights happen IT HAPPENS IN A VERY TIGHT SPACE AND THE FIGHTERS HAVE TO HURRY UP AND DUKE IT OUT AND THEN SQUASH IT 52 HANDBLOCKS JAILHOUSE ROCKS =) 🔥🔥🔥 100
I appreciate the commentary of those demonstrating their skills. They share a very rich context and a wonderful practicality. Good job!
Africans also invented Capoeira.
Shehasnomorals as well as shackle hands.
Black Lion and chicken.
Lmmfaoooo
We blacks have our own hand to hand martial arts.
1. Engolo ( father of capoeira )
2. Dambe ( one handed striking art that has kicks, grabs, wide swings, parries, and punch that is kind of similar to a straight right )
3. Lutte Traditionelle ( ancient African wrestling )
4. Knocking and kicking ( created by African slaves in the USA )
5. Senegalese wrestling ( which has strikes unlike Lutte )
6. Capoeira ( created by African slaves in Brazil )
7. 52 blocks/Jailhouse Rock ( created by African Americans in the USA )
8. Gidigbo
I got all this from someone who posted all these styles here on youtube. Makes me even more proud to be black.
I'm proud to be black goddammit we so powerful
My man’s spark, just seen him today on Mott Ave far Rockaway. Taught me hell of a lot when it comes to defense
Is this DVD out?
I would like to meet Sparks one day.
drinking game idea: do shot every-time he says "to another level"
Thats a whole nutha lebo
The building blocks of the system
Nigga Lego
This comes from a boxer named George Benton it’s called the slip style. This evolved into the shoulder roll technique that Floyd Mayweather made popular on a mainstream level but this style has been around forever. This style would be good for counter punching and inside fighting.
The philly shell
Well articulated and with great passion, keep up the good work brothers, teach the kids how to defend God's kingdom.
52 Blocks is science, just like the bar/calisthenics training. In a lot of ways this, 52 blocks and bar training is superior to traditional stand-up and conditioning. These guys are sharp, and should be recognized as such.
You are right on the money with this type of fighting my man! Keep up the good work!
I love this type of fighting style. It has worked for me in the streets long before I seen this video.
52 bloks is a bible for me
Love the vision!! And i can tell OOG glad he can watch his legacy live on
anuva levul
the man been behind the wall 4 _ thirty one yrs give him a break,sheesh.
NYC accent
The best prison fighting system in the USA is to have lots of money to pay for good lawyers. LOL
B hop incorporates some of this stuff, that's why he could be world Champ at 49.
Ali did too!
Indeed
No he doesn't. You guys are clowns.
He doesnt incorporate it. They incorporate boxing..
and Bernard Hopkins is still a beast
Looks way more interesting than normal boxing.
I'm always curious to see any new styles or variations of styles come out. I think when someone says "x" style can beat "y" martial art etc, you also have to keep in mind that the practitioners, or fighters are also a big part of that scenario. Tae Kwon Do and karate were thought to be useless, then Machida, Wonderboy, Pettis etc, showed up, Judo has great applications, boxing, muay thai etc. I think there is something good in 52 blocks, maybe it's not better than "x" or "y" for YOU, maybe it is, but why straight up $h!t on something is beyond me.
Machida, Wonderboy and Pettis use the stances from those fighting styles. They don't strike or block like those styles beyond occasional kicking. It's an awkward stance to defend against but the hand work in TKD and Karate is crap when it comes up against kickboxing and real boxing. Having your hand so low is asking to get KO'd. Plus barely anyone in MMA does those fighting styles so it's hard to find sparring partners to train for those guys.
They're great starting blocks but as what you should take with you to fight a trained opponent. Not nearly enough.
This is what was so cool about the old UFC. It wasn't so much of a blend of martial arts like it is today. It was more like, who would win in a fight between a boxer and a taekwondo practitioner? It was pitting different fighting styles against each other.
@@adamschafer8742 Agree with that.
BJ... What a gem of a man
I don't see why this wouldn't work. It's realistic, proven in fights in 'prison' and when you have nothing better to do, why not practice what you know and gain what you don't know?
Eric Jones He is just mixing other type of styles added to boxing. We already have that It's called MMA.
We don't know how good it is in prison. All we have to go by is his word.
Not even slightly. Both Rogan and Dana would wipe the floor with these guys. Yes I said Dana, who used to box.
@@RUDOseil Dana is trash. Have you seen him spar? 😂
@@side024 He's an old man lmao. Either way so is this guy. Plus Dana is larger than him lol.
Much love to these brothas that are keeping the art of 52 alive and also to lyte burly that is keeping it going too if I stayed in ny I would love to have these guys as teachers
Ive boxed, Ive played at Wing Chun, and a variety of other martial arts over my 40 years. 1. All this racists shit means nothing, proves nothing(except what manner of trash the poster is) and should treated as nothing.
2. The function of all Martial Arts, or Martial systems is at their heart, discipline. A well trained man is a well trained man. If you train hard you will develop keen eyes and quick reflexes, so to dismiss 52 Blocks is stupid, and to think that 52 Blocks will make a lazy fighter a good fighter is also stupid.
3. A caveat-- I have never sparred with, trained with, or in person encountered a 52 Blocks disciple. Not being stupid enough to believe youtube is a good example of a fighting system I confess my ignorance of the system.
4. If you love martial arts than take this video as introduction to something you arent familiar with, if you are a bigot against black people why the fuck are even bothering watching the video, and if you are a bigot against white people why the fuck are wasting mental energy reply to youtube racists.
5. If you are on youtube anonymously telling people how tough you are and how you will fuck them up, you are in point of fact a coward.
6. Thank you uploader for the video. I know the Blacks(tend) at the local Mosque practice Wing Chun, but I will surely keep an eye out for 52 players to see if I can afford myself a legit encounter with the system.
God bless you all.
EDIT: grammar and spelling errors
And black people love Martial arts go into any black persons house the will have a Bruce Lee posted in the Living room
So what if they have a Bruce Lee poster? Most black households also have a bunch of Jesus imagery scattered around, but over 75% of those households are a *single mother* with a bunch of bastard kids by multiple fathers.
Just cause you rep with a poster or some shit doesn't mean you know anything or are truly dedicated to it.
Fallschrimmjager don't call the 52 blocks stupid until you beat one of the guys that do the 52
I'm only seeing racial bs from black people posting, talking about how boxing was never European. Pls stfu you blacks are the most racist folks in the US, every immigrant learns that when living in the inner cities for a year or two.
PC Principal did you really defend 52 block style? This is full of shit. I mean I'm opened minded but this crap against a MMA or a BJJ/Vale Tudo....useless.
Dunno the effectiveness or legitimacy of the "52" but your 100% right, it's their art and how they want to do it is up to them. By the way this clip is produced like a trailer of a movie. Well done guys.
"It was boxing at it's best"
Y'know what else is boxing at it's best? Muhammed Ali.
fanboy
Muhammad Ali wouldn't last long in the octagon.
He was fast and big at 6'4"...If he trained MMA he would be deadly. Especially on the steroids today's athletes use. The same with Tyson...Do you really think anyone in MMA would stand a chance against either of these guys with muay thai and jujitsu training?
+Apophis XO not when he's dead
Apophis XO Yes. These people are good at boxing. They would do well, but they probably wouldn't be the best.
It also looks a lot like they incorporated some kali or sinum bagay(I hope i spelled that right) into their system. It looks very practical and effective. FMA rarely gets the recognition it deserves.
Boxing is not a European martial arts.....Boxing existed since the time of Nuba's including the dawning ages of Kemetites and Kushites and so on.....
FINALLY someone who actually speaks the #TRUTH!!!!
Wasn't boxing in Ancient Greece as well? I don't remember if that's true or not.
Don't believe the hype!
Yes ! Boxing in Greece was an Olympic sport from ancient times.
Wrong, this is cultural appropriation of European martial art.
cant personally think of a environment where you have super tough dudes with nothing but time and ABSOLUTE necessity to develop a system that works within a boxing type style. in short i will listen to these men for sure when they are talking! i'm probably to old and slow to apply it but i have no doubt i will gain some great insights, thanks for sharing, much respect.
Why is this under Comedy category ?
Lmaoooo maybe cuz it's a joke? Lol naw respect to these dudes but just watch floyds fights over n over if u really wanna learn some shit n just learn that Philly shell fuck all this 52 shit. Let them get in the ring with a boxer like me an try this shit. They will get feinted out of position so much that Ima have them punching themselves lol
+Alex-michael Mosby ...LOL
thanks for that. save me from commenting.
+LANDS EVERYWHERE hahahahaha Bro any time no prob fam lmao
Alex-michael Mosby
GGG all the way.. :-)
Alex-michael Mosby
come on man..ggg is da shit. Brook has 0(zero) chance..none..zilch..
Started at 12. Greater teachers than money alone couldn’t make it happen.
I was trained by a recent Golden Gloves champion.
His best weapon a 52 blocks style left hook for 8 first round knockouts.
That was decades ago & I am still studying , practicing & refining.
I learn from all systems but organized around aikido, boxingb& ippon kiru moves).
Mostly I just learn one or 2 ways of improving one thing.
But 52 blocks will get a lot of my attention now.
This man looks like fighting him is only an option when choosing which hospital you'd like the emts to take you to. I'd suggest Lenox Hill, if you've got the bread.....
You can tell these a pure,absolute and true,see the art and science,movement,flow.thats all they got in there.respect
Well I would like to see this style. Not guys talk about it.
if you seen mike tyson fight you seen this style
almighty prime the peekabo guard came from Cus D’Amato, not the 52 per se. in fact, the peekabo guard probably was incorporated into the 52 after Mike Tyson should success with it in the ring.
Jack Johnson
At the end of the day Boxing is a martial art.
Lol. Martial Arts for hommies Intro
Jealousy is at a all the time High, when I was in the military on board the USS Enterprise, we will all get together all the practitioners all those who love the sweet science and share knowledge oh, so I know where this guy is coming from and we got down! We fought oh, what else you got to do out at Sea 6 to 8 months we was machines
Every art has something to offer. What I take from this the importance of cloaking your shots and protecting the head. That said, it's weaknesses are: circling the opponent instead of coming in direct straight line, FOOT TRAPS, MUAI THAI ankle, calf and knee destructions from outside boxing range.
Why not challenge openly other styles to demonstrate? Why not just give a demonstration? Its hard to imagine this style without seeing it against a boxer, MMA, street fighter? With all due respect.
Bobby Mobay because the point isn't to prove anything. it's survival. they don't care about being the best fighter in the world or proving their style is the best. they just don't want to get raped or murdered. this is also why shaolin monks don't try to prove their skill
Prove it's effective no? You should care about being the better fighter if you want to win
lozza925 you must be white
High kicks don't work outside of a cage bro. You don't know wtf you are talking about. You going to try to kick someone in tight spaces? No you can't. I can go on. Ufc is not the same as real life no rules or mats. Pretty kicks are good for movies.
there's video of Rashad Evans talking and using some of this stuff
I like how they took the interview to another level by shooting me at the end
too much sauce
BJ gave the best explanation of how 52 developed.
where can see it you got a link?
Runnin My Own Ting Top Shottas
He said it in this video.
bj blind and spark are my uncle's
Hachi boy do you have spark number or bj - want to train
Frankie Caamano Bj and yes I want to train but I was joking
Hachi boy tell boxing bj the GOD BORN, SENDS HIS PEACE
Hes at Rockaywa Ropes in far Rockaway he's my trainer
Hachi boy peace, I'm one of BJs students, is he still around?? lost contact with him
Im from the bronx i witness this first hand. Mind you i still incorporate 52 to my karate style today. It works
Hey are you familiar with a Hip Hop dancer named Mr. Wiggles? He's from the Bronx to. He does some 52 moves in this video.
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I would love to learn this. This is tried and true, straight out the box, pure. Wished I live in NY, nothing like this, that I know of, in the Midwest.
if your jab and hook come from "anywhere" the chances they got nothing on them is incredibly high and a real fighter makes a guy throwing air pay and pay and pay.
ill buy that- but the jab is intended primarily to impair vision or illicit a desired movement. guys with on-balance shotgun jabs are a rare breed indeed. as for the hook- ive seen more guys get knocked out by punches they didnt see coming- or didnt expect than anything else..
I wanna learn this but i live in the uk
Call me spark McClendon at gym Far Rockaway.on.59th
Call me. 347-848-9235 spark McClendon
I live in england, united kingdom
ok.good .Call me
+Big Matchu call me later
Mad respect for 52
all i got from that is he 'took it to another level'
Brilliant! They could box but so could everyone else in prison so as he says, (many times) took it to another level...survival!!
when telling a story about meeting another man especially in prison never say when I met this man I just exploded
I didn't realize that many years have gone by since I first saw this. But, when I hear " 52" this is the video I think of.
Out of all the52knowledge shown this is the best example of the art
this video is what you call 'Bittersweet ' . ' Sweet' because it shows the inventive genius of the blackman...you can guess what the bitter is...
The movement these guys displays looks legit
Tuesday 19th March 2024.
17.55pm.
"Dear Sir/Madam. How are you? I trust you are well. Thank you, for the video on 52 Boxing. I really appreciate it."
Yours Faithfully.
The Bull of Lewisham. 🐂
I like what he's saying and doing. Basically he is saying no fighting style is complete and can be adapted and added on to so it can fit for any situation. All styles are unique but at the same time no style is unique. Very smart.
The men at the end of the video look tough as nails...They could raise someone's fight game/skills...Great video...
I Thank all of you who answered my question. Again Thanks!
i love that you showed the stepping shoulder bump like that when people try to get close, anything to change their momentum is great. like the shoulder bump. and about the jabs that is great too. by far my most useful punch for myself is a uppercut/jab/hook that most people don't know what being thrown till their hit, just be creative and understand that whoever your up against is going to be GOING EXACTLY AS HARD AS YOU ARE.
I was hoping to see morè of that, straight away I was reminded of Pinan 3 kata from Karate, and came looking for a comment on it.
👍
Training and boxing with a lot added in. Sounds practical and effective.
Dang B.J.! I remember you from Riverview. I got there in September 2000. You was always hitting the bag in the gym or in the yard, gittin' it in. I left the view in May 2004. I think you were gone by then. I used to hang with the god Rahmel. We were both young kids at that time. Good to see you prospering brother. Keep at it.
BJ is pure awesomeness
I heard about jailhouse rock in HS in 81 and was told it was done with hands up by the head and elbows out. This was cool to see.
Good to see you're home B.J. Enjoy your freedom.
Scarcity brings clarity… perhaps many fancy equipments and tools they develop a system which can be efficient in many scenarios.
My friend has uncle that goes in and out of jail
his last time was 7 years
after that
he convert to christianity and left his criminal lifestyle
he teach young punk about the prison hard life
but he also teach fighting style similiar to 52 Block in the weekends,opening small gym
in our neighbourhood
he said self defense is the only lesson from the prison he truly graceful of
I appreciate the creative movement and timing inspired.