You just took me back thirty something years to when I was a brown belt in karate classes as a teen, I had good instructors, the way you teach reminds me of the way they taught.
This makes me think to the one video that was fairly recent about a road rage incident in the UAE I believe it was where the guy could not defeat the leveraging arm and got brutally stabbed to death. It’s so tough if real life scenarios when that knife is coming hard and fast from all different angles. Try not to let him get a hold of you and work to the back side is good advice. You’ve got to throw something back at the attacker to make him worry about something, anything other than just stabbing you and you’ve got to be a wild animal in trying to get free and run if you don’t have a gun.
You really impressed me! I watched at least 40 of your videos and i was impressed but now i am blown away. You collect incident videos, educate and NOW demonstrate how to increase your chances of survival! A+ Also, your sense of humor makes it more interesting to watch longer videos.
@@CorkKNIFE my trainer always told me to figure out if all the pain accumulated in training was a lower cost than potentially getting hurt or killed on the streets. Still not sure about that
watched this video back two years ago shortly after I started following the channel, now after seeing hundreds of cases of the leveraging arm in practice youtube suggested I watch this video again, good review!
This was one of my requests on your 500k sub contest and feedback form! To see you show us the techniques you describe-- Dude, not only are your videos amazingly great 🙌🏻 but you somehow get even better! Thanks for covering Our ASP!!
That is a great person to help you demonstrate. Usually when there's a second person when there's usually only one, the guest is usually just standing awkwardly. Great video
Thanks John. This is EXACTLY what I was thinking about so many times watching your videos. I am sure I'm not the only one. Thanks so much for covering this for us. Keep up the good work.
Damn John !!! This is the very First time i've ever seen you in action ! I had No clue of the "Depth" of your knowledge of self defense ! And Ricky was it ? Was very attuned to your thoughts and actions. Hats off to "Both" of you for a Brilliant demonstration. Thanks for such a Powerful lesson ! And Also ? Remind me to "Never" piss you off .. Loved and Subscribed !!!
Active Self Protection Extra I got that impression just by your Amazing personality and your Passion for Life. Trying to imagine all of the Fortunate people who have had the opportunity to meet, and Learn from you. There's no Question that you are in High demand. With All you have going on in your life. It's Amazing that you actually take the time to respond to So many fan's like me. That say's Alot about what a Good person you are. Pleasure to speak with you Sir :)
Hey john,this video is exactly what people need to see. Yes it's exactly like you say...one tool is a distance weapon and one is for close range attack.Two totally different reactions depending on what your defense and offense is.I will mention when someone is in a dangerous situation they forget about everything they have learned and I have heard you always mention being mentally and spiritually fit...and to never attack or defend yourself halfheartedly! Keep up the Great work John...your AWESOME!
The look on the young guy's face each time you went "off script" was hilarious. I always feel bad for the "test dummy" in any demonstration. Great job to the both of you. Stay safe & stay Ready!
John, gotta say that you are consistantly one of the most anylitical and practical instructors out there. I have been a serious student, and trainer for years. Good work. It is difficult to boil all the crap down to get to the plain, simple stuffthat works real world.
Great video...as a martial artist, it was really enlightening how you explained that sometimes you need to deflect to the inside instead of the outside.....we train so hard to deflect to the outside....this has made me think to train inside movement and not default to outside deflection when distance weapons are involved...
I think your most underrated video(s) is the one(s) about gripping the slide of a pistol or gripping the ejection port of a rifle. I don't care if someone is pro-firearms or against them, that information is life-saving, I wish everyone knew that info. I'm glad you mentioned it again in this video.
Good stuff. Analysis based on actual incident videos. In the happy dance, I wouldn't turn back to the inside. I would recommend a trip or better yet step on forward foot while spinning which should put him on the ground. (Hopefully with a broken ankle). Just my 2 cents. Love the idea of pressure testing everything.
I love how realistic this is, and how it really acknowledges how a realistic encounter would go down. It's good to make it clear that you won't have time to think like this; it took a 17 minute video to help you understand what would go down in a 5-second encounter. It's realistic, it's smart, and most importantly it's acknowledging that hocus-pocus kung fo skills might work in a ring but not in real life. Love what you do man. You're the only youtube channel that I've felt obligated to watch every video of, because each of your videos are spot-on. Don't ever stop.
Really appreciate your advice, and approach. I watched a few ASP videos and really liked them all so far, so please continue your fine work.This channel is new to me (ASPExtra) and this is the first I have seen,but i hope there are or will be many more. The guy who called you fake seems really worried about competition with his channel,which is his opinion, but to tell people not to sub is cowardly.Everybody is entitled to their opinion no matter how self centered and stupid it may be. Thanks again.
great video brother... we would always trap the leveraging hand, move to the back and "roll" the arm to lock the elbow and take them down (at least bent over) to get away from the knife. Of course from there, you would still have to either create distance for your firearm or secure the the knife, whatever the situation may be... but removing that convenience of balance is always a good thing as long as you can remain in control of your own. That being said, every situation is dynamic and different and these demonstrations show how quickly that situation can change. Having the ability to make fast decisions means beans when you don't back it up with some sort of training. With realistic training, then the fast thinkers are more adequately prepared. Great job!
Such an important concept. I believe I read a statistic that stared 78 percent of knife attacks use a leveraging arm. Also the leveraging arm denies your escape which means serious injury and most likely death. Great work David.
Note on the knife attack. He's using a leveraging arm to grab you, and the other hand to stab at you. I found when practicing that in a Judo/Jiujitsu class decades ago that I had two hands and arms free to work on his knife arm, and usually a free foot/leg to work on his feet and legs, and balance. The most successful approach for me was to redirect the stab across my body and use my hands to keep him from drawing it back for another stab. The knife became MY knife in his hand. I could usually "cut up" (rubber knife) his leveraging arm, and if I was able to trip him off balance enough, stab him in the torso with his own knife. Took plenty of practice but worked well even when my opponents were expecting it. We also worked the techniques you demonstrate here, but if he turned back in too quickly (because he was expecting me to try to get around his back) I could use his momentum to get control of the knife as I described.
I came across your other channel recently and just stumbled across this.. I have been in martial arts for over 35 years and I can tell you you have a natural instinct for teaching and I hope people appreciate what you try teach on your videos and that you take time out of your life to do them. Ps your a great example of NEVER judge a book by its cover .. guarantee most people who see you in public would have no clue to the amount of skill and tools you carry ..lol
Upward palm thrust to the nose, punch to the throat, or handclap to one or both ears are powerful stopping tools that can buy you precious time to mount a defensive counter attack.
I did a knife class once where the knife was a magic marker. After the instruction we looked at where marker ink was. Those are the places the knife touched your skin. Its amazing how many incidental cuts you will get in a knife fight.
John, another thought about breaking away and getting distance is the weakest point of a grip is the thumb. Push away from the thumb. If you grab you thumb and turn away from the thumb you can break the grip and make distance. Or bend the thumb back and move away at the same time.
Amazing. I only realized I needed empty hand skills when I started watching your videos. After watching this I absolutely need to find this asap. Thank you Rickey and John.
38 yo, 31 of martial arts training here. Love your insight, simple and effective, greatly instructed. As you've said pratice is paramount, for motor learning and muscle memory, and it will help for emotional control and mental strength.
Black belt in jiu jitsu here 20 years in the game. Great stuff John wish I was there I have a few things I work on that would actually control that leveraging arm and snap it which I think is very important. Strikes to the face n stuff are also great options as you have shown however in a life n death encounter breaking limbs is essential.
Thanks! Yeah, there are lots of improvements to this, it's just the basics. As you WELL know, there's a counter, and a counter to the counter, and a counter to the counter to the counter.
You've got a pretty good understanding of disarms, blocks, and how to get out of the "power box" of an attacker. Maybe you can become a self defense instructor some day. Congrats, John.
I enjoyed your prevention of the material. I have only one issue. When you are fighting over a gun during a take away, there is a likelihood of the magazine release being bumped and the mag dropping part way out. When you took the gun away your prepped it by cycling the action without tapping the mag before racking. I know in a previous video you discussed your technique of not tapping the mag during a normal malfunction clearing because you are confident that you will not inadvertently release it, but I think this example shows that you will do the technique as you train, and in this case the suspect could have not fully seated the mag, or it could have been dislodged during the take away. That's why I think it is a good idea to tap always!
I mean, tap away. I have never seen someone actually tap a baseplate in an emergency malfunction situation, and never seen a magazine eject halfway in an actual gunfight. Not that it couldn't possibly happen, just never seen it so it's not something I really worry about. Have a great day!
@@ASPextra ua-cam.com/video/cx2ZVl49YWI/v-deo.html But you did mention that you don't see it very often. I would still maintain that a tap costs so little in time, but would be the best solution if the magazine were to partially dislodge. As far as the magazine ejecting halfway, I am sure that you have seen people do a reload and the magazine doesn't fall clear and they have to strip it out with the hand holding the magazine, so it is possible that a magazine doesn't fall clear.
@@ASPextra In your video that I posted the Deputy cleared her malfunction including the tap, and got back in the fight while just outside of arms reach. It looked pretty fast to me.
a knife can be more dangerous in a melee fight than a gun, in a fight a gun is likely to go off but john brings up the point of fouling the gun.if the muzzle is away from u youll be alright the gun wont fire again, people think they can disarm in a knife fight, then often get cut badly, altho that is definitely better than being stabbed....
@@CbfYo would ya now, Rambo? Been practicing that one-hitter quitter have ya? All 13 year olds think that's a viable option, so I dont blame you for thinking that way.
5 months later and he's doing quite well! Almost 38,000 on this channel and 778k+ on his other one. He'll keep doing better and better! I understand what you're saying though. There's so many garbage channels out here with 2 and 3 million subs and John's videos are faaaaar better! He definitely deserves much more.
Gigi soglamorousipeeglitter I Guarantee that he will continue to grow as more and more people spread the word on This channel alone. His Main channel is "ROCKING" He has "BY FAR" become my Number "ONE" Favorite channel on UA-cam. Hands down !
Can you provide any tips on what to look for in a self defense class or instructor? What should i avoid? I'm bare bone entry level with no fighting skills, what should i be looking for when it comes to self defense training?
awesome! That is one thing I'm finding incredibly hard where I live... a lot of people say 'hey there's plenty of training instructors and classes you just gotta find them'... well everything I've heard about the ones around here (I live in New Haven Count, CT USA where Yale the university is located) are that they're a joke and only out to make a quick buck teaching ridiculous self defense and firearms techniques that'll get you killed rather than save your life. To know WHAT to look for would be exponentially helpful! Thanks!
John Johnson lol didn’t find a Tier 1 operator but I did find a Navy SEAL and a SOFD operator to teach me viable actual techniques the military teaches AND their highest level of tactics training from the most elite squads our warfighters have. And after taking multiple classes now, I can safely say I CAN defend myself with or without a gun. That comment I left was a little over a year ago and a year later, I DID find the right instructor(s) and have confidence in my abilities which have been vetted through real world incidents. I’d have to say that would be the most important thing when looking for an instructor... REAL WORLD EVIDENCE that your techniques will keep you alive and as I said before, NOT get you killed
Top class teaching. Teaching to the audience - of average Joes. Like me. I went to so many seminars of defense which showed me ninja magic, but seldom got the LOGIC and REALITY. This makes sense. Well done
The disarm also take some guts, if you trained, or have at least a plan, you may go for for it, this class is great and I have seen this scenarios in Krav Maga, Israel forces martial arts, I would like to stress not only the techniques using the hands but also the low kicks to the kneecaps, foot stomp, thighs kicks, groin, also little sharp weapons you can use in the leverage arm to cut where the veins are you can brake the arm or hand, the shock will give you even more time to go for the gun.
I have studied aikido on the mat for about ten years, and I like what I saw here. I also prefer to go to the rear, and with the grab OR the distancing arm, would have tried a technique called ikkyo ura, where the hand of the same side (he's extended his left arm, so you use your right) is placed under his elbow and the elbow is lifted and cranked counterclockwise and down to the attacker's front, and then the defender slides his left foot back in a circular movement to step behind the attacker's left foot and the defender rotates on his vertical axis to stay behind the knife wielder. Then the defender, holding the attacker's grasping arm, reaches with his right over the attackers arm to clamp it to his own side, and falls right shoulder first to drive the attacker's left shoulder or face into the ground, where his right arm and hand (and the knife he's holding) are useless to him. (This finish only benefits the defender against a single attacker and where the defender can rely on allies to help him contain and detain the attacker until law enforcement arrives. The advantage is that AT WORST, the attacker suffers temporary injury, none of which are likely to be fatal. If the situation is otherwise, the defender might have to do serious damage to the attacker to end the threat.
@@ASPextra I didn't really share your views on religion and 2A, but over the years I've been moved by your heartfelt advocacy. I've adopted my own version of spiritual fitness and tool usage. And I'm FAR more aware and better prepared. Looks like you've found your calling. 😉
Hard to do FULL Speed in pressure testing because of the injury risk. You can pressure test at less than full speed if your partner has freedom of movement, malevolent intent, and will to win. And we actually see the leveraging arm and what wins against it in full speed on the main channel!
We know in martial arts the „outside entry“ , the „inside entry“ and the „backside entry“ ( I hope my English translation is correct). Your explanation of when to choose which entrance I find excellent. Thanks for this great lesson John.
Very useful stuff. Hand to hand skills are at least as important as weapon skills, most attacks come from very close [ bad breath ] distance and are intended to catch the victim at an extreme disadvantage.
John, I was robbed at gun point many years ago & over the many years that’s past I’ve analyzed the entire 60-90 second interaction, to learn from my mistakes & possibly missed opportunities, with that said I only had one incidence that lasted less than a second or two where he got closer, using his left arm to retrieve cash from my register, with the 38 revolver in his right hand (with finger on trigger)even at that time I briefly considered going for the gun, but similar to how you demonstrated, he pulled the weapon high & back up closer to his shoulder, basically out of my reach, if he’d moved it forward, my chance would have been there, But as it was, I recognize if I go for the gun, even with decent self defense skills, he has distance advantage, and he’s going to easily discharge a round or two before I can even get close. I made the split second decision, not to move, Again I’ve analyzed in my mind a thousand times & this was my only opportunity to even remotely consider, I think it was the right decision at the time. As it was , He was prepared to fire & more than prepared to kill, as about 5-10 seconds after I gave him the money, he moved about 5-6’ from me & fired his weapon anyway, multiple times.
After getting to the outside, I like Wake-Gatame (standing armpit armbar) on the leveraging arm. With my weight and size coming down on it, that elbow will be wrecked if I do it halfway right. At worst, it should cause enough pain to make him forget about pokey time.
When im at work- and i contemplate situations, people talk about grabbing scissors or whatever, but the only thing i think i would want in my hands in my keys even though carry a pocket knife at work. -janitor in a school. I feel like not only do the keys make a fair amount of sound when moving quickly, they're easy to drop and allow me into every hall and room there is, so i could hide kids at least. Its not something i dwell on, but i think id rather be empty handed vs a gun or knife if i cant have a firearm aswell.
Active Self Protection Extra ... I’m just a no stripe blue belt who has problems with football players, hockey players, military members, and high-school wrestlers on the mat. Again, all due respect for earning the belt. You’re a good man, John. (And I don’t mean that in a homo erotic way.) You have good character and principles. Much respect to your UA-cam channel 👍🏽🇺🇸🥋🤼.
I think once you have that gun pinned a head butt would be the best distraction because it’s a powerful strike but it also gives you dominant head position when it becomes a grappling situation.
I practised martial arts for many years. And let me tell you, it's few or nothing that martial arts talk about the leveraging arm. Looks like this is pretty interesting info.
Good job John. These are the subjects that require or deserve a whole seminary, a whole class on them. May I ask you (cause I never hear you talking about it), what is your background in martial arts, if you will?
Appreciate your content, solid, and educational. Would like your opinion how I trained against knife attacker closing distance front on. Dive back to the ground, to a DLR type guard (de la riva), completing the draw once on the ground. Variable play if attacker momentum would put them on top of you. Find it hard to stab someone laying on back, not to mention on back pistol drawn. Privy to real world event friend thinks attacker closed 20 meters before he recognized threat, he only had enough reaction time to stop most of his gut from spilling.
Thanks. Makes sense. Thinking about it, Im caring extra 50lbs since drilling that, likely knock the wind out of myself. Also tend instinctively goto 1 leg-x if they pass guard and now probably hamper a draw.
Great Video John. I'm trying to get my Krav Maga instructor to incorporate more leveraging and control arm techniques during our gun disarms. It's a total game-changer.
Being from the UK I don't know much about guns and he said something that surprised me. If you hold the barrel as he shoots the first chambered round will fire but it can't chamber another and will jam? did I understand that correctly?
Against a knife: Use your legs (side kick) to create distance to draw, if you're armed is best. If not armed, Bicep tie and quick front snap kick to the groin or midsection. You have to get the legs involved to help with distance.. they're longer and stronger. Train people, train in many scenarios many many times as often as you can. Keep your head in the fight. Think, be aggressive while being evasive.Against a GUN: yeah and what he said for Gun:.. grab gun, get in tight, grab gun cause misfire. Be quick, be aggressive defeat leveraging arm then use both hands on the gun maintain control. Keep muzzle away till shot misfires then rip gun away with 2 hands vs. 1.
This is great stuff!! Darn hard to practice with my dog, and the cats just look at me funny. I do have a mannequin and that helps. Would love to see more videos like this, it really is helpful. Would love to see some cane fu for those of us who use one. Thanks for all your efforts, John.
I spent 5 years training in Ju Jitsu and we did a lot of gun disarms. One Christmas my brother was drunk, I was sitting down behind coffee table between us. He had an airsoft pistol pointed at me, could have blinded me I guess well he was pretty unsteady so when he pointed it towards me across the table I easily grabbed at it ready to disarm. He just lurched backwards and even with me knowing exactly what I was going to do, he just yanked it away before I could control it and he could have killed me if it was a real gun. That was against an untrained person, drunk and unsteady and completely unprepared. Frightening how badly things can go so don't try anything fancy unless it's literally life and death is my advice. Give an attacker everything and run away if you can, it's just too risky.
John , can you do a vid on the knife scenario when the defender is in a car with the seatbelt on. Place the attacker in the front and back seats please. Thanks.
What you have to do is either manage to push his hand out of the way before it grabs you and run or if he grabs you start ramming his elbow on the outside turning ypur body while you are stepping continuasly in back of him as if chased in a small circle. Ramming his arm serves the purpose of keeping him in pain but most importantly keeping his arm straight so he can't close the gap easy and turn on you making contact with the knife. At this phase you have to be stepping somewhat away, opening the distance but not to much, making it hard for him to control his balance and knife hand. At some instant for better control you must grab his cloth at elbow height pulling him ballistically slightly downward and slightly far from you and at the same time front kick him like crazy on the back of his leg that is close to you so that he forced to either fall back or kneel forward; that's up to you. If he falls back, most likely he will release you and you will have time to control him or simply leave. If he drops kneeling forward, you will be in better condition to control and hit him while telling him to drop the knife.
Against multiple attackers with weapons, you rarely can do much. Compliance might be the only choice initially. John always talks about "wait your turn". I have been in 3 armed robberies in my life, twice as a convenience store clerk and once I walked in on one at a convenience store. Not in all three cases did I comply at all. I never got hurt either, and 3 people are in prison.They came in and I always had a gun, so I saw them before they could even point a gun at me and had it pointed at their head a slight distance just as they started to draw. They complied. I was jumped also on 2 occasions. Simple, I was able to strike and get away. Side kick to the gut in one case and face palm heel with the other. Grappling is dangerous because you can't fight anyone else and there may be others you don't know about. Striking is very important.
Some good thoughts. I just see one big problem: having contact allows you to feel intent, or rather small movements before the eyes can pick up on them. This means as soon as you change your distance, or start twisting your torso, he'll feel it! If he's good, he can shoot you without looking at you, before you get anywhere! Thus the move shown in the video is a VERY high risk move. IMHO going to the outside would still be very risky, but has a shorter window of opportunity for the assailant (since pushing the elbow tends to turn the torso away from you, especially if he tightens up). The problem is that you can't go for the gun from there, but have to deal with him in the conventional way. Regarding knives, I have a few tips: 1) if you have any grappling skill, use it before the attack happens (even if you haven't noticed his weapon yet). That will most likely safe your life. 2) you can hit his elbow from the outside. If he doesn't let loose, he'll hyperextend his elbow. Moreover, that move is bound to turn him a bit away from you. Lastly, if you can go to the outside, he risks stabbing his off-arm, which you can use to your advantage. Most will try to avoid reaching over their other arm and crossing the arms. If they do, they'll impede themselves and even as someone without Silat background, I could think of at least 4 techniques that could be done from there... 3) since your leg is probably longer than their reach, you could kick them under the leverage arm and push him away. If he struggles to hold onto you, it will do even more damage to him. The risk however, is that he can push or pull you out of balance way to easy, thus I would rather go for 2) 4) If you don't quite reach to block the weapon arm by hitting the bizep as shown in the video, you could probably still reach it with a leopard-punch. This has a good chance of him dropping the knife. In order to perform this move correctly, you need to strengthen your fingers and wrist. This doesn't require much Kongfu-training, just doing fancy push-ups (after being able to do the regular ones, start doing them on your fists and from then transition to leopard fists; maybe even asymmetric with one hand flat like in a regular pushup and the other in the leopard fist.) Note: the leopard fist is like a half unrolled fist. It's basically folding your fingers such that the tips touch their own base. It's not a punch suited for any hard target, but biceps, throat and stomach are safe targets. If you ever tried to punch through several layers of cardboard, you will have failed with a regular punch, but with the leopard fist, you can actually do it, which gives you a rough idea what it can do to soft tissue...
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You just took me back thirty something years to when I was a brown belt in karate classes as a teen, I had good instructors, the way you teach reminds me of the way they taught.
Nice! Thanks for the encouragement!
heard you mention "control the Leveraging Arm" countless times, so glad you demo/explain it thanks (kudos to ricky for helping out :)
LOOWB RUBBLE thank you
@@rickyscoggan8229 Ricky ur famous now!!😁😁😁....keep up the good work bro
Who is Ricky?
Yeah, slow motion demos are great! Now actually get an athletic and physical capable person simulate trying to stab you in real time.
This makes me think to the one video that was fairly recent about a road rage incident in the UAE I believe it was where the guy could not defeat the leveraging arm and got brutally stabbed to death. It’s so tough if real life scenarios when that knife is coming hard and fast from all different angles. Try not to let him get a hold of you and work to the back side is good advice. You’ve got to throw something back at the attacker to make him worry about something, anything other than just stabbing you and you’ve got to be a wild animal in trying to get free and run if you don’t have a gun.
this should be a mandatory high school class. great stuff
Lol but then the bad guys might learn it too!
No it shouldn't
Nah, cuz then the assholes doing the stabbing will know what to not do also. People who want to know for safety will find the information.
The government shouldn't be funding this. Just teach yourself and your kids
Nosadly no because not every student is going to use it for the right things
You really impressed me! I watched at least 40 of your videos and i was impressed but now i am blown away. You collect incident videos, educate and NOW demonstrate how to increase your chances of survival! A+
Also, your sense of humor makes it more interesting to watch longer videos.
Thanks!
It works. But it takes a lot of practice and repetition so you dont waste time figuring it out in the moment. Thanks so much, John.
+Brian Cowen amen to that. Training is key!!!
It works at a cost (lots of training), else you might fail at a higher cost... I need to get to a dojo.
@@CorkKNIFE my trainer always told me to figure out if all the pain accumulated in training was a lower cost than potentially getting hurt or killed on the streets. Still not sure about that
watched this video back two years ago shortly after I started following the channel, now after seeing hundreds of cases of the leveraging arm in practice youtube suggested I watch this video again, good review!
This was one of my requests on your 500k sub contest and feedback form! To see you show us the techniques you describe-- Dude, not only are your videos amazingly great 🙌🏻 but you somehow get even better! Thanks for covering Our ASP!!
Glad to help however I can. :)
That is a great person to help you demonstrate. Usually when there's a second person when there's usually only one, the guest is usually just standing awkwardly. Great video
Thanks John. This is EXACTLY what I was thinking about so many times watching your videos. I am sure I'm not the only one. Thanks so much for covering this for us. Keep up the good work.
Glad to help.
Damn John !!! This is the very First time i've ever seen you in action ! I had No clue of the "Depth" of your knowledge of self defense ! And Ricky was it ? Was very attuned to your thoughts and actions. Hats off to "Both" of you for a Brilliant demonstration. Thanks for such a Powerful lesson ! And Also ? Remind me to "Never" piss you off .. Loved and Subscribed !!!
lol I am pretty hard to anger. :)
Active Self Protection Extra I got that impression just by your Amazing personality and your Passion for Life. Trying to imagine all of the Fortunate people who have had the opportunity to meet, and Learn from you. There's no Question that you are in High demand. With All you have going on in your life. It's Amazing that you actually take the time to respond to So many fan's like me. That say's Alot about what a Good person you are. Pleasure to speak with you Sir :)
Hey john,this video is exactly what people need to see. Yes it's exactly like you say...one tool is a distance weapon and one is for close range attack.Two totally different reactions depending on what your defense and offense is.I will mention when someone is in a dangerous situation they forget about everything they have learned and I have heard you always mention being mentally and spiritually fit...and to never attack or defend yourself halfheartedly! Keep up the Great work John...your AWESOME!
The look on the young guy's face each time you went "off script" was hilarious. I always feel bad for the "test dummy" in any demonstration. Great job to the both of you. Stay safe & stay Ready!
John, gotta say that you are consistantly one of the most anylitical and practical instructors out there. I have been a serious student, and trainer for years. Good work. It is difficult to boil all the crap down to get to the plain, simple stuffthat works real world.
Great video...as a martial artist, it was really enlightening how you explained that sometimes you need to deflect to the inside instead of the outside.....we train so hard to deflect to the outside....this has made me think to train inside movement and not default to outside deflection when distance weapons are involved...
Yeah I would prefer the outside for sure. But it’s not always feasible.
Fantastic teaching video. During a split second altercation, every action and reaction has Life ending or life saving potential.
please keep these types of vids coming john. thanks
Will do!
Dude, I love this channel!
So much information transmitted with good humor.
I think your most underrated video(s) is the one(s) about gripping the slide of a pistol or gripping the ejection port of a rifle. I don't care if someone is pro-firearms or against them, that information is life-saving, I wish everyone knew that info. I'm glad you mentioned it again in this video.
Good stuff. Analysis based on actual incident videos. In the happy dance, I wouldn't turn back to the inside. I would recommend a trip or better yet step on forward foot while spinning which should put him on the ground. (Hopefully with a broken ankle). Just my 2 cents. Love the idea of pressure testing everything.
Don't know how I missed this. Well done. You should do more.
I love how realistic this is, and how it really acknowledges how a realistic encounter would go down. It's good to make it clear that you won't have time to think like this; it took a 17 minute video to help you understand what would go down in a 5-second encounter. It's realistic, it's smart, and most importantly it's acknowledging that hocus-pocus kung fo skills might work in a ring but not in real life. Love what you do man. You're the only youtube channel that I've felt obligated to watch every video of, because each of your videos are spot-on. Don't ever stop.
Thanks!
Priceless information.. Thanks John!
Really appreciate your advice, and approach. I watched a few ASP videos and really liked them all so far, so please continue your fine work.This channel is new to me (ASPExtra) and this is the first I have seen,but i hope there are or will be many more. The guy who called you fake seems really worried about competition with his channel,which is his opinion, but to tell people not to sub is cowardly.Everybody is entitled to their opinion no matter how self centered and stupid it may be. Thanks again.
great video brother... we would always trap the leveraging hand, move to the back and "roll" the arm to lock the elbow and take them down (at least bent over) to get away from the knife. Of course from there, you would still have to either create distance for your firearm or secure the the knife, whatever the situation may be... but removing that convenience of balance is always a good thing as long as you can remain in control of your own. That being said, every situation is dynamic and different and these demonstrations show how quickly that situation can change. Having the ability to make fast decisions means beans when you don't back it up with some sort of training. With realistic training, then the fast thinkers are more adequately prepared. Great job!
Such an important concept. I believe I read a statistic that stared 78 percent of knife attacks use a leveraging arm. Also the leveraging arm denies your escape which means serious injury and most likely death. Great work David.
Note on the knife attack. He's using a leveraging arm to grab you, and the other hand to stab at you. I found when practicing that in a Judo/Jiujitsu class decades ago that I had two hands and arms free to work on his knife arm, and usually a free foot/leg to work on his feet and legs, and balance. The most successful approach for me was to redirect the stab across my body and use my hands to keep him from drawing it back for another stab. The knife became MY knife in his hand. I could usually "cut up" (rubber knife) his leveraging arm, and if I was able to trip him off balance enough, stab him in the torso with his own knife. Took plenty of practice but worked well even when my opponents were expecting it.
We also worked the techniques you demonstrate here, but if he turned back in too quickly (because he was expecting me to try to get around his back) I could use his momentum to get control of the knife as I described.
I came across your other channel recently and just stumbled across this.. I have been in martial arts for over 35 years and I can tell you you have a natural instinct for teaching and I hope people appreciate what you try teach on your videos and that you take time out of your life to do them. Ps your a great example of NEVER judge a book by its cover .. guarantee most people who see you in public would have no clue to the amount of skill and tools you carry ..lol
Welcome aboard!
Upward palm thrust to the nose, punch to the throat, or handclap to one or both ears are powerful stopping tools that can buy you precious time to mount a defensive counter attack.
I did a knife class once where the knife was a magic marker. After the instruction we looked at where marker ink was. Those are the places the knife touched your skin. Its amazing how many incidental cuts you will get in a knife fight.
So true!
Thanks John for discussing a subject that has been on my mind for some time now.
John, another thought about breaking away and getting distance is the weakest point of a grip is the thumb. Push away from the thumb. If you grab you thumb and turn away from the thumb you can break the grip and make distance. Or bend the thumb back and move away at the same time.
It's a strategy to try!
Thanks John this is the one we all been looking for ...
Amazing. I only realized I needed empty hand skills when I started watching your videos. After watching this I absolutely need to find this asap. Thank you Rickey and John.
Glad I could help!
Good thing to think about and try to figure out ways to defend yourself from random attackers. Thanks for the info.
38 yo, 31 of martial arts training here. Love your insight, simple and effective, greatly instructed. As you've said pratice is paramount, for motor learning and muscle memory, and it will help for emotional control and mental strength.
Thanks!
Great lesson John, I will go home and practice it with my teens and wife.
"Guess what he's gonna do?"
"He lights you up" !!!!!!
Black belt in jiu jitsu here 20 years in the game. Great stuff John wish I was there I have a few things I work on that would actually control that leveraging arm and snap it which I think is very important. Strikes to the face n stuff are also great options as you have shown however in a life n death encounter breaking limbs is essential.
Thanks! Yeah, there are lots of improvements to this, it's just the basics. As you WELL know, there's a counter, and a counter to the counter, and a counter to the counter to the counter.
Thanks Ricky..good job..keep with marital Arts..its developed me well into many years in the Military as an Airborne Ranger
Great teacher without the bravado BS- thanks for the videos (I'm a fan of ASP, too).
I did the happy dance once and it ended sadly.And I just made that story like most of your haters.God bless you brother.
You've got a pretty good understanding of disarms, blocks, and how to get out of the "power box" of an attacker. Maybe you can become a self defense instructor some day. Congrats, John.
I enjoyed your prevention of the material. I have only one issue. When you are fighting over a gun during a take away, there is a likelihood of the magazine release being bumped and the mag dropping part way out. When you took the gun away your prepped it by cycling the action without tapping the mag before racking. I know in a previous video you discussed your technique of not tapping the mag during a normal malfunction clearing because you are confident that you will not inadvertently release it, but I think this example shows that you will do the technique as you train, and in this case the suspect could have not fully seated the mag, or it could have been dislodged during the take away. That's why I think it is a good idea to tap always!
I mean, tap away. I have never seen someone actually tap a baseplate in an emergency malfunction situation, and never seen a magazine eject halfway in an actual gunfight. Not that it couldn't possibly happen, just never seen it so it's not something I really worry about. Have a great day!
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But you did mention that you don't see it very often. I would still maintain that a tap costs so little in time, but would be the best solution if the magazine were to partially dislodge. As far as the magazine ejecting halfway, I am sure that you have seen people do a reload and the magazine doesn't fall clear and they have to strip it out with the hand holding the magazine, so it is possible that a magazine doesn't fall clear.
I don't think it costs little in gunfight time.
@@ASPextra In your video that I posted the Deputy cleared her malfunction including the tap, and got back in the fight while just outside of arms reach. It looked pretty fast to me.
On duty law enforcement is a different story than private citizen, but point taken. I have seen ONE instance of a tap.
a knife can be more dangerous in a melee fight than a gun, in a fight a gun is likely to go off but john brings up the point of fouling the gun.if the muzzle is away from u youll be alright the gun wont fire again, people think they can disarm in a knife fight, then often get cut badly, altho that is definitely better than being stabbed....
i would knock him out. then i am safe
@@CbfYo would ya now, Rambo? Been practicing that one-hitter quitter have ya? All 13 year olds think that's a viable option, so I dont blame you for thinking that way.
Thank u blending martial arts and knife fighting in the same tier oss!
Well demonstrated - thanks for scaring me such that I took a CWC class yesterday!!!
Good for you!
Going from scared to prepared.
It actually pisses me of that John only has 8k subscribers, he makes really good videos, he needs to get more famous so more people cover their ASP
Well the main channel has 565k. :)
Jose O Yeah it's funny that the bull-shito warriors have more subscribers.
5 months later and he's doing quite well! Almost 38,000 on this channel and 778k+ on his other one. He'll keep doing better and better! I understand what you're saying though. There's so many garbage channels out here with 2 and 3 million subs and John's videos are faaaaar better! He definitely deserves much more.
Gigi soglamorousipeeglitter I Guarantee that he will continue to grow as more and more people spread the word on This channel alone. His Main channel is "ROCKING" He has "BY FAR" become my Number "ONE" Favorite channel on UA-cam. Hands down !
1 million. Well Done.
I have always been a fan of wrist leverage down and in transition into side heal kick to neck and head.
Can you provide any tips on what to look for in a self defense class or instructor?
What should i avoid? I'm bare bone entry level with no fighting skills, what should i be looking for when it comes to self defense training?
Yes, that video is forthcoming
Active Self Protection Extra thank you. Love your channel.
awesome! That is one thing I'm finding incredibly hard where I live... a lot of people say 'hey there's plenty of training instructors and classes you just gotta find them'... well everything I've heard about the ones around here (I live in New Haven Count, CT USA where Yale the university is located) are that they're a joke and only out to make a quick buck teaching ridiculous self defense and firearms techniques that'll get you killed rather than save your life. To know WHAT to look for would be exponentially helpful! Thanks!
Rodion Korniyenko avoid the Mcdojos.
John Johnson lol didn’t find a Tier 1 operator but I did find a Navy SEAL and a SOFD operator to teach me viable actual techniques the military teaches AND their highest level of tactics training from the most elite squads our warfighters have. And after taking multiple classes now, I can safely say I CAN defend myself with or without a gun. That comment I left was a little over a year ago and a year later, I DID find the right instructor(s) and have confidence in my abilities which have been vetted through real world incidents. I’d have to say that would be the most important thing when looking for an instructor... REAL WORLD EVIDENCE that your techniques will keep you alive and as I said before, NOT get you killed
Top class teaching. Teaching to the audience - of average Joes. Like me. I went to so many seminars of defense which showed me ninja magic, but seldom got the LOGIC and REALITY. This makes sense. Well done
+James Cooke glad to help.
Great demonstration of the training I received years ago regarding fleeing a knife and charging a gun.
Fleeing is definitely the best if you can!
The disarm also take some guts, if you trained, or have at least a plan, you may go for for it, this class is great and I have seen this scenarios in Krav Maga, Israel forces martial arts, I would like to stress not only the techniques using the hands but also the low kicks to the kneecaps, foot stomp, thighs kicks, groin, also little sharp weapons you can use in the leverage arm to cut where the veins are you can brake the arm or hand, the shock will give you even more time to go for the gun.
I have studied aikido on the mat for about ten years, and I like what I saw here. I also prefer to go to the rear, and with the grab OR the distancing arm, would have tried a technique called ikkyo ura, where the hand of the same side (he's extended his left arm, so you use your right) is placed under his elbow and the elbow is lifted and cranked counterclockwise and down to the attacker's front, and then the defender slides his left foot back in a circular movement to step behind the attacker's left foot and the defender rotates on his vertical axis to stay behind the knife wielder. Then the defender, holding the attacker's grasping arm, reaches with his right over the attackers arm to clamp it to his own side, and falls right shoulder first to drive the attacker's left shoulder or face into the ground, where his right arm and hand (and the knife he's holding) are useless to him. (This finish only benefits the defender against a single attacker and where the defender can rely on allies to help him contain and detain the attacker until law enforcement arrives. The advantage is that AT WORST, the attacker suffers temporary injury, none of which are likely to be fatal. If the situation is otherwise, the defender might have to do serious damage to the attacker to end the threat.
Look at John, back in the day! Thanks for years of great content. 👍
Thanks for watching!
@@ASPextra I didn't really share your views on religion and 2A, but over the years I've been moved by your heartfelt advocacy.
I've adopted my own version of spiritual fitness and tool usage. And I'm FAR more aware and better prepared. Looks like you've found your calling. 😉
Great stuff, John. And outstanding uke work by Ricky.
Glad you enjoyed it
Just discovered this now! OUTSTANDING!
I would love to see this at full speed! Pressure texted,bro. I like your logic. We call that control the elbow.
Hard to do FULL Speed in pressure testing because of the injury risk. You can pressure test at less than full speed if your partner has freedom of movement, malevolent intent, and will to win. And we actually see the leveraging arm and what wins against it in full speed on the main channel!
We know in martial arts the „outside entry“ , the „inside entry“ and the „backside entry“ ( I hope my English translation is correct). Your explanation of when to choose which entrance I find excellent. Thanks for this great lesson John.
Thanks so much for the encouragement Martin; I really appreciate it. Hope you have a great day!
Thanks, great demonstration! Gotta gain distance to get the gun in the fight! Keep up the good work!!
WOW! You are raising the bar John! Good stuff! I can't have a day with your uploads man!
Glad you covered how to deal with knives John, since knife crime is a real problem here in England.
I have a drawful of knives in my kitchen. The aren't any problem at all.
Very useful stuff. Hand to hand skills are at least as important as weapon skills, most attacks come from very close [ bad breath ] distance and are intended to catch the victim at an extreme disadvantage.
John, I was robbed at gun point many years ago & over the many years that’s past I’ve analyzed the entire 60-90 second interaction, to learn from my mistakes & possibly missed opportunities, with that said I only had one incidence that lasted less than a second or two where he got closer, using his left arm to retrieve cash from my register, with the 38 revolver in his right hand (with finger on trigger)even at that time I briefly considered going for the gun, but similar to how you demonstrated, he pulled the weapon high & back up closer to his shoulder, basically out of my reach, if he’d moved it forward, my chance would have been there,
But as it was, I recognize if I go for the gun, even with decent self defense skills, he has distance advantage, and he’s going to easily discharge a round or two before I can even get close.
I made the split second decision, not to move,
Again I’ve analyzed in my mind a thousand times & this was my only opportunity to even remotely consider, I think it was the right decision at the time.
As it was , He was prepared to fire & more than prepared to kill, as about 5-10 seconds after I gave him the money, he moved about 5-6’ from me & fired his weapon anyway, multiple times.
Sometimes your best bet is to comply. You got a smart bad guy, Darin, and so you did the right thing.
That pretty neatly shows why it's sometimes better to comply, _and_ that sometimes even if you do they'll still try to kill you all in one incident.
Darin- USMC B- 85-93 were your shot yourself?
You're still here so you did the right thing. Money isn't worth the fight.
awesome video - this channel just keeps the punches coming. Thanks John!
This is exceptional, John! Thanks for the video. More please!
After getting to the outside, I like Wake-Gatame (standing armpit armbar) on the leveraging arm. With my weight and size coming down on it, that elbow will be wrecked if I do it halfway right. At worst, it should cause enough pain to make him forget about pokey time.
When im at work- and i contemplate situations, people talk about grabbing scissors or whatever, but the only thing i think i would want in my hands in my keys even though carry a pocket knife at work. -janitor in a school. I feel like not only do the keys make a fair amount of sound when moving quickly, they're easy to drop and allow me into every hall and room there is, so i could hide kids at least. Its not something i dwell on, but i think id rather be empty handed vs a gun or knife if i cant have a firearm aswell.
Also, 11:35, it's better not to grab his bicep (he has more range of movement if you do that), but his forearm (less range of movement).
Love what you are doing. Educated becomes the attitude. God bless
John is flexing the Black belt. Congrats on the belt.
Not flexing. Just wearing my uniform.
Active Self Protection Extra ... I’m
just a no stripe blue belt who has problems with football players, hockey players, military members, and high-school wrestlers on the mat. Again, all due respect for earning the belt.
You’re a good man, John. (And I don’t mean that in a homo erotic way.) You have good character and principles. Much respect to your UA-cam channel 👍🏽🇺🇸🥋🤼.
I think once you have that gun pinned a head butt would be the best distraction because it’s a powerful strike but it also gives you dominant head position when it becomes a grappling situation.
Depends on range. Of course a head butt is a useful tool but VERY short-ranged.
John, more videos like this please! Great!
I practised martial arts for many years. And let me tell you, it's few or nothing that martial arts talk about the leveraging arm. Looks like this is pretty interesting info.
That's why I focus on it so much, because it's not shown in a lot of arts.
Good job John. These are the subjects that require or deserve a whole seminary, a whole class on them. May I ask you (cause I never hear you talking about it), what is your background in martial arts, if you will?
What happens if the firearm shoots and your hand is holding the upper moving part of it? It will go back and hurt your hand or it wont move?
Old, but salient: ua-cam.com/video/3q3kAi9j1FY/v-deo.html
Just found the extra channel. Howdy, folks.
sooo happy you made this channel tooo
Please do more of these videos!!
Appreciate your content, solid, and educational. Would like your opinion how I trained against knife attacker closing distance front on. Dive back to the ground, to a DLR type guard (de la riva), completing the draw once on the ground. Variable play if attacker momentum would put them on top of you. Find it hard to stab someone laying on back, not to mention on back pistol drawn.
Privy to real world event friend thinks attacker closed 20 meters before he recognized threat, he only had enough reaction time to stop most of his gut from spilling.
I mostly think that backing up on your feet is preferable, though knowing how to do it in the way you've described wouldn't be bad too.
Thanks. Makes sense. Thinking about it, Im caring extra 50lbs since drilling that, likely knock the wind out of myself. Also tend instinctively goto 1 leg-x if they pass guard and now probably hamper a draw.
Good, simple clear no BS.
Thanks!
I must say, the acting really is the cherry on top! 😂😂🙌🏾
I legitimately fear getting stabbed more than I go getting shot. Knife attacks are so fast and personal. A great video that was very useful.
Great Video John. I'm trying to get my Krav Maga instructor to incorporate more leveraging and control arm techniques during our gun disarms. It's a total game-changer.
It really is.
Awesome! Best Chanel on UA-cam
Wow, thanks!
I know everyone who knows you loves you..! Seems like a great person all around.!
Well, not EVERYONE. Some folks think I am an idiot. But most of my family likes me. :)
Hey ricky when john has that knife try to stand still. Nice video thanks guys
Awesome video! 👍🏼
thank you for this presentation, a big help in understanding self protection.
Just watched your video today, UA-cam search leveraging arm... and here you are again! :)
Great video. Good job, Ricky. Thanks for being a good sport.
Being from the UK I don't know much about guns and he said something that surprised me. If you hold the barrel as he shoots the first chambered round will fire but it can't chamber another and will jam? did I understand that correctly?
Yes you understood that correctly.
@ adam early: Yes, if the firearm is semi auto. Not so for a revolver.
This is great John. Thanks
Glad to help!
Against a knife: Use your legs (side kick) to create distance to draw, if you're armed is best. If not armed, Bicep tie and quick front snap kick to the groin or midsection. You have to get the legs involved to help with distance.. they're longer and stronger. Train people, train in many scenarios many many times as often as you can. Keep your head in the fight. Think, be aggressive while being evasive.Against a GUN: yeah and what he said for Gun:.. grab gun, get in tight, grab gun cause misfire. Be quick, be aggressive defeat leveraging arm then use both hands on the gun maintain control. Keep muzzle away till shot misfires then rip gun away with 2 hands vs. 1.
This was amazing to watch, love your videos John
This is great stuff!! Darn hard to practice with my dog, and the cats just look at me funny. I do have a mannequin and that helps. Would love to see more videos like this, it really is helpful. Would love to see some cane fu for those of us who use one. Thanks for all your efforts, John.
I am trying! :)
I spent 5 years training in Ju Jitsu and we did a lot of gun disarms. One Christmas my brother was drunk, I was sitting down behind coffee table between us.
He had an airsoft pistol pointed at me, could have blinded me I guess well he was pretty unsteady so when he pointed it towards me across the table I easily grabbed at it ready to disarm. He just lurched backwards and even with me knowing exactly what I was going to do, he just yanked it away before I could control it and he could have killed me if it was a real gun.
That was against an untrained person, drunk and unsteady and completely unprepared. Frightening how badly things can go so don't try anything fancy unless it's literally life and death is my advice. Give an attacker everything and run away if you can, it's just too risky.
It's risky, but also I see untrained people take guns away from bad guys all the time in real life.
John , can you do a vid on the knife scenario when the defender is in a car with the seatbelt on. Place the attacker in the front and back seats please. Thanks.
It's worth looking at for sure. I gotta see if I can get a car that we can do that in.
What you have to do is either manage to push his hand out of the way before it grabs you and run or if he grabs you start ramming his elbow on the outside turning ypur body while you are stepping continuasly in back of him as if chased in a small circle. Ramming his arm serves the purpose of keeping him in pain but most importantly keeping his arm straight so he can't close the gap easy and turn on you making contact with the knife. At this phase you have to be stepping somewhat away, opening the distance but not to much, making it hard for him to control his balance and knife hand. At some instant for better control you must grab his cloth at elbow height pulling him ballistically slightly downward and slightly far from you and at the same time front kick him like crazy on the back of his leg that is close to you so that he forced to either fall back or kneel forward; that's up to you. If he falls back, most likely he will release you and you will have time to control him or simply leave. If he drops kneeling forward, you will be in better condition to control and hit him while telling him to drop the knife.
Against multiple attackers with weapons, you rarely can do much. Compliance might be the only choice initially. John always talks about "wait your turn". I have been in 3 armed robberies in my life, twice as a convenience store clerk and once I walked in on one at a convenience store. Not in all three cases did I comply at all. I never got hurt either, and 3 people are in prison.They came in and I always had a gun, so I saw them before they could even point a gun at me and had it pointed at their head a slight distance just as they started to draw. They complied. I was jumped also on 2 occasions. Simple, I was able to strike and get away. Side kick to the gut in one case and face palm heel with the other. Grappling is dangerous because you can't fight anyone else and there may be others you don't know about. Striking is very important.
Multiples with weapons and you're not armed? That's a pretty bad equation to fight.
Some good thoughts. I just see one big problem: having contact allows you to feel intent, or rather small movements before the eyes can pick up on them. This means as soon as you change your distance, or start twisting your torso, he'll feel it! If he's good, he can shoot you without looking at you, before you get anywhere!
Thus the move shown in the video is a VERY high risk move.
IMHO going to the outside would still be very risky, but has a shorter window of opportunity for the assailant (since pushing the elbow tends to turn the torso away from you, especially if he tightens up). The problem is that you can't go for the gun from there, but have to deal with him in the conventional way.
Regarding knives, I have a few tips:
1) if you have any grappling skill, use it before the attack happens (even if you haven't noticed his weapon yet). That will most likely safe your life.
2) you can hit his elbow from the outside. If he doesn't let loose, he'll hyperextend his elbow. Moreover, that move is bound to turn him a bit away from you. Lastly, if you can go to the outside, he risks stabbing his off-arm, which you can use to your advantage. Most will try to avoid reaching over their other arm and crossing the arms. If they do, they'll impede themselves and even as someone without Silat background, I could think of at least 4 techniques that could be done from there...
3) since your leg is probably longer than their reach, you could kick them under the leverage arm and push him away. If he struggles to hold onto you, it will do even more damage to him. The risk however, is that he can push or pull you out of balance way to easy, thus I would rather go for 2)
4) If you don't quite reach to block the weapon arm by hitting the bizep as shown in the video, you could probably still reach it with a leopard-punch. This has a good chance of him dropping the knife. In order to perform this move correctly, you need to strengthen your fingers and wrist. This doesn't require much Kongfu-training, just doing fancy push-ups (after being able to do the regular ones, start doing them on your fists and from then transition to leopard fists; maybe even asymmetric with one hand flat like in a regular pushup and the other in the leopard fist.)
Note: the leopard fist is like a half unrolled fist. It's basically folding your fingers such that the tips touch their own base. It's not a punch suited for any hard target, but biceps, throat and stomach are safe targets. If you ever tried to punch through several layers of cardboard, you will have failed with a regular punch, but with the leopard fist, you can actually do it, which gives you a rough idea what it can do to soft tissue...
Well, this isn't for a situation where you're going to sit there with his hand on you...it's definitely split seconds.
John you're a good instructer
Thanks! I sure try.