The Real Reason People Think They Can Fight: It's Not Their Fault
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Mike, video suggestion! Do a deep dive into BREAK-FALLS.
I have always been skeptical of the "Slap the mat to disburse your energy" thing.
I get that it's important to NOT break your fall with your hands, because a broken arm or wrist is worse than a broken rib in a fight, but it always made more sense to me to simply tuck my arms in in a sort-of fighting stance to keep a guard up and protect my arms at the same time.
I fn love mindsmash vids lol that was great
Man...even Brock Lesnar or guys like this would be mauled like a shit by a grizzly or a lion. One hit and you are fucking out plus claws, fucking jaws etc...
Well said sir. I have no idea who the hell you are but Spot on! Your vid ended up on on my morning coffee spin and watch game I created and you won!
Ive been a prison guard for the last 17 years and Ive seen over 100 fights and been involved in breaking up dozens of them. Heres some things Ive picked up about fighting:
1) No one knows how to throw a punch. In 17 years Ive seen exactly two good punchers.
2) 99% of people have 30 seconds of fury before they get tired and slow down. 0% have over 60 seconds.
3) A persons willingness TO fight is far more important than that persons ability to fight.
Gotta swing from the hips for the hard lnes and the shoulder for the quick ones.
Yep, I haven't been in any sort of fight as an adult because I got really good at not being in a position where it was called for. That being said, I do think that a lot of it does come down to expectations on the outcome and whom it is that you're fighting. One of my big beliefs is that if you can get out of a fight, you should always take that option. If you're not up against a wall, physical or psychologically speaking, you're not going to be as strong as you could be.
When I was a kid, I'd generally win the fights because I didn't have a choice in having the fight and they weren't trained fighters. As an adult, I have more options than I did as a kid, and the likelihood of the other party having training or hardware is a lot higher.
that is good info, friend...what kind of prison did you work in?
Id add that the person that lands a solid punch first has pretty much won.
I think part 3 is critical, unless there is a huge degree of skill difference involved.
28% think they can't beat a rat in a fight?
They might be afraid of rats.
@@mashedpotatoes8163 makes sense
@@codinginflow Also, you can't beat it if you can't catch it.
I'd assume that the rat would just scurry away before I could do anything.
slippy
I think your “The Winner of fights doesn’t actually want to kill the loser of fights” is spot on
You never fought a woman.
When I was a little kid, people would say that martial arts training was useless because somebody will just use a gun and shoot you dead. The sad part is, at that time in that part of the world, it was a reality. You were always afraid to look anyone in the eye just in case they had a gun and thought that eye contact was a provocation.
well, it’s better to know how to throw a punch properly than don’t know at all
although when faced with a gun, there’s no choice but to just run
I was taught that the purpose of martial arts is avoiding physical altercations. Getting punched and punching hurts.
Pro tip that always worked for, when someone comes looking for trouble, I just look them in the eyes and go "Daniel?" or any other random name, and then ask them if they went to the same school/sport as me a few years back. If they do, instant defuse, if they don't, you just say they look A LOT like your known person and you thought they were them, sorry, and 9 outta 10 times that's that
Definitely best to keep your head down, then, but also carry.
Enter Gun Kata
There is no “winning” in a fight. There is only surviving another day.
Semper fi earthlings
Literally this.
There is absolutely a winner in a fight it's not that deep lmao
"why cant you do geometry?"
Listen, I only have 2 brain cells left and they're already fighting each other.
Tough guys are a dime a dozen in the martial arts. Technicians too. Thoughtful philosophers are rare indeed! In every walk of life! As a lifetime martial artist in my golden years and having seen the fight sorts explode in terms of training and effectiveness it is refreshing to see such sophistication in the mixed martial arts! Well done! @
Precisely. A Japanese friend asked me what was the martial arts from native brasilians, and I told him that native Brazilians from the past usually fought with all sort of weapons, from bow and arrows and wooden sticks and stone swords. Hand to hand fight is a modern invention, besides variations of wrestling.
Poisoned blowguns are a common weapon there, not sure how ithey stack up against bjj tbh, they just use them to kill stuff not really "fight".
I refuse to believe that hand to hand fights are a modern invention. Fists are the most primal and basic weapon a human being has.
Unless you mean it as a competitive fighting sport, that sounds more reasonable.
@@Da1337Man It isn't that unlikely. It's easy to grab a rock to hurt someone
@@indrickboreale7381 Perhaps. Its difficult to say what a cavemans weapon of choice was when they sometimes flew into a murderous rage for whatever reason where their life wasn't exactly in danger, like finding out their mate cheated on them etc.
@@Da1337Man Pankration is the earliest known regulated fighting competition with rule and a training "Style" its quite possible all other lineages are derived from it (after it was spread over the world by the Greeks) there is a difference between a martial training for war and martial arts for sport, the sport aspect usually only occurs when civilizations are advanced enough that some of their citizens have the leisure to do tomfoolery like punching and kicking each other for fun.
"Who gets the sturdiest, child birthinest babes" pure gold, bro!
"I'll get all the less primo cave babes"
I have some experience with fighting animals, living on a farm with a livestock guard dog and stuff. I can tell you that people can beat most animals in a fight, (alone), although if you run into a wolf or a dog in the wild and it's alone it's going to run instead of trying to fight you. Bears and Elephants and Moose or whatever are obviously going to wreck a human though.
I mean, there have been people who survived alligator and shark attacks by shoving their fingers into their eyes. Maybe that could work with a bear or moose if you're lucky enough to somehow get close enough without getting mauled before. Fending off an animal attack is a win in my book. If you want to go mano-a-mano for a death match, that's something different though.
@@angelsjoker8190 nah
The bear would just strike you into two pieces and Mosses have big horns protecting their skull which even Tigers and Lions can't reach so it would be foolish for you to try
It works with Sharks because they cannot swing an arm at you
@@therealslimshady6763 Yeah, that was the "If you're lucky to get close enough without getting mauled" part about 😅
@@angelsjoker8190 which is impossible
@@angelsjoker8190 with a gator on land you could jump on its back and hold its mouth closed and basically shove your fingers in its eyes all day... that would probably cause death, but in the water with a gator god that would suck
I used to think I was good at fighting growing up because I got in alot of fights and never lost with 99% of the time knocking the guy out within 2 punches. I've also fought 3 people that were jumping my brother and knocked all 3 of them out with one punch each. Not once have I started a fight but I grew up in bad neighborhoods so either trouble always found me or I was protecting people I cared about. Young and dumb is a good example of my youth. I pulled myself out of that lifestyle and have never had to fight since.
Fighting is connected to self worth?
That'd explain why I know I suck at fighting...
I have to add, I love the way you describe conflicts in real life, particularly form the caveman era. I once had a poor judgment kid (I was 21 he was around 17) who was in gangs and likely in drugs, constantly asking for a fight, he was trying to make a reputation for himself as bad@ss. I always managed to avoid such since honestly, he didn't represented much of a treat to me physically. One day, i saw him in the street, he was recovering from being literally destroyed in a street gang fight and was wearing a cast in his broken arm. He began insulting me and calling me out to fight him (I didn't). How stupid mentality is that one? Already an arm broken? I could have easily finished the job on him,seriously injuring him or worse. What drives people to do these things? I have no clue. Your comments on how we all would be dead if we fight this way back in the beginning of humanity, describes perfectly my attitude and philosophy over confrontations. To me, anyone trying to hurt me is a life threatening scenario. I need my body to live, I have no intention to hurt nobody nor fight, and I tend to concede some liberties like taking insults lightly etc in an attempt to avoid physical conflict. Once it gets physical to me it means kill or be killed, when people realize this in my actions, look, behavior, they usually back off and that's perfect with me. I don't care about proving nothing to no one. Great talk. Best regards
Sometimes, people's narcissistic ego is stronger than their fear of pain/death. They'd rather die fighting than look bad, weak, or pathetic :/ It's just a sad and dark part of human nature.
Evolved human male psychology is the ultimate answer to your question. It's interesting to note that in addition to being built for status and dominance striving, the sex which displays intra-sexual competition for the other sex (i.e., the sex that invests more in care of offspring) is always larger, tougher, and more aggressive than than the higher investing sex. In 90% of mammals it's the males that engage in extra-sexual competition, and the higher the levels of competition and conflict, the greater the sex differences in size.
"Once it gets physical to me it means kill or be killed"
Thats why if someone ever attacks me and thinks they're starting a fist fight they're going to end up with a couple of thumbs tickling the back of their eye sockets. Why do people want to risk that for their fucking ego!?
@@shitsquirrel9 I can see you’ve never actually been in a fight and you’re clearly one of these “I’ll just eye gouge them” people Lmfao. You’d get annihilated if you try any of those shenanigans
@@shitsquirrel9 I think you would have better luck trying to knock the eyes out from the temple by fighting conventionally.
I mean, the eyes ain't gonna roll out but that's better to try than thumbing the sockets of someone who's arms are un-bound.
The REALLY crazy thing is these people saying they could win against these apex predator animals without weapons. Weapons are the ONLY reason humans are apex predators. I am a pretty dangerous person, physically speaking. I am confident, with good reason, in my ability to kill human beings in fistfights (if I for some reason had any impetus to do that at all, but that's pretty insane). I KNOW your average person isn't as strong as me, and I KNOW they don't have the same physical toughness or quickness I do- I still know that even animals that are actively afraid of conflict like gorillas COULD KILL ME in a fight. Let alone a grizzly bear. Anyone who thinks, "Imma choke out a grizzly bear" is fucking psychotic.
The writer Norman Mailer said, "all men want to be tough, but when they actually encounter someone who is tough, their body weeps ".
The only thing any training in any thing I've ever trained taught me was, I'm not as good as I believed, and there is always someone better than me.
i'm pretty sure the 6% who said they can fight a grizzly was just trolling
on a side note, it is always good to know how to defend yourself and fight if you need to. I'm always a fan of people talking it out and walking away, maybe even a handshake or hug instead, it's just that .01% of people who you must fight
no that .01% is why you carry a gun
"We now live in a civilized society where we can't just fight each other to find out who's more badass than who"
Words on paper will stop someone from bashing in your skull. Okay bud. No, physical ability will always be the dominating factor as there is no greater loss than death.
Anyone who has actually fight trained with real fighters know what the word humble means. The more you learn the more you realize your own mortality. Totally erasing your ego is the best way to look at things. Only then can you see the truth within yourself.
Yep, but we see a lot of very arrogant fighters and I have no idea how this is possible.
@@charliemarciano6536 i think it depends on how you got into fighting. people like georges st. pierre were bullied in school and just wanted to defend themselves. Almost every single one of them stays humble. but then there are the people who are training just to hurt people. they carry that attitude forever...and nothing is more dangerous than an asshole who knows how to fight...
@@charliemarciano6536 their ego becomes their weakness.
My experiences with fighting is basically non existent, I'm 6,4 and pretty jacked, but the only thing that most of the time prevents a fight is what they *think* I might do to them.
I on the other hand am standing there thinking stuff like "If that escalates, I'm *so* *fucking* *dead* ", which at times is really not a good feeling, but I just don't see the point in training something I never needed anyway.
If you're 6'4" it's unlikely you've have to fight
While I'm a 5'6 145lbs guy thinking I'll kill everyone 😂😂😂
Every thing is a weapon a bite really hurts.
Someone who genuinely can fight is someone who, when asked the question "can you fight?", answers by saying "yes, because I can keep a cool head after getting punched in the face".
The way I've always looked at most fighting sports is it's like you're training your body to be a racecar. On the track, in a competition full of other racecars, you accelerate fast, you're aerodynamic, you're agile, etc etc. But at no point in the competition do you actually attempt to murder someone on purpose (though NASCAR is full of intentional crashes from what I hear)
And off the track, on normal roads, your sports car might have the chance to outmaneuver some cars, _sometimes,_ but most of the time, you're driving at the speed limit, like everyone else, and, like someone without a weapon, your car is likely not all that crashworthy.
There's a reason why soldiers don't go to war in sports cars, there's a reason why they don't have to learn competitive boxing. And you, in the civilian world, will never need a sports car or competitive boxing skills. Against anyone stupid enough to want to hurt you bare handed, light grappling training will give you enough of a leg up for self defense without a weapon of your own, and even then your first resort should always be to run away and, failing that, to always have a weapon on you if you're scared of being attacked.
Had a friend who wrestled a small bear at an exhibition. Alcohol was involved. The rule was don’t punch the bear or he wouldn’t treat it as if your playing with him. Needless to say the bear won every match.
I have 2 2nd degree black belts that were very hard to attain. And I never want to have to be in a real fight. I have been, but I don't want to. 100% of physical fights are potentially deadly.
And You're right. Way too many "back in the day" guys out there. I'm very aware of the atrophy of my skill as I age and am not training like I used to.
These days they don't even fight, they either shoot or stab. So I'd pick "back in the day."
Some people have done crazy things like flipping a shark with their bare hands, so oddities like that can push the belief and delusion that someone can beat a grizzly bear with their bare hands. I think the percentage of people that believe it may be way smaller than 6% tho.
Also you’re a kind soul, not an asshole
Making fun of people for not knowing how to fight is kind of a gray area because you're not probably laughing at normies who don't train and are just minding their business- you're laughing at dorks who think they can fight even though they've never trained a day in their life.
4:05 when I was a kid I got into a few fights. I was almost always at a disadvantage (outnumbered) and I can tell you that you that I was surprisingly boxing-like. You hit someone hard enough that they back off, and then you deal with the next kid. From 3 seperate occasions, in none I let myself taken down and in each I did damage with my fists. Now I had done some judo to help me with balance, but to maintain standing while fighting (at least when not 1v1) is an instinctual thing.
Can confirm that balance is instinctual. One fight in particular, I was grabbed around the waist/chest by a guy about 50% heavier and 6 inches shorter (always been a beanpole). He tried for what felt like two minutes, punching and trying to wrestle me to the floor, but he couldn't manage before the fight got broken up.
The best part? I didn't throw a single punch, kick, or elbow. I had my hands up the whole time, desperatly trying to prove that I was 100% innocent in the situation (I *really* had to be on my best behavior, for reasons I won't get in to). I managed to completely withstand a continued an unexpected attack, without even "fighting" back, simply out of instinct.
I don't doubt that there are people who can kill a fang/clawed beast before they bleed out
but... WHO THE HELL thinks they can barehandedly kill an *ELEPHANT* 😆
I'm going with "People who have never seen an elephant in real life" for $200, Alex.
Edited to add: Elephants have literally killed their keepers by shitting. 23rd of April 1998. Look it up.
I bet if I snarfed down a can of spinach like popeye the sailor I could whup an elephant with one hand behind my back
I could totally fight someone who's just as out of shape as me who's also never trained properly before. We"d just do it poorly and probably stop after the first punch because it hurts so much.
But lets be honest if any high level martial artist try to fight any grizzly bear, lion, any predator will lose 100% of the time unarmed.
Like he said we will tell that guy with the clip board anything so he can leave us alone
What trips me out is going through those weird chinese reels and the comments are like "this guy could beat anyone, skill is greater than power" and the mf is as big as a toddler and is slapping a fish. There's this weird social idea that we've been fighting like we do now since the dawn of man...when like you said, most of the instances in where humans would fight each other or humans vs other animals, it was almost 100% not in the favor of the human to risk dying over quite literally nothing...that and "fighting" back then was literally just using whatever appendage you can to let everything else know you don't want to be fucked with and not die doing it. It's funny to see all these people that think there's some "ancient chinese secret" to fighting in general and think they can fight because they watched a guy kick a heavy bag for 30 seconds.
What about the guy fighting a bear over a fish on TV? The John West advertisement! Lol 😂
One of the best ways to avoid a fight in a social dominance situation is to convince everyone that you are good at fighting. It seems most people understand that instinctively on some level.
problem is some people like testing themselves and will actually want to go after someone who they think is a fighter or a tough guy so they can prove themselevs. ive seen a guy with cauliflower ear get attacked by a group of dudes and it was in the news because the dude alone was a judo black belt and ended up killing one of them because he threw him and one of the attackers landed on his spine. the point is that those dudes knew that cauliflower ear means fighter and went looking for trouble and fought to try prove something. if you go around acting tough eventually someone tough will try start a fight. if you cant fight dont pretend you can.
@@liverpoollfc1247 yea.. can't deny that no matter what social dominance you have no one is going to do well against several people.
@@bobhydro913 sure but even 1 on 1 you someone who knows how to fight could just call you out and youd be exposed real quick. my advice is learn to fight or just be chill and dont act like you do and you probably wont have any trouble
Or be big and bulky, but not /too/ big and bulky. I'm 6'2" and built like a tank, and my actual fighting ability (minimal tbh) is irrelevant - no one ever wants to fight me anyway. I'm too big to look like an easy target, but not big enough to look like an irresistible challenge.
Suits me fine - I don't want to fight anyone.
That may be a bad idea. It will work with 95% of people, until you run into a guy that is a pro or amateur fighter and he gives absolutely 0 shits about how much someone can puff their chest because that's the type of guy who has a few wires crossed and screws loose upstairs and also see's right through people's attempt at acting tough.
Experience is the best teacher. Growing up the people who fought well in realistic situations are the people who had fought and won before. Formal training was irrelevant 99% of the time
Nice impersonation!! My thoughts on fighting. My martial arts training gives me a better chance than I would have without it.
fact. and still its luck of draw. every fight is around 50-50.
@@stokkejanraggio9091 even Brock Lesnar vs street junkie?
@@TotalNigelFargothDeath Yep. If street junkie attacks first and is all PCPed up with no fear and has a weapon. A caught of guard Brock,big as he is, can still get stabbed and worked over. Keep you head on a swivel and use your good manners and most things will be fine for you and yours.
@@TotalNigelFargothDeath Well Kinufix answered pretty spot on might i add. Everyone always has a chance, how small it may seem. N'gannou had a slimmer chance of getting the heavy weight belt then a lot of other fighters. And it had nothing to do with being good at fighting. ;) Life has statistics but doesn't really abide by it.
Best most honest video ive seen in an age. Brilliant.
I'm humble ... And basically Yujiro Hanma.
Okay, I know this will sound like absolute bullshit but hear me out here, I did win a fight just by looking at a guy one time.
He tried to start trouble (probably because I'm a large fellow, how could he know I'm a gentle giant) and he had a bunch of friends with him, wanted to look tough I guess. After unsuccessfully trying to bait me into a fight, to the point even his friends were telling him "He's not going to fight you man." he hit me as hard as he could in the chest to zero effect then started flinching like I was going to swing on him. I just hit him with my best "What the fuck was that?" look and saw all the fight drain from his body as flight took over.
And that's it, they let me and my dork friend walk by without any more issues and I don't think I ever saw that guy again on that bridge. Without having to land a single blow I crushed their very will to fight and I would argue that was a true victory. Funny in retrospect because it was nine guys with skateboards and other possibly blunt objects, I wouldn't have stood a chance had I chosen to fight, much less my pal with scoliosis. I think my Sensei would have been proud in that moment because my training was telling me not to strike back and it worked.
I remember the first time someone tried to fight me was a classmate when we were about 14. He out of the blue low-kicked me. I was one of those kids that had no friends. I just didn't understand what was happening, and nothing was hurting either lol. so I did nothing, just stared at him. so he gave me a second low kick. same non-reaction. he left, and never tried to fight me again lol
Not only your Sensei would been proud but Sun Tzu as well.
@@Jaburu honestly i wouldchave thought it was a joke, lol who hust walks up to a guy and low kicks them. At least sucker punch me in the face
@@mastertrey4683 my social skills were close to zero. I never understood what was happening. in hinsight it was probably because he heard how I didn't gave a f'ck about about one of the older guys ordering me to stop using a jacket he was using, too. I continued to use it and they told me he said: "If he has the guts to continue using it after I threatened him, he has the right to use it"
I know i can fight because I got into them as a police officer and overseas in Kuwait 🇰🇼. I am old now and out of practice! Therefore, I run away or avoid physical or verbal altercations like the plague. Self defense out of necessity, yes. An ego fight...No way!! No, no, no! Running away is an option.
you need to add mountain lion to the list. that jogger got attacked by one and ended up choking it out
"Less primo cave babes" had me ROLLING
Question for you younger guys, how many of you think you can fight off an aggressive cougar?
It'd have to be one sleepy or sloppy cougar. It's disgusting but a human might have to use their teeth to deal meaningful damage to one.
i'd like to think i could but one slash at my stomach or literally anywhere with their inch and a half claws could kill me in seconds tbh
While i agree with your sentiments, maybe the 6% thought it was them being armed with at minimum at long sharp stick or spear. And they figure once the gear stand up they will put the stick on its chest and it will come down on the stick? And then they like, yeah i could beat a bear.... Maybe they think they have a stick in their hands when they think of fighting instead of being totally unarmed?
3 words: "Violent Ape Theory"
Correction: "Killer Ape Theory" and it's more than just "apes are super violent, and we are apes"; most apes today are considered relatively pacifist with 2 main exceptions being us and chimpanzees.
"if we let childrens fight..."
Bullshit, when I was a kid we fought with sticks and throwing stones. Wrestling was too much of a struggle to get good at.
I think you over estimate the ability of reason and logical thought in a lot of people.
It depends on what you consider “winning”. I bet I could get mauled but still get one good ear scratch in or a little tummy rub.
6:57 The funniest part of this is that more people think they can beat a FUCKING ELEPHANT than people who think they can beat a bear
With a k-bar I FEEL like I’d clear…
My experiences with primary school geometry, and jujitsu later in life are basically the same thing. It was a long time ago, I barely remember any of that shit, and I got fucked up by triangles more often than I care to admit.
That was Hilarious!😂
Lol
☝️this...
ahahahaha dude.....nice one!!!
But you have a future as a comedy writer. So there's that.
I actually _did_ beat a wild rat in a fight once. I didn't start the fight, but was forced to end it. That was one of the most frightening experiences of my life and I will never trust another park bench again.
I wish I could have been a fly on the wall...er...tree during that one lmao
I have taken out a lot of rats with a .44 magnum
@@dingusdingus2152 Good for you but you don't need to wear a gun if you date them
@@TENthe10th?????
@@TENthe10th what
28% of people: I think a rat could beat me
8% of people: I could totally take on an Elephant
Amazing
It’s the 8% of the 72%
Tbh against some people the rat would win by default as they would be too grossed out to touch it.
@@MaticJ29 i mean i could with a anti material rifle
People who have seen rats crawl out of people's mouths in horror movies, maybe?
I highly doubt a human could output the force needed to even be threat
The first dude that ever threw an elbow in a fight must have been a god to the people around him🤣
“He no break hand” 😮
that caveman got clubbed
Ancient Thailand 🤣🤣🤣
Probably happend by accident, caveman threw a punch missed and followed threw clipping his op with an elbow
Imagine the first spinning heel kick ko though
hard2hurt: "People who haven't been trained to fight can't fight"
Also hard2hurt: "I can do prehistoric anthropology"
Underrated comment
This.
Lol. A lot of what he says isn’t actually that difficult to learn or know though, it’s more so just extrapolation of knowledge for the purpose of his points
Lol
@@Jonathan-A.C. But it's also an unverifiable scenario. We don't know how hierarchical and dominance oriented humans are before we invented complex societies. It is wrong to outright say that humans would fight each other for dominance within groups, because its conjecture, and its also unlikely. We can't go back and directly view ancient humans to determine what groups would really look like. Our two closest related ancestors are Chimps and Bonobos who are diametrically opposite when it comes to this scenario. Bonobos are incredibly peaceful, live in matriarchal groups, and practice open "free love" sex. Chimps on the other hand are incredibly violent, patriarchal, and highly dominance based. We can't know what ancient human groups were like, and our closest related relatives are vastly different to each other.
I’m VERY impressed with both your ideas AND presentation.
Thanks uncle chael! This almost makes up for the time you said I was fat and couldn't fight!
No wayy
Wow
undisputed undefeated
LoL... that mindsmash impression was pure gold 😂😂
Thanks for the reference 😅
Plus the ridiculous video filters lmao
The yhello was missing from the intro 🤣🤣
Lost my shit. His impressions are always spot on.
Had to make sure I clicked on the right video lmao
Wow this video made me realize some things. I thought I could beat a gorilla because I used to fight gorillas all the time when I was younger, but I have to admit that I'm past my prime now, and my chances of winning would be low. Thank you for this. It's time to accept reality.
You would... Fight gorillas??
Lol
@Mike African acid freak...
Wait who the fuck fights gorilla on a basis common enough for them to say "i used to do it when i was younger"? Also I sincerely doubt if you really did those gorillas were actually fighting, they were most likely play fighting because no way in hell a human could go one on one with such a strong motherfucker.
@Mike lmaoooooo
One of my most favorite Martial Arts Stories evahr involves a young man who studied Aikido.
He studied for years, and years, and became very proficient.
But he never had a chance to practice his art in a "Real-Life Situation, and that was making him sad.
So, he started watching carefully, hoping to see a situation where he could jump in and play "Captain Save a Ho."
One day, sitting on the bus, he saw a middle aged man get on, obviously drunk and belligerent. He snarled at the Bus Driver, and was rudely pushing his way past other riders.
As he was getting more and more excited, as this man was getting closer to him, and he was thinking he might actually get to ply his Art...
An older man said to the drunk, "Hey, Buddy, sounds like you're going through a really tough time. Why don't you sit next to me, share your drink with me, and tell me about it?"
And the drunk sat down, handed the old man his bottle, and just started crying on his shoulder.
And our hero was sitting there, stunned. As he realized, "Now, THAT'S AIKIDO!!"
Martial arts masters and gun owners have the same mentality.
"I have this incase something terrible happens and it's not the end of me. But I hope I never have to use it."
Most martial artists who have trained a long time, and responsible gun owners have enough knowledge and discipline to avoid confrontation.
It's a sobering reality for a martial artist to know intimately well how badly they can hurt or even possibly kill someone.
Very few times are long comments on YT worth reading. This is one of those rare moments.
@@alexanderrahl7034 Please forgive me, but I feel the need to correct you: _Mature_ and _wise_ Martial Artists and Gun Owners never want to.
Many young "Primitive Minded Alpha Males" glorify it. Until they experience it, and learn the horrors.
And then there are Combat Veterans who love the combat, and pray for more.
These people are called Psychotic Psychopaths.
i knew this was going to be an aikido joke but damn, it was way more wholesome than i thought
If you've ever been punched in the face hard enough, you tend to want to de escalate because the reality of violence is much different than people think. It also (at least for me) doesn't feel good to hurt people. Well maybe a little in the moment but not much after
"I can knock out a blue whale.... More than 6% of people are assholes." Priceless
Yeah , this guy is brilliant haha
Icy Mike: kicks ass and spits facts!
That may be priceless. But, with everything else, there is Mastercard.
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ME WIN 😆
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There’s a great Onion video called “the average person overrates their toughness by 4,000%” Goes along with what youre saying and is very funny
Onion is really cool. Satire.
That Onion video is pure gold!
The better-than-average-effect is very real. About two-thirds of people think that they are above-average intelligence. People overrate everything about themselves, especially stuff like pain tolerance. I'm not relating that to fighting as much as I am chronic illness (which is my main reason for looking into training videos anyhow) because nearly every single person you talk to will tell you that they have a high tolerance for pain and that if they had whatever someone else has, they'd tough it out without treatment, meds, etc.
Obviously, it's nearly always bullshit.
@@XXXX-yc6wv haha i love it. Its painfully accurate too
Is that the "one good punch" video? That was brilliant
Humans do have highly evolved fighting abilities: we throw things really fast and really accurately compared to every other species on the planet. Doesn't have to be a tool - a human with a rock is deadly within 100 feet.
@@MrCmon113 For elephant just throw explosives.
fling a rock at some of those bigger animals and they'll snap you like a twig.
@@MrCmon113 a rock won't down an elephant just like that, but don't forget ancient humanity hunted down mammoths with pointy sticks
@@maestreiluminati87 I can confirm, I was there.
@@MrCmon113 really ironic considering mammoths were primarily killed with rocks. maybe read instead of just assuming you know everything inherently.
Very intriguing theory about our human ancestors trying to avoid hurting one another seriously during a fight.
It reminds me of fighting with my brother when we were both kids - the first time we ever punched each other in the face was the last time we had a physical fight - hundreds of fights resulted in no serious injuries, just a lot of bruises.
I wish my mother and aunt werent so afraid of every little thing. Me and my cousin loved wrestling every time we could, and we never hurt each other. Except we could almost never do it because our mothers refused to even entertain the idea, so we could only do it in secret and if we got caught theyd scream us out like banshees. Bizarre fucking world we live in where you cant let kids experiment and do kid stuff because youre so worried about a small risk of an injury that will easily heal for a child.
@@andrek6920 "Screaming Banshees" is the name for your rock band. ;)
@@andrek6920 I feel like the best way for them to have prevented yall from getting hurt is actually to train you better
@@andrek6920 this is partially why men grow up not knowing how to defend themselves. Those same women though, want a man that can protect them.
@@andrek6920 It wasn't my mother and aunt but rather my dad. My brother and I grew up watching martial arts movies and playing fighting games. We would spar with each other and would never even attempt at seriously injuring or hurting each other. When we did we would feel really bad. We just like to showcase and learn new skills
the fact that 28% of people know they'd get handled by a rat is the best take away from that poll :D
"Hantavirus is no joke dude!"
Being afraid of a rat doesn't mean you'd lose a fight to one. You couldn't lose a fight to a rat if you tried. You would hurt it accidentally.
@@KurNorock You could absolutely lose to a rat. They're sneaky, they're smart and clever, they bite really hard and are known to carry diseases.
On a bad day, a rat could destroy you.
@@TheEndKing if a rat got the plague it isn’t a fight no more it’s a race
@@TheEndKing That's the dumbest shit I've read all day.
This is about winning or losing a fight, not about what animal can eventually kill another animal through random chance of catching diseases or infections after the fight is over.
I've had pet rats. I've been bitten by rats. It hurts but it in no way is ever going to kill me or make me stop fighting if my goal is to fight the rat.
If a rat can stop you with a bite then you are just a pussy.
I’ve fought a rat, a goose and a large dog bare handed and “won “ them all . My battle with a skunk went much differently though
My dog got sprayed by the skunk not me luckily I pulled him away before he got much.
I had to kill a live fisher that was in a snare by chopping a hole in ice with hatchet and drowning it by the wire snare. That was an experience.
@@c_li_nt3779 you might wanna edit that to say “fish” lmao it says fisher which makes it seem like you murdered a human being by drowning him
I see ya haven't learned you lesson,
You still talking tuff huh ?
- 🦨
@@colt7526 A fisher is the North American equivalent of a weasel. They tend to live in taiga and boreal forests. I believe this is the fisher he's referring to.
2:40 I remember seeing a clip about the role of dancing in society, how and why it appeared and such. And one idea is that to present to your community the level of ability, stamina, strength, flexibility and whatnot, overall a good hint regarding young men's ability to fight. Which would automatically created some sort of social status for everyone and be more or less attractive to the women attending at that ritual. So instead of fighting and break bounds that were really important later during the real hunt, people invented the next best thing, a fun simulation of that. Pretty much what games and sports are too. We challenge each other without making enemies of each other or killing each other, because we do need each other to work together.
America would be more fun, if we had dance-offs instead of bar fights.
"Why you lookin' at my girl, bruh? You wanna dance? No, not like that - I mean, literally dance."
Yeah Viking warriors did a lot of ballet.
@@666BIGBLOCK Vikings were overrated. They raided at night when everyone was sleeping and have been documented running from situations instead of fighting. I say this as a guy with viking ancestry.
hard2hurt: “You suck at fighting. You’re being fooled by movi-“
Me: “I bet I could do that.” 🤔
Our battle will be legendary!
Id imagine if rabbits evolve into having civilisations, maybe their sense of worth might be on whos best at doing parkour (running away)
This is comedy gold.
'.' I might actually be able to do that, I'm severely ocd & have spent inordinate amounts of time training in parkour while carrying things to try and settle down a phobia of experiencing vertigo, but I'm far too much of a pussy to try xP
lmao I did that in the back of 2 pickup trucks, i would *not* recommend it unless your a crazy hillbilly
"People who pretend to train on the internet" ouch. Its not my fault i got so passionate about mma during lockdown 😅😂
Get a heavy bag and start working your basic boxing technique
@@captainomoplata643 Sadly i have no room where i live. But i have been doing alot of shadow boxing and even VR boxing. I like to add resistance bands too to make it more intense. But im mainly wrestling my friends and mma buddies. Lots of judo wrestling and bjj. Its funny because when i was younger i only liked striking and now im so passionate about grappling haha.
@@islayyourhoyo conditioning is what separates MMA guys from karate guys. Get good conditioning and you'd already have a headstart.
I dunno. I say a well-placed 9mm shot says that I don't have to know how to fight with my hands. Learning to use tools and weapons is how we climbed to the top of the food chain and why, after 200K years, we're still here.
@@Thumper770 The use of firearms will lead to severe consiquences. Also where im from you cant carry a gun. Lastly you dont always have your tool on hand but your knowledge is.
"Fighting is like sex, everyone thinks they're good at it" -taken from some random post in internet
I didn't know sex requires skill
@@kermit1211 Apparently, you are one of those people the quote is talking about.
@@jirkazalabak1514 I already knew fighting takes skills but I didn’t know sex also requires skills. Sorry I never did it
@@kermit1211 Sex doesn't require skill, but skill is the difference between "Was is good?" and "How about a sandwich?"
@@kermit1211 There's some technique and zazzle that goes into it, stuff you learn with experience. Actual physical stamina and endurance is important too, as the whole thing is pretty much just partnered cardio.
You know, there's this great phenomenon I have seen many times; I call it "the wingman pull-away". It's when there's a fight brewing between two guys, and their friends pull them apart, each of the would-be fighters muttering, "Yeah I totally coulda taken him". Honor is preserved, and nobody gets hurt. I wonder how far back this behavior goes.
*heimskyr voice*
"Since the DAWN of TIME"
There is a book “on combat” which explains the phenomenon he explains, where people in war were reluctant to kill another person even if they had the person in their sights dead to rights. The belief was similar to this, that innately we are wired to not kill each other because it is counter productive to a species surviving which is why normally animals of the same species don’t just kill each other on a grand scale for no reason.
All the way back when mammoths started talking shit about AJ’s girl
@@soulwatcher4690 The more i learn about anthropology the more i realize that the development of civilization might have done more harm than good for us. I guess we ll find out for sure if we end up nuking ourselves
Happened to me freshman year I noticed how much of an idiot me and this kid about to fight looked . This dude who didn’t like me ran outside the classroom calling me out over something I don’t even remember anymore. I was scared and walked up on him while he was telling me to fight and I was pulled away by my friend who was a huge senior right before getting close enough to swing . We walked away telling each other to meet at each other’s house it was so cringe man. I never wanted to be seen again lol I was scared too because I was in bjj and they would kick you out if they found out about you fighting outside of gym like at school unless it’s self defense . I learned my lesson and got better at handing those scenarios
In all seriousness though, I did some boxing training in HS for a year, stepped away for a long time. Came back to kickboxing (though I’ll admit my coach was horrible, and as soon as I realized it I left his gym) for the past 3 years I’ve been an avid Muay Thai practitioner (5 days a week) with the occasional BJJ class. I know I can defend myself, but that doesn’t make me want to go pick a fight with random people. If training has taught me anything it’s been respect, controlling emotions, thinking about what I want to setup, and most importantly…. Some of the most unassuming, nicest and harmless looking people will absolutely whoop your ass if you push them to.
Altercations in public are almost always going to happen on pavement, concrete or tile.
People might be armed. People hold grudges. Shit can escalate from fists to handcuffs fast.
Generally... don't fondle my girl and don't come into my home uninvited... otherwise I need to find a way to back out of this no-win situation. If I'm smart.
@@hhiippiittyy my dads best friend is doing 15 for beating the man that was sleeping with his wife. He was a wrestling coach(used to be a state level wrestler) and practiced Muay Thai, I use to watch him fold a bag I. Half when he’d kick it. The guys wife found out he was cheat with dons wife and had don beat him up. Don stopped but the guy went brain dead and because of it he was given 15. The shit the guy said to don provoking him also didn’t help. I’d probably do the same if in his shoes.
Hey man I know you made this comment awhile ago but gotta long after HS was it that you started training again? I’m in the same situation, stopped boxing after doing it for a few months in highschool and have been thinking of starting Muay Thai.
@@bakedcrystal915 oh man honestly it was about 5 years or so. I just couldn’t afford it anymore but I wish I could find my old trainer. He was in Lake Elsinore last I heard of him and was helping train Mike Tyson’s son. I’d say go for it man, Muay Thai is humbling. You’ll get swept by smaller more experienced guys and girls but in the end it’s all worth it. You learn how to utilize all your limbs, learn how to stay composed in the clinch, trips/sweeps. Overall I may be a bit biased but it’s a great all around discipline to learn. The confidence you gain after dedicating yourself for some time is awesome
@@bakedcrystal915
I might add, if you know boxing and pick up muay thai, try to get some ground game too. It's generally a bad idea to go to the ground in a street fight as the dude's buddies will have an easy time stomping your head, but wrestling and bjj round out striking well and can help prevent you from being taken down. Judo footwork is good for that too.
One of the most obscure but solid non combat practices but combat effective techniques I ever ended up engaged in was to kick a soccer ball against a corner wall at various distances, aiming for weird angles. Basically horizontal foot dribbling. If you can find a buddy to do it with even better. Somehow it translates incredibly well to footsweeps and ankle picks, judo style.
The fact that goose are apparently considered more of a threat than a dog is both surprising and completely understandable at the same time
geese are literally a 0% threat level to a human, it is all posturing.
the worst a goose can do to you is break your skin a little with its beak. meanwhile you are the animal best at grabbing things on the planet, and the goose has the most grabbable, flimsy neck on the planet.
geese are food for almost all animals on the planet and they know it, which is why they are mean.
Not to me
I don't understand that at all. How is a bill more dangerous than canine teeth?
@@forgottenrights351goose is scary man
@@pipsqeak7104I actually fought a goose once lol I didn't start it I was just chilling at a lake and one got mad at me for being too close to it's baby's (I wasn't messing with them) I just kicked it and backed off lol I don't think they're that scary
Intro by MikeSmash
Dammit i woulda used that if I'd thought of it.
Fancy seeing you here
Yoooo ELI
Bald, has beard, knows science.
Confirmed, he's the Vsauce of martial arts
Grew up in the Appalachian mountains, drives a '68 Shelby. He's an excellent marksman too.
i mean, does he? Guy isn't an anthropologist, anything he says about this topic should be taken with a whole salt shaker, even if it sounds credible.
I can tell you, he certainly does not know science...
Vsauce reads whatever they tell him to read.
This is called “bro-science” which isn’t science.
Side note; those people who have that “in this house we believe” sign on their front lawn? Yeah, they don’t know science either
The reason we think of ourselves as good at fighting is because it's a survival skill. You have to believe you can win a fight before you get into the fight. If not you've already lost.
I had a big dude scare the shit out of me swung I ducked. when I went to straiten up he was over me attempting to gab my torso from in front and above me. Back of head hit his nose snap blood Tears. I apologized laughed and said well I'm leaving before cops come good luck. He was utterly blinded by the pools of tears welling up in his eyes and had difficulty breathing with all the blood in his throat. People are fragile a finger or thumb in an eye can take the biggest man down quick as hell. He talks about sport is not a fight its a challenge. Sport fighter against untrained killer even if the MMA tard wins he loses.
Now a days it's primarily about masculinity rather than primitive instincts.
@@hafnium4358 I'd say it's about both actually.
@@Madmoody21 so he grabs to scare you and trying to not hurt you, and you punch him until bleed and laught about it?
usually if someone wants yo fight just punch, i dont have al the context but How do you tell is like you re some kind of agresive...
My reasoning for why I will win a fight is because I am willing to do things that are considered highly unethical in a fight biting attempting to break bones and tendons by putting people in positions that no human should ever go into stuff like that and of course just flinging people clear into blunt objects like street poles.
Me: "Yeah, I'm a badass. I can beat a rat". --Rat: "Yo, dude, ever hear of the Black Death?"
Have you ever been to Cleveland at night? The rats walk on hind legs and molest the baby bears.
@Dan Won False. It was the lice on the rats.
Rats- rabies anyone?
@@redrick8900 at least someone knows some history
That was immune system Vs Yersinia pestis
Plot twist, 100 people were lined up and 6 successfully fought a grizzly bear on the spot and won.
That grizzly was softened up by the first back to back 94 people fighting it
this person is one of the winners😆👍👍💪🐻🐻🐻
What did haüpen with the 94 ppl?
@@egorex7735 a little over there, a bit hanging over there, some over there...
@@panteleymonschekochikhin-k1978 the grizzlys belly was full and they started jumping on it when he was laying down to relax so he choked
Just imagine being an early human in a fight for survival and you decide to just haul off and hit something with your delicate, clawless hands instead of picking up a rock or a stick or basically any other object.
Hahahaha lol but the arm bar
Humans mostly threw rocks, which was pretty effective in deterring predators.
@@deriznohappehquite That's a good point. I never thought of that before.
@@deriznohappehquite Our body type also proves very effective for throwing. We excel in throwing.
@@deriznohappehquite Lmao, what kinds of predators? A rock isn't gonna stop a curious bear, let alone a big feline wanting to eat you, let alone an angry 2 ton herbivore defending its territory. 8 guys all armed with sharp sticks could do that though
I know a guy who was in the war (Croatia vs. Serbia), a professional from the Yugo army - he and his team used every opportunity to have good relations with the opposite side, because, as he told me, war is not killing, war is problem solving. They disarmed the opposing unit and let them leave, they called after a while the same commander to release some of our POWs and the commander returned the favor. Playing Rambo in the war provoked reprisals and unnecessary deaths and torture. Rambo players would be the first to die or be captured. There were also units that had fake fights arranged to avoid bloodshed. When you hear things like that and you hear that someone can beat a grizzly bear or a gorilla with their bare hands...Any comment is unnecessary.
Lmao all those fail jumpkicks always gets me 😂
Lol wonderboy literally moved one inch to avoid it
Jump kicks are the last type of kick you should do in ANY combat situation. When it works, be surprised, and don’t do that shit again
@@CNote825 too risky attack
Jump kicks are used by people who are good at fighting and want to flex
@@DarkTheFailure yeah its the type of shit you'll only see in a MMA fight
Thing that struck me when I started training (besides my opponents) was how easy it was for a superior fighter to eat a lucky punch from a lesser fighter. Then started noticing how often this happened in lower level MMA. Really appreciate how much of fighting is about defense, the punches that don’t get thrown because the opponent is so elusive, the timing of distance management. Some have more natural talent to work with but none of that technique is inborn and it’s really effing hard.
It happens in high level MMA too. UFC 263 on the early prelims, pro kickboxer Fares Ziam was clearly leaps and bounds the better striker than Luigi Vendramini. Luigi comes out in the 3rd round clearly behind with nothing to lose and blitzes him - very nearly gets the knockout. Same thing happened in the 5th with Nate Diaz vs Leon Edwards. Fighting is way too risky. You might win 9 out of 10 tens against someone untrained, but that tenth time you get stabbed or stomped out.
Elaborate a little bit lol i train boxing now , almost a little over a year. Didnt quite get what you were saying.
Theres no such thing as certainty in a fight. I laugh at anyone who says they can beat 10/10 avg people in a fight.
It only takes one moment of someone doing something so stupid u never saw it coming for you to get hurt.
And that's in an environment designed to make sure skill is the decider as much as possible. In the real world there are uneven surfaces, things to trip over, sun to get in your eyes at the wrong moment, etc.
My philosophy is: Too many shows and things teach people about what to do when they get lost in the woods. Not enough teach people about how to not get lost in the woods in the first place. Learning martial arts and all is good for both health, competitive, and self-defense purposes, but there are reasons why they say that martial arts should always be the absolute LAST line of defense, and never any earlier than that. No matter how good you are, the enemy/opponent only needs to get lucky once.
You got me with the MindSmash impression for a second, I thought I'd clicked on the wrong video!
The more I’ve learned and trained to fight, the more I realize I can’t fight. I find myself assuming everyone out there is as good as the best guys in my gym.
I agree! In a way getting better humbles most people to not underestimate others. And as an added positive of expecting the worst; You might not get caught off guard by somebody pulling clinch, getting full mount or sending a kick when you're out of range of punches.
This right here! I think that's the right mindset to have. Always assume your opponent is faster, stronger, and more technical than you. Always strive to improve yourself. And if that day ever comes where you are put in a self defense situation, you will probably be able to protect yourself and your loved ones just fine.
Ayo I still do this sometimes and I’m 6 years in😂
I've seen so many people bluff or get lucky in a fight or match that I long ago gave up on the idea of skill as a sure thing. It's great to have but it's not a cheat code.
As far as I am in, there are key skills that guarantee you will win more fights, and a crapton of skills that may help you or not.
Key skills I listed are :
- knife blocks
- quick knock-out punch
- kicks/knees to the groin
- basic armbreak locks
You can apply those four sequentially against one or more opponents and win most fights. First block, then disturb, then disable. Rinse and repeat. Distance mastery is mandatory.
Doesn't apply to sports for obvious reasons.
I like how you came to the conclusion that the survey measured how much of an asshole the public is, rather than how well the public thinks they can fight.
I think the pressing issue is most of the public don’t realize how strong animals are
@@sonofaquack6987 !! good point!
Yeah no one is stupid enough to fight chimps
Or maybe
@@sonofaquack6987 There ais also an implication of a measurement of baseline idiocy. Nobody in their right mind would even begin to know how to hurt an elephant or a crocodile, yet there are 8 % thinking they can take one on. Another hint: only 6 % think they can mess with a grizzly, but it's 8 % for the elephant. Shows you how that the people that were asked are not too familiar with wildlife outside their own country.
I could beat a lion if I worked out ngl there heads are open and ours aren't y'know
icy mike just invented the word "childbirthin'est" 😅
I’m impressed 😂
The childbirthinest women do be thick though
"Cave Babes"
I remember getting my first black belt and thinking, “Congratulations, you passed the tutorial.”
I'm 48, I've worked in the trades since I was 14, worked weekends doing "security" at clubs for 4 years... I've never been in a fight in my life.
I'm proud of that fact.
So, I'm one of the few that will outright tell you- I don't know how to fight... properly.
That's a great thing actually. Keeping the fight from happening to begin with is a much better skill than actual fighting. Most fights can be avoided by just talking, or one of the parties walking away (because most fights really aren't important enough that you can't just leave the situation)
Funny but I was thinking the same:
In my adult life I’ve never even been close to getting into a fight. And I’m
Totally good with that!!
What kind of clubs are these? Knitting clubs?
I've trained military dogs (to a level that doesn't exist anymore/kill everyone on sight) and know how to handle ONE of those. Learning how you can stop a dog trained to go for the throat is beneficial in that particular situation but you might lose a hand.
Handling two such dogs Is impossible. Stay away from fights you might lose!
Coming from my background thats not even possible. Some neighbourhoods won't allow you to get away from violence.
That intro was deep af bro
Great intro but I highly disagree with Emerson. Not just on that one quote mind you, I think Emerson in general is a philosopher I rarely agree with.
But the idea that the love of testing one's self against an opponent is primitive, or childish, is an incredibly narrow minded view. How on par for Emerson.
@@mr.doctorcaptain1124 I don't think he said that testing oneself(as in a sport) is primitive, but the constant urge to show that you are a superior fighter is quite primitive... Physical superiority is rarely useful these days
Just my humble opinion
@@jayaphukan07 well let's break apart the quote.
"It is the ignorant and childish part of mankind that is the fighting part. Idle and vacant minds want excitement."
So right off the bat we can see he doesnt discuss the frequency of combat, nor does he disparage fighting as a sign of insecurity. Rather, he calls the desire to fight ignorant and childish. He further clarifies that the desire for combat is fueled by an idle and vacant mind. Meaning either a lazy or an uneducated mind.
Yet those of us who do fight know that combat sports are some of the most mentally intensive endeavours you can take on. Its like a game of chess, only faster and with less room for error.
I adore combat because I revel in the opportunity to test myself, as I said, and the bible articulates this point very well, "As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another." - proverbs 27:17
Emerson is insinuating that the fighter does not preoccupy himself with the philosophy or mentally intensive aspects of combat. He sees fighting as a brawl between two bored children. And that could not be further from the truth.
But that was always Emerson's flaw as a philosopher. He sees things from his perspective, rather than trying to understand the perspective of those who engage in whatever topic it is he wants to pontificate on.
@@jayaphukan07 I do think emerson was most likely discussing this from the perspective of two guys brawling in the street, rather than in a war, combat sport, or defending the honor of another. But that's literally why I dont like emerson. Because he looks at one very narrow perspective, then creates a blanket statement that he can wrap over every aspect of that one philosophical concept.
Its like a child hating brocolli so he writes a thesis on why all vegetables are disgusting and horrid to mankind, nevermind the countless people who are happier and more satisfied being vegans.
It was a parody of a channel called mindsmash
I grew up in a rough neighborhood and had my first fight when I was 2 months old. It was a pretty tough fight but I managed to dismember the adult male and all the bystanders. From then on it was a downward spiral, I became addicted to bludgeoning other humans until I found god at the age of 18 months. I’m 38 years sober, but just know I can win in a fight against anything that has a heartbeat and a breath. This all reminds me of a life quite I live by from my legend sensei.
“Bring me the largest guy in the world, and I’ve done this before, and I’ll put him down with just these two fingers”
-George Dillman
W h a t
@@yeeb368 if you ever need training. Just look up George Dillman and he will get you squared away
@@GooseRider808 bro are you high
@@GooseRider808 bro I thought this was ironic but reading this I'm not even sure
@@yeeb368 I’m high on life, drug free for me. I just like to joke around
I’m having a good time imagining cave men throwing perfect 1-2s and knocking each other out. Good times
Imagine every ufc match had already happened in cave age
Lol same
They didn't punch they fuckin clobbered each other using their arms like clubs
I noticed I won more fights when I thought I was good at it. As I got older, and had a more "keeping it real" mentality, all my confidence went down the drain, and I avoid fights if I can.
It's okay, life isn't always about beating things up.
It's people like this guy that kill confidence in men who just simply need to know they still can fight to either protect themselves or their loved ones. The moment you doubt yourself in front of an attacker is the moment you lost, so it's a thumbs down for this video from me if he thinks all people who think they can fight are just looking for a fight for no reason.
I had to leave training martial arts because you can't have the time for ALL the things you'd like to do in life and at the time I was confident what I learned was enough for the streets, in case I ever had to fight some douche that couldn't be persuaded otherwise. It's been a while since last I've been to a gym, though, but I like to hone my technique from time to time, when I feel like it, so that muscle memory can get some dusting off because I might soon need to be sure of my own movement.
Couple of years ago I had to deal with a guy younger and even bigger than me (and I'm big), a typical camper/brawler who was used to fighting and not losing......he had the chance to just leave but dumb as he was he took the swing at me and then I proceeded to beat him to pulp, not taking any risk.....and pulp he was, off to the hospital.
I was like hmmmm approaching 50 but I still got it. 🤣
Never did any martial arts, not necessary. Experienced fighters tend to overestimate themselves waaaay too much.
This list I can win against an elephant or a gorilla......funny, very funny. 🤣
There's a reason for that, over the long term even the best fighter will lose.
To me it's similar but different. When I was young and untrained I was always fighting in the street, and losing something like 40% of the time. And ever since I started training MMA I haven't fought anyone except once in basic training. Unless you count sparring in which case I still lose quite a bit lol but nothing like before
So apparently I'm in the minority on this one, because i had the exact opposite belief in my fighting skills prior to ever having been in a fight. I was absolutely terrified of getting into a scrap, (and i mean terrified). My fear originates in the fact that i was, and still, a extremely skinny and tall, and in the few wrestling matches with some friends in elementary and Jr high, i would always be absolutely dominated by my opponent no matter who it was for the most part. This fear started to lesson by high-school due to me being a 6'5" and athletically gifted - i was a really good basketball and football player. But when it became apparent i was never going to be an NBA player, combined with how much i always wanted to try my hand at mma, i started training and eventually went on to start competing. However i was never all that good, but what mattered more to me was getting over my fear of getting into a fight.
Most people(at least in first world countries) never fought and therefore can't assess their level
@@jimmcneal5292 so true
Great anecdote, man. My experience is similar. And remember this… The crappiest competition fighter is going to have no problem handling himself against 97% of the worlds population who doesn’t know how to fight.
This comment is so pretentious stop lying
@@Topsealguy Pretentious? What, the part about me being terrified of getting into a real fight growing up? Or the part about how when i finally did try to train and fight - that i wasn't very good? Im responding to the topic of the video, that most people apparently think they'd be awesome in a fight before ever getting into one, which is the exact opposite of how i thought i'd do. And as for lying... yes - yes am am lying. I mean after all, who wouldn't lie about being pretty much a lil bitch growing up to then being a shitty fighter once they actually tried fighting???? Go eff yourself
Trained is always better. Nothing beats repetition until it becomes muscle memory. That goes for any sport, and anything in life.
If that was true there wouldn't be weight classes.
@@redrick8900 weight classes exist within trained people. Physical strength is in most cases peaks within certain weight classes.
There are exceptions some people have the ability to output more raw strength then their weight class.
An untrained opponent is not going to have the pure strength or speed to back up his weight. Theres a difference between being 120kg of muscle and 120 kg of meatbag. A 70 kg person can manhandle the second but probably not the first.
Weight classes only matter between people of relatively similar training. Its a marginal advantage that has to be considered in a competition environment but its not as big as people make it seem.
An example is strikers if 2 strikers face off it has almost no impact in fact a larger person is just a larger target theres a reason striking only martial arts dont often see weight classes boxing happens to be an exception.
@@texascultdeity8904 Nope. Your average 220 pound man can beat the crap out of professional lightweights.
Larger strikers have a huge advantage. They have reach and strength on their side.
@@texascultdeity8904 You can't beat any health man up.
"the average 220 pound man cant pick up another 220 pound man."
You have us confused with the weaker sex. We have upper body strength.
@@redrick8900 i can and i have on multiple occasions. and theres no such thing as a weaker sex the difference is just the average woman trains less then the average man the line where muscle mass % actually matters is body building territory which isnt ideal body typing for fighters regardless.
heres the thing most lesser trained fighters dont know how to utilise their weight they only throw 5-10% of their body mass into strikes and 30-40% of their mass into grounding themselves or proper grappling.
if ur only utilising 5-10% of your weight against an opponent half ur weight thats properly utilising their waist hip shoulders and back muscles to make use of 20-40% of their mass then your weight difference does nothing mroe then somewhat compensate for your bad form or technique. and if u dont have proper technique your strikes are just slow and cumbersome and will probably not have reach. stuff like knowing how to plant your feet and how to utilise your waist is all about making more efficient use of your mass
sure u theoretically have longer arms but if you dont twist your shoulders and hip properly or know how to dropstep then your reach is significantly reduced and weight does not mean shit for reach thats ur height. i am a little too tall to show the reach disparity 187 cm is my height. but if i purposefully use bad tecchnique my reach is going to shorter then someone of 160 cm utilising proper technique. the difference with kicks is even more massive proper technique will double your range
"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." - Socrates
I think it's likely cavemen would just brain each other with a rock whenever the other was asleep lol. Or wait till the hunt gets sketchy and just *don't* save them from the mammoth's tusks xD
imagine you're like 30 miles out on a hunt and the bois just surprise stab your ass in the legs and run away avoiding retaliation and leaving you to die. It's that fucking easy.
Socrates actually knew how much he knew more than everyone, but he also knew being openly smart is foolish, being openly foolish, is smart.
He knew that he knows ALOT! And that he is smarter than everyone around him, but he was smart enough to even beat his own instincts to appear as smart as he is. That man is a legend.
@@Hexclar the "I know I don't know" phrase was a trick actually, when he was discussing things istead of expressing his ideas directly he pretended to be ignorant and asked questions, the he made the other person contradict himslef and and basically won every argument without even having the possibility to lose since he didn't expess his position making him unatackable
We all want to believe we are the main character, and that when we take action it will be so
"The avrage male thinks thay are 4000% more effective in a street fight"
"onion have many layers"
Until a group of dudes pound on your head. Street fights are never fair and completely dangerous. Some dude recently was on the news for getting jumped at a bar and is in critical condition, he was also a bjj black belt and mma fighter. Which is best to avoid fights and only fight as a last resort.
@Spodo bbb don't worry there disrespectful asf you should even waste ur good time trying to explain why you like something to some idiot bro.
@Spodo bbb and mma is not end all be all fighting style u can research to find your own bc and the end of the day you should be enjoying yourself that's what makes fighters go all out (its to be fun after all).
Since getting my black belt in karate and stepping into the MMA cage, I learned real fast that every master is just someone else’s student. And losing matches does not show on one’s skill level. Like a fight on the street, it almost comes down to who is willing to do what and how much okay with losing you are.
Yeah I never saw it that way, maybe that's the difference between a kickboxer and a karate accompanist, you see it as drive, I see it as ability.
LOVE THAT, starter!
@@hafnium4358 im curious as to your perspective. I agree with the op. Is your statement a legit different perspective? If so I'd like to learn. Or is it just a pissing contest statement?
@@MadHeadzOz It sounds exactly like a pissing contest statement to me lol.