I was a black belt in Tae Kwon Do did it for 10 years. Found out the hard way that it didn't work and that I knew nothing about self defence. Completely shut down and I'm a big confident guy. My lessons: don't train fighting, train fear response, recovery and situational awareness.
@@mih1110 Definitely, me too. A lot of these martial arts, don't actually get into fights as such. Boxing is different, you get hit a few times it's not so bad haha.
Best advice I've seen in the comments. There are no rules and the consequences can ruin you for life. A good friend of mine ended up in jail for a very long time over a single punch and the guy he hit is unfortunately no longer with us because of it. Only fight if there is no other choice.
Charlie Alder Thats a crazy story because my brother ended up in the same exact predicament. He was getting bullied by some dude bigger than him, he punched him just once. The guy fell, hit his head and never got back up. It’s always best to walk away from fights because you never know how it’ll end
If I could be certain it was going to be a fair fight, OK, let's do this... BUT, nowaways all these macho guys are armed and they go around with their buddies. So, yeah... just walk away unless they're really trying to hurt you/kill you then obviously you have no choice but to defend yourself.
@@mosmos2821 I know what you mean, but try to interpret it this way: Plans are more about trying to predict the future and strategy is more about preparation in the present, more like training "instincts", I suppose Anyway, this is not a philosophy channel, despite the "good words", you have to adapt the hints to your reality and think for yourself
Logically speaking, there will be no strategies if there were no plans in the first place. What makes it work is your training and your well trained instinct that will cause your muscle memory to react automatically on defense and attack mode in needed situation. I give you an example, a 19 year old Pencak Silat student in Indonesia got stopped by armed robber ( with a sickle ) on the street, he defended his property and in return he got few stitches on his face but he killed the robber with the robber`s own weapon. When asked by the police during investigation and by the national media reporters during interview on what happened, he told them all what he could recall from the event but fail to explain on what made him keep going and didn`t stop early ( from attacking the robber ), he said " I don`t know, I did remember stopping when I realized someone was crying for mercy down under and I found out I had a weapon in my hand ". Initially he let the robber go with a standby motorbike rode by the co-robber but unfortunately the robber died in hospital. So you see, he had neither plans nor strategies, he had only one decision i.e to protect his property and the rest were his training, instinct and muscle memory.
In my 'younger' days I worked as a security officer at a high profile hotel, and often during the night shift drunken clubbers would try to get in. It would be a case of me being polite, but alert, never the aggressor. It was a case of let them get bored and move on, do not respond with aggression and give them a reason to escalate. So what if they call me all the names under the sun? They got to walk away feeling big and bold in front of their mates, I got to go home to my family intact and safe, and I did my job and stayed professional. Funny thing was, it wasn't unusual to have people return in a sober state and actually apologise for their behaviour. For me it was always a case of, be calm (or at least try your hardest), be polite and be aware. I found these things would more often than not confuse the aggressor as they were not getting the 'usual' response or signals to their learned behaviour. I would break the cycle. Let them save face, forget your ego, and both parties get to live for another day.
Totally agree with you there, been in similar situations and happy to let it go, but be aware of those around you. Getting home to your family or whoever and healthy is more important than your ego.
Simian Rogue, you're words were profound and sound. Hopefully, prayerfully, they will help someone. It's very important to be humble rather than arrogant; and better to be thoughtful and not thoughtless. Be blessed.
Before having a random and unexpected physical altercation i usually prepare a well researched power point presentation that i share with my opponent so that we both know what to do during our fight. Good communication skills are also essential for a good quarrel, let your opponent know what you like and what you want them to do during an intimate brawl.
You want to get good at fighting you have to practice fighting. Its all there is too it, you have to go to a fighting school that has a lot of sparring.
That reminds me of an old school martial arts movie, where two masters simply discussed what moves they would use against each other. I mean, it all fell apart and they fought anyway... they needed the PowerPoint.
I watched my sixty year old dad disarm a young man that pulled a knife on him in two seconds. He was in wwll and trained hand to hand combat by different allied forces. He is dead now and he showed me a few things but it’s like you said you don’t plan you react by what you know. And most people that know don’t let themselves get caught up in situation of not being in control. Step back away avoid conflict. Oh and my dad ended up with the knife and kept it . It was less than two seconds to be truthful it was one of my proudest moments, dad he just reacted.
@@Vlad_Tepes_III I am not, indeed. I know muscle memory exists. But I believe it doesn't help a lot more than a "strategy". Promoting any of them as what you need as defense tool is BS.
A lot of truth here. I was a street cop for 30 years and had to react to a variety of physical & armed attacks. The well planned fights only happen in the movies or on TV.
Mostafa Mahmood Bin Nur How many bad cops have I caught; what are you talking about? This video is about reacting to an unprovoked attack & had nothing to do w/your stupid Q.
Thank you for your service. I have to respect a guy who runs towards the bad guys when everybody else is running away from them. Something special about you people.
@@klauslehrmann4927 "The foundations of society are fragile, and that we must be the shepherds of our own civilization. To say that everything is permitted, is to understand that we are the architects of our actions, and that we must live with their consequences, whether glorious or tragic." -Ezio Auditore Time to fire up the PlayStation. Good times.🤙
It’s very true Sifu. Sifu the main reason why you don’t plan is because REAL LIFE situations are spontaneous and unpredictable. ANYTHING can happen to you in a street fight. One of the main things people overlook are weapons and multiple attackers.
Very true! I met alot of MMA fighters mostly younger ones who fight in the ring but act so brash and tough on the street thinking they can beat up anyone! How they are wrong since there are no rules outside the ring....eye gouges, kick in the nuts, a strike in the Adams apple, shot at, stabbed, biting, temple strikes, break a knee cap.....etc. Everything is fast, spontaneous, erratic and unpredictable like you said!
day dreamer, night thinker best line on this thread. Drop the ego and go home unharmed. I remember when I was young and stupid I won a street fight I broke my hand and had a black eye...for what So I can say I won. It's ridiculous
Said the weakling You can be jumped at any time weather or not you have done anything wrong. Take for example an angry drunk, you will be hit with a chair and you will not be able to run because you've fallen and he's on top of you with the slightly broken chair
I love this man's philosophy on fighting very realistic I like when he said "try it let's see what I do " It hasn't happened yet so he doesn't know how he will react
I learned very early in life that if something is important enough to get into a physical fight over, the fight will either end when one of the participants is dead, or they realize they cannot win. If you decide to fight, or are forced into a fight by the attack of another, you have to go into it no holds barred, planning to keep fighting until your opponent can't or won't. I was the smallest person in my class in school for many years, even the girls were bigger than me, but I did not let that stop me from fighting back. Almost always, the decision to fight for myself was all it took to end any bullying. Sometimes it took a punch or two before the bully decided it wasn't worth it. My point is that attitude is far more important than skill. A good solid punch in the nose is enough to stop almost anyone (unless they are high on something). I was 5 foot 9, 165 lbs., and had a road rage incident with a guy around 6 foot 6, 275 lbs. He stopped in front of me and came walking back to me planning to beat the shit out of me. He shoved me once, and I told him not to put his hands on me again. He shoved me a second time and I shot out a left jab without even thinking about it. Next thing I knew, he had his hands to his face, dripping blood from his nose, actually crying (tears running down his face along with the blood). He said, "You bloodied my nose!" as if I had done something wrong. Then, he hurried back to his truck and took off like a bat out of hell. Don't let size stop you; attitude is what wins fights.
Ahhh yea - for the most part that is true which I say because things in real life have a lot going on at the same time so theres multiple things to think about. But in competition, you study your opponent and prepare for certain things but you still cant have an order to what you will do. You will know when to use what. Keep in mind, not all fights are the same so you have to plan differently for each fight. If I fought Mike Tyson then I personally would go in a little heavier and try to use more strenght then speed. If I fought Maywheather I would get lighter and focus on more speed then strenght.
In any case, Maywheather and Tyson will find it difficult to get in the ring with me and wont want to get in the ring with me - duh. I boxed amateur and went to the gloden gloves 25 years ago (Al Bundy voice). Jk jk dont be so uptight sheesh
Excuse me good sir,but if you allow me I want to share my experience due to the flashback induced by the word ,,combinations" in your statement.If we are talking about very fancy combinations yes those will most likely fail and put you in a bad position.But if we are talking about simple and power+speed+deceptive oriented combos like a jab-jab-cross or a fake jab-cross-a lot of hooks to body/head that I tried in the gym and in my street fights( 2 times) worked clean.I paced the rythm of the fight and landed those combos so clea that I even scared myself.Just my humble and onest opinion.
Love this guy and this channel. Im a single woman and always worry about being unprepared in an attack. Carry permit but not enough and cant get it out quick enough. Thank you!!!!
I like the "you can only deal with a weapon when it's being drawn" because it takes some of the actual self-defense wisdom a bit further. Things like the 5Ds+1 for disarms are meant for last-ditch, "I am about to die if I don't resist right now" actions. They're not meant to be your first tool of self-defense - being proactive and using tools or blocking the weapon from coming out are far better methods of dealing with weapons. It's similar to one of my favorite lessons on choke defense. It was: "The best way to escape a sunk-in, rear naked choke is to not be put into a sunk-in rear naked choke. Let's teach you how to do that, since if it's at that next stage, you're already dead."
Always create a flinch response cause the victim or attacker to clam up go on defense. It will kinda be like you are driving on a lonely dark road you dont expect a deer to jump out but if it does flinch response hit breaks or hit deer and still mess your car up. Everything is based off surprise.
Was thinking this is great advice for people trying to live their life and survive and then later he says that same thing. Great teacher, he's able to get his message across right from the start and then drill it home. Real common sense with out fluffy nonsense
I've trained, coached, and fought in kickboxing for over 12 years n have BJJ blue belt. Ever altercation I've ever been in I was absolutely sick to my stomach and scared before hand. I was really good in the gym and was never afraid of getting hit, but I just don't have a mean streak to enjoy fighting in conflicts. I'd rather give ya a hug!! One of the biggest issues is adrenaline dump and not remembering to breath!!
Outstanding video! This hits home to me personally. To have a strategy is true self Defense. Thank you sifu. This video has got to be THE most important and relevant self Defense video I have ever seen yet!
I still remember when I first entered my college so some (3-4) big students came after the lectures when lecture was over, and they started teasing me and my one friend with me, we both were like a skeleton lol, but when they started teasing, i don’t know what happened i punched him so hard on thr nose, he didn’t get up and his whole face was in blood and others got shocked and me and friend ran away as fast as we can, and tomorrow we got to know that he was hospitalised 😂. Just my instincts saved me that day from getting bullied!
That's why you aim for key targets as much as is allowed. Knees, throat, groin, etc. So they are forced to stop fighting because their body won't allow for more.
We do some sort of a fight against 2 - 3 People in a boxing ring. This shows how much martial art is left and how much strategy you'll need instead of technique as you said. Great video 👍
You have to have a high level of skill to fend off 2 or 3 people at once who are dead set on attacking you at the same time. The best thing to do is stick and move. Then move around in circular motions inorder to keep you eyes on the multiple attackers. You must know exactly where to hit them at to inflict damage properly so they'll eventually back up off ya.
Very good advice! I had some encounters including weapons and always reacted according to my instinct (which was admittedly also formed by MA-Training) rather than to any plan or ego-feeling. The result is, that I have never been seriously hurt.
Very Good Point of view. It makes perfect sense. We must always be ready, willing and able to react to whatever circumstances present themselves. Thanks for sharing. Be well.
What I really like in this channel, is the practicality it taught me through the years of martial arts. It doesn't matter either your a black belt or what, or how many you've achieved in a certain discipline but the strategy you use to survive in real life threats. Kudos to you sir 😎
Solid advice. I’ve practiced martial arts for the better part of my youth and he is absolutely correct. You can never plan you just have to respond to the attack.
I've been watching your channel for a few months and I've learned a lot. I used to get really inflamed eye-sighting fights on the street, always had a will to split and get involved (specially when drunk). Yesterday I've seen a fight in the Tube right next to me in North London. I've felt very calm and could see the ego games and how people escalate from a rude behaviour to physical violence. Thanks for the knowledge! It's like learning to fight for not fighting at all. Inverted engineering/
4:35 I learnt 3 important things in one of my first fights as a teen, you can't block punches, if you walk backwards you will fall and you better know what to do when someone's sitting in your chest punching you
I know I'm late. But that made me smile. I've seen lots of ppl trip or whatever bc not looking where going. Usually ended very badly for them. On your back with a rage filled person on your chest not ideal
You're obviously an inexperienced fighter sir. If you can't even block some punches then you're a pathetic fighter. You don't have any balance and coordination with your feet either. So ya don't know how to properly fight then because you must be capable and able to walk backwards in a circular motion inorder to keep your eyes on the attacker at all times. Then ya allowed the person to get on top of you. They either overpowered ya or had more fighting skills than you simple as that.
I guess the difference between plan = 'do this' and strategy = 'react to this' . If i get in this situation i always try to figure if their left or right handed.
IF YOU FIGHT WITH STRATEGY YOUR BRAIN WILL CREATE INSTICS AND PROTECT HIMSELF EVEN IF YOU ARE VERY TIERD THE STRENGH NEVER ENDS ITS INSIDE YOUR BODY JUST FIGHT WITH NO PLAN TO RELASE IT!
Practice over and over varied scenarios and let the flow of the fight take you wherever you need to go. React time, the milliseconds it takes your mind to signal the body to respond , is more important than anything .
Affirmative... Your labor of Love is commendable Doc. Strategies, seem to use 2nd nature reactions to a present moment of violence. You're spot on in general. Considering one's ethics, past training, and confidence, having no plan is a flexible sort of "Plan". Lol. Thank you for educating and empowering victims.
I've been through a lot of street fight dangerous situations. You need to practice reflex and you do that by training punches and motions to the point it naturally becomes a reflex in a fight. You see a lot of guys just stand there after they get punched in shock. They could be big guys too but these guys shouldn't have never been in that fight in the first place. You have to be honest with your self and understand your limits now so you can improve them later. Otherwise you're going to get hurt trying to be a tough guy with pride. Street fights don't carry no rules. Ain't no honor in it either. I'm old, I don't bother fighting anymore, I just pull out my blade, I'm a smart guy and don't go looking for trouble so the typical brutes I encounter typically back down once I show my blade and I'm calm about it because I've been in situation's with my blade many times before. After awhile you get a name about yourself on the street and people and gangs will leave you alone if you mind your business or ain't looking for trouble but they know you ain't no bitch neither. I live in a bad area. I carry a blade just to go to the grocery store. I never pull out my blade unless I feel my life is endanger because I know once I do I will use it if it comes down to it. I don't want all the trouble that comes after the event that I always think it through before I decide to show that tool. You have to know how to read people as well. To sort out who's the brute with pride and who's the psycho. You can damage pride, you can't damage crazy. I've backed down from psychos because I know they will take it all the way. I also call the police on them to let the police know they have a psycho roaming the streets. I do this to protect the community as whole. Because someones with less experience is going to have a run in with the guy which will end up bad and I don't want to see that happen to someone in my community.
Best comment of this video that I ve read so far. You seem to be a very wise person with a lot of experience in life. I ll rather train with someone like you (even if you've got no martial arts belt) than an "expert in martial arts" that lives in a ring or dojo. Communities need more people like you.
This can only be accomplished if you have good hand and eye coordination other than that it's pretty much useless. Also you have to know how to use and wield a blade too on a person.
i always use the run away and turn around a corner and when they run around I clothes line them ,its never failed you can hit them in any part of face or neck its pretty deadly
That wouldn't work on me that only applies to idiotic idiots who have no logic at all. I always keep my distance in a fight until the person decides to come in and attack me first.
Each morning, before entering the octagon of daily life, consider briefly meditating on the tenants of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius' seminal work Meditations. The key "tenant-strategy" involves seeing the flux of life and the vapidness of ego in the stream of time. Disassociate yourself from ego and any perceived ego insults by realizing self is a fluid constantly changing identity and in the vastness of eternity a water bubble that pops up for a second in water before reintegrating back into the flow in the vast river of time. An elephant is not bothered in the forest by a cracking twig or resistant branch in a tree, just expected for the elephant as part of the daily experience. To arrive at this higher plane, like martial arts you need to train your mind. The price of mastery is practice in meditation. Living on the higher plane and in the truth with love and compassion is the best strategy that will have you avoid any heads up "ego" confrontations. For that chance you are involved in a dangerous situation, Fight Science's central philosophy is golden in trying to create space and distance and monkey wrenching the OODA loop mentality of the aggressor in a calm, calculated, and philosophical way. Thank you for sharing your vast expertise and street smarts. The truth shall set us all free. New US subscriber.
I love the education you bring to people that just want peace not conflict but should it happen then the only plan is to accept the chaos and literally "roll with the punches", keep your breath, and do your best. Great job on your efforts to educate!
Im 65, just got jumped a few weeks ago . Three guys ,one with a knife. I have no idea how i did not get cut, I got the knife , then clocked in the temple but good. Duck and cover , regained focus , got pummeled. Came back up , but they were gone in a flash. My knife was at hand , but not in hand. . It was that fast. Just had a heart attack a few days ago..
@@fightscience when i was 5 , i walked home from kidergarten on my own. I wandered out in a vacant lot of fresh snow, fell into an open cesspool. I had to claw my way out and get home. My introduction to shit happens..
Brilliant. Absolutely on point. I’ve grown skeptical of methods and techniques that are complex. I keep seeing this type of philosophy more and more but you have really nailed it here. Well done
He side stepped the guy on the motorcycle and power shoved him while he was in motion riding it. That's the only way it can work because the guy on the motor bike was caught off guard. I did the same exact thing to a person who tried to run me over with their bicycle and it worked too.
Best strategy of self defense is first and foremost awareness and put yourself in a position of avoiding conflict altogether to the best of your abilities. Avoid tense areas, bad neighbourhoods, areas with the potential to have violent incidents. Be aware of your surroundings, objects, people, exits, vehicles, profile people around you just as a mental note. Avoid aggressive, verbal confrontations with strangers or prepare yourself to protect yourself, to run or fight, be civil even when you're angry, don't hesitate to call the police if needed. If into an argument with someone, try your best to maintain or de-escalate. Remove yourself from risky situations. Avoid challenging others, you don't know their background and capabilities etc. Avoid, avoid, avoid. Be a coward, it's fine. If you can avoid and if you can run, run. Better a coward and alive and well than brave and injured or dead. All that being said if all of the above fails and you can't get away or run, know your surrounding layout, the people around you and if you absolutely have to fight, do so with a violence level far exceeding your attacker, use big, simple movements that your brain can easily execute in high stress, adrenaline filled situations where your motor skills are not as sharp as usual. Literally fight like your life depends on it, because it does. Don't hesitate. Also strike first, if the threat is imminent, you may not get the chance to strike second. That being said, all the more reason to avoid conflicts and fights in non-sporting formats (real world) at all costs are also laws, depending where you live self-defense laws may not be in your favor or not exist ina practicle sense at all. You may succeed to protect yourself or those around you, but end up paying for damages or in jail.
OK Dr. Mark, I'm in, part of the tribe so to speak lol. Solid info & with times like these, U're guidance will be invaluable. Be safe, again many thanx 👍🦊
"You have to be flexible . . . " 'Be formless, shapeless. It's like water, you put it into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put it into a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Water can flow, or it can crash! Be water, my friend!!!' - Bruce Lee
I am starting to like this channel more than in previous years. I did martial arts for a number of years and it did give me some tools, but even in sparring I noticed how everyone's "technique" kind of went into the pot and techniques were not "clean" anymore. Convinced me that really all martial arts did was condition the body and give confidence to the mind.
An Absolutely Brilliant piece of advice. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Never try to predict what your enemy is going to do. Every fight is different and a street fight is worse. The situation changes very fast. Sometimes there's to many variables. You got to deal with what's going down Now 👍🏼
I don't know about this one you know. Forget plans and strategies etc etc. I say basically just practice 3 or 4 different kinds of punches or kicks over and over and over again. Till you do them in your sleep.. I'm talking thousands of times and mix them up and reduce and increase the space you have to practice so you're comfortable doing it in uncomfortable positions. This way when the time comes believe me even after being punched in the face you're going to get that combo together beautifully without thinking. It'll be so random and if you're good you'll do so much damage, but still be mentally frustrated critiquing yourself knowing none of the blows you gave were as good as you could have done. Even though you'd have probably knocked the person unconscious. That's my plan and strategy - Class dismissed
Absolutely, he`s correct, when it happens, it`ll happen FAST, dont walk into a fight and NOT expect to get hit, train your mind as much as you train your body, strategise - dont plan, every single fight will be different from the last especially when weapons are involved, distance, balance and momentum are very important, dont over complicate an already complicated situatuion,,, obviously there is more to the equation but just try to be aware and realistic as you can, more importantly, just try to avoid them all together.
So true , the first real fight l was in l had this scenario where l easily won, and a hot girl watched and liked me, what really happened l damn near got killed and the guys fat girlfriend was hitting me too. Boy did l learn, let the fight come to you and keep your head if you get clocked. Close in like you teach l can wrestle pretty good.
"What really happened is I nearly got killed and the guys fat gf was hitting me too" ... Pure brilliance an sounds true as hell lol... Least you survived to tell the story eh mate, glad you did ..
@@trainkelby203 Its true , why would anyone make that up, it was a lesson l will never forget, we dont control something by thinking, it's by doing. Good luck mate.
When I did taekwondo I was taught to expect the unexpected and use what's around. When I first met my current wife, she went to hold my hand when I was sat beside her and without thinking I nearly broke her wrist. That is how you need to be when someone attacks you.
. (Sorry, but this is unrelated to the video): But I've been thinking, and would like to know peoples thoughts on MMA - My thought is: MMA is a useful sport. It is good, but people have forgotten it's true purpose: to find the 'best' methods from martial arts. Although the idea itself is flawed, it is the closest people can get to testing martial arts to full power. The reason martial arts such as BJJ, boxing and Muay Thai are 'the best' (only in terms of MMA) is because they can be adapted to be non lethal. boxing: for example uses gloves, with an entire focus on hitting and not being hit; therefore a boxer can use full force and have a low chance of causing serious injury, because of it's limitations on itself, andcso is the same for all martial arts 'proven' by MMA - because they work 'best' within that environment - as a sport. Various other martial arts cannot be used at their 'full effective force', because it's focus is to *immediately* damage the opponent, so there is no spectrum for a pain compliance as within BJJ where the person can tap out before they suffocate, so the focus works best within a sport environment. #FIGHTBOSS (Great vid BTW)
Worth noting about boxing, before they started using gloves people didn't die in the fights. Having your hands protected allows you to strike targets you wouldn't, lest you break your own hands. The devastating punches to the head just aren't something you would normally do, because bone is hard. Of course, back then, when the sport of boxing was still taking form, often hits to the head weren't allowed, which gave birth to the stereotypical "gentleman's stance" we've all seen in pictures of old timey pugilists.
@@marsonofjo344 You can hit stronger with gloves but you do not do as much damage with them (but you do not hurt yourself either)... And open palm techniques usually suck way more with gloves. As for the MMA, it is a sport, with rules, with protective equipment, with referee to stop the fights if necessary. It has probably less rules than most other martial arts, but it is still far from realistic street-fighting. It is good to know some martial art and to be physically fit, but most real life scenarios are not fair 1v1 fights with no weapons.
This gentleman is 100% correct. Case in point: a lot of people throw their hardest punch and if that doesn't end the fight/completely change the trajectory in their favor, you can see their whole demeanor change and the willingness to continue fight greatly decrease.
Lol no truth to this iv seen plenty wide necks go down with a 1-2 combo right down the pipe then maybe a fallow up knee stomp keep him down or put him down fast blow out his knee.....if your trained even the slightest in combat aim at the knees if dudes big knees are week cant workout a knee
Do whatever it takes, hit as hard as you can avoid to get hit especially in teeth and nose coz that shit painful and leads to KO usually, teach em lesson for next time they try lay hands on people 💀☠️👽🙀🙀👞🌂🍌🥓🥄🍼📱🔧🔨💣🧿⚰️🧸🔒🍪🍗🐖🐏🐙🐦👙
For the most part thats true but do not hit as hard as you can everytime. Open up your opponent then when the shot is open then use your power. If your going for a combo then make the first few punches fast and when you see an openning then you use your power. Remember, it takes more energy if you miss a punch then if you land one, so if you keep throwing haymakers and keep missing then your not going to last long in a fight.
I would suggest you avoid hitting someone in the teeth. If you cut your hand and there is an exchange of bodily fluids you can end up in real trouble later. My own personal strategy is to avoid places I know can be trouble, and people I know can be trouble. I believe the best fight you ever had was the one you avoided.
sir i m from India..and i hv been watching ur videos...almost for the last 12 months....and to be really honest, ur contents are so perfect... content from..4:09 is so damn true...😁😁😂
This is like when you are doing a presentation and you have planed your answers for all possible questions but then someone asks something you haven't prepared for and so you freeze or panic.
I think this makes sense. I think learning where the weak spots are and practice hitting them is a good thing. But doing everything to avoid problems follows.
8yrs of boxing, and was taught to expect the punch accept it and follow through, on the street there's no rules so instinct takes over but if you practice everyday your training will kick in right after first couple moves.
I was a black belt in Tae Kwon Do did it for 10 years. Found out the hard way that it didn't work and that I knew nothing about self defence. Completely shut down and I'm a big confident guy. My lessons: don't train fighting, train fear response, recovery and situational awareness.
100 % agree ...
I mean tae Kwon cmon lol I seen guys that box beat the shit out of people in fights no problem countless times
@@mih1110 Definitely, me too. A lot of these martial arts, don't actually get into fights as such. Boxing is different, you get hit a few times it's not so bad haha.
Sparring is key and that's why a lot of traditional martial arts schools dont teach their students to be effective
So , did you train your fear response?
Street fights are so random and unpredictable. Avoid them all together if u can. Don't let pride get u killed🤷🏾♂️
That's my moto. I'm still here. But a few people got it when they came looking. I could not resist. It was necessary. :)
Best advice I've seen in the comments. There are no rules and the consequences can ruin you for life. A good friend of mine ended up in jail for a very long time over a single punch and the guy he hit is unfortunately no longer with us because of it. Only fight if there is no other choice.
Charlie Alder Thats a crazy story because my brother ended up in the same exact predicament. He was getting bullied by some dude bigger than him, he punched him just once. The guy fell, hit his head and never got back up. It’s always best to walk away from fights because you never know how it’ll end
EXACTLY!!!
If I could be certain it was going to be a fair fight, OK, let's do this... BUT, nowaways all these macho guys are armed and they go around with their buddies. So, yeah... just walk away unless they're really trying to hurt you/kill you then obviously you have no choice but to defend yourself.
"Plans fail. Strategies survive." Beautifully said!
Arent sttategie and plan? Same
Right!
@@mosmos2821 I know what you mean, but try to interpret it this way: Plans are more about trying to predict the future and strategy is more about preparation in the present, more like training "instincts", I suppose
Anyway, this is not a philosophy channel, despite the "good words", you have to adapt the hints to your reality and think for yourself
Logically speaking, there will be no strategies if there were no plans in the first place. What makes it work is your training and your well trained instinct that will cause your muscle memory to react automatically on defense and attack mode in needed situation.
I give you an example, a 19 year old Pencak Silat student in Indonesia got stopped by armed robber ( with a sickle ) on the street, he defended his property and in return he got few stitches on his face but he killed the robber with the robber`s own weapon. When asked by the police during investigation and by the national media reporters during interview on what happened, he told them all what he could recall from the event but fail to explain on what made him keep going and didn`t stop early ( from attacking the robber ), he said " I don`t know, I did remember stopping when I realized someone was crying for mercy down under and I found out I had a weapon in my hand ". Initially he let the robber go with a standby motorbike rode by the co-robber but unfortunately the robber died in hospital. So you see, he had neither plans nor strategies, he had only one decision i.e to protect his property and the rest were his training, instinct and muscle memory.
Well said..
In my 'younger' days I worked as a security officer at a high profile hotel, and often during the night shift drunken clubbers would try to get in. It would be a case of me being polite, but alert, never the aggressor. It was a case of let them get bored and move on, do not respond with aggression and give them a reason to escalate. So what if they call me all the names under the sun? They got to walk away feeling big and bold in front of their mates, I got to go home to my family intact and safe, and I did my job and stayed professional. Funny thing was, it wasn't unusual to have people return in a sober state and actually apologise for their behaviour.
For me it was always a case of, be calm (or at least try your hardest), be polite and be aware. I found these things would more often than not confuse the aggressor as they were not getting the 'usual' response or signals to their learned behaviour. I would break the cycle. Let them save face, forget your ego, and both parties get to live for another day.
Agreed 100%
Totally agree with you there, been in similar situations and happy to let it go, but be aware of those around you. Getting home to your family or whoever and healthy is more important than your ego.
Great comment, thanks
Wow,
Simian Rogue, you're words were profound and sound. Hopefully, prayerfully, they will help someone. It's very important to be humble rather than arrogant; and better to be thoughtful and not thoughtless. Be blessed.
Before having a random and unexpected physical altercation i usually prepare a well researched power point presentation that i share with my opponent so that we both know what to do during our fight. Good communication skills are also essential for a good quarrel, let your opponent know what you like and what you want them to do during an intimate brawl.
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Sounds like youbwere describing sex with a first date.
You want to get good at fighting you have to practice fighting. Its all there is too it, you have to go to a fighting school that has a lot of sparring.
I like this
That reminds me of an old school martial arts movie, where two masters simply discussed what moves they would use against each other.
I mean, it all fell apart and they fought anyway... they needed the PowerPoint.
I watched my sixty year old dad disarm a young man that pulled a knife on him in two seconds. He was in wwll and trained hand to hand combat by different allied forces. He is dead now and he showed me a few things but it’s like you said you don’t plan you react by what you know. And most people that know don’t let themselves get caught up in situation of not being in control. Step back away avoid conflict. Oh and my dad ended up with the knife and kept it . It was less than two seconds to be truthful it was one of my proudest moments, dad he just reacted.
What an awesome dad.
That's some truth shit to remember especially when you work overseas.
Awe that's awesome man ,
Respect your dad even he is gone, you should be proud.
your dad's amazing
I feel like these guys are suppose to be doing some kind of construction work and right now they're on lunch break teaching karate 😂
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Lol!
😂They are dressed more like they are in real estate.😂
That's an unused corridor next to the Wing Chun gym that we train in.
The gym is a lot cleaner haha
That's were they get it on.
Love this quote, “you can’t get into a fight and not get hit”. Thank you for this video. The world needs it.
You might not get hit actually, but you must expect to get hit.
Steven Seagal never got hit
You can get into a fight and not get hit... depends on who you're fighting.. if a young 25 man is mugging a frail 80 year woman he won't get hit
@@Brotherken1234only in his movies 😂😂😂
You don't need a "strategy". You need to train enough that it's a reflex. Muscle memory. Then, always walk away and avoid if possible.
Bro I just Channel The Warrior Spirit from my ancestors
"Muscle memory". Sure. And get in a real fight every evening to train those reflexes.
@@Kiev-in-3-days You're unfamiliar with drills and sparring, I see.
@@Vlad_Tepes_III I am not, indeed. I know muscle memory exists. But I believe it doesn't help a lot more than a "strategy". Promoting any of them as what you need as defense tool is BS.
@KayCay Yes it an help.
I don’t know why but I love his partner. He always seems willing to scrap but always has a smirk on his face. Love it!
His partner is Nick. Nick is a good guy, he's my Wing Chun trainer. Sifu Mark teaches me MMA
@@some_one_2_3 Tell Nick how much we all appreciate his demonstrations. Tough dude can take licking and keeps on ticking!
A lot of truth here. I was a street cop for 30 years and had to react to a variety of physical & armed attacks. The well planned fights only happen in the movies or on TV.
@Debasis kumar "RE"act
How many bad cops have you caught?
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Mostafa Mahmood Bin Nur How many bad cops have I caught; what are you talking about? This video is about reacting to an unprovoked attack & had nothing to do w/your stupid Q.
Thank you for your service. I have to respect a guy who runs towards the bad guys when everybody else is running away from them. Something special about you people.
"DON'T THINK, FEEEELL"!!! -BRUCE LEE
Instructions unclear. I felt the punch to my face and I woke up on the streets.
Scott W lol 😂
Noah Ahmed Cavadzade well said Noah. Yes Bruce Lee was way ahead of his time. Because of Bruce Lee we now have MMA.
I understand the quote and why he said it, nice, it's all about the flow, reaction to the action
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"Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face" - Mike Tyson
Fath*
@Star Ocean yup, hit first 😂
@Star Ocean hahaha, next, get a faster car
@@johnsanders9574 i cant believe you dont have a million likes my man... I just pictured mike saying it fath 😂😂😂😂😂
Or bit on the ear.
"When does our work ever go as expected? It is our ability to adapt that makes us who we are" - Al Mualim.
"Nothing is true,
everything is permitted."
- The Assassin's Creed
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@@dustin2250 This is the world's only sense.
@@klauslehrmann4927 "The foundations of society are fragile, and that we must be the shepherds of our own civilization. To say that everything is permitted, is to understand that we are the architects of our actions, and that we must live with their consequences, whether glorious or tragic." -Ezio Auditore
Time to fire up the PlayStation.
Good times.🤙
@@dustin2250 Tell me something I don't know :).
@@dustin2250 Vittoria agli assassini!
"a community of survivors" is really a worthwhile task for your channel. Thank you for your work.
No plan survives first contact with the enemy. Being able to react quickly and adapt is imperative, not just in self defense but in life.
Flint So true
This could be applied to dating women. :-)
It’s very true Sifu. Sifu the main reason why you don’t plan is because REAL LIFE situations are spontaneous and unpredictable. ANYTHING can happen to you in a street fight. One of the main things people overlook are weapons and multiple attackers.
MAPS MARTIAL ARTS PHILOSOPHY STATION “Sifu” cringe.
Very true! I met alot of MMA fighters mostly younger ones who fight in the ring but act so brash and tough on the street thinking they can beat up anyone! How they are wrong since there are no rules outside the ring....eye gouges, kick in the nuts, a strike in the Adams apple, shot at, stabbed, biting, temple strikes, break a knee cap.....etc. Everything is fast, spontaneous, erratic and unpredictable like you said!
That’s why I have a knife on me most of the time.
the best self-defense is to walk away from trouble as much as you can...
Good strategy!
day dreamer, night thinker best line on this thread. Drop the ego and go home unharmed. I remember when I was young and stupid I won a street fight I broke my hand and had a black eye...for what So I can say I won. It's ridiculous
Said the weakling
You can be jumped at any time weather or not you have done anything wrong.
Take for example an angry drunk, you will be hit with a chair and you will not be able to run because you've fallen and he's on top of you with the slightly broken chair
Pussy
But it's better to lose to your opponent, than to lose to fear!
I love this man's philosophy on fighting very realistic I like when he said "try it let's see what I do " It hasn't happened yet so he doesn't know how he will react
I learned very early in life that if something is important enough to get into a physical fight over, the fight will either end when one of the participants is dead, or they realize they cannot win. If you decide to fight, or are forced into a fight by the attack of another, you have to go into it no holds barred, planning to keep fighting until your opponent can't or won't. I was the smallest person in my class in school for many years, even the girls were bigger than me, but I did not let that stop me from fighting back. Almost always, the decision to fight for myself was all it took to end any bullying. Sometimes it took a punch or two before the bully decided it wasn't worth it. My point is that attitude is far more important than skill. A good solid punch in the nose is enough to stop almost anyone (unless they are high on something). I was 5 foot 9, 165 lbs., and had a road rage incident with a guy around 6 foot 6, 275 lbs. He stopped in front of me and came walking back to me planning to beat the shit out of me. He shoved me once, and I told him not to put his hands on me again. He shoved me a second time and I shot out a left jab without even thinking about it. Next thing I knew, he had his hands to his face, dripping blood from his nose, actually crying (tears running down his face along with the blood). He said, "You bloodied my nose!" as if I had done something wrong. Then, he hurried back to his truck and took off like a bat out of hell. Don't let size stop you; attitude is what wins fights.
The size of the fight in the dog, NOT the size of the dog in the fight, is what counts. An old adage
This works for many things in life, not only fighting
like negotiation or talking to girls
@@Spider-Too-Too Yes lol
Al Axel Fully agree.
@@Spider-Too-Too whats different, about that ? girls do also talk,before hit,treu joke in realite
@@Spider-Too-Too and strategies on how to deal with a date rejection lmao
It's very true. I've trained for years, then when the time came, nothing went as planned!
#FIGHTBOSS
Same thing happened to me once
Will mma work on street I practice in some savate and
Muay Thai
@@stealthman6060 whatever you study, you have to make it work for you. Adapt, study. Know every limitation of your art and yourself.
Ahhh yea - for the most part that is true which I say because things in real life have a lot going on at the same time so theres multiple things to think about. But in competition, you study your opponent and prepare for certain things but you still cant have an order to what you will do. You will know when to use what. Keep in mind, not all fights are the same so you have to plan differently for each fight. If I fought Mike Tyson then I personally would go in a little heavier and try to use more strenght then speed. If I fought Maywheather I would get lighter and focus on more speed then strenght.
In any case, Maywheather and Tyson will find it difficult to get in the ring with me and wont want to get in the ring with me - duh. I boxed amateur and went to the gloden gloves 25 years ago (Al Bundy voice). Jk jk dont be so uptight sheesh
5:39 Exactly! When I punch on the bag, I no longer think of combinations, I simply do what comes naturally. Same thing in a fight.
Probably the best self defense channel on UA-cam!
Excuse me good sir,but if you allow me I want to share my experience due to the flashback induced by the word ,,combinations" in your statement.If we are talking about very fancy combinations yes those will most likely fail and put you in a bad position.But if we are talking about simple and power+speed+deceptive oriented combos like a jab-jab-cross or a fake jab-cross-a lot of hooks to body/head that I tried in the gym and in my street fights( 2 times) worked clean.I paced the rythm of the fight and landed those combos so clea that I even scared myself.Just my humble and onest opinion.
Love this guy and this channel. Im a single woman and always worry about being unprepared in an attack. Carry permit but not enough and cant get it out quick enough. Thank you!!!!
“Everybody has a face until they get punched in the plan.” - Tike Myson
Ya gotta love Iron Mike Tyson 🦾
@@ontariobarclay Tryon Ike Myson 🤣
@@playboymaxim Ah yes, my favorite boxer Tron Iike Myson
wait what lol
😂 @Crunch Time
I like the "you can only deal with a weapon when it's being drawn" because it takes some of the actual self-defense wisdom a bit further. Things like the 5Ds+1 for disarms are meant for last-ditch, "I am about to die if I don't resist right now" actions. They're not meant to be your first tool of self-defense - being proactive and using tools or blocking the weapon from coming out are far better methods of dealing with weapons.
It's similar to one of my favorite lessons on choke defense. It was: "The best way to escape a sunk-in, rear naked choke is to not be put into a sunk-in rear naked choke. Let's teach you how to do that, since if it's at that next stage, you're already dead."
"Knives are meant to be felt, not seen" -Doug Marcaida.
"Fights move, we move" Sal Mascoli
Agreed.
"Just like a Dago to bring a knife to a gunfight"- Sean Connery
@El Coro Mr Miyagi didn't have to whacks off with Daniel-San around.
Always create a flinch response cause the victim or attacker to clam up go on defense. It will kinda be like you are driving on a lonely dark road you dont expect a deer to jump out but if it does flinch response hit breaks or hit deer and still mess your car up. Everything is based off surprise.
Was thinking this is great advice for people trying to live their life and survive and then later he says that same thing. Great teacher, he's able to get his message across right from the start and then drill it home. Real common sense with out fluffy nonsense
I've trained, coached, and fought in kickboxing for over 12 years n have BJJ blue belt. Ever altercation I've ever been in I was absolutely sick to my stomach and scared before hand. I was really good in the gym and was never afraid of getting hit, but I just don't have a mean streak to enjoy fighting in conflicts. I'd rather give ya a hug!!
One of the biggest issues is adrenaline dump and not remembering to breath!!
That's the reason why you need to sparring because it will make your brain remember what to do after you getting punched.
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True Story! 👍💯
Before you will be punched,litle more real,after hit you couldt be dead
@@Grazey against thinking
Outstanding video! This hits home to me personally. To have a strategy is true self Defense. Thank you sifu. This video has got to be THE most important and relevant self Defense video I have ever seen yet!
Thank you very much. Please share it if you like. Let's try to get the word out.
No Plan, just do it ! And defend your life with all your strentgh ✌
Brains so dont look these video's
Yep go in with everything youve got.
@@thelyingscotsman7993 i am a lieer and thats the trought
Defend your life with your opponent's strenght.
Yep..I'm just fuckn swinging..
I still remember when I first entered my college so some (3-4) big students came after the lectures when lecture was over, and they started teasing me and my one friend with me, we both were like a skeleton lol, but when they started teasing, i don’t know what happened i punched him so hard on thr nose, he didn’t get up and his whole face was in blood and others got shocked and me and friend ran away as fast as we can, and tomorrow we got to know that he was hospitalised 😂. Just my instincts saved me that day from getting bullied!
Yeah all you have to do is beat up the tough one and his little minions will fly away.
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He thought you were super weak and let his guard down. His face was basically an open goal. It's the ones that underestimate you that make things easy
The most honest opinion i have ever seen on youtube about reaction on self defence i like this man he knows what he is talking about thank you sir
Thank you Sir.
Adrenalin is a hellova drug. You don't feel the hits till later feels like a pillow fight
That's why you aim for key targets as much as is allowed. Knees, throat, groin, etc. So they are forced to stop fighting because their body won't allow for more.
yes and i feel in a fight like of my hands is heavy that time i dont control them anymore
Lost two fingers in a chainsaw accident.. Only felt heartbeat, didn’t feel shit but at home 😅
"We are trying to build a community of survivors" that got me to subscribe.
Welcome to our community my friend.
We do some sort of a fight against 2 - 3 People in a boxing ring. This shows how much martial art is left and how much strategy you'll need instead of technique as you said. Great video 👍
You have to have a high level of skill to fend off 2 or 3 people at once who are dead set on attacking you at the same time. The best thing to do is stick and move. Then move around in circular motions inorder to keep you eyes on the multiple attackers. You must know exactly where to hit them at to inflict damage properly so they'll eventually back up off ya.
Very good advice! I had some encounters including weapons and always reacted according to my instinct (which was admittedly also formed by MA-Training) rather than to any plan or ego-feeling. The result is, that I have never been seriously hurt.
Very Good Point of view. It makes perfect sense. We must always be ready, willing and able to react to whatever circumstances present themselves. Thanks for sharing. Be well.
The only plan you need is to: Not play the victim!
"BE WATER, MY FRIEND" - Bruce Lee
The only fight I got was with my sister, and I lost.
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Your fighting skills might need some honing but your singing is Wonderful Stevie and with a voice like that who needs to fight?
"Brother, I think it is just wrong"
@@Vi-pv3xi I totally agree, I actually hate violence, sadly the world is full of it.
What I really like in this channel, is the practicality it taught me through the years of martial arts. It doesn't matter either your a black belt or what, or how many you've achieved in a certain discipline but the strategy you use to survive in real life threats. Kudos to you sir 😎
"I don't know. Try it, let's find out" rofl
That is the PERFECT response to that question! I love you guys! Love this channel!
Position, distance, efficiency...........strategies to live by...........
Exactly.
"Let's go into this abandoned building and shoot the video"
3:53 look at the hero's standing there watching their friend get beat up
"Friend".
Solid advice. I’ve practiced martial arts for the better part of my youth and he is absolutely correct. You can never plan you just have to respond to the attack.
I've been watching your channel for a few months and I've learned a lot. I used to get really inflamed eye-sighting fights on the street, always had a will to split and get involved (specially when drunk). Yesterday I've seen a fight in the Tube right next to me in North London. I've felt very calm and could see the ego games and how people escalate from a rude behaviour to physical violence. Thanks for the knowledge! It's like learning to fight for not fighting at all. Inverted engineering/
4:35 I learnt 3 important things in one of my first fights as a teen, you can't block punches, if you walk backwards you will fall and you better know what to do when someone's sitting in your chest punching you
Damn sounds like it went bad...
I know I'm late. But that made me smile. I've seen lots of ppl trip or whatever bc not looking where going. Usually ended very badly for them. On your back with a rage filled person on your chest not ideal
You're obviously an inexperienced fighter sir. If you can't even block some punches then you're a pathetic fighter. You don't have any balance and coordination with your feet either. So ya don't know how to properly fight then because you must be capable and able to walk backwards in a circular motion inorder to keep your eyes on the attacker at all times. Then ya allowed the person to get on top of you. They either overpowered ya or had more fighting skills than you simple as that.
I guess the difference between plan = 'do this' and strategy = 'react to this' . If i get in this situation i always try to figure if their left or right handed.
Mhm and not only that you should know what hand their going to hit you first
IF YOU FIGHT WITH STRATEGY YOUR BRAIN WILL CREATE INSTICS AND PROTECT HIMSELF EVEN IF YOU ARE VERY TIERD THE STRENGH NEVER ENDS ITS INSIDE YOUR BODY JUST FIGHT WITH NO PLAN TO RELASE IT!
Lol stfu
Practice over and over varied scenarios and let the flow of the fight take you wherever you need to go. React time, the milliseconds it takes your mind to signal the body to respond , is more important than anything .
Affirmative...
Your labor of Love is commendable Doc. Strategies, seem to use 2nd nature reactions to a present moment of violence. You're spot on in general. Considering one's ethics, past training, and confidence, having no plan is a flexible sort of
"Plan". Lol.
Thank you for educating and empowering victims.
I've been through a lot of street fight dangerous situations. You need to practice reflex and you do that by training punches and motions to the point it naturally becomes a reflex in a fight. You see a lot of guys just stand there after they get punched in shock. They could be big guys too but these guys shouldn't have never been in that fight in the first place. You have to be honest with your self and understand your limits now so you can improve them later. Otherwise you're going to get hurt trying to be a tough guy with pride. Street fights don't carry no rules. Ain't no honor in it either.
I'm old, I don't bother fighting anymore, I just pull out my blade, I'm a smart guy and don't go looking for trouble so the typical brutes I encounter typically back down once I show my blade and I'm calm about it because I've been in situation's with my blade many times before. After awhile you get a name about yourself on the street and people and gangs will leave you alone if you mind your business or ain't looking for trouble but they know you ain't no bitch neither.
I live in a bad area. I carry a blade just to go to the grocery store. I never pull out my blade unless I feel my life is endanger because I know once I do I will use it if it comes down to it. I don't want all the trouble that comes after the event that I always think it through before I decide to show that tool. You have to know how to read people as well. To sort out who's the brute with pride and who's the psycho. You can damage pride, you can't damage crazy. I've backed down from psychos because I know they will take it all the way. I also call the police on them to let the police know they have a psycho roaming the streets. I do this to protect the community as whole. Because someones with less experience is going to have a run in with the guy which will end up bad and I don't want to see that happen to someone in my community.
Best comment of this video that I ve read so far. You seem to be a very wise person with a lot of experience in life. I ll rather train with someone like you (even if you've got no martial arts belt) than an "expert in martial arts" that lives in a ring or dojo.
Communities need more people like you.
Jonaq237 local hero
You sound like moron
This can only be accomplished if you have good hand and eye coordination other than that it's pretty much useless. Also you have to know how to use and wield a blade too on a person.
I'm in my 70s now , and getting to old for brawling now, so if any shit comes my way I just pull a blade out,
i always use the run away and turn around a corner and when they run around I clothes line them ,its never failed you can hit them in any part of face or neck its pretty deadly
That wouldn't work on me that only applies to idiotic idiots who have no logic at all. I always keep my distance in a fight until the person decides to come in and attack me first.
An old military move.
Or you can choke slam them off a ladder into 2 tables
Jesse James 😂
Each morning, before entering the octagon of daily life, consider briefly meditating on the tenants of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius' seminal work Meditations. The key "tenant-strategy" involves seeing the flux of life and the vapidness of ego in the stream of time. Disassociate yourself from ego and any perceived ego insults by realizing self is a fluid constantly changing identity and in the vastness of eternity a water bubble that pops up for a second in water before reintegrating back into the flow in the vast river of time. An elephant is not bothered in the forest by a cracking twig or resistant branch in a tree, just expected for the elephant as part of the daily experience. To arrive at this higher plane, like martial arts you need to train your mind. The price of mastery is practice in meditation. Living on the higher plane and in the truth with love and compassion is the best strategy that will have you avoid any heads up "ego" confrontations. For that chance you are involved in a dangerous situation, Fight Science's central philosophy is golden in trying to create space and distance and monkey wrenching the OODA loop mentality of the aggressor in a calm, calculated, and philosophical way. Thank you for sharing your vast expertise and street smarts. The truth shall set us all free. New US subscriber.
Top shelf advice,there are many variables in an attack and you should allways be flexible with survival instincts.
I love the education you bring to people that just want peace not conflict but should it happen then the only plan is to accept the chaos and literally "roll with the punches", keep your breath, and do your best. Great job on your efforts to educate!
Thank you Sir.
I like why you said “plan fail, strategy saves”
A plan is a strategy. An detailed proposal for doing or achieving something designed to achieve a major or overall aim/purpose.
In that vid, it seems like the guy in the cap saw the weapon or bulge in the shirt prior to the draw and was prepared for it.
That friend in the red should've attacked the guy running in though imo 3:47
Im 65, just got jumped a few weeks ago . Three guys ,one with a knife.
I have no idea how i did not get cut,
I got the knife , then clocked in the temple but good. Duck and cover , regained focus , got pummeled.
Came back up , but they were gone in a flash. My knife was at hand , but not in hand. . It was that fast.
Just had a heart attack a few days ago..
Glad to see you are alive to tell your story. Well done to you, Sir!
@@fightscience im leaving the hospital monday..
And tracking down my enemies.
My attitude is preset.
I cannot be killed.
I will always fight.
@@laterdudesaint sounds like you are a born fighter.
@@fightscience when i was 5 , i walked home from kidergarten on my own. I wandered out in a vacant lot of fresh snow, fell into an open cesspool.
I had to claw my way out and get home. My introduction to shit happens..
Well said Sir! The fog of the fight will dominate. A good strategy is the dominant strategy.
Brilliant. Absolutely on point. I’ve grown skeptical of methods and techniques that are complex. I keep seeing this type of philosophy more and more but you have really nailed it here. Well done
Thank you Sir!
Approach altercations with conceptual strategies rather than linear strategies. Nice.
That’s Tyson’s saying, a real fighter and a beast.
Nobody expects the old wheelie on a scooter attack 😂
That's what I thought.. 🤣😂
He side stepped the guy on the motorcycle and power shoved him while he was in motion riding it. That's the only way it can work because the guy on the motor bike was caught off guard. I did the same exact thing to a person who tried to run me over with their bicycle and it worked too.
What a coward that guy
Best strategy of self defense is first and foremost awareness and put yourself in a position of avoiding conflict altogether to the best of your abilities. Avoid tense areas, bad neighbourhoods, areas with the potential to have violent incidents. Be aware of your surroundings, objects, people, exits, vehicles, profile people around you just as a mental note. Avoid aggressive, verbal confrontations with strangers or prepare yourself to protect yourself, to run or fight, be civil even when you're angry, don't hesitate to call the police if needed.
If into an argument with someone, try your best to maintain or de-escalate. Remove yourself from risky situations. Avoid challenging others, you don't know their background and capabilities etc. Avoid, avoid, avoid. Be a coward, it's fine. If you can avoid and if you can run, run. Better a coward and alive and well than brave and injured or dead.
All that being said if all of the above fails and you can't get away or run, know your surrounding layout, the people around you and if you absolutely have to fight, do so with a violence level far exceeding your attacker, use big, simple movements that your brain can easily execute in high stress, adrenaline filled situations where your motor skills are not as sharp as usual. Literally fight like your life depends on it, because it does. Don't hesitate. Also strike first, if the threat is imminent, you may not get the chance to strike second.
That being said, all the more reason to avoid conflicts and fights in non-sporting formats (real world) at all costs are also laws, depending where you live self-defense laws may not be in your favor or not exist ina practicle sense at all. You may succeed to protect yourself or those around you, but end up paying for damages or in jail.
OK Dr. Mark, I'm in, part of the tribe so to speak lol. Solid info & with times like these, U're guidance will be invaluable. Be safe, again many thanx 👍🦊
"You have to be flexible . . . "
'Be formless, shapeless. It's like water, you put it into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put it into a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Water can flow, or it can crash! Be water, my friend!!!' - Bruce Lee
Shirtless guy at the gas station, with his pants hanging down would’ve got the biggest wedgie ever! He would’ve been strangled with his own gaunch!
Great stuff! If you plan for A enemy will always do B. Good work sir!
I am starting to like this channel more than in previous years. I did martial arts for a number of years and it did give me some tools, but even in sparring I noticed how everyone's "technique" kind of went into the pot and techniques were not "clean" anymore. Convinced me that really all martial arts did was condition the body and give confidence to the mind.
An Absolutely Brilliant piece of advice. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Never try to predict what your enemy is going to do. Every fight is different and a street fight is worse. The situation changes very fast. Sometimes there's to many variables. You got to deal with what's going down Now 👍🏼
Sensible and practical advice.Thanks
This video is for Real!!!!! Thumbs Up!
I don't know about this one you know. Forget plans and strategies etc etc. I say basically just practice 3 or 4 different kinds of punches or kicks over and over and over again. Till you do them in your sleep.. I'm talking thousands of times and mix them up and reduce and increase the space you have to practice so you're comfortable doing it in uncomfortable positions.
This way when the time comes believe me even after being punched in the face you're going to get that combo together beautifully without thinking. It'll be so random and if you're good you'll do so much damage, but still be mentally frustrated critiquing yourself knowing none of the blows you gave were as good as you could have done. Even though you'd have probably knocked the person unconscious.
That's my plan and strategy - Class dismissed
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That's why I love your channel because you give us real life situations and how to tackle them
Thankew for making these videos ❤❤❤❤
Absolutely, he`s correct, when it happens, it`ll happen FAST, dont walk into a fight and NOT expect to get hit, train your mind as much as you train your body, strategise - dont plan, every single fight will be different from the last especially when weapons are involved, distance, balance and momentum are very important, dont over complicate an already complicated situatuion,,, obviously there is more to the equation but just try to be aware and realistic as you can, more importantly, just try to avoid them all together.
So true , the first real fight l was in l had this scenario where l easily won, and a hot girl watched and liked me, what really happened l damn near got killed and the guys fat girlfriend was hitting me too. Boy did l learn, let the fight come to you and keep your head if you get clocked. Close in like you teach l can wrestle pretty good.
"What really happened is I nearly got killed and the guys fat gf was hitting me too" ... Pure brilliance an sounds true as hell lol... Least you survived to tell the story eh mate, glad you did ..
@@trainkelby203 Its true , why would anyone make that up, it was a lesson l will never forget, we dont control something by thinking, it's by doing. Good luck mate.
1000 days to learn a Kata, 10000 days to master it.
A real life situation with a master would be a whole other ballgame.
Awwee I feel bad for Nick. Everyone’s mean to him. Lol 😂
Lol
He stood up for himself this time and puffed up his chest.
@@frankwess7235 Haha
But he gets ice cream afterwards XD
I liks this guy, makes martial arts teachings light hearted and fun to watch, props to both of them.
Love this guy because of what he brings to the table....a Real and Logical Teacher/Shifu!
Perfectly understood.... I'm gonna try this on my grandma.
When I did taekwondo I was taught to expect the unexpected and use what's around.
When I first met my current wife, she went to hold my hand when I was sat beside her and without thinking I nearly broke her wrist.
That is how you need to be when someone attacks you.
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(Sorry, but this is unrelated to the video): But
I've been thinking, and would like to know peoples thoughts on MMA - My thought is:
MMA is a useful sport. It is good, but people have forgotten it's true purpose: to find the 'best' methods from martial arts. Although the idea itself is flawed, it is the closest people can get to testing martial arts to full power. The reason martial arts such as BJJ, boxing and Muay Thai are 'the best' (only in terms of MMA) is because they can be adapted to be non lethal. boxing: for example uses gloves, with an entire focus on hitting and not being hit; therefore a boxer can use full force and have a low chance of causing serious injury, because of it's limitations on itself, andcso is the same for all martial arts 'proven' by MMA - because they work 'best' within that environment - as a sport.
Various other martial arts cannot be used at their 'full effective force', because it's focus is to *immediately* damage the opponent, so there is no spectrum for a pain compliance as within BJJ where the person can tap out before they suffocate, so the focus works best within a sport environment.
#FIGHTBOSS (Great vid BTW)
Worth noting about boxing, before they started using gloves people didn't die in the fights. Having your hands protected allows you to strike targets you wouldn't, lest you break your own hands. The devastating punches to the head just aren't something you would normally do, because bone is hard. Of course, back then, when the sport of boxing was still taking form, often hits to the head weren't allowed, which gave birth to the stereotypical "gentleman's stance" we've all seen in pictures of old timey pugilists.
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@@benkalem Ah that is interesting :)
@@benkalem Yes. Gloves were made to protect the hands. I can hit stronger with gloves.
One on one, no gloves, no rounds, no standing back up, MMA would be like 80% grappling.
@@marsonofjo344 You can hit stronger with gloves but you do not do as much damage with them (but you do not hurt yourself either)... And open palm techniques usually suck way more with gloves.
As for the MMA, it is a sport, with rules, with protective equipment, with referee to stop the fights if necessary. It has probably less rules than most other martial arts, but it is still far from realistic street-fighting. It is good to know some martial art and to be physically fit, but most real life scenarios are not fair 1v1 fights with no weapons.
This gentleman is 100% correct. Case in point: a lot of people throw their hardest punch and if that doesn't end the fight/completely change the trajectory in their favor, you can see their whole demeanor change and the willingness to continue fight greatly decrease.
1:29 This guy remembered some of the basics of CQC
Never fight people with wide necks
@Vitória * you can't knock them out
That's when you go to the body.
Lol no truth to this iv seen plenty wide necks go down with a 1-2 combo right down the pipe then maybe a fallow up knee stomp keep him down or put him down fast blow out his knee.....if your trained even the slightest in combat aim at the knees if dudes big knees are week cant workout a knee
Balls balls balls....
@@familyfirst4ever451 holy shit learn to spell you fuckin moron
Do whatever it takes, hit as hard as you can avoid to get hit especially in teeth and nose coz that shit painful and leads to KO usually, teach em lesson for next time they try lay hands on people 💀☠️👽🙀🙀👞🌂🍌🥓🥄🍼📱🔧🔨💣🧿⚰️🧸🔒🍪🍗🐖🐏🐙🐦👙
For the most part thats true but do not hit as hard as you can everytime. Open up your opponent then when the shot is open then use your power. If your going for a combo then make the first few punches fast and when you see an openning then you use your power. Remember, it takes more energy if you miss a punch then if you land one, so if you keep throwing haymakers and keep missing then your not going to last long in a fight.
I would suggest you avoid hitting someone in the teeth. If you cut your hand and there is an exchange of bodily fluids you can end up in real trouble later.
My own personal strategy is to avoid places I know can be trouble, and people I know can be trouble. I believe the best fight you ever had was the one you avoided.
Aluand NMB Hit them at that spot right above the eye at the eyebrow level or at the mastoid that boney area right behind the ear.
@@jamesnevitt3400 more often than not your opponent is gunna be facing you, not a high chance of hitting them behind the ear effectively
sir i m from India..and i hv been watching ur videos...almost for the last 12 months....and to be really honest, ur contents are so perfect...
content from..4:09 is so damn true...😁😁😂
Thank you very much for your kind words and support. Greetings from London.
Thank you very much for your kind words and support. Greetings from London.
This is like when you are doing a presentation and you have planed your answers for all possible questions but then someone asks something you haven't prepared for and so you freeze or panic.
I think this makes sense. I think learning where the weak spots are and practice hitting them is a good thing. But doing everything to avoid problems follows.
If I had only seen this video just 2 days erlier.
I wish I could fight like a kung fu panda.....😭😭😭
"Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face" - Abraham Lincoln
Have you seen the fight between Lincoln and Washington?
It was crazy man
@@user-is9nm4vw8j Yeah that shit was off the chain
Really good stuff you know what your talking about, the thing about training is you get used to combat and you think instead of getting mad........
8yrs of boxing, and was taught to expect the punch accept it and follow through, on the street there's no rules so instinct takes over but if you practice everyday your training will kick in right after first couple moves.