Why You Never See Martial Arts in Life & Death Situations! Tony Blauer
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
- Why do you never see martial arts manifest in a life and death survival situation where the attacker catches it's victim by surprise? Tony Blauer contends that the ability to thwart an attacker intent on killing you is already built inside all of us. Hard to believe. Watch the entire video and leave us a comment!
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The purpose of martial arts is to train muscle memory, so you don't even have to think about how to react. Its not like you are going to break out your kata .
No you won't break into a kata, but I've seen too many real good martial artists have their butts handed to them because they couldn't react in time because of an ambush. Tony Blauer is talking about how to avoid and fight through those moments.
Christian_Patriot - its part of his message. Muscle memory is a small part. The rest is psychological. Muscle memory doesn't kick in if the reptilian part of the brain is going crazy.
Then we'll agree to disagree but I'll add that, besides too many years in combat situations, I've studied and practiced martial arts extensively and until you've been in a real violent encounter - one where you are ambushed and caught off guard - you don't know how you respond. I've experienced those encounters and that's why I agree with Tony Blauer. Been there done that.
How many ambushes have you witnessed lol
Martial arts don't change reflexes
A lot of you guys are missing the big picture. This system is an ambush response or sudden attack response that gives you a tool to transition to other skills. And it works. I've used it professionally in many scenarios, and with different equipment levels. Open your minds up a little.
Brian Robinson mind elaborating a little? What kind of scenarios? I agree, I train Muay Thai but I want to learn more combative’s to help me transition
No one is saying there’s nothing wrong with it. Martial Artists get pi$$ed at the title claims is that it pretends that martial arts don’t teach these startlevglinch response etc. NONSENSE, even the sportiest 9 year old black belts TKD schools teach the same thing here. The rest “art” is preserving old fighting methods from war or civil defense. Remember they didn’t have 911 to get call for help from constables. The merchant would get attacked and robbed. In response they learned to fight MORE, of course we all have ability but training refined it - thus boot camp and A-schools. So the mass assumption against martial arts is just BS.
Right. It is an automatic and INSTANTANEOUS RESPONSE to an attack, that gives you the proper response to each situation, through repetitive training. This is why you should practice REAL LIFE SCENARIOS, and not just fight, like in the mma!
Flinch response as he instruct, to buy you the time and space to use the tools you train.
That works against boxing or any boxing derivative, but not wing chun because our hands are already out in the center, which forces anyone to go around. But yes, the flinch response forces your opponent to move his hand prematurely, causing an opening you can exploit by stepping into the now-open area.
All the fellas dissing Blauer have no idea of the history and development of combatives over the last 20 years or so. He was THE innovator back in the mid to late 90's. His Panic Attack videos and Science of the Sucker Punch and mental concepts were revolutionary for their time and opened the eyes of lots of people. He ended up finding a solid audience in Law Enforcement and Military and did tons and tons of seminars and training for them with his S.P.E.A.R. system and other combatives designed for street level attacks. His lectures on Presumed Compliance for LE changed the way they think in some major ways. The man deserves mad respect. Do I agree with him on everything. No. But much of what he teaches about techniques and tactics and the flinch response when you are surprised and get ambushed are still applicable in many ways today. The Combatives world owes Blauer a lot for the innovations in ideas, tactics and techniques as well as gear. High Gear and Spartan Gear, etc. all arose from his Panic Attack Sucker Punch Drills and his gear design and production. Bottom line, he deserves to be listened to, given due consideration and do your research before dismissing him.
This is what would be seen as the very purpose of learning martial arts has been so damn commercialized and made into more of a sport than anything else. Honestly, as a martial artist who saw this video initially as someone just going to bash martial arts, I've realized this embodies martial arts at its core. I'm glad I took the time to watch this.
I love how emotional he gets talking about this
True.Never had a fight in my life and when it actually happened i was fighting like a fighter.As the days goes by my brain has processed my mistakes and my right moves.next time i will be more prepared.
"I'm a reality based self defence system with an upgraded reticular cortex activator and a pre-contact prediction emulator, capable of real time stress inoculation with a weaponized tactical flinch and a stimulation activated cross extensor chain" (Terminator 12 movie quote).....lol. WOW. I edited that comment about 10 times as I watch the video. So much fancy! That sir is a mouth full!
If I'm understanding this right, this system would allow a trained person time to access and start using his skills by first making the most of his instinctive response. Or for a totally untrained person direct his instinctive response in a more useful way. I'm I close?
That's what it sounds like to me.
yes, his motto is "spear is the bridge to your next move" something along those lines. So you weaponize that startle flinch, get in a better mental and physical control and then you use anything else you're comfortable with.
I think what Mr. Blauer says makes a lot of sense. Having practiced martial arts for a number of years, I think that looking at self defense from all angles is a good thing.
I love where this guy is coming from. You can hear the truth in what he says if you take the time to analyse what he says and put those scenarios into play in your mind. Think about the spider and the butterfly story. You will definitely flinch from both but then the brain threat analyses and determines the spider is a continuing threat and the butterfly is something you will chuckle about and be embarrassed it scared you. But you had the same physiological reaction to both. I would love to train with him but since I'm in Aussie land I don't see that happening anytime soon.
I don't know but I kinda like this guy too. I get what's he's saying even though he's all over the place. Would like to see or hear more.
I love Tony Blauer, his energy level and no no nonsense presentation is awesome!
His voice is so dry, I tried to clear my throat for him.
Love this guy he talks, look , and act like a boss
this is 100% true. I've seen so many videos where someone innocent is attacked and killed and they never even fought for their life. That instinct never even kicked in for them. when that moment comes, whether you've trained or not, your only chance is survival is tapping into that life or death mode.
As far as the title goes I've definitely seen martial arts used in emergencies UA-cam is full of this footage. I agree with the general idea of honing our normal instincts.
You should invite nick drossos for a video, his vision of training looks like this guys vision, he is a really cool guy
God this is so true, Ive been in 2 fights up to me getting stabbed, so i didnt know too much at all, but to make a long story short, A dopehead tried robbing me behind my own damn apt complex with a knife, and i thought it was over cus i knew deep down i was too damn stubborn and didnt care about my life enough to give him my backpack, ended up a car came down the road while he had the knife to my chest(they didnt even stop smh) he looked away and i just snapped and swung on him, didnt knock him out like i thought, so he's swinging this knife at my throat, and somehow someway i only got stabbed in my wrist and a slice on my hand from where i was throwing punches i assume, and he couldnt touch me through the whole fight, I got PTSD from it still, but my scars remind me that i held my own against all odds somehow and gave that guy what he deserved
Fun Fact: Detectives basically refused to investigate it, bc they thought i was lying about having no clue who it was.
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Joyce Gracie was my hero in 94, I was already training MMA and seen him on film before ufc 1. The evolution of fighting the last 25 years is amazing. Today's fighters are on a different level as they've been exposed to so much and conditioning...it's been interesting to witness.
I have years of experience in multiple combat sports, and have gone through a few gun-assisted violent assaults in thirdworld countries. I absolutely do *not* believe anyone can become remotely competent dealing with violent encounters through a six hour course, no matter how much the instructor charges you.
Really cool seeing Blauer again after all these years. I bought a DVD of his years ago and it completely changed how I thought about fighting and martial arts.
ive done martial arts (zen do kai and tkd) ive done boxing and ive done krav maga, and i have to say, what this guy is saying is spot on.
Sounds like palm reading..I fight like I train...Martial Arts WORK..
No, when ever I see a martial artist in a fight they nearly always lose.
And I believe you. But I've used it many times and it always works for me. Maybe the guys you have watched are really not that good.
Plenty of examples of security guards, cops etc using martial arts techniques to win a fight in the real world. As in they learn the technique in class and later on use it and it works.
Also how do you know the person who defeated the martial artist didn't train in martial arts themselves?
Nick Steele Well this guy has made a living claiming that martial arts don't work and his system does. It's a gimmick like anything else. If you want to see some real bullshit that won't work, watch his Crossfit Defense where he takes Crossfit movements and makes them useful for "self defence" . It's ridiculous.
Wow, I'm just reading through the comments, this is definitely a polarizing video. About 50/50 mix on people who think this guy is onto something, and others who think it's snake oil.
In Baji the Art simply trains the most powerful reaction with full body response. The weapon is and tactics though present are inconsequential. When you flinch you flinch hard, when you elbow you elbow hard. Basically, the exact same thing Mr. Blauer is talking about only refined over centuries and with specific core explosive exercises that are not even close to being paralleled by modern workout. This is why the special forces or secret service of Taiwan/ China use it to make the operators hit the hardest they can.
This dude is like a tactical yoda. I learned a lot just from this video, wish I could take a class
Survival is the topic of the decade, keep that knowledge funkin coming. Much respect
Absolutely spot on coach Blauer....
8:10 - "You spend a day with me, and I will change your survivability quotient"
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This was very well done. Martial arts works - like he says, once you're in control of the situation...This comes before that...His "brain" bio, and how responses build was spot on.
Them spiders don't stand a chance 👀
I'd like to apologize in advance to any butterflies I inadvertently pulverize
And cops these days be reacting before shit even happens man. You trained em too good!
Tony does make a lot of sense here. I’d love to be able to train with him and learn some of this style.
He is not saying that martial arts is useless. He's just saying that you don't see the flowery moves you would in a sport or performance because those require too much complex motor skill. However, if one is able to identify the useful factor in each martial art and apply it to a realistic situation, then it can become useful. The basis of every martial art does have some practical use in violent encounters. This is why he says that martial artists who don't have any idea what a violent encounter is like should not spread the idea that their martial art could be used without that knowledge.
Last time I had to defend myself, two guys attacked me in a subway station for no apparent reason, I guess they wanted to mug me. At first only one guy attacked me, but when I got the upper hand against him, his buddy joined and quickly they had me on the ground. I just kept fighting, though I had a nosebleed already. I kicked at their knees, tried to grab their legs and bring them to fall, so their attacks slowed down. Then the next train arrived and they fled the scene...I got a little bruised and had to see a doctor because of my nose (which luckily wasn´t fractured), but I kept my purse and my backpack. So I guess I consider this fight at least a draw, maybe a win for me, as I did not surrender and kept defending my stuff until they fled. Tony Blauer is right about us all being able to fight, when we need to. I did things in this fight I didn´t even know I was able to.
This is awesome man. Wow. When I was young I trained in karate because i was bullied. I trained 6 and 7 days a week and my sensei hated tournaments. we only did one. He would've had us training with you sir. just Awesome. Thank you. Im sharing this.
am in Africa but I really want to join this tactical time 100%I can do whatever it takes if I get a chance
Lol pretty sure a good boxer or thai boxer in fight or flight mode would hold his own, that would make him even more dangerous.
Have u seen the counltess videos on YT of boxers and muay thai fighters whoopin ass in the streets?It sure does work!!
only when given the opportunity to enter their stance and comfort zone. Anyone who has trained in any martial art is formidable once they're composed.
Tony's point is that most fights will happen in a way that you are not trained for, or in a position that you're off balance, e.g. against a wall, on top a car, etc. When you're in an unfamiliar situation, all your training goes out the window.
So just train for those situations and you're good.
Fight or flight makes you less dangerous. Staying calm is the ticket.
well he never said that it doesn't work, he's trying to say you don't see martial arts in the street fight as in the way you're thought and training in school, looking all pretty and stuff. Boxing works very well because it's very simple, thai boxing too.
That's because boxing and thai boxing are very different than most other MAs. It's a full contact, often bloody, sport. They are not about some sissy philosophy bullshit, but they are about keeping yourself fit and kicking your opponent ass., without fancy dancing moves.
This was damn good
Thank you. Shout out to VSO!
Funker Tactical - Fight Training Videos Love your videos, but if you want reality base knowledge you may want to invite Rick Hernandez (primal Warrior) and His silat 3.0 in. He will teach you/us some principles about PREDATORS.
I LOVE THIS MAN!!. i want to learn. All my fights has been street fights and I have 10 years of firearms instructor training and emergency responder. Everything he said makes sense and its the first time I seen this video. Great video!!
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Glenn Conklin wait..... How is training your gross motor skills to react in a more effective manner bullshit? As far as I can tell.... that seems to be how performers learn to, and get better at, performing lol!
Most people aren't martial artists is why you don't see it in a fight. If you've trained it's a different ball game. Flinching, anger, or fighting while afraid aren't issues.
Hardwired for survival --- its in all of us. totally intrigued by this programme -
I really like Tony Blauer. Good stuff.
the issue here is that if you have been off-balanced (physically, psychologically...) in an encounter the clever skills of whatever martial art you have studied doesnt come out. The fine motor skills can only come if you can keep or regain control of your consciousness.
The Martial Arts takes that uncontrolled raw energy & trains the student to direct & control those natural instincts more effectively. It also trains the body to be a more effective weapon. A man who has lost control is an easy target for a trained fighter because he has lost his focus.
Some good points the bottom line is no matter what martial arts style you use you better make sure it works in a real life situation that will save your life and that you will not freeze up and do nothing
This guy is deep, I like him.
This is one intelligent guy. He talks about real fighting, not martial arts.
Awesome video. I am 57 and still fight training.
Excellent points Tony Blauer!
Tony explains its beautifully. Pur system is based ancient Egyptian concepts that mirrors science.
I have been doing self defense and martial arts for a while. "One day" sounds suspicious, you cannot train away fight anxiety you learn how to use it and work with it. A seminar can help if you already a practitioner of self defense or martial arts in your own personal life.
"Unless you're studying violent encounters...." Totally believable what follows.
This is the system we learned in the academy and later trained in it more during field training. This is the real deal, it will save your life!
Tony Blauer know his stuff. Speaks the truth.
The survival instinct is rather awesome.
I wish I'd known about this gentleman 30 years ago. I had to work out so much so laboriously...
As The Metatron pointed out in his video about Roman helmets these had a big rim which acts as a shield whenever the wearer flinches and turns his face away from a blow. Roman armour designers knew their people.
THAT IS PURE GENIOUS
What I've learned in a fight is not too panic and always attack back might have been training kicking in
Been preaching this for awhile though nobody listens. "To hold back flinching shows a more disturbed mind"
Self Defense is not fighting, but it is a fight! Gross motor movements with strategy. Avoid the middle (either keep distance or move in).
Weaponize the flinch. Genius.
"Training should be like a bloodless battle, so the battle is just like bloody training" From this day forth, I will forever live my life by this quote. This will become my motivation.
Talking about bloody battles when you're a 9-5 employee is how you become a tacticool, edgy, DORK 🤣
its why krav maga is probably the most practical and useful of the arts in actual street confrontations...its elements are more suited for attack and evade style confrontations
"Why don't you see MA in life and death situations?" We do. Commonly.
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It's usually on the winning side
Right. This morons just talking shit.
Agreed. Ive used martial arts muscle memory many times when jumped in chicago. This is an almost 20 minute sales pitch.
xxFairestxx yeah I think he’s using the teacher’s/coach’s lie technique....but it’s hard to take this method of teaching when you know it’s not true.
you dont. but your ego cant handle the thought that you have wasted your time lol
"Their exercises are unbloody battles and their battles but bloody exercises" Flavious Josephus who was speaking of the Roman Legions not the Spartans.
yep
Tony was the first guy who took training from the codified sparring in the dojo. And he took it out to the street and forced people to be uncomfortable in a realistic scenarios where there are no rules or codes. Look up his videos. All these new trainers have copied his ideas.
If someone's threat response is a "natural" response, they need to train a different, more effective one. If your training leans into the "natural" response you would have anyway, I'm not sure there's a benefit to that training time.
If only fights can be the same as sparring.Stay safe out there!
why I didnt hear about this guy before. I dont like people with sunglases on when talking to me, but I like people who knows what they talking about, he definitely does. I have been practicing martial arts for long time, but I have never learned so much in that short period of time from anybody, like from this guy. Thanks
Tony is probably one of the most passionate and compassionate people I know. Tony truly wants to make the world safer. He never said martial arts don't work at all. If you who spit venom are here only for that, this means you have no intentions to weigh and consider the information presented. I am a Sixth Degree Black Belt in Bushikan Jujitsu and I teach Kali as well as Wing Chun. My background in the martial arts goes back decades. If you genuinely want to advance you art please look at this video again. Tony's heart is about making you and your family safer. It saddens me the level of vulgar and disdain expressed by those who claim to represent a traditional martial art. Out of respect for all my Instructors Tony being one of them, I will not jump into the mud with those who simply want to express disharmony. As Coach Blauer has always told us, "the bad guy is the rapist, the predator, not other martial artist. I can tell you first hand that Tony is legit. His research is spot on. My instructors from day one taught respect and honor. I don't see a lot of it here. I hook those who willfully reject his findings will someday revisit it. It might save you life. Stay safe.
All the judgemental comments are amazing and very telling. I personally love learning different principles, and applying them as they fit. I am definitely interested into exploring what they have to offer.
Well presented. can't argue with the experience and knowledge.
As an exercise scientist and fighter. Text book answer. Love it! Definitely an evolutionary response. Proud of you guys funker tactical
Great stuff! Love his work and attitude!!
"weaponise the flinch" So good!
Makes a lot of sense, helps in being aware of your surroundings and how instinct or trained responses can be more effective by reading situations quicker. Excellent insights!👍👍👍
Very good explanation of different situations
tony blauer knows what time it is.
Thought provoking video.👍 Thanks man.
This content is golden.
Ok this dude is a successful self defence training for several decades. I think the reasons he says that martial arts isn't used in street fights is 1. He's referring to the majority 2. You generally don't have enough time to perform your martial art techniques
very interesting proposal.
i will study this intensely....
Thank you for this video!! It was very informative and eye opening! I love that the psychology of engaging/reacting in threatening situations was explained!
This guy is clearly very intense and passionate about self-defense. I would like to learn from him.
sounds good to me
Amazing video!! People need to approach this with an open mind in order to understand everything he's saying.
Funny when rolling trough the comments reading the comments this is the one I can relate to!
Amazing philosophy. Great video. More please.
I don't know, man, you just need to either run away or punch them in the face until they're down. I'll tell you this, people don't naturally know how to throw a good punch.
The theory here is all spot on, the only issue is the initial assumption that combat cannot be taught. Of course it can. Everything he's saying here should be foundational to teaching combat. The reason (one reason, anyway) that martial arts as taught today often don't prove effective is that these tactical and teaching approaches aren't widely taught.
Just as there's an assumption on one side that combat cannot be taught, that it is only instinctual, on the other is the misapprehension that martial arts can replace those instincts. It doesn't. Effective combat training stems from the theories discussed in the video; from analyses of instinct and biomechanics; that's the "combat" element, if you like. Training then improves the efficiency and effectiveness of response.
The reason you don't "see" martial arts in real fights is threefold: (1) The above. Too many classes try to eliminate realistic combat theory from the system. They do this to retain students; people often want a "nice" way to fight, tell 'em there isn't one, and they'll go to a different instructor who'll sell them (2) sports and display styles. In sports and on stage, the "combatants" maintain distance and use larger, clear techniques, for the benefit of the audience. Ergo people equate flashy with good, when (3) in real combat the whole point is that the opponent should not see it coming.
Fighting is dangerous and the only way to get good at it is to start fights if you still have the power to walk away afterwards
You have some great questions here, GN. I hope everyone here sees that The Spear System can add critical elements to their current training regimen. We all have the ultimate goal to sharpen ourselves and others for a safer world. As with anything, it's one thing to watch a video, it's another to experience hands-on training. Check it out over a weekend!
Once, years ago I was confronted by a bully that assumed I was afraid of him. He thought flinching at me would make me cower. Instead, I hit him square in the forehead with an overhand right. He fell to his knees and I stepped back to kick him in the face,instead the toe of my boot slid under his chin and hit him in the throat. End of fight.My friends started calling me Bruce Lee. Thing is,both punches were reflex and luck. If I fought this guy 10 more times I might win one.
Wow, what an eye-opener, applause! 💪
Respecting both sides in chaotic war situations or ancient battle situations, martial arts was used by armed warriors too, in situations for example, while a warrior deals with an opponent and kills him, another opponent can ambush right through, Pushing away or knocking down the other one needs both skills and REFLEXES, In ancient times many martial arts matched was of fight to the death format, So both strive to survive and skills are practised effectively, The Spartan practiced Pankration and the Samurai practiced Aikido and others, Bokator is a martial art of Khmer warriors, Shaolins developed combat styles inspired by animals, India's Kalarpayattu is originally a warrior martial arts, The list goes on, Plus here in the video he is referring to all non combatants who never fights and try their best of what they recall
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Properly learned, diligently trained martial art techniques work just fine in real life scenarios.
Flinching is not universal and the response can controlled through extensive meditation for hard stylists or virtually eliminated entirely through learning Internal Styles like Tai Chi, Bagua or Systemma.
it's all there you just need to see it god I have been of this mind set for years
Wrestling. Boxing. Judo. BJJ. Muay Thai. These are all Martial Arts I have seen performed in reality. All of these are taught to people who plan on entering life and death scenarios on a regular basis. A boxer's response to being startled is a right hook. A judoka's response is to hip toss you on your ass. A Muay Thai fighter is going to knee you in the liver, and a BJJ practitioner is going to choke you unconscious, while a wrestler's response is to shoot a double leg, and wrestle fuck you into oblivion.
Hard to believe, often means it's bullshit.
Another reason the AVERAGE martial artist and even some experienced ones is that martial arts requires extreme mastery to be actually USED in LoD situations and they require specific motor skills to use some of the moves especially the high level advanced moves and in a LoD scenario and even just a real fight scenario over bullshit, the adrenaline and body systems allow GROSS MOTOR MOVEMENTS only. This is why Larry the homeless guy , former Iraqi war veteran who did three tours beats the shit out of Charles the 3rd degree black belt who only did light sparring in an air conditioned dojo. So, without extreme training / discipline, gross motor movements during a high stress combat situation is difficult. This is why training and training psychology Funker talks about is important.
I can appreciate what he trying to sell but to discredit the martial arts in a whole because most ppl don't use it in real life situations is a little far fetched. He sells his product well and I respect that, and in all honesty he makes valid points.
Martial Arts is often not based on truly life and death situations but more often hand to hand fighting where you will probably just get knocked out then the guy can do whatever he wants to you. If a black belt got into a fist fight I'm sure they would put them in an arm bar on the ground in a second but fist fights are not considered life and death.