In the 90's, when the Gracies first brought BJJ to America, the premise was taught that the safest place u can be in a fight is a clinch. Whenever i asked of defense techniques against biting, gauging, & groin shots, i never got an adequate response. I've used groin strikes & I've been bitten in clinches in fights, so for that reason, I've never studied BJJ.
Mathematicx: I agree. You can also add to that the fact that BJJ says virtually nothing about MULTIPLE attackers not to mention, I am still looking for ONE knife defense that does not make me shake my head.
Multiple attackers no doubt you don't want to grapple at all, eye gouging and scratching isn't going to win a fight though. Freestyle wrestling is the shit, nobody on the street expects you to change levels lol! Around here atleast!
See my reply here in response. Thats my two cents. I train BJJ, Wrestling, Muay Thai, Boxing...In the streets obvious I wont stick with the rules set. No brainer. You do everything you can for self defense if your attacker trying harm u.
@@XMartinv90x I agree, my first street fight went to the ground I was in top mount and he gouged my eyes until I put him to sleep. If you're in a bad spot and you choose to scratch instead of defend the submission or immediate threat you're going to get put out most likely.
TO THIS FORUM: 1) Some people wonder why I do not show the ratings for my videos. The reason is that they are too honest and many "garage" martial artists are in denial as to what real street violence is about. Although this video got many more good ratings than negative, 4 people saw it fit to give it a thumbs down lol. No doubt they are those well to do BJJ fanatics who have never had a street alteration outside of their fenced in backyard. Those people do not get a free pass from my channel. 2) MOST of you still have not seen the issue with grappling. You do not realize that you are talking about ONE ON ONE,WEAPONLESS fighting. That is where the mistake is made: MANY street confrontations involve MULTIPLE assailants and /or a weapon! In BOTH cases your grappling CANNOT be as you all described. TRY AGAIN lol.
Hello, a random subscriber here. I box but I've been wanting to learn grappling for a while, what style of grappling do you think would be the best to learn for self defense if ever needed? The most applicable overall style in your opinion.
Hi Sayf, I was wondering if you could do a video demonstrating the 5 take downs you talked about in the video. I would also be really interested in how you set up these take downs. Would you actively look for the take down or would you only go for it if you happen to end up in a clinch situation. I am a low -level bjj practitioner and I appreciate the reminder that alot of what is taught does not make sense in a street fight. Thanks.
For me grapple is a last ditch effort to stay alive. I was ambushed by 6 man around 7/6 months ago I was pushed and I almost fell on the floor and I knew if got on the floor I was fuck so I rolled backwards onto my feet and I was swinging it out with them, until knives where getting involved so I split. Lesson dont get on the floor ever and dont pull guard get straight up.
Great lecture, much needed. I grapple because it's my best weapon, my hands aren't as good but I can control people pretty well in a clinch, in a clinch I can bite and gauge. I've melted people into the ground and in every street fight I've been in (minus the times I've been jumped). In most of my fights I've had relatives (cousins) or friends with me so I never had to worry about getting sucker punched or soccer kicked, and my best take down is the single leg. But now I see it's vulnerabilities, I'm guessing take downs using clothes manipulation and maybe some kind of leg sweep is more fitting for the streets.
I prefer grappling in the clinch for self defense. But you still should be functional in all ranges of combat. A fight could be in any range so you can never say what you prefer until it happens. Be functional in all ranges and just stay prepared.
another amazing vid ty i really enjoy these vids in this style! I would like to see the 5 main grappling techniques you teach! Also on a more somber note I hope you and yours are doing well at this time as well as all the other fans of this channel (and the world for that matter). I wish i could have met you with the mindset that i have now but in my teenage years when i was looking for real martial arts. I say with the mind set that I have now because i dont think i would have appreciated it as much as i should have back then.
I grapple because I was recommended to it to help my Rugby tackling. The place I went to was BJJ but the coach taught HS wrestling and drilled us on those takedowns in addition to giving us light body blows when we ended up on the bottom while saying "gotta move". That was 5 years ago. I keep it up for the fitness and I have to be honest and say for my ego. Body control is good and all, but this channel is spot on about the brutal honesty of fighting. F-it, I have pepper spray because this isn't a duel. If I fight I intend to live and BJJ isn't going to help me.
Mashallah brother youre smart. Thats why i started at this gym that teaches only no gi and always has street fighting situations in mind. A lot of peoples ego will hurt after watching this. Bjj is for sport with lots of rules.
I grapple so I can become difficult to manipulate(my body). I do not want to be just like a rug that a powerful person can lift, and slam to the ground. I grapple so if I ended trapped under another person's weight, limbs, grip, and strength; I can escape... then get up, then run or get back to fighting standing up if I choose to.
Subscribed ✅ Thanks so much I train Muay Thai and my teachers style is to use movement or to attack someone hard when they come to clench I don’t clench really Which is ok until you meet someone that can clench well or is stronger than you
I'm under the impression that learning a traditional martial with the intent to do combat or protect oneself in an uncontrolled environment, all the techniques needed are taught at green belt and below (both striking, and grapping, i don't know about weapons).
Hey man like the videos. Can you post some videos on the usefulness of boxing for self defense? And the usefulness and practicality of using the heavy bag and speedbag and how they both translate to the ring and self defense?
Salam bro Sayf. The idea of street safe takedowns is something I've been thinking about for a while. I waited with bated breath to hear from you what the 5 takedowns were but you did not say it. Please tell us what those 5 takedowns are!!
I grapple to stop the shot and box my opponent up. I'm an MMA guy but I love my hands and I love fun karate kicks. You got a style like me, you better get your wrestling on point
People who are asking for Professor to give you the 5 takedowns: Use the criteria he provided to figure it out! Martial Arts as taught on this channel is about PRINCIPLE NOT TECHNIQUE Figure it out.... Clinches! Body locks, clinches from Greco-Roman., trips....THINK!
If you are training in LE or MIL, there are times when you may hope to bring an arrested Criminal or Terrorist into compliance, without cracking their skull, in order that they might give you more information about other Criminals or Terrorists in their web during "interviews" of such upon incarceration. There's a time and a place for everything - even this grappling device :-) - ua-cam.com/video/xuYmMS5iDds/v-deo.html However, when such may pose greater risks to the Operators in LE and MIL than reward, i.e. a Criminal or Terrorists armed with an edged weapon they have already cut someone's head off with - shoot them!!! In the grey area - you need to be well versed on all grounds, for stated purposes, as just mentioned. For personal defense, if, where you live, authorizes concealed carry - DO IT, get the training needed to make you proficient in being able to employ such under stress; and, accompanying empty-hand skills in order to facilitate break of contact in order to put an equalizer such as a firearm or other concealed weapon into play (obeying local laws of course - as some devices like a Fast Strike, may or may not be legal where you live - ua-cam.com/video/i_pQDzaCwtc/v-deo.html). You cannot dictate the terms upon which you might be attacked. To consider such is absurd. Anyone is prone to being bumrushed by a gang of evil-doers, closing on them rapidly in an engulfment, in a crowded place, wherein, you might well need to know how to deal with having a whole bunch of hands on you, all at once - necessitating grappling experience. It's nice to fantacize being Donnie Yen playing Yip Man against 10 blackbelts and never getting into a grappled position, but that ain't reality. You need to be well balanced - but also realize, if you are bumrushed by a gang intending to football tackle you with 12 on one, you might need to bite, claw, and pinch some space - open, in order to employ strikes, to get you even more space. This one time - 24 inmates from one cell, and 24 from another, came towards the doors of their cells and said to me (I was sealed in the Boss Man compartment for the 48-man wing - and therefore couldn't just run out into the open hallway for rescue, i.e. as a safeguard to isolate such things): "Hey Boss Man, we can pick these locks from both sides and you wouldn't have a chance." I said: "Yep, I cannot kill 48 men - however, I'll do my best to take out the intial wave and I ain't pulling no punches." They replied, shrugging their shoulders and backing off the doors - "Boss Man is crazy." Ultimately, all fighting, armed, unarmed, with nuclear bombs even, boils down to this one question: Is each life sacred - did God truly make us in his image (Genesis 1:26), and do we have a God-given right to defend that which God has made? If so, then Romans 13:3 is true - "The authorities are not a terror unto those who do good; but to those who do evil." Answering that - you have to then consider, what is evil in the sight of the Lord? And I'm talking about the Lord Jesus Christ here - as Romans 13:3 points to authorities in a Judeo-Christian context. Considering that - and Christ' message to us - that this is not all there is, the best is yet to come, and the joy of the Lord is our strength - Nehemiah 8:10, in Christ, we who have believed on him and in so doing, will not perish, but have eternal life (John 3:16), owe it to those who cannot defend themselves, to know everything there is to know about war - in order to contend against such as would desire to kill, rob, and steal, such lives and liberties as, at least in America, we here see is worthy of defense - Life (ALL life - and not just, "Innocents" as some Islamic terrorist see "Innocents," as only Muslims - whereas, anyone else is not considered - "Innocent"), liberty, the pursuit of happiness, and freedom and justice for all, as our Constitution protects and Declaration of Independence proclaim, and as our rules of law contain, according to such, at least, that was my solemn oath when I took both LE and MIL oaths to serve and protect the Constitution from all enemies, foreign and domestic - and even, earned a Masters of Science in Strategic Intelligence, in Denial and Deception, and how to identify, exploit, and defeat foreign intellignece activities designed to attack such as our Constitution provides, as an Honors graduate of that program - Denial and Deception Advanced Studies Program. But God will not be mocked - see Psalm 2 and read Revelation 19, for a start. The CIA, NSA, FBI, MOSSAD, ISIS, or whatever other acronym under the heavens, and those employed in their causes, are not going to win the war for our souls. Christ alone has, already, and said of such in John 16:33 - "In the world you shall have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world." I rest in his peace, righteousness, and ability to raise me from the dead, not mine. And for such, lay down my life in order that others might be free to know him as well, through his Word, the Bible - and defend such with all my heart, mind, body, and spirit, in continuing training of one who was redeemed, who was once lost, but in Christ, was made whole. Be not decieved, fighting and physical exercise, as the Apostle Paul mentioned, offers little value, and can become a very - false idol. Christ has ALREADY overcome this world. It is finished.
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There’s a misconception that if you grapple you’re first option is the ground. In BJJ the goal is to stay on your feet, get back to your feet and if you can’t there are other options. I train BJJ for self defense, most street fights I’ve seen end in a headlock, 100% of the time they don’t know how to get out of it. I’ve used principles from BJJ at work dealing with aggressive youth, just knowing where the weakest part of the grip is eliminates a lot of problems. Easiest way to look at BJJ is like soccer, basketball, or football; you don’t shoot a 3 pointer if someone can’t block your strong side, you just take the layup. You don’t shoot from the box if no one is around, and you don’t throw a slant across the middle if the other team can’t stop the run game. Once you know how to play the game it’s about what moves have the higher success rate. BJJ is about options, what do you do when you fight an untrained person; now what do you do when the other person also knows BJJ. The same as boxing you learn to throw the jab but you also learn how to react to a jab. The right move done at the wrong time is the wrong move
5winder: Yeah, yeah lol. I know. I have several students who have a license to carry and they talked slick too until I proved the study that showed a person good with a knife can get to a man with a gun in the holster from 10 feet. not to mention BOTH me and my wife are expert level with hand guns.
Sayf, how do you feel about Ben Askren and how do you think he'll do in the UFC? Also do you think his wrestling\grappling is on par with/better than Khabibs? Thanks for all the knowledge
Clayton The Omni-One: Hey dude! I hate predicting things like that because I can't possibly KNOW for sure what is in a guy's mind or future. That said, the UFC, in spite of how I feel about Dana White is a much different game than ANYTHING Ben has done or been. No what I mean? Every fight can be a life or death struggle if Dana chooses that for you. Ben does alright, but becoming an ATG in the UFC? I do not see it without a better fist game to go with his great wrestling.
@@TheUmmahFightCamp agreed, what I've seen from Ben (in my opinion) that sets him apart from Khabib is Khabib DOES wield some stand-up. In fact he's massively improved, when comparing the two it's clear Khabib is quicker on his feet. Ben often looks stiff and his entries are sluggish. So I agree with your statement essentially. Ben definitely needs better striking if he wants to hang in the UFC especially at Welterweight or Middleweight.
I grapple in order to pay my respects to the Gracies who chose to put their necks on the line to prove the effectiveness of their art. In the military branch that I was in, they teach several ground techniques because you cannot effectively defend yourself in battle/war/close quarters combat if that’s all you know. A multiple time world BJJ Champion said that if you do BJJ out here in the outside of a nightclub here in D.C. rolling around on the floor and all..”you’re gonna get your ass kicked.”
I grapple because I love it and because for MMA and can come handy in self defense. By the way, are you a anti-Jiu jitsu or something lol. I'm a Grappler. I do both Jiu jitsu and Wrestling. You wanna do both to be a well rounded Grappler. You can control your opponent with Wrestling and use ur Jiu Jitsu strangle, choke ur opponent unconsious.
i want to learn grappling because i have been taken to the ground before and did not know what to do. also i do tomiki aikido i think it complements it.
BJJ in not the be all/end all for self defense. No art is. But you have to realize that training bjj is an advantage IF the fight goes to the ground. No doubt about it. The worst possible postion would be to fight somone with your back on the ground and an opponent on top of you. BJJ teaches you how to handle that . Noone should jut pull guard in a fight unless its all you have..in which case you might stand a chance..Wrestling is awesome for getting people to the ground, but what then? A wrestler that doesn't kow BJJ can likely get his back taken, or swept..not to mention submissions
Robert Bauer: Wrestlers cut to the chase and get you down. After that they proceed to beat you bloody while holding you in place. For reference, see the UFC. As for bjj, the best submissions are taught at Blue belt! Max purple. Ok. NP. But all that brown belt and black belt is unnecessary. Lastly, NO ONE should be trying to"submit" someone while on their back if they can get the hell up.
ComplexBlackness: Yes, you think it should take 10 years to get a black belt? lol. I know people who have trained for 10 years and still can't fight! when a person talks about "years" and not "skills" i know the fantasy of martial arts is at work. Everyone in the school did NOT get their brown belt in 2 years. I was as I am now, a very good martial artist who moved fast thru all of my classes. Look at ANYTHING I post. My karate is REAL anyone who sees my karate knows it is hard and old school. Anyone who sees my boxing knows it is real and pro style. If people are as talented as I was, they would get what I got. Simple.
DownLoadDeX: Maybe you were being cute, but my point is simple, try grappling with 2 people! Some of my best buddies have done prison terms and one thing that is a fact: You get stabbed real fast trying to arm bar a knife wielder. I did not say I did NOT grapple! I said I grapple, but I do not chase submissions.
@@TheUmmahFightCamp this is a tired argument. Try doing anything with two people. Try doing anything with someone wielding a knife, gun, etc. You can play what if all day. And nobody is saying to chase anything.
@@DownloadDeX : To YOU it is a tired argument because you know nothing of REAL street violence. I do. Dismissing the reality of people getting stabbed tells me that you are another BJJ fanatic that thinks fighting started with the UFC. I Have a school that me and partners train in. We test things all of the time. You can come to the school and with no injury to yourself, we can show you how easy it is for you to be fatally hurt with the idea that grappling is the best manner in the street where more than one person or a person with a weapon is attacking you.If you think it is "tired" I can up the ante and have you come in and defend against a DULL training knife. Considering that knife attacks are VERY prominent you are the one that knows little to nothing about what the street is about.
DownloadDeX your opening comment was a straw man, genius. He didn’t say “don’t grapple.” It’s clearly a message of prioritization and realism that just so happens to coincide with what Eddie Bravo said recently. But, yea drill that crap into your central nervous system all you want. When you get sucker punched and have to rely on muscle memory while the dude is pocketing a blade like 90 percent of the population, that’ll be the time this video makes sense.
In the 90's, when the Gracies first brought BJJ to America, the premise was taught that the safest place u can be in a fight is a clinch. Whenever i asked of defense techniques against biting, gauging, & groin shots, i never got an adequate response. I've used groin strikes & I've been bitten in clinches in fights, so for that reason, I've never studied BJJ.
Mathematicx: I agree. You can also add to that the fact that BJJ says virtually nothing about MULTIPLE attackers not to mention, I am still looking for ONE knife defense that does not make me shake my head.
Multiple attackers no doubt you don't want to grapple at all, eye gouging and scratching isn't going to win a fight though. Freestyle wrestling is the shit, nobody on the street expects you to change levels lol! Around here atleast!
See my reply here in response. Thats my two cents. I train BJJ, Wrestling, Muay Thai, Boxing...In the streets obvious I wont stick with the rules set. No brainer. You do everything you can for self defense if your attacker trying harm u.
@@XMartinv90x I agree, my first street fight went to the ground I was in top mount and he gouged my eyes until I put him to sleep. If you're in a bad spot and you choose to scratch instead of defend the submission or immediate threat you're going to get put out most likely.
@@sud6646 I sense some anti-BJJ levels here
TO THIS FORUM: 1) Some people wonder why I do not show the ratings for my videos. The reason is that they are too honest and many "garage" martial artists are in denial as to what real street violence is about. Although this video got many more good ratings than negative, 4 people saw it fit to give it a thumbs down lol. No doubt they are those well to do BJJ fanatics who have never had a street alteration outside of their fenced in backyard. Those people do not get a free pass from my channel. 2) MOST of you still have not seen the issue with grappling. You do not realize that you are talking about ONE ON ONE,WEAPONLESS fighting. That is where the mistake is made: MANY street confrontations involve MULTIPLE assailants and /or a weapon! In BOTH cases your grappling CANNOT be as you all described. TRY AGAIN lol.
Hello, a random subscriber here.
I box but I've been wanting to learn grappling for a while, what style of grappling do you think would be the best to learn for self defense if ever needed?
The most applicable overall style in your opinion.
Hi Sayf, I was wondering if you could do a video demonstrating the 5 take downs you talked about in the video. I would also be really interested in how you set up these take downs. Would you actively look for the take down or would you only go for it if you happen to end up in a clinch situation. I am a low -level bjj practitioner and I appreciate the reminder that alot of what is taught does not make sense in a street fight. Thanks.
jhjh11: LOL! They will be introduced in an upcoming self protection program. :)
@@TheUmmahFightCamp Yes sir!
@@TheUmmahFightCamp is it available now?
one of the few martial arts youtubers who actually knows what he's talking about.
For me grapple is a last ditch effort to stay alive. I was ambushed by 6 man around 7/6 months ago I was pushed and I almost fell on the floor and I knew if got on the floor I was fuck so I rolled backwards onto my feet and I was swinging it out with them, until knives where getting involved so I split. Lesson dont get on the floor ever and dont pull guard get straight up.
MrEzMs: Say (type) your comment again please!!!!!! lol
@@TheUmmahFightCamp I wish I can narrate like jim ross. But what im saying is I could have been seriously injured if I went on the floor
Great lecture, much needed. I grapple because it's my best weapon, my hands aren't as good but I can control people pretty well in a clinch, in a clinch I can bite and gauge. I've melted people into the ground and in every street fight I've been in (minus the times I've been jumped). In most of my fights I've had relatives (cousins) or friends with me so I never had to worry about getting sucker punched or soccer kicked, and my best take down is the single leg. But now I see it's vulnerabilities, I'm guessing take downs using clothes manipulation and maybe some kind of leg sweep is more fitting for the streets.
Randel Oland 901-ATT: "Minus the times Ive been jumped". There is my point. The grappling most speak of is that only useful in ONE ON ONE situations.
Can you do a video on the 5 throws please?
I prefer grappling in the clinch for self defense. But you still should be functional in all ranges of combat. A fight could be in any range so you can never say what you prefer until it happens. Be functional in all ranges and just stay prepared.
Only people who know about real fighting and the streets can understand this. Appreciate this. Everyone should.
another amazing vid ty i really enjoy these vids in this style! I would like to see the 5 main grappling techniques you teach! Also on a more somber note I hope you and yours are doing well at this time as well as all the other fans of this channel (and the world for that matter). I wish i could have met you with the mindset that i have now but in my teenage years when i was looking for real martial arts. I say with the mind set that I have now because i dont think i would have appreciated it as much as i should have back then.
I grapple because I was recommended to it to help my Rugby tackling. The place I went to was BJJ but the coach taught HS wrestling and drilled us on those takedowns in addition to giving us light body blows when we ended up on the bottom while saying "gotta move".
That was 5 years ago. I keep it up for the fitness and I have to be honest and say for my ego. Body control is good and all, but this channel is spot on about the brutal honesty of fighting. F-it, I have pepper spray because this isn't a duel. If I fight I intend to live and BJJ isn't going to help me.
This is a very powerful analysis.Thus should have and still need to go viral.
Mashallah brother youre smart. Thats why i started at this gym that teaches only no gi and always has street fighting situations in mind. A lot of peoples ego will hurt after watching this.
Bjj is for sport with lots of rules.
I grapple so I can become difficult to manipulate(my body). I do not want to be just like a rug that a powerful person can lift, and slam to the ground. I grapple so if I ended trapped under another person's weight, limbs, grip, and strength; I can escape... then get up, then run or get back to fighting standing up if I choose to.
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Thanks so much
I train Muay Thai and my teachers style is to use movement or to attack someone hard when they come to clench
I don’t clench really
Which is ok until you meet someone that can clench well or is stronger than you
That is, in my humble opinion, completely rational.
still waiting for the video on the 5 takedowns 🙂
I'm under the impression that learning a traditional martial with the intent to do combat or protect oneself in an uncontrolled environment, all the techniques needed are taught at green belt and below (both striking, and grapping, i don't know about weapons).
Hey man like the videos. Can you post some videos on the usefulness of boxing for self defense? And the usefulness and practicality of using the heavy bag and speedbag and how they both translate to the ring and self defense?
Salam bro Sayf. The idea of street safe takedowns is something I've been thinking about for a while. I waited with bated breath to hear from you what the 5 takedowns were but you did not say it. Please tell us what those 5 takedowns are!!
Salaam alaikum, ustadh, can you lecture on 52 block which seems to be growing in your city.
I really enjoyed this, great information.
Which are the five takedowns that you use for self-protection thet meet the 3 criteria? Can you provide a link?
I love your work!
I grapple to stop the shot and box my opponent up. I'm an MMA guy but I love my hands and I love fun karate kicks. You got a style like me, you better get your wrestling on point
People who are asking for Professor to give you the 5 takedowns:
Use the criteria he provided to figure it out! Martial Arts as taught on this channel is about PRINCIPLE NOT TECHNIQUE
Figure it out.... Clinches! Body locks, clinches from Greco-Roman., trips....THINK!
Is that necessary more throws for MMA than those which works in streest? Isnt those 5 enough?
Breaking it down on the molecular level.
Great information
So what do u consider to be the best self defense.
So what are the 5 takedowns?
Son of Arathorn: LOL!!! Funny :)
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If you are training in LE or MIL, there are times when you may hope to bring an arrested Criminal or Terrorist into compliance, without cracking their skull, in order that they might give you more information about other Criminals or Terrorists in their web during "interviews" of such upon incarceration. There's a time and a place for everything - even this grappling device :-) - ua-cam.com/video/xuYmMS5iDds/v-deo.html
However, when such may pose greater risks to the Operators in LE and MIL than reward, i.e. a Criminal or Terrorists armed with an edged weapon they have already cut someone's head off with - shoot them!!!
In the grey area - you need to be well versed on all grounds, for stated purposes, as just mentioned.
For personal defense, if, where you live, authorizes concealed carry - DO IT, get the training needed to make you proficient in being able to employ such under stress; and, accompanying empty-hand skills in order to facilitate break of contact in order to put an equalizer such as a firearm or other concealed weapon into play (obeying local laws of course - as some devices like a Fast Strike, may or may not be legal where you live - ua-cam.com/video/i_pQDzaCwtc/v-deo.html).
You cannot dictate the terms upon which you might be attacked. To consider such is absurd. Anyone is prone to being bumrushed by a gang of evil-doers, closing on them rapidly in an engulfment, in a crowded place, wherein, you might well need to know how to deal with having a whole bunch of hands on you, all at once - necessitating grappling experience.
It's nice to fantacize being Donnie Yen playing Yip Man against 10 blackbelts and never getting into a grappled position, but that ain't reality. You need to be well balanced - but also realize, if you are bumrushed by a gang intending to football tackle you with 12 on one, you might need to bite, claw, and pinch some space - open, in order to employ strikes, to get you even more space.
This one time - 24 inmates from one cell, and 24 from another, came towards the doors of their cells and said to me (I was sealed in the Boss Man compartment for the 48-man wing - and therefore couldn't just run out into the open hallway for rescue, i.e. as a safeguard to isolate such things):
"Hey Boss Man, we can pick these locks from both sides and you wouldn't have a chance." I said:
"Yep, I cannot kill 48 men - however, I'll do my best to take out the intial wave and I ain't pulling no punches."
They replied, shrugging their shoulders and backing off the doors - "Boss Man is crazy."
Ultimately, all fighting, armed, unarmed, with nuclear bombs even, boils down to this one question:
Is each life sacred - did God truly make us in his image (Genesis 1:26), and do we have a God-given right to defend that which God has made?
If so, then Romans 13:3 is true - "The authorities are not a terror unto those who do good; but to those who do evil."
Answering that - you have to then consider, what is evil in the sight of the Lord? And I'm talking about the Lord Jesus Christ here - as Romans 13:3 points to authorities in a Judeo-Christian context.
Considering that - and Christ' message to us - that this is not all there is, the best is yet to come, and the joy of the Lord is our strength - Nehemiah 8:10, in Christ, we who have believed on him and in so doing, will not perish, but have eternal life (John 3:16), owe it to those who cannot defend themselves, to know everything there is to know about war - in order to contend against such as would desire to kill, rob, and steal, such lives and liberties as, at least in America, we here see is worthy of defense -
Life (ALL life - and not just, "Innocents" as some Islamic terrorist see "Innocents," as only Muslims - whereas, anyone else is not considered - "Innocent"), liberty, the pursuit of happiness, and freedom and justice for all, as our Constitution protects and Declaration of Independence proclaim, and as our rules of law contain, according to such, at least, that was my solemn oath when I took both LE and MIL oaths to serve and protect the Constitution from all enemies, foreign and domestic - and even,
earned a Masters of Science in Strategic Intelligence, in Denial and Deception, and how to identify, exploit, and defeat foreign intellignece activities designed to attack such as our Constitution provides, as an Honors graduate of that program - Denial and Deception Advanced Studies Program.
But God will not be mocked - see Psalm 2 and read Revelation 19, for a start. The CIA, NSA, FBI, MOSSAD, ISIS, or whatever other acronym under the heavens, and those employed in their causes, are not going to win the war for our souls. Christ alone has, already, and said of such in John 16:33 -
"In the world you shall have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world."
I rest in his peace, righteousness, and ability to raise me from the dead, not mine. And for such, lay down my life in order that others might be free to know him as well, through his Word, the Bible - and defend such with all my heart, mind, body, and spirit, in continuing training of one who was redeemed, who was once lost, but in Christ, was made whole.
Be not decieved, fighting and physical exercise, as the Apostle Paul mentioned, offers little value, and can become a very - false idol. Christ has ALREADY overcome this world. It is finished.
Do you have a website &/patron channel?
Dennis VW: Hello Sir! I have been working on our site for about a month now lol. It will be up and running soon. As for the patron channel? No sir, I do not have one. I am glad to have you with us. you will find that I am very controversial, but I mean well. If you ever doubt that, ask me want I meant and why I was pissed at that time and I will surly tell you lol. Enjoy the content, it gets better :)
Yo where you teach at
There’s a misconception that if you grapple you’re first option is the ground. In BJJ the goal is to stay on your feet, get back to your feet and if you can’t there are other options. I train BJJ for self defense, most street fights I’ve seen end in a headlock, 100% of the time they don’t know how to get out of it. I’ve used principles from BJJ at work dealing with aggressive youth, just knowing where the weakest part of the grip is eliminates a lot of problems.
Easiest way to look at BJJ is like soccer, basketball, or football; you don’t shoot a 3 pointer if someone can’t block your strong side, you just take the layup. You don’t shoot from the box if no one is around, and you don’t throw a slant across the middle if the other team can’t stop the run game. Once you know how to play the game it’s about what moves have the higher success rate. BJJ is about options, what do you do when you fight an untrained person; now what do you do when the other person also knows BJJ. The same as boxing you learn to throw the jab but you also learn how to react to a jab.
The right move done at the wrong time is the wrong move
In my hood and life, most street fights end by someone getting knocked out.
I don't grapple... someone might get my gun.
5winder: Yeah, yeah lol. I know. I have several students who have a license to carry and they talked slick too until I proved the study that showed a person good with a knife can get to a man with a gun in the holster from 10 feet. not to mention BOTH me and my wife are expert level with hand guns.
Sayf, how do you feel about Ben Askren and how do you think he'll do in the UFC? Also do you think his wrestling\grappling is on par with/better than Khabibs? Thanks for all the knowledge
Clayton The Omni-One: Hey dude! I hate predicting things like that because I can't possibly KNOW for sure what is in a guy's mind or future. That said, the UFC, in spite of how I feel about Dana White is a much different game than ANYTHING Ben has done or been. No what I mean? Every fight can be a life or death struggle if Dana chooses that for you. Ben does alright, but becoming an ATG in the UFC? I do not see it without a better fist game to go with his great wrestling.
@@TheUmmahFightCamp agreed, what I've seen from Ben (in my opinion) that sets him apart from Khabib is Khabib DOES wield some stand-up. In fact he's massively improved, when comparing the two it's clear Khabib is quicker on his feet. Ben often looks stiff and his entries are sluggish. So I agree with your statement essentially. Ben definitely needs better striking if he wants to hang in the UFC especially at Welterweight or Middleweight.
I grapple in order to pay my respects to the Gracies who chose to put their necks on the line to prove the effectiveness of their art. In the military branch that I was in, they teach several ground techniques because you cannot effectively defend yourself in battle/war/close quarters combat if that’s all you know. A multiple time world BJJ Champion said that if you do BJJ out here in the outside of a nightclub here in D.C. rolling around on the floor and all..”you’re gonna get your ass kicked.”
It’s fun, its healthy and not because it’s easy. It’s hard. It’s effective
hey Safy is Catch wrestling more effective in street fight than judo or jiu jitsu
I am 5 foot 8 inches which grappling style will suit me
I grapple because I love it and because for MMA and can come handy in self defense. By the way, are you a anti-Jiu jitsu or something lol. I'm a Grappler. I do both Jiu jitsu and Wrestling. You wanna do both to be a well rounded Grappler. You can control your opponent with Wrestling and use ur Jiu Jitsu strangle, choke ur opponent unconsious.
Can you set up a fight between yourself and a BJJ black belt? I would like to see how your system can defeat BJJ.
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I grapple for self defense what takedowns should i focus on
asalam alaikum sayf how often should one train? and how long? in order to defend oneself in street
i want to learn grappling because i have been taken to the ground before and did not know what to do. also i do tomiki aikido i think it complements it.
BJJ in not the be all/end all for self defense. No art is. But you have to realize that training bjj is an advantage IF the fight goes to the ground. No doubt about it. The worst possible postion would be to fight somone with your back on the ground and an opponent on top of you. BJJ teaches you how to handle that . Noone should jut pull guard in a fight unless its all you have..in which case you might stand a chance..Wrestling is awesome for getting people to the ground, but what then? A wrestler that doesn't kow BJJ can likely get his back taken, or swept..not to mention submissions
Robert Bauer: Wrestlers cut to the chase and get you down. After that they proceed to beat you bloody while holding you in place. For reference, see the UFC. As for bjj, the best submissions are taught at Blue belt! Max purple. Ok. NP. But all that brown belt and black belt is unnecessary. Lastly, NO ONE should be trying to"submit" someone while on their back if they can get the hell up.
Brown belt in two years?
ComplexBlackness: Yes, you think it should take 10 years to get a black belt? lol. I know people who have trained for 10 years and still can't fight! when a person talks about "years" and not "skills" i know the fantasy of martial arts is at work. Everyone in the school did NOT get their brown belt in 2 years. I was as I am now, a very good martial artist who moved fast thru all of my classes. Look at ANYTHING I post. My karate is REAL anyone who sees my karate knows it is hard and old school. Anyone who sees my boxing knows it is real and pro style. If people are as talented as I was, they would get what I got. Simple.
What are the 5 throws fool?
who can beat Jon Jones right now? Who can beat Jones, including all fighters in all ages(for instance Lyoto Machida from his prime...)?
Yes please DONT grapple. I love it spreading ignorance only increases the difference between people who train and people who do not.
DownLoadDeX: Maybe you were being cute, but my point is simple, try grappling with 2 people! Some of my best buddies have done prison terms and one thing that is a fact: You get stabbed real fast trying to arm bar a knife wielder. I did not say I did NOT grapple! I said I grapple, but I do not chase submissions.
@@TheUmmahFightCamp this is a tired argument. Try doing anything with two people. Try doing anything with someone wielding a knife, gun, etc. You can play what if all day. And nobody is saying to chase anything.
@@DownloadDeX : To YOU it is a tired argument because you know nothing of REAL street violence. I do. Dismissing the reality of people getting stabbed tells me that you are another BJJ fanatic that thinks fighting started with the UFC. I Have a school that me and partners train in. We test things all of the time. You can come to the school and with no injury to yourself, we can show you how easy it is for you to be fatally hurt with the idea that grappling is the best manner in the street where more than one person or a person with a weapon is attacking you.If you think it is "tired" I can up the ante and have you come in and defend against a DULL training knife. Considering that knife attacks are VERY prominent you are the one that knows little to nothing about what the street is about.
@@TheUmmahFightCamp see you have a habit strawmanning big time. Your entire paragraph is refuting arguments I never said nor implied.
DownloadDeX your opening comment was a straw man, genius. He didn’t say “don’t grapple.” It’s clearly a message of prioritization and realism that just so happens to coincide with what Eddie Bravo said recently.
But, yea drill that crap into your central nervous system all you want. When you get sucker punched and have to rely on muscle memory while the dude is pocketing a blade like 90 percent of the population, that’ll be the time this video makes sense.