Why MMA SUCKS For Self-Defense
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 พ.ค. 2020
- MMA fighter Ramsey Dewey and Jesse "The Karate Nerd" Enkamp discuss why Mixed Martial Arts sucks for self-defense.
A perfect example was the home invasion experienced by UFC fighter Anthony Smith. Turns out, self-protection includes several skills that are not taught in modern combat sports like #MMA
But what about traditional martial arts, like Karate?
The original purpose of Karate was pure self-defense. That's why it included weapons, ground work, takedowns, joint locks, pressure points and much more. But after it spread from Okinawa to Japan, it shifted focus and eventually became an Olympic sport.
Today, most people find modern Karate ineffective in actual fights. But that's because they are not looking at the functional applications hidden in kata - the traditional forms. The key is to rediscover the practical applications of kata, known as ''bunkai' in Japanese.
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Great
you made the video 10 mins ha :D at least put some firework man its better than black screen
Jesse, I need to ask you something brother, PLEASE MAKE A VID FOR KNEE INJURY pleeeeaaaasseeee
Some time ago I asked a bjj trained friend to take me down and said that there is always a window time period in which I can go for his eyes in a real life and death situation. He grappled me trying to take me down. I rub his eyes vigorously with my hands which I have applied Tiger Balm and he then understood my point!
I think from personal experience that learning mma or karate or whatever isn't so much about learning how but to give the understanding of violence. In a fight, the more violent you are willing to be, the better chance you have. In the Marines we learned basic punching and grappling but the best lesson was in violence. Fight to kill, kill as soon as possible to move on to the next enemy. No hesitation, use anything you can to help. You'll have time later to think about it. Now it's time to kill.
Its one of those situations where martial arts won't protect you, but you'd rather have it than not have it.
Facts
The problem with this is that they act like street fights are the most avoidable thing because from what I know one grew up in Sweden the other in China or America in probably pretty nice neighborhoods there is place where people are born that everyone wants to fight and if let down the take all you have so you have to fight
@Plorp Blorb idk I think these people just never spent time in the projects
True
It’s all about mental control, of course if you put your life on the line all of sudden, your mind will falter, and your skills will hide themselves. But yea you still need technicals. This is good food for thought.
I think it was one of my Shifus who once said to me, “If you’re getting into a lot of street fights, you might be a really good fighter, but you’re probably doing everything else in life wrong.”
Yes might be, most proberly.
Do you mind if I steal this quote? Seems like the type of thing not only to remember, but to pass on.
@killface Balor Go for it, bro. That quote was passed on to me, and I pass it on to you. Share it wherever you see fit.
@@CrossingFist thank you!
Well, khabib said he had a lot of street fighting, ..
He's not perfect, but I think in general, he's a better human than most mma fighters
“A wise king never wants a war but is always prepared for one”
For the Romans: "Si vis pacem, para bellum"
"If you want peace, prepare for war"
Awesome
Poland was invaded by both Germany and the Soviet Union.
@@hydrolito Ain't no way!!!
Wars begin when you will, but will not end when you please. Machiavelli.
To win Street fights, you need to follow the four rules of stupid:
1. Don’t go stupid places,
2. With stupid people,
3. At stupid times,
4. And do stupid things.
You can get away with breaking one of the rules of stupid, but as you read more of the rules, your chances go down.
Superb
and it goes down fast
Agreed, I don't drink, don't go to places where there is alcohol, I have had 2 incidents recently, I walk at night b4 bed but I used tact to get out of them, bottom line, stay away from booze and drugs and we will be ok.....Many thanks...
We need to teach kids this, starting in Kindergarten, and reinforced with each year of school.
Best comment on here. Thanks!
For self defence i recomend parkour, to get the f out of there as fast as possible
Yea just like assassin's creed
Actually no cap, you are absolutely correct, if you can duka an attacker and just run away, you just potentially saved two or more lives
Best advice I've ever read on a comment thread
Parkour Best Martial Art 🥋
That might be the best defense if the person doesn’t have a gun
As a paramedic the best self-defense technique i learned ? Verbal de-escalation. 98% Of conflicts resolved by talking.
Cool but...2% is huge.
@@trevbarlow9719 the rest 2% you run.
@@StarLineCZ can’t outrun nor talk out EVERY situation...
Unless ur being attacked by a cracked out dude that wants ur money
@@StarLineCZ Out of nowhere you get attacked. How do you run while he is choking you?
Some of the best, well trained soldiers die on the battlefield at the hands of an untrained rebel........ the training is not a guarantee you will survive a combat situation, it just increases the chances.
Great comparison
Best summary I've seen in this comments section.
To be honest... I don't think we are that well trained. We just kinda overwlem the enemy with superior fire power... Though, I was finance in the Marine Corps, and only CBRN in the army. Maybe, I just don't know.
I'm sorry but is the goal of learning martial arts to increase your chances of survival? Literally everyone thinks this
@@spidermoon3574 I don’t know about that. I think it seems that way if you’re involved in MMA, boxing, BJJ etc because all the people around you train and are involved in martial arts. It’s definitely more popular, but martial artists I’d say are still massively in the minority.
I have been a paramedic for 19 years, I have dealt with drugged out combative patients on a regular basis. We go in with 3-5 people to control them, and even then it is hard. My martial arts training helps, but being wise helps more...
4, 5 people? That tells you what level Anthony Smith is on xD
Am also a paramedic, and am also a purple belt in bjj and former amateur boxer, ive been able to control many meth heads because I understand body positioning and weight control, alot of cops and other medics ive worked with who dont have these skills definitely struggle when it comes to this, i dont know your martial arts training, but bjj in the hands of a seasoned practioner is very effective
BoldEagle22 yet Anthony Smith who is on a professional level of MMA had problems!
Vincent Richardson the pther guy from what I understand was a high level wrestler, thatll give anyone problems
And to think that even a trained martial artist would still have trouble fighting a 2 on 1 battle, the thought that a drugged up guy giving trouble to 4 trained fighters is beyond my imagination
The entire fight changes when you throw out the referee, the clock, weight class and the rules.
and the wooden floor/mats, the outfit/gi, the coloured belt, the katas, a good warm up and the mental preparation beforehand, etc etc...
MMA is your best option aside from weapons.
@@sini0071 mma is a combat sport, not combat.
@@briancoonradt2735 still better than not being able to fight
including the belt?
Me too I'm undefeated in street fights. My record is 0 of 0. LOL.
Me to and my streak is still alive🤙
Same
Most of mine are marked 'no contest' I am a REALLY good sprinter if I need to be!
From the age of 4 to 18, lost every fight, now my into forties yet again The Streak continues.
@@knightveg i've only won one fight in my years, and i'm sure i got off extraordinarily lucky.
25 years in nightclub work and I’ll never claim to be badder than anyone .. I’ve controlled 300 lb men and I’ve struggled with 150 lb runts
My girlfriend’s ex boyfriend bum rushed into our house .. I know way more fighting skills than him , but he was all sweaty, slipped my grip, got into my stomach and bulldogged me into a window.... I fish-hooked him, turned my hips, spun him to the ground and ended up in full mount with him on his side..... our roommate was friends with him so he took him out
What I’ve learned over the years
-you Never ‘know’ exactly what you’re getting into
-footwork is easy to forget under stress
-the shortest, quickest technique is the correct 1
-knockouts are fight ‘enders’ , submissions are fight ‘stoppers’..just because the guy ‘says’ he’s done, doesn’t mean he is.. if you favor subs , be ready for that dooshbag
-do whatever you can to avoid a street fight, ESPECIALLY when there are numerous people, those become chaotic and super dangerous.. you can be a Gracie Black Belt, and your instinct to go to the ground can earn you a boot to the head from the guys buddy or any coward who just feels like being ‘funny’
That the best description of real fight i have red so far.
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@@georgepownceby9053 "if he breathes, he's a SIMP" -the internet these days
First step of self defense is situational awareness and being prepared. Lacking that preparation is a critical disadvantage.
100% True.
But how can you prepared when it's suddenly happen
@@iliveinsideyourhouse3943 Real-life-self-defense situations always happen suddenly.
Dynamis Alliance?
@@iliveinsideyourhouse3943 reflex and muscle memory.
I heard that the guy who broke in Anthony Smitg's house was a wrestler. So it makes more sense to me on why Anthony Smith had a hard time controling that dude. Aside from how druged out he was.
Yup! 👍 And with martial arts becoming increasingly more mainstream, people will get assaulted in much more devastating fasion (i.e the attacker will know specific techniques and tactics) than ever before. This is the new normal sooner or later!
Make sure you take that gun to the range, it's fun. Get a. 40 caliber, one shot wonders will have success with a 40.
Jesse Enkamp there’s still an advantage to training in combat sports, having weapons and training is definitely better than just weapons or training.
@@jonpicojones4032 Exactly; knowing how to mix the 2, just as martial artists had to learn how to mix grappling and striking.
@robittiget I think intent had a lot to do with it, too; people have to learn that there is no such thing as "self defense". You go in to stop your opponent as quickly - and, permanently - as possible or you don't go in at all.
Q: Did the MMA fighter defend himself? A: Yes
"He took every one of them and kept fighting me." All that MMA payed off. 😂
@@user_____M thats what meth does
I do not agree that MMA doesn’t work as self-defence.
Игорь Рязанцев No one could doubt that ANY fighting skills, like boxing, wrestling,Judo,karate, Thai fighting, etc,etc, would be a large help in self defense scenarios. I see almost no chance for someone with no fighting experience to manage a happy ending when faced by someone who DOES have some kind of fight experience. Weapons are another problem no matter what fighting skills a defender may have
@@untseac facts i agree well said
@@pazuzu567 Not actual facts, it is an opinion and an uninformed one at that.
I worked with a professional MMA fighter named Jesse "The Ghost" Gross at a bar doing security. He is a feather weight and he used to rag doll people twice his size all the time. People used to be more aggressive to him because he was the shortest and smallest out of all of the security and we would have to talk them down so Jesse wouldn't destroy them.
People like untseac just highlight their lack of actual knowledge and experience when they say things like this. Insinuating that fights go to decisions because mma is a point centered sport ignores the obvious contradiction that submitting or knocking out the opponent automatically wins you the fight regardless of scoring. Scoring only exists so a winner can be declared in the event that the skills of each fighter prevents the other from being able to stop each other within the time limit.
Also, if a trained kickboxer decides to kick you in the balls instead of the inside thigh, or poke you in the eyes rather than jab or post on you, they are going to whether they train it or not. It happens all the time accidentally in fights, specifically due to how similar the motion is to legal techniques.
I would suggest going to a gym and sparring with any of the professional fighters. You will be humbled.
@@untseac What are talking about? Saying one thing and doing it are two different things.
1. What do you think BJJ is? BJJ is a fundamental component of MMA and the World champions in it are literally the best people in the world at "dislocating shoulders".
2. There have been countless example of fighters that have fought with dislocated shoulders and broken arms. Lomachenko stopped Linares late in the fight with a torn shoulder the he injured very early in the fight for gods sake. Injuries don't just magically stop the opponent.
3. Even WORLD class submission grapplers can't just always stop their opponents because they decide to. They aren't fighting against a dummy, they are fighting against another trained fighter who is trying their best not to be stopped. Skill is the primary factor in whether you can stop your opponent, then error, and then often just luck, like when two fighters exchange a lead hook at the same time.
You are not basing your opinions on anything empirical, you are just repeating dogma.
@@untseac Well MMA is actually not a martial arts, but a mix of different types of martial art which can be used for self defense, I do a mix of BJJ, Muay Thai, and Wrestling and it has worked for me in street situations
My Sensei (Taekwondo) told me to run away when you can because, like everyone has already said, you don't know who that person is AND you don't want to get tangled up with law enforcement / legal system.
i agree and you never know if he or she has a sharp weapon or gun
You had a sensei? Do you mean sabum nim? or kwanjang nim? We don't refer to the masters as sensei in tkd.
It’s because you’re in TKD he told you too run haha
Just playing I know it’s the person not the art
Yeah I think ur mixing ur KR with ur JP words, but yes I agree
One of my instructors use to emphasize cardiovascular training along with one's defense. No matter what style or type of art you study, means nothing if you're out of shape.
And cardiovascular endurance is great for what you should do in most violent situations,unless you are trapped or protecting someone else from an attacker: Run! Run like hell! Don't let those crazy violent creepos catch you!
@today is not yesterday I just don't get into violent situations. Such occurrences are very rare once you are out of junior high. That was hell, and I had no ability to defend myself at all. I became motivated to start learning from then on, but I never fully appreciated how much it could do for my mind and body and quality of life until much later. I got into fitness generally from there. I ride the bicycle whenever I need transport within a reasonable distance, I lift weights, and I train Tae Kwon Do. I used to be a skinny fat teenager at 125 pounds who couldn't even do one pullup. No I am a fully grown 200 pound man who can do many pullups! And other movements too, of course. I don't care for fighting and I don't ever want to get into such a situation again. The health benefits and my general physical appearance and mental calm makes my fitness and martial arts lifestyle a good one. And fitness goes hand in hand with martial arts. Any sport needs conditioning work. I am not a gangster or a drug dealer and I don't get drunk and go to bars or nightclubs on weekends. So the likeliness that I would have to fight someone is very low indeed. And being respectful and kind to people around me makes me a much less likely target as well. But there might be robbers, murderers and/or perverts or something like that I might be unlucky enough to meet on a dark night. If that ever happens, I hope I am able to make the right choice. Whether to run or neutralize my opponent. But most of all, I hope it never happens.
@@magnusemeritus Sometimes you can't run, like if you have a young child with you(that is too big to pick up and carry who cannot keep up with you if you run) or a disabled wife or something like that. You can still try talking your way out of it, or walking away, but sometimes fighting is your last resort that you must take.
@Plorp Blorb Nope, choose your battles wisely. Avoid violence if you can. Violence is not a positive thing at all. Martial arts is for self defense only.
Not entirely true. If you are skilled and go against someone with less to no skill, you can end it before you run out of breath
By this standard we could say self defense does not exist...
MMA lack some aspects of traditional martial arts like weapon training or strictly self defense application BUT is a system that teach you how to fight and stand an opponent... I see plenty of martial arts pracrioner who doesn t spar cause "our techniques are too dangerous" that literally will be crushed by the average boxe or muay thay or MMA practicioner or every other martial arts who spar on regular basis... And a violent guy on the street could even be worst. On the other hand someone used to fight will... Fight. As martial artists we never elevate ourself to our expectations but fall down to the level of our training.
"self defense does not exist"
That's kind of stretching it. What would we call those who have survived combat in war times? Or those in our modern times who do special operations, and come back alive? I guess we could only call them "lucky" then. If that's the case, that would be discounting their training. I think I can understand where you are coming from, but to say something does not exist, just because it is rare for an ordinary/normal person to experience it? That's a big jump.
For some arts, I think we would not want a real, able practitioner to "test" or spar with live people. Ie. guns (yes, this is a martial art), blades, impact weapons and systems involving bodily destruction as the primary tool. These systems employ physically destroying the opponent as the primary tactic. Can't really "full contact spar" with these. Unless you want a lawsuit or something.
@@jephilologist totally miss the point... They are not lucky they are fighters
@@marcodegiovanni3696 precisely, they are fighters. I don't think I missed the point at all. I told you that I get where you are coming from. I am just adding for the point about some arts not being appropriate for sparring.
So you do acknowledge they are fighters. In combat, they defended their person. Would that not be self defense? It is an abstract concept. You cannot say it does not exist. It exists as principles and concepts that people apply. Call it whatever you want, fighting, combat, self-defense, martial art, survival, etc... The concept exists. You cannot say it does not. That's exaggerated.
Edit: The statement "we should call them lucky then" is sarcasm if you did not catch it.
I pretty sure Anthony Smith spars a lot, I'm sure this wrestler doesn't spar, he didn't get crushed.
To be fair I think you are missing the point aswell. Some may not like to admit it, but as someone who does BJJ, I have to say, self defense BJJ is different from competition BJJ. Same could be said for MMA. I'm not gonna say MMA fighters and BJJ guys can't defend themselves because that's untrue, BUT you would be incorrect in saying that they aren't different entities and should be treated as such. Self defense DOES exist. The conversation should be instead at what capacity does self defense become important. One example would be the element of surprise that they mentioned in this video. That's most certainly an aspect of self defense that branches off into many different scenarios that myself as a BJJ player and MMA fighters don't bother training.
The guy Anthony Smith fought in that home invasion was a high level wrestler drugged out of his mind. Another thing that made it tough for the mma fighter was that he didn't want anyone to die. Anthony Smith just unloaded on the guy and the doctors had a hard time with how much brain swellinh there was.
Smith also told that his livingroom was covered in blood and he did not have a scratch on him
@@raigokutsar5886 thank you
I've noticed a lot of these videos have a provocative title followed by the commentators just babbling on about nothing. It doesn't surprise me at all that they've completely misrepresented the story. Sounds to me like if anything the case is a very good example of MMA being used effectively for self-defense, it's just also illustrative of how much more stressful such a situation is compared to a fight in the ring, and of the simple fact that no amount of martial arts skill will make you invincible. Of course being upfront about that in the title and commentary doesn't get views.
This story actually tells me that MMA helped a lot. To wake up in the middle of the night and dominate someone who is prepared for this situation when you had no warning and the stakes are as high as they get (your family will be next) takes training and MMA is probably up there with some of the best training for this situation that is available. Obviously it's about how you use those skills. Damn right that when there's no Ref, no rules and no warning and you're half asleep it's gonna be the hardest fight of your life. It's a real fight. No corner man telling you what to do when you've got tunnel vision. No rounds, no water, no ice, sometimes there's no witnesses, nobody calling the cops, no doctor standing by. You win or you die. Nobody to throw in the towel in when you're unconscious and he's still choking you...
I worked as security in one of the busiest bars in my city for years for extra income--god help my soul, it was awful. Our bar had a policy to talk as much as possible and touch as little as possible, and I was still put in quite a lot of situations where I had to defend myself as part of the job.
I have trained a decent amount of kickboxing and BJJ and I was pretty competitive in sparring/rolling in the gym without having competed in any amateur or professional fights.
While I agree verbal de-escalation and just not being an asshole are the most important skills in self defense, I was still able to stuff some drunk kid from the university wrestling team from double legging me onto my head on concrete, I was able to defend myself from strikes, gauge distance properly, move my feet properly, physically control someone who was attacking me, and in the worst situations where my safety was compromised, choke someone out without hitting them.
MMA, by far, has the most application to real life fighting because you drill, test and MOST IMPORTANTLY SPAR more things that are applicable to actual fighting than any other martial art, regardless of whether hair pulling, eye poking, groin kicking, etc. are actively trained.
Besides, if you know how to jab or post properly, or throw a proper inside leg kick, you know how to eye poke someone or kick them in the balls. It happens all the time accidentally.
All of that being said, training for self defense is nonsense. Not being an asshole will get you much farther than any martial art ever will.
Wow, awesome, I love to hear this from the people who have been there and done it for real. Many thanks...
Exactly, if you know how to control someone then regardless of whether or not they’re going for eyes or balls you will most likely still be able to defend yourself
That's why martial arts are mostly about growing yourself as a person (a mindset that has been lost in most MMA gyms).
What college did the kid wrestle for?
thats why we need to attack fast and knock the enemy quick right?
Love the street fighting advice. Years ago, studying Kenpo, my instructors' advice on street fighting was to not get in them. He also refused to teach board breaking. His answer whenever asked was "The first time you get attacked by a board, I'll teach you how to break one"
😂👍
Board breaking is useful, insofar as you do need to punch with resistance, both to condition your body for the impact and to ensure you are using proper technique. That said, a makiwara does that just as well. My dojo has a plank of wood with a layer of that jigsaw foam mat that we're encouraged to punch. "The makiwara is the truth-teller," my sensei often says.
*plays video of people wielding boards*
Chong Li: "Brick no hit back"
Well, Chong Li doesn't understand Newton's 3rd Law of Physics.
"The greatest warrior wins without fighting." - Sun-Tzu 🙏
The art of fighting without fighting - Bruce Lee.
Best advice I've ever heard, the best way to win a street fight is avoiding a street fight.
Thank you Mr. Dewey and Mr. Enkamp for this.
When a person is on drugs it increases their pain threshold and strength . So punches and kicks won't stop them they have to be chocked unconscious or kill be stopped.
Or knock out would work too you know, instead of killing someone
Well, punches and kicks do more than just inflict pain. So while the pain threshold might go up, shutting someone'slights off with a head kick isn't something that can be stopped with a load of meth. Same goes for shutting down someone's nerves, blowing out someone's knee with an oblique kick etc.
Not just wrestlers but anybody, as above comment I have seen over 6 guys holding down an ice/meth user and they were struggling, I have seen this about 3 times btw.....blessings....
'On Drugs' is what Drug exactly? I guarantee you that someone that just drank a beer or smoked a cigarette is not stronger or has an increased pain threshold. People that are high on weed definitely are not stronger (They might have an increased tolerance for chronic pain, not acute). Someone high on Speed or cocaine might be stronger momentarily due to an insanely increased heartrate and pump, but nowhere does their pain threshold drop.
Pain threshold exclusively drops with hard opiates, often of medical grade. Ketamine, Heroin, Anaesthetics, Or rough quantities of hard liquor.
That's why 0.45 cal was created, throws your drugass 10feet away🤣
You can't beat my the ultimate art of staying home and minding your own business.
Home Invaders: *Allow us to introduce ourselves*
This entire video is about a man having HIS HOUSE broken into
I teach self preservation and MMA. One of my students unfortunately discovered the difference.
He had been dating a female that unknown to him was also dating another guy as well. My student spent the night with the female.
He woke to a man on top of him trying to beat him with a bat. He actually woke to getting struck in the head by the bat first.
The female had given this other a guy a key, but for some reason didn’t think this would cause a problem.
My student woke and went straight into combat mode. He rolled out of the bed, his arms over his face. He was getting struck by the bat still.
He was able to grapple and disarm the guy. He said he was a little dazed from being struck so he remained in the clench briefly while moving around to get the guy off balance.
Once he was able to focus better he struck the guy in the face with an elbow, then struck his eardrum with an open hand.
The jealous “other” boyfriend staggered back, then took flight from the apartment. My student grabbed the bat and took pursuit.
Once the guy was out of the house, my student called the police. Then he called me, we talked until the police arrived.
My student said he was glad he had training in both, cage fighting, and self preservation. I don’t call it self defense.
Having several fights in the cage at that time, my student said it was a totally different experience what has happened. He said had he only known cage fighting, it might’ve had a different outcome.
This video was awesome bringing that point out.
People don't know what it's like when you get an adrenaline dump and fight or flight, without practise you can be overwhelmed with shakes, and heart pumping, and not a clear enough mind to adequately self-preserve. Technique and experience in martial arts prepares the body and mind for those rare instances when it's all too real. Anyone who says it doesn't has neither technique nor experience and is speaking from their ignorance, rather than from their knowing.
I like how you personified the man as a man, guy, boyfriend, etc, but the woman is a "female." Men who do this generally don't like women very much.🙄
If the assailant was a high level wrestler then MMA obviously doesn't suck for self defense.
What I got out of this is to do meth before fights 😤🙏🏽👍🏽💯
🤣🤣🤣
I cannot face palm hard enough without breaking my nose.
500 years ago: let's learn to fight to protect our family and homeland.
Now: let's just learn to fight in the ring.
That's mostly the case!
You're ignoring Rome history there. Despite popular opinion, Gladiators rarely killed each other because of their money value.
@@i-v-l9335 yes, I believe that the time we live today is also a key factor. Nowdays people accuire skill to make a living. Street fighting is not encouraged and rarely happens, so fighters focus on the sports aspect more to gain fame and money. remeber when the baddest man on the planet broke his hand in a street fight.
@@Ronin-101 May I know who it is?
@@phoenixj1299 Mike Tyson...he got into some fight and broke his hand..
I love this conversation. 2 martial artists being open minded. Much respect.
Ramsey started with the right premise, but did not explore it fully: self-defense is a legal term. It is not a tactic, it is not a skill, it is in no way, shape or form a method of action, once the fight starts. Self-defense is the legal justification for the application of force, and it varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.
Now, you can apply principles of avoidance, deescalation , and what men like Craig Douglas and Chuck Haggard call managing unknown contacts. This is true, but it's not fighting, either.
Do not feed the trolls. MMA is a strong foundation for fighting, and that is what we are talking about here, fighting.
Is it a complete package? Well, yes and no. Good MMA is a complete system of unarmed fighting. Should a man learn to use weapons in addition? Then that depends on if he is learning MMA for a practical or sporting purpose.
Purpose and intent determines the student's path. I hear the same argument among jiu-jitsu instructors, some from very prestigious schools. "You can't do sport jiu-jitsu in the street!"
You think someone like Garry Tonon is going to granby roll three times to a de la Riva sweep to a leglock? No. He is going to exercise good fundamentals, close the distance, execute a simple takedown, and pummel his opponent to a pulp.
Let's all step back and be realistic here.
I once read in a Ninja book that your fighting posture should be whatever your doing at the time, carrying groceries, taking out trash, walking to your car, etc. Situational awareness and all that.
Being a trained fighter also better prepares you for high stress situations.
The “open hand slap” my long lost cousin speaks about does work but it’s not a slap. You use the bottom of your palm and you have to hit in the right spot. It’s called a brachial stun and as a corrections officer, it’s what we use since we can’t just be punching inmates in the face. It doesn’t knock them completely unconscious but it does take them off their feet with one strike.
it's called a palm strike
Sure, it's called a palm strike whenever you use your palm, on any target but a strike to a specific point on the neck is often referred to as a brachial stun no matter what "weapon" you use. Of course, that name is also a bit of a misnomer because the brachial nerves relate to the arm so they themselves wouldn't have the effect people are looking for. If you're going for that spot though, you're likely to give the carotid artery a nice little tap and that can have interesting effects.
I can see that really hurtin’ someone if you did it with a shuto or a ridge hand, because the neck has a lot going on in there- a concentrated strike like that might actually KO someone if done with enough gusto
You should be corrected yourself. US is a 3rd world country
Striking the opponent with cupped hands over their ears will disorient them. So will a slap or poke to the eyes. A firm, (not hard) strike to the solar plexus will deplete their lungs and cause dificulty to inhale as the diaphram is compressed and temporarily paralyzed. These techniques are only designed to prevent a fight from continuing with little to no minor injuries to the opponent.
I've used martial arts techniques in a home invasion and on the streets, as well as competition. The thing to bear in mind is asymmetry of objectives: whatever some guy in the street may want, maybe to look big, take stuff, whatever, my mission is to get home to my family in one piece - and ideally not do jail time afterwards. Using words, running like hell, jumping into a taxi - these are all things I have done.
Some like to call it "running", I prefer to call it "slipping strikes from afar"
This meeting had to occur. You both are great and very knowledgeable. 🙇
Thanks for your kind words
When someone is also high or drugged out of their mind, their pain tolerance is something you can't quantify. Every kick, punch you do might not even bother them, and they can just shrug it off. In my mind, I would avoid getting into that position in the first place. I would try to avoid and hide somewhere if I can to get away. I may just try to keep this attacker from touching me, or grabbing me in any way whatsoever.
In my college karate class, it's noted that your best bet is to avoid, but a lot of the time you might not be avoid to them, you can't outrun them. We did a little exercise where one student would run across the dojo as fast as they could, and another person would chase them and if reached would lightly slap the runner's back, and out of 10 students, only 1 made it across the room without getting touched, slapped. This made it very clear that sometimes you might have to engage someone, stopping them in their place or enduring it til you get help or the attacker stops. At the same time, I know that adrenaline might make you faster, depending on being in a true flight or fight situation, when you get that goosebumps feeling or the hair on your neck stands up.
I also really love live sparring or rolling. You feel a more realistic pressure on you if on the ground, and you learn how to deal with that position, keeping calm and being able to still think and move. I do get occasionally hit a bit too hard, but that helps as well. You get use to being hit in the chest, or maybe the head or face, that you start automatically reacting to defend, block and/or counter in response. I remember getting slapped on the forehead too many times during sparring, that I figured out how to read it and then how to react quick enough to block or avoid it.
I think it's also important to always practice awareness, even if you are at home. Take note of entrances, including windows, doors, etc, places where you can hide, inner bathroom, closet, etc. If you have a weapon, knife, baton, gun (may have limitations, if you have to keep ammo and gun stored separately ), etc know where you keep it and practice how you would use it if something happened in the midday, late night or early morning. Or if you go into hiding, take the weapon with you and know how to use it if you must.
That's exactly why I don't like living in a big houseeverytime I come home I will check every hiding place there was always have weapons everywhere I live in an airstream camper now in the woods and have weapons stashed everywhere even amongst the trees hundreds of feet away from my house where the town filled full of meth heads that love to steal you got to be on your toes
That running and hiding is for sissies and not defense minded individuals , karate is good training but and is only as good as the self-confidence of the karate-ka but unfortunately most are not trained to survive real confrontations of self-defense.
Still gotta breathe though. Destroy the air supply if you know what I mean 😉
Sorry that was a lot to read,
But the part where you said you've had an experiment in where people would run and someone would tap you on back
Sorry but that's not a real life scenario,
Taking a bunch of people with various degrees of fitness, experience, controlled environment, no danger or being hurt, supervised, open space.
1) been in the real fight and having so much open space, where you control and have the ability to get away brings the chances of you being seriously attacked, brings less danger
2) training in that style of open space, having no fear that you're going to be hurt, having someone to supervise the situation and so on
Breeds false confidence, when you're confronted with the real thing is going to miss your head up, you have even less chance of understanding how to defend yourself in that situation.
If you said to me the experiment
That 6 men weighing over 300 lbs, entered the dojo,
Attacked the master and the most of class managed to escape and you're left with other person
then all seven formed a circle around you, blocking the door, and with all of them attacking you at the all at same time, they only stop when you are bleeding or unconscious ,
That's the best type of training but no one's going to do that because lawsuit.
Who needs self defense classes when you got guns
MMA definitely gives you skills you can apply to defending yourself.
But to the guys who say MMA is as close to real life as you can get, lets not forget MMA prepares you to fight in a cage unarmed and almost naked against another unarmed and almost naked man for 3-5 5 minute rounds where both of you are aware that you are fighting each other, and there is a referee to enforce rules and measures in place to prevent grievous bodily harm.
Does that sound like the average person's daily reality? And does that sound like your typical self defense situation?
Great points.
I agree that the skills from your average mma school can be applied. However as you stated, preparing for sport is different than preparing for defense.
To add on to your reply; there are differences in mindset between preparing to defend oneself vs preparing for a match. First... you know when, where, and who you're going to fight. Second, theres agreed upon boundaries , rules, courtesies, etc... Third? you generally know what will happen in a loss during a match (docs/refs check you out, you and your opponent probably exchange a quick hug, etc...). A loss in self defense doesn't have such definite outcomes. All of these things can feed into how effectively a person can defend themselves against actual violence. Attending to these mindsets and concerns during training can have a huge impact on ones ability to defend themselves.
@@pauln6844 exactly. Couldn't have said it better myself
THE KAMEHAMEHA IT IS MORE EFFECTIVE THAN MMA
This is great! So much information in this, I’m looking forward to more!
There's this Zen story about a tea master who accidentally offended a ruffian, and was challenged to a death match. But the tea master was terrified, and pled to have some time to prepare. The ruffian agreed.
The tea master went to a famous samurai for help. During the tea ceremony, the samurai noticed the tea master was very meticulous and focused. So he taught the tea master to point his sword with the same intensity as preparing tea.
In the match, the tea master did what the samurai told him. The ruffian could not find any opening with the blade pointing straight at him, so he gave up and forfeited.
@IntergalacticNobody I was headlocked once but a very strong, very crazy dude on meth, and I'd started watching MMA. Instead of being (JUST) an absolutely clueless video gamer dweeb, I could for the first time in my life think of 2 or 3 techniques to escape his headlock of me.
First I tried to fight the hands/push elbow over chin, but he was too strong. So then I just wrapped my arms around him and used my legs to drive him forward so he lost his balance and had to let go of me to post with an arm, or he would fall on his head. Normally this is a take-down, but no more MMA for me this time, because this dude had teeth and fingers and doesn't care about MMA rules, so I just used the opportunity to stay upright and ran. Situation escaped safely. I would probably still be there today smelling that dudes armpit if not for observing some common techniques that tip the balance away from raw power.
But never forget, real fighting don't care about rules. If any technique you are considering can put you in danger of teeth or fingers in eyes, or groin stuff, then DO NOT USE IT. In real life you always want to put distance between you and your attacker, not initiate clinches or takedowns. Self-defense isn't about winning a fight, it's about getting away and back to whatever you were doing your life before this stranger initiated a PVP match-matching you didn't sign up for!
It's more of an intimidation then skill.
As an Aikidoka, from a very traditional non-competitive style, I just needed to say that you hit the nail on the head - deescalation techniques and situation awareness are priceless and the most important weapon in you reportoire. Kudos from Portugal
The intruder was a star high school wrestler, this had nothing to do with MMA not working for self defense. The guy was just tuff!
Thank you. I like these talks. They reflect so much of what not only you are about but also your take on martial arts and your love for it
oscar ellenius Thanks a lot! 🙏 Makes me so happy to hear 😄 As martial artists, what brings us together is far more important than what sets us apart. We can all learn from each other! 💪
@@KARATEbyJesse I completely agree. As you said about bunkai applications one bunkai many expressions. It applies to martial arts in general I think. Thank you for leading the way in many ways.
From my experience when you end up in a situation where you need to use "self defence" you already failed to do few steps self protection, like awareness, removing your self from potential harm, deescalating verbally if possible etc. But if you get into one understand that attacker/attackers have the advantage. They are prepared pumped with adrenaline, usually drugged or psychologically twisted in some way. And if fight happen, you first need to buy yourself time to pump your adrenalin, and then use all you have and unleash hell. This is not legal advice this is advice how to survive. Legal consequences will come later and there will be some. But that is a price for having legal system that favors criminals and lunatics. If it is not home invasion do what you must and as soon as window of opportunity presents itself run away. Of course not a single human wants to badly hurt or kill another human being. That is why I think self protection experts as well as all old masters insist you don't use force unless it is necessary to protect your life and/or the life of your family. As far as protection from home invasion goes, it's not bad to have one or two rotwaillers. They are kind of hard to be ambushed in home invasion scenario. Stay safe and take care.
Well said! Thanks for chiming in 😄
It's very important for ppl to understand the difference between martial arts, self-defence and combat sports....honestly they are like differences between physics, chemistry, biology and yes they are all fall under sciences and correlate in some ways but having the understand the difference is very important. Especially in martial arts, which bring risk to balancing life or death.
Thank you great comment, the truth!
Yeah.. my brother used to have 3 Rotweillers when he had a business that involved him in a lot of conflict. Someone once asked him why three dogs not two? He said, really laid back like Clint Eastwood... "They only make double barreled shotguns."
MMA is a sport - as such it is designed to protect the competitors and extend the length of bouts - 2 qualities which are precisely the opposite of what you want in a self defense system.
Furthermore 90% of self defense is mental not physical - situational awareness, the ability to de-escalate conflict, and simply not going to places where there is a greater chance that you will need to defend yourself, will do the job most times.
But that doesn't sell dojo/gym memberships.
The confusion arises because MMA is a pretty effective fighting system and people often mistakenly conflate the defending yourself with fighting- they aren't the same thing - for one thing one is legal and the other isn't.
Also 90 percent of fight also end up in the ground 1 for mma 0 for karate 😂
I thought this mma vs tma question was answered way back in the 90’s.
Your comment might have been the most intelligent one in this thread. Guess what you got for answers, again.😂
Respectfully I don't think any martial art can truly prepare you to have a "fun time" with a meth head / unstable person with insanse-person strength fighting you in a cramped computer room / home office like with Anthony. Especially so if it's less than a minute after being woken up at 4am in your boxers.
That's true, but I think the "controversy" is bc many people think that MMA/UFC fighters are kind of invincible (toughest warriors on the planet) in real-life situations. Fighting as a sport is one thing but defending your life in real-life situations is obviously a complete different story.
@@jcTorres813 Yeah, that explains alot of butthurt in the comments. Fanbois think, that cage fighting is some kind of superpower.
@@breadinfrench3847 Yes.
krav maga can
@@iheartdrawing9455 Strip mall Krav or "I was in the IDF" Krav? One of those maybe.
Sometimes you just end in situation when you are assaulted. I mean this MMA fighter didnt exactly chose that some psycho get in his house, right?
Self-defense does not equal all street fights. Self defense is a street fight that you dont have option to not participate, at least to some degree.
And so called 'win' in self-defense is basically getting out of it relatively unharmed.
Exactly! 👍
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Jesse & Ramsey: Hold our beer
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I’m waiting for the MMA edition with Ramsey, Jesse, Icy Mike, Rokas, Fight Commentary, all going on Rogan with Eddie Bravo.
** Ramsey: Hold my caffeine free diet soda.
Cage fighting and fighting for survival are completely different.
Mazi Sigmond well cage fighting releases on you some survival instinct but yeah still different
Arian Kalavi It’s all about our primitive instinct your body will act like you are in real danger but less than in street
No they’re not!
@@jojolafleche158 sorry didn't quite understand your remark did you mean you react like your life was in danger in a street fight.
In the street someone will actually use a weapon on u. Most mma gyms don't teach how to deal with a person with a knife. Also on the street it's not always one on one. Grappling is not something that u want to do when fighting multiple opponents.
Reminded of our good friend Sensei Abernethy’s breakdown of consensual vs non-consensual violence
From experience i fought off a crackhead & believe me it was like fighting the terminator the only eay to get him to stop was to do the unmentionable which i cannot say (due to incrimination) ..
Did you check his oil?
@@BatCaveOz 😅😅
Bet it had to do with the: eyes, groin or throat.
I have family members that talk like getting into fights on a night out is unavoidable. And I'm like "how come I never have these problems then?"
It’s so great to see you & Ramsay having a deep conversation about a very important topic.
I love 💘 your cooperation here!
Both of you're are very knowledgeable and break down and talk so people can actually understand without having any martial art background.
I would like to se more of you two together! Thank you!
I won my first street fight, with a lot of luck, but I was injured. that changed my view of martial arts. Since then, I've only been striving for efficient self-defense beyond all rules
Glad to hear you came out smarter!
When I was a kid before I had any martial arts training, my dad who had no martial arts training told me to kick the bully in the nuts and I did. He right down and never bothered me again. I'm a second degree in Karate now and I think I would still go for the nuts if I had to defend myself. Of course there are other vulnerable targets to strike as well.
Self protection/defence is a different ‘animal’. For example, whilst I train regularly, I carry pepper spray and other items that are legal. However, i have no intention of playing it “fair” if I have to deal with unsolicited violence. In my home, I take it to a whole other level. “Empty hand” is an absolute last resort.
Oh man, I LOVE these cooperations!
Two fighters, with, what feels like very similar mindsets coming from completely different corners of martial arts, exchanging their expertise. It's pure gold. Please keep it up even after corona has passed!
These discussions have been very great and productive, especially self-defense which is a tricky topic, thank you Jesse and Ramsey, always entertaining to watch!
I would ay this, the fighter would be in far worse shape if he didnt know how to fight, its not useless to know how to use mma, it just he couldnt control him true but he would have been hurt much more if he didnt know mma.
Or at least have developed a certain degree of physical toughness to be able to take the punishment because of his MMA training.
Agreed. Talking and social skills are the best deterrent. But If someone was invading my house. Im not gonna attempt to control him. Hes getting shot or stabbed or bludgeoned. Thats the real failure of mma. Makes you all to eager to engage a potentially life or death scenario with just fists.
I would rather have a lot of MMA experience, than no experience at all!
Awesome conversation with the karate nerd and the coach!
your welcome sensei
Thanks! This video is really interesting. It gives me many insights
Three times i have used my mma skills in self defense. Three times I was quickly looking for an escape route after quickly stopping my attacker.
Yeah, once I just backed them up with a strike they genuinely seemed to think i would not throw, and then fleet of foot as I used to be, escaped the situation. The so-called "manliest" men I know have spent a lot of time pissing in a tube in hospitals.
This is something that should be remembered when "the arm chair quarterbacks" watch a short video clip of a law enforcement officer in a real fight with a suspect who may or may not be bigger than them and are critical of the officer's actions. As shown in this interview of the MMA fighter, it is much harder that people can imagine to place hand cuffs on someone. Drugs, mental illness, and adrenaline all play a role. Thank you for discussing this issue.
Unfortunately Police have to play by the rules.Bad guys don't..
@@luvlife2786 and even when they do, sometimes they still get backlash.
Thank you, guys. This was spot on. Also, it's even more enjoyable to listen to two experts instead of just one.
You two are the best example of a true martial artist. Much respect. 👏
I think what people forget about MMA practitioners, is that their bodies have been conditioned to withstand a whole lot of punishment that a typical guy on the street can't handle no matter how tough or how high on adrenaline they are. A few punches from an MMA fighter could be devastating to a guy who does not get his body beaten up by a fellow combatant on a daily basis. So yeah it might not be perfect but It's highly effective if push comes to shove and you have no other option but to defend yourself.
Let me tell you something: MMA is good for self defense, but the problem is about the way is shown, because normally they train only for sporty/competitive combats. When they learn to use those various martial arts to self-defense, everything change. And obviously, some martial arts suck for MMA (like Taekwondo, Ninjutsu, Capoeira or Aikido) and others are really effective (like Karate, Boxing, Muay Thai, Judo, Wrestling and Brazilian Jujitsu). If the fighter know how to mix those martial arts correctly (if you don't believe me, ask Oliver), will go beyond every expectations...
Amazing video! Well done!
Good topic of discussion, and I'm really glad you guys were able to find so much middle ground! Even if forms, or techniques can vary widely between different arts or styles, it seems to me that generally the mentality behind them is the same. The best self defense is walking away from any potential fights, and the best practitioners of self defense are those who never have to use it. Good video, Jesse.
In India quiet often we see in news that young girls defend herself from a gang of thugs and she knows karate. Thats karate for you. ❤
There have been a couple of instances where I have been heavily provoked, with some physical force involved, and I walked away without responding.
I find it afterwards it is the hardest thing to convince yourself that walking away was better than engaging...
@Robert Berizins - Talk to someone who has lost an eye in a street fight. It happens more often than you might think. You've done the right thing. Also, people die by hitting their head on the concrete. You don't want to go to jail for manslaughter.
I knew this guy who went to Jail for man slaughter for this resean
Love seeing you and Ramsey talk
*Amazing!*
I think also part of the reasons why its sometimes difficult to fight newbies in sparring is because they dont use technique or any type of rhyme or reason, so they can catch you off guard.
That's a thing with martial arts. Having done quite some years on TKD I realized that martial arts have descended to the hole of "Score points=win" (that's not to say that all martial arts and all dojos are like that) and that is not practical. The point of most martial arts was and should be no more than pure self defense. The mentality that in martial arts there are rules, like for example no hitting in certain positions, not allowed to use certain techniques and stuff like that is just wrong by me. I know it is a bit out of context with the whole video but that's just my feelings and opinions...
Definitely on point, thanks for chiming in!
I think that TKD is more prone to following point fighting tactics because it has representation as high as the Olympics. It becomes easier to fall into that rough standard when TKD tournaments are very prominent. This idea that MMA suffers because it follows certain rules is a little disingenuous. I'd like to think that any skilled fighter can overcome that voice in the back of their head that says "no groin strikes" if they were in a position where it truly mattered. They have perfectly usable skills in that regard, and you aren't quick to use skills that you don't regularly practice such as eye gouges or biting.
Point sparring is the worse. thing to happen to Karate and TKD. Free style is more realistic.
@@Sharikacat yes indeed it is the case, WTF TKD had some real bullshit just to comply with Olympic regulations... Or whatever you call it
Also I said that not all martial arts are like this and I'm only talking based on my experience in TKD but I imagine that the situation is the same with other martial arts too...
It's all about your expectations and what you want to learn. I've been through 3 different TKD schools. The absolute roughest schools ... full sparring with very few rules, just gets people hurt. Badly. And technique falls to the way-side to taking someone out.
if your drill is "I want to learn how to survive in the wild jungles of this city!" then hey, there's techniques for showing that. That doesn't mean other martial arts have lost value. Self-control that (IMHO) great martial art schools teach goes a long way to mitigating and avoiding fights.
If your point is "hey these martial arts schools are advertising that they can help you survive on the street!" then we are in complete agreement. Schools should be honest in what they teach. In my travels, half of "surviving on the street" all comes back to who can take more pain.
This is a great video, thank you both, I do teach self defense, and found really interesting hearing you talk about laws and the concept involving the difference between purposes at appliance because it's not usual, and something really hard to make students understand it, that are different ways to apply 🙏 Respect, 0 street fights, 0 loses, and if you fight, you are the problem
Thank you Jesse for a great description in self-defense not only in technique but mentally. There are so many people that ask questions about how many street fights and when I tell them I usually have talked my way out of most situations or walked away from possible situations. I have been training since 1973 and had to, unfortunately, defend my self only a couple of times and it was not pretty. In one instance even with my knife defense training, I was cut up pretty well when a surprise attacker outside a movie theatre in 1982 tried to rob me and the two lady co-workers I was with. Mind you I came out by taking the attacker down and saving our lives but not without lots of stitches and healing time. I think many martial artists do not teach about the very viscous nature of self-defense and its something I express consistently with my students, future law enforcement groups, and sports fighters that I train and have trained. One thing I tell them is you may be prepared physically, but mentally you don't know until you see how you can control your fear. Like anything not being able to control that fear is dangerous and most people that would do harm to you will try to instill some kind of fear or control you. There is a huge difference between a street fight(which seems to be prevalent when questioned) and defending oneself from impending violence and these situations have to be tested and trained. Thanks for all your insight keep up the great information out there for everyone especially nerd like us to make sure we are giving "correct" information.
I agree about not getting into street fights. Extremely rare that someone is going to hit you without reason, and that only happens to certain types of people. Build your body, look like a deterrent, train in a martial art or fighting style, and then just go about your business knowing 99.9 percent chance you'll never have to use it if you don't look for problems.
My trainer told me that boxing can help with self defense, kickboxing can help as well in my opinion so can jujitsu
Great upload....Thanks. Excellent as usual!!!
My plesure!
I like these discussion videos and breakdowns
Streetfight can occure even if you apply situational awareness.
Yes, combat sports work in streetfight.
I would say, learn traditional forms of Karate or kung fu (choose hung gar kung fu), meanwhile get training in competition combat sport, and go to the competition with ko authorized. This helps getting used to stress management and strike precision. You ´ll have more than a chance to win a streetfight when, unfortunetly, needed. Strike as hard as you can to the body but becareful with head strikes as it may hurts your hands very quickly.
Do you agree with me ?
Best comment I've read in here
Last year i ended up in like 6 street fight i dont know how because other ppl in my school didnt only me i think i am too kind at first and then ppl take advantage of u and when they keep on doing that i have to defend myself verbally but it always ends up as a fight, but by fighting they start to respect u even if u lose i won like 5 of them and i lost one, but he started to be nicer to me too after that, but i try to avoid fights at all cost cuz it is also scary as hell
I'm going to guess you are a teenager and advise accordingly. IMO fighting for respect in school is ok if you need to do it. I know it sucks to be in that situation and it's scary. You should avoid it if possible, but as you know in certain schools that's the only way to be treated with respect.
On the positive side. I think this is the ideal time in your life to have that experience. You get to learn how to handle adrenaline, and how to not "black out" while dealing with a flight or fight response. By "blacking out" I mean you act but have no conscious memory of what happened. After a few fights you get over this. You probably know what I am talking about by now. Many people have unwittingly killed others while in this state and had to deal with the consequences when they came to. You also, get to learn to let shit go. That fighting is usually not worth it. That it feels bad hurting others. And that even if you lose you can just let it go. Plus, you learn not to freeze as a response to danger.
Later in life fighting is much more likely to end with you or the other person being seriously hurt and/or having to deal with the legal system. Plus, it is more likely to be a something truly life threatening. It's better to learn these things now when the stakes are lower.
Finally, my advise would be that if you can't avoid a fight, try to chose your ground. More of your friends close by is better. Less of their friends nearby is better. Responsible adults who can break things up within earshot is better. And, for the love of Zeus try to fight over ground or grass. Asphalt, rocks, and cement can easily turn a tepid brawl into a deadly situation.
After High School, fighting is rare.
You'll be okay as long as you avoid problems. Avoid drunk frustrated dudes and shady places 😉
Great video!
Great interview! :)
Bodybuilding is underrated for self defense. If you are just very large and built, you will win many street fights by people not wanting to have them with you.
Crackheads are immune to hand to hand combat, cars, dogs, house alarms, falls from great heights and sometimes small arms fire. They also can run at near superhuman speeds like captain america. I think it has to do with the way the brain can rewire itself (hysterical strength) especially after drugs. Even elite athletes can only use 60 to 70% of thier total strength after years of rigorous training. This is something we've known in the "hood" for a very long time guys...btw not all people have the option to avoid or de-escalate physical altercations (h2h, h2w or w2w) most of it has to do with the environment and the culture of the area.
Care to show any studies on this? Any evidence?
Great Video. I love your channel. You are a great guy👍👍
Thanks!
Ramsey Dewey and Jesse Enkamp always on point with their analysis, thanks for keeping it 💯 lads.
Our pleasure!
I have always tried to avoid fights but sometimes those fights found me in my earlier years. Done some weird things to get out of fights. Lol.
True true, including jumping from 3rd storey while being chased by a bike gang in Vereniging , South Africa, among many gang fights/escapes...
I had friends and even family members who acted like getting in fights was something that just happened when you go out to the clubs. And then I'm like "ok but how come I never have these kinds of problems ever? how come your stories are all about confrontation, and mine are all about the funny thing that happened on the dance floor?" Like, your personality, and how you view the world - if you have something to defend, to protect, something to prove - will dictate if "those fights find you". Because it's not by accident.
I find it hard to find a “Karate” school, do they even exist? The sign on the marquee of the shopping mall says Karate but when you go to the door of the school it says Tae Kwon do.
Tons of karate in NJ
That is a really very good advice! Just don't go around looking for trouble, but if trouble come your way avoid it, but if you really cannot avoid it the fight to defend. Live today, to fight another day.
Sun Tzu, the best war is one that doesn't even need to happen.
I trained in boxing and judo a lot here in Denmark, at the same time I always went out Fridays and Saturdays to have fun with my friends. Have often been provoked but never ever have I thrown a punch, 98% of the time you can calm people down with words, on the 1% I just chose to disengage, as for the last percentage when knives and guns come into play ... fortunately never been in that situation, life is not a movie. Now I am 55 and kind of proud that I never had to resort to violence.
Seek out Dave Hazard of England, he will Enlighten you on Karate as a self-defense system.
Dave, is one of a few that actually makes karate work in real situations! A pleasure to have trained with him, whilst at SEKU. A quote I remember him saying at a grading once, was No Speed No Karate!
MMA is one of the best martial arts that you can train for self-defense.
Particularly if you remove the rules!
MMA has the benefit of being constantly pressure-tested, compared to traditional martial arts. I still love my karate, make no mistake, but since I don't plan on needing to fight anytime soon (and it's statistically unlikely), I can take my time to enjoy everything else that karate has to teach me.
MMA fighters are (usually) in great physical condition, which together with training make them, great at the SPORT of MMA. But MMA is SPORT.
MMA could be wrestling and boxing, or bjj and Muay Thai or anything. MMA is every martial art or fighting technique
@Mm Mm unless you opponent has a gun too. Or has better gun or is a better shooter than you. It's amazing how many cops are killed by their own guns, killed by someone who didn't have a gun
In the UK we have two men Peter Consterdine and Geoff Thompson, who worked very rough night clubs in the 1980s and 1990s and saw the weaknesses in the popular martial arts of that time. If interested you should have a look at their stuff. They founded the Britsh Combat Assisioation. Its a real eye opener.