I am the quite one and here I am thinking about scenarios of defending my class against 2 armed perps. Stuff like that rarely happens in my area, city or state even, but something bothers me to stay prepared. I'm still disappointed in that one guy that said "That's (the quite guy) the school shooter, lol"
@@dustinconnolly7258 Admirable example of Japanese respect was the rape of Nanking during WWII The only reason why they did't win the Nobel Peace Price was that the award was suspended during the war years.
Well... That is a pretty good saying... I do have the very same philosophy.. A stranger.... You never really know who they are. Until it is too late.. Treat a stranger with respect..
@@DoubleplusUngoodthinkful no it means not hitting at all. A person who is truly good must be able to commit bad things, otherwise he wouldn't BE a good person, he'd just be a person who's UNABLE to do bad things which means he is weak . "He who uses a sword " - meaning he is powerful and can hurt anyone with that sword. Here the sword means terrible things. "But chooses to keep it sheathed "- means that even though he has a ability to hurt others and perform all those malicious actions, he does not because he chooses not to, meaning he IS A GOOD PERSON. I hope this clears it up for you.
Great story. I'm from a family of boxers, have trained my whole. Thought really highly of myself when I was 21. Would box anyone for bets. I got torn apart by a guy from Cuba,twice my age and half my size. Humbling experience, and great life lesson.
+Doctor Black Cole Dedhand just owned you with truth. The "your mum" cracks are so 1980's.... work harder and get some originality. The EBT handouts have made you lazy
Love the reply by John Wayne in Rio Bravo when asked if Ricky Nelson's character was any good with a gun - I think he's good enough that he doesn't feel the need to prove it.
I had one of those dogs once. It was unnerving how long he could wait for a child to get close. Fortunately we figured it out, unfortunately he had to go down. Seems he was chained at the previous owners house, around some bad little girls. Sad all around.
@@waynehendrix4806 That makes me sad, An otherwise good dog, turned into something else by bad previous owners. In my opinion there are no inherantly bad dogs, only misstreated or missunderstood and badly trained ones. Most of my dogs have all been quiet untill it was time, then they were the force that you never want to meet. They never start trouble, but by hell they finished some :)
I was stationed with a Navy SEAL who enlisted in the Army out of high school and became a Green Beret, where he did two tours in Vietnam. After he got out of the Army, he went to school at San Diego State and went to Navy OCS after graduation. Then he became a SEAL and did another tour in Vietnam. LT Duclos was about 5'10", 175 lbs., didn't say much but the look in his eyes told me he was the baddest cat in the room, wherever he was.
I've had first hand experience. Worked for a Marine Colonel who had been there and back repeatedly. A complete gentleman, refined, soft spoken. He carried himself in such a unique way, I can't even describe it. You knew, if all hell broke loose at any time, he'd survive, and many others would die. Incredible leadership skills and the kind of guy you'd go to battle with. I'd say for, but you knew oddly, he'd not be hiding in a bunker, he'd be on your left flank, all the way. I've great respect. These are traits that you can't manufacture out of thin air, they come from a lifetime of living through extremely challenging situations.
@National Christian Constitutionalist Party infiltrating an enemy compound, that sounds like a perfect example of an even force v force comparison. So how many were on each side and how many were killed from each side?
"The people that have the biggest potential to be dangerous are those that you least expect to be dangerous." This is how Psychopaths operate as well. You wouldn't expect anything until it's too late. They may express little emotions, but challenge them and you'll be in for a heck of a surprise.
my uncle called one of his brothers a sociopath and me a psycopath and i wonder why he called me that i express little emotion but sometimes i exaggerate it and i cant really conntrol myself so good in situations i know are uncomfortable for me so i might expode with fury and once that happens i stop caring about what others think of me but seeing them still existing does bother me i still dont see how i am because that was me so long ago. i dont think im that boy now, im a man of 20, i guess i still have child like mentality but i think my optimism of naiveness is gone its only really optimism and courage now.
Awesome points you make. One of the biggest disservices a parent can do is to warn their children of "stranger danger lurking in the dark". Anyone with half a brain cell realizes that scenario. Conartists, sociopaths, etc are many times charismatic, friendly, etc. They appear to be weak and nonthreatening until it's too late. Huge amounts of crime are committed by "trusted" family members and "trusted" friends.
I admire how you include family in your work efforts. Many men push away wife and kids and stay on topic when they are "interrupted", but I personally find that dishonorable. I always expect the man to stop talking to me to attend to his family. A good man will drop a conversation mid-speech, say "excuse me", and drop to his kness to give necessary attention to their most important (little) ones. Good example! Keep up the good work.
"When things get out of control and everyone around you is screaming and losing their minds, look for the quiet one and stick to him. He's fixing to cut fence and sort some bastards out."
Or in case an idiot tries to pull a gun in a building xD gosh darn if you pull a gun of any kind in a 25 foot range you will be dead before you can finish raising the barrel. Knives are for trained killers guns are for peasants.
Big Bud I would say trained killers would find both have their uses depending on context... after all you’re assuming said trained killers would never already have their gun out
At 3:15 is a great quote: "As soon as you are pegged as the most dangerous man in the room you have just become a little less dangerous." So true. I love it! As the Japanese say: "The empty drum clangs the loudest."
I witnessed something very similar many years ago. In this case, it was a horribly wounded, disfigured, old Army veteran more than 70 years of age. I was shocked to learn later how skilled he was in martial arts as well as his service to our country in both World War 2 and in the Korean conflict. We can so easily underestimate a man. A lesson learned for me. He was a good friend.
This is really similar to the "Grey Man" tactic. It's basically not telegraphing your skills or abilities by blending in with the general public rather than sticking out as some Tactical High-Speed/Low-Drag Operator in case the SHT hits the fan.
You can tell a lot about a guy/dad by listening to how he talks to/treats his kids. It was just a small snippet at the end there, but by that you can tell that his guy is quality.
I started concealed carrying about 7 years ago, and I thank God that I never once thought “OK, now I’m the most badass guy in the room.” I’ve always had this weight of responsibility on my shoulders, and even to this day that is the case. This is especially true because now I am married, and my wife’s safety is the single most important thing to me. So if being “grey,” is the way to go, if not looking like a threat is the best way to ensure A.) her safety, and B.) my ability to not be the first target so that I have the ability to protect her and others around me, then I am OK with that. Great video.
I did bar and nightclub security for about 5 years. I adopted a sixth sense about who was actually dangerous. At the same time, it's like that line from Roadhouse. "Never underestimate your opponent, expect the unexpected"
Spot on. Also is realizing you may not be the most dangerous, even if you likely are. Feeling like you are puts your guard down. I like to stay on perimeter, don't say much, never underestimate anyone. That's Mr. Lopez, I love that story.
I have received multiple beatings from Mr. Lopez.... all while explaining to the rest of the class what he was doing to me. A truly bad dude. Thanks for the video and the reminder.
I guess the line starts here lol I'm a technical trainer, its my bread and butter. I train people on best practices in service management, and just watching his command of the room is captivating. He's knowledgeable, but more than that it's a passion for his craft that comes accross effortlessly. I'd bet a fat roll of cash that his classes are a ton of fun and you walk away feeling that it made a huge difference. Doesn't seem like he takes himself to seriously, def someone you could have a beer with, or hangout with etc... Watch this guy's channel explode in the next year or two. He can go from a very deep topic, to light conversation without ever losing track of the topic. Good stuff.
@@investbo he didn't start any new wars. I meant U.S. foreign policy in general. DJT spoke very loudly to remind everyone that we aren't going to get taken advantage of. Sometimes you need that too lol
@@investbo your'e kidding, right? Trumpo the clown was all mouth, and his name doesn't deserve to be in the same sentence as Teddy Roosevelt's, one of this country's best presidents. Trumpo the clown is a punk just like both his punk sons.
I think we all have had our moments of being the dangerous man in the room so there’s no denying everybody thought that. What I did think more was how can I be that person again at will. That’s what’s important
Anyone that has true situational awareness knows who the hard and soft targets are. It’s very easy to see this guy just by the way he carries himself. But he is very right about being caught off guard. No matter how good you are your guard can never be up 24/7
Good stuff brother. I'm an Instructor in Texas. I completely agree with this mentality. I tell my students that the tool of violence & the element of surprise are often our best tools for personal protection. I look forward to checking out more of your videos. I was in GA recently & will be going back a few more time this year. It's a beautiful state.
Ironically enough: I Protect people as my profession, I write poetry, and I try to have the attitude that I'm just one of the guys; And you're channel humbles me and makes me want to check myself. GOD Bless you, brother.
Damn Skippy👍 I had a little dude come to my squad. Nice chill little dude who you would think would fall over if he farted to hard..But during combatives, little bastard busted out a sharpie and geared me up with about 15 pokes in a matter of seconds😂I looked like a damn finger painting with lines and shit everywhere before my butthole had time to pucker...and all he did was shove his hand my face and go to work with the improv shank. Kid DEFINITELY schooled me QUICK, but I loved the dude for the lesson he taught me🇺🇲
I'm a disabled woman and it's so, so difficult to not be that target. I never block my hearing with headphones, I'm always on the move in a get-in-and-get-out manner when I'm out and about, and I don't stop for anyone! Triple threat personal alarm, small can of hairspray, and I keep my handbag heavy enough to give a solid crack should the need arise. I also have an extremely heavy six wheel powerchair and that thing is a behemoth of a weapon, as some random opportunist found out one day two years ago. I was outside the pub having a smoke after my dinner (Sunday roasts at the Queen's Head will leave you full for a year), and I didn't realise there were a couple of students standing behind my chair, staring down my top. A good man stopped his car and his wife shouted out of the passenger window that one of the students had a phone in his hand. Well, Behemoth got switched on, speed jacked up to its 10mph and straight into reverse I went. I kept smoking my cigarette as I reversed into him three times. Job done.
During my time in law enforcement, one of the key bits of wisdom repeated constantly by senior officers and trainers was "do not underestimate people". The majority of guys I spoke with said their most vicious and dangerous perps were not the big hulking meat heads but the guys you wouldn't expect, many times smaller or skinnier than the officers they're fighting. Society still obsesses over size and thinks that merely being big is the end all and be all. I'm a short guy so I'm always underestimated. I gained a reputation in the police academy and after as being a little beast so my peers knew of my ability but in public, people see me as a short, slightly chubby Latino.
Happy badger Sir. I'm not trolling but if you go to MGTOw and INCEL forums that is a big problem too. You have guys that No woman notices. Nobody likes them , Nobody wants to sleep with them. Nobody sees them .They have been invisible to society for years. These guys would pay to be noticed.
What our we spies??mission impossible??A real alpha dawg walks in a room everyone notices there's no hiding??he's coming hard n fast n he doesn't care if u see it it coming!!!
I've been in the personal security and training side of things since I got out of the army; over the years, I've learned to read people by how they walk, talk, move/ gesture and how they look around. The stress they put on their words when they talk tells a lot as well.
I'm autistic and I have adhd, which seems to be something that gives off "wrong signals" as in I'm usually picked out by border control for more specific control while they are actually just losing their time with it. Dunno what it is. Or is it that autistics are just by nature capable of being more dangerous than neurotypicals and guards can see that while we are even not up to anything but a holiday trip?
John Lovell hey John I've been focusing on calisthenics and training in the pool, Do you have any tips for water training? That's where many struggle in the pipeline, and I want to train above bar. I already look like I'd never have a chance of making it, I have to really push beyond my limits and I enjoy every minute of the pain. Thanks for the videos! You're the best!
Byron Schroedel wrong saying a man with something to loose has something to fight for someone with nothing witch isn’t you or any one in this comment section has nothing to fight for try to beat up someone with kids in the car then try and beat up a homeless man
Truly powerful people are the strong, silent type. They are self-confident and don't need to advertise it. My friend (who is 71 years old) told me that his father had served in WW II and that his father told him that the guys who talked the most about the war were the ones who were the furthest from the actual combat.
I was in a reform school when I was a freshman in high school and they had security and the leader was about a 5'2 50+-year-old man who I thought I could take and easily found out he was a 7th degree black belt and old army MP. I'm about a good 6'1 and he picked me up and dragged me down the hall like i was a 3 year old.
yes, beware the little guys. ever wonder why you are told to get low in a stance. Leverage. Get inside and low, then explode. big guys can't throw an effective strike perpendicular to the ground. when they step back to punch, or circle to an off balance position, thunder. You know, that ACDC kind! LOL
Great story and tips. I remember being stationed in Europe and some soldiers don't realize that we stand out in the crowd. It's hard to enjoy the place and be on the lookout as well all the time
Watched my elderly ww2 combat vet father destroy my younger brother one day in the kitchen. Brother underestimated him and he paid dearly for trying the old man, I NEVER underestimate anyone anymore.
I saw that for myself. My grandfather who was 5'2" and 110 lbs. Put my 5"11" 260 father on his ass. Even though my grandfather was a navy WW2 vet and my dad was Vietnam era Army. Personally I never let anyone know everything I can do. Me I'm 5'8 137 lbs. USMC. I can handle myself but have not one damn thing to prove to anyone!
I can't say it enough. I have watched this video so many times...this one just connects John. By far, my favorite video of yours. God bless you brother!
Sounds like my first JuiJitsu lesson. I am 230 and strong and got destroyed by a 130 pound purple belt. Been doing JuiJitsu ever since. Training is everything.
Jeremy Russell many yrs ago I was in my tang so do class with my out of shape portly smoking instructor...Mr. Fuentes, never saw him spar, always had his black belts teach. Now I'm in shape....damn good shape then, and one day we see him suiting up for sparring. This out of shape dude took one of our best red belts and catastrophically owned him.....Hollywood shit, what do you expect of a 4th dan. Lol. Never never never underestimate someone...a very valuable lesson I must say. He would've killed me in a couple of seconds with some evil shit.
Yep lol, same here. I’m 6’3 235 (more fat than muscle haha) and I was rolling with a 110-120 Filipino girl and all of a sudden she got on top and put her elbow in my throat while controlling my arm. I tapped lol. I wasn’t expecting that shit haha.
Same here, in my personal opinion of course. I am a small, quiet, patient, intelligent, and prepared man. I love it when I know someone has underestimated me... puts me on a pedestal above them (figuratively of course)every time, every situation in my life. I myself try to never underestimate anyone. I have a 10 year old daughter who knows how to bring me to my knees(physically), because I have taught her how and trained with her since a very young age. Not only does this make her safer when I'm not around, it makes ME understand more to NEVER underestimate another person in any situation. Stay humble, patient and prepared and figure everyone around you is in the same condition. Pay attention and don't mistake kindness, patience, gender or size etc as a weakness.
So damn right. -The loudest one in the room (including visually loud) is the weakest one in the room. -Just because someone is jacked af doesn't mean they can fight.
halfrightface joined a new school last year and ive been doing taekwondo for past 12 years 3rd degree bb. well known bully targeted me (new and short) also im never violent unless provoked. he made fun of me in front of everyone, i jus let it go when i was about to leave school, he went to swing for me. i blocked and backkicked him in the jaw and dislocated his jaw. lets just say after that day he didnt try targetting me :)
Having read the book "Ender's Game" many times due to being a requirement of the Marine Corps Commandant's Reading List, it brings me back to something Ender did. He was picked on. And when he retaliated, he beat the snot out of the kid so bad, he would never fight again. Having the mindset to be willing to defend up to and ikncluding taking of a life is not easy to accept for many people. Be low key, be the grey man, but do not be oblivious. Thank you for your insight!!!
I watched this video about a month ago and found it interesting, So after listening to you and becoming much more aware about situation awareness, I started closely checking out my environment and trying to figure out who was the most dangerous person in the area. My basic gun safety instructor started off our class saying "I know yall are disappointed because I'm not Rambo but,," I did some research on him after class and he is and has been a legend in gun training here in Texas for the past 40 years. After seeing this tall lean elderly cowboy handle his guns, when I was in the room with him, I knew who the most dangerous man in the room was.
If you are at an event where Everyone is open carrying is a statement ,that's an altogether different thing from being the only one open carrying in the drugstore at 9:00PM.
I'm a 6'8" powerlifter with 20 years training and this concept is the reason I don't start fights. Great vid. Always remember your evil twin is out to get you and never skips training.
Oh man everytime my wife and I see someone open carrying we talk about that lol. She thinks it makes you a hard target and I say if I'm a bad guy fixing to attempt to take control over the room, open carry guy will be first to die because there's no guessing if they are armed. I'm going to take them out 1st.
Love your channel, John! I had a coach in High School do that to me on the mats. He's still the baddest man in the room a decade later. Great advice, great stories. God Bless.
This is good advice, never give your position or thoughts away with comments, anger or body language. You need to keep this up for years, sometimes you see your enemy everyday, best that they have no idea your planning to take them out.
All this is true, but my favorite quote kinda relating to this something that my first martial arts instructor would always say. “Best defense to any offense: you no be there.” It applies to self defense techniques, but also tactics. It doesn’t matter if you’ve got a desert eagle on your hip, 100 rounds of ammo stuffed up your ass, and all the training in the world when someone starts shooting up the place. If your goal is to not get shot, the best way to achieve that goal is to get the fuck out as quickly as possible. Shooter can’t shoot you if you ain’t there to be shot.
In terms of pure self defence, I can see how this school of thought has merit. However, those with strength and ability have a responsibility or perhaps an obligation to defend those without. Pretty hard to defend the incapable when it’s called for if you got the hell out of dodge and burned the rubber off all four doing so.
@@RoachMcToast, both perspectives have merit. Situational awareness is absolutely key. Don't put yourself in situations where you will be vulnerable. In other words, don't put yourself at unnecessary risk simply because you're emboldened by the sidearm on your hip. Avoidence is the best defense. To your point however, if I'm in a bad situation already despite my best efforts to avoid conflict, I will do everything in my power to defend myself and others.
Well, a pair of US marines stopped a gunman in a train in Spain. If it wasn't for them, many more people would have died or be wounded. Fight or Flee, it's your choice, but think fast
True badass dudes don't let you know they are. I've seen this when I was in the infantry training with a seal team on a night shoot and training in jiu jitsu with the black belts. These type of guys are usually pretty humble but confident. Great video.
It's so good to hear someone say, be non-descript. I'm a small built guy that tries to stay out of trouble and walks away from a lot of BS. so some people take that as a sign of fear & weakness. That underestimation is beautiful if needed!
Man I fully understand exactly what you just said. 8th grade, I’m pretty athletic,think I know everything,not outgoing but thought “ thought” I could handle most situations. I walk into history class, Mr. Dempsey, quiet red headed teacher with a damn good beard. I had him figured out. So he asked what we knew about Poland. I raise my hand and give my best smart assed joke..” the Germans took over Poland so easily because they marched in backwards and told the pollocks they were retreating”. He smiled, walked over calmly, and said that in his 2nd...2nd tour in 1968 that a new guy said a similar joke before an operation in the Mekong Delta.A veteran polish guy in the platoon beat him within an inch of his life.He missed the next 2 ops.I was stunned, didn’t even know that Mr. Dempsey had been in Vietnam.When class let out I happened to be the final student going out the door. He looked up and asked me if he knew what his heritage was. I responded that it must be Irish or Scottish. He said these exact words to me...” no son, I was the only pollock in the platoon”. I didn’t speak out of line again.
Danny Reeves Hwooowhh...maan! Thanks for sharing your story! That must be quite some awkward hair raising moment happening there! This guy is so scary, he described himself beating someone to a pulp from a third person perspective!
Then, on the other hand, you have a film like Full Metal Jacket (and other war films) that shows the DI and grunts engaging in rampant racial, ethnic, and sexist putdowns in the name of egalitarianism.
Thugs and lowlifes don’t spend their time watching educational training and philosophical tactics videos online. I’m pretty confident in saying John is in the clear. 😄
The people who need to project strength are generally paper tigers. Overcompensating is generally a sign of weakness. Just like the guy that constantly talks about how many chicks he's banged. I've found that the weak can't spot it but even in a room full of strangers a man who can handle himself can often spot a guy across the room who he knows can handle himself too. It's those paper tigers that always try to start fights on the street with strangers based on nothing more than ego.....
Very true. I like the old parable "an empty can makes the most noise". I was one of the smallest guys in the police academy but I quickly earned a reputation as being a little beast during defensive tactics. Even today, I can walk around and while people tend to ignore me anyway because I'm short, I feel confident without barking and posing like the paper tigers you describe so well.
Phunk Adelic yeah, we've all known them. I'm especially cringy when those people come around because the sport I played growing up you would never brag about how good you were. It was just part of the culture. I'd see the best hockey players I knew and we'd be hanging out somewhere and a girl would find out we played hockey and ask the best player in our group "are you any good?" And without exception or hesitation they would always say "nah, I suck....." it's those guys that feel the need to talk themselves up that I think everyone knows is full of shit.....
One of the best quotes I’ve heard is “weapons are meant to be felt not seen” Doug Macarda.... I’m sorry Doug I don’t think I spelled your name right please don’t kill me...
The weird thing is, in a case of massively overestimating who might be the most dangerous man in the room, an ex-military guy I was sharing an office space with once came up to me and asked something like "so... are you ex-special forces or something? Just the way you look and carry yourself, I kinda thought you might be..." I was a nerd who, at that time, had never even done any martial arts training...
@@warewolf2304 Against everyone EXCEPT that guy, probably. Not that he was especially big or intimidating, quite the opposite, but I wouldn't want to underestimate any training he'd had.
I do not think it is far off though. Assassins? no. But there are many people out there who are capable of "going badass" but they are calm and collected. Some may not even know the level of violence they are capable of, then they see something and go super saiyan.
I've learned a lot from this channel, and the most eye opening lesson that every video has drilled into me thus far, is reality and how to handle it. Thank you Mr. John Lovell.
fuck all! them coffee pots stay full. imma hit a dude in the face with some decaf if he tries to interupt my pork chop and eggs. No fucking lie. I sit at the bar and wait for it.
this also teaches us to never underestimate anyone. Like my coaches always taught me you need to treat every match like you are competing for the state championship. If you don’t have that mindset then you’re allowing yourself to become complacent. This can be applied to everything in life. Do it right every time or it could be your last.
I know this is an old video, but still one of my favorites. I think Bruce Lee said that the best way to beat someone who launched a surprise attack is by not getting surprised in the first place.
Yes people don't value being alive like they used to. Played too many video games where if you die just push a button and you are back playing. Folks in real life it doesn't happen that way. 99.9% of the time if you are dead it is end of game no more playing ever.
My dad always has told me. “There’s always someone badder / tougher than you. Always.” I’ll never forget that.
I got that same speech lol
Same
are you gonna live your life always feeling like you're a loser or you become that badder/tougher man
That's absolutely true but never under estimate yourself
True.
Dangerous people don't like to look dangerous. This is part of actually being dangerous.
Согласувам се brother
It’s the key to criminality also. If u deal look like u farm if u kill look like you sell wedding cakes haha
Those librarians though 😆❤️🇺🇸
Exactly
But when you're a big harry biker it's a conundrum LOL.
"When you are strong, appear to be weak....." - Sun Tzu.
I’ve gotta read that book. Too bad I can’t find the full version anywhere, it’s always some kind of abridged version.
@@mrtexican8302 learn Chinese xD
@@mrtexican8302 Audible has it for free with the actor who played Little Finger on GOT reading it.
@@EroticOnion23 i have the english book
Hey we got the same profile pic
“Someone going around looking for trouble is usually not much trouble for someone who expects it.” -James Dalton-
Roadhouse ; )
I love you guys. Opinions vary
Like my instructor told me.” Don’t fear the loud mouth bully. Fear the kid that sits in the back of the room and doesn’t talk to anyone.”
Very true
The quiet ones are usually quiet for a reason
That was me for a long time
you learn that in the military its always the quiet guy
I am the quite one and here I am thinking about scenarios of defending my class against 2 armed perps. Stuff like that rarely happens in my area, city or state even, but something bothers me to stay prepared.
I'm still disappointed in that one guy that said "That's (the quite guy) the school shooter, lol"
The Japanese have a saying,
"A wise man always treats a stranger with respect"...
Best quote in this section. The Japanes culture is all about that respect for sure
Bible speaks up such as well.
James Ellis, you are in a class above..... Perfect quote for the times now, especially that some leaders are not good role models.👍🏼
@@dustinconnolly7258 Admirable example of Japanese respect was the rape of Nanking during WWII The only reason why they did't win the Nobel Peace Price was that the award was suspended during the war years.
Well... That is a pretty good saying...
I do have the very same philosophy..
A stranger.... You never really know who they are. Until it is too late..
Treat a stranger with respect..
'The most dangerous person is the one who listens, thinks, and observes.'
He could be dangerous.
He could also be scared and shy.
@ronbo36316 Veteran My grandpa used to tell me, "There's more than one way to skin a cat".
I can tell you this foppish Dandy is the least dangerous person in the room.
@kevin Webster - I win
@@WarriorPoetSociety wouldn't take much honestly.
My dad always told me to look for the guy who sits in a corner facing the entrance of the room and he will probably be the guy to help you
THE GUY WITH THE CALIFLOWER EAR (S) IS "ALWAYS ALWAYS THE TUFFEST BADDEST MAN IN THE MF,IN ROOM, FACT
I think your dad has seen some shit
@@lonewolf-hc6jm Matt Hughes, but he is still recovering from the accident...
Situational awareness, head on a swivel...
My dad taught us that as well, and now I'm that guy. 🙂
When you said "How would I kill me?" I immediately thought of Dwight Schrute fighting his greatest enemy, himself.
Lmao you just killed me 🤣
"We always have... the element of SURPRI-"
*BAM*"
Michael James right in the nuts!
😂👍🏽
Haha the greatest office scene to date.
NEVER INTERRUPT YOUR ENEMY WHEN THEY ARE MAKING A MISTAKE.
Chris P That, sir, is rich. Thank you.
@@christinad4412 I can't take the credit. That would go to Napoleon Bonaparte.
Educated Devil Dogs make me happy. Semper Fi, Brother.
Chris P thank you for your service sir Semper Fi
@@brianb.1883 OOHRAH BROTHER!
"Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet"- Gen. "Maddog" Mattis
I like that. It's now in my bag of tricks.
Gen. "Maddog" Myass... thats TF2 meet the sniper you noob.
Jessewayne79 Amen!!
Jessewayne79 well said civilian.
My dad taught me that around 5 sadly lol
A man who uses a sword but choses to keep it sheathed will inherit the world
Jordan Peterson
You mean hit people with your scabbard?
@@DoubleplusUngoodthinkful no it means not hitting at all.
A person who is truly good must be able to commit bad things, otherwise he wouldn't BE a good person, he'd just be a person who's UNABLE to do bad things which means he is weak .
"He who uses a sword " - meaning he is powerful and can hurt anyone with that sword. Here the sword means terrible things.
"But chooses to keep it sheathed "- means that even though he has a ability to hurt others and perform all those malicious actions, he does not because he chooses not to, meaning he IS A GOOD PERSON.
I hope this clears it up for you.
@@azura1741 I get it. I was just joshing you for your phrasing.
"A gentleman is a man who can play the banjo. And doesn't."
- Mark Twain
Great story. I'm from a family of boxers, have trained my whole. Thought really highly of myself when I was 21. Would box anyone for bets. I got torn apart by a guy from Cuba,twice my age and half my size. Humbling experience, and great life lesson.
Hahahahahhahaha
"Appear strong when you are weak, and weak when you are strong."
But never, ever, appear easy.
Cole Dedhand your mum should take the same advice
Wow, that was a zinger. Did you come up with that yourself, or have you been listening to 80s insult comedy on cassette again?
Cole Dedhand neither, jackass. Is that the best you can do?
+Doctor Black Cole Dedhand just owned you with truth. The "your mum" cracks are so 1980's.... work harder and get some originality. The EBT handouts have made you lazy
Mind Heist and just who the fuck are you?
I never knew a tough guy that had to tell me how tough he is.
That’s the truth.
I agree. Real tough guy has respect. He has nothing to show.
"I never knew a tough guy" that part could be true. I know many and people love bragging. Less movies guys and more stick to reality.
Love the reply by John Wayne in Rio Bravo when asked if Ricky Nelson's character was any good with a gun - I think he's good enough that he doesn't feel the need to prove it.
Lol so true
A Silent Dog never announces when and if he will bite. A Barking Dog has told you what his intentions are thus giving up all his advantages.
I had one of those dogs once. It was unnerving how long he could wait for a child to get close. Fortunately we figured it out, unfortunately he had to go down. Seems he was chained at the previous owners house, around some bad little girls. Sad all around.
@@waynehendrix4806 That makes me sad, An otherwise good dog, turned into something else by bad previous owners.
In my opinion there are no inherantly bad dogs, only misstreated or missunderstood and badly trained ones.
Most of my dogs have all been quiet untill it was time, then they were the force that you never want to meet. They never start trouble, but by hell they finished some :)
Very Wise, Shun Zoo 🤣
POWERFUL ⚔️
I was stationed with a Navy SEAL who enlisted in the Army out of high school and became a Green Beret, where he did two tours in Vietnam. After he got out of the Army, he went to school at San Diego State and went to Navy OCS after graduation. Then he became a SEAL and did another tour in Vietnam. LT Duclos was about 5'10", 175 lbs., didn't say much but the look in his eyes told me he was the baddest cat in the room, wherever he was.
Go Navy !!!!!!
I've had first hand experience. Worked for a Marine Colonel who had been there and back repeatedly. A complete gentleman, refined, soft spoken. He carried himself in such a unique way, I can't even describe it. You knew, if all hell broke loose at any time, he'd survive, and many others would die. Incredible leadership skills and the kind of guy you'd go to battle with. I'd say for, but you knew oddly, he'd not be hiding in a bunker, he'd be on your left flank, all the way. I've great respect. These are traits that you can't manufacture out of thin air, they come from a lifetime of living through extremely challenging situations.
@@TheJacklwilliams Very well said. I think you only learn those things in the military and then having experienced them first-hand.
@National Christian Constitutionalist Party what example of even force v force battle can you provide....
@National Christian Constitutionalist Party infiltrating an enemy compound, that sounds like a perfect example of an even force v force comparison. So how many were on each side and how many were killed from each side?
"The people that have the biggest potential to be dangerous are those that you least expect to be dangerous."
This is how Psychopaths operate as well. You wouldn't expect anything until it's too late.
They may express little emotions, but challenge them and you'll be in for a heck of a surprise.
This is a fact ^^^^
People with the most potential to do, spend less time talking about doing.
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my uncle called one of his brothers a sociopath and me a psycopath and i wonder why he called me that i express little emotion but sometimes i exaggerate it and i cant really conntrol myself so good in situations i know are uncomfortable for me so i might expode with fury and once that happens i stop caring about what others think of me but seeing them still existing does bother me i still dont see how i am because that was me so long ago. i dont think im that boy now, im a man of 20, i guess i still have child like mentality but i think my optimism of naiveness is gone its only really optimism and courage now.
Awesome points you make. One of the biggest disservices a parent can do is to warn their children of "stranger danger lurking in the dark". Anyone with half a brain cell realizes that scenario. Conartists, sociopaths, etc are many times charismatic, friendly, etc. They appear to be weak and nonthreatening until it's too late. Huge amounts of crime are committed by "trusted" family members and "trusted" friends.
I admire how you include family in your work efforts. Many men push away wife and kids and stay on topic when they are "interrupted", but I personally find that dishonorable. I always expect the man to stop talking to me to attend to his family. A good man will drop a conversation mid-speech, say "excuse me", and drop to his kness to give necessary attention to their most important (little) ones. Good example! Keep up the good work.
"When things get out of control and everyone around you is screaming and losing their minds, look for the quiet one and stick to him. He's fixing to cut fence and sort some bastards out."
always carry a knife in case somebody brought some cheesecake.
🤣🤣🤣
Lol!!!!
Or in case an idiot tries to pull a gun in a building xD gosh darn if you pull a gun of any kind in a 25 foot range you will be dead before you can finish raising the barrel. Knives are for trained killers guns are for peasants.
And that’s why I carry a 6” chefs knife in my pants
Big Bud I would say trained killers would find both have their uses depending on context... after all you’re assuming said trained killers would never already have their gun out
At 3:15 is a great quote: "As soon as you are pegged as the most dangerous man in the room you have just become a little less dangerous." So true. I love it! As the Japanese say: "The empty drum clangs the loudest."
Reminds me and my buddies playing risk. They know I've won the last 10 times in a row so they target me as soon as they can.
@@hightechredneck8587I have never lost playing that game
I witnessed something very similar many years ago. In this case, it was a horribly wounded, disfigured, old Army veteran more than 70 years of age. I was shocked to learn later how skilled he was in martial arts as well as his service to our country in both World War 2 and in the Korean conflict. We can so easily underestimate a man. A lesson learned for me. He was a good friend.
This is really similar to the "Grey Man" tactic. It's basically not telegraphing your skills or abilities by blending in with the general public rather than sticking out as some Tactical High-Speed/Low-Drag Operator in case the SHT hits the fan.
"Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak" Weakness is the greatest deception in battle.
Sun Tzu?
You can tell a lot about a guy/dad by listening to how he talks to/treats his kids. It was just a small snippet at the end there, but by that you can tell that his guy is quality.
Words I have always spoken. You can judge a man's character on how he interacts with a child.
"It's about never being a target in the first place!" EXACTLY!
I started concealed carrying about 7 years ago, and I thank God that I never once thought “OK, now I’m the most badass guy in the room.” I’ve always had this weight of responsibility on my shoulders, and even to this day that is the case. This is especially true because now I am married, and my wife’s safety is the single most important thing to me. So if being “grey,” is the way to go, if not looking like a threat is the best way to ensure A.) her safety, and B.) my ability to not be the first target so that I have the ability to protect her and others around me, then I am OK with that. Great video.
Confidence is silence, Insecurities are loud.
I did bar and nightclub security for about 5 years. I adopted a sixth sense about who was actually dangerous.
At the same time, it's like that line from Roadhouse. "Never underestimate your opponent, expect the unexpected"
I’m an experienced operator. AT&T gave me my own headset and everything.
10/10 best joke ever
Bruh
Technically not your headset though. When you quit they take it back or charge you $125
🤣🤣🤣
Haha
Spot on. Also is realizing you may not be the most dangerous, even if you likely are. Feeling like you are puts your guard down. I like to stay on perimeter, don't say much, never underestimate anyone. That's Mr. Lopez, I love that story.
"i still haven't recovered from the savage beating I received from the girls soccer coach" lmfao this is priceless
no joke!!
I have received multiple beatings from Mr. Lopez.... all while explaining to the rest of the class what he was doing to me. A truly bad dude. Thanks for the video and the reminder.
John Lovell they say it makes you more of a man to admit defeat vs a girls soccer coach
MY DAD WAS A VET, HE ALWAYS SAID RESPECT EVERYONE LIKE EVERYONE HAS A GUN, I KNOW THAT'S AN ITALIAN THING, BUT I'M ITALIAN .
Best comment. Your dad was spot on.
Let me refine that quote...'respect everyone like everyone has the quick reflexes and quick reactions of a messed with gunslinger.'
DID HE ALSO TELL YOU TO WRITE IN ALL CAPS SO MORE PEOPLE WILL SEE YOUR COMMENT? BECAUSE THAT'S ALSO FANTASTIC ADVICE
@@silkroad1201 why would you get that salty over a random person's comment?
Inside voices dominick, inside voices
Your channel has quickly become one of my favorites. Keep it up.
so glad! Will do, thanks
socomelite1 I will second that comment!! this guy is awesome!!!
socomelite1 third
I guess the line starts here lol I'm a technical trainer, its my bread and butter. I train people on best practices in service management, and just watching his command of the room is captivating. He's knowledgeable, but more than that it's a passion for his craft that comes accross effortlessly. I'd bet a fat roll of cash that his classes are a ton of fun and you walk away feeling that it made a huge difference. Doesn't seem like he takes himself to seriously, def someone you could have a beer with, or hangout with etc... Watch this guy's channel explode in the next year or two. He can go from a very deep topic, to light conversation without ever losing track of the topic. Good stuff.
L. G. wow..I bet you'd fall on your knees really quick to service this ex cop trash.
My Dad used to say, "Walk softly and carry a big stick" He also said everything you say here.
It's speak softly....
Roosevelt said that about our foreign policy.
They obviously changed that policy lol
Teddy Roosevelt: "Speak softly, but carry a big stick". DJT also followed that policy, kept us out of war.
@@investbo he didn't start any new wars. I meant U.S. foreign policy in general. DJT spoke very loudly to remind everyone that we aren't going to get taken advantage of. Sometimes you need that too lol
@@investbo your'e kidding, right? Trumpo the clown was all mouth, and his name doesn't deserve to be in the same sentence as Teddy Roosevelt's, one of this country's best presidents. Trumpo the clown is a punk just like both his punk sons.
Everybody low-key watching this thinking “it’s definitely me”
It's a good feeling when people underestimate you.
I think we all have had our moments of being the dangerous man in the room so there’s no denying everybody thought that. What I did think more was how can I be that person again at will. That’s what’s important
First, know yourself in truth.
Yeah your probably right☺️
@@Shadow_Hawk_Streaming I bet people are usually pretty spot on with you.....
I always thought the same about this, and something beautiful is when you recognize someone of the likes as well and you give/get "the nod"
Proverbs 25:6
Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;
Deo Breathnu love it! Amen!
Steve Chevy Be humble and know that only one is great: The Lord!
Profound! God bless!
Religion all:always
Shat upon thine own head, for the world will follow your example.
Good advice through the ages , and even now !
Anyone that has true situational awareness knows who the hard and soft targets are. It’s very easy to see this guy just by the way he carries himself. But he is very right about being caught off guard. No matter how good you are your guard can never be up 24/7
“It doesn’t matter that you’re 300lbs...”
Me: “Oh good.”
“...of twisted steel and sex appeal.”
Me: “oh...😕”
Lol
Lmao
hey, he never said what shape the steel was twisted into, and sex appeal is subjective. soooooooooo yay for us!
😂
Lmbo I'M literally crying laughing right now. His phrases have me like 😲😳 wait waaahhhht?!
Good stuff brother. I'm an Instructor in Texas. I completely agree with this mentality. I tell my students that the tool of violence & the element of surprise are often our best tools for personal protection. I look forward to checking out more of your videos. I was in GA recently & will be going back a few more time this year. It's a beautiful state.
+Jason Reel thanks brother!
+Jason Reel thanks brother!
Ironically enough: I Protect people as my profession, I write poetry, and I try to have the attitude that I'm just one of the guys;
And you're channel humbles me and makes me want to check myself.
GOD Bless you, brother.
In the army they thought me that no matter how hard you train, somewhere out there, there's somebody better than you.
Damn Skippy👍
I had a little dude come to my squad. Nice chill little dude who you would think would fall over if he farted to hard..But during combatives, little bastard busted out a sharpie and geared me up with about 15 pokes in a matter of seconds😂I looked like a damn finger painting with lines and shit everywhere before my butthole had time to pucker...and all he did was shove his hand my face and go to work with the improv shank.
Kid DEFINITELY schooled me QUICK, but I loved the dude for the lesson he taught me🇺🇲
I mean that’s just life
Imagine they saying that to the guy that's actually better than everybody😅. I mean, someone has to be the number one in something.
That's just common sense, you don't need to join to know that 🤣
I'm a disabled woman and it's so, so difficult to not be that target. I never block my hearing with headphones, I'm always on the move in a get-in-and-get-out manner when I'm out and about, and I don't stop for anyone! Triple threat personal alarm, small can of hairspray, and I keep my handbag heavy enough to give a solid crack should the need arise.
I also have an extremely heavy six wheel powerchair and that thing is a behemoth of a weapon, as some random opportunist found out one day two years ago. I was outside the pub having a smoke after my dinner (Sunday roasts at the Queen's Head will leave you full for a year), and I didn't realise there were a couple of students standing behind my chair, staring down my top.
A good man stopped his car and his wife shouted out of the passenger window that one of the students had a phone in his hand. Well, Behemoth got switched on, speed jacked up to its 10mph and straight into reverse I went. I kept smoking my cigarette as I reversed into him three times.
Job done.
Well done Jude, teach those punks for being rude... WOW! I'm a poet and didn't know it!
lol
Good on you! Serves em right. I hope they walked away with a sprain at worst and a broken leg/ankle at best. (See what I did there?)
Good for you.
"Be underestimated". I like that one.
Mr three
During my time in law enforcement, one of the key bits of wisdom repeated constantly by senior officers and trainers was "do not underestimate people". The majority of guys I spoke with said their most vicious and dangerous perps were not the big hulking meat heads but the guys you wouldn't expect, many times smaller or skinnier than the officers they're fighting. Society still obsesses over size and thinks that merely being big is the end all and be all.
I'm a short guy so I'm always underestimated. I gained a reputation in the police academy and after as being a little beast so my peers knew of my ability but in public, people see me as a short, slightly chubby Latino.
+John Doe truth
John Doe. Strength is not determined by size, but by genetics, training, and health.
True, some smaller guys are very strong and tough...
it's always a front snap kick for them, i dont bother with anything else
strongest person I ran into on the street was a 105lb methed out lady attached to the front of a bus. took 5 of us to pry her off.
John Doe Richard kuklinski the iceman serial killer was 6'3 300lbs psychopath
"Speak softly and carry a big stick" -Theodore Roosevelt
Walk :)
Situational awareness... Keep your eyes open. Know your surroundings. Look at people in there eyes... love the vids. Great content and knowledge
Chuck Norris is the dangerous man in the room.... even if he's not in the room....
+GlassyBiscuit 4 Gaming hahahahahahaha
GlassyBiscuit 4 Gaming you mean, since Bruce Lee died haha
GlassyBiscuit 4 Gaming That should be in the Big book of facts about Chuck Norris.
Aaron Grier dude right
GlassyBiscuit 4 Gaming 😄
It's called being a Grey Man. Blend in to the point you go unnoticed. Anonymous.
Happy badger Sir. I'm not trolling but if you go to MGTOw and INCEL forums that is a big problem too. You have guys that No woman notices. Nobody likes them , Nobody wants to sleep with them. Nobody sees them .They have been invisible to society for years. These guys would pay to be noticed.
Speaking of Grey men, have you read the Wheel of Time?
Happy Badger Love it
Just gotta get a chinese stealth suit.👽
What our we spies??mission impossible??A real alpha dawg walks in a room everyone notices there's no hiding??he's coming hard n fast n he doesn't care if u see it it coming!!!
I was always told that "Youth and Enthusiasm are no match for Old Age and Treachery"...
This excites me about getting old
I've been in the personal security and training side of things since I got out of the army; over the years, I've learned to read people by how they walk, talk, move/ gesture and how they look around. The stress they put on their words when they talk tells a lot as well.
Nice name
I'm autistic and I have adhd, which seems to be something that gives off "wrong signals" as in I'm usually picked out by border control for more specific control while they are actually just losing their time with it. Dunno what it is. Or is it that autistics are just by nature capable of being more dangerous than neurotypicals and guards can see that while we are even not up to anything but a holiday trip?
that last sentence is great
Please don't ditch all your tacticool shirts! Just be smart about when you where them. 👍
I don't have any tactticool shirts, am I missing out?
Harper yes.
John Lovell hey John I've been focusing on calisthenics and training in the pool, Do you have any tips for water training? That's where many struggle in the pipeline, and I want to train above bar. I already look like I'd never have a chance of making it, I have to really push beyond my limits and I enjoy every minute of the pain. Thanks for the videos! You're the best!
+Amber Alvanzi what are you training for?
i think you meant wear, not where, but anyway, great video, i subscribed
I suppose everyone has their opinion, but I have found that the most dangerous person in the room is the one with nothing to lose.
Exactly.
You said it
Byron Schroedel wrong saying a man with something to loose has something to fight for someone with nothing witch isn’t you or any one in this comment section has nothing to fight for try to beat up someone with kids in the car then try and beat up a homeless man
If you insist.
@@iamevil8582 Also, you missed the point completely.
Truly powerful people are the strong, silent type. They are self-confident and don't need to advertise it. My friend (who is 71 years old) told me that his father had served in WW II and that his father told him that the guys who talked the most about the war were the ones who were the furthest from the actual combat.
100% about the strong silent type. & Shout out to your friends father for serving! I appreciate his service 🤝🏼
I was in a reform school when I was a freshman in high school and they had security and the leader was about a 5'2 50+-year-old man who I thought I could take and easily found out he was a 7th degree black belt and old army MP. I'm about a good 6'1 and he picked me up and dragged me down the hall like i was a 3 year old.
haha! BEWARE the little guys - j/k
yes, beware the little guys. ever wonder why you are told to get low in a stance. Leverage. Get inside and low, then explode. big guys can't throw an effective strike perpendicular to the ground. when they step back to punch, or circle to an off balance position, thunder. You know, that ACDC kind! LOL
Good luck with those ideas. UFC is separated by weight for a reason.
Lol great story
"Yeah, I can take him."
An hour later in the emergency room... 😀
Great story and tips. I remember being stationed in Europe and some soldiers don't realize that we stand out in the crowd. It's hard to enjoy the place and be on the lookout as well all the time
ARCHIEzzle holy crap, I did not expect to find you here.
Sinjinbin 64 it's not a country
Watched my elderly ww2 combat vet father destroy my younger brother one day in the kitchen. Brother underestimated him and he paid dearly for trying the old man, I NEVER underestimate anyone anymore.
oh, you said watched. I thought it's a video on your channel WE can watch :(
Women gave birth to men back in those days. Too funny, but too true.
I saw that for myself. My grandfather who was 5'2" and 110 lbs. Put my 5"11" 260 father on his ass. Even though my grandfather was a navy WW2 vet and my dad was Vietnam era Army. Personally I never let anyone know everything I can do. Me I'm 5'8 137 lbs. USMC. I can handle myself but have not one damn thing to prove to anyone!
I can't say it enough. I have watched this video so many times...this one just connects John. By far, my favorite video of yours. God bless you brother!
Sounds like my first JuiJitsu lesson. I am 230 and strong and got destroyed by a 130 pound purple belt. Been doing JuiJitsu ever since. Training is everything.
Hahaha that stuff is addictive
Same here, but it was a purple belt woman. She choked me out and almost made me bite off my tongue.
Jeremy Russell many yrs ago I was in my tang so do class with my out of shape portly smoking instructor...Mr. Fuentes, never saw him spar, always had his black belts teach. Now I'm in shape....damn good shape then, and one day we see him suiting up for sparring. This out of shape dude took one of our best red belts and catastrophically owned him.....Hollywood shit, what do you expect of a 4th dan. Lol. Never never never underestimate someone...a very valuable lesson I must say. He would've killed me in a couple of seconds with some evil shit.
If you're so into Jiu Jitsu you might want to spell it correctly.
Yep lol, same here. I’m 6’3 235 (more fat than muscle haha) and I was rolling with a 110-120 Filipino girl and all of a sudden she got on top and put her elbow in my throat while controlling my arm. I tapped lol. I wasn’t expecting that shit haha.
"He looked at me, I looked at him and we both knew...that woulda been over"! Great story, by a great story teller!!
You should have settled it with a farting contest. At least you could have laughed over it, no matter who won.
Timeless wisdom. Don’t seek battle. Seek allies not adversaries. Be prepared. Know your adversary before engaging them.
Being underestimated IS my superpower.
Same here, in my personal opinion of course. I am a small, quiet, patient, intelligent, and prepared man. I love it when I know someone has underestimated me... puts me on a pedestal above them (figuratively of course)every time, every situation in my life. I myself try to never underestimate anyone. I have a 10 year old daughter who knows how to bring me to my knees(physically), because I have taught her how and trained with her since a very young age. Not only does this make her safer when I'm not around, it makes ME understand more to NEVER underestimate another person in any situation. Stay humble, patient and prepared and figure everyone around you is in the same condition. Pay attention and don't mistake kindness, patience, gender or size etc as a weakness.
I hate being underestimated, but it has its uses in extreme circumstances.
Agreed about the open carry.. absurd to show your hand, and make yourself a target.
But, I will continue to open carry.
It would be better if everyone open carried, then you would not be special
So damn right.
-The loudest one in the room (including visually loud) is the weakest one in the room.
-Just because someone is jacked af doesn't mean they can fight.
yep!
halfrightface
empty vessels make the loudest noise.
halfrightface or can't
I would say if you walk in a room and cannot spot the weak link inside 10 seconds then its probably you.
halfrightface joined a new school last year and ive been doing taekwondo for past 12 years 3rd degree bb. well known bully targeted me (new and short) also im never violent unless provoked. he made fun of me in front of everyone, i jus let it go when i was about to leave school, he went to swing for me. i blocked and backkicked him in the jaw and dislocated his jaw. lets just say after that day he didnt try targetting me :)
Having read the book "Ender's Game" many times due to being a requirement of the Marine Corps Commandant's Reading List, it brings me back to something Ender did. He was picked on. And when he retaliated, he beat the snot out of the kid so bad, he would never fight again. Having the mindset to be willing to defend up to and ikncluding taking of a life is not easy to accept for many people. Be low key, be the grey man, but do not be oblivious. Thank you for your insight!!!
I watched this video about a month ago and found it interesting, So after listening to you and becoming much more aware about situation awareness, I started closely checking out my environment and trying to figure out who was the most dangerous person in the area. My basic gun safety instructor started off our class saying "I know yall are disappointed because I'm not Rambo but,," I did some research on him after class and he is and has been a legend in gun training here in Texas for the past 40 years. After seeing this tall lean elderly cowboy handle his guns, when I was in the room with him, I knew who the most dangerous man in the room was.
This is probably the wisest video on TH-cam in regards to tactics and perception. Kind of a Gray-Man mentality.
+Mark Miller thx Mark
I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one who feels this way about open carry.
If you are at an event where Everyone is open carrying is a statement ,that's an altogether different thing from being the only one open carrying in the drugstore at 9:00PM.
I'm a 6'8" powerlifter with 20 years training and this concept is the reason I don't start fights.
Great vid. Always remember your evil twin is out to get you and never skips training.
I've always told new gun owners, conceal carry, otherwise, you could be the first target if you open carry
Oh man everytime my wife and I see someone open carrying we talk about that lol. She thinks it makes you a hard target and I say if I'm a bad guy fixing to attempt to take control over the room, open carry guy will be first to die because there's no guessing if they are armed. I'm going to take them out 1st.
I just discovered this channel and it's one of the best
+Neil Amalfitano thanks Neil!
As have I, it’s refreshing, educating, and most importantly humbling.
Love your channel, John! I had a coach in High School do that to me on the mats. He's still the baddest man in the room a decade later. Great advice, great stories. God Bless.
+SheepDog0311 never mess with a salty wrestling coach!
Defense of the innocent is never violence. It is justified force.
This is good advice, never give your position or thoughts away with comments, anger or body language. You need to keep this up for years, sometimes you see your enemy everyday, best that they have no idea your planning to take them out.
The Lord sets his face against the proud, but exalts the humble.
And know the Lord is your master.
Amen.
He that dwells in the secret place of the most High, shall abide in the shadow of the Almighty. Psalms
Praise God brothers!
Yes. This gives me hope :)
All this is true, but my favorite quote kinda relating to this something that my first martial arts instructor would always say.
“Best defense to any offense: you no be there.”
It applies to self defense techniques, but also tactics. It doesn’t matter if you’ve got a desert eagle on your hip, 100 rounds of ammo stuffed up your ass, and all the training in the world when someone starts shooting up the place. If your goal is to not get shot, the best way to achieve that goal is to get the fuck out as quickly as possible. Shooter can’t shoot you if you ain’t there to be shot.
In terms of pure self defence, I can see how this school of thought has merit. However, those with strength and ability have a responsibility or perhaps an obligation to defend those without. Pretty hard to defend the incapable when it’s called for if you got the hell out of dodge and burned the rubber off all four doing so.
@@RoachMcToast, both perspectives have merit. Situational awareness is absolutely key. Don't put yourself in situations where you will be vulnerable. In other words, don't put yourself at unnecessary risk simply because you're emboldened by the sidearm on your hip. Avoidence is the best defense. To your point however, if I'm in a bad situation already despite my best efforts to avoid conflict, I will do everything in my power to defend myself and others.
Well, a pair of US marines stopped a gunman in a train in Spain. If it wasn't for them, many more people would have died or be wounded.
Fight or Flee, it's your choice, but think fast
Don’t always have that option dude, we know not to be there but sometimes it happens.
When you run away you loose visual on the enemy, when you loose track of your enemy you become prey
True badass dudes don't let you know they are. I've seen this when I was in the infantry training with a seal team on a night shoot and training in jiu jitsu with the black belts. These type of guys are usually pretty humble but confident. Great video.
It's so good to hear someone say, be non-descript. I'm a small built guy that tries to stay out of trouble and walks away from a lot of BS. so some people take that as a sign of fear & weakness. That underestimation is beautiful if needed!

Sun Tzu - 'The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.
Andrew Brady one of my favorite books
ronbo36316 Veteran open carrying is for scrubs.
Man I fully understand exactly what you just said. 8th grade, I’m pretty athletic,think I know everything,not outgoing but thought “ thought” I could handle most situations. I walk into history class, Mr. Dempsey, quiet red headed teacher with a damn good beard. I had him figured out. So he asked what we knew about Poland. I raise my hand and give my best smart assed joke..” the Germans took over Poland so easily because they marched in backwards and told the pollocks they were retreating”. He smiled, walked over calmly, and said that in his 2nd...2nd tour in 1968 that a new guy said a similar joke before an operation in the Mekong Delta.A veteran polish guy in the platoon beat him within an inch of his life.He missed the next 2 ops.I was stunned, didn’t even know that Mr. Dempsey had been in Vietnam.When class let out I happened to be the final student going out the door. He looked up and asked me if he knew what his heritage was. I responded that it must be Irish or Scottish. He said these exact words to me...” no son, I was the only pollock in the platoon”. I didn’t speak out of line again.
Danny Reeves Hwooowhh...maan! Thanks for sharing your story! That must be quite some awkward hair raising moment happening there! This guy is so scary, he described himself beating someone to a pulp from a third person perspective!
Then, on the other hand, you have a film like Full Metal Jacket (and other war films) that shows the DI and grunts engaging in rampant racial, ethnic, and sexist putdowns in the name of egalitarianism.
Dempsey is bragging-no need to tell who he was.
@Danny -- Great story, and then 2 of the 3 replies to it are idiotic. Internet SJWs...
Floyd Maxwell that’s funny... SJW’s was the first thing I thought when I saw them myself.
Well, with over a million views you’ve definitely lost the element of surprise.
Thugs and lowlifes don’t spend their time watching educational training and philosophical tactics videos online. I’m pretty confident in saying John is in the clear. 😄
lmao!!!! but would you fuck with him?
The grey man strategy and awesome Art of War reference that is indeed a great book and some of his tactics are still used today
The people who need to project strength are generally paper tigers. Overcompensating is generally a sign of weakness. Just like the guy that constantly talks about how many chicks he's banged. I've found that the weak can't spot it but even in a room full of strangers a man who can handle himself can often spot a guy across the room who he knows can handle himself too. It's those paper tigers that always try to start fights on the street with strangers based on nothing more than ego.....
***** thank you
Very true. I like the old parable "an empty can makes the most noise". I was one of the smallest guys in the police academy but I quickly earned a reputation as being a little beast during defensive tactics. Even today, I can walk around and while people tend to ignore me anyway because I'm short, I feel confident without barking and posing like the paper tigers you describe so well.
Oh God. Those dudes who talk about banging chicks, when we all know he's never approached a random chick in his life...
Phunk Adelic yeah, we've all known them. I'm especially cringy when those people come around because the sport I played growing up you would never brag about how good you were. It was just part of the culture. I'd see the best hockey players I knew and we'd be hanging out somewhere and a girl would find out we played hockey and ask the best player in our group "are you any good?" And without exception or hesitation they would always say "nah, I suck....." it's those guys that feel the need to talk themselves up that I think everyone knows is full of shit.....
Phunk Adelic y
One of the best quotes I’ve heard is “weapons are meant to be felt not seen” Doug Macarda.... I’m sorry Doug I don’t think I spelled your name right please don’t kill me...
Ya gotta love Doug!
Don’t worry you won’t see it coming
Ya when Doug walks into a room he is the deadliest man in the room. ( They even mentioned it in an episode of forged in fire)
IT WILL KILL!
Marcaida
Doug does his stuff in my hometown. Guys funny as shit.
No one who didnt know who he is would peg him as dangerous.
The weird thing is, in a case of massively overestimating who might be the most dangerous man in the room, an ex-military guy I was sharing an office space with once came up to me and asked something like "so... are you ex-special forces or something? Just the way you look and carry yourself, I kinda thought you might be..."
I was a nerd who, at that time, had never even done any martial arts training...
Yea but could you have handled yourself in most of the situation from the people who occupied that setting
@@warewolf2304 Against everyone EXCEPT that guy, probably. Not that he was especially big or intimidating, quite the opposite, but I wouldn't want to underestimate any training he'd had.
The most dangerous man in the room is the one that's listening and not talking.
Well,Hitler talked a lot and he was dangerous...
@@bloodcurdling3581 He wasn't in comparison to stalin or the chinese government. And you certainly don't see those two talking much.
The most dangerous man in the room is the one who had beans or taco bell the night before.
Never fair the one with the loudest voice but the one with the loudest mind.
@@MsXxRonaldoxx the one with the loudest farts.
In my best Mexican accent, "I think I need a bigger box."
Profile pic checks out
No, that is the most disgusting man in the room
😁
The comments are brutal. Assassins all over the place lol smh
I am about to murder this carne asada burrito with green hot sauce and his side kick "Modelo" beer.
I do not think it is far off though.
Assassins? no.
But there are many people out there who are capable of "going badass" but they are calm and collected. Some may not even know the level of violence they are capable of, then they see something and go super saiyan.
@Innocent Bystander And an equal capacity for compassion. I prefer to focus on the latter. No nunchucks needed.
Cereal killers! "Mom we need milk!!!.
@@krane15 Amen Brother
I've learned a lot from this channel, and the most eye opening lesson that every video has drilled into me thus far, is reality and how to handle it. Thank you Mr. John Lovell.
never rob a waffle house in Georgia ever body's packing.
fuck all! them coffee pots stay full. imma hit a dude in the face with some decaf if he tries to interupt my pork chop and eggs. No fucking lie. I sit at the bar and wait for it.
they've all seen pulp fiction
Packing up waffles in their pockets to eat later.
Or in Arizona, you can carry a concealed gun without a permit.
Same in Tennessee. An armed society is a polite society:)
The second you underestimate your opponent you have already lost
And to think this channel has been here the whole time, I’m late to the party but better late than never, love the channel keep it up.
Welcome Joe
Me too man. I just subscribed today...
Want to be the Most Dangerous Man in the Room, go in there by yourself.
Lol
It also makes you the LEAST dangerous man in the room.... it averages out...
@@root1657 Stop it, you're crushing my ego!
this also teaches us to never underestimate anyone. Like my coaches always taught me you need to treat every match like you are competing for the state championship. If you don’t have that mindset then you’re allowing yourself to become complacent. This can be applied to everything in life. Do it right every time or it could be your last.
I know this is an old video, but still one of my favorites. I think Bruce Lee said that the best way to beat someone who launched a surprise attack is by not getting surprised in the first place.
no assumptions.
As a fan of them, this is unfortunately one of the best arguments I've heard against visible (in a t-shirt) tattoos. Great video
The less you have to lose, the more dangerous you are.
E drop You have the right answer ... “It is the person who has nothing to lose”. The rest of this is nonesense and make believe.
Yes people don't value being alive like they used to. Played too many video games where if you die just push a button and you are back playing. Folks in real life it doesn't happen that way. 99.9% of the time if you are dead it is end of game no more playing ever.
The most dangerous man is the man who has nothing to lose! Very true, seen it in combat.
@rottencactus28 some night say more dangerous as to protect their importances
So true!
I like to present myself as "That guy isn't worth messing with." Thus my standard hobo look.
Are you calling yourself Luke from A New Hope?