The Worst Fighting Stance | How to Avoid a Dangerous Self-Defense Position
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ส.ค. 2015
- There are many variations of a "fighting stance"... but this one is the worst! Here's my breakdown of the "Triple F Stance". :)
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SUMMARY:
Martial artists may not agree on what makes up the best fighting stance, but I'll bet we can all agree on the worst!
In this video, I talk about the worst self-defense position that anyone can find themselves falling into... whether they want to or not! Here's the main idea...
You’ve heard of fight, flight, or freeze. Well, the worst self-defense position combines all three. Let's say you're suddenly under attack...
Your head leans backward, taking flight... your hands punch forward, ready to fight... and your mind freezes, unable to commit to either plan. I call this the "Triple-F Stance". First, because your body reacts with fight, flight, and freeze all at the same time. Second, because if you fall into the Triple-F Stance, you are Triple F’d!
The Triple-F Stance will get you killed if the bad guy is committed to coming after you. That’s why the most important habit in fighting is maintaining a strong, balanced fighting stance no matter what happens. If this sounds familiar, it's okay. Anyone can fall into a Triple-F Stance. Anyone can be exhausted, caught off-guard, overwhelmed by multiple attackers, or get injured and start panicking.
Falling into a Triple-F Stance is not the mistake... the mistake is staying in a Triple-F Stance! Being frozen between fight and flight will get you killed. To survive, you must break the indecision and commit to a plan of action as quickly as possible.
So, if you feel yourself being pulled in opposite directions, snap out of it and fix your stance! Don’t even think about fighting back until you’ve recovered a strong position. Here's a drill to help you recover...
ROUND #1: Get a partner. Let him pad up so he can grab, punch, and kick at you. Don’t hit back. Just focus on holding your stance.
ROUND #2: Turn up the speed and power. Then add another attacker or two. But don't hit back yet! You will have a hard enough time just staying on your feet.
ROUND #3: You can hit back now! Follow-up with your own punches and kicks or just run to a corner of the room you designate as a "safe zone".
This simple drill is a great way to get your self-defense priorities straight. The biggest mistake would thinking you don't need to do it! So, do it! :)
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WARNING: The advice and movements shown in this video are for informational and educational purposes only. Consult a doctor before engaging in any exercise or martial arts program.
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Never start a fight, but when someone else starts one you finish it.
Good advice!
I wanted to say this is good advice, but I remembered something I just told my kids. Fights always have a Round 2. It could be a call to the principal's, or ten of your enemy's cousins who want to bust your ass, or even the police knocking on the door.
Now I'm kinda torn. It's no good to leave a threat unhandled, but Round 2 is such a bitch.
Would really appreciate any thoughts.
I talk about Round 2 a little in this video.
th-cam.com/video/oYLF0dGajMM/w-d-xo.html Obviously, you can't predict
the future. You can only deal with what's in front of you. And if
there's a threat to your safety in front of you, and I can't avoid
fighting, then I'd rather fight back than take a beating. Round 2 could
also be me in physical therapy for years or in a coffin! Either way,
telling your kids that fights carry consequences is good advice!
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That's a nice perspective there, Sensei. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for the chat!
20+ year practitioner here and I kept waiting for something to disagree with and I couldn't find anything...this Sensei is excellent IMHO
I am truly honored by your comment, sir. Thank you for taking the time to make it. Best wishes!
make that 30= :))
I wasn't "waiting" for something to disagree with, and I am glad , that there wasn't anything to disagree with., because I'll voice my opinion and sometimes , it is not welcomed and erased [NOT here] but on an other ch.
Great video Andrew. Ando
Ha! Well, I look forward to offending you at some point! But for now, thanks for your support!
"no, youre gonna die."
lol that is golden
+Bruce Wayne Ha! :)
+Bruce Wayne I lost it when he said that!
😂
It's like you took all your knowledge about fighting and mixed in some solid dad jokes and made a video. Awesome ando!
A Lu Ha! That about sums it up! Thank you very much, sir!
lmao...welcome to AndoTime!! he somehow manages to do that in every video
Well explained! Great video breakdown Ando
+Stephan Kesting Wow! I don’t know how you found time to visit my channel while doing all the great work you’ve been doing, but I’m honored that you did. Thank you, sir!
"triple F stance".... LOL; so true. I have seen this...
Right? I still catch myself doing it! :)
Ando Mierzwa crazy you say that because at this moment...I'm doing solo drills on maintaining my stance and not doing the MF DOUBLE F
But....Kangaroos fight this way.
Ha! If you're a kangaroo, too, then go for it!
haha Yeah, but they have "knifes in they're hands" (like claws)
Nice video! Like how the video is funny also haha makes it easy to learn. Keep it up
+Peter Chasengnou Thank you, Peter! Will do!
Nice explanation, Ando. It took me quite a while to avoid those positions and to be able to recover from them. I'll definitely use these examples when I'm helping others. Keep up the great work!
Thank you very much, sir!
i havent seen you on youtube before good sir, im glad i found you though, some good practical practices with no bias or ego bs. awsome!
+ashley hughes I appreciate that, Ashley! Glad you're here! :)
You are my one of best martial arts teachers on youtube! always thanks for uploading good,useful and real tips ! :)
+seung bae Lee Thank you very much. I'm trying! :)
Usually fear, pain and blood will make someone lose their stance in a real fight.
Ha! Good point!
Randy Mendoza true where i live alot of ppl lose fights cuz of fear n they get scared of getting hurt
Not if your used to getting punched in the face
Ramcy Mendoza will yeah but the most fear is when the land a punch on you then they get scared
@@joaquinflores3547 I've been hit my whole life since from bullies at school and almost never even hit back. Last time i got in a fight, the guy hit me pretty hard in the head and threw me off on a side but i was smiling, he opened his eyes like i just turned into a zombie lol. I've always been a chicken when it comes to entering a fight but always a bull for getting out of one... I'll take it all and give it all on each and every single fight.
Great video and great advice, Sensei Mierzwa! I often see experienced martial artists resort to these three stances after taking a decent hit. I think your advice about steering your attention back to your training (and the fight) is spot on! Too often people downplay the mental conditioning in favor of the physical training.
+Michael Madrid Totally agree, Michael! Preparing yourself psychologically and emotionally is even more important than physically.
Sensei Ando, I like the layered nature of your approach to training. Also, the structure of the training makes A LOT of sense. Kudos to you, Sir.
Thank you for the kind words! 🙏🏻
Good advice right there! Keep up the good work friend, i like your tips a lot!
Thank you for the comment, sir! Happy training!
Love it! Great instruction, well presented. I'm subscribing.
Thank you! Welcome!
Keep up the videos, There great and you perfectly execute each tutorial.
FIGHTSandBIKES_tv Thank you! That means a lot to me.
great drill to practice, in the few years I've been in TKD no one had ever said hey let's do this. thanks for the tip. subscribed.
+Skeptic Spartan Right? Simple, but effective. Welcome aboard!
+Ando Mierzwa
Thanks
Great video!Thank you for the advice.
Very welcome, sir. Thanks for watching!
Love the video! I too will steal this drill for class...thanks!!!!
+Peter Ferguson Awesome! Glad to hear it, sir!
Thanks for the good information.
My pleasure, sir!
This perfectly addressed my questions on holding my composure during that pressure. Thanks!
+Kyle Hubert Glad to hear that, Kyle!
Your channel is really good, lots of science and psychology perfect for experience, beginner, young and old.
I appreciate that. Thank you! 🙏🏻
This is a great channel! I like bullshido as much as the next macho guy, but there is so much practical and good advice here, honestly delivered. Thank you and keep it up!
That means a lot to me, sir. Thank you!
Osu!
Thank you for your video,mate.
I suscribed.
Awesome. Welcome, sir!
Great stuff!!!!!!!!! I think you gatherered the most important rules of protecting yourself :). All those rules I was taught during boxing trainings and later during a fight you can see why it is so important ;-). When i started my first practice against more experience boxer i was doing 1:05 stuff which didnt ended too well ;)
Thanks for the comment, sir! The lessons never end, do they?
I haven't looked @ your bio @ all. I just saw a very good video with extremely good advice.
To teach something like that to my students takes almost half an hour.
Kudos to you Mr Ando for making a point in such short amount of time. Your students should be really proud.
I've seen some of the best RMA instructors & i don't think they said it better.
JohnEpi WT/RMA trainer.
+JohnEpi1973 I am humbled by your kind words, sir. Thank you! Keep punching!
Thank you for the words of encouragement sensei
+Kewan Smith My pleasure! We all take turns inspiring one other.
Very nice teaker and very smart words!!! (:
Thank you for the comment, sir!
Thanks for the tips sifu!
My pleasure! Thanks for watching!
Always a good video
Thank you very much!
Awesome video 👍
Thank you very much!
its great that you reply to all masges..
now i can personally ask you any doubts and for free...
thanku sir....your of great help to people who cant afford expensive gyms..
+vishal Thanks for watching. Happy to help if I can! That will be $100, please.
Wow, proper SD education on you tube! Thanks for posting some valuable content that anyone could benefit from.
Awesome. Thank you for support, sir!
Cool! Love your vídeos!
Thank you very much!
Hey Sifu thanks for the vids
My pleasure, Isaac! Thanks for the comment!
Good drills! I think I'll steal them for class!
Josh Peacock It is an honor that you would steal from me, sir! :)
Much respect!
And to you, sir!
Good stuff, thanks!
+DR Shaw Thank you!
good video and good tips
Thank you, sir!
My first summerish krav maga lesson is today. Iam a p1(first degree yellow belt) keep up the good work learned a lot of things from you to.
Aleksander Jäkkö Thank you for your support, sir! Keep punching!
Very practical advice.
Thank you for the comment!
Cool video man.
Thanks for watching, Carlos!
Great video, thanks
Thanks for the comment!
Excellent!
+toanthony Thanks for saying so!
Good advice Sensei.
Thank you, sir! Keep punching!
Always Sensei, thanks for the inspiration. Cheers, Sifu Ruis.
Master knowledge love this👍
Thank you for the kind words! 🙏🏻
Thank you. Good advice.
My pleasure, sir! Thanks!
these drills are really useful especially when you keep blinking your eyes when you take a shot to the head :D thanks ando
Blinking is definitely a bad habit to work on! Thanks for watching, sir!
you are a great teacher !
Thank you very much!
Great video....subscribed and "belled" on the strength of it....100% common sense and experience explained logically and simply...loved it..... Much like the guy a few comments below i was kinda expecting "Bullshido" martial arts internet stylez but this is the real real.
Subscribing is one thing... hitting the bell is another! Thanks for that. Welcome!
good advice, good video
Thank you, Dustin!
i thank u for your effort and replying to all of the comments ...
i learned alot from you and i would like to ask for premission if i could tell my students about that triple f principle i loved it ... i will jast not tell it to the kids 😅. i also tough them about the balance philosophy u showed in ur previouse video jast to let u know ... im 18 and dan 1 in shotokan and im a karate instructor and gradueted high school ... all done in 1 year 😊.
I really appreciate the respect you show in asking, sir. Yes, of course... share whatever you like with your students. Keep up the good work!
Great vid
You are so right about those fight stance mistakes as I'd seen so many people do just that & be slaughtered. I myself fight in tight in & around up & down not galloping in & out & all around w/one leg following the other. I build my basics into habits that once I master the basics the basics is everything & everything is the basics. What you do in training is what you will do fighting & is why it is so crucial to master the basics & not develop the mistakes. Most fighters want to show boat & show off & rush it all where haste makes it time & energy wasted. It's not about the muscle hustle so much more it's about the muscle memory & leverage. The power & speed will come all it's own & therefore is no need to burn oneself out training. The need is to just go moderately & patiently slow into conforming the right habits & you will have it. You know it & I know it but others just don't seem to get it. I am Sting em dead Dave Overbey alias Crazy Davy best known as Punchy Puncherallo & you can TH-cam me Dave Overbey I am not David Overby as is there is another M.M.A fighter by that name. I'm 64 going on 34 where he is 34 & going on 64 L.O.L I'll be the bald or shaved head one. I really like your teachings as I have learned a few tricks of the trade from it. Thanks & Thumbs up to you.
Good explanations
Thank you very much, sir!
That was a very funny and informative. Lol good video
+Samson Urbano I appreciate that!
This guy makes sense so i will follow and sub
Thank you very much! Welxome aboard!
thanks Ando! im fighting a kid in thats two grades higher than me tommorow. your vids really help! thanks!
Be safe, Michael!
these videos are just great. Thank you alot sir. Quiestion: i couldn't find a video about footwork on your channel, if there is one, tell me pls, if there is not, Could you possibly make one? .. thank you again
DjNiko96 Thanks for the kind words, sir! I will add footwork to my to-do list immediately. Thanks for the suggestion. Happy training!
looks decieve, great vid, I'm glad I clicked it ... you have a new subscriber
Awesome. Welcome!
These videos supplement my training.
Awesome! 👍🏼
Great video,great tips. The only part I,personally, disagree is no-moving-back-and-punching,but I assume it was meant for people who are not familiar with boxing technique. Other than that-thumbs up for keeping it real,Sensei!
+MrBeis86 You can do whatever you want if you're doing it on purpose and with a purpose. It's the moves we make out of fear and ignorance that really get us into trouble! Thanks for the comment, sir!
You are,indeed,awesome. Thanks again,im subscribing :)
+MrBeis86 Welcome, sir!
Your Tips are so Awesome even tho Im not a marial artist
your videos are awesome
+Courtney Murdock Thank you for saying that, Courtney! More coming!
Great vid.....totally true....always see people trying to fight back half ass....
Right? Either in or out!
I'm a grappler (wrestling and old school jiu-jitsu) I'm admittedly usually pretty critical of other styles but this was al good advice. Wasn't sure about the backing up though some times it's nice to make space so you can collect and get back in the fight. I'm gonna subscribe
+frank datank Welcome aboard, Frank! If you back up on purpose and with a plan, then go right ahead. Just pointing out that standing in front of train is not a great strategy! Thanks!
finaly som real good advices
Thank you very much!
solid information
Thank you very much!
bro nice channel good videos
Awesome. Thanks for saying so!
finally a karate guy that is not lost and confused. great video. great advice.
Ha! That is one of the best comments I've ever read. Thank you!
+Ando Mierzwa OSU!
Thx for tips
Thank you for watching!
Very good feeling !
Thank you, sir!
27 people have never been in a physical alteration in their lives
+Justin Wong Ha! Thanks, Justin!
Justin Wong altercation?
I love how you say “your gonna die”. You keep it real and have good advice. Good on ya. So here is a question. How does one counter the bear stance aside from throwing straights. This stance is tormenting for me to spar against, and is wonderful to use against sparring opponents. Any tips?
The zoning is rather obnoxious to deal with. And going in just seems to get me elbowed or kneed.
Nice to meet you, Steven! What exactly does your bear stance look like? I'm trying to visualize your challenge. :)
Ando Mierzwa. Nice to meet you as well. I’m not sure how to send a picture, but it does not have a leading foot like a wrestlers stance. The feet are parallel with each other and knees bent and legs spread a medium distance or into a sumo spread if going against a wrestling stance. Your lumbar is either in a neutral position or with your weight slightly forward. Your arm and hands are approximately 150 degrees Bent above and in front of your face to serve as a guard and jab. I’d say your elbows are forward, on level with the users chin, and slightly in front of the knees. I’m just not really sure what to do about this, and would like to know if there is a counter to such a strategy. My best bet I came up with is to match it, but I feel like there is something I am missing. Other strategies I personally attempted resulted in me taking knees and elbows that would devastate me if it was not sparring. It puts me in a limbo between wanting to fight passive and go in. So I guess the main question is what would you do about this?
I can send a picture of this too. There is a good one I found on google images that looks like it, but I do not know how to do this. If it makes it easier
Awesome!!!
Thanks very much, Rodney!
Everything you said was practical and basic which is what I believe most in when training. If you try to perfect the simple but effective moves and strategies then you will be able to do it under stress. Even if you take a punch your training is more likely to kick in and take over. All that being said one thing in this video stood out most to me. That must be the most neatly pressed gi I have ever seen. Not a wrinkle in it anywhere. You should give your dry cleaners free lessons for such good work.
HA! I respect you enough to show up as neat and clean as possible. thanks for noticing! :)
Very useful
Thank you for the comment!
I always tend to go into the 3rd side stance. I found it useful to cross block like Joe Frazier and plow into them looking for body shots. Not too flashy; but very effective.
Great! As long as you're doing it on purpose, do whatever works!
Make contact first. If someone moves towards you, move towards them. Don't give them time and space to build momentum. That's how you get dominated. The fingers move first with the body coming in behind. If a stranger attacks out of the blue, be willing to rip off the soft bits and get bloody.
Some good tips!
At the same time though one has to be ready to be nice. Might not actually be an attack.
Ossu! Thanks for the tip about the drill - I'll put that into my notebook :-) I've been drilling myself in getting off the center line and in footwork 'cause I have several bad habits to break and would like to build much better habits. It's one thing to know I have to do this, it's another to have the muscle memory to do it, and that takes repetition :-)
Jo! I somehow missed this comment. Hope your habits are all better now! :)
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Coming along - development isn't straightforward, LOL.
Ain't that the truth! :)
Very good
Thanks!
Thank you sir
My pleasure, John!
Great video sensei. I noticed you use a guard very close to the body which is great for defending punches. If takedown attempts were to be added to the scene would you change your kind of guard. Greetings from Brazil by the way
+Charles Day Hi Charles! You bet. Different guards for different threats. And different guards depending on what I want to do, too! Greetings from L.A!
You're my saving grace, I made so many mistakes... I've got my ass whooped a lot as a kid... I severely hate myself for being too weak.
Love yourself for surviving and learning. Keep fighting! 👊🏼
I love this
Thank you very much!
gracias sensei
Very welcome! Señor!
Subscribed and signed up for e-mail!
+Eric Nathan Awesome. Stay in touch, Eric!
Dang man, this is great education. Stances are important and there are far too many people who don't know how to use them.
+Funk You Agreed! Thank you for the comment.
Funk You you should see the kids at my school
They can't fight
The "fights" they have are just choke holds
you really caught me man!
+Avi Strauch Ha! Yes, sir. I still catch myself all the time!
Advice for aggressive fighters throwing wild punches/haymakers? I honestly haven't been in a lot of fights and I also notice when confronted with the possibility of a fight I get butterflies in my stomach and start shaking? Anything to help calm me? I want to learn Jui Jitsu but just don't have the money at the moment. I just want to learn how to defend myself properly because I'm a small guy and often get teased by the bigger guys. Only advantage I have is my speed, but I have been practicing on my own some beginner boxing from shane on fight tips.
Shane has lots of great tips, so you're off to a good start. The key is to just keep doing SOMETHING. Pick a few moves that you think are the most important, and just start drilling them. There is lots of time for you to add on as you go. As far as staying calm, finding a friend to throw punches at you is a great way to start training. Familiarity breeds comfort. Keep punching!
If it's legal in your state, always carry a small unit of pepper spray w/in quick reach. I would never use it except as an absolute last resort, but if it looks like it's heading that way & someone is setting you up for a sucker punch or pushes you first, and you can't escape, then you're justified. BTW, always take their Drivers License (but don't steal their $!). That way, you'll know who they are & where they live & what they look like & Google more info on them if you like. You can copy that info & then send their license back to them in the mail. I think it's fair to say that someone would be less willing to start a fight with you again once you have all their B.G. info!
Just learn how to fight and you won't be nervous before a fight no more
Meditation helped me out alot. Especially meditation while training. Try to just breathe and let the movements come natural to you. To the point where you can feel or sense nothing else but your own energy. Thinking too much about thinking is what will get you in trouble in fights. Also keep in mind that as a smaller guy you have the advantage in cardio. Big muscles require alot of oxygen. You can be tiny and tough as nails. Good luck out there.
I feel you, I have the same story but slightly different, I'm either scared(of what I and the opponent can do), too angry which makes me forget my legs, my jabs, then I throw dem big angry ugly haymakers, they are accurate but slow, and telegraphed...then there's my inner fighting nerd who likes being hit and only fights at the level that I'm being fought (pretty much all reaction based), everything sifu ando said is gucci, but I'll add, sparring, move stealing, sticky hands sparring, women's self defense never works for women, but you know who it works for? Skinny guys like us 😈🤐, *practice your moves while sparring* are you naturally athletic? If so then just learn a lot of moves *while sparring* be unorthodox, I have a couple anime inspired setups that I can get away with because I'm really crafty, train elbows/knees/backfist and "fish hooking"/eye gouges...tough guys hate being out struck by a lil guy, so expect a lot of "hugs" or one hand holding you still so they can power punch you because they need a tripod to line up their shots...
How do you read all your comments and answer them back , I think you are comment reading master too !! You are my inspiration for martial arts, Thanks !!
Ha! I try to keep up! Thanks for leaving a comment to answer! :)
good one
+Reza Lah Thank you!
Thankyou sir
Thank you for watching! !
Great. Wonderful.
Thank you very much!
Holy shit! A year a half before Rhonda's fight and you could have been talking about her!
And getting rocked doesn't make things easier! Build those good habits! :)
exceellent your vids are practical, please try to come to bangladesh to teach if you have any chance our martial arts school lack the practicality
+mahadi karim Thank you for the kind words... and the invitation! I'll start planning a world tour immediately! :)
you are most welcome
sense of humor + logic , nice
Thank you very much!
I love all of your great messages and tips, yet out of curiosity, I have a question. Although it is so very true that the best defensive movements are off the line or forward (should you choose to fight), what about stepping backwards in order to create some distance and widden your field of view and improve reaction times? The attacker is not always faster going forward and not always commited to pursue (provided you also got decent footwork going backwards and won't stumble).
From my own personal experience outside of competition, in real life on the street running backwards while keeping the attacker/s well in sight saved me.
Many years ago I was once surrounded and jumped on the street by 6 or 7 attackers, I've made my way out of the circle and then started walking backwards as they were walking towards me and as soon as one of the guys started running, they all did so I started running backwards, keeping them in sight and working on strategies on the go, trying to figure out which one I should take out first and how, which ones were wearing sports shoes and which ones not etc. By the time I was set to counter attack and was waiting for the gap between us to shorten in order to counter (set up a "wall" on the move), some of them gave up, tired of chassing me, some got nervous because they were unable to close in and catch me and gave up and the rest followed suit seeing that their buddies had given up (although I'm more inclined to believe that they just got tired).
Hi Chris! Hey, if moving backward saved your life, then I'm not going to tell you it was the wrong thing to do! The difference is you were doing it ON purpose and WITH purpose. My problem is with moving back as a blind reaction to an attack. Backing up without a plan usually just makes things worse. Thanks for the comment!
***** Oh, I see now! Makes perfect sense. You are right. Thank you kindly for your reply.
You bet! Thanks for the chat!
good video
+Michael OLeary Thank you, Michael!