@Josh M im a LED gardner. i know quite a bit about them. havent seen a tiny flashlight like what he has blind me. i told this ex cop to fly me out. me with the extendable baton vs him with flashlight. i like that matchup. he still hasnt gotten back tho
Wow. 13 years or so ago, I was talking to a bouncer who said his best weapon was his giant mag light with a rounded cap. He said he blasted people in the eyes with light FIRST instead of getting physical first. He said it was pretty smooth sailing getting them out the door after that.
@@Adamsnadler214 there used to be a company that makes endcaps for maglights that are rounded off, if you look at generic pictures of maglights online you'll see that they come with flat bottomed endcaps
As an audio engineer, I purchased a 4D LED Maglite and it's been great! With an output of over 1000 lumens, it's dizzying to get shined in the face with, battery life is several days, completely water proof, and tough as nails! We also get hurricanes where I live, so it definitely has a spot in my emergency kit. I'd be reluctant to strike anyone with it, but I wouldn't hesitate to use it to block a bladed weapon if I needed to.
that’s situational… a woman holding pepper spray or flashlight walking to her car telling a man to keep his distance. only one’s going to save her life
Exactly. It’s not just that you make them look away. It’s extremely disorienting in a dark environment to get 20k candelas busting in your retina. You’ll have a wicked bright spot in your vision for 5 minutes
Don’t forget the low line attack. Blind with the light and kick to the nuts, knees, thigh. Better after his hands come up to shield from the light and less chance of getting grabbed when in close and he can’t see.
This video is great. I saw your video on the flashlight as a weapon, by seeing it used in action makes it clear why it is a great tool for self defense. I like seeing tools used in action. It makes things clear.
"What if it's day light?" Hahaha! There an amateur comedian in every gaggle-Phukk. I'm sure there's a video for that, or at least on its way. Anybody ever tried using The Force? Or the skills of a Jedi Knight? Actually own a bigger version of this. Never thought about it as a _defensive_ weapon. It could of helped me, or not. When you're unwittingly lost in the cavernous streets of a downtown, it's too easy to walk down a wrong street. Often there are more than one stalker following. And I know the diff. between being stalked or paranoid; if the people around you change pace and position based on my deliberate want to not be near these people without seeming to appear as if I'm a prejudiced bigot...
I love this channel because (and I say it as a compliment, not the opposite) it looks so unprofessional. I mean it looks like real people figuring things out through common sense splashed with backwater folklore. I love it.
Good demo! I do 'black out' trainings with all my gear set ups (from EDC to home defense) to get used to self defense in the dark. It helps with maintaining balance and navigation in the dark, low vision gear manipulation, getting to know how my eyes react to my own flaslight, identifying objects and targets with it and blind-strike-move drills.
Having a grappling and judo background, I can make the case for putting it in your dominate hand. You free up the other for grabbing them and striking with the light in your dominate hand.
Handheld tactical flashlight is more efficient than headlamp and 2 free hands. Coz you have a chunk of steel for force multiplier and more blinding outputs and beam pattern.
Outstanding! Yes, just goofing around with friends, they ALWAYS go for the light to try to neutralize it, hit it, block it, whatever, and they set themselves up predictably and perfectly for your counter.
I carry an Oligh striker. Not for self defence though that was one of my comsiderations when buying. The turbo and stroe modes cause physical pain when shined in your eye - during the day! A night it would be excruciating.
It makes me happy to see the streamlight recommended. I don't have the small one, I have the one a little bigger that takes 2 double A. Looks more like a pen light, I've carried it for years now and it's an amazing little light.
I do some overnight security work and i have to agree whole heartedly. I've trained edged, impact, empty, and firearm, but my most used self defense tool by far is my light. It absolutely acts as a buffer between the assailed and the assailant because the latter has no idea what's waiting for him behind that beam.
Hey man, this is seriously good stuff! I CCW at times but am glad to have never needed to draw, I stay out of trouble and only carry when delivering cars or large sums of money. I LOVE that you push away from weapons and focus on self defense TOOLS. Great advice! The whole “whack! Just making sure you aren’t a threat” is silly, a simple light to ID a possible threat before escalating anything is awesome advice. Just saw your stuff for the first time today, I’ll be subscribing and sharing, thank you sir!
My trainer always said you have the advantage at night if you have a maglite, but as soon as you try hitting someone with it, you'll lose that advantage because it'll break... Carry a baton if you want a baton, carry a flashlight if you want a flashlight.
Couldn't agree more about the value of a flashlight. I worked in security for years and having a flashlight is great I'd also say particularly when its cold get yourself some good quality gloves as you are far less likely to walk around with your hands in your pockets, if someone bites you in a clinch their less likely to break the skin and punching is less likely to break the skin.
Yeah, I shined a 5,000 lumen flashlight in my eyes at 2-1/2 feet away for less than a second, and all I could see was total "whiteness" for a good 3 minutes. It was brutal.
Acebeam W10 Gen2 is the best Self defense flashlight. It has an optional striking bezel, and is an LEP (not LED). It's like an alien space crafts light beam focused on your soul. LEP technology is dope. I own this love it. its my EDC
The light works better and hurts people like me who are sensitive to light in darker areas not a well lite parking lot . Shining the light on me makes me mad and hurts really bad. Follow the light Caroline
Yeah man my eyes are extremely sensitive to light and I feel like I can see in the dark better than most people (I practice seeing in the dark) so if someone did this it would blind the hell out of me hahaha
The way the OP explains the use of light to disorient an aggressor reminds me of how bulls get captivated on a bull fighters red cape. FYI: I'm not in favour of thus sport, or anything that hurts people, whether they be human people, or bovines, or Kentucky fried chickens, which too often tastes better than the Hypocrisies of my ideologies. Just saying; for the record, and for The Gipper. Whatever a Gipper is.
Lmao nice self defense against the most agitated lad in flip flops. But seriously, you are making nice content and state your opinions with no unnecessary bull. Subbed
I don't understand, using a maglight is assault? Do you mean it tempts you to assault? How does the tool I use for defense determine whether it's assault? If somebody tries to knife me in the gut and I give him a wake-up-call with a triple-C-cell battery maglight, how is that assault?
I think self defence channels should aways make the assumption that the attacker is stronger faster and a better fighter then the person defending because if the strategy works then then it will almost aways work and people looking to attack for whatever reason don't usually attack the strongest most dangerous person around there usually going for someone smaller then they are and this video is good because it would work on anybody especially at night when a attack is more common imagine if your a man attacking a girl at night there's very little she could do to hurt you your eyes have adjusted to the dark as it's dark and she pulls out a powerful bright torch and strobes it in your eyes this also works everywhere even in country's like England that would usually punish you for defending yourself no one is gonna punsh you for a torch another one in that case Is a can of deodorant. spray that in an attackers eyes and run you can carry a deodorant can and a torch anywhere.
That size is a great fist-load, (I used to carry a roll of Nickels) so another great thing about it is not only does it re-enforce your fist, but Mike's a boxer. I'm sure you picked up on that, but he doesn't have to change up his style. At all, he can hammerfist, bring it right back up into the attacker's eyes, bob, and weave... You know the Maglite. Not the Min-maglite, but the one cops, and security guards tap on your window, then shine in your eyes when they ask you why you're stopped there? Those guys train with a Baton, and they don't want to load up their belt (Any more) with a baton, AND a light. Now, look at the nylon sheathe that comes with the mini-maglite, slip it on your belt, and drop a collapsible Baton into it. Yes, that's intentional, by design. My point is that not only do multi-function tools make better weapons (Than weapons make multi-tools) but whatever you're trained in, drilled in, or experienced in. A weapon that fits right into that like the flashlight in Mike's fist is at least 1 less thing to carry.
Why no mention that holding the light when punching will act as a " fist - load " , protecting the hand while adding a bit of weight... Also.... there are two episodes of the old ' Secret Agent ' TV show, where Drake whips out a magnesium flare, and has dark glasses on hand !! VERY KOOL.
I saw a martial arts video of the problems with using a "fist load" It causes your knuckles below your top knuckles to engage the opponent. Those knuckles are much weaker than the top, and so you can break those knuckles during a fist-load and strong strike. Now, as a "hammer blow" with a loaded fist you're good to go. Search "hard2hurt" here. One of their vids explains all this.
Seriously I thought you were going to explain. Also, I recently asked a customer service rep. in the subway; how much it costs to get in. He said; well, for seniors its so-much. Before he could say anything else, I asked him if seniors need to show their ID. This is where my pharmacist starts laughing, because she seems to know where this story is headed. Back on tangent: And so I thank the young man for his assistance, drop a senior citizen's worth of change into the collection receptacle at the ticket both, and slowlw and calmly walked away as if no crime was committed. The moral of the story: always assume people are younger than the lack of melatonin what's of their cranial hair.
@@hard2hurt Ok so when you're on the street you're going to want to check to see if they have any healers, pop cooldowns and burst them down first, now you probably have the fighter or rogue on you, debuff them and keep a steady damage up, if you see them pop their cooldowns you will want to use your crowd controls like fear or stun. When they're low hp use strike of a thousand lumens and you'll earn 50 street creds so you can buy some cool pvp armour
@Josh M since he said they dont work the presumption is that he wont be making one and this was it. I bet he feels all better now that you came out to defend him. You are such a good little fan boy. Gold star to the twat waffle.
Carry a tactical flashlight in the UK (because other items are illegal) would recommend having a lanyard on the flashlight and something 300 lumens or above
Basically just use the light to blind them so you can get away. Bad idea to fight someone with a knife or a wrench. Flashlights are effective from a distance, keep the distance growing lol
I have been a security guard for five years now, i have always carried my huge mag light, if I ever had to use it as a weapon , I’m sure the law would not be on my side. Time to get one of those little guys!
that stream light is too small go one size up and you get double the light output in a package almost as small and will make a decent impact weapon, others of that size will also incorporate a crenelated end which can tear up corrugated which is much tougher than skin.
In many Australian cities, we're now in the position where the kids literally have no fear of the law - and that includes Police. We're talking juveniles who will assault paramedics, Police and anyone else who gets in the way of their 'fun ' - sounds like something straight out of a movie, but sadly that's where we're at. If, as an adult, I'm caught carrying a knife or anything else that can be construed as a weapon, the Police and the courts will come down very hard on me but the exact same weapon in the hands of someone under 18 would get them a slap on the wrist UNLESS they actually stab someone. Even then, a jail sentence is the last resort. My point is that this light could easily get you stabbed on our streets - the obvious exception being if you can use it to get far eoough away to start running while your knife-wielding opponent is blinded. Thanks for the video.
Weaponize your light output and take it to the next level bumping up your lumen output to above 5000 real lumens. Thrunite, Acebeam, Emisar, Imalent, and Astrolux to name a few. Keep your LED range nice and hot above 6k. The biggest baddest out there right now is the Imalent MS18 at 100,000 lumens. This might permanently blind an opponent but if your life is in danger...
Two questions that maybe somebody could answer: does this work in sunlight? What about if the attacker is more than one person? I still think that a short whip or maybe a batton (used as stick) could work better than th FL under those circumstances
Yeh I realise I'm two years late... They are both useful and effective, and both have their place. I more commonly have my Fenix 1600 lumen torch outside of my house, but my 6cell Maglite for home defence. There are numerous stories of Maglites saving lives. It is a perfect, lawful, defense weapon that gels with my skillset. The small torch does too but that's not the point here. It can block weapons and strike effectively. I know a guy who was ambushed with a hockey stick, the Maglite saving his life. I also know a friend who used one in a melee with some street kids, who had already stabbed one friend of mine. My mate cracked the guys skull and nearly killed him. Yes potentially deadly, but doesn't have to be, and so is an opponent with a knife. If you buy an aftermarket bevelled edge it can also become a formidable two handed weapon.
I was a MSU varsity fencer and from that training could employ other object as defensive weapons such as a curtain rod. Now, at 84, with bum knees, sparing with my fists is simply not practical. However, blinding with the high lumen light an attacker and blasting him with MACE seems like a good plan. Or, instead of jabbing with one's fist, why not poke the blinded attacker with a flipper knife?
@hard2hurt hey from Canada mike, hoping to get into policing soon, would you recommend using a smaller light than the standard officer would carry for the reasons above?
@@hard2hurt yeah but you get the subs because several different videos. With the depth of good content your subs are going to explode. I subbed after watching the dont get car jacked video.
First thing im going to critique is the kid had slippers on, u woukd have just been better off stomping his toes. Will this teqnique be just as effective in the daylite?
As a military guy, the only white like is attached to my primary weapon on a thumb switch, if I have a stoppage I drop my rifle, it's slung, grab my pistol, if he is too close grab my knife, let him try to punch my head or body, I'm wearing armour.
Thanks dude. I'm pretty new to martial arts, and these videos are helping me a lot. Also, I heard going hand-to-hand knife defense is not practical. With that said, in your opinion, what's a good weapon to counter a knife? Of course, the Obvious answer is a gun, but are there any alternatives?
I'm actually not qualified to teach knife defense, I'm not really experienced with kt... I've got a guy I plan to consult on it, but the pro answer is basically wrestling, while conscientious of the knife.
not an instructor but safe to assume the knife comes out two likely scenarios one as a threat and is seen and two when its not and your close enough to be stabbed. Grappling is probably for that best case scenario of two where he is already gotten close enough to stab you and you cant make space. Even with that odds seem to be greatly against you but low chance better than no chance.
the light on your eyes is a heplful nuissance, one of my friends has a laser light that actually burns you, (I think in some countries its illegal to own that thing) it can blind someone immediately if pointed at the eyes. I think it's a powerful self defense tool that nobody thinks of,, then again you would cause severe eye damage on your attacker, which is not an ideal result. on another note, me and Sergio from Practical Combat are thinking about doing some video chats with Mighty Mouse and you if you're up to it sometime, I know you're busy but the invitation is extended to you and of course you can always reupload it on your channel.
Consumer oriented/marketed lasers that powerful are definately not legal in Canada. They would be of no consumer value. Sself defense in Canada is legal, but you will probably get arrested first, and then either The Crown would drop the charges, or to court you go. Laser pointers are legal in Canada, but even these have been problematic. People, probably naively have pointed these things in my eyes, even though I was dressed appropriately as a security guard. I told them they need to stop, and they did. So no anal-retentive action or incident report was felt to be necessary. Airplaine and helicopter pilots have had many "blinding" type incidents with the soft drugs of lasers. No need to allow miscreants the opportunity to own what is never a toy, an over the top "defense" weapon. As a military vet, I know how easy it is to miss-aim at a stationary target, much less a moving target, and worse still a pissed-off moving target that may take your "weapon" away from a defendent before any likelihood of being more useful than scresming for help and running away. Handguns make more sense, but only where they're legal to carry, and you are trained enough to know how to use them in an ad hoc, tactictal situation. It takes years to train a quality infantry rifleman. I can't see an average person being effective with a weapon they will probably never spend the time and money on to get profession defensive trianing. And then, people don't know how expensive bullets are, unless they know. The people in the know would be cops, criminals, may not soldiers, 'cause they don't have to pay for their amo or trianing. Moral: trying to protect yourself with a non-weapon for offensive measures doesn't make sense, and non-sensical people should be watched very caredfully under strict supervision. A cell phone can be a better self-defense tool if you have the direct lind to the police dispatch in your quick dial. These numbers are usually available to the public, though you may have yo look for them (or ask a cop). The point: dialing 911 can cost valuable seconds if a threat is imminent, because they will ask you questions that need to, but calling cops more directly, or even fake-calling cops, can often be a better solution than trying to fight back, which I'm sure the channel OP would agree. Stay safe, and knowledge is your best weapon. I'd rather know how to submission an adversary with potentially lethal force than become another victim. I've been mugged twice, and had a few very lame "street fights". This was when I was homeless and probably looked like an obvious target. I did't beg or loiter, but spent my time in the library, fitness centre that are free for the poor. I never let myself succumb to The Streets. I lost battles, but sometimes its better to lose when the odds of winning are against you. Sometimes is not forever.
I'm gonna make a tool that's a baton but the bottom of the handle has a flashlight and it will simultaneously be mikes least favorite and favorite self defense tool
That’s a decent idea to use a flashlight, but what about if they try to wrestle you? Once they grab you, you can’t use the flashlight on them anymore. Pepper spray might be a better option than the flashlight. Then you could disable them and gain and then run away while they are distracted.
watching two men trying to box while shining flashlights at each other was hilarious
Go try it. Thats even more hilarious.
@@hard2hurt I bought one today hopefully it will give me that edge in a fight. There are a lot of shitty people in my city so we will see lol
Especially with the genuine Adidas footwear.
Strobe was actually invented to cause an attacker to go into dance mode
They're breakdance-fighting! [zoolander]
the og boogy bomb
@@zaphodbreeblebrox9542 I have trained much of my life for that day
I have found the strobe to be very effective when I'm being attacked by epileptic criminals.
Yeah, but when i go into "Dance mode," the DJ cuts the music, and calls an ambulance. I'm not Epileptic. I just can't dance.
Imagine strobing them and they happened to have epilepsy and you just drop him like some Voodoo magic 😂
If I wanted to do that I would just use a chi ball.
@urbex2007 I have never seen someone killed by a gunshot, it must be a myth.
@urbex2007 I have never seen anyone around me die from the corona virus, it must be a myth.
Ingenious. I live in Moscow, and guns are illegal here. Knifes are also risky to carry. Will definetly buy one of those mag lights. Thank you.
lets hope nobody jumps you in broad daylight
@Josh M im a LED gardner. i know quite a bit about them. havent seen a tiny flashlight like what he has blind me. i told this ex cop to fly me out. me with the extendable baton vs him with flashlight. i like that matchup. he still hasnt gotten back tho
Robert Westwood You are very welcome.
No weapons in russia?
HERACY!
@M. Vendel it's just a joke
Wow. 13 years or so ago, I was talking to a bouncer who said his best weapon was his giant mag light with a rounded cap. He said he blasted people in the eyes with light FIRST instead of getting physical first. He said it was pretty smooth sailing getting them out the door after that.
Autism Apocalypse what do you mean rounded cap
@@Adamsnadler214 there used to be a company that makes endcaps for maglights that are rounded off, if you look at generic pictures of maglights online you'll see that they come with flat bottomed endcaps
As an audio engineer, I purchased a 4D LED Maglite and it's been great! With an output of over 1000 lumens, it's dizzying to get shined in the face with, battery life is several days, completely water proof, and tough as nails! We also get hurricanes where I live, so it definitely has a spot in my emergency kit. I'd be reluctant to strike anyone with it, but I wouldn't hesitate to use it to block a bladed weapon if I needed to.
that’s situational… a woman holding pepper spray or flashlight walking to her car telling a man to keep his distance. only one’s going to save her life
Exactly. It’s not just that you make them look away. It’s extremely disorienting in a dark environment to get 20k candelas busting in your retina. You’ll have a wicked bright spot in your vision for 5 minutes
Don’t forget the low line attack. Blind with the light and kick to the nuts, knees, thigh. Better after his hands come up to shield from the light and less chance of getting grabbed when in close and he can’t see.
Agree
Coming back to this video because I just defended myself with an Olight S2R. Thank you IcyMike for the tips! I'm alive right now cause of you!
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Wanna explain how it went down?
This video is great. I saw your video on the flashlight as a weapon, by seeing it used in action makes it clear why it is a great tool for self defense. I like seeing tools used in action. It makes things clear.
I mean...what if its day time?🤷🏻♂️ little affect then
Unless you hit the perfect angle
"What if it's day light?"
Hahaha! There an amateur comedian in every gaggle-Phukk.
I'm sure there's a video for that, or at least on its way. Anybody ever tried using The Force? Or the skills of a Jedi Knight?
Actually own a bigger version of this. Never thought about it as a _defensive_ weapon. It could of helped me, or not. When you're unwittingly lost in the cavernous streets of a downtown, it's too easy to walk down a wrong street. Often there are more than one stalker following. And I know the diff. between being stalked or paranoid; if the people around you change pace and position based on my deliberate want to not be near these people without seeming to appear as if I'm a prejudiced bigot...
@@robishere7339 hehe
Ur flashlight vs a knife ok ready set and Go hahaaaa😆🤣😂🤣🤣
I love this channel because (and I say it as a compliment, not the opposite) it looks so unprofessional. I mean it looks like real people figuring things out through common sense splashed with backwater folklore. I love it.
Thanks? Haha
The Cobra Kai shopping mall
Cobra kai never dies!
Lol, that is so perfect!! NO MERCY!!
SWEEP THE FLOOR!!
no mercy!
Good demo! I do 'black out' trainings with all my gear set ups (from EDC to home defense) to get used to self defense in the dark. It helps with maintaining balance and navigation in the dark, low vision gear manipulation, getting to know how my eyes react to my own flaslight, identifying objects and targets with it and blind-strike-move drills.
Having a grappling and judo background, I can make the case for putting it in your dominate hand. You free up the other for grabbing them and striking with the light in your dominate hand.
judo isnt real fighting please stop talking about this
@@roman-fo2sk you're a very ignorant human being, judo is great martial art, anyone who's higher then a white belt will beat average person.
Just wear a headband light and you have 2 free hands then. Lolol
With a pressure sensor in your mouth!
@@hard2hurt Exactly!
“Hold on bro just let me strap this on right quick”
Actually you can buy hats with a built in flashlight on the rim.
Better yet, a mining cap! It adds head protection.
Handheld tactical flashlight is more efficient than headlamp and 2 free hands. Coz you have a chunk of steel for force multiplier and more blinding outputs and beam pattern.
Outstanding! Yes, just goofing around with friends, they ALWAYS go for the light to try to neutralize it, hit it, block it, whatever, and they set themselves up predictably and perfectly for your counter.
I carry an Oligh striker. Not for self defence though that was one of my comsiderations when buying. The turbo and stroe modes cause physical pain when shined in your eye - during the day! A night it would be excruciating.
It makes me happy to see the streamlight recommended. I don't have the small one, I have the one a little bigger that takes 2 double A. Looks more like a pen light, I've carried it for years now and it's an amazing little light.
Your videos have saved my life i truly appreciate your channel
How did that happen?
This is the best self-defense channel on TH-cam!
I do some overnight security work and i have to agree whole heartedly. I've trained edged, impact, empty, and firearm, but my most used self defense tool by far is my light. It absolutely acts as a buffer between the assailed and the assailant because the latter has no idea what's waiting for him behind that beam.
Hey man, this is seriously good stuff! I CCW at times but am glad to have never needed to draw, I stay out of trouble and only carry when delivering cars or large sums of money. I LOVE that you push away from weapons and focus on self defense TOOLS. Great advice! The whole “whack! Just making sure you aren’t a threat” is silly, a simple light to ID a possible threat before escalating anything is awesome advice. Just saw your stuff for the first time today, I’ll be subscribing and sharing, thank you sir!
Best video/explanation you have produced to date.
My trainer always said you have the advantage at night if you have a maglite, but as soon as you try hitting someone with it, you'll lose that advantage because it'll break... Carry a baton if you want a baton, carry a flashlight if you want a flashlight.
I prefer to have the Maglite impact option with an LED so I can mess with their vision first
Couldn't agree more about the value of a flashlight. I worked in security for years and having a flashlight is great I'd also say particularly when its cold get yourself some good quality gloves as you are far less likely to walk around with your hands in your pockets, if someone bites you in a clinch their less likely to break the skin and punching is less likely to break the skin.
ITS HARD TO STRIKE BACK WHEN YOU ARE SEEING SPOTS.
Yeah, I shined a 5,000 lumen flashlight in my eyes at 2-1/2 feet away for less than a second, and all I could see was total "whiteness" for a good 3 minutes.
It was brutal.
I think Icy Mike has good common sense dealing with real life situations with practical solutions.essy to follow.
03:39 is the best part!
Acebeam W10 Gen2 is the best Self defense flashlight. It has an optional striking bezel, and is an LEP (not LED). It's like an alien space crafts light beam focused on your soul. LEP technology is dope. I own this love it. its my EDC
That’s a $300 flashlight
Id love to see you guys throw on some gloves and do some full contact sparring with the flashlight used as a blinding tool.
The light works better and hurts people like me who are sensitive to light in darker areas not a well lite parking lot . Shining the light on me makes me mad and hurts really bad. Follow the light Caroline
Yeah man my eyes are extremely sensitive to light and I feel like I can see in the dark better than most people (I practice seeing in the dark) so if someone did this it would blind the hell out of me hahaha
The way the OP explains the use of light to disorient an aggressor reminds me of how bulls get captivated on a bull fighters red cape.
FYI: I'm not in favour of thus sport, or anything that hurts people, whether they be human people, or bovines, or Kentucky fried chickens, which too often tastes better than the Hypocrisies of my ideologies. Just saying; for the record, and for The Gipper. Whatever a Gipper is.
Man that's some real ninja stuff right there
Coming back to this video, now i have a lot of small, high lumen, high candela flashlight with no so tight hotspot, perfect for self defence
Did Krillin just teach me how to use the Solar Flare?
Underrated comment
Lmao nice self defense against the most agitated lad in flip flops.
But seriously, you are making nice content and state your opinions with no unnecessary bull. Subbed
Flashlight and tactical whip hard to hurt combo of doom
Sounds OP he should make a vid of it lol
too OP nerf pls
@@tb2748 lmao
That flashlight vs flashlight boxing was the most hilarious 4d chess shit I've seen for a while.
Contribution #2. Thanks for the tips.
I don't understand, using a maglight is assault? Do you mean it tempts you to assault? How does the tool I use for defense determine whether it's assault?
If somebody tries to knife me in the gut and I give him a wake-up-call with a triple-C-cell battery maglight, how is that assault?
I think self defence channels should aways make the assumption that the attacker is stronger faster and a better fighter then the person defending because if the strategy works then then it will almost aways work and people looking to attack for whatever reason don't usually attack the strongest most dangerous person around there usually going for someone smaller then they are and this video is good because it would work on anybody especially at night when a attack is more common imagine if your a man attacking a girl at night there's very little she could do to hurt you your eyes have adjusted to the dark as it's dark and she pulls out a powerful bright torch and strobes it in your eyes this also works everywhere even in country's like England that would usually punish you for defending yourself no one is gonna punsh you for a torch another one in that case Is a can of deodorant. spray that in an attackers eyes and run you can carry a deodorant can and a torch anywhere.
That size is a great fist-load, (I used to carry a roll of Nickels) so another great thing about it is not only does it re-enforce your fist, but Mike's a boxer. I'm sure you picked up on that, but he doesn't have to change up his style. At all, he can hammerfist, bring it right back up into the attacker's eyes, bob, and weave... You know the Maglite. Not the Min-maglite, but the one cops, and security guards tap on your window, then shine in your eyes when they ask you why you're stopped there? Those guys train with a Baton, and they don't want to load up their belt (Any more) with a baton, AND a light. Now, look at the nylon sheathe that comes with the mini-maglite, slip it on your belt, and drop a collapsible Baton into it. Yes, that's intentional, by design. My point is that not only do multi-function tools make better weapons (Than weapons make multi-tools) but whatever you're trained in, drilled in, or experienced in. A weapon that fits right into that like the flashlight in Mike's fist is at least 1 less thing to carry.
can you do a tongue-in-cheek video on "pocket sand" as a self defense option.
David H nah dude a jacket pocket full of coins is what you want
Why no mention that holding the light when punching will act as a " fist - load " , protecting the hand while adding a bit of weight... Also.... there are two episodes of the
old ' Secret Agent ' TV show, where Drake whips out a magnesium flare, and has dark glasses on hand !! VERY KOOL.
I saw a martial arts video of the problems with using a "fist load"
It causes your knuckles below your top knuckles to engage the opponent.
Those knuckles are much weaker than the top, and so you can break those knuckles during a fist-load and strong strike.
Now, as a "hammer blow" with a loaded fist you're good to go.
Search "hard2hurt" here. One of their vids explains all this.
Never thought of the flashlight to blind. Very cool, looks effective.
@hard2hurt Mike, we are old we cant say "buff / debuff." Way too millenial, homey!
Yeah but you know what I'm talking about so suck it!
Touché mon ami
Seriously I thought you were going to explain.
Also, I recently asked a customer service rep. in the subway; how much it costs to get in. He said; well, for seniors its so-much. Before he could say anything else, I asked him if seniors need to show their ID. This is where my pharmacist starts laughing, because she seems to know where this story is headed.
Back on tangent: And so I thank the young man for his assistance, drop a senior citizen's worth of change into the collection receptacle at the ticket both, and slowlw and calmly walked away as if no crime was committed.
The moral of the story: always assume people are younger than the lack of melatonin what's of their cranial hair.
@@hard2hurt Ok so when you're on the street you're going to want to check to see if they have any healers, pop cooldowns and burst them down first, now you probably have the fighter or rogue on you, debuff them and keep a steady damage up, if you see them pop their cooldowns you will want to use your crowd controls like fear or stun. When they're low hp use strike of a thousand lumens and you'll earn 50 street creds so you can buy some cool pvp armour
Don't associate gamers with millennials
Have you made a video about the kubaton yet?
This is it, but then he'll say kubatons dont work. He speaks out of both sides of his mouth.
At 5:12 in this video he says that he "will do a video on the kubaton eventually" so no this is not it...
@Josh M since he said they dont work the presumption is that he wont be making one and this was it. I bet he feels all better now that you came out to defend him. You are such a good little fan boy. Gold star to the twat waffle.
Carry a tactical flashlight in the UK (because other items are illegal) would recommend having a lanyard on the flashlight and something 300 lumens or above
‘Please turn in your shit and unsubscribe’ that’s amazing 😂
Good video. Good concept. Another technique to try when someone is getting stupid with you.
Does it work as intended during the day?
Can you make a video on how I can use the flashlight to defend against an attacker that has a knife , hammer, or wrench?
Basically just use the light to blind them so you can get away. Bad idea to fight someone with a knife or a wrench. Flashlights are effective from a distance, keep the distance growing lol
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I recommend either The ThruNite TN12, Nitecore P12 or Fenix PD30 series.
Very bright lights, good for EDC and pack a wallop.
I had a fenix light and liked it, but I lost it. Some drug dealer probably found it in his house and uses it now.
Thanks for the great vid, Mike! Just baught that flashlight, and looking forward to doing some sparring situations with it! - Patrick
I have been a security guard for five years now, i have always carried my huge mag light, if I ever had to use it as a weapon , I’m sure the law would not be on my side. Time to get one of those little guys!
Just get a flashlight that you attach to your expendable baton and you won’t need to chose. It’ll be less to carry too
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I love when you make a video saying that a self defense tool is bullshit. Please, do about the kubotan.
what during daytime flashlight can be used?
Good video. Bro next year i will go to see you
that stream light is too small go one size up and you get double the light output in a package almost as small and will make a decent impact weapon, others of that size will also incorporate a crenelated end which can tear up corrugated which is much tougher than skin.
In many Australian cities, we're now in the position where the kids literally have no fear of the law - and that includes Police. We're talking juveniles who will assault paramedics, Police and anyone else who gets in the way of their 'fun ' - sounds like something straight out of a movie, but sadly that's where we're at. If, as an adult, I'm caught carrying a knife or anything else that can be construed as a weapon, the Police and the courts will come down very hard on me but the exact same weapon in the hands of someone under 18 would get them a slap on the wrist UNLESS they actually stab someone. Even then, a jail sentence is the last resort.
My point is that this light could easily get you stabbed on our streets - the obvious exception being if you can use it to get far eoough away to start running while your knife-wielding opponent is blinded. Thanks for the video.
First thing ill do on a guy with some flipflops is smashing my heels on his feet xD
do you prefer this light over the olight m2r pro warrior from your other vid?
This video makes more sense. But coldsteel, benchmade,spyderco,esee, tops etc. Is gonna be better than a AAA battery flashlight
Head band flashlight on strobe and one giant striking flashlight and a small high power green laser pointer. Boom win every fight.
“Roxanne, you don’t have to turn on your Maglight! Roxanne, you don’t have to sell your body to the night!”
Good for night time defense. What about daytime?
Weaponize your light output and take it to the next level bumping up your lumen output to above 5000 real lumens. Thrunite, Acebeam, Emisar, Imalent, and Astrolux to name a few. Keep your LED range nice and hot above 6k. The biggest baddest out there right now is the Imalent MS18 at 100,000 lumens. This might permanently blind an opponent but if your life is in danger...
Yeah, I have one on the way which does 5,000/10,000 and 15,000 on momentary Turbo.
Two questions that maybe somebody could answer: does this work in sunlight? What about if the attacker is more than one person?
I still think that a short whip or maybe a batton (used as stick) could work better than th FL under those circumstances
The stronger is the light in the área the weaker the blinding effect is.
Yeh I realise I'm two years late... They are both useful and effective, and both have their place. I more commonly have my Fenix 1600 lumen torch outside of my house, but my 6cell Maglite for home defence. There are numerous stories of Maglites saving lives. It is a perfect, lawful, defense weapon that gels with my skillset. The small torch does too but that's not the point here. It can block weapons and strike effectively. I know a guy who was ambushed with a hockey stick, the Maglite saving his life. I also know a friend who used one in a melee with some street kids, who had already stabbed one friend of mine. My mate cracked the guys skull and nearly killed him. Yes potentially deadly, but doesn't have to be, and so is an opponent with a knife. If you buy an aftermarket bevelled edge it can also become a formidable two handed weapon.
Great video man ! Like it !
Merci beaucoup !
I was a MSU varsity fencer and from that training could employ other object as defensive weapons such as a curtain rod. Now, at 84, with bum knees, sparing with my fists is simply not practical. However, blinding with the high lumen light an attacker and blasting him with MACE seems like a good plan. Or, instead of jabbing with one's fist, why not poke the blinded attacker with a flipper knife?
@hard2hurt hey from Canada mike, hoping to get into policing soon, would you recommend using a smaller light than the standard officer would carry for the reasons above?
Hallo
I have a question doesn't work also in broad daylight.
Awesome Vid! Subscribes are Growing hella quick!
Yeah... it was the wong/dewey thing though not any actual merit to my videos haha.
@@hard2hurt was the other content that kept a lot of us here though :)
@@hard2hurt yeah but you get the subs because several different videos. With the depth of good content your subs are going to explode. I subbed after watching the dont get car jacked video.
Whate are you doing in day?
First thing im going to critique is the kid had slippers on, u woukd have just been better off stomping his toes. Will this teqnique be just as effective in the daylite?
Brilliant idea
Hey man, I'm really curious as to why you think the kuboton/yawara is bullshit. I've always thought of them as a solid tool.
Do you have self defense DVD?
As a military guy, the only white like is attached to my primary weapon on a thumb switch, if I have a stoppage I drop my rifle, it's slung, grab my pistol, if he is too close grab my knife, let him try to punch my head or body, I'm wearing armour.
Thanks dude. I'm pretty new to martial arts, and these videos are helping me a lot.
Also, I heard going hand-to-hand knife defense is not practical. With that said, in your opinion, what's a good weapon to counter a knife? Of course, the Obvious answer is a gun, but are there any alternatives?
I'm actually not qualified to teach knife defense, I'm not really experienced with kt... I've got a guy I plan to consult on it, but the pro answer is basically wrestling, while conscientious of the knife.
@@hard2hurt Wrestling huh? Interesting.
Yeah I'm intrigued about that answer as well actually. Grappling with a 2 on 1 on the knife arm I could understand I guess
not an instructor but safe to assume the knife comes out two likely scenarios one as a threat and is seen and two when its not and your close enough to be stabbed. Grappling is probably for that best case scenario of two where he is already gotten close enough to stab you and you cant make space. Even with that odds seem to be greatly against you but low chance better than no chance.
I would think something that has more range 🤔. I wouldn't know though all I know is boxing
Genius!!! Love it
Albert Neri, personal bodyguard of Michael Corleone from the Godfather was the first grandmaster of this style.
Reason to get a big Maglite is for the use of a bigger battery giving you longer runtime.
Also makes a great club.
the light on your eyes is a heplful nuissance, one of my friends has a laser light that actually burns you, (I think in some countries its illegal to own that thing) it can blind someone immediately if pointed at the eyes. I think it's a powerful self defense tool that nobody thinks of,, then again you would cause severe eye damage on your attacker, which is not an ideal result.
on another note, me and Sergio from Practical Combat are thinking about doing some video chats with Mighty Mouse and you if you're up to it sometime, I know you're busy but the invitation is extended to you and of course you can always reupload it on your channel.
Consumer oriented/marketed lasers that powerful are definately not legal in Canada. They would be of no consumer value. Sself defense in Canada is legal, but you will probably get arrested first, and then either The Crown would drop the charges, or to court you go.
Laser pointers are legal in Canada, but even these have been problematic. People, probably naively have pointed these things in my eyes, even though I was dressed appropriately as a security guard. I told them they need to stop, and they did. So no anal-retentive action or incident report was felt to be necessary. Airplaine and helicopter pilots have had many "blinding" type incidents with the soft drugs of lasers. No need to allow miscreants the opportunity to own what is never a toy, an over the top "defense" weapon.
As a military vet, I know how easy it is to miss-aim at a stationary target, much less a moving target, and worse still a pissed-off moving target that may take your "weapon" away from a defendent before any likelihood of being more useful than scresming for help and running away.
Handguns make more sense, but only where they're legal to carry, and you are trained enough to know how to use them in an ad hoc, tactictal situation.
It takes years to train a quality infantry rifleman. I can't see an average person being effective with a weapon they will probably never spend the time and money on to get profession defensive trianing. And then, people don't know how expensive bullets are, unless they know. The people in the know would be cops, criminals, may not soldiers, 'cause they don't have to pay for their amo or trianing.
Moral: trying to protect yourself with a non-weapon for offensive measures doesn't make sense, and non-sensical people should be watched very caredfully under strict supervision.
A cell phone can be a better self-defense tool if you have the direct lind to the police dispatch in your quick dial. These numbers are usually available to the public, though you may have yo look for them (or ask a cop). The point: dialing 911 can cost valuable seconds if a threat is imminent, because they will ask you questions that need to, but calling cops more directly, or even fake-calling cops, can often be a better solution than trying to fight back, which I'm sure the channel OP would agree.
Stay safe, and knowledge is your best weapon. I'd rather know how to submission an adversary with potentially lethal force than become another victim.
I've been mugged twice, and had a few very lame "street fights". This was when I was homeless and probably looked like an obvious target. I did't beg or loiter, but spent my time in the library, fitness centre that are free for the poor. I never let myself succumb to The Streets. I lost battles, but sometimes its better to lose when the odds of winning are against you. Sometimes is not forever.
Flashlights don’t have it but there are strobe effects that can make people feel really sick or even throw up.
You deserve more sub.
I'm gonna make a tool that's a baton but the bottom of the handle has a flashlight and it will simultaneously be mikes least favorite and favorite self defense tool
That’s a decent idea to use a flashlight, but what about if they try to wrestle you? Once they grab you, you can’t use the flashlight on them anymore. Pepper spray might be a better option than the flashlight. Then you could disable them and gain and then run away while they are distracted.
I use both. First the light to stun and temporarily blind, then the pepper spray.
So that mag light is good if it’s premeditated okay got it
Interesting stuff. I've got small led flashlight on my bike, I can attest that shit burns a hole in your eyes as I'm typing half blind now
You had me at gamer buff/debuff.
Im not a professional or anything but switching hands situationally seems like a decent idea
.....the best self-defense tool is your hoodie....i am distracted by its beauty......
cool stuff! : D I havent seen jet flashlight fighting but my old Coach (he was policeman) told me about this "trick".
You got a new subscriber : )
It seems kinda like a no-brainer to do, but there are some intricacies to it. I'm lucky I had lots of opportunity to practice it live on the job.
which protac?.. how many lumens.. theres a 180 and then theres one with a clip thats like 250 lumens at the amazon link?
I like my flash light to have a gun attached ! 😲
next time i het attacked im shoiting " oh shit self defense!" hahaha. awesome
what about a laser pointer ? Legality etc ?