Aikido Based Tactical Handcuffing

Sensei Gordon Muller demonstrates some tactical handcuffing techniques at Camden County Police Academy.

[@martinettenes1789]

Been a cop in Amsterdam's Red-light District and for decades known to be the roughest part in The Netherlands. The shown techniques work, the negative, inexperienced comments are but hot air. Respect for Sensei Gordon Muller ...

[@alostdude]

I love how he makes the noise as he cuffs the perp. Thats awesome.

[@kyushoaikiguy]

DTHinstructor, excellent video. I've seen so much crap on here that it is totally refreshing to see someone putting up! And it blows my mind that some idiot can watch this and say "well, it won't work on the street!" How much more "street" can it get than cuffing criminals??? I teach DT and this is the best cuffing I've ever seen. Way to go sir...using aikido what is was designed for: the loving protection of all things!!! MORE VIDS!!!

[@evilkate666]

that just totally blew my mind.....great technique.

[@450hpCOBRA]

Superb tactics! Now to practice. And practice, and practice... :) Thank you for posting this!

[@ManassasMartialArts]

Very nice sir! We practice and teach some very similar techniques. Its always nice to see traditional martial arts techniques crossing over into practical applications.

[@selinah3]

AWSOME TECHNIQUE.

[@EyezMosca]

Love this! Is there more to this Sensei Gordon, he gives it straight to the point as if this other police officer was truely going to attack him. Very educating!

[@Hamish2288]

I've been doing Aikido for three years, and it may hurt in the moment but the worst my wrists have felt is sore for about an hour. The great thing about Aikido is that if applied with enough force it could be permanently damaging, but it doesn't have to be. Great for scaling use of force.

[@gegilso]

@rhti I have studied aikido for 2 years and I can tell you, if you resist, you will have broken bones. The reason he is "being so good" is because it's called uke. Be a good partner for demonstration purposes and because if he didn't he would injure himself, This is why aikido is so powerful, we have to do very little and often times the attacker hurts themselves in the fall to the ground or by resisting. Aikidoist are trained to fall properly to minimize damage

[@TFOX9]

all i got to say about this youtube video is WOW!!! HE IS GOOD TOM.

[@apelfed]

This guy is a handcuffing machine!!

[@datmco]

wow way to go Aikido !

[@YoshidaFreak]

I always taught that you could get away when the police wants to cuff you, but when I see this... I don't think that is possible! next week I'm going to start with aikido :) I want to be as good as you!!

[@ohiodeerhunter21]

thats some really fast speedcuffing too.

[@999124999]

Lol the guy screaming and the Kung fu noises lmao

[@mantislew]

That is my exact point! It is about the pressure, if you jerk them and break something then you cannot use them as a shield, because as i am sure you know, when you break a bone most people just pass out, and now you have no shield. That is why our symbol is water always flowing and yet one of the most powerful forces on earth. and yes i do aikido, i trained under o sensei Nakamura out of yakota Japan.

[@sanjuancb]

The vocalizations are kiais. It is a Japanese methodology of increasing the effectiveness of a technique and ensuring proper breathing. Anyone trained in any fighting art does a similar thing. Boxers frequently exhale sharply while punching for the same effect. It is a critical component of any martial art.

[@garghot]

Depends on the technique, Sankyo, if applied with full force will simply tore your hand out of its joint. Very nice demonstration!

[@Galleon1235]

Obviously this guy has trained these techniques over and over again, but I can't imagine trying to teach these to officers in a two or three days school. The movements are fine motor skills that require a lot of practice.

[@Dacke1984]

It's quite common in real life stiuation that Aikido style of defense leads to the breaking of wrists or disslocation of joints. Most people with out martial arts training realise to late that they have to submit or get seriusly hurt.

[@foosmonkey]

A lot of these techniques involve bending the fingers and wrists in the direction they're not supposed to go. There's no "chi magic" involved, just good ol' knowing what hurts and what doesn't.

[@Jams848484]

I've been on the receiving end of a few techniques like this... it's a very curious sensation, the pain is paralyzing. When the lock is on, getting up or fighting back is the last thing on your mind...

[@Jonesmp05]

This is pretty bad ass i know some controlled force stuff but this looks better

[@nebpaka99]

Awesome material as a Police Officer and a Martial artist it nice to see stuff that works. The stuff in the Academy is pretty much bogus and static. Do you have any instructional videos? Good Stuff and impressive!!!!

[@lordosaya]

i noticed that your uke typically offers his free hand for cuffing in the demo (to avoid further pain i reckon!). i was wondering if in real life a suspect didn't do so (by leaving the free hand on the ground or under the body etc.), would you apply the lock until he did, turn him around or something else? thanks.

[@halleljk]

damn man i know how that feels like....nice vid but i wanna know what soundtrack u just used it kinda sounded like from tekken...........

[@Shushinkan]

1) Double lock after putting them on. 2) Search the subject for any secreted keys, wires or clips. 3) Always cuff in the back, knuckle to knuckle thumbs up.

[@gegilso]

@rhti if you want to see if it works or not, go to the nearest aikido dojo and sign up for a class or ask them if you can participate in "Randori" You'll have a whole new respect for aikido, the greatest martial art to mankind

[@PygmyLepper]

I agree in some situations pain is called for. But take the pin at 0:40 for example, he has the guy pinned, and still he inflicts pain, rather than hurting the guy he should use a painless pin. Also the pin at 0:54, he could move to pin the guys elbow, or shoulder, both would pin the guy equally as well, but would not cause such pain. This is what i have complaint about, using pain when something else which is just as easy, and causes little pain could be used.

[@aluilopiace]

very nice video+++++++++

[@gegilso]

@storyacoustic agreed. People are so skeptical of how amazingly easy and superior aikido is. I am in the military and every time one of them wants to spar with me with their lousy mcmap training and think they can prove that aikido sucks. I show them much to their pain.

[@JVF1689]

Awesome. I guess some of these people on here don't understand how painful it is to have your wrist twisted or fingers bent back. It doesn't take much strength to bring someone under control - just the proper application of that strength.

[@ChuckerThe1]

i like how the uke (attaker) just gives him his other hand to handcuff, the techniques are nice and effective, but im pretty sure someone resisting arrest wont just give the other hand-

[@Epscadets]

I work with a law enforcement agency in edmonton alberta canada and these are the exact technuqques we learn it works like a charm the poeple dont like it though lol

[@sanjuancb]

No problem! I enjoyed the video and the PRACTICAL application of Aikido techniques. That is a rarity these days... What is next,Baton implementation based on jo kata? :)

[@inricheetos]

How do you keep them from picking the handcuffs?

[@JustinFromSydney]

Or just in general. I find that no matter how realistic we try to make things in training, nothing compares to a real person who will not comply and who has their freedom at stake.

[@rainpaw4]

is it possible in ann arbor

[@NeuroProctologist]

@tgnrogue lol, agreed. Doesn't prove much if you're peaceful out of necessity.

[@JuneSenez]

Is it possible to take lnstruction (HandCuffing technic) in Montreal in Canada if yes ! Where ?

[@wafflecushioned]

Badass handcuff at 0:25

[@javierjjs]

Lol, The last one is the best.

[@kravmagadave]

@Galleon1235 Good point

[@PygmyLepper]

pain compliance to some extent can be used. But aikido is based around being able to take your opponent to the ground, and restraining them with no pain. In fact it is considered bad aiki if you do use pain. In real fighting pain is going to happen, but it should not be used purely for the sake of it, and especially by police.

[@pennsyr1]

@ChuckerThe1 If enough pain is administered, continued resistance would be the last thing on an assailant's mind, once he realizes that anything other than cooperation will lead to further suffering.

[@Shushinkan]

Just noted it was answered before. Sorry for the repetition.

[@vegetaschef]

The pain... THE PAIN!!!

[@richp860]

Were they training or were they really going at it? I train Zen Budo Ryu Jiujitsu and Yoshinkan Aikido.. and if you train properly, these styles are very holistic. Very capable of defeating any stylist.. but it all depends on the person, rarely the style.

[@ohiodeerhunter21]

Your welcome. I've done speedcuffing while I was in criminal justice but I dont think I can get that fast the way you are.

[@Jonesmp05]

I would love to learn these moves im a cop in dc metro

[@magaugele]

0:36 How did he not dislocate his shoulder??

[@DJKutler24]

@mrtactical1, that is where pressure points come in handy, I have used one on a tweakers before and it drops them to their ass just like anyone who is sober..

[@ChuckerThe1]

@pennsyr1 i agree- i was simply making a statement, that in SOME cases the officer will need to get that other hand, not ALL suspects are willing to give up that free hand. Watch the show COPS! -

[@HK91PTR]

@mrtactical1 everything works against a willing opponent in the dojo or the gym - not dissing this guys techniques - just saying that when he uses akido restraint control and techniques against a bigger stronger man trying to punch him in the face I'll be really impressed

[@s2knightryder]

lol I couldn't help but laugh. You got one guy making all these kung fu grunts and the other guy crying like a girl lol

[@femton1548]

Omg xD

[@dang9669]

They were all good, but that first one was awesome! I have no doubt that it works on the street. That was so fast that you could cuff one suspect and still have time to chase another one down. I just hope you wouldn't do this to someone who wasn't resisting arrest.

[@NeuroProctologist]

This video is much funnier if you simply look away or scroll down. Then it's just techno music and some guy wailing in pain.

[@dimension1815]

LMAO at at the guys face at 1.12

[@at5goat]

Speedcuffing, in and of itself, is a dangerous tactic. The handcuffs are a restraint device that should be only applied once the subject has succumbed. While I have no issue in the handcuff application being quick, without the subjects submission it is dangerous. The last thing an Officer needs is to fight a subject with a half applied hancuff.

[@hubertgreen]

@Emiliokoukin I know. Whats your point?

[@AudreyYun]

if a knife ever comes at you in convenient straight lines like that consider yourself very very very very very lucky. and consider yourself just as lucky if, while trying to apply above techniques, the attacker doesn't flinch and move unexpectedly and slice your hand open.

[@d4will]

That would be hard for a department to adopt those tactics due to their severity and a novice's inability to understand the amount of pressure to joints. Although these are some the most effective moves out there.

[@core_fin]

What's with all the "HUI!" and "HAI!" during the cuffing? Do the techniques really require that?

[@GenericAmerican1]

Dont matter if it hurts...which it does; its that when they are in a lock like that they cant move...well they could but it would seriously screw them up.

[@pennsyr1]

@ChuckerThe1 I get what you're saying.

[@reints74]

great stuff...that poor guy has some sore wrists after that beating.

[@BSworldwide]

1:05 group "AIGH!" -gasm lol

[@ben9143]

in corrections the steps to cuffing a felon are 1.ask 2.order (same as ask only .....more insistent) 3. if they still will not submit then additional officers are called, and they are asked one last time. 4. force is used to restrain. any violence on the part of the felon skips the use of force model to step 4 until control is regained. my reason for saying this is that number of times ive had to use force is less than 5 in 7 yrs. This is a training video, leave at that. trolls go home

[@Tom.R.]

Nice video which offers another view on cuffing a suspect. But I don´t like it when the instructor is passing the cuffs to the other hand. Every time you do that it is a risk. Futhermore I´d like to fixate the movement of the suspect before cuffing him. SPEAR system is a system which is very reality based and offers a good set of options in different situations, these techniques would be a option to complete SPEAR system.

[@tanzepei1985]

That's really painful, and needs a lot of strength to be inflicted to whack, hold down and restrain a suspect, or to cause enough pain to force an aggressor to give up putting on resistance.

[@kfrey148]

@nevonja omg i was thinking the same thing....lol

[@TheStuF]

you will always get cut against the knife, question is.. will you fight on and win? are you ready for the cut? A true Aikidoka is always ready to get cut.

[@bighens]

lol love it

[@JulieTiger]

this guy can tactically handcuff me any day! ;)

[@diolade2002]

selling the pain? that shit hurts. for real.

[@cubesolver]

oh man i feel sorry for the demonstration guy. All those moves must have hurt!

[@Jozsef86330]

@manmanguy or just a kick ...

[@Chamoand1]

es cierto que duele cuando se aplica la tecnica, pero los gritos del pelao son muy maracos po XD

[@EngineerMK2004]

1:25 Now the suspect gives you his other hand instead of kicking your exposed knee in.

[@nikos2400]

poor little student! i could see he was hurting. he was really hurting

[@kravmagadave]

I hope the guy getting handcuffed is getting payed for it at least.

[@trebornam74]

Funny as hell - ai ai hei ei !!

[@DJKutler24]

@tc1530, very true but unarmed all I can think of on someone who is tweaking on drugs and has that super human strength is a pressure point grab to the neck or wrist, Besides that I would prefer to be able to use a stun gun or taser if given the chance, the people I mostly hate to deal with are drug addicts. They have stregth that pain and armbars lock dont work on & even some pressure points dont work on them because pressure points deal with pain and the drugs they are on numb the pain factor

[@deejin25]

You're kidding right? You've got to be kidding!

[@Jozsef86330]

@1234klopo yeah =))

[@DJKutler24]

@tc1530, very true but unarmed all I can think of on someone who is tweaking on drugs and has that super human strength is a pressure point grab to the neck or wrist, Besides that I would prefer to be able to use a stun gun or taser if given the chance, the people I mostly hate to deal with are drug addicts. They have stregth that pain and armbars lock dont work on

[@MDunclestinky]

Very Nice Technique but why does the uke always give the second hand to nage. Seems a bit unrealistically compliant. Still impressive.

[@DarkAngelVirus]

jeje si he! xD

[@CerealBoxFortress]

Cause that shit probably hurts like.

[@user-tx6rl3nx6t]

The victim under real circumstances never offers his second hand, as shown....

[@aikipablo100]

Ja! el uke coloca su mano libre, en su espalda para que le sea mas fácil al nague, ponerle las esposas!.Todo el mundo queriendo demostrar que es eficaz......cuanto complejo y ganas de vender!!

[@Jorgen87]

dont know if i should laugh or feel sorry for the guy.. thinking both of them.. :D he the guy has no chance at all..

[@toddsmith1124]

Walking Liability and use of force case.

[@tenuke]

@mrtactical1 Well, then they will get their arm rendered useless. And I guess if you have skills enough, you are still able to defeat that one armed bandit who feels no pain.

[@mom3pookies]

@ben9143 Order(same as ask)-LOL The guys here, you better do as they "ask" the 1st time. These guys are cornbread fed.LOL Except the one that patrols my neighborhood.I think I should tie a string around him.One strong wind in the right direction and he'll be relocated to Alabama.LOL

[@busterjlc]

i feel sorry for the poor guy..

[@Mazumune]

that looked painful when he had his hand twisted back - alot of people laugh at aikido cause of the demonstrations but if he had that hold on you you wouldnt be laughing at it!

[@balepsychobat]

I have used Aikido in confrontations against all sorts of people and always win. Why? It's because I'm intelligent enough to understand that Aikido teaches principles and martial spirit, not raw physical techniques, although some of them are effective. Aikido is all about leverage, distance, timing, balance, striking,

[@camilo862]

Heihachi Mishima----Wins!!!