CAN YOU DO THIS? The Most Important Technique in Self Defense

[@christianpior2847]

Awareness of your surroundings.Learning from people with real world expirience in street situations(bouncers,security guards,police),emotional control training,confidence training.Great content:)

[@bentaylor5665]

You fight the way you train and you train the way you fight. In a life-and-death situation, you have 1 to 3 seconds to do something. And I agree with you you don't have time to do a flashy Kempo Technique. In a street fight, you win at all costs. You use anything and everything at hand to win. Once you commit to take action, even if you're surprised you don't stop until you're attacker cannot get up. Thank you for your time

[@CombatSelfDefense]

Glad you agree!

[@liamcage7208]

Good stuff. I will add that no one realizes how fast they will gas out and fatigue when they experience an adrenaline dump. They get stronger, faster, higher pain threshold, hyper awareness. Everything you need when being attacked. The down side is the average person can completely gas out in 30 seconds or less. The adrenaline is like when a fighter jet hits the after burner, you get all this power but burn glucose 10x faster.

[@rob.net02896]

Dude I've been thinking about it a lot these days, there's no point in training so much if you don't keep an eye on your surroundings to use what you've trained. Excellent video.

[@CombatSelfDefense]

Thank you!

[@aaronthompson4240]

"Presumably wants to keep punching me!" Lol 😂

[@CombatSelfDefense]

In my experience, that's the thought process.

[@rieh8373]

Would love more info on your scenario/role playing and how instruct or guide it well

[@CombatSelfDefense]

Basically, you want to create a game that either participant (or participants) can win. A really classic self defense drill is to get one person in the class to hide a training knife somewhere on their body, and teach them subtle body language they can use to give the fact that they’re getting ready to attack away. You then pick another student to be the “hero” and ask them to guess who they think the knife attacker is. The goal is to get the students looking at body language and teach them how even subtle movements can give away someone’s intentions (or not). If they get it right, the knife attacker picks someone else, and the game begins again. If they get it wrong, the attacker draws his knife and can either a) end the game or b) start trying to attack everyone.

[@kenyadudley9917]

The gloves moved 3 times. Thanks for the information. I worked in security and troubled youth. You never knew when a riot would occur.

[@CombatSelfDefense]

Wow somebody finally commented. Thank you.

[@gregeoryrobsonovich3769]

You have an incredible insight for bringing logic, reason and common sense into the chaos of fighting. On the other hand, you piss me off because now I have to rethink my training....lol

[@CombatSelfDefense]

This is the best compliment I’ve ever gotten.

[@ianbrewster8934]

This great stuff. Very people talk about this. And it's such an important element that needs to be addressed when it comes to self-defense.

[@CombatSelfDefense]

Thank you!

[@GaryChurch-hi8kb]

The best tactic, in my experience, is displayed at 11:00 because most guys cannot punch their way out of a paper bag. If you have been punching a heavy bag correctly for a year or two, somebody coming at you is in for a big surprise. Oh yes.

[@CombatSelfDefense]

Oh yes.

[@bw5020]

I like that this aspect is mentioned with some serious attention. You can throw hands beautifully. But you have to be able to adapt on the fly when things gets wild. Used to trip me up so hard until I learned to just default. The adrenal dump used to mess me up. You don't have time to think or anyone guaranteed to stop it. I didn't even notice the gloves 😵‍💫

[@CombatSelfDefense]

Boom. No prize for you haha.

[@kevionrogers2605]

Hoodwinked training is a good drill. Basically a Hoodwink is over the head then when its removed they have to deal with the situation as they see it. Another is Bull in the ring. Blindfolded Battle Royale basically move to a corner & keep a high guard when contact move to infight & clinch.

[@CombatSelfDefense]

Those sound like great drills.

[@parthadey2536]

Thanks

[@CombatSelfDefense]

Welcome

[@metrolinamartialarts]

Imma need to not be jump scared in the future, 'k thx

[@CombatSelfDefense]

I’m only going to do jump scares from now on.

[@scottzappa9314]

Getting a flaming bag o' poopie thrown at me. I hate when that happens. Seems to me meditation would help a lot with the awareness part, and generally remaining more calm and centered. Psychology also tremendously important. Absolutely, dealing with absolutely anything happening at any time and knowing how to be during that is critical. Good video, thank you.

[@CombatSelfDefense]

Thank you!

[@noahlinhart1344]

I feel like you identified a problem, but gave no solid solutions. What kind of role-playing games should my students play? Unless I missed it, that was not answered.

[@CombatSelfDefense]

There’s a clip in the video I have of my students performing Rory Miller’s “meet the President” game, wherein one student is acting as the President shaking hands with everyone in the room, and another is an attacker waiting to ambush with a punch. There’s a whole internet’s worth of games besides that one, that’s just one of my favorites. The point is to come up with goals for a student to accomplish, and put as many obstacles as necessary in their way.

[@noahlinhart1344]

@@CombatSelfDefense cool! Thank you, that is helpful.

[@CombatSelfDefense]

@@noahlinhart1344 the reason I didn’t give any direct answers is because it’s hard to give games that will answer EVERYONE’s needs without just making a list of self defense games.

[@noahlinhart1344]

@@CombatSelfDefense That's fair. I did find Rory Miller's book of drills. Though I haven't found a great list or examples of games yet.

[@CombatSelfDefense]

@@noahlinhart1344 my opinion: the best self defense games come from acting school.

[@vladimircheezdogksi5546]

Knowing when to fight and when not to fight

[@CombatSelfDefense]

That’s up there but I wouldn’t say that’s the most important.

[@alexandervilla9580]

These are routine in real ninjutsu. But the street ideot combat sports fighter called it bullshitdo. And some are dead already. The world wushu champion got knockout by a jeepney driver wielding a piece of g.i. pipe.

[@CombatSelfDefense]

Wat

[@sifublack192]

As a martial arts instructor myself who teaches Kung Fu, Japanese Jujitsu, and Combatives, I agree 100%. I've worked as a bouncer and security guard, fought in two Kickboxing tournaments (1st in one tournament, 2nd in the other), and have been accosted in the street and at bars as well. Out of all of those instances in the street, I've fought ONE time. The other times I've ran away, deescalated the situation, or scared the guy(s) off. The adrenaline dump hits different and making fast decisions is definitely an important skill. Great video! #subscribed

[@CombatSelfDefense]

Glad to hear it!

[@manjitheerratic5127]

Can't agree more about this. I think you train in a gym of any combat sport, you gotta try to spar with some guy with elusive fighting style. In personal perpective, I give more time to train footwork and movement. You will be invunerable if you know how to not get hit from any range literally

[@CombatSelfDefense]

I think that’s a good point, but remember the point is to think of violence as more than just fighting

[@aaronthompson4240]

A bag of sand is helpful....

[@staysafemartialarts]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@CombatSelfDefense]

Thanks bro

[@krunvanthovishwamaaryam]

Range is the most important apsect in self defence

[@CombatSelfDefense]

Care to expand on that?

[@krunvanthovishwamaaryam]

@@CombatSelfDefense in real situation 99 percent brawls happen in close range where grappling is important. Punching and striking in medium range. Kicking in long range combat.

[@Raiden4019]

I liked the video preemptively upon start and it turned into a dislike immediately after that jump scare, damn you to hell I can't believe that got me!

[@CombatSelfDefense]

Maniacal laugh

[@alaynewinkleblack9601]

👊 *PromoSM*