Escape a Headlock from a Larger Attacker

[@NickDrossos]

WATCH MORE COMMON ATTACKS - nickdrossos.com/ .

[@ddolo6606]

what i learned from most of self defense videos: the nutz will set you free

[@GodsAssassin]

LMFAOOOO

[@rachl925]

tru

[@timothyzeiler2902]

+Max Ali what if its a vagina?

[@BigAlSparks]

LMAO!

[@abdullahmalikawan6663]

Max Ali hahaha lmao

[@666zardoz]

My favorite part of this tutorial is what is missing from 99.9% of all training demonstrations: In this demo, the other party - the perpetrator - is giving their input, feedback, and perspective. Not just a training dummy with a pulse, but an active participant in the lesson - well done!

[@shanesmyth1048]

ive Seen a lot of self defense videos. and trained for many years, but i have to say, i just found you one youtub and started watching your videos and you have one of the most realistic fighting tech. ive ever seen. i havent heard you say a single thing i disagree with yet. everything you teach is very real to life. thank you for your videos. keep it up.

[@NickDrossos]

Thanks Shane! I post weekly videos!

[@ophelia_n1514]

2:26 What if it's a bald-headed girl ??

[@neilrhode5968]

say your goodbyes

[@ophelia_n1514]

x'D

[@randomeyes4490]

Duh Its PIG flatchest?

[@proanacondahd3830]

Hit on people liver

[@vranjevc]

F in the chat

[@thorfinthorfin3010]

In Infantry Training we had a guy from Virginia who was 6'8 and 293 lb of muscle.Our hand to hand instructor said I'm gonna show you how to take down any sized enemy. " Go ahead and try to resist my take down" First Sgt. tried and tried. He laughed and said " Ok, don't resist so much" Still nothing. " Ok in this case just run like hell." Words of wisdom.

[@Jormungandr69]

Good work guys. I love seeing Moose's feedback in the last videos you've been making. It's great being able to hear things from the big guy's perspective. He knows better than anyone what hurts him and what works on him or not.

[@Austinkungfuacademy]

I like how you talk about causing pain first before trying anything else.

[@OmarAlhilo]

This is really helpful especially at school. Thanks :)

[@sci-fii8018]

Gamerbooy_36 yuo bout to fight this kid and i heard that his "special" move is a headlock or he just alwayes uses headlock

[@adlxr]

howd it go

[@Hidden1000]

@@adlxr he died

[@adlxr]

lmao

[@zootedsuit]

Control the head, control the body. Headlocks can really wreck your day & your cervical spine! Good vid!

[@twistedstrength.]

I was a novice wrestler for four years and if someone put me in a head lock, even if they were bigger than me, i would wrap my arms around the guys torso and try to lift and twist them to the ground. (Twist them in the direction of the headlock) It is vey hard for them to maintain their balance and continue the headlock. If the are dumb enough to continue the headlock when they are falling, the you can easily pop your head out in this position and now you have their back. There is a reason why the headlock is not used in jujitsu. He might be suggesting these techniques because he often talks about not going to the ground in a street fight. But in this case, I think this works best.

[@natemcd9307]

Wrestling is gay.

[@darmoforeelz5857]

problem with that is, that move is dependent on the victim beeing strong enough to lift the attacker clean of the ground. dont know about you, but lifting someone who weighs lets say 300+ pounds is not something avrage joe can pull off.

[@liltrue8420]

Darmo foreelz well if you know how to use Leverage or have judo you can get him to the ground and then fuck him up

[@kimberlyjones7050]

And only a -man- ...errr boy who is torn order his gay predilections and obsession and in denial of it would find a way to insert his gay reference even when the obvious object of his obsession and fantasies (your gayness) is not even remotely germane to the topic of discussion. It's okay Nateisha ...your community is waiting for you. They need more of your kind to come out of the closet little man.

[@kolleenedwards1926]

I like this. There is nothing more frustrating then taking self defense and then coming home to my husband and showing him what I learned and he just stands there like, "are you going to start sometime today?" 😡 this is good

[@r0bi100]

What if attacker doesn't have nuts ?

[@eastwood111]

Then grab a boob lol

[@solidcrock0133]

+east wood touch her soft spot back and fourth that should change her mind ;-)

[@r0bi100]

+Tom Maxey (Solidcrock013) G spot xD

[@rachl925]

if the attacker didn't have nuts then it would he a girl and if its a girl then u grab her boobs

[@MrAbsbvbsdfbsdfvbdab]

well then you punch the area of where his ballsack used to be,cut area will hurt......most likely

[@GeneBurnett]

Nice. I keep a couple of these egg shaped rubber grip trainer things in front of my computer...as soon as you said, "Guys, you've got to train your grip..." I picked 'em up and did 50 squeezes. Simple tool, easy to use while watching videos, etc.

[@xonsollsen]

I've been bullied before and it got way out of hand. this helped me quite a bit, you're doing good, teaching all these things to strangers. after I let him beat me up, I felt like a puppet, my family were the ones to take the toll, me being so bitchy when I came home and all ya know. I didn't actually tell anyone that he kept on bullying me because he black mailed me until I was left helpless. mum eventually found out and called the police, but the bully just got a slap on the wrist, but he didn't bully me that much for a while. mum says when she was young she got bullied but it wasn't half as bad as what I did. I am better now though, still hurt and I have developed depression but I am doing ok now that I have friends and family to depend on. :D you are doing a great job and I wish you all the best!

[@tshephard2793]

I think you must learn some Krav Maga Self Defence. it is a good defence for all walks of life(boy,girl,short,tall,different ages). and it will be a good way for you to take your mind off other thoughts/worries in your life you will be learning something new! it teaches some discipline as well! and at the end of the day you can stand up for yourself and teach some arse hole a lesson!!!

[@xonsollsen]

thanks I might think of that in the future but I will have to stick to youtube videos for now, let's just say we have a pretty tight budget >.

[@vincentdeguard4726]

The things Nick puts his "attackers" thru! haha

[@danielenyel3542]

go for the groin, that Master Ken teaching

[@TheTrinity32]

Daniel Enyel throat mate. Cant attack if you can't breathe. Ball kicks can enrage

[@Alpha-mz5cp]

Daniel Enyel Ill stick my fingers into their eyes. If they are blind, the cant see my strikes.

[@loquatmuncher]

A concern I have with the grabbing the nuts is that I feel like most guys would be wearing jeans. And when they are crouched down like that, the jeans become taught in the groin area and it becomes extremely difficult to get a good grip.

[@itsmichaelnelson]

What would you do if it was a larger attacker that's a girl?

[@davidlerell]

lol punch her in the vag

[@MrAngeln2]

+Couz Cast (Joelscheme) lmAO

[@couzcast7619]

Cole Blackman u will never know ur chances, better to be prepared

[@MiguelRamirez-nm5kw]

You please her with your fingers instead of squeezing like it was a guy, you serenade

[@rustykuntz69]

+Michael Nelson Tell her to get the fuck back to the kitchen.

[@2GunAssassin]

I love the big dudes input.

[@Alex00789]

Would a knee to the back of the attackers leg be effective, or there isn't much room for an effective strike?

[@rockyvapes1640]

train your grip. great advice and something a lot of guys do daily

[@faismasterx]

Flat palm, tensed thumb strike the ass area to tense the sphincter and push the groin out further to make the nut grab easier. I'd focus both hands there, instead of going one for the head and the other for the balls. Maximum damage to the most vulnerable area.

[@simplyme7500]

What if the BIG guy is bald?

[@sandralovekelly]

I'm not sure if I'm right but my first thought is maybe grab the ears. But focus on the balls.... I think thats where its at !!

[@darmoforeelz5857]

yes, or you can do a move called the mask, that would also cause him to move backwards with his head. Place your hand below the nose and push upwards, it fucks up the central nerve system =)

[@1smg346]

@@sandralovekelly no grab the forehead

[@slimandces3083]

When you grab the nuts, should you snatch down, forward, twist? What brings the pain, so he will loosen the headlock?

[@d.8674]

Rain Shine i heard twisting the balls hurt alot

[@eugenelyles8592]

What would you consider to be a good defense if the attacker has a bald head such as mine.

[@clubhouse1388]

What to do if he was your friend? Another question What to do if he grabs your arms?

[@Alex00789]

Could you hurt the attacker if you knee him in the back of his leg or stomp on his foot?

[@Filipinogenetics]

What about bald guys? What would you do for the hair technique (variations)? Not just for headlock, but all the other moves you teach it for?

[@eastwood111]

You talking about bald nutz? Lol

[@miguelchavez439]

Most people have 2 ears. Pick one :p

[@Senpieburf1]

+North American KZbinr the eyes are slightly pushed into the skull, shove a finger in there and rip if you can, ears also work, whatever you can grip and rip

[@robertcalkjr.8325]

+Filipinogenetics Stick your fingers in their nose and rip it off of their face.

[@XiiStallioN]

I have actually used this technique when i was working a door in Melbourne. Guy came up behind me while i was dealing wit another intoxicated patron. Guy was about 6.8 im 6ft, worked a charm.

[@verteup]

"I just felt my jaw go "click"". holy shit I died laughing at that. this dude gonna break his jaw for the cause. and "I just really grabbed his balls right there". im dead bro

[@NickDrossos]

Yeah was going to squeeze that shit! lol

[@knowledgeisthepower1]

If your going 2 pull his hair, pull it right at the front as you get more leverage

[@robertcalkjr.8325]

Pretty good. It's better to grab their hair right above their ear if you can rather than on the top of their head. Also, stomp on the top of their foot if you can as you go for the groin grab.

[@HuzzahDaddy]

Had someone put me in a headlock once while I was sitting in a chair looking forward minding my own business. No access to nuggets. I carry 38 spcl now, didn't then. Fortunately a couple folks pulled him off me or I would have been in a world of hurt. I'm older with mild physical disabilities, arthritis in my right hand being one of them. Punching someone would hurt me more than them sometimes. Got pretty good grip from years of playing bass guitar in rock and country bands for decades. so squeezing especially with left hand is no problem. Is there anyway to slip out of a headlock? I was looking forward. maybe tuen my head to one side and pull down? Or just pull out my 38 and try to wrap my shooting hand around me and shoot behind? Dangerous I know.

[@NothingMaster]

Hence the importance of not just physical training, but just as importantly emotional preparedness and commitment. If you're attacking the groan area you must be prepared to literally yank his b@lls out with no mercy and no hesitation whatsoever, or else you're dead. In a situation like this you almost never get a second chance, and the absolute worst thing that you could do is to merely piss off somebody that big, with a halfheartedly executed move.

[@whydotheathensrage]

Some times, a headlock can be escaped by positioning your chin all the way to the right and using both arms to push forward against his arms.and squeak out of there from the back. As with anything, it's not 100 percent. Try not to allow yourself to be placed in a headlock. Someone who has muscular arms and knows proper headlock leverage and angle, could knock you unconscious rather quickly by cutting off both carotid arteries. As soon as you feel an arm coming around your head, get an arm up next to your face so he gets the arm and your head, Also use foot work to reposition yourself. good vid

[@miguelchavez439]

As always man, keeping it real.

[@mattladx9805]

What happens if he has no hair?

[@saladking71]

The videos are very helpful, thank you. Self defense should be mandatory to teach to young people, especially women.

[@sosololo626]

nick drossos if a big guy grab my hair and i cant reach him what do i do

[@MENACE13ML]

Pressure points inner side of leg

[@1DomingosSilva]

Very good as always.the real deal.

[@WaiteDavidMSPhysics]

In the first version did you take his eye out or did you hold back?

[@sunilpahwa3032]

wat to do if other person is baaled.

[@brunomatos2278]

Nick Drossos I have a question! When someone is attacking me have I to look to her hands or her eyes to be able to defend against the punches into conflict with the enemy?

[@Chunda8]

Nick if you crush the nuts, you are not going to need to do the rest at that point. I think those three moves are all you have from there- nuts, head, left leg.

[@AZTigerMMA]

this one was well done.

[@hismajestylordsmenkhkare]

what about stamping on the outside of his left knee, could break it, though that could lead to legal issues regarding reasonable force.

[@bp4548]

Thank you for this. I'm 5ft1in so almost everyone is bigger than me!

[@VulpeRenard]

A Hung Ga blackbelt used to come to the school I trained at to spar every now and then. He was a really tough guy but he was drinking way too much of the kool-aid at his primary school. He used to show all these clavicle gouges and nerve pinches that sure, when you're just standing there and he's showing you, you yelp, tap, crumple up and fall. When the adrenaline is running, it's minor discomfort at best. During sparring, whenever I would take a thai clinch, he would try snaking his arms in and sticking his fingers in my collarbone, but at that point, not only was it almost impossible with me whipping him around; it was barely noticeable when he succeeded. Also, it only took his arms out of the way of my knees. It's also funny, the method mentioned in the video is very similar to a historical European fencing treatise that described implementing grappling in armed duels. It was a similar position, but I believe the wording was something along the lines of "Reach down and grab him by his manhood, lift, and drop him backwards."

[@MMS6095]

Thanks for sharing. Just one question: If the attacker is wearing jeans/ thick material where gripping the groin area might not be successful?

[@kasparmiggur935]

but if he dont have hair?

[@nicolarb_]

what happen if he have a nuts protection ?

[@Yell0w_Knife]

Well guess. You're dead

[@mary-kj7ex]

I wish you could come to Australia

[@doubl3m1nt]

balls always work. i was waiting for this very big truth until he finally admit.

[@koolkidgameza.k.aawesomeki8908]

what if you want to get out without hurting him

[@andrewbellingham5505]

KOOL KID gamez A.K.A awesome kid why would u not want to hurt someone who us attacking u.

[@thefirefighterwaylifefight2030]

good stuff Nick!!! real deal

[@AngloSaxon1]

I cant agree with this at all, Having worked the doors for nearly 30 years I have been in a few headlocks and I have used the arm over and push back the head a lot of times and it works just fine, even if you come over and use your fingers to gouge the eyes. Of course there are a lot of other ways but it does work.

[@ifti.a7176]

what if they have no hair

[@qwertyuiop6187]

you better not touch DEEZ NUTS

[@cogen651]

I remember a fight I was in when a dude like that fell on the back of my head smashing my nose into the ground. Damn that hurt!lol Anyway ,what you want to do with a guy like that in a while in a headlock is to try to step in front of him with your right leg and fall backwards while twisting to the right at the sametime.

[@ethantheemobitch680]

What would you do if its a girl attacking you?

[@ameliachamberlain6901]

Elbow to the tit

[@clashyman8738]

natalie chamberlain Nah I elbow to the pussy.

[@littledrawingfan]

Clashyman I don't think it would hurt as much as an elbow to the tit tho, but could be an option

[@spoonman73]

smash her ;)

[@jinjimarshy1409]

What i would do (immediate reaction) put my leg in front of his leg and use tai toshi ( judo fowards throw) to throw him in the floor and either hold him down or punch him ? , Do u think thats a good idea bcoz if his balance breaks he will put his hands out to fall on .

[@kingslavd661]

test it out with a friend who's bigger and stronger than you. I don't know that judo throw but what if you fall on your head or he falls onto you from behind? test that out and let us know.

[@ek715]

I normally can't do like anything when i'm in a headlock because I panic because i'm afraid my neck will break if I move. Is that possible?

[@ek715]

+North American KZbinr Yeah we do them quite a lot in football practice:)

[@ek715]

+vovlospd74 Yeah it's just my friends like to do them as a "joke"to each other including me

[@cocofo2980]

thanks for the important information

[@TheGatesOfFire]

Don't be so sure this would work. Watch Bas Rutten talk about the woman who said she'd escape his headlock by poking him in his eye. First he'd snap her neck and then worry about his eye pain. He would snap your neck and then rub his ball pain.

[@danielskipp1]

+TheGatesOfFire It is a distraction and shock. It creates a weakening that enables the eye gouge. One problem is that he may bend over even more making the eye grab even harder. The eye gouge, if done right, will work. He will move his head away backwards unless he is in the c. 0.1% of raging crazies who just ignore any damage e.g.you chop off their arm, they keep coming.. Eye-defence is instinctive, he won't be able to push through the pain and ignore it. Besides you have little other choice. This is a fucked situation. You got a better idea? I do, but it involves trickery and a potentially illegal move so it stays a secret.

[@kingslavd661]

+TheGatesOfFire Bas is full of shit too. If you were to deliver a good amount of pain to the eyes, he wouldn't sit there and continue with the choke.

[@danielskipp1]

Damjan Visnjic he could apply a technique if recovered but, yeah, there is no way he would not suffer diminishment from an effective eyegouge. However reaching the eyes effectively from being in a rear choke position is very difficult. Easier to fake passing out and then draw a weapon. Even Bas would be on the floor screaming if he had an extra large hole in his bladder.

[@kingslavd661]

Daniel Skipp yes I agree. It's very difficult and probably impossible to try eye gouge from that position. There are better ways to defend the rear naked choke.

[@danielskipp1]

Damjan Visnjic The headlock in the Nick's vid is counterable with the eyegouge though...though not,as he says, when it is Moose who has you tight! I would beg or fake collapse and then shoot him up the ass. He would never see it coming. Why most grappling is not so good for the street.

[@amkop6695]

Can you make a clip when Guy is just on rage on you... Start of fight.,.. so how i supose to react.. should i go for punck,kick,graple or what... imagine he is coming at you and you dont know what to do... Respect Nick nice video

[@christos8225]

This with the hair is like the best.. my cousin did that to me, and he escape.

[@abracardabra2782]

im out in fresno California are you doing anything out here would definetly go

[@markensberg973]

Your half right when you say the head receives the most damage. The head receives more hurtful blows but the pain disappears fast but with a strong body blow to the stomach may not do as much damage but the pain will last longer so if you're u just kept throwing those blows to the stomach, eventually the pain would pile up a your opponent wouldn't even be able to stand. I see that in your video that when your in a headlock you have a short amount of time which means a blow to the face would be more affective but I'm just saying that in a general fight, multiple full power body blows would be more affective.

[@ZeonTec]

+Nick Drossos would grabbing and twisting the inside of his groin also be effective means of escape?

[@RaptorBot]

anyone tested it? tell me what happened

[@NickDrossos]

Try it!

[@undertaler1470]

I did that to someone Who did that to me everyday and he never did it again XD

[@rafaelmedina5950]

theres also a very good tecnique of leaving yourself from tgis situation. Use your right hand like a knife, point your hand to the part of nose where he breaths, push you hand like a knife into the internal base of the nose (fuck, I dont know how to point this part of the body in English) where he breaths and push it very hard with the right part of your hand, lined up like a knife. Theres a cartilage on our nose, between our "narinas" that is highly sensible. If you push your hand against this small part of his nose, he will be obliged to up his head the best way as he can and when he do that, you simply put your right leg and rips between his body, imobilize one of his arms with one hand, than grab the other arm by the pulse of your enemy, or envolve your right arm in his other elbow, or around his neck, destabilizing him, make it fast always grabing and having control of his right arm with your left arm and then push his body into full contact with your rips and your right leg slightly curved (guys, theres a judo movement that basically show how to make this movement), becoming a wall to him where he will lose control. He will fall down like a potato depending on the speed, skill and striming power you have. Thats something I learned in Judo classes and I think its simply amazing. Its a Judo movement that ressembles a lot with Ippon strike. But I know it will be hard for people to understand what In trying to sho while writing cuz my English is bad. When you take him down, you can break his pulse easily, breake his arm or simply punching him in a very powerfull advantage.

[@marquanbrand-moorehead3897]

When a guy bigger and stronger then me and he put me on that headlock Oh i will bit the shit and do Alot of brutal shit,

[@stefanobocaletti8688]

How do you train your grip?

[@NickDrossos]

I have a video on that.

[@jacobfox8681]

get ur hips lower than ur opponents and body lock gives u the edge even if he has the head it's the proper reversal

[@LilyOg]

Well you've got a new subscriber!

[@leifretzer4939]

What about an escape from a front headlock with just grappling

[@tangoraids]

I would rather be choked out and robbed than squeezing another man's nuts. That feeling would be more traumatic than me waking up to realize that my wallet is missing.

[@deongotkickz4774]

"Go hard AHHHH I think I heard my jaw pop" lmao 😂😂

[@danni1993]

What if he's wearing a "cup"?

[@NickDrossos]

Who walks around with a cup?

[@orkhanahmadov9963]

if he has no balls ?

[@milanredmond7571]

Same loads of people put me in head locks thanks

[@NickDrossos]

Thanks for watching

[@serenidyme]

Thank you!

[@NickDrossos]

Thanks for watching!

[@BlackMaskq]

I like. Indeed it has to hurt or else it will fail

[@marcomarkproductions]

he does not looms 300lbs

[@mikegold3130]

How he said I just heard my jaw go click

[@danew637]

so if someone has your head , you should have his small head

[@gopimk3122]

thanks sir

[@charlotte9632]

What about if the attacker is female

[@PeteTheGrouch]

I noticed the part you said about grip.. As it happens, I've actually been training to try & improve my strength in this area. I've just been using standard hand grips bought online, but, so far, I'm not really feeling that much of an improvement... Got any tips about what would be the best way to go about strengthening my hands? Any advice would be much appreciated. That aside, nice vid. Thanks for the info.

[@tirsden]

Take piano lessons on a real piano (not a keyboard), and preferably buy a piano to practice properly. It doesn't have to be high-quality, you just need the true weight in the keys, although if you want a good piano, by all means pick up something like a Yamaha upright piano which is what I had. I've been losing my grip strength now that I don't have a piano to play. When I was really keeping up with it though, I remember some macho guy not believing I had good grip strength and then regretted giving me his hand for a test. That strength stuck around for years after I stopped playing for real, but yeah, it's fading now.

[@lillyyoung7861]

When they teach people they should get a random person to follow them and do what they taught them if they use it

[@zdroid5818]

What if its a larg girl

[@eliaszezlopezreyna3567]

what if they don't have no nuts

[@kate8590]

This was really helpful but what if your a 10- 14 short girl against a full grown man?

[@michaelhoogendoorn3179]

I've never had anyone escape my rear choke. Those guys are "headlocking" all wrong.

[@kendrahuhta8526]

What if it's a girl holding u in a headlock?

[@zackaryopsal6812]

cant you just grab the bottom of his left leg with your arm and slam him from the side?

[@MrOharaj]

You should be going for that front leg seriously