Icy Mike Says #1 Technique For Street Self Defense Is…….

When Icy Mike from ‪@hard2hurt‬ talks about self defense I listen up. And everyone on my channel should do the same. What is the best technique on the street for individuals who aren't fighting experts...well let's see.
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[@dirtpoorchris]

The leg kick DESTROYS street "gangsters". From personal experience.

[@catsanddogsarebetter1391]

If he’s connecting with his foot he’s probably not that good

[@Pro_Vaxxer]

Lmao I ended this hoodlum with a calf kick at the mall for going all ghetto on me

[@DanaNotWhite]

@@catsanddogsarebetter1391 glad someone said it lmfao

[@paulpelle3046]

@@catsanddogsarebetter1391 or trains in a mostly useless martial art like TKD 😁

[@noway5266]

​@@Pro_Vaxxer blacks lmao

[@Sacciuiguai]

I love how Gabriel is so humble and listen very carefully to what Mike says about his craft. Champ mindset right there

[@EyeseeUriP]

LOL Mike has no experience to speak of though. He is a scam artists. What can he teach other than what he fantasizes about?

[@ps5622]

The front kick is the spear of martial arts, not sexy but easy to use and outright lethal

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

Yeah

[@jamielondon6436]

That is a very good comparison!

[@cesaralvesdemoraes3187]

Pretty sexy tho

[@BMO_Creative]

Teep, Cross, Hook, AND say "I'm Sorry" while doin it! LOL

[@Leadfoot_P71]

Yeah, do it as you're throwing it - "I'm sorry, sorry, sorry!" Helps with the breathing as well.

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

@@Leadfoot_P71 yeah

[@siegfriedo]

​@@Leadfoot_P71 😃😃😃

[@Last_Chance.]

Wonderboy style

[@mohammadtausifrafi8277]

If you say it just before starting it may distract them a bit as well.

[@Jackhferg]

Mike makes fun of his own fighting ability a lot. But to have such a high level fighter like you sitting there being a student of self defense shows where Mike truly shines

[@dvldgz6306]

I sparred with Mike. His pressure was intense and I threw up after from the cardio. He didn't let me breath at all. Guy is better than most would think

[@andusz5518]

@@dvldgz6306 wait you THREW UP after? eww yucky

[@dvldgz6306]

@@andusz5518 yep ran outside. Fastest I've ever ran

[@Matt_PunchEnthusiast_Morris]

​@@dvldgz6306 must have been an awesome experience though nonetheless.

[@TBButtSmoothy]

@@dvldgz6306 yeeeessss thats how you know you getting ur work in!! when u stop throwing up or having spleen pain, its lung pain! xD you know u breathe, but you feel like the oxygen doesnt reach and your lungs hurt from breathing xD

[@MultiFles]

This is the first thing a friend who did karate taught me. He didn't even sretch the leg, just a fake with the knee, and then you use the momentum to fall into the oponent with the punch. Used it a couple of times just as a playfight thing with friends and it always works. I am still doing it in kickboxing and sometimes it works against trained fighters.

[@pookiewood]

You confirmed what I always thought! As a Muay Thai trainee I always think that if I get into a fight I'd immediately try to teep them. Glad to see I'm on the right track. Great video on flushing out why that works and what to do afterwards. Great description of the Superman Punch also.

[@1myfriendjohn]

I love Icy Mike, he has the type of chaotic energy that just works

[@georgelukhava9945]

Bizarre comments today

[@juliahenriques210]

Having just had a friend wrestling 2 robbers at my front door (he's fine, just a bruised eye, and he gave them nothing), some guys with more experience in the "business" might require more advanced technique. They came with a motorcycle, pressed him to a wall, and tried to grab his phone. He shoved it into his pocket and stood his ground, They tried to control his arms, but he escaped the corner. They came at him with a motorcycle helmet. He parried. They took him to the ground by the hair. He guarded. One of them passed the guard and landed 2 hammerfists. He turned and kicked upwards Karate Combat style. Then they realised their window of opportunity had passed and sped away. 30 seconds later I was there and another 30 seconds later a police car was already alerted. The whole thing lasted 45 seconds. Both had helmets. Each took his turn fighting while the other guarded the bike. They've done it before. They just didn't expect my friend to put up a fight and make it so difficult. In a situation like this a one-two-three might not be the go to solution. :/

[@pixelman6451]

999/1000 one guy is never going to beat two guys who’ve got the drop on him, besides sounds like your buddy used his skills very effectively to not get killed or robbed

[@juliahenriques210]

@@pixelman6451 He was careless and incredibly lucky, actually. :/ If the second guy had a gun, it could have gone pretty bad for him. He is a martial artist, so he did what he trains to do. Our take from that after analysing the cctv footage was that he should have just run when he disengaged the first time. He could have sprinted to the next block and got help before they could catch him. Tldr: He still got lots of work to do to up his self defence game.

[@namii1212]

I didn't think Icy Mike + Varga would work but oh my goodness it's now my favorite thing. You guys work so well together lol

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Haha. Awesome. Perhaps we balance each other out nicely.

[@borgy7085]

@@GabrielVargaOfficial You are good on your own, but however, Icy Mike maybe not as good as you, (ofcourse) in combat sports, or even applications, he is a thinker, and entertainer! For pure combat sport knowledge, I choose you Gabriel, or Bazooka Joe, but if I want some entertainment, or extra ideas to try, I choose Mike, or Kevin Lee, whatever... I really like Liam Harrison too, that guy is the best for me in muay thai, I really like his style... Most professional channel Bazooka Joe, you have no partners Gabriel, I don't like it to be honest, second is yours, beacuse you are legit, and explain well, 3rd is Liam Harrison, because I like Muay Thai, but KickBoxing is my focus now... After you guys, Jeff Chan, Icy Mike, and his friends...

[@stevenshar1233]

I've always wondered about shoes a lot. Could you imagine wearing hiking Tims with a hard rubber and kicking with it? You could slam your foot into an elbow and still be fine. Shoes are like gloves for your feet.

[@wardog5537]

Look up savate, it's a kickboxing based martial art that actually uses shoes for fights

[@KittSpiken]

Shoes are like gloves for your feet is an amazing line.

[@vesuvius2444]

One guy was thinking of fighting me but decided not to after I mentioned I was wearing steel toe boots. Wouldn't want to do footwork in them but the kicks would be devastating.

[@insanitypepper1740]

In college in the 1992 we had a shotokan program ran by the man who brought Shotokon to America. Lesson 1 was front kick, and he said he just gave everyone our first real weapon for self defense.

[@savagescience123]

The video : 👍 The comment section : 💀

[@joshuabrant3487]

Shoes make kicking really easy and safe. If you haven't try roundhouse kicking the heavy bag with the instep of your foot while wearing normal street shoes. Becomes safer than the shin even.

[@undeadpresident]

Also makes the kicks more damaging.

[@thomasfahey8314]

The only way to self defense is in not being there. Many choices must be made to lead you to the place where violence will occur. But everyone wants to have a little fun, go out for a late night drink.

[@A1.sauce4345]

love how ur applying muay thai to street fighting thanks bro

[@Ninjacob00]

@Sensei Seth summoning so he that I can trigger him about front kick >> side kick

[@twistedcoffee1187]

Hey Gab Congratulation on your channel reaching 150k!

[@markzuckerberg3128]

This is a good answer from Icy Mike.

[@JackMartens-xc4cv]

Great video. Glad you covered the fist vs. palm strike topic.

[@honkler1443]

This tip that you gave us is very very good and underated, never use 100% of your power, it is not efficient at all and it makes your speed and technique way worse as well. a perfect punch have good timing, precision and technique, it doesn't require 100% power to knock out someone, putting too much strenth makes it predictable and slow.

[@ivanhannel]

I got attacked by a literaly crackhead on a San Francisco tennis court. I did use one front kick, and it did move him slightly back because I wasn't throwing it hard. I used a bunch of calve/thigh kicks to drop him to the ground three times, and then he quit.

[@michaellopez-lq5fn]

Loving “front kick is a spectrum” all strikes are!!

[@nobullshitkickboxing5603]

that works!!! I was sceptical so I tried with a friend: "I'm gonna hit you but I don't tell you where". I throw that front kick and the guy dropped his hands!! GOOD advice here!

[@undeadpresident]

If you are going to kick someone in self defense the best target is the nuts. And yes it's very easy to break your hand if you hit someone in the head without a glove on, I've done it multiple times. If you hit anywhere on the head except the jaw hard you'll likely break your hand. It's not as debilitating as some would have you believe though. You can still in fact use your hand even if one of the bones is broken, and if your adrenaline is at full you likely won't even notice it till later. I would try to avoid throwing power punches to the head without a glove unless you have a very clear shot to the jaw, but jabs are no worry. On the subject of jabs, Bruce Lee was onto something with the finger jab. Longer range, more debilitating, and less committed than a normal jab.

[@audreysmallcombe4319]

Stumbled across this video and love it. Subbed. Thanks fm London, UK.p

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Thanks for subbing

[@audreysmallcombe4319]

@@GabrielVargaOfficial My pleasure. Love and respect fm London, UK.

[@marcd1981]

Always best to remember the simplest movements for when the adrenaline kicks into overdrive. Front kick doesn't have to be high, so it's safer than the roundhouse, and add two solid punches, it should work.

[@EragonAnimator]

In one of the first Pinan katas in traditional karate, you have a parry from inside to outside, followed by a front kick to the stomachs and then a straight reverse punch to the jaw. It occurs three or four times in the kata.

[@brauliochavez2231]

6:44 as a Dr i would day... Yes there is a chance you will break your hands because of the srenght of the impact in a solid surface As a martial artist and a doctor:... ... Depends... Usually the ones that train without gloves or wrapping hit less hard because you understand the limits of your hand " i can hit 60-65% even 80% with the proper training ( aligment, strenght, strenghening etc) of my max strengh without protection and will pby be fine, or 100% with protection" thats why there is the "boxers fracture " because people go max power without protection and break their hands.

[@G36Kaers]

inject more of this into my veins varga must quit fighting and move to icy mikes gym and do videos forever for us just kidding, love this content

[@corvoadrian6970]

Thrust of freedom

[@BREZ760]

Thank you for this gonna walk up on all the crackheads in my city now oss !

[@biggavelle662]

It's hard to defend the front snap kick .. Maybe front push kick/teep kick but not the snap kick.

[@WatchMysh]

Front kick rules. One of the first techniques we teach to & train with the noobs.

[@raydrexler5868]

Being a gentleman is the key to being a real man. You don’t know why people are angry or what they are capable of. The alternative is violence for violence sake and that’s not self defense

[@eddard9442]

I agree with this, I believe the only kick to use in a fight outside the ring is a front kick (or possibly a side kick) round kicks will either get caught snagged on thier body or may render you off balance on potentially slippery or uneven terrain.

[@petertallowin6406]

Side kicks don't work.... Except when they do, just to cover all bases.

[@undeadpresident]

Side kicks are more effective when you have shoes on. Especially if you happen to be wearing hard-soled footwear.

[@DumbassSpanker]

Front kick. Basic and lethal

[@Leadfoot_P71]

Maybe not lethal, but very effective.

[@BogalaSawundiris]

4:00 CANADIAN ACTIVATED !

[@mliao1]

"I might OOWEE it out there" is the best term for a thai teep I've ever heard

[@MagickArmory]

Soooo if its a Canadian it would be : "Dudley dead right " then ? Lol

[@OldBadger1]

For once I have nothing to say. 🤣

[@TenaciousTentacruel]

Bro icy mike faking the teep before Superman punching methheads hahaha

[@gw1357]

I'd offer this as a variant on what Mike said... Either punch in that 2-3 can become a neck capture/collar tie and then its off to the races with clinch knees and elbows -- which are (in my opinion) the likeliest/safest way to end a street fight.

[@dirtpoorchris]

There is a 4th response. When I can see someone thinking about lifting their leg up for a kick I just heel stomp their ankle or shin or knee and divert the kick with my kick.

[@andrewf6111]

Does everybody clap after?

[@nelly-lu3dq]

trains at the bedroom dojo. famous training partners known as pillow, the invisible man and the man in the mirror

[@dirtpoorchris]

@@andrewf6111 Only after I bust all over your moms face :D

[@dirtpoorchris]

@@nelly-lu3dq How many fights have you been in? Zero? If you cant kick a kick you are slow as fuck! You shouldnt be fighting.

[@gigachad6885]

My guy has faster reflexes than the Flash

[@MurphyAKA]

safety for hands in a street fight, use palm heel strikes or hammer fists, thats the krav maga solution lol

[@brandonqarana8277]

gloves mitigate the impact. Straps somewhat help with it. every punch there is impact so you really cant change that.

[@undeadpresident]

Gloves take a lot of the initial shock out of the impact and spread the impact area across the hand. When no glove is on then one bone or another often gets the full impact and the maximum force level reached is greater but for a shorter time.

[@HJRC_]

"You kick pretty good" 🤦‍♂

[@dirtpoorchris]

Youd be suprised some people cannot heel stomp front kick (sparta kick) they fall on their ass the first time they kick anything with decent weight. Practice on a tree with good boots on!

[@imaddjilali7610]

think that has to do withwhere your hips are when kicking (for me atleast) like when the hips are sitting right above the suppor leg , i get pushed backwards , but when the hips are between the kicking and the supporting legs i can push the target easier.

[@paulpelle3046]

@@imaddjilali7610 that’s a fair observation bro.👌 I think the issue is more to do with adequate weight transfer, and stability: - hips extended/driven forward will transfer much greater weight into the kick...therefore making it much less likely for the kicker to be pushed back. - Also, the foot position of the posting leg is very important: diagonal or even horizontal provides way more traction...as well as enabling the hips to open more to drive forward through the target. 🎯🙏

[@driver3899]

thats a different kind of kick

[@paulpelle3046]

@@driver3899 is that comment aimed at me mate? 🤔 If so...what I said is applicable to *all* teeps. It isn’t particularly helpful or necessary for a front snap kick though (which is much less powerful) where you’re not seeking to really move a person (or object). ✌️🙏

[@driver3899]

@@paulpelle3046 no I was replying to original comment (sparta kick often called a push kick is mechanically different to other front kicks). You made good points on front kicking, well explained

[@josesantos2084]

6:15

[@rabbitshady499]

The video has no sound guys.

[@rainbowskyrunner]

Well said Mike. I agree totally I have a couple sense to add in though. 2:32 Yes 👏🏾🤓 the boot to lower side center mass or at the legs drops the average person’s hands in response for that matter targeting the leg can cause a lot of trained people to reach down in some way. Also the cross punch out of any kick from your power/back leg can be a perfect follow up. The hook, overhand punch as well as the uppercut though in far fewer circumstances and all elbows (crossing, upward, hooking and overhand) from the same side as your kicking leg also work great as a change up from the normal left, right, left rhythm that dominates in combat sport scenarios. The kick can also allow you to really put your weight into any attack off the same side and even just a shoulder check to create distance can be great if you get very comfortable and aware of the many nuances to throwing your weight into what I like to call the “front step kick” so as not to be confused with a step or stepping front kick. The same thing applies to side and back kicks as well, so side step kick from side stance, and back step kick for any time you end up with your back to an opponent at kick range which can be much closer with the back kick it is most effective if you use it as a push off to go air born away from the target. If you train for it the push off can also be followed by a number of kicks with the other leg. The punches off the back kick and to some degree the sidekick are limited by flexibility in hips and shoulders though. 7:37 I would always suggest 50-75% force output for 80-90% of any combat encounter (during sparring bring down to 10-25% and only bump it to a max of maybe 35-50% for safer techniques that you are very comfortable with, with those you are very comfortable with) unless you’re fighting for your life against multiple attackers who are armed. Then I would say you’d want to switch it to 80-90% of your power 50-75% of the encounter. In training and in encounters using 100% of your speed in a range between 25-90% of your movements and consistently vary your pace relative to your opponent. Makes you a truly dynamic force to deal with when you do turn everything on high for just a moment. The pace variability creates a constantly broken disconnected rhythm become natural to you. It pretty much never is to others. Accept maybe dancers and high level masters of some athletic pursuit.

[@typekkleks4013]

I do like 85% sparings

[@datupangurraider7812]

😃👍

[@nicholasnj3778]

don't underestimate the rising palm heel strike to the bride of the nose, my a Guy followed my friend out of a Bar, and threatened him, I'm going to F*** you up, he turned with a perfect rising palm heel (wrist bet back, we had trained this technique in Karate) ... KO, Guy hit the sidewalk and blood all over, it was crazy how perfect the technique worked, my friend is about 6'1 feet the other guy was about 6'4

[@silverwolf6194]

If someone is trying to hurt me and I KO him, will the Police be on my side? Because it's his word against mine.

[@Priapos93]

It probably depends on your perceived social status, but the Police are never on your side. They are on their side, as any lawyer will tell you.

[@laughtermaster89]

If you are truly in fear for your life and used self-defense, flee the scene. If it is some random person who attacks you, there is no link between you and them. If somehow they do track you down and question you, you can say you fled because you were in fear for your life. You only did enough to get away and did not look back. There is no reason to stay if you are afraid.

[@laughtermaster89]

@The BootyBandit you are not wrong.

[@undeadpresident]

Depends on how they are trying to hurt you.

[@jasonadams6655]

I watch ufc. When i see red bodies go down..None of thesecwill work

[@ansonxulin2467]

Nah i say the groin kick is the best kick

[@sociallypatterneddefect9580]

I wanna fight icy mike

[@user-zy3dh4cm5r]

Dudes like 80 years old, no pride you will get from it. Spar? Yea

[@notme1345]

Mike is that one uncle who can't fight but has loads of weapons to make up for it 😂

[@user-zy3dh4cm5r]

How. He seems pretty legit.

[@CinamonChina]

martial arts and sports are different. martial arts emphasize what you ppl call illegal attack

[@nathantheophilus4856]

That's what people who can't fight say

[@CinamonChina]

@@nathantheophilus4856 gay martial artists who love to spread their legs like whores often do so called "personal attack." Obviously they are less educated.

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

@@nathantheophilus4856 i mean, you aren't incorrect hahaha.

[@CinamonChina]

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[@nathantheophilus4856]

@@CinamonChina ???

[@matthew-jy5jp]

I will give a thumbs-up to the video simply because it's yours but I'm not watching it

[@matthew-jy5jp]

He doesn't even deserve to be on the same camera as you Gabriel

[@driver3899]

not liking his personality is fair but his skills and experience are still worth listening too

[@undeadpresident]

@@driver3899 I think he's largely full of shit and should think more and talk less.