HOW TO DEAL WITH A CHOKE! (Commercial Krav Maga will not like this!)

[@alex.vlascu]

Subscribed. A teacher like this is exactly what you need in your training. You don't need someone who delicately touches you when showing how you'll get grabbed on the street. You want the shock and pressure to be in the gym, not on the street.

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Thank you!!

[@denisdralec1993]

Good point .

[@smokescreen2146]

I subsribed also, but serious question... what guy would choke anothe guy unless the other guy was injured

[@benjiviews4300]

He was saying it's not a realistic attack unless the guy doing the choking has lost his head, or he's so confident that he's doing it as a way to exert dominance over the victim@@smokescreen2146

[@schoolofselfprotection]

@@smokescreen2146 yeah you would say that. But I saw it happen for real. He attacked in a state of rage..

[@truthseeker2248]

i like how his teaching, with aggression behind attack and everything makes it more real, prepares you mentally as well

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Thanks a lot!

[@VTuber_Clipp3r]

How real is it when he wont use a small person to do the experiment with, he squats down to mimic a shorter person BUT can still reach his opponent?? If you're tiny that wont be just a height thing, now your arm span would be shorter. He actually lowered his body to mimic eg a smaller woman BUT still threw a punch with an arm span of a tall person?? lmao how is that realistic?? Tall people should not teach marial arts, this guy can use brute force and beat anyone, styles/tactics are for those who are disadvantaged in power or stature (size)

[@Hello2u3582mypincode]

@@VTuber_Clipp3r You're right. Maybe try and use the legs to kick someone in the nuts if you're small??

[@harshgod1225]

​@@VTuber_Clipp3ryou won't have chance against a tall person if you don't atleast have 3 or 5 years of training 😂

[@EL-em3mn]

As a dude who has been in federal law enforcement for 15 years, I found this guy to be greatly intimidating and would never want to to actually have to encounter or go hands on with him. I really appreciated how easy the instructor's girl friend made the escape look. That was some incredible training. That's nothing we get in federal law enforcement but i sure wish we did.

[@schoolofselfprotection]

What a kind words! Much appreciated. And thank you for your service!

[@RJ-vh8ym]

empty suits.

[@rossmcclure5618]

Man, I wish my tax dollars would pay for law enforcement to get Krav Maga training. It would save alot of lives on both sides of the law.

[@Sean-pc8zs]

Law enforcement especially federal LEO's are nothing more than corrupted militarized enforcers for an out-of-control, tyrannical and corrupt illegitimate government anymore (stolen elections and corruption = illegitimate)

[@Mr_Triscuit]

It seems ridiculous that is not the case.

[@roninmantis7584]

I like this guy. He adds some realism into the situation. Yes, if you are getting choked, you messed up several times before this. I love the fact he calls out BS on some of the other techniques posted. I can't count the number of times, I've seen an instructor pick a small aggressor to demonstrate the attack. We've always said if you are attacked, the person will either be larger, has a weapon or there is a gang. Often it will be a combination of the three, no one wants to be the aggressor in a "fair" fight.

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Thanks a lot!!!

[@norrisjohnson6032]

That's true. I told my security guard instructor this and he won't listen.

[@sirseigan]

Very true! Seen it many times. A big guy acting all confident against a smaller guy in front of him just to be hit from behind by the small guy's friend, often with some kind of (improvised) weapon. Never ever asume people are alone, unarmed and will fight fair.

[@roninmantis7584]

@@sirseigan True, rule of thumb is if someone is picking a fight with you they think they have an advantage. 1) They are larger. 2) They are armed. 3) There are multiple attackers. I tend to believe it will be at least two of the above.

[@BeBetterTomorrow321]

I have won titles in boxing, muay thai and I'm a brown belt in bjj. All things that i could use to defend myself and i have needed to use them in the past but this guy is the real deal. In a life and death situation, SIMPLE techniques and BRUTAL techniques are the most important things. My years of training would make me react using a quick punch, leg sweep and a finishing break of a limb on the ground but those things would only be natural to me because of the many years of training i have and the repeated movements i don't need to think about. But not many people have that and this guy is very good at taking the thinking element out of it. Keep things simple and devastating. In a life death situation you DO not under any circumstances want to be trying to remember patterns of movements or anything complicated. End it fast and get back to the people you love and people that love you. Subscribed. Great content. Thank you.

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Awesome feedback. That’s what you never see coming from a keyboard warrior. People like you (capable and humble) understand the core of what I teach. And they still appreciate. Very much appreciated coming from you! Thank you!

[@krisly76]

❓️⚠️❓️ I can't find the answer I'm looking for. Someone, PLEASE tell me what I could've done in this situation: I'm 110 lb woman, he = 225lb man. He used to take martial arts. In a second, he had me pinned to the floor. With 1 of his arms, he pinned both of mine & with his legs, he pinned mine. With his free hand, he grabbed the wrungs in my windpipe & i couldn't breathe. I would've suffocated if we weren't on a cruise & security wasn't watching on camera. Is there ANYTHING I could've done? I had ZERO warning & all of the pinning & choking happened in the blink of an eye. ❓️ ❓️ ❓️ ❓️

[@billt9480]

bingo--agree 100%

[@willienelson8377]

I'm a 10 year veteran ok UK doors. I was impressed by this. Few people train realistically with the a simulation using correct aggression. Eyes, throat and groin. Can't fight if you can't see or breath and I've yet to meet a guy who can take a decent groin shot. Was pleased to hear threat disparity mentioned. Good stuff 👏

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Thanks bruv!!

[@willienelson8377]

@@schoolofselfprotection you give off Bas Ruten vibes bruv 💯

[@star_blazer]

​​@@willienelson8377 I agree, Willie. He does remind me of the great Bas Rutten.

[@sirseigan]

I have met guys who can take a decent groinshot without blinking or slowing down in a fight. With enough addrenaline in their system... At one time it was a steel toed boot that went right up without a response. However the guy was high as f* and went berserk unprovoced alone against 4 sober guys who know how to handle themselves in an ordinary brawl. He eventually went down but lets just say that they had to work for it. However I can not comment on his ability to procriate after the incident... Another incident a teenager get jumped by two others of the same age. After the intial strike he grabs the hair of one and jump knees him in the face. When he land the other one is right behind him and kicks hard right up in the jumped kid's balls, straight on with full force. The attacked kid went with the momentum of the kick and spin-jump around to outer side of the attacker behind him facing him, and on the way down from that spin-jump he kicks the guy in the back of the head, neck and shoulders (not a clean shot). The jumped kid fought off his attackers, did not flinch at a full force shot to the groin in the heat of the moment, but afterward, when the adrenaline whent down, he felt it like ton of bricks and was totaly incapacitated. And this is just two examples of many. This is why UCs groinkicks up beyond the pelvis is so effective; they do not only rely on pain alone but on structural/posture destruction and follow up. If you can get the guy up on his toes over balancing (key thing) and you can take advantage of that, the level of pain from the groin shot is not as important, it is just a bonus. Also if you know how an ordinary groin shot is quite easy to defend very quickly so it do not become a clean hit. It will most hurt like hell afterwards but it will make you able to keep on fighting in the heat of things. I have used it myself several times and comming out on top because of it. The moral of my rant is to never ever rely on pain alone, always aim for posture destruction and follow up. A groin shot is not the silver bullet many (often womens) self defence courses paint it to be. It is a means to an end, not a certain end in it self. (I am sure you know this already but others reading the comments might not, so that is why I wrote).

[@madMARTYNmarsh1981]

The groin is the great equaliser in a fight.

[@experimentselfprotection8899]

Nice that you give people the chance to learn real self-protection, people like you are important in these times. Thank you

[@schoolofselfprotection]

You are welcome!

[@johnreidy2804]

@@schoolofselfprotection I was showing my 10 year old son this video until I realized that the only way you can communicate is by using the "F" word. Clean up your act

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Listen John. Listen very carefully. My video is labeled as “not suitable for kids”. There is a reason for it. I prepare people to deal with violence. Kids are not ready for that. Also some adults who have no understanding how an aggressive subject attacks or works can be hurt by my offensive language. The fact is that there is no “snowflake” label that I can tick the box on. If you think this language is the hard..click on and move on. Hit the unfollow button. But please understand that this is how the criminal will use language. You better get used to it before it makes you capitulate when the real event kicks off. It’s part of combat. This is not a martial art. So no..I will absolutely not clean up my language.

[@johnreidy2804]

@@schoolofselfprotection So, a child can never be attacked? Is that what you are saying? That is a very poor excuse for using the "F" word so readily. I rather think it has to do with your lack of a handle on good grammar. When we use a swear word there is always a better more accurate word to use. Sorry if I offended you but you really offended my with that language. Good Luck

[@schoolofselfprotection]

@@johnreidy2804 no I said this video is not suitable for children. You show him. Not me. If you got offended by my video I just made my point. The criminal will use language to make you freeze. Or capitulate. My students are desensitized to the core 🤣 if they need to deal with verbal aggression it’s another day at the office for them.

[@philhagoes9339]

I really wish I could train with this instructor in the US. His no BS style is very refreshing and honest. I would consider travelling for his training. Excellent work! In the meantime this channel will be my go to.

[@schoolofselfprotection]

What a great feedback! Thank you very much!

[@philhagoes9339]

@@schoolofselfprotection There were two things that you touched on that I thought were critical concepts. The "trigger" or "switch" that turns on the appropriate response was never taught to me. I learned it the hard way. Now it is a critical "line in the sand". The second is the programming of your computer for an appropriate response. We don't rise to the occasion, we default to our level of training. The stronger the neural pathway that is built, the easier for your computer to select. "Amateurs talk about hardware, professionals talk about software." Please consider coming to California, or Las Vegas soon.

[@ChrisFXOriginal]

This gentleman looks like a great teacher. Plus realism is rare these days 🔥🔥

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Thanks a lot!

[@BradleyAtkinson-he6co]

My Muay Thai instructor is like this fellow. He’d like this video.

[@pokerclown7922]

Love the way his girl reacted instantly to that attempted grab. That’s a confident and capable lady.

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Absolutely! She is my wife 😅

[@pokerclown7922]

@@schoolofselfprotection congrats man, her reaction was impressive

[@hello_world_zz]

really not instantly she was ready

[@talhaqureshi2394]

She knew it was coming so she was ready.

[@HarleyAssi]

@@talhaqureshi2394 She knows the situation from back home. Imagine the poor guy just wanting to hug his lady and her constantly slipping away ;-P

[@BandGeek2210]

Thank you….l was shown the EXACT technique in the army by an accomplished judo trained member of SF. Yet…he showed me this technique…why…simple and effective…and that is what really counts. THANK YOU

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Thank you!

[@Fireguy723]

It's so cool when you see someone's mentor come through in their own teaching because you have so much of Lee in your delivery and mannerisms all while making it your own. Absolutely first class representative of UC sir!

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Thanks for seeing that! And understanding! ! Much appreciated!🙏🏻

[@heatherconley1457]

My name is ...doesn't matter i write comments under my woman's profile just because i don't care about social media and that sh.. but I have trained in krav,tkd,shotokan,boxing. But nothing taught me more than real life street fights.. Listen to this guy!!!! That soft core shit won't work on the streets . Bottom line this guy is real... REal know real.. RESPECT. We are a dying breed ..continue teaching and helping others get thru real!!! FIGHTS.

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Thanks brother! You are one of the old school people! I appreciate that. Thanks for the support.

[@greenthumb4464]

I've trained loads myself, and ive got to say, I F##KING LOVE YOUR ENERGY BRO.. I love to train under you, friendly aggressive attitude and nature is absolutely amazing.. love it

[@That_IT_Trainer]

I would love to see your realistic take on double lapel grabs, single lapel grabs and single handed choke attacks where they keep the body sideways choking with the same energy. Hope you put a video like that up soon. Amazing stuff! Thank you

[@AndyEvolves]

The reaction to that could be absolutely same. Noone who means you harm would attack you like that, so the response is Up to you.

[@dnice374]

Subscribed for two reasons: this guy is legit and I love the cursing. Not sarcasm! Thank you for the education!

[@captainplanet1260]

as a bouncer I used this many times it never fails, its truly excellent, great video

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Thanks brother!

[@BoBoZoBo]

100 percent correct. Best piece of advice was don't fuk up your situational awareness to where they are already choking you. This is 80% of the battle to begin with.

[@SkyVergil83]

Agree... that's how a realistic choke situation will be... very intimidating when it happens. Thank you for share this knowledge.

[@hernanmarin3904]

I've been training in Martial Arts for 45 years and this is the Best explanation I've ever seen for defending against a frontal choke!

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Thanks a lot!

[@alecgoenner]

Great video as always. I’m a Krav Maga instructor and what you say makes sense and I agree with you.

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Thanks for your open mind!🙏🏻

[@JobReadyEnglish]

I have trained Krav for almost 5 years and really enjoyed your video there was some great logic and realism here. One thing I love about our club is we always enjoy taking new techniques and integrating them where we find it would be a more effective response.

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Thanks! Good to hear you guys keep it simple! Exactly my point!

[@operationpredator]

Hey Michiel, I bought your foundation course recently. Absolutely loving it so far. Very good video quality, well explained, well structured info. Good stuff man keep it coming!

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Thanks Lars! I really appreciate your feedback!!

[@robertjackson3819]

Wow. This just popped up in my suggestion window and I was spellbound. I'm glad I clicked in. Well done.

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Thanks a lot!!

[@questchain1115]

Good self-defence lessons. Always a refreshing view, when the bell notifies about his vids. It reminds me not to be solely focused on Kickboxing/MMA, or any other combatsports, because often in the streets and in crowded areas it's a completely different story. Also love the energy of this guy, he mimics the bad dudes so well while telling you what to do in certain situations.

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Thank you very much! I appreciate it!

[@mjolnirswrath23]

@@schoolofselfprotection very well Executed my solution would be much Worse resulting in a Perpetrator's Broken arm or worse

[@mjolnirswrath23]

@@schoolofselfprotection in the moment you went between his two arms all that is needed is to Shift your Weight and Straiten arm into.a Hook arm lock, the result is a Dislocated Shoulder of attacker

[@ninjasrose1653]

Great video. I done Krav for two years and agree with the one you demonstrated. WOuld only work against a weak or very little person. Those hooks splitting their arms would work 1 in 10 times if lucky! I always prefered the change the computer response. If you don't change their mind you won't win! I like one I learned in Kickboxing which uses the arm as an anchor inbetween their arms and reinforce it. That is best also after softening them up though imho. Love ya teachings sir, remarkable channel this is.

[@Tharindalasitha]

Been in martial ars for closer to 10 this is one of the most honest and practical videos I saw in Yt. Thanks for this

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Much appreciated!!

[@faneb.408]

I'm a Krav Maga coach myself and I have to agree with you: all the techniques against static chokes in open spaces are very silly because nobody outside of a self defense class would ever attack like that. The better KM schools point that fact out but I still don't understand why we teach these techniques at all (I don't if I can avoid but as a teacher within one of the bigger associations my say in that is at some points limited). Standard answer is "To teach some principles", which of course is not very satisfying at all. The truth is that KM is now very much in the process of becoming a "traditional" martial art in the sense that anything Imi ever said or did is forever set in stone. Which in itself is silly because Imi was a very analytical and critical person and would have probably been the first to throw out irrelevant techniques. I don't want to be too negative. There are some great people in Krav Maga and I am lucky enough to work in a school where there is a healthy degree of criticism towards some of the more recent developments and where we are still asking the relevant questions: Is this attack realistic? Is this technique applicable under extreme stress? How could someone end up being attacked like this in the first place and what would have been steps to prevent this? I appreciate that in UC you ask these questions consistently and I admit that you guys influenced my approach to reality based self defense quite a bit. Thanks for that!

[@schoolofselfprotection]

You are a honest legend!

[@cupholder7758]

Static chokes are the norm on the street Go ask any patrol officer that takes crime reports in big cities. This guy is full of himself and typical of YT commandos who preach their delusions as truth.

[@faneb.408]

@@cupholder7758 The norm, really? I very much doubt that. As does any patrol officer I have ever talked about this. Static chokes without a wall to the back of the victim (or them lying on their backs) are neither the norm in a domestic nor in a street context. They happen occasionally, of course (Murphy's Law: any idiotic thing will happen eventually, given enough time and people). But even when they do, getting out of the line via side step and using your shoulder as a leverage is the superior solution.

[@burntbacon7995]

Shut your yapper. "I'm a little Krav Maga..."

[@kevinoneill41]

Just go to any large city or community. I'm sure it won't be long to have your curiosity answered.

[@YurUseless]

The algorithm sent this vid to me and I'm impressed, a straight forward instructor who keeps it simple! I subscribed. :D

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Thank you very much!

[@brooklyneagleclaw]

As a krav maga instructor I totally agree, we stress all the time the "walking dead" attacks like that are bullshit. I'm not a big fan of the pluck either, it is in the curriculum as an option, but totally understand where you're coming from. Luckily we have more than one option for these attacks in our system. Good stuff 👍🏾

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Thank you!!

[@jasongnrfan7374]

Yep same I hate it

[@kone.linngus3651]

Do you teach real Krav Maga or were you taught the water down civilian version. Asking for myself

[@brooklyneagleclaw]

@@kone.linngus3651 I teach Krav Maga under the AKMF association, which is mainly for civilians and law enforcement.

[@kone.linngus3651]

@@brooklyneagleclaw so it is the waterdown version. Thank you for responding.

[@snowyscot]

I am watching this from India but it felt like I was in that class room, that well he demonstrated. Thanks coach 👍🏻

[@mutant0177]

The thing with my own hands on the hands of the attacker is that it is due to the natural instinct. Many people have the reflex I see in class. In the moment of attack you grab the hands, move the head back and kick the groin. It is a tool, doesn't always work and there a better tools but if you get in this kind of first stress response you can work with it.

[@jerrydoyle5622]

One of the most REALIRTIC video about self defense that I have seen!! Awesome work!!

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Much appreciated!

[@spacelord2234]

Fu..ing love it Bro! Simple and effective. Thats how it works in real life situations - Thanks for your effort and sharing- great stuff !

[@schoolofselfprotection]

You are welcome!

[@kevinoneill41]

I'm a short fella lightweight I have had to protect myself many times but it is fast and I don't hang around to sign autographs. Or for second rounds. 😱💥

[@larrygraham3377]

Great lession. Really love the way you teach self defense. Nothing is sugar coated with fancy technique that looks like a ballet perfomance.

[@marcelturk8780]

Reality based, damn right!! Switch on and deal with it. Love your classes my friend

[@martynhamer3044]

Love this guy his direct open language makes learning the techniques "real" his enthusiasm make me smile so much! ;-)

[@stevenscott2136]

I got choked like that once in high school. The fool's pressure was entirely on my traps and sternomastoids, and all I had to do was tense up -- I could breathe just fine. I had a pen in my hand, and ended up having this weird mental argument with myself: "Stick it in his eye." "I can't do that in a classroom full of people!" "In his throat, then." "Also no!" I literally could not think of any moves that DIDN'T involve stabbing. Meanwhile, he realized I wasn't choking, and genuinely looked frustrated and baffled. I can imagine him thinking "Why won't you die!?" Eventually two other guys pulled us apart. Not exactly a proud moment for either of us. 😖

[@fivebooks8498]

I’ve been there. The reason I started training hand to hand was because a big guy attacked me and I had no idea what to do. I’ve always been athletic and in good shape so I thought I’d be fine if I ever had to defend myself. I was wrong. I froze and didn’t know what to do. Been training for many years now. Only had to use it once on the street since I’ve been training. It was 2 guys who attacked 1 guy. I jumped in to break up. I dropped the 1st guy unconscious in seconds with a choke and after that the other one just put his hands up and said it’s cool man. It was much easier than I thought. Untrained fighters have no defense. I’m used to going against guys who also train like I do. The untrained guy doesn’t have a chance. By the way, a trained fighter would never try to choke someone like in this video. You’ll never pull that choke off against anyone who has trained for even a short time.

[@davidwayne9982]

Why does everyone forget there are MORE targets than the ones immediately in front of your face... ONE knee or the other is available... and MORE.. SPIT-- the distration will be enough to allow you to find something else.. AWARENESS is your best weapon.. as there are ALWAYS alternatives..

[@Red80008]

I would say it was a very proud moment for you! Not only did you know what to do to not get choked and to keep your brething going, you also had the time to argue with yourself why severly injuring a class- or schoolmate was just not worth it... yet. I applaude your sense of ethics and control over yourself in this kind of situation and implore you to work on your non lethal alternatives to dangerous situations. I don't oppose lethal techniques, though, I just believe in step by step escalation first even though I know that there's not always enough time for that. If you've tried anything else before and nothing has worked yet or the situation just is/gets/has become too serious, go for it!

[@johnt3606]

Should be a proud moment for you, as you didn't lay a finger on him while he tried to choke you and you were just standing there unfazed

[@AndyEvolves]

Proud moment for you. You understood that he poses no real life threatening danger to you so you acted accordingly.

[@ramostca0498]

I respect the explanation about teaching against unrealistic situations that is unsafe and unrespect to students, in real fight shit happens and we have to be prepared to fight or to survive or run away but we never have to engage in a fight with a fake self-confidence, or fake vision of the reality that is dangerous. Great video Sir, Oss

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Oss! 🙏🏻

[@axeltaylor9094]

I totally agree with this, don’t hold your punches when dealing with a mugger. I remember some guy ran up to me out of no where saying he was going to throw me in the middle of a busy street, he was joking trying act cool in front of people, his purpose was trying to scare me for no reason and he succeeded but what he didn’t count on was my reaction, I palm thrusted him straight in the nose and put my knee into his stomach and got the hell out of there when he was on the ground, because after all this man was a complete stranger and I had no idea who he was and I did not know what his intentions were despite him joking around.

[@PumpkinHalloweed88]

A truly helpful video. I appreciated the forceful examples. There’s something to visually seeing what the response looks like to being rushed like that. Especially helpful to a smaller guy like myself. So, thank you for this very useful video.

[@ives3572]

Gotta love how realistic your approach to self-defense or self-protection is

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Thanks!

[@BEANSNOHELPME]

Some of the best concise and quality self defence advice on the internet, instant subscriber!

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Thanks so much!!

[@dwilliams8151]

Great lesson Practical reality based self defense Love it!!!!

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Thank you!

[@vladpadowicz5946]

Finally a reality based martial arts channel!!! KZbin's algorithm has been slow in bringing this to suggestions considering all the channels I follow. I have studied many forms and have always questioned their validity as related to actual real life situations. This is how all defense courses should be taught, approximating real life with the proper aggression mindset which is what's needed to be able to survive an attack. Traditional Dojos are far too removed from the reality aspect and it's why so many "Black belts" get their asses kicked in their 1st street confrontations, they're minds actually go into shock because they weren't properly prepared for reality. Hats off and much respect to this Master 👏👏👏👏👏 Instant sub 👊😎

[@voltrondefenderoftheuniver8658]

My man dropping another jewel on us. Who else teaches fight psychology? Or mindset? This is next level.

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Thank you very much!

[@thomasvanhiel6105]

did you battle red skull

[@consean9938]

AHH Geoff Thompson teaches from experience, Michel teaches from lees curriculum

[@leeyeongdeok3781]

I'm your subscriber. I'm always learning. I need the connecting action in this video. For the next defense or attack. I think that the perfect action is to move your legs while pulling your shoulders out. I am a judo athlete. I need to apply the principles to the movements. Please continue to make good videos.

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Love Judo!!

[@aarontours]

What you are demonstrating at 4:00 about « stepping out of line » is in fact an official low level Krav technique for pushing chokes in open space. The added Krav sauce is repositioning your feet for stability, a raised arm while pivoting out os line to apply pressure to the choking wrist (the girl student does this halfway) and a subsequent elbow strike (because you are positioned for it after stepping out of line).

[@aarontours]

Furthermore at 5:00 the « pluck » in Krav is ALWAYS accompanied with a groin knee or palm strike to nose/chin. That’s a fundamental principle of Krav: simultaneous defense and strike. Krav 101.

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Strike and defend is a complex motor skill. It’s crap.

[@isaiahkenny3544]

I thought it was just me I said the same thing

[@BBE22OOOWH]

@@aarontours which is something that will never work

[@Mattyb2904]

@@schoolofselfprotection the technique you are teaching isn’t really gross motor skill either. If you lined up 10 untrained people and choked them, at the late stage where they have hands around the neck, their natural response would be to protect their airway by grabbing the wrists and forearms of the attacker. It’s very natural behaviour. What you teach is trained, fine motor skill and an early phase response, that’s also not great against taller super aggressive attackers. You are demonstrating a lack of understanding around timelines, mindset, motor skills and technical limitations - and with an uneducated understanding of what many KM instructors and schools teach. It has limitations also.

[@LadyBooger]

I had an instructor like this guy, i learned so much from him. I successfully used this technique in the field many times. As a woman men think they can choke you easy but there is always a counter attack

[@frankmorris2603]

You can tell by the intensity of attitude and conviction of his actions this man has worked doors for some time. Nothing like constant drunk idiot attacks night after night to get the angst up. 😂

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Facts :-)

[@cupholder7758]

Working "doors" doesn't make you a self defense expert.

[@ScottGarrettDrums]

@@cupholder7758 No, it doesn't. However, it's the real-world not a controlled ring sport. Weapons and friends come into play as does real-world life-or-death damage (e.g. hitting your head on a table and dying). Sport arts are fun, I study them myself, but they're not self-defense.

[@frankmorris2603]

@@cupholder7758 Nobody said it does. I remarked that drunk idiots increase aggression and focus of purpose. You just might be one of those drunk idiots that encounters a very aggressive and intolerant individual who happens to be an expert, such as the gentleman in these videos. Good luck with it.

[@elreyabeja4539]

@@cupholder7758 no, but it makes you a relative expert on being attacked. What's the best way to become a self-defence expert, d'ya reckon? Maybe starting with real-word experience in, you know, BEING ATTACKED?

[@craneandcobraclosecombat]

YES! 👏 I just taught a Self Defense seminar also detailing how easy simple striking is during some attempted choke like this. Whenever anyone grabs you or chokes you their hands are Not free to defend themselves. Simplicity is beautiful

[@stevenordstedt2535]

I was taught in the 80’s. From my taekwondo sensei. When the attacker grabbed me by my neck with both his hands. With my hands-free open handed smack his ears as hard as I can. This will bust his eardrums and he will be in so much freaking pain he won’t be able to do anything else to you for weeks or months. The sensitive areas we all have them no matter how big that person is.

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Solid tactic

[@konstantinlechev]

REALITY BASED, BRILLIANT REAL LIFE LESSONS, GREAT VIDEO KEEP THEM COMING BRO. RESPECT FROM BULGARIA

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Thank you brother! You too!!

[@nigelvee1745]

Now this is what I needed as a beginner. Subscribed, locked in, paying attention.

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@TENNESSEETRACKHAWK]

Thank YOU!!!!!! Finally something REAL to use in a situation like that. Im in for more......

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Thanks a lot!

[@vincentdavis3453]

Subscribed. Love the raw reality of real-time situations.

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Thank you!

[@carlcanfield3763]

I’ve been training martial arts for 40 years. This Dude is The Real Deal. Great techniques Brother

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Thanks a lot brother!!

[@martinpratchett]

It’s interesting, I trained KM for several years. We were only taught the same defence you’re teaching. I agree, the pluck would never work. In the training we did it was only whole body, gross motor skills. Love your channel. Great, practical content. Please keep up the good work. 👍

[@SelfpredictionCombat]

Love it keep it simple and practice the roll play with full aggression so your brain doesn't go dead in the real situation and isn't so scary. I've watched a lot of this krav maga lately and it just isn't realisistic and far too complicated so will never work. Urban Combatives however, is the real deal ✔️ thank you for the videos sir 🙏

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Thank you very much!

[@darrylportra4340]

Very close to Defendo,Sir.Well Done

[@asiacarr6998]

This one explanation is what won me over to training in Urban Combatives over anything else to have as my foundation for self-defense and violence.

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Great to hear that!!!!

[@marcd1981]

Thank you for this video, I really like the intensity in the teaching, has always worked best for me as a student. I was taught another method of getting out of the choke besides the plucking technique. This works while moving backwards or against a wall. When someone has both hands on your throat, you raise your arm with your shoulder near your own ear, twist your body into their grip and bring your arm in an elbow strike movement down and across the attackers arms to break their grip. I'm a small guy (5'9", 160lbs), and I always asked the biggest student / instructor to grab me like you are instructing, as hard as they can while pushing me backwards, or against a wall. I never had a problem breaking their grip, and it also trapped their arms under mine. You can throw an elbow into their face as you bring their arms down, and this gives you time for additional strikes or even to get away. What are your thoughts on this?

[@schoolofselfprotection]

If it works for you it’s great! Keep on doing that! Thanks for the kind words.

[@marcd1981]

@@schoolofselfprotection Great, thank you for the reply.

[@kevinoneill41]

Depends on how big the attackers arms my partner would usually just lift an aggressive little guy like me or you with just one hand and one arm. With his shirt and pants you would never know he does 480 lb curls while talking to you, as in a conversation. He will put you in the hurt locker very quickly

[@JDog88]

@@kevinoneill41480lb curls? 218kg? Unless you mean that's his bench press weight. Sorry, I'm not a weightlifter and I'm trying not to be pedantic which is hard to convey through a text comment, no malice intended. According to Google: "The heaviest strict curl ever recorded is a 114 kg (251 lb) lift performed by LeRoy Walker on the 28th of August 2021. This world record bicep curl is a 1 kg improvement on the previous 2015 record set by arm wrestler Denis Cyplenkov, who has some of the largest biceps in the world."

[@Lousysalsero]

Great advice and demonstrated in a very visual way, so that it can be put into practice easily. This instructor knows what he's doing. Klaar en duidelijk, man! Also, cool girlfriend.

[@Damin-Danger-Ledford]

I am really digging the term "Commercial Krav Maga." That's basically what it has become in so many damn places.

[@screwgoogle4993]

All Krav Maga is commercial. Remind yourself of the people who invented it and what they're famous for. And then remind yourself that it has ZERO effective techniques it created. At least Aikido has a history of use. Krav Maga is an absolute joke.

[@schoolofselfprotection]

@@GQLoc-ez9hw bring it on muppet!

[@toddsands6000]

Excellent teaching! I like the instruction and the confidence of how the woman broke out of the attempted choke hold. This type of training is essential for all of us. Especially for women that are 3-to-5 times more likely to be potential victims of a choke.

[@andregoncalves5873]

Realistic self defense videos are rare. Good job.

[@ruiseartalcorn]

I have been practicing self defense martial arts for almost 60 years and teaching for over 40 (yes, I'm old). This video is a breath of fresh air! Many thanks! I just subbed :)

[@robertwilliams2609]

New subscriber here. Thank you for your teaching. I’m looking forward to learning much more.

[@schoolofselfprotection]

That’s great! Thanks!

[@PetarBanicevic-j8t]

I love the way he exposes simple options you have, instead of complicated impossible moves ! Love the guy. Any your trainings in Brussels ?

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Much appreciated!!! Brussels not yet!

[@BuksSaayman]

Yes, I agree with this technique. Gracie Jiu Jitsu also teaches the exact same technique. Doesn't matter where it comes from, the point is, THIS is the right one.

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Exactly!

[@kadrick4446]

Here's what i've been told at training : "You only have 1 seconds to react. Otherwise, you die." Everyone had to be choked once until fainting. That's how you realise the danger of a choke.

[@schoolofselfprotection]

It’s actually 3/8 seconds to faint. But the instructor who told you this understand the urgency of acting fast!

[@AA-hb6sc]

This is incredible! Please post more of these videos! We need the real deal!

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Thanks! I will!

[@asteel1236]

Awesome trainer/ teacher - shows real life situations!!

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Thank you!

[@daxisperry7644]

Black belt in Krav Maga, been coaching for over 5 years, and I DO NOT like the plucking defense. I always instinctively go for the 'choke with a push' defense. It works so much better. Great video.

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Thanks a lot!

[@alanwood9822]

Top notch as always. Pure truth. ❤

[@soonerfan4439]

Everything works in the perfect scenario but like Tyson said you have a plan until you get hit.

[@Musicophilos1]

You remind med the great Bas Rutten that everything I used from his classes worked. Thank you!

[@ktmadison588]

First legitimate video on this defence I've seen. Big respect ❤️❤️👍

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Thanks!!

[@antoniopetisce3417]

Reality! This is true combat with no dancing or butterfly hands. Thank you for bringing this to the forefront. 😎

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Our pleasure!

[@GatsuKS]

KZbin recommended this video to me randomly and it was an instant subscribe after watching. I got the impression very quickly that you're the real deal. Doesn't happen often. Looking forward to your other lessons.

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Thanks for that! Much appreciated 🙏🏻

[@anthonycharles9241]

I like this guy! I saw him on Viking Samurai and now I'm subscribed! Thank you sir

[@schoolofselfprotection]

He thanks a lot! I really appreciate that! 🙏🏻

[@daniavi1358]

Congratulations for every lesson you always teach: reality and simplicity. I'm a retired Local Police Constable and when I was on duty, every time we had physical confrontations. Simplicity always helped us because reality it's quite brutal Nowadays I'm a Ju Jutsu and Taiho Jutsu instructor and since sixteen years ago, I always try to work with this approach. Thank you very much again to keep me on learning. Together with the useful opinions pf other Self Defence instructors. Respect and blessings from Spain.

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Thank you very much! And keep up the good work!!

[@FBiTOPDOG]

Thank you for bring real.

[@johnyashm4191]

He says he doesnt give a f--k if people dont agree with him and that made me watch to the end and subscribe. Good to see someone focusing on what their good at.

[@rodwinter1978]

Simply the best self defense video I've seen. You've gotten a fan here. Gotta watched it all with my daughter

[@thullraven1]

I learned a lot of PRACTICAL choke defenses like you show just growing up on the streets of Newark. You find out what works real fast when you have to use it in real life.

[@JeremyLangdon-f9s]

Thank you for the video. It worked on my boss. He came storming out of his office grabbed me by the neck and had me pinned against the vending machine in the break room. The move that you taught me worked. Now I have his job.

[@jaymay7957]

I’m just glad to see people training, and he seems to take it at a good clip. Which is great, most people freeze up in high stress environments.

[@simonchambers3900]

I love your stuff. Very direct and simplicity is key. One point you miss in my opinion is the throat strike. In this instances it is very effective.

[@gogiamitegaligan471]

The opposite of bullshido!This guy knows what to do when things go south!Thank you !

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Thanks 🙏🏻!

[@mickyLat3652]

I came across this video by accident but have subscribed. Love the realness in your style. Been doing a few different styles over many years & at the point now where I also pick holes/weaknesses in some of the defence teqniques. Cheers

[@schoolofselfprotection]

I appreciate that! Thank you! Keep up the training!🙏🏻

[@GreyWindowsBrokenSpoke]

Great demo this is how class should be.

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Very kind. Thank you!

[@satuteknologi1961]

one of the best realistic situation coach..

[@hazeraw]

This video is such a gem. Bigups for your work! Appreciated alot! 🙏

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Subedei79]

Good and honest video showing real situations and obviously solutions. I totally agree with the last part where you speak about "broke his structure" and showed it with the movements going in two directions with the arms to generate power. Soon I'll buy your online foundation course; thanks a lot and have a good countinuation for all!

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Great to hear that! Much appreciated!

[@mojaveampworks6055]

Wow, great instruction. Excellent comebacks. I learned something. Thank you

[@schoolofselfprotection]

You are welcome!

[@weatherfox1]

The most important thing you said was keep your cool. It's difficult when you're attacked even with training. But it allows you to make quick decisions to get out of trouble. Wherever you are always be alert, aware and ready to be attacked. This helps keep you cool when you do get attacked.

[@billt9480]

excellent video--great points about what works AND what won't --like a law enforcement friend of mine once told me (Ex -Ranger)---so many of these gun and knife disarms work in the classroom with training partner---but it completely different in the real world against a big strong guy who is violent, and has the INTENT to kill or main you

[@davidvader8723]

Nice. Really appreciate this. Like the fact your wife is ready for anything. I try to teach my wife to be ready for anything as well, it's a crazy world we live in and getting crazier daily, you can't hesitate not one bit!!!

[@schoolofselfprotection]

Thanks brother! You seem to get it!

[@davidvader8723]

@@schoolofselfprotection no prob, I also responded to the snowflake on your behalf that was upset about your vocabulary. If he doesn't like it then he should go hike it. Great stuff man

[@scottking2340]

I love his teaching style!

[@xaicast55]

I am a practitioner of Wing Chun and I agree with your techniques also. You could also consider joint destruction in combination with your shrugging and twisting technique to get out of the line of attack. For example: if the attacker is choking you with their arms extended as in your video, you could uppercut or upward-palm strike one of the attackers' outer elbows to damage or break the joint. I definitely like the palm to the face followed by a knee to the groin. Very quick yet very effective.