Knife Expert: The Truth About Knife Defense Will Shock You!

[@KARATEbyJesse]

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[@bangkay8890]

Okay

[@rivera_]

❤❤

[@DarkLight-Ascending]

You are livin the life bro

[@Archangel-pd1rn]

Awesome! If you want to go deep with this kind of self defense content, check out Fight SCIENCE channel with Dr. Mark Phillips. I really like his content.

[@mikevaldez7684]

Wow 😮

[@Nooneathome-1]

I was a street cop for 20 years and the tell-tale behaviours demonstrated here are 💯% accurate especially the checking and scanning. I would add one more to watch out for, when the opponent switches off and ignores your verbal commands it’s often because they have disengaged and have made the decision to strike. Great video Sir 👏

[@FunkerTactical]

Right on sir

[@papaspaulding]

I think in general when you see someone 'switch off' you know the rage has taken control and now they are in attack mode and a second or two away from making a planned strike

[@francocorbelli3941]

Maybe in the USA. In Europe, no one with the intent to kill-someone familiar with knife use, not an amateur with a steak knife-would ever do what’s shown in the video, extending the armed arm. The goal is to PREVENT it from being grabbed. Like with a gun, it’s kept as covered as possible, not waved around where it could be taken. The knife stays close to the body, around the chest area or, at most, the hip (if it’s being concealed after being drawn from the belt), while the left hand strikes the face or, if possible, grabs the opponent’s collar and pulls hard to reduce distance. Essentially, it brings the body toward the knife, not the knife toward the body.

[@Arrogan28]

​@@francocorbelli3941 In nearly all the most common cases it won't be a trained person, the person doing the attacking will be just an average person with mental health issues, or mental health issues and an political message, or rage issue, and the most they did was read about how to attack someone with a blade, and likely watched the wrong teacher on youtube giving bad advice. But you are correct in your description of someone who knows how to use a knife against someone. They say to grab your opponent and do repeated attacks each time returning the knife to a protected close area to the core, so that you hold all the power if someone attempts to disarm you etc. But again, most people who do something as stupid as attack someone with a weapon, usually are not the brightest of people, and are in a state as well that isn't very rational. I knew two people who survived a knife attack, one was in a bar, and the other was during a mugging. And both survived. But then you have that case in the US, where that white supremacists was harassing a woman on a bus, a couple guys stepped in to tell him to stop, and things got violent quickly, and I believe the fatal mistake those guys made, besides picking the wrong guy to get violent with as he was a psychopath with no remorse killing someone, was attempting to disarm the guy. That seems like a bad choice, same as the protestors who tried to disarm Rittenhouse in the US as well, they all died and I think that seems pretty obvious, but sadly in the moment people sometimes want to 'deal with the situation quickly and get it over with' and that is a bad decisions, what you really want to do is keep the distance, defend yourself, and delay as much as possible until they end the attack and run, or time enough for someone to have called the cops and they arrive to do the take down of the attacker. The longer you ward off an attack the better... regardless if the person is experienced with a knife or not, it's just not that easy to disarm someone who has all the advantages already having a solid grip on the knife, and you have to expose yourself to an attack to even get close. Even the biggest fool can get lucky, especially with a very sharp knife that is extremely unforgiving..

[@Michael-r7e8w]

you are not and you never were. fuck your trolling

[@brabhamfreaman166]

This guy is, first and foremost, a phenomenal communicator. Now he’s obviously very knowledgeable, experienced and extremely well-prepared. But he’s so good because he’s engaging and can get it all across so well. Amazing.

[@FunkerTactical]

Thank so much

[@TheMegaAsh]

He has had the luxury of filming and training with some of the top instructors for Kali/Arnis/Escrima in the world so I'd hope he'd be very knowledgeable!

[@ididitmyway72]

I agree absolutely. @funkertactical you just found yourself a new sub 👍

[@mve9924]

1000%

[@metube2315]

This guy is súper smart.

[@RebuildingSaad]

These 22 minutes felt like 5 minutes. I literally had to double check the timestamp at the end of the video. Fantastic stuff.

[@hansvonpetersen5011]

only your comment made me realize it too :D

[@Bzrkr_73]

I couldn't get past 5 minutes 😂

[@RebuildingSaad]

@@Bzrkr_73 lol different strokes, I guess =P

[@brokapotato5066]

wwait i legit just did the same thing lmao

[@Traumglanz]

Odd, the first 5 minutes felt like 22 already. Nothing wrong said though, just nothing that does not feel like common knowledge either. Maybe it's not that common, maybe it's just my hema instructors or the knife sparring we did on the side, but certainly, it feels like the same old, same old, heard a 100 times from 10 different instructors already.

[@remyvermunt8623]

i am a sales trainer for 25 years and i learned a lot about how to design short cut learning paths, "what is intuition? subconscious pattern recognition." brilliant.

[@hayrigulle1730]

pattern recognition = racist bro

[@carlitosway5204]

subconscious pattern recognition is sth else but intuition often times comes from 0 and I mean 0 like potential when there is no pattern yet and you act on your first thought creativity really exposes that

[@KiemPlant]

@@hayrigulle1730 well well well 🤫

[@AS-kc4mg]

@@hayrigulle1730 shut up cornball

[@Hashbrown2169]

Pattern recognition is a function of Fi, introverted feeling. Ni, introverted intuition, is explained above my comment

[@eskurian8565]

This guy is an amazing teacher. The way he gives positive feedback and keeps Jesse comfortable is chef's kiss.

[@rubyruby7573]

No He Isn't Because He Doesn't Teach How To Fight For Higher Ground When Your At A Disadvantage That's Why You Run From A Knife But You Run Towards A Gun Because You Can Outrun A Knife But You Can't Outrun A Bullet

[@xianprincedayuta5755]

​@@rubyruby7573 Well, you are have a point there, but the instructor did explain that you also have to take into account you surroundings, and they just happened to fight in an even terrain. Also, while you are right that you can indeed run from a knife, the instructor added a crucial reminder that it is "awareness" that comes first before a person could apply any defensive mechanism. It even showed various pre-indication patterns before any potential attacks, and it doesn't matter how great your reflexes or how fast you are, once you are in range of the knife and has no clue of what's going on then it's all for nothing. Same goes for the bullet and the gun, even if you say that you are literally in front of the culprit, if you are oblivious to your surroundings, you get killed in point blank range.

[@Lizzy-u9d]

@@rubyruby7573 only 22 minutes. He couldn't cover everything. Neither could you

[@UmbralVQ35HR]

​@@rubyruby7573 whoever told you to run towards a gun is trying to kill you.

[@darkchild130]

Knife attack survivor. I have lots of boxing/muay thai experience, got stabbed in the head in a bar fight. Was punching one guy and another hit me from the side. I didn't even see it, didn't know I'd been stabbed until blood started pouring from my head. Pure luck it hit boney parts and not my neck. Edit: having now watched the entire video, this is basically identical to UK gutter fighting, which evolved into the commando techniques used in ww2. Literally no differences. This guy is a very good instructor!

[@jameslopez5652]

Yeah Trench warfare back then was about surviving 1 to 2 hand to hands and then using that experience to build on and hope to survive with those honed instincts. I could only imagine the absolute adrenaline spike of jumping into a cold, sub-zero, muddy trench and going hand to hand with axes, shovels, knives, etc., all while gun fights are happening around you, and you are being shelled into oblivion with air burst rounds.

[@zera2314]

Jesus dude! Glad you're alive to talk about it! Just curious: The stab didn't penetrate your skull at all??

[@rocker8692]

Carry a gat

[@PlasticCogLiquid]

I hate those people that attack from behind, I saw a guy hit another guy with a beer bottle from behind and run away while the guy was fighting someone else. The bottle didn't break and gave him a decent headache later on.

[@cykeok3525]

@@jameslopez5652 WW1 trench warfare must have been insane, just judging by exhibitions showing the wide variety of makeshift (but effective looking) close quarter weapons the soldiers made for trench raiding. Soldiers slashing, stabbing and bludgeoning each other in the tight confines of an invaded trench, while artillery shells and machine gun fire are roaring all around, it's probably a horror that never happened before or since.

[@Heffsta02]

I love that Paul specified hugging/ dapping after doing a drill to reset emotions.

[@FunkerTactical]

Super important.

[@zapntoo4316]

Consider the pre fight interview/glove touch. When the acknowledgment of your opponent is removed we instinctively understand that the consequences of the encounter will be dire.

[@FunkerTactical]

@@11235butExactly

[@icktzar]

I had a friend who was trained as bodyguard for the president of my country, and I tried to convince him to train with me. No way, he told me it would be wildly dangerous. They are trained to react by instinct, and perfectly may happen that he would cause me a great deal of damage.

[@sirronmitt]

Mr. Paulo Rubio is one of the most articulate instructors I have witnessed. His ability to give instruction alone would save time. Excellent instruction.

[@Monogrammaton]

I was reading too fast and thought this said attractive

[@Viroh]

Well, standards are low.

[@escueladeartesemocionales]

This was BY FAR the best class abour knife defense I've seen in many years. Thank yu so much for this awesome interview. I just wish it was longer or at least that he will come back to the channel.

[@williamsisk2897]

I think a part 2 would be great.

[@georgezener9527]

I was lucky enough to take a 2 day seminar with Paulo. He is a gifted teacher.

[@tenpennygrim5884]

Couldn't agree more. Great stuff!

[@escueladeartesemocionales]

@@georgezener9527 really seems that way. Being capable to synthetized a LOT of knowledge in simple "game scenarios" takes YEARS of dedication, trial and error. And this are the first ones that seem to prepare you somewhat to a real scenario. Amazing stuff

[@SUP3RM4N_73]

Yeah, this is FANTASTIC.

[@Kinos141]

I love that this guy is saying anticipate the attack is better than defense. Vigilance and awareness is something I've always promoted over actual defense techniques and fighting prowess. If you don't put yourself in the space to be attacked, you win.

[@TheRealSykx]

Goes back to good ol' Sun Tzu: "The greatest victory is that which requires no battle"

[@idiottv6499]

I had an, ahem, interaction earlier this year and what de-escalated the situation is that I saw the guy approach me from far away and backed up into a restaurant. He was bold enough to follow me inside and take a seat at the same table, but whatever plan he had failed as we just had a short conversation after which he left. I watched his hands and to my knowledge he wasn't armed, but I didn't want to test that theory.

[@thevoteman]

real. but also that extra level of preparation when u just happen to have shit luck and there's no avoiding the engagement is still important tho, cause if u need the training and don't got it, u won't have the chance to kick urself about it later.

[@northernsupernova1]

"Best way to avoid knife... No Be There!"

[@marikothecheetah9342]

This is crucial for women. No matter how much women will cry over it - we are weaker and our best defense is running like hell. Or kicking the sensitive parts and run. Either way - if you have a chance - run. I am a bit paranoid over this, scanning the environment constantly, especially at night, if I have to even go out at night. Scan as much of the area Il can, if I spot a group of people far enough I can casually cross the street, enter the night shop whatever, to minimise the threat. I use shadow to check if someone is following me, not wearing headphones at night, whatever. I might be paranoid, but I am safe.

[@amcconnell6730]

I love that Jesse is so willing to put himself into the "student" role. No ego of "I'm a blackbelt instructor." Willing to be tested, so show the learning cycle. And Paulo is a great instructor. Great concepts. Great drills. Loved this episode.

[@Hedron-Design]

Good martial artists know there is ALWAYS something to learn. you never know it all and you never run out of things to learn. Sometimes a seasoned martial artist will even learn something super basic that they had never been taught or come across before.

[@TheWarmotor]

Every really talented black belt I've trained with is like this. As soon as you start thinking you're the baddest guy in the room and there is nothing left to learn, you plateau and stagnate, you become George Dillman and start believing your own legend. Both of these gentlemen put the 'art' in 'martial artist'.

[@FunkerTactical]

He is the best at this. And a stellar content creator as well. Killer combination. _Paulo

[@TheWarmotor]

@@FunkerTactical Bro, you made me completely rethink my approach to the concept of unarmed defense. In a YT video. That is friggin epic and you should be proud. Read all of these comments saying the same thing! Next level.

[@ch1nawhyte]

our sensei always taught that 'black belt is when you begin learning karate again' so we are always on the path of learning, no matter what dan

[@Birodalom1]

As a survivor of three knife attacks in three different countries, I say: this guy knows what he's talking about! The signs of an attack are always the same: fidgeting, touching his face, looking around, etc. Pay close attention to these signs!

[@Hello.NateAdams]

3 countries? I'm actually a survivor of 4. 4 attacks in 4 different countries. 🥱

[@user-ic1fb5me2r]

U guys are cool 😎

[@thegorn]

I didn’t survive, I’m actually dead rn 💀

[@Ethan_24754]

What three? Are you okay

[@pinkpuffy2988]

let me know the countries my intuition will tell me not to go lol

[@TheElbowMerchant]

Working in corrections, I've been attacked many times, with and without a shiv, and half the battle is trusting your instincts and recognizing that a weapon is in play before the fight even starts. I've been stabbed twice, but probably should have been injured many more times considering the attempts made against me. Listen to your intuition, surround yourself with competent people, train to hone your skills, and hope that lady luck will smile favorably upon you, but understand that sometimes she won't. Absolutely awesome video, Sensei Enkamp!

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Glad you made it! Thanks for sharing 🙏

[@TheElbowMerchant]

@KARATEbyJesse Thank you for the continued excellence in your content!

[@mclovinthewalrus2375]

Have you been attacked by someone with a razor sharp arrow tip dagger?

[@TheElbowMerchant]

@mclovinthewalrus2375 Can't say that I have. I've been slashed at with a safety razor melted into a ballpoint pen, and stabbed with modified plastic cutlery and a filed down wheelchair brake handle (that was a close call). The worst injury I suffered was from a tube sock full of AA batteries. Prisoners get points for creativity when it comes to turning (relatively) safe objects into potentially deadly implements.

[@segundacuenta726]

Hey, thanks for the feedback. What do you think about wearing stab proof clothing for those working in such environments? I can think of 2 things: inconvenience and heat. Yet to me it seems like a necessary thing since there would be no need for ballistic protection, yet you never know when someone could have a improvised weapon.

[@gotmel843]

Have this Guro back! One of my favorite videos in a long time.

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Awesome!!

[@mumakin1]

For sure more content from this guy!

[@bitkarek]

this one and the silat guy.

[@phillmor1405]

I want to train with that guy 😂

[@matt_v2305]

@@bitkarek Maul Mornie.

[@Antonio_Leyva]

Great, a really "realistic" video about knife defense. A "probability and mentality question", rather than a "technical" question

[@KARATEbyJesse]

This is the way ✊

[@FuryoTokkosho]

you saw realism in the self defense championship, the other guy wanted jesse to come close to whisper something in his ear by that time the knife was already at his throat while he was distracted by the other hand

[@allboutthemojo]

​@KARATEbyJesse great video. Thanks. Can't say that I learned this but brought a lot of awareness to many things I didn't know. Are there classes that I can search for to learn and practice defense techniques? I felt that since both of you are trained, the demonstration had a lot of moves that the average attacker and subject would just not have due to no training and building anxiety/ stress preventing them from thinking clearly

[@-dennis3755]

Idk why YT suddenly started reccomending me fighting stuff again but Jesse you have singlehandedly revived my faith in Martial Arts. For whatever that's worth.

[@raccoonmyroom6861]

I like that his teaching style is super respectful. You can tell he's trained people from a bunch of different backrounds!

[@pathfinder7614]

If I am not mistaken, isn't this the guy that use to run funker tactical? Went by gun noob? I miss the heck out if that channel. If that's not the same guy, then damn do they look very similar and have the same great insights! Jessie, you should see if you can do a colab with Doug Marcaida!

[@FunkerTactical]

Thank you. I have travelled the world consulting with the best mentors. -Paulo

[@عبدالرحمنعبدالله-ز4م]

Yeah, he's an Asian with a Latino name and he talks Black.

[@tadeob_]

@@عبدالرحمنعبدالله-ز4مthat’s not talking black bruh… sounds like a normal American

[@EgoCZ]

This guy is so great. You rarely see such a good teacher in fighting.

[@babhanitaf7266]

But does he restomp the crotch?

[@FunkerTactical]

Thank you -Paulo

[@Hardcaslte]

Honestly one of the best instructors I've seen so far. Extremely concise, not aggressive, at the same time teaching aggressive techniques. The best demonstration I've seen so far in the psychological aspects to look for, going to a point where you feel the tension during training. Showing techniques without randomly contacting you when you're not expecting it like so many of these instructors do and the person learning doesn't know if they should react or not react and it looks awkward. Definitely would love to see more from Paulo, you two were awesome together too and how you interact.

[@MuhammadNafisJamil]

The back and forth accurate answers to the right questions is peak. Its so apparent that both of you are incredibly experienced at self defense.

[@MisterPeckingOrder]

Not going to lie. His demonstration of body language before an attack brought back a lot of memories.

[@Fabianorocknwood]

Right!?

[@2gunzup07]

You been attack alot?

[@2gunzup07]

Are you a racist? Why are you using a racist character

[@zen8704]

@@2gunzup07 some people have believe it or not. most people have never experienced anything close

[@MisterPeckingOrder]

@@2gunzup07 At one point yeah, but this is also reminding me distinctly of a lot of sus conversations I’ve had that just didn’t feel right. Now I know why. That’s the scary thing.

[@desbrown-writer5511]

In 20 years of training and teaching Krav Maga, I have to say that this is one of the most incredible knife defense explanations I’ve ever seen. Absolutely brilliant!!

[@iidentifyasskinny]

I think most of it is good, but what about at 17:10? He first suggests the Russian tie, which is a good idea, putting his weak attacking side close to your body. His next suggestion seems dangerous. The "inside two on one control" which puts his strong attacking side close to your body. Seems that control is the opposite of where you want to be, as it takes very little for him to create enough separation for a strong stabbing movement toward your body. The 'knife switch" there is nonsense as well, as he could have stabbed to the stomach or thigh much easier than switching the knife from that position.

[@strammerdetlef]

lol doesnt surprise me when all u did is KVM

[@desbrown-writer5511]

@@strammerdetlef it’s not the only thing I’ve done 😎 but yeah, I understand what you’re saying.

[@anttihuttula6547]

20years and havent figured this out😂

[@mmchayek]

@@anttihuttula6547 lmao.

[@MaadReapeR]

At a young age when I was searching for myself and a martial art that I would like, I stumbled upon many different people training many different things. Once I was doing a "knife defense" scenario with my friend, who have been training Krav Maga and he was quite sure about his skills. I took a marker, pretending it's a knife and not following the scenarios they have trained, just attacking I painted his whole with that marker. Other time I was trying to train with my friend who was part of "medieval bratherhood". In addition to sword fighting, axe fighting, or medieval wrestling, they also trained intensively in knife fighting. Encouraged by my previous experiences with the marker, I decided to try my hand at it. But I was very surprised when they completely destroyed me. Then I thought - it's not about defending yourself against a knife that you need to learn, but about fighting with a knife, it allows you to think and predict the way your opponent will use it. Now I'm not the youngest anymore and I certainly wouldn't want to defend myself against an attacker with a knife, and certainly not without something "bigger" at hand...

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Thanks for sharing

[@prometheus9096]

Absolutely, to defend against any kind of weapon, you have to know the weapon. You only start to know a weapon if you train to use it. So actually training to use a knife is half the training to defend yourself against a knife.

[@jpoupon66]

Excellent point !

[@cjanquart]

Been training krav maga for years and the training methodology has shifted and isn't about a defense for this/that/the other, mainly about situational awareness and the aforementioned pre-attack indicators. We also train more ground/jiu jitsu where it wasn't a thing before.

[@16m49x3]

If everyone carried sideswords it would make everyone much safer

[@tennisjiujitsu]

BJJ black belt & ex pro tennis player here. The best advice is recognizing the behavior patterns. Anticipation is easy when you can clearly read the physical signs. People will show you what they want to do before they do it. You have to have the ability and attentiveness to read those signs and react accordingly. This is a life saving video!

[@FunkerTactical]

Most folks won’t understand how incredible an asset it is to be training in BJJ with a tennis background 🙏🏼

[@Renzuru21]

More than knife defense, I learned how to "teach" with this... Great video!!

[@maddscientist82]

I thought the same. When he mentioned that he is sometimes tasked with teaching officers and only a short window to do so, I thought that this method of teaching is also born out of this method. Idk if that made sense but it does to me lol

[@angusmatheson8906]

THIS also how to LEARN better

[@Renzuru21]

@@maddscientist82 It does, it made me also re-think the ways I teach FMA in classes. It's really a great video

[@Renzuru21]

@@angusmatheson8906 I agree with this as well

[@kang_ghany]

His take on this is just so realistic, unlike other people that usually overclaim what they can do in real life. This one has a nice balance of reality, solution, and expectation. Hope you have more content with him in the future. For me, this 22 minutes, although I learned a lot, it's definitely not enough. Kudos for you Jesse, of getting such an expert to talk in your video, and also on how you carry this interview/lesson.

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Thank you so much!

[@FunkerTactical]

Right on

[@gurugurukuma]

​@@FunkerTacticaloh my god this is paulo's yt channel!

[@tobiasgunny]

Multiple knife encounter survivor here. All of this is gold. I had martial arts training long before my first fight, but it didnt matter. Adversaries were all unskilled, training meant nothing unless it was muscle memory. Important note, neither of us reacted to slashes or stabs until distance was gained. I didnt feel two 12 inch slashes (commercial kitchen bread knife) on my leading arm until the medics started stripping my shirt off, 5 mins after encounter. Best advice i have is control their elbows and wrists, the rest follows when they are trying to stab. Be careful out there.

[@TheRealSykx]

adrenaline is a helluva drug

[@prezlamen7906]

You mist be from UK or Germany

[@malcolmt7883]

Why'd they attack you?

[@Juidodin]

you might be rethinking your live choices...

[@Zeithri]

#doubt

[@TheRisky9]

I'm so relieved to see these honest, intelligent conversations about martial arts. These are things I have tried to say, but was always mocked and called stupid.

[@Monogrammaton]

communication is so hard and some personalities are naturals at it

[@andrewanastasovski1609]

The reverse blink thing was genius. That .04 seconds or whatever is exactly what you'd see if someone was surprise attacking. Training to take all the information you can and formulate a reaction that you get from that is a great idea.

[@williamsisk2897]

Yes it is. I had to give it a try. In the corner I have an old golf set that I don't use. So I closed my eyes looked in its direction and reversed blink. Once my eyes were shut I tried to count the clubs from memory of the blink.

[@BWater-yq3jx]

I remember doing this exercise at a Tony Blauer seminar in the late 90's.

[@dark6.6E-34]

@@williamsisk2897 you need a repeatable experiment. Some website with visual rng would work.

[@kevinspencer7340]

I think that reverse blink would be good with different types of training.

[@FunkerTactical]

Exactly.

[@francoistourigny3006]

He include all the subconscious and instinctive counterpart , this is probably the best of all the teachings on self défense that I have saw! This guy is great❤

[@FunkerTactical]

Thank you so much. There's more to this. -Paulo

[@1683clifton]

In our kali training, we used to chalk the "knife" so you knew for sure where you failed to stop it. White chalk all over a black shirt was a bad day.

[@joelhall3820]

We used a “taser” knife with an electric blade. It was not enjoyable to be shocked by it. Our instructor would let us be in a grappling situation and just toss it in with us and man your heart rate jumps up.

[@concernedcitizen8231]

We trained with a marker pen in our dojo only one guy didn't get marked. He immediately turned and dropped to the ground and into sprint position and went!

[@curtisnixon5313]

Red lipstick on the training knife edge over a white t-shirt makes it real-looking

[@Gege547]

We use delica trainers. If you got stabbed or cut you would feel it. When I started I eas cowered with stab and cut marks for weeks (just from one training).

[@GiarcraiGO]

@@curtisnixon5313 Did this in Krav Maga.

[@facekickr]

The tell tale signs of a fight were all there. That intent felt real even just sitting here. Great video! Amazing teacher! Thank you both!

[@mikedawe692]

Oooooh This guy is good. Smooth, intelligent, respectful, honest. Discussion and explanation of the why, display and example of the how then engage and practice with mutual trust, repeat. Excellent training of mind and body in a balanced way. A good Sensei.

[@lancerevo9747]

He was Doug Marcaida's training dummy and student for years. Check out the OG later.

[@craigsj25]

This video is Gold! It has drills for all levels that are easy to follow. The biggest problem I have with knife defense seminars is that although the instructor is quite skilled he has a hard time translating that skill into workable drills for the rest of us. You walk away thinking , ' He was great! I have no idea how to do any of that stuff at the end...' In THIS video he gives someone like me 3 or 4 drills that I could use right away. Excellent video!!

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Wonderful, so glad to hear!

[@FunkerTactical]

Thank you

[@Lumpyrox1412]

What a fantastic teacher! His instruction is all meat with no fat. So glad you connected with this guy, Jesse!

[@FunkerTactical]

Right on

[@selbie]

This video hits an important point - building intuition. Any juvenile in the animal kingdom typically play fights in some way which forms their intuition for survival. So 19:40 our human monkey brains also need the same kinds of play scenarios to build our intuition. Drilling with different opponents gives your brain more scenarios to compute!

[@MartialArtsGamer]

The UK should be experts at this. Very interesting video.

[@KARATEbyJesse]

No doubt they have experience

[@llengsuch3426]

Oh yeah! But we're not allowed to talk about it.

[@larsstougaard7097]

UK 🇬🇧 - United Knifes 🔪

[@jacobharris954]

@@KARATEbyJesse Yeahy will it very scary situations in the UK

[@DarkLight-Ascending]

But.... making guns illegal stops murders... right? 😂😂😂

[@objectiveirony]

This is the densest and most comprehensive self-defense lesson I've ever seen. Paulo is a fantastic teacher.

[@FrankJosephBorces]

I barely comment on youtube videos but I just have to share that I learned so much more with this 22 min video with knife self defense than my 10 year experience traditionally learning hand-to-hand combat with eskrima here in the Philippines. This video can save lives.

[@slashetcy]

Situational awareness is what is sadly missing in most martial arts programs. This video is top notch.

[@MVNYer]

Filipino Martial Arts is a different animal! Great interview and training. Paulo Rubio is solid!

[@Brisingr2207]

The collab I never knew I dreamt of.

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Glad to hear 🙏

[@Brisingr2207]

​@@KARATEbyJesseas always Paulo never ceases to disappoint. The funniest is that he was reluctant to teach at first.

[@shiaominglee]

yeah

[@Pjrfreitas]

This was probably the best self defense video I have seen! The method and the intelligence shown by Paulo is just practical, smart and I can see being an amazing way to address how to protect yourself in a menacing environment. He is so right that factors outside training are infinite. Hoped other “self-defense gurus” actually saw this! They would learn! Thank you Jesse for this! You have an amazing channel!

[@pedroantoniorinconcinca9944]

This was absolutely amazing! Solid wisdom on both knife defense and teaching/training methodology. Thank you!

[@lelwil2]

He is a great instructor and communicator. He has an air of peacefulness and restrained aggression. Awesome Dude.

[@kingtorra6955]

I have to say he’s incredible at communicating his knowledge in a learning process. Constantly asking questions and making sure they’re on the same page through it. Awesome teacher!

[@llengsuch3426]

The bit I found most fascinating was when you were discussing mental attitude. I've known several people - practising martial artists with at least several years of training - who had never been in a street fight. And when someone went for them with real malicious intent, they froze and didn't fight back.

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Common!

[@epics306]

What" martial arts" do you mean exactly,

[@ssths]

@@epics306 doesnt matter what martial art it is. if you arent trained to deal with antisocial violence, there is a chance youll freeze, for at least a moment. ive seen MMA guys do it, karate guys, tkd, even boxers and wrestlers (though they both seem to freeze less often in my experience).

[@gbormann71]

​@@ssthsThe Fight-or-Flight response is very strong and very basic!

[@epics306]

@@ssths also, cam you share the situations you saw , and describe how they looked?

[@yewknight]

That statement about the value of being a bro between training reps at 10:50 is so true. There is one guy I train with who refuses to engage with the fist pumps, handshakes, hugs, or whatever and I HATE rolling with him because even though he is great at what he does, I feel in danger when I work with him.

[@AlexGSalvador-cv9ln]

Two excellent self-defense teachers - realistic and eloquent. It seems it's best to get rid of all emotions and focus mainly on distancing, techniques, and tacticss - including creating space for running away to safety. Great video. (I, too learned how to swim the hard way: my uncles threw me out of the boat in Laguna Bay and told me to "swim". Another uncle taught me a few karate techniques and told me to fight. What the hell ?!?).

[@MB11183]

This guy is an excellent trainer. He has high communication skills, kept me watching till the end

[@genieb]

Holy smoke, this guy is brilliant! Not that I know anything about knife defence, just that the way he explains things and does the drills is just so good at taking one step by step.

[@avatarion]

He stays brilliant for as long as it's not taking place on the streets. Knife fight experts don't exist on the streets they only exist in gyms.

[@EdBender]

@@avatarion He's brilliant in the way he teaches and conducts himself. Obviously a very high IQ individual, and lots of emotional intelligence as well. If you were to fight against a knife, I'd rather have his training than none. And yes, you can be a knife expert, that doesn't mean you're going to survive or prevail, just like an accomplished F1 pilot can still die in a crash. Life is about odds. But all things being equal, the trained person has the odds in his favor. That's not even a debate if your IQ is in triple digits. Here is ONE example: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gmHXXmyPh9OBg9U If this was a regular couch potato, he'd be dead.

[@ButteredPecan17]

@@avatarion But it's live training, I'd wager someone training these scenarios and doing live "sparring" would have a better chance of survival if put into a situation where they can't run or who have been spontaneously attacked and have to act instinctually (this is why repetitions matter)

[@avatarion]

@@ButteredPecan17 You would have 10% better chances, that's why there are no knife fight veterans on the streets.

[@ButteredPecan17]

@@avatarion Or because being attacked by a knife-wielding foe is rare in and of itself, even rarer the incredibly small group of knife-trained people being attacked with a knife, but keep thinking you're some bearer of wisdom lil bro.

[@SavageAllSeven]

That reverse blink is an epiphany and is gold. Gonna practice myself and teach it to my fiance as well

[@1massboy]

I love that word, concentrating a lot on the psychology of your opponent in this video and the pre-fight signs.

[@KARATEbyJesse]

@@1massboy Yes! It’s essential 👍

[@Daniel-qy9mb]

The kindness from the knife instructor some how comes through his teachings. Seems like a really good dude.

[@delicrux]

dude this guy knows his shit i literally called someone out as he was about to aproach me as soon as he started scanning the room and then checked his pockets, he started walking at me and i told him out loud hey i dont know who you think i am but i dont know you and we dont have beef he nodded and then changed directions, i left out the other door and went home quick.

[@alexyo2440]

Something the instructor didn't cover, the psychological aspect of it when you can guilt them or scare them

[@robertovasquez6279]

As being a former inmate and have been involved in a lot of knife fights, attackers are way faster than that. A whole lot of repetitive double and triple thrusts. All that blocking and then trying to divert doesn't work. You try to block, they just pull their arm back and thrust again behind your arm before you can even process it. The body language in the beginning was on point though.

[@avatarion]

Yep this sht makes you maybe 10% better but that's about it.

[@robertovasquez6279]

@ facts

[@marcogenovesi8570]

Afaik in krav maga the defence against thrusts is a two arm X block that turns into a lock (so the opponent's arm is trapped) and can become a disarm if the conditions are right. This obviously relies heavily on the beginning part of the video about the defender predicting the attack and being ready to meet it with the technique, and luck and being close enough in strength and all the usual caveats for hand-to-hand.

[@ethanhampl1520]

@@avatarion 10% can be the difference between a deep stab wound, and having your guts pierced

[@sgtjoe2008]

you seen only few minutes of years even decades of training, if you had the real FMA skill you'd still be an inmate, kali practitioners already know your typical triple fast stabbing motion. like they always say...if you engage expect to get cut.

[@NourArt02]

I like how Jesse's answers are always on point and Paulo is such a great teacher

[@naderanwer7481]

I keep scrolling all over youtube everytime with a maximum 5 minutes on each video until I land on one of your videos, I don't know how I complete them end to end! Keep it up bro

[@terrysartinCancerWarrior6290]

As semi Retired Law Enforcement I found this video extremely informative. This is an approach to training that I can identify with and work into my current training. Thank you for sharing.

[@augustoa]

One of the best videos I saw on self defense, ever. This speech can be used in business and work life too, not only to self defense. Congrats, beautiful class

[@_.Dave._]

11:42 Bruce Lee said to completely master a martial art is to forget it. To study the movements so thoroughly you are no longer confined by them, rather that they are a part of you. This way they become instinctive/reflex,.. not reactions.

[@cattyhatty7574]

Love the "we gotta do hugs & handshakes after" this guy really dials in on energy.

[@bon212]

HAHA jesse's gonna have tricks up his sleeve the next time he gets into a shank tank. Awesome vid! Knife defense is def one of the hardest topics to properly get into, and this vid really showed us alot in such a short amount of time! Would love to see more of this guy

[@scalpel6096]

Bro at 10:30 just described purging the "satsui no hado" or "intention to kill" described in street fighter's universe. In that universe, after each training session, practioners had to meditate to purge that energy and not let themselves be consumed by hate and lust for power! It's incredible how much realstic those concepts can be. Great video my guy.

[@nobodyknowsforsure]

Akuma running around stabbing random ppl lol

[@geraltplisken1316]

Satsui no hado is the “surge of murderous intent”. It is not necessary the intent but the emotional build up related to surge of negative emotions.

[@laurenceperkins7468]

I can always tell when the person you're working with is a really good instructor because, even over video, they'll demonstrate something and I'll find my hands trying to twitch in response to it. Mr. Rubio would definitely be an interesting person to train with.

[@FunkerTactical]

Hope to see you soon

[@ryanaitken10P]

What a great instructor! He categorized the fundamentals so well. He is showing concepts and not just sequences. He's legit!

[@spiritualtaurus7942]

I trained with Paulo Rubio on a weekend seminar during the summer. He's a cool dude, funny and a great teacher of knowledge but he's humble with it. Learned alot from 12 Hours of this stuff.🇬🇧🙏🏻 Great video Jesse!😂🤣💪🏻

[@mtcad]

Jesse, I'm your subscriber on all my Google accounts, I've been following you for years. I've watched many Filipino knife experts but this guy just connected with my fight instincts right away. Thank you very much PAULO! MABUHAY! I like your style of teaching.

[@FunkerTactical]

Mabuhay kapatid. -Paulo

[@mouaragon2774]

This dude knows his stuff. Great way of teaching.

[@DefconLives]

Real refreshing to see an actual instruction without all of the terminology, bloated tidbits of information and of course the fantastical scenarios in many self defense sources. All of it was practical and applicable without diminishing the danger of such a situation by telling you "know this and you're good".

[@CatDaddySteve]

Bruce Lee spoke on film about the subconscious mind will act / react for You in an instant. He suddenly tossed his car keys at the interviewers face the interviewer caught them. Bruce said See you acted instantaneously without thought, combined with training makes You exactly what the teacher here a was also teaching. Bruce Galloway in his Inner Tennis book said I was being chased down a Boulder strewn hill jump & running from Boulder to Boulder so quickly i had no time to think and i was amazingly fast 😊 22:00

[@BMO_Creative]

YES!!! After BJJ, I was hoping Jesse would tackle this topic! Let's Go!!!

[@KARATEbyJesse]

🔥🔥🔥 Much more coming!!

[@BMO_Creative]

Icy Mike would strike first! LOL Wonderboy or Seth would get out of there first, but if you followed them, they would kick the crap out of you! LOL

[@himeshsinghshishodiya]

Out of so many knife defense videos I've seen, this was THE BEST.

[@FunkerTactical]

Thank you. -Paulo

[@vwang4947]

the way he implements psychology into this works so well, great guy

[@mjbartending]

Love it! I've been training SD from different positions too (lying, sitting, confined spaces) but I can tell you, running may actually be an option given two parameters : 1 The mobility of the (possible) attacker (big but waddling? mostly body fat or more muscular? x or bow-legged? ; drunk? etc.) 2 Your own explosiveness / sprinting capability (do you know you can sprint well? ; are you wearing the right shoes? full or empty stomach? etc.) A bouncer I knew (small but stocky guy with great stamina and lean muscle) once found himself attacked by three big burly dudes in the Amsterdam redlight district. Having already gauged their sprinting potential, he decided to bolt. The three sasquatches were all much slower than him PLUS they had very different speeds and stamina. When the bouncer saw the growing distances between them, he waited around the next corner and clocked the nearest one as soon as he appeared. He then literally rinsed and repeated the exact same thing twice and ended up sucker punching all three of them. Shout out to Baba for staying humble while telling me this anecdote about him running for his life. I've incorporated sprinting into my training regime since.

[@theupson]

i guess im unclear what your acquaintance had to gain by reinitiating the combat. avoidance is the gold standard of good outcomes.

[@SmithMaximus]

@@theupson "I don't want to just win this fight. I want to win all future fights."

[@mjbartending]

@@theupson I can't look into his mind and I'm not a bouncer who had to return to this door where the same guys would go back to, but I know I would've just keep on running. My job is to get home safe.

[@screeaveDestination]

Knife defense is very important to know these days in everyday life in Germany.

[@helioalves919]

This is the best knife defense video i ever seen! The concepts of body language before attack, the simplification of these complex drills in the end. Pure Gold! Thanks for this video.

[@Martialartvlogs]

This is the video we waited for ❤

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Thank you!! So glad to hear 😃

[@bollockjohnson6156]

04:45 the speed in which he pulled that knife out is heinous

[@NourArt02]

Bro those last (completely unscripted) drills have better choreography than most modern Hollywood movies

[@kez_the_reaper2657]

I dismissed that video the first time it came up because it was about knife defence and I more a combat sports guy but omg that was an absolute hidden Gem 💎 just in training methodology I completely understand what was being explained the way he made that drill flow was incredible there's bjj coaches and boxing coaches I've met that could use that methodology I'm going to try to use that to make a drill to work on head movement and just see how it works out

[@mb2776]

In my pencak silat class, even in basic training without knives, we always train right/left and then let our partner decide which side without telling us. That way, we learn to read body signs and train our reaction.

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Good stuff

[@muttleythedog8935]

The AK guy cutout in the background keept catching me off guard.

[@codywilliams3073]

I love this guys professional yet laid back way of teaching, id love to be able to take a random crash course with this dude just for the knowledge and POV

[@angusmatheson8906]

Thus is an excellent primer on the basics of self defense. Fantastic.

[@hellomoney333]

I was so skeptical, I was borderline getting annoyed. I often forget to set aside my ego and just watch, learn, and study the video. This was lovely. I learned a lot. Thank you.

[@FunkerTactical]

nice

[@WaveyDaveyStacey]

06:32 Intuition is subconscious pattern recognition ❤

[@patrickpearson1665]

I love that.

[@angelk.8285]

What an honest, humble, yet professional and experienced approach. The tutor is simply amazing, well-educated on the matter, experienced, articulate and simply a joy to listen to. Well done!

[@TallGuyProds]

As a game designer, an educator, and a martial artist I am so happy to have watched this.

[@Druid_Ignacy]

Hehe same here, this was eye opening

[@TallGuyProds]

@Druid_Ignacy oh cool running into you, what are your poisons? For me it's been indie dev (PC mostly), teaching programming / bit of design, and practicing jujutsu (mostly self defense) alongside bit of karate and aikido 😁

[@jax3845]

Remove the educator part and I would be all the things mentioned in the comment

[@RevWarGuy]

20:32 - Two guys relate. Two guys become bros.

[@BlackFolioStudios]

This is amazing. I have had two knife experiences in my life, one where I wasn't looking so I didn't see the signs (resulting in a stab), one where I saw all the signs this man is talking about and stopped the stab. Great stuff. Hey Jesse, I bet you wish you'd had this before the self defense challenge!

[@ilmarimujunen9180]

Have seen that. Have felt that. Have dealt with that. Never seen the knife but I've seen people get anxious and start indexing their weapons and taking a stance or what he calls blading. Didn't need training to understand what was going on. Started talking and talked my self out of it. I think I did fine.

[@KARATEbyJesse]

Well done!

[@patrikvajgel240]

Talk no jutsu is a very powerful martial arts style

[@joshbeambjj]

Guy said ecological dynamics, and I was hooked. Super interesting video, thanks guys. (Also side note, I see the 82nd Airborne flag on the wall! That was my unit back in the day...)

[@drummerdan709]

That's the best demonstration I've ever seen .

[@Lon1001]

I'm not into martial arts, fighting or even self defense this video just popped onto my feed. From what I can tell Paulo is a fantastic teacher, so clear and the dialog in this video was very educational and intriguing.

[@amurspace5832]

What an intelligent and educated guy this instructor is, I have totally felt like attending a philosophical Congress 😊

[@soconapleura]

The knife and defense techniques were awesome, but the camarederie overflowing in this video is amazing! I hope they keep in contact, they make a great duo

[@deangreen381]

thank you very much for sharing this fantastic session!

[@bkhan777]

He is the absolute definition of the most unassuming deadliest person in the room. Everything about his instructions resonated and made sense. As a trainer of trainers I would be honored to learn from this dude.

[@ubiquidade]

1:18 Assuming the people attacked are random, the answer to how many people who were attacked and survived know martial arts is the same, since the estimate is a percentage. In this case it is also less than 1%. So by his comment alone, that the number of survivors is very low, we can assume that knowing martial arts is either statistically irrelevant for surivival, or downright a handicap. Now, let's see the rest of the show!

[@Miggy367]

4:47 that knife draw was lightspeed

[@Rashomon69]

Bro. I was going to post the same thing. I had never seen that before. It was both amazing and terrifying. It shows just how fast you can lose your life.