Paul Vunak Filipino Knife Concepts

Paul Vunak Kali JKD knife concepts, theory, and sparring.
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[@IlokanoWarrior]

Guro Paul Vunak, you have done so much for Filipino Martial Arts I consider you an honorary Filipino.

[@kevingatebridge3656]

That's just silly

[@georgmuller29]

Paul Vunak already explained everything back than. It took me years of different martial arts to realise it was already here. :-)

[@CircadianCitizen5]

Yea crazy how we chase that step we are already on or passed -.-

[@themalhama9129]

I know what you're saying

[@MathewJC25]

This is why this man is one of if not the most intelligent, and dangerous martial artist/fighter in the world. There is a reason the U.S. Navy SEALs contracted him and now his legacy carries on in the Naval Special Warfare Combat Fighting Course.

[@ventanakaz]

I have these on the old VHS video tapes, great teachings...

[@andresmolina52]

So do I! :)

[@B1gBangA77ack]

I love his explanation on energy flow/pressure/sensitivity. To me, that is also one of the things about FMA and similar arts that beats a lot of concepts out there. You could have a 6'4 350 pound bodybuilder try and attack this little 5'6 135 pound Filipino guy and if the little guy knows the right arts and philosophies, he could butcher and plant that huge dude on the ground. A brilliantly impeccable philosophy.

[@LoneMaestro-]

a little tip for everyone learning self defense and in life. don't forget to breath.

[@fucu41]

so important.ty

[@dick_richards]

I ALWAYS HAVE TO CONSCIOUSLY REMIND MYSELF ALL THE TIME!!!!! It's not good because i don't always remember, practice practice practice! Lol great point Sir! God Bless

[@michaelwestmoreland2530]

I breath, but I doubt I'm doing so as well as I can be. I'm starting to gain a deeper respect for all that "Breath Exercise" mess that I always thought was superfluous.

[@xXDDKJefferyXx]

@@michaelwestmoreland2530 4-2-4 breathing cycles will "muscle memory" your breathing pattern to " let your fighting stance (and breathe) be your every day stance and your every day stance be your fighting stance" -Founder of akkidio

[@michaelwestmoreland2530]

@@xXDDKJefferyXx While I have my doubts regarding the efficacy of Aikido itself, that's a stunningly beautiful quote. Appreciate you sharing.

[@johnny3ce]

HOLY SMOKES! THOSE SUM REAL DEEP CUTS MR. VUNAK MADE ON THAT HAM. It really opened my eyes as to how dangerous a knife cut can be. Thanks guys! :P

[@nannesoar]

illumi johnnie just remember when a ham attacks you on the street its not just gonna hang there and let you attack

[@johnny3ce]

Maax Dee you're right! it should let me eat it as well

[@dick_richards]

Watch the Actual company done knife reviews done by COLD STEEL. They are by far the best, briskets, whole pigs, chickens, rib cages etc etc. They test their own products for you to see their FULL potential, and show you what their weapons do too flesh!! It's made me buy several, just because of the results!!! If you like those tests you'll LOVE the cold steel ones!

[@Realitydenizen]

That was an 80s thing, you kids wouldn't understand. Back then because of the huge influence of karate and ninja and kung fu movies, people were completely wrapped up in those high kicks. Cops in LA were being knocked out by people throwing spinning crescent kicks. High kicks were amazingly effective because nobody knew how to deal with them at the time. Now, people do know how to deal with them and they are never used. At some point in the future, they will become useful again.

[@konkyolife]

Anybody interested should check out 15th century Sicilian Stiletto fighting. Exact same movements.

[@hope4ourfallen]

@2:11 NEVER FORGET THAT... When considering if a fight is worth being in. Pride heals slow..but a hell of a lot faster then cut tendons or a stab wound.😉 Always question if your defending your safety or your pride❤

[@Dogburns]

...he is saying that you are not as prepared in a civilian situation "like going grocery shopping, going to work, going out, etc." and the people that were actually going to war were cut to pieces. Now mind you most people who threaten you with a knife don't know what your doing but someone trained in Eskrima is quite deadly, especially considering the Filipino warriors killed hundreds of american soldiers when the Americans had guns, and the Filipino had only knives.

[@Italy42180]

Feed the knife back out of politeness lol

[@StatmanRN]

First rule of knife fighting: DON'T. Second: If possible, run. Third: You are goung to get cut Forth: Your opponant should not know you have a knife until he is cut

[@deafsmith1006]

No, first rule of a knife fight... bring a gun.

[@prankcollar2921]

@@deafsmith1006 that works , if you have enough distance .. and you know the knife is coming. Too close and you get sewing machined to death trying to get your gun out.

[@xXDDKJefferyXx]

@@deafsmith1006 thomas janes punisher shows this tactic to have a flaw in certian situtations

[@csmihaly]

Fascinating. Did lots of martial arts, never seen anything like this. Biomechanics etc. awesome.

[@xXDDKJefferyXx]

because this man teaches martial SCIENCE not ARTS...however he makes his science as beautiful as any art

[@rrpo811]

This is an old very old video. His concept and logic is sensible.

[@lorenzosantiago2127]

Nice you the man with the knife.

[@AlllAboutYou]

hes really a great teacher, really dedicated to business of teaching the knife strikes... and hes cute too :)

[@jamesmitchell6619]

Best knife fighting video on KZbin

[@wikiry4325]

i like this guy

[@stephenboyes5189]

the jkd people were years ahead

[@itunedyou]

The man, the legend...Paul Vunak ❤

[@KhaizerNation]

wow... i admire this. i am a filipino and i really liked this knife fighting style very effective in street fighting.

[@Llight-qg9tc]

Outstanding

[@TroySpartan247]

@rockstarr469 he mentioned it for only a few seconds, but the rule is to grab an equalizer. 'hot coffee' for instance. A fancy movie example of this is the Bourne Identity, which was a 2 inch knife against a ball point pen.

[@xXDDKJefferyXx]

or a rolled up magizine

[@Warkiam]

I think I just spot the major difference from all these knife fighting styles like Silat and Wing Chun. Silat, because they use edged weapons, chase the hands. Interesting.

[@saardean4481]

amazing how much knowledge this guy has. And still very likeable. No Bs behavior

[@JkdjeetkunedoBlogspot]

I strongly agree

[@copypacercopypacer]

@jamiirali1 in filipino kali, they use hands to disarm the knife, not kick it.

[@KW86.]

I like this, makes sense

[@volikoto]

i just saw this vid of paul vunak now but i love him already...

[@thebryanatics]

Many Filipino martial artist have a magic spell

[@guererodelluz]

he knows his stuff..... he also really likes drums...like really!:)

[@luisclaudio4622]

I just came across this. He's the first guy I heard of to teach to cut the arm instead of the body or face. It makes sense.

[@jamesmitchell6619]

Some of my most fond memories was training with Mr Cruise from Paul's school

[@Dean_Winchester247]

1:25 It does work sometimes. I remember there was a fight happened in our area, it was a machete vs a knife. What he did was he sacrificed his arm, then he grabbed the guy with a machete and stabbed him in the torso multiple times then ran. The guy with the machete died.

[@cdubsoptional7849]

It's still not ideal. Neither a machete nor a knife is a weapon. They are tools that can be used as weapons, but they don't excel in that role. A pike is a weapon. A spear is a weapon. A poleaxe is a phenomenal weapon. So too is a war hammer. Swords are overrated, but sabers are the truth. Apparently, in WWI, the preferred loadout of a storm trooper was as many grenades as they could carry, and a sharpened entrenching tool/shovel. By sharpening said shovel, it could be used as a spear, as an axe, as a club, and as a shield/buckler. But even more important than having the right tools or weapons, is having backup. The buddy system exists for a reason. Creating your own network/affinity, and investing your time and energy into strengthening your interpersonal relationships, is so much more important than physical conditioning or sparring. If you're on your own, you're going to lose.

[@B1gBangA77ack]

He's probably like 50 now lol. All these videos he filmed in the late 1980's. After that it said he was invited by the US military to Virginia to teach SEAL Team members hand-to-hand combat.

[@AlbertChyn]

I wish you showed the open hand defense techniques.

[@JkdjeetkunedoBlogspot]

Superb

[@toriwilliams500]

Best video I seen so far

[@xXDDKJefferyXx]

i love the opening statement " knife fighting is scienctific" thats right we dont study martial arts you study martial science

[@xXDDKJefferyXx]

that being said when fighting an oppenent with a tool of implement you dont attack the tool you attack the man for the tool is just that a tool only the man has an ability to think so the tool will do what its made to do follow commands of the man wielding it so again stop the man and stop the tool

[@Arcane1Soldier]

I am not talking about some war. I am talking about day to day things like going grocery shopping, going to work, going out, etc. Obviously in a war situation i would have more then just a gun etc.

[@TheShinobi32]

Dang Paul was young there.

[@spartanlukas]

Great knife fighting video.

[@kevingatebridge3656]

No.. Only if u have no clue, all the trapping and flow shit doesn't work... Try it real fast against resistance, someone who doesn't stand there.. Everything works in slow motion, it's theory, concepts, not reality, try this crap in the Philippines and u will be dead

[@jamiirali1]

@copypacercopypacer im well aware of that my comment was towards kicking at a blade holding opponent. i practice fma/silat so im aware of how a disarm is carried out.

[@pensivenincompoop2016]

thank you for dispersing the FMA.

[@wanabeichi]

This guy is awesome. Is he still teaching?

[@jamiirali1]

yeah sikaran/pananjakman are simutaneously used in conjunction with the hand/blade but the kicks are very low and not the above the waist as we see here. now if they were done to give the knife practitioner target practice against a high kick then i can dig it otherwise i personally wouldnt do it.

[@lexietalionis]

All these videos convince me of is that in an altercation, I would be dead 😆

[@jamiirali1]

as i stated if done to give the knifer target practice then cool but trying to kick someone with a knife is rather risky.the only kicking i would be doing would be kicking rocks while running away from a knifer and im talking fast like as in being in third place behind the flash and superman.even in the mid 80s when i was in california kicks above knee were frowned upon in jkd/kali so unless those cops just didnt know how to fight i certainly wouldnt have tried a high kick in the street...

[@wilsontexas]

Wow looking at this now it looks substandard.

[@punished_gooner]

why? production?

[@basheerbaker]

Is there any technic to disarm the knife attacker or knock out him when we are unarmed..

[@deafsmith1006]

You can try to get inside the knife and pin the arm.. then elbow, eye jab, knee, etc... them (go look at Krav Maga techniques.) And if you are a great kicker then a real fast side kick can break ribs...

[@diosdadoapias]

If you can do it, bring a rifle, a handgun back up with a bolo or a knife. Use your primary weapon, the rifle. if it malfunctioned draw your secondary weapon, the handgun; and if it malfunction, unsheath your bolo or knife.

[@kaindrg]

he must eat alot of steaks and roasts

[@AlphaDad]

any good videos when you don't have a knife?

[@tmshowier]

The Fighting Nife Very Dangerous... If You Can Scap..Will be Win

[@Dogburns]

The thing is it is...

[@Dogburns]

Then someone tried robbing your house considering most people don't carry a 12 gauge in public, a handgun sure. But a shotgun...no.

[@Dogburns]

Tons don't listen to Jack Frost, just search Paul vunak

[@revxbonda6913]

i trained knife figthing with my grand father , but then i realised to away from knife holder as far as possible since

[@a661992]

He did this all the while coked up

[@drhkleinert3245]

haha...i remember well that vids, i owned them in the early 90s...can anyone tell me what happens with Vunak now?

[@Diggy22]

drh kleinert He's still training people at seminars and doing instructional articles for Black Belt Magazine

[@drhkleinert3245]

Thanks mate

[@alexscott730]

drh kleinert Do you not know how to use google???😂

[@ChristinaRedd]

I am now prepared to handle a guy with 2 machetes! :D Hurray for learning!

[@shomenuchi]

Love the way we get a whole series of traps and counters in the instruction section...none of which appear in the sparring section, only rudimentary blocks, parries and cuts, followed by gross motor moves, knees and elbows. Why bother with all the unworkable traps and locks. Stick to the cuts and parries and spar, spar, spar.

[@topherodesk]

because they are both skilled fighters.... you can't pull those locks and traps if you are fighting a skilled eskrimador... your opponent has speed, reflex and rhythm.... those traps and locks can be used if your opponent does not have martial art experience with knives..... or with situations where you will be ambushed with a knife... most knife attacks in the urban area are not like spar sessions.... most knife attacks are ambush and very close quarter....

[@shomenuchi]

That's my whole point. You can't actually make those traps work under real adrenal stress conditions. So why waste time training something that will fail under the pressure of real combat. You can't make them work on any resisting opponent. That is why despite being "skilled escrimador", all the fancy fluff falls apart during sparring that we see...because it simply doesn't work. Instead we see what does work, gross motor movements. You are correct though, most knife assaults are grab and stab type ambushes; not guys dancing around to drums. But you fight as you train, and for me, this isn't a useful training methodology.

[@topherodesk]

shomenuchi traps and locks are hard to pull in spar sessions because 1) the fighter is also an Eskrimador... 2) people can use footwork, evasion etc....3) Street fights are not like spar sessions so it does not really represent reality.... REAL street knife attacks happen at CLOSE QUARTER ambushes.... and this is where the trapping and locking are applicable.... real street fight are "direct" and "close quarter".... no fancy footwork and evasion....

[@jamiirali1]

in sparring and of course real life. maybe he allows it in sparring but i have his advanced knife fighting and archive dvd and in both the guys are kicking at a bladeholding opponent. im sure he doesnt advocate it in the street but my personal opinion is i wouldnt do it but thats just me.

[@michaelwestmoreland2530]

Dude, that subtle foot work when he was explaining the 5 knife angles. You can tell when something is muscle memory. Actually had the street safe series of tapes. Loved'm. When 99% of all taught MA in america was utter garbo, this guy was already legit.

[@kevingatebridge3656]

It's dancing, that's not how it goes in a real fight

[@michaelwestmoreland2530]

@@kevingatebridge3656 And you know the way it goes in a knife fight with no rules?

[@kevingatebridge3656]

@@michaelwestmoreland2530 ..yes

[@michaelwestmoreland2530]

@@kevingatebridge3656 Because....

[@georgieman1910]

@@kevingatebridge3656 You couldn’t possibly understand anything about actual fighting. If you did you’d notice the lead Leg switching, weight distribution and body angling that Paul does which parallels that of a boxing. As Paul diagonally slashes or thrusts from his right side he steps his right leg back, much like a boxer throwing an overhead cross. As he slashes horizontally, he lifts his back foot slightly opens up his stance slightly and moves his weight over his left lead leg - like a boxing firing a hook punch. You’re a total joke and have zero comprehension of what you are looking at. Please keep the dumb opinions to yourself.

[@fucu41]

wow genius

[@robertarthropthesecond]

DO NOT stab a person after you disarm that person, it will lead you into BIG troubles with the law! The video show combat to the death and that has nothing to do with self-defense!

[@deafsmith1006]

Well actually if it's a life and death struggle you can stab them... till they drop.

[@moongloomable]

You don't know they don't have another knife hidden. If it gets to the point I am in a life and death struggle with a knife I will let my lawyer sort it out while staying alive.

[@MrNintendoAll]

Be smart enough to keep your distance lol

[@Fardawg]

Very good techniques at the beginning (hand as main target and not trying to block an attack with your unarmed hand) until you get stuff like around 6:42 where the guy on the right reaches out with his unarmed hand to block or parry the opponents hand and then tries to kick (good ways to "de-fang" yourself). There was no need for him to do that. He sacrificed his hand and then leg instead of using his own knife. Blocking/parrying/locking techniques should be saved for scenarios where the attacker happens to get in too close and you have no other choice but to try and deflect or lock their knife hand. And the same goes for the guy throwing out kicks at 6:48. If the opponent had paid attention he would have sliced his foot or ankle instead of moving away from the kick each time. That was terrible fighting and should have been pointed out by Paul as a bad mistake for the sake of the viewers.

[@electriceyeslide5959]

I can’t believe people take this dude seriously

[@6StrngWzrd]

This "Dude"" Trained Navy SeALs.

[@electriceyeslide5959]

@@6StrngWzrd 😂😂😂

[@barrydee2857]

Electric you can always spend 5 min with him and see? “Glove up” as he likes to say.

[@electriceyeslide5959]

@@barrydee2857 I would be happy to.

[@jpjdo1212]

that isnt true it depends where you live in the philippines for example i live in the city.. so its rare to see someone carrying a knife they will probably carry a small little swiss army knife but thats it most of the muggers here dont know how to fight and they use ice picks as shanks.. my friend has been mugged before they threatened him with a sharpened screw driver to the neck he kicked him in the balls and ran btw i'm filipino.. and i do practice Eskrima

[@HairofSteel555]

@rockstarr469 Not really. And if you go by what this guy says, you'll never find one. The way guys like this teach is that you ALWAYS carry a knife. Which of course isn't helpful to our friends over in the UK, since I'm under the current impression blades are illegal over there. Not to mention they treat it like EVERYONE is a prized knife fighter. Just find something you trust, and find a friend. Get some twigs, and find out if it works.

[@granknight]

then you run XD or hide

[@jameschristopher3405]

0:24 wtf walks aroud with a short sword, let alone against someone with two short swords.

[@alexscott730]

If you're opponent happens to have a karambit blade just turn and run or find an improvised weapon quick.You have zero chance against a karambit.You don't even need to be an expert knife user to be dangerous with a karambit.It's razor sharp,cuts in 3 different directions(both edges and the pointy tip) and it's a hook blade....Very deadly

[@deafsmith1006]

If they can bring a Karambit, you need to bring a baseball bat (light weight aluminum.) You would be amazed at what a bat can do.

[@TheLochs]

you must be an expert on the blade

[@jpjdo1212]

you are probably right to some degree. but what i dont understand is why are we even arguing in the first place..

[@cristobal2269]

Duelo a muerte con cuchillos xd

[@TroySpartan247]

@joexxv hey, it's better than nothing. Some of thsoe guys will still fuck someone up.

[@WhatUpMyNinja]

LOL, Bargaining Position...

[@Dogburns]

Perhaps you are ignorant to the fact if your search paul vunak you will find the majority of his videos are non knife related and hand to hand instead.

[@jamiirali1]

i love everything but the guys kicking at a blade carrying opponent. kicking opens one to a nasty femoral shot.

[@totoygolem1339]

and u can't use the hand gun in a market 'coz u might kill somebody not ur enemy. right? LOL

[@ModernBarbarian187]

Assuming he's telling the truth about that many people train special forces people. They bring in a number of personnel to train their people, and they develop their own program. Right now it seems Eskrima is the flavor of the month. I train with the Self Defense Company and weapons fighting is kept more simple and deadly.

[@fucu41]

James Smith calm ur ego

[@IlokanoWarrior]

Escrima flavor of the month? The special forces has been coming back for Escrima like it's the best food in the world.

[@ZarconVideo]

80's level VHS

[@jpjdo1212]

"knife fighting" isnt the core of filipino martial arts .... huge blades (machetes) are. sticks were used to disguise the old moro people's training from the spaniards.. .. the knife concepts were later on added to the system because in modern times no one carries huge ass 15 inch bolos anymore so the modern "masters" started to incorporate the knives along with the sticks(machetes). although these concepts might work they are just CONCEPTS..

[@Arcane1Soldier]

????????What????

[@jpjdo1212]

technically all the filipinos then were moro they only became "regular" when the spaniards came in and forced christianity onto them you are right there are some moro tribes that the spaniards couldnt get to because of terrain such as those in the far north and in the south therefor the spaniards only ruled from the center of the island i.e luzon and visayas the couldnt get to the tribes in the mountainous areas but long before the spaniards all filipinos were muslim and moro

[@seppetoni7874]

so how come all that complicated nonsense he was teaching from 00:00 till 06:40 is not seen when they spar with knives?

[@andrewaswang]

If they were Moro, they wouldn't have to hide their martial arts from the Spaniards because the Spaniards barely ruled them. You must mean regular Filipinos, because then they'd have reason to hide training in martial arts lest they be charged with insurrection.

[@TheLochs]

This is really dated. We know now what a person can handle when being cut. Even badly. He doesn't know what he's talking about.

[@matthewnyman1880]

Haha that’s pork not beef

[@171Robbie]

Seems cool but i can't help but laugh at what he's doing while they spar at 7:50 on