I Took a Realistic Self Defense Test

[@FitToFightRepublic]

Thanks for coming to visit us, Seth! You did great, and we appreciate your willingness to get uncomfortable with us. For everyone asking questions, keep in mind this was several hours distilled into 15 minutes, and the goal was an introduction into some scenario based training. There’s much more to it!

[@jaysmith2151]

That's really cool simulations that you train people with...

[@josephcarpenter1452]

This has my interest in trying it out.

[@driver3899]

This is a long shot but have you trained with / can you recommend anyone that does this in Australia?

[@TheHailstorm77]

Appreciate your business course real life situations. Do you have a franchise in MD? Please expand this franchise. This is a must for all martial arts and non. I really really like this. Everyone on your team did an amazing job. Just wow! We all need this!

[@stephenroyalphillips]

Being a military veteran, police officer, martial artist, and DT Instructor - From my observations and checking out his stuff, you can’t get any better instruction. Ryan does an amazing job with his scenarios and teachings. Freaking awesome!

[@RamseyDewey]

A very honest reflection on your part Seth. It’s very easy to fantasize about what you would do during a violent altercation, but the reality is you don’t know until you know.

[@thejinn99]

The thing is, if you had no experience like Seth, and you ran through 100 different permutations of what one might have one and what others might have done differently, and you realize that there is a lot that could go wrong even if you had the best of intentions. This makes me feel like if something worked out, then we were just lucky. Plus, Seth was aware something *was* going to happen, even if he didn't know what. Imagine being in an every day situation and something like that happens.

[@Hivatel]

@Eric Nunya Good option. Legs are more powerful and longer than arms, plus they're usually unexpected in a world where punches are more commonly expected.

[@mjsuarez79]

I think what makes the first scene hard, is that it is a simulation, so whether consciously or unconsciously, you would restrain your response. You said you were trying to peel his arms off of her. I thought, “Why not beat the crap out of him to get him off? Oh yeah, it’s training.”

[@slavecrusher6245]

rear naked choke

[@06capoeirista]

Same thought I had until I realized there were no helmets or gloves

[@Jamoni1]

Yeah, a front kick to the jaw would have worked well.

[@ngVAT579]

Yeah I thought something similar. Drop elbows on the guys head andcthe back of his neck. But then like oh that's probably not allowed. On the same note thecattackers would be doing the same especially the second one with the knife.

[@kbanghart]

Right, go for the head first because it's exposed. Of course it was easy to attack in this scenario, much more difficult if they're standing up.

[@hard2hurt]

Morgan's face when she is the bad guy is truly terrifying.

[@SenseiSeth]

Dude she’s no joke

[@walteradrianmoyano3054]

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[@AdroitDojo]

She really wanted to stab that guy.

[@Inferno424]

@@SenseiSeth what are you political views and opinions on potatoe chips

[@Crunchy166]

@@Inferno424 You mean crisps?

[@hard2hurt]

This was intense! Very cool that you gave this topic the proper, serious treatment it deserves. I was worried you were gonna Seth this one up.

[@SenseiSeth]

I mean I did to a degree. I literally told that dude sorry in the middle of it all lmao

[@volunteer4awesome]

Maybe someone else needs to show him how it's done.

[@walteradrianmoyano3054]

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[@walteradrianmoyano3054]

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[@Paradox-es3bl]

Should do the car attacker one. How many people actually check to make sure the back seat is empty before they get in? Especially at night.

[@moz5831]

So you dropped an assault rifle -armed assailant with one shot, cleared a jammed weapon under stress, saved two peoples life and disarmed the assailant while staying vigilant for multiple attackers? What fuckin karate school did you go to? I thought you were some dude who kicks bottles and shit?

[@jakegarrett8109]

and at 11:05 would be ended by the police.

[@SIMUL4CR4]

He's suspiciously Hard2Hurt for a karate guy...

[@CriticalCoen]

@@SIMUL4CR4 ba-dum tssss

[@notevenclose2022]

He touched the gun FIRE!

[@drjonesey5]

LOL people who do martial arts training are more likely to do other training as well. I started Boxing a little, but that made me also have an interest in grappling and I'm also interested in fire arms training and scenario based training like this and disaster prep. When you get into self defense and security for your home it opens the flood gates for the reality of how much danger there is an the overlap to "Defense" includes hand to hand, prep, security, fire arms, weapons and more not just hand to hand.

[@gw1357]

You did a great job on the active shooter. Getting the alternate angle was brilliant. Those blue guns jam all the time. The first shot would have put the shooter down. One thing you might have also done is clear the room before you start doing the medicine. You don't know if he's the only shooter. You don't know if there's another shooter in the dead spaces you can't see. Also, one mistake that I don't think Ryan saw...when the cop arrived...you did the right thing to comply of course, but when you were getting down, you grabbed the blue gun to move it out of the way (11:06). An itchy cop very well could shoot you for that in that situation. You might tried narrating your action to the cop and said something like "I'm complying fully...the guy over there was an active shooter...I helped these people...I'm complying fully...my gun is here on the floor...please come take it...I'm not reaching, I'm complying fully." Remember, the cop is scared too. Hopefully not as scared as you, but he's scared. In general, if you need to work with both hands, then holster the gun. Don't set it down. The guy you were working on might have grabbed it and shot you if he was delirious and terrified. Alternatively, if another shooter shows up, then you want the muscle memory of your draw to kick back in rather than being like "oh shit, where did I leave my gun?" I agree with the below comments that the first scenario is a little weak with no striking, because the guy grabbing the fiance with both hands is begging for a reverse punch before you turn on the second girl with the knife. I thought you did great in the second scenario with the ambiguous fight.

[@SenseiSeth]

I saw that when I rewatched and put my hands on the gun too! It probably helped that there was a rifle in the middle of the room and I was helping someone haha

[@gw1357]

​@@SenseiSeth IcyMike would have a better opinion on this. But, I would say that, at that point, the newly arrived cop is not necessarily going to be super analytical about the rifle on the ground. He's arriving on the scene with gun fire and at least one active shooter. 90% of what he's thinking is "hands hands hands."

[@SenseiSeth]

He and I have talked about it, definitely not my best move lol

[@gw1357]

@@SenseiSeth Honestly, in my mind, 90% of success in that scenario is knowing NOT to come through the obvious door. You aced that.

[@tnew1060]

You may as well not say words while the cop has you at gun point, they are not responding any differently. How many times a day do ya think they hear, I'm the good guy or I didn't do anything wrong? The touching the gun thing was definitely a whoops but not nearly as bad as it could have been. Maybe yeet it across the room a bit? I would really enjoy running through scenario stuff like this. Also enjoy watching ss do it too. I could watch that all day!

[@bryanbahr1333]

How did no one mention in scene #2 you maintained control of the aggressor, on the back and rotated to face the newcomer with a defensive hand up no matter where he went. Flawless victory.

[@mrsullied]

Except for the part where a largely controlled situation devolved into the victim getting stabbed multiple times... Flawless.

[@jtinz74]

However, I think he would have cut his hand quite badly when he tried to grab the knife.

[@Totallysteveharvey]

@@jtinz74 not true, you can’t get cut by holding a knife blade. You only get cut when it slides through your hand. In a slicing type motion. Try this out, press your thumb on the edge of a blade, you don’t get cut.

[@Shadowghost-ml3sj]

@@Totallysteveharveytrust me bro if the knife is sharp you get cut just by touching it

[@Totallysteveharvey]

@@Shadowghost-ml3sj trust ME, bro you don’t quite understand how knifes work. Yes if you really jam you finger into the knife the downward force will force the knife to wedge into your finger. But look it up, and I’ve tried it myself. You can hold your thumb to a razorblade even and it won’t cut. Unless you move either the finger or the knife. Fr fr look it up, it’s bullshit friction or whatever. But it’s real.

[@thewildoneoliver8335]

Now this is scenario training! The intensity of this is honestly crazy. People always forget about the millions of uncontrolled variables in "self defense" and "street fight" scenarios. Amazing video and job Seth.

[@50PlusWarriorFitness]

Your video thumbnail is stamped "FAILED." I do not believe that you failed at all. When we're trained, we'd all like to think that everything will go like it does in the movies where fight scenes are scripted and they get the benefit of unlimited re-takes and do overs even then. This was an excellent training experience. Not only did it elicit actual fear responses and the chemical cocktail dump that we all experience in real situations, but it gave you an opportunity find your strengths and weakness to help you improve your training. Nicely done. OL' Jack

[@palmarolavlklingholm9684]

It was not he who failed, it was those who set up history's most unrealistic simulation.

[@prowokator]

Getting into safe high stress situations is extremely beneficial in getting to know yourself. It could be a sparring match or reciting a poem in front of people, everything where you're "alone" depending on your skills will tell you something about yourself.

[@prowokator]

If you freeze when you have to speak in front of strangers, well, don't expect yourself to be the hero of the day when something worse happens. You can overcome anything. It is all in Your head. Failing is the most valuable lesson. Winning comes with practice. Go and be the best you can. Trying is already more than most will ever do.

[@chestermosburger3113]

alternatively you could just get on with your life, working as needs be and trying to enjoy your freetime.

[@dallasdominguez2224]

Yea I can safely say that taking Engineering exams in college has hardened my mental toughness. Prob one of the scariest human experiences besides life and death situations.

[@aluisious]

I realized this was a benefit to going to track days on my motorcycle. It's fun, I wasn't that fast, I wasn't going to start racing, but it also puts you in a situation where you get used to handling your vehicle at the limit of your ability. When you're on the road and something starts going kind of wrong, it's now muscle memory to smoothly ride the bike through it. Car coming in your lane, you realize you're going too fast for a curve, a deer jumps out, anything like that. You can panic and...who knows what happens, or you can work your way through it like you have before.

[@aluisious]

LOL, no. If you study properly and know the material engineering exams are not a big problem. I knocked out 100% final exams in C++ classes where all the kid were crying "but that was a trick question, that was an exception" because I spent 14 hours doing my assignments days before they were due and made sure they were all perfect. Try doing something harder.@@dallasdominguez2224

[@gingercore69]

As someone with actusl ptsd from a situation related to a robery, those scenarios look pretty realistic... Also, as someone with that in mind, i never stop being alert because of that, so most cases i notice something is wrong way before most people... It was hard to watch but i really think i needed to see it, it shows how real self defende practice should be... Not the nonsense stuff that people do in some seminars where you work on just a handful of techniques

[@gingercore69]

And yeah, the warning about watching it or not... Good idea, my hands are shaking

[@gingercore69]

@LibertarianGalt im third place in southamerica in open weight division under sipalki rules... wich is similar to sabaki challenge but add grappling on the ground, i have no problem with the sport aspects of martial arts, self defense is still different...

[@gingercore69]

@LibertarianGalt also, like... if i got attacked by someone and i just did my tournament strategy on them on concrete i could go to jail...scenario specific training is neccesary... I do agree however thst not knowing martial arts by themself is dumb, you need both, but yeqh, its very VERY important to be realistic about scenarios

[@shootits48]

That seems so legit, super interesting. They put you into traumatizing situations. I guess what practicing martial arts doesn't prepare you for is how surprising a hostile situation is.

[@wilfweNightsky]

Fighting is meant to be a last resort, your first option should really be to get out of the dangerous situation, giving up your wallet, phone, whatever so you don't get injured. Don't be a hero because you will add to the casualties. In most cases, martial arts is meant to be an art, recreational and fun + defense and subduing your aggressor. Very much the opposite that people think it's about getting into fights. Just like in these scenarios, there are more than just fists and bodies at play. No amount of learning how to parry or giving your opponent a concussion will prepare you for being held at knife/gunpoint.

[@joe125ful]

@@wilfweNightsky Depend on situation if someone dont not have gun you can use that very effective way.

[@1massboy]

I want to see icy mike do this! I like to see what he would do considering his training.

[@Soupisgood357]

Imagine if Seth and Mike did a class like this together!

[@Ic3g3org3]

Mike would be the hero and "tomahawk" someone :D

[@Idkchangethislater]

Pulls out a flashlight every round and blinds everyone 🔦 😂

[@KentPetersonmoney]

or Ramsey. wonder what he would have did in the first scenario

[@chestermosburger3113]

@@KentPetersonmoney probably sit talking very slowly about some ethereal nonsense

[@TheElbowMerchant]

Wow, those were intense scenarios! I think about this kind of stuff all the time, and I definitely know how to fight, plus I'm an EMT so I can handle medical emergencies, but I sincerely doubt I would have done any better than you (probably much worse, to be honest). Like real life, the situations were so fluid and chaotic, so you have to be REALLY good at crisis and threat management to survive, much less perform optimally. Very, very cool video, Sensei Seth.

[@jr5993]

Thats the thing. When I'm training I'm in the zone and when something happens in the street you can go from joking around with friends to being in danger. Its really hard to make the decisions quickly. I've had a couple situations recently where I've been really close to hitting people.

[@TheNadOby]

Cannot stress enough how basic first aid course both trauma and cardiovascular is important. Good catch.

[@TheHailstorm77]

Yes, this is hardcore. You could be an excellent martial artist but if this ever happened for real what would you do? You only have few seconds to react and any decisions you make could either turn out even more worse or good. These real life scenarios require the individual to not only remain calm but to react fast.

[@jomess7879]

The fit to fight crew are good people. Trained with them a bunch. Ryan is good people. Now you need to come to hard ready

[@FitToFightRepublic]

Appreciate your support! HR7 is getting close!

[@jomess7879]

@@FitToFightRepublic and I'm excited

[@GraveRave]

Even in conflict Seth is so polite

[@metrolinamartialarts]

This is such visceral video - definitely out of my wheelhouse. Great respect for putting yourself through this!

[@uncle_fenchurch5088]

Were you allowed to punch or strike? The first test it seemed lime you could've decked the guy

[@SaftonYT]

Doubt it. If that was the case I imagine Ryan would've put the guy in headgear or something.

[@themydnighthour]

Absolutely, a strike to back of his neck would have immobilized him.

[@AW-hg3pc]

agreed but from a safety perspective i could understand why that wouldnt be allowed, a boxing match is one thing but taking blows to the head from adrenaline fueled people eveey day would make these guys careers very short

[@legendarygaming5045]

Yeah i don't think they were allowed to beat each other, because it would cause too much pain and injuries

[@iambatsmurfette]

That was my first thought, too. Like "instead of trying to pull him off, why not just punch him in the ear, while his hands are busy?'

[@billydoyle6919]

I run simulation training for health professionals dealing with various medical emergencies so know the benefit of high fidelity simulation training in my field. Its how professionals train. This training and the facility is fantastic. Using confederate actors really adds an amazing level of realism. The learning through analysing your behaviour under pressure is so valuable and hands down superior to learning these skills in isolation and hoping you'll pull it off when SHTF. Great video Seth. Given me some ideas for our work an added bonus, thank-you.

[@aluisious]

With all these actors and the facility this has got to be EXPENSIVE though.

[@chrisallen5854]

"There's two of us, thank you."

[@hawkgirl0912]

Damn! That was a video EVERYONE needs to see! It really makes you think if you're going to be a Good Samaritan! Great choice Seth!👌

[@NexGenRogue]

You fixed your gun jam real fast on the last one! Really solid scenario training. One thing everyone should learn to protect themself, especially on the legal end, is scream for help! "Help! Stop, you're scaring me! Drop the knife/gun! Get out of my house!" All of that helps keep you looking good on the 911 call and stops you from saying something you'd regret. Awesome video, Seth!

[@JulianSloman]

Did they do anything to make the gun jam?

[@aluisious]

I don't really agree that you should be spending effort yelling a bunch of stuff that will sound nice on a recording. You're assuming you will survive. If someone has a knife or gun, your only focus should be to kill them first.

[@ajshiro3957]

Not gonna lie, though super terrifying, this also sounds kinda fun. A good way to test your self defense skills indeed.

[@James-hj5ov]

I was Air Force Security Forces (20 years ago). We had to do a lot of similar scenarios, although more of a shoot/don't shoot thing. It is amazing how your adrenaline gets going even when you know it is a simulation. Watching this made me wonder if any of that training would still kick in, or if I would blank out.

[@coachingconfidant2785]

its because human brain cannot distunguish imagination and reality. You can imagine a dangerous situation, and your brain and body will react as a real thing that really happened.

[@malkomalkavian]

You did really well. Clearing the jam, changing position, shot on target. Congratulations dude

[@nicodemusserpico77]

Been in a similar situation where I had to break up a fight between a man and a woman, and she was slightly smaller but ended up digging her claws into the guy's face WHILE I WAS HOLDING/DETAINING HIM, so I had to let him go to get her off of him, when he ends up retaliating and striking her.... Domestic situations are one of the most difficult things for the po-po to handle for this reason, and I envy them none for it!

[@nunninkav]

It's all or nothing in those scenarios. Sometimes you'll restrain the guy and she goes to you "DON'T YOU HURT HIM! GET YOUR HANDS OFF HIM!" and starts attacking you. So, it's never a good one to intervene in. Now, a woman screaming help is different. The drunken domestic event in the bar parking lot is a bad one to figure out what to do. As a former security manager for a nightclub my approach was to say "you need to stop, or I'll knock you both out." with as little physical intervention as possible.

[@pacefactor]

I have directly dealt with 2 different domestic situations before as an armed security officer, and I can tell you that you speak the truth - its the most common and one of the most aggressive interactions out there, and 9 times out of 10 it really isn't clear who the aggressor and the defender actually is and who has a clearer head. Its terrifying and people will do some crazy, wacked out shit just to try to get at the other - like bashing their own head into a dresser repeatedly to claim that their spouse was abusive and was using that as proof (right in front of the cops, their parents, and me mind you), then proceeding to lock themselves in a bathroom while threatening to kill the police. Thing you learn real fast is that it is far better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.

[@blaccpillar5161]

I would mind my business and keep Moving idk

[@pacefactor]

@@blaccpillar5161 That's what a lot of people do, and eventually you end up with a society that will collectively watch someone be killed or raped on the street saying "not my problem" and not even bother the cops. This is common in large cities in China. It is a tight-rope, and you got to pick your battles, but keep in mind that if the general mindset is to help others then people should generally help you. If that mindset is to ignore it an move one, then if you are in trouble then people generally will ignore you. AKA be the change you want to see and all that jazz.

[@blaccpillar5161]

@@pacefactor at first my reaction might have been the same, but after seeing the cop show up and not sure who was threat, makes the think how many things could go wrong. And in that situation, are these two couples, after everything would they still be back together next week? Few weeks ago in Houston, not far from my home, a man was with a woman as a mediator because she wanted to divorce her husband, after meeting at a restaurant, the husband was upset left came back with a gun and shot the man and missed his soon to be ex wife, the husband later killed himself. Again Idk when minding your business becomes a bad thing but it makes me wonder if being a hero could cost your life just because we want to help. Just my thoughts

[@razakhan23465]

This is your best and most important piece of content. It was more unsettling than I thought it would be, and an eye-opener.

[@chrismiksworld]

Man, it's scary to think how at the end when he came in as police, and you moved the gun out of your way that one last time, they would have definitely shot you there thinking you were the threat. So Much can go wrong, and one of my biggest fears in something like a situation like this is yes, the main threat, but just as much, simply other people reading a situation Wrong. Like IRL when the guy killed a man who was pointing a gun at a cashier. Come to find out the "Cashier" was the Bad guy who had just MURDERED the Real Cashier and this guy walks in on it and stops the bad guy but Someone else sees him pointing a gun at what he thinks is just a Cashier and he Kills the Hero. Imagine you are saving people and someone Kills you thinking you're the bad guy. People Need to know how and WHEN to act. It's just Scary all around.

[@peezieforestem5078]

Nah, man, they definitely wouldn't've shot him at first sight. But you're right about the confusion though.

[@TheWeapon33]

Yep this is the scariest part. I used to conceal carry a firearm because a family member was in a school shooter situation. But how do you actually identify who is the shooter? If I am moving around with my gun out maybe I'd get shot by the police or another good samaritan. So I stopped carrying.

[@Rey99m]

The reason no one should have a gun

[@ClickToPreview]

Honestly, when that dude came in "as Police" I was like, "That dude is about to execute you because he's NOT Police, he's faking you out"... which is why I wouldn't be anywhere NEAR a situation like this. I would be LONG GONE or hiding in the building BECAUSE I DIDN'T ENGAGE IN ANY OF IT.

[@xnizzlex916]

@@Rey99m Yea but unfortunately we don't live in a fairy tale where there are no guns.

[@razorslice99]

Ok this was the best video you have done. I have seen self defense videos before but this was way scarier than all of them. That first scenario shocked me to the core. Does not matter about fancy techniques or athleticism, I am shaken. This is what I needed to see. Thank you for this video. This reminds me of the stress downrange and an incident I experienced at an airport.

[@KnightJiuJitsu]

Fantastic video on some seriously hectic but useful topics. Love it 👏

[@Matt-pr6nl]

Maximum respect to you Seth, the emotions and self doubt in highly intense situations can cripple you can make you a victim.

[@thetalantonx]

You did incredibly well, and where you were less than successful you were able to debrief and learn from it.

[@shedshow1439]

This is so realistic except for the fact that Seth had to make sure and NOT HURT ANYONE.

[@calebschaaf1555]

Try mixing some immediate action drills in with your dry fire practice. It'll help give you some muscle memory in the case of a stoppage during something like situation 3.

[@deonvanzyl7970]

This is excellent. People, especially those who own firearms, need training like this. The core of it is immediate threat assessment. Additionally, being able to rank threats. Essentially, what is the biggest threat to the room? It may not be a person. This is what SWAT and Special Forces train for daily. Being able to scan a room in split second while assessing threat. What may be your biggest obstacle to doing this? Your inability to kill. Do not buy a firearm if you cannot pull the trigger. If you can, then practice, practice, practice. And may you never need to use what you know. The one question that arose from this for me: how do you deal with a large opponent overpowering a smaller person? You cannot simply blindly punch, kick or shoot.

[@bakoubaku]

woah this is the earliest ive been to a sensei seth video

[@PerturaBased]

Same

[@averagevirusbombenjoyer]

Same

[@PerturaBased]

@@averagevirusbombenjoyer hey Rylanor what you got there?

[@patrickmcdonald5731]

I found this video through Icy Mike’s response video to this. Both videos are incredible. Hands down the best self protection content I’ve seen in a long time.

[@emperorpalpatine4032]

dude my freaking heart rate went up watching this damn

[@dustinsegers4534]

Martial artists are typically *woefully unprepared* for an actual self-defense situation. They have never been attacked with a club, bat, had a gun put into their face, threatened or attacked with a knife, been rape or suffered attempted rape, and have (usually) never done any adrenal stress response scenarios to mimic the same. This *includes* MMA guys. In an actual attack, there are no refs, rules, or a ring. We gotta stop training in unrealistic ways, and start training more scenario-based stuff designed to fatigue you and adrenalize you at the same time. Finally, to make it worse, people that *have* been through this type of violence usually don't want to train to prevent it again because it is so painfully triggering from a psychological standpoint. Thank you for putting yourself out there like this. Good video man!

[@reginaldwelkin]

Morgan is awesome! Her deviousness makes these scenarios much better!

[@Tangeffect]

You did really good man! Your head was on a swivel and when you noticed man was moving, you were on top of it within seconds. The skills and quick thinking you have are things money can't buy. That's all you bro. Really good job!

[@PamiiruqSorrell]

This is fascinating stuff. Even though it's simulated, it's probably a lot more realistic than not. Things definitely don't go the way they do in movies!

[@davecorbett0507]

This was a great video. A lot of people learn skills but never really put them into practice in “real” scenarios. The only way to know how you would react is to simulate them. I think you did a fantastic job and thank you for showcasing this.

[@yohangerberstein7771]

This was such an interesting video, more content like this would be amazing

[@badxradxandy]

Interesting name

[@Epilepticchefproductions]

I've stopped about 8 minutes in on the video. Im getting over PTSD. Its my decision to continue. Thank you so much for putting those warnings up and thinking of people such as myself. Thank you.

[@noneatallatanytime]

Super impressive. Most impressive is that you shot the gunman without hesitation. I don't know if it is because it was a simulation but I think most people would not be able to do that.

[@OneShotStop229]

This was intense for sure. We went through a lot of this for Military Police training. With active shooters, you should completely disregard the downed victims until you have secured the shooter. Literally turn your heart off until the threat is stopped. You also could have set the rifle down behind you to put yourself between it and the shooter. All in all, though, this was a very important video. This sort of training is absolutely necessary. The perspective it gives you about the way these situations can change is priceless. Keep it up! This is my favorite channel.

[@danieldreamer]

Why was the reveal that the woman had a knife so funny😂 and Seth apologizes right after

[@Stilllifebutwhy]

I’ve discovered your channel only week ago, but your generosity, charisma and sense of humor makes me watch about 20 vids already. They are all great. But THIS! This is your new best. Thanks for this topic you make other aware of

[@tomramos9318]

My respects ! Very difficult to keep cool and analyze such situations.

[@mokujintx]

This is what every "martial arts" academy should strive to teach. Reminds me of some Revgear programs I've attended. Hopefully we will see more of these soon!!

[@dylanwebb7794]

Icy mike should do one of these

[@Soupisgood357]

Imagine if Seth and Mike went through a class like this together

[@vtheman1850]

The last clip was fascinating. I know this is a big point of discussion in the US, and you handled it and the video around it very responsibly. Can I just say I am absolutely impressed by you in the last section, someone with presumably no training. In particular how quickly you reacted, that you took initiative and the one mistake you made of rendering aid before making sure the guy's weapon was secured, you seemed cognizant of and even reacted when he moved.

[@ismaelalles]

9:50 Seth in John Wick mode

[@thomaslincoln401]

Thanks for showing this. Excellent job not freezing up! You observed the situations, developeded a plan and acted based on perceived threats. You also managed to modify the plan when new info presented itself, and you never gave up trying. I've never been in a real situation like this and hope I never will be, but if the sh!t hits the fan I hope to emulate your efforts.

[@belalabusultan5911]

this is far different from your style of self defense, you basically were too restricted to use strikes, A Karate black belt and you couldn't strike, you still did a good job, I know I would lose my mind and do stupid things in these situations, even if it was a simulation.

[@ChrisPyle]

I’m so happy to see this channel grow like this. Seth is a good dude. Willing to put himself out there, do the work. Great job man, thanks for the content

[@ajshiro3957]

For me, one thing I tend to do a lot is wake up at the middle of the night and check if any doors that lead outside have been opened. I'm pretty cautious when it comes to defense. Plus, I live in a house with two women, so I'm super on guard. Luckily, I have a weapon, but still.

[@whistlingtony]

Have you talked to those women about this? They might not like that. You have a weapon? What is it? Will it get people hurt if you miss? Honestly, this just sounds like you're living in fear. Sure, be prepared, but if you're waking up a lot in the middle of the night to check doors? That's too much man. Kinda sounds like you're paranoid and you're going to shoot some poor guy that comes over for a booty call one night.

[@ajshiro3957]

@@whistlingtony LOL, well those two woman are my mom and sister. My sister works late, so she comes home late. Sometimes she leaves the door unlocked coming back. So i check if she forgot. I don't own a gun, just a knife. I don't carry it, but i have it in case

[@tappajaav]

@@ajshiro3957 Sounds like you and her should have serious talk about home safety. Her leaving door unlocked leaves not only her but other people too(and property)in danger.

[@ajshiro3957]

@@tappajaav yeah. She has a key too

[@whistlingtony]

@@ajshiro3957 I'm happy to hear that it's not a gun. Consider mace? It's effective at range, non lethal, won't kill a kid if they get a hold of it, and you won't hesitate to use it.

[@revariox189]

Best video ever period. That's what needs to be done to test real life things. Reality based self defense, if that is not how they train and do things then they are not training for reality but fantasy. Mr Hoover truly understands self defense in realistic situations. It's chaos. More people should give that a test and see how they like it or how close it is to their practice.

[@urielmontijo2505]

I would absolutely love to see Icy Mike try this test

[@Justin-ny8df]

My personal favorite and underrated thing I think that you did in scenario #2 was moving around while wrestling her to keep her between you and Mr. Hoover during the interaction.

[@fish_chipzen4293]

I honestly was scared watching this, I would've fought back but listening to what the experts said and how you, a capable fighter, did and why you did it I feel like I and my partner would've gotten hurt or worse. Great video btw!!!

[@FitToFightRepublic]

While it is true that untrained people defends themselves frequently, it is also true that being prepared is often the difference in whether the outcome is positive or negative for the defender. Being physically, emotionally, and mentally fit to deal with violence and make decisions under extreme success, quite often requires ample training with qualified coaches.

[@ASMRhawk7-9]

Thank you for the awesome videos, Sensei Seth!!

[@M.C...]

Is this a facility where they host those tests on a regular basis or was this set up just for you? I would love to try something like this myself!

[@37wolverinedreams]

I want to say I appreciate you posting this. I was mugged 3 on 1 in San Francisco on a flight of stairs years ago, it's like what would anyone really do? I knew a guy when I was living north of SF whose teacher would do these types of random attacks on him once a week, stalk him. My Aikido teacher in Stockton would put you through these tests, emotionally. My older brother did this to me all the time. This is my biggest debate with BJJ people, people don't attack you in places with room to roll.

[@AW-hg3pc]

definitely good test and just seeing it teaches me things. my approach as a very big dude is usually to launch myself at a threat like a battering ram with my 6.6 320lb bulk. In situation 1 i may have been fine with some luck since i could have knocked the dude out with that approach and 1v1 the woman would likely lose. But in situation 2 i would be screwed because id already be in stabbing range of the woman and likely helpless for a moment while recovering from ramming the dude off. any advice how to better approach it? iam no blackbelt, just very big and naturally a bit agressive altho i keep that in check. That agression could be the death or me if i priotitise the wromg threat

[@TheNadOby]

Nothing to do but train. That might help to make you more adapted to the situations and stay woth a cold blood. And if your self-defense class don't start and ends with a legal stuff run away.

[@nathanneal8967]

Only a fool would take legal advice from a self-defense instructor (unless he's a member of your state's bar).

[@TheNadOby]

@@nathanneal8967 advice? No! But if legal stuff is not part of your curriculum, run away.

[@FitToFightRepublic]

Definitely train. What you learn watching is nothing like you’ll learn getting hands on. Being big and aggressive is great but like you mentioned can also get you in trouble. Be good first - train and develop skill. Then be big and strong on top of that.

[@Kemp1730]

This is incredible, well done!!! The 1st one is difficult to truly react to, maybe with safety glasses yah know cause that's a go to thing when things have hit the fan, there are no more rules when it comes to these types of situations.. I'm not a big guy 5'11 150.. I'm not removing that guy from anything without truly injuring him and then he's coming at me, the likely hood of knocking him out before he gets hands on me is slim, so from the very 1st moment it'd be to disable the eyes and possibly once the throat is exposed. Person coming through the backdoor was a nice surprise, and as we've come to learn there's very little chance of not getting injured when dealing with knife attacks.

[@vaciuxfox435]

"Kick him in the groin!" - *Every Krav Maga instructor*

[@andresperedo1275]

I understand that this can be useful because such situations could happen. But I cannot stop thinking that, living where I live (Germany) the unlikeliness of being in a situation like this one... I don't know. Feels like preparing my house against earthquakes even if there are never earthquakes here. But great video!

[@chaos_omega]

This was very intense and I had to take a break halfway through... But it's exactly the kind of stuff I want to teach, so it's a good learning experience.

[@CaneFu]

You probably also hide your eyes when you watch a horror movie.

[@chaos_omega]

@@CaneFu Horror movies aren't scary to me and I don't really watch them. This is scary. I have an anxiety disorder, so I that's why even watching a simulation of a real life self defence encounter seems to set it off. Also, at the moment I can't really afford the CBD products I would normally use to combat it... so it's particularly bad right now. Either way, I still watched the rest. I've watched other videos like this before (including cctv footage of real encounters) and I'll watch more in the future. If I have to take a break, I have to take a break. I'm sorry if I offended your sensibilities.

[@CaneFu]

@@chaos_omega You just sound....really crazy.

[@brettgorden1500]

@@CaneFu does that make you feel empowered putting someone down for no reason, other than the fact that you must live a sad life to feel the need to make others feel bad about themselves. Try to be a better human, you don’t know what someone’s been through, maybe they are doing their best to not end their own life, or shoot up a school. Your rude comments are making things much worse.

[@CaneFu]

@@brettgorden1500 LOL, and here you are, doing the exact thing to me that you just accused me of you HYPOCRITE

[@Vikt0rian]

That last one in particular was... Scary. I am not even from America, where I live that's not really a consideration at all, but not too long ago there was a rifle shooting in a shopping mall, while far away to me, the country I am from is small... So a long distance to me, is often not that far away, and considering that that is the first mass shooting in many, many, many years if ever... This just got me thinking... What would I do? I do not have a gun on me, I just have to hope we can avoid the psycho, or hope that the cops arrive and actually do their goddamn job... I can't even think about how the children in Texas felt... I don't want to, but I personally feel an obligation to do so. I am glad I wasn't in your scenario Seth, huge respect to you... This was very intense. Much love. Your content is amazing.

[@CallMeHardie]

This video is kinda triggering tbh, living in a VERY unsafe country, where almost all these scenarios could happen at any time, very informative truly, but I'll finish it in sessions lol

[@TheVenerableMr.T]

This video is a sobering reminder of what these types of situations are actually like. Even though I served in the military, and we train for these types of things, it's easy to forget when you're not in the thick of it regularly. For those watching this that may not be immersed in this world, or even aware of it, I want y'all to understand that martial arts training, while helpful, is absolutely not the be all end all of self-defense. There is so much more on display here in this video that you need to consider. EDIT: Also, kudos to you, Seth, for taking this on. It's not an easy thing, even when you're training "semi-live".

[@crispybacon9917]

I think the tests are really good and really quite accurate to how you would be in that situation. I only have one issue, which is that you can't actually hit anyone, but there's nothing that can really be done there.

[@innatism]

Seen a handful of your videos before this, but this is the one that made me subscribe. Not for the premise, which I thought was great from a content perspective. It was how you reacted during these simulated encounters, particularly the second one. I know that is all they were, simulations, but your response to all three were as real as it gets. Thank you Sensei.

[@integratedfightingarts]

Working through those rooms is no joke. Excellent work sir.

[@OneNvrKnoz]

Seth, you handled these waaay better than I would. Kudos to you!

[@sierra_alfa]

Great video, very important advice when taking action in situations like that, to tell bystanders what to do in order to get help... not to say someone call 911(or whatever) but, You (pointing) call ... again great video

[@stephaneprevost_1967]

That is sooo cool. It brings another layer to self-defense technics/awareness. I think you did awesome, especially using very gentle technics to pin your opponents an de-escalate, where I believe in your home, kicking and striking would give you a clear advantage especially with your MA training. When guns are involved that is another story... Here in Canada we do not carry guns. It clearly demonstrates that regardless of anyone's training it is ALWAYS better not to fight and walk away if you can as difficult as it can be for the ego. But when you have no choice to fight, one is never prepared enough. That is just such good stuff.☮

[@balkamp8888]

Hell of a shot on that last scenario, great video

[@distres1]

I truly loved this training, it was well thought and realistic. Keep up the great work

[@MikesDadvice]

Sensei Seth, I was impressed at your move to go to the other door, that's great awareness of your surroundings.

[@jerrydmann]

Love your videos and this one is probably one of your best. It shows us all how a highly trained and highly experienced martial artist could react in areal life or death situation. Thanks for making this.

[@hanivdoniv]

Super interesting test, and I think you did a very good job.

[@juliancain6128]

One of the best training videos I have ever seen! GJ S.Seth!

[@ntvirtue]

Dude this might just be the best video you have ever made and I LOVE some of your other videos too!

[@eric81872]

Thank you for the video! ♥

[@adamn_patriot8420]

I appreciate that there is training event like this. Good job everyone.

[@Martialarts1on1]

Awesome video and I think you did great as well!! Even hit the bad guy right away on the last drill!!

[@nunyabiz7699]

You know. I appreciate you going out of your way to put your self in situations that are hard and you are honestly just as likely or more likely to fail as succeed. Many Would stick to what they know they can do or a format they know they can succeed in. You went out. Sought out a test for your abilities and training. (awesome tests btw.). I like how you push your self and challenge our understanding of self defense. All because you can fight. Does NOT mean you can effectively defend your self. Consensual fighting or sparing is a LOT different than what would happen in a real self defense situation. And a LOT of people forget that.

[@fulgurdecaelo5422]

Love this. I'm definitely no tactical boi, and certainly better at keyboard than real world conflict, but I'm squeamish on how you handled when the "officer" entered the scene on the active shooter portion. You absolutely killed it on clearing your jam and taking stock of the situation, offering aid, telling the bystander what to do, but you brushing the gun while you were getting on the ground would have been an excellent moment for the instructor to say "Yeah probably don't do that". haha, absolutely great job though my guy!

[@fulgurdecaelo5422]

Ah, never mind. Upon reading more comments, I see now that you saw that "mistake" you made as well! Great learning experience!

[@landergabales5478]

This is very good. This is not just a physical physical or combative training but mental & reasoning as well

[@mannys.offbeat2432]

INSANELY GOOD video sensei seth, it was very educational... Most of the time i picture myself doing running flying kicks to the back of the gunman

[@fireeaglefitnessmartialart935]

Pretty cool. I think Seth did a great job on the 2nd and 3rd sims. 1st could've gone better since he was a bigger stronger person wrestling a smaller woman in an attempt to protect his "loved one." But good job. If they had escape rooms like this, I'd try it.

[@uberdonkey9721]

Great. I think it really illustrates the chaotic nature of real self defence, and how sports 1 on 1 fighting is absolutely nothing like it. I gotta say, I've been in many self defence situations and not one is similar to another

[@JamesBrown-ep2rf]

This is some high quality content right here. Useful and informative for all.

[@smoothpicker]

That would be a awesome class to take. Everybody thinks they know how they will react in a situation, including me. But when your surprised with an emergency instincts take over and what happens happens, you cant redo it. I think you did great. I would pro ably botched it totally.

[@dangerstar13th48]

I like the fact that Seth is aware shits gettin really wild, so he warns us and we can be prepared (sort of) even if we often see him as a fluffy fun guy who likes to kick things, he´s as us, he lives in our same world and there´s things out that shock him too (Even after meeting icy mike Lol) nothing but respect Seth, i like your authenticity

[@Memorixt]

Great reactions, bravo! You clearly did better ad 90% of people would have.