The Truth About "Techniques for Women" or "How To Beat Larger Opponents" with Amber at Fit to Fight

When talking about how to beat larger, stronger opponents in a fight, many people tend to oversimplify it by saying things like "use their weight against them."
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[@hard2hurt]

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[@foreignM]

Okay

[@jeffmoore4940]

She moves like a wrestler.

[@jomess7879]

@@jeffmoore4940 wrestling is a big part of fit to fight's curriculum. They believe, as most people who can fight, that you gotta know how to wrestle if you want to be able to fight.

[@RealYRM]

Hollywood and woke-cult-ism and the whole trans movement have all pushed to trick women into thinking that minimal training can result in her defeating a man twice her size with a single punch after a few self defense classes. The truth is, some women really CAN kick a guy's ---. But if you're smaller, and don't have as much upper body strength, you've got to train harder. A guy who is 5'4" and trained to fight should think twice before fighting a guy who is 100lbs heavier and 6'4" who is trying as hard as they can to win. That's just the truth. Validation is for suckers.

[@RealYRM]

@@taylorfusher2997 It's especially important not to miss "all-in" kicks. Most punches can be thrown in such a way that you're not counting on the punch landing... you won't be off balance either way. Like, dropping your right knee when you throw a cross instead of being caught up on your front leg. This lady is good. She is good enough that most guys wouldn't try her... but still, if I was her, I'd try really hard to avoid the situation. Her situational awareness should be good enough to keep her out of harm's way. That's the best thing...

[@SenseiSeth]

The kids who used to pick on me in high school used my weight against me… but it was kinda different

[@95DOIDO]

bruh XD

[@Pink_Hammer_TV]

XD

[@NakedMiniOwl]

U ok?

[@deolux9563]

It's okay Seth those big bad meanies are gone now... 😆

[@Agiranto]

When I was in school I used my own weight against myself... coz I was a chunky boi.

[@bubblewhip382]

"how do I beat a bigger stronger opponent?" "Have you tried beating a smaller weaker one yet?"

[@hard2hurt]

Yeah that's way easier. 10/10 would recommend instead.

[@SI-ln6tc]

Judo, bjj....

[@davidcardozo290]

@@MrCmon113 Profit

[@Dreamboat988]

@@SI-ln6tc LOL try and arm bar someone who weights 100lbs more than you and see how fast your skull gets smashed into the pavement

[@dusk6159]

That's the biggest step that gets bypassed, besides the getting rough to begin with and experience the reality of fighting.

[@noelhattina8526]

Iv'e never seen mike bigger than someone that isn't a kid

[@SleeplessBrazilLimbo]

me neither

[@hard2hurt]

Me neither

[@zahrpekeur5517]

Me neither

[@jakethesnake9830]

Me neither

[@jakethesnake9830]

@Humberto Oliveira bruh you broke the cycle

[@markboorman9583]

01:21 Amber: “because you’re so big and strong” Mike: so small that the joke goes right over him

[@verager2493]

This is perfect because this is why I trust Icy Mike on defense. If it works for him, it works for me. If it doesn't work for him, he'll tell me who it works for so I can get it right.

[@imnotusingmyrealname4566]

Wouldn't happen to me😎 (I'm so lanky that joke alone would've been a fight stopper)

[@FitToFightRepublic]

It's so important to understand there's no magic technique for women or smaller people ("manlets" as it's been so lovingly put). Train harder, work smarter, understand your unique capabilities, train with force multipliers, and find some people you trust to practice in a realistic environment. Thanks for highlighting this, Icy Mike!

[@msihcs8171]

And keep in mind, there's still a damn good chance you end up getting your ass kicked. I'm 5'8" tall, so not talking down to anybody, just stating facts.

[@nicksalvatore5717]

@@msihcs8171 good chance of anyone getting their ass kicked especially if you don’t know how to fight and think you do On the flip side I’ve seen many people who don’t have the will to fight lose to someone smaller even though they could’ve overcome their attacker. Lots of people freeze

[@SMS2884]

It boils down to understanding no matter how good your hand to hand is, size and strength matter in a "real" situation. I always carry force multipliers and de-escalation tools. I will never "square up" with anyone. I'm ending the situation as quickly as possible for my safety if I can't de-escalate or leave.

[@msihcs8171]

@@nicksalvatore5717 ugh don't even get me started on that, I went to a Kung Fu 'academy' for 6 months, they taught great Kung Fu apparently, but if you used it in a fight your only shot at winning is if your opponent was laughing hard enough.

[@CT-bc6jh]

100%!

[@RicoMnc]

"I'd rather be the smaller, weaker, older, slower guy in a fight..." said no one ever....

[@GodlessShredder]

I'd rather be the smaller sniper, ninja or marathon runner

[@jaketheasianguy3307]

@@GodlessShredder the moment you trained hard, you instantly get a bit bigger, stronger, more flexible and faster

[@thehuntermikipl1170]

Actually a lot of people would rather be the older one in a fight. Usually middle schoolers, but still.

[@nickcarroll8565]

@Johnny Dean I feel like sexual predators are the ones that make those kind of videos/classes lmao

[@GodlessShredder]

@@jaketheasianguy3307 only with certain diet you get bigger Stronger faster and more flexible don't require getting heavier, training burns calories and breaks/tears down the body which is repaired by nutrients from food but reconstituting the body and training the nervous system to move more efficiently doesn't require gaining weight

[@BZY-bu9wr]

My Judo coach never says "use their weight against them", he says "throw in the direction they're already going".

[@scottt7309]

It's almost like fighting isn't easy.

[@SI-ln6tc]

When was it ever?

[@jamielondon6436]

Noooooooooooo! :-o

[@CarMad97ci]

Dude, it really does seem that way! It’s the strangest thing, it’s like all your tools are also movements that are available to them also…

[@dusk6159]

@@CarMad97ci And they also have the chance to react to it, and not only that, they can think the same way too for some of the moves and intentions! Woah! All these oafs getting taken out by bullshido moves weren't real.

[@dusk6159]

And also like fighting can be damning and then some.

[@MrSedrack]

Size matters. I sparred a lot with my friend who's 6'4 and too many pounds vs myself at solid 5'4. As a BJJ practitioner I swept the floor with him, because he had little to no technique, but eventually he got pissed off and just straight up picked me up and threw me into the wall. There's a reason we have weight categories in sports.

[@TheTerryscotttaylor]

yep, the first time I went against a really much bigger guy it was VERY eye opening. The strength difference was just massive (and I was never that strong to start with) and the little technique I had on him didn't matter much because I had a very hard time doing much that would actually hurt him, and couldn't really get any joint locks into position enough that he couldn't just muscle out. In a real clinch that muscle out would also include throwing punches or something else that I'd have to absorb or block or dodge and it doesn't take many of those to wear you down or remove any positional advantage you may have. If they're a lot bigger you just can't make hardly any mistakes, and they can make A LOT of them and still come out on top.

[@kanucks9]

@Oliver Swanick to pick someone up who is about your size has to be done with some kind of technique. If you can just grab another person with your hands (think barbell curls) and lift them up, there's no contest

[@jonpaul3868]

Lmao, you are highliting the fraud of BBJ correcly. About your friend throwing you to the wall, that is why they ban greco-roman.

[@Dreamboat988]

Its like the video of the male and female marine going head to head in pugilist sticks. The male leveled her INSTANTLY!

[@Dreamboat988]

@@jonpaul3868 Try reading. He was sparring with a friend, not competing in a BJJ tournament. So your rules and bans mean diddly squat!

[@notdaltonxd]

Late to the party here, but here's my 2 cents. I'm 25 years old, 5'4" 140lb male, and a bjj purple belt. This is one of the harder and more humbling things that has to be learned in the sport. I have to stay athletic and purposeful, but more importantly I have to learn the technique better than anyone in the gym just to have a chance. It's only then I start to win some exchanges with the larger people in the gym (i.e. everyone).

[@hard2hurt]

You're doing it wrong bro you just have to use their weight against them.

[@imnotusingmyrealname4566]

How would you say, all things being equal, would you perform against someone who is 6'3" and 175?

[@notdaltonxd]

@@imnotusingmyrealname4566 If all things are equal (strength, skill, speed, etc), with the exception of them being taller and weighing more, then they would obviously win. Is that what your asking?

[@metrolinamartialarts]

"Fighting is Fighting" -Mike Seems simple but that shit is prophetic

[@healthyandrew5294]

Spoken like a JKD guy

[@FitToFightRepublic]

Absolutely. If you're smaller, it matters. If you aren't as skilled, it matters.

[@bigman2676]

When people say "use their weight against them" they really mean "use their mindless headfirst charging forward momentum against them"

[@omarkusturica3174]

@Women's rights was a mistake , no it does not mean that. If rights depended on the ability to fight individually and without weapons, we would be ruled by tigers and grizzly bears.

[@verager2493]

Ya, that's more common on bigger dudes, but bigger and better is an unquestionable advantage, and if you need less to win you use less to win. that's efficiency. So you need ridiculous efficiency to beat people with advantage that never needed that efficiency. That sort of training needs you to test your limits and get your ass kicked in an environment that you trust to get your ass kicked and keep on training while being safe.

[@verager2493]

@@omarkusturica3174 Looks like we got a comment deleting BETA here, so just gonna say, thank you for sticking up for the real and legit principal of this vid. It's always worth it to try, even if you gotta try more

[@RoninTF2011]

@@omarkusturica3174 exellent rebuff. +1

[@jirkazalabak1514]

@@verager2493 It´s more common, but still rare. Unless someone has serious anger issues, they´re not going to just charge you without thinking. And even if they do, they are probably hunting for a headlock or a takedown.

[@Docinaplane]

All things being equal, the bigger person wins the fight. Our job, as my instructor told me, as the smaller person, is to find ways to make it unequal.

[@jansettler4828]

Size does not allways equate to power though. A big slouchy guy might get onehit by a smaller but more explosive and beefy guy.

[@SI-ln6tc]

Gracie's has shown they can beat bigger guys over and over again. Ask Royce.

[@Docinaplane]

@@SI-ln6tc He found ways to make things unequal. :-)

[@altlat]

@@jansettler4828 Sounds like you're describing a situation where all else isn't equal

[@DonDeMarcoKarlsruhe]

From amateur boxing i know the older heavier have many weak points: Number 1: they think they are faster than a guy who is 10 pounds or more lighter Number 2: cognitive dissonance like every babyboomer Number 3: slow metabolism and slow reaction times thats 170% fact Number 4: they were injured in the past just because they are overweight Number 5: they don t train anaerobic thats theyr main problem Number 6: beeing big means you are a very big target and easy to hit Number 7: most heavy guys don t train hard enough because longer regeneration times Number 8: their haircut... Number 9: they have wife and kids at home and dont sleep well Number 10: i am tired to type now...

[@jaketheasianguy3307]

"Use people's weight against them" only works when you're fighting a super obese dude that gassed out after throwing 2 punches

[@rodgerhempfing2921]

Or someone with bad balance, guess what, boxers and MMA fighters have excellent balance

[@carltorres1006]

Biomechanics 🙂

[@SI-ln6tc]

Judo/bjj guys slaming someone down.

[@Marveryn]

isn't that more using there cardio against them?

[@234fddesa]

@@Marveryn Same thing effectively. You can learn to breathe better through martial arts and other activities, and obviously cardio is just, a thing, your muscles themselves can get more efficient, but having more muscles, and lots of muscles, consumes more oxygen. It's not that cardio kills gains, it's that gains kill cardio.

[@danielk3530]

"well that dude is fucking huge so he is in trouble" I wish it would be like that sometimes

[@mortalkomment8028]

Wilder 3 vs Fury was like that. Bob Sapp vs almost anyone was like that. Mighty Mo vs Kaoklai was like that. But only because the others were more skilled fighters.

[@KickyFut]

Sometimes it's fun chopping them down like a tree!😂

[@ForwardSynthesis]

If a guy who weighed 200KG fought a 120KG heavyweight boxer, that might be the only scenario in which that would be warranted. Size can be a disadvantage only in the sense that BIG might be better than GIGANTIC in a fight, but big still beats small.

[@Philweasel]

@@ForwardSynthesis Eh, anyone with a disproportionate amount of muscle or fat to their frame does have disadvantages, though it doesn't mean they won't shrug off your punches and tear your head off if they catch you with one of their own.

[@jirkazalabak1514]

@@mortalkomment8028 Well, in the modern day, Bob Sapp loses like 90% of his matches on purpose. He is on the record saying something along the lines of "You´re not paying me enough to get hit, so I won´t". And in his weight class, who could blame him. Those guys will rearrange your face even with a jab.

[@brandonwordmusic]

6:22 Mike was about to say “I’ve never attacked a woman that didn’t see it coming.”

[@hankhill5913]

He's Icy Mike!

[@jasonrotondella4981]

I've practiced judo for about 3 years and I'm no expert but the idea of using someone's weight against them has essentially been heavily watered down. All it means is knowing how to manipulate someone's body into a favorable position and it gives no inherent advantage to smaller people

[@jamielondon6436]

That's putting it from the head on to the feet, yes. (So the opposite of what you do in Judo. ;-) )

[@dirtpoorchris]

On a REAL battlefield you can force the big giant fat guy to run and chase, and pester him with ranged/thrown weapons, then fight him when hes tired.

[@fanofgodjimindiva2497]

I've practiced judo for a few years too, and I've been on both sides of the fence. I've practiced randori against people who were more skilled than me, but I still won against them because of my size/weight advantage, and viceversa, people who could beat me just because they were just too strong for me, even if my technique was superior. The sensei's son is one of them, he isn't really interested in judo, he's never passed the white belt because he doesn't train, but he visits the dojo from time to time and practices with us, he only knows a few basic techniques but it's so hard to beat him in randori because he's big and strong like an OX, I'm a brown belt, way more advanced than he is, and I confess, I can't do shit against him when he gets serious, and even the black belts have trouble getting the upperhand, and some of them are as big, or bigger than him. Size, weight and STRENGHT always matters. Some people are just naturally strong, and if they also happen to know how to fight, well you better not mess with them.

[@mikeylitchfield4651]

Being smaller and weaker than other people in competitive martial arts is basically always a disadvantage. Women are also never going to surpass the average man in fighting ability by having perfect technique. I don't know why women keep ragging on about them requiring better technique to deal with male sparring partners because it's a delusional and an unfair expectation. A woman should be at the top of her game with the expectation of beating other women in their belt rank. It's nothing to get salty about in my opinion. As men we have to accept the fact that there's other men that have such a strength and size advantage on us that our best techniques are not going to be enough for them. Life is just kind of unfair like that.

[@noa-ix9pe]

@@mikeylitchfield4651 as the smallest and lightest guy in class l have to agree with that mostly - it is frustrating but just facts that no matter how good my technique and how strong I get, the guys twice my size could just pick me up and wipe the floor with me unless I get a lucky punch straight to their face or liver on first try which is rather unlikely.. Being the shortest guy sucks but it helps to hear words like yours and t remind myself that even being huge and broad is no guaranteed victory in any fight, there's always gonna be one guy bigger than u l, just gotta suck it up and train ur ass off and whatever happens in real fights is beyond technique and control anyway

[@SuperMobile66]

I’ve watched this channel for a while and I’ve never felt that it was just for guys. I didn’t feel left out. Looking at fighting and defense options as gendered tends do more harm than good. That said, this was an important conversation to have and I’m now a follower of fit to fight.

[@brokeboytactical]

You're absolutely right I made that mistake in taekwondo when I was a kid. I was a purple belt and she was a blue belt and I thought to myself I better take it easy on her because she's a girl and I ended up getting pissed up LMAO 🤣 it was a humbling lesson indeed. If you didn't know women can hit pretty f****** hard lol

[@steveb8821]

It’s just a different conversation, but with the same techniques. Generally speaking, you don’t have to tell women things like “check your ego” or “walk away from the fight if you can”. Other than that- same thing

[@dusk6159]

Yes, this (and not just fighting, history and many other themes fit the bill) is yet another bad match to put with inclusivity and biased frames.

[@TBButtSmoothy]

@@brokeboytactical word, im still fuked in the hip by a girl that tossed me. I'm 5'8", she was like 5'5" and 100lbs soaking wet. humbling indeed

[@blaynemcguire7573]

One of the best lessons I learned as a fellow small dude (5'7 145lbs) is that technique is a way to apply strength but it's not a substitute for it. And as Mike and Amber both highlighted if smaller people want to leverage the strength they do have their technique needs to be better than a larger/stronger person doing the same action.

[@debo5410]

that’s why as a smaller dudes i think it’s important to get strong and muscular there’s no situation where being weaker is an advantage

[@blaynemcguire7573]

No matter how much I lift I'll never be 6'5 and 260lbs ala Rico Verhoven.

[@debo5410]

@@blaynemcguire7573 the only one you have to compare yourself too is yourself dawg imagine a version of you with another 20 pounds of pure contractile tissue, how much more effective you’d be

[@damienholland8103]

That's exactly what I saw in wrestling and the martial arts during those years I did all that. Smaller dudes can win over bigger, stronger guys but their skill level HAS to be greater. You can't will yourself into a win over a physically superior opponent through sheer determination alone. Your skill level has to be higher. All that talk about Mind Over Matter and Warrior Mindset may be helpful in terms of confidence but an actual struggle still boils down to the same situations every time.

[@DonDeMarcoKarlsruhe]

Train anaerobic 30s sprint then 2-4 min resting depending on your condition. Do it for more than 4 times. Better 10 times. You will never ever find better advice.

[@mrgabest]

An important lesson for women/children/smaller men is that any technique they attempt is risky. You're rolling the dice and hoping that the bigger person falls for it. They need to know that if they fail then they will have only angered somebody who is about to hurt them. Running away IS the move.

[@mattstew6078]

Y'know, as the martial arts/self defense nerd of my friends, i have taught a lot of people a lot of things about fighting and it still amazes me that i have to constantly explain to people "a fight is a fight, there is no cheat code"

[@jooot_6850]

The “cheat code” is a gun 🤣

[@KennyKenKin]

@@jooot_6850 Until you get double legged and dumped before you can draw. You have to at least know how to sprawl 😁

[@234fddesa]

@@jooot_6850 based and correct

[@jooot_6850]

@@KennyKenKin already do😈

[@mattstew6078]

@@jooot_6850 i live in canada

[@allenjenkins06]

"I went over there... And he whipped my ass!" 😂 I can neither confirm nor deny personal experience with this situation.

[@yaacovbloch7276]

As a small guy I always insisted on sparing big guys as well. I'd always surprise them with quick "little guy" moves and take downs but that was only because they used to train with someone their size ... They didn't know how to deal with it. You get good at what you do. You fight only one size of opponent you know to fight only one size of opponent

[@gladiumcaeli]

Share your knowledge with me good sir, what's your go to takedown techniques with bigger guys?

[@yaacovbloch7276]

@@gladiumcaeli I find that usually the best is a leg lock and a sweep. Some variation of that. You don't have to lift the leg only immobilise it. But the big "secret" is getting very close very fast... If you're to slow and get held in a guillotine thats the end. And don't be shy about falling with them. You'll need every bit of momentum you can get.

[@jamielondon6436]

Spot on.

[@buzzkrieger3913]

@@yaacovbloch7276 my opposite :) Back when I used to train for work (Bouncer/Doorman) I made a point of training against the smaller guys more. Angry little man syndrome is far too common a reality.

[@Qaptyl]

@@yaacovbloch7276 yeah but i think in a real street fight if you fall with them you have to be very sure that you can get up first or else your not getting up at all

[@BurningArt78]

Yeh so I can see right away that Amber does some push ups, squats etc and makes sure she's as strong as she can be at her height and weight. That's the FIRST STEP people!!

[@nickarnold1622]

I'm kinda skinny and the first time I rolled with someone my size and skill level was so refreshing cuz I was actually able to do things lol

[@nicksalvatore5717]

I feel this, but it also will make your game so much better because your entire game will be based around misdirection and tactics rather than just… doing it.

[@nickarnold1622]

@@nicksalvatore5717 of course. I don't shy away from bigger guys and gals. Especially since most people weigh more than me

[@sarantsogtmunkhbaatar6974]

@@nickarnold1622 gals?

[@nickarnold1622]

@@sarantsogtmunkhbaatar6974 yes I am a Male that weighs less than some large females.

[@sarantsogtmunkhbaatar6974]

@@nickarnold1622 and gals pick a fight with u?

[@ajshiro3957]

Whenever someone i met assumes a bigger person is slower, i just think of the many times i had to wait for my sister when she was younger and how she always ran to keep up with my brother and I.

[@ClipsFromMaine]

I think the heart of what most people mean when they say to use someone’s weight against them, is really use leverage and momentum to your advantage. That said I agree it’s a stupid thing to say, and so obvious that I’m not sure it needs to be… Thank you for the great video!

[@letsgojake.4078]

Yeah. Something like “there are techniques that mitigate a size difference against a bigger person with no technique.” I had a high level judo player who was way smaller than me throw me around. I had a D1 wrestler 50 lbs under me absolutely smoke me.

[@letsgojake.4078]

In judo and wrestling, specifically.

[@omarkusturica3174]

Why is it stupid ? There are ways to use someone's weight against them. (I guess that I would know since it happened to me.)

[@jooot_6850]

@@omarkusturica3174 it’s not “stupid” it’s just that the heavier person can still use the other person’s weight against them too

[@junioraltamontent.7582]

@@omarkusturica3174 Its redundant to say, as anyone remotely trained is seeking to exploit those variables anyway, whether they have the size advantage or not. So it's basically just like saying "fight good"

[@snake698]

As a short skinny guy that practiced boxing for a while, what best worked for me was learning to punch above me. I got really close where range doesn't matter and used my shorter height to protect my chin with my shoulders while I kept throwing everything I had. Unfortunately, my punches were really weak and I didn't have much stamina either, so I never knocked anyone out or anything, but I was never down myself either

[@themichaelthing]

I asked my kung-fu teacher once, can I, being way shorter and way lighter than an average "thug", become like this awesome master level martial artists. And he honestly told me "You migh, but you will have a hard time and will have to work harder than anyone else". That in one way killed my enthusiasm, but also gave me a glimpse into the harsh reality of fighting: being smaller is naver an advantage, you just have to work your ass of to mitigate its disadvantages.

[@ArmaGuyz]

BS. You gave up based on your height you were why you failed not your height. Some of the greatest fighters of all time were smaller men, where do you think Bruce Lee would have gotten with Jeet Kune Do if he had the belief from the start that he was always at a disadvantage. Fighting is not has not and will not have the winner outcome based on height. 90% of the martial arts in the world come from countries with short populations. You all sink your own battleships if you believe from the start they got something you don't simply cause their legs are longer and head sits a little higher you are never going to succeed with a faulty foundation. Get rid of the mindset that height = win probability.

[@healthybuffalochristunerwi78]

This is great. Size disparity is something that definitely needs to be discussed but seems to get glossed over. It is incredibly intimidating walking into a room of much larger people wondering how I am going to pull this off.. good video.

[@KurNorock]

Nothing makes me roll my eyes harder than a little dude talking about how he could easily handle a bigger guy. I am a bigger guy and I have been in a fair number of fights. I can FEEL the advantage I have against smaller guys and the more of a size difference there is, the more of an advantage I have. Their punches hurt me less than mine hurt them. It is easier for me to move them around than for them to move me. I can reach them when they can't reach me. And even if I am literally twice their size, the speed difference is negligible. There are weight classes in all combat sports for a reason. The fact that some weight classes are only 3-5 pounds apart should tell you something.

[@fanofgodjimindiva2497]

Yeah, we have seen smaller guys beating much bigger opponents in professional combat, but those smaller guys are always physical beasts in their own right, look at Mike Tyson or Manny Pacquiao for example, they were able to beat much bigger guys because they were ferocious punchers and fast as hell, with great fighting skills to boot. but the Tysons and Pacmans of the world are the exception, not the rule.

[@lifeinlimbo2186]

As a self-defense practitioner with many years of experience,if there's one thing I've learned,it's that the bigger they are,the harder they hit.

[@ArmaGuyz]

@@fanofgodjimindiva2497 You just had better hope they are the exception.

[@ArmaGuyz]

A better trained and stronger than you fighter can win a fight against you no matter how tall and lumbering you are. You are telling on yourself. Anyone with real fighting experience would not make blanket statements or hold such opinions. An experienced fighter can win a fight no matter the size of his opponent. Knowledge and experience are the deciding factors in fighting not height. You would know this if you had fought nearly as much as you would like others to believe here with your shenanigans statements applying blanket policies to anyone shorter. To make such a statement knowing some of the greatest fighters in the world are shorter men shows your level of experience by itself. Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Jet li. All amazing fighters and Maritalist and not just for the cameras. Where are the famous Tall fighters who always won cause they were tall??? Exactly. 90% of the worlds Martial Arts originates from countries in which their entire populations would be classified as short think about that.

[@KurNorock]

@@ArmaGuyz Tell me you are a 5'6 manlet without telling me you are a 5'6 manlet. 1. I said "bigger" not "taller". There is a very important and distinct difference there. A guy who is 6'6 but only 160 pounds is smaller than a guy who is 6'0 but 220 pounds. This is why combat sports are separated by weight classes, not height classes. 2. Being big and/or tall does not mean you are "lumbering" or slow. Just like being short/small doesn't mean you are going to be agile/fast. 3. Knowledge and experience CAN BE the deciding factors in a fight, but are not as important as you are pretending they are. Yes, a guy who has trained for 10 years in MMA will beat a larger guy who has never trained. Obviously. But putting a small guy who has trained for 6 months against a much larger guy who has never trained? Now the outcome isn't so clear. And putting a small guy who has never trained against a large guy who has never trained, is a good way to get small guys hurt. 4. I'll throw your argument right back at you. Anybody who has ever been in a fight would immediately know how much of an advantage it is to be the bigger guy. 5. Even animals know better than to fuck around with bigger animals. 95% of interspecies conflict is resolved through posturing and showing off size. Because the smaller animal KNOWS not to pick a fight with the bigger animal.

[@tylerrobbins8311]

As a bigger man (255lbs) trust everything in this video is spot on. I am not even that skilled but just because of my size I can get away with a little bit. If your smaller or weaker fight smarter, end of the day the smarter fighter will generally win. Oh and an athletic person who is 145lb is going to school a 260lb person who is a slob even if skill is hypothetically the same. Just like it's true a 6'5 280lb athlete who knows the basics will probably wreck you (hence weight classes) So end of the day train, train, train, and then train again. Be better traind and fight smarter.

[@isadurika]

Love it. Even in Jiu Jitsu, for example, which is targeted as "technique beats weight and strength", no it doesn't really. 12-year-old boys at the gym are stronger and weiight more than I do. The only chance I have is to be very quick and dead on technique, because other than that, I'm kinda hopeless once they just drop their weight on me, I have to tap out if it gets to this.

[@DennisBLee]

It does, if your opponent has no technique. All things being equal though size matters. That said, once you figure out how to make your techniques work on larger opponents, you're probably executing at a higher level than someone who's only ever made it work on someone smaller.

[@SwordTune]

My mom once asked me how would a smaller person go about fighting a larger one, and I gave her roughly the same run down. But she said she didn't think it was possible because she thinks someone who attacks would be so tall that they're head is out of reach for a clinch. She's short, but not that short. Like Mike's height. I think some people, especially if they are small and then they get older, think there's this insurmountable physical barrier so they don't even bother thinking about ways to defend themselves.

[@eliasschneeberger1337]

I mean in judo you have throws that work better for big people ald throws that work better for small people. Hip throws for smaller people as their hips are already lower than their opponents. Uchimata for taller people as its hard to bring your leg up high enough as a smaller person. But the consensus is: If you're smaller you'll lose to bigger Had an experience with a small blackbelt. Like 2 heads smaller than me. I was alot stronger than me but he was so good at gripfighting that I couldnt get my hands on him a single tine and got absolutely demolished by this 20kg lighter person despite trying to throw him.

[@oreocarlton3343]

Taller and shorter, not bigger and smaller, even in striking and wresrling some techniques work better for shorter people but overall weight is always an advantage

[@feranard]

I remember hearing something about how martial arts was basically a way to improve the fighting ability of weak people to fight stronger, less-refined people. This speaks to me that martial arts, correct form, etc., are merely force multipliers. The quote about how a technique that would allow the smaller person to throw a big guy to a ground would also allow a big guy to throw a small person across the room makes sense in that context. The quote about having correct form also speaks to me because of the force multipying property of correct form. I took judo and they taught two ways to do a basic forward throw: 1. The 'man's' way of doing it just involved putting one foot behind the opponent's foot and then lifting and pushing the other guy. 2. The 'woman's' way of doing it involved wrapping the other guys knee and then doing the same form. More refined technqiue for the second way to increase force. Edit: I would like to add an anecdote that's a lesson. I trained up my core because I was obsessed with Bruce Lee. I think it supposed to make the upper and lower body connect more. As a result, I got a bit more fluid with moving my whole body around. BUT, I didn't train anything else. So, maybe I got better at full body things but I was still weak in everything else. Lesson here: Technique can only get you so far. Train your body. 0.1 x 10 is still only 1. Train your body to a 1 and that 1 x 10 can become a 10.

[@Agiranto]

So I've been doing km and boxing with my wife for 5 years and man, she really had to internalize that you just have to be physically fit and ready for many self defence maneuvers and knowing you limits. You can't just "wing it" without any training. And I'm proud that in some moments my wife can kick my ass now. But it's all about training and striving to be better for yourself no matter what.

[@Originalchili]

Damn bro, you must be a beta weakling if you and your wife both train and she can kick your ass, you can't even blame it on technique as you both have been training, does she need a bull?

[@zeroblade6599]

''Use their weight against them'' I always interpreted that as using their momentum against them. More weight takes way more force to get going, but also to stop. Lighter people can shift their bodyweight faster than heavies and that's what you should take advantage of. That's what I always thought it meant: big=slow, small=fast

[@adamoleoni2272]

Yeah, but Guess what? Momentum does the damage.

[@fredwebster6492]

I loved when Mike was talking about how guys respond to a confrontation. "He said come over here and I will whip your ass, so I went over there and ... he whipped my ass!" 🤣

[@kevintse2870]

As a former judo practitioner. When a smaller guy goes against a much bigger guy (30+ lbs heavier) and the skill gap isn’t enormous, the smaller guy ends up being slower because we need huge movements just to get any kind of reaction. Exactly what Amber was doing here. In effect we end up off balancing ourselves thus giving them the opportunity to throw us.

[@nickcarroll8565]

I’ve been a manlet my whole life. I’m not scared of getting thrown around training, but I use my assets to my advantage - I’m stronger and more flexible than I appear, I can tolerate joint manipulation applied to me better than average. I still expect to thrown around by someone 6’inches taller than me.

[@holywaterbottle3175]

I've also had a manlet in my whole. Couldn't resist Edit: the typo in the above comment has been corrected, rendering my joke no longer relevant nor funny

[@nickcarroll8565]

@@holywaterbottle3175 this is why I’m not an editor lmao

[@beowulfshaeffer8444]

I get great personal satisfaction when I hear useful advice and then realize that it boils down to "get good." :)

[@Joecool20147]

Lol when you said “fighting is fighting” at 8:52 I could tell you were almost lapsing into your Ryan Hoover character. “Just because you fight in water, does that make you a water fighter”

[@hard2hurt]

Yeah that was a little hooveresque haha i was in the environment.

[@christophervelez1561]

I'm loving this content. You guys put in words what I'm trying to say when I teach.

[@rocknrolllowlife8493]

I'm very skinny and 17 years old and I've been training Brazilian Jiu Jiutsu for around two years now. Class can be intimidating at times because I find myself rolling with a lot of the larger people who attend my class, I have even skipped class before but I just remember that I'm only gonna get better at jiu jiutsu the more I go

[@liamcage7208]

It is understandable that woman new to martial arts feel out of their element. Most martial arts clubs are men's clubs (there are exceptions) but if you are small and you fear bigger opponents then you have to train with/against bigger people....eventually. Any club I have ever worked out at, the black belts (or equivalent) usually know how to be good partners for beginners. They know how much resistance to offer and when while offering coaching. I know some women who have taken Krav Maga for years and NEVER train against a larger male partner. If you train for self-defense you need to be outside your comfort zone, otherwise stick to sport martial arts where they have weight classes.

[@joshwaterman5526]

Good point

[@smallGatsby]

Plus, many Krav Maga clubs don't even go near semi contact. Yes, there will be exceptions but it's not that common that KM schools go to semi or full contact. So many female KM only practitioners haven't even realistic experience to fight against a female of their size

[@androidtactics685]

I really really enjoy these collaborations of different KZbin channels in a single video. God bless you all. Peace

[@memorris2]

I have been subscribed for years, and this is the first video ive seen pop up from you in at least 12 months......missed you brother!!!!

[@SD-ym1rt]

The missus would never in a million years let me show her anything. But, maybe she will listen to Amber and Icy Mike!!

[@adamzoubi96]

Mike is just on another level! This channel is the perfect channel for the avrage joe trying to learn martial arts and self defense.

[@hard2hurt]

even if i throw my hooks wrong, right?

[@adamzoubi96]

@@hard2hurt yeah, i guess.

[@fujimartin1121]

Totally appreciate this video...Great context, well done!!

[@hiddentruth5873]

Thank you for the great lessons!True to fighting, on point, rare!

[@shadowfighter6445]

As someone who can't gain weight and also practice's Jiu-jitsu I agree with everything you say. Thank you for sharing ☺️.

[@jooot_6850]

Mmm try steroids

[@SonsOfDeForest]

drink milk. eat food while drinking milk. then drink more milk

[@shadowfighter6445]

@@SonsOfDeForest I would if I didn't have an allergy to dairy 😔.

[@SonsOfDeForest]

@@shadowfighter6445 F

[@SonsOfDeForest]

@@shadowfighter6445 what is comes down to for people like us is you just gotta eat when you're not hungry. it feels bad but it works. you have to do it every day at least once or twice. train hard so you don't become a fatass. this means big full body heavy shit. squats/deads/rows/standing press with a barbell. putting on good weight is probably the physically hardest thing you can do, but it's super effective

[@biglc034]

Like this combo, keep'em coming.

[@BrandenRossman]

Awesome video everyone! Stoked on the new training space!

[@jeanlloydbradberry9099]

Another wonderful, true video.These are the kind of people you should want to be around within any context. Being around positive winners makes you tend to succeed a lot more in the long run.

[@nicksalvatore5717]

Basically be better than them trick them with bullshittery or just have a weapon and they don’t. And don’t let them have it!

[@fredeuhrbrand3789]

"so I went over there!.. And had my ass kicked" omg... Why am I part of that category!? :-D :-D

[@enoughofyourkoicarp]

Agaisnt a superior power superior strategy is required. Also the technique Amber showed in this video reminds me of a quote by Sun Tsu; "Use a direct attack to engage and an indirect attack to win."

[@mikeydo9567]

Great video, great message, and Amber is awesome!

[@NoraTKD]

Amber is so cool! Fighting is fighting. Know your strentghs and use them well.

[@anhtran9111]

I'm the same size as mike and I always think about how I should deal with a particular person who is of a particular size because if you prefer grappling you know how much size play into a certain situation.

[@Pikepaw]

Sensei Seth is on point with the cue of big lumbering oaf 😂😂🤣🤣🤣. Thank you for playing your part

[@blockmasterscott]

1:08 Wow, we have that move in Tai Chi. It's just amazing how a lot of this stuff is universal.

[@jaeyoungkang5951]

Weapons...weapons beat larger people. However, fighting with weapons is only one part of the solution. We need an entire art purely focused on quickly drawing weapons out in a sudden attack, from a variety of awkward body angles (like an Iaido for modern knives / pepper sprays / stun guns).

[@nightshade7240]

If you carry you practice right? I mean all the people I know who carry knives or other devices drill not just the use but drawing their weapon and implementing it from all kinds of positions. They also carry more than one weapon because there are situations where you won't be able to reach your belt carry but you can reach your ankle for example.

[@jaeyoungkang5951]

​@@nightshade7240 Oh yeah, for sure, people practice drawing and deployment on their own (even on this channel there's been videos touching on this subject), which is great. I'm just not sure that there's a standardized method for the optimal way to deploy each type of modern weapon, so the people who practice it are basically making it up by themselves. I think even in several weapons-centric arts, people don't give this particular set of techniques as much focus as it should (I've seen several Kali / Eskrima schools that didn't really touch on this question, for example, which I thought was a major, if not the biggest, weakness of the art). Maybe an enthusiastic weapon martial artist would carry more than one weapon on them. However, if the average person does end up carrying, say, a knife (I'm using a knife for this example since it's a good example of an object that's both a tool and a weapon), they'd probably only carry one knife, and it's probably going to be a knife used for work, like a craft knife. So the standardized system teachable to average people should probably also have techniques for quickly using tools as well.

[@edwhlam]

Serious Judoka lift weights. It’s true of serious recreational players, and it’s doubly true for Olympians. There is that.

[@dsuess]

Lumbering oaf!! The opening just made my day. Great video all the way to the end

[@omjones7761]

“A lumbering oaf” I’m 3 seconds into the video and I already love it! Great job!!!

[@LightingLukeLTN]

"Probably aikido" - Seth 3:19

[@Remagenify]

I think the biggest lesson I have ever learned, there's always someone stronger, faster, more skilled out there than you. Simply gotta keep training and self improving for yourself, not to overcome others. If you're forced into a fight, know what you can do that can make it so you can survive above all.

[@andrewgrow5711]

great video on an important topic dose of reality good stuff, keep it up

[@95DOIDO]

"use their weight against them" "i'm smaller, so i may be faster"... shit is a myth, the only thing that smaller people tend to have a bit more than larger people is the cardio, and that's not a rule...

[@StanleyPinchak]

If you ever let a big training partner start to squish you under their weight all that cardio advantage starts getting negated really quick. That cardio only helps if you can remain elusive and break grips standing, avoiding the clinch, and keeping their weight off or being on top if it gets to the ground.

[@SI-ln6tc]

Royce Gracie and the Gracies says otherwise. Royce has beaten bigger guys over and over again.

[@StanleyPinchak]

@@SI-ln6tc Are the Royce Gracies of the world the typical students at a given martial arts school? Once the opponents of Royce studied up and became well rounded in ground fighting was he able to dominate bigger opponents, or for that matter opponents his own size? Why are there weight classes in grappling disciplines if weight doesn't matter? Don't drink the Gracie coolaid. Get out there and train.

[@95DOIDO]

@@StanleyPinchak yeah, 100%

[@95DOIDO]

@@SI-ln6tc they won cuz they're more skilled, nobody said that is impossible, but the truth is, you don't have any advantage being smaller, if you fight a version of yourself 40lbs heavier and 5 inches taller, you gonna get your ass kicked, and it was already said, there's weight classes for a reason.

[@angusmcnay5449]

6:54 really just made my morning

[@tattoodrdoke]

I love testing out with pushing and pulling then as they do the opposite capitalising on that. Also works great for the ground.

[@keystothebox]

Amber is great on the video. This reminds me of the tricks my 12 year old started to use on the 200+ lbs adults in classes.

[@user-hn5ee1xu2d]

If you are smaller and weaker: 1. Avoid dangerous places 2. If you can't step #1 - run 3. If you can't step #2 - take big and strong friends 4. If you can't step #3 - have a gun/tazer/pepper spray/baton/knife and be ready and trained to use them But anyway - best way is to avoid / run from danger

[@jeanackle]

Judo as a sport does have several different weight classes. That should be enough to tell you not to take "use their weight against them" literally. Actually, I've never heard anyone who does Judo say that.

[@akamrcam]

I have heard, "the bigger they are the harder they fall". Usually right before a black belt half my size throws me.

[@combatsportlover6919]

That's because both people know Judo.

[@bolieve603]

Yeah I've never seen Teddy Riner vs Distria Krasniqi in a gold medal match so that's enough evidence for me

[@mohinder6047]

nobody has ever said this ever. period. this is a dumb af strawman argument that mike has used to make multiple videos

[@jeanackle]

@@akamrcam Yep, I've heard that one too, since decades ago. But I son't think it was even in Judo context (which I did a bit of when I was a kid).

[@williamchandler2937]

Sir you speak truth and have earned my respest,subbed

[@RatingsFor]

How I always interpreted "use their weight against them" was timing and quickness. As a smaller person you're usually quicker. But, realistically, you "just" have to be better than the other person.

[@187Overkillah]

There is a video of a BJJ black belt (around 80kg) wrestling Thor (had absolutely no clue about wrestling) and he got absolutely destroyed just by his strength and weight. That was also very eye opening for me.

[@sampsonlittle7368]

Being an older woman in jujitsu, the instructors would put you through hoops. The new big guys would not be a problem for me but as they learned the technique they would get better because of their weight used against you. My size, being smaller would be able to use their center of gravity against them, because I was lower to the floor. Once they are over their center you then can use the momentum of their weight against them. So going in as a smaller female, you have got to know you are going in with some advantages.

[@CT-bc6jh]

Thank you for this!

[@user-is7xs1mr9y]

I've been training self defense for about two months and this resonated so much with me. I'm a 5'8 woman, and in my country I'm taller than the average man, but I'm skinny with noodle arms. I'm working to be stronger and have the best form I can, so at least the disadvantage will lessen.

[@ash2dvst]

Amber is badass! Thanks for doing this topic Mike. I'm not a lady and I taught self defense many years ago, but I've always taught it with your same mentality, "fighting is fighting". Survival is about trying a bunch of tools on a bunch of different people with one's own body and finding out what kinds of things work for oneself. It's a grind and you have to do the journey, but the reward of feeling that much better equipped to protect yourself and your loved ones is immense. Thanks for being generous with your knowledge and platform

[@dusekchristopher6077]

I remember after over a decade of traditional kung fu, doing Chinese Sanda, Army Combatives ect, I came to one simple conclusion about "Women's Self-Defense", basically you train them the same way you would guys and you focus on simples straightforward tactics. I remember, and yes as a kung fu dude, being asked this by friends and colleagues, I said if you want to get well trained for self-defense in a short period of time, take Boxing, MMA, Muay Thai ect. There are a variety of issues with combat sports in terms of translation to self-defense or "da streetz" but basically those principles of fighting and skills are pretty close.

[@Marveryn]

i think the main principle is learning to get hit and how to respond when hit. If you blink, react without thinking to a punch being thrown at you while putting yourself in a worse position than no amount of training is going to help. Once a person can get comfortable with the fact they are or may get hurt and instead let the training take over on whatever martial arts they perform then they increase the chance of surviving the situation.

[@mikeylitchfield4651]

Combat sports gets you closer than the way traditional schools train but it's never going to be perfect. When we don't have to put rules in place because we have robots to spar with of which we can't maim or kill then it will be perfect.

[@GameDevNerd]

Great explanation. Size and strength is definitely NOT a disadvantage, it's actually quite advantageous ... but it *isn't everything*, it just counts for a lot. And there are ways to make it less of an advantage but there's no magic technique to "use size against them".

[@ronanderson1816]

Thank you! well said and well done !

[@senseierictollett4830]

Smaller people will always have to fight harder and be more Technical!! You have too as the experience rises bring up the intensity

[@tsteri18]

In Self-Protection you have to assume that your Enemy is going to be Stronger than you, that's when you can train yourself better 💪

[@honestbenny]

I remember sparring in gym with 155 cm girl who trained judo. I straight up almost biceps curled her from floor when she tried to arm lock me :D. Size and weight matters a lot. A lot. Never ever stand in fight vs someone bigger and think that "I will just do X and Y technique to compensate" becasue you may be for nasty surprise when you can't even do it properly because suddenly it's not a 70 kg friend from trainings but 110 kg guy who have just basics. Approach everyone with respect in combat.

[@labreeskalies3546]

This is the second video I've started watching it was unintentional I just picked it without looking but when I did I laughed and thought, well guess I should Subscribe for sure. LoL. I dig it. ✌️👍

[@FiciousCritik]

Old gymnast, "Go for it!" Backflips need 100% commitment ... or they're DANGEROUS. Apprehension can be fatal in acrobatics ... and other endeavors.

[@relaxvibes8377]

I'm 38, work in Armed Security, and started taking Krav Maga lessons. I'm tall and skinny, and I like KM more than JKD. I also tore the cartridge in my left knee and it's bone on bone. However, if a guy TOO big just won't leave well enough alone and keeps aggressively coming after me, the size discrepancy alone allows me to justifiably use my firearm. I just hope it NEVER comes to that.

[@honestlee9921]

As soon as I saw her go for that snapdown to ankle pick with swag It just confirmed that yup, you just gotta be good 😂

[@SarahLindleyFarnsworth]

Thank you. :-) Always appreciate it.

[@harleyross664]

As a bigger guy i hate using strength over technique 😅 as i want to get it perfect not easy though lol i get bored and just pick people up 🤣

[@akshaykali7037]

Im like that around people my age, but when against adults i feel like a little girl lmao

[@mortalkomment8028]

I'm huge, really big and do Muay Thai. I rarely ever meet people who can beat me up. Small people trying to throw or sweep me usually doesn't work either. People under 70 kg have almost no chance to knock me out or throw me down. Yet, I'm bad at ground fighting and grappling, I have not the slightest interest in a knife fight and my night vision is bad. I only fight for fun. I have a small knee injury currently. Also people who train more and weigh somewhere between 85kg and 120kg definitely can beat me if they try really hard. So think about that. You don't want to fight a much bigger and better trained person. But they might have weaknesses you may try to capitalize on. Hell, I'd be afraid of a 50kg woman who can swing a kitchen knife!

[@gladiumcaeli]

Just out of curiosity as a short guy, what's the thing you noticed that they might lack when they try to sweep you? Timing, Strength, short legs,

[@jooot_6850]

“Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned - especially if she grabs a knife”

[@Bluesachwill]

@@gladiumcaeli The thing lacking is mass.

[@mortalkomment8028]

@@gladiumcaeli If you are incredibly skillful in this particular move it may work. I've trained sweeping and stand-up grappling with tiny BJJ beasts. They had no chance because of weight difference and lacking power on their side. But I was really impressed because I didn't manage to put them on the ground with my shitty grappling and take down skills and without the boxing and kicks. I've also trained Enshin karate for some time. The good ones are masters in sweeping. But I would always drag them with me even if they manage to sweep me. I believe a decent Judoka 70kg+ could crush me easily if I can't punch and elbow him. But I do punch. A lot. And heavy. So, mass is definitely the most important factor. Also reach. And I really really don't want to go down since I am a boxer. Yet, there are certainly techniques that can still capitalize on that. If my legs are immobilized with one's body clinging to them they might bring me down. It's not impossible. It's just that it's super difficult. As for efficient self-defense: I wouldn't teach my daughter Aikido. Neither would I recommend her to box a heavier attacker. I'd teach her strategic thinking, situational awareness and some basic defensive physical skills from Muay Thai. Also using sprays, knives or guns. Best self-defense for young women. Definitely not Aikido or phony stuff like that.

[@owenli7180]

As a smaller guy, I've found there are maybe a handful of techniques where it's better to be "smaller". Not lighter, or weaker necessarily but smaller. Small joint locks on the ends of the arms from a standing position, and some of the throws are easier for me to pull off on someone with longer limbs and a higher center of gravity than it is for them to pull off on me. Of course, if you take a fight as a totality, it still totally sucks as a little guy for all the reasons you mentioned. For every advantage you have, you have to overcome half a dozen disadvantages - you get hit more closing distance; you can't reach them while they can reach you; their hits (even crap ones) hurt you more than you can hurt them etc.etc. And I guess the larger, stronger opponent doesn't ever NEED to try and use those small joint locks or throws, so it makes much less strategic sense for them to put in the effort there when they could just hulk smash you on your way in, or just keep you at bay until you have no will to come in anymore.

[@seanmikhael1767]

_"He said if I went over there, he'd whoop my ass. So I went over there... and he whooped my ass!"_ 😂