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Loved the video, but my favorite part was how the security guard in the hallway panicked and waited until the other security guards got there before he came over to help LOL

These videos are priceless... Thank you. You've opened up my awareness to the danger of a surprise attack. 👍

Idea of moving back slightly when he turns his back to angle-up is a great point

A few things I'd like to touch on.. I've been in this situations before. And I've never been sucker punched. For a few reasons. 1 - The range. Nick mentions stepping back if the guy starts angling off or acting suspicious.. I agree. a small step back takes you out of sucker punch range. if the guy steps in towards you then you know he's looking for a confrontation. at which points you need to get your hands ready. 2 - Nick mentions the guy looking around.. maybe looking to see who is watching.. Thats not true. usually what happens is they are looking around because they are trying to distract. They don't want to look at the person they are about to sucker punch because they are trying to not give away a tell. They want it to be a surprise.. so they look everywhere BUT the person. What i see happen in street fights more often is the victim might look around to see if anyone can help intervene or deescalate the situation.. Usually they are scared, or nervous and then don't pay enough attention to what the sucker puncher is about to do. Remember.. if you're in a situation that is escalating and you think the person might throw a punch.. you need to stay focused on them. Dont look at their eyes.. look at their body. have the clinched their fists? take a small step back so you're out of range. and make sure you know your surrounding.. are you on grass, pavement, is it inside.... that way if you really dont want to fight then you can escape or put something like a tree, or table between you and the other guy.

As a bouncer I like to put my hands on my chest and talk with my hands slightly this way my hands are up and ready but don't give away the fact that I'm ready to defend and put my covers up, I like stepping into the attack with my covers up because I can stop the attack and usually land an elbow as I'm moving in and it gives me more time to react to the attack without getting punched in the face, I've been doing security for 18 years now I work at a rough bar and I've stayed safe with this approach since taking it into consideration, stay safe out there guys!

Anybody else notice the third officer hiding behind the blue wall? Hilarious

Thanks Nick. Love how you implement what you've literally seen in the streets. Gives it so much more validity than 'in theory X will happen...' Great work as always.

this is one of your best videos in a long time. perhaps one of your best ever and one of the most informative, no-nonsense self-defense vids ive ever seen. keep it up.

Nick, I'm back watching every single of your videos if they're all high quality like that... your explanations are on point and very accurate. Good to see you back brother!

I LOVE FIGHT ANALYSIS!!!! This stuff is Soooo very important! Nick, you are a genius! Good for you to take the time to make these presentations for all of us interested in how to defend ourselves. The first defense is to have awareness. This is that method. You are my favorite educator! Kick ass Nick! Very cool!

Excellent video; great practical advice -- especially, on how to read the body movement of the would be attacker, maintaining your distance and keeping your hands up.

Absolutely love this series already.

This channel is packed with great advice. He explains so well.

Thank you nick, you got you a subscriber just from this one video. I appreciate your attitude and insightfulness. Very impressed.

THANK YOU NICK. I'VE WATCHED MANY SELF DEFENSE VIDS AND MOST AREN'T PRACTICAL OR USEFUL. JUST SOME DUDE MAKING VIDEOS. YOUR VIDEOS ON THE OTHER HAND ARE SUPER INFORMATIVE. AND I COULD TELL IMMEDIATELY THAT THESE TECHNIQUES CAN BE USED IN REAL LIFE SITUATIONS. SO THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR USEFUL & TRUSTWORTHY CONTENT.

As I had many surgeries, I have many fused bones in my wrists and back and neck.I was once a good fighter. Now I need some way of defense without hurting the back and wrists. That is why I am watching.I need to use an Aikido style more than ever.Thank you for your helpful video's.I am 57 now and have to frequent the Southside of Chicago for Medical treatments.Last time I was attacked ,I just ran,It was all I could do. Best Aikido move at the time. Again thanx. Awareness is the best tool.

I really enjoy these real life fight analysis keep them coming nick.

hey NICK LOVE THE VID BRO and the new TAT on the arm nice keep up the great work bro peace and love from VA

Don't forget the ''Let's shake hands'' or ''Shake my hand'' sucker punchers. Seen it plenty of times! Stay safe everyone.

Thank you for a very concise breakdown of a potentially dangerous situation. I hope that guard watches your vid and learns as much as I have from it.😊💖👍🏽😊

And just like all your videos this is absolutely fantastic, thank you for all the lessons Nick, keep it up!

Thanks for all of this helpful information Nick.

Id also like to add, the part @ 3:37 is so often neglected even by seasoned veterans so I'm so glad you mentioned it. It is HARDER to knock someone out if they are suspecting trouble AND are trained AND MOST IMPORTANTLY they are MOVING. This is due to the way the physics in kinetic linking combined with each individual's level of kinesthetic perception. Kinetic linking is the ability to gain maximum inertia of an object to have it apply the most efficient maximum force it is capable of. This force is then applied to a target or target area. Naturally if the target is MOVING, even if it's just a little bit and as long as it's not constantly towards the incoming inertia then it is going to not be able to achieve maximum power. This would be good news because that right there can be the difference in getting maybe grazed or hit off target at medium power leaving you still conscious and able to react or counter if you were to be a bit late on the defenses or ko'd or worse. Kinesthetic perception is your ability to judge and know where a part of your body is without having to actually LOOK at it or touch it to get a bearing on it's location ( old schoolers might call this 'body feel mechanics' ). For example right now without looking at or touching it close your eyes , straighten your arm out to the side, and touch your pinky to your thumb. Do you know EXACTLY where your hand is? If someone grabbed it, how long would you have to think before reacting? The better you are at knowing this the more aware you can be physically. Combined with MENTAL awareness and alertness and its awesome. SORRY NICK FOR THE TWO NOVELS I TYPED! I HAVNT BEEN ON IN A WHILE OR SEEN THE CHANNEL MAN! I WAS HAVING WITHDRAWALS!

As always very practical and no bs fancy moves, nick is the real deal, keep it up man

Just having your hands raised a little makes all the difference. Great video!

Nice to see this analysis of real street fight. No sugar coating. Keep it up sir

I practice KM and honestly I can say that you give good advices about prevention wich is one of the most important things that people should know. My respects to you.

Extremely good advice

Man you’re awesome 😎 Videos are very interesting and helpful for possible street fights. I practice kung fu for almost 2 years, so I know the basics to how to fight and defend, but for a street fight you can never train too much

Awesome nick , nice point of sight i'll keep following your videos , keep up salute from Brazil

awesome video Nick.. great content.. learnt something new.. watched it many times to register it in my mind.. never know.. this kind of situation may happen to anyone.. this video clearly shows how to prepare ourself.. every video of yours makes me a more confident person.. as in makes me feel I too can fight when required n defend as well.. thank you my fight Guru..

Excellent advise! Easy directions to remember creating muscle memory. Good job!

Thanks Nick!! Execellent analysis of a common technique on the streets!! Easy block to execute as well.

Great tip about creating space

Wow! I love this series!

Nick, don't put your background music that hard. The music distracts me, but this series is awsome. Keep up the good work, it's really awsome

superb format!

Great info, thank you

Great video,Nick!

Good video man makes a lot of sense

I really like this series, keep up the amazing videos.

🥋 Notice that the sucker puncher scratched his face right before throwing the suckerpunch to have an upper hand over his victim. Tip: As soon as you see a guy scratching his face/neck/head/ankle/etc. at any range within your centerline, scratch your face/neck/head/ankle/etc. with him that way you’ll have a greater chance to catch the suckerpunch, suckerkick, etc. and counterattack. If he switches hands to scratch, switch your hands and scratch with him with your other hand then move/lunge/slide/sidestep out of fighting range or within fighting range and/or away from his centerline the split second he stop scratching himself.

Great video, I'm loving the new pro look of your show 😊

This is great stuff

I also noticed that the guy completely locked up his body before throwing the punch, in a 1, 2 deployment, rather than a smooth motion going through prep and delivery.

Great Vid!

Amazing, that's a very applicable, thanks.

I'm leaving the army soon and will be doing part time door supervision (uk) will definitely be going back over all your vids to pick out some tips & advice, great video as always

Good stuff Nick!

Fascinating. Great subtle content.

Very good series!

Very informative and practical advice. Great vid Nick

Great knowledge

text book yet sharp. seems like a good dude

You right Nick, some don't see that sucker punch conning keep up the good work

Great points...all legit!

Very Nice! Thanks Nick

Great video. Thank you.

Great series

Also when standing front to front your body is a wider target" anticipate to make a quick turn to the side stance as he throws the blow , & counterpunch while his dominant arm is extended, as most people are right handed and throw a right hook or right cross, up close a possible upper cut, your videos are very informative and educational especially improving one's technique and anticipating strikes, as my instructor used to say knowledge is power " read body movement , another most excellent video thank you for taking the time to make these videos as I absorb your knowledge like a sponge" and download it in the back of my brain, so is if the scenario were to arise I would be mentally prepared and confident "

Very nice Active Self Protection style... But yours is different because you include a physical demonstration to a solution. Keep this series up, I think it will work

Stand Strong !

Keep up the great work, Nick. Excellent series! Scenarios are real which make your videos so resourceful. Honest feedback here...turn down the background music. It's distracting at times. Until your next video, staff safe.

First of all...HEY NICK! HAPPY NEW YEAR! I'd like to touch up on some of the comments people are making. As usual Nick, class triple A work on the video and lesson. Ironically enough, when I was a CO for 3 years back in the late 90's we had to train these scenarios. Id like to defend the actions of the third officer on the left of the video who has been getting flak from the viewers. Obviously you havn't been a CO before. He wasn't scared, or unwilling to engage the melee. As a CO your number one priority is your and your fellow staff's lives.If you see an incident go down you are trained to contact the main control room, followed by the supervisor who is usually a Sgt. rank or higher. Most of the time control does this for you or they hear your call on the walkie. After the call in, you then help your fellow officer. You can see if you pause @ 1:21 then change it to 0.25 speed you will see the officer reaches for his gear, and to the layman, seems to be hesitant to do something. Well he also put down his documents in a temp hiding spot. In that job, documents are legal binding and you protect them like they are your social security card / ID because you are liable for them. Especially if they are incident reports. So you see he goes behind the glass wall to hide his paperwork and by the time he rounds the corner ( and even then he still engages , albeit slowly ) to assist but notices the calvary already handling it.

Great advice!

Nice series; I agree, you should keep on doing these!

It's nice to see heightened production value, but I actually prefer not cutting to a different camera angle like that, unless it's to convery something important, like zooming in on a pair of keys or something. As a viewer I become too conscious of the camera with that kind of editing. :)

Production looks great. Good vid

This defense technique happens naturally for me, but I know not most. Great Video!!

Most of these videos have crap advice but this guy is legit. I've done the sucker punch trick in a self defense situation and have seen many things go down just as he described.

I’ve been in Corrections for a few years now, and this video is the truth, and echoed by greats like Bas Rutten. I’ve been in this type of situation a few times, and preparedness is worth its weight in gold. Working with inmates, you have an idea of your population and how they are from day to day, but you never really know what they could be thinking in a given moment, could be a bad day, they got into an arguement, they want to settle up with you for something they’re made at you about, something you took they werent supposed to have, whatever; it pays to aware, and for myself I try to make it look casual. I keep my left hand free and up near my face, usally my chin, and my right hand under my left elbow, untucked, so in a conversation it just looks like I’m resting my chin in my hand, or such, thats the first step in a sublte chess game that I’m playing with them from night to night. General rule is I dont let anyone get too close to me, either, I’m always just arm distance or so, and if I can smell ill intent, I counter move. It’s how I’ve come out on top in my scaps with these guys. Be nice, be professional, even cordial, but never a fool.

God bless this guy!

Great video Mr.drossos

Good demonstration and approach. I prefer to put my left hand onto my chin and the right arm across the chest with the right hand underneath the left elbow. As the punch comes in raise your left elbow in front of your face and hand across the ear. At the same time raise your right elbow so that it is level with the eye, forearm facing downwards. The whole knockout area of the jaw is now protected. Also if you step into the punch, with your left leg forward,you close the distance. The left hand can then grab his shoulder before you deliver right arm elbow strikes to the face or throat. Best to practice with a partner until it's hopefully second nature.

Awesome video I wanted to commentary from the experts on this incident

You teach good self defense tactics

very good hindsight !

Great video nick, but have you heard about Tony Blauer? He created an entire system of self-defense based on countering ambushes including sucker punches knife attacks etc. He called it the S.P.E.A.R. system and he's already taught it to a number of law enforcement agencies around the world. You seem to have similar ideas with him i'd like to see what you think of it.

great content keep it coming!

Love what you do, keep it up. One thing I will say however, your intro audio is much louder than your baseline audio, so many times I turn down the volume at the intro because it is loud, then have to turn it back up for the video. Hope that helps.

Excellent reaction time.

Good Morning Nick (ND) Thank You great advice on the sucker punch defense, thanks again. I'll be sharing this on Facebook, would love a Tac Light thank you.

I've made habits of scratching my head or my hands sitting under my chin with a arm folded like I'm pondering. A guy showed me this when I was younger on how to hold your hands up in a bad argument in case something like this happens. It's made a difference for me once probably would have got knocked out if I wasn't ready with my hands I still got hit but could of been worse. He called it verbal judo not looking aggressive but ready to defend yourself.

good analysis..

Salute!!!

very good series

Always keep your distance...never let your opponent enter your zone....

Good idea to take the step back when the bg takes a step around.

Nice analisys

Keep it up!

I loved the brave performance of the blond officer.

Great video, I got some good tips!

Nice series

great vid as usual. although has to be said the second correction officer did a great job. he handled the bad guy by himself no problem and had the situation under control before backup arrived

The 1st responding officer needs a stern talking too😝😝😝. He was all fumbling & scared to come out from around the wall👎🏾

I would step back a couple feet... Create distance.. Good vid Nick..

I really like this series. Keep it up. I'm lookin forward to it. Btw, the guard who got punched took it like a champ. That strike was powerful.

Yip its always personal space self awareness (PSA). We train this every week in my Krav Maga classes.

Your right Nick. U need your hands up. I've knocked so many guys out because their were down during our argument hands down. Seen a few guards knocked to sleep in prison also because of this same thing. Great info and your right on the money good job👊🏾