One of the most common attacks in a street fight is the overhand punch, or a "haymaker". This wide, looping hook packs a ton of power, but it is easily defended. Here are 3 effective self defense techniques to win the fight.
Haymakers are THE easiest punches to dodge bruh. They're the most obvious and the slowest. You could finish a whole mcdouble by the time the swing is finished.
Judo techniques are so deadly that im too scared to use them against someone who doesnt know how to fall. Im scared I may actually kill someone. I'm pretty bad at it also so I may overdo it. I messed up someone's neck before in the gym by doing a seio nage. I'd rather do a double leg.
I'm unclear on what to do after I hug my assailant. My first thought: *caress head gently* "shh shh, it's ok, I gotcha buddy, we'll get through this. I'm sure you have a lot on your mind right now. Tell me about your home life, growing up. Was it...a happy time?"
I think you sweep his leg, and turn him over when you both are falling so he falls on the floor with you on top of him, and then once you have him there, you go HAM.
I like this video, it's short and to the point with good information, too many youtubers would take ten minutes to say what you said in 1 minute, so good job.
Wild haymakers are used by untrained people to intimidate. The second they're countered though the person will usually be at a loss of what to do. That's also usually when they try to wrestle you lol
I delayed watching this one but it's a good refresher. Glad I watched, I've tended to move forward, ducking under punch path, and using inside punches to soften up that gut area. You made me think with your arm wrap, et al. Appreciate it !
good defenses. I usually go for stepping in and blocking the punch on whichever side it's coming from while countering with the other side. or double hand blocking while gaining arm control then either going into knees or just sending them to the ground. great transition into a joint lock as well
could u do a vid on how to see punches coming and also how to avoid them instinctivly. many thanks and keep up the good work. from a long time subscriber.
Goran Gàyden if u train regularly and u have a friend whos at ur level the best thing u can do to practice seeing punches imho is LIGHT (i mean it soft BUT full speed punches) high paced sparring furthermore u always stay in the pocket u never leave it this way u can both throw many many punches that dont hurt but u still train ur vision and reflexes and please go soft. u dont wanna have unnecessary brain dmg sparring has to be constructive not destructive
With boxing and other combat situations, You should be focused on what parts of their body moves to minimize your reaction time and make it faster because you’ll see a punch coming far before it lands. distance management and reaction time goes hand in hand. A lot of people will be wildly punching, but remember that they only have two arms and so do you. Anyways, I’d say that there are three places in which you can strike a person on the arms in a combat scenario from a punch and you can do that in a number of ways by using blocks coming from a guard and strikes, and the three places would have to be the fists, the forearms, and the upper arms (triceps and biceps). (However this is a defense against straight punches, not haymakers). When you see wild punches coming at you, you could do a number of things since they cannot kick while doing their punching. Weaken the core with a kick to the solar plexus or groin to bend the person downwards to help you work a technique or finish the fight, or use modern boxing guards/panantukan counters against wild punches and open the centerline for strikes and takedowns or work an angle if you choose to use the upper body (fists) to attack them depending on the punch type. With distance management, you know the distance In which your reflexes will actually see the punch coming and be ready to stop it using the training you’ve done to do that. People can actually throw punches out really far. To see this, just extend your arm out to its maximum distance, then push the scapula forward, then twist the hips and lean forward and you’ll see your maximum punching distance, doesn’t matter if it’s a haymaker, Jab, or cross. You can control the distance and respond. A good base won’t be weakened while controlling distance and stopping punches and you won’t get thrown over, if you do, it’s rolling techniques from there which should be effective and leave the other person either unconscious, or with broken limbs and torn ligaments. BJJ fighters are good at rolling, I’d recommend you learn BJJ if you live in a bad neighborhood as well. Now, go learn and go spar!
Looking at Shane in regular clothes you'd never know he can kick your ass in a street fight. Self defense training is like a hidden super power for mere mortals.
I have literally seen that duck and tuck head against back maneuver done on someone before. The guy grabbing chose a t-bar grip instead of a locking grip around the waist and just tossed around this bigger guy like he was a rag doll. I wish I had footage of it!
Nice, on the first one, you're going to pick yourself up in a risky fight. The second, it repels and surprises. The third, you connect him properly. To be chosen according to the type of opponent and the degree of confidence. There is also the jab which can be effective and which reduces the power of a haymaker. Without forgetting the defense of the step forward with the raised shoulder. The opponent will smack their nose on your shoulder. That should calm him down for a few moments.
hey shane I doubt you'll see this but your channel was the reason I started boxing and I should be starting MMA this summer I just want to thank you for all the information you gave me to improve on being a legit fighter
@@CodeNameCheese_ haha I forgot all about this, I’ve been training hard and consistently. I’m a 4 stripe blue belt in jiu Jitsu and have competed pretty heavily over the years. I’ve had a few boxing matches, a kickboxing fight. I actually coach Muay Thai at my mma gym. Was about to fight mma making my debut in 2 weeks but my opponent pulled out. It’s been crazy I’ve trained with some of the highest level people in the country of Canada. I’m doing great.
remember, if you're caught up in the moment and forget all of this: just dodge and tackle if it's just you and another person, it always worked for me and saved my ass when a dude tried to take my shit when i walked home from school one day
It's better to aim for your opponent's exposed back instead of his head when he misses the haymaker. His shoulder will cover the vulnerable part of his head. Better to just aim for the kidneys or the floating ribs. :)
Just want to say though, in a fight adrenaline is going crazy, and a lot of the time, the person your fighting won’t even feel a body shot until the next day
Personally I would not lean back if a haymaker gets thrown. Haymakers tend to overreach and travel long distances so it could still catch you as you lean. The safest move I've used against a haymaker in a fight I had years ago was keeping my left arm high to guard my face, and when the haymaker made impact on my arm, I immediately let my hands lose on the guy. He had no answer to my barrage of punches and tried grabbing me, but I threw him on the ground and followed up with more punches, and it was pretty much over from there. Another common thing I see in street fights is when people throw haymakers, they also lean their heads all the way down in an effort to avoid getting hit. A friend of mine got into a scuffle outside of a bar and the asshole did the same thing, but seeing as my friend is trained (honestly, any trained fighter can see a haymaker from a mile away), he rushed in, blocked the haymaker with his forearm, and used his other hand to keep the guys head down and throw knees into his face. That fight ended pretty much as quickly as it started.
that's fun the difference beetween u.s fights and fight in france, in my country we allways fight VERY close to each others(and there often many guys not one), it's seems more difficult to take the distance to the opponents. it's really often i see close distance hook style. And allways in u.s fight i see guys makin their guard up before fight begin !! its funny i never have the time to pull my guard on i punch only from basic stance.
yeah thats all cool if you see it coming. a skilled fighter will not telegraph it, but turn his body in a way that hides his intention. like a capoeira kick a hidden haymaker is one of the most devastating things that can come your way if executed correctly.
I like the takedown me being 5 10 and 250 and quick for my size if anybody wants to go that's what I'll go for I'm just looking to defend myself thanks for the advice I have been using your slip drill as well thanks man I really appreciate it
What I would do is duck, roll as Im rolling to my left I throw a hook to the body, as my body is about to square up from the roll I throw a right hook to the head. One of the two shots if not both will drop a person. A hard hook to the body to the average person will drop them as they're not used to it. And ofc the shot to the head might knock the guy out. After that if he's still standing I'd pounce back and reset. Something that most average people do in street fights is they're very timid and then commit either a haymaker or some soft punches. They never aim for the body so just rolling your body by ducking is enough to stay safe while also closing the distance for either a double leg or strikes.
Duck and punch at the same time, his own strength will add to your punch. Chin if you don’t care if he whip his head on the floor, plexus if you don’t wanna hurt him that much. Both are potential ko, if you can read his giveaway in time and duck correctly. Rear leg’s heels out of the floor for the punch, your leg must turn correctly.
I made it in less than an hour and it still already has 100 comments haha wow this channel is big now. thanks for the great content as usua Shane! l haha
A way to defend against a haymaker using Wing Chun is to use a move called Tan Sao and block the arm at the elbow joint to take the force away from the punch.
Ok now, compare this to a Tank Abbott highlight. Looks & sounds like decent advice too. But Tank ran thru guys with a lazy jab, a big overhand right, & forward momentum.
one good that i learn in karate is similar to the first one: you crouch down (is that the word?), then, you dont grab him, but "punch" him with your elbow right in the ribs. Then you take his soul out and gain 10+ respect
There's a better way to protect yourself from the haymaker: Jam the punch by diving into the aggressor as they swing, thrusting your hands into their shoulder and/or bicep, or their face.
Best is to learn to ABSORB a hit. You can't dodge everything in life. Most probably you are not facing Fury on the streets; when he commits to such a punch, you just thrust forward and partially block the shot. His full force might knock you down, but you block half of it, so his hit is no longer knock out worthy. So you got hit, but now you have an undeniable advantage close range between his arms. It's your turn. Control his shoulders and down he goes. That's the simplest way.
Correct me if I'm wrong on anything but I thought the haymaker is a good move but I always thought the swing was a bad move which is what your calling the haymaker I've seen a lot of old rough'n'tumble fighting westerns where the haymaker is used a lot by John Wayne Kirk Douglas and some other western tough guys 1:00 looks more like the haymaker I'm thinking of
those haymakers are deadly man. but if u can see em coming you can easily take em down as Shane said, I've had a huge one thrown at me and I slipped under and slammed em down, almost an instinctive action.
