How To Fight In A Dress: Gird Up Your Loins! 

I could have used this advice last weekend when I was traversing the countryside and my carriage was attacked by mustachioed banditos looking to steal my collection of priceless Rubies. Normally I'd use my mastery of Kung Fu to shoo them away but they caught me in my best ball gown so I had no choice but to surrender my jewels. Well never again banditos! because I subscribe to Jill Bearup's youtube channel

The enemy: "Ah yes, it would be impolite of me to attack whilst the madam has not properly girded her loins".

Now I want my heroins in shows to tie their dresses instead of ripping them. Such a waste of good clothes. Especially in medieval settings

I would LOVE to see a movie wherein a "gentleman ruffian" lends a lady his tie so that she could spar with him properly. Why raid a society ball if not to make it fun for everyone?

I got a good laugh out of imagining a group of henchman appearing and go: "Prepare to die" and the heroine holds up her hand and is like: "Okay, give me a few minutes" and begins to tie up her dress, while the henchman are too dumbfounded to know how to deal with it. :D

While the ripping fabric method looks distinctly badass, the tuck in method means your gown can be used again provided you do not get too much of the blood of your enemies on it.

Okay but that black velvet gown though 😍

Fighting in a dress: something we all know is logically rather impractical but sounds oh so damn cool.

Note to self: If a man finds thyself confronted by a maiden of fire wrapping her dress and sleeves, tis the word of the wise to nimbly and with great haste, run o'er yonder to avoid catching ye olde fade.

New idea for a DnD character. High born woman who attends fancy balls as a secret bodyguard for the ritch. Thinking some kind of Monk Rogue combo

I'd love to see that in a movie! Female character punches or kicks a man in his privates, rips his belt off, says: "One second" and ties up her dress with it then proceeds to kick his ass along with many others. Extra points for if they take the belt off, fix their dress and then rejoin the party or whatever they're at as if nothing happened.

The loins-girding is well explained, but if wuxia's taught me anything, it's that having long flowing sleeves that swoosh around while you swordfight only increases your combat ability.

My cousins better be ready to catch these hands on the day of my Quinceañera

Takes notes for research purposes. This will be PERFECT for my novels!

A note on the hairpin: I have genuinely used one to defend myself once when I was walking back late at night from an event. Very, very useful to have on hand.

The nappy might also be used as weak armor or padding if one is attacked. This was both informative and very funny. Great job.

My rule of thumb with clothes is that if I can't comfortably kick someone in the face, then I don't want to wear those clothes. Hence why you'll never catch me wearing skinny jeans.

Damn, I was sitting in my house the other day when I group of ninjas broke in to steal my prized anime action figure collection. I was OBVIOUSLY in my man-dress at the time so I couldn't fight to my full potential. I had my fedora and katana with me luckily, so I was able to reach 70% of my maximum power... I only needed 3. But unfortunately while I was taking care of the 20 ninjas in my living room, another had broken in and stolen my Hatsune Miku body pillow and My Little Pony figures. The dress got in my way as I tried to chase them down... and they escaped. If only I had known then what I do now. Thank you Jill Bearup, with your help I will have my revenge, and I WILL save my waifu!

Girding one's loins for unexpectedly martial situations in formal wear seems like a worthwhile Channel and itself. Also, thank you for suggesting the ability to keep accessories which double as weapons as a justification for longer hair.

Jill: "I hope you've enjoyed this video" Me, who very much enjoyed this video: "Yes, I've very much enjoyed this video"

Got baddies? ENGAGE NAPPIES!

I was today years old when I learnt what loin girding was.

Thank you, normally I would've just pull my gown over my head like a flower that has not bloomed. But now I will be able to defend myself, I will be finally able to fight the bandits that keep stealing my bread. I don't know why they steal bread, but I guess they're just carb hoggers.

I feel like this should be in movies, the heroine doesn’t have time for a wardrobe change so she quickly does her best to tie up her gown while dodging or deflecting oncoming baddies until she is combat ready, could be an interesting fight sequence and doing something like this isn’t that common so it would be cool to see this incorporated

But if my Chinese mythology has taught we anything, the longer the sleeves and “dress”, the better you get at martial arts...

okay but what if im wearing lots of pretty petticoats? as an hypotetical question of course

I really need to see this in a real scene in an action movie.

Visions of Gal Gadot spring to mind for some reason.

me, a girl, who hates wearing dresses/gowns : 🗒✍🏼👁👄👁👌🏼 “just in case” **saves video to playlist**

This is amazing advice! But I do have one question, what if you are forced to fight while wearing a gown involving a hoop skirt that cannot be easily removed. Just a few centuries ago I was in this situation in France. I was staying with a cousin and during a masked ball the chateau was stormed by angry peasants and there was virtually nothing I could do due to the large pannier (oval hoop skirt) I was wearing...never again did I return to France.

Welp, my 40th Birthday Celebrations have so far not been invaded by untowardity, Though I can't be entirely certain that this will remain the case. Still, I'll keep a weather eye.

Hmm, could have used that a month ago. Could have gone as society lady impromptu prepared to fight baddies for Halloween.

👗🤼‍♀️ A la _GI Joe_ : "Now we know!" "And *knowing* is half the battle."👍🏿

I will keep this information since I'm wearing a form of big loose dress whenever I'm going out. Will try to look up for belts or maybe my hijab can be a substitute for belt for the meantime lol

No one: Anime girls' dresses will eventually get ripped because of the fight until it so short or they will ripped the skirt to make it shorter.

“I hope you enjoyed this video” oh I did, dear Jill. One minute and thirty seconds of to-the-point, useful information I have taken directly to heart. You have taught me skills I shall pass onto my daughters and ladies in waiting.

“You can borrow a tie from a gentlemen, friend or *enemy*” yes the enemy will help you XD

This is improper for a lady, what if the ruffians see thy ankles?

The baddies are gentlemen and will Wait for you to finish.

I always knew this will come in handy

1:08 nah, I have watch a lot of chinese martial art film, those can be use as weapon to confused the enemy and hide weapons.

Found my aesthetic :D

This is deeply useful.

As someone who always had to wear long flowing clothes, the best way to always be ready to fight is to have slits which are hidden. These slots are basically overlapped by layers of the cloth or secured by clip buttons so normally they’re fully covered but when necessary, they can be frayed open. In my personal experience, I’ve never had to gather the loose fabric or tie them up as long as I knew how they’d move when I made a move, but this usually comes with experience, so it’ll take practise if that’s what you want to go with. Plus, if you can, Always add pockets to your dress designs even if they’re from older sewing patterns which usually don’t have pockets, add large, concealed poachers to carry daggers ✨✨✨

Me: * doesn't wear dresses or go to fancy gatherings * Also me: *I need to remember this next time I wear a dress at a fancy gathering*

My solution is to opt towards dresses with slits, or at least slits on the outer/inner skirt in which case the other layer can be quickly and neatly removed

I Always wanted to know that! 🙂Appreciate it ! Never knew what it meant in the Bible And as kid I never liked wearing dresses cause I couldn't play outside in them And I knew that you couldn't fight in them or run in them !

I love this, because we used to do this to our school skirts in the summer... they made us wear ankle length, thick skirts all year round and the Australian summer was not great for that, so we basically used the "make a nappy" technique all the time haha

I have been postulating how a dress could modified to have the skirt hiked up for battle, (or crossing streams etc) in a way that you could do it with minimum effort and assistance. This video gave me some great ideas, including having a long ribbon sewn inside the skirt and connected to the skirt by a series of loops (think belt loops). You could then grab the hem of the skirt, find the ribbon, pull it up and tie it to a matching (and decorative) ribbon at the waist. This would hike the skirt to whatever height was needed, (within modesty) without looking like you are wearing a nappie and could then easily be let down after you are done battling off the non- handsome rogues and have no indication that you were fighting anyone, except for some wrinkles, (and possibly some blood stains.)

I think you should consider taking up shurikenjutsu. That is, as I am sure you've guessed, the practice of throwing shuriken. Shuriken are thrown weapons of two definite types, "Hira-shuriken" (wheel shuriken) multibladed weapons which spin end over in flight and "bo-shuriken" or (stick shuriken). Everyone and his mother knows about hira-shuriken, the "ninja stars" that you can find in souvenir shops in every Chinatown. Bo-shuriken are far less commonly known and have a number of advantages many of which derive from the technique of throwing them being essentially a metal rod with a point at one end, bo-shuriken are easy to make, easy to carry (a long hair ornament with a point at one end or even a large and heavy nail would make a very good one) and, being as it were, non-bladed weapons, they only become illegal to carry in the moment that you use one as a weapon. The technique of throwing them is simple to understand, and, unlike the kind of knife-throwing that circuses have made famous, they generally don't require less on-the-fly distance calculation for your weapon to hit point-first because the throw is a matter of causing the weapon to make only a half-turn over the course of its flight. Best of all, throwing bo-shuriken makes anything with a point at one end that is light enough to lift and be thrown into a "field expedient weapon." That includes everything from a Swiss army knife or a leatherman tool, to a butterknife, or even a steel knitting needle or an open pair of scissors. Until fairly recently, the art of Shurikenjutsu has been relatively obscure but this has changed a lot over the last decade, in part, as a result of the rise of interest in "no-spin" knife-throwing. Stranger still, the Meifu Shinkage Ryu school's Soke (head of the school and possessor of the style) has gone to great lengths over the years to promote his school's style by traveling all over the world licensing teachers in the technique to spread his school's knowledge. Here is a link to information on Meifu Shinkage Ryu. If you try it, happy throwing. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vp0ULzeeAnc.html

The robbers be like when she’s getting ready: 👁👄👁

Of course, this implies they are willing to give you the time to do all that stuff. Just wear a sword with your formal attire (or gun in a stylish ankle or thigh holster). I wouldn't say anything. Frankly, if I saw a girl wearing a sword or dagger with a formal dress, I would figure I just found the right girl for me.

This was a great, amusing video that I really needed today. Thank you.

I like that you made this video in the garden as a warning (I presume) to your neighbours that you CANNOT be caught off-guard.

Hm, you know, if you're the kind of woman who could expect to fight at any given time, I wouldn't think it would be so hard to discreetly modify gowns to cinch/snap/tie/wrap/etc at a moment's notice.

Me at my wedding *Enemy attacks Me : wait 5 mins *Sets Dress Me : COME ON BISH FIGHT ME *Runs

For real though, the hair accessory/pencil to keep hair up is a tool for every night travel. Since learning a sharp pencil can do much harm, I have felt very safe travelling at night through the park. Love the vid ♥️

Robber! Give me all your money. Me: two seconds I need to make my dress look like a giant nappy. Robber: okay, does 5 work for you?

As a woman who hates having to change before going to duels and even just defending myself, I thank thee greatly for this. -Esmeray, Daughter of Jeykll and Hyde

As someone who writes a lot of fight scenes, this is super helpful. Thanks 💛🙏

Where has this video all my life?! This would've been really helpful 3 years ago.

This appearing in my recommend page is the best thing that had happened to me for the entire day

Medieval version of: here, hold my hoops

Thank you, RU-vid algorithm, for finally showing me the kind of content I actually want to see!!!!!!! Also, that weird dress????? Gorgeous

OMG is this whole channel like this? This is awesome!

Borrow a tie from a gentelman friend... or baddie. Because that is definitely the first thing you would do when your attaked. Can I have a tie please?

Too cute! I discovered your channel a week or so ago and I'm thoroughly enjoying catching up on ALL the videos!

Didn't know "gird your loins" had an actual practical application. Thank god for pants.

Normally, I watch 3 videos by the same uploader. And, usually, If I like all 3, then, I subscribe. Rarerly, do I subscribe after watching just 1 video. This is one of those videos. I have been impressed and look forward to more with high expectations.

When your date at your school prom is dancing with another girl, and you must duel with the girl in order to win your man back

Me: *walking in a dress* a murder:* chasing me* me: hold up I need to fix my dress murder: oh ok I will wait

It's not like I am gonna wear a gown and go anywhere or that I know how to fight but thanks

I'm sure, if baddies are physically assaulting you, they'll at least have the decency to pause and wait for a minute until you have arranged you skirt for a proper fight!

I quite like the intricacy of this method, but in my past of kung fu sword fighting I've found unsheathing you hidden dagger and tearing the gown's skirt and sleeves is appropriately intimidating and time efficient.

I've just watched enough helpful-to-my-writing videos on your channel that you earned a fresh subscribe, haha! Thanks!

I NEED that black velvet one!! So pretty!

This was a fun video and I loved the tip for wrapping long sleeves and will be applying it in the future when washing my hands or wearing a coat. Thanks! :)

I enjoyed the acting - the facial expression - while wrapping sleeves. It reinforced the parallel with with rolling up one's sleeves. It was time for difficult business.

This information shall be of great use to me as my dearest friend and acquaintance, Gertrude, Lady of Whattingham was recently surprise attacked by a large group full of ungentlemanly gentlemen while she was in her carriage. She was wearing her wine red ball gown which she had worn previously to the great ball that was being held at the chateau that was owned by none other than Sir William of Barthansworth. She was in a perilous situation and was being robbed of her small collection of riches that she happened to be carrying that day as she was travelling to the Jaminraham market for the evening. She was unable to combat these foes as, like I said, she was wearing her elegant dress that was coloured red, she threw her small fortune off of her carriage to make the rude gentlemen jump away and steal hem, it is such a shame as Gertrude was unable to even reach Jaminraham to be able to purchase anything, thank you very much for this information and I shall use it if I am even in a situation like Gertrude was.

Those are some gorgeous dresses

I am not sure how I found this channel but I love it

It doesn't look like you're wearing a nappy, it makes you look like a 90s era martial arts movie ninja.

I think it's more cool when your wearing a long dresses or gown and your fighting and the fabric dancing through the air creating a dramatic fighting scene 🤦😂😂

Preparing for an interview, this video helped a lot, thanks!

hahahhahahah!! YEEES! Thank you for this video. I never clicked so quickly! I instantly recognized that little illustration. And am so happy someone (you) actually tried this! HA! too awesome

How have I never found you before? This is amazing

Not the video we searched for, but the video we watched anyway

I don’t know if I ever commented on this but it came up again recently for me. I bought a dress to try this for writing research. I couldn’t get mine to tie. But I see you met similar experiences.

Yes I love this! I can't believe it took me so ling to find you!

I never understand how precice is RU-vid in its suggestions

I was at a dress up party with a girl named eri yesterday and some villains came in to attack us. I was able to tie up my dress and destroy the villains. So thank you for teaching me this

Your channel is very interesting and it's stuff I'll keep in mind when writing my story

This is only my second video and I am already obsessed

Thank you very much! I was so happy to see this video in my recommended.

Essential tips!

These types of videos suddenly popped in my recommendation, and I'm here for it

This was very useful and I can see myself applying these techniques to great success. Thanks!

Its not that i need this or search for this...... but the content intrigues me

Just noting that I've used this technique twice since coming across this video. Worked for me.

The phrase "gird(?) your loins" in the Devil wears Prada became clear to me. Thanks.