Is the Screwdriver a Real Self Defense Option? 

Maybe if they weren't pouches and came in Copenhagen flavor

You guys should try Swedish snuff. anyways (in most cases you wont see the attack coming before you're stabbed) this depending on the situation of course but with practise (this is the reason why you should join hard2hurt or other good self defence classes) it's quite possible to block this in many ways like for instance with a three sixty or front kicks or end the attack with a kotegeashi. love the vid!!

Philips is the same from any angle, where standard will contact with different parts of the blade which will change how the handle moves in your grip on impact depending on the angle. I've always heard of the blades being sharpened to get around probation restrictions, but that ignores you're not trying to hack limbs off with it just poke deeply.

smell his unbrushed breath lol

I didnt realize it was for quitting smoking, but I wanna try it, and you said there is a CBD one? Maybe I should make my own THC version 😎

@The BootyBandit I don’t have bear knuckles. Do my human ones work?

and you screwed up ...

Screwbaton!

I saw that coming miles away and it still got me

The pain the screwbaton would cause is ex-screw-ciating.

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@@SenseiSeth Easy way to determine if someone is wearing a muscle suit too ;-)

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That's a good idea for a video

How to use your kids sandbox sand as self defense pocket sand

If not, he should 🤣

You could do serious damage with the TV remote.

Braid it into a garrote

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@@Set2Wumbo badum tschh

thx for the update m8! I was thinking the other way round, tbh

Doesn’t surprise me. That’s not where the convo ends though. The reason a flat head is used amongst those who actually use screwdrivers as weapons is because the flat head is also used to break into places and burglarize. Here in the US a flat head screwdriver is a weapon you will find on street people and it’s used frequently to stab people.

Less frontal area, the same kinda damage.

Yeah, screw that!

If someone picks it agains a robber, the robber is screwed :D

How can i hang out with you guys? ( ive been into martial arts since the mid 80s :) i need some training tho

I got attacked by a guy with a screwdriver, he stripped me

Screw that it musta been driving you crazy

I've never understood how self defense is illegal in the UK.

But he most likely got off in court if he had a competent lawyer.

@@jujutrini8412 kinda nut you need a lawyer for self defense

@@billybigstones6134 self defence is a legal defence so it’s not that strange. There are certain scenarios where I think it is blatantly obvious that there was no other course of action and sometimes the police will make a decision but sometimes there may be a grey area so they need to investigate further.

@@DeezyP you don't know what your talking about.

Sorry

Seth is lawful good and Mike is chaotic neutral

That's pretty fucked up but you've got a point! Imagine having a belt with a few of them aswell, attached to wires! Okay thats enough... Just wanted to add a few more points... ;)

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Best would be if it was a hook on the end. The hooker-screwer!

That is messed up!

@@hard2hurt yeah i like it

decides to become a mechanic or carpenter after stealing your screwdriver lmaoooo

I saw a chick run up and stick a philips in a dudes neck, pretty effective

@@corpsefather7914 Well yes, like Mike said, it can quite easily be used with lethal effect.

@@ninjafruitchilled oh yeah for sure he just brought that incident to mind talking about it

How did that happen if you don’t mind me asking lol

@@ChriseFTW also interested

He is pretty quick witted.

Carrying a cane around, when you don't actually need it for walking support is quite annoying. I inherited a really cool cane with a sculptured metal head of a bird of prey as grip as a young man, and I tried making a habit of carrying it with me. It is annoying.

@@stefanb6539 I like canes, though. They make me feel dapper. Also I can use them to fight people. And I have. Nothing better than a good ol stick.

A walking stick,crook and ball head,need to be on the test here, they can use the same techniques on the umbreakable umbrella

Those guys can't fight.

What about people who've trained in canne de combat?

What’s new lmao

Also in the Middle Ages there was a weapon called a "Martial Fork". An oversized (Sometimes very greatly oversized) fork that was quite !Earhart. I once saw one in Idaho, chromed and gigantic at a Crossroads standing vertical announcing it was a fork in the road.

They're quite often bladed and a great deal longer but I see the point (no pun intended). Just an ice pick grip, no?

I have been thinking about screwdrivers so many times when i train with the rondel, a long flathead would be perfect then you can stab, you can hook, you can grapple.

Literally anything > Skrewdriver

Unless you attack a wall with a perfect 90degree angle, the flathead also has a single point of contact

@@raducirstoiu2253 this is actually correct. 90° angles can be done with almost anything. A well placed spoon can actually be pretty devastating, if put in the right spot with enough force. That is why I enjoy watching Jackie chan movies. Everything becomes a weapon to him. 🤙

I actually would like to see a loaded fist video. My criticism of his kubaton take has always been that if you get one with a good grip it's just a loaded fist, but you can do more damaging hammerstrikes as well. So the real question is just, "Is a loaded fist better than an empty one?", and he never addresses that question.

i think its actually a good idea, in the sense that you can trow them at the face of the enemy without much training and make a decent entrance or opening, its like the "shirt to the face" thing thats common in street fighting

Rolls of quarters are good for shadow boxing with a little weight and less trouble than putting on gloves. While it certainly would cause more damage than a naked hand, remember your bones are between the metal cylinder and the hard bony surface you're striking, so it would also cause more damage to your hand. Maybe less strikes but more powerful? There might be a case to be made for that in some specific circumstances.

@@dacedebeer2697 - The alternative way to consider it is that you have a metal cylinder supporting the bones of your hand and allowing the energy to transfer directly through and into the fleshy padding of your palm. Lots of styles of fighting gloves have a roll of padding for you to grip. So presumably there is some value in having no gap in the fist.

My guy I’m from the Bronx castle 🏰 hill and park Chester 6 train nyc all day ex military and law enforcement NYPD 11 years. I workers all over nyc night clubs self defense only works in nyc on couple of variables 1 you just retreat runaway first and there better be a witness that see the attacker running after your or on camera 📷 2 does the attacker have a weapon on there person or showing it or using physical threats or verbaling say I’m going to cause harm 3 you better not have any form of training or be younger and much larger human being So if 5,7 150 lbs man’s attacks 6,5 295lbs man with his bar hands and the bigger guys kills the smaller guy the courts and the law may not be In Your favor also you need be careful On call 911 and speaking to the NYPD when the self defense happens and form of admission can and will always used aginst you under stand the laws not what some may think 🤔 in the moment of you police 👮‍♂️ discretion doesn’t always help when there’s quotas involved My advice is to always record if anything 2 run away and call the police 👮‍♂️. And again never speak to them cuz if there investagitnting N assault or homicide that took place they can arrest you. So again be careful don’t be a tough guy in nyc

See I thought so! They were acting like I was crazy and stupid and perverted.

Can confirm. They pierce your hand more easily

People underapreciate slashing, it's a lot harder to defend, no need to aim precisely, doesn't leave you as exposed as a thrust, easier to chain multiple slashes, acts as both ofense and defense, less likely to seriously injure the other person.

Thanks for your concern, I’m still not okay lol

@@SenseiSeth Hahaha

This was a rough weekend.

haha

how did that happen

@@yomomshouse100 we were in college (I live in the UK) and after school he got into a arguement with some guy on the way home. At this point the individual pulled out a screwdriver and stabbed him to the point where he bled out. They found the individual and he's since been locked up.

I'd like to add that was 3 years ago too and it's since gotten worse in terms of weapons on the streets. Not a pretty sight all round

@@kingmuizz708 So all the new UK knife laws are working out perfectly and no one is using other things to cause injury and mayhem, I see. It's weird, it's almost like banning THINGS doesn't stop people from being shitty. On a serious note though, I'm sorry for your loss.

@@Ruizg559 your sarcasm isn't needed seeing as I know full well that banning stuff doesn't do much. So thanks for being a d*ck about it and your condolences,real nice man

Fantastic game

Very true

Carry a sturdy pen or two when traveling abroad-

dystopian UK

To be fair if you are carrying a screwdriver around without a good reason, it's probably because want to stab someone with it "defending " yourself.

@@bamberlamb6512 seeing as so many uk muggers carry knives.... better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.

@@domzbu Hey man if that's how you feel about it great, I personally don't carry around anything that can't be replaced, so in the unlikely event someone wants to mug me using a weapon they can have whatever I've got on me, It's just not worth dying or killing someone over. But hey you do what you think is best, I hope it works out for you.

@Sean Francis Waters Lancaster If someone really wants to kill you the chances are they're going to kill you, they'll stab/bludgeon/shoot you before you've had time to react, having you're own weapon on you isn't going to make a difference. Don't get me wrong i'm not a helpless victim i'm capable of defending myself but I'm realistic about my chances

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Wowzers! That's crazy. Glad you made it out of there.

And a 1'-2' 3 outlet extension cord "impromptu tactical whip"

I like to live in grey areas.

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The point is to not get killed. British lawmakers are a clown show.

I feel like someone that is going to run through 20 stab wounds is probably going to run through most things you can throw at them. If they are continuously attacking you, you SHOULD be in the clear, but I agree that UK has some tricky laws. Frankly, a screwdriver might be more viable in the UK simply because it's one of the few things you might not get arrested for carrying

Yeah, I just looked it up and M99 is essentially right. If the cops think you had it with the intent of fighting (whether it's self-defense apparently doesn't matter), you get up to 4 years. Anything you carry for self-defense is instantly illegal, BECAUSE you're carrying it for self-defense. So, get really good at martial arts, I guess. (I'm not a lawyer, and this isn't legal advice. I just Google things.)

@@Matt90Nine This is a really great analysis. I agree with lots of it, particularly the case of the umbrella and walking cane. The only thing is that I wonder whether a torch would be classified as a weapon if it was used to flash people in the eyes (as opposed to clubbing them in the head with it, i.e. keeping a small palm-sized light). There are self defense items you’re legally allowed to carry, namely alarms and dye sprays, where the caveat is that they cannot be used to do any harm to the other party. It would be interesting to know if the light would qualify as this. It could also be feasible to argue your right to carry it with reasons other than self defense. An exceptionally good argument is keeping it in your car, since looking in an engine bay even in daylight can be tough without one. A decent one might be if you walk through an unlit area near your home (although the better option would be to avoid that in the first place, but hey, some people live in the countryside and it’s not an option for them). A barely passable one might be that you’ve been caught out in surprise situations before where you thought ‘damn, I wish I had a light, my phone is dead, this sucks’. Honestly, I might try and do some digging in common law to see if there is precedent of torches used in self defense and/or torches in everyday carry. That would give us the clearest answer. I suppose as @Armchair Violence says too, even with a torch, you gotta get good at martial arts. You can’t be charged for having hands, as much as the prosecution might love to try.

I think the idea is, if you’re being threatened by a guy holding a knife or obviously some concealed weapon in his clenched fist down by his side, then the screwdriver might even up your chances of either a) deterring him (I did this with a pen once in exactly this situation, with a burglar outside a friends house, and he didn’t know it was a pen luckily) ...or b) even up your chances of you dispatching that person instead of them despatching you, where they come at you and give you no escape route, also apply to multiple attackers.

@@Matt90Nine that’s some serious bullshit on the violent crime stats mate. I live in a nice neighbourhood in London and I can tell you that you don’t have only a 0.1% chance of being physically hurt in your entire lifetime by a criminal. That’s just hilarious. Also, the aspect of deterrence and psychological preparedness can play a huge role, at those times. And carrying a torch but only on a key ring? What?? It’s not illegal to carry a torch of any size, their primary function is lighting the dark, and the uk is dark early for half the year. UK law permits the use of any object as a tool of self defence if the force is deemed proportionate and if the object or tool is coincidental to hand and as long as its primary purpose is not as a weapon. So a torch is a perfectly practical self defence tool providing you can justify the context of your defence and level of force.

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@@camfer9616 Crocs are the best, after the allmighty Birkenstock Sandalen.

@@Seraphim262 ngl, thoose things are sturdy AS FUCK

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You must be new, he has MULTIPLE videos talking about improvised weapons.

You're not going to trap and manipulate a finger in the end of a wrench under any kind of fight conditions.

@@stevenscott2136 sure you can. If a guy grabs, his fingers become available. They also become more pliable after having other parts smashed beforehand. Depends of course on the size of wrench