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My son was given a suspended sentence for using karate to defend himself. A man came at him with a knife. He was just walking home from work and minding his own business, and this person attacked him and unfortunately, my son broke his arm when he blocked the knife. Nothing happened to the mugger, but my son was arrested and given a suspended sentence. He was told that because he had a karate license, he was being held to a higher standard. I think this is disgusting because I believe you should be allowed to defend yourself with reasonable force when necessary. I've also had my own experience of the law protecting the attacker, and it's left me feeling that the law is not fit for purpose. 😢

Self defence ruined many years of my life. A drunk man, outside a club said he was going to stab me, I hit him and stepped away, he then lunged at me and I hit him again, he fell and smashed his head, he was then in hospital for over two weeks. The Police charged me, and the magistrates sent me to Crown Court and it took over two years to appear in court and for a jury to find me not guilty of GBH. The two year wait wrecked my job and life, all for doing what was right without thinking.

Imagine this in the UK, you would be taken away by the local plod and the mugger would be the victim offered tea and cake by the coppers😂

My 86 year old husband had his briefcase grabbed but he chased the thief yelling ‘stop thief’ ! Members of the public helped out and called police for him and they caught the young b…d. Proud of my ole fella!

I was attacked by a group of four. They attacked me with bottles. I effectively defended myself. The police were able to identify the main attacker from his blood that was left on my shirt. He was convicted, fined and had to pay me compensation.

I remember reading about an elderly Japanese gentleman getting mugged in Japan years ago by two young lads. He was in his 70's and walked with a stick. What the two young lads didn't know, like this story, is that he had taken up Karate when he was four years old, He didn't get mugged and was the only person to walk out of the alley they were in.

I remember a news story from a few years ago. A Japanese businessman was staying at a posh London Hotel. On the way to it he was mugged, unfortunatley for the mugger, the Businessman was a blackbelt in Karate. Within seconds the mugger was on the deck grabbing parts of body. The Police arrived and arrested the mugger.

Anyone that doesn't know you're a black belt probably doesn't know Sir Keir's dad was a toolmaker.

single near sixty year old guy, living alone. If someone breaks into my place, which has only one point of entry, I'm going straight to the extreme. I've no training so I believe my only chance is to go bugnuts crazy. Better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6. I'll worry about the legal implications if I win.

Daughter of a US Marine here. My daddy taught me well. He not only taught me the mechanics of defending myself or some other helpless victim, but he also taught me and drilled into me the psychological components, which he strongly believes is the more important bit. It is human nature to fear pain, and to become incapacitated when facing a real threat. This is exactly what the criminal is counting on. I'm trying to be as brief as possible, but this is important, especially for us petite females. One must 'role play' these various scenarios and develop muscle memory, so that we do not 'freeze' when attacked. It is not as difficult to learn as one would think. What is also crucial is TO KNOW that you are going to get hurt, perhaps even REALLY hurt. But better to he 'really hurt' than dead! For example, when an attacker is wielding a knife, know that you're going to get cut. The objective is to survive. The best defense is an instant and explosive offense. Eyeballs and throat folks when fearing life &/or limb!

A few years ago I was in Rome with my wife and using a map we were taking what we thought was a short cut when we were approached by a young woman, she asked where we were going then told us that the way we needed to go was back the way way came and effectively go round in a big circle, it was at this point I noticed a group of young men a couple of hundred yards away staring in our direction, I thanked her and took her advice, there are still a few good people left.

I got mugged in Barcelona. Guy ran up to me and snatched my camera. My girfriend at the time was from Merthyr ... She was like a Jack Russell. All over him in a flash... I also have trained for many years in karate. I didn't need to do anything... she was brilliant and my camera was duly handed back to me.

The first time I went to England was with my rugby team. Someone tried to distract me to pickpocket at the airport, changed his mind when he realized he was surrounded by 40 very large men.

Many years ago I lived next to a thug (it was well known that he and his brother would "sort anyone out" for £100) I was doing some diy and was up a ladder when he knocked on my door, clearly drunk, my wife answered and got a facefull of abuse, lots of swearing and when I came to the door he said "if you don't stop the noise I'll plant you in the gound" My wife takes no nonsense and just shut the door in his face. He was a big guy, and I'm under no illusions of what would happen if he hit me, my son (about 3 years old at the time) was in tears, so when we had calmed down a bit I phoned the police and told them what had happened, I asked what would happen if I hit him with a hammer (in my hand at the time) they asked me his name and address and then said "Oh we know him, he's been in jail for gbh already, you are entitled to use reasonable force, and if you think it's reasonable to use your hammer on him we are not going to argue about it" After a few other incidents involving other neigbors we gave up and moved house!

I also have been training for a long time in the martial arts, I have been training for 42 years, But unlike yourself I have not been trained in law. I have however worked as a doorman for many years and had to work closely with the police, so I have some knowledge on how these things go down. Thank you for this video, I learned a lot.

I was similarly punched in the back of the head once, known here as a coward punch, crossing a road by a mugger. Fortunately the punch didn't hit flush....I chased him and caught him. I have a view "eye for an eye" so I hit him once. The law says I attacked him. He did end up in hospital with a broken jaw. I was charged with ABH, GBH, intent ete etc....I do not care. If the judiciary wish to create a criminal out of me and a victim out of the coward....then your laws and courts are no longer courts of law, they are courts of thieves and liars....I would do the same again this time I'd make sure the victim cannot claim victimhood and be paid by the courts.

My son, aged 13 at the time. A purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. A junkie grabbed some poor old woman’s purse as she left the ATM, having made the mistake of standing there, counting stacks of cash. My son and wife were behind her n line at the ATM. He snatched it, threw her to the side on rebound to sprint away. My sons tripped him, dived right in his back like a spider getting its dinner, wrapping legs around him and turning him over from below into some mental arm bar / neck breaker. Two security guards sprint out and said let him go we’ve got it. My son says I’m good wee man. I’ll keep him sleepy till the boys in blue arrive ✅ Two lovely boys arrived and instantly cuffed the thief, saying the CCTV boy on the blower told us everything 😂 Had to go to court and whatnot. The judge seemed delighted, and smiled as he “in legalese”, reminded a 41 year old Syrian man that he got absolutely smashed by a 13 year old child. It’s not glass half empty / glass half full. For him, it’s just Glass Half Tapping 😉 Keep smashing them bad guys BBB in any way you legally, and lawfully can!

If you feel your life is in danger, do what ever you feel is necessary to protect/defend yourself at the time....the last thing you should be thinking of is the legal reprocussions.

I'm not a barrister but I was a soldier and then officer for 30 years. For me in my thick squaddie mind, I think that if they create the circumstance, they deserve everything they get and they're fair game. Whether legal or not!

I caught a burglar in my home a few weeks ago. Waiting for a visit from plod for the repercussions.. I didn’t report it & guess what, nothing yet. 😂

"I looked like the perfect person to mug" - how dare you entrap that innocent young fellow haha

Your ad for Holy really caught me. Your motto about not giving a choice, that's how I quit drinking (and smoking) but I didn't have the words. Thank you for the words!

Excellent video. Now, as an older bloke, with a limp, I can tell you one thing, " if you ever get into a fight, don't lose" My late paratrooper Dad taught me that.

BBB, you were very lucky that he did'nt cause you severe injury by punching the back of your neck. A good friend of mine developed Multiple Sclerosis after an innocent incident during a rugby game, when a heavy fellow fell on his neck. He has lived with MS for 40 years now with incredible humour and fortitude. The injury to his neck severely damaged his spine, along with his nervous system. 🌱

Got mugged in a foreign country? Was that Peckham or Brixton?

Never, EVER, give chase. Similar happened to my cousin in Italy-he asked a local to take a picture of him and his friend on his camera, handed the camera over, the local took off. He chased him around a corner, into the rest of the local's gang, who set about him. He was hospitalised and needed reconstructive surgery. Bottom line- if the threat to you is leaving, no matter what they have taken, IT IS NOT WORTH YOUR Life to chase them

I got attacked from behind once by a young man and the police said they couldn't do him for assault because he was the only one that sustained injuries....... They gave him some sort of order for a year to behave. I don't think he will ever assault a woman again !

Could you imagine trying to mug a black belt in martial arts.....lmao

The outcome depends on the circumstances… If it’s in UK, and your attacker is an illegal migrant, or group of illegal migrants, and you successfully repel him using self defence and your experience as a former amateur boxer, you would immediately find yourself under arrest and charged with assault, racism, hate crimes etc…. Your attacker would be viewed and treated as the victim, given help and advice and free this and free that Such is the life of a white, straight, British male in the UK in 2024 !

In the City I'm extremely cautious around people. I check who's coming towards/behind me, and avoid gangs of kids completely. I can criss-cross a road numerous times. I'm 67, female and have no defence weapons, I'd have no impact punching someone. I don't bring anything with me other than an old phone and a credit card in my shoe. I dress down. I'm not paranoid, I just don't want to have to cope with violent acts against me. Stuff like that can lead to depression and sense of powerlessness. It can ruin your life. Thankfully my local area is relatively crime free. I live a nice life and want to keep it that way.

There is an old saying about dealing with an attacker.. “you give him one to put him on the ground and give him another to keep him there” In the eyes of the law it the 2nd one while he is on the ground that will get you arrested.

I’m a judoka and the look of confusion when someone who only knows how to punch gets gripped up by someone who knows how to grapple and throw is never not hilarious

2:36 this happened to me when walking in bath along the old train station. I was walking with my head down in my phone when it felt like someone had punched me straight in the face. I went into auto response mode, squared up and ready to punch back. As I looked up I noticed I walked into a pillar and there was some kind folk laughing at me from the other side 😆

Hi BBB, I Applaud you for being an Ambassador for peace,being a black belt,walking away isnt always possible,when cornered if dont listen to reason you have to strike,respect, peace love and respect, J.G ❤

The name of your channel makes so much sense to me now😂😂😂

Had an incident 20yrs ago UK. A "safe" known area to me! Bloke approached me, suddendly shoved me towards a shop doorway. I had a long handle umbrella, in fear instantly brought it up between us, eyeballed him said "I'm a f-ing black belt, do you really want to mess with me? Bluffing of course! I took a step forward, still eye balling! He ran in one direction with expletives, I ran in the other direction 😅, got into a local open take away, shaking in shock! They, got me a taxi home! No CCTV then, so police couldn't do anything. Taught me to be aware at home as well as abroad!

I don’t give a fk about the LAW, I’ll act accordingly at the time and won’t worry about the consequences end of!

If you have Couse to use self Defence in the UK. Try and find CCTV to back up your action's! Because the Police won't when they knock on your door.

The " self defence" pool was pissed in years ago. The punks and their shyster solicitors know how to game the system much better than the average law abiding sucker.

I did Judo for some years it started whilst I was in school, I then continued on with it as I did enjoy learning self defence. I was just sixteen and confronted by five older people, two women, three men. I never saw this coming, it was a case of fight as I never had the option of taking flight, surrounded! First the two woman..then one guy through a bay window, another I got down and the curb I used. The last guy ran off. I continued on to my brother’s house, my new red suit was ripped and my new little red slip on sling backs only one i found..it made the local news papers. I never said anything…they would have really done me damage had I not acted. It was fear and reflex.

I didn't hear the caveat that none of this applies if you are being culturally enriched or if the attacker is applying strength through diversity.

I saw a bag snatcher in Palma Mallorca about 5 -6 years ago - he ran right past me with the woman trying to give chase (I didn't see the actual act as he was running from behind) but he was clutching a handbag so it was pretty clear - I also gave chase and closed on him reasonably quickly and as he looked behind he did that - "look backwards / trip over" you see in the movies and I just shouted at him "DROP IT" in my best parade ground voice, looking as I do (6'2, shaved head with viking style long hair in the middle) he let go and ran off. I thought it better to return the bag than pursue him more, the lady was shaken and crying and tried to give me money in thanks - thankfully in Palma there are a reasonable amount of Spanish police who arrived and spoke to her after.

The law is an arse. Someone threatens my right to life, they should forfeit that right.

Sorry I couldn't resist: Joe: For the last time, I'm pretty sure what's killing the crops is this Brawndo stuff. Secretary of State: But Brawndo's got what plants crave. It's got electrolytes. Attorney General: So wait a minute. What you're saying is that you want us to put water on the crops. Joe: Yes. Attorney General: Water. Like out the toilet? Joe: Well, I mean, it doesn't have to be out of the toilet, but, yeah, that's the idea. Secretary of State: But Brawndo's got what plants crave. Attorney General: It's got electrolytes. Joe: Okay, look. The plants aren't growing, so I'm pretty sure that the Brawndo's not working. Now, I'm no botanist, but I do know that if you put water on plants, they grow. Secretary of Energy: Well, I've never seen no plants grow out of no toilet. Secretary of State: Hey, that's good. You sure you ain't the smartest guy in the world? Joe: Okay, look. You wanna solve this problem. I wanna get my pardon. So why don't we just try it, okay, and not worry about what plants crave? Attorney General: Brawndo's got what plants crave. Secretary of Energy: Yeah, it's got electrolytes. Joe: What are electrolytes? Do you even know? Secretary of State: It's what they use to make Brawndo. Joe: Yeah, but why do they use them to make Brawndo? Secretary of Defense: 'Cause Brawndo's got electrolytes.

someone tried to steal my bag, i chased him down the street and he bottled it haha. probably wasn't expecting that from a bird.. (also TKD 👍)

I was invited to a martial arts tournament on a remote island and I got really far into the competition but then that trouble maker Bruce Lee kicked off and started making trouble, something about vengeance for his sister.

A friend realised that someone was breaking into his car parked in his own driveway, early hours of the morning. A physical confrontation developed and the thief came off worse. My friend was given an official police warning because he was an ex professional boxer.

I am grateful that you were able to walk away from this unfortunate incident. Wish more of us could say the same thing. Possibly parents should add this type of training when appropriate for their children.

Did he get a lesson in not to mess with a Black Belt Barista?... have I got the wrong channel? is that why I'm still waiting for the way to make the perfect Coffee?

Some points i think are worth mentioning: 1. There's a strong chance (in the UK anyway) that, even if youre the victim in an altercation, the police will arrest you. Different from your story you gave where there was a crowd to vouch for you, if you're alone (more likely to happen since nobody can see a crime committed) the police need to find what's happened and will want to get both sides. It doesn't mean they immediately think you're in the wrong though. 2. The police tend to scrutinise you even more if you claim self defence and explain that you are a trained martial artist, they may ask why you hit them in certain places etc. There's a possibility the police will turn up and theres you standing fine and theres someone else on the ground, what would your immediate thought be? 3. Always call the police when you're in a safe place to do so after an incident. If you have defended yourself, given them a bloody nose or whatever and not said anything they have a strong case of claiming you assaulted them. Source: friends and family in MA and police/PI

You have to stop going to Yorkshire for your hols

If some one comes at you with Knife in their hand and you've only got skin in your hand ......RUN.

A young cyclist cycled past me and I shouted at him complaining about how close he had passed on the pavement at speed he took offence to me shouting at him he then got of his bike came up to me and took of his bike his seat post with his saddle on it and threatened me with it . I stood still just froze on the spot I am a OAP versa a young mail and after a short while after he had stop threatning me he left the scene. Thinking about now my be I could have push to the ground which to me at least is resaonable force but I am a OAP.

Daniel over here mugging muggers for the LOLs! 😂

I caught a guy on our property breaking security tags of bottles whisky. I knew he’d nicked them from Sainsbury’s and I confronted him telling him to get off my property and to leave the bottles. I know the security guy at Sainsbury’s so would have returned them. He initially squared up to me so I told him I was happy to fight him. Anyway he then backed down but started to gather up the bottles to leave. I was worried that if we got into a scuffle over the bottles I could end up hurting him and get into trouble, or he could have had a knife, so I let him go with the bottles. I still regret that he got away with his loot though.

I was/am too lazy to become a martial artist and hate getting sweaty and bloody in fights so I practice at the range instead and let my little friend handle things in public. And if it fails I'm insured if my watch is taken. Never filed a claim in 30 years.

To be clear. Jock Willink, a man with extensive experience in being in dangerous situations, always recommends running away from a scrap if that’s an option at all.

Im a former doorman and martial artist 2nd degree black belt in karate and kickboxing. now the reason i say former doorman/bouncer is because i worked alongside other doorman that were also martial artist but unfortunately they were among the minority that would simply start trouble just so they got the opportunity to use some moves. one doorman who trains in MMA even Broke a womans arm while restraining her, these same doorman would also brag and show of kicks or punches talking about how they hurt someone the following week and do this right infront of paying customers. i decided as a human being and martial artist and licenced SIA door operative that this was extremely unproffessional and indeed illegal . the whole atmosphere was so unbelievably drenched in this ALPHA MALE BS of constantly witnessing them being overly heavy handed with customers and bragging about it. where as i was always polite kind and helpfull and ejected punters if they were out of hand but never ever out of order myself and certainly never heavy handed, it was these guys that gave doorman/bouncers a very bad name.and are not fit to be playing such roles. i bumped into one shopping afew months later and he told me oh i see you wernt cut out for it then " its a tough jobs and you gotta be a certain type to do what we do, i looked at him and thought Really ? your all a bunch of jerks that need locking up, i was way better at the job than all of them. it was their unproffesionalism that drove me away. such macho narcissism these guys had so toxic. and when any of the guys evr got reported by a customer for assault they always got away with it and often camera footage would be damaged or the cctv supposedly wouldnt have been working that nite. they were well protected. i didnt want to be part of that.

For any Europeans visiting the US, keep in mind that each state has its own self defense laws, *and* interpretation thereof.

As a jujutsu practitioner who stopped drinking alcohol 14 years ago id recommend buying a juicer. Make your own fresh fruit and vegetable juices. Tastes great and much healthier than what your sponsors are selling.

Thanks for the video. I have no self-defence skills and I have never bean in a fight. But as a young man I had read or been told that if someone stole from me and ran away the best thing to do was to shout loudly at them to stop, create a noisy fuss and hope someone would help or stop them. Almost forty years ago my girl-friend and I were on holiday in Marrakech and taking a walk outside the city wall. I was in my early thirties. A young man ran up to us, yanked her fairly large bag from her shoulder and ran off. I immediately threw my own bag down and ran after him shouting 'stop thief' repeatedly at the top of my voice. My French was poor and my shouts were in English. A few people nearby looked up to see what was happening. The thief saw me chasing him, dropped the stolen bag and disappeared into a nearby group of buildings. I picked up the bag and returned to my girl-friend. One of the locals came over and told us in a friendly way that it was unwise to carry bags or valuables in that area as there were many thieves We thanked him and walked back into the city. Chasing the mugger was an incredibly stupid and dangerous thing for me to do but the success of raising a hue and cry is something I have never forgotten

Seeing you running after a villain in an exotic town, one would think it was a new Bond movie in the making!

What happens if you utilise force to stop a random stranger from harm. My brother, God rest his soul, was driving home one night when he saw a woman being physically attacked in an isolated area. He only had a tyre lever in the car, so he stopped the car and used it to repel the attacker. The woman was of slight build and in obvious distress on the floor with this massive man towering over her getting ready to deliver his next blow. He was in no doubt that the man would seriously hurt the woman, or worse, if he had not stopped and intervened. Nothing came of it. No police showed up, I suspect that the man didn't want to get arrested for the woman's injuries. So, can you help a stranger and best advice for doing so.

oh please please please - which country was this in.... I hear some places the locals get REALLY upset when someone like him embarrasses their country and their culture attacking a tourist.

very useful. I was told during my basic gcse law that if someone has karate it can be seen an a weapon, I will look forward to this video. my 7 old nephew has been doing karate since he was six.

Something my trainer taught us on the SIA course I did around 2010 said which was and it went something like this "Before using physical intervention, think about weather you can justify it in court".

It's usually not only the one person who mugs the victim. What about when it's five againsy one?

" I can speak with authority on matters of self defence " Translation " I'm f*cking solid, so listen up "

I know an elderly gay man who lives around Kennington. He has been mugged on multiple occasions. Never have the police taken an interest. On one occasion a few of them got him to the floor stamped on his hand breaking it and he got PTSD. On another occasion he had a bottle of wine and held it up to parry a blow and the mugger effectively glassed himself. When he reported that the police took it as a witness statement (his) that he had wounded someone. They even submitted it to the CPS who fortunately and sensibly declined to take it further. They hadn't even located the supposed "victim".

a BBB and Master Wong colab comming soon )

Just remember, no matter how well trained you are, there is a very good chance you'll get hit, and that you are going to be on the back foot. Resilience and being resistant to shock is pretty vital.

I would be too frightened to get involved if I saw something. These days people don’t want to get tied up in it.

As a (5th dan) martial arts instructor, (actually paused atm, due to the dojo flooding a while ago 😕) I found this very interesting. Although I teach various facets of martial arts including kickboxing, I find self defence techniques the most satisfying and the psychology fascinating. The legal aspects are so important, I'm glad I found your channel. A barrister who's also a martial artist is a great combination and someone to make friends with! 😂

ALL PART OF LIVING IN A CITY BRO!! A rolled up and folded newspaper is a winner - the football thugs favourite... like an iron bar...and totally plausibly deniable..

A family member of mine was in Mexico city when he saw a hand come out of the crowd and tried to slip into his breast pocket. He, being a martial artist himself and took the guys hand and instintively snapped a few fingers. He then hightailed it with his Mexican friends as said robber/pickpocket slumped to the ground in pain,

Had a friend while I was living in London W2 about 20 years ago who was an ex-commercial diver (North Sea rigs, salvage, conservation in the Red Sea) who'd had to retire at about 30 after suffering a nitrogen embolism. About 5'6" so not imposing looking working as an estate agent in W2, 'suited and booted' for the job. Looked like the ideal mark for the mugger who asked him for a light one sunny afternoon in Connaught Street and then gave him an over-arm right to the face. If said mugger had ever seen Sam with his sleeves rolled up showing what can only be described as cabled forearms he would have thought again. The mugger managed to flee and a couple people on the scene asked Sam if he needed an ambulance because there was blood all over him - most of it wasn't his.

N.B. I you get mugged or pickpocket and give chase remember that the thief may palm your items to someone as they run away from you or go join up with a group of their friends. Stuff can be replaced, you can't. This is why when I was pickpocketed in Ibiza and my phone was stolen, I let it go. It's not worth being knifed or beaten.

Well, i guess the moral of the story is don't take your holiday in london. bad choice my dude.

There is also a concern that once you let a mugger or assailant get up they will over power you, I had this happen to me and I lost control. I regretted it afterwards and was upset with myself because it frightened me. The case of Tony Martin still bothers me as on the face of it, and I don't know the full details, I may have reacted the same way.

I had an experience a few years ago, I was in my early 60s and had passed a small group of young men. As I passed them I thought to myself, what an idiot I am, I should have gone a different way but as I say, I walked past them and after say 30 or so paces, one of them came running behind me shouting "hey mate, hey mate, have you got the time on yeh". I immediately turned around and took a step towards him, pointing at him with my index finger, arm out stretched and shouted at the top of my voice "you can f@*k off and f@*k off now!". "Whoa, okay mate" he says, "I only wanted the time!". I told him to f@*k off again and he duly complied and I disappeared myself, fairly quickly ...... of course, it is possible that he truly only wanted the time and that I over reacted!

Back in the 90s was doing Karate at a local club. One day a friend of was driving home after doing some training at a local beach, when she was involved a road rage incident. A bloke pulled up in front of her, because he thought that she had cut him up. After pulling up in front of my friend he got out of his car and started to approach my friend's car. She got with her practice nun chucks, which she had been training with and started swing them about. For some reason the bloke who forced my friend to stop, got back in his car and drove off.

You do what you do at the time. Years ago I was sucker punched straight in the face. The perpetrator spent xmas in hospital. I went to court. The case was thrown out. Who on Earth spends half a minute deciding how much force to use? If it’s not enough and they get back up and stab you, then what? Stuff the ‘reasonable’ force BS. If I or mine get attacked the attacker is going down in a heap if possible. Consequences can be faced later.

Having been learning Spanish for some time I know that the word for pickpocket is carterista and a robber is ladrón. A good idea is to learn the name for such people in the country that you are visiting and pointing to such people should this occurrence arise.

In NZ, provocation can’t be used as a defence, and you can only use proportionate force to defend yourself, defending your property is a lot harder to justify.

I was in a RC church on the UK South Coast when a 30 ish man went up to the Priest at the Altar shouting obscene abuse. He chose the wrong Priest because this one was built like a man mountain and had been a Canadian Mounty for 10 years. In a second the Priest had his hand across the abusers throat and his arm up his back frogmarched out the church and exited into the street. I held the door open as they open inwards. The abuser said to me 'I've been assaulted', I replied , ' no , you are just lucky to have survived'.

Half asleep my brain imagined he said he was in Glasgow not a foreign country. Got very funny when he said he couldn't speak the lingo

I just watched a video where an auditor has been assaulted and his phone stolen. Glass bottle was also used. The police were absolutely disgusting to the victim . They have tried to turn table on the victim , an assault is an assault.

Even though im taking your word for it... "COOL STORY BRO!"..... 👀😂

Came across your channel last week. Recommended it to friends/family. Straight up and informative work 👍

I got 'mugged' in London. A guy cornered me with a knife and demanded my wallet and cell I handed over my wallet, walked away laughing because I gave him my 'decoy' wallet. It's a cheap wallet with fake credit cards and a few dollars. Its saved me more than once avoid trouble.

A can of coke in a string bag is handy to have.

It's not just your dress that made you stand out. They quizzed ex muggers in what they look for and they found they targeted what they perceived as "weakness". That might be size, fatness, mobility... in your case, you don't look very physical so they probably decided to try their luck.

That was a failed rabbit punch.

Wow! It was obviously a reflex reaction but foolhardy if your attacker had a weapon.

Great video. So pleased you were not harmed .

I had to do jury duty a few years ago and caught a case where a young man had been charged with GBH after punching another male once, knocking him to the floor and causing life altering injury. He used self defence as his defence stating that the other male had stood over him, threatened him repeatedly, clenching and unclenching his fists as he did so. The defendant felt that he was in immediate danger of being assaulted so stood up, turned and hit the other person once, and walked away. We found him not guilty. We were never told what the injuries to the complainant were as the judge stated that our job was to decide on the facts and not be influenced by anything else. Personally, after hearing evidence from witnesses to the incident, I felt that the real offender got what he deserved. People often say "the police prosecuted". They don't, the CPS do after being presented with the available evidence.

While the law is fairly clear, it's generally prudent to leave the scene as soon as you can after effectively defending yourself. Firstly, your failed attacker may have nearby backup. Secondly, if the police arrive then there's annoying admin to deal with.

Did the mugger cry? I found they did when they got the Full Irish one or twice ;-)

I was in Beijing in a fairly public space. A men decided that he would take my briefcase. He was smaller than me and I knew that I could defend myself. However I did not want to have any issues with the local constabulary. So I used my “command voice” to convince him to leave. That drew attention of bystanders and as it was not a panicked voice, but rather one of “you will leave me and my property alone”, he ran off.