That's been my mentality too. I grew up practicing mma but I'll back down from a fight in the street almost every time. I'm not scared of the fight much as that's about my only talent. I'm scared of going to jail and losing my job by default. I don't want a criminal record.
The I'm a 6ft4, 120kg doorman, and I always avoid street fights, because I have seen too many life changing scenarios over something stupid like "he looked at my girl", or he squared up to me, hello I had a Guy who was drunk and on drugs outside a corner store, and he was blocking the way, and his girl was coming out and me right behind, I said sorry excuse me, then he also said sorry mate then literally squared up on me, but didn't touch me or swear at me, so me as a humble giant, I ignored and walked on, now what if I said "what are you looking at"? And then things escalated and he brang out a knife and stabbed me, it would of been over something stupid like Masculine ego, and things would ended not good for the pair of us.
I love it when a guy who's obviously a badass says he'd run away rather than fight because it shows he's mentally/emotionally strong too. A weaker man might fight just because he's worried how he'll look if he runs. Confidence realizes you have a lot more to lose by fighting.
I hate it. It's pseudo-wisdom. Running away isn't easy. You need to be able to run fast and for quite some time, plus you need some awareness of where you're running to. Hell even before you can run you need to do a quick 180 turn without losing your balance and to take off immediately, that is hard enough, add to that the chance of getting grabbed before you take off. Obviously a guy like him can do all that shit, but what about regular people? And what about if you're with your wife and child? Can they run, or will you run alone? Because in that case you better run away from your family for good.
@@steelbear2063first of all if simply turning around and running away is actually to physically demanding for you then tbh you were screwed from the start no matter how the situation played out and secondly he pointed out that when the person grabs you everything changes and obviously you're family being with you is another example of everything changing. The point Jocko made was " if at all possible then run but if not then you have to handle business"
I'm not trying to put my hands on anyone. Shit I got arrested for defending myself. That was against my boyfriend. They arrested me on my last day of Parole. 9 times out of 10 when a person gets called out, they're not going to pursue the fight. Scheduled a fight. Do it in a safe area. Train for the match. Control. Self Control
Exactly. It's following the rules of stupid. Don't go to stupid places, around stupid people, at stupid times. (A bar, around drunks, late at night) for an example
throwing ppl to the concrete is easy, heck i'm no taller than 5'6" and ive done that, the better method for demonstrating yout warrior spirit is to be a beneficial human being to others, i agree with the seal, avoid conflict as much as possible, fight only as the very last resort, if you've been cornered and there's just no other choice, better to appear like a pussy but have the wisdom (the substance) of somebody enlightened. its a best-case scenario you didnt pull out your titanium carbide tracker knife of a skill.
never never give up is the worst motto ever...the mountain will still be here to climb in a week when weather turns sour...same with going sailing in a storm..bad idea
People who can fight.. are the ones who never want to... Facts. Cause we know we can seriously hurt or kill someone once involved. So glad to hear him say this. Smart.
Well it makes sense. He's a trained spec ops walking death machine. If he engages in a fight the other person will probably end up dead or severely injured. And the scumbag prosecutor will look at his background and accuse him of looking for a fight. That's why he said "until they put their hands on me" or whatever.
Only a man that is completely confident in himself and what he’s capable of would say something Like this. This is a man who’s limits you do NOT want to test…..imo of course
@@zachkennedy9282 if that makes no sense then you aren't very smart, you can "train" in many ways such as discipline and honor and integrity not everything means to train to fight
My advice would never stand in arms length of someone trying to act crazy with you. 6 feet distance. As soon as you even sense something ain't right, start creating distance. Jocko is right, you never know what that other man has or how swift or doped up on crack the person is. Also helps to keep a eye out for your surroundings.
My favorite self defense saying goes like this. "I'm not afraid to admit I'm a bit of a coward. If you try to fight me, I will walk away. If you follow me, I will run away. If you chase me, I'm going to hide. But if you corner me, you're going to get shot when I'm getting out of that corner."
That's not cowardice! The true coward would be too scared to fight back ever and wouldn't have a plan when trapped. It's just picking your fights when they're absolutely necessary(i.e being intelligent).
@@Modz01Won definitely lmao, it was told to me by this RSO when I was like 19 and it stuck with me. That's exactly how he worded it lmao. I think he could've used a better analogy though😂😂
Like Bruce Lee said “the art of fighting is without fighting.” This guy has enough confidence in his abilities he has nothing to prove and he has the foresight to know that there are situations that might be worse for him if he was just to be reactive at that moment
@@Dan-jp8jr there are still photo records to this day of his sanctioned boxing match in 1958 in Hong Kong vs the champ of school circuit Gary Elms. Bruce dropped Gary 3 times and won by unanimous decision (the british reporters called Bruce's style "unorthodox Chinese boxing"). Bruce had another fight in the early 60s in Seattle, vs a Dojo stormer named Yoichi Nakachi, Judo/Karate black belt. Witnessed by Jesse Glover and Ed Hart. The Wong Jack Man fight in 1964 Oakland was another...
@@smokinlion8889 Honor? There is nothing dishonorable about living to see another day, especially in a situation like the one he described. This isn't the Edo period in Japan.
@@jagerpowell453 you know John Wick is based on Marcus lutrells 911 call after these punks shot his service dog. The 911 call is actually on RU-vid if you haven't heard it
One day fighting will pop up in your childs life and you haven’t prepared them you only tried to shield them from something nobody is in control over and thats life
@@robwood8331 don't worry the kid that hit her with a rubber chicken received a black eye. I have taught her how to throw hands and knife fight with the best of them. But ultimately you should be trying to avoid conflict if possible.
THANK YOU! I am 66yo, lived in 7 different states, visited/camped in 46 of them, decorated Veteran, and 30 more years as an Auto Tech and have NEVER had to fight ANYONE since H.S. My mind is my first defense by far.
A good general only negotiates with the enemy when the war is already won. Take this for what it means. What he's speaking of is a situation when he is already in the right and has the other person dead to rights
Correction. When attacked withdraw. Plan atack. Atack. If enemy doesn't move he will get damaged. War is poker. Fold or raise. Call before you go in to raise. Fold is best.
There are 3 moments when you have to fight 1. They want you and you can’t run away 2. They want to take people you care about 3. They say get in the van or take on these cuffs With everything else, run away. if they want money, just give it.
No offense but you should rather teach him muay thai cuz its superior to taekwondo in a self defense scenario cuz you learn how to strike with ellbows and hands, protect your head and how to clinch which are verd important areas of a street fight. Taekwondo is almost useless in a street fight.
@@jeus_saaa I‘m saying take him to a muay thai gym to learn some basic punches, a guard for the head, some clinches with knees, ellbows and sweepes. It would make him a way more complete fighter and the transition to the kicks will be easy.
This is good advice. You never know if they have a weapon or not, or if they have a friend around with a gun. When I was 14 me and my 2 friends were attacked by 4 guys. We kinda wrestled in the street for awhile but we never hit them back simply because more than likely they had a weapon so we played defense and ran away. No matter how big and strong you are, it just takes a bullet in the right place. Be safe out there.
Man, I felt this in my chest. I used to pick fights as a kid throughout my teens. Since I've been in my 20s I learned to avoid fights, even when I had all the advantages. At 41, I'd be either dead or in prison if I had kept it up.
I grew up with two brothers who picked fights with me and my brother from grade school to highschool. They are both currently serving life sentences for chasing down and murdering their sister's boyfriend. They beat him with a bat and then shot him with a .22 rifle. They were 20 and 18 in 2001 when they did this and they both had it made before they did it. The youngest brother was a state champion wrestler, Josh Shrum from St.Charles Missouri. Good thing you didn't follow the same path. I forgave the kids who used to bully me, hopefully yours forgive you too.
@@martinhromocuk8631 it wasn't always at school. Most of the time it wasn't, actually. I can't count how many times guns came into play and I ended up catching bullets in two random altercations. We were wild and dangerous, and I'm thankful I had a child and it woke me up. The unfortunate part now is that I'm witnessing the children of my friends and peers dying in the streets the same way. It sickens me...
I'm excited people are still producing offspring as smart, rugged and "defensive" as well as unbelievably simple and straight forward w/a "particular skill set", great regular features that can become stone when ready to fight if running away isn't an option. There are women like this, u find them flying combat helicopters, jets, and in the ring...or sometimes captaining a deep-sea fishing boat. Great he's making this appearance here, no smirk, just revulsion at unprovoked bully right now he's able to tear apart if threatening potential violence for anyone as well as himself. And disgust, when all over the world victims are harmed, destroyed w/no one protecting them. Their leaders don't want them to protect themselves, don't want them to know what this guy knows. And many parents of bullied children don't know what to do, if anything. For a child it's about not worrying about getting hurt, it's about flaying the arms, kicking, striking back anyway to at least give a punch, just a little hurt, for defending yourself, if 1on1, bullies fear even a small hurt; or learning to run as fast as possible if more than that. Give Jocko 30/40 yrs. and there won't be what u call a "smirk" left, just resignation, if he lives that long.
I didn't learn how to avoid fights until I turned 18. It doesn't matter how badass you, or I, am. I used to fight in amateur kick boxing. Until you have to sit in front of a grand jury, for punching someone in self-defense, and them falling and cracking their skull, you'll never understand it. I almost ended up in prison because of my ego. Almost didn't get to enlist, get married, have kids, or have my career in mechanical engineering.
Plus, there's nothing funnier than being the guy who poured all his points into endurance and agility, so you can laugh at the guy trying to chase you up a hill 😂
“Just be a pushover and let people punk you until the shame and repressed feelings of cowardice drive you to into the arms of a shrink and a bottle of Prozac”. -Jock Itch the mask wearing compliant douche
If your not getting paid and it's not needed to save someone, fighting ain't worth it. Friend of mine from high school got in a bar fight and got sued for like $75k. Shit ain't worth it.
A guy here in Ohio got in a bar fight. He threw one punch, the other guy landed on concrete , dead as a doorknob. Guy went to prison. From what I understand it was over nothing. A pissing contest basically that cost a life and lots of freedom. I'm very lucky neither ever happened to me. I went through a period in my younger life where I went out looking for a fight. I was a dumbass that by the grace of God made it out alive with a clean record.
De-escalate, always. I work private security, and it’s my #1 skill and my forever go to. De-escalate, de-escalate, de-escalate. Nobody needs to die, get hurt, or go to jail over some stupid shit.
He's absolutely right. If doesn't matter of you're trained or not, you never know how it'll end. An exception would be when the guy pulls the punch first or to a point where backing off is no longer an option or when it comes to protect someone you care about. Most trained fighters know they should never let the ego get the better of them, non fighters, not so much.
This is smart, smart with weak or small, and obviously big people. Hold up...... never... pick.... a.... fight...... period..... hmm that seems smart. Because anyone could kill you at anytime for no reason why give them one?
That is true. In a lot of situations, I believe picking a fight wit an old warrior is like kicking an old bear. He doesn't give two f's if he hurts you big-time, case he is afraid of what will happen to him if he doesn't go all in.😬
For those who don't know, his point was that Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is ideal for self-defense because you don't need to actually fight head-on in self defense. The only time a fight is necessary, is when you flee and they still try to grab you. In which case, it becomes a grappling situation. In which case, it's all BJJ from there forward. That's why Jocko recommends Jiu-Jitsu as a starting point for self defense, with boxing, Muay Thai, MMA and striking being of secondary importance since within striking range, you're always free to retreat.
@@iSiNNER-G-_- disagree. Boxing is one of the most one dimensional martial arts there is. You have no answer for kicks, clinchwork, throws, takedowns, and any kind of grappling. It's a beautiful sport but you'd have to get really lucky to end the fight before ur opponent gets close enough to ragdoll you.
@@xrexi4366 you can get kicked in the back and get stabbed no matter what form of martial arts ur using. Every elite martial artist preaches running away in street fights bc it's a whole other dimension where ur life is on the line. It's possible you end up successful but the risk is too great. So I'm not saying any martial art is effective in a street fight, but boxing is definitely not more effective than grappling.
@@sugarkain2291 can't tell if you are trolling or just stupid. The whole point of boxing is to keep your opponent away. Jui jitsu is to grab and hold onto the guy. Easy way to get stomped the fuck out
Have a reason for the fight and stick by it. If your reason was wrong then there is no shame in admiting it. Regrets are just lessons you haven't learned yet and one regret can lead to many lessons.
I've run off from a NUTCASE About 3 weeks ago then felt so WEAK I asked my Daughter's mom's fella (bkb fighter) to train me,,,He subsequently fell out with me over my Daughter Mom,,, climbed scaffolding outside my house shouting come out,,,,like wtf mate I just told you I'm a weakling you TAKE ADVANTAGE,,,I locked door and will run off in future,,,I ENT GETTING LOCKED UP ID RATHER DIE,,,,,,,
Firearms instructor and boxer here. First rule of any confrontation is de-escalation. You have 3 fights to deal with. The fight before it gets physical. The verbal back and forth. The fight itself, whether it's hands, knives, or firearms. Then. The fight after the fight. Where you go to court. And you ARE going to court. Don't be stupid.
My grandfather taught me when I was really young, as he was teaching me self defense, that the best defense is not being there in the first place, and that the best weapon or best defensive move is to look ahead and try to see what is going on, and avoid the situation all together. However, if you do find yourself in a situation, the best move is to get out of there, and that your best self defense is your brain, then feet to walk or run away.
My taekwondo sensei always told me that I should always run instead of fight unless there’s no other way. (Taekwondo doesn’t work but you get the point)
Look this happened to me. I didn’t run. I ended up getting beat up by a stronger guy. WRONG thing to do, just run. It it doesn’t matter what people say all that’s important is that your not physically hurt because if you don’t run your going to end up getting made fun of anyway because of getting beat up. So this is why I think Joko’s got the best street fight advice I have heard.🏃🏻♂️
Same thing my father told me, but he did put meme in a boxing club and wrestling in high school so I could learn how to protect myself. He was a really good man who grew up in the depression in the midwest. Thank you for your words
