Will Your Martial Arts Work in a Real Fight? | A Self-Defense Reality Check

You hear it all the time in the martial arts—"That move won't work in a real fight!" But does anyone really know what they're talking about?

Here's my judgment about that judgment. Let me know if you agree! :)

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[piotrlitwic]

"Playing the odds." I couldn't put it better myself. Thank you, sensei. Also, the best self defence tip I've ever heard: Fight! Fight!

[blockmasterscott]

My pet peeve is people saying that marital arts is useless because you get confused from having too many techniques to use, when in fact all those techniques only branch out from a small foundation.

[salvatoreplacidoplumari]

YOU ARE THE ART.


Beautiful!!!


Thank you, Sensei 🙇🏽‍♂🙇🏽‍♂

[christianthomsen]

"You win battles with the timing in the Void born of the timing of cunning by knowing the enemies’ timing, and thus using a timing which the enemy does not expect." -
Miyamoto Musashi

[SevenPhotonsFilms]

Thank you, man!!! I've been trying to communicate almost the same message for more than ten years!! 😅...very well condensed, straight to the point 👊

[markdrewterry]

Very nice. Yeah, as a 59-year-old who still practices solo, I am honest enough to say, if attacked, I don't know if I'll "win, " whatever that might mean. Assuming I don't get sucker-punched or freeze and it actually comes to an unarmed fight, I do think the other guy's going to get hurt, possibly badly. And I might at the same time. I sometimes say the big difference between me and some random person on the street is that I at least have a plan. Hopefully I'll never have to see if any of this training works.

[Vincentorix]

This is why situational awareness is the best self defence strategy. It helps you illuminate some of the unknowns that you mentioned.

[MatthewSuter]

I remember when I was at University, I was training in Ju jitsu after training in karate. Felt like things weren't working and that I didn't have any style or ability. I got attacked by 2 guys at night and i reacted instantly, throwing the combo we drilled over and over and a thrusting side completely off at the time but, it worked and I'm still here :) My training and muscle memory got me through

[BigLooi]

Totally agree with what you said. Low kicks works better on the streets. Be like water.

[mattlawyer]

One of the most sensical videos on this topic I’ve seen.

[johnstie]

Thank you for sharing this video Ando! The clean, simple, no-nonsense "most" approach here is encouraging and inspiring. All the best good sir!

[eranshachar]

I remember when you talked back in the day about the Shuto "Any technique can work if you make it work." In real life and probably in the ring as well, most chances you won't see me doing moves that requires jumping because that's not me. What I love are the simple yet effective down to earth moves. And it happens in every art you may learn in your life, you receive an arsenal from your teacher and you decide in your brain what do you take and what you don't take but there is no such a thing "bad move" and "won't work."

[brandonh]

Good information as usual. You should do a video on your system if you haven't already. I would be interested to hear more about it; I'm sure other's would too.

[ghasedbliongsactionpubg]

Thx for that video and nice edit and effects that you added. Some guys in a fight they say that won't work or ain't work in real life thats to disappoint your martial arts to defeat you so we need to unlisten to them 👍

[damianjones]

It's all 50/50 any fight can go ether way at any time.

[ThatKenpoGuy]

The thing I appreciate most about the Rear Naked Choke is that it teaches the lesson that securing the most dominate position of back control usually results in victory. It not really the RNC that is effective, it's all the steps that led you to being in a position to defeat your opponent!

I think it has some philosophical value in that you can see how in life, success is the result of many careful and less dramatic steps that bring you to the right place at the right time.

I really enjoyed this video Sensei Ando, you consistently have the some of the most balanced and reasonable discussions about martial arts!

[Pouncer_Fox]

Good video and good advice.

I find that the middle of sparring is the worst time for anyone to try to tell someone sparring what to do. They are too focused on the opponent to do much of anything else well.

Instead, it's better to talk about it and work on it after the sparring session, and as you say, only work on one thing at a time.

[MaddogKernan]

As someone famous once said i fear not the man who practiced 10, 000 kicks once but i fear the man who has practiced one kick 10, 000 times, and thats what martial arts is all about learning a multitude of techniques but using 1 that works for a given situation...

[jackx]

Hey ando! curious how tall are you without shoes and how old are you? Great content

[mr.gasmask]

Good sir do you know what exercises I could us to get stronger in arm wrestling