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If you're in a headlock position, the first thing you must do is tuck in your head. By doing this, if you receive any blows from your attacker they will be somewhat less painful on your head than your facial area. Your frontal bone is quite strong and rigid, it's actually possible to break your knuckles if you ever punch someone there.
While tucking in your head, you must trap your attacker's elbow to his body to stop his punches from coming at you, and then with your other hand, try to aim for his face since it's quite sensitive and can make him lose some of his focus.
You can also neck crank by aiming towards the face. If you crank your attacker's neck upwards, you can afterwards use the back leg to bring yourself up from the headlock. Once you've done that, you can disrupt the balance by aiming in the groin area, or even aiming towards the throat.
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Too much talking too long getting to the technique
Excellent explanation & demo
As a vet in my 60's your words just brought back our unit motto: Train hard Fight easy Havent heard that for 25-30 years..... Keep on keeping on Heads up Eyes open No fear
This bully at school put me in a headlock and started to punch me.I used the defense and it worked
What happened after that
@@idvgaming6114 😂
Good. Did u beated him?
@@RealNobody028 it happen 7 years back bro
@@Callm3clem yoo crazy thst your still on the same account
Great stuff. I love your channel. No fancy moves, no fancy clothes. You have experience. You're one of the few Self defense instructor that knows what he's talking about.
Swiss Militis Christi LXXII Thanks for your comment...it's much appreciated. Glad that you like the Code Red Defense channel. Stay safe
Jesus fucking christ
Think 🤔. It's about just having the balls to actually do it. I fully can say I was a walk over at a time. Till I found my balls. As cocky as it sounds
Someone putting you in a headlock like that _actually_ puts himself open for a possible slam. I've actually _seen_ throws being used as counters for this all the time.
YES!! Finally, someone who knows something. Jesus Christ this shit is infuriating.
@Happy Day Oh I missed that. I've got to rewatch. How delicious.
when I headlock a person I don't use it for choking i use it to slam there body to the ground.
Ye I slam people with an headlock
can you tell me how because my friend uses this all the time and its almost always a win for him
Awesome !! This is the best self defense Channel on youtube ! Thank you so much for this.
Alexander Weiss Thanks Alexander...It's much appreciated. Stay safe
Already a fan of your videos - what I really like about this one and others is the feedback the training partner provides - it makes the drills much better when we hear the other person's perspective., from their offensive or defensive role. Keep it up!
These videos are great, thanks for posting and please keep them up. I've learned a lot in just the few I've seen. Thanks
I love you self defense videos. I have also been in that situation. And believe it or not. I found a great way of making them release involuntary by simply pinching the back of the leg or lower back extremely hard. Depending on whether they are leaning over or stood upright. If their stood up then pinch the lower back where its likey to expose softy fatty area which is easier to grab. Or if they are leaning with you , then pinch the back upper leg. They release extremely quickly as the pain is hard and fast. The only reaction is to release . Trust me it works
I like it.. no fancy move.. straight to the point
Learned a lot. Thank you very much for the video!
We're glad that this self-defense video was helpful to you. Thanks for your comment and stay safe!
4:05 There's a hole in your shirt :D
That’s funny
I love your advices!! And helps a lot!!!
Thanks! I get into a lot of fights at my high school ( its a really scum place ) and headlocks are common. Now i feel a bit safer :)
Just curious.... are there weapons involved?
Anon P People at my school have tasers and switch knives. Not a good place to get into a fight haha.
Lmao
@@anonp9277 most fights at school with weapons aren't in school their out of school
Good for u i really wanna go to that school cuz me work out much and i wanna kill some bullies
Once in highschool someone did this lock to me, i lifted him and slammed him on the floor and threw punches on his while i'm over him
When we mess about in the changing room we friendly fought (ish) I grabbed his arm slowly like Me: I AM THE WARLORD HERE *slowly grabs arm and pulls it out and does weird movements but finally gets him on the floor) Me: I AM THA CHAMPION!!!!
Nathan24-_- cringe
Stop, that was cringey.
nice job fagon warrior. I mean dragon warrior. Sorry.
Love your tag name.
I like you guys are so relaxed and not playing smart about your skills and experience. It shows me a lot that guys like us can talk normal (If we can call it that?) about street fights and share views. Its superb work your doing. Hope it won't fall into the wrong hands though! Old days people fought more with passion and not so deadly mostly. Its great you all talk and share memoirs. Regards from Copenhagen. Viking.
awesome as always Nick
I’m a hard striker in terms of punching kicking and general standing combat but wrestling and grappling is my weakness. This video is very helpful👊🏾
no wrestler or bjj player would ever do a head lock. ever. at best a head and arm throw called koshi garuma
Great Self techniques and keep it up bro! : )
Very nice training videos Nick.. I like your style and explanation. May I ask what your background is? Martial arts etc? Thanks
I think its grav maga
This is a good demo. Thank you a lot!
+ninglum somipam Thanks Ninglum, we're glad that you like this self defense demo. Stay safe
Props for the guys that helped demonstrate. They where very devoted in listening and holding restraining themselves, even on going to the ground!
Thanks Tito for sharing your thoughts on this video... It's appreciated. Stay safe
CodeRedDefense.com you too
Great stuff Nick!. Nice new channel.
Karl Convey Thanks Karl...Glad that you like the new Code Red Defense channel. Stay safe!
Roger that cheers mate you too.
Good information. Also, if you are in this situation, with a free leg, push the back of the attackers knee with your foot causing them to go down to one knee. Once they drop down to one knee, they are significantly off balance, and it is easier to escape. I also like the idea of the groin punch mentioned below. Tremendous videos though, I do enjoy them, whereas it is a crazy world we live in now days.
Great concept. Gross motor skills,practical and fast, all you need for a self defense. Im an avid krav maga practitioner and i love your channel for some other points of views! Never stop learning and take in everything thats usefull people
at 3.50 - great stuff this is what my Karate sensei taught me. I like your style man. Keep up tese great posts :)
+Pipkin Hopkins Thanks for watching...glad that you like the Code Red Defense style. Stay safe
+CodeRedDefense.com hey anit grabbing his leg and picking him up and slaming him work to
Great video. When you reach your far arm in to block the opponents striking arm (6:05) you have to be careful to not get your own arm trapped, otherwise if you get thrown to the ground its gonna hurt bad...with no way to break your fall.
Real as always. Love the idea of training as if all attacks are multiple attacker scenarios. Well done.
Awesome as always Nick :)
defkopta Thank you!
Thank you for sharing.
Love how you have two other demonstators to further illustrate how effective it can be.
benevolentarts Thanks for your comment...it's appreciated. Stay safe
I bounce at the door in Hoboken N.J. an I'm trying to learn some good shit to keep myself, my coworkers and the other bouncers safe and in control, so I've been watching your stuff
Great stuff... thanks and respect...
to really test your techniques and how effective they are in a realistic situation you should tell them to use all their strength.
Great video. Thanks for uploading. I'm assuming that the attacker would get at least one punch into the defenders face, as shown, before the defender trapped the attackers punching hand/forearm. I would prefer to slip out of the headlock earlier(like you described when you were in town with your friend) to avoid any punches to my face. Maybe there is an easy to get to pressure point somewhere on the attackers choking hand or arm that would get a release while squirming your head out of his headlock?
normally when i get in a headlock, i would put my leg infront of theirs and from the back of the neck, i would push front and put my whole weight trying to push front if it’s a bigger opponent.
You sir are my man! i will purchase the whole seminar as soon as a get deployed to Kosovo. Stay and be!
really helpful nice to know some techniques
Hi Nick ....love the realistic videos ...I've learned a lot ..did you ever train in a traditional martial art?? just curious ...I wanted to join some art ..but I'm confused to as which one you would recommend ??
+Paul Armstrong Hi Paul, you can check us out here: codereddefense.com/about Stay safe.
Great stuff. salute from Brazil . great one
Entertaining video. Great pointers
I am a Martial Arts Instructor and teach a lot of similar self-defense principles. I'm impressed.. It's not about being pretty but effective.. Thank you..
Whether you keep it standing or go to the ground this headlock position is not good if multiple attackers are involved, but you have to do something. I like what you said you did when you're friend surprised you and tried to get you in a headlock--tucked in your head and you slipped right out of it is ideal.
Thanks Mark for the feedback... You've got some great Jiu Jitsu videos on your channel. Keep up the good work and stay safe.
Thanks! Love watching your stuff.
CodeRedDefense.com once I had to fight 10 members at a time and I got fucked up. I got beatings. they surrounded me but I didn't know these techniques at all. but if I know these techniques also it wouldn't help me right
Thanks a lot man.
Glad it helped. Stay safe
Nice stuff. I like how you crank the attacker's neck. That gives you a good shot at a throat punch. You can also put at least one finger deep into or behind his eyeball which will stop him. How do you practice these moves by yourself?
Always use open hand for punching in a choke, I broke my thumb bone while hitting punch on his jaw
Great point Ravish, thanks for sharing your input on the headlock.
At first I was like this isn't gonna work than POW you showed me how effective it was.
Love it all of it..... Very realistic now a days with these clubs guys thinking they can bash on you whenever
dis videos will help me a lot
What do you do if someone gets you into a headlock and then pulls you down on the ground or a couch etc...?
I like this practical demonstration
Thank you Randy, it's appreciated.
+Codered: You'd might as well use a tiger claw to rake his face while his face is open like that. This is a good practical reversal for a side headlock, lots of other sensais on here such as corejkd are way too complicated, arent straight forward, but I like this, its simple. straightforward and practical. can you please do a reversal for the front headlock or if youve done it tell me how i can find it.
Have you a defensive thing for a judo style choke hold where they use a arm to leaver the other to choke you
Another great video. Thanks. What might your recommendation be for an older small woman against a tall strong man if my arms are too short to reach his face or head to get enough leverage to push?
Great question. We'll make a video on this topic. In the meantime, here's a related video: kzhead.info/sun/dtytaMiKpmasZ30/bejne.html Cheers.
CodeRedDefense.com Thank you! That would be great.
I'm writing a story with a military battle. Includes a man holding two captives in a headlock--one in his left arm, the other in his right arm. If I post a couple quotes, can someone (preferably skilled/knowledgeable about a fighting style) take a look, to see if I'm describing it well and how the twosome escape? I could use some pointers. Thanks.
this vid is awsome love all your vids i give this a vid big thumbs up
Thank you very much for the feedback. It's much appreciated.
Thank you for this. This happened to me back in Highschool and I don't know what to do but punch him in his belly but can't reach his groin. Now I know what to do.
Thanks Cj for your comment and for watching. Stay safe.
I really appreciate it anytime an instructor takes into account the unrealistic nature of most self defense hand strikes....ie what the ER doctors routinely call " the Boxers fracture". Even if you are a pro boxer...actually especially if you are a pro...there's a really excellent chance you will break your hand in a streetlight. This, along with knife defense are the two greatest obstacles in real street training....there's no real way to hit hard without breaking your hand and there's no real way to defend a knife unarmed without getting stabbed at least once or twice which could be devastating both to your health and finances. Some people condition their hands...which helps but is self defeating as no amount of damage you will probably incur in a street beat down will ultimately ruin your life as much as arthritis in old age that comes from pounding karate hand conditioning mats/boards.
Trapping the hitting arm is fine, but you would do better in wrapping your left hand inside the hitting arm and force it and hold it behind the attacker's back which provides you with a hug opening for a gut shot or groin shot.
kicking is a good technic right? What if you loosen their grip and trip them?
Would it be a good idea if you can't put your hand on his neck for any reason (example he is too tall or else), to crush his balls with either of your remaining hand that is not protecting yourself ?
When ever I put someone in a headlock I turn while holding him to get him down
That was a good technique!
May I ask, what if he grabs your head in such a way that your arm and shoulder is in front of the body, so you can not reach behind to grab the elbow of his punching arm? What is the defense for that?
The headlock guy kept putting his leg infront of the guy he was attacking leaving him open for the sweep. You'd never do that, the attacker would keep his closest leg behind the victim so he wasnt open to being thrown to the ground
***** I'm saying get his head down in the same position in the same hold, not a choke hold but the same as here. Then I would spread my legs and use my weight to keep his head pulled down in my lock, focusing on keeping my balance with a low centre of gravity and a wide stance makes it much harder for him to topple me over which is why most headlock fights you see end up on the ground with either of you on top. At no point would I put my closest leg in front of him though, he can just push that leg forward and fall backwards and he will get you down and be able to land on top of you.
Helpful man #thanks
but if i fight some1 they get me in the head lock and they start twisting and pull me to the ground what can i do
Thx man🙌 i'm sure if i learn all this am gonna be the next van damme
You are teaching from Richard dimitri senshido techniques. Do you admit it? or not?
This is just the wing chun I learned at pro-am ..that said its fairly solid stuff, one thing with that head lock though..sometimes people drop to the floor and head lock you while sitting on the deck
Thanks David for sharing your thoughts on this self-defense video. Cheers.
Very useful. Feel a tad safer now. Thanks!
francoisona Glad that the self-defense videos was helpful. Stay safe
I like Gracie Jiujitsu technique better. The blocking striking hand technique is the same in GJJ. However, GJJ, takes enemy to ground then breaks his arm or Top Mounts him. I would trap punching hand, punch in balls, trip, then decide whether to be kind or hospitalize the ENEMY when I mount him.
6:04 wow nice take down, people have no clue how useful this advice is in real life. Thank you. But i would recommend you do videos like this on matts since your students are being taken to the ground.
I wanna ask when to release the hold like you have them undercontrol but you dont end up killing them... once i got a choke hold on this huge guy I was not letting go bc if I let go he might come at me again. His face and eyes got red he was sort of coughing people came and tried to free him so I had to let go ...
Great question. But, it depends because if some other people like his friends or something are coming you'll have to release it. It also depends of the situation. Is this a life threatening situation and you need to survive? There are many factors that come into play when it comes to self defense. Your instinct will tell you what to do in that case. But indeed, when releasing the grip, you'll have to extremely cautious of your opponent coming back at you. Hope this helps. Stay safe.
great video
+GoodMorningRooster Thanks...Glad that you like the video. Stay safe.
This much hareder to escape if they get forearm under your chin. Situational awareness is key
Or you can roll backwards (the person in the headlock) and you would be on top so you can start your ground and pound I have done this many times with success
When that happens to me (in school) i just push (on the ground) my legs soo hard i can to make a "Spear" becaues then they laying on the ground.
Today is a really sad day but I’m happy finding your youtube, my 14year old brother was head locked by my 19year old brother and he gave him a black swollen eye and over a silly argument, i dislike my 19yr old brother as he gets aggressive and starts punching, what’s worse he even trains in gym with MMA fighters it breaks my heart to see my smaller brother get hit, as am a girl and can’t do anything about it always get hit back as well.. love your videos 🙏🏻 never knew after so long I can use your techniques to help get rid off the bully brother of mine own blood.
Hello Fatemeh, we are sorry to hear about that situation. We hope that all of this will will get resolved between your brothers. It's great to see that you are seeking into personal protection. You can share our self defense videos with your younger brother. We wish you all the best. Stay safe.
I work doors as well I know what u mean with the gloves, it's a confidence thing I guess
This is what I like cause it most videos you will see the guy doing a move on the attacker but in a street fight the move probably won't work cause your opponent is not just going to stand and let you do a move to him he will be fighting back
TheStudMan 24 Thanks for your comment...it's appreciated. Stay safe
Good advice. I will add it to my self-defense recipe. 'Course I always just put my finger just below his earlobe where the jaws and bottom of the ear meet and push like hell. Go ahead. Try it on yourself but push gradually if you do. At a certain pressure IT HURTS! Nobody can stand that. Or you could dig two fingers into his eyes with your palm on top of his head and pull back like you are opening a box. Either way, he will move his head and where his head goes, he goes. He will let go. Then you pull your roofing knife or blackjack out of your back pocket and decide if he lives or dies.
And now i cant get bullied from my friends thx for the tip
You should find some new freinds
My brother had me on the ground in a headlock and sat on my arms so I couldn't move, and then started choking me. After almost 2 minutes of not being able to breathe, I managed to free my arm and started punching him in the head. It was enough to get him to let go of me and I managed to escape. But he almost killed me, and he probably would if he could get away with it.
Everytime i've been put in a headlock i've just picked them up and slammed them as hard as i could, i've two bouncers do the same thing too.
+LegoPig If you are 340lbs, you're most likely just fat. Unless you are a world champ strongman vs a 140lbs guy, you aren't going to snap their neck from a basic headlock, most likely you will squeeze until you tire and they wiggle free. A basic headlock is only useful if you are trying to take them down (although inefficient). I used to lift weights 5 days a week before i knew how to fight, i tried out-strengthening someone much smaller than me with a headlock in a fight and all that happened was i tired, they wiggled free, and i had just wasted a shit load of energy. The same happens all the times when i fight much stronger guys and they get me in a headlock, if they are too heavy for me to slam, they'll only get a lactic acid build up and tire within 15-20 seconds anyway. Tl;dr basic street headlocks don't do shit, learn proper chokes that are capable of knocking a guy unconscious within seconds and are virtually impossible to wiggle out out.
Kerry i hope you sre just trolling
Kerry, to give you a perspective of how heavy 340lbs is, the weight limit for a heavyweight UFC fighter is 265lbs. Go search alistair overeem or brock lesnar on google images, they are genetic freaks who also take steroids, look how fucking huge they are. Now imagine someone weighing 75lbs heavier than them, they'd either have to be morbidly obese waiting at deaths door, or have a serious hormonal disorder that effects their growth. Don't come here with that "muscle weighs more than fat" bullshit, i'm a trained personal trainer and half my friends are on steroids. I know more about this shit than you will ever.
Can you upload a vid of you doing this? I'm trying to learn as much as possible :)
+Fifi Green-Bush ^^^ for Kimbo.
There's something similar to that in krav maga where you crank the neck and simultaneously hit them in the groin
Thanks bro
Thanks for the feedback, it's much appreciated. Stay safe
Normally when people try to put me in a headlock I slip out and then put them in an arm lock and I don't do martial arts of any kind I kind of just taught myself and you're probably wondering how I self taught myself it's because I know what the body can and can't do so I use that to my advantage
It's happend yesterday in my school and it happend again today and I used those techniques and I managed to escape and finish the fight Thanks a lot
Hey Pe La, glad to hear that it was useful for you and that you are safe from that encounter. Take care.
What should you do when there's two people... one behind you and one in front (This happened to me one time)
Iffy Boi If it's a flying headlock he's trying,duck your head down push him to the other guy then elbow kicks etc...
Quinn Sadow stay in open space don't stand still move backwards and side to side make them both come at you from the front and if your still gettin fucked up run lol
What if your attacker is wider or just too big for you to even wrap your left arm around to stop the attackers blows? Is there a way to get out of the headlock? Just curious... Btw, good stuff.
Do you not see the size comparison between the two? Blue shirt guy is way larger than the other guy
Yeah I wouldn't go to the ground if im in a choke hold. It's best to finish it standing up. You will end up at an equal advantage on the ground with both you and the attacker laying on their backs.
Before you block the punches you have to be able to breathe first.This type of headlock is harder to defend against than if youur attacker does a headlock while directly in front of you,facing the opposite diretion as you. sensei manny
Chris is one son of a guy. just wow!
Headlock is my signature bruh 😂 Also nice vid man
Cool... Thanks Corvo for the feedback ;) Stay safe
Hi, this day i were fighting someone who studies with me in front of the middle school, in the fight i caught with headlock move and i start punching him in the noez and all the blood start coming out of him then i don't know how i fall down and he sit on me trying to punch me but i was shaking myself trying to avoid his punches ! Can you please give me a technique to do when i lay down, please ?
Thank's for the tip that is a pretty good way, i'm gonna practise on it, thank you soo much, in our country there is only judo, karate and boxing for self defense
Chris is a beast
what state? (I was thinking SC because of the Downtown thing)
Montreal, Canada ;)
Does this technic usefull in real fight?
A street fight will have a lot of energy. The best thing is to avoid getting into that position in the first place. But yes, it can work. Stay safe
i actully learned how to defend my self from a headlock from taekwondo