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Multiple opponents scenarios
are a speciality
that we practice drill and brief all the time
at the end of this clip
you can see one example
off a technique against multiple opponents. One-person is a fight
two people
are danger
three or more opponents
are an extreme danger and possibly a deadly threat
treat it like this
with more than three opponents
every situation is a trap
first
how to prevent this trap
you can do one thing which is unusual but
is recommended
open up a live streaming account
in YouTube
Facebook, what ever
this way
when you're approaching
a possibly volatile situation
you can video the situation
upload it
on the moment to the cloud
this way
attackers loose their anonymity
sometimes they become more docile because of it
and you have a back up
not on your phone
but, in the internet
so first thing is: open up a live stream account
second thing
learn martial arts. everything that I'm talking about today
necessitates
previous training
routine and habits
you're approaching the group of people and you feel something is not right
do not approached them
do not get that into the trap
don't get into the trap
if a trap is forming around you, you are in a confrontation
against somebody
and suddenly there are three people around you
then the situation is extremely dangerous
treat it as such
basic thing is: negotiate
try to negotiate your way out
of the circle
so if the situation is easy
I will try too
turn the
360
into forty-five degrees angle
like this
okay, so the angle now is narrower
if you're out of the circle
and you have defused the situation
open distance
walk quickly and run
to the safest
and nearest place. A street with sober people is a good bet
a supermarket with security cameras is another good bet
do not atay
in the area
the trap was at
go away from there
if you are standing inside the trap
and you see no way to get out and you feel
situation escalates
defend first
if you do not initiate the defense
this
is potentially a death trap
when you defend first you stand in the middle of as circle of attackers you do
not stand in a Zen state of mind
think about the attack
think about the opening that you want to choose
when you attack
try to deal with
two opponents
so, at the end of this video
you've got one of the techniques were using in AKBAN
to deal with more than two opponents on the way out
because if I want to get out
of an opening
in the trap
I want to destroy and devastate
the posts. The posts are the people
that are guarding the openings. Because if I'm standing and either me
or the attackers
initiate the attack
the whole trap collapses on me
when the trap collapses, I have no chance
because
now people are grabbing me
do not let yourself be grabbed!
nobody's grubbing you!
either before or during. Fight for your life
because this is it
this is a deadly situation
you're standing inside the trap
hit one of the posts
hopefully two of the posts
using the technique at the end of this video
at a minute 05:00
get out of the trap
while destroying
two posts at least
and move, move, move!
do not stay at the same place
move, run away!
the main point
is the most neglected one - what happens
when the whole circle of attackers
implodes on me
and what is the cue
if the cue is not me, if I'm ambushed
then, the situation is very bad
but if I am the cue
then I have a chance
what the chance is
is getting away from the circle
and narrowing
the whole
three sixty degrees front
into a forty five degrees angle because if I'm out
then
i have to deal only with ninety degree
and forty five degrees
use the distance
as a strategic asset
of course it is
always difficult and risky
but, what is the
trade-off? Should I just stand and get hit?
or protect my head
this is not enough
SO, we have an indispensable
Sabaki
in AKBAN
that we've been checking for
many years
and it is indispensable to you
what to do
when the whole thing implodes on you
treat these guys
like posts
of a house
of a roof
and before they fall on me
i will topple them
so I take
the fight
to my attackers not only
with
aggression
okay, and intent
but with
Sabaki
and especially
the Yoko Aruki Sabaki
So one, two, I have to return here
and close
now the drill is
to the side, with Yoko Aruki
to the front
with a Shikan Ken
return to the guy
only got the jab
and finish him
closed... two opponents
what I do is this
I deal with this guy here
and then i go to the
front guy
the guy to the side gets hit
the front guy gets hit with a Fudo Ken
i will not do: one... two..
this is instinctual
to jab him
and do a Tsuki
this is not so good
what I want to do is: one... two
so
i've got these two covered
now the minute
i start initiating something
Everybody will get closer
exactly
so
if this situation happens and I the cue
I have to get out as quickly as I can
I cannot deal with these guys
kicking backward is very dangerous
we've tried it, we've checked it with video, we've briefed it, it does not work
sometime, if the guy just stands there and smokes a cigarette,
of course I can kick him
but if he wants
to attack me
and I have a
split-second
to do the attack first
then it won't work because he'll close distance
these guys
i will not deal with them
except one thing
i'm going to away from them
so these two posts
I'm going to topple and attack
one to the side
want to the front
now this guy only got nicked
by a jab
he will come back and I will hit him again
and now
what I do is
I go backward
and punch
but now I have
hopefully
two opponents
instead of four