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How to Get Out of a Headlock

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Train with Shane: /myfightgym SUBSCRIBE: /user/FightTipsVideos Shane's Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/fighttips Here is a video showing how to get out of a headlock choke hold. Actually, the side headlock isn't even a choke... or a real grappling move at all. In fact, the person BEING headlocked is in a better position than the person doing it! Learn how to get out efficiently and win the fight. Audio file(s) provided by http://www.audiomicro.com "FightTips Intro Song" by Jason Sheck of Dime Street Joker

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@theartfuldodger9359 years ago This really works! I'm just a third grader but I was able to take out A NUN using this method. Ground and pound baby! She'll never use that ruler on me again. 803
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@tmsplltrs10 years ago 'no-one has strong eyes' words of wisdom right there 456
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@black0lightning10 years ago Hopefully I never have to get in a fight to defend my self,because I'm going straight for the nuts at full force 388
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@Kentama4 years ago I knew this was legit advice when one of the first tips is to fight dirty. 32
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@BobbyMucka10 years ago I was in a headlock like this once, I did the grab low part but instead of around his side, I grabbed in between his legs. My forearms crushed his balls because he was about 150lbs, so he had about that pressure on his groin. I then gave him a few shrugs like that and proceeded to throw him on the ground. He thought it was the most painful thing ever. ... 137
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@BinkieMcFartnuggets10 years ago It seems weird, but tickling usually works. 556
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@SuperBarbaazul10 years ago muay thai + dirty fighting = viciousness
I KNEW IT 170
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@jarodmorris6119 years ago Interesting you say "dirty fighting". When someone is attacking you, you don't know how far they're willing to take it. There is no "dirty" there is only survival. 21
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@wenzelrebsdorf80738 years ago for some reason, you remind me of Jessie Pinkman😁 188
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@Austinkungfuacademy7 years ago I like how you talk about keeping them close and being aware of the punches. Thanks for posting this!
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@BLODSWIPER10 years ago "Don't mind me i'm just a random guy drinking coke in the midle of the forest..."

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@mailliam5487 years ago best way to defend yourself
1)speed hand af
2)poke his/her eyes
3)while your enemy is stun, beat the shit of it 3
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@IHACKER31611 years ago Brilliant video - Once in school a guy had someone in a headlock in a small hallway. The guy in the headlock kicked off the wall sending the headlocking guys head into the opposite wall, worked great :) 4
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@wildrage387 years ago this guy deserves his 1M subs cuz these tips are useful and awesome as hell 1
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@JackDaniels-we9pb10 years ago I actually got out from a headlock from behind once. It all started one day when I was at my neighbors house in their old shed (the one that we no longer go into) and I picked up a pack of Marlboro Greens that was sitting on the table in the shed and I asked them for one. The next thing I knew, both Jesse and Jordan (the two neighbors that tried to jump me) came marching into the shed and one of them (Jesse) had me in a headlock from behind in where it looked kinda like a rear naked choke, but it wasn't because it wasn't choking me, while Jordan tried to snatch the pack out of my hand. He directed me toward the right where Jordan was at as he was trying to snatch it from me (the pack was originally mine, but I had given it to them) I held on to the pack, and eventually Jordan managed to get two out of the pack and once he got them out, he thought that was all, so he then moved toward the open shed door and put his body in the way of it to block me in. Then Jesse shifted me toward a lawn chair in the shed, which originally belonged to me also, but under the approval of my grandmother we moved two or three of the lawn chairs out of the car port at my house over to theirs. Then I placed a foot against the chair and pushed back, trying to push Jesse back against the storage chest that was behind us, but he managed to shift me to the side and then shift me back to where I was facing the chair, so I did the same thing and Jesse shifted me to the side (the right to be exact) and then turned me around to where I was facing Jordan. Then I instantly dropped out of his grip and then slipped right through Jordan who was blocking the door and then me and Jordan cut across their yard. At some point during the chase, I was running toward a car trailer cage that was outside in their backyard, and I quickly jumped to the side and continued running toward my house, while Jordan was running so fast that he didn't have enough time to turn, so he crashed shoulder first into the trailer. I heard the loud bang of him crashing into the trailer as I made it onto my yard, and once I heard it, I laughed at his ass OUT LOUD.
Then as he got back up, him and Jesse followed me onto my yard and asked for the pack. I showed them the inside of the pack, and they saw nothing inside of it, so they left back onto their property. I then looked at the pack and saw nothing in it at first as well, so I just threw it onto the car port table. Later I came back and looked through it again, this time finding a broken cigarette that was left inside it after I had crushed the pack by accident as Jordan tried to snatch it from me, so I mickey moused it, lit it, smoked it and played basketball. My idiot neighbors nextdoor saw me smoking it as they returned onto the property line, so Jesse challenged me to a fight in the middle of the dirt road and Jordan claimed to be the ref. So we walked down by the property line and got onto the dirt road, but Jordan then told us it would've been a bad idea for us to fight in the middle of the road, because we'd get caught, so we moved it back onto Jesse's property, and onto "the circle," which is a round space of sand in their backyard that we usually go to fight/wrestle. Jesse then started talking a bunch of shit, and I talked some back. Jesse tried to firefly me sometime during the verbal dispute, and if you're not a complete douche and don't know what a "firefly" is, it's basically whenever you chuck a lit cigarette at somebody. He tried to do it but missed me (like a faggot). Eventually Jordan told me to push him, so I came up to him and shoved him with my left and punched him straight in the mouth with my right. Jesse managed to land a hit on my left eye/temple, but it didn't hurt or leave a mark. Basically, he didn't do shit.
Some time during the verbal altercation, he told me the next time I come on to his property, he's gonna tell his dad to shoot my ass. So once I got back inside at my house I told my grandfather that the next time he sees Jesse and/or Jordan on our property to shoot their asses. I told them everything about what happened and everybody got pissed at them. Some time later when my grandmother went outside to smoke, Jordan came back over and told my grandmother that I had crushed the pack on purpose. Then my grandmother got mad at me, because she's also a crackhead about cigarettes as well. I got pissed off, but didn't go back over there for the rest of the weekend. So basically that's my story, I would much appreciate it if you guys would feel free to share your stories as well. ... 21
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@JeetKuneDoBelgrade11 years ago Thank you Shane,we're doing similiar things but it always good to learn more. Best regards! 10
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@MrNsaysHi9 years ago N says thanks a lot.. last Thursday I lost a fight.. because I was head locked and had nothing to do but to surrender ! However ..now ,NONE will stand on my way to victory :P ty dude 11
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@didntknoicouldchangethis8 years ago Very useful videos! My daughter has off from school today, and we're gonna practice some self defense moves...I'm gonna remember your phrase, "nobody has stronger eyes"...I like that one! 👍 2
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@MrKinggodzilla11 years ago Dude I miss these kinds of videos keep up the good work.
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@kattay9 years ago "No body has strong eyes!"
Best quote EVER.
Love this guy 15
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@markant95348 years ago I lost a fight in school, I punched them then the put me in a headlock and smashed my head of a wall. memories 16
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@nicoley88442 years ago I appreciate this video and the message that violence is only the answer, if you need to defend yourself for physical safety/livelihood. I’d love an update on this, if there are any new techniques suggested.
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@samwelsh354810 years ago thank u so much i used to get picked on all the time and ur tips have made my life so much easier :)
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@kimaegaii9 years ago I've always been afraid to slam them when they have me in a head lock, feel like my necks gonna get broken.
but maybe their grip would loosen because they want to break their fall? 20
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@yotacharapone53418 years ago i learnt to do a takedown while in a headlock 3
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@ajayguerue11 years ago This happened to me a couple years back , good advice !
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@nicolascastellano801610 years ago Im an amatuer boxer out of atlanta. It was a huge confidence booster for me as a young man. But to always make sure you when a street fight??? (all legal precedents aside) strike first. As hard and as fast as possible. And mix it up to the body ...
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@ranloop8 years ago Today I got bullied and I got in a head lock then I had my upper arm out and free so I get to hit his head and I got out 3
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@thanya12011 years ago i just pick em up and slam but i dont know if u can do it if ur not as strong or if they are really havy 6
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@King3139510 years ago Great tips! Very useful stuff. Thank you 1
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@mahdimadi72059 years ago Thank you guys sooo much this really helped me,i always get bullied in school(im 13) and the bully headlocked me and i grabbed by the waist just like you said and it worked so i kept throwing punches,now they are afraid of me!Thank you!! ... 1
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@soumyaraj40428 years ago what if the opponent is bigger than me 39
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@BigRightHands11 years ago Could have used this in the 6th grade. 3
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@MrKinggodzilla11 years ago @Edge Snob I think the grounded side headlock you talk about is called the kesa gatame in judo. 1
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@GameplayBitFlipper10 years ago so thanks shane i really like your videos! :)
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@kashkennyy8 years ago What if ur bully is bald and u can't pull his hair..., USE THE NOSE!! 11
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@justindahl50458 years ago first you spilt his coke after you beat him up and leave. Good work teaching the kids how to fight xD 3
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@richyak150810 years ago Well done lads it gave me some very good tips
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@shademan60703 years ago couldnt have said it better myself ! pressure points are fun 1
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@windex67428 years ago in school when I try ti pick them up from one leg every one starts screaming out gay 3
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@papichapo49398 years ago Shit...i wish i knew this in middle school. Bullies sucked XD 5
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@TonyStark-hx3xr9 years ago theres a similar defence in krav maga... you pretty much do the same thing, but when you pull their face back you simultaneously groin strike and try to push on their pressure point right under nose. it works very well against bigger and taller opponents (i've used it myself) ...
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@pubate110 years ago From now I respect you as my master bro.Thanks and hope I can do things to give you back.
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@angelcarrasco17878 years ago when peaple get me in a headlock and i say let go or else 5
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@bonto429 years ago I would not want to put my fingers in someone's throat. They might bite my fingers off lol 3
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@kingstonechidewu988210 years ago You know what dude, you are just good shane, Your videos have helped me improve a lot from an amateur to pro keep it up...
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@kierabandz53538 years ago oh no unless im about to die i dont have the guts to stick a finger in an eye :( 7
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@NymeriaMeliae10 years ago that's a poor headlock... back in my school days (long time ago) a headlock brought your opponent to their knees... 9/10 times the headlock was taken from behind both feet off the ground kicking backwards into your foes stomach and bringing them down in the headlock. Secondly, the neck was much more in the crutch of the arm applying pressure to the throat... if your opponent wasn't turning a colour of red in the face then the headlock was not properly positioned. Finally, the headlock pushed the opponent more around your back than along side. ... 4
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@bossdelgado68359 years ago So im laying down in bed on my phone. My only goal tonight was to not break an all nighter. Now i find your channel and watch a good 5 hours worth of videos and i dont regret anything. Thank you
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@CoelhoSports8 years ago get serious. this opponent is applying the worst weakest headlock ever. not even untrained schoolyard quality. someone who digs in a real lock under your chin can choke you to death in under a minute, and he WILL choke you to death if try to punch his nuts or claw his face or pick him up. even if you somehow get that leg (again this fake opponent is passive, real opponent TIGHTENS the lock and kills you by accident) trying to pick the guy up who is locked under your chin and throw him is hillarious. headlocks are en emergency situation. you need to break the lock before doing anything else. you need to grab the locking arm with both hands and pull with all your strength and use your chin to dig under the lock just to get another breath, possibly get a forearm inside the lock to further block the choke under your chin, and get enough room to try one or two desperate moves. one would be to turn towards the opponent so his lock is now around the back of your head instead of under your chin and use your elbow against his face to pry yourself further back, breaking the lock. only THEN could you pull off a trip or throw or strike back. obviously you want to avoid getting choked in the first place at all costs so if you are going to strike the balls, gouge the eyes, etc, you don't want to be trying that shit AFTER a guy digs a lock under your chin. do it (and anything else you can do) to avoid the lock in the first place. ... 3
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@prynces1l3nce479 years ago "Doesnt matter if hes bigger than u. No one has strong eyes, stick a finger in there and bend him back" lool that killed me 2
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@eugeenmalela53789 years ago Shane i love you man you're a awesome guy i'm from the Netherlands!
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@SurveyofFilmMusic11 years ago you're making many mistakes, AND taking blows to the face. Gracie combatives will correct all these errors you're making. Good dirty fighting stuff, but aside from that... loads of stuff yer missing! 3
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@matbroomfield10 years ago You're just gonna have to deal with getting punched in the face. What kind of advice is that? People can be so pained by a single punch in the face, that they can't even think straight to do the rest. Instead of grabbing them close with that left arm, protect your face with it! ... 3
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@mir60808 years ago thx dude! theres like 6 people on bikes trying to jump me there all bigger than me ima try watching all your vids and when they find me i hope these methods work! im praticeing with my sister
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@carlosandresariasvalencia686010 years ago first thanks for the videos i am a big fan..i was actually recently on a real street fight in that position i first started punching the groin like 5 times with the adrenaline at the moment he didn´t felt a thing... my second though was to push him into some rigid tables and bite him in the arm and so i did... i would recommend u to consider this kind of conditions of oponents to ur arsenal of moves and videos... PD: my sensi taugh me after that fight to bust the knee cap or ankle and push my body backwards in that position and gain offensive position... Greetings from Ecuador Black belt kickboxer 8 years training.... ...
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@streetbeatpoet111 years ago thanks all staff my child doesnt know i speak english and that i am a martial artist and he must not know about it so im showing him your videos he admires you just be truthfull and prudencial THANKS
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@OatZ10 years ago I was playfighting at my school one time and we were doin little headlocks like these. I did what the video did but i added in something i thought would work, which it did. I wrapped my left arm (he was headlocking me with his right hand) around his waist, and with my dominant hand, punched his kneecap a few times, it disoriented their bottom leg and i was easily able to trip them over after exploiting that weakness. ...
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@alLEDP10 years ago You are a good teacher hands down on that. I just want to mention that in your videos you often rely on strenght and fitness. Lifting sb up is an example for that. I just want to say that a 60 kilo guy shouldnt risk to go muscle on muscle with a 100 kilo beast you know? Just saying that. But keep going on with that stuff! ... 1
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@toddel32110 years ago Good vid guys. My friend and I are going to practice and use this. Thanks.:)
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@SurveyofFilmMusic11 years ago Shane, review all the Gracie Combatives for escape from headlocks! You NEED to check it out!
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@oliverthomas367710 years ago You can also put your left hand on his shoulder and grab his hand with your right (this has to be done while standing up). Then you just simply twist his arm, and you got yourself an armlock. I've used this when fighting my friends, its also more under control, so that you don't hurt them :-). (you could break their arm or shoulder, or even throw some knee kicks at them, if it is a real attacker) ...
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@jackdonnelly98859 years ago I am involved in karate i am a brown belt 2 tabs and we get taught that if your in a headlock position you put your closest arm to the attacker up and behind him and put your hand on his mouth and put your leg behind pullback and he trips up over your leg or use your far away hand hit him in the solar plexus which if you hit directly into it winds you and you cannot breathe. ...
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@kjbadass11 years ago Hello Shane great video I love all your videos especially the dirty fighting videos! Can you please do a video on the one inch punch that's one thing Bruce Lee used to do. thank you for all these videos!
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@woodzylad95718 years ago What I find that works is with your right hand drag his right leg forward if you need to take him to ground and keep doing quick punches (works well with bigger guys.)
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@TeamGamingoyvnor3510 years ago My swimming trainer was a door man at a night club, and he thatched us randomly some tricks. And I thought it was cool so i searched it up, and the 1st one was exactly the same as he solved us. This is awesome :D
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@jozzerful27 years ago In the video you've just seen where, the guy explains how to get out of a headlock, you do not have to take punches in to the face what you do is , when your arms wrapped around him grab his elbow Godin strong restricting movement in his arm, while you are getting your footing, his mind will go straight to the fact hey I can't punch this guy, that happens after about 3 seconds for seconds then real quick do the pull over manoeuvre, shown in the video where you put your hand up over the top and reach under his chin pulling him back, and pushing him against your left knee to help him fall easier on his way to the ground, but I just thought I would mention, you don't have to take a load of punches in the face before you get to do it also gives you time to assess the guys strength level, and help you make decisions . ...
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@stephenmartin72279 years ago When you showed the position where you cable griped round the waist you are still vulnerable in that position to get punched. What you need to do in that side headlock position is to grab is arm as you lift, this protects you from getting punched while you take him to the ground. ... 1
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@nmr2006711 years ago I like these ways better than most common ones taught.
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@tkthrowback23454 years ago Had a new kid at our gym show up and grapple with an older guy but his size, he grabbed him like this and we told him to let go. The kid was kind of in a panic mode and didn’t want to let go of what he thought was an advantage. Older dude put the seat belt on him and sent him to space lol. ... 1
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@Blessed.2.Teach.4God8 years ago Funny, down to earth dudes, good tips good video..
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@RKalnins179 years ago It works if person who's holding your head isn't trained.. Men with just a little experience will get u on the ground very quick if u let him get your head like this..
U cant really move your body without moving your head in grappling. If he gets your head through the armpit, like if he gets our head AND your arm together, be ready to fall. ... 1
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@briandeclan82825 years ago I just found this video while watching crazy Russian streetfights but I know for sure that squat technique works. Flipped a guy twice my size back in highschool, damn near broke his hip. He never messed with me again.
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@CerromeX10 years ago OMG I been doing this for years and I didn't know this was a good technique
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@5kwithoutanyvideos1737 years ago This can help in a fight where they don't put you in a headlock intentionally, force yourself under their arms and do these steps it's very helpful 1
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@jacecobert944510 years ago "No one has strong eyes" a very good tip in a street fight if you ask me. Attacking eyes isn't cheap in a STREET FIGHT. Especially in self defense ...
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@comediandudes8696 years ago Thank u for the tip and ur channel is goood
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@christgrace38 years ago If only I had watched your videos a year back!! I'd.
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@lucasstevens772410 years ago used this tactic a few days ago led on to getting on top and knocking him out, but yes you eat a ton of punches while in the headlock so i wouldn't call it a dominant position for a second
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@Pikachu-op4vk3 years ago Thanks man some kid head locked me a school today now I know I’m definitely subbing now