I wish I had the time and money to train with John.

@jeffreypiek

29 күн бұрын

I took pistol 1 and 2 with John. IMHO, the supporting instructors taught me more. They are top notch. Just don't take his class expecting 1 on 1 instructon with him. But you will learn alot in the class

@celticanglotx313

29 күн бұрын

Two things I'm lacking also 😞

@EdSileo

29 күн бұрын

@utcnc7mm How much can you save a month? It might take a while but, if you don't start (even if its small), you'll never get there. Just start!

@utcnc7mm

29 күн бұрын

@@EdSileo my biggest thing would be finding time. I work a lot of overtime and have to help do upkeep with my parents house as well as my own. Plus, I would like to do that with a friend

@donaldanderson7410

29 күн бұрын

Same

One of the things I would like to see in demonstrations like this, is people genuinely trying at sone point. Doesn't have to be 100%, but demo speed or demo strength rarely gives people an idea of how bad things will be.

@The-Contractor

26 күн бұрын

100% on point. Back in the day (Yeah, I know) about once a week we did hard contact, non-scripted, non-compliant sparring. Repeated bouts of 4 seconds at 2/3 real world speed. Black eyes, sore ribs, fat lips were common. Those that stayed with it could actually do something with their chosen MA.

@343jonny

20 күн бұрын

Exactly what I was going to say. Something I've learned from doing submission grappling is that the moves you slow practice almost never work out / work out the way you trained. Each move is just another tool in your belt. Not that I'm skeptical that some of this guy's techniques work but it would certainly be more convincing if they went 80% instead of 20%. In a real fight, I think some of these moves might be unrealistic.

Around 4:00 I like how Alan gets onto his back so quickly. It's like he's an agile little kid who's full of energy and John is the 40-year old dad with back problems.

@Robnord1

29 күн бұрын

👍👍 3:56 to be precise. I like that so much, this old man is going to practice it at the gym. It suits getting to my ankle BUG very well, and could come in handy.

@ChunkyWhiteMexican1

29 күн бұрын

@@Robnord1 Sorry, I was seconds off

@Robnord1

29 күн бұрын

@@ChunkyWhiteMexican1 Oh no. As both John Wayne (yellow ribbon) and Jethro T. Gibbs (NCIS) say; Never say your sorry, it's a sign of weakness.

@ChunkyWhiteMexican1

29 күн бұрын

@@Robnord1 Hmmm, well to each their own I guess. In any case, best wishes to you.

@ShanLiB

29 күн бұрын

@@ChunkyWhiteMexican1 When seconds count! 😊

So glad you're a brother in the LORD!!

@JoshBennett-sf2um

18 күн бұрын

He's actually a preacher at grace city rome GA

@markmayer508

18 күн бұрын

@@JoshBennett-sf2um wow! That's awesome!!

Grappling is not only great training but it's an excellent strength, conditioning & cardio workout and you'll always leave feeling better overall.

@Osprey1994

28 күн бұрын

I mean, when I was training regularly I don't know if I would say I felt great. I was exhausted after a good evening of rolling.

John is merging these seperate disciplines into some real life John Wick technique. Subscribed

" you got good treads on your boots" I laughed so hard at that

Why did we have to wait a full 2:30 before John got hurt? Cummon guys, lets start these videos with some Lovell abuse at the outset. We crave this.

We trained a small amount in hand to hand in basic training in 1984 but not nearly enough and the job a choose in the Army we never trained hand to hand again for the rest of my 12 years active duty! However, I was very good with explosives and truly loved it! Thanks John!!

More of these please! Awesome stuff

My JiuJujutsu instructor said the same thing 38 years ago and,it’s stayed with me. You just reinforced those lessons thank you

Incorporating a lot of tools, scenarios, etc… great stuff. Do more of this 👍👍👍thank you!

Eye-opening. This is real knowledge.

Awesome info, thanks for sharing!

Thank you for making this. I almost got into a physical altercation with a random person on the street. As he came at me, literally all i could think about was retaining my gun that i was concealed carrying. Very scary moment.

Great presentation, thank you.

Great video! Thanks to both of you! God bless

So much solid info

Awesome video. So much info

Great video and info thank you!

I love it thanks for the content!

Such great info.

Nothing but thumbs up, great information thank you

Great info!

Alan, well thought out and tested

This video was a superb collection of good reasons to get on the mat and roll.

This is really good stuff.

I appreciate the focus on staying prepared and increasing survivability in different self-defense scenarios.

Good stuff!

Great information great content

Thanks much John. Makes me reconsider my 4 oclock carry for sure. Semper Fi.

Great video.

I recently took a class from Bill Rapier, former Dev Gru operator and BJJ black belt at American Tactical and he advocates forward of 3 o’clock. I guess chose what feels best to you and work the integrative combatives you will need from that position

That’s pretty cool! Great Video!

Good information

Always enjoy your videos God Bless 🇺🇸

Great content. Not just theory but, what actually works.

Great video. Looking at taking this class before WPS rifle classes

Great last question. The answer makes sense. Great tutorial.

@swedecarlson6511

28 күн бұрын

At almost 70, I am too old to grapple anymore. Situational awareness has to be my #1 priority. But the concepts Alan is sharing are very important. Thank you for the info and demonstrations.

Looks like a worthwhile class, never done any grappling but I’ve always carried appendix because I inherently know that I have more control and retention of the weapon there.

I saw you on the Shawn Ryan show. I watched all 4 episodes. Thanks you it was great. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.You are correct about the notifications , I do not get them.I will just have to check everyday for you new videos.

I’m flabbergasted never even considered that Thank you John & Alen

@whiterabit09

29 күн бұрын

Yeah that bit was cool.

Good stuff to be sure. Love to see a similar workout for us aged folks. At 67 with lose of mobility (arthritis), loss of strength, weight gain, diminishing vision- please craft a video of ideas for us.

@abnr1983

24 күн бұрын

I'm in a similar boat to you. I'm wheelchair-bound so I don't have the option of just escaping like a normal person if something like that happens. If I get attacked and my life is on the line, I just hope I get the attacker(s) quickly first before he/she/they get me.

The best place to conceal carry is everywhere you go

Thinking outside the box, good ideas to think about. 100% agree on Appendix, don't like it but it just is the best.

Sifu Alan. I'll be coming to take your course as soon as I get the opportunity. I have wanted to implement some of this stuff in my training, but there's nothing super close to where I am now.

I think I've come to terms with the fact that appendix is the best carry position. I've also concluded that bullet through my junk is about the worst thing that could happen to me.

@TsandLman

29 күн бұрын

I know I'm in the minority, but this is why I stick to hammer fired DA/SA guns for concealed carry. Glocks et al. are great guns, and you can rely on them not to go off unless the trigger is pulled, but that doesn't mean much when your gun is flopping around halfway out of your holster because both you and the punk you're grappling with are fighting for control of it. Not only is the long, heavy double action trigger less likely to go off accidentally, it provides me an additional means to prevent the gun from going off. With my finger against the hammer, you could pull the trigger until it broke off, and that gun would still not go bang. Sure, the heavy pull makes me less accurate, but at any range where that matters, I should have time to cock the hammer.

@skyred2

29 күн бұрын

@@TsandLman true

@ericbilliter3354

29 күн бұрын

My big fear, also! Perforated junk!! Lol

@wolf-ls7jx

29 күн бұрын

Yup. Same. Hence the reason I carry my sig with a safety. Appendix is the best for me. I was a martial arts instructor and that played into it, because if you are attacked from behind and driven to the ground they don't have access to it as if you were carrying at 5 o'clock or 3 o'clock position. If you are attacked from the front you have better control of it than if you were carrying at 5 or 3 o'clock.

Love what you’re doing John I have not found a holster comfortable enough to put near my junk yet but I am eternally looking for one. Closet one has been galco

@joshuawfinn

28 күн бұрын

You and me both. I finally gave up on appendix because I couldn't find ANYTHING that wasn't physically painful in some situation that I engage in regularly. I'm the short and skinny type so there's only so much real estate available. Found that with a good holster I can conceal a full size 1911 or Tokarev at 4-5 o'clock so that's what I do.

Never realized you are in GA!! I’m in middle ga. Warner Robins!!

Sound chap!

100% agree and it’s one of the reasons I carry appendix although it’s not quite as comfortable, it increases my chances for going home to my family.

I've been trying to make appendix work since the first time John recommended the T1C Apex(?). That thing causes me no end of pain every time I try it for a few days If you're skinny or the right kind of fat, go for it. As for me, I can't find anything better than 4 o'clock with an IWB kydex holster.

I have never given much thought to the ground game. Now I see glaring problems in my skills. Also time to check out appendix holsters!!!

Any i just wanna say your a good man and i aspire to be like you ,you truly are a modern day hero of mine🙏🏾🦁🐑

I say this as a boxer/wrestler/grappler you need to have a combo of boxing and grappling with good foot work to make you versatile. Having a gun and knife if only one aspect.

Seeing a bit of Sumatran Silat influence in the strikes and limb destruction from the ground.

Excellent info! This is REAL work. REAL grappling practice and sparring. As was proven by John catching a boot right to the face in the beginning! When you’re working for real, sometimes you get caught! Alan is an animal! Very unlike the old Steven Seagal demonstration videos where basically you have stuntmen taking fake tumbles and putting in a show like NBA players writhing in the ground in pain after someone touches them with a pinky. 😂

it's always good to see a balanced approach to self-defense that combines firearms with martial arts techniques.

@Osprey1994

28 күн бұрын

It's nice seeing people upload content that has value instead of junk, "Top 5" videos.

If your a BJJ guy you can recognize a lot of these techniques. And there was a time when rubber guns and knives were common place in all BJJ academies.

@JoshBennett-sf2um

18 күн бұрын

Our gym sometimes does rubber knives and guns

@rolotomase1440

17 күн бұрын

@@JoshBennett-sf2um I think that is awesome.

These are scenarios that scared the 💩 out of me. I don't have any martial arts training at all. And honestly I don't have a lot of time on the range either. I've had two guns drawn on me and a knife. Luckily nothing happened in all three scenarios but it's a common reminder everyday how you need to be prepared. With that being said, was somebody that's not financially able to get the training right now, what could I do to start preparing myself more for these situations. Married with three kids and only one that works. So money is a little tight right now thank you for any advice.

Hey John I've been watching your videos for a while and I'm trying to follow the warrior poet way myself I'm 14 and I'm trying to get my dad on that path any suggestions on how I could

“The root word of gunfight is fight.” -James Yeager

@jordanfrancisco27

26 күн бұрын

RIP and much respecc to the man.

As a former fighter usually you see alot of bs but this is absolutely legit

My MOS being in Combat Support, was never trained in hand-to-hand, will do my best avoid such close engagement. I carry with an Aliengear Tuck 3.0, either at 5- or 7-o’clock. I’m comfortable w/left or right hand draw.

How do you shrimp while carrying appendix without getting a hernia?

Everyone please look into other options besides Jiu Jitsu. While Jiu Jitsu is effective in MMA it has some fundamental problems in a street fight or any other real world situation. This is because Jiu Jitsu is ground fighting and you should avoid the ground at all costs. Many surfaces are rough try rolling around on concrete like that. Another issue is if you have somebody in a arm bar what’s to stop their friend from kicking your head in. This isn’t to say Jiu Jitsu doesn’t work but that there’s better grappling options for the majority of situations, look into wrestling and Judo. As for striking pick boxing or Muay Thai. Kicks are impractical and risky in a real world scenario. Boxing will flesh out longer ranged punching, while Muay Thai will teach you close ranged strikes like elbows and knee as well as punching basics. Thank you for discussing this topic on your channel. Many people in the self defense world completely look over situations when you simply can’t pull out a gun.

2:27 that kick sounded way harder than it was

Has John done any videos with Mike Jones of GarandThumb?

I love Alan's videos. So much wisdom.

Where can I get info on taking a class ?

Thanks for putting this on KZread! If you do this again, get Tu Lam!

@dontfallyoumighthurtyourse4694

28 күн бұрын

The guy who shot himself on the foot? Lmao

This is why magazine disconnects are actually helpful in a wrestle for your gun, or carrying on an empty chamber.

O Captain My Captain!

The concealed carry that Tommy Lee Jones had in The Fugitive is my favorite. If only Velcro could be quieter then it would be perfect.

Me too times are tough I don't even have the budget to buy a firearm and I work two full time jobs

John - always thought provoking and valuable info. I’ve never been a fan of appendix carry for a number of reasons. Your instruction on the subject has consistently assumed an untucked over garment “dress code” - the tee shirt or sweatshirt and jeans style that you habitually wear for your videos when you are not in plate carrier mode. Will you address concealed carry in more formal dress situations - tucked in buttoned shirt ‘n tie circumstances many of us are frequently in. Thanks!

@Katana_Gryphon

27 күн бұрын

An ulti-clip will let you tuck your dress shirt in between the pants and the holster. I think John also addresses this in an older video.

When I first started Ju Jitsu I met a man who got in a fight with four guys they all had knives. He put all 4 in the hospital, granted he had several stab wound scars. This was before he trained Ju Jitsu. He could rip the skin of your bones he was that strong. Thin and all muscle. He was like rolling with a Boa Constrictor.

You guys are two professional warriors…. How do you get to that level or any level when you don’t have such an extensive background as you two badasses ! We could never train enough to get there.

@BryanGatti

29 күн бұрын

A lot of this is basic wrestling and jiu jitsu. Just add a weapon system

Did John take a boot to the face?? Also, Alan is terrifying. He looks like a football dad amd the. He starts snarling and frothing at the mouth at the flick of a switch

Note to self. Resetting into free space in the opposite direction is called the backdoor tactic.

When you carry apendix style.belly fat is a huge problem or am i wrong?

Alan just likes to beat John up. I felt no sincerity in that “sorry sir” 😂

Kicked in face at 2:27

1:54 I’m an adult🗿

I still believe that the best holster position is the one that you'll carry with every day. He might be right, but at some point you really start to split hairs when it comes to increasingly unlikely scenarios.

As a street cop, this is the one class that I feel like I would really benefit from the most. The combatives portion of my training was probably one of the weakest. All we did was learn how to get away from an unarmed bad guy on top of us and then slow motioned through some basic takedowns. I’m pretty big (6’7” 250) but being big won’t win me every fight, I feel like I’ve been lucky so far.

@sovereignjea

29 күн бұрын

As a fellow big guy (6'2, 280), you WILL find that scrappy, small guy that has some great hands. Definitely type out a memo to your chief to request additional unarmed training. Keep a copy. If Chief/sheriff denies, type another memo to your mayor... Keep trying. Emphasize increasing your capability to NOT escalate to tasers, pepper spray, firearm, etc.

@jwilliams3170

26 күн бұрын

@sovereignjea fingers crossed, I’ve seen guys get denials for things like getting weapon lights on our pistols so who knows.

@SouthernBoxing

25 күн бұрын

Please don’t do Jiu Jitsu, while it is effective in MMA it leaves out one major problem in a real world scenario, you never want to be on the ground in a real situation. Concrete is rough and will cut you, people might have friends that will stomp in your head. Id focus on wrestling because it can prevent you from going to the ground in the first place. If you want to do some striking do boxing as kicks won’t be practical in boots, Muay Thai is also good for striking.

@jwilliams3170

24 күн бұрын

@SouthernBoxing I’ve always thought there were some pretty significant shortcomings with BJJ but so many people say that it’s the greatest thing there is. Most of the guys that I know that wrestled in high school have said that they’ve been able to use their wrestling experience to great effect. Fortunately I have some minor experience in boxing so I’m not a complete novice in the striking world.

@sovereignjea

23 күн бұрын

@@jwilliams3170 weapon light denial? Oh boy... You sound like you work for my local department 😂😂 As my Sergeant used to say, "bring whatever you need to bring, to make sure I'm not taking a trifold to your wife." Do what you gotta do brother. I've paid out of pocket for training. Used vacation time to do it. Also trained with my cousin who's a marine. Network and make a way, even if the department won't. Be safe, be honorable, and be of good courage.

John for sure got kicked in the face at 2:29 lol.

I am on disability for my legs. They are always in pain and my movement is limited. And forced past some of the points that my legs will only bend to is extremely painful. My question. Is there a curtain type of Fighting or a class that would help if I was ever in those types of situations that at least would give me a better Fighting chance then not training at all? I know my odds go down because of this. But I would still like them as high as I can get them.

Alan Baker is kind of a goofy looking guy, but I would NOT want to mess with him. Great instruction- thanks for posting!

@jimcorbett3764

29 күн бұрын

@@Robnord1 it's what I was thinking. You seem to have a problem with that.

@jimcorbett3764

28 күн бұрын

@@Robnord1 one of the first videos John put on this channel was titled; "The most dangerous person in the room". Watch it.

@jimcorbett3764

28 күн бұрын

@@Robnord1 no it wasn't, and if you have watched John's videos, you know he says things like that all the time. Get over yourself.

@Robnord1

28 күн бұрын

@@jimcorbett3764 Obviously, you're a waste of my time. There is none so blind as he who refuses to see.

@jimcorbett3764

28 күн бұрын

@@Robnord1 OK, then, quit posting; you started this.

I work at a Georgia school that has not decided if staff is allowed to carry (I work maintenance) and I honestly can conceal 100% comfortably and without being scene, but I am so mixed on wether I should or not

@goldenknightsfanatic

29 күн бұрын

if I go to a professional sports game they'll have police with guns there for protection. why not also have protection where there are a lot of people(children at schools)? it's because it costs money to do it. otherwise it's absolutely the best idea to have guns at schools to protect the people

@johnwurfel2862

29 күн бұрын

Love mercy, do justice, and walk humbly with God. Love protects. You don't have to, but it's a duty and if something happened and you don't, you will regret it forever.

Best real life experience and combat coaching is a guy in Kansas City, you should contact us for his info. Great Viseo

All well and good unless you have a bit to much body up front to make appendix comfortable.

Man, he actually kicked John in the face and he responded with, "You have good treads on your boots"

@JD2jr.

27 күн бұрын

That's "Man, that was a dick move" translated to "speaking with a guy you need for your video"

In this episode, John discovers that Alan has submitted a resume to another place, what Alan thinks will be an ordinary training session turns into the fight of his life....

I am so angry lol I still carry in the 3 o clock I got a tier 1 concealment holster and it doesn’t fit right in my appendix area would love to do what is better it just really uncomfortable for me

Man I gotta get into bjj

Hey i just started boxing but im tryna figure out how i can train broadly in a range of combats from boxing to jiu jitsu knife etc any tips

@pinkydavis6113

29 күн бұрын

Join an MMA gym if that's an option. If your goal is self-defense, learn what you can about Greco Roman, Muay Thai, BJJ, and a firearms training program that includes force-on-force training.

@celticanglotx313

29 күн бұрын

I'm also wondering brother. Not many places that train like this guy does. Lots of KZread that speaks on this stuff and trying to figure out what is best for the individual. Trial and error. Now that I'm older and conceal carry I don't want to go to the ground even more so. I have about a year in MMA striking mostly so that's what I would use. Just joined a BJJ class but ended up almost breaking my neck. Still gonna practice with my dummy on mats at home even if it's not as good. I feel more now than ever that just because someone teaches something doesn't necessarily mean they always know what they are doing. Bruce Lee learned a lot on his own and so that is the road I'm probably gonna take. Obviously testing it out along the way with sparring if possible. Safe sparring though bc what's the point in seriously hurting yourself? Safety first always!

@dylan.-6527

29 күн бұрын

MMA and flippino martial arts. Gun classes, competition in all.

What if he has a gun too ? Or knife ?

Mr Caldwell...lol logo and all

Would be cool if this type of thing could be computer simulated to research best outcomes

@TAP....ON...MY....PROFILE..01

28 күн бұрын

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