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@FozzyZ28

Ай бұрын

Are you a 6th Dan?

@BlackBeltBarrister

Ай бұрын

@@FozzyZ28 Yes - 6th Degree in Tae Kwon Do and Close-Quater Combat

@FozzyZ28

Ай бұрын

@@BlackBeltBarrister I'm very impressed....my brother is a 3rd. I called it "Dan" by listening to others. Had no Idea that it was actually "degree" your scaryer than you look!! Lol 😁👍

@ifell3

Ай бұрын

You haven't put your black belt secrets in the link.

@angrysloth1

Ай бұрын

'Give yourself no choice ' I'm afraid it says 'beef curry and fried rice '😂 (Sorry I'm in a funny mood today)

My son was given a suspended sentence for using karate to defend himself. A man came at him with a knife. He was just walking home from work and minding his own business, and this person attacked him and unfortunately, my son broke his arm when he blocked the knife. Nothing happened to the mugger, but my son was arrested and given a suspended sentence. He was told that because he had a karate license, he was being held to a higher standard. I think this is disgusting because I believe you should be allowed to defend yourself with reasonable force when necessary. I've also had my own experience of the law protecting the attacker, and it's left me feeling that the law is not fit for purpose. 😢

@thepuddlejumper500

Ай бұрын

This happened to a couple of friends of mine. They ended up in court but fortunately the judge found they only used reasonable force and were let off.

@markkieran1004

Ай бұрын

Should have got better defence counsel.

@samjohns3227

Ай бұрын

The law is in favour of the criminal these days, and you're right...much of the law and police are not fit for purpose.

@eweaoea1

Ай бұрын

​@@samjohns3227 people like you need to understand that the police have no say or opinion in what laws they enforce. they have to enforce them all, regardless of fairness. blame the government, MPs for allowing such a stupid legal system, not the police who have no power to change anything. police are underfunded, understaffed, and yet you uneducated morons still want to blame them for shit they can't control.

@jepulis6674

Ай бұрын

@@markkieran1004 You should not have to defend yourself in court for that. Its a different thing if you just beat the living shit out of someone and act like a maniac.

Imagine this in the UK, you would be taken away by the local plod and the mugger would be the victim offered tea and cake by the coppers😂

@warrenchu5752

Ай бұрын

Check the case in germany where a woman got imprisoned for offending a gang r*pist. Unreal

@rattytattyratnett

Ай бұрын

I was attacked by a group of four. They attacked me with bottles. I effectively defended myself. The police were able to identify the main attacker from his blood that was left on my shirt. He was convicted, fined and had to pay me compensation.

@peterhall8572

Ай бұрын

And your career would be destroyed

@johnallen7807

Ай бұрын

More likely his mates from the crowd would attack you long before the police arrive!

@alexedwards6509

Ай бұрын

The Blackbelt Barrister is the perfect name for a 1980's action TV series Kicks ass in the law courts by day and on the mean streets by night

These people are cowards when confronted.

@catrox1617

Ай бұрын

Hey matie..do some blackbelt moves ❤❤❤

@EspressoBaby

Ай бұрын

Bullies are ALWAYS cowards!

@Sotto_

Ай бұрын

​@@catrox1617 Did you miss his short clip the other day?

@BradleyUK58

Ай бұрын

@@EspressoBaby Absolutely.

My 86 year old husband had his briefcase grabbed but he chased the thief yelling ‘stop thief’ ! Members of the public helped out and called police for him and they caught the young b…d. Proud of my ole fella!

@beaulieuc8910

Ай бұрын

these days they may have a knife

Self defence ruined many years of my life. A drunk man, outside a club said he was going to stab me, I hit him and stepped away, he then lunged at me and I hit him again, he fell and smashed his head, he was then in hospital for over two weeks. The Police charged me, and the magistrates sent me to Crown Court and it took over two years to appear in court and for a jury to find me not guilty of GBH. The two year wait wrecked my job and life, all for doing what was right without thinking.

@alexbetts8291

29 күн бұрын

An almost identical thing happened to me,, cctv saved my ass from gbh also as i was hit twice and i hit him once ,, the kerb did the 27 stitches he got ,, that took 6 months to clear

@rizmark5522

27 күн бұрын

thats the crown prosecution and police for you, incompetant! This has happened to many people because they cannot use common sense and see the facts clearly when self defence is the issue!

I was attacked by a group of four. They attacked me with bottles. I effectively defended myself. The police were able to identify the main attacker from his blood that was left on my shirt. He was convicted, fined and had to pay me compensation.

@mogznwaz

Ай бұрын

Now THAT is a good result.

@pizzamad3334

Ай бұрын

how much you got? £50?

@arribaficationwineho32

Ай бұрын

@@pizzamad3334the amt doesn’t matter. The ruling matters

@polina_piter

Ай бұрын

WELL DONE!

@smithbrownjones

Ай бұрын

No jail time...?

I remember reading about an elderly Japanese gentleman getting mugged in Japan years ago by two young lads. He was in his 70's and walked with a stick. What the two young lads didn't know, like this story, is that he had taken up Karate when he was four years old, He didn't get mugged and was the only person to walk out of the alley they were in.

Anyone that doesn't know you're a black belt probably doesn't know Sir Keir's dad was a toolmaker.

@davidfoster9890

Ай бұрын

😄😃😁😂

@BlackBeltBarrister

Ай бұрын

HE WAS A TOOLMAKER???!! 😂

@stuartrobb673

Ай бұрын

And that Kier Starmer is a tool…

@miriamkirk7293

Ай бұрын

​@BlackBeltBarrister He owned the factory apparently!

@Julia-xz7vb

Ай бұрын

😆😆

I remember a news story from a few years ago. A Japanese businessman was staying at a posh London Hotel. On the way to it he was mugged, unfortunatley for the mugger, the Businessman was a blackbelt in Karate. Within seconds the mugger was on the deck grabbing parts of body. The Police arrived and arrested the mugger.

@airwolf8915

Ай бұрын

I recall the time when Brian Jacks, Budokwai Olympic Bronze medalist, B.J.A.8th Dan, multiple winner of the TV Superstars competition, He was walking down Oxford Street, with his then 80 years old father, when someone tried to mug them, it didn't end well for the mugger. I've had the pleasure of meeting Brian Jacks, in Thailand, he is the most unassuming fella I have ever met, a humble champion, he is a credit to the people of this country both here and the expats business community of Pattaya Thailand. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧👏👏👏

@onsight2822

Ай бұрын

utter bollox ! we knew you were lying when you said the police arrived !

single near sixty year old guy, living alone. If someone breaks into my place, which has only one point of entry, I'm going straight to the extreme. I've no training so I believe my only chance is to go bugnuts crazy. Better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6. I'll worry about the legal implications if I win.

@johnwade1095

Ай бұрын

24oz ball pein hammer is a perfectly normal thing to have in your house.

@elingrome5853

Ай бұрын

@@johnwade1095 backed up with a fire extinguisher so disorientate

@woodrick88

Ай бұрын

@@johnwade1095 My toolbox is 5 1/2ft high and full. Lots of handy defence weapons, and I have a 4 cell maglite by my bed, In case of blackouts, obviously.

@ChrisLee-yr7tz

Ай бұрын

Delete this post....

@johnwade1095

Ай бұрын

@elingrome5853 not powder I hope? That stuff is getting phased out because of lung damage. I prefer a really bright torch.

Daughter of a US Marine here. My daddy taught me well. He not only taught me the mechanics of defending myself or some other helpless victim, but he also taught me and drilled into me the psychological components, which he strongly believes is the more important bit. It is human nature to fear pain, and to become incapacitated when facing a real threat. This is exactly what the criminal is counting on. I'm trying to be as brief as possible, but this is important, especially for us petite females. One must 'role play' these various scenarios and develop muscle memory, so that we do not 'freeze' when attacked. It is not as difficult to learn as one would think. What is also crucial is TO KNOW that you are going to get hurt, perhaps even REALLY hurt. But better to he 'really hurt' than dead! For example, when an attacker is wielding a knife, know that you're going to get cut. The objective is to survive. The best defense is an instant and explosive offense. Eyeballs and throat folks when fearing life &/or limb!

@carlgreene538

Ай бұрын

Maybe but you cannot do that in the UK

@familyhelpdeskhelpdesk270

Ай бұрын

​@@carlgreene538yes you can as was stated in the video. However to quote "I'd rather be judged by 12 than carried by 6"

@EspressoBaby

Ай бұрын

@@carlgreene538 So you are saying that, in the UK, it is against the law to use lethal force when fearing for your very life?

@EspressoBaby

Ай бұрын

@familyhelpdeskhelpdesk270 Absolutely. I was taught that one decades ago by of all people, an ATF agent. 👊

@reallyoldfatgit

Ай бұрын

“The important thing in a fight to the death is to make sure the death isn’t yours.” Sir Terry Pratchett.

I caught a burglar in my home a few weeks ago. Waiting for a visit from plod for the repercussions.. I didn’t report it & guess what, nothing yet. 😂

@DJCallidus

Ай бұрын

💪

@paulxc4411

Ай бұрын

The plod will come looking when his family report him missing.

@ChrisLee-yr7tz

Ай бұрын

Where did you hide the body?

@itchyballsack6627

Ай бұрын

🤣 Good man...

@gss6531

Ай бұрын

I hope your dog didn't get diarrhea 😁

A few years ago I was in Rome with my wife and using a map we were taking what we thought was a short cut when we were approached by a young woman, she asked where we were going then told us that the way we needed to go was back the way way came and effectively go round in a big circle, it was at this point I noticed a group of young men a couple of hundred yards away staring in our direction, I thanked her and took her advice, there are still a few good people left.

I got mugged in Barcelona. Guy ran up to me and snatched my camera. My girfriend at the time was from Merthyr ... She was like a Jack Russell. All over him in a flash... I also have trained for many years in karate. I didn't need to do anything... she was brilliant and my camera was duly handed back to me.

@robertsanders3213

Ай бұрын

You don't fuck with a merthyr girl!😅🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@jujutrini8412

15 күн бұрын

Merthyr was a very important detail in that story. 😂

@MattTHX-io4tk

15 күн бұрын

@peterrees6335 another episode of things that never happened..

@ac1646

13 күн бұрын

@@MattTHX-io4tk Nah mate. She was from Merthyr; it explains _everything_ .

@MattTHX-io4tk

13 күн бұрын

@ac1646 yeah pineing for the hoover factory to return to merthyr ha

The first time I went to England was with my rugby team. Someone tried to distract me to pickpocket at the airport, changed his mind when he realized he was surrounded by 40 very large men.

@grottybt5006

Ай бұрын

Nobody messes with the rugby lads lol. One of the best protections against urban crime in England is being part of a rugby culture and community, especially for girls imo

@JackOfski

Ай бұрын

@@grottybt5006 Or a boxing club..

@garethhann2868

29 күн бұрын

When I used to play rugby (20 years ago 😮) someone snuck into the changing room while we were training and cleaned out all the wallets and phones. I also heard a story about someone walking into a rugby club in a tracksuit, muddy face and messed-up hair and successfully asking the bar staff for the visiting team's valuables bag. I'll be kind, given the passage of time, and call the behaviour "audacious". Our team had at least a couple of lawyers on it so I suspect there would have been little problem making the self defence, er, defence stick if we'd caught them, whatever state they'd have been in when the police arrived.

@rizmark5522

27 күн бұрын

did you take him in the toilet and do a lumberjack on him?

"I looked like the perfect person to mug" - how dare you entrap that innocent young fellow haha

I also have been training for a long time in the martial arts, I have been training for 42 years, But unlike yourself I have not been trained in law. I have however worked as a doorman for many years and had to work closely with the police, so I have some knowledge on how these things go down. Thank you for this video, I learned a lot.

@nlwilson4892

24 күн бұрын

The main way that doorstaff fall down when people make complaints of assault is by trying to sound hard. ie. "well he was mouthing off at me so I slapped him". When they should say something like "He was being verbally abusive with a very aggressive tone, I tried to de-escalate but he was getting worse, his body language was aggressive, he'd clenched his fists brought his shoulders forward and was getting too close, I felt he was about to hit me so I delivered a pre-emptive strike." Another thing to remember is that if you're restraining someone and they are saying you're hurting them do NOT say "Stop struggling and it'll stop hurting" that is ambiguous, DO say "It is only hurting because you're struggling, just relax and wait for the police." This tells witnesses why the person is hurting, that it is not you trying to hurt them.

I'm not a barrister but I was a soldier and then officer for 30 years. For me in my thick squaddie mind, I think that if they create the circumstance, they deserve everything they get and they're fair game. Whether legal or not!

@swskating3865

Ай бұрын

Exactly how I feel. The Victor is not always the catalyst

@MyOpinion633

Ай бұрын

Pretty sure an Ontario police officer once told us assault is as little as someone lightly touching your lapel without permission. You then have the right to retaliate as you see fit 🤨 I think she implied a robust touch to the nose!

@trueman4590

Ай бұрын

Every action, has an equal and opposite reaction!

@rizmark5522

27 күн бұрын

I say Sir, wel done!

Got mugged in a foreign country? Was that Peckham or Brixton?

@noelwallace5257

Ай бұрын

Bradford

@2010lrain

Ай бұрын

😂 Londonistan

@JelMain

Ай бұрын

New Cross Gate

@deanolewis3962

Ай бұрын

Newport Gwent he meant 😂. It's where I live

@p___w9103

Ай бұрын

Manchester? Birmingham? Luton? Too many to mention sadly.

Many years ago I lived next to a thug (it was well known that he and his brother would "sort anyone out" for £100) I was doing some diy and was up a ladder when he knocked on my door, clearly drunk, my wife answered and got a facefull of abuse, lots of swearing and when I came to the door he said "if you don't stop the noise I'll plant you in the gound" My wife takes no nonsense and just shut the door in his face. He was a big guy, and I'm under no illusions of what would happen if he hit me, my son (about 3 years old at the time) was in tears, so when we had calmed down a bit I phoned the police and told them what had happened, I asked what would happen if I hit him with a hammer (in my hand at the time) they asked me his name and address and then said "Oh we know him, he's been in jail for gbh already, you are entitled to use reasonable force, and if you think it's reasonable to use your hammer on him we are not going to argue about it" After a few other incidents involving other neigbors we gave up and moved house!

@davidbnsmessex.5953

Ай бұрын

Yes and then it costs US to move ; bastards ! .

@rizmark5522

27 күн бұрын

I hope you wasnt banging after 6 oclock, people usually drink in the evening. If you were then I dont blame him!

My son, aged 13 at the time. A purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. A junkie grabbed some poor old woman’s purse as she left the ATM, having made the mistake of standing there, counting stacks of cash. My son and wife were behind her n line at the ATM. He snatched it, threw her to the side on rebound to sprint away. My sons tripped him, dived right in his back like a spider getting its dinner, wrapping legs around him and turning him over from below into some mental arm bar / neck breaker. Two security guards sprint out and said let him go we’ve got it. My son says I’m good wee man. I’ll keep him sleepy till the boys in blue arrive ✅ Two lovely boys arrived and instantly cuffed the thief, saying the CCTV boy on the blower told us everything 😂 Had to go to court and whatnot. The judge seemed delighted, and smiled as he “in legalese”, reminded a 41 year old Syrian man that he got absolutely smashed by a 13 year old child. It’s not glass half empty / glass half full. For him, it’s just Glass Half Tapping 😉 Keep smashing them bad guys BBB in any way you legally, and lawfully can!

@cathwalsh9921

Ай бұрын

Well done to your son!!

@jujutrini8412

15 күн бұрын

You raised a good’un!

2:36 this happened to me when walking in bath along the old train station. I was walking with my head down in my phone when it felt like someone had punched me straight in the face. I went into auto response mode, squared up and ready to punch back. As I looked up I noticed I walked into a pillar and there was some kind folk laughing at me from the other side 😆

@Derek_Garnham

Ай бұрын

Thanks for the mental image :)

@ifell3

Ай бұрын

@@Derek_Garnham 😉

Could you imagine trying to mug a black belt in martial arts.....lmao

@rafezetter8003

Ай бұрын

Yeah lol but we don't advertise it, and many of those that go around saying they are, aren't (and yes I get the irony of that). I was a Guardian Angel in the early 90's for this very reason

@FozzyZ28

Ай бұрын

@@rafezetter8003 thankfully I don't mug people, you 2 would be terrifying!!! Lol Guardian angel? 100% respect!!♥️

There is an old saying about dealing with an attacker.. “you give him one to put him on the ground and give him another to keep him there” In the eyes of the law it the 2nd one while he is on the ground that will get you arrested.

@rizmark5522

27 күн бұрын

The golden rule is you dont call the cops if you retaliate !

I was similarly punched in the back of the head once, known here as a coward punch, crossing a road by a mugger. Fortunately the punch didn't hit flush....I chased him and caught him. I have a view "eye for an eye" so I hit him once. The law says I attacked him. He did end up in hospital with a broken jaw. I was charged with ABH, GBH, intent ete etc....I do not care. If the judiciary wish to create a criminal out of me and a victim out of the coward....then your laws and courts are no longer courts of law, they are courts of thieves and liars....I would do the same again this time I'd make sure the victim cannot claim victimhood and be paid by the courts.

@rizmark5522

27 күн бұрын

yes the law is against the common people but they wont beleive he hit you first without cctv or a witness

@royevetts4900

26 күн бұрын

@@rizmark5522 there were witnesses. The police failed to take statements. Magistrates courts are not interested in truth, they are administration or appellate courts. They wants money for the boys club ad they take it from us. Witness statements are not affidavits of fact, they can have words or sentences removed. As long as the accused pays....it is called arbitration...the whole system is corrupt.

BBB, you were very lucky that he did'nt cause you severe injury by punching the back of your neck. A good friend of mine developed Multiple Sclerosis after an innocent incident during a rugby game, when a heavy fellow fell on his neck. He has lived with MS for 40 years now with incredible humour and fortitude. The injury to his neck severely damaged his spine, along with his nervous system. 🌱

Excellent video. Now, as an older bloke, with a limp, I can tell you one thing, " if you ever get into a fight, don't lose" My late paratrooper Dad taught me that.

@rizmark5522

27 күн бұрын

Your beloved Dad, Yoda was he?

If you feel your life is in danger, do what ever you feel is necessary to protect/defend yourself at the time....the last thing you should be thinking of is the legal reprocussions.

@BradleyUK58

28 күн бұрын

@@IAmHated284 That’s really good advice survival is the aim.

Your ad for Holy really caught me. Your motto about not giving a choice, that's how I quit drinking (and smoking) but I didn't have the words. Thank you for the words!

@BlackBeltBarrister

Ай бұрын

My pleasure and well done for quitting.

I’m a judoka and the look of confusion when someone who only knows how to punch gets gripped up by someone who knows how to grapple and throw is never not hilarious

@thestraightroad305

Ай бұрын

🤭

I got attacked from behind once by a young man and the police said they couldn't do him for assault because he was the only one that sustained injuries....... They gave him some sort of order for a year to behave. I don't think he will ever assault a woman again !

@beaulieuc8910

Ай бұрын

haha brilliant

@rizmark5522

27 күн бұрын

amazing they didnt do you!

In the City I'm extremely cautious around people. I check who's coming towards/behind me, and avoid gangs of kids completely. I can criss-cross a road numerous times. I'm 67, female and have no defence weapons, I'd have no impact punching someone. I don't bring anything with me other than an old phone and a credit card in my shoe. I dress down. I'm not paranoid, I just don't want to have to cope with violent acts against me. Stuff like that can lead to depression and sense of powerlessness. It can ruin your life. Thankfully my local area is relatively crime free. I live a nice life and want to keep it that way.

Never, EVER, give chase. Similar happened to my cousin in Italy-he asked a local to take a picture of him and his friend on his camera, handed the camera over, the local took off. He chased him around a corner, into the rest of the local's gang, who set about him. He was hospitalised and needed reconstructive surgery. Bottom line- if the threat to you is leaving, no matter what they have taken, IT IS NOT WORTH YOUR Life to chase them

@garethhann2868

29 күн бұрын

I agree. I was once in Barcelona, walking slightly ahead of my then-girlfriend (now wife) when she suddenly shouted "oh! My handbag". My naive initial thought was she'd realised she'd left it behind when we'd stopped 30 seconds earlier to tie a shoelace so I nonchalantly turned in that direction, AWAY from the direction the bag-snatcher was by then running off with it. By the time I first glimpsed him, he was darting into an alleyway. I'm big and back then I was a reasonably fast rugby forward and I've always thought that, if I'd turned the other way I might have fancied myself to have a go. It definitely wouldn't have been the right decision, though. Although he looked about half my weight, I've no doubt he would have had a blade and the chances of getting through the encounter injury-free would have been quite low. Meanwhile, it was a cheap bag with our last-ever FILM camera (that dates is!), a small amount of cash and some postcards ready to be posted. The latter were actually the most valuable thing because the holiday time spent writing them was wasted 😂. They had stamps, so we half hoped, in vain of course, that the thief might have posted them! 😂

While the law is fairly clear, it's generally prudent to leave the scene as soon as you can after effectively defending yourself. Firstly, your failed attacker may have nearby backup. Secondly, if the police arrive then there's annoying admin to deal with.

@barnabywild2215

Ай бұрын

True. He may be a lousy mugger but a terrific weaver of tales.

The outcome depends on the circumstances… If it’s in UK, and your attacker is an illegal migrant, or group of illegal migrants, and you successfully repel him using self defence and your experience as a former amateur boxer, you would immediately find yourself under arrest and charged with assault, racism, hate crimes etc…. Your attacker would be viewed and treated as the victim, given help and advice and free this and free that Such is the life of a white, straight, British male in the UK in 2024 !

@redfields5070

Ай бұрын

It's generally the same way in the US, depending on where you live. Probably always that way in the Northeastern states but not so much here in Texas.

@MrDkgio

Ай бұрын

I imagine they would have grounds for inferring that you had an agenda, if you mentioned when questioned that you are a straight white male, ilegal migrants, free this that etc…

@MrDkgio

Ай бұрын

I imagine if you mentioned when questioned that you are Straight white male, illegal immigrants, free this and that, then the police might infer you had an agenda and maybe this isn’t a simple case of self defence… Do you think there are different rules for self defence for say homosexual, non white, U.K. citizens of any gender?

@sahhull

Ай бұрын

@@redfields5070 In the United Police States of America. You have to beat the perp in the race to 911... Even if you are the victim.

@MyOpinion633

Ай бұрын

Pretty sad isn’t it

The name of your channel makes so much sense to me now😂😂😂

@gss6531

Ай бұрын

This. I genuinely never made the connection.

@johnjephcote7636

Ай бұрын

Better than my cordon noir cooking.

@LeoneNut

Ай бұрын

yeah i just thought he was saying he was the best of the best 🤣

@Garciarage

Ай бұрын

@@LeoneNut So did I.🤣

Hi BBB, I Applaud you for being an Ambassador for peace,being a black belt,walking away isnt always possible,when cornered if dont listen to reason you have to strike,respect, peace love and respect, J.G ❤

someone tried to steal my bag, i chased him down the street and he bottled it haha. probably wasn't expecting that from a bird.. (also TKD 👍)

A friend realised that someone was breaking into his car parked in his own driveway, early hours of the morning. A physical confrontation developed and the thief came off worse. My friend was given an official police warning because he was an ex professional boxer.

I did Judo for some years it started whilst I was in school, I then continued on with it as I did enjoy learning self defence. I was just sixteen and confronted by five older people, two women, three men. I never saw this coming, it was a case of fight as I never had the option of taking flight, surrounded! First the two woman..then one guy through a bay window, another I got down and the curb I used. The last guy ran off. I continued on to my brother’s house, my new red suit was ripped and my new little red slip on sling backs only one i found..it made the local news papers. I never said anything…they would have really done me damage had I not acted. It was fear and reflex.

I didn't hear the caveat that none of this applies if you are being culturally enriched or if the attacker is applying strength through diversity.

@stevenhodgson834

Ай бұрын

Because there isn't one. 👍

@cathwalsh9921

Ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@rizmark5522

27 күн бұрын

thats true

I was invited to a martial arts tournament on a remote island and I got really far into the competition but then that trouble maker Bruce Lee kicked off and started making trouble, something about vengeance for his sister.

If you have Couse to use self Defence in the UK. Try and find CCTV to back up your action's! Because the Police won't when they knock on your door.

@TonyRule

Ай бұрын

*cause *actions (plurals don't need apostrophes) Not sure what's up with the random mid-sentence full stops and capitalisation.

The " self defence" pool was pissed in years ago. The punks and their shyster solicitors know how to game the system much better than the average law abiding sucker.

To be clear. Jock Willink, a man with extensive experience in being in dangerous situations, always recommends running away from a scrap if that’s an option at all.

The law is an arse. Someone threatens my right to life, they should forfeit that right.

I saw a bag snatcher in Palma Mallorca about 5 -6 years ago - he ran right past me with the woman trying to give chase (I didn't see the actual act as he was running from behind) but he was clutching a handbag so it was pretty clear - I also gave chase and closed on him reasonably quickly and as he looked behind he did that - "look backwards / trip over" you see in the movies and I just shouted at him "DROP IT" in my best parade ground voice, looking as I do (6'2, shaved head with viking style long hair in the middle) he let go and ran off. I thought it better to return the bag than pursue him more, the lady was shaken and crying and tried to give me money in thanks - thankfully in Palma there are a reasonable amount of Spanish police who arrived and spoke to her after.

Sorry I couldn't resist: Joe: For the last time, I'm pretty sure what's killing the crops is this Brawndo stuff. Secretary of State: But Brawndo's got what plants crave. It's got electrolytes. Attorney General: So wait a minute. What you're saying is that you want us to put water on the crops. Joe: Yes. Attorney General: Water. Like out the toilet? Joe: Well, I mean, it doesn't have to be out of the toilet, but, yeah, that's the idea. Secretary of State: But Brawndo's got what plants crave. Attorney General: It's got electrolytes. Joe: Okay, look. The plants aren't growing, so I'm pretty sure that the Brawndo's not working. Now, I'm no botanist, but I do know that if you put water on plants, they grow. Secretary of Energy: Well, I've never seen no plants grow out of no toilet. Secretary of State: Hey, that's good. You sure you ain't the smartest guy in the world? Joe: Okay, look. You wanna solve this problem. I wanna get my pardon. So why don't we just try it, okay, and not worry about what plants crave? Attorney General: Brawndo's got what plants crave. Secretary of Energy: Yeah, it's got electrolytes. Joe: What are electrolytes? Do you even know? Secretary of State: It's what they use to make Brawndo. Joe: Yeah, but why do they use them to make Brawndo? Secretary of Defense: 'Cause Brawndo's got electrolytes.

@angrysloth1

Ай бұрын

😂👏👏

I don’t give a fk about the LAW, I’ll act accordingly at the time and won’t worry about the consequences end of!

@BradleyUK58

Ай бұрын

@@noelwallace5257 Yes either me or the criminal goes to hospital or goes home I choose me every time.

Daniel over here mugging muggers for the LOLs! 😂

Did he get a lesson in not to mess with a Black Belt Barista?... have I got the wrong channel? is that why I'm still waiting for the way to make the perfect Coffee?

Some points i think are worth mentioning: 1. There's a strong chance (in the UK anyway) that, even if youre the victim in an altercation, the police will arrest you. Different from your story you gave where there was a crowd to vouch for you, if you're alone (more likely to happen since nobody can see a crime committed) the police need to find what's happened and will want to get both sides. It doesn't mean they immediately think you're in the wrong though. 2. The police tend to scrutinise you even more if you claim self defence and explain that you are a trained martial artist, they may ask why you hit them in certain places etc. There's a possibility the police will turn up and theres you standing fine and theres someone else on the ground, what would your immediate thought be? 3. Always call the police when you're in a safe place to do so after an incident. If you have defended yourself, given them a bloody nose or whatever and not said anything they have a strong case of claiming you assaulted them. Source: friends and family in MA and police/PI

You have to stop going to Yorkshire for your hols

I am grateful that you were able to walk away from this unfortunate incident. Wish more of us could say the same thing. Possibly parents should add this type of training when appropriate for their children.

A young cyclist cycled past me and I shouted at him complaining about how close he had passed on the pavement at speed he took offence to me shouting at him he then got of his bike came up to me and took of his bike his seat post with his saddle on it and threatened me with it . I stood still just froze on the spot I am a OAP versa a young mail and after a short while after he had stop threatning me he left the scene. Thinking about now my be I could have push to the ground which to me at least is resaonable force but I am a OAP.

@HO-bndk

Ай бұрын

That'll teach you, then.

@MyOpinion633

Ай бұрын

@@HO-bndkLet’s hope you never have to ask for help then eh 💕

@cathwalsh9921

Ай бұрын

@@HO-bndkno. Kid should be watching out for pedestrians and not be so cocky against an old bloke. Only a coward threatens an old person.

Came across your channel last week. Recommended it to friends/family. Straight up and informative work 👍

very useful. I was told during my basic gcse law that if someone has karate it can be seen an a weapon, I will look forward to this video. my 7 old nephew has been doing karate since he was six.

I caught a guy on our property breaking security tags of bottles whisky. I knew he’d nicked them from Sainsbury’s and I confronted him telling him to get off my property and to leave the bottles. I know the security guy at Sainsbury’s so would have returned them. He initially squared up to me so I told him I was happy to fight him. Anyway he then backed down but started to gather up the bottles to leave. I was worried that if we got into a scuffle over the bottles I could end up hurting him and get into trouble, or he could have had a knife, so I let him go with the bottles. I still regret that he got away with his loot though.

I was/am too lazy to become a martial artist and hate getting sweaty and bloody in fights so I practice at the range instead and let my little friend handle things in public. And if it fails I'm insured if my watch is taken. Never filed a claim in 30 years.

@barnabywild2215

Ай бұрын

It also helps if you have a fast moving river at the bottom of your garden - to take out the trash.

I would be too frightened to get involved if I saw something. These days people don’t want to get tied up in it.

Thanks for the video. I have no self-defence skills and I have never bean in a fight. But as a young man I had read or been told that if someone stole from me and ran away the best thing to do was to shout loudly at them to stop, create a noisy fuss and hope someone would help or stop them. Almost forty years ago my girl-friend and I were on holiday in Marrakech and taking a walk outside the city wall. I was in my early thirties. A young man ran up to us, yanked her fairly large bag from her shoulder and ran off. I immediately threw my own bag down and ran after him shouting 'stop thief' repeatedly at the top of my voice. My French was poor and my shouts were in English. A few people nearby looked up to see what was happening. The thief saw me chasing him, dropped the stolen bag and disappeared into a nearby group of buildings. I picked up the bag and returned to my girl-friend. One of the locals came over and told us in a friendly way that it was unwise to carry bags or valuables in that area as there were many thieves We thanked him and walked back into the city. Chasing the mugger was an incredibly stupid and dangerous thing for me to do but the success of raising a hue and cry is something I have never forgotten

If some one comes at you with Knife in their hand and you've only got skin in your hand ......RUN.

You do what you do at the time. Years ago I was sucker punched straight in the face. The perpetrator spent xmas in hospital. I went to court. The case was thrown out. Who on Earth spends half a minute deciding how much force to use? If it’s not enough and they get back up and stab you, then what? Stuff the ‘reasonable’ force BS. If I or mine get attacked the attacker is going down in a heap if possible. Consequences can be faced later.

As a jujutsu practitioner who stopped drinking alcohol 14 years ago id recommend buying a juicer. Make your own fresh fruit and vegetable juices. Tastes great and much healthier than what your sponsors are selling.

Something my trainer taught us on the SIA course I did around 2010 said which was and it went something like this "Before using physical intervention, think about weather you can justify it in court".

@LeoneNut

Ай бұрын

You never have time to do that in a real situation, you react to save yourself

" I can speak with authority on matters of self defence " Translation " I'm f*cking solid, so listen up "

As a (5th dan) martial arts instructor, (actually paused atm, due to the dojo flooding a while ago 😕) I found this very interesting. Although I teach various facets of martial arts including kickboxing, I find self defence techniques the most satisfying and the psychology fascinating. The legal aspects are so important, I'm glad I found your channel. A barrister who's also a martial artist is a great combination and someone to make friends with! 😂

Had a friend while I was living in London W2 about 20 years ago who was an ex-commercial diver (North Sea rigs, salvage, conservation in the Red Sea) who'd had to retire at about 30 after suffering a nitrogen embolism. About 5'6" so not imposing looking working as an estate agent in W2, 'suited and booted' for the job. Looked like the ideal mark for the mugger who asked him for a light one sunny afternoon in Connaught Street and then gave him an over-arm right to the face. If said mugger had ever seen Sam with his sleeves rolled up showing what can only be described as cabled forearms he would have thought again. The mugger managed to flee and a couple people on the scene asked Sam if he needed an ambulance because there was blood all over him - most of it wasn't his.

Great video BBB. Thanks for the wise advice 👍 I'm glad you're okay after the incident.

Very interesting, as always, Mr ShenSmith. BTW, I liked your use of the neologism 'unalived' on this medium!

It's usually not only the one person who mugs the victim. What about when it's five againsy one?

@cpyart

Ай бұрын

Go for the biggest !!!

A family member of mine was in Mexico city when he saw a hand come out of the crowd and tried to slip into his breast pocket. He, being a martial artist himself and took the guys hand and instintively snapped a few fingers. He then hightailed it with his Mexican friends as said robber/pickpocket slumped to the ground in pain,

Back in the 90s was doing Karate at a local club. One day a friend of was driving home after doing some training at a local beach, when she was involved a road rage incident. A bloke pulled up in front of her, because he thought that she had cut him up. After pulling up in front of my friend he got out of his car and started to approach my friend's car. She got with her practice nun chucks, which she had been training with and started swing them about. For some reason the bloke who forced my friend to stop, got back in his car and drove off.

N.B. I you get mugged or pickpocket and give chase remember that the thief may palm your items to someone as they run away from you or go join up with a group of their friends. Stuff can be replaced, you can't. This is why when I was pickpocketed in Ibiza and my phone was stolen, I let it go. It's not worth being knifed or beaten.

@bezza4271

Ай бұрын

Probably the best advice in the comments section.

Yet another great video full of fantastic information & suggestions. I have a scenario to raise regarding "self-defence". If someone were to break into your home & you're in the kitchen (for example) if you pick up (or are already holding / using) a knife (perhaps cutting vegetables or something) what would be the legal standing regarding you threatening the intruder with that knife ? Or if they were to attack you (or someone in your home) & you were then to "defend" with the knife ??? And regarding the hydration drinks, many that I have tried in the past have a distinct (almost metallic) "aftertaste", does the "Holy" rehydration drink have any sort of aftertaste ???

Seeing you running after a villain in an exotic town, one would think it was a new Bond movie in the making!

What happens if you utilise force to stop a random stranger from harm. My brother, God rest his soul, was driving home one night when he saw a woman being physically attacked in an isolated area. He only had a tyre lever in the car, so he stopped the car and used it to repel the attacker. The woman was of slight build and in obvious distress on the floor with this massive man towering over her getting ready to deliver his next blow. He was in no doubt that the man would seriously hurt the woman, or worse, if he had not stopped and intervened. Nothing came of it. No police showed up, I suspect that the man didn't want to get arrested for the woman's injuries. So, can you help a stranger and best advice for doing so.

@Jayen4

Ай бұрын

Effectively , you can claim self defence , whether it's for yourself or the protection of others . Don't worry about it .

oh please please please - which country was this in.... I hear some places the locals get REALLY upset when someone like him embarrasses their country and their culture attacking a tourist.

@BlackBeltBarrister

Ай бұрын

Hence leaving it out!

@davocc2405

Ай бұрын

@@BlackBeltBarrister yeah I understand that reasoning but TBH I would be more proud that the crowd in my country got together and helped or backed through tourist.

@rafezetter8003

Ай бұрын

@@BlackBeltBarrister If I knew which country I would feel better knowing the locals would be more inclined to be on MY side and not theirs - some countries they will be quite the opposite, even if that person is a criminal, so naming I think is relevant.

Glad you are safe and your companion. Good, quick thinking. This could have turned bad fast!

In NZ, provocation can’t be used as a defence, and you can only use proportionate force to defend yourself, defending your property is a lot harder to justify.

Mr Barrister, great advice and knowledge ! Could I ask why you have odd sound proof panels on your walls?

ALL PART OF LIVING IN A CITY BRO!! A rolled up and folded newspaper is a winner - the football thugs favourite... like an iron bar...and totally plausibly deniable..

@Vandal_Savage

Ай бұрын

Chelsea Hammer or Millwall Brick? I've been carrying a newspaper for years and nobody has ever made the connection before, not even door bouncers at nightclubs. Fortunately I've never had the need to use it for anything other than the crossword...

@elingrome5853

Ай бұрын

@@Vandal_Savage ur username makes me a little suspicious tbh ;) - but yeah, even if people see u threaten them with a paper they dont take it seriously... its just a newspaper...

@Vandal_Savage

Ай бұрын

@@elingrome5853 it's great for getting people to flee in fear - I just ask them to help me with the cryptic crossword and they make their excuses and depart with some rapidity 🤣 My favourite cryptic clue: geg 9/3

@EspressoBaby

Ай бұрын

😂😂😂👊

Great video. So pleased you were not harmed .

Even though im taking your word for it... "COOL STORY BRO!"..... 👀😂

I trust and adore your honesty,, We after all are only human, ,, but some of us trains to be super human. Just praising.

Another very relevant video Dan. Thank you.

I just watched a video where an auditor has been assaulted and his phone stolen. Glass bottle was also used. The police were absolutely disgusting to the victim . They have tried to turn table on the victim , an assault is an assault.

I carry a couple of pens I use for work. They are in my hanky pocket,, (the pocket next to my lapel).

There is also a concern that once you let a mugger or assailant get up they will over power you, I had this happen to me and I lost control. I regretted it afterwards and was upset with myself because it frightened me. The case of Tony Martin still bothers me as on the face of it, and I don't know the full details, I may have reacted the same way.

@robertwhite3503

Ай бұрын

Tony said in pub coversations he was going to kill them. He was standing at the top of the stairs holding a loaded shotgun. He was under no risk of danger to himself. He could have told them he was armed and to stand still. But he chose to fire. Planning to kill someone, and then acting on it is, against the rules.

@Jayen4

Ай бұрын

@@robertwhite3503 That happened for 2 reasons ..... 1: they repeatedly broke into his house and 2: The police were lazy and didn't do their job properly , until someone got killied ! ..... They were interested then though , weren't they ?? Personally , I would have made 100% sure that I got both of them ! Screw the 'rules' !

@cpyart

Ай бұрын

@@robertwhite3503 Tony Martin shot Fred Barras in the dark and didn't know if he had hit anyone or not. Brendon Fearon, the coward ran off leaving Fred behind. The least he could and should have done was ring the Police and say that his mate Fred may have been shot whilst carrying out a burglary. Tony rightly or wrongly was defending his castle and i have no sympathy for Fred who died or Brandon who was left with a limp because they shouldn't have been there. Fred took responsibility for his actions and Brandon should have been done for knowingly leaving his mate to die and for not summoning help. I've told Brandon this to his face in Newark many years ago after it happened.

@binmanblog

Ай бұрын

@@robertwhite3503 People say all sorts of things out of fear or being boastfull especially down the pub.

Having been learning Spanish for some time I know that the word for pickpocket is carterista and a robber is ladrón. A good idea is to learn the name for such people in the country that you are visiting and pointing to such people should this occurrence arise.

@user-ov4wr5yu4r

28 күн бұрын

I think ladron is any thief, but it's been a while since I used Spanish.

a BBB and Master Wong colab comming soon )

@diarmaidok

Ай бұрын

In dis parchichular technique

Nice video and liked several of the comments you put across. Especially liked your moto. By the way, the 1st 'Try Holy' looked suspiciously like a Sauvignon Blanc to me???🤔🤔

I got 'mugged' in London. A guy cornered me with a knife and demanded my wallet and cell I handed over my wallet, walked away laughing because I gave him my 'decoy' wallet. It's a cheap wallet with fake credit cards and a few dollars. Its saved me more than once avoid trouble.

For any Europeans visiting the US, keep in mind that each state has its own self defense laws, *and* interpretation thereof.

I was in a RC church on the UK South Coast when a 30 ish man went up to the Priest at the Altar shouting obscene abuse. He chose the wrong Priest because this one was built like a man mountain and had been a Canadian Mounty for 10 years. In a second the Priest had his hand across the abusers throat and his arm up his back frogmarched out the church and exited into the street. I held the door open as they open inwards. The abuser said to me 'I've been assaulted', I replied , ' no , you are just lucky to have survived'.

While our host was doing that split second turn and fight, and then wondered why the mugger began to withdraw, the latter's accomplice was probably rifling through the bag still behind the host.

Half asleep my brain imagined he said he was in Glasgow not a foreign country. Got very funny when he said he couldn't speak the lingo

Really enjoyed that. Very informative.

A can of coke in a string bag is handy to have.