Great clip. Clears the air on the subject. Note most of the 'comments' are filled with crap! No matter how good you get, you will still get cut in a knife fight. If you ever get in one and survive it, you will know what I mean. Spend more time honing yoir concealed pistol draw skills. My Walther PPK trumps your knife!
@Eaglos techniques that are taught in filipino and malaysian martial arts are all legit. as there is still civil wars in these parts of the world these style are still practiced and used. learning these styles will not remove all danger and make you invincible but give you a better chance of survival. the reason martial artist train a lot is to learn deal with a high tense situation in a relaxed manor as possible as a relaxed fighter fights better. yes i agree keep your distance as in run away
I got a question too. Couldn't that useless block be made effective by GRABBING his wrist, and then when he pulls back for a flail you get in and strike his face? You wouldn't even need a knife...
Only one question, why doesn't he address that when you use your passive hand for a slight block you could and most likely will get that hand cut? I liked the video, good stuff, practical. I was just wondering what you guys thought.
@somethingman16 He does - the passive hand (or "checking hand" as it is also called) only comes into play AFTER a cut/strike to defang. It acts as a kind of "insurance policy"
he's teaching filipino martial arts... filipino martial arts were developed for war and not as a sport... so most of the moves are intended for killing :)
@RedNYello505 "This tape is called "Advanced KNIFE FIGHTING." Want gun defense? Find gun defense videos, or better yet, pray, because there is almost no defense against a gun. Your only chance is at point blank range, and even that is difficult as fuck.
lol 4 real ... He was good but @ end when he said knife holding back is myth .. That technique is used only to move forward quickly against multiple who don't have knife but fighting skill .. U can't move forward like that who has a knife.. With knife offcurse fight like u have a sword..
@RudeFroggyFrench Christophe Clugston is a fucking joke i wached his video where he put such a big pile of shit on oriental martial arts saying they are product of oriental propaganda and real martial arts come from west,like old Rome,and Spanish conquistadors,and USA,and yet every single martial art that he is selfproclaimed himself as a allmighty mastah of dat skeelz coming from Japan,China,Philipines,Korea,Thiland not a single fucking one of them comes from west,guy is a fucking joke
@obrad79 Yes Clugston is a bullshit homosexual. He is even posting videos where he is claiming to be the original jkd streetfighter videos saying Vunaks is copying him!!!! But his video is shit techniques of him being beaten ups by a thai pad trying to knees it. He even claiming to train knife fighting only with REAL KNIVES!!!!! He is giggling like a homosexual teaching fat houswives how to "fight" when all he can teach them is hows to sucking a cock. Stupid homosexual rentboy Clugston
This guy is crazy, but crazy in the absolute best way; like the crazy friend you WANT to go drinking with. I really appreciate and respect that he seems to act the way he genuinely is. What you see is what you get. Can't wait to get the money to be trained by him. Well, I guess I shouldn't write "trained by him." It's more like I'd be paying him to whoop my *ss for 2 days. But it'll be worth every penny.
@polski1986 Isn't Vunak incredible?! He actually teaches out of his garage in California. I think he charges $2000, but you get his undivided, hands-on instruction for about 8 hours per day over a 2-day period. He'll work with up to 8 people in that time. I haven't been to one of these training sessions, but I'm saving up for it right now. Everyone who's gone through it seems to love it. Every review I've read about it has alluded to it being a life-changing experience.
Paul Vunak is very skilled in Kali-filipino blade fighting, it is not for cage fighting, or krav maga, it was meant for war and killing and not being killed.
What he's discussing makes sense for someone who doesn't know self defense (your average person sitting at home watching this video). However, if you are trained (and I mean thoroughly, not like 1 week) then it's another story. Martial arts like Krav Maga where designed for this scenarios like this. Not saying that it makes you invincible, but there is good reason it's taught to the most elite soldiers around the world.
Yes, you can defend against a knife if you're a properly trained martial artist. This video is for that guy just sitting at the bar minding his own business who isn't a trained fighter. He's basically saying you're not Bruce Lee, don't act like you are.
das ist endlich mal etwas, wo ich der gleichen meinung wie herr vunak bin, allerdings sind unsere skills besser, kürzer, runder und logischer ...axel ucc hamburg
ok at 1:24 he says if he pulls away he gets cut.a reall attacker probably wont think to turn away he/she will be thinking (oh he/she blocked it how do i get him/her again not oh hey if i pull away he gets cut
seriously...this is most important video i've ever seen about self defense...so many people radically overeastimate themselves and try to block knives and cath them right out of the air and stuff...i've been practising krav maga for a long time and am now practising aikido...but this knive blocking disarming stuff will NEVER work
paul vunak you are one stupid man, i practice ninjutsu, try to attack me with a knife, you will wake up in a hospital with a broken arm and a couple of broken ribs.... if you are lucky... if not, you wont wake up at all.............
@GuitarDestroyer77777 i`m sure that in the description of the video there is a hidden part where it says: paul vunak address this video to ninjutsu fighters and especially to you. He knew you'll get pissed off so see ... he already owned you :))
Seriously, 99.99% of world population does not practice ninjutsu, and this video is addressed to them.
@GuitarDestroyer77777 probably it works, after a few good years of constant practice, usually it takes at least 3-4 years to become proficient in an martial art, and a life time to improve it. In that case yea, i'll give you a vote of confidence, otherwise, bare handed, against a knife .. i'd say you're ignorant and you'll wake up soon to reality after the first cut. Anyway, if you say that he's a fool, why did the navy seals contracted him to train their men, for 4 years? watch?v=7ZEm_A3KRcI
@Redecorate After 3 years i became proficient in ninjutsu, wing chun, later i studied japansese jujutsu, i can easily disarm an attacker that is charging at me with a knife. He said its impossible. And he trained a team of navy seals RECRUITS, and that was a long time ago. Now navy seals practice japanese jujutsu and kung fu (wing chun, chin na etc.) I was in navy seals for 6 years, we were trained by asian-american martial arts MASTER John Wong.
@GuitarDestroyer77777 you have really low self esteem for a martial artist, sorry to say it, but that is what stems from your affirmations. And also you spend too much time in front of computer, so i either you're a retired veteran or you're earning your living as a Paul Vunak troller :))
For the most party this is true. But i still beleive in the individual. It isn't about the technique your learning, its about the person that makes that technique work whether it was used 1000 years ago or not.
Finally someone telling the truth about how to really DEFENCE YORSELF... Too many "MASTERS" teaching useless skills that will never save one in danger situation. Thanks Paul! You are the MAN..!
Dumog, and unarmed arts of FMA I think are awesome. But, I cannot stand FMA knife defense tactics unarmed, I think Krav Maga is much better for knife defense, and FMA is much better for knife "OFFENSE"
A person should be aware of how important it is be be PREPARED for the worse. Carry keys in your hands, your bag ready to deflect but HE"S right about trying to block like frankenstein. Iv'e had a knife swung at me a few times growing up. Praise the LORD it never connected but i was smart enough to immediatly RED ALERT! and EVADE!! one time i grabbed a garbage pail to defend as i quickley back peddled and jogged off away. It all depends on the situation really.
Paul Vunak is the REAL DEAL ! and if you dont have a knife the principles still stand NOT to be within the cutting range. Everyday weapons come into play and/or evasion !! chairs, garbage pail, lamp, broom stick whatever. Aware of your surrondings and strong evasion tactics but most of all out of the range of the attack! Throw your hot cup of coffee or smack the attacker with hard covered books or use your car keys in the face but evasion and out of the range is essential!
he is right you will get cut, but if you are trained and you block the knife and at the same time hit him you can win. Krav maga is great with that because you can't carry a knife with you all the time...
@bassmasterelite Use ya belt as a weapon to defend a knife attack..i practiced with many other "possible weapons" wat youcan use as a weapon against knife
he's twisting things. when you block in a traditional way you dont just block with your hand, you block and imeediattly or simultanuasly dodge or attack. if you're slow or if you do it wrong you'll get cut but that's true for all martial arts- and you can also easily get cut while using his "checking hand" (which is exactly like a block exept it comes second and not first)
also does he teach unarmed defence against a knife? cause carrying a weapon or using an improvised weapon can easily get you into legal trouble, not to mention that sometimes you have no choice but to fight unarmed
Paul Vunak is one of the best fighters that i have ever seen, he is teaching the martial art known as Jeet Kune Do (JKD) this is an art created by the one and only Bruce Lee, one of the best-if not the best-fighter(s) to have ever lived. Paul Vunak is a very smart man and knows what hes doing. And for all of you people looking to join a martial art...Jeet Kune Do is where it's at.
I've learned some knife defenses, in my krav maga classes, with empty hands and what I THINK is that there are some diferent situations like:
The guy will attack you: If you have enough room to run away or just to deflect from the knife, do it. But if your only option is blocking the knife then just do it (if you KNOW WELL a disarm tecnique try it)
The guy is threatening you: in this case you must cooperate the best you can to calm him down
If you don't have a weapon yourself then RUN. His point is that you shouldn't try to go up against a man armed with a knife if you aren't armed yourself. You wouldn't go up against a gunman if you didn't have a gun, would you?
FUCK U!!!! u only talkin bullshit nobody can diffend a knife in a real situacion...the only efektive thin that u can do is RUN nothing else...if u want run and pick up a stone and throw it to your opponent but dont ever think about do defend it...@all
@DmitriDonskoj if you don't have a knife, then there's a 99% chance that you'll get cut or killed. If you don't have one, then backoff unless you wanna fight back and end up dead.
@nickz777 u can get big cuts, but knife fights don't usually kill, because most of the cuts are in arms or legs and especially on the belly and back. And these are not usually fatal because when ppl try to deflect, the cuts are smaller. It's comproved that most (not necessarily all) fatal victims of knifes are ppl that can't defend themselves well (old people, kids, retard ppl) and ppl that are not prepared to defend themselves (drunks, ppl looking in other direction, woman against big guys)
@seusgordo yeah..that's if you have a knife,,but I'm talking about the possibilities you're gonna get if you don't have a knife while your enemy has one.
@nickz777 "u can get big cuts, but knife fights don't usually kill, because most of the cuts are in arms or legs and especially on the belly and back. And these are not usually fatal because when ppl try to deflect, the cuts are smaller"
Unfortunately this also happens a lot with ppl that don't get a knife, although you're right saying that without a knife the chances to get killed or injured are bigger like I said in my comment about kids, old people, woman, etc.. they don't usually have knives
i must say this video is good except 1 thing, u need a knife to defend yourself. the reason martial arts teaches u 2 defend with ur arm is that most people dont carry knives. I do krav maga and taekwondo and they know their arm defences are no good but their point of view is its better to get a cut to the arm than a cut to the neck. and with the krav maga defence technique if done properly the attacker doesnt get a second strike coz the attacker should be out cold if done correctly
Imagine the look of horror on your opponents face as he realizes you have 24 throwing knives in little holsters around your belt. ==|===> hahaha :D
These videos are realistic about knives, sure. But in today's world, if you want to adequately defend yourself, get a gun. Then stay OUT of bad situations in the first place, don't let your guard down and don't let people get behind you or too close. But don't carry ANY weapon if you don't have the heart to kill to save yourself.
@defacto109 knives are pretty popular murder and assault weapons (especially in schools). The problem with defending with a gun as a self-defense weapon is that 9/10 times, someone ends up dead, and even if you were in the right, you will still get prosecuted. Plus realistically, in 80% of situations, you probably won't have your gun to protect you when would need it most (i.e. an airport).
@serenadesilhout You're right, but I think an airport isn't the greatest example. Doesn't invalidate your excellent points though. No self-defense tactic or philosophy is 100% fail-proof. But a gun > knives unless you're in a telephone booth. ;)
It's being a bit romantic and unrealistic for one to think you're always going to duke it out in some chivalrous fist-fight or noble knife fight, mono y mono though. Many people operate under that wishful delusion. Note, just a point; not targeting you.
@defacto109 i know, it just was the most obvious example I could think of. Also most schools and public areas are other examples. I'm really glad this video is up because real combat knives are sharp as hell and will ALWAYS cut something. It just takes the slightest nick to make you bleed profusely.
@serenadesilhout Hell if you took every cut I've gotten from a knife in my lifetime and put them all on me at once, I'd have spaghetti for hands! It's easy to just accidentally split yourself wide open from mishandling a sharp knife. So I'm glad I've never been stabbed or sliced by an angry person. It's NO joke. Just look at the wounds on prisoners who got into fights with prison shanks. Those are makeshift blades that aren't very good; a regular pocketknife could make it 100x's uglier.
Later on in this video he address that and says that if yopu do not have an equalizer (gun, stick, whatever) always, always, always run first....As Paul would say...
"In a knife fight you have a 1/3 chance of survival. If you are better than your enemy, he will die...if he is better you will die....if you are both equally skilled....you both die...In any weapons confrontation your fist priority is escape, escape and escape!"
@Azbijanac improvise....pick up anything u have around you....stick, bottle, knife, rolled up paper, anything...all the same principle. Defang weapon hand, then close in and strike when anything you got!
@Azbijanac I know your comment is a couple of months old, but if you're still interested, the video "Paul Vunak - knife defence" shows you a way to minimise the damage if you are forced into defence (that is, if you cannot run away, which is the most sensible thing to do). "Emin Boztepe - Knife Defence" is also useful and shows you some ways to attack.
a gun yes but a bigger knife is not a guarantee at close quarters a shorter knife has the edge a good footwork is all it takes to neutralize the advantage of longer knife
one of the old filipino ways during knife fight is to take off the shirt and wrap it around the forearm of the defending hand.the shirt somehow serves as padding that absorbs the slashing of the knife if a fighter wants to get agressive and take it to his opponent
in a knife fight sometime you have to sacrifice a finger or limb in order to get to his chest to end the fight early because the longer the fight the more that your life is in danger.i know someone who actually held the knife and lost 2 fingers to stop a knife from entering his abdomen then eventually killed his enemy.Has Vunak fought a BIGKIS HABAY where a 1 meter rope is attached to the belts of combatants?This is vintage filiino knife fighting
i am a filipino and i know of at least 3 persons who veterans of knife fighting each have confirm kills. the fight happened where people can see it.i wonder how would VUNAK fare against these men.they said that knife fighting is 80% heart and 20% skill.One which is a cousin killed a fighter holding 2 knives also a skilled fighter my cousin with 7 stab wounds ended in the hospital and still alive his enemy with just 3 stab wounds died on the spot.
@theawakener7 i am a filipino.there are places and people here that donot go to the police or to the court when somebody gets killed in the family they get even in ways they only know how.the blade.it started from the time of spanish occupation till after the japanese occupation its the most natural thing to some of us to carry a blade we carry it simply because the other guy might be carrying it too specially in the rural areas where death from stab wound is a common thing.
If you don't know when your life or the life of your loved ones is actually in danger than ALL of your training has been a waste of time. Hopefully you will never have to find out!!!
You still didn't answer either one of my questions but I guess I will still answer yours? Firstly, the fact that you need to ask the question how do you know if it's life or death implies that you've never been in that situation. Secondly, if you are a Guru in Kali (A WEAPONS BASED SURVIVAL ART) then I don't know why we are having this conversation? Thirdly, NO I don't believe everyone should carry a knife unless they are trained to use it and abide by the laws of their state!
Or maybe that 19 year old girl has been assaulted before by 3 men twice her size so she began training in Silat and Kali to gain confidence and to learn how to defend and survive? By the way, i've had knives and guns pulled on me, been hit with baseball bats and a bottle over the head but I never pulled my blade and cut anyone because I did not feel my life was in danger. When your life is in danger, you will know it and you will know when it's time to pull your blade!!!
Well bro, i'm not saying any of those things. You said them bro. Kali and Silat are tribal martial arts meant for survival not sport. Do you think Indonesians and Filipinos carry blades because they are insecure or to puff up their ego? I can't speak for others, but in my style, we train to survive. Blades are carried because they may save your life one day. So, are you saying that a 19 year old girl who carries a blade for self protection is trying to puff up her ego?
@PCKSilat the laws in the US maybe different to the UKs..."It is an offence for any person, without lawful authority or good reason, to have with him in a public place, any article which has a blade or is sharply pointed except for a folding pocket-knife which has a cutting edge to its blade not exceeding 3 inches." this includes locking blades, flick knives...so by the time we would have unfolded the blade we would of been cut
Yes, the laws are different than the UKs. Every state has their own laws regarding carrying knives, guns or other weapons. We are allowed by law to carry a pocket folder with up to a 4" blade in my state. Hope this helps. Best regards
Hmmm, i'm not sure what type of martial arts you practice but in Kali and Silat, we apply equal force to the attacker. In other words, if they are attacking empty handed, then we will reply with empty hands but we try to avoid duking it out. We would rather counterattack quickly with joint and muscle destructions, take their space and finish them off as quickly as possible. =)
Good Question man, the answer is no. The number (angle of attack) always stays the same regardless of left or right handed partners. It was created that way so instructors could travel to foreign lands, and not have to learn the language of that land, just simply show 1, 2, 3, etc with their fingers.,....and know Exactly what line of attack they would be receiving regardless of whether the person was left side or right side dominate. It just makes training easier!
21 guys are still trying to disarm knives in their Karate dojo.
MMASNinja 1 week ago
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zaitovssilencer 1 week ago
disagree
zaitovssilencer 1 week ago
Great clip. Clears the air on the subject. Note most of the 'comments' are filled with crap! No matter how good you get, you will still get cut in a knife fight. If you ever get in one and survive it, you will know what I mean. Spend more time honing yoir concealed pistol draw skills. My Walther PPK trumps your knife!
katooey 3 weeks ago
@katooey not always.a knife attack has been known to defeat guns at closer ranges.watch inosanto knife deffence on u tube
SHARKREEF2011 1 week ago
I use my longest weapons in this situation.
HANDS SHOULD ALWAYS BE USED LAST.
you never want to put your hands into the path of a raging knife attacker.
your longest weapons are YOUR LEGS...if no stick or pipe is present to grab.
1)move your hands around to distract him/give him something to swing at.
this is natural for him.
2)front snap kick the nuts,shin,stomach QUICKLY.
He WILL NOT expect it.
3)if he is dazed then grab the knife hand/arm with both hands or quickly strike throat,disarm.
chrisgrinhard 4 weeks ago
Knife attacks are not "ceremonial" fights where the participants
present arms and take opposing positions... Knife attacks are
sudden and unexpected. The knife is hidden and in an instant
it is out and stabbing you all over.
There are not fancy cuts or fluid movements, just brute force and
adrenaline. The key is keep your distance and somehow immobilise
the hand holding the knife. "Defanging snakes" better stay on youtube.
Eaglos 1 month ago
@Eaglos techniques that are taught in filipino and malaysian martial arts are all legit. as there is still civil wars in these parts of the world these style are still practiced and used. learning these styles will not remove all danger and make you invincible but give you a better chance of survival. the reason martial artist train a lot is to learn deal with a high tense situation in a relaxed manor as possible as a relaxed fighter fights better. yes i agree keep your distance as in run away
blowuupheaps 3 weeks ago
I got a question too. Couldn't that useless block be made effective by GRABBING his wrist, and then when he pulls back for a flail you get in and strike his face? You wouldn't even need a knife...
TheSonorama21 1 month ago
Only one question, why doesn't he address that when you use your passive hand for a slight block you could and most likely will get that hand cut? I liked the video, good stuff, practical. I was just wondering what you guys thought.
somethingman16 1 month ago
@somethingman16 He does - the passive hand (or "checking hand" as it is also called) only comes into play AFTER a cut/strike to defang. It acts as a kind of "insurance policy"
CalgaryPFS 1 month ago
Great video but what if i havent got a knife as carrying one in uk constitutes a jail sentence.
bledd22 1 month ago
The mic got into the screen at 4:02. Sorry, this guy has me paying attention so deeply that I noticed that.
xhunterxwolfx 1 month ago
Learned everything I know from Vernak. OH WAIT!!! I learned this shit in my butt. Like if you agree!!!
TheCommanderRocket 1 month ago
My left ear really enjoyed this
MrKatanaKid 1 month ago
he's teaching filipino martial arts... filipino martial arts were developed for war and not as a sport... so most of the moves are intended for killing :)
chiooh2 1 month ago
Love this man. Call him and you'll find out why.
MrVaughn731 3 months ago
What if he has a gun
RedNYello505 3 months ago
@RedNYello505 obviously different rules would apply, dummy
TheRiobezerko 2 months ago
@RedNYello505 "This tape is called "Advanced KNIFE FIGHTING." Want gun defense? Find gun defense videos, or better yet, pray, because there is almost no defense against a gun. Your only chance is at point blank range, and even that is difficult as fuck.
HybridDragons 2 months ago
@RedNYello505 What if he has an army???
2Jax 1 month ago
"Not to be misconstrued with this... which is doing nothing..."
Love that bit
PV the man
2Jax 3 months ago
checking hand may lose you a finger or two
rkcsam69 3 months ago
@rkcsam69 Sure, but it's better than losing your life. Chances are your opponent gets cut worse and the situation is (at least temporarily) resolved.
Pike840 2 months ago
Excellent...! Truth! very efecctive
IvannaGoth 4 months ago
what if you don't have a knife?
kelly980 4 months ago
@kelly980
He talks about this in the video "knife defence". The answer is: Run away.
WorldOpener 4 months ago
But u really can't beat back knife
JabrilAqdas 4 months ago
lol 4 real ... He was good but @ end when he said knife holding back is myth .. That technique is used only to move forward quickly against multiple who don't have knife but fighting skill .. U can't move forward like that who has a knife.. With knife offcurse fight like u have a sword..
JabrilAqdas 4 months ago
This guy is the instructor of my instructor
tuludapac 5 months ago
dobre
bart1985ify 5 months ago
Finally, a instructor who doesnt just kung fu the shit out of someone, but actually teaches something.
VerumBand 5 months ago
Paul Vunak is badass, but what's up with his voice, and how he talks? Was his jaw ever broken?
wilb6657 5 months ago
Defang the snake
LilFuzzySlippers 6 months ago
What DVD is this from? I want to buy it. I'd be grateful for a reply.
HybridDragons 6 months ago
Great stuff.
xblind17x 6 months ago
@ Grudniowy good advice..
iceblue4u 6 months ago
the best is not trying your luck and run away man.
Grudniowy 7 months ago
Like to learn empty hands against knife .. since i don't carry one myself.
iceblue4u 7 months ago
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rolandgarroz 7 months ago
He's using Filipino Martial Arts technique
tinhanalex 7 months ago
Vunak is for REAL. Original JKD knife master. Christophe Clugston is cheap rip off merchant copying Vunaks tape trying to sell it for himself
RudeFroggyFrench 7 months ago 12
@RudeFroggyFrench Christophe Clugston is a fucking joke i wached his video where he put such a big pile of shit on oriental martial arts saying they are product of oriental propaganda and real martial arts come from west,like old Rome,and Spanish conquistadors,and USA,and yet every single martial art that he is selfproclaimed himself as a allmighty mastah of dat skeelz coming from Japan,China,Philipines,Korea,Thiland not a single fucking one of them comes from west,guy is a fucking joke
obrad79 6 months ago
@obrad79 Yes Clugston is a bullshit homosexual. He is even posting videos where he is claiming to be the original jkd streetfighter videos saying Vunaks is copying him!!!! But his video is shit techniques of him being beaten ups by a thai pad trying to knees it. He even claiming to train knife fighting only with REAL KNIVES!!!!! He is giggling like a homosexual teaching fat houswives how to "fight" when all he can teach them is hows to sucking a cock. Stupid homosexual rentboy Clugston
RudeFroggyFrench 6 months ago
@RudeFroggyFrench Hey dude, don't sugar coat Clugston, how do you really feel!
lizardfirefighter110 4 months ago
This guy is crazy, but crazy in the absolute best way; like the crazy friend you WANT to go drinking with. I really appreciate and respect that he seems to act the way he genuinely is. What you see is what you get. Can't wait to get the money to be trained by him. Well, I guess I shouldn't write "trained by him." It's more like I'd be paying him to whoop my *ss for 2 days. But it'll be worth every penny.
lifesfinallgoodagain 7 months ago
''If I'm just l'm just lookin' this way and I turn around ''what'dju say?'' the guy's cut!!'' LOL
BrewskieFubar 7 months ago
wow how come i discover this dude so late!
polski1986 8 months ago
@polski1986 Isn't Vunak incredible?! He actually teaches out of his garage in California. I think he charges $2000, but you get his undivided, hands-on instruction for about 8 hours per day over a 2-day period. He'll work with up to 8 people in that time. I haven't been to one of these training sessions, but I'm saving up for it right now. Everyone who's gone through it seems to love it. Every review I've read about it has alluded to it being a life-changing experience.
lifesfinallgoodagain 7 months ago
@polski1986 just be happy you are finding Vunak and not Christophe Clugston cheap ripooff man copying vunaks
RudeFroggyFrench 7 months ago 3
When I see him I always think about Johnny Cage.... don't know why! ^^
MetalMatze87 8 months ago
Paul Vunak is very skilled in Kali-filipino blade fighting, it is not for cage fighting, or krav maga, it was meant for war and killing and not being killed.
Eso1 8 months ago
could anyone tell me what dvd this is from?and is it still being sold somewhere,thanks
poormansjamesbond 9 months ago
What he's discussing makes sense for someone who doesn't know self defense (your average person sitting at home watching this video). However, if you are trained (and I mean thoroughly, not like 1 week) then it's another story. Martial arts like Krav Maga where designed for this scenarios like this. Not saying that it makes you invincible, but there is good reason it's taught to the most elite soldiers around the world.
burnttoastchronicles 9 months ago
Did anyone notice the mic at 4:02? XD
Dropkickwalrus2 9 months ago
But will i always be carrying a knife with me when someone attacks me with a knife? :') lol
DerbiSenda12345 10 months ago
Yes, you can defend against a knife if you're a properly trained martial artist. This video is for that guy just sitting at the bar minding his own business who isn't a trained fighter. He's basically saying you're not Bruce Lee, don't act like you are.
Jahkayhla 10 months ago
Now i feel invincible whenever i carry a knife. BRING IT SAMURAI !!!
UnrealZmeu 10 months ago
das ist endlich mal etwas, wo ich der gleichen meinung wie herr vunak bin, allerdings sind unsere skills besser, kürzer, runder und logischer ...axel ucc hamburg
fewag 10 months ago
around 0:25 - who thought of the famous Churchill quote?
LFCzeppelin8 10 months ago
THEN do we flying face bite?
ShinkaTV 11 months ago
His tone is..disarming *cough
emulare11 11 months ago
ok at 1:24 he says if he pulls away he gets cut.a reall attacker probably wont think to turn away he/she will be thinking (oh he/she blocked it how do i get him/her again not oh hey if i pull away he gets cut
undeadhunter5 11 months ago
this is great, but im an investment banker, we're not allowed to carry knives for protection to work
looks like im doomed
channelin 11 months ago
@channelin how about a section of pvc pipe maybe?
undeadhunter5 11 months ago
@undeadhunter5
nope not funny
channelin 11 months ago
@channelin snub nose .357 magnum. aluminum baseball bat, 2 foot pvc pipe
MrWhysoserious666 10 months ago
4:03 microphone fail.
demonjack124 11 months ago
seriously...this is most important video i've ever seen about self defense...so many people radically overeastimate themselves and try to block knives and cath them right out of the air and stuff...i've been practising krav maga for a long time and am now practising aikido...but this knive blocking disarming stuff will NEVER work
breedingpitmetal 11 months ago
Him nd chuck Norris would kick ass haha
RyanDaMannn 11 months ago
id rather jsut practice krav maga...
delepsine 11 months ago
Wow,wonder if he could kick Jimmy Carruthers ass?
k1dn1ce187 1 year ago
@ConnollyJordan what??
GuitarDestroyer77777 1 year ago
what about bullets? ;D
GrgcRiot 1 year ago
bring a knife to a gun fight. Stab them while thier laughing
Xcoolaid 1 year ago
paul vunak you are one stupid man, i practice ninjutsu, try to attack me with a knife, you will wake up in a hospital with a broken arm and a couple of broken ribs.... if you are lucky... if not, you wont wake up at all.............
GuitarDestroyer77777 1 year ago
@GuitarDestroyer77777 i`m sure that in the description of the video there is a hidden part where it says: paul vunak address this video to ninjutsu fighters and especially to you. He knew you'll get pissed off so see ... he already owned you :))
Seriously, 99.99% of world population does not practice ninjutsu, and this video is addressed to them.
Redecorate 11 months ago
@Redecorate He didnt own me! He made a fool of himself!!
GuitarDestroyer77777 11 months ago
@GuitarDestroyer77777 did you pass the marker test?
Redecorate 11 months ago
@Redecorate you really think ninjutsu doesnt work?
GuitarDestroyer77777 11 months ago
@GuitarDestroyer77777 probably it works, after a few good years of constant practice, usually it takes at least 3-4 years to become proficient in an martial art, and a life time to improve it. In that case yea, i'll give you a vote of confidence, otherwise, bare handed, against a knife .. i'd say you're ignorant and you'll wake up soon to reality after the first cut. Anyway, if you say that he's a fool, why did the navy seals contracted him to train their men, for 4 years? watch?v=7ZEm_A3KRcI
Redecorate 11 months ago
@Redecorate After 3 years i became proficient in ninjutsu, wing chun, later i studied japansese jujutsu, i can easily disarm an attacker that is charging at me with a knife. He said its impossible. And he trained a team of navy seals RECRUITS, and that was a long time ago. Now navy seals practice japanese jujutsu and kung fu (wing chun, chin na etc.) I was in navy seals for 6 years, we were trained by asian-american martial arts MASTER John Wong.
GuitarDestroyer77777 11 months ago
@Redecorate Navy seals have masters right now, not some ignorant instructors like paul vunak
GuitarDestroyer77777 11 months ago
@Redecorate you are really stupid
GuitarDestroyer77777 11 months ago
@GuitarDestroyer77777 you have really low self esteem for a martial artist, sorry to say it, but that is what stems from your affirmations. And also you spend too much time in front of computer, so i either you're a retired veteran or you're earning your living as a Paul Vunak troller :))
Redecorate 11 months ago
@Redecorate yea, i know that you want to suck his dick, i just didnt knew you want to suck his dick that much hahahahahaha
GuitarDestroyer77777 11 months ago
@GuitarDestroyer77777 Go Armchair Warrior!!!!
otomo129 9 months ago
For the most party this is true. But i still beleive in the individual. It isn't about the technique your learning, its about the person that makes that technique work whether it was used 1000 years ago or not.
DaniRuAkavaty 1 year ago
very good conceps very good and real most of all
deenchast 1 year ago
Finally someone telling the truth about how to really DEFENCE YORSELF... Too many "MASTERS" teaching useless skills that will never save one in danger situation. Thanks Paul! You are the MAN..!
div545 1 year ago
Dumog, and unarmed arts of FMA I think are awesome. But, I cannot stand FMA knife defense tactics unarmed, I think Krav Maga is much better for knife defense, and FMA is much better for knife "OFFENSE"
randyds5 1 year ago
This has been flagged as spam show
so full of shit
belchingdog 1 year ago
I don't carry a knife. And i came to the video to learn some hand defence.
Instead I just learned that I'm gonna die.
placebo4yo 1 year ago
@placebo4yo if u look more into Paul Vunak's techniques, you'll realise how safe and deadly you will become.
snipedtheassassin 1 year ago
this guy has no idea you can defend a knife with out a knife if you strike as you block
IHmattIHmontana 1 year ago
best instructial movie out
abbeItheIman 1 year ago
A person should be aware of how important it is be be PREPARED for the worse. Carry keys in your hands, your bag ready to deflect but HE"S right about trying to block like frankenstein. Iv'e had a knife swung at me a few times growing up. Praise the LORD it never connected but i was smart enough to immediatly RED ALERT! and EVADE!! one time i grabbed a garbage pail to defend as i quickley back peddled and jogged off away. It all depends on the situation really.
vvvvnewcreation 1 year ago
Paul Vunak is the REAL DEAL ! and if you dont have a knife the principles still stand NOT to be within the cutting range. Everyday weapons come into play and/or evasion !! chairs, garbage pail, lamp, broom stick whatever. Aware of your surrondings and strong evasion tactics but most of all out of the range of the attack! Throw your hot cup of coffee or smack the attacker with hard covered books or use your car keys in the face but evasion and out of the range is essential!
vvvvnewcreation 1 year ago
he is right you will get cut, but if you are trained and you block the knife and at the same time hit him you can win. Krav maga is great with that because you can't carry a knife with you all the time...
alex080297 1 year ago
Fuck you xTheSexNinjax german kid
jackobr 1 year ago
Check the KravMaga knife defence...
jackobr 1 year ago
@jackobr is bullshit
xTheSexNinjax 1 year ago
I still think I can beat a 12 year old girl with a knife without getting my eyelids cut.
mrkiky 1 year ago
ok well i dont have a knife. now what
bassmasterelite 1 year ago
@bassmasterelite
You're screwed. Run away.
Nephronial 1 year ago
@bassmasterelite Use ya belt as a weapon to defend a knife attack..i practiced with many other "possible weapons" wat youcan use as a weapon against knife
PitchAmis 11 months ago
he's twisting things. when you block in a traditional way you dont just block with your hand, you block and imeediattly or simultanuasly dodge or attack. if you're slow or if you do it wrong you'll get cut but that's true for all martial arts- and you can also easily get cut while using his "checking hand" (which is exactly like a block exept it comes second and not first)
oraionsan 1 year ago
@oraionsan
also does he teach unarmed defence against a knife? cause carrying a weapon or using an improvised weapon can easily get you into legal trouble, not to mention that sometimes you have no choice but to fight unarmed
oraionsan 1 year ago
@oraionsan
you have no idea what youre talking about....
i dare you to try and block a knife traditionally as fast as you want....you WILL get cut
neverseed1 1 year ago
this guy is really good.....super
ille24 1 year ago
Roy has seen better days
mh734 1 year ago
Paul Vunak is one of the best fighters that i have ever seen, he is teaching the martial art known as Jeet Kune Do (JKD) this is an art created by the one and only Bruce Lee, one of the best-if not the best-fighter(s) to have ever lived. Paul Vunak is a very smart man and knows what hes doing. And for all of you people looking to join a martial art...Jeet Kune Do is where it's at.
Valindrys 1 year ago
paul vunak KNOWS what he is talking about
frogg46 1 year ago
I'd like to see this guy try to stab Roy Elghanayan - one of the best Krav Maga fighters on the planet.
RustyX94 1 year ago
I'd like to see this guy try stab Roy Elghanayan, make this guy eat his own words.
RustyX94 1 year ago
I've learned some knife defenses, in my krav maga classes, with empty hands and what I THINK is that there are some diferent situations like:
The guy will attack you: If you have enough room to run away or just to deflect from the knife, do it. But if your only option is blocking the knife then just do it (if you KNOW WELL a disarm tecnique try it)
The guy is threatening you: in this case you must cooperate the best you can to calm him down
In any case, ou must do your best to not get hurt
seusgordo 1 year ago
Knifes are like tampons.
There for pussies.
endingtheme00 1 year ago
the hand + knife video transition effect cracked me up
aaron4820 1 year ago
@aaron4820 i want knife wipe for iMovie
devastateurface 1 year ago
If you don't have a weapon yourself then RUN. His point is that you shouldn't try to go up against a man armed with a knife if you aren't armed yourself. You wouldn't go up against a gunman if you didn't have a gun, would you?
User5973 1 year ago
Hey this is really good stuff thanks a ton, i want to watch the full thing haha
Hippoguild 1 year ago
FUCK U!!!! u only talkin bullshit nobody can diffend a knife in a real situacion...the only efektive thin that u can do is RUN nothing else...if u want run and pick up a stone and throw it to your opponent but dont ever think about do defend it...@all
ghanadomfree 1 year ago
@ghanadomfree coward and gay!
nickz777 1 year ago
what when i don't have knife? bullshit
DmitriDonskoj 1 year ago
@DmitriDonskoj if you don't have a knife, then there's a 99% chance that you'll get cut or killed. If you don't have one, then backoff unless you wanna fight back and end up dead.
nickz777 1 year ago
@nickz777 u can get big cuts, but knife fights don't usually kill, because most of the cuts are in arms or legs and especially on the belly and back. And these are not usually fatal because when ppl try to deflect, the cuts are smaller. It's comproved that most (not necessarily all) fatal victims of knifes are ppl that can't defend themselves well (old people, kids, retard ppl) and ppl that are not prepared to defend themselves (drunks, ppl looking in other direction, woman against big guys)
seusgordo 1 year ago
@seusgordo yeah..that's if you have a knife,,but I'm talking about the possibilities you're gonna get if you don't have a knife while your enemy has one.
nickz777 1 year ago
@nickz777 "u can get big cuts, but knife fights don't usually kill, because most of the cuts are in arms or legs and especially on the belly and back. And these are not usually fatal because when ppl try to deflect, the cuts are smaller"
Unfortunately this also happens a lot with ppl that don't get a knife, although you're right saying that without a knife the chances to get killed or injured are bigger like I said in my comment about kids, old people, woman, etc.. they don't usually have knives
seusgordo 1 year ago
@DmitriDonskoj
then why watch this video if you dont have a knife?
useurname123 1 year ago
bullshit, what when i dont have knife? :/
DmitriDonskoj 1 year ago
Im suing this motherfucker, tried this at home and stabbed my mum in the throat!
AryanWarrior1000 1 year ago
I only down to earth instructor i've seen so far.
nickzah 1 year ago
i must say this video is good except 1 thing, u need a knife to defend yourself. the reason martial arts teaches u 2 defend with ur arm is that most people dont carry knives. I do krav maga and taekwondo and they know their arm defences are no good but their point of view is its better to get a cut to the arm than a cut to the neck. and with the krav maga defence technique if done properly the attacker doesnt get a second strike coz the attacker should be out cold if done correctly
illnino98 1 year ago
Imagine the look of horror on your opponents face as he realizes you have 24 throwing knives in little holsters around your belt. ==|===> hahaha :D
These videos are realistic about knives, sure. But in today's world, if you want to adequately defend yourself, get a gun. Then stay OUT of bad situations in the first place, don't let your guard down and don't let people get behind you or too close. But don't carry ANY weapon if you don't have the heart to kill to save yourself.
defacto109 1 year ago
@defacto109 knives are pretty popular murder and assault weapons (especially in schools). The problem with defending with a gun as a self-defense weapon is that 9/10 times, someone ends up dead, and even if you were in the right, you will still get prosecuted. Plus realistically, in 80% of situations, you probably won't have your gun to protect you when would need it most (i.e. an airport).
serenadesilhout 1 year ago
@serenadesilhout You're right, but I think an airport isn't the greatest example. Doesn't invalidate your excellent points though. No self-defense tactic or philosophy is 100% fail-proof. But a gun > knives unless you're in a telephone booth. ;)
It's being a bit romantic and unrealistic for one to think you're always going to duke it out in some chivalrous fist-fight or noble knife fight, mono y mono though. Many people operate under that wishful delusion. Note, just a point; not targeting you.
defacto109 1 year ago
@defacto109 i know, it just was the most obvious example I could think of. Also most schools and public areas are other examples. I'm really glad this video is up because real combat knives are sharp as hell and will ALWAYS cut something. It just takes the slightest nick to make you bleed profusely.
serenadesilhout 1 year ago
@serenadesilhout Hell if you took every cut I've gotten from a knife in my lifetime and put them all on me at once, I'd have spaghetti for hands! It's easy to just accidentally split yourself wide open from mishandling a sharp knife. So I'm glad I've never been stabbed or sliced by an angry person. It's NO joke. Just look at the wounds on prisoners who got into fights with prison shanks. Those are makeshift blades that aren't very good; a regular pocketknife could make it 100x's uglier.
defacto109 1 year ago
erm... and what if i don't have a knife for protection? i should just stay there and wait to be killed?
Azbijanac 1 year ago 27
@Azbijanac if your too stupid enough to do that
useurname123 1 year ago
@Azbijanac well if you have aids... your in luck, just spit in his eye and he'll die eventually.... =)
DRAGONIRONFIST 1 year ago 43
@DRAGONIRONFIST aids cant exist outside the body
DrGreenfun 1 year ago
@DrGreenfun whgich is why you spit IN his eye =)
DRAGONIRONFIST 1 year ago
@DRAGONIRONFIST you cant do that aids isnt in spit maybe herpes, there no blood in spit
even if there was its traveling in the air hence no aids
DrGreenfun 1 year ago
@DRAGONIRONFIST
ahahahahah
Rothschild70 1 year ago
@DRAGONIRONFIST He's using a Filipino Martial Arts technique. I'ts also part of Kali
tinhanalex 7 months ago
@Azbijanac paul says to tackle him, or break a bottle, and use that.
ringaming 1 year ago
@Azbijanac Actually no, he has made it clear in one of his other tapes that if you do not have a knife you have two choices:
1. You stay and fight with large risk for injuries or death
2. You Run, Hide or Fly (i.e. bring yourself to safety even if you have to flee the attacker)
Daxman1984 1 year ago
@Azbijanac
Later on in this video he address that and says that if yopu do not have an equalizer (gun, stick, whatever) always, always, always run first....As Paul would say...
"In a knife fight you have a 1/3 chance of survival. If you are better than your enemy, he will die...if he is better you will die....if you are both equally skilled....you both die...In any weapons confrontation your fist priority is escape, escape and escape!"
vunak2000 1 year ago
@Azbijanac ..Run..
ironpalmD 1 year ago
@Azbijanac made my day.
1337mth1337 1 year ago
@Azbijanac
It 'obvious that in this video talking about the fight with a knife but if you're unarmed, there are other means of defense.
In any case, the knife is still very dangerous
Rothschild70 1 year ago
@Azbijanac improvise....pick up anything u have around you....stick, bottle, knife, rolled up paper, anything...all the same principle. Defang weapon hand, then close in and strike when anything you got!
6leafdom 11 months ago
@Azbijanac or use your own god damn brain
B3nkeii 11 months ago
@Azbijanac I know your comment is a couple of months old, but if you're still interested, the video "Paul Vunak - knife defence" shows you a way to minimise the damage if you are forced into defence (that is, if you cannot run away, which is the most sensible thing to do). "Emin Boztepe - Knife Defence" is also useful and shows you some ways to attack.
TenTonHorse 11 months ago
@Azbijanac well, then you use the "nike defense" GTFO.
commetsmasher 11 months ago
@Azbijanac its a knife fighting video what a hell did you expect?
shadearca 10 months ago
@Azbijanac its a knife fighting video
shadearca 10 months ago
Largo mano tu sombrado and hubad range. Love it ;)
mickenorlen 1 year ago
great videos.. crappy audio. my left ear is getting tired
kenmccarty 1 year ago
a gun yes but a bigger knife is not a guarantee at close quarters a shorter knife has the edge a good footwork is all it takes to neutralize the advantage of longer knife
akrhoable 1 year ago
only way to defend against a knife attack is to have a bigger knife or a gun :D
TheKlaj1992 1 year ago
one of the old filipino ways during knife fight is to take off the shirt and wrap it around the forearm of the defending hand.the shirt somehow serves as padding that absorbs the slashing of the knife if a fighter wants to get agressive and take it to his opponent
akrhoable 1 year ago
in a knife fight sometime you have to sacrifice a finger or limb in order to get to his chest to end the fight early because the longer the fight the more that your life is in danger.i know someone who actually held the knife and lost 2 fingers to stop a knife from entering his abdomen then eventually killed his enemy.Has Vunak fought a BIGKIS HABAY where a 1 meter rope is attached to the belts of combatants?This is vintage filiino knife fighting
akrhoable 1 year ago
i am a filipino and i know of at least 3 persons who veterans of knife fighting each have confirm kills. the fight happened where people can see it.i wonder how would VUNAK fare against these men.they said that knife fighting is 80% heart and 20% skill.One which is a cousin killed a fighter holding 2 knives also a skilled fighter my cousin with 7 stab wounds ended in the hospital and still alive his enemy with just 3 stab wounds died on the spot.
akrhoable 1 year ago
@theawakener7 i am a filipino.there are places and people here that donot go to the police or to the court when somebody gets killed in the family they get even in ways they only know how.the blade.it started from the time of spanish occupation till after the japanese occupation its the most natural thing to some of us to carry a blade we carry it simply because the other guy might be carrying it too specially in the rural areas where death from stab wound is a common thing.
akrhoable 1 year ago
@theawakener7
If you don't know when your life or the life of your loved ones is actually in danger than ALL of your training has been a waste of time. Hopefully you will never have to find out!!!
PCKSilat 1 year ago
@theawakener7
You still didn't answer either one of my questions but I guess I will still answer yours? Firstly, the fact that you need to ask the question how do you know if it's life or death implies that you've never been in that situation. Secondly, if you are a Guru in Kali (A WEAPONS BASED SURVIVAL ART) then I don't know why we are having this conversation? Thirdly, NO I don't believe everyone should carry a knife unless they are trained to use it and abide by the laws of their state!
PCKSilat 1 year ago
@theawakener7
Or maybe that 19 year old girl has been assaulted before by 3 men twice her size so she began training in Silat and Kali to gain confidence and to learn how to defend and survive? By the way, i've had knives and guns pulled on me, been hit with baseball bats and a bottle over the head but I never pulled my blade and cut anyone because I did not feel my life was in danger. When your life is in danger, you will know it and you will know when it's time to pull your blade!!!
PCKSilat 1 year ago
@theawakener7
Well bro, i'm not saying any of those things. You said them bro. Kali and Silat are tribal martial arts meant for survival not sport. Do you think Indonesians and Filipinos carry blades because they are insecure or to puff up their ego? I can't speak for others, but in my style, we train to survive. Blades are carried because they may save your life one day. So, are you saying that a 19 year old girl who carries a blade for self protection is trying to puff up her ego?
PCKSilat 1 year ago
@PCKSilat the laws in the US maybe different to the UKs..."It is an offence for any person, without lawful authority or good reason, to have with him in a public place, any article which has a blade or is sharply pointed except for a folding pocket-knife which has a cutting edge to its blade not exceeding 3 inches." this includes locking blades, flick knives...so by the time we would have unfolded the blade we would of been cut
scottla78 1 year ago
@scottla78
Yes, the laws are different than the UKs. Every state has their own laws regarding carrying knives, guns or other weapons. We are allowed by law to carry a pocket folder with up to a 4" blade in my state. Hope this helps. Best regards
PCKSilat 1 year ago
zoolander lookat 0:35?
ubbddu 1 year ago
@theawakener7
Hmmm, i'm not sure what type of martial arts you practice but in Kali and Silat, we apply equal force to the attacker. In other words, if they are attacking empty handed, then we will reply with empty hands but we try to avoid duking it out. We would rather counterattack quickly with joint and muscle destructions, take their space and finish them off as quickly as possible. =)
PCKSilat 1 year ago
stop at 3.23 and watch the knife hand ;)
xTheSexNinjax 1 year ago
@theawakener7
All Kali and Silat practitioners that I know carry at least one knife at all times and practice draw tactics as well.
PCKSilat 1 year ago
Answer for Clemen79:
Good Question man, the answer is no. The number (angle of attack) always stays the same regardless of left or right handed partners. It was created that way so instructors could travel to foreign lands, and not have to learn the language of that land, just simply show 1, 2, 3, etc with their fingers.,....and know Exactly what line of attack they would be receiving regardless of whether the person was left side or right side dominate. It just makes training easier!
Daniel198719871987 1 year ago