Paraplegic Self-Defense #1: Takedowns

[fossils12]

I'm physically disabled. Though not exactly a wheelchair user, I had to physically fend off attacks before. A walking stick though used for balance/walking proved an effective self defence weapon.

Thanks for posting this video. It gives those with physical limitations an idea on what to do if they are in the unfortunate situation of being attacked.

[silversolb18]

Im a para also, I was shot int the back I just carry a gun now adays.

[ReddingBujinkan]

All I can say is Thank you for this!

[Mrrbishop]

this is a good video, but i noticed that you had a few techniques that involved inducing pain on the attacker untill he tapped out, you should think about, what if the guy is on PCP, hes not gonna feel any pain. and incorporate that in to your next techniques. no criticism, just a suggestion. great video.

[nosvaructu]

I would never attack a person in a wheel chair unless he is a immediate threat, aka with a gun because that is messed up to do so for one. Two, I don't want to look dumb if he pwns me with the techniques in the video. Quick question though on the viability of finishing someone with a guilloutine choke without the add of your legs. You can't control the person or gain the leverage needed to lock it in tight.

[EvergreenScience]

This is human excellence! You've just reminded me why I first started training in the Martial Science. Well done; keep on exploring.

[josh4380]

i would suspect that unless your someone kind of handicapped spy, who constantly lives on the edge, your never going to be ready to defend against an attacker... but then again it always helps to know...

[SneakyBadness]

who the fuck would try to beat up a person in a wheelchair? it is interesting to imagine grappiling without help from ur legs

[NotMe1357]

@SneakyBadness These are the type of people that attack wheelchair users.

youtube.com/watch?v=UJ_UuiAmfC­g

They are not MMA fighters or grapplers, just predators looking for victims.

[NotMe1357]

@SneakyBadness

Search "Wheelchair-bound Canadian tourist attacked in Sydney, Australia".

That will tell you who.

[SneakyBadness]

@NotMe1357

thats so fucked up...

i would never do shit like that

people like that need their arms and legs taken away from them

[RobSmith123456]

Being in a wheelchair myself, and having been victimized too many times to mention ... These techniques sure are interesting ....

[RobSmith123456]

Being in a wheelchair myself, and having been victimized too many times to mention ... These techniques are rather interesting.

[Colierrannd2]

the people who don't think this would work against them are the first ones to have their ass kicked by someone in a wheelchair. sort of the whole "people without legs are inferior" mentality celebrated in "Avatar" and by the uninformed.

[hwaycasie30728]

1: You can't attack an attacker til attacked,2 any offense that's being used defensively can be defended (read book of 10 rings by Miyamoto Musashi,one of the greatest warriors that ever lived

3 since it's very easy to get knocked out of a wheelchair it's best to try to develope techniques that prevent that from happening although not 100% full proof. 4 your colums of points are getting on my nerves 5...i'm done with these colum explainations myself....6....good bye :)

[NotMe1357]

@hwaycasie30728 It's the Book of Five Rings, not 10.

[hwaycasie30728]

@NotMe1357 YEAH my bad lol oh well still Miyamoto Musashi is STILL to me the MOST excellent warrior in history.....anywho......

[nosvaructu]

@NotMe1357 Isn't the book of 10 rings the new and improved version with twice as much samurai goodness? I mean if five is good, then 10 is awesome sauce.

[hwaycasie30728]

The fact of the matter is, people in wheelchairs are at a much lower center of gravity,an attacker has to come down to our level to attack us,and I say us and our because I was born with spina bifida and have been in the martial arts 26 years...these techniques may not be full proof, no technique is, but they are definately tools that can be used.

[NotMe1357]

@hwaycasie30728 The point of the video is to give people with disabilities an example of some basics concepts. The concepts are:

1. Attacking the attaacker

2. Controlling his head

3. Executing a finish

Specific techniques are only examples of concepts, nothing more nothing less.

In addition, the video shows that it is very easy to get knocked out of a wheelchair.

[billysue2]

@hwaycasie30728 fool proof,the phrase full proof doesnt exist

[ultimatehammer]

The comments aren't trying to tell you not to learn self-defense just because you can't use your legs, they're telling you to be realistic so that you don't get people hurt. Look at situation 2, in which the assailant taps because someone is merely clinging to his head! You should tell people that they will only be able to do any of this effectively if they practice against people who are resisting more than your assailant. And why not say "carry a knife," if this is really about defense?

[NotMe1357]

@ultimatehammer

I know you think you know what you are talking about, but you really don't. The "clingling" you referred to is actually a double arm rolling of the radial bones into the back of his neck. It works because it causes intense pain and pressure. It works for me because I have greater upper body strength than the person in the video. In addition, he is not used to that type of pain. I could also put my chin into his eye and crush his orbital bones.

[sumyungmen]

No way this would work in real life... They should just carry guns. You can not be effective without using your legs in the ground. You need to get the hooks in or pull a guard.

[NotMe1357]

@sumyungmen

Once again a comment from an abled-bodied grappler who is really saying:

1. That won't not work on me, so you can't do it.

2. I can't do it with out my legs, so neither can you.

3. You people should not be wasting your time on a "abled-bodied sport".

Once again, why are able-bodied young men grapplers commenting on something that has nothing to to with them? And why are they providing self-defense advice to paraplegics?

[NotMe1357]

These techniques work when one person has both superior upper body strength and greater technical ability. In a grappling "match", both participants are fairly equal in strength and ability, that is why it is called a "match". If sumyungmen were to grapple against a person with weaker upper body strength and no grappling experience, he would be able to make the techniques work too.

[Shadowpheonix1661]

looks like u hit the floor pretty hard but this is cool i use a wheelchair so this can help me greatly i'll be looking out for more videos!

[awjones14]

same

[insdel2004]

I'm going to sound like a dick I'll say it anyway. The only thing on this video that might work would be the guillotine choke. And that would only work if your opponent is stupid enough to try and put his head by your armpit while tacking you.

There are disabled guys like Kyle Maynard who can successfully compete in submission wrestling. But they all have the mobility on the ground to do it. You need to be able to move something below your waist in order to propel yourself on the ground.

[NotMe1357]

It is not that insdel2004 is a dick. It is that he has has limited understanding of the difference between self-defense and MMA, and he is not smart enough to keep quiet.

What he "means" is that the techniques would not work against "him", or in an MMA match. So what? MMA fighters don't attack people who use wheelchairs.

As with all self-defense techniques, they only work against someone who is NOT expecting the response.

[WheelzAndTheChair]

This was definitely NOT taught to me in rehab.

I imagine I might need this as I drink heavily and have a nasty mouth.

Wheelz.

[francokrav]

very cool vid mate

[innominekurtis2]

paraplegic chuck norris!

[ArtOfRuin981]

HA! You are awesome man...it's about time I saw some parapelegic ass whooping!

[thatricankidd787]

another great vid.. im gonna practice some of those.

[Lilpopalo]

is there any way u can avoid being knocked to the ground?

[zankwack]

Real nice.

[chunkMunky123]

Dude! You rock!

[tworottz]

Twenty years in a chair, and I have finally found IT!

[combaton]

What a great video channel! I was your YouTube friend, now I'm your suscriber. 5/5

[DustinWilson1992]

LOL @ 2:04, but seriously, great video; 5 stars

[sweet87blonde]

Thank you for making these videos! My brother is a paraplegic and he was mugged in broad daylight. No one lifted a finger to help him except for a little old lady who starting hitting the mugger with her purse and screaming.

I found your videos and showed them to my brother. Thank you so much and God bless!

[DoveBella]

This is hard to watch and realize happens..but this a very important resource.

[tayounorise]

Hello ,

thank you for your hard work!

And god bless you and your family!

[ChosonNinja]

One of the best video I have seen on youtube!

Thank you Richard for sending me this video! Its featured for the World to se on my channel!

I am a honoured subscriber! 500 stars!

[Kempojiujutsu]

No problem sensei just to clarify it was mikereis77 who found Erik and showed his videos to me .

[Kempojiujutsu]

That was an excellent video 5 stars thanks for sharing I am subscribing

[jedstrongsmith]

i was also punched in the face by a schizophrenic guy in a liquor store.i live in an inner city environment in long beach,california so there are more threats then you might experience elsewhere.believe it or not.

[jedstrongsmith]

good stuff.and regarding why would anyone want to beat up someone in a wheelchair,ive been kicked in the face and knocked out of my chair by a bar bouncer,ill admit i was drunk and spit my gum on his neck,but there are plenty of people that would do stuff like that.ive also been kicked by a gang member.luckily i had a knife so he was hesitant to get to close.you never know what people will do these days.

[TriviumMaster07]

ive watched a couple of vids now

its alwys abled bodied vs wheelchair user what about wheelchair vs wheelchair do the techniques work the same?

[whattawhatwhat]

waht do you do about high kicks?

[NotMe1357]

A powerful high kick will blast a wheelchair user out of the chair. The best you can do is try to minimize the damage with your forearm. High kicks come from sparring martial artists, attackers would rather stomp.

[DougM402]

Great videos! Thanks.

[bobgaggle]

i gotta say, kudos for not giving up. People tend to think of those in wheelchairs are the vulnerable ones, but this is mind blowing. Your dummy seemed pretty urgent on some of those tap outs, and with adrenaline flowing i imagine you can do some harm

[docwhoqueen]

I like how it's kind of common sense defence.When i was walking i did karate so i still have that sort of reflex still inside me. Found out i can still do martial arts so I'm gonna try and join!

I'm t4 so this was quite interesting!

don't worry i'm not gonna go and beat people up coz i don't know how to do this!

[Demonstormlord]

I highly doubt the effectiveness of a choke applied from the bottom on when you can't use your legs...

[NotMe1357]

This is a common response from an abled-bodied martial artist who dependant upon his legs to choke effectively because he has trained only by using them.

[NotMe1357]

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When you don't have use of your legs, you compensate with greater use of wrist extention, the rolling of the radial and ulnar bones, and you derive your power from your back and shoulders. Proper choking requires an greater understanding of technique than just using brute force. For example, if you needed legs to choke, then why can snakes do it?

[necrosan]

"I highly doubt the effectiveness of a choke applied from the bottom on when you can't use your legs... "

Against a trained BJJer maybe not, but this is no tourney. Against a thug, people tend to just freak and try to pull their head straight out.

[AUInnocent]

Not to mention, wheelchair users' arms are FAR stronger than most people's since they use them all the time for mobility (unless it's an electric, of course). Definitely couldn't hurt.

[juicylucy9685236]

cool vid but i doubt its usable in real life situations...we are so vulnerable out of the chair...btw who would want to attack a person in a chair...

respect

[NotMe1357]

The person who wants to attack a person in a wheelchair is looking for a victim not a fight. One of the points of the video was to demonstrate how easy it is for an attacker to knock a person out of a wheelchair.

[kiba555]

yo im not in a weelchair but i walk with canes these videos realy ispier me to nvr let tht get me down thank you changed my life

[handicapable124]

im in a wheelchair 2,im only 11 and got into my car accident when i was 5.i just think this is a true insperation.and that was fricken awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thnx

[masoulas]

THANKS

[LittleMcguire]

This is awesome info..I am DKA so my upper body is pretty strong..I live in the country so I carry a 22 Ruger on my chair in the holster and can quick pull in seconds I practice shoot a lot..and have been a truck driver I always have several knives on me and in reach...

[iheretic]

Liking these videos. Kudos on finding a training partner who'll actually go for you (there are only a couple of people in my club who'll give me committed attacks) in a realistic manner.

Looking forward to seeing more.

[HCelticPrincessness]

I am really impressed. Who would think that someone who is wheelchair bound would need this in a civilized society. Great job!

[daveroller]

Really useful to see how it's possible for a paraplegic to use self defense. I'd like to learn more. It's hard to see enough detail in this video to know how to use your hands. But now I know some basics about attacking the attacker by grabbing his head or leg and deflecting his hands. Really a useful video! Thanks.

[NotMe1357]

This video was intended to demonstrate that is it is highly likely that a wheelchair user will be knocked out of the chair in an actual confrontation. Therefore it is necessary to learn techniques of ground fighting. Actual instruction of certain techniques will follow in future videos.

[MuayThaiEmperor]

You are absolutely right. But I'd like to point out that some wheelchairs are easier to flip over than others. In the wheelchair in this video the back is very low to the ground and the frame looks very lightweight. I'd like to know, is the wheelchair in this video an Invacare?

[NotMe1357]

My chair frame is titanium built by TI not invacare. It is light weight. Regarding the back height, relatively speaking the back is high not low due to the fact that it corrasponds to my injury level at T4-5. A low back is typical of a much lower level of injury such as T11 or below or an amputee. Even if a chair has a high degree of stability, a powerful attacker will have little trouble tripping the chair over backwards or pulling you out the front.

[handicapable124]

mine is at T-12,i think that is so cool that u learned to do that,when i get older(im 11)i wanna do some sports or racing........... do u do any sports?

[aguyuk]

wtf what a wicked video im in a wheelchair and id never dream of doing thats fair play !!!