GSP teaches Lex Fridman how to street fight
00:00:00.000 | In a street fight, I would rather fight Francis and Gannoune and fight Bas Ruton.
00:00:04.880 | In a street fight.
00:00:05.880 | Yeah, so very often people ask me the difference between a street fight and a fight in mixed
00:00:13.040 | martial arts.
00:00:14.040 | The difference is in the street there is no referee.
00:00:17.560 | And there is an instigator and there is the other person.
00:00:24.440 | The best in life for a street fight is always to not be the instigator because you have
00:00:31.120 | the element of surprise.
00:00:32.720 | So if you're in a heated argument with someone and then you feel that you potentially going
00:00:40.080 | to be in a fight, the best thing to do is to never show your center line.
00:00:44.880 | To always go on the side and put your hand up like this.
00:00:47.960 | That's one of the best things to do.
00:00:49.160 | It's a self-defense tactic that is used all around the world.
00:00:54.560 | Because from there, the distance that I have to travel to cause a lot of damage to him
00:00:59.080 | is very minimal.
00:01:00.880 | You know, it's very short.
00:01:01.880 | You know, I can go boom, I can go boom, and I'm protected because if he ever tried to
00:01:07.720 | do anything, my hands are already up.
00:01:10.060 | But I'm ready to respond at any aggression.
00:01:16.420 | So the first thing is if you're in an argument and you feel the heat is rising, is to eat
00:01:20.960 | first.
00:01:21.960 | You don't want to fight, but you want to eat first.
00:01:24.480 | You want to hit first, you know.
00:01:25.960 | So it's either boom, hit first.
00:01:27.960 | Depending on the situation, if you're someone who's much less physically strong than the
00:01:35.720 | aggressor, you can use it in the eyes, in the genitals, in the neck, you know, and then
00:01:43.180 | you can leave the scene.
00:01:45.600 | However, if I'm like this and the minute he touches me, he declares war.
00:01:52.880 | Now I can go and perform a self-defense move.
00:01:58.720 | Striking, not wrestling.
00:02:00.280 | Yes, yes.
00:02:01.280 | It's always striking first and leave the scene.
00:02:03.600 | If you're, for example, a kid or someone who's not as physically, doesn't have the physical
00:02:09.920 | strength of your aggressor.
00:02:12.860 | Of course, I'm a UFC champion, so that does not apply to me.
00:02:19.740 | But the key is on a tactical, we always use the element of surprise.
00:02:24.640 | And when you strike, strike first and strike to cause the most damage as possible.
00:02:31.040 | The eyes, you can use the neck and do the genitals.
00:02:34.940 | And then after you can leave the scene.
00:02:37.080 | That's the gold of having the element of surprise.
00:02:41.120 | Okay, you were talking about knives.
00:02:43.440 | Yes.
00:02:44.440 | What about weapons are involved?
00:02:45.440 | Run faster?
00:02:46.720 | So weapons is very important.
00:02:49.400 | If someone has a weapon and attack me for having my money, I give him my money.
00:02:55.160 | Even if I'm just St-Pierre and I'm UFC champion.
00:02:58.640 | However, someone put a knife on my throat here and he's telling me to go in the trunk.
00:03:06.840 | I don't want to go in the trunk because I know it might, I've seen this movie and it's
00:03:11.640 | a bad ending.
00:03:12.800 | So things that I can do first, it's always make sure that I try to make my hand as close
00:03:16.960 | as possible as the weapon.
00:03:18.360 | And I try to be as close range as possible.
00:03:20.560 | If he's here, I cannot do it because the distance is too far.
00:03:25.520 | If he's here, that's idea.
00:03:28.000 | So I can act like I want to...
00:03:32.040 | Look scared?
00:03:33.040 | Yeah.
00:03:34.040 | Please, please, please.
00:03:35.040 | Boom.
00:03:36.040 | So here I use my body and then I can go and break.
00:03:40.520 | So the idea is to use your entire body to deflect the weapon.
00:03:45.200 | So if the weapon is like this and the blade is coming out this way, I use the element
00:03:49.840 | of surprise.
00:03:50.840 | I use my body not only grabbing him like this.
00:03:53.120 | So if he tried to come back with the knife, it's solid.
00:03:56.560 | Then I can go and break.
00:03:58.000 | If the blade is pointing the other side, it's same thing here.
00:04:03.880 | Here I can use my body always to smother the weapon.
00:04:10.200 | And join the rest.
00:04:11.840 | Yeah.
00:04:12.840 | But if it's out here, it's true.
00:04:14.680 | If it's out here, you know, and yes, exactly.
00:04:17.680 | It's too, there's too much distance.
00:04:20.440 | You want to make sure you get close to the weapon because that's what can cause the most
00:04:26.360 | damage.
00:04:27.360 | This is very important.
00:04:28.360 | There is other situation.
00:04:30.360 | If the opponent, let's say you're a kid or someone come grab you by the body here, you
00:04:35.000 | grab him by the body.
00:04:36.000 | What I can do is grab the head and put my fingers inside the eyes.
00:04:41.800 | Will make my opponent to release me immediately.
00:04:45.680 | Then I can go and leave.
00:04:48.120 | Like Tom?
00:04:49.600 | Yeah, Tom in the eyes.
00:04:52.360 | You push in the eyes.
00:04:53.360 | The blind him.
00:04:54.360 | There is no rules.
00:04:55.360 | The eyes is always my favorite choice to go for, because if you cannot see, it's very
00:05:03.080 | hard to fight.
00:05:04.240 | And normally the reflex for most people, when they can't see, they grab their eyes, you
00:05:09.360 | know, so it released the grip.
00:05:11.560 | I'm not going to ask you about the tie because I think you're wrong.
00:05:17.760 | I think it's possible.
00:05:18.760 | So like if you, it's possible to use it as a same as for like a head snatch, like this
00:05:25.160 | kind of situation.
00:05:26.160 | It's supposed to choke.
00:05:27.160 | I think it could be an advantage if it's a fake tie.
00:05:31.400 | If it's, if it's like something that can go like, like a reptile, that like a tail of
00:05:37.960 | a reptile that can go.
00:05:39.240 | So if you try to pull my tie, it goes on.
00:05:41.560 | And now I know I get a head start.
00:05:43.360 | Element of surprise.
00:05:44.360 | Exactly.
00:05:45.360 | It's all about the element of surprise.
00:05:47.640 | You want to strike first the element of surprise in this street.
00:05:50.360 | George, thank you so much for talking today.
00:05:52.480 | My pleasure.
00:05:53.480 | Thank you for looking sharp.
00:05:55.280 | Men in black, baby, men in black.
00:05:57.280 | Thank you.
00:05:58.280 | Thank you.
00:05:58.280 | Thank you.
00:06:03.280 | Thank you.
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