Comments on: Self Defense: Defending yourself from multiple attackers https://offgridsurvival.com/multiple-attackers/ An online resource for survival information. From wilderness and urban survival to emergency preparedness and off grid living, we provide you with the knowledge you need to survive in any situation. Wed, 01 Nov 2023 05:40:44 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: LitleRockBigTree https://offgridsurvival.com/multiple-attackers/#comment-734706 Fri, 09 Jul 2021 14:46:23 +0000 http://offgridsurvival.com/?p=821#comment-734706 In reply to Goodwin.

I totally agree. In Pine Bluff Arkansas I witnessed 3 guys jump a man with a gun in his hand, after her shot their leader. They beat the brakes off of him. I was on the phone with 911 the whole time. With my hand on my pistol in case they directed their BS towards me.

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By: LitleRockBigTree https://offgridsurvival.com/multiple-attackers/#comment-734705 Fri, 09 Jul 2021 14:40:52 +0000 http://offgridsurvival.com/?p=821#comment-734705 In reply to MrDrowzee.

Get a friend with a magic marker to come at you from 21 ft. Try to draw and EMPTY FIREARM and watch yourself be humbled by the marks he will put on you. Even though you know it’s coming he will defeat you most times if not all. Mr.Drowzee, you are the dumbass

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By: LitleRockBigTree https://offgridsurvival.com/multiple-attackers/#comment-734704 Fri, 09 Jul 2021 14:34:59 +0000 http://offgridsurvival.com/?p=821#comment-734704 In reply to MrDrowzee.

You forgot to mention the freeze spell you out on his buddies while you perform this John Wick Reenactment.

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By: Random https://offgridsurvival.com/multiple-attackers/comment-page-3/#comment-726552 Sat, 23 Jan 2021 06:36:49 +0000 http://offgridsurvival.com/?p=821#comment-726552 I was held at knife point recently in the car with 3 guys in total I was wepa less and in shock… dam

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By: Dion McElvain https://offgridsurvival.com/multiple-attackers/#comment-677436 Sat, 04 Jul 2020 05:42:33 +0000 http://offgridsurvival.com/?p=821#comment-677436 In reply to Msma mm.

Not sure if you understood the comment. I see where you could think he was saying that. But that was not the message he was trying to convey. The 21 foot rule is very important to understand, especially if you carry concealed. Picture this training scenario. The situation involves a suspect possibly on drugs, inside a restroom at a convenience store. Cops called to deal with him. As the officers enter they notice the suspect is in the far corner approximately 21 feet away. As the officer attempts to start a dialog with the suspect, the suspect charges the officer at full sprint. In this scenario it is very rare, right on the border of impossible for the officer to draw his weapon from his hip holster and get a shot on the target before being the suspect is already on him. Drawing a weapon as you are being taken to the ground is a horrible idea. Situation like that you’re better off going hand to hand. If officers can’t draw from s hip holster in time then concealed carry doesnt stand a chance. If you cary and don’t know about this then I suggest you put some time in learning the important stuff that most people are completely oblivious of concerning concealed carry. Read a “tough guy” comment the other day where a guy said he’ll with hollow points, he carried with ball amo because it can break bones. If you don’t get why that is a completely stupid comment, carry or not, you should make yourself knowledgeable in case you happen to hear some idiot talking about not having hollow points in his or her carry weapon you can explain to them how stupid they are and why. I don’t know if you carry or not, just that you commented on a self defense video. I am also assuming you are an adult even though your “dumb ass” comment says otherwise

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By: Mark https://offgridsurvival.com/multiple-attackers/comment-page-2/#comment-653737 Sat, 28 Mar 2020 21:18:43 +0000 http://offgridsurvival.com/?p=821#comment-653737 Thanks for the article and thread, it was one of the top results from my search ‘multiple attackers’.
Need to refresh my memory as a precaution and I don’t have time to get in shape, muscle memory etc so a reminder to always be ready.
Main reason for my reply is to agree that as a grappler, multiple people is a different ball game and some of your training might not be suitable eg., Going to the ground.
I’ve been in a few situations with multiple attackers and had a couple of lucky escapes.
Instinct might put you in the mount position in a split second, for sure against a novice,, but then it starts raining kicks… ping ping ping ping and it becomes difficult to get up, at which point you need to get out and up, make space and reassess, fast.
You might go with an attacker to get out of the group and trip them on the way out, change direction explosively.
Keep moving, as other posters have said, don’t get surrounded, keep your defense and pick your shots.
Often they will be getting in each other’s way.
I had a really comical experience where there was so many of them, I squirmed out of the group and it was like the old cartoons where the character steps out while his assailants are still thrashing around in a cloud of limbs.
Have you ever tried catching two balls at once? You needn’t bother thinking about trying three. That’s what it is like.
Also, grapplers leave themselves open to knees to face and headlock unfunnily enough because we don’t practise them.
Additionally, a judo player will instinctively turn on to his front to avoid being held down and use free hands to protect against the strangle and neglect the threat of strikes that they can’t see.
Actually the ‘new’ rules regarding grips and time on the ground have probably made it more effective.
I’ve got the down street and still had someone’s clothing in my hand at least a couple of times.
Hope this does some good and not bad.
Title suggests people reading this are on the defence.
I look like an easy target and these days I probably am, which reminds me regarding the psychology, act confident, relaxed, speak clearly if you have to in denial that you’re in a bad situation.
Gotta go before this thread loses space!

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By: David https://offgridsurvival.com/multiple-attackers/#comment-633580 Fri, 06 Dec 2019 14:45:15 +0000 http://offgridsurvival.com/?p=821#comment-633580 In reply to Fawn.

Smith and Wesson MP Shield. It’s a 9 mm with 7 round clip. Carry an extra clip.

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By: Bud https://offgridsurvival.com/multiple-attackers/#comment-633207 Wed, 04 Dec 2019 06:52:02 +0000 http://offgridsurvival.com/?p=821#comment-633207 In reply to Shouldakeptmymouthshut.

Awesome follow up to this message

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By: Shouldakeptmymouthshut https://offgridsurvival.com/multiple-attackers/#comment-614188 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 15:14:32 +0000 http://offgridsurvival.com/?p=821#comment-614188 In reply to Mike.

Hahahahaha! Take him to the ground, achieve the dominant position, and execute a submission… while surrounded by his friends. Let me know how that goes for you.

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By: Shouldakeptmymouthshut https://offgridsurvival.com/multiple-attackers/#comment-614187 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 15:09:02 +0000 http://offgridsurvival.com/?p=821#comment-614187 In reply to Mike/.

Sooooo, I need to disagree. Attacking the largest, strongest, most aggressive member of a group first is a last ditch effort. You’re putting up a prayer that it’ll break the psyche of the group. If it doesn’t, you’re in a pitched battle with the strongest one while surrounded by his friends.

If you have a strategy for fighting multiple opponents that works and that you have practiced until it has become muscle memory, you’re best off targeting whoever is on the far outside (far right or far left) of the group. You cannot allow yourself to be surrounded, and that’s the first step. If choosing between far right and far left, I’ll pick the smaller and weaker of the two. Gives me a better chance of cutting the group number down by one before having to move on to the next person.

I don’t even know why I’m writing this. Drilling the techniques against resisting opponents is what matters. The advice above is useless without it. Any random person against three people has a TINY chance of victory If you really want to be able to handle multiple opponents, get four guys together that want to learn. Do one on theee drills, experimenting with what works. You designate one guy as “the good guy” and he can use everything that the team has come up with. The other three use all possible speed and strength, but none of the special techniques you will discover. As a tip, the only things that will work (that I have found) are things that allow you to use one opponent as a shield to protect you from the others.

For all I know, you guys are the deuschbags that are going to use this to harm innocents, so no more. Again, I don’t know why I’m writing anything at all.

If you are going to use violence to puff up your ego, or take somebody’s money, of get revenge because somebody insulted your girl, please find God first, and a mentor that will help you understand when violence is appropriate. If your heart is in the right place, maybe I’ll meet you somewhere and we can talk more.

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