Gun versus skateboard: How would I respond?
Here we see an engagement between an attacker with a gun and a victim with a skateboard.
When you watch this ask yourself: ‘How would I respond if a man with a gun menaced me and I was disarmed?’
Would you surrender and put your safety in the hands of the attacker?
Would you flee?
Would you enlist your friends to help you fight the attacker armed only with skateboards?
Ultimately it’s your life so it’s your call.
It is unknown if this was a robbery attempt or a dispute between individuals.
This boy at first seems to surrender or at least resist in a passive-aggressive manner. At some point, the victim grabs the attacker’s gun and strikes him on the face repeatedly then takes him to the ground and using good mixed martial arts techniques delivers strikes to his head and face while maintaining a position of advantage. The victim’s friends helped by striking the attacker with a skateboard.
Notice that other people arrived and separated the victim and attacker. It is these people who will serve as witnesses to the police and/or in court.
I have practiced gun take-away techniques and even after training, I consider it a very risky move to attempt to disarm a man with a gun.
Lessons I learned from this video:
1. Arm yourself.
2. When holding a victim at gunpoint, the attacker does not expect a counter-attack from his victim.
3. Fake surrender followed by surprise counter-attack can be effective.
4. If possible, get help from allies during the fight.
5. Improvised weapons like a skateboard can be effective.
6. During and after the fight, be aware of witnesses. Make sure to communicate that you were the victim, not the attacker.
Be ready.
