Nowadays probably due to the popularity of the hipster subculture, a lot of guys out there have long, straggly bears. Much like gripping your opponent’s clothing both in BJJ and on the street, it is very possible to use someones beard as a grip in a self-defense situation and perhaps even rip it off.

In this video, self-defense expert and former bouncer Nick Drossos shows us how to use someone’s long, straggly beard to your advantage in a self-defense scenario, and perhaps even rip it off.

Now this is a pretty brutal, dirty maneuver as you are probably going to rip off some skin as well and should only be used in the most dire self-defense scenarios.

Nick explains that he used this same strategy effectively during his time as a bouncer and it can be used in a variety of ways including as a way to control your opponent’s head and as Nick says “wherever the head goes, the body will follow.”

You can also use the beard grip as a way to crank someone’s neck into submission as well as simply a grip to then use to land strikes in close proximity such as elbows and punches.

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ABOUT NICK DROSSOS:
I teach real-life self-defense that works in the street.

On this channel, you will find no gimmicks or useless fancy moves. My philosophy is simple: keeping it as real as possible and providing mental and physical strategies on how to survive any attack.

You will find useful information about street fighting, knife defense, improvised weapons, awareness, multiple attackers, larger attackers, common attacks, gun defense and mental preparedness, taught simply and realistically. In short, if you are serious about learning practical self-defense, this channel will help you do just that.

Do you want to learn how to protect yourself and your loved ones: from any attack, in all sorts of conditions, by any means necessary? Then you have come to the right place! [Source: YouTube]