🐱 Left Hook: Anti-Fascist Self Defense

Every week in a secret location in Brighton, a group of hunt saboteurs, antifascists, students and other left-wingers spend a few hours teaching each other how to defend themselves at anti-fascist demonstrations or when out sabotaging hunts. Left Hook is one of the longest running anti-fascist self defense clubs in the UK, taking inspiration from similar initiatives in Germany, Poland, Italy and Greece. Over the past few years other clubs have popped up across the country with similar missions - if you’re going to attend an anti-fascist demonstration, make sure you know how to protect yourself and others if confronted. Since the Brexit vote in 2016 there has been a dramatic rise in hate crime incidents and far-right terrorism, making the training taking place at Left Hook all the more necessary for those willing to stand against racism. Practicing a mix of boxing, Muay Thai and MMA techniques, Vice travelled down to Brighton to see the training firsthand and hear from those taking part.

 

[The Great Chandler]

Weather Underground 2: The Electric Boogaloo

 

[Cable 7]

Couldn't a right-winger sneak in and learn the "Anti-Facist Self Defense" guides themselves?

 

[Plunkie]

“Protect yourself if confronted”? I don’t think I’ve seen a right-wing rally so far that initiated a fight. These assclowns tend to start most of them.

 

[RG 448]

Couldn't a right-winger sneak in and learn the "Anti-Facist Self Defense" guides themselves?

Us right-wingers are instinctually violent and therefore already know all this stuff.

 

[Slap47]

“Protect yourself if confronted”? I don’t think I’ve seen a right-wing rally so far that initiated a fight. These assclowns tend to start most of them.

The right wing strategy is to avoid violence so that they look civil while the left looks hysterical.

 

[RG 448]

The right wing strategy is to avoid violence so that they look civil while the left looks hysterical.

No we love to silence dissent by force whenever possible.

 

[frozenrunner]

The right wing strategy is to avoid violence so that they look civil while the left looks hysterical.

Which is a good strategy, since not attacking your political enemies is by definition civil behavior, and physically attacking people who disagree with you is a sign of hysteria.

 

[CatParty]

Couldn't a right-winger sneak in and learn the "Anti-Facist Self Defense" guides themselves?

 

[Red Hood]

"A mix of boxing, Muay Thai and MMA techniques."

The writer could have just said MMA techniques. I mean they could if they understood what the MMA acronym means.

I thought the right wing approach was to avoid violence and then pull a gun if confronted by a masked person attempting ninja moves.

 

[PantsFreeZone]

If you get beat up by a Soy Boy with noodle arms, you were probably not going to make a great Nazi anyway.

 

[CWCissey]

>Brighton.

I'd still like to see these techniques against your typical British violent right winger, who tend to be pissed on Carling and pretty good at swinging patio furniture about.

 

[RG 448]

I mean they could if they understood what the MMA acronym means.

They’re hippies who’ve probably never pitched a boxing glove from the sandtrap of the court’s endzone a day in their lives.

 

[Chaos Theorist]

Its all fun and games until they get zerg rushed by a group of coked up chavs waving flicks and broken bottles at you. Violence wont solve the problem of the far right's rise when the left ignores issues like mass immigration and child rape gangs being allowed to operate without impunity because the police are too afraid of being called racist which fuels the anxiety and fear of the far right. Strip away the police protection when they have the marches and rallies and these guys would be crushed in a proper fight.

 

[Red Hood]

They’re hippies who’ve probably never pitched a boxing glove from the sandtrap of the court’s endzone a day in their lives.

Let alone made a grand slam past the goalie.

 

[Chaos Theorist]

>Brighton.

I'd still like to see these techniques against your typical British violent right winger, who tend to be pissed on Carling and pretty good at swinging patio furniture about.

*slashes your throat*

 

[RG 448]

Let alone made a grand slam past the goalie.

And if they tried they’d probably kick like a fucking soccer player.

 

[Slap47]

Its all fun and games until they get zerg rushed by a group of coked up chavs waving flicks and broken bottles at you. Violence wont solve the problem of the far right's rise when the left ignores issues like mass immigration and child rape gangs being allowed to operate without impunity because the police are too afraid of being called racist which fuels the anxiety and fear of the far right. Strip away the police protection when they have the marches and rallies and these guys would be crushed in a proper fight.

Traditionally, the antifa zerg rush has been easily routed. It'll be interesting to see how they start doing following all of the training they've been going through.

 

[ES 148]

Just because our government has banned knives doesn't mean you shouldn't assume everyone is carrying a knife
These bois gonna get stabbed

 

[TowinKarz]

“Protect yourself if confronted”? I don’t think I’ve seen a right-wing rally so far that initiated a fight. These assclowns tend to start most of them.

Remember, to ANTIFA, disagreement is confrontation, consistent disagreement is harassment..... and you know where that leads! SHOOT EM NOW BEFORE THEY GET ANY MORE WRONG IDEAS!!!!!!