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.
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if there were only caucasians all of the same religion, from the same economic and social class, who all had identical rights under law- you would not be in England.
Looking at their striking I am not worried at all. I mean your taking low testosterone males and expecting them to last against high testosterone males who can actually fight.
You know, the SA (Sturmabteilung) was created as a reaction to militant anti-fascist movements, like the Iron Front (Social Democrats) and Antifa (Communists). Do you guys really want to provoke another SA to put you in your place? Not the rootless cosmopolitan utopia where everyone gets along that you praise so much 😉
Just join a regular fight club… this doesn't solve shit.
Everyone’s far right to antifa
These anti fascist cant comprehend that they are becoming what they are "fighting"
Commies need to get hanged
Vice is DEAD. Goodbye, you earned yourself another unsub.
Communism and self-defense in the same sentence? LOL
lol at every hunt we've put these pricks down. bring it on you pansies
I saw a lot of slapping.
Trains muay thai with shin pads, kicks someone without them, breaks tibia lol.
4:50 lol
Retards are calling everyone who disagrees with them a facist and then they wanna beat them up. Hypocrite much?
The comments show why this video is needed.
Lol you people are awful at fighting
Good luck trying to punch someone when you have a 9mm hole in your head.
if there were only caucasians all of the same religion, from the same economic and social class, who all had identical rights under law- you would not be in England.
A lot fascists with their fascist methods are calling themselves not-a-fascist. Hilarious.
Wtf are you guys talking about?
Antifa aren't fascists, just because you use violence doesn't make you a fascist.
Looking at their striking I am not worried at all. I mean your taking low testosterone males and expecting them to last against high testosterone males who can actually fight.
"If you are not an anti-fascist, then surely you are a fascist"
I always find amusing the irony of the situation. Facism exists both in the left and the right.
It seems to me that Vice kind of likes the radical left, It's sad, but I'm not surprised.
You know, the SA (Sturmabteilung) was created as a reaction to militant anti-fascist movements, like the Iron Front (Social Democrats) and Antifa (Communists). Do you guys really want to provoke another SA to put you in your place? Not the rootless cosmopolitan utopia where everyone gets along that you praise so much 😉
6:42 damn Anakin, cool it with the rhetoric lol.