The reality of fighting a group of people is that you rarely have time for the strategies that you might use against a single opponent. You would do well to ignore just about every video on the internet dealing with multiple attackers. They are filled with students giving the resistance of a wet noodle and instructors demonstating strategies that you are unlikely to have time to enact. More likely you would get swarmed by the group.
What makes the videos interesting is the commentary. People still go on about the 'lethal strikes' that the instructor could have used in a real situation. I still remember all the talk about lethal strikes when I first started in the arts 30 years ago. The first thing I learned of any real substance was that any significant pressure from the group made a mockery of the notion of lethal strikes. People watch too many movies.
I cheered in the 1990's when the Gracies started challenging 'lethal' people and dismantling their delusions. It seems that the lesson has got old. That's a bit of a pity cause it's a good one.
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