body language in this video we're gonna do an analysis on the body language of thomas shelby from peaky blinders also i know how much you love the laws of power video so within this video there are eight laws of power hidden which i'll briefly mention along the way now let's get started [Music] [Laughter] holy [ __ ] it's billy kimber is there any man here named shelby i said is there any man in i'm shelby this guy is the equivalent of that person in the room that has to talk over others to suck all the attention on himself if he doesn't get it his ego gets bruised and he throws a tantrum and if he still doesn't get the attention he resorts to using force i said is there any man in i'm shelby briefly note how fast he blinks and i'm shelby four times within a second observe the importance of this part they lock eye contact and tommy shows his assertiveness not by using force but in a cool calm and collected manner he doesn't give him his full attention right off the get-go gotta give these one a drink everyone else go home even knowing he has a gun he still turns his back to him showing him i'm not threatened in the least to be fair this is his pub and his territory but still a significant move to make his movements are slow look at how he turns around now everyone sat down pointing to his bartender showing his authority to billy without offending his fragile ego this is the perfect moment to sidestep for extremely valuable information for your life you must never forget this if you're ever giving a speech or you're trying to influence someone even with the smallest things perhaps making a request asking someone to close the window across the room do not point your finger at people like this a study showed that lecturers who mostly use this finger pointed position recorded only 28 percent positive response 52 when they delivered the exact same presentation to another audience using mainly the palm down position which portrays power and authority the palm up position got 84 testimonials from their participants however this is a very submissive gesture similar to how a beggar asks for money so pointing evokes negative emotion and therefore most people are less likely to comply to your request a better way is to use a palm upward movement you may think no way cheyenne i want to appear powerful and forceful i want power not submission friends get this through your head you do not want to appear powerful at all times you want to be powerful at all times and this scene will demonstrate the difference between appearing and being mr franklin notice how he doesn't even look at her the second time this is a high status move you go home but mr phantom said let's go on i've never approved of women in pubs but when they look like that look at tommy he doesn't look at billy but he observes him what do i mean by making this remark about the woman he shows his weakness to tommy who is a strategic thinker later in the show he uses this information to get what he wants from billy by offering the same woman to him in him pumps but when i look like that he says you wanted men called shelby he doesn't get into this now this is the perfect application of love for say less than necessary i'll link that video in the end screen never heard of y'all and then i did hear of you some little diddy quiet eraser going i thought to myself so what but then you [ __ ] me over so i know you have my undivided attention by the way which one am i talking to who's the boss well i'm the oldest unreactive locked eye contact notice how he doesn't turn his head to look at his brother he just turns his eyes it's as if the brother asks for permission to speak and he grants it with his eye contact the moment he gives it the brother looks down in this case sign of submission then tilt his head up and speaks well i'm the oldest clearly as arthur answers the question billy kimber scoffs at him this is a clear laugh portraying contempt and derision also note this fidgeting both of them show it fidgeting is a self-suiting behavior there is internal tension see when the limbic brain is aroused which is mentioned in the previous body language video and we are stressed and nervous surges of neurotransmitters and hormones such as adrenaline cause uncontrollable quivering of the hands fidgeting is a sign of emotional distress the fight-or-flight system has kicked in and we try to calm ourselves down with stimulating body parts sensory stimulation on our body placates us it calms us down after we experience something unpleasant or downright nasty however in this scene in context this fidgeting is a sign of impatience and frustration you will notice high status people like leaders move very little hence they don't fidget a lot they have emotional control in the animal kingdom you see the same thing the alphas have controlled slow movements to preserve energy but once they have to use it they will explode with power talking to who's the boss well i'm the oldest clearly are you laughing at my brother billy doesn't buy it at all he sizes him up looks up and down and then says right he's the oldest this finger pointing is a very aggressive move perhaps one of the most offensive gestures it has a negative connotation universally right he's the oldest you're the thickest i'm told the boss is called tommy and i'm guessing that's you because you're looking me up and down like i'm a [ __ ] tart and now he gets frustrated starting to boil from the inside tommy keeps observing him look at the locked eye contact this unreactiveness is a trait most alpha mills or more accurate term high status mills have it shows control and mastery of themselves it exudes power let's look at this again in one go right he's the oldest you're the thickest i'm told the boss is called tommy and i'm guessing that's you because you're looking me up and down like i'm a [ __ ] tart i want to know what you want notice the degree and difference of self-mastery in them how emotionally charged billy is and how tommy is unaffected by it this shows the predominant chaotic feminine energy that billy doesn't have in his control versus the more predominant orderly masculine energy of tommy by the way we all have both feminine and masculine energy the founder of analytical psychology carl jung called the masculine energy in females the animus and the feminine energy in man the anima i'll park that here before we enter a whole other dimension of human psychology i wanna know what you want there were suspicious betting patterns at kempton park a horse called monahan boy you went by length twice and then have a look at billy now hands are clenched this is a sign of anger also look at his face dead a scorn also a sign of anger he is boiling from the inside there were suspicious betting patterns at kempton park a horse called monaghan boy he won by length twice and then finished last with 3 000 pounds bet on him which one am i talking to now tommy returns his question to him which one of you is the boss i'm mr kim as advisor and accountant and i'm the [ __ ] boss okay erupting like a volcano look how he stands up he leans forward invading the distance between them arm spread this is a typical territorial display high status people tend to stand up like this a lot here's james bond doing it harvey specter jessica pearson tommy shelby just to name a few they take up more space which one of you is the boss i'm mr kim as advisor and accountant and i'm the [ __ ] boss okay jumps at the first opportunity to let them know that he is the boss [ __ ] boss okay right end of parlay you fixed the race without my permission you [ __ ] gypsy scum what live off the wall pensions are these poor old garrison lane widows that's your level i and billy kimber i run the races and you fixed one of them so i'm gonna have you shot against the post law 19 of the 48 laws of power states know who you are dealing with he is the embodiment of the arrogant and proud man robert greene states this man's touchy pride makes him very dangerous any perceived slight will lead to a vengeance of overwhelming violence his head moves all over the place very jittery and extremely aggressive now look how calm he appears unfazed by billy's emotion strong eye contact his brothers are looking down also note how he stands wide spread out and exposing his vital area which is his torso very open and confrontational body language compare that to the man right here who portrays blocking behavior his hands are a barrier to his genitals and billy kimber i run the races and you fixed one of them so i'm gonna have you shot against the post mr kimber look at this assertive vocal projection look at it that is my nine minutes it's from the lee family now here you need context tommy has thoroughly researched him and deliberately picked this fight with him i'll come back to this in a second it's from the lee family you were also at wolverlies mr kimball am i right strategy uses as the enemy of my enemy is my friend he steps closer to him police are attacking your bookies and taking your money you men can't control them you need help a sign of incongruence here he makes an affirmative statement but shakes his head sideways as if saying no you need help you need help perhaps he's not sure whether he needs his help after what he has done to him the harsh swallow which we covered more in depth in a previous video it is a sign of emotional distress he knows what he is saying can rob him the wrong way you need help perhaps we should listen to what mr shelby has to say before we make our decisions right the leaves are doing a lot of talking at the fairs they have a lot of kin squinting here he clearly doesn't like that the leaves have a lot of care they have a lot of kin they are saying the right tracks are raising mates because the police are busy with strikes now the eyebrow races this one has many many many meanings context is absolutely key with this one in this case i believe he uses this to emphasize his point and add a little intensity to his words we have connections we know how they operate you have muscle together we can beat them divided his fingertips are spread apart this is another significant territorial display of confidence and authority we have connections we know how they operate you have muscle together we can beat them divided maybe not this is a very powerful way to influence people he first addresses the problem the pain point of his business police are attacking your bookies and taking your money your men can't control them and does this with the i you and we structure we have connections we know how they operate you bomb upward movement we have connections we know how they operate you have muscle in other words we have the needed intelligence and you have the manpower and this also summarizes their characters by the way this is a perfect application of law 13 which states when asking for help appeal to people's self-interest never to their mercy he appears to find a win-win situation however he goddamn orchestrated the entire thing by deliberately picking a fight and therefore baiting him to sit down in his own territory you don't punch above your weight billy kimber is there for the taking says who you struck when your enemy is weak had he done this in his territory he most likely would have been shot and killed regarding the baiting part that is a perfect application of law eight make other people come to you use bait if necessary genius mr kimber perhaps we should take some time to reflection now notice that for the first time he is calm possibly make arrangements for a second meeting i admire you mr kimber you started with nothing and built a legitimate business it would be an honor to work with you mr kimber and this is absolutely epic and a big game changer for your own life he has now grasped what kind of man he is dealing with so what can you do best with the proud and arrogant man exactly he strokes suits and massages his huge ego he's almost making himself appear like a fanboy here it would be an honor to work with you mr kimber straight away see how his chin is now raised up this prolonged chin race generally signifies confidence pride and in cases like this even arrogance so let's see if this humbles him a little to work with you mr gimba nobody works with me paperwork for me nobody works with me signifying equal status people work for me signifying his need of a superior status nobody works with me paperwork for me pick it up [ __ ] showing him that he is the master of tommy and he wants tommy to be on his knees he won't stop me bowing down to him like a weak powerless gypsy beggar in addition this also can serve as a test whether he really means what he says mind you tommy shelby is a hardened [ __ ] criminal who ruthlessly kills top dog of a city the pride of his family that has enormous ambition now someone comes and wants him to bow down to him in his own city in front of his own family right in his own [ __ ] bar pick it up [ __ ] sit sit down now learn this and you will attain the heights of power dominance and status this is not what you want to hear but this is exactly what you need to hear like tommy shelby does here let others feel like they have power over you you do this by observing your own persona and taking charge of the image you present visualization and meditation is a great tool to become more one with yourself you will observe your dark thoughts and transmute that energy to become a better man or woman able to serve help praise and provide other to other people whilst being a fertilizer to your environment being a force of [ __ ] nature to your direct environment and that is the purest essence of the king's energy that which nowadays people call in an overly simplified way being an alpha male or female it is not that black and white man the deepest fundamental layer is the king's energy let's get off topic for a second before we get back to the scene the moment you filter the world in terms of absolute power and define it as domination and control or influence over other people the first thing you will face is hell and here is why you will start with telling little lies and that distances you from the truth from the reality that is around you you start influencing someone which makes you feel more alive and then then you do it again and the distance between you and reality increases eventually you start thinking well if i can manipulate people what's stopping them from manipulating me and the simple rationalization would be they can't that would be a foolish answer answer that honestly and you may get paranoid over all sorts of things now your shadow creeps off your reticular activating system which roughly speaking is a filter for your attention filters out corruption and lies in the world around you what's the consequence of this you start second guessing your reality you distrust the people around you you start losing friends and lovers then the only thing that will feed you is consumption of alcohol drugs or and meaningless sex as a way to assert your power becoming tyrannical and whatnot i guarantee you if you don't consciously kill parts of your ego you will travel down this path of pursuing power in that sense you will face [ __ ] darkness and enter the abyss but why am i telling you this if this is so terrible i've been through this entire process i know people who are still stuck there i was completely consumed by power it is [ __ ] awful man i wouldn't wish it on my worst enemies but there is a light at the end of the tunnel and here's what i want you to know when you learned to integrate your own shadow when you cultivated awareness and accumulate the lessons you learned and use that as a building block to recreate yourself like a phoenix that rises from the ashes it will provide value to yourself your family friends and your environment and you will become the person you always wanted to be in a way that also serves others and you will provide praise and fertility to other people in your environment now that that is the essence of the king's energy you will live your purpose and destiny not serving yourself but serving a higher power a higher cause or goal or purpose but we're getting way off topic now for those interested i highly suggest you to read the book king warrior lover magician by robert moore and douglas gillette i plan on making a four part video series on that now coming back to our video you see him bowing to billy and here is why it's so powerful and what you need to know this in order to become a strategic thinker and master of your life in the words of robert greene it is not a weakness to disguise your strengths if in the end they lead to power by letting others outshine you you remain in control instead of being a victim of their insecurity this will come in handy the day you decide to rise above your inferior status willy wants tommy to recognize him as the master which is law one never outshine the master as he's about to get down and pick up the coin his brother stands up to do it for him he cannot see his brother down like that and tommy knowing the end game orders him to sit down he wants billy to know that he can bow down to him so he can feel superior it's for your ceiling thank you mr kimber now after all of this he goes on thanking him the strength of character he shows is tremendous the keen observer of human nature sees that billy is no match for tommy perfect application of law 24 play the perfect courtier we will be at cheltenham as well as they leave the first thing he does is chuck down his whiskey he hated every second of it but he knew he had to suck up his pride and get the job done two laws can be observed law 21 play a sucker to catch a sucker in law 29 plan all the way to the end she picked a fight with the lease on purpose tommy we can't mess with billy [ __ ] kimber get yourself a decent aircraft mana we're this is what a strategic thinker does force versus intellect here's a meaningful lesson to deduct from this scene when you have a purpose in life the petty feelings of other people won't overrule you you'll be the person you want to be and you won't be obsessed and needy of taking charge everywhere you go like billy did i have a set rule in my life i don't want to lead projects or groups that do not align with my future vision why do i recommend this to you time you will save a lot of time that you can spend in constructing and living your own purpose bettering yourself sometimes it is better to behave like others but think for yourself and that is law 38. remember when i said he noticed him looking at the girl and later used it against them better than that he knew that the man who wanted to appear powerful would wear something rare as this is psychologically proven to increase your influence buy something red so much as anchor chief who's handkerchief [Music] spoiler alert in the end he went ahead [Music] and kill them [Music] all right friends more peaky blinders body language analysis videos will follow i came here from paris like this iconic scene that shows not only how confidence looks but how confidence is embodied friends like the phoenix may you have a controlled ego death and arise from the ashes as the person you wish to become