A streetfight is a brutal and usually very short affair where the factor that matters more than anything is SURPRISE–what this really means is who strikes first. Doing so is almost always the best option for you when you can do so; despite what many may think, you can strike first and it may still be considered self-defense as long as you can show that you were in immediate fear of being
| attacked–if someone is verbally threatening you and getting up in your face you would almost always be justified in striking first to prevent imminent violence against yourself. Now, a couple of tips and then an instructional video that shows you exactly what you need to know how to do and only |
what you really need to know how to do:
- Strike first if at all possible (I’ve said it before but it bears repeating).
- Use the most effective weapon at hand if at all possible. It’s called New York Judo: “Judo know if I got a knife, judo know if I got a gun.”
. As you’ll see below, there are things all around you every day that you can use as an improvised weapon (if you’re a Jason Bourne fan like I am you’ve likely seen some of these used in the fight scenes of those movies): bottles, cans, pens/pencils (it’s kinda hard to fight when you’ve got a bic pen stuck in your eye), rolled up magazines or newspapers, keys, etc. - Always aim for soft tissue areas and don’t EVER punch someone in the head/face: you want to know what will happen to your hand if you punch someone in the head without the benefit of padding (gloves, headgear, etc.)? Find a rock about the size of a person’s head and punch it as hard as you can–there you go, how was that? You WILL break your hand. The top 3 areas to aim for (all of them are soft tissue areas, as you’ll see) are: eyes, throat, and groin. It’s hard to fight if you’ve just been blinded, it’s hard to fight when you can’t breathe, and it’s hard to fight when you’ve just been kicked in the nuts, now isn’t it?
Here’s the video:
Additional Resources and Further Reading
The best source for information on street fighting is going to come from someone who’s actually done a LOT of it, right? Marc MacYoung IS your man, this guy knows his shit unlike anyone else, and he’s written several books on the subject, the best of which is: The Little Black Book of Violence: What Every Young Man Needs to Know About Fighting
To learn more about the legal implications of using force, I highly recommend that you see UseOfForce.us
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I often find myself in fights that i cannot get out of. My attackers usually come from the back angle and i can’t firmly grip them. How will street fighting help me? and what do you consider soft tissue area? P.S. in case you couldn’t tell i get beat up quite often but i’m not a wussy!!!!!!!