Fighting Tips for someone who has no martail art training

[Mike3600]

If you have the opportunity, muay thai is an excellent thing to study as far as protecting yourself in a street fight. Teaches you distance, mid-range, and close range striking, as well as how to utilize your elbows/knees instead of just relying on hands. By simply following youtube videos long before I started training I managed to develop a pretty nasty elbow, and in a self defence situation, it didn't let me down; one hit and he was out cold, than I got the hell outta there before anyone else decided to fight me.

 

[jorgealarcon]

Only in extreme moment of a fight, strike at the opponent's throat for this is one of the softest parts of the body.

 

[SpyWizard]

Becoming situationally aware, if it's turning out ugly crazy always wins...

the crazy person in a fight always wins, don't believe me??? it's what they teach rangers now for the past 12 yrs...

Learn to run, if someone pulls a gun and is attempting to rob you, give them the money and run.. if it's a fight and they pull a gun, same advice...

by the way, i'm armed 90% of the time, if i need to take a gun to a bar because it seems like a rough bar, i don't go.. if you disarm me and i'm on the floor getting my ass kicked and become unconscious and you keep kicking me, my wife will produce a gun and shoot 2 to the body, 1 to the head.. it's called situational conditioning..

 

[Ranger11B]

Ive been training for 5 yrs and fight for Nemesis MMA. BJJ and Muay Thai . Most all fights go to the ground knowing how to gain position is key. Learn basic bjj and youll de rail most every street fight. As for striking boxing is best for that. I personally do not use my hands to hurt only distract.. my kicks will fuck you up faster than my punches will. lol. If i were to give you quick advice id say boot him in the chest as if you were kicking down a steel door, close the distance clinch behind the neck knee to the face, go to the ground elbow the shit out of em get back up and go back to your bish and beer.

 

[Judo Tom]

i personally dont believe the crazy guy wins.. i believe 95% of the time the more trained person will win... 2 untrained guys.. whoever gets lucky lol.. ok then maybe the crazy guy.

 

[Colstreamer]

best tip for someone w/ no training is to get training. even 1x per week is gonna add up and make you safe on the street pretty quickly.

other than that keep your hands up.

That's about the size of it. If you don't know, learn! You can't learn just the theory you need to practise. You can read all you want and watch as many videos as you like but without actual practise including sparring you're wasting your time. Even when you HAVE trained for many years you need to learn to control the adrenaline dump you get when a fight starts, it can be your biggest ally or your worst enemy if you don't know how to use it.

 

[Judo Tom]

I think thats the best part of real training is being able to stay calm and focused during intense situations.... self defense or otherwise.

the whole "go crazy" thing is completely over rated.... if you ever see a real fight start and one guy is going nuts and the other guy is calm and cool w/ a lil smile on his face... id pick the calm guy everytime

 

[Colstreamer]

I gotta agree with JT on this Pretending to go crazy can sometimes scare off a potential attacker, I call it controlled aggression, but actually going nuts means you aren't thinking or focussing on the situation at hand.

 

[Aries4211]

Laws here in canada if you have any training its considered a assault with a weapon.

I no longer drink so the whole being around drunks doesn't involve me.

When I did go out to bars/pubs what not to get drunk. I always went with a group of people. Its more fun with a bunch of buddies plus you don't have to worry as much.

I live in a town of 75,000 so everyone pretty much knows everyone so I guess thats why I didn't worry about fighting as much.

Lol I'm originally from by toronto be leave me u wrry bout weapons wen I fight I go for the throat or nuts haha there no such thing as fair fight on the streets the winner is whoever is willing to go further .. With that said I live in northern Alberta now soon fights for me nomore!!

 

[Aries4211]

Lol I'm originally from by toronto be leave me u wrry bout weapons wen I fight I go for the throat or nuts haha there no such thing as fair fight on the streets the winner is whoever is willing to go further .. With that said I live in northern Alberta now soon fights for me nomore!!

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