Is it possible to defend yourself against surprise attacks? yes it is. however they certainly do have the jump on you so your only option is to neutralize the attack then disable the threat. Self defense is not only about being able to defend yourself after you have been attacked. A person well equipped in self defense training is well versed in making sure they leave themselves in positions that means they have little chance of being exposed and vulnerable to attack. This is the best skill because this makes a surprise attack less likely to be successful because once you take the momentary element of surprise away from them then it is back to the person with the best skills.
As for your comments and way you spoke about not taking martial arts for sport because you only do it to hurt another human being that is trying to harm you, seems to be very rude to the time and dedication lots of martial artist have put into their training whether it is for sports or not.
I have never trained for sports martial arts, i have spent my entire life training for self defense purposes but this doesnt mean a person who trains martial arts for sport does not have skills still capable of defending themselves. so try and show some respect.
Since you don't do martial art all I can say is be alert at all times and run or avoid at all cost. Even though I do martial art I would chose this option unless you really had no other option. If you have no choice go for all sensitive area ex. throat, groin, chin etc which could suffocate/injure them and get yourself away if possible. It's pretty hard to give a solid answer because in reality many other factors come into play.My answer might be even useless.The odds that my answer would help is pretty slim.But theoretically if you manage to land a solid strike on those part I mention you might be able to buy some time to escape from your attacker.
You should run. If you're just now trying to learn how to defend yourself, when a threatening situation is already possibly developing, then it's too late. You didn't give yourself anywhere near the amount of time needed to train to proficiency. Your best option is to escape, not to stick it out and fight.
If this guy really wishes to hurt you and if running isn't an option, be sure to cover your face and body with your chin tucked in and your knuckles covering up to your temple, go for a sneaky hit in the balls, when he drops, run the **** away. if this isn't an option the nose, chin, temple, eyes, stomach are all easy targets, hit them with force and speed. you really wan't to keep this fight on your feet, because unless you are an experienced ground fighter, you will get hurt, for the choke, turn your head tonwards his body, don't drop to the floor, turn fast with both your head and body, and his grip will loosen. No matter how big a guy is, you kick him in the balls, he'll stop.
It depends where you are.
I want to know what I need to do if, for instance, I made some guy mad unintentionally and instead of him trying to face me head on and argue with me he comes out of a corner or behind a door and catches me COMPLETELY off guard and attacks me. I feel like this might and actually probably will happen to me.
And I want to know how to block, avoid, dodge, or deflect any attack he might take. It is hard to "size up" an opponent when he blindsides you. He could try to punch me, tackle me, shove or push me, grab me, or (perhaps worst of all) put me in a blood choke.
It's hard to know when this will happen and if I ever get into a real fight I don't want to lose for obvious reasons. This is the worst way to lose a fight in my opinion since your opponent has a head start on you.
Thank you.
