Yes.
Don't get into any street fights. They are pointless and you are likely to get hurt, go to jail, and or get sued.
If you don't know how to fight don't be stupid by letting your ego get in the way and fight.
There is nothing that you will learn on an online forum other than run that will help you if you are not a well trained martial artist or fighter.
Use head butts and palm strikes not so much punching unless u get boxing training
Do not go to the ground if u can help it...but if u know a bjj school that lets u roll for free (sparring not a class---a class might be expensive) take that opportunity to learn whAt u can
Avoid them. If you can't avoid it end it quickly. No fight is a fair fight and a lucky shot can really mess you up.
We train to be ready to fight if there are no other options. So always make sure you have options.
Interception, direct to weakness point, leave them before his friend come
Yes unless a friend/family member of yourself are in danger of being hurt you RUN and do not fight. You only do that when you have NO other choice.
Yes. Be smart enough to not involve yourself in them.
600 meter sprints, nut shots if needed and awareness avoidance
Dont, but if you cant avoid it, Do. The rest is up to you.
1.Don't go to the ground
2.Do whatever it takes to win
3.End the threat as soon as possible
4. Block, evade, disrupt, redirect, avoid, anticipate.
5. Never go to a second location.
6. Guns and knives mean trouble
7. Be comfortable fighting in all 7 ranges.
EXPLINATIONS:
1: This one should be fairly obvious. You can do BJJ rolling around on matts, but you are likely to get hurt on asphalt or concrete. A bigger concern is, you may no how to hurt him on the ground, but his buddies will know how to kick your face, ribs, and the back of your head (even if they are untrained). And trust me, that is somewhere you don't want to be. That being said, you can take throw your opponent as long as you are standing over him, and no disrespect to BJJ, because if they do take you down, you will know how to fight out of it.
2. This is by far the most complicated one. Do whatever it takes to win. There is no such thing as a fair street fight. There are no rules in the street. There ARE city laws though, and beating someone to death will get you locked up, so use control. But don't worry about maiming or hurting your opponent. You have to go all out, but if your opponent is knocked out or running away, you also have to know when to stop. But as I said, do whatever it takes to win. Use a weapon. Use whatever brutal fighting methods you have to (especially if your female) from eye gauges to groin strikes to knees and elbows to headbutts (beware, those can cause mutual damage). It is not considered unfair, it is survival. Fair fights are for the playground, survival is for life.
3. End the threat as soon as possible. This one is also complicated, but what it means is, fighting is not the same as your average mcdojo sparring. Karate is meant to be fought in alot closer range than most people fight, and it was also originally used on the battleground to kill. Same with muay thai and several other arts. So, either want to run and escape so you are no longer in danger*, or you want to make it so your opponent can no longer fight. Whether that be, break his leg (then run) knock him out, flying omoplata him and dislocate his shoulder so the pain is so severe fighting you is the last thing on his mind, you want to end it as soon as possible or you are at risk for being seriously injured or killed.
* I understand why alot of people are saying to run away, but this is not always an option. What if your 'friend' knows where you live, one day goes crazy and attacks you? Are you going to run away then? And your lack of real world self defense situations, without the option of running away, will most likely make you freeze up and put you at his mercy. Or what if your in your car, and someone pushes you into the shotgun seat and climbs over you? Try running out of that (even if you could, he just jacked your car!). Now I'm sure I will get alot of dislikes for this asterisk, but I think we can all agree RUNNING IS NOT ALWAYS AN OPTION, THOUGH NOT A BAD ONE, IT IS NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE AND SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO DEAL WITH THINGS THEN AND THERE SO IT WON'T GET ANY WORST.
4. For this one, I will just give you the definitions.
Block: This one is obviously important, but you can't always do this. Imagine if someone swung a baseball bat at you (or, if you have arms of steel) a spiked mace or club with nails in it.
Evade: Moving your whole body out of the way.
Redirect: Think parrying, this one is hard to explain but different then blocking. It could also be spinning a kick.
Disrupt: Attacking while your opponent is attacking and protect you.. Think kicking to stop a punch or kicking a knee when your opponent kicks high.
Anticipate: Against a slow moving opponent, if you stair at their chest you will be able to pick up all movements, and anticipating is a counter to a strike without getting hurt. Think catching a slow roundhouse, or grabbing a punch and executing a shoulder throw, or jamming a baseball bat swing.
Avoid: Moving a part of your body, so you are still in range to attack but don't get hurt.
5. Lets say someone wants to fight you, then gives you a time and place. Don't fight there. Settle it then and there, maybe go outside if your in a building, but don't go where he wants you to go because bad things happen in second locations, you could get jumped or he could have a weapon.
6. This ones simple. If a knife or gun is pulled, a disarm is very risky and could result in your death. If they want your wallet, give it to him. If he wants something else (especially if you are a women) then it is time for the disarm.
7. The seven ranges are:
I. Very close combat. Think in a corner, or a car or another tight space. These are very hard to fight out of, and you want to break out of them as quickly as possible, as it is very dangerous.
II. Grappling. Throwing your opponent, choking him, applying joint locks, you get the picture.
III. Knee and elbow range. Clinch fighting is usually how you would throw these for maximum power.
IV. Punching range. This can vary, as some punches like hooks and uppercuts are more close range, more in the knee and elbow range.
V.Kicking range. Front kick with ball of the foot has greatest range, shortest is a shin roundhouse..
VI. Melee weapon range, varies, but the longest is usually a bo staff and shortest can be anything from a knife to a rock.
VII. Gun range, both for being shot and and shooting. Most important here is recognizing when to run, when to disarm, and when to find cover and pull your own gun out.
Bonus: These are for real, legit street fight situations and not for the playground bully or some foolish high school freshman fight. Real men only fight when they have to, and real martial artists
