subject: Street Fighting Vs Martial Arts [print this page] How do you win a fight in the real world? This is what many ask as they question what they would do if the situation ever came. Here I will tell you exactly what you will need to do in order to successfully enter and leave a fight victoriously. I will give you a few quick tips to win the fight quickly or win long term as in the case with more experienced attackers. This will give you the cockiness and confidence you will need to feed off of in order to send your opponent running or begging for mercy.
The first thing you need to know is that the fight you are getting into is a street fight. There are no rules or fouls in street fighting, so do not be afraid to act dirty. They are trying to hurt you, and this can not deter you from landing a cheap shot or two. You can also use your own discretion when entering a fight to how dirty you need to go. If your opponent is much bigger and stronger looking then you are you may need to go as far is kicking him in the groin, in order to send him to the ground. Other forms can include attacking eyes, throwing sand, water, drinks, glasses, ext. in the opponents face. This will temporarily blind the opponent and will give you time to get the first shot off before they attack you.
This brings me to my next most important rule: swing first and swing hard. I would say seventy five percent of fights are done after the first punch or kick is thrown. Whether you hit them in the face, groin, or stomach, the first punch is the one that they are going to expect least, especially if they were the ones to engage the argument. This will catch them off guard and thus most vulnerable. They will either get knocked out, the wind knocked out of them, or on the ground wishing that their man parts are not in more then two pieces.
If the attacker does not go down after the first strike, then you will have to be smart. More then likely, they are pretty tough and are going to be very angry. This will cause the attacker to ofter flair multiple punches and go on a bull like rampage. Here you can either use their energy against them and attempt a counter throw or take down or defend yourself and look for the open shot that they will leave in the whirlwind of strikes they are dealing (there will be many openings).
If you do happen to end up on the ground, go back to tip number one... fight dirty. Pull hair, bite them, spit in their face, anything that will cause pain or loosen their hold of you. If you see a bottle or a rock on the floor, do not be afraid to pick it up and smash them in the face with it. They are trying to hurt you, it is purely self-defense, not brutality.
Finally, if you do end up losing the fight, show no pain. If you are outmatched and end up bruised and bloody, do not let your attacker know that you are hurt or afraid. Get up from the let them know that you are fine and that it did not hurt. Spit blood on the floor and avoid licking your wounds, so to speak, until you are in a more secluded or private area. This sends the message to your attacker and to anyone that was around that you are tough and not scared to go again. Maybe next time, they will not attack as to think that they might have gotten lucky. Toughness is something that no one wants to fuck with, as it is hard to go into a fight with someone who you think is insusceptible to pain.
