GLP, who here can actually FIGHT?

I still remember the days where guy would practice nun-chaku with football helmets on. good times.

Former Marine. Don't like to fight. It never really does anything but cause more problems. With that said, they trained me to win the fight at all costs. You will probably be missing an eye or have dislocated balls if you mess with me :)

pick something up since now they have taken it to the next level and if you don't have something to pick up put enough distance between you and him that gives you time to take your shirt or sweater and wrap it around your hand. THAT will be you shield and give buy you enough time to break his kneecap with a kick.

Lol, yes ouch...only been hit harder once, the guy was shorter than my lil g-ma (5' I think), jumped up like a jack rabbit and put everything he had into my unsuspecting jaw, I will remember both incidents for the duration of my existence :)

Took an uppercut from a tire iron and fared better, lol.

You need to run.

You are not going to be able to effectively defend against a blade until you have reached a minimum of the 1st degree black belt level in an art that teaches weapon defenses. Even as a senior black belt, the defenses used include an expectation of getting sliced.

The goal is to make sure the slice you receive is non lethal while it allows you to move in take control of the blade and disable your attacker. maybe you will get lucky & not get cut, but never bet on the come.

This is a very dangerous scenario & cannot be taken lightly.

Krav Maga has the best weapon defenses in my opinion.

small guys can generate ALOT of leverage once they get underneath your guard. It's what made Tyson such a beast in his prime. My kid was having the same problem in football, he's 6'1" and 280lbs yet would get pushed around by smaller guys getting underneath his basket. Once I taught him to SMACK their hands down as they go to grab under his shoulders and then immediately push off on their chest he started beasting the line.

Also, carry a blade yourself, I prefer an 8" Ka-bar, blade held to protect your forearm, both offensive and defensive in nature and a good intimidating, deterrent.

either that or once you see them reaching for something, run at them and nail them with a sidekick to the stomach. Most people are very slow to react and you can gain superiority over an armed opponent if you think quick enough.

Most fights are over pretty quick. This particular instance was an act of pure rage. Before the guy even hit the floor I was back on top of him. The whole ordeal was over before most people realized what happened. Probably 8 seconds and he was done.

Keep in mind this was no pip squeak and he was most likely carrying a gun. Just some thug from the ghetto. I didn't jump up and down on him. They were well placed kicks. I knew my hand was broken, otherwise I would have beat him more.

One of the first lessons I learned in fighting, real life street fighting, is if you put the guy down, make sure he stays down. Make it hurt. It sounds bad to somebody who's never been there but you have to remember that it must be assumed that a street fight is to the death. This isn't the 1940's where there's an honor system. Given the opportunity that low life would have done the same to me. Besides, he assaulted my wife.

As far as going to jail? Wasn't worried about it because my standards are clearly defined in my head. Had he never laid a finger on my woman, nothing would have happened. But the second he touched her in that manner constituted physical assault which he was charged with in the hospital. I got a charge to but my lawyer got it dropped. But it gave me the legal right to defend her.

I carry a brick in my handbag... I refuse to hurt my fist on someone's rock-like scone!

one of my martial arts mentors always said the same thing.
Make sure they STAY down, never know what idiot will get back up and go to his car to get a gun or knife. many good people are now pushing up daisies because they let up on their attacker.

I've been looking into getting into some light sabre training. Do you think it is too early in the century for it?

Im to laze to learn to fight, tnats why i have guns... come try to steal my shit with your black belt and youll get a 45 to the dome buddy.

If someone pulls a knife on you thats when you pull out the chrome .45 and kill them.

assassins don't use chrome they use black

^that^ exactly. Black belt judo and dabbled in kick boxing.

Taught to always try to avoid a confrontation. If not possible, stay calm and passive, and wait for a 'first move'.

All respect for human life has gone out the window, it's kill or be killed now unfortunately. I can't tell you how many times I had a really good fight w/ someone and bought them a beer when it was over, a cpl of those times led to lifelong friendships, the days of real men are over, sad really.

That is very funny^

All joking aside, when the grid goes down and the ammo runs out, knives, machetes and swords will be the weapons of choice, all would do well to be familiar them.

my friends and i learned kung fu for awhile- our instructor died in a fight of 20 people in which he kicked nearly all their asses b4 one drew a gun and killed him- oh his gf set him up on it, but was nvr proven- he was the scariest person i ever met

one friend became a ninja(for real) he was my size and overweight, but could kill anyone easily..has all the weapons and stuff..haven't seen him in years- he was just as scary as my kung fu instructor(who was tiny but hard as a rock and was just as capable at being a gr8 killing machine when need be..)

i only been knocked out once when my ex caught me in jaw..he was built stronger then me w/huge hands..other then that i nvr been in fight i lost- most of time i don't fight unless it's necessary- karate teaches you that as well.

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Thinking if this thread is the fight version of: I'm a time traveller from the year 2059 or I'm 5'8 lean blond with 40d baskets

You don't need to know how to fight if you buy a car with the trunk monkey:

I've been in very few fights in my life. Actually I can think of only 3.

First one I was around 14 and some dude provoked me on the street so I asked him if he wanted to fight, which he did. We exchanged a couple of blows and I somehow got some blood on my lip. Then we grappled and ended up in the floor and I ended up on top of the guy threatening him with my fist. I didn't hit him though, I let him go and he came back treacherously and kicked me to the floor before a security guard in the vicinity dispersed us.

Then at 17 years old I was in NYC and 3 black dudes tried to mug me. I exchanged some unsuccessful punches and defended well but when I was leaving they came from behind and tried to strangulate me. I dropped whatever I had on my pockets and saved my life.

Then when I was around 25 some dude spit at me on my job so I grabbed an iron bar and kicked him to the ground as he was making his way out, then when he stood up I grabbed his glasses and broke them in his face. His tall buddies tried to come at me but I swung the iron bar and hurt his hand. They were off duty cops, they threatened me but after all they left and nothing happened.

I also protected some tourists from being violently mugged by gypsies on the subway. I pushed the gypsies out of the subway but there were more inside and they came for me. I adopted a defensive stance and prompted them to come at me, but they chickened out. Then some security guards came and apprehended them. I had a blade at that time too and I thought I would have to use it, but at the end I didn't even get into any fighting.

Nowadays I carry a fox karambit blade which is legal over here, folks better think it twice about messing with me.

Other than that I did some taekwondo when I was a kid and some box sparring with buddies on the gym (learned to take some punches well). I loved boxing but unfortunately I have some breathing problems and get tired and thirsty too quick, so that made me frustrated and I left it. I still miss those sparrings. Also did a bit of muay thai but the school was too exigent and my shape didn't tolerate it.

Last Edited by Manu-K on 09/27/2012 01:10 PM

im ready for the day where man can be men again, weeding out the weak is what makes a nation and culture strong. Political correctness is the greatest tool of subversion ever foisted by one's enemy.

sounds like you are more cutout for judo/ju-jitsu/aikido.
If stamina is your problem use your opponents against him.

watch the end, it's not pretty what happens to the karate black belt.

Nowadays I don't go looking for trouble and I will make all efforts to avoid trouble, but if folks want trouble I won't bother myself with street fighting, I have my karambit to take care of business and have no problem with using it (do you know that blade?)

For recreational purposes however, I like boxing more than anything. I really had some good fights against buddies larger and stronger than me. I can really take punches well although I am not so strong with my jabs. Someday I will go back to it.

Ju-Jitsu is FUCKING BAD ASS against those who haven't mastered their style.