Do you know how to defend yourself ? / Have you ever been attacked ?

[ChickenSoup]

I've trained most of my life. Shorin-ryu, Judo,Aikido, Jkd/Filipino Martial Arts,Muay Thai, And BJJ. Not one damn fight. Don't go to rowdy bars,pay attention to your surroundings,be with friends whenever possible. Not too difficult to avoid bad situations.

 

[Weed-Luver]

I've trained most of my life. Shorin-ryu, Judo,Aikido, Jkd/Filipino Martial Arts,Muay Thai, And BJJ. Not one damn fight. Don't go to rowdy bars,pay attention to your surroundings,be with friends whenever possible. Not too difficult to avoid bad situations.

100% agree..

 

[COOKIE MONSTER]

I've trained most of my life. Shorin-ryu, Judo,Aikido, Jkd/Filipino Martial Arts,Muay Thai, And BJJ. Not one damn fight. Don't go to rowdy bars,pay attention to your surroundings,be with friends whenever possible. Not too difficult to avoid bad situations.

Fights attract cops and I'd rather avoid both if at all possible.

 

[paladin420]

trained since 1968. any style I could find. Worked bad bars since 79-80. absolutly hav no idea how many fights I hav been in..(some weeks multiples everynite) Cut twice..shot at several times..hit once,just fine shot..bitten 5 times 1 night....no clue how many times I hav hospitalized some one. frist was in 7th grade ...last was a couple months ago...I am a real nice guy so if I hav to step up you got it commin....and I am gonna love given it to ya...
PS
yep u pull a blade you go to jail..wrong for sure..but you are still alive

 

[High Country]

You can also defend yourself with words....speak up for yourself.

 

[stihgnobevoli]

lol high i think this thread is more about when words fail.

 

[paladin420]

You can also defend yourself with words....speak up for yourself.

Great Point.. Most of the workin times Personality(fast tongue) served me better than fast hands n feet...

 

[longearedfriend]

trained since 1968. any style I could find. Worked bad bars since 79-80. absolutly hav no idea how many fights I hav been in..(some weeks multiples everynite) Cut twice..shot at several times..hit once,just fine shot..bitten 5 times 1 night....no clue how many times I hav hospitalized some one. frist was in 7th grade ...last was a couple months ago...I am a real nice guy so if I hav to step up you got it commin....and I am gonna love given it to ya...

after fighting so much, how are your hands ?

if you dont mind me asking

 

[supermanlives]

what so am i the only one with brass knuckles LOL. and dont depend on mace or sprays. i have been sprayed a few times and other than a tiny bit of vision blurring and tearing it just pisses me off. just ask the cops lol

 

[h^2 O]

after fighting so much, how are your hands ?

if you dont mind me asking

yeah his knuckles must be FUCKED dude. After a good fight my hands are useless for at least a few weeks. If you're in MULTIPLE fights a night, I'd have to say you're injecting cortisone or something. It's just not possible...unless by "fight" you mean choking someone or kicking them.
I was a bouncer in college...got paid like 7 bucks and hour. After dealing with fat drunks on a couple occassions I realized it wasn't worth it and quit. Plus you have to deal with the crying women who get cut off for being too drunk. Most times they are NOT easy on the eyes, because who would cut off a gorgeous woman? You'd get them more drunk then "give them a ride home." Being a bouncer in the winter sucks balls too. Standing outside for 6 hours in freezing temperatures.

 

[paladin420]

after fighting so much, how are your hands ?

if you dont mind me asking

ask away, i am not easily offended...hands are OK some arty some of my knuckles worst than others..trainin really helped,skulls are not to be punched..pain is a very good teacher

Bullies were mentioned?? Bullies prey on the weak because they themselvs weak..Look at LEO,I rest my case..I Like crunchin bullies....keep trainin it is just good for your soul....and if that bad day comes? kno you wll be scared it's how most of us are wired. Use that, welcome the adrenilan rush,,and Dance

 

[paladin420]

yeah his knuckles must be FUCKED dude. After a good fight my hands are useless for at least a few weeks. If you're in MULTIPLE fights a night, I'd have to say you're injecting cortisone or something. It's just not possible...unless by "fight" you mean choking someone or kicking them.
I was a bouncer in college...got paid like 7 bucks and hour. After dealing with fat drunks on a couple occassions I realized it wasn't worth it and quit. Plus you have to deal with the crying women who get cut off for being too drunk. Most times they are NOT easy on the eyes, because who would cut off a gorgeous woman? You'd get them more drunk then "give them a ride home." Being a bouncer in the winter sucks balls too. Standing outside for 6 hours in freezing temperatures.

Try takin(usein a basket hold so as not to harm) a hot horny drunken underaged bitch aaallllll the way through a redneck bar On Sausage Fuckin Friday( Dudes n dicks) Every Man in ther was not Happy.....Funny how that one rates higher on the pucker meter,than entire bar brawls....

 

[paladin420]

what so am i the only one with brass knuckles LOL. and dont depend on mace or sprays. i have been sprayed a few times and other than a tiny bit of vision blurring and tearing it just pisses me off. just ask the cops lol

Nope. and yeap!!!^^^^ and I kept the saturday nite 38 too SSSHHhh

I must spread

 

[KSP]

what so am i the only one with brass knuckles LOL. and dont depend on mace or sprays. i have been sprayed a few times and other than a tiny bit of vision blurring and tearing it just pisses me off. just ask the cops lol

This. I knew a guy that was hell on wheels. The State Police came to take him in and he resisted. They started with mace and it only pissed him off. It took five troopers to take him down, and he still inflicted some damage.

 

[FreezerBoy]

IC does not do knives, guns or violence. Posts referring to same have and will be deleted.

 

[COOKIE MONSTER]

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IC does not do knives, guns or violence. Posts referring to same have and will be deleted.

 

[supermanlives]

dont wanna piss off freezerboy. my new weapon of choice is a pillow and i am all about the love LOL

 

[RetroGrow]

I can tell you that mace has saved me from a mugging.
Scene: Rio, 3A.M., walking the mean streets alone. Thugs come down from the favellas at night in wolfpacks and assault/rob unsuspecting tourists. I always keep alert when walking, turning my head constantly and looking behind me. One night a pack of 3 guys had me in their sights. As they approached, I reached in my pocket and brought out my mace. That's all it took. Seeing the mace in my hand caused them to move on and seek an easier target. Now I am talking heavy duty mace: Tear gas & pepper spray combined, along with UV dye for marking your attacker. The large heavy duty ones have a range of 15 feat, and they make a gel version which is really nasty. It spreads over the attacker's face, and if they try to rub it off, it only gets worse. Works well in windy conditions, unlike spray.
Non lethal & effective, and washes off with soap & water.
I never worry when I carry it.
Google "Mace" and you will find it.
Don't leave home without it.
Strictly for self defense!
Peace.

 

[TheGreenBastard]

yeah his knuckles must be FUCKED dude. After a good fight my hands are useless for at least a few weeks. If you're in MULTIPLE fights a night, I'd have to say you're injecting cortisone or something. It's just not possible...unless by "fight" you mean choking someone or kicking them..

It is very possible to protect your hands in a fight, if you know how to punch properly you can avoid much of the damage normally associated with a punch. The most important thing to keep in mind with a punch is to make sure you are connecting with your middle knuckle as it is aligned straight into the carpal directly behind it, this ensures you don't break some of the smaller bones in your hand which are angled. You can easily break your pinky and ring finger if punch improperly onto a hard surface (I.E. the skull).

Also I noticed you put quotes around fight when you were referring to chocking or kicking as if you were suggesting that do not qualify as legitimate fighting? When I train and fight I'm looking for the most efficient and effective way to end a fight, in my case that means closing the distance and attempting a submission, generally I'm looking for a blood choke (one which cuts blood flow to the brain) as it is the fastest and most energy efficient way of incapacitating an opponent. You could make the argument that knocking someone out is more effective but in reality knocking someone out is more of a matter of luck unless you are incredibly strong and they don't see it coming.

I'm almost 6'3 and ~185lbs (middleweight), i'm not the strongest guy but I have long limbs which helps my ground game. My strategy is to keep my distance until I can feel out my opponents range then close the distance, if I don't take them down straight away (which I usually do) I'll use the Thai clinch were I could easily stop the fight with knees. Otherwise I will use the body clinch to hip toss to side control, from here the fight is over unless your opponent has any ground fighting training. You can easily snap ones arm or put them to sleep from this position. This strategy is effective against one or two people though any more than that and no amount of training is going to prepare you for that. If you are in a situation when you are heavily out numbered your best defensive strategy is to run. In that case even if you are chased you are tiring them and splitting them up which will give you the advantage if you have good cardio which tends to go hand in hand with training.

Honestly though, no one should be in these situations unless you put yourself in them. If your in an area were you feel unsafe chances are you shouldn't be there in the first place.

 

[StoneByName]

I've only been attacked when there has been 5-10 people. Rarely see someone start a fight one on one, people don't like to attack if they think there is a chance they can lose. Had a few people square up to me one on one but then do nothing, think it was more about posturing/looking tough or seeing if I'd hold my nerve.

One thing that I think is important is body language and awareness. If you are walking in a rough place don't carry yourself like a victim, don't show fear. Make eye contact but don't stare people out either. If you can feel a situation is off then avoid it before it gets bad.