Lesson One of the Self Defense Mini Clinic

Each lesson of this course includes videos of highly effective, street proven fighting moves that are easy to learn and simple to use.

Each installment will also include some seriously important fighting information that has taken 20 years of interviews and research with dozens of the world’s most notorious street fighters, bar bouncers, law enforcement officers, and soldiers to put together.

This stuff is solid gold. These lessons are boiled down from a 100 page book I wrote on how to fight and win. I’ve taken the most valuable life-saving lessons from it at put it into 5 short lessons.

You don’t want to miss any of this critical information.

Below is your first video, the other two videos are further down the page (my little trick to get you to read this stuff). The following technique is extremely simple and can be used by anyone with little practice.

*Note: Feel free to leave a comment at the bottom of the page. I enjoy the feedback and others may learn from your insights & thoughts. Enjoy.

Know When The Fight Is On:

Today’s lesson is meant to get you up to speed quickly. It includes the most important things you need to know to win a street fight.

The best way to win a fight is to recognize it before it has happened. Countless guys get taken out by some punk without even knowing they were in a fight (they either didn’t see it coming or didn’t want to believe they were in a fight). Don’t let this happen to you.

There are three ways to recognize a fight (other than someone punching you). There are non-verbal body language cues, verbal cues, and previous behavior (aka common sense).

Aside from getting hit there are 5 main non-verbal cues that you are about to be in a fight:

  1. The “Look Away:” During an argument the other guy suddenly looks away from you off to one side. An experienced street fighter and special ops soldier Jim West uses this cue all the time. He once told me, “If I’m in a confrontation with someone and they look to the side, it means they’re about to hit me – so I hit first.” It may seem odd but looking away is a very common, almost reflex like, reaction for many aggressors. So take Jim’s advice and hit first because if you don’t his haymaker will be sailing towards your temple.
  2. The “Finger Jab:” Someone poking you in the chest is also a big red flag. It’s a way that your opponent “tests the water” to see if you are an easy target. He’s building up his confidence and resolve, by violating your personal space. If you stand by and do nothing, it tells him, “the water’s fine… go ahead and attack this guy.” A poke in the chest, or any violation of your personal space at the initial stages of a confrontation should trigger some kind of immediate response from you.
  3. The “Shove:” Yet another classic example of violating your personal space, except this move is almost always immediately followed by a punch. You should expect very little time between the shove and the incoming blow, which of course means you need to act fast in this situation. People typically don’t push, then walk away.
  4. The “Target Gaze:” An opponent will naturally look at what he’s about to strike. Watch out for an adversary who changes his gaze from your eyes to your chin or some other obvious target. This is another one of those gifts from human nature, he can’t help but look where he is going to strike, so use that information to gain the upper hand.
  5. The “Chin Drop:” Another involuntary move that should prompt you into a decision is seeing your opponent drop his chin. This is a fairly consistent, and subconscious act of protecting the neck, it almost always means trouble.

Verbal Cues:

  1. The Threat: “I’m gonna zyx@%# you up!” This may seem so obvious that it’s not worth mentioning. And I wouldn’t mention it if my research didn’t show that MOST inexperienced fighters do nothing in the face of serious verbal threats. They often stand by and take NO action.
  2. The “Sudden Silent Treatment:” If your opponent has been talking, talking, and talking, then suddenly becomes quiet, it means he’s entered into an internal dialog on what he’s about to do to you. As FightFast instructor Demi Barbitos says: “Fighters don’t talk and swing at the same time.” In other words he is probably about to hit you.

Previous Behavior:

This one is painfully simple. If you are around someone who is known to be violent it’s pretty likely they may start a fight. Don’t play with fire. Also intoxicated men are trouble, intoxicated men with women around are even more trouble. If you get into an argument or scuffle with a drunk guy and his girlfriend or other women are around he is very likely to fight.

I’ve worked with almost a dozen bar bouncers from some of the roughest bars and nightclubs and they all know that saving face is one of the biggest causes of fights. In other words if you somehow manage to bump into, slight, or irritate a drunk guy or his girlfriend a fight is pretty likely, so be ready for it.

Now that you know how to recognize a fight before it happens I’ve got another fight move for you. This one is from professional fighter and notorious “cooler” Mike Serr. Go ahead and watch the video before moving onto the next section.

Dealing with Fear:

When it comes to fighting and learning how to fight fear is the 800 lb. gorilla in the room. Everybody knows it’s there but nobody want to talk about it.

Well like it or not I’m going to talk about it. After 20 years of working with Special Ops soldiers, SWAT cops, Cage-Fighters, Ex-Gang Enforcers, and bar bouncers, I’ve learned that all of them feel fear before a fight.

Wow, what a shocker. Fear is normal and healthy. The thing is none of these guys are scared, because they have learned to deal with that fear and make it work for them.

They have learned to harness that adrenaline dump and make it work for them, not against them.

The average guy on the street, when confronted with a life threatening fight will quickly realize the danger and the voice inside his mind will start talking a mile a minute, “Why is this happening to me? Am I going to die? What did I do to piss him off? Should I run? Should I stay and fight?” and on and on.

Letting this internal dialogue turn your fear into panic will get you hurt. Instead you have to use that fear and adrenaline to help you identify targets and take action.

The first step is to control your breathing. Slowing the pace of your breaths (inhale deeply and exhale slowly) sends a direct message to your brain that calms you down, lowers your heart rate, and lowers your blood pressure.

The next step is target awareness described below. But before we get to that here’s another video for you.

Target Awareness:

Once you know a fight is eminent you need to look for open targets to strike. To do this you must be aware of certain “high value” targets on the human body, so that when they are exposed or unprotected you know when and how to strike them for maximum damage.

Target awareness is a continuous process because as an attacker moves closer or further away from you the targets you can strike change. Below is an example of what your internal dialogue should be like once you realize a fight is coming:

“He’s approaching me — is he in range?”…
“Is there anything in his hands?”…
“What targets are open?”…
“Are there any friends around?”…
“Now… what targets are open?”…
“Is anyone behind me?”…
“What targets are open now?”…

Finally you need some basic info about what targets to strike and why, some are common sense some may surprise you:

Neck: the side of the neck is a “knock out” area. The good news is that the shoulder and head offer a natural “funnel” that’ll guide your hand directly into his neck – which means it’s a “high percentage” shot. People rarely protect their neck properly so even a poorly executed shot can often mean instant knock out.

Groin: believe it or not, research shows that most guys do NOT protect their groin. They are so “indoctrinated” with the idea that they’ll be punched in the face that they leave themselves wide open for one of the most devastating strikes. So forget about focusing so much on getting in that right hook to the head, (which he’ll be expecting), and start looking for an OPEN target.

Inside knee: very vulnerable. One good kick to the inside of the knee can end a fight instantly.

Outside thigh: a favorite target of Muay Thai fighters is the nerve running down the outside of your leg. Even a well conditioned fighter can’t stand more than a couple good shin kicks to this nerve before buckling.

Eyes: Striking the eyes is a great distraction technique. They are the main sense used during a fight, take them away for even a second and you have gained a huge advantage. An eye strike causes a person to blink involuntarily, and if scratched the eyes will water blurring vision.

There are many more targets these are just a few to get you thinking like a fighter.

Keep your eyes peeled for more free videos, in the next lesson I’ll take you inside the world of a real street fight. This is something most guys have no idea about, thanks to myths and misconceptions that often get guys hurt or killed.

Knowing what a real fight is actually like is a huge advantage.

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2,694 thoughts on “Lesson One of the Self Defense Mini Clinic”

  1. very good , finger technique worked well for me to retrieve my wallet from a pick pocket on a crowded bus in Spain some time back. need to refresh, thanks.

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  2. The videos are very informative, I will continue to watch them. I don’t care for confrontation as I have a bad habit of getting angry. I just need a way to protect myself the simple way. Hopefully it will always be that way. Thank you. Can not wait to watch the rest. Donnie

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  4. I love learning new ways to protect myself and my family. I have very bad back problems, so I always try to learn new ways that won’t make my injuries worse. Plus I share them with family so they can protect them selves when I’m not around for them. Thanx.

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  7. I’m sorry to say I thought this was a scam at first. Now that I’ve seen it, I can honestly say these techniques are some of the best I’ve ever seen. Thanks Bob, really appreciate all this! I’ve been doing karate for a of couple years and compared to this, I’ve learned nothing from it.

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  8. I have studied martial arts for quite some time now and have learned enough to know good technique when I see it. So far the the demonstrations of this video are the real deal.

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  9. I have used these moves in protecting my self and one time this guy was getting beat up by three guy;s and when I got close to them the guy who was the one with his eyes where he could not see me to well when he drew back to hit the one guy I grabbed his hand and Bit his little finger when I stopped biting his finger it flop over and blood was coming out the other two guy’s took off and the one I bit grabbed his finger and ran off too I run into the guy who was beat up and he always says to me have you bit off any one’s finger lately

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  13. so basic & simple most people dont think of them & spend to much time & effort & time on classical & fancy technics that donr work

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  16. i travel alone by car and have to travel alone at night to and anything can happen during that time, so i need to protect my self at any time when and where

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  19. Brilliant site, fantastic tutorials with techniques which can be simple but very effective. My daughters who attend Ikeado martial arts will benefit from this video as well as myself. Very similar techniques used. Thank you

    Bobby

    Scotland

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  26. Thank you for this valuable information. It destroys many myths about fighting as it happens out on the street, and not in your Dojo or in the movies. It takes violence to stop violence. If you don’t recognize that then, you have already lost the fight.

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  31. This is all very good but could be more specific on the targets.: ie: a blow to the side of the neck; would it be high, mid or low for greatest effect?

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  34. Greetings, your program is most exciting BUT
    at 83 years of age I run out of breath after reading one page of instruction. I am an ex
    retired marketing guy still happily married after 50 years–I am trying to play the 6 golf handicap of yester year but suffering via artheritis etc.. As a marketing guy I was forced to look at potential target audiances before thinking of spending money–well as I believe you have a good product it seems to be targeted to 16 to 60 year age levels –my residential group of +- 4000 aging between 60 to 85 years –Do you have a package to reach –and excite–these elders?
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    Archie Hampton

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  37. 1990 my sister separated from her husband. He started making verbal threats against her so she got a restraining order against him. He was violating the restraining order on a regular basis, but the police refused to arrest him. She would call me and tell me he was continuing to violate the order. I would advise her to contact the police and her lawyer and to document everything. I called the police and told them if they couldn’t stop it I would. They told me if I got anywhere close to him they would arrest me. August 27 she disappeared. Three separate corroborating witnesses say her car on his wrecker headed toward the Interstate. They each called the sheriff’s department and were told they had to wait 24 hours to respond to a missing person report. The estranged husband committed suicide about a week later. We have never found our sister after the police gave that scumbag 24 hours to dispose of her body! Hind site is 20-20 and I wish that I had taught her some defensive techniques and told the sheriffs department to kiss my ass, that if they wouldn’t do their job I would! I have taught my wife and daughters a few tricks, but this course has given me some additional ideas. I have taken all of them to the gun range to assure they could be proficient with side arms. We enrolled our youngest daughter in Tae Kwon Do and she is a forth degree black belt now. I have stressed to her that if she is in danger all the nice little rules go out the window and you fight with whatever means possible to put the sob down! Thank you for providing these materials!
    Ron

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  38. These are various forms of combat. Yet, you need to apply instinct. That needs day to year training. I haven my training. Yet, the true art form of martial arts. Is to avoid the conflict. The Artist, reconise the out come before the act

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  39. Warning signs are a big advantage when getting into a fight. Need more specific where the targets are. Where inside the thigh? I would shatter the knee cap first

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  41. So far, so good. I am a 170 lb., 70 year old US Marine, and I still think I’m an 18 year old Tough Guy. I need all the help I can get, and I look forward to the pending Videos.

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  42. The 3 videos on fighting technique are awesome and extremely helpful. Unfortunately, I cannot afford the knife, but these videos might help me out. Thank you.

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  46. Hi thank you for the free preview they are fantastic, I take Martial Arts here in Las Vegas. And you are right it takes years to learn. But I like it enjoy learning, What you are showing on the videos is close to the style I take not exactly but similar.Fight Fast helps make my training even better. Thank You. Darin Wall

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  47. Great insight!!!. I have bouts with arthritis and sometimes have stiff shoulders that my arms will only go up so far. Looks easy with practice. Thanks.

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  48. I had some special ops fight training about 40 years ago. Your instrution and videos are a welcome mind jogger for me. I am amazed I forgot so many basics. Thank you. I am anxious to continue on

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