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”

  4. I am so glad to be on the hot list to get information like this is pure gold. Very well presented and even an older person like myself can use them.

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  6. All good stuff although, now in my 80th year and neither as slim, as strong or as agile as I once was, I feel more vulnerable than when I was younger, and doubt that I would be quick enough to carry out these moves effectively. But I’ll keep reading in the hope that you have something to give me the confidence I lack.

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  10. I’m almost 60 years old. The eye gouge really works.I’ve used it twice when I was under attack.Both times it got both of them off me, and gave me the space to regain my momentum. I’ve never used it as a starter,but I see no reason it wouldn’t be something to began with. It worked for me after being cout off guard both times.

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  11. Very good lessons thankyou.regardsBrian.I I am 70 and feel that i M not as fast as l used to be but these lessons will put me back in the game ..thanks again.Brian

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  12. I learned a lot I’m just a teenaged girl but I learned just a few tricks that’s real interesting and I won’t forget thanks!!

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  15. These are all great. They appear to be fairly easy to learn. They are all effective and simple. My favorite one is the slap.

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  16. please write the procedures down so that I can print them out and that I don’t forget how to perform the move so that I can practice them.

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  17. Awesome. I don’t plan on ever needing to use these techniques but always good to know and better prepared than beaten up. Thank you very much!

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  19. I love your video which I was longing for a very long time. .l am learning and practicing it with my 7 year son right now,and we really loved it.

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  22. Thanks, these were great. I’m showing them to my daughter so she’ll be able to handle any bullying at school. Keep up the good work.

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  23. Thanks – wondering how one would practise such techniques if you’re just in the home environment. 56 passive type person

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  25. Very good as usual. My favorite is still the slap. I would have never thought that would have that much impact.

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  26. knowing / anticipating a street attack is invaluable ,maybe the most important lesson
    maybe you can run away, sometimes your trapped, like between cars. It happens
    what to watch for, how to not freeze up, overcoming adrenlin dump.
    if you wait too long ,and are struggling ,defending, very hard to turn it around.
    A solid punch to the nose, very hard to recover from , Ive been there, takes minutes, or longer,dont get hit, watch for signalsthanks Bob, a great help for men and women, seniors.

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  28. Knew most already from training, military and civilian, but never saw the finger magic as a tool. Now that I have it definitely is a new tool in my street fighting arsenal. These videos will show my wife how to more easily defend herself, thanks guys.

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  29. Back in 1998 I ordered Frank Cucci’s Navy Seal Combat video tape from your company.Fast forward to 2008, I had Just received my purple belt in Ed Parker’s American Kenpo. I was training with a green belt and a brown belt when the head instructor comes up and tells them to both attack me. I had not been shown how to deal with this so I used what Cucci showed in his video and they never laid a hand on me. The instructor told me good job and my two opponents just looked at each other. At that moment I realized most of what I was learning was useless in real life.

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  30. These are some of the finest techniques I’ve seen, and started developing. I love the simplicity of these moves.
    There are too many kids calling me now days, because they are being bullied at school and on their bus ride home. I am deeply troubled by this. I am passing on these lessons to them. And working them continuously on each technique. And because of the simplicity, they are remembering .
    Thank you always for the training, and the free courses as well.
    God bless
    Jeffery L. Walke U.S.military ret

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  36. Learned a few things & would like to know more!! Very interesting, I would have liked to have learned this stuff when I was a bit younger!!

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  37. In my training I was taught to turn the hand towards him with my first hand , reinforce the grab with my other hand then continue to control him with my body and feet.
    L.I.N.E.

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  38. Thank you for your time in these free videos.
    My neighborhood is being over run with homeless people many with mental illness. I was even home invaded accidentally. I was lucky they locked themselves in my bathroom and climbed out the window before I figured it out.
    These moves look easy enough for little old ladys like me. I would hope these would be enough. But I will try out your offer. My real fight is with the ACLU, we can not legally call a person insane and take away their freedom, the ACLU is not on the side of the innocent in this situation !
    I have heard of people that don’t know how to defend themselves, become prisoners in there own homes by these homeless squaters.

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  42. Somebody will get hurt, hurt bad fast. I can hear it now, Bob broke my fingers for no reason, I just wanted to tell sue good by that night and he took me out of the club and hurt me. Good, you need it if you are causing trouble. This is big dogs area, you will be respectful and act like an adult and play fair and have a good time. That’s why we go out, to have fun and a good time to relax from the hard working world we are in. Enjoy or end up down on the ground like a fish out of water.

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  43. I’m interested in the ear slap, but what do you guys think about it being better than a punch if your untrained? I don’t wanna have to use that only to find it inferior to a punch and then get belted. Advice ?

    As for the neck punch that’s strictly life or death. Couldn’t that kill ?

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  45. Hi guys I’m loving these techniques an I feel with the things I’m being shown will give me the confidence not only to protect myself but more importantly be able to protect my biggest asset my family.
    I Thankyou very much for that and for the insight.

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  46. I am a man fighting to save his community. A chance to not gain a title, yet a understanding that affects us all. I will not give up on this town and make a difference. I am in transition of life and be a better man for everyone. I am not in this change for a method of better dextarity to climax trouble. Yet a change to my inner self could maybe brighten a complex social pattern that influences younger minds in a bad way.

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  48. I love the techniques inthesetwo videos
    I hope I never have to use them the instructors realy knoe their stuff.

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  49. All great videos… I’ve only been knocked out once but I’ve been training the boxer won Golden Gloves from 1995 to 1997 until my boxing coach James Schultz bet against me against Quincy Conway… when I was in Grammar School I punch this guy in the ear little wojtek some Polish kid I didn’t mean to hit him in the ear just happened… Now understand why the ear slap is so effective

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  50. These are all great demos except for the guy that talks about breaking fingers after his demo. He comes across like he enjoys hurting people. I am sure that he could put a drunk out the door with out breaking their fingers. Maybe he has a thing about feeling bones break.

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