{"id":1136,"date":"2013-03-01T10:19:27","date_gmt":"2013-03-01T10:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fightfast.com\/blog\/?p=1136"},"modified":"2020-04-07T17:02:12","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T17:02:12","slug":"3-down-dirty-street-fighting-techniques-that-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fightfastvideos.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/01\/3-down-dirty-street-fighting-techniques-that-work\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Down & Dirty Street Fighting Techniques That Really Work"},"content":{"rendered":"I've got a treat for you this week. Just ran across this gem in the FightFast archive. The clip above is jam packed with great street fighting techniques. We'll take them one by one below.\n\nFirst off, as you probably know a lot of guys like to get right up into your face before they start a fight with you. For the attacker, a verbal assault is a way to amp himself up before the fight. You have to take this kind of behavior seriously.<!--more-->\n<div class=\"flex-video\">\n<iframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7G-rj5Djwtk?&amp;autohide=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;rel=0\" width=\"540\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\nSure some guys may get in your face because they need to blow off some steam with no real intent on hurting you, but your gut will usually tell you when trouble is on the way. Even better than relying on your gut, check out this short list of ways to <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fightfastvideos.com\/blog\/8405271-d1fc-2\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">recognize a fight before it begins<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/strong>\n\nMy recommendation is that you never allow an aggressive person to get within arms distance of you in the first place, but we all know that these things are sometimes out of our control. So when it does happen you need to know how to deal with it.\n\nThe video above covers two tried and true ways to take the offense in this type of self defense situation. The first is if you have your arms above your waist and the other is for situations where your arms are at your side.\n\nIf your arms are above your waist you will have great access to a punishing uppercut or elbow strike. Either one will instantly put your attacker on the defense giving you a huge advantage. What you do to follow up the first strike is your choice, just be sure to do something, one strike won't finish the job. Here are some quick follow up ideas: more elbow strike, knee strikes, a good ear slap, head butt, etc.\n\nIf you are caught with your arms down there are still options for you. To start with, having someone right in your face with your arms at your sides is like being caught with your pants down, not a good thing. The instant you recognize an aggressive person approaching, your arms should instinctively come up and extend outward palms forward in a \"stop right there\" type of position. But again things don't always happen the way you want.\n<div style=\"width: 196px; height: 300px; float: right; padding: 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fightfast.com\/nbcv\/MO\/ntbt-k.php\"><img title=\"Jim West Self Defense \" src=\"http:\/\/fightfast.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Jim-West-sm-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"Jim West Demonstrates Brutally Effective Street Fighting Techniques\" width=\"100%\"><\/a><\/div>\nIf a guy is able to slip into your personal space and catch you with your hands down you still have options. Your best option is the element of surprise, while he is yelling obscenities at you you'll be able to quickly strike him in the groin with either the knuckles forward or palm forward technique shown in the video.\n\nThe big advantage of the groin strike is the predictability of his reaction. Most guys bend forward when hit in the groin. Don't bet your life on this happening, but you should definitely be able to take advantage of it in the likely event that it does happen.\n\nIf and when the attacker bends forward you can simply run your hand up his body grabbing a hold of his head in whatever fashion is easiest at the time. From there you can put him into a front headlock, twist the head and put him on the ground or skip grabbing the head all together and follow up the groin strike with either a hammer fist up into his face, or a forearm strike to the base of the skill with your other arm.\n\nAs you can see your options for ending a fight in close range are pretty wide, the key is taking the offense and continuing with a barrage of quick efficient strikes until you are able to escape.\n\nFor more brutally simplistic, street-tested fight moves from Jim \"Smokey\" West check out his <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fightfast.com\/nbcv\/MO\/ntbt-k.php\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Fight to Win DVD package<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/strong> It's filled with punishing tips and tricks like you saw in the video above. Get there now! <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.on2url.com\/app\/adtrack.asp?MerchantID=165166&amp;AdID=626926\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Fight to Win DVD<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve got a treat for you this week. Just ran across this gem in the FightFast archive. The clip above is jam packed with great street fighting techniques. We&#8217;ll take them one by one below. 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