{"id":12615,"date":"2020-11-13T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fightfastvideos.com\/blog\/?p=12615"},"modified":"2020-11-12T14:40:15","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T14:40:15","slug":"man-skills-how-to-win-a-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fightfastvideos.com\/blog\/2020\/11\/13\/man-skills-how-to-win-a-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Skills: How to Win a Fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"blog\">\n\nWith all the election drama still ringing in our ears, I thought this would be a good time to chat some more about the manly art of street fighting.\n\nYou may have seen this one (an oldie but goodie), but it's worth reviewing to keep your skills sharp.\n\nHey... it's Jimbo.\n\nFor 30 years FightFast\/TRS has been calling in experts (U.S. Special Forces, cage fighters, street brawlers, and other nice chaps) to teach average guys advanced but easy-to-learn fight skills that will allow them to either avoid a confrontation entirely, (which is probably preferable to knocking someone's teeth out)...\n\n<!--more-->\n\n...or dominating and winning a brawl if need be, (and perhaps knocking someone's teeth out).\n\nSo when it's on, and fight-time is inevitable, here is a taste of the secret mojo sauce to winning.\n<ul class=\"blog-lists\">\n \t<li><strong>Combat Awareness:<\/strong> What the hell's happening?<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>Fight Time:<\/strong> Oh, it's on.<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>Forward Pressure:<\/strong> It worked for the Nazis.<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>Target Awareness:<\/strong> Focusing the nervous brain.<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>Violence:<\/strong> Disregard for his well-being.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"small-12 medium-10 medium-centered large-11 large-centered columns\">\n\t[dfads params='groups=290&amp;limit=1&amp;orderby=random']<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"red\">Combat Awarness:<\/h3>\n<h4>OMG... What's Happening?<\/h4>\nA common (and BIG) rookie mistake is not knowing when you're actually in a fight. Sounds weird, but \"Combat Awareness\" is when you consciously recognize that a fight is imminent.\n\nIt\u2019s a skill that few beginners seem to possess -- probably because the average guy doesn\u2019t get into a lot of fights, (unless out drinking Yagamister with my brother-in-law).\n\nMost simply deny (or desperately pretend) that the snarling beast staring at them from across the bar is a threat, (\"I'm sorry, is this your girlfriend I'm groping?\").\n\nThey ignore one of the most powerful early warning indicators available to them -- their own intuition.\n\nThis kind of denial can place you in real danger.\n\nOf the hundreds of experienced combat instructors I've dealt with over the last 3 decades -- all of them say there are usually plenty of clear road-signs that a confrontation is brewing.\n\nDon't ignore the flashing warning signals, (\"please, please make the bad man go away\"). Being fully aware of your situation gives you more time to flee (and fight another day) or to make a \u201ctotal commitment\u201d to the fight, (and here women thought you had commitment issues).\n\nThe key to combat awareness is to recognize (and not suppress) your own intuition telling you that a fight is imminent. The most powerful tool in your fight arsenal is your BRAIN (well, unless it's pickled with Yagamister). Listen to it.\n\nKeep your head up, eyes open, and always aware of what\u2019s going on around you.\n<h3 class=\"red\">Fight Time:<\/h3>\n<h4>Oh, it's on baby.<\/h4>\nNow, this may sound ungentlemanly... (<em>\"excuse me sir... cross this line and put up your dukes\"<\/em>), but there's plenty of data to back me up here.\n\nIf you feel threatened, don't hesitate -- hit first.\n\nThis is HUGE because research shows that <em>\"he who hits first usually wins\"<\/em>, (I think that's Old Testament stuff).\n\nAs any military commander will tell you, the element of surprise can be your most important advantage.\n\nIt has allowed small bands of fighters to wipe out entrenched armies (remember Pearl Harbor\u2026 or D-day... or the time my brother-in-law was beaten senseless by a 5th grader?).\n\nOkay\u2026 what does this have to do with you? Well \u2013 whether you\u2019re fighting in an army or in a back alley \u2013 one principle is the same -- the human factor, (ah yes, those whacky humans).\n\nBecause fighter jets and tanks and machine guns are cool and all, but they're only tools.\n\nThe fighting is happening between people, (unless it's 2029 and you're Kyle Reese battling an artificial intelligence defense network known as Skynet that became self-aware and created Terminator robots to wipe out mankind... er... but that's another story).\n\nSurprising your opponent (your human opponent that is) by attacking first is the great equalizer.\n\nRemember your objective is to \u201cstrategically end the threat\u201d. Notice I didn\u2019t say that your goal is to \u201cbeat the crap out of your opponent\u201d.\n\nTempting as that may sound, your goal is not to engage in a long battle to emerge as the victorious gladiator wiping a lone drop of blood from the corner of your mouth while hot babes swoon.\n\nSorry... your primary goal is much less sexy than that -- to end the threat and then get the hell out of there.\n\n[dfads params='groups=292&amp;limit=1&amp;orderby=random']\n<h3 class=\"red\">Forward Pressure:<\/h3>\n<h4>The blitz is back.<\/h4>\nOnce the fight is on and it's rockin' and rollin' and you got your opponent back on his heels -- it's time for some \"sustained continued attack\" -- aka, \"forward-pressure blitz\".\n\nNow the word \u201cblitz\u201d did not originate from the NFL.\n\nNo. It was made popular by the Nazis (which suddenly makes it a lot less cool) and is derived from the German word \u201cblitzkrieg\u201d.\n\nEssentially the fighting style consists of concentrating your forces on a small vulnerable area (like Poland) then attacking all-out without letting up until the threat has been \"removed\" or you've had an opportunity to escape.\n\nThe Nazis used this blitz strategy to punch a hole in their enemy\u2019s lines, then divide and defeat their forces.\n\nOf course, it\u2019s unlikely you\u2019ll be fighting armies of men, (unless of course you're Snake Plissken incarcerated on the island prison of Manhattan and POTUS crash lands in your territory and you've got to get him to safety before explosives planted in your arteries blow you to bits. But... well... that's another story too).\n\nHowever, the concept is the same.\n\nConcentrate your efforts at your opponent\u2019s weakest areas \u2013 then stay with it. Don\u2019t let-up until the job is done.\n\nRookies tend to stop and see what effect their blows are having on the poor sap receiving their ass-whoopin' -- but forget about pausing to admire your handiwork.\n\nKeep the pressure on until you END the fight or escape. Don\u2019t stop and let him regain his composure.\n<h3 class=\"red\">Target Awareness:<\/h3>\n<h4>Giving the brain something to do.<\/h4>\nI\u2019ve mentioned seeking out targets in other Man-Skills -- but it's worth repeating because it's a vital strategy, (plus I just love hearing myself talk).\n\nLooking for open targets not only allows you to make every blow count, (because you're not flailing your arms like a little boy pretending to be an airplane), but it's also a handy way to overcome your fear.\n\nTarget hunting gives you the kind of positive mental traction to constructively engage your thoughts. Bomber pilots flying through heavy flak for example talk about being able to overcome their fear of death by simply focusing on the mission and the target, (the girlie magazines helped too).\n\nAnd when asked about specific courageous acts, combat soldiers often later recount that they were simply \u201cdoing their job\u201d, and not necessarily trying to be heroic.\n\nThis \u201cexternal focus\u201d is really just seeing your opponent as a series of multiple targets (kinda like fat-cat advertisers see us all) and that can help keep your mind occupied and prevent \u201cfreezing\u201d.\n\nIgnore your opponent's insults and mad doggin\u2019 and attempts to \"get into your head\" and instead keep your attention squarely focused on open targets.\n\nIf you\u2019re not skilled with an arsenal of fight techniques, then just use any means necessary to attack the most vulnerable targets (remember\u2026 the face is rarely an open target, but the family jewels are often wide open. Go figure).\n\nIn one of the \u201cunderground\u201d fight videos I viewed in my research (although my wife insists it's not research if I'm cheering in the background), a fighter used a simple hammer blow to the side of the neck to end the fight instantly.\n\nHis technique and skill weren\u2019t pretty (which would be okay if you're Jason Bourne and just exposed Operation Blackbriar and you've finally recovered from amnesia and isolated yourself from the world and are making a living by taking part in savage, bare-knuckle fighting bouts... but... uh... I guess that's another story too, isn't it?).\n\nBy clearly focusing on a target and then attacking that target by any means necessary, even the most inexperienced fighter can emerge victorious, (and the crowd cheers).\n\nTarget awareness is the key.\n\nDo not spend your precious seconds trying to remember that awesome karate chop, or trying to manage your fear or any other \u201cinward\u201d focus like that.\n\nYou need to place your focus <em>outward<\/em> -- on targets, (did I already mention that?).\n<div class=\"small-12 medium-10 medium-centered large-11 large-centered columns\">\n\t[dfads params='groups=290&amp;limit=1&amp;orderby=random']<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"red\">Violence Of Action.<\/h3>\n<h4>My goodness... you brute!<\/h4>\nThis \"Internal Dialog\" is a two-way street.\n\nI don't think I could put it any better than FightFast instructor Tom Cruse (no, not that Tom Cruise) who said: <em>\u201cYou want to do something that demonstrates to your opponent that you have a total disregard for his well-being.\u201d<\/em>\n\nThat's a nice way of saying that you should commit some kind of extremely cold-blooded violence on your opponent with the objective of triggering his own \u201cinternal dialogue\u201d.\n\nRemember that the Bully, the Predator, and the Emotionally Highjacked all have a movie-like scenario playing in their head that doesn\u2019t include them being hurt, (no... it's more like he sees himself as the Dark Knight operating from his awesome low-ceilinged makeshift Batcave waiting for the incorrigible Joker to reappear... but okay... enough of that).\n\nPoint is, you need to change the movie reel in his head as quickly as possible so that the ending resembles more of a <em>\"Nightmare On Elm Street\".<\/em>\n\nThe more you can \u201cdisrupt\u201d this movie and snap the idea into his head that he's made a HUGE mistake \u2013 and that he may actually be hurt or killed by you \u2013 the more likely you are to trigger his internal dialogue.\n\nThis leads him into hesitation, doubt, distraction, and \u201cback-peddling\u201d \u2013 all good things for you to take advantage of with continued forward pressure.\n\nAnd the more adept you are at acting decisively and demonstrating your \"disregard for his well-being\" by striking high-damage open targets...\n\n...the quicker you'll convince your opponent he\u2019s suddenly in real trouble and probably should have never messed with you, (the fool).\n\nNow that's how you gain control of the fight.\n<p style=\"text-indent: 0px;\">Stay Manly,\n<img src=\"https:\/\/fightfastvideos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Jimbo-Sig.jpg\" height=\"49px\">\nJimbo, Editor\nMan Skills<\/p>\n<strong>P.S.<\/strong> Oh... and check this out. 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