{"id":333,"date":"2011-10-27T10:15:59","date_gmt":"2011-10-27T17:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fightfast.com\/blog\/?p=333"},"modified":"2011-10-27T10:15:59","modified_gmt":"2011-10-27T17:15:59","slug":"great-fighters-know-the-value-of-a-good-distraction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fightfastvideos.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/27\/great-fighters-know-the-value-of-a-good-distraction\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Fighters Know The Value Of A Good Distraction:"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex-video\">\n<iframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ahg6qcgoay4?&amp;autohide=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;rel=0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\nAll great street fighters (or any kind of fighter) know the value of distraction. However, most average guys still believe in the \u2018fair fight\u2019 fantasy they have seen in movies or heard about in stories from our parent\u2019s generation.\n\nI\u2019ve got some news for you. Those fair fights in the good ole\u2019 days weren\u2019t always so fair. And I can tell you for sure that today\u2019s bar and street fights are never fair.\n\nOkay so I\u2019m sorry to ruin the romance about fighting, but what does this all mean for you. Well if the times have changed you have to change with them. So I\u2019m going to tell you about one of the most useful little tools you need to have in your bag of nasty self defense tricks.\n\nEver noticed how it\u2019s pretty hard to focus on more than one thing at a time? Have you ever seen that video where you are asked to watch the basket ball as several men pass it back and forth? If you haven\u2019t check out the video \u00a0before you read on.\n\nThis video makes it pretty clear that our minds have a hard time focusing on more than one thing at a time. You would be foolish to not use this to your advantage.\n\nThere are literally thousands of things you can do to distract an attacker no matter where you are. But to make it more clear I will go over some of the general ways to distract in a self defense situation, then talk about some specifics for each type.\n<strong>\nVerbal Distraction:<\/strong> This kind of distraction is often used subconsciously by attackers. This includes yelling obscenities and heckling a person. It almost always forces the person being attacked to think about what is being said instead of focusing on what the yelling guy is doing.\n\nIf you find yourself in a self defense situation you can use this technique too. You don\u2019t have to have something clever to say to make this work. Just yell something. Keep in mind that if a fight wasn\u2019t eminent you have probably just made it eminent by yelling at the guy. So don\u2019t use this unless you are pretty darn sure a fight is coming your way.\n\nAlso if someone tries to use this technique on you in a fight the key is recognize it early, ignore what is being yelled, and instead focus on the attackers body movements looking for targets etc.\n\nThe best part is, now that you are aware of this distraction technique it will be much less likely to work on you.\n<strong>\nPhysical Distraction:<\/strong> This is anything you do which touches a person\u2019s body and causes their mind to change focus from you to whatever the distraction was. Physical distractions are great self defense tools because it is even harder to ignore a physical distraction than a verbal distraction, even if you know it is a distraction.\n\nA great example is throwing your drink at someone. If you are in a bar and a guy is trying to fight you or you know a fight is coming, chuck your drink at him. If it is one of those thick glass tumblers, all the better, you might not have to do anything else (how\u2019s that for quick and easy).\n\nHowever, if you were not the pitcher of your high school baseball team you probably aren\u2019t going to take him out with a glass to the face, but that really isn\u2019t the point of this move. In fact winding up to chuck it is a bad idea because it lets everyone in the room (including him) know that you are about to throw your drink (unwanted attention). Instead toss it in his face from a relaxed position in front of your body.\n\nI guarantee he will be distracted for at least a second, long enough for you to deliver good shot to the face or groin, or maybe kick him off his bar stool (always a classic).\n\nI\u2019ve got more great distractions to share with you all, but I would like to hear from you too. If you have any distraction techniques you have used or know of any great tricks please share them with the other readers by leaving a comment below.\n\nI\u2019ll finish this post up next week and tell you about the other distractions I know work well.\n\nAlright I hope you learned something from this, other than the fact that moon-walking bears are hard to see. If you want to learn how to follow up these distractions with some vicious and effective finishing moves check out my<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fightfast.com\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">home page<\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/strong>or sign up for my free video course on the top right of this page.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All great street fighters (or any kind of fighter) know the value of distraction. However, most average guys still believe in the \u2018fair fight\u2019 fantasy they have seen in movies or heard about in stories from our parent\u2019s generation. I\u2019ve got some news for you. 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