![\"Ground](\"http:\/\/fightfast.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/DSC_0201-300x196.jpg\" "\\"Ground")
\n\nFirst of all, yes, almost all fights go to the ground, seems pretty obvious to me. One guy gets his butt kicked and will end up on the ground in pain, or one guy ends up on his back while the other guy give the old ground and pounds (as you can see in the picture) That\u2019s exactly where this story ends.\n\nThe only ground fighting most attackers are going to do is giving their victim a good kick to the ribs or head while they are on the ground. I hate to break it to you but your mad Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu skills don\u2019t work too well against a guy kicking you in the face once he\u2019s thrown you to the ground.\n\nOn top of that let\u2019s say you are a great ground fighter with tons of training. You get jumped and instantly decide to take this guy to the ground so you can make him scream like a little girl while you lock up his elbow or knee or whatever. That works just fine until his buddy walks up and gives your dome a good boot with his size 12 Timberlane work boots. Jiu-Jitsu is an awesome martial art and Jiu-Jitsu guys make great fighters in the ring.\n\nUnfortunately when you get jumped it won\u2019t be in a ring. It is also very likely that there will be multiple attackers, to make matters worse the ground will be hard and probably covered with debris (think broken glass, gravel, rusty nails).\n\nAll this is just making the point that in a street fight situation the last place you want to be is on the ground. Still skeptical? Want to talk about statistics?\n\nHow about this one: the average street fight lasts between 3 and 8 seconds This is 3 to 8 seconds of on your feet fighting usually ending with 1 guy on the ground. (Based on police reports, FBI reports, underground fight videos, security camera footage, and the first hand experience of dozens of fighters who have together been in over 1000 street fights).\n\nDon\u2019t get me wrong I\u2019m not saying you shouldn\u2019t learn any ground fighting skills. I know that statistically speaking if a fight last for 12 or more seconds it WILL go to the ground (both guys this time). My point is that you should focus 80% of your self defense training on stand up fighting. Spend the remaining time on ground fighting. You definitely don\u2019t want to be caught in a ground fight without knowing any ground fighting moves.\n\nThe thing to keep in mind is that you should never have the desire to take a street fight to the ground. That would be a seriously poor choice if you like the current round shape of your head, not to mention having intact front teeth. Bottom line, the ground is where bad things happen especially if there are multiple attackers. Being on your feet allows you to move quickly and escape. Escaping with your health is the number one goal of any street fight.\n\nThe number two goal is to eliminate the threat to yourself and others. Ground fighting is not necessary for either of these goals. It shocks me to hear people casually throw around this fighting myth. And it not only shocks me, it also makes me really angry. This myth gets people hurt. I know the people who spread this myth are saying it because that\u2019s what they genuinely believe. I can\u2019t fault them for that (there are too many \u2018experts\u2019 out there spreading this miss-information). I just want to set the record straight so that people don\u2019t get hurt.\n\nThe growing popularity of MMA has been a big component of this myth. I love watching MMA as I\u2019m sure you do, but you have to realize that it is a sport. It is not street fighting. Most MMA fighters have a ton of street fighting experience.\n\nI\u2019m not suggesting they don\u2019t know how to street fight. What I\u2019m saying is that if you ask them what they would do in a street fight situation I guarantee none of them would want to take the fight to the ground if they could avoid it.\n\nHow do I know this? I\u2019ve been working with the most feared underground street fighters for over 20 years and I haven\u2019t met one yet whose main strategy was ground fighting.\n\nSo the next time you hear someone throw this myth around set \u2018em straight for me. You could be saving their life (or at least their teeth).","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I\u2019ve written about the \u201call fights go to the ground\u201d misunderstanding before, but I\u2019m going to do it again because this myth is so dang persistent. Recently I\u2019ve seen it popping up all over the place. First of all, yes, almost all fights go to the ground, seems pretty obvious to me. 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