{"id":409,"date":"2011-11-29T15:31:00","date_gmt":"2011-11-29T23:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fightfast.com\/blog\/?p=409"},"modified":"2020-02-19T16:47:02","modified_gmt":"2020-02-19T16:47:02","slug":"street-proven-fight-winning-attitude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fightfastvideos.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/29\/street-proven-fight-winning-attitude\/","title":{"rendered":"Street Proven Fight Winning Attitude"},"content":{"rendered":"Most fights are lost for one very simple reason, hesitation. The person being attacked either does not react fast enough or is less willing to use violent force than the attacker.\n\nLearning self defense and street fighting skills are a huge part of ensuring that you are victorious but your attitude and mindset are even more important.\n\nWhen most of us (law abiding, courteous citizens) are attacked we don\u2019t know how to react. We don\u2019t use violence in our daily life, it is foreign to us. In fact, most people are downright uncomfortable with violence.\n\nThis is where criminals have a huge advantage. They survive off of violence and they are very good at scaring us normal folks into giving them what they want at the threat or use of a little violence.\n\nOn top of this most of the time it is hesitation that causes someone to lose a street fight. This is even a problem for those of us who are comfortable with the thought of using violence to protect ourselves and our families.\n\nThis is why simply knowing self defense and how to use violence will not save your kiester in a real street fight.\n\nThere are really two kinds of hesitation. The first kind is simply not acting soon enough. For example the all too common \u201cI\u2019m not going to hit first.\u201d Other people simply refuse to accept the fact that a fight is coming until they get hit.\n\nDon\u2019t be that guy (or girl). Don\u2019t get me wrong I\u2019m not suggesting that you turn into a loose cannon, but if you feel threatened or you get that little twinge in your stomach that is telling you \u201csomthin\u2019 ain\u2019t right\u201d you must act immediately.\n\nLet\u2019s take a moment and discuss a little life lesson. Patience is only a virtue when you are dealing with your spouse, your child, or the DMV. Patience which is often hesitation in disguise will not serve you well most areas of life, especially not in a fight. Taking action puts you in control of the situation. Control is good, especially when you are talking about control over your life.\n\nAct, don\u2019t react.\n[dfads params='groups=292&limit=1&orderby=random']\nOkay enough with the philosophical stuff. Let\u2019s get practical. If you are the first to hit you are statistically much more likely to win the fight. Enough said.\n\nThe second type of hesitation is more common for people who have martial arts or self defense training. This kind of hesitation causes people who \u2018know better\u2019 to get hurt and killed in street fights every year.\n\nI\u2019m talking about scale of violence. Many trained martial artists will lose street fights because they fail to bring enough violence into the fight. They know what to do but they just can\u2019t bring themselves to do it.\n\nThey are comfortable with the thought of using vicious moves, and if you asked them if they would eye gouge someone who was threatening their life they would say \u2018hell yeah.\u2019\n
\n\"winning<\/div>\nAs with many things in life the trouble starts when they have to put that thought into action. The thought of doing an eye gouge is a lot different than the act of plunging your thumb into the eye socket of someone threatening your family.\n\nWhen it comes down to it they are afraid to hurt someone who is trying to hurt them. This is the absolute worst reason to lose a fight.\n\nIf you don\u2019t know how to fight and you get your butt kicked in a street fight you can\u2019t really be criticized.\n\nIf you do know how to fight and you just failed to be mean and nasty enough to win you will get no sympathy from anyone who is experienced with street fighting or self defense.\n\nThe key is, once you engage a person who you know has no regard for your health and safety you must return the favor. As the old cliche goes you must fight fire with fire.\n
\n\"ear<\/div>\nHe is willing to do whatever it takes to win. The only thing that will stop him is him realizing that you are willing to do terrible things to him (stuff like snapping all the ligaments in his knee, blowing out his ear drum with an ear slap, or biting out a chunk of flesh).\n\nShowing him that you are willing to use nasty street fighting moves will make your wallet suddenly much less valuable to him.\n\nCriminals may be mean, cruel, and heartless but they aren\u2019t stupid enough to lose an eye over a wallet.\n[dfads params='groups=292&limit=1&orderby=random']\nIt all comes back to that fight winning attitude. What are you willing to do to protect yourself? I am willing to use whatever means necessary. I hope you feel the same way.\n\nIf you do feel this way your fighting mindset should be as follows:\n\nIf someone tries to hurt me I am going to immediately use the most brutal and violent force I know to eliminate the threat to my life.\n\nIt\u2019s as simple as that. A fighting mindset doesn\u2019t require meditation or hours of training. It requires you making a decision and promise to yourself that you will take the necessary action to save your skin.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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