{"id":55,"date":"2011-07-13T17:46:49","date_gmt":"2011-07-13T17:46:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fightfast.com\/blog\/?p=55"},"modified":"2011-07-13T17:46:49","modified_gmt":"2011-07-13T17:46:49","slug":"how-a-throat-strike-can-end-a-fight-quick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fightfastvideos.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/13\/how-a-throat-strike-can-end-a-fight-quick\/","title":{"rendered":"How a Throat Strike Can End a Fight Quick"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>The key to any great self defense strategy is the targets you aim to hit.<\/strong>\n\nOne of your <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ezinearticles.com\/?What-Does-the-Best-Self-Defense-System-Look-Like?&amp;id=6424835\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">prime targets<\/span><\/a> <\/strong><\/span>should always be the throat and neck.\n\n<strong>Here\u2019s Why:<\/strong>\n\n-First off it\u2019s an <strong>easy target to hit<\/strong>. It is rarely protected, it can almost always be seen, and the shoulder and skull form a \u2018v\u2019 that will direct your blow to the neck even if it isn\u2019t perfectly aimed.\n\n<strong>-The neck carries tons of nerves to the brain<\/strong> which you can stun someone, often causing an involuntary collapse of the body (it only lasts a few seconds but it can mean all the difference).\n\n<strong>-The esophagus and \u2018adam\u2019s apple\u2019 are extremely sensitive<\/strong>. One good hit can send a real message that you are not fooling around. You can also make them choke for a second with a good strike\n\n<strong>-The knockout strike<\/strong>. You should not base your offense on hoping for a knockout strike but\u2026when aiming for the neck you may strike the base of the skull just right to end the fight then and there.\n\n<strong>-<\/strong>Finally <strong>the throat grab<\/strong> (which <strong>is a lethal strike<\/strong>) is highly effective and relatively easy to do.\n\n<strong>Why is focusing on a high value target so important?<\/strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nIn a self defense situation where you are fighting for your life you have to aim for the most devastating targets for two reasons:\n\n1. The average fight lasts 3-5 seconds so you don\u2019t have time to mess around with failed or blocked shots at the body or head (which is always defended)<em> if you don\u2019t hit a high value target he will<\/em>\n\n2. High value targets give you the best shot at ending a fight quickly with you on top. Don\u2019t forget you are not in a boxing match or karate tournament <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bobfightfast.hubpages.com\/hub\/Martial-Arts-vs-Self-Defense-Training\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">points don\u2019t matter<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span>. High value targets end street fights (there are no bells).\n\nAlso, focusing on a target and not on a particular punch or kick changes the way you fight.\n\nInstead of picking a move to use and looking for a target to hit it with (could be a good or bad target), you focus on high value targets and use whatever move it takes to strike the one that\u2019s open.\n\n<strong>This is how fights are won.<\/strong>\n\nIn the next post I\u2019ll show you one of the best techniques for striking the throat.\n\nOh, and don\u2019t forget to check me out on twitter @bobfightfast.\n\nStay tuned for the next post,\n\n&nbsp;","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The key to any great self defense strategy is the targets you aim to hit. One of your prime targets should always be the throat and neck. Here\u2019s Why: -First off it\u2019s an easy target to hit. It is rarely protected, it can almost always be seen, and the shoulder and skull form a \u2018v\u2019<a class=\"button alert expand\" id=\"followUp\" href=\"https:\/\/fightfastvideos.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/13\/how-a-throat-strike-can-end-a-fight-quick\/\"> Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2558,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,14],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fightfastvideos.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fightfastvideos.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fightfastvideos.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fightfastvideos.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fightfastvideos.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fightfastvideos.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fightfastvideos.com\/blog\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fightfastvideos.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fightfastvideos.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fightfastvideos.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}