Street Fight - Can You Defend Yourself?

Street Fight - Can You Defend Yourself?

In general, street fights unfold in a few certain ways. Theres either an extremely quick knockout, loads of swinging punches between the two fighters, or the fight goes to the ground after a while. Street fights are very unfair in some ways, they take no prisoners. The feelings that go through your mind and body when you know you have to fight can be scarey. You feel shakey and weak, not forgeting nervous. Your adrenaline takes over. These feelings are actually helping you, although it may not seem like it at the time.

This is your bodys way of preparing you for a fight or battle of some kind, so don't be scared of it. Everyone feels like this, or has done at some point. These feelings can be controlled, you can use them to your advantage. The fear factor can save you, keep you alert. If you do a Martial Art of some kind, or boxing, you don't feel the same scared feeling, your still nervous but in a different, more prepared kind of way. You feel more alert towards the situation rather then really shakey and scared. This nervous feeling can be overcome with the right mindset, no problem.

Like i have said before, the more you practice fighting, whether it be Boxing sparring or Martial Arts etc, you will be much more at ease when you know a fight is going to happen, rather then it be totally alien to you. It's the same with anything in life, a new job, after a while you get more experienced and become able to do your job better.

If you keep on feeding and working on the thing your scared of, throwing yourself into the fire, you will become so used to it, that after a while it becomes second nature. We are creatures of habit. In order to conquer anything you have to face it full on. The more you face it, the more you become less fearful of it. So then a fight doesn't seem that scarey anymore and it's down to the fact that by training in boxing or martial arts, your confidence has out grown your fear and you know you can defend yourself.

Always try to stay out of a street fight, they are bad news and should be avoided if possible. Never set out to learn to fight just for the purpose of fighting for no reason, just because you know you can. You will never find inner peace, or make many friends this way.

Avoiding a fight should be at the top of your list, but if it can't be avoided, you have to know how to defend yourself, because at some point, it will be needed.

How To Defend Yourself

How To Defend Yourself

Need To Defend Yourself? Remember These Tips

Well, I would say most males would love to be good fighters. Sadly or maybe luckily, not all males have that fighting gene. But that doesn't mean you can't defend yourself, or learn to defend yourself.

Firstly, if you want to be able to defend yourself against being hit in the face, you have to be aware of the shot coming, if your not, your most probably going to get knocked out. Like the old, and very true saying goes, the punches that knock you out are the ones you don't see coming. If you are aware your going to get hit and see it coming, your body automatically tenses up and protects you, gets you ready for an impact.

So never forget, always stay alert when you know a fight situation is within arms length. People love to get the first punch in, and if your standing within range to be hit, you better be prepared. Don't stand in range and just try to talk it through. Keep your distance, if they want to get close to you back off a step or two, keep the distance there, and only close that distance if you know your going to fight or if you know the situation has been fully sorted out. If i know there is an argument or disagreement that cold turn nasty, I am NEVER in distance to be hit.

Also, never forget, a moving target is much harder to hit then a still one. If someone goes to hit you and you just slightly move your head either down or side to side, they have a good chance of not connecting properly. Same with your arms and hands. If you get used to having them up by your face in a fight, they will most definately save you from being hit flush in the face. Most people that on the street will use hooks, if you have your arm(s) up, almost in the position as if your using a mobile phone, but bring your elbow round and forearm round to cover the side of your face more. You have an excellent chance of blocking the hook with this type of arm position. So then you take the punch on the arms and not in the face.

Just remember, never let your guard down when you know a fight could take place.

Alcohol is such a bad thing when fighting, you will forget about keeping your arms up and your wits about you, forget about the distance and end up swinging punches like a crazy man. This is when you lose your fighting skills that would save you and you go to the "average guys" level. Make sure you don't go there. Don't drink too much!

To defend yourself you need to be able to think clearly, and drinking alcohol does the total opposite.