A fight is a confrontation when two or more people compete for dominance and honor. While avoiding combat is usually the best option, if you have to fight, you have to know how to defend yourself and how to attack your enemies at the right time. Whether you're fighting on the streets or in a closed environment, knowing how to apply the correct fighting stance and how to direct your attacks into weak areas of your opponent can save your life. If you want to know how to fight, just follow these steps.
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Method 1 of 3: Fighting by Attacking
Step 1. Get into a fighting stance
If you want to fight, you have to be ready to fight. To do this, spread your feet shoulder-width apart and bend your knees slightly so that you are not standing fully upright. You need to stay balanced so you don't get thrown to the ground. Be relaxed. Jump slightly as you adjust your position by taking small steps, and keep your hands up to protect your face.
Clenching your teeth will reduce the chances of you breaking your jaw if you get hit
Step 2. Hit the opponent
The first thing you have to do is punch properly. To punch effectively, bend four fingers downward into your palm and place your thumb on the outside of the four fingers, not inside the four fingers unless you want to break your own thumb. Hit the opponent in the nose or stomach to cause serious injuries. Straight, direct punches are best for untrained fighters. Here's how to do it:
- Try to bend your elbows at a 30 to 45 degree angle in front of your face.
- Extend the reach of the fist by using your elbows and shoulders, straightening your arms.
- Push your weight through your shoulders and into your arms, which connect your strokes at the farthest reach for the greatest hitting power for your strokes.
Step 3. Attack first
Once your feet are stable, don't hesitate. Releasing the first punch is more intended to break away from the opponent and get a dominant position in the fight. Don't dodge your opponent too much or try to get the perfect position. It's better to hit your opponent when you have a good chance to hit.
Step 4. Adjust your strength in battle
Use the beginning of the fight to estimate how the opponent's ability. Customize your fights based on your strengths and your opponent's weaknesses:
- If you are taller, try to keep your distance from your opponent. Your limbs that are longer than your opponent's will allow you to hit from far beyond your opponent's reach.
- If you are shorter, move quickly and get closer. They will try to keep their distance from you and use their height to their advantage.
- If your movement is faster, get closer fast, hit fast, and walk away fast. Do battle with effective consecutive hits.
- If your movement is slower, keep it simple. Let the opponent approach you, rather than you chasing them.
- Know your strengths, and use them at the right time. A well-planned move means much more than dozens of haphazard moves.
Step 5. Get away from your opponent if he grabs you from behind
This is a position that you must avoid as quickly as possible, before your opponent knocks you to the ground and overwhelms you. So here are a few moves to try to make him unable to do it and get you back in the face of him:
- Step on the back of his leg. Land your heel as hard as you can on the back of your opponent's foot and wait for him to scream in pain.
- Swing your head back. Throw your head back until it hits your opponent's nose. He will let you go after you hurt him.
- Squeeze his fingers. Instead of grabbing his wrist, put your hand on all of his fingers and squeeze tightly until he gives up.
Save energy. Concentrate energy in your moves, and don't make too many moves that tire yourself out in the middle of a fight. Some opponents will try to get you to "dance" so they can attack after you're exhausted. Be prepared to practice "Aikido" (a martial art that waits for an opponent's attack before attacking back). Taking a few hits while protecting yourself can tire your opponent and overwhelm him mentally.
Step 1. Never take your eyes off your opponent
Never take your eyes off your opponent. Sometimes your opponent won't do anything even if you look away but more experienced fighters will take advantage of the situation and can knock you out.
Step 2. Fake the attack
Every time you attack, you are in an open state. When you hit, for example, the arm cannot be used defensively, and your opponent can parry the blow and then proceed to attack the exposed part of your body with the other hand. But if you fake an attack, your opponent will react with a counterattack that leaves him in an open state. The key is to convince the person that you are going to make a certain move, and anticipate how they will react.
You can mix fake attacks with real attacks to keep your opponent confused and unable to guess whether you're going to continue the move
Method 2 of 3: Fighting with Defense
Step 1. Receive a blow to the head
Although not getting hit is the best option, but when fighting, there's a chance that you'll get hit at some point, so it's better to know how to avoid it. To take a hit to the head, step forward in the direction of the blow, flexing your neck and clenching your jaw to minimize impact. Aim your opponent's punch at your forehead, so that your opponent feels the pain in his hand rather than hurting your nose, cheek or jaw.
Leaning forward toward the direction of the punch rather than away from the actual punch will minimize the impact of the blow, as the opponent will have less time to gain momentum for the blow
Step 2. Receive a punch in the stomach
If a punch goes to your stomach, you should tense your abs without pushing your stomach inward. If possible, try to move so that you receive a blow from the side rather than directly in the stomach, which can damage your internal organs and cause you to bend over in pain.
Avoid holding your breath or you will lose your breath from a blow to the stomach causing temporary difficulty breathing. Instead, try to exhale slightly before getting hit in the stomach, which will naturally tense your stomach muscles
Step 3. Avoid being locked and captured
If your opponent tries to catch you, he will crouch down and put his arms around your waist and hips as he tries to shake your balance. Don't try to grab his head, even if this seems tempting. Instead, move your arms forward and grip his hips or upper body, and try to push him away.
After that, you've created enough distance and regained your balance, so you can try kicking your opponent in the groin or stomping on their feet
Step 4. Avoid being strangled
If your opponent is behind you and is choking you, don't bend your knees to throw them forward through your back. This will actually tighten the grip and can cause serious injury, especially if you are not strong enough to support the weight. Instead, deflect the choke by grabbing your opponent's arm around your neck, tilting your body to the side to create space between the two of you until he's sideways off your back.
If you tilt your body at an angle enough, you may even be able to knock your opponent to the ground. After knocking him down, you can try to hold him to the ground by pressing his back
Step 5. Know what to do if you fall on the ground
If the attacker manages to knock you down so that you fall on your back, don't take your eyes off him and try to stand up. Taking your eyes off your opponent is a guarantee that you'll be hit straight away. Instead, keep your eyes on the attacker and elevate your legs, trying to kick your opponent as hard as you can in their calves, knees or groin. If he's crouched down or close to the ground, aim at his face. Once you've inflicted enough damage, you can stand back up.
- After you kick or injure your opponent, causing him to jump backwards, roll to your side and use your arms to support your weight as you try to get back up.
- Keep looking at your opponent, even when you're trying to get up. You might think he's still in pain, but he can move forward again when you're still trying to stand up.
Step 6. Don't let your opponent lock you on the ground
If you are on the ground with an opponent, you must prevent him from getting on you, or not getting on top of you at all costs. When you're on the ground on your side or stomach, you'll have a better chance of escaping than if he locks you on your back. Once you're in that position, try to fight as fast as you can to get up and walk away.
If he has locked you in a supine position, then he will easily lock you up and hit you in the face. Avoid this situation at all costs
Step 7. Shout
If you want to get out of the fight as quickly as possible, scream as loud as you can while fighting. This is likely to make other people come and scare your opponents, thus keeping you safe. Even if you're in a location that seems deserted, try to scream as loud as you can, hoping that someone will come. Screaming will also break away from your opponent because he will not expect you to scream in the middle of a fight.
Even if no one comes to your aid, yelling can break your opponent's concentration and scare him into thinking someone else is coming
Method 3 of 3: Fighting Cheats
Step 1. Attack the opponent's face
The face is a part that is very vulnerable to attack. Injuring your opponent's eyes, nose and face can cause great pain and slow down your opponent greatly. Here are some ways to try:
- Banging the head into the opponent's face. Use your forehead to hit your opponent's nose. This bump can break his nose if you do it right.
- Prick both eyes with your fingers. This can cause excruciating pain and can blind and make him lose his way so that there is enough time for you to run away or deliver further attacks.
- Hit him on the nose. This is a very effective part to cause serious injury.
Step 2. Aim the attack on the neck and throat
Hitting your opponent's neck and face is guaranteed to stop him immediately, but only temporarily. If you really want to hurt him, try these moves:
- Hit the opponent in the back of the neck to temporarily make him unconscious.
- Hit the opponent in the middle of the throat to injure the airway.
Step 3. Kick the opponent where it hurts
If there are no rules in your fight, then your only goal should be to win. If you just want to win the fight, then you don't have to follow fighting etiquette. Try to hurt your opponent, limp, or fall to the ground, which will give you enough time to escape. Here are some ways to do it:
- Perform the attack with the knee to the groin. This is guaranteed to stop the opponent's efforts.
- Perform low kicks at the opponent in the groin, knee, or stomach. Kick the opponent using the sole of the foot. But make sure to do it quickly and keep your balance, because you can easily get distracted when you kick.
Tips
- Kicking your opponent's knee on the leg that is supporting him will break him or seriously injure him.
- Avoid looking at your opponent's feet or hands. The way to read a kick or a punch is to look at the knees and shoulders. If he sees your feet, move your feet and hit your opponent's head.
- Try to see how the person is fighting before fighting him. This can give you a tactical advantage, though not always possible.
- Fake moves are a very useful tool, but difficult to use if your opponent is experienced.
- It's a good idea to master a type of martial arts first and also have fighting experience.
- Hit the opponent, but make sure you do it right. Otherwise, your thumb bone could be broken.
- Try aiming at your opponent's back when he's not looking. This will get him into trouble.
- Always try to hit first. This can provide huge benefits. Also aim at the jaw, straight, or slightly from the side. This punch can easily take your opponent by surprise, or even knock him out if done correctly.
Warning
- Do not hesitate. In other words, the next time you want to kick, kick. If you don't, your movement will stop and you'll get kicked yourself, and the element of surprise is lost.
- Never strike first at school, because you will be in the wrong position. Even counter-attacking can lead to poor results, for example getting into trouble or getting injured.
