some of you are weak physically and mentally. what are you gonna do when you get mugged? just lay there and take it? what about if someone grabs your woman in a sexual way right in front of you? what if you get punched in the face out of nowhere? are you just gonna take it and say that your the one who is sorry? i can see alot of you had soft, easy lives with everything handed to you. i suppose thats why you preach all this love and peace. its not gonna happen hippies! get up and fight when you have to. it is our human nature to fight and defend ourselves. and i dont mean standing on the sidewalk holding up a sign on a stick.
I know this is not what you want to hear this but, in my opinion, it is not worth fighting over. Try and avoid the person if you can. You have already apologized and it did not help the situation. So now you just need to let it go and walk away. Just let his threats, insults or whatever go without a reaction from you. If he physically attacks you that is a different situation. Then you must do what is necessary to win the fight fast as myself and others mentioned in previous posts. You should give some thought to studying a martial art. Not only will it teach you how to deal with a confrontation, but it will definitely help you gain more control over your feelings and thoughts.
Don't start a fight with him...but if he hits you or comes towards you like he's going to, don't just sit there, fight back!
Oh, the irony. You do realize, of course, that Nelson Mandela was at one point the leader of a guerilla band of soldiers? That Caesar Chavez fought in WW2?
If you've gotta stronger opponent who wants to fight you, and you have little to no experience, my advice is to avoid fighting. If all else fails, keep your hand in close, and throw straights. Most thugs start off with big looping hooks, and your straight will beat that to his jaw every time. Once he gets in close, work the gut with your knee. Throw this in a circular motion. Still though, you're not going to be any better then him if you beat him up. You'll just be bawling over some stupid schoolyard crap.
I know this is different being a girl fight. But this (bitch) grabbed my hair and brought my head down pulling it, but 2 sconds later I slugged her with a fist in her face. OVER! she cried off the scene. but after, talking about it with neighbors and the ones at the scene, I cried. It hurt me as much as it hurt her. I didn't like it.
Fighting is a really complicated art. I don't like it and I do. Fighting is simple at the core, best your opponent until they quit or can no longer fight back. This situation is stupid as fuck. Schoolyard pricks are just that, pricks. There is no motive for this fight but words and words don't do shit. My advice for fighting is to remember that its a mental game as much as a physical one. Bruce lee taught things like this, maybe you should look him up. Ignore anyone that says anything about honor, anything about honor is just more words, honor is a code that knights and fuedal lords used to live by. It has nothing with defending yourself in the 21st century. When/if you fight him, you have to clear your mind of fear and of the mental block of not hurting him. You have to will to hurt him, set your sights even beyond your muscle strength (if you even know it). Look for weaknesses and spots that aren't being defended. I'm sure there will be no defense in the fight and anything anyone tells you about technique will be useless. You have to become an animal, that's the only way to win. Ignore every blow he gives you, and pound the fuck out of his face, ribs, and legs. If you can, a charging knee to the face will obliterate anyone I garuntee you if you punch him and daze him, then grab his head and ram your knee through his skull, he will be so taken aback that he probably will quit. If multiple people are there you might as well just give up, there's no use killing yourself when you can't win. Don't bring knives, weapons, or anything that will result in you landing in a jail, I've heard pcp lets people pick up cars, maybe try some before the fight. In reality it removes the limits on your muscles that your brain gives you so you don't destroy your own body. That's my 2 cents.
I'd assume this has been resolved by now. Don't lose control when your fighting. Unless you're the incredible hulk, you're going to be an easier target. My favorite combo lately is roundhouse to lead leg, left elbow to face, clench. headbutt to nose, take down to guard, followed by triangle choke.
Ahem ... I retract my earlier advice. Sounds to me like you earned yourself an asswhipping, best thing you can do is buck up and take it, and try to learn something from the experience. You won't be the first fellow who let a battleship mouth overrun a canoe ass.
I was bullied when I was in school. I learned that a quick shot to the ribs stops the bullying. They never expect it.
I took several years of judo, and I personally find the best way to end a fight is using a submission hold. It gives them time to think about what they are doing without hurting them too much. If they clearly see that you are the more skilled of the both of you, they will usually back off. And depending on the hold it is possible to choke them into submission, rob them of oxygen and force them to pass out. Allowing you to get away, or maybe tie them up with the rope you always have handy! haha jk Anyhow a good submission hold can be difficult if they are a lot stronger than you. If you have the opportunity during the fight to hit pressure points, do so as much as possible. My personal favorite is the underarm pit. If you some how are able to expose his underarm, punch him in the arm pit as hard as possible. This hurts like a son of a bitch. It will take away his will to fight if you do it hard enough or frequently enough. His arm will start to throb and he will lose feeling, no joke, it is painful. It can cause permenant vascular and/or nerve damage as there are quite a few nerve endings and exposed arteries and veins under there, so understand the consequences of what you are doing. In fact, thats always a good rule of thumb, understand the consequences of what you are doing!!!! The way I see it, is if you are in a fight with somebody that much bigger than yourself, they have to understand that they could very easily kill you without even intending to. Thus I dont care why or where you are fighting, do what you can to protect yourself. Use your environment; pick up a handfull of dirt and throw it in his eyes, kick him in the groin, smack his ear, use some brass knuckles, fight dirty! Just get out alive! A roll of quarters is always a fun surprise, just know that you could cause some serious damage to your own knuckles in the process. Oh one more thing, for the love of your own knuckles, do NOT punch with the pinky side of your fist!!! Those bones are not aligned with the wrist and you will damage them permenantly if you hit too hard. Punch with your index and middle knuckles, and make sure your wrists are aligned when you do it. This makes all the difference in a good solid punch. A good solid elbow to the chin of your oponent is always a good way to save your wrists as well. The only reason I say this is because I have very skinny wrists and have thus had to find ways to apply force without punching. There are other parts that are better suited to the task anyhow such as a heel, bent knee, or bent elbow. Most importantly, just avoid getting hit as much as possible, that is the key to winning a fight. Dont charge in and tackle him like a moron unless you can grapple. Be ready, wait for him to swing, then use his weight against him. For example; when he swings move to the outside of the punch, pull his arm if you can down and towards your side and plant an elbow square in his jaw. The only people I have seen that could take a blow like that are professional fighters, so if he is not a pro, and you can pull this off, you are golden.
I agree with you on the elbow strikes. I also have small wrists (and small hands) and I'm always worried that I'll injure them when I'm messing around with the heavy bag and I'll never be able to play an instrument ever again. For some reason though, I'm not worried about practicing aikido despite all the painful wrist, arm and shoulder locks I've experienced.
