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Regularly it seems that someone asks how I’d win a street fight. I feel the question is dangerously misguided. The word “win” should not be used in a given context.
The real question is how do yousurvive a street fight?
Do not fight. Avoid physical confrontation at all cost. If you fight, you are part of the problem. If you fight, you are trying to win, which means you are playing the same game - a game where the street fighter has all the advantages (he even picked the time and the place where he has maximum tactical advantage).
Running away as fast as you humanly can is your best defense. No, you are not being a chicken. Put your ego aside and understand that in a street fight you are in mortal danger. Any semi-experienced street fighter will not corner you if he does not have something he can seriously hurt you with.
ONLY IF the fight is absolutely unavoidable, here are a few other suggestions:
How to Win a Street Fight
Regularly it seems that someone asks how I’d win a street fight. I feel the question is dangerously misguided. The word “win” should not be used in a given context.
The real question is how do you survive a street fight?
Do not fight. Avoid physical confrontation at all cost. If you fight, you are part of the problem. If you fight, you are trying to win, which means you are playing the same game - a game where the street fighter has all the advantages (he even picked the time and the place where he has maximum tactical advantage).
Running away as fast as you humanly can is your best defense. No, you are not being a chicken. Put your ego aside and understand that in a street fight you are in mortal danger. Any semi-experienced street fighter will not corner you if he does not have something he can seriously hurt you with.
ONLY IF the fight is absolutely unavoidable, here are a few other suggestions:
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