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post 1589465861 10-10-2019, 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted By Lefticle⏩
Last one I got into was in Mexico when I was 25 (scary af). This dude was beating the living **** out his wife at this beach club right in front of me and no one was stopping him. Her nose was smashed, eyes swelled shut, and blood everywhere. Told him to stop and he looked at me and hit her again. I ran over and hit this dude so hard he went flying and landed on his ass. Long story short, I got my wife and got the fuk out of there lol.
You got lucky af. The same type of thing happened in my town outside a bar, this guy was beating the crap out of his girlfriend and a guy tried to intervene and he got shot and died.
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post 1589465931 10-10-2019, 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted By BulkingAkaFAT⏩
I'm scared to fight too...
Nothing wrong with being afraid? - Street fights i avoid like the PLAGUE!

Age 7-14 i was fighting everyone i could. So aggressive.
18+ Been in 2 street fights - Once because a man hit his wife in front of me & last time.Was buying a pizza & some random guy headbutted me.

I fear it for 2 reasons. 1. What will i do if they pull out a knife? 2. I'm a trained fighter - What happens if i throw a punch, knock a guy out & his head hits the ground...
Last one I got into was in Mexico when I was 25 (scary af). This dude was beating the living **** out his wife at this beach club right in front of me and no one was stopping him. Her nose was smashed, eyes swelled shut, and blood everywhere. Told him to stop and he looked at me and hit her again. I ran over and hit this dude so hard he went flying and landed on his ass. Long story short, I got my wife and got the fuk out of there lol.
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post 1589466151 10-10-2019, 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted By Lefticle⏩
Last one I got into was in Mexico when I was 25 (scary af). This dude was beating the living **** out his wife at this beach club right in front of me and no one was stopping him. Her nose was smashed, eyes swelled shut, and blood everywhere. Told him to stop and he looked at me and hit her again. I ran over and hit this dude so hard he went flying and landed on his ass. Long story short, I got my wife and got the fuk out of there lol.
Oh yeah - Never doing it again. Woman ended up turning around and started beating me when i was on top of her husband on the ground.
So i'm like FUK this.

Get up, go to walk away. He says "When we get home, you're getting it even worse" - From that night on i'll never defend a woman/man conflict.
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post 1589466311 10-10-2019, 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted By badreligion⏩
You got lucky af. The same type of thing happened in my town outside a bar, this guy was beating the crap out of his girlfriend and a guy tried to intervene and he got shot and died.
Yeah man, I'm glad nothing happened. I fully realized he might have a weapon or some cartel friends. However, I couldn't live with myself if I just sat there and watched this dude kill his wife.

My buddy who is 6'3" 225 was with me, so it was good knowing he had my back. I had never wished I had a gun so bad in my entire life.
Originally Posted By BulkingAkaFAT⏩
Oh yeah - Never doing it again. Woman ended up turning around and started beating me when i was on top of her husband on the ground.
So i'm like FUK this.

Get up, go to walk away. He says "When we get home, you're getting it even worse" - From that night on i'll never defend a woman/man conflict.
Lol jesus. I would have left at that point too. Like I said, I just couldn't live with myself if this dude killed her right in front of me and I did nothing.

This dude's wife was super grateful and we took her and her kids to a domestic violence shelter. It was weird cuz the dude was a mexican citizen and she was from texas. The embassy flew her back to texas the next morning.
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post 1589466401 10-10-2019, 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted By BulkingAkaFAT⏩
"When we get home, you're getting it even worse"
That'd piss me me off even more and I'd give him worse.
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post 1589466511 10-10-2019, 09:59 AM
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post 1589467341 10-10-2019, 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted By BulkingAkaFAT⏩
I'm scared to fight too...
Nothing wrong with being afraid? - Street fights i avoid like the PLAGUE!

Age 7-14 i was fighting everyone i could. So aggressive.
18+ Been in 2 street fights - Once because a man hit his wife in front of me & last time. Was buying a pizza & some random guy headbutted me.

I fear it for 2 reasons. 1. What will i do if they pull out a knife? 2. I'm a trained fighter - What happens if i throw a punch, knock a guy out & his head hits the ground...


Actual Pic of guy who headbutted me when i was buying a pizza.

He was Australian & was looking for a fight the whole night apparently.
Shook hands after it & then walked home together. Turns out he was visiting family & was a nice guy.

Seen him 2 months after in the gym - He asked me to come for a drink with him that night.

Australians are weird.
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There's really only a handful of boxers who really know how to box. Floyd is the best example of boxing because he shows you how to use the shoulder roll for when someone hits you with a right hand. Thats about all you can take away from boxing.

Really the best thing you can do for yourself is cardio and strength training or up the amount of weight your circle can push when you go out. But there's plenty of things you can take away from any fighting style. You just have to figure out what to take out and work in an actual fighting situation.
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Originally Posted By tunafishha⏩
There's really only a handful of boxers who really know how to box. Floyd is the best example of boxing because he shows you how to use the shoulder roll for when someone hits you with a right hand. Thats about all you can take away from boxing.

Really the best thing you can do for yourself is cardio and strength training or up the amount of weight your circle can push when you go out. But there's plenty of things you can take away from any fighting style. You just have to figure out what to take out and work in an actual fighting situation.
floyd knows how to run around the ring. in a streetfight he'd run away before you can hit him. he won't he rolling any shoulders
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post 1589473991 10-10-2019, 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted By AWillis⏩
floyd knows how to run around the ring. in a streetfight he'd run away before you can hit him. he won't he rolling any shoulders
The point is, the right hand is what most people will throw at you because its their dominant hand. In the heat of the moment, almost all fights will start with a wild swinging right hand. And then after a few punches, everyone is basically winded.

So learn how to defend against noob right hands, work on cardio, work on upper body strength. that is the best starting points - if you want to get into a fight, being trained makes you more likely to get into a fight because you think your capable.

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post 1589478771 10-10-2019, 12:51 PM
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Boxing is great learn some judo slams too
post 1589479211 10-10-2019, 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted By tunafishha⏩
The point is, the right hand is what most people will throw at you because its their dominant hand. In the heat of the moment, almost all fights will start with a wild swinging right hand. And then after a few punches, everyone is basically winded.

So learn how to defend against noob right hands, work on cardio, work on upper body strength. that is the best starting points - if you want to get into a fight, being trained makes you more likely to get into a fight because you think your capable.

Bunch of massive idiots who have no idea how to fight
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post 1589479231 10-10-2019, 12:58 PM
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If you can throw a good 1-2 you can win most street fights. I was never a boxer but my dad used to and he taught me how to throw punches, combinations ect.. I'm a quick learner and beat a lot of my friends who box. I'm more athletic then most people tho, and hit harder
post 1589479381 10-10-2019, 01:01 PM
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wrestling -> jujitsu -> boxing
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2 guys going mano y Mano with no interference, I’d rather be a skilled grappler, and choke him out with little damage to either party(other than his hurt pride). Getting jumped by a group of *******s who will gladly dog pile you if you get the better of the first guy, I’d like sharp striking and a sick pair of running shoes.
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Boxing is a great form of self defense. There's no "best" for of self defense.
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yeah. one of my bodybuilder friends fought a guy that weighed like 10kg less then him and was a whole foot short than him, but the guy did boxing. he beat the **** out of my bodybuilder friend even though my friend looked like goliath.
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Originally Posted By iloveus⏩
Boxing is a great form of self defense. There's no "best" for of self defense.
Not true, the best self defense is not getting into that type of situation in the first place.
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If you really worried about self defense carry a weapon and avoid confrontation. I usually carry a gun if I go to sketchy areas, nothing beats a weapon.

Boxing is a great and so are a lot of the other arts. I've boxed for 10 years and like it. Seen 3 guys beat the **** of bigger buys in street fights with it.
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Originally Posted By iloveus⏩
Bas Rutten did slaps instead of closed fists because the hand breaks in a fist.
Exactly, although I think in another vid he said if it was 1 on 1 he'd use normal punches
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Originally Posted By Mansion700⏩
How can he slap?????? Seriously, though, this style looks surprisingly effective. Although the flurry of slaps and low kicks aren't going to do any damage, they look effective in keeping an attacker on the defensive. Even if you don't harm your opponent if you can walk away unhurt that's still a win imo.
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Originally Posted By 1hardgainer⏩
How can he slap?????? Seriously, though, this style looks surprisingly effective. Although the flurry of slaps and low kicks aren't going to do any damage, they look effective in keeping an attacker on the defensive. Even if you don't harm your opponent if you can walk away unhurt that's still a win imo.
It's the Iron palm, one of the arts that Shaolin monks practice,

imagine getting hit by one full force:

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Originally Posted By Kay4Kool⏩
Muay Thai > Boxing in a street fight

Depends also on quality of instructors

Kicking > hands

Hands can break during a street fight
Kicking in a street fight is terrible advice (unless you happen to be above average at kicking, in terms of speed and power).

Taking a foot off a ground to kick someone in the head is really bad advice, where the average person will fall on their ass due to the ground conditions or shoes, and the person rushing forward. Best to keep both of your feet on the ground.

(Stopping someone with a kick to the thigh is something that Joe Aldo can do, but the average person can't.)
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The single most effective method of self defense is to not get into a street fight in the first place. This can be done by not living in crappy areas, practicing situational awareness and prioritising your personal safety over your ego (last one is most difficult for males aged 18 to 25).

Second is probably carry a gun if that's an option and you're not a hothead retard. Guns are better at winning fights than fists and it's not close. If guns are illegal, other weapons like a extendable baton or Mace.

Third is learning how to fight and unless you have the time, money and inclination to become expert in various aspects of grappling, striking, fighting with and against various weapons, fighting multiple opponents etc. it probably doesn't matter. Pick any legit fighting method that you enjoy and do some cardio and strength training.
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Originally Posted By tunafishha⏩
The point is, the right hand is what most people will throw at you because its their dominant hand. In the heat of the moment, almost all fights will start with a wild swinging right hand. And then after a few punches, everyone is basically winded.

So learn how to defend against noob right hands, work on cardio, work on upper body strength. that is the best starting points - if you want to get into a fight, being trained makes you more likely to get into a fight because you think your capable.

White guys like this never **** with black or hispanic dudes.
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Originally Posted By Mr
The single most effective method of self defense is to not get into a street fight in the first place. This can be done by not living in crappy areas, practicing situational awareness and prioritising your personal safety over your ego (last one is most difficult for males aged 18 to 25).

Second is probably carry a gun if that's an option and you're not a hothead retard. Guns are better at winning fights than fists and it's not close. If guns are illegal, other weapons like a extendable baton or Mace.

Third is learning how to fight and unless you have the time, money and inclination to become expert in various aspects of grappling, striking, fighting with and against various weapons, fighting multiple opponents etc. it probably doesn't matter. Pick any legit fighting method that you enjoy and do some cardio and strength training.
Great post.

Not to mention with #3... Getting hit in the head is not good for your brain.
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Originally Posted By badreligion⏩
Don't know but it's irrelevant because Krav Maga isn't meant for sport. There is sparring/fighting in Krav Maga training but it differs from competition fighting.
Ah, there it is, the 'it's too lethal for competition fighting.' Haven't heard that since the late 90s/early 00s lol

Take your Krav Maga to the cage and start making some money.
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