Today,I want to tell you about some of the worst
attacks that I have ever come across.
I don't mean PERSONALsituations, I'm talking about the most common
attacks that happen on the street, time and time again.
Not only am I going to show you them, I'll also show you the
fastest and easiest ways to use them AGAINST an attacker. But
first, let me answer some questions from readers:
READER'S QUESTION >>>
"I get really nervous when I go to this bar my friends hang out in.
They live on the other side of town and I have to walk all the way
there through the streets at night and there are usually a lot of
drunk and aggressive people. I know that I should avoid this way
but it's the most direct way to the bar and if I go to the
sidestreets or alleyways I know I'd be asking for trouble. I want
people to stop pushing me around when my friends aren't there, like
if I go to the bathroom and people push past me or bump into me and
don't apologise. I don't know why but I get a bad vibe from most of
the people there and it makes me nervous and uneasy around my
friends. They don't seem to worry about it I guess its because they
live on the other side of town and have a quieter journey to get
there. They are also more confident than me but im hoping that with
your training I can change that and I really understood your
secrets of the alpha male newsletter well but im having trouble
relaxing because of the vibes I get in this bar. What should I do
if I get someone who pushes me around verbally or starts physically
pushing me? I really would appreciate your advice.
Thanks Steve"
MY RESPONSE>>>
Okay Steve. You are right there about the route you take. Let me
explain why. As you said, the more you start going off course the
more chance there is you will become a victim of an unprovoked
attack. A dark alleyway where nobody can see or hear much is a
pretty good place for someone to spring an attack. The other thing
I would point out is that you shouldn't worry that you get nervous
on the way there. As long as you follow my tips on commentary
walking you will be completely unnoticed by pretty much any thug or
attacker.
You want to stop people pushing you around, and I completely
understand that. I don't think there's a martial artist or combat
student that doesn't have that priority in their top 5 list. The
important thing to remember from what I said about alpha
personalities is they are not intimidated by attackers. If they
push you, they just go into their fence stance, or if they feel the
situation isn't dangerous, they string the attacker along with
dialog. The very last thing they do is to strike, or to get
aggressive. These are signs of weakness and fear. The louder
someone barks, the more fear is taking control of them.
The only reason you feel nervous is that you are worried what might
happen with someone that you don't like the look of or you feel
suspicious about. If you haven't read my self-defense ebook, I
suggested you get a copy ASAP, the more you understand about an
attacker or an aggressor, the more you realise that an attack isn't
going to happen unless you MAKE it happen.
Pushing is pretty common in crowded places such as bars. Both
accidental and as an intentional attack. Its easy to deal with
because its completely harmless, its only dangerous when you get
intimidated and you push back. Then you have shown you don't have
the alpha personality type.
To stop someone pushing you, the best thing you can do is to turn
180 as they push. This at least changes their position and makes
them feel pretty useless, since there's nothing they can really do
to "start" the fight other than pushing. Even if you cant really
change your position, don't get intimidated or if you do, don't
push back. It's a weak attack and it lets them see that you don't
have anything to beat that move.
READER'S QUESTION >>>
"I was trying some of the A-frame defenses and I noticed that a lot
of them you could just change into attacks. That way you would save
yourself having to go into the defensive position in the first
place.
Melanie Black"
MY RESPONSE>>>
Thanks for the tip Melanie, I can see what you mean but there are a
few reasons that you don't want to attack with the A-Frame.
First of all it's a defensive technique. Its designed to take heavy
strikes and blows and practically zero the impact and damage to
your head. Since the swinging left and right punches are so common
in street fights, it makes sense to protect the left and right
sides of your head the most. So its not really been designed with
an attack in mind.
Next, although you can see what's happening, it restricts your
sight and field of vision. Basically, its harder to see your
attacker and ways out of the situation. The more you can see, the
better. The fact you have to protect the sides of your head means
you cant use your arms for much else, after all, the idea is that
you keep your arms still to damage your attacker.
Finally, the fact that it's a defensive strategy means that its
something you use as a last resort. You might think that all
strikes are as a last resort, and this is true, but the A-Frame was
developed to deal with the fear and panic as well as just defending
against strikes.
Keep the idea of using the A-Frame as a defense firmly in your
mind. Don't run the risk of getting hurt because you attacked when
you should have been defending. Remember, the A-Frame does the
damage for you.
-------------------------------------
THE 5 WORST (AND MOST COMMON) ATTACKS
-------------------------------------
Who would have thought that the dumbest attacks would also be the
ones people use the most? Good news for you, there are ways so easy
to defend against this kind of attack you wouldn't believe me if I
told you. First, lets see the top 5 attacks...
1) THE HAYMAKER PUNCH
ATTACK>>>
The big right or left hand is really old. But for some reason, that
doesn't stop people using it as an attack. The biggest problems
with this strike are almost too many to go through, but here are
the biggest. If the haymaker was a cat burglar, it would be wearing
bright yellow and playing a boombox at full blast. You can see it
coming from a mile away. You would think that if it takes so long
to throw this technique, it must create a lot of power. Well that
is just pain wrong. If you have ever seen this strike, you will
have probably seen the guy using it fall flat on their face. As far
as balance goes, it doesn't have any and it sure as hell doesn't
have any accuracy. But for some reason, it feels like it's the best
punch to throw when you're pissed off with someone and that's
probably why it will still be used 500 years from now.
DEFENSE>>>
The key with this defense is in the timing. This might sound as
though it could go wrong, but the advantage is you get a lot of
warning with the haymaker strike. Not only do you get warning, but
the "business end", the attacker's fist, takes the longest to reach
you. What you want to do is step in and block when you see they are
going to strike. You may have heard the expression "watch the
opponent's eyes". I don't know who said this and why it caught on
but its complete bull. If you are trying to work out when they will
strike, you might as well be watching the Superbowl. Watch the
attacker's shoulders. If they don't move, then they aren't about to
strike you. When you see one of their shoulder's drop slightly,
they are aiming for you, so get your block ready and move towards
the attacker, out of the way of danger.
2) THE WINDMILL
ATTACK>>>
The windmill is either fast left and right strikes or big left and
right hands. Its like a double version of the haymaker and that's
why its twice as bad. As well as having the bad points of the
haymaker punch, the windmill is an even bigger waste of energy. Its
like sprinting badly with your arms. 10-15 seconds of that and you
sure wont be in the mood to run or fight.
DEFENSE>>>
Just as with the haymaker defense, the worst place to be when the
attacker strikes is at arms length. Get far back or in close where
the strike cant get at you. Using something like the A-Frame helps
here. You want to block strikes coming left and right at random
without having to do very much, giving you a few vital seconds to
plan a counter attack.
3) FOOTBALL TACKLE
ATTACK>>>
The football tackle is pretty much asking to hurt. But still its
used in almost every fight. Its not complicated, so maybe that's
why its so popular. One thing I'll always remember from competitive
martial arts was that you must NEVER go in forwards with your head
down unprotected. The football tackle is a stage worse than that,
because it usually is used with speed. What was an attack can
usually turn into something more like self harm.
DEFENSE>>>
Your job is pretty much done for you already. You're not going to
need to do very much, but its important to note there are two
options of defense. The first is if your attacker is moving in
quickly or takes you by surprise. In that situation you want to
move forward and trap them beneath you, so they break your fall.
The other situation is if they push you into a wall, or it doesn't
happen as fast as the previous situation. Then you want to drive an
elbow to the back of the head, but if that is out of reach, a knee
strike is just as effective. Be careful with these strikes, they
deliver a lot more power than you would think.
4) THE PUSH
ATTACK>>>
The push is a sign you have an attacker who doesn't like you, but
doesn't have the balls to hit you either. You'll die faster from
boredom than being pushed. I guess its not so much an attack, but
more a way of an attacker trying to get you to fight back first.
Either because they don't have the balls, or they just cant use
their brain to think of another more useful attack.
DEFENSE>>>
The push doesn't need much of a defense. It just needs a way that
you can reposition yourself to walk away or to strike if the
situation escalates. Since you don't know what could happen, there
is a simple technique I use called the fence. The fence is a
complete topic on its own, but for this defense all you need to
know is that you put your hands at about waist height in front of
you. This creates some kind of distance to let the attacker know
you want to calm the situation and also to give yourself some
protection without escalating things.
5) THE GRAPPLE
ATTACK>>>
Grappling is a combination of the football tackle and the push.
They want to hurt you but they cant really think of what to do.
Usually, the grapple turns into some kind of headlock, or maybe
even a football tackle.
DEFENSE>>>
Grappling is harmless, but it can get dangerous if you go to ground
or you get caught in the mounted position. The important thing to
remember is that your attacker is using an attack that makes them
CLOSER to you, so you need to defend by creating some kind of
DISTANCE. Don't try and grapple back, although that's what most
people do and they end up rolling around on the floor.
Those are the most common attacks, they're not the only attacks you
could have to deal with, but the law of averages says that will be
the scenario you have to deal with 95% of the time.
Chamakhe Maurieni is a self-defence expert and a Black belt 1st Dan in Shito-ryu Karate,and Japanese Judo.
He is the author of the book-FACEBOOK IS DECEPTION,available on the smashwords online bookstore
attacks that I have ever come across.
I don't mean PERSONALsituations, I'm talking about the most common
attacks that happen on the street, time and time again.
Not only am I going to show you them, I'll also show you the
fastest and easiest ways to use them AGAINST an attacker. But
first, let me answer some questions from readers:
READER'S QUESTION >>>
"I get really nervous when I go to this bar my friends hang out in.
They live on the other side of town and I have to walk all the way
there through the streets at night and there are usually a lot of
drunk and aggressive people. I know that I should avoid this way
but it's the most direct way to the bar and if I go to the
sidestreets or alleyways I know I'd be asking for trouble. I want
people to stop pushing me around when my friends aren't there, like
if I go to the bathroom and people push past me or bump into me and
don't apologise. I don't know why but I get a bad vibe from most of
the people there and it makes me nervous and uneasy around my
friends. They don't seem to worry about it I guess its because they
live on the other side of town and have a quieter journey to get
there. They are also more confident than me but im hoping that with
your training I can change that and I really understood your
secrets of the alpha male newsletter well but im having trouble
relaxing because of the vibes I get in this bar. What should I do
if I get someone who pushes me around verbally or starts physically
pushing me? I really would appreciate your advice.
Thanks Steve"
MY RESPONSE>>>
Okay Steve. You are right there about the route you take. Let me
explain why. As you said, the more you start going off course the
more chance there is you will become a victim of an unprovoked
attack. A dark alleyway where nobody can see or hear much is a
pretty good place for someone to spring an attack. The other thing
I would point out is that you shouldn't worry that you get nervous
on the way there. As long as you follow my tips on commentary
walking you will be completely unnoticed by pretty much any thug or
attacker.
You want to stop people pushing you around, and I completely
understand that. I don't think there's a martial artist or combat
student that doesn't have that priority in their top 5 list. The
important thing to remember from what I said about alpha
personalities is they are not intimidated by attackers. If they
push you, they just go into their fence stance, or if they feel the
situation isn't dangerous, they string the attacker along with
dialog. The very last thing they do is to strike, or to get
aggressive. These are signs of weakness and fear. The louder
someone barks, the more fear is taking control of them.
The only reason you feel nervous is that you are worried what might
happen with someone that you don't like the look of or you feel
suspicious about. If you haven't read my self-defense ebook, I
suggested you get a copy ASAP, the more you understand about an
attacker or an aggressor, the more you realise that an attack isn't
going to happen unless you MAKE it happen.
Pushing is pretty common in crowded places such as bars. Both
accidental and as an intentional attack. Its easy to deal with
because its completely harmless, its only dangerous when you get
intimidated and you push back. Then you have shown you don't have
the alpha personality type.
To stop someone pushing you, the best thing you can do is to turn
180 as they push. This at least changes their position and makes
them feel pretty useless, since there's nothing they can really do
to "start" the fight other than pushing. Even if you cant really
change your position, don't get intimidated or if you do, don't
push back. It's a weak attack and it lets them see that you don't
have anything to beat that move.
READER'S QUESTION >>>
"I was trying some of the A-frame defenses and I noticed that a lot
of them you could just change into attacks. That way you would save
yourself having to go into the defensive position in the first
place.
Melanie Black"
MY RESPONSE>>>
Thanks for the tip Melanie, I can see what you mean but there are a
few reasons that you don't want to attack with the A-Frame.
First of all it's a defensive technique. Its designed to take heavy
strikes and blows and practically zero the impact and damage to
your head. Since the swinging left and right punches are so common
in street fights, it makes sense to protect the left and right
sides of your head the most. So its not really been designed with
an attack in mind.
Next, although you can see what's happening, it restricts your
sight and field of vision. Basically, its harder to see your
attacker and ways out of the situation. The more you can see, the
better. The fact you have to protect the sides of your head means
you cant use your arms for much else, after all, the idea is that
you keep your arms still to damage your attacker.
Finally, the fact that it's a defensive strategy means that its
something you use as a last resort. You might think that all
strikes are as a last resort, and this is true, but the A-Frame was
developed to deal with the fear and panic as well as just defending
against strikes.
Keep the idea of using the A-Frame as a defense firmly in your
mind. Don't run the risk of getting hurt because you attacked when
you should have been defending. Remember, the A-Frame does the
damage for you.
-------------------------------------
THE 5 WORST (AND MOST COMMON) ATTACKS
-------------------------------------
Who would have thought that the dumbest attacks would also be the
ones people use the most? Good news for you, there are ways so easy
to defend against this kind of attack you wouldn't believe me if I
told you. First, lets see the top 5 attacks...
1) THE HAYMAKER PUNCH
ATTACK>>>
The big right or left hand is really old. But for some reason, that
doesn't stop people using it as an attack. The biggest problems
with this strike are almost too many to go through, but here are
the biggest. If the haymaker was a cat burglar, it would be wearing
bright yellow and playing a boombox at full blast. You can see it
coming from a mile away. You would think that if it takes so long
to throw this technique, it must create a lot of power. Well that
is just pain wrong. If you have ever seen this strike, you will
have probably seen the guy using it fall flat on their face. As far
as balance goes, it doesn't have any and it sure as hell doesn't
have any accuracy. But for some reason, it feels like it's the best
punch to throw when you're pissed off with someone and that's
probably why it will still be used 500 years from now.
DEFENSE>>>
The key with this defense is in the timing. This might sound as
though it could go wrong, but the advantage is you get a lot of
warning with the haymaker strike. Not only do you get warning, but
the "business end", the attacker's fist, takes the longest to reach
you. What you want to do is step in and block when you see they are
going to strike. You may have heard the expression "watch the
opponent's eyes". I don't know who said this and why it caught on
but its complete bull. If you are trying to work out when they will
strike, you might as well be watching the Superbowl. Watch the
attacker's shoulders. If they don't move, then they aren't about to
strike you. When you see one of their shoulder's drop slightly,
they are aiming for you, so get your block ready and move towards
the attacker, out of the way of danger.
2) THE WINDMILL
ATTACK>>>
The windmill is either fast left and right strikes or big left and
right hands. Its like a double version of the haymaker and that's
why its twice as bad. As well as having the bad points of the
haymaker punch, the windmill is an even bigger waste of energy. Its
like sprinting badly with your arms. 10-15 seconds of that and you
sure wont be in the mood to run or fight.
DEFENSE>>>
Just as with the haymaker defense, the worst place to be when the
attacker strikes is at arms length. Get far back or in close where
the strike cant get at you. Using something like the A-Frame helps
here. You want to block strikes coming left and right at random
without having to do very much, giving you a few vital seconds to
plan a counter attack.
3) FOOTBALL TACKLE
ATTACK>>>
The football tackle is pretty much asking to hurt. But still its
used in almost every fight. Its not complicated, so maybe that's
why its so popular. One thing I'll always remember from competitive
martial arts was that you must NEVER go in forwards with your head
down unprotected. The football tackle is a stage worse than that,
because it usually is used with speed. What was an attack can
usually turn into something more like self harm.
DEFENSE>>>
Your job is pretty much done for you already. You're not going to
need to do very much, but its important to note there are two
options of defense. The first is if your attacker is moving in
quickly or takes you by surprise. In that situation you want to
move forward and trap them beneath you, so they break your fall.
The other situation is if they push you into a wall, or it doesn't
happen as fast as the previous situation. Then you want to drive an
elbow to the back of the head, but if that is out of reach, a knee
strike is just as effective. Be careful with these strikes, they
deliver a lot more power than you would think.
4) THE PUSH
ATTACK>>>
The push is a sign you have an attacker who doesn't like you, but
doesn't have the balls to hit you either. You'll die faster from
boredom than being pushed. I guess its not so much an attack, but
more a way of an attacker trying to get you to fight back first.
Either because they don't have the balls, or they just cant use
their brain to think of another more useful attack.
DEFENSE>>>
The push doesn't need much of a defense. It just needs a way that
you can reposition yourself to walk away or to strike if the
situation escalates. Since you don't know what could happen, there
is a simple technique I use called the fence. The fence is a
complete topic on its own, but for this defense all you need to
know is that you put your hands at about waist height in front of
you. This creates some kind of distance to let the attacker know
you want to calm the situation and also to give yourself some
protection without escalating things.
5) THE GRAPPLE
ATTACK>>>
Grappling is a combination of the football tackle and the push.
They want to hurt you but they cant really think of what to do.
Usually, the grapple turns into some kind of headlock, or maybe
even a football tackle.
DEFENSE>>>
Grappling is harmless, but it can get dangerous if you go to ground
or you get caught in the mounted position. The important thing to
remember is that your attacker is using an attack that makes them
CLOSER to you, so you need to defend by creating some kind of
DISTANCE. Don't try and grapple back, although that's what most
people do and they end up rolling around on the floor.
Those are the most common attacks, they're not the only attacks you
could have to deal with, but the law of averages says that will be
the scenario you have to deal with 95% of the time.
Chamakhe Maurieni is a self-defence expert and a Black belt 1st Dan in Shito-ryu Karate,and Japanese Judo.
He is the author of the book-FACEBOOK IS DECEPTION,available on the smashwords online bookstore
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