Real Street Fighting Moves

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I have just watched what is undoubtedly the ABSOLUTE worst example of a fight ever.

Okay,  so the one kid gets knocked out….big deal. One idiot knocks an even bigger idiot to the ground. Two morons doing battle, they are lucky to have fought each other, because had either if them faced someone with even a modicum of fighting ability, they would be spitting out teeth…or worse!

I will give my commentary of the mistakes I have seen in this pathetic display (for easy identification, I will call them by the color of their shirts):

1: First and foremost, too much “strutting” and trash talking. In a real situation, as soon as someone enters your space with malicious intent, you strike first and immediately to a vital target (eyes/throat/bridge of the nose). Talking trash does not win a fight or make you a “bad ass”

2: Red goes into that ridiculous kung fu stance, then….he begins to enter in on his opponent with that “walk”. His movement was so baldly telegraphed it hurt me to watch it…..and again that walk….pardon my crudeness, but was he shaking a turd down his pant leg.  If he indeed is a martial artist, why give that secret away by assuming a stance, what ever happened to the element of surprise!

3: Red , even though he seems to want to be the one moving in on black, he keeps looking back over his shoulder. NEVER take your eyes off of your opponent, it takes just a split second for a weapon to be pulled and used!

4: Black seems more concerned with tying his shoes and fixing his pants. Why wear clothing that is so over-sized and ill-fitting that you can not properly defend yourself while wearing it? Your clothing should fit so that should you need to fight, your not tripping over your own shoelaces.

5: Notice that black on a few occasions reaches behind his back. Why is red allowing this to happen? CONTROL THE SITUATION. Do not allow your opponent to reach into their pockets or behind their back. What are they reaching for? You never know. By this point the situation has gone on way too long. A fight needs to end in a matter of seconds. CONTROL IT!

6: Red and black allow themselves to be surrounded by a crowd of spectators. BAD IDEA! If either had even a mildly erudite understanding of street fighting they would never allow this to happen. Subtle positioning should be used to constantly stay to the outside of the crowd at all times. Being surrounded makes it near impossible for you to escape or move when needed.

What if the crowd will not let you out of the “circle” Your screwed! You don’t know how many friends your adversary may have in that crown who may join in and beat you to death!

7: Notice that even after all of that fancy dancing and kung fu walking, the fight degrades immediately into a wild swinging melee. Lucky punch coupled with a glass jaw!  Nothing special was done.

8: Why do they insist on going toe to toe and squaring off. Had red any REAL fight training he would know that is the worst choice you can make as far as positioning yourself in a fight on the street.

This fight went on too long, too much talking and too many potentially FATAL tactical mistakes.

If you want to learn how to fight, study this clip…then do the opposite!

Thanks for reading
As always Be Safe & KEEP IT REAL!

David D’Antonio
C.U.T.S. Critical Urban Tactical Strategies