Fighting Options:
Strategies

Fasten your seatbelt - you’re about to learn ghastly lifesavers. Forget about fighting “fair” – it's a quaint playground concept that can get you killed. To escape from a violent criminal you need to get “dirty.” You must attack tooth and nail like a savage, raging maniac. To overcome your natural revulsion toward these gruesome tactics, always remember that many murder victims throughout history would have instead escaped alive had they known what's on this page.

Your best options are to use Finger-Whips as a Sucker Punch followed by Mixed Strikes (explained below) to attack him.

If he strikes back, then stifle his punches with a Clinch-Attack (explained on Self Defense Techniques).

If you both end up together wrestling on the ground, still use the Clinch-Attack.

If you end up on the ground with him standing above you, use Defensive-Ground-Kicks (sitting on one side of your butt, kicking the attacker's knees if he comes near - swiveling on your buttock as needed if he tries circling you).

Mixed Strikes
Mixed Strikes means simply to strike any target that’s open, such as Finger-Whips to the eye (or a Thumb-Plunge (explained below), a Fist to his throat, a Knee-Strike to the groin, or a Heel-Stomp on his foot. Or simply repeating several strikes again and again.

Due to the nature of fighting – with constantly moving targets – most strikes miss while only a few actually score any damage. That’s why Mixed Strikes are the best fighting options. Don’t flail wildly, instead quickly choose your strikes. If your opponent protects a target, immediately shift your attack to other targets. If he protects those, then again shift your attack.

Throw five or ten Mixed Strikes. Maybe one or two will score effectively on vulnerable targets. Without pausing, throw another five or ten Mixed Strikes. More will score this time. It’s a more controlled, less wild blitzkrieg attack. But if he grabs you or starts striking back, switch to the Clinch-Attack.

Principles of Unarmed Combat Fighting Options

1. FIGHT DIRTY. Do not use your bare hands if there is anything nearby that could be used as a weapon.
2. ATTACK VITAL AREAS. Attack the eyes, throat, groin, or any other available weak point - don’t fatigue yourself by raining blows on his non-vital areas such as thighs, back, and shoulders.
3. ATTACK THE ATTACKER. Blocking and dodging may be necessary at the start, but the sooner you go on the attack, the better.
4. SIMPLICITY OF TECHNIQUE. Only the simplest techniques, delivered ruthlessly... can get the job done.
5. MOMENTUM OF ATTACK. Your initial strike must be followed with a series of strikes delivered with controlled aggression, until the attacker is totally subdued. With multiple attackers, one must move quickly from one to the other without giving them time to regroup.
6. EXPECT TO GET HURT. You must be prepared to absorb punishment during the encounter.
7. DON’T GO TO THE GROUND WITH AN ATTACKER. Try to stay on your feet. Maintain balance and mobility. [Though if you do go down, use the Clinch-Attack or the Defensive-Ground-Kicks].
8. MENTAL PREPARATION. [as taught in Optimal Mindset] serves to maintain a high level of tactical alertness and combat preparedness.
Excerpted from “CQB (Close Quarter Battle): A Guide to Unarmed Combat and Close Quarter Shooting” by military expert Mark V. Lonsdale.

Also, scare off a predator by carrying Personal Security Alarm (a.k.a. screamer or noisemaker) & Pepper Spray in plain sight.

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