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Yea, or he'll just stab, shoot, or surprise you. Or club you. Or his buddy will tackle you. Oh, you get the idea.

I found a neat pair for 40 a long time ago. They decorate the wall.

If I were up against someone with a chain, and I couldn't get away, I'd just cover the side which they were holding the chain (some thug is almost certianly going to swing from ouside to inside, not backfist it or whatever) and rush him. Once clinched, or even really close to that, a chain isn't so useful. Then it's headbutt time, or stabby time with my knife, or throat grabbing testical mashing time, well, you get the point.

Ali vs Frasier number three is one of my all time favs.

Depends on how far away your target is.

Guys, guys, we're forgetting that street fighting is inherently dirty. You want a disabling blow? You want loss of mobility? Hit him in the throat or something. (Nooo, you won't kill him). But once he can't breathe quite right, he's out of the picture. If you're a pro Thai Boxer, a leg kick will certainly drop a guy too. But going for the throat, I think, even more than the eyes and groin, is the most effective and simple.

One defense to getting punched is to headbutt the punch. Boxers of old, when the gloves weren't so thick, used to do that. Besides, anyone who's a fan of Bas Rutten knows what palm strikes can do. Still, in a fight, I'd rather elbow and knee anyway. On the ground, however, I'd say just go ahead and punch (and elbow). Just don't miss and hit the pavement.

Wow, no one has mentioned this yet, so let me. It all depends in how you train when it comes to weights. Example: training for absolute strength and nothing else (that is, training just for size and max bench press weight or something) will slow you down. Training for fast explosive power (moving the weights quickly throughout the movement) can actually help you speed up. But if you never train for endurance, don't expect to have it, either. Also, almost any time you get significant hypertrophy (addition of muscle fiber) in a short amount of time, athletic performance is hindered. everyone ought to read this: http://www.rosstraining.com/articles/variety.html

People focus too much on what's not important enough to demand attention.

The only advice I'd even know to give on the internet is this: turn your hips over. If you do, turn them over more. It's amazing how much less effort you put into it when you just turn your hips over more, and still how much harder you kick.

You can use almost any gi choke on a t-shirt or even a wife beater, you just have to grab a LOT of it, usually (depending on the particular choke) for it to work.

If you end up on the ground with multiple attackers, BJJ and wrestling skills are the only thing I can think of that will let you survive long enough to get back up. Or even teach you how to get back up for that matter. As for multiple attackers, I know of three ways to get away okay. Run, pull a weapon (guns work great), or be so proficient in a real standup style like Muay Thai that you can dispatch someone very quickly. That said, even those strategies won't always work.

leg curls are weak on hamstrings. i did them for years and got nowhere compared to when i did walking lunges. im also doing swings these days (with kettlebells) and theyre great. think about it- you can leg curl, what, a hundred pounds lets say. you can do walking lunges with that AND your own body weight. you can do swings with probably about the same weight, but youre moving the weight explosively. (once you master swings, look into snatches and so on.) anyway id start there. big weight, gives you real progress. isolation exercises get you nothing worth your time unless youre a huge bodybuilder not interested in performance muscles.

cutting back usually DOES improve the quality of your workouts.

Just to throw in my two cents: make sure your diet is good so you can get the proper recovery, as well as getting enough sleep at night.