how to anticipate an attack

[jeffin]

Learn to read body language. You can tell a lot by the way someone is acting, most people need to work themselves up then BAM they've exploded on you.

 

Then you get the people who will walk up to you and hook you without saying a word if they have reason (or not).

 

Either way I think you can tell by someones eyes, how tense they are and their movement. Watch for them looking around to see if you have friends or if they are being watched.

 

(The following is a method taught by one club I was in I don't vouch for it entirely, certain things about it can escalate a situation as well)

 

If it comes to a situation where its just me and an agressor, I will keep him at a distance. If they enter my personal zone I become the agressor. I extend one hand out and lightly rest it on their solar plexus, I warn them off. I don't ball my other hand into a fist or become agressive I just tell him to back off and keep away. If I feel him tense and move forward I strike and don't stop till he's down. Obviously it doesn't work out exactly like that every time and the method is not for every situation, but it was a method taught to me by a very experienced teacher/security professional.

 

Plus it is true that most agressive situations can be diffused by backing down and getting away.

 

In the ring watch for shoulder movement, and experience is about all that can help you there.

[Maestro]

just a quik comment on jeffin's method (geez, crosstrainin' like a fiend!). That is an excellent and common way of dealing with a situation, my sahbumnim showed me an excellent thing to use with it: While you have one hand resting at the plexus, if they begin to move forward, give a quick jab into the stomach with that hand. For just about anyone, the reaction will be to lean forward slightly and bring the hands towards the stomach some--even if you didn't hit 'em hard, which you probably couldn't, since your arm was out already, their arm will still probably jerk down a little involuntarily, as they were not expecting YOU to be the agressor at this point--during this split second, hook to the face. Like I said, my sahbumnim did it to me, and I fell for it, dangit. But hey, it works.

[jiu-jitsu fighter]

I studied an art called blauer tactical confrontation management systems and it was about just that what to do in the street and how to deal with the situation. Although the techniques we $hit the moral/ethical, and advice we learned was good.

 

https://www.tonyblauer.com

[PhilM1]

what ive learned from my experiences is not to wait and completely put all my concentration into what they are signaling, i focus more on strait objective......kicking ass. yes look out for moves, but otherwise be more agressive if they arent armed. if they are by themselves some bjj would be great. if in a gang muay thai and judo would be great. perfect combo. both close together and far away strikinging fighting.

[JohnnyS]

Go to https://www.geoffthompson.com - he's been there, done that and has great advice on confrontation management.

[theswarm]

i think heaps and heaps of it is experience in sparring

 

i just relax and focus along the shoulder line but not focus too hard because otherwise i focus on that area too hard, my arms kind of naturally react now but it's not entirely natural because for a split second i know i think where the attack is. I find kicks incredibly easy to read - but lately i've been looking for weaknesses in kicks themselves because of that ease and because of the way a kick changes the body weight (especially the round kick or spinning back kick) so I try particularly if the technique is not good to spin the opponent around with a block to get their back facing me.

 

I'm still not that good at reading fakes, but sometimes I can tell.

 

Like I said alot of it is experience, i've been training up to 6 times a week for 9-10 months, and it wasn't until a few months ago I started being able to read, process, and react to combos that attempted to open up my guard.

 

As far as real life being jumped experiences go, I haven't really had it happen to me. But I often have instinct when I can tell someone is up to something whether it be in relation to me or someone in my viscinity. I don't know how I guess I just read their body language or something, you can tell when people act dodgy.

[Guest]

in sparring I have learnt that it is best to look at the eyes to see the other person is going to hit you because there eyes always look at were they are planing to hit you but don't consentrae to much on there eyes because it will afect you attack don't be afraid to let your eyes look a were you are going to them because if the block you can just lead of in to another attack but don't worry if they do that because from then it's just reactions.