heres a potential situation ,

[Ali]

 

RUN RAN RUN

[superleeds]

This past weekend , I was downtown with a few f riends ,around 5,

 

and there we were walking down the street, just us ,the street was

 

empty than this other group of guys around 10 of them, approaches us

 

and starts to argue with a friend of mine. (they wante to start a brawl),

 

seeing as how my friends are, at least 2 of them would have ran, leaving

 

3 of us to fight a group of 10 guys( approx 18-19) and im 17. I study

 

brazilian jiu-jitsu and im good, and I have average below average striking

 

skills. My other friends are not martial artists, so thank g-d we talked our

 

way out of it. but how would you guys have handled the situation?

 

P.S. I can only handle one guy at a time and the only availible weapons were my handheld kubaton, no sticks etc... on the street.

U did the right thing. Very mature.

 

Bows to JJf

[Bretty101]

I would have said...

 

There's 10 of you and 5 of us and your all older then us. So an out and out fight just wouldn't be fair. So what we'll do is i'll fight the hardest one of you lot one on one.

 

At this point you want to try and look a bit psychotic. I bet none of them would volunteer to fight you one on one. But if they did and your as good as you say you are you could give him a good kicking!

 

Thats if they play fair.

 

Bretty

[JohnnyS]

My suggestion would be to not look scared or back down. This will only encourage your opponents. I once agreed to fight four guys who were picking on my friends who can't fight. They asked if I wanted to step outside and I said sure and started heading towards the door. One of their group then reconsidered because of my confidence and calmed his friends down. I worked as a bouncer for 7 years and 90% of confrontations can be won by bluff and by being a good talker.

 

You also want to distract them, make them lose their focus and anger. Get them talking about something else such as football etc. It will confuse them and lower their aggression levels. For more info on fighting psychology, get any of Geoff Thompson's stuff at https://www.geoffthompson.com

 

If it actually came to fighting, then your best option is to attack the wings. Don't start fighting in the middle of the group but go for the sides, hitting the guy as you run and then keep running. Don't stand your ground. Richard Norton, the martial arts movie guy, has a background in bouncing, and is probably one of the best martial artists on the planet. In his early days he and his boucer friends had been in many multiple opponent fights and won. They did it by attacking the wings. They would run diagonally and take out one guy with a big hit, then attack the next wing the same way. The first time he saw it was when he was working with Bob Jones (ZenDoKai). Bob and another guy and these two guys took out 20 guys by using this method. Richard couldn't believe it but quickly adopted the strategy and then used it himself on several occasions.

 

Of course, talking your way out of it is definately the best option.

[TJS]

this is a video of how you fight 4 vs 1

 

http://www.bullshido.us/dl_goto.asp?id=6

[jiu-jitsu fighter]

thanks for the suggestion, johnny,

[JohnnyS]

That video on the link that TJS provided shows exactly what I was talking about. Excellent link, thanks TJS

[Kaju_influenced]

I would agree with ur response to the situation however there are times a all out fight cannot be over looked. The same happened to me at a pool hall near my house i was with about eight friends and like u explained began to argue, the guy stepped up to me but i backed down however a friend tap him a a intant brawl began it all happened in the flash of the eye wow

 

What made the situation worst was they had more friends inside the joint that came out, the odds ruffly 20 to 8 lol pretty bad odds.

 

But for some weird reason we won

 

i cant awnser how but i can say one thing if u have to fight, fight hard and fast, get it over as fast as it started and be as alert as u can be dont get angry be calm

 

KEEP TRAINING AND ALWAYS WORK HARD AT IT!

[Martial_Artist]

Personally, I would have tried to avoid the fight altogether. If it came down to it, though, then I would have fought hard and fast. I haven't had the experience of fighting 10 opponents on the street, but I have been involved in 3, 5, and 7 vs 1 conflicts. Hit the closest guy to you and make it count, then move on. Never stay in one spot, and be as mobile as possible. It doesn't take much. In the 3 vs 1 it was one hit each and the fight was over. 3 kicks and that was it. There are so many factors involved, but timing is essential. In the 7 vs 1 it was all one hit except for a fellow who didn't get hit, managed to avoid, and then came in again. We parlayed a moment and then he took a good hit and that was it.

 

As for breaking arms quickly. IF the opponent gives you the opportunity then it takes a split-second. I was stabbed at in a park. I broke his arm and struck him in the solar-plexus. End of fight.

 

I think you handled the situation well.

 

MA

[Kaju_influenced]

Good for u MA

 

U survived and thats all that maters, live long and be happy

 

KEEP TRAINING AND ALWAYS WORK HARD AT IT!