| In a previous article I discussed seven good ways to | | | | (balance) and give them a heck of a lot of pain. Plus, |
| help end a fight quickly. It is important to understand | | | | just under the ear is a nerve area in the jaw: a knock |
| that there are, perhaps, hundreds of ways to end a | | | | out point. If you can punch hard and fast, target these |
| fight quicker than merely striking at each other like | | | | areas. |
| people in a crazy barrage of sloppy hand swings. This | | | | 4. When advancing, step on their foot. Yeah, it causes |
| will not win you a fight efficiently-if at all. So, one must | | | | pain. It's not the pain that is valuable though... it keeps |
| understand that the simplest but most damaging, pain | | | | them from moving, and if they do try to move, they will |
| inducing method will be the best way to end a fight | | | | most likely trip and fall. |
| quickly. Here are five more: | | | | 5. Destroy the knees. Learn to have a good side kick, |
| 1. If you know how to ground fight well and am only | | | | roundhouse kick and front kick. After striking high with |
| fighting ONE person, take them to the ground and | | | | your hands a few times, the attacker will not be |
| submit them. A lot of people think they can wrestle | | | | thinking about his legs. In fact, most people don't expect |
| well, but if you know how to ground fight they'll have | | | | you to kick at all. Quickly deliver low kicks to the knees |
| no chance. A submission will only take three seconds | | | | and rake the shin. Not only is it excruciatingly painful, but |
| and they'll be screaming in pain. | | | | no one can go on fighting with a knee broken in the |
| 2. Takedown. If you can get in and sweep their feet | | | | wrong way. |
| without much problem, do it. Knocking someone to the | | | | These techniques are brutal and for use in a self |
| ground fast and hard will knock the breath from their | | | | defense situation ONLY (except the first one which is |
| lungs and put their mind in a daze. From there you can | | | | better for a match type fight with a neighborhood punk |
| mount their chest and pound them, run away, or submit | | | | or something). Do not try these in sparring, or if some |
| them. The best way to get to this point is to continually | | | | is just being rough with you at school. There are better |
| strike them, then as they are trying to defend or are | | | | ways to deal with bullies as long as they aren't |
| off balance, grab them or sweep them. | | | | threatening your life, or seriously threatening your |
| 3. Target the ears. Before I mentioned hitting the eyes, | | | | well-being. Nevertheless, train them. They are valuable |
| solar plexus, neck and groin. But hitting the ears can be | | | | reactions/skills to have. |
| devastating as well. It will knock off their equilibrium | | | | |